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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
DEATH OF JOHN BULGER.

John Bulger, a resident of Worcester
over 40 years, died at his home,
Blake street. last evening, after a
brief Illness. He has always attended
st. Johns church. He leaves a wife
and three children, Hugh F., an officer
in the police department, Will J., fore
man of the L. w. Pond planning depart
ment and Mary A, residing at home.
He had also one brother. Hugh, living
at 140 Prescott street. No funeral ar
rangements have been made.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
WILL OF MRS. COLEMAN.

Susan NJ. Coleman, who was found
dead in bed in this city several days
ago, left $4,000 to her son-in-law Sted-
man G. Clark of this city and the bal
ance to Walter Newton of Shrewsbury,
and her daughter, Mary L. Clark. BY
the codicil which was made, the be-
quest of $500 to Walter Newton was
reduced from $500 to $500.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
OXFORD.

oxford. April 21.-Rev. H. H. Brown
will preach in Pawtucket,eR R. l., next
Sunday.
Byron Clark will sell the remainder Of
his store goods at auction at o'clock
Saturday night
THE Wood estate will be sold at auction
tomorrow at 10 a. m.
for a few days.
Frank Senkoyske sold his personal prop
erty at auction today
An Italian working at the centre today
was slightly injured by a falling brick
Miss Albee. a student at Boston Uni
versity has been chosen by the school
committee TO teach the centre interme-
date school.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
SWEDISH SINGING FESTIVAL.

The Swedish singing festival commit
tee met in Svea Gille hall last night
and voted to have as star Of the con-
certs to be given, June l and 2, Mrs.
Ornstrom-Renard of New York, So
prano soloist, in addition to the talent
already engaged and announced.
The committee on the fair to be Civ
en- in Mechanics hail, May T. and 6,
reported that communications had
been received from the following So
cieties agreeing to assist at the fair by
their patronage and sanction: Svea
Gille, Rajnah Lodge, o. of W; Court
Engelbrecht, Order of Foresters; Vik-
ing Lodge, o. NJ. B.; Swedish Gym
nastic Club. Swedish festival chorus.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
MAY TRAVEL WITH HoYT.

Little Lizzie Wilson, Worcester's "star
child dancer" and Master Ralph Stone,
Worcester's boy singer, have had a
flattering offer to travel with Hoyt's
company, "A Milk White Flag" next
season. The two children are pupils of
Mrs. W. E. Bowen and Miss Effie G..
Adams.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
DISCIPLES OF FRoEBEL.

The children of Miss Annie Coolidge
Rust's Froebel school held a sale yes
terday afternoon in the parlors of Miss
Rust's home, so West street. There
were exhibited designs on paper, clay
and wax and many pieces of fancy
work. Miss Rust has been successful in
her teaching, and is a true disciple of
Froebel.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
CAPT. LINCOLN SUED.
colorsd Coachman Wants to Recover
SlIo For Wages.

Capt Levi Lincoln has again been
sued, and this time by his colored host
Ter, to recover for wages alleged due for
service under Capt. Lincoln. The plain
tiff who brings the suit is Arthur Nc
Bride, who claims $110, which Capt
Lincoln has declined to pay him. Suit
was entered yesterday in the central
district court, with an ad damnum of
$500. Sullivan & O'Connell appear for
the plaintiff
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
WORKED PATRIARcHs DEGREE

Massachusetts Encampment. I. o. o.
F., worked the patriarch's degree on
five candidates last night. May the
lodge will observe the S0th anniversary
of the foundation of Odd Fellowship,
and an entertainment and social will
be held on that night to which friends
Of members of the lodge will be in
vited
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
BUILDING PERMITS.

A building permit was issued yester-
day to superintendent of Streets
Wright S. Prior for a two-story wood
en- residence on Montvale street Lack
ey & Peters builders. estimated cost,
$4,000. Another permit was granted
George ID. Houghton for a wooden adj
dition to his barn on Nelson place.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
A QUARTER CENTURY.
Garde Lafayette to Celebrate Its 25h
Anniversary.

The @1arde Lafayette will celebrate
its 25th anniversary on Monday, May
8. A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements.
The Worcester Pontifical Zouaves
will celebrate their second anniversary,
Friday, May 26 and a committee con-
sisting of Capt. ]. B. Lariviere, Lieuts
George N. Lajoie and j. A. Laliberte
and Privs. Arthur Laforce, Frederick
Nault, Charles Kane and Wilfred Car
penter have been appointed to arrange
for the affair The social to be given
in Millbury town hall by the Zouaves
is promising to be a big success fnan-
cially. They are to drill Wednesday
evening in Horticultural hall at the
Notre Dame kermiss.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
LEAVES ALL 70 NUNS.

By the terms of the will of Mary
Lyons of this city, which was filed for
probate yesterday, all her property was
left in trust to the Sisters of st. Fran
els. A niece. Miss Minnie 2. Mclean
of Holyoke, belongs to the House OF
Providence, and is known as Sister
Loyola. The Sisters of st. Francis took
care of the deceased for a long period
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
LADIEs ADMITTED FRER.

Manager Leonard of the Worcester
base ball team has decided to admit
ladies free to the balance Of the exhi-
bition games at the oval This rule
viii hold good until the first regular
scheduled league game, and goes in
force today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
PErIrToNs FoR SEPARATION.

Jennie 5. Derby Of this city has filed
sci, Sullivan & O'Connell. q petition
for separation from her husband. Louis
H. Derby, on the ground of gross and
confirmed habits Of INVESTIGATION. Tha
hearing upon the petition IS set koc
May 9th.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
WILL PLAY BASKET BALL.

There will be an exhibition in the
gymnasium of the Young Woman's
Christian Association next Thursday
evening by the members. 1t is ex-
pected that an interesting game of
basket ball will be played.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22

rILDEN-DUNCAN-In this city, 18th. by
Rev. A. W. Weeks. Nathan H. Tilden
and Barbara Duncan. both of Worces-
ter.
HASE-In this city, 18th, by
Rev. A. W. Weeks. James Lacross and
Katie Chase, both of this city.
GARDUS-BIXBY-I this city 21st, at
No. l Coral street. by Rev. George E.
Sanderson. John NJ. Bogardus and Flor
ence Bixby, both of Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.

Rutland, 21st daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

These marriage licenses were grant
ed yesterday: To John NJ Bogardus,
IS. and Florence Bixby, 20; James J.
Callan. So, and Esther NJ Ivory, "a.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22

Nay breakfast-Y. ". G. a. Nay lst-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

Chesapeake bay. There are some large
packing plants upon the eastern snore
Of the bay, but the center of the oyster
trade in all its branches is Baltimore
Miles of water front are taken up with
oyster wharyes and canning houses
Some of the packing establishments
have capacity of from 10000 to 25.Oor
cans day. The oyster trade Of Balti.
more last year represented S7,0OOOOO
In single year over 100000 bushels
OF oysters have been taken from the
chesapeake and packed and shipped
through Baltimore. The investment
in the packing industry is about 81. 500.
900. In all the branches of the indus.
try from the dredging for the oysters
to the packing and shipment of them.
55'oOO men are employed. In a mum.
Der of the tide water counties oysterit
IS the only means of obtaining liveH /
hood. Hundreds of women and oirls !
are also employed in the packing |
houses. Every day in the winter sea.
son entire trains of cars filed with
oysters leave for the western states
The trade with Chicago alone is euor.
nous, millions of the Chesapeake hi.
.alves being shipped there from Balti.
more every season.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

Jefferson county, near Meriden, and in
his personal business he has been sue,
eessful. In public life he has beer d
member of the Kansas legislature, and
has held the offices of county attorney,
circuit and county clerk and probate
judge of jefferson county. He is a ma.
tive of North Carolina and comes of
Huguenot stock.
1t was only after extended reflection
on the causes that led to agricultural
depression that Mr.. Allen determined
on the measures that seemed TO him
best for bringing relief, Eleven years
ago, as a result of call that he issued
to the farmers of Kansas. the Farmers
Federation was organized, and
scheme for the disposal of farm prod.
uets much like the present one was an
nounced. The Farmers'Alliance. which
had birth about the same time, proved
however, more attractive idea. and
the federation was not successful It's |
plans remained dormant until the pres |
ent time.
Mr.. Aliens leading thought is that
the existing organization for the mar.
teting of cattle and grain puts the pro-
iucer largely at the mercy of tempo.
rary conditions, and often makes him
slave at the hands of the buyer. Nv
combination of farmers througb
which the products will be held back
rom the market until they can profit.
IDLY be disposed of, he believes that
he producers will be put on a fair com.
'etitiye level with other classes. He
rgues that if the federation has a
membership representing only five per
ent. of the total production the margin
MI be sufficient to make it successful
The control of the market he homes
see gained by the establishment of
reat commission houses in the prir. $
pal centers of the country. THROUGH Ii
lese houses alone he would have the
'rmers belonging to the federation v
Ill their products. Incidentally he Il
sheyes that great saving can be made a
the farmers in this way, as he saws u
lie business for which S21 900 900 wear Is
are paid now could he 81
ndled easily for 81 900, 900. HI
Mr.. Allen is not averse to having hi. 81
oJect described as trust, but insists ai
at it would prove an unoffendino
lst, III no way conflicting with any
the present state laws. He denies lie
at it would either regulate produc.
N or arbitrarily fix prices. OF
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
HIS FIFTH WIFE,
Bill mercer Confines His Matrimonial
Adventures to the Members of
the Same Family.

Bill Mercer, of Raccoon Creek, Is
miles south of Huntington, w. Va, is
probably the happiest man in the coun-
try lie came to Huntington TO secure
his NTH marriage license and wines and
other delicacies for the wedding and
Unfair" that is to follow. Mr.. Mercer
has just passed his fftieth year and
was married to his first wife when 10
She was Miss Lennie Motfatt, and the
Tour successors to the Mercer marital
yoke have been her sisters--Ada. Cath
crime, Missouri-and Miss Anna will
take their place. She is 20, cookbook
ing, and favored Mercer in preference
to well-known young man of the Rae
coon neighborhood. There is but one
more Of the Moffat girls left, and she is
now 20. Strange to relate, the parents
OF the girls made no objection TO their
daughters wedding Mercer. They are
d consumptiye set, and this disease has
carried OFF most of the Mrs. MERGERS |
AIR. Mercer is the father of eight chill |
dren, born during wedlock with the
NIo1lats, so far. When spoken to of
the peculiar feature about his mar
riages, he replied that he had lust
simply fallen in love with the Moffat
family. He is in fairly good crcum-
stances, and prepared to make his we'd
ling on this occasion Guido all of its
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

of speaking and singing. IT was Hen
dersons voice that started the Doxol
ogy sung before the speakers chair al
the close of the last congress.
Besides leading the country singing
school of which he was member, the
lad displayed many winning qualities.
When he went to the Upper Iowa uni
Versity lie found weak and strong stu
dents, DULLES and towards. David mad
a stalWart form and could have passed
through the university without trouble.
But when the bully of the university
cider and heavier than Henderson, ex-
hibited his cowardly nature toward a
smaller scholar David threw oil his coat
and said:
Come, I'll settle the score with YOU"
The bully refused to accept the cbal-
lenge.
AS a debater Henderson won fame
Often he would create a laugh at the
expense of his antagonist which would
divert the attention of the audience
from close argument.
'Hht dOuSe USED 10 save me from de- /
1eat as a youngster," he has confessed.
and it has been of use to me since +"
After graduating from the Upper Iowa
university young Henderson took nh
the study of law. He was admitted 10
the bar in 1865.
But there was an exciting time be-
fore This. While pursuing his law stpd-
les the war of the rebellion broke ont
ana henderson enlisted He was barely
Il, but he was in numerous enoage.
hehts and was wounded several times.
out ne continued in his regiment until
re lost leg. When he recovered from
ne loss OF his leg he was made colonel
II the Forty-siXth Iowa infantry and
emained with that regiment until the
lose of the war.
Inc rest of his career is better known Z
II 1900 he was appointed collector of
Internal revenue and later United A
tates district attorney. He resigned N
his position in 1871. Then he woe -
lected to congress and has served \
here for the past 16 years. =,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

american le war by rendering President
mckinley the services of 10000 vetar,
ans OF the civil war. Col. Shaw !. a
New Yorker by birth and IS wears of
age He was 20 years old when he en-
nsted IN the Thirty-ffth New YORK.
volunteers for the battle against H.
cohlederacy. He fought at Rappaban-
mock the second Bull Run. ChantiIIv
south Mountain, Antietam and n
many of the lesser engagements Of tba
war, Gov Fenton made him coloneI
OF the Ihirty-ffth New York na+ionoi
suard' lie resigned this Office to ha
'oine consul at Toronto, where ba va
NAMED until his promotion TO tba No.
CHESTER post. In 1897 he was eIectad
commander of the q Ap
ma II IS that departments sunerb cara
P'ish Tor him that has elevated hin, -
u us new high and honorable office 81
'iaw Is the author of the text tooi.
'Seu IN the public schools. "Tbe Teooh
ny OF Patriotism and Civics"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

DANCING MASTERS.
Decide That the Right Hand o,u
an Should BE Kept Free to
Hold Her Train,

Dancing masters in session at Nou,
YORK have decided upon an imnor+ant
change in the position of men touar5
women in round dances. Tn to nov :
man has taken the woman's rigb+ 49,
with his left. 1t is decided to eIlov, ~
man to have the hand hang loose - ~
SIDE, SO that his partner NAV boId t ll-1
s4 IN ne olncial Endorsement of this
s n.y. oI Waiting was agreed upon at
e sne annual meeting of the American
Lyric hall. '0iiis Ia
Among The new dances tired were
T NJ, s sa.o'se 2onFadour, by Adolph
-Ne"oerger, II New York CITY. The IN
ir TI,nree-step, by Oscar Duenweg Of
! ere haute Ind, and the Verona nj
lette' by NJ B. Gilbert, of Boston -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
DAVID B. HENDERSON
Boyhood of the Next Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives.
Ills FIRST directing 10 the land which
Adopted Him Education ob-
tanned Under nihicuittes-
ais Political Successes

Alittle Scotrh-kted boy stood ON The
forward deck of the steamer as she
poked her nose past quarantine and
started mp the Na"rows toward New
Yolk. Hs was watching the golden
tinted shores Of Staten island and then
suddenly he remorked'
us that our new home? | like it,
This is the first greeting that David
Bremner Henderson, of Dubuque, Ia,
who is likely to succeed Thomas Il.
Reed as speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives, gave to the land which
adopted him.
The boy, says the New York World,
was but six years old then, and, with
his parents, he had come from Old Deer,
Scotland, to seek his fortune. II was a
crisp day in March, and the voyage had
been a trying one, But the little fellow
was of rugged constitution.
The Hendersons were pioneers, not
certain where to cast their lot At first
the family settled in the east, and then
drifted westward with the stream,
In 1919 they settled in Iowa. II was
about the time of the gold fever on the
Pacific coast, and Mr.. Henderson was
to 60 with the other miners. |
At the solicitation of Mrs. Henderson |
md young David he gave up the thought |
# moving.
So the Henderson family settled on
heir farm in Iowa, where for years
hey slowly prospered. David had the
dyantages and disadvantages of coun-
ry boys. His rugged pioneer life built
p sturdy frame for him, and there
we're few athletic tricks that he was not
apable of performing. Books were
aarce, but David secured enough to
eep his mind employed.
The country singing-school and de-
ating societies were features of social
fe in the west. At these gatherings
lie coming politician learned the arts
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

1t is the housekeeper who suffers most
from the tiny pests, and this ladv's idea
Is screen that will slowly but surely
clear a room of flies. In this screen.
says the Cincinnati Commercial Trim.
une, the netting is nodded into cor-
rugation, SO that it presents to the
Mes a series of hills and hollows. At
the bottom of the hollows Cooking at
the screen from the inside of the rooml
there are a number of holes lust larup
enough for fly to crawl through,
Naturally, when a fly alights on the
screen it will not be long in reaching a
hollow, and, finding an opening, viii
naturally crawl through. On the other
hand, the flies outside find the holes
at the top of the hills, and consequent
y, as they can only pass through with
they naturally collect in the
hollows: Their presence here attracts
the flies in the room to the screen.
rom whence they soon make their es-
ape into the outer air. This miont |
De termed an automatic fly screen, as
is inventor claims it will clear a room
y flies in a short time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
KILL AND EAT A MAN AT
ShtDwrecI<ed Sailor Tells of Hi,
rible Experience with His VI
Mae Companion.

The British steamer Woodruff,
has arrived at Charleston. S. c.
Hamburg, brings two cannibal Sc
one a maniac. Two hundred AMI
miles south of Charleston the W0
picked up Maurice Anderson and
mund Thomasen, survivors of thy
wegian bark Drot, wrecked off the
dacoast, The Drot was bound from
cagoula to Buenos Ayres. AndeF
raVlng maniac, and his compan
badly mutilated from bites Of thee
man.
Ihomasen says that the captaino
Drot and seven seamen were swept
board and lost in the West Indian
rlcane. The mate and seven Other
put to sea on a raft made from
ing, but the raft parted soon after
the mate and one man were sefaH
from the others.
The mates companion, who wasa
ed at Philadelphia by the Ger
steamer Titania, stated that the 4
committed suicide.
OF the six men on the other part p
raft, one became crazed from eSpoi
and jumped into the sea. Two o'lI
exhausted from suffering teI. \
board and were lost.
Anderson, Thomasen and ger
seaman drew lots as to which shou
,aten, as none of them had had m0I
al since they took to the raft la7I
ell to the German. He was NIieo
he blood was sucked from his 'tlD
he two survivors. Soon after Al
on lost his reason.
Both men are now at the city hosp
nd the Norwegian consul has taken
ase in hand.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
PAYS A PARENTS DIN
Governor bradley of ker,n
ties nm Obligation Contra
I'm 1853.

Gov. William 0, Bradley. tbs
publican executive Kentucky |
had, gave an unosteufafian.
stration of his ideas of homes,
Or two ago by sending TD5g|
nagan, of Winchester. a cbecF|
ment of an obligation contra
the governors father more 4
years ago.
Accompanying the check va,
from Mr.. Bradley, explaining
father lost all his property tbror
fortunate investments inst nr.o1
death and had not been abb
Judge Flanagan what he ows|
Early in 1859 the elder Bradley
Winchester to meet a man wbo
pay him large sum of money an
For some reason the man failed
his appointment and BRAIDED
stranded. He did not have tbq
with which to meet his tavern n
pay his way back home. He su|
his predicament to Mr.. Flapnagsp
readily offered to lend him wh3tl
he needed. Bradley took the sll
gave his note in payment it'd
shortly afterward Bradley died.
Judge Flanagan, a man of highl
Of propriety, never thought Of sul
ng that anyone else should IA
lote, SO was greatly surprised wi
'ecelved the Enclosure from Gov 4
ey. He returned the check to iii
'rnor, with proper expres,o1
hanks, saying that he did not Fed
le should accept it under the Cd
tances.
The check was returned. anil
insisted that Judge I'd
an should accept what was duei
i have now wiped out every
ION left by my dear father, Gov
y concluded.
Judge Flanagan thereupon
le check.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
BRITISH ARMY IDOL.
A Gallant Highlander Who Has
Fought in Many Lands.
Career of col, Hector Archibald Mae
Donald, Who Is Now on Ills Way
Ia south Africa Captured
by the Horrs.

In the ancient days the Highland
clans, when they could find no better
way fought simply 10 keep their hand
IN. Full of the martial romance that
has ever gone with Highland blood is
the story OF the cureer OF Col. Hector
Archibald Macdonald At II he began
with the Gordon Ilighlanders, AT 40
he is Il full colonel in the British army
and an aide-de-oamp TO the queen, and
possesses so many medals and orders
that his broad chest has scarcely room
TO spare for further decorations. But
more Of them he is likely to get, for, by
an order just issued, he is TO be allowed
to delight his Highland soul and keep
his hand in, provided the Beers do not
give way before he reaches South AZ |
RIGA.
Col Macdonald comes from long
Highland line, and is typical High
lander in face and expression His
prominent cheek bones suggest the
strenuous, determined, indomitable man
be is. He is native of Ross-shfre. In
1871 he went with the Gordon High
anders TO help Lord Roberts in the An
yhan campaign. 1t was here that he
yained reputation for GOODNESS, iudg-
nent and gallauuy, and fought his way
o commission in his own regiment.
t should be borne in mind that promo
ions from the ranks TO the grade of +,
officers are rare in the
british army.
On their way home from India the !
ordon Highlanders were landed in
outh Africa because OF the trouble :
18th the Beers in 1881. Macdonald was j.
18th the detachment that Gen. Colley =
'ok up Majuba hill, and he saw grim L
ghting there.
a story is told which illustrates the OF
laItties of the Scotch hero. The as IL
ulting force had been cut in pieces, OF
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30

The sultan Of Turkey rises at six
O'Clock every morning, and devotcs his
days, in the seclusion of the YiIdiz pal
ace and gardens, to personal attention
to affairs Of state. He is of slight flo
ure. A pale brown overcoat conceais
any decorations he might be wearing
so that the attention Of those who see
him on the one day in seven when he
presents himself to the view of the
people is not diverted from his pale.
wan and careworn face, half covered bv
thin brown beard, tinged with gray.
and surmounted by plain red fez. The
sultan has been the means of establish
ing $4,000 schools throughout his en-
pire' not only for boys, but for girls
aiso-a striking departure from the
traditional usag of his race.