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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

inches shorter than she is. but he's a
good little fellow, and re's a V. C.?'
There is enough salt water in the
family already. The earl actually cuts
up his own tobacco with claspknife.
do not like young Ranlan. He shall not
sail with her in that horrid boat. no
matter who's with them. l do not I'M
derstand the girl"
There she is. and with another girl
-one of the Lefroys suppose" The
experienced eye of the royal lady could
tell the rake of a craft half mile off.
How well they handle it! The little
girl with her must have keen muscles
to have twisted the mainsail-most
hands would have taken more than a
third more time.
Il told that wicked girl to be with
me here" sighed the countess.
"Maman propose, ct cetera," answered
the royalty, and the lady smiled IN
somewhat suspicious fashion.
Those girls are mad" Lady Quentin
Outward fiustered, with annoyance, or.
as some one remarked professionally
Lady Toilette's in irons"
And she has dared to stop away all
this time, and my evening will be spoilt
why, quite twenty have sailed off"
Yes. my dear" observed the earle
dryly but here is the princess"
don't know exactly why it was. but
the countess had some distinct presenti-
ment of coming evil The princess
handed her letter. That letter was
opened, and II Lady Quentin had not
been too we'll bred to do so. she would
certainly have tainted away in The
presence of her guests. 1t ran thus:-
Dear Mamma:-Awfully sorry, but
dear John and | have gone to be mar
ried by special license on Lord Artag-
mans boat A lot Of people are comma
to witness, and then going back to the
fireworks. We didn't want any fire
works, so dear John dressed up as =
girl"
j. Despite the countess good breeding.
there was something of tableau. The
earl only smiled. They must have
made eight knots, said the earl. ''Wea
Ding krpts," said the royalty. 1.-THE
countess must give in."-The Gentle
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

When the Countess of Quentin Dur
ward discovered that her daughter had
been rechristened My Lady Dab
chick" such a shudder went through
her. an extra puff of wind would nave
blown her sunshade on to the tlue anu
Aoated it into the Medina. AS you may
see by the mention of the WoFu sun
shade, the countess was no marine mo
MAC. She did yachting, but she ioVeu
Uurlinpham and Goodwood; liked SIT
tine down and strolling and carriage
gowps She herself, though unaware
90 tho fact. was known by her intimate
Sr;ends-verv much so by her enemies
IS IT adv Toilette" That morning.
aboard her husbands yacht, tne Lam
nbore her maid had had a terrible tlllle
pfit "Although ones things get ploWl !
oh,,+ ond spoilt. that's no reason why
stould 90 about like SAVAGE Illedll
. iaundress or something. NO my
doarn said the earl, looking out east
ue". &C II he could see the Meteor
coming past the overs. Inc nopIS ~
yechtsnan had that far-away iooh VI
y man who is always on salt Ma'ei' m,
,i ,,is' can do as she pleases' l am
S. .I,at when she went up the Black
lolu vi ,,,itb that horrid LEROY gil4 she
Walel wore sea boots and trampeu
actu"t,S mud | call il indelicate-ai-
over I'M immoral" Her ladyshlIp, sn nloS
mos haad and sighed deeply: me s. sign 81
E her p Almost TIA as loud as the first pun OF
. coming breeze. IT,, +hough eooen-
E =, LA the father, who was Inuc i.
trlc, Interested in watching s ,ii;,,,.
NOR aneaged in hammerlng u sniIllas
hailu ring on the point OF ~ tl," wear
spike, me o NJ" -d'oeuvre of nautical
handicraft or, the countess would
And, my y would smoke pipes all the
say am would let him That 4 IS I'M 5ae rs au
S SaStage Of being brought up at n 'P him.
room anu anu PERFECTLY true. Lady Eve,
This wS Nave ye honest loyal frank and
line was u, r p,S She had the brightest
kind h near. crisp, curly auburn hair !
p plug somewhat brown sN'n' anu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

similar to that of the old Kearsarge.
The sloop was used during the Span
ish-Ameriean war in carrying amnruni
ton to Honolulu, and has also seen
service in the Arctic sealing troubles.
Mr.. Amsden, when he retired from
active work as a practical mechanic
and went into the grocery business, did
not relinquish his interest in inven-
tons. With the recollection of Cores
pioneer road carriage in mind, he is
closely watching developments in the
progress of the automobile it's up-to-
date successor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
ROAD CARRIAGES.
First Forerunner of
the Modern Auto
mobile.
WAS OPERATED BY STEAM.
"reminiscences of James l..
Amsden of Wor-
cester.

st. Columbia, away back in the misty
ages, according to the old Gaelic legend,
prophesied that there would come a day
when horseless coaches would be COM
mon in every land.
Today one sees fulfllment of this pre-
diction in the trolley cars, and more
particularly in the automobiles that are
now so necessary feature of modern
civilization.
James L. Amsden of 1873 West street,
this city, says the idea that the auto
mobile is a new-fangled thing, is all
wrong. John Gore of Brattleboro, Vt,
in 1889 invented the first road carriage
ever seen in North America. 1t was,
Mr.. Amsden told The Spy reporter, the
forerunner of the modern automobile.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
AN ATTRACTIVE AUTUMN OUTING

A very attractive Autumn tour to
Gettysburg, Blue Mountain, Luray,
Natural Bridge, Virginia Hot Springs,
Richmond and Washington, will leave
Boston under the personally conducted
tourist system of the Pennsylvania
railroad, on October 49,
Special train of parlor cars, in which
the entire trip from New York is made,
is provided for the exclusive use of the
party.
Rate from Boston, including hotel ex-
penses, carriage drives, etc, $1,000; New
York, $1,000.
Itinerary of D, N. Bell, tourist agent,
2O5 Washington street. Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

A Mistake Corrected-In your issue
of Sept. a.. 1899, by mistake. l signed
an "ad' The American Real Estate
Co. I meant to sign instead The Amer
lean Investment Co. Please correct.
7. Arthur Whitaker.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The completion of the Waverly sta
ton at Edinburgh will supply the Scot
fish capital with the largest railway
station in Great Britain 1t will cover
% acres.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
OLD WORLD TOPICS.
England's Great Stake
in the Suez
Canal.
A UNIQUE FIRE ALARM.
Davitt Approves Dreyfus
Verdict and Revives the
Maybrick Case.

It is announced that in the immedi-
ate future Queen Victoria may be ele-
waited to the dignity of great-great-
grandmother.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The death rate among the filemakers
Of England, between the ages of 80 and
IS, is 453 per 1000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The land on which the South Sea
house stands on Threadneedle street,
London, was recently sold for 81, 75O, 600.
or about $4,000, 900 per acre.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The corporation of the city of Dublin
has granted a site for statue of the
late Charles Stewart Parneu. The cere-
mony of laying the foundation stone
will take place on the anniversary of
Parnell's death in October.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

Killarney benefited greatly during the
season now closing by the prominence it
received in the press of America and
Great Britain on account of the sale of
the Muckross estate. The number of
tourists during the summer months was
Unprecedented
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The latest move on the part of the
British cattle dealers, who look with
anything but favor on the large impor-
tations of meat from abroad, takes the
form of a proposal to have all meat
coming from America and Australia
stamped, to prevent the butchers from
selling it as English meat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

T i've, and we'll, but distant relative
famed Rosabel Sinclair, had died '' NV q
oe s IN Dublin, and the abbrayi si'oi-
VI the name to Rose las the dac ls.s.ilg
Vas also ealled) in the MESSAGE 80 3, u
i in M her death, led to the confusio sion
III, I'll dt. Sinclair's mind and to The far
rlDie result that ensuqd, ~ the ter
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29

Billings, Prof. Fortier, Harry Ames,
Emory Stone, Fred Whittemore, Thos.
Talbot, J. B. Garland and wife, T. ?.
Brown and wife, Charles Evans, Arthur
Denney, Harry Heslor William Riedl
and wife, Harry Robins and wife, s. B.
Clark, A. H. Dean and wife, Wallace
Litery, J. w. Knibbs and wife. Charles
knibbs, William Knibbs Miss Florence
Warfield. Mrs. w. F. Barton, Miss VIM
ME Higgins, Miss Ethel Lauter, Miss J.
Russell. Miss Florence NJ. Bullock. Miss
Browning, Miss Deb Morgan, Miss Lila
Knibbs, Miss Allie Love, Miss Effie Ad-
ans Miss Duckworth, Miss Bertha NJ.
Head, Miss Butler, Miss Lawson, Miss
Fuller, Miss Ware, Miss Davis, Miss
Minnie Munson, Miss Ethel M Harvey,
Miss Nellie Hatch. Miss Hattie Pike.
Miss Maud Pike, Miss Bertha Griswold.
Miss Minnie Rice. Miss Whitney, Miss
Banffeld, Miss Belcher Miss Danseau-
reau, Miss Eva EWell, Mrs. Arthur Nor
cross, Miss Amy Fuller, Mrs II. L.
| Jillson. Miss Ruby Day Miss Lottie
Hubbard, Miss Alice Brown, Mrs. Harry
| Childs, Mrs. Eveline Monroe, Miss
| Allen, Miss Alice Greene Miss Grace
Rowell Miss Alice Brown, Miss May
Evans, Miss Sadie Parsons, Miss Susie
Fisher Miss Hubbard and many others.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
TOWN SOLICITOR EVANS.
Meeting Of Department Heads Choose
Him on First Ballot.

Clinton, March 2S.-Edward A. Evans
was elected town solicitor at meet
ing of the chairmen Of all the boards,
this evening. The meeting was held in
the rooms of the selectmen. Mr.. Evans
was elected on the first ballot. His
election was made unanimous.
Mr.. Evans is one OF the best known
attorneys in Clinton. He enjoys a large
practice. His office is in the rooms
made locally famous by the tenancy Of
Hon. John w. COrcoran and former
District Attorney Herbert Parker
when they did business together in the
days before either achieved the meas
ure of prominence each now enioys
Mr.. Smith represents several of the
larger claimants for land damages
from the state arising fhom the CON
structlon of the metropolitan reservoir
Mr.. Evans is identified with the Pres
colt club and with other organizations
including Trinity Commandery. X. n
Capt. Peter r. Cannon has RECEIVED
a letter from Martin Il. Garvey tbe
of the Ninth regiment IN
Cuba, dated at Santiago, March 10 Tha
letter said that the bodies of the daad
soldiers of the Ninth regiment we're
then ready to be placed aboard tbe
transport Roumanian. News has hsan
received here that the Roumanian has
been sighted entering port. prenara-
tons are Qbeing made to receiye tha
bodies Of Clinton's dead which will he
brought home. These dead are Cory1
Henry j. Jennings and Priys Nc
Namara and O'Malley.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
State Board Gives
Permission.
THE FAIR GROUNDS
Society May Sell to It's Besr
Advantage.

The state board of agriculture gave
permission yesterday at the state house
in Boston to the Worcester Agricul-
tural Society to sell the fair grounds
property to the West End syndicate
for S1S5,000. President Warren c. Jew
EFT, Secretary L. F. Herrick and Calvin
c. Hartshorn, member of the So
ciety, locked out for the interests of
the latter organization. The gentleman
told of the offer, the deposit Of $40, 900
and other matters pertaining to the So
cietys affairs.
President Jewett presented the facts
to the members of the state board in a
clear and concise manner, but did not
get into details Of the conditions out
side of the vote to sell and the price Of
fered.
| The expected objections to the con-
summation of the sale did not make
their appearance. The members who
were so strongly opposed, at the time
the society voted to sell and threat
ened to go before the board and tell
their side Of the story, We're not pres
ent. Consequently the meeting was a
very harmonious one.
! The only question that was argued to
| any length was in regard to the date of
sale.
: Deputy Tax Commissioner H. G. Otis
of this city was present and asked the
! board to recommend that the deed be
drawn and the new owners take DOS
! session previous to May l. He told the
| board that the city wanted to protect
itself. He argued that if the money
was paid to the society before May !
l the collectors could not find it when
/ they made their annual collections, as
il would be placed at interest where il
/ would be exempt.
Col. f. H. Appleton of the board
wanted to favor the Worcester Agri-
cultural Society as much as possible
owing TO the fact that its members had
! done so much in days gone by for agri-
culture.
Secretary Hewck spoke at consider
able length in regard to the limit of
time for the taking of the deed. and
asked the board to be as lenient as
posi- BILE, as the society has a genuine
/ buyer, and did not feel as If it could
afford to force the buyers and make
them pay the taxes.
| Daniel Danforth of Lynn moved that
! the board approve of The action of the
society, and allow them to sell the
property to the best possible dvantage
! and shortly after Mr.. Danforth had
made that motion it was nut TO the
| board and was carried unanimously
] The committee of the society, which
was instructed to sell the property will
! hold q meeting at Agricultural hall
Friday. and it is probable that the
final arrangements for its transfer will
! be made at that time
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
Action of South Graf
ton Residents
MAY HAVE EFFECT.
Unequal License Distribu-
ton Much Deplored.

Grafton, March 2S.-The organization
Of committee Of citizens with Rev.
| David HOWE at its head, at South
Grafton, last evening, for the purpose
OF waiting upon the board Of select
men in behalf of fewer licenses at
South Grafton for the ensuing year,
caused considerable talk in temperance
/ and rum circles today.
|, AS stated in The Spy, a week age,
South Grafton is more opposed to be-
Ing made the slums of the town this
year than ever before, and so intense
has the feeling against the UNEQUAL
and disproportionate distribution of
the license permits become that the
BOARD or selectmen, aside from the two
| members from the south part, is more
apt to act upon the suggestion Of the
pleading committee this spring than
was ever the prospect in past years.
The committee pleas that If five IL
cehses are granted, as has been done
FOR several years, the board will give
two to North Grafton, two to South
GRAFTON and one to the Centre. If the
BOARD sees fit to reduce the number of
Favored applicants and only grant three
licenses al an increased fee Of about
$Z0OO each, the committee expects to
see put one in each section of the town
in reviewing the liquor traffic at the
south end during the past wear. the
strongest argument the committee can
orlng up to impress upon the selectmen
the need of more careful distribu-
ton OF licenses, is TO relate the history
OF a saloon at the southern part of the
town.
The selectmen are soon to state the
time when they will give the remon-
strants a hearing.
Several delegates from the Baptist
and Congregational churches will at
tend the Worcester county sunday
school convention to be held in Upton
Thursday Cyrus r. Axten will furnish
conveyance for the number, leaving
the town house at $50 on that morn
! ing.
The Grafton Base Ball Association
has again changed the date of its ben
eft entertainment to have been given
in town hall the first week Of April
The date now set is April is. This
avoids detracting from the attendance
at thu high school entertainment to be
given the 4th and the Upton minstrel
show at Upton on the 18th, the date
| formerly set for the benefit.
The library committee of the Bap-
fist Sunday school is preparing to give
literary anu musical entertainment
in the church parlors April 10.
DR.. Paine is making preparations to
move from Boston to his residence on
Keith hill.
Joseph Keith has returned from an
extended southern tour
| Miss Dora B. Gibbons and Miss Myra
Nelson, assistant teachers at the high
school, are spending their two weeks
vacation at Franklin, n. Y, and Port
| land, Me, respectively.
Miss Kate guile, teacher in the pub
lie schools of Winehendon, is spending
a few days with relatives in town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
ONE IN MANILA.
And Another Son Wants to
Fight With Gen. Otis.

Millbury, March 2S.-Alexander Bouzev
of Tainter Hill today received word from
his son John, who is in the Thirty-fourth
L. S. regulars at Fort Wetheriu South
Carolina. Mr. Bouzey writes that the SOL
diers that are quartered there will I'M
doubtedly be sent to Manila soon to aid
Gen. Otis.
He says that most of the boys enlisted
to hight, and think that they should be
sent to the battlefield and given a chance
to display their ValOr.
Mr.. Bouzey was in all of the battles in
cuba, and was one Of the fortunate ones
who escaped the malarial fever.
He states that there is very little sick
ness in camp, as the weather has been ex-
ceedingly favorable for the health of the
soldiers.
Mr.. Bouzey has another son. William
who is in Manila under Gen. Otis
Rumors have been in circulation within
the past few days that eX-Officer Charles
II. Smith had committed suicide by hang
ing. Today the officer decided to make
the best Of the situation, and put a large
hemp rope in the window Of his office and
placarded the window as follows
"EIere is the rope that saved myn
WIN try again and be sure and sue
coed. G. II. Smith. g"
The poster created considerable excite
ment in the vicinity of the square, and
many who called out Of curiosity stood in
amazement until the joke was revealed.
Charles r. Chase has accepted a position
at Galveston, Texas, ana leaves for that
city today,
Hon. L. L. Whitney, who has been the
guest of his son, Walter l., Whitney, for
the past few days, returned to his home
in Boston today.
The Millbury B. B. A. will play the
Hudson team in the town hall Saturday
evening.
Harry K. Greenwood of HolIiston is the
guest of A. d. Wiudle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
FEELING is CHANGED.
Lancaster People Now Want to See JUS
tice Performed.

Lancaster, March 2S,-Since the above
report of DR.. Nashs bondsmen on his va
rious transactions became public property
feeling in this town has undergone radi-
cal change. Heretofore the bulk of sym
pathy was with the postmaster but at
present it is all different. Various muir
murings on the street tonight were to the
effect that DR.. Nash would be asked to re-
sign as town clerk of Lancaster, and also
as library trustee
1t is said also tonight that the post
office authorities will be asked to prose-
cute the case
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
SENSATION
Continued from First Page0

of New Haven employed Lawyer Case
to defend you?"
No, sir; do not
OXley said in answer to Mr.. Klein's
questions, that he had never paid Mrs
Guiiford the whole of the $125 agreed.
During the cross-examination At
torney Klein worried the witness per-
ceptiby, scoring him repeatedly fol-
not having told Emma CHS parents
that il was their daughter whose body
had been found on the mud flats OF
yellow Mill pond.
Did you say at Mrs. Guilford's Of
flee that you had Emma Gill brought
| up to Waterbury to see DR.. Callahani
that you were tired paying livery bills
and had paid him all the money yor
could?"
L don't remember"
Oxley then admitted that he hat
sent Emma Gill to Waterbury to see
DR.. Callahan three or four times. H,
| first drove to Waterbury alone, he said
| and made an appointment with DR.
| Callahan, after which ha hired drivel
and sent Emma Gill to the DOCTOR
| house. Later Emma Gill drove to tn,
| Doctors house alone and still late
wert to Waterbury by train. At thi
point court adjourned for the day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
FORFEIT MONEY UP.
LawIer viii Begin Training Under "Billy'
WhaIen's Watchfu Eye.

Patsy Sweeney's forfeit money is up
George P. King, who has acted for the
New Yorker in connection with Spike
Sullivan, handed S75 to the stakeholder
Jere Regain, yesterday, making s1OO
which is up for Sweeney. The time
specified for posting the second money
by the articles of agreement is today
The LAWYER men have until midnight
in which to raise their ante to $780,
There is no doubt they will do so.
Lawler will begin training today. He
made arrangements last evening with
William Whelan, who prepared him for
his battle with Tim Carroll a year ago.
Whelan is star man for Lawler. He
knows where the latter needs the most
looking after LAWYERS friends intended
to have Tommy Broderick of Yonkers
train Lawler if they could get him, but
decided on Whelan yesterday.
Lawler will be sent on the road at
once. He will follow the same line of
training as in his previous battle. The
best men of the city will be sent against
him every evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
SLEPT IN A COAL CAR.

Special Officer Michael Deedy ar
rested man who gave the name Of
Montgomery, in the Boston and Albany
yard, last night. He was trying to
steal a ride, having nestled into a car
Of soft coal. he could nos be booked
for vssrancy as he had about $50 in
his clothes. He will be tried this morn
Ing for ttespassing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
WRESTLING MATCH LIKELY.

Jim Teller and James w. Jones will
probably wrestle after all Teller put up
SIS yesterday to bind a match, and as
Jones did not take his money down. he
may agree TO let the match go on. The
Jones made a deposit of sos to bind him
self, giving Teller until Monday evening
to place his money Teller posted his
forfeit yesterday morning. The date
agreed on was April 10. The match is to
be for Sion q side
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
TO DO EUROPEAN TRACKS.

c. Tom Blanchard of Palmer and Fred
etutteyant of Hardwick will take a string
oL trolleFS ana PAGERS to Europe )this
summer. They will race the horses on
the tracks there, and will also sell them.
me men have purchased several carloads
OF 81 western horses during the winter, which
they nave sold rapidly. They had among
their consignments many youngsters Oh
good blood, and these they saved out to
take across the big pond. Mr.. Sturtevant
was IN the city, yesterday making ar
rangements for the trip
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-29
DIDN'T co TO SPRINGFIELD.

The picked candle pin bowling team of
Whites alleys did not go to Springfield
last evening, being stayed by letter from
l.. W, Root, manager Of the Springfield
candle pin team. The Springfields have
several games arranged for this week.
Mr.. Root said he would communicate with
Mr. White later in the week.
The e. 7. Smith and Norcross Brothers
candle pin teams will roll the second in
their series of matches at Whites alleys
this evening.