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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-06-30
IMPRISONED IN
A MEXICAN JAIL
American Woman Shot a
Would -be AssaiIant.

Mrs. Evelyn Collier, Writes
From Jail About Her Trial
and Imprisonment-To be
Investigated by Secretary
Hay.
San Frarcisco, Gal. June 25-
Two letters received from Mrs.
Evelyn Collier, who is now in Jail
at Hermosillo, Mexico, tells the story
OF her arrest, trial, and sentence to
four years. imprisonment for shoot
ing and killing a Mexican VINO forced
himself into her home, when she was
alone, and attempted to assault her.
She is an American who lived
with her brother, VIM. Frost, at
Ures Sonora.
THE CAUSE,
On March 3lst. of the year, while
her brother was absent, IL Mexican
broke in the door. A scuflle over
the possession of q pistol ensued,
both having hold of the weupon.
Mrs. Collier pushed the man outside
the door, when the pistol was dis
charged. He fell dead, but she
locked and barn ed the door without
"scertaining this fact.
Frost secured the transfer of his
sister from the jail ut Ures to the
Jail at Hermosillo, and at the same
time took an appeal to the Supreme
court.
TO INVESTIGATE.
Washington, June 25.--The State
Department has instructed Ambassa.
dor Clayton, in Mexico to investi.
gate the Collier case, and the story
of Mrs. Collier is found to be true.
the department will take steps TO
secure her release.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

best days" and a second calls for s.
'-for lose of trade from customers who
might have purchased" 1t is UP to
Contractor WEIGH to make some sort OF
a settlement Mr.. WEIGH told the rep
resentative of The Spy this afternoon
that he was willing to do anything rea-
lsonable in the wey of settlement. He
reasonable, and that It had been raised
$50 since Leone fpst preached the mat
ter of damages. He thinks Leone
ought to be paid for lost time.
Court Clinton, Foresters Of America,
lis arranging picnic for Lake Wau-
shacum to be held on Labor day. The
court is making large preparations for
a successful day. There will be sports
and suitable prizes for excellence. The
principal event in the sports will be a
team race, in which several of the local
young mems clubs will enter.
The Riverside Club will be represent
ed by Edward Coughlin, John Gaughan,
Edward Cox and James Watson, four
young men who took away many prizes
from the Turn Verein meet last fall
The club has asked the officials in
charge of the picnic to arrange for a
ball game. The club promises to fur
nish a first-class team. The Burditt
Hill Club and the Lancaster Athletic
Club have promised to enter men in the
team race.
The Metropolitan Social Club, al
though not the largest, is one of the
richest clubs Of its kind in town.
Treasurer William Welsh announced to
the members at meeting this after
noon that there was more than SIPS in
the treasury. The club will hold a con-
cert and ball in town hall Sept. IA. The
committee has promised to secure some
novel attractions for the concert. The
club was organized two years ago, and
has a membership that fluctuates be-
tween 90 and so.
The Clinton Glee and Dramatic Club
will give a concert and dance at town
hall Friday evening, Sept. 20.
The funeral of Joseph Lavalle took
place this afternoon from his late home
on Grove street at ESQ. A delegation of
"a members of the Foresters escorted
the remains from st. Johns Church to
the grave in the new st. Johns ceme-
terry. The casket was borne by John
Grady, Michael Grady, Austin Gill,
Thomas Jennings, A. E. Cannon and
Frank Lavalle. The later was cou-
sin.
John M. Griffin, formerly of Bridge
port, Conn.,, is going to open a business
college in town. He has not selected
the location, but will do so early this
week. Mr.. Griffin will, at the same
time, conduct school in Hudson, fol-
lowing plans he has made He will be
assisted by corps of teachers in each
town, and will spend his own time be-.
tween the school here and the school
in Hudson.
F. w. Simard, w. Il. Niven, James
Finnerty and Charles Lavalle leave to-
morrow for Onset. on the Cape. They
will spend a week bluef1shing, and have
engaged to supply several hundred Of
their friends with sample of the
Icateh.
William Council of Holyoke is visit
ing at the home of his cousin, John
Cornell of Top street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
sTAFFoRD's RELEASE.

The news Of Jimmie Stafford's release
from Boston was a tremendous surprise
to his numerous friends here. 1t was
thought that he was all right for The
remainder of the season with Manager
Selee, but it was done, so says the presi-
dent, to cut expenses
While it is evident that there is no
better man in the business as a utility
man than Stafford, there is no douht
put that he will soon secure another
position on one of the leading teams
Brooklyn, for instance. The report
comes that already Washington is
after him. The large bulletin that The
Spy published announcing his release
came as a thunderbolt and the news
soon spread like wildfire. AS The SDv
was the only Worcester paper that pub
ilsned the same, every copy was sold
before they had hardly been taken out
of the big bundle. A hundred mora
would have gone just the same wav.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
A New Plague Comes
to Various Parts
of Clinton.
SOME FLEAS RELIEVE MONOTONY
'Stagnant Water Response
BILE for Singing Insects
and Building for Fleas.

Clinton, Aug. ia plague of mosqui.
toes has come upon Clinton. Nothing
like it, old people say, has been seer
here since sc, which is still remem-
bered as mosquito year" For the
most part, the annoying things seem tc
be the large kind, that live under trees
in the woods.
The small, active mosquito that breeds
in pools Of stagnant water, in open
places, or in any old place, Is less
common. These mosquitoes are slug
gish. They are most active late al
night, but even then, one that roosts
can be slapped and killed. They have
not the agility of ordinary mosquitoes.
The trouble is, there are so many OF
them. AS soon as one is dead another
takes his place, or, more properly, takes
her place There is no evidence that
the mosquitoes that have descended
upon the unfortunate people of this Sec
ton are not females as all working
mosquitoes are supposed to be.
A gentleman who is a welI-known
business man was so harassed, Friday
night, that he got out of bed at ]
o. clock yesterday morning, dressed and
came down town for the sole object OF
getting something to put on the bites
Most people think that the wet
weather, together with the disturbance
of SO much soil on the reservoir, have
something to do with causing the
plague.
There are more f1eas than usual max
ing life miserable for people. It is
known where they come from. The
old police station was full of them
Some of them were taken down to the
extemporized police station, when the
department was moved, and that gave
an additional base from which they are
operating
Chief Bates expresses the hope that
the new station house will be so paint.
ed. cleaned and frightened that the
f1eas won't care to live in it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
Radical Change to
Be Made in Flow
of Surplus.
Mr.. RICHARDSON'S FINAL PLANS
New System Will Probably
Go Into Effect Not Later
Than Sept. l.

Clinton, Aug. ia radical change
in the methods of sewage disposal
which has long been in preparation,
will take place not later than the last
of September.
The pumping station at the sewage
basin is ready for the installation of
the boilers, engines and pumps. The
sewer is completed throughout its
length. and most of the private sew
ers, which formerly emptied into the
river, have been connected with it.
The first days operation of the sys-
tenn will be observed with interest by
Department Engineer Richardson, who
has had charge of the work of chang
ing over the system.
Mr.. Richardson has introduced several
innovations. One of the principal de-
partures from the ordinary form of
construction in filter beds is the method
of distributing the flow over the bed.
Instead of an arrangement for admit
ting the flow. along one entire side of
the bed, there is on one side of each
bed, in the middle, a cement bowl about
a foot deep. The sides of the bowl are
pierced, and the sewage is distributed
in fan shaped sheet over the ground.
Inc bed slopes away from the open
1ngs in the bowl, over a radius of 80
feet 1t is believed that with the i'm
petus thus gained the sewage will flow
evenly over the level surface of the
bed.
The distributing apparatus has been
installed in one bed after the old
fashioned plan SO that the methods may
be compared side by side. The plan of
distribution along the side involves an
expense of about $3.50 for each bed.
The new method costs only about $75
to install.
There are twenty beds in the system,
or enough to take care of the sewage
Of the town for the next 25 years, al
lowing for an ordinary rate of growth.
The plan is to let each bed take care
of the sewage for one day in its turn.
But if Il is found that one bed cannot
handle the 100000 gallons per diem,
which it is estimated will be the flow
for one day, then two or three beds
will be used in rotation.
With a single exception the beds are
not under-drained The water from
the sewage will make its way without
artificial help, through the sand to the
river.
1t is more than 200 yards from the
last row of beds to the river. The flu
IDS that finally escape into the Nashua
will have to filter through an immense
thickness of sand and gravel.
1t is said the water will be so puri-
fed before it escapes that it will be as
SAFE to drink as any water to be found
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
SUNDAY BEER SELLING.
Many Youngsters Took Walk Toward
Grove In Leicester.

Leicester, Aug. 1S.-Sunday beer sellers
did thriving business dispensing beer in
the woods off Reservoir street, Cherry
Valley, about half a mile from Main
street, today, so it Is said Numbers of
young fellows took a pleasure walk in
that direction and made prolonged stay.
1t is up to Chairman McDermott of the
selectmen to have the town constabiss
watch the way the crowd goes If the buSi-
ness Is to be stopped
The entertainment for the benefit of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
postponed from last week, will be given in
the vestry Of the First Congregational
1t will consist mainly of college songs and
Rotations by the college students of the
town now home on their vacations.
The Worcester and Suburban Railway
Company is so anxious to complete its
new car barn that the full force of men,
with four two-horse carts and one single
cart worked as usual week days today.
Most people fail to see the need Of hurry
seven days work every week Stones
have been found which required to be
blasted, and at least one charge disturbed
the Sabbath quiet today.
The buildings and land of the late Chas
Sibley will be sold at public auction on
the afternoon of September at 2.3t
o. clock
Thomas w. olney of the George w. OIL
ney Wooden Company told Spy reporter
today that he expected the mill would
start up Monday as usual. A force of
men have been hard at work on the cyain-
der head since the break last Thursday
Miss Alice NJ Guilds has returned from
a vacation at Cottage City.
Miss Julia Cole is visiting her grand
parents at East Brookfeld
Herbert o. White of Cleveland, o., is
visiting relatives In town.
| Miss Lena Muser of Connecticut Is the
guest of George II. Monroe.
| James Downey, about SIS years old, fell
| from a car in Cherry Valley about IA;
o'clock tonight, and was painfully injured
| While alighting from a Suburban car
Mr.. Downey slipped and fell. He struck
the back of his head on sharp stone ano
was severely cut The force of the blow
rendered Mr.. Downey unconscious. He
was taken to his home and surgical aid
| summoned
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
PERIODICAL RuMoR,
Treasurer Dame of the Worcester and
Clinton Speaks His Monthly Verse.

tOH SpSeNS TVS MOhtnly verse;
About once a month somebody starts
a story in Clinton that the Leominster
and Clinton and the Worcester and
Clinton trolley lines are to be CONSOLE
dated. Walter r. Dame, treasurer Of
the Worcester and Clinton road, gives
the story it's quietus regularly. He
did SC again yesterday, saying Con
solidation is not even talked of, so far
as l know" Yet most people believe
that at no distant day, there will be
| through route, between Worcester
and Fitchburg, which will be controlled
by single company. The new Clinton
| and Hudson road will be, of course, a
| feeder for the Worcester and Clinton
| But the cars will run for an eighth of
| a mile over the tracks Of the Leom-
| mister and Clinton before they can be
| connected with the Worcester and Clin-
| ton line at the Lancaster mills bridge.
| The Worcester and Clinton gives
continued promise of being a dividend
| payer. The Sunday riding is not di-
minishing in volume, while the riding
shows a steady and determined in
crease. While the reservoir is being
constructed, the road offers extra in
ducements to pleasure riders Walter
| r. Dame thinks the line will be extra
well patronized as long as it exists.
| He thinks the reservoir, as the great
| est body of inland water in the state,
| will be great drawing card.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
WHERE MONEY GOES.
Clinton Laborers Send Large Sums to
Sunny Italy to Support Families.

Clinton Laborers Send Large Sums to
Sunny Italy to Support Families.
1.-THE amount of money that is sent out
of Clinton blythe laborers on the Wa
chusett reservoir" said P. H. Morri-
son, yesterday to a representative Of
The Spy, is surprisingly large. Three
or four thousand dollars month at
least" Mr.. Morrison handles some Of
this money himself. The laborers give
him their money and he gives them
draft.
The larger part of it goes through
the local post office. 1t is known that
in the past month not less than $1,000
has been sent from Clinton to Italy
through the money order department
Some of the money is handled by the
Italian money changers and bankers.
At any rate, no small portion of the
money the state is paying for the con-
struction of the reservoir goes to sun
ny Italy to make foreign families hap
p Hundreds of italian children have
cause to call the metropolitan water
board blessed, whose contracts read
that preference in employment shall be
given to citizens of the commonwealth,
and then to citizens of the United
States.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
CASE OF SCARLET FEVER.
One Developed In Italian Family ir
East BrookfieId.

East Brookfield Aug 1S.-The first case
of scarlet fever in this place for a long
time has been discovered in the family Of
an Italian named Maroni. Their two
year-old daughter, Servia, has been ailing
for some time, and today DR.. j. L. Remil-
lard was summoned. he at once pro-
nounced her Illness as scarlet fever The
case has been as much isolated as posi-
Bile under the circumstances several
other families residing in the house with
them on the North Brookfeld road.
The Baptist and Catholic churches were
both attended by good sized congrega-
tons this morning. Rev. j. b. Child of
the former church conducted services at
Podunk chapel this afternoon The re-
port of the committee on the annual pic
mic was brought before the Baptist Sun
day school. The picnic will be held at
Oakland Gardens Wednesday, August 49,
The following committees were appointed:
transportation Walter Nichols and Frank
W. d. Bowen. Mrs. F. M. King. Mrs,
Freeman Banister; lemonade. Pliny S.
Doane; amusement, r. r. Grant, Sr.
A bicyclist whose name could not be
ascertained, came to grief this afternoon
on the east side Of Gleason hill He was
speeding down the hill on his way TO
spencer, when his wheel struck a good
sized stone on the side Of the road He
was tossed in the air, but fortunately
struck on a grassy bank near by. Be
sides being shaken UP considerably, he
was not injured.
James Waller, a section hand on the
Boston and Albany Railroad, killed a
black snake yesterday near South Spen-
Ger that measured six feet in length. He
cut the snake open with his pick and
counted over fifty incipient reptiles in
side, some of them being quite well de-
veloped.
Mrs. James Mahan Of Main street is
mourning the loss Of her wedding ring,
she having lost 1t on the Boston and AL
bany excursion yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Thomas of Gardner was in
town today.
Miss Lizzie Brown Of Worcester spent
the day in town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
ANOTHER GUESS COMING.
Manchester Dispatch Too Far Fetched
to Suit Sensational Clinton.

Clinton, Aug. "a story which APP
peared in some Of the Sunday papers
under Manchester, N. H., date line,
stating that George Wheeler Of this
town was the victim Of an unfaithful
wife, did not tell anything in particular
to residents here, as no such man as
George Wheeler is known in town.
The nearest name to George Wheeler
known to C1intonians is George Weller,
who resides at 17S Chase street. Mr..
Weller declares he has not been such a
victim as the Manchester dispatch
indicates George Wheeler to be. The
sensation Is up to some other town to
enjoy, as none but genuine residents
need apply for the real appreciation of
sensation loving Clinton
The Suffolk Wheel Club of Roxbury
came to town today and was enter
tanned by the Prescott Club During
the afternoon the entire visiting delega-
ton called on H. b. Merchant and en-
1oyed a pleasant chat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen smart
ing, nervous feet, and instantly takes the
greatest comfort discovery Of the arc
Aliens Foot-Base makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
and shoe stores. BY mall for 25c. In
stamps Trial package FREE. Address.
Allen 8. Olmsted. Lc Roy. N. X.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
WEsTRoRo.

Westboro, Aug. 13.-The next band con.
cert by the Westboro Cornet Band will be
given on Wednesday evening, August 16
The program will be as follows. March
THE fortune teller overture; concert
waltz, italian nights" solo. for cornet,
THE Holy CITY," by Joseph Renaud;
I'm old Kentucky" "Whistling Rufus;'i
Hunting scene; march.
The St. Agnes Guild will meet with
Miss Jennie T. Fay on Wednesday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Earle Carpenter leave
tomorrow for a three weeks vacation,
They will spend a portion of the time al
Putnam, Conn.
Ashley's Orchestra has been engaged to
play at a picnic at Hopkinton on the 18th
of this month.
Walter Henry Rounds has returned
from a three weeks vacation, passed in
Washington.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

Nodd-I wonder if ] shall ever be rich
enough to own steam yacht?
Todd--Um, that isn't my ambition,
"What is?"
II want to be rich enough after l own
one to run 1t for few weeks each sea
son. detroit Free Press
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
THE TOWN MouRNs.

Mr.. Slater's sudden death in Magnolia
Saturday, which The Spy told about in
detail today, shook the towns founda.
ton. Contrary TO the universal opin-
ion, Mr.. Slater was kind man and full
Of sympathy for the suffering, provide
ne was approached in the right way
Mr.. Slater comes from good old English
stock, had unlimited wealth. position
and influence, and was a man to be
respected. He leaves many friends here
as well as all over the country. Web
ster people think now that business will
be rather slack at the three mills for
some time to come until his vast estate
is settled. The body will be brought
here for interment. The funeral SER
vices will be held in the Episcopal
Church here next Wednesday at l
o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev.
M. L. Mott.
President Joseph Simoneau Of CO. c.
Pontifcal Zouaves, went to Worcester
today where convention of the Wor-
cester, Marlboro and Webster com
panies was held at the home of Cant.
j. A. La Liberte, 20 Norfolk street. A
major and adjutant were elected with
the purpose of forming a battalion.
Selectmau John ]. Love and ex-Rep-
resentative Joseph P. Love, with FAINT
lies, broke camp at the lake today after
a three weeks outing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

A little medicine of the right kind. taken
at the right time, Is Invaluable. That
means Carriers Lattls Liver Pilla. and take
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

Cathartic or purRative pills do more
harm than good Carriers Little Liver
Pills do only good, but large amount OF
that Only one pill q dose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
To Cure q Cough in One Day
To Cure a Cold in One Day
To Cure Sore Throat in One Day
To Cure Hoarseness in One Day

Take CleveIand's Lung Healer, &c. II II
by:
Brewer s. Co., Sc Front ST.; George Il.
Fairbanks 3S4 Main st.; Burlington Phar-
macy; Martin p. WaitA 10 Front ct.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

"Well, Mollies off for the seashore. bit
she has been very reasonable about II j
''Indeed?" Yes; all she asks Of her hus-
week. ATLANTA Constitution.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

Horses and cattle have collie and cramps.
Pain Ktller will cure them every time.
Half bottle In hot water repeated few
times. Avoid substitutes, there is but
one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis. 25c. and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
woRKING NIGHT ANp DAN

The busiest and mightiest little thins
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coatec
globule Of health that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness Into energy
brain-fag into mental power They're
wonderful In building UP the health. Only
BE. per box. Sold by I3REWER g co. l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-02
Prospects OF the American Horse.

The most foolish thing 10 do l. for j
farmer @ stop breeding. lie should prob
ably breed fewer colts, but he shout,
breed better That Is the whole secret il
nutshell Hereafter i'm It's horses the
world VIII require quality rather than
quantity. and getting quality The Worll
viii ," willing 70 pay the price. just as III
II paying today Today any horse fDi
which there Is a dcmand-and theT. Is a
demand for every horse OF superior excel.
lrHct-thc price is az high a- III has been
at any Time in twenty years. The fine
horse for driving and riding Is never 90.
lnE OUT NJ fashion. ana ju4t al this ma.
mcHt ln me great mart~ IN New YorJ,
they are IN very active demand bDth for
nom" ana Tor foreign use. ANA in this
matter 81 Improving the quality there Is
TINS important cunsldrrat ion-it costs not
a penny more ~ breed. raise, ana keep Il
good horse than poor one. The hors
which al hv- years Old viii command 500
az auction mas not necessarily cost hi<
breeder one dollar more than the mis-
shapen thing which IS Knocked down ia
trTl~lvn nv thr aurtiDn-cr at Stl. Quality
Is what counts today ana what Will
count. Let our farmers achieve that and
theN VIII solve problem the present
working oIt uf which shows that Ill seven
years they haV" lost In wealth som,thinl.
like NhHHsi. pn.
When in rhis aspect w the subject
look 10 the future cannot fail to be fun
ri hupefumess. The demand for our
horses from abroad is growing steadily
u has not reached large proportions as
Vet. but there are foreign BUYERS al all Df
our sales. ana the excellence w our care
fuzzy bred horses for cavalry purposes Is
highly appreciated by those foreign Off
Gers acquainted with them. our home
market Tor really good horses VIII grow
with our population and our wealth: the
demand from abroad will increase with
the knowledge that We are breeding the
best ali round good -fOr-any kind OF thing
horses ~ All the word--Reyiew Of r.