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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-03
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION.
Eiucsrion Il not only the hulwsrk up
on v hich our org niz ,tiop rests, but j.
also the very foundation that Ia TO up
bold the future Of our grand govern
ment. To this end, therefore, We must
direct our best thoughts In the years TO
come, as in those past, which have
made ours the gre.test nation the world
has ever seen. With the close OF the
present year new and intricate questions
have arisen, snd confront us With great
responsibilities; 70 meet these will de-
msnd the highest degree OF ability and
ststesmauship. The common school IL
the stepping stone upon which our edu-
cstional system must necessarily depend.
- many of our great men have BEEN
country boys, snd Obtsined the ground
work OF their education from the coun-
try schools. Let us see to II that our
achool system 10 the rural towns l.
m-iutsined at the highest degree of ef-
ficiency.
Tn. grange as an auxiliary TO our
common schools il Of untold value 10
the young u conducted along the lines
If practical education. This is the
central object OF our order Il is our pur-
pose To teach better methods In all
branches of our work. including all that
pertains to good citizenship. Many Of
pur deepest thinkers do not look upon
-ducstion as n mere discipline "f thu
mind; they feel constrained to give Il =
b~"sder and deeper Significance. The
American farmer, the mechanic, the
business man, the class Of people who
come in contact with the actuslities OF
life in their daily experience, are looking
for. striving for, aud asking for a system
II education which will be Of practical
v.lue To their children In the varied In
dustries Of life. There seems TO be q
desire In public opinion to break away
from old theories and old methods, aud
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-03

l'.Fu a WOOD,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor,
SHOWS FALLS, MAI>k.
Zinc. s..a-atc,y run at moderate cost
Drawings when wanted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
GRAFTON GRANGE
Officers For the Year Elected in
REGULAR Session

Grafton, Dec. 15.-At the regular
meeting of the Grafton grange, last
evening, the following officers were
elected: Master, j, Frank Johnson;
overseer, Henry Stockwell; lecturer,
John H. Chaplin; steward, f. P. God
dard; assistant steward, Henry Hart
ness; chaplain, Albert Bradish; treas
urer, Willard P. knight; secretary,
Edward s. Clarke, Jr.; gatekeeper,
Henry Hall; Ceres, Mary Z. Clifford !;
Flora, Jennie E. Kerr; lady assistant
steward, Ella Banister; executive
committee, Perley Goddard, E. M. w.
Fiske and ]. E. Mcclellan.
Schools closed today for the annual
Christmas vacation.
Kindness" was the topic by Miss
Frances M. Griggs at the Junior c. E.
meeting this afternoon.
The Franklin Masonic lodge held a
special meeting last evening, and con-
ferred the third degree upon one can
didate
Arthur w. Hoe will lead the B. Y.
T. U. meeting tomorrow evening.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Cooperative bank was held last even
ing, and $1,000 was loaned.
party of II from here attended the
vaudeville show given in Park theatre,
Worcester, this evening.
Weekly rhetorical exercises were
held at the high school this afternoon,
under the direction of Prof. George
Rugg
The annual election of the O. e. s
Society will be held next Tuesday eve
ming, and full attendance is desired.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
THANKFUL FOR LITTLE
The Rainfall of Thursday is Ap-
preCiated in the City

Small contributions are thankfully
received by the water department at
the present time, although they would
like to see the contributions larger. The
rain of Thursday night and yesterday
morning resulted in fall of about half
an inch and making the total for the
week nearly an inch, which is far
ahead of the rainfall for several weeks
during the past year.
Whatever benefit may result from the
rains of the week was offset however,
by an accident Thursday which result
ed in the loss of several thousand gall
Ions of water and the washing out of
a part Of the roadway near the corner
of Main street and Blaine avenue A
40-inch main through which water was
forced to supply residents in the neigh
borhood of Apricot street, burst, neces-
stating shutting off the water and
placing a new length of pipe. The
work was finished at o'clock Thursday
night and the water turned on.
Preparations for pumping water from
Goes pond go on as rapidly as possible,
and from the present outlook, Water
Commissioner Brady sees but one
course open, and that to pump water
into the pipes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
eral branches of municipal work during
the year past.
BISHOP BEAVEN THERE
Distinguished Clergyman at Fun
eraI of Miss Sarah Kane

Spencer, Dec. 15.-Burglars broke
into freight car early this morning,
and got away with four pairs of No.
creole shoes.
A pole fell against the window of
Ernest Dufault's barber shop today. A
piece of the broken glass cut David
Doucette in the neck within half an
inch of the jugular vein. He was ia
ken to the office of DR.. Barribeault,
who dressed the wound and sent him
to his home on Maple street.
The funeral of Miss Sarah Kane
took place today from the Holy Rosary
church. Rev. Carrot H. Dolan was
celebrant of the requiem high mass.
Among the clergymen present were
Bishop Beaver, Rev. A. A. Yumy of
Spencer, Rev. B. S. Conaty and Rev.
E. A. Cavanaugh of Worcester, Rev.
J. B. Achim of Northboro, Rev. S. E.
McGrath of Holyoke, Rev. w. o. Nc
Dermott of Gardner, Rev. A. T. Do
herty of Holy Cross, Rev, NJ. A. o.
Kane of Brooklyn, n. Y, Rev. M. KEEL
ley of Springfield, Rev. ]. ]. Redeem
of Leicester and Rev. p. A. Leonard
of Warren. The burial was in st.
Johns cemetery, Worcester.
Miss Nellie Hobbs solved the Corner
Grocery puzzle, and wss awarded the
two tickets
John B. Duhanel had cord of hard
wood stolen last night.
1.-THE Corner Grocery" pleased a large
audience this evening in the opera
house
A hapef+ danca ,vae hold In odd Trol
lows hall this evening for Louis M.
Fay
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
M0LNEUX SENT
POISON PACKAGES
Expert Kinsley AffirmS This While
Admitting He Once Had
Doubts

New York, Dec IA o'clock this
afternoon, when the trial of Roland B.
Molineux for the killing of Mrs Kath-
crime j. Adams was adjourned until
1890 o'clock Monday morning, William
j. Kinsley, the handwriting expert, was
still on the witness stand undergoing
severe cross-eXamination at the
hands of Mr.. Weeks, the attorney for
the defense.
1t is expected that the work of cross
examining expert Kinsley will not be
completed before Tuesday evening
next. Mr.. Weeks has announced that
it is his intention to make the cross
examination most thorough, so that
there will be no possible reason for the
recall of the expert during the later
proceedings.
Perhaps the most important point
certainly the most interesting point
in so far as it is supposed to outline
the possible policy of the defense, was
the attempt today of Mr.. Weeks to in
troduce the name of j. Morton Riggs,
name not heretofore mentioned dur
ing the present trial Mr.. Weeks hand
ed expert Kinsley slip of paper and
inquired, Does not that purport to be
the signature of ]. Morton Riggs?"
To this Mr.. Osborne objected, and the
opJeCllon was sustained. After long
argument, Recorder Golf ruled that the
paper could be marked for identifica-
ton. Riggs is said to be at Hong
Kong, or at least was there a few
weeks ago. having been discharged
from the navy at that port.
The other features of the day which
happened during the long cross-exam-
nation of expert Kinsley, were the
statement of the witness that he had
once "side-tracked' MolineuX as the
possible murderer during his examina-
ton Of the specimens of the handwrit-
ings of the members Of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club, the introduction
of letter from expert Edwin B. Hay
of Washington, D. c., In which it was
shown that Mr.. Hay did not agree with
Mr.. Kinsley in some conclusions re-
garding the handwriting of the defend
ant; and the witness statement that in
consequence of this correspondence he
had redoubled his efforts, studied more
closely, and &at as a result he had
formed the opinion that he had pre-
viously orally expressed that "Molin-
eux wrote the address on the poison
Dackage'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
THE NEXT CHAIRMAN
Republican Committee Mer
Searching For a Leader

In the course of an informal discus
sion among members and members
elect of the republican city committee
who dropped in at republican head
quarters last night, the fact developed
the matter of who will be a candidate
for the position of chairman next year
is far from being settled. The sense
OF the men last night was that Alex
ander H. Bullock should accept the Of
flee, and considerable pressure was
brought to bear to this end. Mr.. Bull
lock has given no decided answer as
yet, but says he feels that the duties
Of the office may interfere with his
practice of law. There is a strong feal-
ing in the committee that Mr. Bullock
is the man for the place, and an effort
will be made to have him stand for the
Office
Benjamin F. Curtis announces finally
that he will not be a candidate, and
Aldus C. Higgins of ward has been
talked of favorably by members of the
committee. Mr.. Higgins has not made
final statement on the question. but
said yesterday that he might stand for
the office in view of the pressure !. ing
brought to bear by his friends
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
TWO DRIVERS INJURED
Falling Stones Fracture Bones in
Leo and Arm

Drummond ingalls,, formerly driver
in the Worcester fire department and at
present employed as driver for the
Webb Granite & Construction company
was severely injured last night about 6
o'clock, at the corner of fainter and
Grand streets.
He was unloading heavy stones which
are to be used for the foundation of a
new building at that point, and one of
them slipped over on to him. He tried
to hold 1t up, but was unable to do 80,
owing ~ it's great weight, and it pinned
his left arm to the ground Help was
summoned, and after the stone had
been removed as carefully as possible.
the police ambulance was called DR..
Albert Shaw, the ambulance surgeon,
made a hasty examination and found
that one of the bones in his wrist had
been broken and bone in his arm had
been dislocated. His hand was badly
nangled. and it is feared that he may
lose it. He resides at Il Eastern ave-
nue., and is well known in Worcester
Michael O'NeiI, so years old, living
at 127 Eastern avenue, and employed by
J. B. Snattuck, was also badly injured
by a falling stone yesterday morning.
He was removing stone from fiat car
on the Boston and Maine railroad, near
the Summer street crossing. Owing to
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
e. Hart of Groton, S. D.: WAS taken
with a bad cold, which settled on my
lungs; cough set in, and finally termln-
ated in consumption. Four doctors gave
me up, saying l could live but a short
time. l gave myself up to my Savior.
determined if l could not stay with my
friends on earth would meet my a5.
sent ones above. My husband was adj
vised to get DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
gave 1t a trial. took in all eight bot
ties. 1t has cured me, and, thank God
am saved and now a well and healthy
woman. Trial bottles free at Brewer &.
Co.'S drug store. Regular size Soc. and
H00 Guaranteed or price refunded.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Three Recruits Accepted

At the regular army recruiting office
in the Walker building, yesterday, Pat
rick OLeary and Dennis O'Day OF
Worcester and Robert Egan of South
bridge passed a successful physical ex-
animation. O'Day and Egan enlisted
for the cavalry and Leary for the in
fantry, P. H. Webb of Wilkinsonville
was at the office looking for James
Minnehan, who formerly worked for
him. He thinks James enlisted, as he
has failed to hear from him since he
left his employ. One man was reject
ed at the office for general unfitness.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Standing out in contra distinction will
be the celebration at Osborne house in
England, the queens celebration. 1t
will be remembered that it was on
Christmas, 1928, that her engagement
was announced, and % years later on
Christmas day that she came to Os-
borne house a broken-hearted widow.
Read about the huge hampers of win
tergreen and holly gathered at Frog
more and Windsor, about the religious
devotion of the day there and how the
grandchildren all hang their stockings
like any other children, and of the bril-
liant sight presented in the grand ban
quoting hall when the queen brings out
her magnificent gold and silver orna-
ments 10 surround Windsor" the plum
pudding, on Christmas day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Scored a Big Success

The fair at Piedmont church closed
last evening. Nearly every table had
to be replenished for yesterdays sale.
and while it is impossible to tell the
profits yet it is thought to have been
the most successful entertainment ever
given in the church. Several hundred
sat down to supper both evenings, and
the children's entertainments were we'll
patronized.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Entertainment and Sale

The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
Church of the Covenant held an enter
tainment and sale last evening for the
benefit of the church. The entertain
ment program which consisted of music
and readings, was in charge of Miss
Clara Goddard, and in charge of the
various tables were the following: Re-
membrance table, Mrs. George C. How
land, Mrs. e. S. Rice. grocery table,
Josh Wayback & Co." Mrs. Henry
Scribner; fancy table, Miss Cora Nor
gan, Miss Helen Woodward: candy
table, Miss Mamie Streeter Miss Ruby
Wier; domestic table, Mrs. o. B. Mitch
ell Miss Ella Woodward; ice cream
Miss Lena Scribner, Miss Mamie Street
er, Miss Sadie Bartlett; fortune telling
Miss Nellie Churchill.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Rival Associates Dance

The Rival associates gave their sew
enth annual social in Horticultural hall
last evening, about 100 couples being
present. Music was by Riley's orchestra
The floor director was James F. Nc
Govern. He was assisted by James P.
McGinn, Edward J. Hayes, John F.
Kane, James H. Ntzhugh, Thomas j.
Regain, Frank ]. Beringer, John j.
Quinn and Louis A. Couture. The recep-
ton committee was Andrew F. Wick
ham, William F. Abraham, Owen ]. Nc
Govern and James j. Kane.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
ooooooooooo-o

The celebration of Christmas in the
executive mansion at Washington is a
matter of interest to every American.
1t is the favorite holiday of all the
year with Mrs. Mckinley. Her first
child was born on Christmas day, and
The Sunday Spy will tell how Christ
mas is celebrated in the White House
and all about the wagonloads of gifts
that have been received there. All ar
rangements have been made for the
celebration and the story will be told
in detail in The Sunday Spy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Harmony Lodge Election

Royal Harmony lodge, Manchester
Unity, held its semi-annual election Of
officers last evening at it's hall, $50
Main street. These officers were elect
ed: N. G., Gus Morgan V. G., w. T.
Turner; P. s., C. j. Thomas; C. s.,
George Jones; treasurer Fred Farnum;
auditor, William Beams; delegate to
district, c. A. Thomas; alternate, Will
liam Beams; trustee, Max Feiga. The
lodge is making arrangements for it's
annual concert and ball, which will
be given in Horticultural hall Feb. 8.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Ambulance Cases

Ethel Pollett, living at $50 Main
street, was taken to the city hospital
yesterday afternoon in the police am
bulance. It was thought at first that
she was suffering from pneumonia, but
the doctors at the city hospital are of
the opinion that the sickness had been
allowed to stand too long, and it may
result fatally.
Elsie Moore, Sc years old, living at
80 Orange street, was taken to Me-
mortal hospital yesterday morning in
the sick ambulance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Successful Fair Closed

The fair at the Laurel street NJ E.
church concluded last evening with a
supper and a musical entertainment.
Miss Clara Sexton of Springfield gave
soprano solo. Mrs. M. P. McGrath of
Worcester sang a contralto solo, Mrs.
Charles A. Richardson gave several
readings, and Charles Nelson and L. L.
Friedrich gave selections on the mando-
lin and guitar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

a sudden movement of the car, the
heavy stones began to fall and O'Neil,
unable to get out of the way, was
caught by two of them. One of his legs
was broken and he suffered much pain.
The police ambulance was called and
he was taken to the City hospital,
where he was resting comfortably last
night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
Officers Elected

Members of Wachusett Encampment
No. 10, met last night and elected these
officers for tho ensuing year c. p, VIM.
B. Richardson; H. p, Henry F. Dodge
S. W.. r. A. Poland; secretary. Charles
S. Robbins; treasurer, e. K. Wheelock:
j. W., P. w. Montague; financial sec
rotary, Forbes b. Fay.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

The Sunday Spy will have a good deal
to say about Christmas gifts that the
soldiers in the Philippines will receive
at Christmastide. The Spy has gone
into the most minute details and every
soldiers sweetheart, friend and relative
should buy The Sunday Spy and read
a story that will be almost as interest
ing as a personal letter from the dear
one over on the other side of the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
City Officials Reports

A few of the annual reports of city
officials will be submitted to the city
council at its meeting Monday night.
Several reports, especially that of the
sewer department, will be voluminous
documents, containing much of interest
relative to the operations of the sew
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the
burial of George Washington. An inter-
esting account of memorial exercises in
Oxford, nearly 100 years ago, is repro
duced from The Spy of that time and
is interesting from the material and as
an example of advance in printing and
journalism since that time
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

There are good many rumors be-
ing circulated relative to interesting
shake-ups in several departments of
municipal government, now that the
election has been settled. The inside
facts in one department in particular is
told very interestingly in The Sunday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Terrence presents one of the bright
est contributions about the police pen
sions that has ever been read IN The
Spy's columns, and that is saying much.
He has become one of the popular wits
reputation second only to Dooley him
self
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

1t is unnecessary to go into and re-
view relative to the exhaustive and en-
terprising news service that will char
acterize the columns of The Sunday
Spy. It is looked for naturally as a reg
ular thing in every issue of The Spy
1t has a news service that cannot be
equalled by any other paper in Wor-
cester and is surpassed by none between
Boston and New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

AS usual, The Spy's young men bring
out bright, breezy stories of fiction to
show The Spy readers that its service
is characterized by the same ability and
energy devoted to the best magazines
of America.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

The difference between the wording of
wills in the early and closing part of the
18th century is Interestingly shown in a
we'll written article by the special court
reporter of The Sunday Spy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

The Sunday Spy's literary page has
been prepared with the greatest care by
The Spy's literary critics who have
spent days of labor and Of love in por-
ing over the latest and best productions
Of the world of literature And then
too, it contains some very bright, orig
inal matter that the best metropolitan
journals of the country would be only
too glad to publish.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

The sporting page will be as bright
and crisp as ever and that is a compli-
ment that can be applied to no other
daily newspaper in the city. The Spy
leads all other papers in its sporting
news
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Spy. Everybody will want to read it
because it is something in which every
citizen of Worcester is directly inter-
ested.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Pain in the side comes from disordered
liver Use
CARTER's LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

Group at once, cures the child, and thus
saves many a life. Mothers need not fear
that dreadful disease If rney have this re-
liable remedy at hand. 1t is sold by all
druggists for rs cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16

The Sunday Spy-Don't miss it. Two
dollars year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-02-17
Daily Returns to Attack.

A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, dated Feb
ruary 18th, says:
DR.. w. II. DAILY, 10 long statement to-
night anent the war board report, says he
reported his suspicious OF the refrigerated
beef to Commanding General Miles in the
early part of August, and the latter at once
endeavored 70 have the army supplied with
fresh beef, and requested the War Depart
ment 10 send no more refrigerated beef. 70
this latter request no attention was paid
He says the commission soon after sp.
pointment revealed 10 the country that their
business was TO protect the contractors and
destroy every one who called attention To
any irregularities. He continued:
"They studiousIy reirained from calling
the common soldiers before them, who had
eaten of this beef, become nauseated and
sIckened by It, and when any one did APP
pear before them who gave honest testimony
a. To irregularities or shortcomings. either
~ 10 unfit beef or other improper or INSULT
Gent rations, by the overcrowding Of the
transports with the sick AMI conValescent
or any other matter that a wise administrA
ton would be pleased TO hear Of in order
10 remedy and prevent a recurrence, such
witnesses were, without exception, bullied,
browbeaten, hectored, and treated in the
most brutal manner generally, AS warn
ing to others TO have a care as to how they
called the attention of this 30 called com.
mission To anything that they we're not eE
pected in any sense 10 ASCERTAIN or discover
"But they cslel offices of the Cbmmis
sary Department, who improperly felt that
they had been impugned as 10 dereliction Of
duty, when no such charge was either made
or implied. These men wsre all treated
with the utmost Difference by the so-caIei
commission, aud applauded for their testi
mony, and even the bearded beef which
they claimed u be Of excellent quality, AMI
which no citizen would eat willingly. was
considered by them the proper thing for the
soldier"