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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
A STRIKE POSSIBLE.
Photographers on Consolidated system
Demand Increase of Wages.

A strike which is likely to affect the
local end of the Consolidated system of
railroads is threatened by the tele-
graphers of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad system unless the
railroad authorities accede to their de-
mands for an increase of wages.
A petition which is to be sent to the
officials of the Consolidated road asks
for an increase from $1.75 to $275 per
day for men who work in a tower and
handle % or more levers. They also
ask that eight hours constitute a days
work and that a vacation be given men
who work seven days a week, and also
that all operators be put under the SUI
pervision of a division superintendent.
The local telegraphers who are en-
ployed by the road have been APP
preached on the subject and their sup
port of the movement has been gained.
This is not a movement of the tele
graphers union, at least it doesn't include
solely the members of the union. The
men here average about $1.95 per day
and they hardly expect that their pay
will be raised to $2.75 but expect that
some concessions will be made.
Another cause for the grievances
against the Consolidated is the alleged
discrimination on the part of the Of
ficials against their employees who are
members of the Order of Railway
Trainmen, and it is said that John Fox of
Providence was discharged because he
left his work to attend the recent con-
vention of that body held in Louisville.
General Superintendent Clark is
quoted as saying that Fox left his work
because of i'll health, and that he was
not discharged because of attending the
The petition has not been
presented yet but will be in the course
of 10 days of two weeks time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT,

Annie Flanagan was fined $40 for as
sault upon Mrs. Anna Dudley at yester-
days session of the central district
court.
Victoria Miner, charged with Illegal
liquor keeping, was fined 800 and SEN
fenced to serve 30 days in the house of
correction. She will have two cases
of that kind to answer for at the crimi-
nal session of the superior court.
The DRINKS were disposed of as fol-
lows: Charles Convery Charles Bishop
and Henry MOnahan, house of correc-
ton four months each; John Norton,
state farm; Richard Powers, John
Deery James Kenney and William H
Trask, fined $40 each; Charles Conway,
continued, and Margaret O'Connor, dis
charged.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
How hard mother has to coax before
she can get her child to take its first step.

1t is Just about as hard to induce
confirmed invalid, especially one suffer
ing with weakness of the lungs, to take
the first step to health. There is lack
of confidence, and perhaps a crushing
experience of a former failure which
depresses and discourages the sufferer.
In spite of doubts and fears you will
take the first step to health when you
take the first dose of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t never fails to
help. In ninety-eight cases out of one
hundred it never fails to cure. Never
mind about the symptoms Obstinate
cough, bleeding of the lungs, splitting of
blood, enaciation, night-sweats, condi-
tons which if neglected or unskillfully
treated terminate in consumption, have
all been perfectly and permanently cured
by Golden Medical Discovery"
Sick persons are invited to consult DR..
R. V. Pierce by letter, absolutely without
fee or charge. Every letter is regarded
as sacredly confidential. Each answer is
mailed in plain envelope. Address DIR.
R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgi-
cal Institute Buffalo N. Y.
My wife was taken sick in August, 1897
writes VIM. Huelbig, Esq, of Benton Franklin
Co, Ills The doctors and neighbors pro-
physicians but they did not do much good She
coughed night and day; could not lie down
for coughing and she got down very low.
thought she never could be cured Then got
four bottles of Or. Perce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and she took all of it, and is all right
now. She is stouter than before were mar
RED She is taking care of the baby and does
all the Homework including the washing"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
SWEDISH NOTES.
Midsummer Day VIII Be Observed To-
morrow in the Good Old Way

Midsummer day. one of the leading
festivals of Sweden. will be locally OBJ
served tomorrow by Swedish residents
of Worcester. Picnics will be the order
of the day. The outing of the combined
lodges, L. o. G.. T., at Natural History
park at Lake Quinsigamond will be a
popular attraction through the day, and
very pleasant program of sports is
being arranged by the Good Templars.
The Ladies' society, o. NJ. b., will hold
a picnic July 4 at North pond The ar
rangements are being made by a COM
mittee consisting of Mrs. Anette John
son, Mrs. Caroline Peterson Mrs. Inge-
borg Hoglund, Mrs. Ida Skog, Mrs.
Caroline Sakrson, Misses Magma Will
Hanson and Amanda Person.
st. Sigfrid's Swedish Episcopal society
will meet Sunday at St, Johns church
on Lincoln street. Rev. A. w. Sund-
lund of RoXbury will conduct the ser
vices, which will begin at $50 o'clock.
The society proposes to hold services
every Sunday afternoon through the
summer and little later the Rev. o. j.
Hammerstrom is expected to come here
and supply the pulpit.
Svea Gille will give dance at the
clubhouse at the lake next Saturday
night. The Norton Emery seXtet will
furnishr music.
Gustaf Forsberg, l Kosta street, has
received a letter from her son, Charles,
member of c company, Second Uni
ted States heavy artillery and who is
now on the police force at Havana. The
young man is tired of life in Cuba and
is on his way to Worcester.
Rev Erik j. Nystrom Is in Boston
attending the monthly meeting of the
Boston district of the New York con-
ference of the Augustana synod.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
THE CITY.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Adams
| square Baptist Church gave a social
TINS evening, June %.
T. B. Eaton called upon his friends in
| worcester yesterday on a brief visit
from his summer home in West Chop.
The monthly meeting of the Worces-
ter Children's Friend Society will be
| held at the Orphans home Saturday, at
4 o'clock.
Walter F. Knapp tenor soloist at the
trinity M e. church, will sing at the
First Congregational church in Web
ster Sunday.
The monthly meeting of the Worces-
ter Childrens Friend Society will be
held at the Orphans home Saturday,
June "a, at 4 o'clock.
The annual picnic of Plymouth Sun
day school will be held at Crystal Lake
park, Gardner, Tuesday, June 81. Special
train leaves Union station at S.45 a. m.
George +. Brooks, president of the
school committee, will deliver an adj
dress before the ninth grade pupils of
the Greendale school in the Greendale
Baptist church tonight, when the grad
uating exercises of the class will be
held.
The City Guards held their regular
weekly drill at the state armory last
evening under Lieut.. NJ. H. Tisdell
The men were attired in blue shirts
and trousers. At the short business
meeting John Lackey was elected to
membership.
James c. Coffey, clerk of the board
of health. received an order yesterday
Tn
of the city, in conformity with an or
der introduced by Councilman 1imon
a few weeks ago. The investigation
will begin soon.
The members of the choir of the
Swedish Lutheran church on Mulberry
street gave a strawberry festival in
the church last evening. A varied Ell
tertainment of music, songs and recita-
lions was given and a large crowd at
tended The proceeds go to the choir.
Independent Lodge. I. o. G. r, met
last night at AIS Main street. DR.. e.
Mix addressed those present on Fed
GRAFTON of temperance societies." Two
delegates, F. E. Drury and H. A. Tup-
per, have been appointed to confer with
other societies concerning the amalga-
nation of temperance societies.
MISS 0dIlllld avery OF COlOTduO,
student at the Dread Institute, will be
the soloist at the morning and evening
service at the Main Street Baptist
Church. In the evening the pastor will
preach on the subject, THE dead line"
A member of the Chinese Bible class
will be baptized at the morning service.
Edward Blodgett of Princeton was
taken i'll at the Union station, and as
he was without money, the police were
notified. The team was sent to TIE de-
pot and he was taken to the city hos
pital, where he was taken care of. The
physicians at the hospital said the man
was suffering from a weakness which
would not prove serious. .'.'
President Mabel Sears presided at a
meeting of the AriOn club, Wednesday
evening, at the home of Clarence john
son, 81 Belmont street. Miss A. J. Will
liams, Henry Monroe, Miss Josie Moore,
Fred Williams, A. T. league, Clarence
Johnson and Mabel Sears gave liter
airy and musical numbers. The club vii
meet Wednesday, June %, at the home
of Harry w. Moore, 40 Penn avenue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
GRACE CHURCH PICNIC.
Tuesday is the Day and Sterling is the
Place.

The committee in charge of the an
nual picnic of the Grace church Sunday
school, which is to be held at Sterling
camp ground next Tuesday, is planning
for one of the most interesting events
of it's kind in the history of the church.
An elaborate program of sports has
been arranged, which will be in charge
of w. II. Allison, captain Of the City
Cadets. Capt. Allison has offered a
silver cup which will go to the one
making the highest number of points,
with the understanding that the cup
must beWon for three consecutive years
before it shall become the property of
any one.
Ayres' Military band has been en-
gagged. and the City Cadets will attend
and give exhibition drills. The picnic
train will leave Worcester at $40 a. m,
will leave the camp grounds
at 535 p. m. During the last hour and
a half, members of the Sunday school
will gather about the speakers stand,
and a program Of song will he carried
through. Rev. DR.. Brady will make a
short address.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
WORCESTER MEN THERE.
Many College Men Saw Yale Do Up Har-
ward at Cambridge.

Many College Men Saw Yale DO up 6ar-
ward at Cambridge.
Worcester was well represented at the
Yale-Harvard game in Cambridge yes
terday. Among the alumni from the
two universities who witnessed the
game were Col. Samuel e. Winslow, DR..
David Narrower DIR. C. D. Wheeler,
WI. H. Nourse, c. w. Saunders, Chas.
f. Aldrich, Chandler Bullock, John M.
Thayer, Harry Thayer, Frank e. Hey
wood, F. E. GunnisOn.
There were several well-known men
about town who had important en-
gagements yesterday which prevented
them from attending to their regular
duties, and a little bird that flew over
the grounds says they weren't out of
hearing when the umpire called play.
The majority of Worcester people who
attended the game stayed over in Bos-
ton last evening. Some of those who
came home We're among the men who
had important engagements yesterday
and they held up their hands when
asked if they attended the game. The
Worcester men, with few exceptions,
were Harvard sympathizers, but all
agreed that it was grand game of ball,
oven from the losing standpoint.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
ESTATE OF GEORGE S. HOWE
Petition for the Sale of the Property Filed
in Court.

Petition for the Sale Of the Property Filed
in Court
There was filed yesterday at the reg
istry of probate by Luther Baker, adj
ministrator of the estate Of the late
George S. Howe of this city, a petition
for the sale of the property.
Since the death of Mr.. Howe, the
business has been conducted by the ad-
ministrator, and in his petition he says
that the business is of such a nature
that it should not be interrupted. He
states that he has received an offer Of
$5541. 66 for the stock in trade, fixtures
and other personal property, and he is
of the opinion that a larger sum can
be received for it at private sale than
to offer it at public auction. The re-
siduary legatee under the will, Eliza
A. Smith, consents to the allowance Of
the petition for the sale +e
A petition for the probate of the will
of Sarah NJ. Bruce of Fitchburg was
filed by the executor, John F.. Bruce, of
Fitchburg, yesterday. The petition is
returnable July T. BY the terms of the
will annexed, all the real and personal
property of the deceased is left to John
F. Bruce, husband of the deceased, who
is named executor without sureties. The
estate is valued at $4,000 real.
Notice was filed of the appointment
of Eben J. Knowlton and Thomas A.
Buffum, executors of the estate of the
late Edwin F. Knowlton of Brooklyn,
N. Y. Thomas G. Kent of this city is
appointed their agent.
The executors first account of the es-
tate of the late Augustus Murray of
this city was filed by Augustus Muir
ray. Value of estate, $2473.63.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
BEGINNING EARLY IN CRIME.
Two Youth Oesperadoes Attempt to Make
Away With Old Lady's Poeksibook.

Two youthful desperadoes, Fred Mont
vile and Oscar Adamson, attempted to
relieve an old lady of her pocketbook
yesterday on Front street. Fred Mont
vile, who halls from the district known
as the Pine Meadows, snatched the
pocketbook from the old lady and was
in a fair way of getting away with his
ill gotten gains, when the strong right
arm of the law, in the person of Officer
Eaton, interceded and collared the
youngster Officer Eaton would have
placed the boys under arrest had the
old lady desired to make a complaint.
but she was satisfied with regaining
her purse, and she said she would not
appear To testify against them. The
officer took the youngsters names and
allowed them to go. He will report
them TO their parents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

1850. 1t has IA male instructors and
about 200 students. 1t has a library of
$4,000 volumes, scientific apparatus and
library valued at about $4,000, and
grounds and buildings valued at about
$4,000 The amount of it's productive
funds is about 100000. 1t derives an
income of about $4,000 year in tui-
lions and about $6450O from productive
funds 1t has AZ scholarships and the
tuition charged is s75 year. The last
president, DIR. Hill, resigned three
years ago, and is now assistant secre-
tary of state, succeeding Judge Day
when the latter became secretary Of
state.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Nc
Keen took place yesterday morning at
o'clock at her home, As Union street
At st. Pauls church a requiem high
mass was celebrated by Rey. J. ].
Lunney. Rev. P. J. Lee of st. Peters
was deacon and Rev. P. H. Boland was
sub-deacOn. The pail bearers were:
James Mcbride of Ware. Owen Near
die, H. ]. Dolan, Cornelius Lynch.
James HanlOn and James McKeon. The
burial was in st. Johns cemetery. and
services were conducted by Rev. P. II.
Boland at the grave
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

The auction sale Of the Gately &
Rogers Furniture Company, at 2s2 Main
street. is meeting with great success.
owing perhaps TO the fact that the sale
is conducted by the hUstling and we'll
known auctioneer. W. G. Barbour of
Brockton. Mr.. Barbour has been con-
Quoting sales throughout the United
States and Canada for the past twenty
years, and has a reputation second to
none. Any one in need of furniture
should certainly be present at one of
these sales, as the entire stock must be
closed out and the public are sure Of
getting some surprising bargains
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
MATCHED AGAIN.
Taylor and Butler to Contest for Honors
at Charles River Park July I.

Major Taylor and Tom Butler will
repeat the races which they contested
in at Westboro June 10 at the Char les
River part when on the first of July
they will ride the best two out of three
mile heats The articles of agreement
We're signed Tuesday, and the races will
be ridden in the afternoon. One of The
heats is to be unpaced. one paced by a
single rider and the third, if 1t neces-
sary, to be decided by mutual agree
ment, most likely to be a pursuit race
The matching of the Worcester flyer
with the Boston lad will mean good
attraction for the meet of that day.
The mile unpaced heat will be an tx-
hibition of headwork and generalsEip
on the part of both men, and will give
the Boston public some idea of the
French style of match racing where
usually it is a loaf to the last sprint
for the tape when the test comes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
ANDERsON-HULT.

Carl ]. Anderson and Julia HUT We're
married last night at the home of the
bride, by Rev. A. C. Anderson Of the
Swedish Baptist church, on Mulberry
street. The bridesmaid was Agnes
Ceremberg, and George Aulston was
best man. The couple leave next We'd
nesday for Sweden, where they will re-
side.
The bride wore a pink silk dress
trimmed with chiffon. There were
many presents, and a reception was
rendered to friends Immediately after
the ceremony.
The groom is a brother of Ludwick
Anderson, who keeps a grocery store
on Perry avenue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
SMITH NEWTON.

Charles Z. Smith of 80 Harvard street
and Miss Vida II. Newton were married
at the home of the bride, Britain
court, at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Archibald McCullagh. d. D., pas
tor of Plymouth church, officiated. The
ceremony was quiet one only the i'm
mediate family and friends being pres
ent. After a short wedding trip, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith will reside on Forbes
street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
ANOTHER APARTMENT HOUSE.

A building permit was issued yester-
day to Charles H. Prentice for five
story brick and stone apartment house
at the corner of Main and Jackson
streets, next to the Standish. The
structure will have, a 40 foot front and
be 80 feet deep, heated by steam and
equipped with stairways and fire es-
capes at the east end. Earle & Fisher
are the architects; T. A. Pellet and
George Pierce, the builders; estimated
cost $50, 600.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
IN NoTRE DAME CHURCH.
Solemn High Mass for Repose Of Soul
of Rev. Jean Baptists Prmeau.

solemn high mass will be cele-
brated this morning at o'clock in
Notre Dame Church, for the repose of
the soul of Rev. Jean Baptiste Primeau
The Saint Jean Baptiste Society, at
Wednesdays meeting, appointed a
delegation of Is to attend. L'Union St.
Joseph will also be well represented.
There will appropriate singing by the
full choir of Notre Dame. There will
also be several priests from outside the
city present, and those that will serve
mass will be the same that filled those
functions during FIR. Primeau's pastor
ate in Worcester, 80 years ago. The
delegates of Saint Jean Baptiste So
ciety will meet in the hall of the
church at S45 to dress in mourning.
Rev. NJ. Perreault and DR.. Eli Barn
ard are going to Spencer tonight to at
tend a drama given in the city hall for
the benefit of the Spencer church.
There will be an excursion Saturday,
June "a, for the Saint Jean Baptiste
Society at Gardner. The Fftchburg
will sell return tickets, from Worcester
to Crystal Lake, for 70 cents. The
Garde DHonneur of st. Josephs par
ish will figure in the parade.
The funeral service of William Lr-
crosse will take place this morning at
Holy Name of Jesus Church. Rev. M.
Dalpe will officiate.
Fred Bissonet barber, has Just gone
into partnership with his former en-
ployer, Frank Charon, on Park street
The Leblanc sisters leave today for
Coney Island and from there they will
tour New England states.
Albert Guy arrived yesterday from
an extensive trip to Canada. -"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
TRACK TEAM AND CREW.
High School Elects Captains and Man.
ayers for 1900.

William II. Moran was elected cap
tain and Ralph C. Amidon manager of
the high school track team, yesterday
afternoon. Harry p Jourdan was elect
ed manager and w. r. Weyer captain
of the boat crew. The only election
which partook of the nature of a con-
test was for the position of captain of
the crew in which the supporters Of
Weyer and c. b. Jackson were about
evenly divided, although the election
was finally conceded the former by a
vote of to 4.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
UNION PICNIC.

The John Street Baptist church, Zion
A. NJ. E., Bethel NJ. Z. and the Schuy-
Ter mission will give their annual pic
mic at the Crystal lake, Wednesday,.
July II.
The committee has arranged a long
list of sports for the day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
MANAGER IRWIN IN TOWN.

Manager John Irwin of the Manchcs-
ter team of the New England league
was in this city yesterday and saw
the game at the oval from the WOrces-
ter bench. Irwin is fast approaching
aldermanic proportions. A successful
career as a base ball manager, agrees
with him. He is seldom without soTl=
thing to do in the ball line.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day: Clarence NJ. Hall, 20. and Rather
ire A James, 20: Charles z. Smith. Al.
and Vida NJ Newton. %: Charles D.
LivernOre, 2S, and Sarah NJ. Locke, "a;
Carl ]. Anderson, %. and Julia HUT.
%. Wilhelm Anderson. "a, and Beata S.
johnson. @.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
LAWN PARTIES.

The Hope Church Y. P. S. c. E. held
lawn party last night at the home of
NJ. j. Dougan, sol Cambridge street
There were over 70 people present. The
party was organized by the social COM
mittee of Y. P. S. c. E. Refreshments
were served at o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
AT LINCOLN PARK.
Pyrotechnics and Band Concert Attract a
Record Crowd.

The largest evening crowd of the sea
son was at the lake last night to wit
ness the second display of fireworks.
The display was furnished by the
Lowell Arms and Cycle Co. ana was
set off from a float anchored near the
old Wachusett boat house. 1t consist
ed of all varieties of Illuminated ex-
plosives and closed with three set
pieces. During the fireworks a con-
cert was given by Battery B band. A
concert and display was also given in
the afternoon to the pleasure of a large
number of women and children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

IF THE BABY Is CUTTING TEETH
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. II sOothes the
child softens the gums, aliays all pain
cures wind collie. and is the best remedy
for diarrhoes- Twenty-Five cents : bot
tla
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
POST SURGEON.
j. Marcus Rice Formally Installed BY Post
10, G. A. r.

10, G. A. r.
At the regular meeting Of Post 10, G.
A. r., last night, DIR. J. Marcus Rice
was formally installed as post surgeon
to succeed the late DR.. 3. f. Clough.
1t was voted to send a bouquet of flow
ers, which was presented to the post
by members of the w. r. c., to Com
rade Joseph Bruso, who has been i'll
for a long time. Announcement was
made that Post 6S Of Clinton had ac-
cepted an invitation to visit the local
post July 10.
There will be a meeting of the board
of trustees of George II. Ward in the
assessors office, city hall, this evening,
at 30 O'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
LOCAL NOTES,

CIemence sells today. at .. M, on
the new Agricultural fair grounds. near
BARRIERS crossing, about 40 acres of
standing grass in lots to suit; also one
moving machine, two horse rakes, two
tedders, two farm wagons. manure
spreader, etc. Electric cars run to the
farm.