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STILL CONTINUED.

South birmingham, Sept. 6.-The
continued assault case against Consta-
Bile Asahel F. Films of Sudbury, who is
charged with shooting twice Dennis f.
Kelley of Marlboro, at Sudbury, June
IL, while the latter was attempting to
escape from the officer after being
placed under arrest by Films for al
legged trespass in Sudbury that morn
ing, and which has been continued sew
eral times, was on the docket for Grim
inal business this morning. BY an
agreement reached by counsel in the
case it goes over to Tuesday, Sept. 10,
the defendant being held in the same
sureties as furnished by him when he
was arraigned in court.
1t is extremely probable that the case
may be settled out of court, as this
makes the fifth time that a continu-
ance has been granted by the court.
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CHOICE BIT OF HISTORY
Land Purchased From Indians In 1886
Difficulties Encountered By the Early
Settlers Story Of the March of
Civilization Program
For Today,

Rutland, Sept. 6.-Thursday will
mark an epoch in the history of this
town, when the new public building,
containing town hall, library and pub
lie school, will be dedicated Built on
land originally set apart by the pro-
prietors of Rutland as training field
and public ground for a school house
to set on, in obedience to the require
ments of the order passed at the ses-
sion of the general court Feb. %, 1713,
on petition of the sons and grandsons
of Major Simon Willard of Lancaster,
deceased, and others to confirm and ap-
prove their title to a certain tract of
land containing twelve miles square
and called Naquag.
This land had been purchased Dec.
&C. 1856, from the Indians Pnagastion of
Pennicook, Wananapan of Wamassick,
Sassawannow, -Pompamamay, Sassa-
wannow and Qualipunit, all of Natick,
who claimed to be lords of the SOIL by
Henry and Benjamin Willard, Joseph
Il RoWlandSon, Joseph Foster and Cyp-
rian Stevens, for which they paid 90
pounds.
The petition was granted, provided
that inside of seven years sixty fam
ilies settled on the land and sufficient
land reserved for the use of a gospel
ministry and school" The town to be
called Rutland and I've in the county
of Middlesex''
Meetings of the proprietors were held
in Boston from time to time at Green
Dragon" and Star Tavern"
At one of these meetings it was voted
that bounds of the town be run, lots
surveyed and set out for 81 families.
The largest lots to have 81 acres and
the smallest 20 acres. The survey was
made during the summer and fall of
1716 and on October 5, 1716 a number of
people who desired lots met on the
ground, but would not pitch their lots
until they knew where the meeting
house was to stand. They insisted
that the committee first determine the
site of the meeting house, but the COM
mittee not having had a full view of the
land nor did they know where the
centre of the town was, it was agreed
that a meeting be appointed for June
s, 1717, which was the first meeting of
which there is full record held in this
town.
The committee decided upon a loca-
ton for the meeting house and drove
down a stake. 1t gave general salts
Faction and then the broad road, 10 rods
wide, was laid out extending one-half
mile east and the same distance west
of the site of the meeting house, which
spot is but few rods from the new
public building.
The committee again met the next
day, June Z, and laid out more high
ways to accommodate the lot owners.
At this meeting a tract of land con-
tanning 10 acres was laid out about the
meeting house plot, to be used partly
for training field, public ground for
a school house to set on and for bury
ing place. Near the centre of the front
of this tract of land, facing on the
10-rod road, is the fine public building
which is to be dedicated.
All public meetings to discuss affairs
of the town were held at the house of
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which was done as follows: Lumber
and exterior finish, Charles Baker &
Co. of Worcester brick, Damon Brick
Company, Still River, Mass; marble,
Vermont Marble Company; interior
finish, F. Jefts & Sons, Worcester;
bricklaying, Timothy ]. Gallivan; car
penter work, Thomas E. Noyes on
main contract; basement and library,
finished by Walter L. Reed; heating,
ventilating and plumbing, by the Fuller
& Warren Heating and Ventilating
Company of Boston; painting and var
nishing w. c. Ayres of Oakham.
The dedication committee, Charles R.
Bartlett, Walter A Hunter, Franklin
Hathaway, William c. Temple and Rev.
Sidney Crawford, have arranged the
following order of exercises for Thurs
day: Flag presentation and raising at
10 o'clock a. M; dinner in the new din
ing room at noon. In the afternoon
dedicatory services in the new town
hall, with an address by Hon. Alfred S.
Roe of Worcester. Other distinguished
men will also be present. In the even
ing a fine concert has been arranged by
special committee consisting of Mrs
Clarence Smith, Miss Dora 1. Dudley
and Miss Mercie Upham.
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EAST BRookFIELD.

East Brookfield, Sept. 6.-The st
Jean Baptiste Society will hold ba-
zaar in Sullivans opera house fou1
nights, commencing the third week OF
September. An extensive program for
the entertainments is being prepared
A socialist meeting will be held al
Lashaway park, Thursday night. Many
prominent speakers will make adj
dresses. Friday night meeting will
be held in Warren.
DR.. j. L. Remillard yaccinated the
children of the first and third grades
of the Hodgkins school today. Tomor-
row he will perform the operation on
the scholars of the remaining grades.
Miss Winifred Corcoran of Main
street has returned from Springfield
John Hanan, who has been visiting
in town, has returned to his home in
QuinapoXet.
Miss Marion Knight of Springfield is
visiting at P. S. Doane's of Main street.
Edgar Spencer and family of Boston
are in town.
Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Sine, Jr., of Tren-
ton, N. j., returned to their home last
night.
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western exposure affording light most
desirable for school rooms.
The lower east room is for use of the
high school Across the corridor from
this room is the large recitation room,
lIX2S, for use of the high school, this
room containing a large closet, with
glass doors, for supplies and apparatus
for school use.
The second floor has two more school
rooms and a corridor, same size as low
er floor. From this upper corridor
doors lead to the main hall on either
side of the stage; also two doors lead
ing to the dressing rooms and stage.
Returning to the front entrance again,
broad stairway leads from the lobby
to the upper floor, and continuing on
to the gallery, with seating capacity of
lao. Immediately in front of the land
ing of this stairway, on the second
floor is the gentlemen's cloak room,
which is much too small, when one
takes into consideration the large and
ample accommodations of the rest of
the building. To the right of the main
entrance of the audience hall is the la
dies cloak room, from which leads Il
door to the ladies' toilet room. Thess
rooms are all beneath the gallery.
A wide entrance from the upper lob
by and an entrance from the ladies'
main hall, which has floor space of
3SX54 feet, and seating capacity of 300,
and stage well equipped with scenery.
AL the floors in the building, with the
exception of the basement and gallery,
which is hard pine, are birch. The in
terror finish of school rooms and corri-
doris is North Carolina pine. The black
boards in the rooms are slabs of slate,
set into the walls, and were supplied
by the slate syndicate of Slatington.
Pa. Chandler adjustable seats are used
in the rooms. Reception hall, main hall
and ante-rooms are finished in black
ash. The entire building was plastered
with adamant, and was done by the
New England Adamant Plaster Co. The
ceilings, except in corridors, book and re-
citation rooms, are of stamped metal,
handsomely decorated, done by w. d.
Adams of Boston. The walls are all
tinted with delicate shades of green,
yellow and ashes of roses. The roof OF
the building is slated, with a large deck,
covered with tin.
The entire building was erected I'M
der the supervision of L. Q. Spaulding
of the committee, who spent most of his
time giving personal attention to the
work from start to finish.
The committee thought it more eco
nomical to purchase the material and
let out the labor to different parties,
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Capt. Samuel Wright, which was also
a tavern. June 2S, 1921, meeting
meeting house, but later the meeting
again adjourned at Capt. Wrirht's
house. From this time on the town
meetings were held part Of the time
in the tavern and part of the time in
the meeting house.
q From 1884 until this year the old town
hall has served the town in the cana
city of town hall and at various times
II was also used FOR school purposes.
The old hall now stands on the land
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RAILROADS.
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
eastern Districtl

Commencing june Il. 1893.

Commencing June Il. 1890
FOR PRoVIDENCE-6.37 '7.47. s. 10, s1O. 81,
a. m; 40 2 a. 40 6;9S. 6. Is, 7.55. s.55
p m. Sundays 40 so a. M; 40
FOR MILLBURY-s.37, 7.47, $40, 1851
a. m; Il. 40, 2.47. A. 40, '6 .0S, s rs. lbs. SIS
p. m. sundays-7.46 1880 a. m; 40
FOR WHITINs-s.S 81. 7 Al, s. 40 1857 a M:
! Sunlays-7. AZ. 30 a. m; 40 D. m. -
/ FOR UXBRIDGE = 6.37, e AZ, 40, slO. 81
| a. m; 1910, "2,47, 440 SOS, SIS, 7.55. 955
| p. m. Sundays = T.40. 1850 a. M; 4.4O
FOR MILLvILLE-6.s7, IA. $40. 1857
! a, m: 1910, 2.47, 40, SIS. 7.55 SIS D. m.
Sundays-l.4O 1850 a. m. ; 4 40 p. m.
| FOR BLACKSTONE 81, IA. SO 1887
a, m; 12.4o, "a, 40, SIS. 7.55, SIS p. m.
FOR WORCESTERSHIRE ~. $40. 10 81
Il m; u. 40, 2.47, 40. '6.GS. 6 %. 7.55 955
| p. m. Sundays - 7.40. 1870 a. M; 40
For PAwTUCKET-6.a, ~, $40, 1851
a. m; Y. 40, g. AZ, 4.40 sos. SIS, 755 9 IS
| p. m. Sundays ~ 40, 10. so a M: 440
F6R, NEW YoKKzyls stoningten Line.
Leave New YorT 90 p. m. daily except
(Noyyyich Division.l
F0 y 6o NoRWICd-6.4 40 s.25 a. M; 100. 4.46,
FOR Or W&;EiBsTER-8.4o s.25. n.ao a. M;
FOB or s s;tS FL RID 40 s25 u0 a
m; 4.45, IS 90 p. m.
| FOR PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC AND
HARTFORD-6.40 SIS a. m; AS, 800
=. m.
FOR NEWBURGH-9.2 Is a. m.
FOR NEW LONDON-6.40 rs a. m; LOO,
AS, $500 p. m.
Express trains.
+*Stop on signal.
For connections and time of trains at
intermediate stations, see local time
tables, furnished at ticket office.
NEW YCRK-Via Norwich Line. Train
leaves WORCESTER at 800 p. m, connecting
New London
York at 100 a m. Returning, steamers
leave New York from new Pier IS, North
river, at $50 p. m. daily except Sundays.
formation, apply at Union station or at
City Ticket Office, o. f. Rawson agent,
39t Main St. Worcester, Mass.
A c. KENDALL. General Passengex
6. PETER CLARK, General supt.
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BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.


PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE WoR.
CESTER FOR BOST. lN-*5. Oh. Z 20, 500,
"S.58. 1874 l0.E@, 4lo.57 a. M: 'i.OS. l25
So 2.20, $50 400, ass 6.14, *7,55, e. 81,
1920 p. m. Sundays-"501 500. e. "a a.
m; u so, 200, 6.S5, AZ 3d. S.57 o. m.
RETURNING LEAVE BOSTON = 500
e g ]. Ro g j 1 % 2 400 isG
SaTysesss 10 % az m; iSl2d 200 s lR.
5.25 800. III. 90 p. m.
FOR MILtBURY-10o, 1000 a. M; 400,
FOR e,Is PG1IIFfoRD-7.oO. 1857 a. m: lis.
FOR FPITlTsFIELD AND ALBANY-s.ss.
ss45. *$114 ~ g. M; 1.02 1912. '410. 7l2,
sTl2 % D. m daily. except Sunday morn.
ing Sundays-'1 AZ a m; '3.12. %7.l2
yoR sPRINGF1ELD--6. 80. SIS, 's, As, 1912,
III AZ a. nj. 12.1O. 1.O2, +S.12, 4,10. AZ.
Sc So IL %92Ss J! %5Ssaniss 8 t;
FOR NORTH OXFORD MILLS. HO-
WARTH'S AND WEBSTER-6.3S IS. 10. 20
a. M; 800. 6l5 p. m. Returning leave
Webster-5.90, $50 a. m: rs, 10 p. m.
FOR HARTFORD. NEW HAVEN AND
Is 0s. $50 D. M; 'l2 .2S midnight. Sun.
davs-s5. 06 p. M; "12.2S midnight.
Express trains s*Albanv sleeper at
Il. Is a. m daily, except Sunday morning.
Local time tables, showing time Of
trains on all divisions of the road, " Ill be
furnished on application at station; also
through tickets to all important points.
A. s. HANSON. Gen. Pas. Agt-
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BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD,
worcester. Nashua and Portland
Divisions

For Montreal and all points north: Port
land, Bangor and all points east.
On and after June 26 1899, passenger
trains will leave Worcester as foIloNa:
FOR STERLING JUNCTION - 6.4S $40.
F6 3 z 6h 4 4 4 Sd s tSs IL. p ss
FOR CLINTON. SO4, Liz. G46 a. MT
Fo Or I AZ t.SS: IF n4o a. MI $40
F FOR EAsfHUA--s.48, s.o4 i, 15 express:
train stops only at oakdale, Clinton.
As, SIS p. m. sundays-s.45 a. M; AS
EepR RocHEsEER-s.o4 a. MI $50 p. NJ.
FOR PoRTLAND--s.O4 a. M: 2.SO p. m.
FS SHHA K sGMsEsTdTfhs B1DDEFoRD AND
FOR ALTON BAY AND WoLEBoRo-
Fo 3 K S 4; RI. c Y r E9 a. m.
FOR FITCHBtRG = (Via Sterling Juno
tdton)71Stft 8, ( 1124 a. nj so p sun
FOR LoWELE--6.4a, IL 40 a. n1.; 4.b D.
FIR f IaHHisESifS A. Ii. 40 a. m. 45s
FOR q: MANCHESTER AND CONCORD
FOB 8BTTlR[fNdToEs 81: ALHANs AND
MoN sgR s3in " kinte} b lll5 a.
FOR 1 ST re JoH H qRS NEW E AND
MoNTRlEAL-lM and B. Air -Line)-S.04
a e. nh 1o 81 2; N; SaA1 na 80 p M
S.N II. 40 a. m; 30, 4.5S p. m. Sun
roR BosToN-(via Central Mass. R. R.
sos, SO a. m; Sl4 P, M Sundays
FOR rs r WARE " AND NORTHUMBERLAND
D. j. FLANDERS. Gen Pas 81. xt Agt.
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To Chicago in q hours.
To Denver IN 215 days.
ia % Ii fAntnin l..


To Chicago in 27 hours.
To Denver IN 2@ days.
To California in days
Through sleeping cars TO Bufralo, Cleye-
land, Fort Wayho Detroit, Chicago and
only line running through Pullman
sleepers to Chicago via Binghamten and
Youngstown.
Unexcelled service to Montreal and Que
bee. Parlor and sleeping cars on through
trains. Day coach to Montreal without
Trains leave Worcester week days:
FOR TROY, BUFFALO, CHICAGO and
the west at $40 a. M. II As a. M; ). As
d. M, AS p. m. Sundays at g. As p. M
FOR WINCHENDON and intermediate
stations, week days, at $40 a. ma IL. Is
a. M; 3.45 p. m, 6.25 p m, S.45 p. m
$40 a. m. connects week days at Gardner
with accommodation trains for all sta
lions west.
connects week days for Bellows Falls
Rutland and White River Junction.
S1n a. M. ll.45 a. M, ~S.45 ~ M, week
davs. for Bellows Falls, White River
JUNCTION, Rutland. Burlington. Rouses
Point, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec.
For time tables, rates, parlor and Sleep
ing car space apply to
1S.45 p. m. tram ooeS not connect for
j. F, HEALY, City Ticket Agent. 800
Main St, Worcester.
c. M BURT. Gen. Pas. Agt
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WTNSOR'S LINE
Only Direct Line to PHILADELPHIA

Every Wednesday and Saturday at 8 d.
m. from Ives wharf. India street Provl-
dence.
For Freight OnIy.
Steamships Norman. A. S. MegathIin,
Saxon 5. u. Sherman.
No wharfage and no rehandllng Goods
received daily ana forwarded promptly.
Connects with Pennsylvania RAILROAD, also
Philadelphia and Southern Mall Steamship
Co., for Savannah.
Freight forwarded to all points in the
south and west Mark your goods Win
sor's line.
For further Information apply to
GEORGE A. KILTON, Agent. Ives
wharf. India street. Providence,
GEORGE G. ECKHARDT. Agent 45S
South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
70. B. SAMPSON. Gen. Man. Boston.
Mass.
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Don't Go

To the. seashore or mountains without one
Of our 'GRAMOPHONES. They will fur
njsh you and your cousins and your aunts
ure and enjoyment that you can not at
ford to be without while away. For good
ness sake don't go without one. We have
them from $40 to SIS each; can be easily
packed In small valise.
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GO WEST BY THE FITCHBURG
RAILROAD.
June l5 1899

(Through the Great Hoosac Tunnel,(
The scenic route OF New England The
shortest route, offering best service and
quickest time.
The times., 1899-10-26
THE WHITE HOUSE PARLoRs.
A New Plan Restricting the Admis-
sion of the Public.

4 New pan Restricting Inc AniHts-
sion of the Public.
A new plan has been devised in regard to
admittance to the White House parlors.
which Will be of interest not only TO the
thousands who visit Washington every
year, but to the American public in general.
It has long been customary for the great
East Room to be open to visitors between
10 and each day. Several famous paint
ings hang in this room. and admittance
to it affords at least a glimpse Of the White
House interior. Opening cut OF it, how
ever, are three parlors known in order re-
spectiyely as the Green Room. the Blue
Room, and the Red Room. The admission OF
the public to these rooms has been more
restricted, but generally all responsible
people have been allowed to go in at cer-
tain times in the day, since these parlors
are quasi-public in their uses; they are
adorned by paintings which have been pre-
sented by great associations, the members
Of which often feel, properly OF improper
ly, that they have some right to see them.
At all events, the number Of Washington
visitors who would go away disappointed
if not allowed to see the East Room is
very large But since the return of the
President and Mrs. Mckinley this fall a
new rule has been laid down in regard
to the three parlors.
This has been a very troublesome mat
ter for me" said Mr. Porter, Secretary TO
the President, TO an acquaintance who
called to enquire about this privilege 1t
is very distasteful to the President ana
Mrs. Mckinley 10 have anybody going
through these parlors. They have asked
roe time and again to stop il altogether But,
of course, I could not enforce this literally,
a member of Congress has some official
rights to be considered, and so I allow
10 go through the paTlOrs those persons who
bring requests from members of Congress
or from the heads of departments If a
prominent Senator or Cabinet officer brings
a party of friends, ! usually order them
to be shown over the rooms when they
come; but persons with Congressional re-
quests / let wait until the hour between L
and /
1T would be much simpler for me to shut
of the visitors altogether, but, of course. /
have got TO recognize a Congressman in
such matter as this. ! could not inter
pret the Presidents request in any other
way"
The system has evidently been suggested
by one sometimes applied in the case of
Army commissions. Members of Congress.
in anticipation Of the demand which will
be made upon them by persons who desire
10 see the White House parlOrs, Will per
haps prepare forms Of request signed in
blank, and issue theu 10 constituents who
may be in the city.
The times., 1899-10-26
CAUSES MUCH UNEAsINEss.
Government Department Heads to
sift Ont MnrrIed CounIes.

Government Department Heads to
Sift Out Married Couples.
For several days past there have been
persistent rumors in the departments that
a general sitting out CT married couples
was to be made The many families OF
which both the husband and wife are be-
ing employed by the Government, either in
the same or different departments. is said
to be considered detrimental to the service,
and it is understood that the chiefs oi
bureaus are NOW engaged in preparing
list of employees coming under this head,
and that when completed, either the hus-
band or wife will be asked to resign. These
reports are causing great uneasiness among
those who will be affected by the change.
A prominent official of the Interior De
partment, speaking on the subject, said
yesterday;
THE public would be surprised to learn
of the number OF husbands and wives en-
ployed in the same department This is
an injustice to the man on the outside
with a family. The mans wife who is
also in the Government employ really acts
as an obstacle TO the unemployed married
man. who might otherwise obtain an ap
pointment in that particular department.
1t frequently happens that male and fe-
male Government clerks marry, but rarely
indeed does the woman resign. Now, l am
informed that this rule against husband
and wife being employed in one depart
ment, or different departments, IS rigidiy
enforced in the Government Printing Of
fee. Not long ago q couple in the Govern
ment Printing Office went away and were
quietly married. They returned TO work,
and said nothing about their marriage.
Soon afterward the Public Printer learned
of it, and the option was given as to viii h
one of them would resign. As the wife
was earning more than the husband, the
latter rendered his resignation and sought
work outside.
1T has sometimes happened that mar
ried couple will work in the Printing OF
fee for year or more, the woman Of course
still signing her maiden name, but when II
is learned that she is married then her
resignation is called for. man in office
who married a woman in Office should be
prepared to take care of her and insist or
her resigning, but the reason they do not
is that the wife wants her salary. The re-
suit is that by retaining her office some de-
serving man is denied an appointment. IL
would not be so bad if ii was only the S60p
per anHum employees who marry and remain
in office, but il is the higher and better
paid class Of clerks who indulge in the
practice.
There is no doubt that there is to be
general shaking up among the married cOu-
plies, and by calling for the resignation OF
the husband or Wife it will give sOms
States whose apportioument is flied an op-
portunity to receive an appointment from
the eligible list of the civil service