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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
COUNTY CHAMPION.
Foot Ball Teams in as Big
a Middle as the Col
lege Elevens.

There is no prospect for a foot ball
contest between the Byrons and Cler-
monts. Representatives Of the latter
team that several days ago issued a
challenge to the winner of the Byron
Washburn & Moen contest, Thanks
giving day, called at The Spy office
last evening. They didn't expect to
meet the Byrons, as the latter in
formed them Thursday they would
play no more foot ball this season.
The proposed match and the chal-
lenge of the Clermonts was on account
of the hanging up of the championship
of Independent teams of Worcester
county in the game at Grove street,
Thanksgiving day. The Byrons and
championship. The Byrons won the
match and claim the championship.
The Clermonts dispute the claim
1t isn't so certain that either team
has anything like a good claim on the
championship. The Bradfords of South
Worcester are probably better entitled
to the championship than either the
Byrons, Washburn & Moons or Cler-
monts. The Bradfords have won the
and have not been beaten by any of
the teams that make a claim for cham
pionship honors. The only one of the
other three teams that has played the
Bradfords Is the Washburn & Moen,
which played tie game.
There is no doubt of the strength of
the team. The Bradfords, as they
played the w. A. c. team at Sutton lane
grounds Thursday afternoon, is I'M
questionably stronger than any other
Independent team of the city. Just
where the claim of the Washburn &
Moens or the Byrons comes in is doubt
full The statement used in adverts-
ing the game at Grove street Thursday
morning, that neither of the contest
Ing teams had been beaten this season,
is erroneous. Washburn & Moen was
defeated by Barre. 1t is true that the
Washburn & Moen team was weak
ened by the absence of it's strongest
players yet the Washburn & Moen
team has a record of a defeat against
it, The Byrons have not been defeat
ed, in fact, they have not been scored
against, which is an enviable record,
but it is also true that the Byrons have
not played strong teams. None of the
teams that have contested with the
Byrons, with the single exception of the
Washburn & Moons, would dream of
claiming or battling for the champion
ship of the county
The Byrons should have defeated the
Clermonts before making any attempt
to claim the championship for against
the Byron record of last year is a bad
defeat by the Clermonts. The Cler-
monts were ready to play a match this
year, but the Byrons didn't give one.
They surely had no right to make any
claims until proving themselves supe-
rior to their victors of last year.
1t is up to all the independent teams
to consider the Bradfords when talk
ing of the championship of the county
The Bradfords have shown themselves
the strongest team for two seasons and
proved their right to play for the title
this season against the Washburn &
Moen and w. A. C. teams. They were
surely entitled to recognition, which
neither the Byrons nor some of the
other teams claiming the champion
ship have given them
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
ARMY AND NAVY BATTLE.
Annapolis Cadets Leave in
a Body For Phila-
delphia.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 1.-The naval
cadet foot ball team, which is to play
the West Point team tomorrow, left
for Philadelphia today The cadets
were in charge of Lieut. Commander
Osterhaus, United States navy The
battalion of cadets will leave tomorrow
morning. Their train will also carry
passengers and great preparations
have been made to make the occasion
one of glee.
The navy men are in good form and
all expect victory. Every man of the
nrst team is in good health, but a
double team is carried, so that if any
OF the navy is knocked out, there will
be some one in his place The commit
tee IN charge has done excellent work
In distributing the tickets, the enlisted
men and the workmen in the yard be-
ing all supplied Commander VAIN
wright, who is in charge of the ships
IN Philadelphia, gives leave and pay
to those who wish to attend the game
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
LIFE INSURANCE CURE.
A Dying Bachelor Interested in Plan
For Novel Funeral.

"I don't know that life insurance is a
cure for disease" said the retired life
insurance solicitor, but 1 know of an
instance which makes it look that way.
In the town where I first began bust
ness was bachelor of about fifty years
who was quite alone in the world, and
had some years before taken a $4,000
policy on himself for the benefit of a
maiden sister, who had died year be-
fore the events of this story. He kept
his policy going, however, because it
was good way to save money, and one
day he was taken down with some kind
of fever. He grew worse day after day,
until one day the doctor told him that
he would in all likelihood be dead with
in the next twenty-four hours.
"This suggested his life insurance
money, all he had to leave, and he i'm
mediately began to talk with the doc
tor on the subject of a proper disposal
of it, He concluded after some thought
that the best thing to do with it was to
blow it in on a tremendous big funeral
for himself, including a banquet for all
the people he knew. This was an en-
tirely new idea for funeral, and when
the doctor left him that night. to the
care of his nurse, his mind was entire
ly occupied with his funeral. He talked
to the nurse about it and when the
nurse made him stop, he lay and
thought about it. In fact, he became
so much interested in the details Of his
funeral that he quite forgot about hav-
ing to die to make it possible.
'In the morning, when the doctor
came, lie found his patient in a mild
perspiration and his pulse beating in
much better fashion than it had been
doing for some days. He also found the
general condition of the patient much
improved. He was greatly astonished,
and at once began to ask questions.
The patient told him with eager inter
est Of a lot of new things he had
thought of for the funeral, and some
that bothered him a good deal, and said
he had been thinking of it all night.
Then the doctor laughed and told him
he guessed the funeral would have to
be postponed, for he wasn't going to
die, just then anyhow. Nor did he, and
he isn't dead yet "-S Pe is married
and has his policy paid up for his
wife's beneht"-New York Sun.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
ROWING REVIVAL.
First Bohemian Crew Will Begin Work
on kerns' Machine.

First Bohemian Crew Will Begin Work
on kerns' Machine.
E. ]. Kerns leaves Worcester in a day
or two to set up an eight-oared rowing
machine for the First Bohemian crew
of New York This crew is a reorgan-
ization of the First Bohemian crew that
worcester sports saw row to a grand
victory at Saratoga in 1895, the day
after the Wachusett intermediate eight
made worlds record of I'm. 331s for
a mile and half straightaway on still
water The First Bohemians rowed in
the senior eight the following day, de-
feating the Minnesotas of St. Paul and
the Tritons of Newark, which was con-
sidered the fastest crew af1oat at that
distance.
The crew allowed their interest to
lapse, but the prospect of a trip to Paris
next year to compete at the regatta of
the worlds exposition has revived inter-
est. The crew has purchased from Mr..
kerns an eight-oared machine which
will be set up within week and the
men will enter active training on the
machine, which they will continue until
they are able to launch their shell on
the water in the spring
Mr.. Kerns will shortly set up similar
machine at Georgetown University. He
has sold the machine to the university
authorities. The contract calls for its
being set up by him. His son Frank J.
Kerns, former stroke in the high school
crew, will superintend the training on
the machine as he will be one of the
candidates for seat in the boat John
j. Quinn of this city, former coxswain
of the high school crew, will also try
for an oar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
DEATHS.

CRANE-In this city, LIST, Henry G. Crane.
DEAN-In this city. LIST, Hattie NJ. Dean.
DUNSTER-In this city, LIST, William H,
Dunster, at his home, IA Lowell court.
The funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
McDERMOTT-In this city, list, Bridget
Daley McDermott.
Funeral from her late home, 81 Camp
street, Monday morning at SIS. Re-
QUEEN high mass at the Sacred Heart
church at 0 O'Clock. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
MURPHY-In this city, list. Julia E. Gull
foyle), wife of James E. Murphy, 29 yrs.
mos. 10 days.
Funeral from her late residence, No. Sc
Mill street, Sunday afternoon at 2
O'clock Services in St. Peters church
invited to attend. A requiem mass will
be held in St. Peters church on Monday
morning at o'clock.
O'BRIEN-In Farnham, P. O.. 1st Brid-
get CDolan) O'Brien, widow of the late
Patrick O'Brien of Sutton, p. @.
TRAINOR-In GAINESVILLE, Auburn, Mass,
LIST, Bernard Tratnor.
Funeral from his home in GAINESVILLE
Sunday afternoon at .15 o'clock. Serv-
ices in st. Peters church at 2.30 o'clock.
Requiem high mass will be celebrated
for the repose of his soul in the same
church Monday morning at o'clock.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
TRAVEL IN FRANCE.
Service Better in Some Respects But
More Expensive.

More Expensive.
Railroad travel in France as found
in a recent visit, is at least 40 per cent
higher than in the United States" a
New Yorker just back from there re-
marked the other day. Their trains,
too, are entirely devoid of the comforts
that we are accustomed to on all rail-
ways in this country. You are given a
seat, and that is the limit of accom-
mediation. / believe there is one much
Wanted train de luxe, or something
like that, which contains a few OF the
accessories that have been common on
our parlor coaches for years. but one
must pay a heavy additional fee for
being transported in this paragon of
luxury on wheels. Now, as I've regis
tered my kick against the French rail-
roads. l want to even up by compli-
menting their cab and transfer SER
vice. In Paris this service is about per-
feet, and is done at rates so reasonable
as to excite the establishment of pill
grims from this country who are used
to the extortion of the public jehus
and baggage concerns of most of our
cities. For carrying three people and
five pieces of luggage from the station
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02

will be narrowed down to these two
men, as there is no other desirable
coach in Worcester. There is, consid-
cradle speculation as to what the re-
suit will be in the selection of Mr.. Ten
Eyck against the expressed wishes of
the management of the crew. Whether
the management would be willing to
retain the positions and treat with
anybody else than Mr.. Kerns after
carrying on negotiations with him
alone is a point that is causing com
ment. That such action on the part of
the management would disrupt the
crew and place it in bad odor in the
eyes of the public that supports the
crew, can hardly be doubted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02

to my hotel in Paris. the baggage ar
irving on the same vehicle with our
selves, I was assessed only $1.62 H. the
distance being about two miles. Re
turning to New York, my little party
of three was driven to my residence,
approximating four miles, from the
boat landing, and for this and the bag
gage I had to stand and deliver 1925.
1t seemed colossal outrage, but there
was nothing to do except pay the
swear"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
DOUGLAS WINS MATCH.
A. M. Robbins Defeats the Mighty
Travis at Lakewood.

New York, Dec. 1.-The second day of
the golf tournament at Lakewood, N.
j., was one of sensational play but the
men did not as rule reach yesterdays
marks. The morning was filled by the
first round Of the first and second 10 in
yesterdays qualifying round, the con-
tests being Is holes at match play.
The match between Walter j. Travis
of Oakland and A. M. Robbins of ST.
Andrews proved interesting, and was
won by Robbins by two up and one to
play The close of this match sent the
gallery to the Douglas Hamilton con-
test which was equally interesting.
The ex-championfrom Fairfield found
his work cut out for him, and only won
by record play and par golf on the last
four holes and those were halved with
him by the Baltusrol man, who was an
unknown quantity. A single misplay
by Douglas would have given Hamilton
the game. The match went to Douglas
by one up, the cards showing Douglas
so and Hamilton 81.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
KERNs' GOOD WORK.
Worcester Boy Big Help to the
Georgetown Foot Ball Team.

Worcester Boy Big Help to the
Georgetown Foot Ball Team.
Frank j. Kerns of this city played on
the Georgetown university foot ball
team Thanksgiving day against Balti-
more medical school, which Georgetown
defeated by a score of II to 3. 1t was
the first game Kerns has played for
several weeks He sustained a wrenched
knee weeks ago, which compelled him
to go about on crutches for many days.
He took excellent care of the injured
member, however, and was fit to play
a week ago with University of Vir-
ginia, but, as the coach wanted to in
sure his playing in Thursdays game,
he was kept out of the contest against
Virginia.
Kerns played left half on the team in
Thursdays game, as he has in all his
games. He put up q strong game and
did much to win the victory for his
team. Kerns has lost considerable flesh
in his foot ball playirs.. 1t came off
much faster than rowing took it off.
He now weighs only 154 pounds in con-
dition. He has aided materially in
placing Georgetown at the top of the
heap among southern colleges. The
university team has won the champion
ship of the south.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
VOLCANIC rRUpT1oNs

are grand. but skin eruptions rob life of
10y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them;
also old running and fever sores, ulcers,
boils, felons, corns, warts cuts, bruises
burns, scalds. chapped hands, chilblalns.
and aches. Only Is cents a box Cure
guaranteed. Sold by BREWER & CO.,
druggists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
SAILORS FAVoRITES.
All Ready For the Big Contest On
Franklin Field.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. lon Frank
lin field tomorrow, the West Point
academy cadets will meet the Annapo-
lis naval academy cadets in foot ball
battle, the first that will be waged bv
the representatives Of the two military
associations of the government in six
years. No admission fee will be
charged to see the game. No person.
however, can gain admittance without
an invitation from either the West
Point academy, the Annapolis acad-
envy or the University of Pennsylva-
mia.
Great interest is being taken in the
contest, and the demand for tickets
has greatly exceeded the supply. The
seating capacity of FraE5lin field is a
little over 2S,O00 The two academies
have each issued 5000 invitations, and
the university has given out the other
The two teams arrived here this af-
ternoon, and are in splendid condition
for the game. The betting is brisk
and slightly in favor of the sailors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
DR.. Burs Cough syrup conquer.

croup at once, cures the child, and thus
saves many life. Mothers need not fear
that dreadful disease II tney have this re-
liable remedy at hand. 1t Is sold by all
druggists for % cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02

THORNTON-DOBIE- this city, 18th,
by Rev George S. Dodge, James II.
Thornton and Miss Janet Dobie, both Of
Worcester
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02

The rule regarding expectorating in
street cars will be rigidly enforced by
the Worcester and Webster Street Rail-
way Company Signs are being pre-
pared and will be placed in every car.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES

BARRETT-In this city, 2Sth, a daught
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Barrett.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
Secretary Sinking Fun
STATE Specific TAxEs 1soo

The following state special taxes for
1899 are now due, to wit:
Photographers.
Money Brokers.
Auctioneers.
Pool, Billiard or Bagatelle Tables.
Gaming Tables, Flying Horses etc.
Ten Pin Alleys, Shooting Galleries.
Travelling Vendors of Patent Medicines,
Special Nostrums, Jewelry Paper, Soap
or other merchandise.
Emigrant Agents.
Travelling Vendors using boats.
Itinerant Lightning Rod Dealers or
Agents.
Shows and Exhibitions.
Circus Companies or others giving an
exhibition beneath or within canvas en-
closure. advertised in any manner what
soever as circus menagerie, hippodrome
spectacle or show implying a circus.
Dealers in Spirituous or Malt Liquors.
Intoxicating Bitters or Brandy Fruits, or
Domestic Wines.
Dealers in Pistols, Toy Pistols Shooting
Cartridges, Pistol or Rifle Cartridges.
Dirks, Bowie Knives, or Metal Knucks
Dealers in Farm Products Sugar, COT
fee. Sail and Meat Stocks and Bonds, etc,
for future delivery, commonly called 'fu-
lures.
PeddIers of Stoves or Ranges, Patent
ChurnS, Patent Fences, Clocks, Smoothing
Irons, Agricultural Implements or Paten-
ted Articles.
Parties Keeping Billiard or Pool Tables
for hire or sale.
Agents of Packing Houses.
Iunerant Doctors, Dentists Opticians or
other specialists
Brewing Companies and Dealers in Beer.
Pawnbrokers.
Mercantile, Collecting or Commercial
Agencies, and other agencies of like char
acter
Detective Agencies, Companies or Cor
porations.
Dealers in Cigarettes.
Base Ball, Foot Ball or Bicycle Parks.
Railroad Ticket Brokers or Ticket
Agents not employed by railroad COM
panies.
Persons or firms Making Abstracts
Companies of Traders or Fortune Tell
ers. usually known as 'gypsies."
All persons subject to the above taxes
are required to register with the Ordinary
and pay the tax on or before commencing
TO do the business specified; failure to do
so being a misdemenaor.
JAS. J. MCGOWAN.
Tax Collector c. c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
MISSING BONDS RECOVERED.
PROPERTY OF M'CAULEY's ESTATE
TURNS UP MYsTERIOUSLY.

Old Man McCauIey Died in Atlanta,
and c. T.. johnson Took His Seven
Georgia Bonds and Sold Them in
New York-They Came Back
Through Augusta-JOhDsOn Now
Claims McCduIey Gave Them to
Him.
Atlanta. Ga. Jan 6.-Seven Georgia state
bonds of the value of $1,000 each, which
mysteriously disappeared from the Atlanta
National Bank, several months ago, have
at last been found.
The discovery of the whereabouts Of the
bonds revives a highly interesting story
and at the same time involves a former
citizen of Atlanta in such bad situation
that he wall in all probability have to face
a criminal prosecution.
c. r. Johnson, now a saloon keeper on
the Bowery is the man involved. He left
this city for New York Immediately after
having passed through a series of law suits
on account of these bonds, in which he
succeeded in defeating the plaintiff an ac-
ton.
The story of the disappearance of the
bonds was one of the big sensations. Old
man j. A McCauley came to Atlanta dur
ing the exposition rich man. He was a
confirmed drunkard, and was said TO have
fallen entirely under the influence OF c.
p. Johnson, who kept a saloon on Ala
bama street Among the holdings of Nc
Cauley were the seven Georgia bonds,
which were placed on deposit for safe
keeping with the Atlanta National Bank.
A day or two before McCauley died, and
at a time when he is said 10 have been
unconscious, Johnson presented an order
to the bank, apparently signed by McCau-
ley. asking for the delivery of the bonds.
This was the last seen of the bonds, and,
although every effort was made to trace
| them, in which effort the machinery of the
courts was used, no solution of the mys-
| terry was found, and Johnson was sent Ia
| Jail on the bail trover action taken out
| by attorneys for the county edministra-
ton of the estate, nothing being known
at the time of the mans DEATH about his
| former home or relations.
Sold Them in New York.
After the verdict in the City Court, in
which Johnson was allowed TO CO. he left
| the city. The news then came of his bust
| ness career on the Bowery. A few days
| ago the attorneys for the administration
received a letter from John w. Dickey OF
! Augusta a broker, who stated that he had
| purchased three Georgia state bonds
which he believed TO be a portion of the
bonds once owned by McCauley. The
bonds proved to be those which disappear
ed from the McCauley estate. Dickey
bought them from A. Deutenhofer, bro
ker on Wall street New York.
man was sent TO New York'o on the first
train and was instructed TO fathom Tho
mystery of the bonds disappearance, anC
it is understood here that he succeeded
in actually securing an admission from
| johnson, who is now disposed TO defy any
one to hold him accountable 10 the law
claiming that McCauley gave him the
bonds on the bail trover trial here
however ne swore that he knew nothing
about the bonds, except that he got then
from the bank and delivered them to Nc
CanleX.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
SECRET ORDERS MEET.
Party of Prominent Capitalists to
visit WaycrOss.

Waycross Ga, Jan. 6.-An interesting
installation service was held last night
at odd Fellows room in this city. The fol-
lowing officers were installed: A. p Per
ham, Jr., noble grand; ]. w MCGEE, vice
grand; ]. c. Huber, secretary; j. A. Jones
treasurer
Officers for Deitz Encampment, No. 3,
were elected as follows: B. d. Finn, chief
patriarch; j. B. Nunez, senior patriarch;
A. Z. Perham. Jr.. scribe J. c. Huber,
high priest: ]. T. MCGEE, treasurer.
j. A. Jones and w. w. McCulley have
been elected 20 represent Wakefield Lodge
No q, Knights OF Pythias, at the grand
lodge which meets in Rome in May.
At their recent meeting the county com
missioners of Ware county decided to ac-
cept a loan of $1,000 from Henry Strick-
land, 81 800 from d. A. Jordon and $40
from the Knights of Pythas. They select
ed the Waycross Journal to do their pub
fishing this year
over 100 city tax executions were issued
by r. P. Bird: city clerk There were more
executions issued than last year, but the
amount of money for overdue taxes is
smaller.
A party Of capitalists and sightseers will
start tomorrow for Waycross from Hart
ford. Conn. The party will consist of about
dozen, and will be headed by Col. A. l..
Peck, a prominent capitalist and min
man. Upon reaching Waycross they viii
be taken in hand by Hon. Lemuel John
son, Capt. w A. Mcneil and others, and
shown every courtesy and attention dur
ing their stay here. A tour of the famous
Okefenokee swamp is being planned for
the party. j. d. Hickox and his son who
reside on the border of the swamp and
who are familiar with every foot of it
from side to side, have been engaged TO
serve as guides.
Rev. Nj. c. Austin went to his appoint
ment at Waresboro yesterday He mas five
churches in his charge. Waresboro, Manor
New Prospect, Wildwood and Mcdonald 5
Mill