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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
A DARING ATTEMPT.
Fitchburg Man Near
ly Robbed By
a Tramp.
YELLED Justify FOR ASSISTANCE
Chances Of City Solicitor
Pierce for Place on Su-
perior Court Bench.
YELLED Justify FOR ASSISTANCE

Fitchburg, June 30-There was a dar-
ing attempt at highway robbery in this
city early this morning, which would
have terminated in favor of the robber
had not help appeared on the scene at
the proper moment.
j. l.. Brown, residing at Kings cor
ner was returning from this city where
he has large milk route, and while re-
turning noticed q fence rail across the
road near his farm. He alighted from
the wagon and was accosted by a stran-
ger who demanded his money.
This was not according to Mr..
Browns ideas, however, and he yelled
loudly for help. The robber evidently
had not looked for this turn in affairs
and started to run as two men from
the farm, armed, approached. He was
not fast enough to get away as he came,
however. for a bicycle and a cap are
kept as mementoes of the mornings
work. The fellow took to the woods
and has not as yet been captured. There
We're several minor breaks in the
neighborhood last night, thought to oe
by tramps after food.
The thought that City Solicitor E. p.
Pierce of this city may be eligible to a
seat on the superior court bench in the
near future is pleasing problem for his
many Fitchburg and vicinity friends
in and out of the law. Mr.. Pierce is a
native of Worcester county, having
been born in Templeton in 1858. He is
graduate of the local grammar and
high schools, having resided with his
maternal uncle, John Burney, after the
age of 10, He entered Harvard College
in 1873 in the class of II, graduating
with honor. He was admitted to the
bar in 1878.
He opened law Office in Stiles block
in this city and has retained it ever
since In 1882 he formed partnership
with James A. styles, which still con
tinues. Mr.. Stiles located at Gardner
the same year and was appointed as
sociate justice of the police court the
same year. MIR. Pierce, was elected city
solicitor for the first time 1887 and has
held the office ever since. He was for
10 years a master in chancery and in
1897 was appointed first associate JUS
tiee of the first district court of nor
thern Worcester in 1884
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
TO TRY SLOYD SYSTEM.
Truants at Oakdale School
to Be Trained in the
Trades.

Oakdale. June 30.-Supt. F. L. John
son of Oakdale truant school is pleased
today because work has been started
upon the handsome addition to The
school, which will enable him to en-
large the work, and make the school
more valuable to the 35 boys whose
lives and minds are his charge. The
addition will give some extra room ia
the work now carried on, but its prin-
clpal object is to enable Supt. Johnston
TO establish manual training school
on the sloyd system, in which the boys
may be taught the use of tools in car
penter work and other trades.
The building is to be 80 by 70 feet
Its architecture will conform to the
style of the main structure, with
which it will be connected by a COW
cred passageway.
Inc work room is to be 30 by as feet
There will be plenty of space for the
sloyd work benches, and for a gym
nasium and play room for rainy days
There will be- a sitting room on tic
same floor. In the basement there will
be laundry room, which will enable
this work to be transferred from tie
place where it now is.
Supt. johnson is a great believer in
manual training for his boys. Re ex-
poets to do much better work for them
and to equip them better for the bat
tie of life than he can now when the
new building is ready for use.
The appropriation that pays FOR ii
was not secured except after much la
Dor
Supt. Johnson has five boys in tie
school whose terms have expired. They
have no place to go to. He is also
guardian for 10 other boys who have
no homes of their own.
He has new idea regarding the five
boys now at the school. He will secure
a farm somewhere in the neighbour
hood as the basis of his plan. He
has secured a young man to run this
farm, one who has his confidence The
boys will make the farm their home
until they are old enough to shift fpr
themselves, or until entirely suitable
positions are found for them. Other
boys whose terms at the school have
expired, will be sent to the farm to
round out their training, and expert
ence in self-reliance. Mr.. Johnson has
not selected the farm as yet. He has
two in mind, either of which is suita-
Bile. He has been assured by charira-
BILE people of Worcester and other
places that the project shall not fail
for lack of money! 1t can, however, be
made to a large extent self-support-
ing.
Supt. johnson is enthusiastic regard
ing the new plan. He is an earnest
man. entirely devoted to the work of
rearing the boys entrusted to his keep
ing and he hopes much from the en-
terprise.
1t is vacation at the school now The
boys have much playtime, but of course
they work a few hours a day on the
farm. There isn't better kept farm
for miles around, than the farm at the
school. The boys do most of the work
of cultivation. They don't work long
enough at time to tire their mus
Giles. but they do an astonishing
amount of useful work for all that
They have hoes and other tools Of a
size adapted to their age, and enjoy
the hoeing' almost as much as they
do the ball playing. which is their Ia
vorite amusement at this time of the
year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01

thirty years has been, chief consulting
physician in the world-renowned Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
He has treated and cured more suffering
women than any other physician in the
world, and more of his Favorite Prescrip-
ton, for the correction and cure of all dis.
orders and diseases of the feminine organs,
except cancer, has been sold than of ali
other similar medicines
Write to DR.. Pierce If his medicines are
whatyo need he will tell you so, if they are
not what you need he will honestly say so
and will tell you what to do. Dr. Pierce's
position is sufficient guarantee that his
advice will not be biased by the hope of
selling you few bottles of medicine.
If you wish to study up your own case
DR. Pierce will send you, free of all cost,
a paper bound copy of his great 1000 page
book, the Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" of which over $50, 900 were sold at
$1.5o copy. All that DR.. Pierce asks is
that you send 81 e-cent stamps, to pay
the cost of mailing only. If you prefer the
book in fine French cloth send 81 stamps.
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
BITS OF NEWS.
Various Things Gathered Upln and About
Wllknsonvle.

Wilkinsonville, June 30.-Mrs. Robert
Ludwig of East Sutton died at st. Vim
cent hospital, this afternoon, of a
complication of diseases. Mrs. Lud-
Wig has been at st. Vincent's for a
month and a half. She was the wife
Of Robert Ludwig, and besides her
husband, she leaves two small chill
dren.
The Dudley shuttle shops closed to-
night until next Wednesday morning.
A few repairs will be made.
Miss Margie Dodge, Miss Agnes Hodg-
kiss. Walter Bates and George H. Raw
son passed yesterday the examinations
FOR admittance to Sutton high school
The lawn party on the grounds of the
United Presbyterian church was well
attended tonight. Music was furnished
by the Harmony orchestra.
Napoleon Boyden left tonight for a
10 days vacation in New York.
A party composed of Misses Lucy
Dudley Edith Hodgkiss, Arthur G.
Merrill and Elmer Merrill enjoyed a
trolley ride and outing at Wachusett
today
George Hodgkiss of Brooklyn is the
guest of Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss Of Ma
pie street.
Fred Lebeau has been appointed spe-
cial police in this district, by the select
men of Sutton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS.
Graduating Exercises Of the
Northbridge High
School.

Whitinsville, June 3O.-The gradual
ing exercises of the class of '99, North
bridge high school, took place in Me-
mortal hall this evening.
Above the stage was the class motto,
Labor conquers all things" At s
o'clock the school marched into the
hall down the centre aisle. The grad
uating class brought up the rear and
marched to seats on the platform. The
program: THE development of the
Massachusetts, high school," Marcus
Dion; Establishment of the North
bridge high school," Alexander Pitten-
dreigh; Homes of the school," Lillian
Allen; Early teachers of our school,"
Earle Whipple; Graduation of the
past Lewis Dickinson; Our gradu-
ates,' Orlando Holland; song, Loves
serenade,' Ethel Fletcher; High
school decoration" Mabel Heath;
Ida Brown; High school literature"
William Davis; School athletics, ;"
Frank Walsh; chorus, Foot ball song"
classical study" Everett Mowry;
High school science" Arthur White;
THE future of the high school," Lottie
Mowry; chorus, "Tabasca March"
The graduates: College course-Ev-
erett Warren Mowry, Earle Rogers
Whipple.
Normal course-Lillian May Allen,
Ethel Mary Fletcher Lottie Maria
Mowry.
Technical course-Lewis Edmund
Dickinson Frank Patrick Walsh
Four years general course-Ida May
Brown, Arthur Everett White
Three years general course-Richard
William Davis, Marcus Israel Dion,
Orlando Holland, William Alexander
Pittendreigh, Mabel Pearl Heath.
Miss Eliza Dudley of Hill street had
her Heating bicycle stolen on Church
street last evening in front of Robert
Johnson's house. The number of the
wheel is 50,023
Andrew Magill of Amherst College is
home for the summer vacation. Hugh
Robert Magill of Brimfield Academy
has also returned from school work.
Anthony Barton and wife of Central
street buried their only child, a baby
girl, Sunday, in Canada, where Mrs.
Barton had gone on visit to friends.
The child died of cholera infantum af-
ter a short illness.
Thomas Harrington of East street
graduated yesterday from the Woon-
socket Business College. Mr.. Harring-
ton took the shorthand and typewrit-
ing course.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Cady of New
Hampshire are guests of Mr. and Mrs
George Taft of Church street.
Miss Anna Harrington arrived home
yesterday afternoon after graduating
from the Woonsocket Business College.
Miss Harrington took the bookkeeping
course.
Patrick Gahan of Pine street will
leave town tomorrow for Brooklyn for
two weeks vacation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
LARGE SUM FOR FIREWORKS
Good People of Leicester Will Have a
Gala Time of it the Fourth.

Leicester, June 30.-George H. Waite
who has been canvassing the town for
contributions for fireworks, for the
Fourth, has already obtained s73. The
money will be used to secure as good
a collection as possible. The pieces
will be set up in John Shows field,
back of the post office. The common
is no longer available for this purpose.
Peter j. Rice, eldest son of Thomas
Rice of Cherry Valley, died this morn
ing of consumption. He has been Ill
for three years, and has been confined
to his bed for eight months. He
was employed as a spinner in A. w.
Darling's mill for several years.
The funeral will be held on Sunday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at st. JOS
ephs Church.
Rev. D. c. Reid is planning for a
patriotic service on Sunday evening at
the First Congregational Church. Bis
co.'s orchestra will play and recitations
will be given by number of the young
people. In the morning communion
will be observed and the text of the
sermon will be, HE was despised and
rejected of men,"
Work on Waite street is nearly COM
pleted. Fences are being built on
either side of the road, where most of
the filing was done near Main street.
M. ]. Rice, one of the contractors, told
a Spy reporter he hoped to have every
thing complete by Monday.
The selectmen went to Boston yes
terday to confer with the state high
way commission relative to prices for
work on state highway.
Twenty dollars were netted for the
Tuskegee Institute from the collection
Tuesday evening.
Ernest Kenneway and George Bruso
are to start in bicycle race at OK
ford Saturday.
The Bird Club is planning for pic
mic on the Fourth in Prospect Farm
grove.
Rev. N. Seaver, Jr., takes for his
text on Sunday, Behold, l have set
before you an open door"
Corwin F. Palmer, superintendent of
schools in Northboro, is visiting friends
in town.
w. N. Seaver of Harvard is at home
for the summer vacation.
The Epworth League of the Cherry
Valley M. E. Church will hold a de-
votional service at in place of $50
with preaching by the pastor at 745
The Hennessey place on Pine street
will be sold at auction this afternoon
at 2.
Rev. Alonzo Sanderson will preach at
the Sanderson M. L. Church Sunday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
ALL UP FOR GAME.
Webster and South
bridge in Fever
Heat.
SPECS" TEAM is STRONG One.
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Has Arranged a Tug of
War for Fourth.
SPECS" TEAM is STRONG One.

Webster, June 30.-For the next few
days it will be all Webster and South
bridge 1t will be bitter fight, to the
finish.
A great deal of interest is being man
ifestcd in tomorrow afternoons game
in the spec" town. The players will
go down on the 1902 o'clock noon train
and will return on the SIS o'clock train.
1t is expected that several hundred will
go from here to witness Capt. Stafford S
team do up Holy Cross.
Manager John H. Conway has done
that he will place on the spec" dia-
mond tomorrow afternoon is a good
one.
Miah ]. Murray of Boston will off,
ciate at the game. Manager Conway
told the Webster correspondent of The
Spy that if he had secured another
pitcher he would have got the Worces-
tiers down here for today, as they have
an off day.
Here is Websters lineup; Merritt
c., Sanders p, Brennan h., Sholta 2b.,
Connaughton S., Fox 3d., Shea r. f.,
Stafford C. f., Putnam |. f. The bat
ting order will be: Stafford, Connaugh-
ton, Sholta, Putnam, Brennan, Fox,
Shea, Merritt, Sanders.
special train was to be run to
Southbridge at o'clock the Fourth, for
the accommodation of the hundreds
that are intending to go down to see
the games, but the way things look
at the present time, the officials will
not run 1t.
The local order of st. Jean Baptiste
Society has arranged a tug-of-war
against the Knights of st. Peter of
Southbridge in that town the Fourth.
The prize is $50 silk French flag. The
local lineup will be: President A. c..
Parant, Samuel Magnant, Louis For
and, L. E. Cleremont, Andre Plasse,
Daniel Morois. Prosper Steele, Michael
Fountain, Joseph Remie and Leon Car
reau.
The many friends of John S. Miller
will be pleased to hear that he has
passed a successful examination for
Princeton college.
George Tracy has sold 10000 feet at
the corner of Hill and High streets, to
Patrick McGauley, an employee of the
dye house at Chase's mills. The new
owner intends to erect house at once
Mr.. Tracy has sold the section of land
comprising eight acres, on the south
side of Hill street, which is known as
the ledge lot" to B. A. Wakefield, a
local civil engineer. In this section
there are 80 house lots. :
The open-air concert of the Polish
band, Dennis Lonergan leader, last
night, was very good.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
NEW LINE TO ST. JOHN, N. B.

Beginning July 5, the Dominion At
lantic Railway Co. will operate a direct
service to st. John, N. b., from Boston,
by the nineteen knot steamship prince
Edward" She will leave Long wharf
foot Of State ST., Wednesdays at II a.
m. and Saturdays at D. m. Return
ing, leave st. John Mondays and
Thursdays at $50 p. m.
This new service will be welcomed by
the travelling public, as the schedule
between Boston and st. John will be
under 18 hours. Persons leaving on
Wednesdays arrive at ST. John Thurs
days at a. m, making close connec-
ton for all points. On Saturdays trip,
persons holding through tickets to /.
c. r., c. p. r. and p. e. I. points, can
remain on board steamer Sunday night
at st. John without extra charge.
Daily service except Saturday, to
Yarmouth; steamers prince Arthur
and Prince George commences Sum
day, July 2.
For all information as to rates, state
rooms, ETC., write to or call on your
nearest ticket agent or to j. F. Mas
ters, N. e. Supt., 22S Washington St,
Boston,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
UPTON.

Upton, June 90-The annual Sunday
school picnic of the Unitarian Church
took place at Jordan's grove today. At
dining hall. Among those present were
Miss Blanche Ripley of North Grafton
Misses Helen Elliot, Frieda Billings
and Howard Despeaux of Grafton. Miss
Lizzie Redding of Franklin, Misses
Keen and Florence Wood of Worcester.
Miss Charlotte Skinner returned to-
day from Hanover, N. H.
Miss Ada Knowlton, who has been
studying in Germany during the past
months, returned to her home in West
Upton last evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
EAST BRooKFIELD.

East Brookfield, June 30.-Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Bette of River street, who
were married last Sunday, were tend
cred a reception at Sullivan's opera
house this evening. Many friends from
neighboring towns were present.
Hornes orchestra of North Brookfield
furnished music.
Mrs. Bessie Linkhart of Xenia, o., is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
S. H. Cole, of West School street.
ing as engineer of the Esther mill for
a few days.
A man, who, it is claimed. halls from
North Brookfield, acquired jag
here today and was locked up in jail.
He caused officer Convey considerable
trouble, and Peter Bette was called to
his assistance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
OXFORD.

Oxford, June So-Master 10y Har-
rington had his right shoulder severely
sprained this morning as the result of a
bicycle collision.
Miss Caroline Howe, who has just
graduated from the normal art school,
Boston, is home for the summer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
OAKDALE.

Oakdale, June SQ.-Last night, while
watching a game of ball, Stephen Do
Ian was suddenly taken with severe
hemorrhage of the lungs and had to
be assisted home. Today he is resting
quite easily
S. H. Collins has moved to Lancaster
The Oakdale ball team will play the
St John Guilds of Worcester this af
ternoon on the fiat. The game will be
called at $3.50. In the evening the team
will give a social dance in Harris hall.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
TAX is HIGHER.
Increase This Year
Will Be 50 on
a Thousand.
ASSESSORS FINISH WORK.
French Naturalization Club
Of Spencer Disbands
for the Present.

Spencer, June 30.-The board of as
SCISSORS completed their labors today.
The tax this year will be 81 higher en-
the $1,000 than last year. This year it
B will be $22. The total real estate is
s $2,20S,265 and the personal estate is
n 1852, a05. Last year the real estate was
s2,7S3. 300 and the personal was $764,S
There are 1915 poll taxes IN town.
The state aid is $2325, and the county
estate is $4765, the same as last year.
The board decided to place no tax
on bicycles.
One-quarter of the money received
from the granting of licenses will go
to the state, and the rest will be used
in building the stand pipe.
The French Naturalization club has
disbanded for the time being. One OF
the leading members stated to The Spy
man today that the club is behind in
money matters, and that it cannot see
any way out of the difficulty, and that
the chances were that the club Wo1-id
not be reopened until next fall.
He also stated that DR.. Fontaine, a
E3ember of the club, who owns the
building in which the club has its quar-
tiers, has refused to reduce the rent. ,
The selectmen held a meeting last
evening and drew orders amounting TO
$1,000, the largest of which was $3.50 for
state aid. William Berthfaume was
granted an auctioneer's license. 1t was
voted to have the police force on duty
the night before the Fourth.
George H. Ramer, clerk of the board
of selectmen, received a letter this
morning from George M. Stevens, pro-
prietor Of the Stevens fire alarm sys-
tenn Of Boston. Mr.. Stevens asks per-
mission to submit a bid for the pro-
posed new fire alarm system on which
the Gamwell company of Boston made
bid.
The funeral of Mitchell Roberts took
place this forenoon at the French Pro-
testant church. Rev. Knatter officiat-
ing. The intarment took place at the
Pine Grove cemetery The deceased was
a member of Court MERCER, F. of A,
and a delegation Of the society attend
ed the funeral The bearers were Napo-
icon Lucier, Henry Bousquet, Adelard
Richie. Joseph Thibeault, William Ber-
thiaume, Arthur Lablanc, Louis Beau
derau and Peter Bousquet.
A large crowd left here this evening
to attend the dance at Sullivan's. hall,
East Brookfield. A large party also at
( tended the concert at Lake LaShaWay.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
RECORD BREAKER.
ouinapoxet Fishermen Bring eock Evil
dence of Big Catch.

Quinapoxet June 30-A party of four
from the Moulton house, consisting of
H. S. Moulton. H. n Moulton, George
Watson and Thomas Philips, went fish
ing yesterday in East Princeton and
made one of the greatest catches of the
season. They caught 90 trout, two of
which weighed half pound each, 30
pickrel and 100 pouts.
Moses Bassett will paint Myron Hub
bard's new house.
Miss Bertha E. Graham, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graham, was mar
ried to Charles E. Jordan yesterday.
Rev. 7. E. Babb of Holden performed
the ceremony. The bridesmaid was
formerly principal of the. Quinapoxet
primary school.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
THAT THRORRING HEADACHE

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Arizona silver belt., 1899-03-16

Attention is called te the ad of Globes Great Department Store. The Sultan Mercantile Go. Globe has long felt the necessity of an establishment that would conform to modern ideas, sell goods on legitimate profits, and carry full line of goods that would keep money nt home aud enable peo- pie to select what they want, without being duped by the Eastern concerns that send out catalogues. It is just such stock as this that this concern will carry. The public is cordially iu- vited to attend the grand opening Sat urday March 18th. The best string band in Globe, will discourse music between the hours of and 6 p. m. and from to 6:30 p. n, and handsome souvenir will be given every visitor. Positively no goods will be sold during these hours-and eyery courtesy will be extended to make our guests feel at home. Watch these columns for our future announcsments.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-03-16
THE BLACK WARRIOR.
Refusal of Two Million Dollars for
 the Property.

the Property.
 The Phoenix Herald, of March 10, says: Two million dollars were offered and refused in this city yesterday for the Black Warrior copper property, near Globe, belonging to the Hon. J. A. Fleming. MT. Jerry Millay, attor- ney for certain New York capitalists, received telegram from his clients asking him to offer the above named amount to Mir. Fleming, who happen. ing to be in the city, was soon seen and the proposition laid before him. Mir. Fleming very promply refused the offer.
 At the present stage of development of his property he has vein of cop per ore seventy feet wide, prospected along the lead several hundred feet, and to depth of three or hour hun dred feet, in all portions of which he has a fine copper ore averaging seven- teen per cent, the richest average ore so far developed in Arizona, and he certainly has in sight 6 good deal more value than was offered to him; it was not a matter of the least hesitation, therefore, on his part to refuse the two million dollars offered.
 More than that, Mir. Fleming i'm parted the information that he valued his property at upwards of twenty mil lions, the development of the property revealing wealth that fully justities him in this valuation. Those eastern par ties will scarcely get the property, un- less they see fit to go up good deal higher among the figures. However, it is not often, in lifetime, nor many men who have chance to refuse to take in at one swoop, q pile of two million dollars.