The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-05
ASSETS SMALL.
Webster Tea Dealer
Cannot Meet His
Obligations.
LIABILITIES $5664.
John Martin Has Filed Vol
untary Petition in
Insolvency.

Webster May 4.-John Martin,
Webster tea dealer, has filed volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in the I'm
tied States district court, showing Ii
abilities of 1864 and nominal assets es-
timated at $621.
The assets are: Furniture, 800; car
riages, $1O0; and bills receivable, $42.
The larger part of debts were con-
tracted in 1895 and 1896 at South Beth
lehem, Pa, and the number of Web
ster creditors is very small.
The following is a list of the principal
creditors with their claims: Fred w.
Morse, Providence. R. L, $34S; Abram
French Company, Boston, $3.50; ].
brakes Sons, Easton, Pa, $135; estate
of Oscar Gerke New York city, 1852;
Bower & Bartlett, Boston, $516; Peter
McNally, Pawtucket, R. L, $2S5; Cor
nelius Martin, South Bethlehem, Pa,
$500; John R. Callahan, Holyoke, 5000;
James E. Banigan, Pawtucket, R. L,
500.
There are about 40 creditors, none of
whom hold secured claims.
Edward F. Smith, boss wool sorter
at the Chase mills, has quite curios-
ity in his possession. 1t is the copy
of a newspaper published in Manila,
and the paper is called the Daily Times.
1t is a siX-page paper The date of
publication is March 90 Five of the
pages of the paper are devoted exclu-
sively to the interests of liquor, while
the other page contains the news OF
the day from the Philippine islands. 1t
is volume 1, and the 1920 edition. The
price of the paper in Mexican money is
ten cents a copy, while $40 a year pays
for an annual subscription.
Among the bike pushers in town there
is much speculation as to the winner
of the Derby McKerner contest that
will be pulled off on the Oxford race
course Memorial day. McKerner has
gone into actual training in preparation
for the event. Derby has not yet COM
menced. He is taking it more easily,
and depends on his swiftness to win
the race. The manager of the event.
Harry Shumway will probably put in
one or more events previous to the big
race. and will have the grounds scraped
a couple of days before the race. The
races will occur about noon.
Mrs. T. T. Marsden returned today
from few days visit in Danielson,
ct.
Arthur Lusko was fined SIS by JUS
tice Clarke in the district court this
morning, for larceny. Last September
he stole $21 from John Newman, but
for certain reasons the charge was not
pressed until today.
Mrs. Lizzie Coughlin. who was ar
rested in the Jericho Village woods by
q c
charged with vagrancy. She pleaded
not guilty. She was sentenced for a
year at Sherburne prison. Sheriff
Glare took her down on the 11.09 train.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E. church
will be held in the church parlors
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
tea will be served at 6.15, followed by
an entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Chase have re-
turned from their trip south, much re-
freshed.
The D. L. K. band has been engaged
to play the opening night at the French
fair, May 10, in the Opera House.
Ralph Gale fished the brooks in East
Thompson, CT, nearly dry today, re-
turning in the evening with a fine
string.
The last section, about 20 yards of
DtOCh paving Oll lGdSdHL StlCGls vas
laid so late in the fall that the frost
got into it, and it must be relaid. Capt.
Langefeld will do the work.
Alphonse Deslauriers will start the
last of the week concreting the side
walks on Pleasant street. If his work
is satisfactory he will be given the
contract.
John Flint will auction off all of his
baker shop utensils at his Mechanic
street store at o'clock Saturday af
ternOon.
John Gum is placing a steam heat
ing apparatus in the summer mansion
of A. j. Bates at the lake. The engine
is Mr.. Gums own invention, and is up
to datA%n all requirements.
The steam roller recently purchased
from the Buffalo Pitts Company of
Boston by the board of selectmen for
$4,000, was unloaded today from the AL
bany station and steamed down town,
where it was inspected by many cit
liens.
Mrs. William I. Marble visited in
Worcester today.
Worcester men in town today were:
w. H. Earle, ]. NJ. Cheney, Jas. NJ
Dwyer, G. NJ. Roe and c. NJ. Nash.
To the Sporting Editor of The Spy:
To decide a bet, will you answer the
LOlIONlAS qutSLlOlls n man - Ou uISl
base and pitcher of outside makes a
balk. This, of course, advances man
on base to second base, but does it or
does it not give man at bat first base?
At the game at Worcester, Patriots
day. it did; but is it a rule in league
games? Kindly let me know through
columns of your valuable paper.
f. w. Whipple.
CUnder the rules of the National
League, a batsman takes his base on
balk. Rule 46 of THE Playing Rules"
tells when the batsman becomes a
baserunner. Section of that rule says
Instantly after a balk is called by the
umpire" AS reference is made to the
practice in Worcester, it might be
added that the Eastern League has de-
cided not to follow that portion of the
YsuIa That decision boyyevar doac not