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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
BEHIND THE BARS
Over Fifty Prisoners at Waldo
Street Station Christmas Day

Waldo street police station appeared
like a 15-cent clearinghouse yesterday
morning. Since Saturday evening SO
arrests were made, and a large number
of drunk cases made the work of the
house officers heavy. Men were doub-
led up in nearly all the cells, and nearly
score spent Christmas peering
through iron bars.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26

James Whalen, who was arrested
Sunday for drunkenness, was examined
yesterday by City Physician w. T.
Clark and Medical Examiner DR.. F. H.
Baker, and was ordered committed to
Bloomingdale asylum. Whalen had
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WORCESTER FIVE CENTS saw
fNGS BANK.
No. Sl4 Main Street.
Incorporated AMI ,oz
deposits put ON interest on the AIRS
gay OF January April, July ana Octo
per All taxes on deposits paid by Ii
Bank hours: 8 a. m. to A D. M. satu
days. u. m to l D. m.
F. B. STODDARD. Preside,
J. STEWART BROWN. Trea
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SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Home for Aged Wom-
en- Thronged BY
Generous Patrons.
INMATES THE GUESTS OF HONOR.
All Booths Were Cleared of
Their Goods EARLY in
the Day.

1--WE are more than satisfied with our
dared to hope for" said Mrs. David F.
Parker of the board of the Home for
Aged Women, last night, regarding the
fair that was held at the home yester-
day from to 10 o'clock. Indeed, it
would be hard to say how a fair or any
other enterprise of a socio-commercial
quality could have been more fortunate
in its progress or issue, for from early
afternoon through the evening the
large rooms and corridors were packed
with patrons, and the street for some
distance in either direction was lined
with waiting carriages, as at a queens
draWingroom. Many Of the depart
ments were sold out and had to be re-
plenished long before closing time, and
some put up their shutters and locked
their front doors for good before the
crowd had begun to thin.
The tables were in charge of the
ladies Of the board, with Mrs. David
F. Parker chairman, Mrs. Clara s.
Duckworth and Mrs. Hannah Hol-
brook, the committee in general charge.
Mrs, F. B. Knowles, the president of
the board, Mrs. G. f. Rugg and Mrs.
George E. Francis were a reception
committee and welcomed the guests as
they arrived. On the right,<in the par
Tor, stood the fancy table, presided
over by Mrs. T. K. Earle, Mrs. Edwin
Brown, Mrs. ]. Murdoch and Mrs. F.
L. Goes, while in the Office the do
nestle table was spread, with Mrs. E.
D. Thayer, Mrs. r. H. Chamberlain,
Mrs. w. w. Seaver and Mrs. E. A.
Thwing in charge.
Tn fha 6inipcr roOT11 ioa araa M oYad oo1yo
were sold by Mrs. j. D. Curtis, Mrs.
II. D. Barber and Mrs. F. H. Dewey;
on the other side of the room 80 pounds
of homemade sweets disappeared at
the hands Of Mrs. w. H. Cook and Mrs.
H. e. Clark; and in the middle, beau
tiful with ferns, plants and cut flowers,
was the flower table, with Mrs. H. H.
Merriam, Mrs. B. w. Childs and Miss
Gage in charge.
Miss Frances Hill served tea and
cakes at one end of the hall, and Mrs.
A. Wood lemonade at the other. The
art table was in charge of Mrs. G. S.
Duckworth and Mrs. Alexander De-
Witt.
There was no entertainment, but Mrs.
Retaliation played on the piano
through the evening, and Miss S. NJ
mask over her face, read poems in a
darkened room, with solemn stuffed
owls to bear her company.
The ladies of the home were the
guests of honor. They were surround
ed by friends and piled with handker-
chief cases and sachets and flowers
and treated to ice cream and tea and
lemonade. Every one was in good
spirits, you may be sure, and none bet
ter than these elderly ladies', who were
the centre and cause Of all the festiv-
ity. Exactly how much wealth was
amassed by the financial transactions
of the day could not be reckoned last
night, but the people who sold things
felt as if they had been operating in
Wall street.
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4 GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
Mechanics Association Will
Open Its Glasses We'd
nesday.

The Worcester County Mechanics as
sociation announces the opening of its
23d season of free evening drawing school,
Wednesday evening. Every young me-
ehanic of Worcester county should realize
that here is an opportunity of his life
to get a good knowledge of working
drawings. There is hardly manufacture
ing concern in the country today that
does not plan it's work in the draughting
room, and the time is soon coming when,
il the mechanic can not quickly grasp the
idea and go to work at once from the
plantations from the superintendent, that
he will find himself out of job and he
will be unable to find lucrative employ
ment in any mechanical trade.
The instruction this season is to be
entirely in the hands of the able instruct
ors OF the past two years-Prof. w. Il.
Ames formerly of the Worcester Poly
tecnic Institute, now of the Reed & Prince
Manufacturing company, and Prof. A. l..
Smith of the Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute.
years, the association will, If a sufficient
number want it, give course in algebra
and geometry one evening week on
points necessary to the better understand
ing of the mechanical draughting Prizes
will be offered as in years past for pro-
ficiency in work done during the winter
Active and junior members and their
children can attend.
Any young man of good moral character
from IA to q years of age engaged in
some mechanical or scientific occupation,
may become a junior member by the pay
ment of an annual assessment of 81, and
this besides giving him the privileges of
the school, entities him to ticket in
either of the winter lecture courses, a
reading room. If over q years Of age
and engaged for three consecutive years
in some mechanical or scientific pursuit,
he may, by becoming an active member,
have the advantage of the school.
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"A COMMENTED WOMAN"
I1oyt's Masterpiece at the Worcester
Theater Tonight and Tomorrow.

Somehow there is an unnameabIe
strength in the Hoyt trade mark, which
appeals with sort Of magnetic inHu-
ence to the minds of the most fashionable,
as well as the masses. This fact is forci-
bly, demonstrated by the enormous de-
mand for seats for the presentation in
this city of Hoyt's masterpiece, ga Con-
tented Woman" at the Worcester the
atre tonight and tomorrow evening.
This comedy has been pronounced as
being infinitely superior to any of his
previous writings-be that as it may, 1t
is pretty certain that it has added more
to his bank account than any of the 9TH
ers. Everywhere the piece has been
presented the theatres have had the seat
Ing capacity severely tested, and stand
ing room has been at premium. Critics
everywhere have been enthusiastic in
their praises, not only for the cleverly-
constructed play, but the capable art
lists Mr. Hoyt has engaged to present ii.
The scenery is heralded as being extreme
ly fine, while the music Is of that bright
and catchy order that readily appeals to
the public ear. The many specialties are
up to date and strikingly novel and the
gorgeous costumes and stunning gowns of
the ladies have been highly Commented
upon. Miss Belle Archer, one of the most
beautiful American women now before
the public, will be seen in the title role
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CLASSES ORGANIZE.
The Y. w. C. A. viii Arrange for In
structlon of Foreign Born Women.

The Y. w. c. A. Will Arrange for In
structlon of Foreign Born Women.
Glasses III dressmaking and embroid-
cry, under the respective direction of
Mrs. M. F. Morse and Miss Corinne
Benoit, We're organized at the Y. w. c.
A. building last night. The class in
English was organized for the special
purpose of instructing foreign born
women in the rudimentary branches Of
an English education. Many of these
women are thoroughly conversant with
their own language, but need a start in
the language of this country. The at
tendance last night was small. but
larger classes are anticipated as sever
al pastors of churches have the matter
under consideration, and are making
an effort to interest their parishioners in
the course of study.
An effort is being made to form
French class. Several who conteinplatc
attending the Paris exposition next year
are interested in the movement, and
with the addition of few more mem
bers the class will be formed.
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DECREE HELD UP.
Mayor Dodge Discovers An
Error in a Street Rail-
way Grant.

Officials of the Worcester and Web
ster Street Railway Company expert
enced another hold-up yesterday when
Mayor Dodge discovered an error in
the wording Of the decree granting~lo-
cations for tracks of the company in
Worcester
The mistake was evidently made in
copying, but on advice Of the city So
icitor, it was decided to call a special
meeting of the aldermen and have the
decree amended in proper form.
Section 10 of the decree provided that
all damages caused by change of grade
and so on, should be paid by the rail-
road company. In drafting the docu-
ment, however, the word damages
was changed to grades" through a
clerical error, so that the clause meant
absolutely nothing, and relieved the
company of heavy expense which
they ought properly to bear. The mis-
take was not noticed when the board
passed the decree two weeks ago. but
the mayor, in reading it over with
view to approving it, detected the err
Tor. 1t was the intention to make the
necessary correction at the meeting
Monday. but the matter was forgotten
and the board adjourned without act
ing on it.
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ARRANGE FOR FAIR.
Women's Relief Corps Name the Man.
ayers for Various Tables.

Women's Relief Corps Name the Man.
ayers for Various Tables.
The George H. Ward Womens Relief
corps met in Grand Army hall yester-
day afternoon at 2.3O o'clock.
Two applications for memb 4rship
were received and one new member was
initiated. A communication was re-
celved from the Fifteenth Regiment as
ISOLATION, asking that the women of the
Relief Corps furnish q dinner in G.. A.
r. hall, Oct. Il. 1t was voted to give
the dinner at noon.
The corps will hold fair the first
part of November, and plans ara being
made in regard to the details Com
mittees have been appointed to take
charge of the various tables. The far
will be TWO days, and on each evening
a supper will be- served. On the first
night escalloped oysters with rolls, cake
ct cetera, will be the bill of fare, and
rs cents will be charged for this SUP
per-
On the following night baked beans
and cold meats will be served, and this
will be only 10 cents. The chairman
and treasurer of each table is as fol-
lows: Fancy table, Mrs. Emma H.
Southgare chairman, and Mrs. Esther
A. Parker treasurer; domestic table,
Mrs. Kate r. Wilder and Mrs. Myra A.
Cooley; fish pond, Mrs. Martha A.
Carey and Mrs. Gertie v. Bemls; mys-
terry table, Mrs. Lizzie F. Hubbard and
Mrs. Saral; M. Stockwell children's ta-
BILE, MIS-. Martha A. Carey and Mrs.
Lizzie l.. Water; ice cream and cake,
Mrs. Sarah A. Towle and Mrs. Lucia
Richardson's; candy table, Miss Lottle
w. Hubbard and Mrs. Nellie Earle;
music, Mrs. Minnie E. Litchfeld. The
women will make a great effort to have
this fair a success, and they ask their
friends to help them by their attend
ance.
AT the meeting yesterday three wish
tors from other corps were present, the
president of the Leicester corps, and
Mrs. Emma Wildman and Mrs. Mary
Barnum from Danbury, ct. Mrs Bar
mum made short speech, and spoke
of the work that the relief corps in
Danbury was doing.
Mrs Gertie V. BeTnis has been ap-
pointed inspector of seven corps, and
will soon make a tour of inspection te,
the corps which are located in sur
rounding towns. Mrs. Bemis was also
the lucky winner in the drawing for
very handsome sofa pillow, made Of
satin and deliberately embroidered. Re-
freshmentS were served after the bust
ness was completed, and was dainty
put up in paper napkins. 1t consisted
of sandwiches and cake; coffee was also
served. The committee on refreshments
was: Chairman, Mrs. Lizzie F. Hub
bard; assistants, Mrs. Sarah M. Stock
well, Mrs. Mary H. Burr, Mrs. Matte
A. Denny and Mrs. Helen F. TAFT.
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THE CITY.

Viola Social Circle will have a So
clal and supper at Hotel Leicester, Fri
day evening, Oct 27. The trip will be
by a special car.
Members Of Weetamo Council. D. of
p, will hold supper in the banquet
hall Of the Day building, from to 8
o'clock, tomorrow night.
The board of directors of the Y. M.
9: A. Camera Club will meet this eve
ming at o'clock, to arrange for COM
ing exhibitions of pictures.
There was temperance meeting at
Hope Church last evening and several
members of the Reform club were
presnt There was speaking by num-
Der of those present.
Rev. DR.. Almon Gunnison will open
the Park church course of lectures with
his stereoDticon lecture on Russia, in
Park church, this evening. The lee
ture will begin at 7.45 o'clock.
Owing to the fact that next Saturday
Oct A. is Dewey day in Boston, the
meeting of the board of government of
the Worcester Schoolmasters club will
be postponed to the following Saturday
Miss Katrina Won Voigt will give a
series of 10 juvenile German talks in
the parlors of the Y. w. C. A., begin
ming Saturday, Oct. 81, at 2.3O o'clock.
The talks will be illustrated with the
stereopticon.
The Primary and Junior SIS. Teachers
Union will meet this afternoon in DIR,
MiX's office, Y. NJ C. A. building, at 3
o'clock instead of $3.50. as heretofore.
Mrs. Pike of Pilgrim Church will con-
duct the lesson.
The ladies of Piedmont church will
hold harvest supper in the chapel this
evening. AS this is the first supper Of
the season special attention will be paid
to the social features. Supper viii be
served at o'clock.
S. Hamilton Coe, special agent for
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York, has been appointed man
ager of the local district, which in
cludes the whole of Worcester county.
This promotion was made in recogni-
ton Of Mr.. Goes valuable services to
the company
William Willard, the artist, has just
finished small copy of his large por-
trait of Senator George F. Hoar. The
painting is an exquisite piece of work
and an excellent likeness of the sena-
tor. The portrait has been bought by
Charles T. Tatman and will be hung
in his office in the Walker building. A
number of members of the bar called to
look at the picture this morning and
expressed much admiration.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, U. " u, gave
a supper last evening, followed by an
entertainment. About 100 sat down to
supper and large number remained
to enjoy the music and recitations.
Miss Bessie Overland sang several Sc
lections and Miss Theresa Claffey also
sang. A charming feature was the
recitation by Miss Ethel Allison and
Miss Grace Goodreau. Miss Esetta
Parker gave a pleasing plano solo.
The Hancock club held it's annual
meeting Wednesday night, and elected
these officers F. P. Goulding, presi-
dent; Lyman A. Ely. president;
George H. Harlow, secretary; Linus
Sibley, treasurer: house committee,
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ELDRIDGE-WILLARD.
Five Generations Attend the Wedding
OF Popular Young People.

Five Generations Attend the Wedding
CT Popular Young People.
There was a charming wedding last
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George H. Willard, 40 Hollywood street,
when Clifford f. Eldridge and Miss
Violet F. Willard were united in mar
raige. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. George w. Kent of the South Uni
tartan church. Miss Mae Willard and
Miss Inez Eldridge were the brides
maids, and Fred Southworth was the
best man. The ushers were Fred e.
Dudley and Robert Southworth of Bos-
ton.
The bride wore a very pretty white
gown and carried red carnations. A
number of beautiful presents were re-
ceived, among them being a dinner set
presented by the Ross Bros, where Ny
Eldridge is employed, and various ar
ticles in silver, and a check for a sub
stantial amount. An interesting fea-
ture of the evening was the presence Of
five generations of the brides family
from her great grandmother to her sis
ter's little baby. After wedding trip
to-, North Chatham, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
bridge will be at home to their friends
after Nov. 1 at 927 Main street.
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SUNDAYS SERVICE.

The advertising committee of the re-
ligious work committee met at the Y.
NJ. c. A. last night to send out an
nounccments for the Sunday afternoon
meeting. Rev. Albert G. Todd, pastor
of Bethany Church, will be the speak
er. In addition there will be several
selections by the Alhambra Mandolin
and Guitar Club, which, with the male
chorus, makes q more than ordinarily
intere sting musical program.
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a BIG CONTRACT.
Worcester High viii Play Two Games
DAILY Succeeded BY Haebers as
Cantain

Worcester High viii Play Two Games
DAILY Succeeded BY Haebere as
Captain.
The high school foot ball team has
taken big contract on its hands for
today and tomorrow, when games will
be played at Springfield and Holyoke
The game with Springfield high school
team was arranged last week to be
played today, and Manager Rebboli, in
desire to tighten the expenses of a
trip to Springfield, endeavored to get a
game in the vicinity Of Springfield for
tomorrow.
His efforts were successful at Hol-
yoke where the team will line up
against the Holyoke high school team,
which it defeated last year. The Wor-
cester team will present many changes
in its lineup from the game with Gard
ner high last Saturday. Chief among
these will be a new leader. Capt.
DAILY, whose playing was weakened by
the duties of captain, decided to resign
the leadership of the team, and Paul
Hagberg was appointed captain yes
terday. Hagberg has been a member
of high school foot ball teams since his
entrance into the school, and has all
ways been tower of strength to the
team He has played behind the line
for two years, and in the opening game
this season, played at his old position,
fullback Last Saturday he tried to
play tackle, but demonstrated that he is
stronger behind than in the line. He
will play fullback today.
DAILY who played fullback last Sat-
urday, will be returned to his old posi-
ton at right tackle, and Shea, who gave
pI omise of being a good back early in
the season, will be tried at left half
back in the two games. Burke, an
other promising player, will be worked
out at quarterback in the games.
The candidates for the team are
much interested in the coming game
with Worcester academy. and all the
players are putting forth their best ef-
forts in an endeavor to get into the
Fest possible condition and playing
form.
Donnelly who injured his ankle in the
game against Gardner has nearly re-
covered from the injury, and will go
with the team today, and hopes to
stand up through the two games. The
lineup of the team today will be: Nc
Auliffe, |. e.; Donnelly, l. t.; McKoan
J. g.; McGourty, C.; Cahill, +. g.; Daily
T. t.; Rebboli, r. e.; Burke, q. b.; Shea,
/ h. b.; Dowd, +. h. b.; Capt Hagberg,
f b.; Christensen, substitute. The
same lineup will be maintained in the
| game against Holyoke, if none of the
players are injured today. The team
will be accompanied on the trip by
one of the male teachers of the high
school.
TWENTY SIX NEW VOTERS.
! The registrars of voters added 26
new names to the list during their ses-
| sion vest prdaV
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ToNIGHT's SOCIAL.

The Cigarmakers union has its annual
social in Horticultural hall this evening.
The members have worked hard prepar-
ing for the event and anticipate an eve
ming of pleasure. The floor will be under
the direction Of the following: Director.
j. d. Pierce; assistants, Frederic Diet
mer and Joseph Brenchick; aids, Thomas
Wharton, John Britt, Patrick d. Buckley.
Louie Meyer and Walter Brueggemann:
reception committee. Henry Steinecke,
William Reyes, Joseph Brueggemann,
James r. Burns and William Siebert.
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PERMITS 70 OPEN STREETS.

granted yesterday: Water department,
SS Dale street, lis Gold street, SO Main
street and Adams square, for connec-
lions; sewer department, 26 Lunelle
street, Lunelle at the corner Of Lamar
tine street. LenoX, corner of Pleasant
street, for connections; Worcester Gas
Light Company. Commercial street,
corner of North Foster, connections.
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TWO DELEGATIONS.

The 18th and t4th Vermont Regiments
to Unveil Monuments at Gettysburg.I
Burton W. Potter of this city, who is
to deliver the address at the dedication
of the monument to the members of the
Fourteenth Vermont regiment who fell
on the field of Gettysburg, has received
word that the Thirteenth Vermont is to
dedicate a similar monument at TIE same
time and that the date for both events
has been postponed from the 18th to the
live in Vermont, and Mr.. Potter has been
notified to meet the rest of the party at
Portland street, Jersey City, the morn
ing of the 18th
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BUILDING PERMITS.

Permits to build granted yestordayi
To Hugh Carroll Frank J. Yates
builder, one-story wooden building,
cost $500: Daniel Sullivan, F. j. Yates
builder, for one-story wooden store,
24x47 feet, on Millbury street, near Es-
ther street, estimated cost 5000; Thorn
as Hanigan. F. j. Yates builder, for a
three-story wooden tenement house,
25x56 feet, on Perry avenue, near SufA
field street, estimated cost $4,000.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

A teachers institute under direction
Of the state board of education will be
held in the Northboro high school
building Oct. 16. The exercises will be-
gin at 8 o'clock The list of speakers
includes John I. Prince, Henry T. Bal
ley, state supervisor Of drawing; Mrs
Mary r. Davis of Springfield. A. C.
Boyden of Bridgewater, Mrs. Emma
K. Gordon, principal of the Wadsworth
school, Milton; j. w. Macdonald, Miss
Grace Clark of Cohasset Mary %.
Whipple of the English high school,
Worcester, and Frank M. Galley Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13
AWAY FROM oUIcksAND.H

Employees of the sewer department
who are taking samples along the pro
posed route of the separating sewer
through Cherry, Warren and Bridge
streets, incline to the belief that they
have got outside the bed of quicksand,
so much in evidence in the neighbour
hood of Green street Behring'S taken
yesterday in Bridge street developed
nothing more serious than a fine grain
of sand which cannot be really termed
ouicksand.
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William T. souther, chairman: A. r.
Brigham, Luther NJ. Lowell, j.
c. Stewart, E. A. Harrington; member
ship committee, F. P. Goulding, George
w. Mirick, Charles A. Allen, William
A. Hackett, G. S. Clark; finance COM
mittee, A A. Barker, L. A. Ely, F. w.
White. 1t was decided TO hold ladies'
nights once a month during the winter
and to arrange bowling matches.
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PASTORS RECEPTION.

The second anniversary reception in
honor of the second year of the pas
torate of Rev. Eliot White, was held
in the vestry of st. Johns Episcopal
church last night. The reception, which
was in charge of the Woman's Guild.
was entirely informal. The vestry was
tastefully decorated with autumn
leaves. Coffee and cake were served.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13
SUPPER AND WHIST.

Members of Utopia Rebekah lodge
held successful supper and whist par
ty at II Pleasant street, last night. A
salad supper, of which go persons par
took, was served at 6.45 o'clock, fol-
lowed by the regular lodge meeting and
an informal whist party. There were
10 tables. The evening was in charge
of the October committee