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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
Grafton Citizens Transact an Unusual
Amount of Business.

Grafton, June 30.-The special town
meeting was held in the town hall this
evening. Lyman M. Rice was chosen
moderator After short explanation by
A. A. Simmons, the treasurer of the
town was appointed agent to authorize
the sale of the towns property, a house
and lot in Kansas City, Mo. 1t was
voted to authorize the board of select
men to contract with the Massachu-
sets highway commission for a state
highway.
Hon. John A. Mcclellan, chairman of
the recently chosen school committee,
gave a report recommending expendi-
lures to the following: North Grafton,
$500; Fisnerville, $3.50; Farnumsville,
s4250; Saundersville, $3.50; high school,
SIG, $50; brick grammar, $4,000; total,
$42, 900. The report was accepted, the
committee being discharged.
Under article 5, Silas E. Stowe offered
motion to appropriate $4,000 for the
purchase of land and the erection of a
high school building. Motion was car
ried by vote of Ill to So. Article was
passed over A motion to appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of a two room
building at North Grafton, offered by
Amos G. GetcheH, was carried unani-
mously.
Stearns L. Davenport of North Graf
ton moved an appropriation of $4,000 for
the addition of new heating, ventilating
and sanitary appliances for the present
school building at North Grafton. This
was passed by a unanimous vote.
p. j. Kelley of Baskerville offered a
motion, which was carried, that the
town accept the proffered land in Fish
erville, and that $5050 be appropriated
for the erection of a new four-room
building
1t was moved by Rev. J. r. Murphy
that $4,000 be appropriated for the re-
pairing of the brick grammar school at
the center and providing the same with
suitable sanitary, heating and ventilat-
ing appliances. This was also carried by
unanimous vote.
1t was voted to appropriate $3.50 for
the remodeling of the SaundersvilIe
school building so as to conform with
the law in regard to heating ventilating
and sanitary appliances.
The sum of $500 was appropriated FOR
the modelling of the Farnumsville school
building to conform with the law as re-
CARDS heating, ventilating and sanitary
appliances.
1t was voted that the town incur in
debtedness for the purpose enumerat I'd
in chapter 250 of the act of 1899, and
that 80 bonds be issued to mature as
follows: One during the years from 1910
to 1920; three from 1920 to 1890, and four
from 1880 to 1910.
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NOT IN HER RIGHT MIND
Westboro Woman Wan
dered About for Over
"a Hours.

Westboro, June 3O.-Mrs. Nora Fitz-
gerald was missed from her home on
Pine street yesterday morning, about
IL o'clock, and as she is slightly de-
mented, her friends feared for her safe
ty. A search was made for her, with
out avail
EARLY this morning, while Mrs. Geo.
ferguson, who resides about two miles
from the village on the Grafton road,
was working in the kitchen; a woman
knocked at the door and on opening it,
sne saw there a woman who demanded
aolnittance, claiming that she owned
the house and made her home there.
MIS-. ferguson at once Surmised that
the woman was not in her right mind,
anu being alone III the house, she was
naturally frightened.
She got the team from the barn and
came to town, where she procured the
assistance of Officer Solon A. Curtis.
upon his arrival, the woman was
roaming around the premises at will.
After questioning, it was found out
that she was Mrs. Fitzgerald, and her
husband was sent for and took her
nome. Mrs. Fitzgeralds face was
badly bruised and cut, and She pre-
sented a pitiful appearance
cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Clarence Belknap Emery of
TINS town to Miss Julia Florence Cook
OF Terryville, CT, to take place at her
nome in Terryville July u, at 4.30
clock p. m. Mr.. Emery is employed
as drug clerk in the drug store of Mrs.
Z. Z. Lowe in this village
Jones Baldwin passed away at his
nome on Central street about midnight
Thursday night, of consumption. The
deceased was 45 years of age. He
leaves wife and two children. Flu
neral services will be held at his late
residence Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Ancient Order of EIibernians held
lawn fete on the grounds of Thomas
II. Kelley this evening. The grounds
ana dancing pavilion were Handsomely
decorated. Fays cadet orchestra fur
nished music.
Mrs. B. A. Vaughan of Boston. for
merry of this town, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Bowers c. Hathaway.
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
This Year 1t VIII Be
Larger Than Ever
Before.

East Mortified, Mass, June 90.-The
fourteenth annual worlds students
conference at East Mortified opened
tonight, and will continue through
July 9. This promises to be the largest
conference of college students ever
held here. and it is expected that near
ly 100 institutions will be represented.
Yale Will lead in size of delegations,
as she will be represented by nearly
100 members.
The conference meets at the invita-
ton of Evangelist d. l.. Moody, who
will preside at all the platform meet
ings. The administration of the con-
ference, however, will be in the hands
of the student department of the in
ternational committee of Young Mems
Christian association.
The sessions of the conference proper
will be held morning and evening. The
afternoon is given up to recreation.
Platform meetings, Bible classes, as
sociational and missionary conferences,
informal discussions and personal III
tervieWS are among the various priv
ileges which the conference affords
Among the speakers who have been Sc
cured are President H. p Faunce of
Brown university; Rev. A. i. S. Lauf-
fer, d. D., of New York city; Deaa
George Hodges of Cambridge; Robert
E. Speer of New York city, and Rob
ert P. Wilder of New York city. Repre-
sentatives from the British College
Christian union and Student Volunteer
Missionary union of Great Britain, also
will be heard.
This year greater importance than
ever before will be given to the Bible
study department of the conference, S.
M. Sayford of Newton, Mass, will cor
duct the normal training classes for
personal work. In order that students
from each institution may be fitted to
lead classes in the courses being pre-
pared by the student department of
the international committee, normal
Bible classes will be conducted stimuli
taneously in each of these courses. II.
B. Shannon will condict course on
THE life Of Christ" Prof.. Z. I. Bos-
worth Of Oberlin college will again have
a class in Studies in the Acts and
Epistles"
F. S. Goodman of New York will con-
duct a course for preparatory schools
and normal schools. Besides these
classes, meetings will be held to dis
cuss organized Christian work among
students, and a missionary institute
will be held.
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GARDNER GOSSIP
Class of '99, High School, Holds Its An
nual Receptlon-Alumni Reunion.


Gardner. June 30.-The class Of '9s.
G. H. s., held it's reception in the town
hall this evening. An hours concert
was given by Kendalps orchestra.
Dancing followed until midnight. Geo.
D. Goodspeed was floor director His
aids were Henry w. Stevens, William
o. Rice, Ernest S. Colby, Harry s.
Kendall Walter P. Brooks and Charles
M. Tubbs.
At the annual reunion Of the High
School Alumni Association, these off,
GERS We're elected: President, Fred E.
Garland, SO; vice president, Miss Grace
Hill, SO; secretary, Miss Lizzie M.
Drake, 80; treasurer, George A. Mat
thews, SO; member of advisory board,
George A. Dunn.
John N. Wormell, who returned re-
Gently from the Massachusetts general
hospital, where he went to be treated
for broken leg, will be confined to
the house for fortnight longer as
the plaster cast will not be removed
before that time.
John Tatro cut his right hand quite
badly on saw at P. Derby & Co. s
chair factory this afternoon, so that it
had to be amputated. Drs. G. B. I'm
derwood, J. B. Donnelly and c. S. Bart
lett attended him at Underwood's Of
flee.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Sullivan
was held this morning at st. Martins
Church, Otto River. Rev. James
Prendergast celebrated mass. The
body was inferred in St. Johns Gene
terry, Gardner
Mrs. Charles G. Bailey has gone to
Portland, Me-, for a months visit
Henry and Robert Anderson have
started for Christina, Finland, where
they will spend the summer.
The annual meeting of the Gardner
Firemen's Relief Association will be
held tomorrow night in Hose As rooms.
The Swedish people will have a fes-
tival celebration in Miller's opera house
tomorrow night.
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MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE-To Rebecca NJ. Cundall and all
other persons, notice is hereby given that
the subscriber, Lyman p Kendall, mort
gagee and owner of a certain mortgage
given by said Rebecca M. Cundall to said
Kendall dated September 18th, 1893, and
recorded in the Worcester district regis
try of deeds for the county of Worcester,
book 1923, page 1866; by virtue of power
of sale contained in said mortgage, for
breach of the conditions thereof, and for
the purpose of foreclosing the same. will
sell by public auction, on THURSDAY,
the THIRTEENTH day of JULY, 1899, at
ten clock in the forenoon, on the prem
ises hereinafter described, all and singu-
lar the real estate conveyed by and de-
scrlbed in said mortgage, as follows
"a certain tract or parcel of land, with
buildings thereon, situated on the south
erly side of Nelson court. so-called, in
said Worcester bounded and described
as follows, namely: Beginning at a point
In the southerly line of said court, which
runs westerly from the Holden road near
North pond; thence running westerly by
said court three hundred and twenty
nine and five-tenths (329.5) feet to land
now or formerly of Martin M. French:
thence southerly by said French's land
two. hundred and sixty nine $3.50 feet to
land now or formerly of M. M Gleason;
thence easterly by sail Gleason's land four
hundred and twenty-four CPD feet to
lane; thence northerly on said lane two
hundred and eleven Gid feet to place of
beginning, being the same premises con-
veyed to me by said Lyman p. Kendall
by deed of even date and to be recorded
herewith.
Said real estate will be sold subject to-
unpaid taxes and assessments, if any
existing, thereon.
Terms: $l00 down at time and place
of sale, and the remainder upon delivery
of the deed within ten days thereafter.
LYMAN p. KENDALL, Mortgage.
WILLIS E. SHELLEY, Attorney
H. & S. C. KENDALL, Auctioneers
Worcester, Mass, June 20, 1899.
jun21, jul1,S
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PAXTON.

Paxton, June 30.-The ladies of the
Congregational church will entertain
friends in town hall, July 4, and pre-
parations have been made for serving
an excellent dinner at noon. Lemona de
and ice cream will be on sale from 9
o'clock until 5. A clam dinner will be
secvrd from noon until O'Clock.
Monday evening in Allen hall there
will be a musical and literary enter
tainment.
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TWO WEDDINGS.
Holden the Scene CT the Happy Union of
Hearts.

Holden, June 3O.-A quiet home we'd
ding took place this afternoon at
Mapledale farm when Miss Bertha A.
Graham, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
S. Graham, was united in marriage by
Rev. T. f. Babb, to Charles B. Jordan.
The bride was gowned in white nuns
yelling and carried bouquet of roses.
The young couple left for a short trip
Immediately after the wedding. On
their return they will be at home at
the Jordan home.
Another pretty wedding took place
tonight at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Potter, when their daughter,
Miss Luella Potter. was married to
Frank C. Parker. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock. Orrin Potter,
brother of the bride, was best man, and
Miss Estelle Potter, daughter of Bur-
ton Potter of Rutland, officiated as
bridesmaid. After the marriage the
happy pair departed for a short we'd
ding trip.
The first and second grades of the
Center primary school held a picnic on
the lawn of the Rice homestead this
afternoon.
There will be a family reunion held
at the home of G. S. Holden on Tues
day, July 4.
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STEAM ERS.
WINSOR'S LINE.
Only Direct Line to Philadelphia;

Every Wednesday and Saturday at p.
m. from Ives wharf. India street Provi-
dence.
For Freight OmIy.
Steamships Norman. A. S. Megathlin.
Saxon, S. G. Sherman.
No wharfage and no renandling. Goods
received daily ana forwarded promptly
Connects with Pennsylvania Railroad, also
Philadelphia and Southern Mall Steamship
Co., for Savannah.
Freight forwarded to all points in the
south and west. Mark your goods Win
sor's line.
For further information apply to
GEORGE A. KILTON. Agent. Ives
wharf, India street, Providence
b GEORGE C. ECKHARDT.' Agent ass
South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
f. B. SAMPSON. Gens Man., Boston.
Mass.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACIE-
SETTS-Worcester, SIS. Probate Court.
To all persons interested in the trusts
under the will of Mary c. Crompton, late
of Worcester, in said county, deceased:
Whereas, Charles Crompton, George
Crompton and Charles M. Thayer, the
trustees under the will of Said deceased,
have presented for allowance the third
account of their trust under said will
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester,
in said county, on the ELEVENTH day
of JULY, A. D. 1899, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any you have,
why the same should not be allowed
And said trustees are ordered to serve
this citation by delivering copv thereof
to all persons interested in the estate
fourteen days at least before said court,
or by publishing the same once in each
week for three successive weeks in The
Worcester Spy, a newspaper published in
Worcester, the last publication to be one
day at least before said court, and by
mailing, postpaid, copy of this citation
to all known persons interested in the
estate, seven days at least before said
court.
Witness, WILLIAM T. FORBES, ESQ,
judge of said court this thirtieth day of
June, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine.
GEORGE H. HARLOW, Register.
jul 1910
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HOT GAME EXPECTED.
New York Athletic Clubs Team Play at
East Douglas Today.

HG'SS 'C0oys
East Douglas, June 30.-Tomorrov
the New York Athletic club ball team
play here, and it is expected that this
VIII be the best game ever seen in East
Douglas. Local ball tossers are elatsd
at having secured this game, and guar
antee magnificent one. A brass band
from Whitinsville will escort the play
ers from the train to the grounds. The
members of the team are: Richard
Croker, Jr., Brown university; Rein
acker, Fordham; Dowell and Cowan,
Columbia; Dunno brothers, Jimmie and
Tommie. Brown; Lambert, New York
university; Bodine Stevens; Wester-
Welt, Lafayette; Young, Cornell, and
Ritter, Yale.
In the evening there will be a hur-
dy-gurdy concert and reception to the
New York Athletic club The hurdy-
gurdy will be manipulated by Marie
Gross of Boston.
Tuesday morning the East Douglas
team plays with Pascoag at East
Douglas. In the afternoon the team
goes to Milford to play.
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JEFFERSON.

Jefferson, June 3O.-Miss Annie
Champeny of High street gave whist
party to her friends last evening. There
were four tables. The prizes were won
by Miss Josie Lambee, LIST, and Thomas
Brown, I'd.
Miss Teresa Sullivan of Hartford.
Ct, is spending a week here
The Jefferson wooden mills will close
Saturday at 11.55 o'clock, and will not
start again until Wednesday morning
at 6.35 o'clock
Henry Corey and wife are spending
a few days with relatives in Providence
r. /.
Antonio Kalish fell from a load of
bags this morning in the millyard, and
was injured about the head. DR..
Stickney of Holden attended him.
Miss Delphine Pepper of Princeton
street is visiting relatives in Woon-
socket for two weeks.
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INQUEST HELD.
Inquiry in the Lam
caster Crossing
Accident.
ELEVEN WITNESSES EXAMINED.
Testimony Dealt for the
Most Part With the
Gong.
ELEVEN WITNESSES EXAMINED.

Clinton, June 9O.-Judge C. C. Stone
at the Lancaster crossing, in which
William E. Fyfe and his daughter, Mrs.
Dora j. Plummer, met death q week
ago. Eleven witnesses were exam
ined.
The testimony dealt for the most
Part with the gong at the crossing, and
with the speed of the White Mountain
express, the train responsible for the
disaster.
Medical Examiner G. L. Tobey tes-
titled to the dangerous character of the
crossing. The engine could be seen
for about 100 rods when coming from
the north. From the south the view
was cut off by George Bailey's house.
Merritt Hamilton of Worcester, who
was on the engine, said that the train
reached the crossing at speed of 40
miles an hour. He saw the horse when
it was several carriage lengths distant
from the crossing. He rang the bell
The carriage was struck between the
wheels after the horse had crossed. He
did not see the persons sitting in the
carriage. Mr.. Hamilton could not say
whether the gong at the crossing was
ringing or not.
Walter NJ Frost fireman, testified
substantially as Engineer Hamilton
had. Conductor Mitchell did not
know of the accident until the air
brakes had been applied.
Miss Mary B. S. Bailey testified that
the gong is not always in order, and
has a habit of ringing by fits and
starts. Sometimes it rings family
John e. F. Bailey said that the gong
was unreliable. Some days, he said
it would ring necessarily and other
days not at all.
Fred Perrin, who saw the accident,
said the team could have turned in
back of the depot
James Donovan gave evidence tend
ing to show that the gong was all right
on the afternoon of the accident He
said the gong could be heard 700 feet
Deputy Sheriff Bartlett said he heard
the gong ring for two trains on the af-
ternoon of the accident
The Boston and Maine Railroad was
represented by William A. Barker The
Fyfe family were represented by Jona-
than Smith.
Leanza Cirini who shot Antonio Sac
co yesterday, for picking cherries from
the Cirini family cherry tree, said in
court this morning that he was but IA
years old The case was continued
until Thursday to give representative
of the state board of charity opportu-
nifty to be present
The record of arrests in Clinton po-
lice station is 11S for the year, the lar
gest in the history of the station. It
was compiled by Chief Bates yester-
day.
The effort to close the barber shops
the Fourth of July failed, four refus-
ing to close till noon.
Samuel McQuaid, William Casey, Mi
chael Mcnamara, William Hurley, are
the ones whose refusal brought this
about.
The Mems Temperance Society of
Worcester, with lady friends and rela-
tives of it's members. paid pastoral
visit this evening to ST. Johns Tenn
perance Society of this place. They
arrived about o'clock in four trolley
cars, and were met by delegation
from the st. Johns Society, who es-
corted them to the town hall. They
participated in dancing till midnight,
and went home in special cars.
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RAILROADS.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
eastern District)

Passenger trains leave Worcester:
Commencing June Il. 1899.
FOR PRovIDENCE-6.S7, *7.4z, $40, t1O;57,
a. M; z 40, '2.47, 40 *6.OS, SIS, 30 9.SS
a. M; *1,4S, 4.05. *4.5S 5.5S,. 9.25 p. M
Sundays. 40, 1880 a. M; 4.40 p. m. Re-
I, np 81 a. m; 5,5S SOB p M AZ n =
a. M, =. 46 S.47, 20, !e .oS, G.25, f,55, SIS
p. m. ,Return-e.24, 7.24, AZ, 800, 1lOa
g. m; Los, 2;5S, 5.19, 6OS. 7.o9, 1O.54 p M
Sundays.a7.4O, 1850 a. M; 4.4O p. m. Re-
FOR WHfTfNs-s. g. ~ III X, SO 10. 81 a. M;
12.4O, 2.47, 44O, *6.OS, 6.25, 1855, 9.55 p m.
Returnma5.59 $50, 7.26, S.44, 1O.4, a. m;
12.44, 2.34, 454. 5.44, 6.44, 1923 p. m. Sun
days,-7 40, 1850 a. M; 4.4O p. m. Return
-. "A a, m; ga, S.54 p. m.
FOR UXBRIDGE--6.S s7.47, $40, 1851
a. M; 1910, 2.3O, $50, IS 49, $40, 1925
p. M Sunday. 40 1850 a. m; 4.4o
FOR 3 m Kfef9n1S5 40 y a. sS9 Il m p
a. m; u. 40 PAT, 4.4O, 625, Z. 55, 8. So D. m.
Return.5.47 6.46, S,S2, 10. 80 a. m; 12.S2,
~ 4;42 h.S2, 6S2, 1915 p. m. Sundays
a,4Q, o;59 % a. M, 40 p. m. Return--S,Sa
FOR BLACKSToNE-6.3 81, *7.47, $40, 1887
a; m; II 40, 2.47 4,4O, 6.25. So. 9.55 p. m.
2.17, ABB, *5.27, 6.27, 1011 p. m. Sundays
-7.40 10.50 a. M; 440 p. m. Return-S.27
a q; M S;27 S.S7 p m, n 81 ~ A. -
OIk NOONOOChE1-O.o Al. lU.0f
a. m; Il 40, 2.47, 4.40, @e.CS 6.25, 755, 9.55
p. m. Return-5.3S, 6.37, s7.06, 1923, 1923
a. M; 1928, 2.1S, ABB, 1928, 6.2S, 1907
?. m. sqndaySs@355 no. 1879 . a. ~ q 4.40
FOR PAWTUCKETE6.5 81, FIJI $40, sio. 81
a. m; z 40, PA, 44o SOS, 6.25; IS, 9.55
p, m. Return-6.06 1914, S.O2, 10. OF a. m.
1902, 1.52, Ala, 500, 6.O2, 1876 p. m. Sun
days.. 40 1880 a. m; 4.40 p. m. Return
SOP a. M; SOP, S.12 p. m
FOR NEW YORK-Via Stonington Line.
except Sundays-#6.0S p. m. Return
Leave New York 800 p. m. daily except
Sundays.
Norwich Division)
FOR NORWICH-6.40 40, 8 rs a. M; 100. 4.45,
$500 p. m. Return-s6.00 a. m. daily, ex-
cept Monday, 60 800 a. M. Us, AS
p m. Return at els a. m. Sundays
FOR WEBSTER-6.4 40, 9.25, IL. 20 a. m.
LOO 4.45, $40, rs 100 p. m. c,5,,e
FOR sOUTHBRIDGE-6.4 9.25, 11.2o a.
M; AS, $500 D. m. v0t
FOR PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC AND
HARTFORD-6.40 40, 925 a. M; 4.45, 500
FOR NEwBURGH-9. 25 a. m.
FOR NEW LONDON-6.40, 9.25 a. M; 100,
4.45, IS 90 p. m.
Express trains.
**Stop on signal.
For connections and time of trains at
intermediate stations, see local time
tables, furnished at ticket Office
GEO. L. Common, Passenger Traffic
Manager. 9-t !
A. G. KENDALL, General Passenger
Agent
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SUTTON.

Sutton, June 3o.--At special town
meeting, held yesterday, the selectmen
were instructed to contract with the
state road commissioners for a road
from the Millbury line to the centre.
A large number of ladies attended
the meeting OF the missionary auxiliarv
yesterday, when Mrs. DR.. J. H. Berry
gave a talk on Japan. Tea was served
from s to o'clock.
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DEAD IN THE ROAD.
Body of c. r. capwel Found by Woman
in Southbridge.

Southbridge, June 30.-Charles f. Cap
well, a teamster living in Union, was
found dead this morning about 6
o'clock, by Mrs. Lucian Carpenter, near
the residence of Henry P. Walker, on
the Eastford road. Capwell left
Southbrfdge last night about 8 o'clock
for his home in Union. 1t is probable
that Capwell fell from his seat to the
ground while asleep, and one Of the
wheels passed over his head, causing
instantaneous death. The body was
viewed by Medical Examiner Spauld-
ing of Woodstock. The deceased was
SO years old. He was unmarried. and
made his home with his mother. He
also leaves one sister.