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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
SPENCER ENTRIES.
Various Classes Fill for Races at the
Coming Fair.

Spencer, Sept. 19.-The following are
the entries to the various races to be
held at the Spencer agricultural fair
this week:
2:50 class-Victoria Benton, Joseph
Bouchard, Leicester Tommy Parker.
Oscar Parker, Brookfeld; McAleer. DR..
George McAleer, Worcester; Petrol,
Charles Durnell, Barre; Worcester Boy,
Edward Paquette, Worcester; Cerisse,
J. W. Ellingworth, Barre; Shynago, w.
J. Boyer, Spencer; Leon N, Leon N.
Moreau, Brookfield; Gypsy Boy, Joseph
Drounette, Ware
2:4O class-Gypsy Boy, Joseph Drou-
nette, Ware; Victoria Benton, Joseph
Bouchard Leicester; Tommy Parker,
oscar Parker, Brookfield; McAleer,- DR..
George McAleer, Worcester; Petrol,
Charles Durnell, Barre; Henry O., E.
5. Kennedy, Ware; Redshed, S. d.
Houghton, Worcester; Cerisse, j. w.
Ellingworth, Barre; Shynago, w. j.
Boyer, Spencer.
2:32 class-Petrel, Chas. Durnell, Bar
re; Homer, David Dean, Worcester;
Robert H, E. A. Hill, Spencer; Michael
Shogross, Thos. Wood, Worcester; Ad-
miral, Henry Hepcown, Worcester;
Henry o.. E. S. Kennedy, Ware; Red
shed, s. D. Houghton, Worcester.
2:27 class-Robert H, E. A. Hill.
Spencer Conundrum, George 7. Topper,
Worcester; Redshed, S. D. Houghton,
Worcester; Maggie W., Arthur Stevens,
Rochdale.
Free-for-a ll-Paddy D., S. D. Hough-
ton, Worcester; Peter Turney, A, B.
Brunette, Worcester
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
MEATH GOLDEN ROD.
Leighton Hammond Nup-
tials Observed at
Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury, Sept. IA very pretty
country wedding took place this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the old Ward home
stead. The participants were Miss Jen-
ME Leighton, formerly of Shrewsbury,
and Harry Carver Hammond of Wor-
cester.
The ceremony was performed in the
west room, where all the weddings at
the Ward homestead have taken place
for the last hundred years.
Rev. DR.. Conrad of the Old South
church officiated at the ceremony,
which was performed beneath a bower
Of golden rod and ferns.
The bride was gowned in a pearl col
lored silk with white satin trimmings,
and carried bride roses. The couple were
preceded by little Ruth Wheaton of
Washington, D. c.. who acted as flower
girl, and Master Carl Nye of Waltham,
Conn. Only the nearest friends and rela-
tiyes were present.
A reception followed the ceremony.
Refreshments were served. The newly
married couple left for short trip. The
presents were numerous and beautiful.
Mr.. Hammond is son of DR.. Hammond
of Worcester. He is draughtsman for
the Plunger Elevator company of
Greendale.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
BROKE HIS coLLAR-RoNE.

Harry Davis while driving to Wor-
cester this afternoon met with an acct
dent, breaking his collar-bone, and
bruising his right arm and shoulder.
While driving along Maple avenue near
the house of C. B. Cook, the horse got
his tail over the rein, and Mr. Davis in
trying to free the rein, pulled the wrong
one, which turned the horse around so
that the wagon struck one of the gravel
teams of Philip Moen
The horse ran, throwing Mr.. Davis
out, but the horse was stopped by an
other gravel team before he had gone a
hundred yards.
George E. Stone was Immediately sent
Tor and conveyed Mr.. Davis home. DR..
chase was summoned and dressed his
wounds, leaving him as comfortable as
possible.
Mr.. Davis is IA years old, and is a
very active man. He said it was the
first accident he ever had with a team.
and he has always owned one. 1t will
probably be four or five weeks before
he will be around
H. l.. Knowlton has purchased the
Brooks place on Grafton street, paying
about $4,000. The judge gave his decis-
ion in favor of Mrs. Brooks selling the
place, and for the benefit of The Spy
readers will say that Mrs. Brooks will
receive only the interest on the money.
At her death the money will go to the
Anti-Secret Society association Of Bos-
ton. ."e
The promoters of the new Boston &
Worcester electric railroad, that is to
run over the old turnpike, passed
through town yesterday in carriages
looking over the ground for the pro-
posed route.
Arba Pierce has been i'll for the past
week. He was to have made grand
display of wild flowers at the Clinton
fair but was unable to do so.
James Macintosh is coming to town
tomorrow to take the place of Mr.. Bur-
CESS while he is away on his wedding
journey.
The C. B. Frost Co. of Westboro has
the contract to pipe the new farm house
of Philip Moen.
Mrs Daniel F. Bates and daughter,
Avis, returned from Fitchburg today.
Mrs. Sylvester Colin, who has been i'll.
has suffered a relapse and is again con-
fined to her bed.
Miss Williamson Of Worcester has re-
Gently been a guest Of Mrs. G. H. War
rem.
w. H. Barnes of Worcester was in
town today.
The real estate and personal property
Of the late Mrs. L. M. N. Carey will be
sold at auction Thursday. Sept. 2&
Mrs. Carrie Savage of Cambridge is
visiting Mrs. Stephen Reed.
The furnaces in the high school are
being repaired and painted by the C. B.
Frost Co.
Mrs Samuel Allen is not as we'll
Harry Coburn of the training ship
Enterprise is visiting his grandfather,
A. G. Cutler
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
GOVERNOR WAS THERE.
Visited State Lyman. School and In
sane Hospital.

Westboro, Sept. ia supper and con-
cert was held at the First Congregational
(Unitarian) Church this evening, under
the auspices of the benevolent society
connected with the church. Supper was
served from until o'clock which was
partaken of by a large crowd.
At o'clock the following artists con-
Stanley Knowles Of Worcester, tenor; Mrs.
Matte Litchfield Curtis of Marlboro, con-
tralto; Henderson Ross, basso; Miss 1nez
NJ. Babcock and Miss Edith l.. Marshall
pianists; the WeStboro Ladies Quartet
Miss Annie E. Fales (first soprano), Miss
Ella M. Fay Second soprano), Miss May
E. Clark FIRST alto) and Mrs. Gertrude H.
Bradley Second alto)-assisted by Mrs.
Emma Searles Curtis of Marlboro and
following concert program was rendered.:
Swing song Miss Babcock, Miss Mar
shall: THE diving flower" Mr.. Knowles;
ITO the woods quartet: 1.-THE evening
cometh,' Mrs. Curtis; Twilight" Miss
Clarke, Mr. Ross; "a DREAM Mr.
Knowles; "Massa's in the cold, cold
ground, quartet; my love will come to-
day my little love" Mrs. Curtis;
''L'Addio," Miss Fales, Mr.. Knowles.
His Excellency Gov. Roger Wolcott and
council made an official visit at the Lv-
man school and insane hospital today
The party arrived on the 1922 train from
Boston and left Westboro on the 4.21
train.
Roy Capron, the young son of Arthur
L. Capron, who runs the Central market,
was taken with fit this afternoon, while
riding his bicycle. He was carried into
the drug store Of j. w. James and re-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Miss Florence Bigford; vice president,
Miss Julia Welsh.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of
the Baptist Church will have their
monthly meeting in the vestry of the
church tomorrow evening at 745.
R. b. Lowell went to Windsor, Conn,
today for a brief visit TO his brother.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bernard, who has been
the guest Of friends in town for the
past few days, returned to her home in
Putnam, Conn, today.
The Millbury fire department will go
to Oakdale on Saturday. Sept 80, to
play the return game of base ball with
the Oakdale department.
James Phisett, who was married to
Miss Julia Gagon of Manville at that
place this morning, returned to this
town tonight with his bride and a re-
ception was in order at the home of
the newly married couple at Aldrich
village.
The departmental work that was told
OF in The Spy short time ago will go
into effect tomorrow morning in the
Union grammar school and the Provi-
dence grammar school. Superintend-
ent of Schools S. C. Lyman of Oxford
has made the necessary changes, and
the new system will be inaugurated to-
morrow morning.
BldCkSIOllD
valley road making repairs at the wa
tering trough on Elm street.
A car on the Blackstone valley road
jumped the switch at the valley barn
this morning and delayed traffic for sew
eral minutes.
The Foresters meet at Elm hall
Thursday evening and it is expected
that the opening of the charter and the
consent Of the grand council will be re-
ceived at this meeting.
The selectmen meet tomorrow eve
ming.
John Dickinson, who has been the
guest of friends in this town for the
past few days, returned to his home in
New York today.
There is some talk of the Globe foun-
dry moulders in this town and Wor-
cesteT playing a game of ball here the
coming Saturday to settle the merits
of the two shops.
Repairs on the part of West Main
street where the Millbury water COM
pany's pipes burst last week were COM
menced today. The street in some
places is Quilted very badly and was
dangerous to teams.
A marriage license was taken out at
the town clerks office today for Pa
trickJ. Sullivan, q, and Mary E. Welch,
81.
The high school foot ball squad was
out for practice on the flats this after
noon and some very good work was
done by the boys. Captain Floyd Rice
put the candidates through several
drills and the men showed up we'll.
The branch office of the Worcester
recruiting office will open in this town
tomorrow morning.
Miss Julia Reardon of Worcester is
the guest of Miss Katie Reardon of
Miles street for few days
Fred Allard has secured position ir
Masonville.
julie Dupuis has commenced work on
the new addition Of the Union linen
company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
EAST BRooKFIELD.

East Brookfeld, Sept. 19-The Ladies'
Benevolent Society will hold sociabie
in the vestry of the Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon. Supper will De
served at o'clock, to which are invit-
Ell gentlemen and children.
A foot ball team has been formed at
the Hodgkins school and is indulging In
daily practice. Mortimer Paynr, prin-
cipal of the school, is coaching the boys
into shape. He is an experienced man
at the game, having played on the var
sity team while at Dartmouth. The line
up OF the team has not been selected,
but the back positions are filled as fol-
Corbin re, Carney rhb Moreau fb. Loi-
sclle lib, Daley lie, Varney qb, Games
are desired with school teams averag-
ing about Is years of age.
DR.. j. J.. Remillard has returned
from brief visit to New York.
Work was resumed today at Mann &,
Stevens satinet mill.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
DRINK GRAIN-O,

after you have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. 1t is not a medicine,
but doctors order 1t because it is health.
Iui, nvlgorating anu appetizing; It is
seal brown color and tastes like the finest
grades of coffee and costs about one
fourth as much. Children like It and
thrive on It because 1t is a genuine food
drink containing nothing but nourish-
ment Ask your grocer for GRAIN-O,
the new food drink. Is and Csc.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
TO SAVE THE TREES.
Drookfield Citizens Object to Depreda-
tons Of Linemen.


Brookfeld, Sept. ia petition is
being circulated among the land owners
in town to provide some protection for
the beautiful shade trees against the
saw of the Iinemen who from time to
time cut away the branches to make
room for the telegraph wires.
The first meeting of the board of reg
istrars will be held in the selectmen' S
room, Sept. 10.
A party of Brookfield people attended
the wedding reception rendered to Linus
Bacon and wife at the home of ]. A,
Bacon at Spencer last night.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
held sociable at the Unitarian parlors
this evening. An interesting program by
home talent was presented. Ice cream
and cake We're passed around after the
program. A reception was rendered to
the pastor, Rev. w. L. Walsh, by the
parishioners present during the even
ing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
NUMBER OF DELEGATES.
The following named persons are hereby
designated TO call the meetings to order
In their respective wards:

Inc caucuses are requested to follow the
following mode of procedure:
tfrst-Reading of the call
secretary. 'i''i' anu
Third--Any business other than the
actual choice of candidates or deIegates
Fourth-Choice of inspectors, who shall
not be less than one for every nomination
70 pc made, or set of delegates to be
No person shall serve as a caucus Of
ncer at any caucus in which he is a can
uldate Tor membership in a ward or town
committee, or for an elective Office
,,, Seeti on " acts Of 1898 chap. 54S pro-
the choice of any candidate, delegate or
member Of a political committee to be
selected by such caucus, and the polls
snall be kept open at least 30 minutes !"
Voting shall continue as long as II is
necessary for those present and wishing
to vote, to vote.
Separate ballots must be provided for
each candidate or set of delegates to be
voted on, and must be clearly and dis
tinctly marked
Ballots shall be provided as formerly.
by the various candidates or their friends
and shall be printed on paper of the fol.
lowing colors:
For delegates to the state convention
White.
For delegates to the senatorial conven-
tion--Cherry.
For delegates to the councillor conven-
tion-Dark blue.
For delegates to the county conventfo,,
Apple green
For representative-Faw
Ballots not so printed shall not be count :
ed. Ballots deposited in the wrong box
shall not be counted.
Voting on all candidates or sets of deIa-
gates shall take place simultaneously
the voters passing in single file in front
of the inspectors,
The caucus shall be held in accordance
with the caucus act of 1898
Republican City Committee
LEON RICE PARTRIDGE, Chairman
II. ELMER BLAKE, Secretary.
DATED pat Worcester, Mass, Sept is, 1889.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
TRoTT-KAUKE.

George F. Trott of 26 Grove street
and Miss Mary E. Kauke were married
at IL Wachusett street last evening at
Z o'clock by Rev. Alexander Lewis, pas
tor of the Pilgrim church. The wedding
was private, only the immediate friends
of the couple being present.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
Opening Announcement.

The success of our business in the United States
has prompted many to COPY OUR METHODS, and
they have even gone so far as to initiate OUR NAME.
This has been practiced in number Of cities through
out this country by regular organized BAND who are
trying to make capital out Of our enterprise
We are the only WOODEN MILL OWNERS In
THE WORLD who sell their product direct to the
consumer, and operating successfully over
so stores in this country and Europe and by the mar
ketng of goods direct the consumer upwards
of 60 per cent their purchases giving YOU the
choice of selection from 1000 patterns of goods
that are made BY US for our own stores, at ONE
PRICE, in suit or overcoat TO ORDER FOR
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
Card Of Thanks.

The family of JOHN p. CADY would
IKE to express their heartfelt gratitude
for the kindly sympathy extended 10 them
IN their affection and for the touching
tributes paid to the memory Of their he.
loved son and brother.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
DEATHS.

THORNTON-In this city, 18th, Ellen "
GFlynn)i wife of James Thornton.
Funeral from her home, 3S Grove street
thursday, at SIS a. M Solemn higl
mass of, requiem In the Church of Oh
immaculate Conception at 8 o'clocK
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend' and are kindly requested not 4
EATON : In this city, nth, George S
Eaton, 50 yrs. 10 mos days.
relatives and friends are invited to At
tend funeral services at the residence d
MS sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Gates, 5 Wash
mgton street, Wednesday, at 2 p m.
PHETTEPLACE-In this city, 18TH 81
mon mon W. Phetteplace, SO yrs. mos. 2
Funeral Friday, Sept %, at II a. m.
H0BBS - In Warren. 18th, Herbert W
Hobbs of this city, son of the late Theo
aore y and Clara A. Hobbs, "a yrs
100. ANu' h
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
DEATH OF MISS SLATER.
Popular Uxhridee Woman Who Was
Extensively Known Passes Away.

Uxbridge, Sept. 19.-Miss Emily M.
Slater, daughter of Peleg and Emily
Slater, died, at her fathers home, on
South Main street, late this afternoon, at
the age of 40 years She was educated in
uated from Uxbridge high school. For a
number of years she was assistant post
mistress here. Miss Slater was very
popular in town and had many friends
wh1 will be grieved to hear the news of
her death. A father and one sister Alice
school teacher survive The funeral
will be held Friday at 2 p. m Rev. f. L.
Bristol will officiate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

The $500 excursion to New York. via
Albany and Hudson river, returning
Fall River line and Boston via Boston
& Albany r. r., starts Oct. 3.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

The executive committee of the Black
stone Valley Agricultural Society met
tonight and looked over the accounts of
the late fair. They find that the receipts
show that the treasury is in flourishing
condition. on account of the great sue.
cess which attended the cattle show
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
REPUBLICAN,
CAuCUSES!

The republican voters of the city of
Worcester are requested to assemble in
caucuses TUESDAY EVENING, Septem-
Der 2e, 1899 at 7,9O o'clock p. m, to elect
delegates to the republican state seventh
councillor district, county and senatorial
conventions, and to nominate one candi-
date from each ward to the general court
Wards 4, 5, 6, Z and will elect their
senatorial delegates to the first Worces-
ter district senatorial convention.
Wards l, 2 and will elect their senate
rial delegates to the second Worcester
district senatorial convention
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
PLACES OF MEETING

Ward 1-Classical High School, basement.
Ward 2-Burrwood Hall, 30 Belmont street.
Ward 3-Police Station /, Waldo street.
Ward 4-Ledge Street School House
Ward 5-Horticultural Hal, IS Front street.
Ward 6-Curtis Hail. Pearl street
Ward continental Hall, corner Main
and Foster streets.
Ward S--AssOciation Hall Film strea+
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

The seventh annual meeting of the
Cherry Valley Epworth League was held
TINS evening, In the vestry of the Meth
9dist church" The officers elected are:
for the third time. first vice-president
William Marsten; second vice-president,
MISS May Ashworth third vice -president,
MISS Anna Richardson; fourth vice-presi-
GENT, miss Lizzie Heron: secretary,
Ralph 3. Sparbard; treasurer, Earle Spar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
TO SAVE THE sPIRE.
Leicester Congresationalists Vote to
Preserve Land Mark

Leicester, Sept. 1.-THE First Congre-
gational Society held business meeting
in the vestry of the Congregational
church, this evening. Only ten members
were present. The Ladies' Charitable
Society asked permission to make certain
changes in the room known as the la
dies parlor and the small vestry, the
work to be done at their own expense
1t was voted that the matter be referred
to the prudential committee that they
might do as they saw fit The report Of
the committee on spire repairs was read
by Charles P. Munroe. The report showed
that the matter had been submitted to
Norcross Brothers of Worcester who
furnished estimates on the repairs and
agreed to cover the spire down to the
belfry with copper, to put braces in the
belfry, attic, roof and vestibule, to repair
the plastering in the vestry and vestibule
and to make other minor repairs for a
sum satisfactory to the committed
All NE money needed, with the excep-
tion Of about sf00 has already been
pledged, and the society will endeavor to
raise the necessary amount. The comit-
tee submitted a report favoring the Nor
cross proposal and the report was adopt
ed. The matter of raising the additional
funds REQUIRED was left In the hands of
the spire committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-05

him docs him Injustice il f. most earn
csuy 10 Doe hoped that &c does.
A dispatch from London TO the Tags
blat OF Berlin. reviewing the state of
English opinion in relation TO am alliance
between england and Germany, closes by
saving hat an understanding between
frem E thc more impossible I'm that the
war Fl. Tho rranyaal has given the world
Startling proof OF Brtain's military
vstkncs.
Tni- is TO our mind, very curious
conclusion 10 learn from the events Of
tie past sixty days Without The slightest
preparation n advance. England has
thrown an army of some seventy thous-
and perfectly equipped soldiers into
southern Africa with six thousand miles
of sea intervening ~ that dose not show
am ability TO dcal promptly and forci5ly
with whatever emergency may arise, 10
.s hard 10 conceive OF circumstances that
would. TO IS safe to say that Germany
with au Of her preparation, would have
found 81 Impossible TO do the same thing
iu The same time.
But best Of am. the lighting that Eng
lish soldiers have done ia this war proves
that they are as trusty and reliable TO-
day as they were when thirty-thrcc hous-
and OF them withstood the shock of sew
cnty thousand veterans French soldiers all
oi Chat fatefu day at Waterloo. There is
Ensiaud's greatest reliance. il is in The
hearts of oak and the nerves of steel OF
her sons. which their fighting ga Africa
proves are MS firm and steady to-day as
they ever were. And the power great or
small, that attacks her upon the supposi-
ti0u chat She suffers from military weak
ness Will lind out before d. is through
THAT f. bias made the blunder of its lie.
and it will wish 10 had never fallen into
the error
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-05

fable in .onding troops into the States.
But thc.c emergencies are rare and the
President houd never resort to such eX-
tremc measures unless the state authori-
ties axe either unable or unwilling TO pre-
serve the peace.
We afc very jealous OF the rights Of tho
states and wc are very resentful Of Fed
oral interference. We would see the FED
eraI government keep safely within the
strictc.t bounds OF its limitations. We
would see the Federal powers attend TO
the nation. and we would see the state
powers attend TO tine affairs OF the states;
and never % departure from this rule, ex-
ccpt ODE preservation Of Jaw and order de-
mand t
We fcl sure that Kentucky is amply
able 20 attend TO her election muddle and
for the President 10 send troops would
most probably raise more sheol than the
soldiers would be able TO put down.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-05

We DO not take seriously the sensational
reports that the President viii send troops
into Kentucky TO aid the Republicans I'm
iuaugurating their man for Governor Of
course the President would not do such
ching. unless Governor Bradley should
ask it. and Governor Bradley will not
dare ask for Federal Interference unless
be is compelled TO do So
This IS dangerous sort OF business.
THE Times thinks that emergencies some
times arise in which the President is justl-