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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
THE BARRIERS TALE.
ON orient To accident

From orient to occident
The whole wide compass round,
There never yet lived barber man
Whose speech did not confound
From Joliet 20 Jericho
The tribe talks on and on,
But in Chicago there is one
Who second is to none.
In State street does this razor man
!. His time and tongue employ,
Assisted by two other chaps
And one black-coIored boy.
And as each eager customer
Takes up the masters chair
The barber tells him stories while
He cuts and trims his hair.
One day country farmer called,
Whose hair had run to waste,
And as he had a train to catch
Desired a cut in haste.
BE seated, sir" the barber said,
''To please you I'll not fall"
And straightway did that barber man
Begin weary tale.
Snip, snip, the merry scissors went,
Till many a lock was shorn,
And still the BARRIERS tongue ran on
With story stale and worn.
Then out and spake that farmer man
In scornfullest retort,
Eyes, yes, good sir, l listen, but
For Gods sake cut it short!"
ooh, certainly" the barber said,
And quicker piled the shears,
And faster went his nimble tongue
About the farmers ears.
The victim kept his eyes close SMUT
And with his face distort
Cried out again, oh, barber man,
Why don't you cut it short?"
"Your wishes, sir, shall be obeyed;
There isn't much more Left"
And helter-skelter dashed his tongue
Till nigh of breath bereft.
Then from his chair that farmer man
Jumped up with angry snort
And shouted, 81 can stand no more,
So / will cut it short!"
But when he his reflection caught
Within the mirror glass
He raved and swore and stamped
around
And cried, you long-tongued ass!
You've only left me my bare scalp!
III drag you to the COURT"
Whereat the barber bowed and said,
you babe me cut it short"
Il meant your tale, you laundering
fool"
Tho countryman exclaimed.
you should have said SO, then, good
sir"
The barber piped, unshamed.
For words have meanings many, sir,
As Webster doth report,
And if your train you want to catch
You'll have to cut it short"
May Jones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
FROM "a BROADWAY PAGEANT. -

l chant the world on my western sea,
l chant copious the islands beyond,
thick as stars in the sky,
l chant the new empire, grander than
any before, as in a vision it
comes to me,
I chant America the mistress, I chant
greater supremacy,
I chant projected thousand blooming
cities yet in time on those groups
of sea-islands,
My sail ships and steam ships thread
ing archipelagoes,
My stars and stripes futtering in the
wind,
Commerce opening, TIE sleep of ages
having done it's work, races re-
born, refreshed,
Lives, works resumed-the object !
know not-but the old, the
Asiatic renew'd as it must be,
Commencing from this day surrounded
by the world.
Walt Whitman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
GREAT ENDURANCE OF MOOSE.
1t Can Travel as Fast and Much Far
Their Than Deer or Caribou.

While the peculiar pacing gait of a
moose will not carry him over the
ground as rapidly as the deer or carl
bou, his endurance far surpasses that
Of either of those animals. For a
short squirt or IN very deep snow the
caribou can easily discount the moose,
but for an all days jaunt, where the
course is fairly open, the moose has no
rival Many years ago when Sir Ed
mund Head was governor of the pro-
vince he owned tanned moose that
performed remarkable feats of speed
and endurance. On one occasion the
governor wagered $500 that his
moose could travel from Fredericton
to st. John over the ice, a distance of
eighty-four miles, in faster time than
any team of horses in the stud of
Lord Hill of the Fifty-second regi-
ment. A sledge was attached to the
moose and another to the horses. The
river ice was covered with about
eight inches of snow. The start was
made opposite government house at
s o'clock in the morning. In seven
hours the moose and his driver were
on Market square st. John. Lord
Hills team was distanced, one of the
horses expiring at Gagetown and the
other reaching st. John three hours
behind the moose.-Lewiston, Me-,
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

Albert Jester has been held to the
grand jury at Paris, Mo, on the charge
of having murdered Gilbert Gates Of
Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

A community in Alabama contain
ing 400 colOred people and but two
white persons is about to be incorpo-
rated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

Ellen Cullen, resident of Racine
for fifty years, died aged 63 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

Ryan, the Australian, was whipped
by Choynski in seven rounds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
ATTACHMENTS.

These attachments were filed yester-
day:
The Granger Foundry and Machine
Company, Providence, r. l., VS.. Charles
I. Rawson, oxford. 10000, action of
tort: writ served by W. w. Scott, dep
uty sheriff, returnable in superior court
first Monday in July. Nichols & Cobb,
Boston. appear for plaintiffs.
Frank ]. Briden VS.. Edward e. Frost,
M D., $1,000, action of contract; writ
served by Deputy Sheriff James Early,
returnable in superior court first Mon
day in July. Thayer & Cobb appear for
the plaintiff.
Joseph Stokes Rubber Co., VS.. Alice
B. Hubley ct al; $4,000, action Of con-
tract; writ served by Deputy Sheriff
James Early, returnable in superior
court at Boston first Monday in July
Freeman Hunt appears for plaintiff.
Samuel b. Taft vs.. c. J. Neeman Tx
bridge, $500, action Of contract; writ
served by Hamilton Boyd, deputy
sheriff. returnable in district court
June "a.
Dora Primstein VS.. Moses Machinisr
$1,000 action of tort; writ served by
Deputy Sheriff d. II. Hayter, return
able in superior court first Monday in
July. Thayer & Cobb appear for plain
tiff
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
Bravery of George w.
Mathews Noted by
Superiors.
PROMOTION RECOMMENDED.
Worcester Boy Serving in
Philippines Son Of Pa
trolman Mathews.

George w. Mathews, son of Patrol
man Robert Mathews, of this city, now
serving as major surgeon of the Third
artillery in the Philippines under Major
Gen. Macarthur, has been recommended
for promotion by Major w. A. Kobbe
commander of the battery, and also by
Major Gen. Elwell S. Otis, commander
of the United States forces in the Phil
ippines and Major Gen. Macarthur, in
command of the division in which he
is serving.
The recommendations from Gems
Otis and Macarthur came through Ma
jor Kobbe, who drew up the following
to forward to the adjutant general at
Washington:
Headquarters, Third United States
Artillery, Malolos, p. l., April 20
1899.
"Adjutant general U. S. A., Wash
ington, d. c.
"Sir-I have the honor to recommend
the appointment of Surgeon George w
Mathews to the position of brigade
surgeon. Since the date o. my Tast let
ter he has continued to render services
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Funeral of A.. A. Mclaughlin Held at the
OLD South Church.

The funeral of Angus A. McLaugh-
lin, who died suddenly in the chapel
of Union church, Wednesday night,
was held in Old South church, yes
terday morning. Prayers were read at
his former home on Wellington street,
whence the body was conveyed to the
church. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. z. Conrad. Seats
which had been reserved We're occu-
pied by Mrs. Mclaughlin, the Sunday
school class of the deceased and del
egation of % members of worcester
lodge, Odd Fellows. AS the casket was
carried down the aisle the Scnumann
quartet consisting of W. S. Knowles
w. F. Little, John n. Morse and Harry
C. Robertson, sang Still with thee
The bearers were H. II. Merriam
George T. Witherby, Edgar p. Thomp-
son. Walter M. Spauding, Hollis N;
Cobb Edward Jerome, all deacons OF
Old South church.
After the chant, Rev. DR.. conrad
read the funeral service and dellNeIeu
the eulogy, taking for his text Il OF
to me to live is Christ to die IS gam.
After the eulogy, the quartet sans
Gathering. home" and DR.; Cohrau
closed with prayer Among the peau-
tiful floral offerings was large Pill
low of roses from Worcester lodge, l.
o O. F.. a basket of roses from MI
McLaughlins Sunday school class ano
flowers from N, Cobb, Mr.. ana HFs
Hollis, James c. Stewart, c. II. Flshei
and the Y. NJ S. c. c. of Ola South
church. The body, accompanled py
Mrs. Mclaughlin, was taken TO Bran
don. VT, for burial.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
PATENTS NOT INFRINGED.

In the United States circuit court Of
appeals. Judges Colt, Webb and Aldrich
have affirmed the DEGREES of the circuit
court Judge Putnam, which dismissed
the bills brought by James r. MacCall
against the Knowles loom works and
the CromptCn loom works. The suit
against the Knowles company was for
an injunction and an accounting, alleg-
ing it was infringing the first claim OF
his patent, No. $40, $50. for the improve
ments in Iappet looms; and his suit
against the Crompton loom works was
for alleged infringement of the first and
sixth claims of his patent, NO. 2lo'ZoU'
co., otl1er improvements in lappet looms.
Roth patents were issued Oct. p. 1896.
The court of appeals holds the patents
are not infringed. James E. MaynadieT
of Boston appeared for MacCaII and
Fjsh Richardson and Storrow of Boston
80 John c. Dewey of Worcester APP
reared for the Knowles and Crompton
loom works.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
Officer Ira Goodwin
Pleads Guilty to
Manslaughter.
SENTENCE OF COURT CONTINUED
This Action Probably Means
That the Officer Is as
, Good as a Free Man.

Just before the adjournment of the
morning, Ira F. Goodwin, the Worces-
ter police officer who accidentally shot
and almost instantly killed William
Harvey on the afternoon of Feb 10, was
called to the bar to answer to an in
dictment of manslaughter.
Mr.. Goodwin pleaded guilty to the
charge, as read by the clerk Of the
court, and then sank to the bench in
the prisoners dock and wept like a
child. Bursts of tears flower from his
eyes and he was the picture Of grief
and dependency. He remained weep
ing while District Attorney lockwood
Hoar addressed Judge Hopkins in re-
gard to the case. Mr.. Hoar said that
it was not his intention to move for a
science at this time, and asked the
court to continue it. He said that
Goodwin admitted his guilt and ex-
pressed the deepest sorrow for the act
which terminated in the death Of per-
fectly guiltless party. He spoke Of the
good record held by officer Goodwin
up to this time and asked the court to
continue the case for sentence Tor an
other term.
Hon. John r. Thayer, counsel for the
defendant addressed the court. He told
Of the fight between the officer and Pa
trick Lynch, of Lynch's escape after
the arrest, of Goodwin, who, crazed by
the blows he had received, had pursued
his fleeing prisoner, and, drawing his
revolver, had fired and shot down an
innocent man. He said that the city
felt for the defendant in the case, and
his fellow officers on the Worcester po-
lice force spoke highly of Goodwin,
and that nobody was more sorry for
the affair than the defendant himself.
Judge Hopkins said he was called up
on to approve or disapprove of the
course taken by the district attorney,
and he ordered the case continued.
This, it is understood, means that the
case will not be called again and
Goodwin is as good as a free man.
The case OF Joseph Jerimo, charged
with assault and battery, was called
and he was defaulted. Patrick II. Car
ney charged with taking team, was
also defaulted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
PROBATE COURT.

Administrators appointed-Martin
Callahan, on estate of Mary E. Gull
foyle, Worcester; Philip f. lockwood
on estate of Charles H. lockwood
Leominster estate valuation $4,000 per-
sonal; Laura j Bowles, on estate of
Mary J. HILL Douglas.
Guardian of minor ppointed-John
]. c. J.. Anderson, on estate of Ida May
Fiske, Worcester.
Wills allowed-Ezra M. Merritt, Ash
burnham, Salome Merritt executor, es-
tate valuation $1,000 personal.
Administrator appointed, with will
annexed-Laura j. Bowles, on estate
of Luther Hill, Douglas.
Administrators accounts-First and
final of Emory S. Pease, on estate of
William e. Pease, Worcester; first and
final of Adourian ]. Newton, on estate
of Patience Newton, SouthbOro; first
of Edwin H. Stafford, on estate Of Hi
ram Stafford, oxford; first and final of
Edwin Moore, on estate of Marion Il.
Hill, Douglas.
Executors accounts-First of M. ].
Putney, on estate Of Joseph M. Putney,
Lancaster; first and final of Charles
H. Barrows, on estate of Eivira Cole.
Hardwick; first and final of Ruth f..
Williams, on estate of Ebenezer S.
Williams. oxford; first and final of Ar
thur p. Rugg, on estate of Silas II.
Boynton. st erling.
Guardians ACCOMPLISHMENT of George
f. Pollard, on estate Of James r. Ty-
ler Harvard; first of Winnifred e.
Stone, on estate of Sarah l.. Johnson
and Willis ?. Johnson, Worcester; sec
ond and final of George w. Legg. by
the administrator Of his estate, c. w.
Scott on estate of Oliver Il. Sander
son, Uxbridge; second and final Of Geo.
W. Legg, by the administrator of his
estate, c. w. Scott, on estate of Ger
aldine Sanderson. Uxbrldge; second and
final of George w. Legg, by the admin
istrator of his estate, c. W. Scott, on
estate Of Edith M. sanderson, Tx
bridge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03

two months was under the care of our doctor,
but was getting weaker all the time until one
day sent aud got three bottles Of Pavorite
Prescription and one bottle Of Pellets inn
proved so fast / continued to take your medi.
cine until baby was born, and he is healthy and
aft right He Is four years old. My baby girl Is
two years old. My health has been good ever
since 1 now weigh I65 pounds and when be.
gin to feel badly take Favorite Prescription
which always helps me. always tell my neigh
bors what helps me and good many have taken
your Favorite Prescription with good results"
The "Favorite Prescription has cured
more women than all other medicines for
women combined. 1t is the only prepare
ton of its sort devised by a regularly grad
uated physician-a skilled and experienced
specialist in the diseases of women.
Other medicines are sometimes sold on
the plea that they are just as good as the
Favorite Prescription. Don't believe it.
Don't be imposed upon. Counterfeits are
never as good as the genuine.
Over 75o, 900 women have endorsed Fa-
vorite Prescription" They say there is
nothing lust as good" and they know.
Would you rather have the say-so of one
dealer who makes an extra profit on the
substitute, than the ProVa6le words of
$50, 600 women whose only object in recon-
lnerding the "Favorite Prescription" Is
their desire to help their suffering sisters1
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
WILL BE A BIG AFFAIR.
Arrangements Nearly Completed for Lawn
Party on j. H. Walkers Grounds.

The general committee Of the Loyal
Women of American Liberty in charge
of the coming lawn party to be held
under the auspices of the different
churches of this city. en- the grounds of
Hon. j. H. Walker, Thursday after
noon and evening, June 16, met TO COM
plete arrangements for the affair in
room 90, Day building, yesterday after
noon. The entire general committee
were present and consisted of Mrs.
Helen De Camp, Mrs. Jessie r. Dodge,
Mrs. e. w. Stone, Mrs. Emma Ford,
Mrs. w. e. Holland and Mrs. A. A.
James. Several subcommittee were
appointed to take charge of the differ
ent tables and booths which Will be ar
ranged about the grounds. Mrs e. W.
Stone will be chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the fancy table; Mrs.
Homer Gould the domestic table; Mrs.
Sarah Maynard, the sandwich table,
and Mrs Asa Rickert, assisted by Mrs.
Esther NJ. Bean, of the salad tables.
Other subcommittee will be appointed
at the meeting of the committee to be
held in the Day building, room 50, next
Wednesday afternoon.
The lawn party is to be held for the
benefit Of the French-American oprhan-
age at Greendale.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03

artillery is a part, was going to make
move, and the rumor proved true,
We made a move and it was a long
one. Gen. Macarthur was ordered TO
take the insurgents trenches about two
miles from where we were stationed,
and we started about o'clock in the
morning. AS the Third artillery adj
vanoed toward the trenches, a terrible
fire was poured in on us from the left
flank, and another fire from the front.
AT this point we lost five men killed
and 26 wounded. We managed, after
hard fight, to drive the rebels out,
and we advanced under fire to the Tul-
iha river.
This river was crossed and a position
taken up on the other side to await the
remainder Of the line part of which had
worse work than the Third. We adj
vanced from this position to Mallnta,
where we We're ordered to outpost duty
and lost three men. We were ordered to
take a blocllhouse on a hill near Malin-
ia and Col. Egbert was killed in the
charge, / took care of his body and
sent it to the rear after he passed away.
A German prince, Count Won LoWen-
STEM was killed here also. The after
noon of this day was the saddeSt Tor
us Of any we spent in operations
against the insurgents First Lieut..
Krayemball Ninety-third artillery, was
killed while carrying q dispatch to Gen:
Hale He was one of the bravest men /
ever saw, and when you come to sit at
a table with a man for eight months
three times a day and then pick him up
with bullet hole in his head, 1t is
rather hard.
1.-THE next day we advanced to a town
called Meycuang without any fighting
and made an attack on the insurgents
For a quarter Of q mile the troops
waded in mud up to their knees under a
terrific fire and crossed railroad
bridge. The insurgents, protected by
their trenches, waited until we were
within 600 yards of their trenches anu
then poured volley after volley into the
American line. The rebels are good
fighters. They will retreat for rev
miles, burn up everything in their pain
and then entrenah themselves and give
us another battle. 49,.
"The Third artillery is now at Malo-
los which was formerly the Phlllpplne
capital, and here we found govern
ment complete in every detail.
Mai Mathews has been holding the
position of a major surgeon since Aug
13. 1895 He is a Worcester boy ana er,
listed with the Eighteenth United
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
THE CITY.

Z. d. Cronin, professional golfer OF
GRAFTON County club, will be at Tat
muck links Saturday.
The annual meeting of the z. e. H.
club will be held with Miss Houghton
OF Grafton street at $50 this after
noon.
Rev. George w. King will preach
Sunday evening at Trinity NJ. e. church
on THE relation of Methodsm to other
denominations.
Mems Straw Hats cleaned and
pressed at Sawyer's, 532 Main street.
Derby and Soft Hats cleaned and
pressed. Sawyer's, 532 Main street.
The monthly meeting of the Worces-
ter branch of the Baldwinville hospital
cottages will be held with the pres
ident, Mrs. A. A. Bigelow, Fl Benefit
street, this afternoon.
In Grace church tomorrow night the
pastor, DR.. Brady, will preach on "A
Wheel, or che analogies between wheel
life and spiritual life. Cyclists and
friends specially welcome.
CIemence sells today at II a. m. for
the Peter Daw heirs, 80 acres Of sprout
land (Which is extra), and is situated
in the westerly part Of Holden, l mile
from Paxton Centre on the Holden
road.
Clemence sells today at 230 p. m. the
real estate called the Barton place on
Main street, in Cherry Valley in Lei
cester, neary opposite the Cherry
Valley post office. 1t belongs to the es-
tate of the late G. w. Olney.
Rev. Edward r. Leslie, the singing
evangelist, who has labored during the
past spring and winter in the Methodist
and Baptist churches in Clinton, will
preach at the Coral street Methodist
church, Sunday, at 1880 and Z.
The funeral of Louisa NJ, wife of
Alonzo ]. Foote, took place from her
home at Lake View yesterday after
noon. Services were conducted by Rev.
j. H. Matthews. The body will be
taken to Vermillion, N. Y, for burial.
The Womans auxiliary of the Union
Veteran legion held strawberry fes-
tival and Memorial service, last night
at it's hall on Main street. Supper was
served at 6 o'clock by the ladies. Mrs
Sarah Maynard was chairman of the
supper committee.
The Reform club will attend the me
mortal service to the late A. A. Nc
Laughlin at the Old South church Sun
day evening, by special invitation o
Dr. Conrad. The services of the Reform
club in Curtis hall to have been con
Quoted by Miss Mary Robinson will b,
postponed to Sunday, June II.
Miss Harriet Greenhalge, who ha
held the position of head nurse at tn
Home for Aged Women, the past tw
years, is critically ill., although report
ed yesterday as more comfortable af
ter an operation for appendicitis. Miss
Greenhalge was taken i'll about Teel
ago and an operation performed las
Monday.
Mrs. Ann Marley, wife of Patricl
Marley, of Cherry Valley, died at he
home in that town yesterday morning
She was an attendant at st. Joseph
church, Leicester. Besides her nus
band, she leaves one son, Lawrence
and four daughters, Mary j., Gather
inc, Teresa and Agnes, all of whom
live at home. She is also survived b,
a sister, Catherine, wife of Patricl
McKenna, and a brother and siste
living in Ireland. The funeral will TAX
place Sunday afternoon with service
in st. Joseph's church at 2.30. A re
QUEEN high mass will be celebrated il
St. Joseph's church Monday morning a
Z On
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
DEATH Ola MRS. DAVIs.

Mrs. Abbie w, wife of Walter B. Da-
Wis, died yesterday afternoon at South
Worcester depot, where her husband
has been station agent for many years.
She had been sick about two weeks
and recently observed the 65th anniYer-
sary of her birth. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs. H. E. King, Mrs. Geo
f. Dinsmore, and one son, George H
Davis. an officer at police station 2
The funeral will be held Sunday, and
will be private. Interment will be in
Hone cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
REAL E STATeDEALS,

Yesterday, Auctioneer Clemence sold
the estate at IA Fox street, which con-
sists of 5000 feet Of land and two
tenement house. 1t was bid in for
$1,000 by Peter Trainer for one of the
heirs.
This morning he will offer about 30
acres of sprout land in Holden at IL
o'clock In the afternoon at 2.3O the
estate of George W. Olney on Main
street, Cherry Valley, consisting of 20
acre of land. a number of fruit trees
and a two-tenement house, will be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
NEW FIRM OF ARCHITECTS.
Howard Frost, L. w. Briggs and C. Leslie
Chamberlain Join Forces.

Howard Frost, Lucus W. Briggs and
c. Leslie Chamberlain have formed a
new firm of architects, with rooms in
the Peoples Saving bank building, ASP
Main street. The firm will be known
as Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain.
Mr.. Frost was a member of the for
mer firm Of Fuller, Delano & Frost,
and is well known as an arch
itect of high rank. Mr.. Briggs is
also well known in Worcester, hav-
ing followed his profession here for a
number of years. Mr.. Chamberlain
has been general superintendent for
the Webb Granite and Construction
Co, for eight years, and the practical
experience ne has in the construction
OF large works will be a valuable fac
tor in the cOpartnership.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03
VESPER SERVICE.

The program at the vesper service
tomorrow evening at the First Univer-
salist church is as follows:
Guilmant
"And in that day" Woodman
"Abide with me" ........ Beidermann
''The Lord is my shepherd,
Mendelssohn
(Trio for soprano, alto, tenor)
Love divine" .............: Schneider
Duet, soprano, baritone)
softly now the light of day" Bartlett
Awake up my glory" ........C Chadwick
Postlude:
"Fugue," D minor. ........'''''' Bach