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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
NoRTHBoRo.

Northboro, Aug. 3.-H. M. Pelirzs
has one of the finest collections. of 5ui.
terflies in Worcester county. NHe mas
been collecting specimens for N years
and has many rare and beautiful in
sects in his collection. A large number
of his butterflies come from Germany
from where he receives a fresh lot
monthly. Others come from Portugal
Africa, Florida, California and MANY
other countries and states. Mr.. Peinze
recently refused $500 for his cabinet Of
insects.
M. H. Ryan has the contract for
conveying 100000 brick from Northboro
to the Lyman school in Westboro.
c. G. Simmonds and family start for
Lake Champlain Tuesday.
Walter M Farwell is to build on
River street.
A. Derosia and family have returned
from Haverhill.
E. II. Smith has added a grist mill
to his bone mill and has put in a circu-
lar, planning and banding saw.
John Staples is enjoying weeks va
cation.
Henry Paul is enjoying an outing at
Providence.
Mrs. Charles Bonner is visiting
friends at Charlestown.
A lawn party will be held on the
grange lawn, Aug. 10.
Cover Baker is soon to sever con-
nections with Farnsworth Bros.
Charles Warren started this morn
ing on a trip to Vermont.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
STERLING JUNCTION.

Sterling Junction, Aug. "a grand
entertainment is to be held Friday
evening at the Epworth League hall A
musical and literary program has been
arranged, and refreshments will be
served Mrs. w. G.. Hambleton is the
originator of the affair, and will give a
rev piano selections and with the help
OF Charles A. Chase, who is a very fine
singer at st. Marks Church, Brook
line, fine entertainment is expected.
Mr.. Chase is a very noted composer.
The choir invisible" and THE city of
perfect peace" are among his finer
works.
On the veranda of Dr. Nudge last
evening the Sterling Junction Tennis
Club held its meeting to form one of
the tournaments, the first this season.
Three tournaments are usually held
during the year. The grounds have re-
Gently been improved. The committee
also laid out the grounds to regulation
rules. At the meeting last evening to
arrange preliminaries of the singles,
Bradford Pierce, who has 30 every
open game against William Williston,
George Mason against Gardner Kenne-
dy, Mason to have every half 10; Robert
Z. Crowell every half Is against L. V.
Joyce, James Nudge, who plays Free
man Tower, and both are scratch men,
Kennedy played Mason, 6-1, 90.
Leon Pierce plays the winner of Crow
ell VS.. Joyce match. The doubles are
Williston and Tower, who give Mason
and Leon Pierce liz points in every
game. Crowell and Nudge also give
Bradford Pierce and L. v. Joyce 1%
points in every game. Harold Day will
act as official referee.
c. A. Richardson will entertain over
Sunday w. B. Furgeson of the Boston
syndicate at the Bon Air lodge.
Mrs. C. L. Hicks and sister, Florence
Carpenter, are staying in the old Tain
ter cottage.
AT the Prescott cottage on Myrtle
avenue Bion E. Taft and wife and
daughter, Marguerite, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, are staying for two weeks.
Wallace Williams, Mrs. William Jar
Wis, Miss Maud Jarvis, Master Paul
Jarvis, Mrs. Charles Dame and Miss
Bessie Dame are the guests at the Low
ell House
At Breezy Point Mr.. and Mrs. N. e.
Stowe, B. K. Stowe. Ralph, Myra and
Caro-, also Howard of Worcester, are to
stay for the rest of the season.
Miss H. f, Baker, matron of the
Laurel Street Chapel, has as guests
Miss Annie B. Hunter Mrs. H. A. Bar
ney William Mccormick, Otto Peter
son and Charles Disney of Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
HIS HEAD CUT OPEN.
Charles Daniels of Spencer
Seriously Injured-Ath-
letic Rivalry.

Spencer, Aug. S.-CharlesDaniels was
seriously injured this afternoon while
working at the slaughter house owned
by Waldo Pierce. Around the slaughter
house row of hooks hang for the pur-
pose of hanging up the slaughtered
cattle. While crossing a large water
trough, on one side of the slaughter
house, Mr.. Daniels struck his head
against one of the hooks, which held
him in such position that he could not
move for quite a while. Mr.. Daniels
finally succeeded in freeing himself,
and In unfastening the hook where he
was struck on the right side of the
head. The wound bled profusely and
he was considerably weakened by the
loss OF blood, but succeeded in driving
home. DR.. E. w. Norwood was called
and examined the wound. Tonight Mr..
Daniels Tvas resting comfortably, but
was greatly weakened by the great loss
of blood
The water commissioners have Just
completed putting in three new gates
IN the water system. One is situated
at the corner of May and Main streets
and the other two at the position OF
the new stand pipe.
Ever since it became known in Spen-
Ger that North Brookfield was very
eager to arrange for a hub and hub race
between the two towns, the Spencer
contingent have kept silent, and only
on two or three occasions has anything
been said by the Spencer sports in re-
gard to the proposed hub and hub race.
AS the Spencer team was victorious
IN the past hub and hub contests be-
tTrrh frrr u. - 4
II is only right that North Brookfield
should appoint committee and duly
challenge the Spencer team officially
The North Brookfield team has not ap-
pointed any committee, nor has it duly
challenged Spencer in a good, clear cut
manner.
The Spencer team is only too WILLING
to run, and are eager for another
chance 10 show their superiority over
North Brookfield
Spencer's fame in athletics is known
everywhere, and now the managers OF
the Marlboro muster, Labor day. Sent
A, desire to have spencer's crack bpt
and hub team, the O'Garas. matched
against the best company in Marlboro
as a special attraction. While the
spencer company would like to go, al
present they do not see how thew car
opllge the Marlboro firemen. Quite a
number of the best runners in the com.
pany belong to the Holy Rosary c. t
A: Society, and are intending going tc
Westheld to the diocesan field day. and
could not possibly go to Marlboro
1t viii be the Holy Rosary Society
hrst year as member of the union
membership.
special meeting of the society is
called Tor Sunday to arrange all the
plans.
M. G. King of the board of fire en-.
glneers went to Brookfield today to be
present at the test of the new fire en-.
CINE just purchased by the town 0,
| Brookfield.
George Norwood, clerk at Vaughn!
pharmacy, Springfield, is at home on :
vacation.
The Spencer brass band gave a banC
concert tonight in front of town hall
which was largely attended.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
NO ROAD TO WEBSTER.
southbridge People Do Not Want Connec
tons With the Mil Town.

Southbridge, Aug. S.-Every few days
comes the intelligence from Webster
either from the papers or told by some
oracle from that town, that Webster is
soon to be connected with Southbridge
by electric street railway If this state
ment is fact, it must be that Webster
men are going to subscribe for all the
stock, build the road and grant their
own franchise in Southbridge, for af-
ter diligent search no one in South
bridge can be found who is interested in
such a road or who is going to put any
money into it or see any particular ben
eft Southbridge would get from such
a road
This rumor of the Webster road is
circulated to throw a damper on the
Charlton road and is circulated by
those not in favor of the Charlton con-
nection. 1t will, however, be fruitless
as the Charlton road has now gone too
far and got too good hold to drop
through now and at the public hearing,
Aug. II, the franchise will likely be
granted to Charlton.
An accident occurred on River street
last evening where a we'll is being sunk
by a large power drill The rod that
supported the drill broke while descend
ing and the end struck Frank Randall
a heavy blow in the arm and also hit
Joseph Mountain a blow in the right
side of the head, splitting the scalp for
four inches. The boy was taken to his
home and medical aid summoned. Had
the blow struck the boy with full force
before striking Mr.. Randall he would
no doubt have been fatally hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Flood celebrat-
ed the 25th anniversary of their mar
riage at the home on South street this
evening by entertaining a large COM
pany of friends. The affair was very
pleasant one, and the genial host and
hostess were showered with congratula-
tons on the happy occasion. A very
fitting spread was laid by RebboIi of
worcester Dancing was enjoyed on a
large pavilion erected on the lawn for
that purpose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
EAST BRooKFIEL0.

East Brookfield, Aug. S.-The mem
bers of Cypress Lodge, d. of r., OF
North Brookfield enjoyed an outing to-
day, at Lashaway park. Harmony
Lodge of Spencer and Alpha Lodge OF
Warren were present at the park by
invitation of North Brookfield societies
Miss Lottie Moreau of Pleasant street
left this morning for Port Chester, N
Y, where she will visit her brother
Henry Moreau.
The fire engineers of the village, W.
G.. Keith and e. c. Gibson, together
with several members of the steamer
company No. /, were present at the in
spection and test of the new Amoskeag
engine at Brookfield this afternoon.
Mrs. G. L. Murphy Of River street is
visiting in Charlton.
Miss Belle Banister of Main street
is visiting friends in Springfield.
Charles Wood of Palmer is in town
renewing old acquaintance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
BARRE.
School Committee Make Out the ssignment
of Teachers for Next Year.


Barre, Aug. 3.-The school committee
has made the following appointments
of teachers in the several schools for
the ensuing year: The high school will
be in charge of Charles l.. Randall,
who has been the successful principal
for several years. and Miss Harriet B.
Teasdale will be associate principal;
Horace b. Dean of Cambridge is select
ed as principal of the grammar school,
Miss Martha e. Ormsby being his as
sistant This is departure from
former arrangements, the principal for
number of years past having been
a woman. Miss Marion l.. Miller and
Miss Nellie r. Rice will, as heretofore,
have charge, respectively Of the inter-
mediate and second primary schools;
Miss Stella M. Holland, a native of
Barre, a normal school graduate, and
for several years successful teacher
be in charge of the first primary school
Miss Luna B. Hubbard will teach in
district No. 3, Miss Goodfellow in No.
4, Miss Addie Morse of Westboro in
No. 10, Miss Myra 0. Piper in No. IL
On account of the closing of the fac
tory at Smithville and the removal
from town of a number of families for
merly residing there, it is uncertain
whether the school will be reopened or
the remaining pupils transported to
school No. 3. Should the school reopen
Miss Mary T.. Traver of Barre will
probably be the teacher.
James A. Rice has sold portion Of
the Harrison Babbitt farm in the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
CLARKE GETS IT.
Appointed Judge OF
the First District
Court.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
John Stafford's Heroic Act
Saves An Old Lady's
Life.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.

Webster, Aug. S-The news that
Henry ]. Clarke had been appointed
judge of the first district court of south
ern Worcester county came as a big
surprise here. Mr.. Clarke at once
commenced his duties.
Probably the contest for the $500
plum was one of the most vigorous that
have entered into local politics for some
time.
From all outward appearances it
looked as if Clerk Fred H. Berger would
succeed in securing the appointment.
His friends were more confident than
he was, and it is not to their discredit
that he was not winner, for they
worked hard for.him.
When the information came out that
Mr.. Berger had the selectmen of Web
ster, Oxford, Southbridge and Dudley
on his staff, local people thought that
he was a sure winner.
During a congratulatory interview
with the Webster correspondent of The
Spy Judge Clarke said that he did not
worry much over his appointment. He
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Dog Officer Quinn Finds
Canine With Mouth
Full of Feathers.

Leicester, Aug. 3.-Things came Dog
officer Quinns way last night, and he
secured evidence against a canine Gull
prit in record breaking time. AT quar-
ter past six he heard commotion In
his hen house, and went out to investi-
gate. AS he arrived at the door, hen
rushed out minus it's tail feathers. A
young bull terrier belonging to Everett
Sweet was close second with the tell
tale feathers in it's mouth.
Quinn drove the dog back into the
coop and tied it with a rope. AS It is
not policy for such dogs to be allowed
to run near hen yards, there will be
one less dog in town soon.
The regular meeting of the W. r. c.
was held in Memorial hall, and there
Will be no regular meeting till Septem-
ber The piano desired by the corps mas
been at the hall a week, and the instru-
ment is partly paid for.
Work on the strip of ground near the
Cherry Valley cemetery, which James
A. Logan of Worcester is to make into
park and present to his native town
ID progressing FdpluIy. "A force OF
twenty-five men with five teams are
busily employed in grading the
grounds under the direction of Mat
thew Morgan. Several trees have beer
cut down and avenues staked out. A
number of small trees are to be plant
ed
The hospital branch meeting, which
was to have been held Wednesday with
Miss May, has been deferred to Sep
TENDER 8.
Neighbors of Joe Lenox informed Of
ficer Quinn a day or two ago that a
Spencer beer wagon delivered a load
of wet goods at the Cutler place since
the raid. Further investigation by
Quinn disclosed the fact that an ice
wagon was mistaken for beer team.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
UPTON.

Upton, Aug. 1.-THE annual picnic and
field day Of the Upton grange was held
today at Johnsons grove
Miss Mary Mcleod, Edith Bailey ano
Gorge Hunter and Hiss Lizzie Warren
are enjoying an outing at Lake Quin'
sigamond.
Burton r. Lasselle left here this even
ing for Baltimore.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

with bearing down pains. These are but
symptoms of womanly disorders. Let
the cause be removed and the pains will
pass, and sleep will bring only dreams of
happiness and love.
The most effective remedy for diseases
of women is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t dries up the facilitating
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton and entirely cures female weakness.
There is no alcohol, whisky or other
intoxicant contained in Favorite Pre-
scription," neither does it contain
opium, cocaine, nor any other narcotic.
1t is strictly temperance medicine.
Accept no substitute.
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, free of all charge.
Each letter is treated as sacred con-
hdence. Every answer is sent in plain
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
BALDWIN svlLLE.

Baldwinsville, Aug. 3.--Flre broke out
in the boiler room of Harris g. Muir
phys pail and tub factory about $50
o'clock this morning. The engineer and
firemen were engaged in repairing a
force pump at the time and both were
absent from the room. The cause of
the fire is not known. but it is beliey-
ed to have been caused by a spark
among the shavings. The building and
fixtures Of the boiler were damaged to
an extent Of 5000. The loss is covered
by insurance for $500, placed through
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

Some women don't know what it is to
sleep well In dreams they are haunted
by the pains they bore through the day.
There is no rest and no refreshment for
them even in sleep. This condition is
only one feature of many consequent
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

envelope without
any printing upon
it. Write without
fear and without
fee.
~ want to praise
your m e dicin e"
writes Mrs. Sarah ].
Burney, of Crescent,
Putnam Co, Fla. II
ho1-a 6aan et~Iy &C.
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upon forms Of dis
ease peculiar to
W o m e n. T h e
head aches often,
or h ere are
" spells I" of dizzi-
ness or faintness,
there is pain in
t11e hack or eide
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

twenty years and have been almost in bed five
years, and now 1 able to work all day'
have taken eight bottles of Favorite Prescrip-
ton and four Of Golden Medical Discovery
and one vial of Pellets I praise your medi-
cine to all. I had the headache but it is gone.
My throat is well and cough gone and all my
old troubles are better tried many other kinds
of medicine and four doctors"
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets help
Nature to help you.
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rs High grade ladies' bicycles, all new
at your price. A. B. F. Kinney, A Front
street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04

A prominent republican told The Spy
reporter today that there is no doubt
that the local delegates will so to the
convention solid for Guild.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
North Brookfeld Is
Working, for His
Interests.
TWO men BADLY INJURED.
Batcheller House Proprie-
tor Pays $50 Liquor
Fine.

North Brookfeld, Aug. S.-As the
date of the gubernatorial convention
approaches, North Brookfeld repub-
licans are beginning to show marked
interest in the Bates-G Guild campaign
for lieutenant governor. This town
will have three delegates to the con-
yention
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-31
EX-GOVERNOR THORNTON HERE.
His Mining Investments in Mexico Are
Proving Success.

Ex-Governor w. T. Thornton is in the
city, guest of General j. 7. Victory.
The ex-governor came up from Ixtlan,
Mexico, where he has extensive mining
interests, to attend the Lee-Gilliland
trial at Hillsboro as a witness.
The ex-governor leaves tonight for
New York City to look after some af-
fairs in connection with the Wadding-
ham estate. He was a close friend of
Mr.. Waddingham. Mr.. Waddingham
died too soon" said Mr.. Thornton. He
was heavy investor, and had he lived
longer he would have developed the i'm
mense property he owned himself or
jointly with others in this territory"
The former New Mexico official is in
terested in number of gold and silver
mines in the state of Jalisco and the
territory Of Topic, not far from Guaaa,..
lajara, and about two days journey
from San Bias, Pacific ocean sea 0"t.
Some of the mi1es are producers Of ore,
while at other places prospecting is be-
ing done with good results. A few miles
from his mines is a large gold and sill
yer mine operated with great profit the
last thirty-five years by Baron Forbes
& Co., of Paris. The mines Of the ex-
governor are 125 miles from a railroad,
and the ore is shipped on burros, as
there is no wagon road to within twen-
ty-five miles of the camp. The weather
there is delightful, especially in the aft
ernoon, when fine sea breeze sets in
from the Pacific. The mines are situat-
ed 1000 feet above sea level. There is
at present great demand for mining
property in Mexico, especially gold and
copper mines. Mining experts are look
ing over every square mile of Mexico in
their search for mines, and United
States capital is being freely invested.
The United States also supplies most
Of the mining machinery for Mexico.
Ex- Governor Thornton has number Of
friends in New York associated with
him. He will remain in New York four
or five days, and then go to Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-31
THE CONSPIRACY CASES.
Detective John Cooks Account of the Pro-
ceedings Given to Denver Paper.

| The Rocky Mountain News has an in
terview with Detective Cook, from which
the following extracts are taken:
"a story told by a convict in the ter
ritorial prison at Santa Fe last Decem-
ber, charging Hon. Thomas B. Catron
with various crimes, was investigated
by the detective with the result that
Mr.. Catron was fully and completely
vindicated and the plots and schemes of
his enemies put to naught.
"A few days ago at Santa Fe Deputy
Warden C. L. Merrill, Cell House Cap
tain Henry Bergman and W. Ii. Gar
ner, alias Shultz, convict, all of the
territorial penitenciary, were bound
over for trial on the charge of conspir-
acy, which consisted of bold and des-
perate effort to snsareh the good name
I "a Va. -1atrcn. Il. II. Bergman was
discharged.
AsIt turned out that everything tlrt
convict mad said regarding Mr.. Catron
was untrue and that Catron had never
visited or seen Garner.
''Garner admitted that his story was a
lie. He made another statement in
which he declared that E. H. Bergman,
warden of the penitentiary. his son
Henry Bergman, and o. L. Merrill had
promised him liberty for making the first
statement, it being their purpose to pre-
vent Mr. Catron from receiving politi-
cal appointment
MANY facts were brought out to show
that they had deliberately plotted with
the convict. The statement that Mar
I : al bn1 io1 hn oi
son was a base falSehood. Fornoff left
the territory last spring with the rough
riders. The plotters, knowing that he
stood chance of being killed in battle
and that he would at least be away
some time, had used his name. Just
before his departure he had visited the
penitentiary, having been summoned
! thither on the preteXt that many of the
so or more prisoners he had sent there
wanted to bid him goodbye Later the
fact that he had visited the prison was
brought up in an attempt to prove that
he went to the place to hand the poison
to Garner
various attempts were made to in
duce Catron to call at the penitentiary.
Merrill went to him one day and said
that Garner wanted a pardon and that
if he (Catron) would exert his influence
with the governor, Garner would pay
him $3.50 in cash. Catron called up the
warden by telephone, asking him If
Garner was seeking a pardon. The
warden, who had not been apprised of
Merrills visit to Catron replied in the
negative. Catron dropped the case and
did not 60 near the prison.
1T was also shown that the original
statement of Garner, as ar as Catron
was concerned, was suggested to him by
Catron's enemies, who required him to
commit it to memory.
"All the officials and guards of the
penitentiary were discharged by Gov
ernor Otero and new set of men in
stalled in their Places
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-31
MARKET REPORT.

New York, May s1.-Money on call
nominally 2 q ~ per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 81 @ AZ. Silver, 81;
lead, $4.25.
Chicago.-Wheat, May, Tx; July,
7se. Corn, May, a3A; July, 33ss q
33A. Oats, May, 24sl; July, 23 @ 23N.
Kansas City-Cattle, receipts, $500;
market steady; native steers, $3.50
q $5.35; Texas steers, $3.75 @ S4.s5;
Texas cows, $3.3 q $500; native
cows and heifers, $3.50 @ $500; stock
ers and feeders, 80. so q IS. As; bulls, SO. 10
q $4.2O. Sheep, receipts, 5000; steady;
lambs, $4.OO a $500; muttons, SO. .25 q
1925.
Chicago. - Cattle, receipts, 16,5oo;
market dull; beeves, $3.50 q IS. 10;
cows and heifers, 81. 90 q $4.9O; Texas
steers, $4.0O q $4.9O; stockers and feed
ers, $3.75 q $50. Sheep, receipts, 12,-
600; slow; sheep, $3.50 q $5.a5; lambs,
$3.50 q $6.45.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-31
Bids For A, raored Ships.

Washington, May 31.-Bids were to
have been opened at the navy depart
ment to-day at noon for armored bat
tle-ships, monitors and armored cruis-
ers, authorized by law, but no bids were
received within the price fixed by con-
gress.
The Carnegie Steel Company and
Bethlehem Iron Company submitted
statements that they are unable to fur
nish armor of the character required at
the price fixed. $40O per ton, for seven
ships authorized last year. and $500 per
ton for ships authorized this year.