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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
IN THE OPEN.
Bill to Make Councilmen
Tell How They Vote.

The committee on cities of the legis-
lature, of which Representative James
Hunt is member, feels elated over the
by the House of an act rela
tive to how city councilmen shall vote
in the election of an officer of the city
government. The act provides that
members of the city council shall open
ly declare themselves. 1t Is of special
importance in this city because it wih
save candidates many weary days Of
worry trying to ascertain who voted
for them and who broke their promises.
The bill is as follows:
When in any city election of any
city officer is vested in the common
council, or in the board of alder
men, or in both acting jointly or
concurrently, the election shall not
be valid unless it is made by yea
and nay vote; each member who Is
present answering to his name
when it is called by the clerk or
other proper officer, and voting yea
or nay, or declining to vote, as the
case may be-"
1t is interesting to think what the
result will be in the city council in case
the bill is passed by the Senate. There
are officials in the city who have start
ed their campaign already. They will
feel more easy if the bill becomes a
law There are men in Worcester, de-
feated candidates for city offices, who
have since their defeat been told by
councilmen of individual support to
such an extent that if all spoke the
truth the tellers must have made a
tremendous mistake. for every member
said he voted for the defeated candi-
date The deals which have been made
H. III
went solidly for one candidate and the
democrats got nothing afterwards will
not be the features of the city cam
paign.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
SNOW PILE DIDIT.
Yale Students Suffer From Throat Dis
ease and One Is Dead.

The health officials Of the city say
that there is no danger to be antici-
pated from the big pile Of snow that
the street department has erected on
the common, but this statement would
not seem to be exactly borne out by the
eceht results of a similar monumental
structure that has been built on the
Y ale campus in New Haven. The street
authorities of that city piled all the
snow of the streets on the, green in front
Of the Yale dormitories, and as a re-.
suit there has been an epidemic Of
throat diseases in the college which has
already resulted fatally in one case at
least, and may do so in several others
Rowland PerciYal Love of st. Louis
died at his home yesterday as the re-
suit OF pneumonia contracted from that
cause Thus far the following cases in
addition to Love have been reported /:
Arthur BarnWall, typhoid, improving /;
Hopkln jenkins, typhoid, seriously i'll;
W. b. Williams, tonsilitis, recovering
J. i. Brock, tonsilitis, improving; e. c.
Low, tonsilitis, improving. Many other
cases have not been reported.
large number of the Undergrad
yates have gone to their homes and the
authorities of New Haven have en-
pioyed the fire department of the city to
reduce the pile of snow that has been
causing the trouble. So far as has been
reported, there have been no Worcester
students at the university compelled to
return to their homes from this cause.
but there is a large number of Yale nm
dergraduates whose homes are in this
city and the reports of the endemic
there is causing no little anxiety among
their parents and friends here in Wor-
ceSter
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
BY STREETS.
Voting Lists Will Be So
Arranged Hereafter.

The registrars of voters are winners
in their petition before the committee
on election laws of the legislature rel
alive to permission to arrangement Of
the voting lists by streets instead of in
alphabetical order, as has been the Gus
tom. Not only are the registrars of
Worcester winners, but the opportunity
which they sought for, better thing,
is extended by the committee to every
Boston, with which city the law is COM
pulsory. City Clerk Enoch H, Towne
has received from the committee a
copy of the bill, which is as follows:
The registrars shall from the
names entered in the annual regis
ter of voters, prepare voting lists
for use at the several elections to
be held therein. In such voting
lists they shall place the names of
all voters entered on the annual
register, and no others. and oppo-
site to the name of each, his resi-
dence on the preceding first day of
May, or at the time of his becom
ing an inhabitant of such place at
the said day, and in Boston the age
of each voter therein: and they
shall enter the names of women
voters in separate columns or lists.
In cities they shall prepare such
voting lists by wards, and If a ward
or town is divided into voting pre-
eincts, they shall prepare the same
by precincts, in alphabetical order.
or by streets, except that in Boston
the voting lists shall be prepared
by streets"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
FIVE DOLLARS A SET.
Nearly All Periodical Stamps Are Sold to
COLLECTORS.

For the past week local philatelists
have taken advantage Of the $50 sets of
periodical stamps which were offered
for sale at the postofIice, and only about
twenty sets remain unsold. The use OF
these stamps was some time ago dis
continued and the government decided
to crafty the stamp collectors Of the
country by placing them for sale at the
various postoffices in the country.
There are twelve stamps In the sets
ranging in denomination from one cent
to one hundred dollars and g. uniform
price Of five dollars has been placed on
the sets.
In some Of the cities where these sets
We're offered for sale the stamp dealers
made requieltion for several hundred
dollars worth, but the department de-
cided that to dispose Of them in this
way would cause a large share Of them
to get into the hands of large dealers
and I'm order to allow the greater num-
Der TO participate in the distribution
only 81 limited number of sets were sold
to any one person.
Previous to this time complete sets of
these stamps were very rare az the de-
partment did not offer them for sale.
their use being confined to the depart
ment. When it was decided to abandon
their use II was found that $4,000 sets
were on hand and they were sent to the
various first class offices in the country
and sold and the dies destroyed OF the
sets received here 100 were perfect and
the other thirty were not rouletted on
the outer edge, their value thereby
being deprecated in the eyes of the
stamp collector.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
THE JUVENILES,
Younger Pupils of Mrs. A. H. Day Give
a Pretty Costume Party.

Younger Fupls OF Mrs A. n. DaV Give
Pretty Costume Party.
OF the many pretty parties given by
the pupils Of Mrs. A. H. Day none have
been prettier or more successful than
the costume party given for the juvenile
pupils in Terpsichorean hall last hight.
That parents as well as the children
themselves take a lively interest in oc-
casfons of this sort was evidenced bv
the variety and taste shown in the yari-
Gus costumes About 100 members of
the younger classes were present. all
garped in fancy costumes prepared
specially for the occasion'
The march was led by Miss Nellie
Sanford, dressed to represent a rose
bud, and Master Real Harpin in the
character of King Bee. Various fancy
figures were introduced during the
evening, including THE Marguerite. /"
by Irene Hinchley; Dutch clog, by
George Moriarty, and Mollie TooIe.
coon dance, by Misses Florence and
Grace Davis Dance de mermaid nv
Miss Grace Walbridge
Among the different characters rem
resented We're: 30 Peep, Buttercup.
Sunset, Columbia, Alabama coons. Ital-
lans, Gypsies, Martha Washington.
clowns, flower girls, Quaker violet
Highland lassies, jockey Indian girl
George washington, sailors, Margue-
rlle, japanese, Mother Hubbard, Queen
Of Hearts, Dutch, Irish mermaid COOK,
Chinese. 49,
The little ones danced until 10 20
O'Clock, when members Of the Older
classes took the floor and danced for
an hour or more.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
SETTLED.
Suits Of Four Years
Standing.
DAMAGES AWARDED.
$4,000 for Survivors Of
Southbridge Disaster.

After four years of litigation, the
claims of those injured in the terrible
grade crossing accident at Southbridge
have been adjusted. Damages said to
aggregate s15O,OOO have been paid ont
to the unfortunate foot ball players who
were struck by a locomotive Thanks
giving day, Nov. 80, 1894.
The accident was one of the worst
ever known in Worcester county. The
injured parties We're members of the
Southbridge Y. M. C. A, foot ball team.
They We're on their way to play a
Thanksgiving game with Worcester
Tech Two of the men played on the
Williams College team.
While riding to their destination in .
covered barge, they We're struck bv a
Cfaln on the New York g. New England
railroad. The barge was shattered and
IT'S occupants thrown a distance of Sow
efal hundred feet, four of the number
pelng Killed outright and the remain
ger nadly mangled. Some We're injured
Ior life. The killed were Charles Con
IL, Joseph A. Cook, John Street and
eN'' eAtS IOllONiuS Drought suit
against Thomas C. Platt ct al. receiv-
e tr Fannie 8. Cook, Hattie L. Gou-
Inier, Jonn Nelson, William A. Seayry,
Charies L. Hubbard, James Taylor, Ell
mef D. Chamberlain, Alfred e. Hughes
Andrew c. Taylor. Charles A. SIMPSON
Lester A. Newell, Henry c. Rose frank
e.. MORSE HeRry w. Belknap, Jacob y
Edwards and William j. Bursow. The
sGt Was brought in the Superior court
ana mas been pending ever since. The
case was never brought to trial and the
nelay mas been caused by points of law
pIvusnt oy the defense and to the dis
ness affairs.
Inc terms Of settlement filed yester-
aay DO not make public the ad damnl1m
received by each. Entry is made in each
case OF Judgment for the plaintiff for
g. Judgment satisfied" Hopkins. Bacon
q smith were for the plaintiff and r.
r. Gouldtng for the defendant. since
SUI SUI was first brought the receivers
nave peen discharged and the road
come under the charge of the New New
YORK, New Haven 81 Hartford
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
Constables After De
linquents.
MUST PAY TAXES.
Spy's Warning Swelled the
City Treasury.

| Constables C. NJ. Thayer and Philip
j. Murphy started out early yesterday
after delinquent taxpayers, and before
nightfall had two old offenders in sum
mer street Jail, The news item in The
Spy yesterday telling their plans helped
the tax collectors office more than a
dozen men could. Scores called at the
office during the day and settled the
claims which the city had against them.
The constables did thriving business
in the collecting line also. OF the scores
they held up nearly every one paid the
penalty. Zepherin Forth of 479 South
bridge street and James Kinney of s.
Canterbury street couldn't settle and
went to Jail.
Forth was arrested on a warrant
charging him with nen-payment Of
taxes for 1894 the bill amounting to
1882. He owes for four years, 1S94-5-6
and s, having paid the bill Of 1897. The
total amount of his Indebtedness to the
city exclusive of last years taxes is
$S.54, Early in the winter he paid the
bill against him for 1898 and saved him.
self from arrest at that time. The bill
against him now for the taxes of 1894
alone and the cost of lodging him In
Summer street lis $7.15, and he will have
to settle within three weeks or remain
In jeil that length of time II he stays
the three weeks the bill win be aug
mented $3.50, the cost of board for two
weeks.
Kinney was arrested at his home
When the two constables reached the
neighborhood, Thayer sent Murphy in
as he has made several calls on Kinney
and feared the latter would get out of
the way. Kinney was not In when Muir
ply called, but he soon came. Kinney
owes the city from 1892 to 1898 inclusive
the total of his bill being 1919. ffe was
arrested for non-payment of taxes of
1892, amounting to $3.45 and the cost Of
arrest, 1898, making the bill against
him $72S.
There is an additional cost of 1888 on
each bill when an arrest is made. The
delinquent is charged one dollar for the
arrest, one dollar for the cost of obtain
| ing copy of the warrant, eight cents
| for mileage for the officers and SITS
for weeks board in Jail, the payment
| of the latter being required whether
| they stay q minute or a week. Many
| on whom the cOnstables-haye called
| labor under a misrepresentation that by
gong 10 jan they as they express it
work OUT the payment Of the tax.
Instead the bill against them increases
$l.75 each week that they remain in
Jail. On each warrant the limit Of time
they can be kept in Jail is three weeks.
But instead of having the non-payment
of the tax atoned for after their release
they can be rearrested after the expira-
ton of a period of time
In each instance of the arrests made
yesterday the men owed several years
taxes. The warrants were made out
for one years taxes only. Separate
warrants can be made out for each year
and they can be rearrested on each
warrant. In the case of Kinney seven
warrants can be obtained, and if he
refused to pay anything he would be
kept in Jail Il weeks. At the end Of
that time his bill would be increased
about $36 for board.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
PROBATE COURT.

Wills allowed-Will of Rosaline Jones
OF Worcester; will of Sullivan seaerave
of Uxbridge, Alonzo E. Blanchard ex-
eoutor; Will of Clarissa L. Eldridge of
Worcester.
Administrators appointed-LoannieB
Connor, on estate of Bertha M. McIn-
Tyre; Charles J. O'Hara, on estate OF
Axel d. Malmstedt; Arthur l.. Whip
PIE, on estate Of Sarah S. Hackett.
CHARLES N. Eager, on estate of Ruth L.
Williams; Ezra Osgood, on estate of
Thomas Connors; Mary A. Feeley. on
estate of James w. Keans; Frederick
w. Hudson of Leominster.
Guardians of the insane-Michael ].
king, over Catherine Kittredge of
clinton; Mrs. M. 1. R. Clark, over Geo
|. Clark of Berlin.
Administrators accounts allowed
First and final of H. H, Cowdy, on es-
tate Of G. H. Cowdry, Fitchburg.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
ON HONOR ROLL.
Worcester Soldiers Will Receive Bounty
of the State for Their Services.

Mayors Clerk Charles II. Benclliey
received from the war department yes
terday copies of the records Of several
Worcester men who did service in the
Twelfth United States infantry, and
who desired to make application for
military aid. The reception of the
copies of the records, saves Mr.. Bench
ley considerable trouble. IT was on ac-
count OF the hardness of the war de-
partment in replying to his request for
those copies that he went to Boston
Thursday to interview the state de-
partment.
He was anxious TO assist the appli-
cants as rapidly as he could and asked
that the discharges which the men re-
ceiyed be taken as prima f5cie evil
dence of their service The state au-
thorities, however, said they wished
to have a proper record, and would
send to the war department for copies
Of the length Of service of the appli-
cants. Now that Mg. Benchley has
received them, he VIII forward them
to the Office of the adjutant general in
Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
WHO is HE ?
Police Want to Find Out About Frank o.
Allen, Who Hires Demonstrators.

Police Want to Find Out About Frank o.
Allen, Who Hires Demonstrators.
Frank Q. Allen, the man who was ar
rested Thursday charged with false
pretense, was arraigned in the central
district court yesterday morning, on
the charge of vagranoy. At the re-
quest of the government, the case was
continued until March 8. In the mean
time every effort will be put forth to
ascertain just who the young man is
and whether he has a right to act as
the agent for the firm he claims to
represent.
Allen has a letter in his pocket signed
by Charles G. Hamon of New York,
instructing Allen to hire demonstra-
tors at no more than 50 day. The let
ter is written on an ordinary sheet of
paper without letter head or any other
characteristics of q message coming
from a big firm of druggists.
Allen was ordered to furnish bonds
in the sum of $780, and he was unable
to secure the necessary security and
was sent to Jail.
Other cases included that of Dennis
Shea, who was charged with larceny
and ordered to pay a fine Of $40. ChGs-
ter Allen, charged with stubbornncss,
had his case continued until Tuesday.
For. drunkenness, John j. Moore had
his case placed on file and William
Smith was continued until March g.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
ARlON CLUB.

The Arion Club held its regular merit
ing Wednesday evening at the home
Of A. G. Cutting, 73O Pleasant
street, with an average number present
and President A. j. Williams in the
chair.
An eXtemporaneous program was in
order for the evening and consisted Of
the following numbers:
Piano solo, Miss Lila G. Simmons;
address, Resolved, that the city should
have several small parks instead of one
large one" ii. Ward Moore; piano solo,
Miss Eva M. Greene; address, Re
solved, that only landowners should
vote" D. l. Wright; piano solo, Miss
Amy ]. Williams; address, rs capital
punishment ever justifiable?" Bert T.
league; song. club.
There will be no meeting next week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
FRIEND OF ATHLETICS,
High School Teacher Gives the Interest
of 5000 Year as a Prize,

A meeting of the high school COM
mittee of the school committee was held
in teachers room, city hail, yesterday
afternoon. There was a prolonged dis
cussion on recommendations to the
committee on teachers of the
high schools. The principals of the
high schools were in attendance and
furnished the committee with the
names of the boys who are eligible to
take part in athletics of the school ON
account of their standing in school.
The committee was informed that a
teacher of the English high school has
offered the interest of 5000 annually to
the school boy who scores the largest
number Of points for the school in the
athletic competitions which boys of the
school take part. 1t was decided to ac-
cept the offer and a vote of thanks was
extended the teacher. He made a re-
quest that his name be not mentioned.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.

The committee on mayors inaugural
and unfinished business met in room
30, city hail, yesterday afternoon and
took up the various recommendation
made in the inaugural address of Mayor
Dodge. The committee decided to refer
them TO the city council committees in
whose provinces the recommendation
come. The unfinished business of last
year which was referred to this year
city council was also disposed Of in the
same manner.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
MUSIC AT GRACE CHURCH.

The music at Grace M. Il. Church
the coming year win be furnished by a
quartet and mixed chorus of 20 voices,
under the able direction of Miss Ger
trude j.. March, who viii also be or
ganist The quartet includes Mrs. e.
f.. Gay, soprano; Mrs j. L. Crockett,
alto; William II. Cam, tenor; Charles
IL. Hastings, bass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
DWIGHT H. HAYWOOD.
Death Of a Former Well-Known citizen in
Spokane, Wash.

Dwight II. Haywood, IL native Of
Princeton, died in Spokane, Wash
March / after a short illness from
pneumonia. Mr. Haywood was born in
Princeton and spent most Of his early
life there and the adjoining town Of
Hubbardston
Mr.. Haywood went west in 1858 ana
was engaged In mining pursuits in Col-
orado for o time, afterward taking Up
his residence In Spokane. He was about
20 years old and leaves wife and two
children. one OF whom Herbert Hey
wood Is employed as an editorial writer
on the New York Journal staff also
two brothers s. II. Haywood Of thia
city and Joseph Haywood OF Southern
California.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
TRIED 10 sTHAL A RIDE.

Arthur Godtke, years old. son of
Karl Godtke of 4 Riley street, fell from
a sleigh while trying to steal a ride yes
terday afternoon and was run over by
horse attached to another vehicle that
was following close behind. DR.. w. T.
Clark was summoned and advised that
the boy be taken to the city hospital. as
1t vas evident his leg was broken. The
police were notified and the injured
boy placed in the ambulance and taken
to the hospital, where it was found
that his left leg and left collarbone were
broken
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
IN HIGH SCHOOL,
Larger Quarters Have TO Be Secured fol
Eye and Ear Instruction..

On account of the smallness of the
room compared with the number
Of teachers which it has to accommo-
date, no further lectures in the eye
and ear instruction will be given in
teachers room, city hall. rhe remain
der of the course will take place in
English high school han, Monday at
AS o'clock to teachers OF The following
schools: Dix, Chamberlain, Midland,
Tatnuck, Abbott, Mason, Winslow, OK
ford, Chandler Woodland, Dewey and
Salem.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
CONTEST AT CASTLE COMMAND
cry.

There Is to be a contest at Castle
Commandery this evening the prizes
TO be U. o. G. G. button presented by
given by j, q. G, Dias. What The
contest is TO be- So not definitely known
to any one but the grand officers with
whom the contest originated. 1t Is ex-
Dected that IL win be the occasion Of
much amusement and benefit to the
members, and all are requested to be
present
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
DR.. BRIGHAM'S FUNERAL,

The funeral services Of DR.. Il. w.
Brigham Of Shrewsbury will be held in
the Congregational church of that place
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. For the ac-
commodation Of Worcester people who
desire to attend the services, the MARI
'boro cars win run extra trips every half
hour beginning at noon today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
ATTACHMENTS

William P. Seaver VS.. Charles w.
Ashley of Hubbardston, action of con-
tract to recover $500; John G. Jaffev-
nos vs. Warren Cook of Holden, action
of contract to recover $1,000; Joseph
Gunski vs. Elizabeth Kleina Of Web
ster, action of contract to recover $500
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
STROKE OF PARALYSIS.
William Dryer Taken Suddenly III in a
Street Car.

Clinton, March 3.--William Dwyer
had a stroke of apoplexy on the S.45
Lancaster bound car tonight. He was
brought into the Clinton house, where
he received medical assistance from DR..
Goodwin. He was taken to his home on
Stone street in a hack. The young man
is a student at Bryant e.. STATIONS
Business College in Boston. He is about
20 years old.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04

a CARD
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 90 cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar if ii
fails to cure your cold or cough. We also
warrant Is cent bottle to prove salts.
factory or 40 pay.
Albert w. Andrews.
o. J Carroll & Co.
Frank G. Rourke &, Co.
+. H. Fales, Holden.
Albert y. Booth Leicester.
ID, II. Gregory & Co, Princeton
II. ]. Wizard. East Brookheld.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
FUNERAL or AN INFANT.

The funeral Of Albert, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Nugent, took place
from his parents residence, 10 Water
street, yesterday afternoon. The in
terment was in st. Johns cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
Try Grain=Ol
Try Grain=Ol

Ask you Grocer to-day to show You
apackage of GRAIN-o, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult. All who
try 1t, like it. GRAIN-o has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
but it is made from pure grains, and
the most delicate stomach receives it
without distress. fthe price of coffee.
Is cents and 25 cents per package.
Sold by all grocers. ~
Tastes like Coffee
Looks like Coffee
Insist that your grocer gives you GRAIN.o
Accepting imitation.