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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17
CULTURE OF Grain.
Rev. w. S. Puddefoot
Gave Some Inter
esting, Data.
RECORD OF YEARS.
Sixteen Thousand Acres
Developed a Day-Pres-
ent Customs Hit.

Leicester, April 16.-Rev. w. S. Pud-
defoot. field secretary of the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary society, spoke
entertainingly upon THE spiritual YER
sus the heavenly harvest" at the First
Congregational church this morning
He illustrated his talk with quaint an
ecdotes, and gave many hard hits to
the customs of today. To illustrate
the immense territory that has been
transformed from 2, wilderness into
fields of waving grain, he stated that
10000 acres of territory had been OPP
ened up every day in the year for the
past 40 years. He spoke of the condl-
tions on the frontier, and gave many
hard raps in a witty manner to the
Indifference manifested many times by
Christians in older communities.
The Y. P. S. G. e. at o'clock, was
led by Stephen Tarleton, and mission
airy topic, THE eternal morning and
modern missions was discussed. AT
the evening service, Rev. Mr.. Puddefoot
gave an address on the subject, From
wilderness to civilization" illustrated
by stereopticon views.
A middle-aged man hailing from
Worcester created some excitement
among the crowd on the rear end of the
10 o'clock car out of the city Saturday
night. He said that some one in Cher
ry Valley had stolen a horse belong
ing to him and excitedly said that he
would catch the thief sure. He got
off at Auburn street, saying that the
man he wanted resided on that road.
Rev. Will C. Hartinger spoke at the
Sanderson Methodist church this morn
ing. In the evening Rev. C.Wesley Burns
spoke to a Leicester audience for the
last time before he commences his la
bors in a Philadelphia church. The
weather prevented the attendance that
would have turned out as Mr. Burns
has been very popular in town. Oil
yer Arnold, Jr., gave a tenor solo and
the choir sang several selections.
New seats were placed in the mems
waiting room at the power station to-
day. They replace the time honored
settee. and are built like those in vogue
in the waiting rooms of steam railways.
Light wood is used with iron sides.
An attempt was made to move Ste
vens' steam saw mill which has been
located on the country road leading
to Thomas Leonard's house near Rice's
switch, yesterday and today the wag-
on bearing the boiler is stuck in the
mud a short distance from its former
location. Edward Warren had the
contract to move the outfit to Barre,
heavy boiler The outfit moved a few
rods. and then the animals were unable
to pull it farther through the mud.
Patrick Hanley got through tonight
as fireman at the Suburban power sta
ton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17
ARMENIANS CUT PRICES.
Three-cornered Row Re-
suited in Wilkinson
vile Streets.

Wilkinsonville, April 16.-Three Ar
menians got into a row on Railroad
street late last evening. They We're all
pack pedlers and from this fact comes
the story. Two of the pedlers had been
vending their wares all the afternoon
without success, when a third one came
along and commenced to cut prices.
This did not suit the first two and
when they met the price-cutter some
hard words were said and a fight en-
sued. The price-cutter was a match
for both, so no one was hurt very bad
ly. Some boys began to jolly the men
and the men took the next train for
Worcester, apparently as good friends
as ever.
The st. Johns Saturday CLUB will
hold a musicale in Slater's Hall on Fri
day evening, April 81. The talent will
be from among the Saturday club.
The work of repairing Jne steam pipes
and sprinklers in the old Slater mill on
Railroad street has commenced. This
may mean that the old mill will start
up again, as the cotton business is very
good at present. There was some talk
a short while ago about putting in new
floors all over the mill, and new ma
chinery, and this may be the intention
now. Supt Ernest Clark Of Webster
was in this place a few days ago, but
gave no reason for the repairs.
Miss Victor and Lena Caisse have
returned from three weeks visit to
friends in Marlboro.
William H Minnehan has a severe
attack of typhoid fever.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
BIRMINGHAM WILL HAVE
CARNIVAL MAY 8 AND 8
JOHNSTON WANTS TU CONTROL
CONVENTION DELEGATES
FIRE RAGING IN NINE
No. 3 AT BLOCT0N
Originated In Fan House Above Entire
Force of MIners-They Escaped Unhurt
Through an Adjoining Mine.

The damage caused by the fatal explo-
sion in No. 2 Blocton mines last week had
not yet been repaired, when yesterday
morning dangerous fire was discovered in
the air shaft of No. 8, which. at latest ac-
counts last night, was still burning, and
was still being fought stubbornly by a
large force of men.
The fire originated in the fan house of
the mine, though how has not yet been dis
covered. The fire had gotten well under
way and was spreading rapidly overhead
down the air course before 1t was discover
ed. Before this alarming discovery was
made, however, a large number of miners,
in fact nearly the whole force, had gone
down into the mine to begin the days
work, and at the time the discovery was
made they were all down below the place
where the fire was raging. Fortunately
every man in the mine was notified and all
of them escaped through No. Z, another
mine which connects with No. 8. Not a
man was hurt
A large force of men was put to work at
once with hose and pumps and they worked
steadily all day trying to conquer the
fiames and at last accounts from Blocton
1t was thought that the fire would be
checked sometime last night.
Chief Engineer Ramsay, of the Tennessee
company. went to Blocton yesterday after
noon, and reports from him this morning
are awaited anxiously.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
A PARKER MEETING
WILL BE HELD TONIGHT
Everybody Is in Trim, and To-day VIII Mark
the Real Opening Up of Lively
Municipal Campaign.

At 1880 tonight there win be a general
meeting of the supporters of John L. Par
ker for mayor of Birmingham, the meeting
being held at Mr.. Parker's headquarters,
the Roden block, Second avenue and Twen-
tieth street.
Today will mark the real opening of the
mayoralty contest. The fight is on, and
from this date till the primary municipal
politics will De lively, regardless of the
contest for delegates to the constitutional
convention.
Hon. Addison @. Smith. having returned
from Montgomery, where he was kept by
legal duties, assumes active charge as Mr..
Parker's manager. add" Smith will not
allow any grass to grow under his feet.
Alderman William J. Pearce, Ross c..
Smiths manager, is on the alert. Alder
man Pearce is on the alert always. He
takes no consideration of chance. He Is
for the sure thing.
B. M. Allen, popularity known and adj
mired these fifteen years as 1.-THE judge" Is
looking out for Walter Melville Drennen
So they are lining up, the three young
candidates for mayor of great Birming-
ham. 1t is going to be a brave fight and
O clean fight. The candidates are personal
friends one to the other, and in this con-
test there shall be no filth and no bitter
ness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
BIG ENTERTAINMENT
Being Prepared by Athletic Club for
Opening Basket Ball Games. -

The members of the Athletic club are pre-
pairing to give the most elaborate enter
tainment in the history of the club next
Friday night. The chief attraction on that
occasion will, of course, be the basket ball
game between Birmingham and Nashville
which is one of the series of games now
being played for the championship of the
south. Nashville won the first game of the
season from Chattanooga last Friday night
and Birmingham players feel that they are
obliged to win to keep in the fight for the
championship.
Another attraction of the entertainment
will be the music furnished by the Athletic
club orchestra. There are number of
the clubs members who are expert musi-
clans, and they have organized a splendid
orchestra of fifteen pieces. They will be
other new and novel musical attractions. as
wei as some interesting gymnasium work
Reserved seats for this game can be had
probably by tomorrow.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
NEGRO BOY USES A
NEEDLE AS A WEAPON
Will johnson Ate Another Boys Dinner
and This Caused Him to Get an Ugly
Wound In the Breast.

A novel cutting ARRAY occurred yesterday
morning about 10 O'Clock at the Alice fur
mace, in which negro boy was very Sc
riously stabbed-so much so, that his life
is not yet out of danger The peculiar part
of the affray was that the weapon used
was large needle, used in sewing sacks.
1t did its work well, however The police
department of Birmingham runs across all
kinds and varieties of criminals, and all
kinds of implements used in crime, but this
is the first time on record that they have
seen big needle used as a knife.
VIII Johnson is the name of the boy
stabbed and another boy named Trainum
welded the deadly needle. Both of them
are negroes, and both are about 16 or II
years old.
The trouble grew out of a dinner pail,
though it cannot be said which was the
more to blame. Trainum Is said to have
found Johnson's bucket, and began eating
its contents. Johnson objected to his din
ner being devoured, and from this the
trouble is said to have sprung. 1t is not
known which one of the boys was getting
the best of the fight, but anyhow, Trainum
whipped out his long needle which he
jabbed several inches UP into Johnson's left
breast.
The injured boy was Immediately taken
to his home, corner Morris avenue and
Eighth street, where DR.. Henley was sum-
moned. The doctor stated last night that
the chances were in favor of the boys
recovery.
In the meantime, the other men around
the furnace had caught Trainum and they
held him until officers Johnson and Koran
answered the telephone call. He and his
needle were taken Immediately to the city
prison, where the latter is now on exhibit
ton, and the former is behind the bars
waiting for Johnson's recovery or death,
as the case NAV be.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
READING AND LECTURES.
Birmingham Center for Chicago Uni
versity Extension Courses.

The University of Chicago has decided to
make Birmingham a center for one of tn
university extension courses, and tickets
are now being sold for the course, which
begins on Saturday, March L.
Superintendent ]. H. Phillips Is taking
great interest in the work, and reports tnat
two-thirds of the tickets have been dis
posed OF. The number is limited to 200,
and 81 is the price of the entire course.
The arrangement includes six wees
course of reading and lectures under the
direction of Professor j. @. Carter Troop,
one of the members OF the university fac
uty.
Professor Troop will lecture her Saturday
night in the assembly hall of the Pollock
Stephens Institute.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
CLOUDS OPENED AND
RAIN CAME IN TORRENTS
Track of the Louisville 81 Nashville Near
Cianton So Badly Washed That
Trains Could Not Pass.

The heavy rain which fell over a large
section of territory between Birmingham
and Montgomery Saturday night and Sun
day morning, put the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad people to a great deal of
trouble Sunday night. 1.-THE windows of
heaven opened" as a correspondent de-
1vhes the rain, and they remained open
q SIC tirIC-s,,- -, = over Clanton and YER
bena. The ground n.....the railroad track
a mile or two north of c:'.l u. and a short
distance on the other side, was so badly
washed, that it was impossible for trains
to pass over it, in one instance the track
being broken entirely in two.
This happened about or s o'clock SUM-
day afternoon, and 1t was not more than
an hour before Superintendent Newbold
Assistant Superintendent WEIGH and Train
master Stollenwerck had every available
hand in Birmingham and every available
car busily engaged shipping Stag from the
furnaces at Ensley down to the scene of
the wash-out. Seventy-eight car loads of
Stag was the amount sent down during
Sunday night, and as fast as 1t was re-
ceived the large force of men on the scene
threw it into the wash-out, and as rapidly
as possible rebuilt the track. The work
was finished between s and o'clock yes
terday morning, in just twelve hours. Con-
sidering the unfavorable conditions, this Is
some of the best instances of railroad
building ever seen in the south.
Not only on the Louisville and Nashville
did the rain get In its work, but on the
Central of Georgia near Sylacauga, one OF
the streams was SO swollen that the rail-
road bridge over 1t was washed away,
which delayed traffic over the line for sew
eral hours.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28


HENRY KIRK WHITE.
REUBEN F. KoLB.
WILLIAM c. WARD.
L. Y. LIPSCOMB, Bessemer.
e. p. TROTTER, Bessemer.
The Dispensary Party
There Is considerable gossip to the effect
that tho friends of the Moody liquor dis
pensary plan intend putting out a ticket of
their own for the constitutional conven-
ton; but 1t Is believed that such gossip is
not warranted by facts. An article in a
Birmingham newspaper led the dispensary
people to the inference that the liquor in
terests Intended to run a ticket, and that
matter has been discussed by those who
favor the Moody plan. But It is under
stood that nothing has been done. 1t Is
certain that there will not be any liquor
ticket in the county, and 1t seems reason
ably certain that there Will be no "dispen-
sary' ticket. Indeed, 'tdispensary'' and
"anti-dispensary' are not likely to figure
In the selection of delegates. The issue
has not been raised, and 1t is unlikely that
1t will be precipitated into what promises
to be most amiable and good-natured
canvass.
The indications last night were that no
extraneous questions would be intruded
upon the people of the county in the busi-
ness of choosing their delegates to frame
the fundamental law.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
NEW ENGLAND
Newspaper Men Making Tour of the
South.

A party of New England newspaper cor
respondents will visit Birmingham some
time during March. They VIII travel in a
special car and their itinerary will include
all the leading points of interest in Dix e.
The excursion is known as New England
Newspaper League Tour OF Dixie" They
start from Boston today in a special car
and will first stop at Richmond, Va. Repre-
sentatives of the following newspapers will
be in the party:
Boston Traveller, Fall River News, Man.
chester Union. Lewiston Journal, Spring
field News, Hartford Post, Portland Ex-
press, Providence News, Lowell Mail, Con-
cord Monitor, Burlington News.
The idea of the party as explained in a
folder to Mayor Evans, is to present the
vast resources of the south to the readers
of their respective papers. Mayor Evans
has referred the matter of their entertain
ment to the Commercial club.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
CARNIVAL MA
Carnival Society Decides URani-
mOusy to Hold Celebration
FOLLOW MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Subscription Committees Have
Secured $500.
So, 500 WAS THE AMOUNT NEEDED
Affair Named the Birmingham Carni-
val"-It is Thought Probable That
the Celebrations Will Here
after be Held in May.
$500 WAS THE AMOUNT NEEDED

.
"The question is, shall the Blrmfng- .
ham Carnival Society have carnival :
or not" said President Lesser last :
night. as he raped for attention. .
IAN In favor of the motion let 1t be .
known by saying aye" A unani- =
= nous chorus of "ayes" answered the .
question and Birmingham is to have .
two more merry days of carnival fes- :
tivity.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
One Thousand Men Erected

Little Rock, Ark, February N.-General
Manager Henry Wood, of the Choctaw
company today estimated the number of
coal miners affected by the strike effective
tomorrow at 1000 men. He says that fully
that number will go out The Choetaw
mines In the territory are working a few
negroes under guard, their 1900 men having
been out on strike the past ten days.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
PERSONAL.

G. F. Champion has removed his family
to Birmingham from Montgomery
p. Ii. Farrell is on a short visit to Men,
phis.
Arthur Barton has secured position
with NJ. p. Messer, the "feet-fitter."
John Evans, the private secretary to the
mayor, is i'll. He has never entirely re-
covered from the unfortunate accident that
befell him some time ago.
p. c. Ault and family have removed
from 232I Fifth avenue to 500 North
Twenty-second street.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
FORMER BIRMINGHAM MAN
Dies IN Greensboro His Death Great
Shock.

Greensboro, February N.-(SpeciaI.)-
AIphonse Stollenwerck, formerly a citizen of
Birmingham, died suddenly this morning at
s o'clock. He had been sick only since
Saturday morning. His death was a great
shock to his many friends, as his illness
was not considered at all serious until an
hour before he died. He will be buried to-
morrow In Greensboro cemetery.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 27.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows available cash balance, 1914 ,OOO. 07S;
gold reserve, 1929 ST., AS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
flow TO Prevent (roup.

We have two children who are sub
jet to attacks OF Group. Whenever
an attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy
and it always pre~ents the attack. 1t
is Z household necessity in this county
and no matter what else we run out of.
it would not do to be without Cham
be.lain's Cough Remedy. More of it
is sold here than of all other cough
medicines combined.-J. M. Nickle.
of Eickle Bros, merchants. Nicl:le-
vile, Pa. For sale by /. Ben Miller
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
The Gun Club Banquet.

The seventh annual game banquet
of the I. +. f. Club was celebrated
at tie Liver View Hotel Tuesday
evening. The members of the Club
and the invited guests assembled at
the Club rooms, which had been taste
fully decorated for the occasion. and
the beauty and attire of Cape Girar-
deau's fair daughters was never more
captivating. At 10 o'clock the BAN
quct was served at the hotel, and it
was past midnight when the ''small
bird and cold bottle" were finally dis
posed of.and Judge Frank Burrough
called the party 70 orGer. Aiter = few
introductory remarks by the Judge.
interspcrsei with pointed stories. Mr..
Harry /. Aibero responded to the
toast OF ''The Ladies" in Z very ear
nest aud effective manner. Mr. c. D.
Boynton followed in response TO ''Our
friend-the dog. while the Judge end
ed table talk with an original poem
descriptive Of the hunt and the par
Elephants.
The banquet over, the guests return
ed to the club rooms where the ball
was held. Mr.. Boynton, of Aiinneap-
oils, favored the company with recita-
tions iii a manner that would have
been credit to q professional. Sev
oral from ont of town enjoyed the fcS-
tivities, and it was away past the ira
ditiOnal .'wee sma hours" when the
patter Of the lying feet and the music
OF the band ceased.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
How to Get Rich.

An exchange says there is a whole
sermon in the following: The way
to get rich is to trust nobody, befriend
none, stint yourself ana everything
that belongs to you, be n friend to no
man, let no man be . friend to you,
reap interest, be mean, miserable and
despised for some twenty or thirty
years, and riches will come to you as
sure as disease, disappointment and
death, and when pretty nearly enough
wealth has been accumulated by a
disregard OF charities of the human
hearl, and at the expense Of every en-
joyment, death viii finish the work,
and the body is buried; the heirs
dance and fight over what you have
left, ard the spirit goes-where: BY
all means get rich. It will pay, the
devil says SO.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
The End Of the World.

The Einal winG7Gp ofItEiS earthl.S
the theel le with which the wild-eyed.
long-haired astronomers I1Ost delight
to juggle. One of them tells us the
earth il a hollow ball. with sun mooa
and sta.S floating about II the center
and humanity running arornd inside
like ants in cold apple dumgling, and
that some day the crust viii collapse
and We all be smashed in the rush to
get out. Another tells us that the
earth is ball of fire with a thin outer
crust through which the sea Will some
day break and blow this mundane
sphere to sr ithereenS a0d paste us all
Up against the sky like pancakes on a
barn door, AID leave the census taker
with nothing to do. Still another
cheerful idiot informs us the san will
burn itself tG a cinder ia about ten
million years aMd the earth will freeze
up and burst its hoops off and bulge
the bottom out and we'll all leak
through the hole and land ON the other
side of Jordan with icicles on our
whiskeLs and chilblains on our feet,
and there wont be enough humanity
left on earth to shorel the snow off.
If this doesn't happeu the attraction of
gravity will slip cog and the world
will double its knees up under its chin
and turn a summersault into the sun.
dragging the moon in after it-and the
earth's orbit will be rented for race
course, or else some son-of-a-gun will
get TO fooling with new electrical
apparatus and set the earth and air
and sea afie and burn the whole ca
doodle of us up.-EXchange.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09

One of the most pleasant affairs that
has occurred in the Cape ior Il long
time was ''An Eyening with Shake
spear and Tennyson" ut ST. Vincent 5
Young Ladies Acaiany Sunday after
noon. The program consisted Of mu-
steal selections. essays, eulogies, etc. ,
all of which were rendered in excel
lent style. The performers on the mp-
steal instruments showed dcftness
with theil. fingers that was surprising
considering their age. The entertain
ment was given by the members of the
graduate and sGb graduating classes,
ard number o. essays were read
taa: showed deep thought ard ability.
"a point of elocution the audience was
completely amazed. The various parts
and ESSAYS were, IN NEST cases. deliy-
ercG IN 4 style that was forceFul ant,
impressive. Especially was this the
c;:-a ly those taking part in ''COm-
meutar! Oh Shakespear and his
Works" TIE yoang ladies in this
case delivered themselves in clear
tones. thei'' emphasis ard gestures
seemingly perfectly natural and indi-
Gated familiarity with the subject
truly surprising. Some very beauti
ful voca! selections were rendered and
the audience went away satisfied all
had en-. Dyed rare treat.
1T the close of .he program Rev,
Fathe.. Hopkins addressed few words
OF ccngratulation and encouragement
to tie Young ladies. urging them Il
keep up the strife. each endeavoring
to excel. He also pa{G Il desergeC
compliment to Ike Sisters as teachers
as to their efforts is 20 hc attrib2tcd
the success Gf the >,tuslentS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-09
\ Narrow Escape

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart. of Groton S. D. WAS taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs: cough set in and finally termi-
mated in consumption. Four Doctors
gave me up, saying l could live but
short time. gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if | could not stay
with my fricnds on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. Ny husband
was advised to sc. DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. ! gave it n t.ial, took in
all eight bottles. 1t has cured me.
and thank God. [ am savel and now
a well and healthy woman Trial
bottles free at |. Ben. Milirr's Dl'ag
Store. Regular size soc. na,! Si.,a,.
Guaranteed or price refunded.