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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
ToNIGHT's PLAYS.

Joseph Murphy, VINO for mere years
than one cares 20 count has been a
leading figure in Irish drama, comes to
the Worcester theatre. tonight, in the
course of his farewell tour. He has an
nounced that he has got enough of
stage life. and after this season will
settle down in retirement This being
the last opportunity to see him. large
audience will doubtless be present to
witness Kerry Cow" the earliest and
best Of the Murphy plays. II IS a ro-
mantle story Of Irish peasant life and
has several striking stage effects, the
most famous being the shoeing Of a
horse after the approved method.
Lincoln j. Carriers fertile brain never
turned out a better play than "Under.
the Dome" with which company I'M
der his management are to entertain
Iothrop's patrons this week. The plot
Of the piece is based on an exciting in
cldent in the history Of our navy, in
which the American sailors behaved
themselves with the Rallsrtry for
which they are noted. 4 carload OF
special scenery will make the action
of the drama more realistic. Lothrop's
VIII celebrate the advent of the new
year by an extra holiday matinee this
afternoon.
There will be a continuous perform
ance at Park theatre, today, as has be-
come the custom here on holidays. II
will begin at 1890 O'Clock, and. In con-
sequence, the regular bill will be ex-
panded by a supplementary list OF ar
lists, including a group OF Springfield's
best amateurs in Jerome r. Jerome's
one-act comedy, Sunset" and group
OF entertainers from the local field The
regular list is headed by Fox and Allen
In comedy dramatic sketch, and COM
prlses, besides, eight lively and diver
slfied acts by leading members Of the
vaudeville profession, together with
dozen views on the cver-popular bio
graph.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
AT A STAND STILL.


- ~ d'NEN SHOWS LII lie SlCnC n
Life jus Now.
Inc week after the HOLIDAYS has
SHOWN no movement in the local real
estate market, but dealers report that
the prospec s for early activity are good
mere nave been more inquiries lately
thah for mfnths, and it is probable that
the early spring. will see a large num-
per OF sales. 1t is expected that MANY
OF the now empty houses will find oc-
Ihere Wee but six building permits
issued durilg the wekk. One to G.
St1 n Iof a three-tenement dwelling.
20 py o. on Clifton place; cost $4,000.
Io Mrs Elizabeth Dyson, DWELLING
on stafford street; cost $1,000
To F, w. White, 21%- story Residence
~ by 45, on Fruit street. .
Merric1 Wilson. of the firm of Wilson
q Holden, grain dealers, has purchas ed
q .ol , On folest street OF W. ]. Wheeler,
Mr. Wilson expects to erect q nriyota
residence on the lot in the snring
The interior of the new ST. Vincan+,s
dospltaI IS leady for lathing, and the
fixtures Will be put in shortIv 'iA0
me outside finish for the new resi-
dence OF q. Marston Within of Whit
I LI, Is being furnished by L. G
clark & Co.. of Worcester.
Inc new residence or o. Il. Wood
on FroVldenee Hill, is nearing comp g.
tloh' IL VIII cost about $35, 900 and win
De one OF the handsomest residences in
Z. a. stone is to erect soon a three
10y WOODEN apartment building on
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
sPRIGS OF EVERGREEN.
Comrades of Charles Merritt Offer Their
Tokens of Respect and love

Comrades of Charles Merritt Offer Their
Tokens of Respect and Love.
The funeral of Charles Merritt of 70
Chandler street was held yesterday af-
ternoon, at Trinity Church, Rev.
George W. King, D. D., officiating. The
pallbearers were selected from ouin-
sigamond Lodge, l. 0. o. F., of which
the deceased was member, and were
as follows: Warren Wheeler, F. A.
carson, c. II. BucSler and George
Pierce. va Z
The pastor read the s0th Psalm. and
after the singing of the hymn, zone by
one" by the Quinsigamond Lodge
quartet, he made a few remarks aboIlt
the life OF Mr.. Merritt and spoke of the
uncertainty of nfe. A prayer was Of
fered and special services were held
by detachment from Quinsigamond
Lodge. . ''i'''iiA
The particularly impressive services
We're led by Noble Grand Fl. j. Clark
son, Vice Grand j. C. Blake and Chan
ain William Petit, assisted by fbe
quartet and members from the lodge
The noble grand read the funeral serv-
ces from the Odd Fellows ritual and
selections from the Scriptures and
prayer We're read by the chaplain.
The members of the order then passed
in front of the coffin and dropped in
sprigs of evergreen. "a
After the benediction was pronounced
oy the pastor, an opportunity was
given those present to view once more
me race OF the young man who had So
ately been among them.
The floral tributes were numerous
md most noticeable among them was
cross of white flowers having on If
the simple legent Husband" the last
tribute from the wife to the one who
had been the sharer of her lows and
sorrows The burial was in Hope ceme-
terry
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
PASTOR is ILL.
ommun'on sery &C Adams Square
hurch os'p ned for eek.

ommu1on sery &C a Adams Square
hurch os'p ned for eek.
The services at the Adams Square
Congregational Church were conducted
last night by Rev. A. H. Coolidge of
Leicester, in the absence of Rev. John
e. Dodge. the pastor of the church, who
rs quite Ill at his home with a severe
settack Of the grippe, Owing to the
absence of the pastor, the communion
Services that were to have been held
yesterday morning, were postponed I'M
tll next Sunday. Eleven persons We're
e have been admitted to the church
Yesterday morning, but the ceremonial
n'are next Sunday if Rev.
MI. Dodse is able to attend.
A.tAei iSc9pUun to the members
"a \tne "hurch that was to have been
g1N sn tonight, is postponed until q date
.lt9fpe -!4nolnced alter, when the recov-
Fly Oh Mr., Dodge makes it pos Bile for
.he a1air to be held Next Friday
sNenln3 the meeting of the Christian
EnGeaVor Society Of the church will be
neid Tor the election Of officers. An
sihorlnai social viii follow the cleo
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Inc committee on finance reported
that for the year ending Nov. 80, 1898,
the appropriation was s27,5OO; re-
cceived from dog license fund. S591e II !.
from fines. sale of catalogues, etc,
sI31 .6s; balance of last year, ST. .O3-
total, 1914, 173. SO.
Expenditures, $50, SSS. SO, leaving bal
ance unexpended, $685.. 81; of that
amount $S16.S6 is not available for gen
eral purposes.
The amount of the Green library fund
is now $4S,4S4 32. The amount of the
librarian fund, which is to accumulate
until the principal is $4,000, is now
$454S. IA, counting 80 shares of Central
National Bank stock at par.
All the securities of the Green library
fund are in the hands or the city treas
urer and have been examined and
found to be all right.
During the past year $4,000 worth of
insurance on the building and contents
has been placed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
READING ROOM FUND.

committee on reading room fund
The report of the committee is signed
by Edmund l.. Parker treasurer of the
library The report shows that during
the year there have been received from
various sources, principally proceeds
Of stocks and other investments of the
fund, $1601. So. The expenditures have
been $3.50. so, leaving a balance to be
added to the fund of S612. SO. The money
Of the reading room fund is invested
as follows: Deposited in savings
banks $3.50. "a; seven shares of Boston
and Albany stock, SLATE. so: eleven
shares of Norwich and Worcester
stock, $1,000
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
AT EMANUEL CHURCH.

AT the Emmanuel Conversational
church, yesterday Rev George 81.
Douse. pastor there was the regular
New Years service. An instructive Co..
non upon the mistakes of the nast vear
and the hope for the new. bringing in
with it, as it does, new power. new as
pirations and new successes born of
past experiences.
The board of deacons has been com
pleted by the election of John G. Muir
dock, and to the prudential committee
the following new names have been adj
ded: EDWIN A, Harrington, Thomas
Devils and Mrs. Manuel Shaw Yes-
terday for the first time the newly
elected Sunday school superintendent
Edward Batty, entered upon the duties
Of his position, and gave a very effect
I've address to the members Of the Sun
day school,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
TIE INAUGURATION

Inauguration exercises of the new
ity government will take place tomor-
'ow morning, in horticultural Hall.
Members Of the city council and the
vited guests consisting of former
ayors and officials. will assemble in
the city hall and march to Hortlcui-
.ra nan Where exercises will begin
10 O'Clock. Prayer will be offered
by Rev. DR.. A, T. Conrad.
The oath of Office viii be admins
cred Mayor Rufus B. Dodge, Jr., by
Judge Samuel Utley. Members of the
ty council win be sworn in by CITY
Jerk Enoch H. Towne. After the
eading of thf inaugural by Mayor
Dodge each bfanch of the city council
i'll meet in IS chamber in the CITY
all for organization and announcement
{ committees.
They will th4n adjourn until evenino
ghen department. officials will be elect.
ed IN eoncurrehce, if possible, if not
in joint conviction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

attic of the old building and bringing
it into use.
With the rapid growth of the city,
there should be corresponding en-
largement of the work of the ,ubIic IL
Drary. Along no other ines lie
greater returns for generous expendi-
lures. The quality of civic life is i'm
poved as it is educated, and better
homes are made when there are wiser
people in them.
There will be a fine ouch of the
artisan's hand that has behind it an
educated brain, and the industries of
me me city will bring larger returns if
they are directed by intelligence.
The Public Library increases not
only the moral but the material assets
OF the city and the money expended in
It's support is not lost but is capital
put to largest usury.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
DEATH OF JAMES McaRArH.

James McGrath died at his home, 4S
Arlington street, yesterday morning He
was a machinist by trade, and up to the
time of his illness was employed at
Crompton's loom works McGrath was
a member Of the Foresters, Court City
of Worcester. No 2S: also a member
of the Gesang Verein Frohsinn.
He leaves, besides his wife, one broth
err William McGrath, who Is employed
at the Grove street wire works The
funeral will take place Wednesday
morning, with a requiem high mass
at ST. Johns church at 8 a. m.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
BY LOCAL TALENT.
The Prettv Mis- 'ionary Will Be Presented
at the New Era Cooking School

The Prettv Mis- 'ionary Will Be Presented
at the New Era Cooking School.
The Pretty Missionary" a two-act
comedy, written by Mr.. Charles Bar
nard Of New York and copyrighted by
Henry D. Perky of this city, will be
presented on the evening of January
3, 1899, at the New Era Cooking
School, Dread Institute.
The play is to be presented under the
direction of Mrs. w. L. Bowen, assist
ed by William H. Plummer. Mr.. Plum
mer has been identified with many of
Mrs Bowen's dramatic entertainments
in the past, and has helped to stage
several successful productions given
under her management.
The cast is a strong one, and has been
selected with care. 1t comprises some
OF the best amateur talent in Worces-
ter.
The play is a cleverly constructed
story of rural life, and deals with a
novel lesson in the proper mode of liv-
ing.
The comedy is quaint, humorous, but
never boisterous
The cast is as follows:
israel Putnam Dodd.. VIM. II. Plummer
Reginald Handicap jerks,
Henry L. Sanderson
Tribulation Bangs. L. Cobb
Humdrum Whiffletree,
Alfred NJ. VanDusen
Silence Brown. Miss Minnie L. Rice
Amelia Smith, M. D..Miss Daisy Jordan
Miss Smartweed,
Mrs. Nellie York-Jordan
Daisy Dodd. Little Oracle Goodnow
Mlnty .................M Miss Airline Hall
Fresh Airers, Dorothy Liberty, Helen
Lincoln, Mabelle Troy, Ralph Stone.
Waldo Simpson, Martin and Fred
Leach
Neighbors, villagers. etc.
Special scenery will be used. The
scenery is built by Mr.. Thomas Doran
and painted by Fred p. Dean
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
THE W AR
Too Much For
Patrons
OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Use Of Books Fell Off While
Strife Was On.

The annual reports of the directors
treasurer, committees and librarian of
the Public Library have been prepared
and will be submitted to the mayor and
the city government at the meeting
tonight.
The reports all show a most crafty
ing condition of things at the library
as regards financial conIition, increas-
ed use of library, accecssions of a valu-
able nature and general improvement
in all the best activities of the insti-
tuition. Abstracts of the reports show
ing the condition of all the depart
ments, follow:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
AUSTIN o,BRIEN BUR1Ep.

The funeral of Austin O'Brien took
place yesterday afternoon from the res
ldence OF his brother, Patrick H.
O'Brien, 67 East Central street under
direction of Undertaken James A Athv
Services were held at st. Johns Cath
Ollie church by Rev. M. T. O'Brien. THE
burial was at st. Johns cemetery. The
2allbearers were Robert Holloway.
Richard Powers, John Gleason, Michael
Powers, jeremiah Mara and Carnelius
Mara.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
A SENSIBLE MAN

would use kemps Balsam for tho Throat
and Lungs. II is curing more cases ~
coughs. colds, asthma, bronchitis. cronn
and all throat and lung troubles than anx
other medicine. The proprietor has au-
bottle free TO convince you OF the merit
q this great remedy Price Is cents and
so cents. ""~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02


Elizabeth J. Billiard, of Winnie, Baden Co,
N. c. in significant letter to Dr. X. V. Pierce
of Buffalo N. Y. II was confined to the house
aud yard all the time. / could not be my
feet but very little. I could not lift the weight
of cup of coffee; and did not have strength to
speak more than few words at a time.
a. We tried three doctors and a lot Of patent
medicine which cost over one hundred and
twenty-five dollars; and found no relief. had
lost all hope of ever getting any better when my
friends advised me to take Dir. Pierce's medi-
cine. My husband said we would try that NEXT.
He got me five bottles of Favorte Prescription
and three of Golden Medical Discovery T
commenced taking these medicines and soon
found relief When had taken one bottle of
each 1 walked half mile to church.
i commenced taking II the FIRST Of January
1897; the first Of the following June took nay
cooking in hand and have cooked for eleven in
family all through the summer. It was DR..
Pierce's medicine that gave me all the relief
have received. 1 recommend II to all suffering
females, for it is his medicine and the help OF
God that has restored me"
Every suffering woman in this land
should write to Dr. Pierce and learn how
certainly he can help her to health and
strength. 1t costs nothing to write and
receive entirely free the advice of one of
the most experienced physicians in this
country. His great thousand-page book the
Common Sense Medical Adviser will be
sent free for 81 one-cent stamps the bare
cost of mailing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
Albert w. Andrews.
O. j. Carroll e. Co.
Frank G Rourke q Co.
T.. II. Fales, Holden.
Albert y. Booth. Leicester.
y. II. Gregory & Co, Princeton.
II. j. Wizard. East Rrook1eld.

Wheat shred brown bread and wheat
shred steamed fruit pudding, either or
both, by speaking to the driver Of team
or by telephone or postal 20 Shredded
Wheat Co.. Jackson street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

IL THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH.
Be sure and use that old and well-trIed
remedy, Mrs. Winslows Soothing Svriin
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays ali pain
cures wind collie, and Is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bot.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

An overturned Kerosene lamp in the
house 81 Washington street, owned by
r. c. Taylor, occasioned an alarm from
box 62l, at 8 o'clock last night, There
was no damage.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN.

The Maternal Association Of Piedmont
Church has arranged a series Of meetings
for the year, the main business of which
VIII be the reading of papers upon the
nurture of children and their education
The papers will be followed by discus
sions upon the actual habits and char
acterstics of children
The association has adopted a covenant
which has an important bearing upon the
work of the society, and Is similar to the
covenants of the maternal associations in
the leading churches of New York. Chi
eago and Baltimore. 1t is as follows:
OUR COVENANT.
We purpose
To meet on the first week of each
month to claim by united prayer the
gracious promise of God for our chill
dren
81, TO seek daily at home by prayer and
the study or reading of the Scriptures,
such fitness for the training of our
children as God alone can give.
TO encourage and assist our children
each month to commit to memory some
portion of the Scriptures and some sa-
cred hymn as help to them both now
and In after years.
To recommend that each Sunday
evening directly after tea. or at some
other hour If more convenient a house
hold prayer meeting be held, in which
the parents and children In turn shall
audibly take part.
The topics for the series of meetings
which are to be held are as follows:
Jan. ;, How to deal with nervous chill
ing of the will" March Z, 1.-The question
of obedience. April A. "Stories and read
ing for chldren;" May 2 subject to be an
nounced; June 6, 'Punishments;' oct. 3.
THE ideal home;' Dec. 5, "Christmas
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

The most
terrible cap
tivity a WON
an can ex-
perience is
to feel her
S elf COM
pletely inca
pacitated for
all womanly
duties,
bound hand
and foot, as
it were, by
some nerve
racking, life
draining dis
ease or weak-
n e S S In
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

Gen. William S. Lincoln Command,
No. Is, Department OF Massachusetts,
y. V. T., and the Ladies' Auxiliary
Union, win have a joint installation OF
officers this evening in G.. A. r. hall.
After the installation there will be an
entertainment and social
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
rorND THREE pINrs

Stephen Cabeo of LarlSin street has
been suspected OF Illegal liquor dealing
for some time past, and yesterday morn
Brady paid a visit to his domicile rmed
with a search warrant. Their lnvestiga-
ton was rewarded by the location and
confiscation of three pints of whisky. Ca
beo has been summoned to appear In the
central district court this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree IN
refund the money on 80 cent bottle az
Greene's Syrup of Tar II II fails 10 cure
your cold or cough. We also warrant q
% cent bottle to prove satisfactory or no
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
We want TO sell you a
PIANO

We have a large stock. Are closing
them out at a sacrifice price, and
NOW is your time to get A FIRST
CLASS INSTRUMENT AT
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
HELD CAPTIVE.

such a condition she,
cannot be a happy wife OF
: mother; she cannot be an
efficient housekeeper; she
cannot be a woman at all
in any complete or salts
factory sense.
81 was afflicted for seven
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
OUR COVENAN'

w pUTDOse--
To meet on the first week of each
month to claim by united prayer the
gracious promise of God for our chill
1rpp
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02

To seek daily at home by prayer and
the study or reading Of the Scriptures.
such fitness for the training of our
children as God alone can give.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
EDUCATION In GERMANY.
The Modern Tendency Away from
the Classics Is Beginning to Reflect
Itself in Prussian School Methods.

The Prussian education department
has Just sanctioned the establishment
of a number of so-called model, or re-
form schools. This step, which has
been taken on the recommendation of
the teachers congress, held at Dresden
last summer, marks an epoch in the
history of education in Germany. 1t is,
in fact, an Official recognition of the
modern idea that an equally good edu-
cation can be impaired by the teach
ing of living languages and real or nat
ural sciences as by the old method OF
studying the two classical languages.
A brief review Of higher edu-
cational institutions in Germany
will show most clearly the significance
Of the change in question.
The oldest institution for the educa-
tion and training Of the German youth
for the university Is the gymnasium
This the pupil enters at nine years of
age, having previously passed three
years at a public elementary school, or
having received the necessary prelim-
mary instruction either at a private
preparatory school, or at home. The
course at the gymnasium lasts nine
years, which are passed I'm working
through six classes, the third second,
and first being divided into lower and
upper, and each, therefore, occupying
two years. Latin is begun in the low
est Class-the siXth-and eight, seven,
or six hours per week are devoted TO
this language during the nine years
course. French is begun in the fourth
class, and Greek is the lower third.
English is optional, as is Hebrew.
which is usually only taken by intend
ing theological students. Until the
middle Of the present century all high
er education was conducted on these
purely classical lines. 1t is true that
in Halle NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
real-schule was opened at the begin
ming of last century, followed by an
economic-mathematical real-schule IN
Berlin in 17i7, but these can only be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
Spreewald's Hair Market.
the NeW York Heruld.

FROM the New Olh lttfdlu.
In the lower German Spreewald there is
"A famous market for wOmon's hair, sup
piled almost entirely by peasant girls, cs-
pecially those between the ages Of II and
r., The industry is carried on chiefly by
old women, who secure orders from
wealthy patrons, and, with a sample of
the sort desired, set out among the Spree
wald peasants and tempt the girls, or,
rather, their parents, to give them what
they seek. The reason for the selection r
girls of the age mentioned is that they
are young enough to have perhaps a sec
ond or even third "crop" of hair to re
ward other journeys into the region. The
sum usually paid for a "crop" ranges
from $3.50 to $50. according to color
thickness and length
There Is an understanding among the
women in the nature of a "trust" To keep
down prices among the peasants as much
as possible,
These women go to a town or village
ana stop at the chief tavern, when the
news Of their arrival quickly spreads, and
girls soon appear i'm long lines. under the
care Of mothers or other relatives. Brides
are the easiest victims, for the sum re-
ceiVed is a very material aid i'm the es-
tablishment of a new peasant household.
when the bargaining time comes the
buyers are not above the use Of influence
of the baser sort. They usually supply
some strong drinks, and the hospitality
thus offered Is not without its influence in
securing some pretty hard bargains from
the unlucky girls, or, rather, from their
parents, who are the ones TO profit In the
great majority of instances.