The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-23
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Miss Mabel Burlington, arrived from
Europe yesterday on the New England
of the Dominion line, and reached Wor-
cester by the 4 o'clock express from
Boston. Among their fellow passengers
were DIR. and Mrs. Daniel Merriman
Roger Merriman, Dr. David Narrower,
Mrs. P. w. Moen and daughter, DR.. and
Mrs. Leonard Kinnicutt, DIR. and Mrs.
;. 3. Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. James
z. Paine, and =. H. Vaughan. With
the exception of a few foggy days, and
one or two days blow off the English
coast, it was a good passage, although
IN common with other ocean steamers
sailing from Liverpool, the New Eng
land was obliged to ship green firemen
on account of the strike
We sailed for Europe, June G" said
!hr. Burlington, last night. After taking
IN several towns about Bremen and
hamburg, we crossed to Denmark, q
country that few Americans visit but
one that repays a trip. Then we saw
the chief cities of Holland went tC
Marker and Zealand, and spent a few
days in Antwerp, Bruges, Client and
| Brussels, before reaching Paris, where
we spent little over two weeks. After
| that we went to London and stayed
nine days; visited Cambridge, Ely Pc
terborough. Ripon and several other of
the cathedral towns, and spent the re-
mainder of our time before sailing for
home in the lake country.
AT The Hague we saw Queen Will
hemlna. She is fine looking rather than
pretty, and very large and tall. While
we were there she gave a dinner to the
peace commissioners. l saw Matthew
Dreyfus there, too. M. Guerin began
the blockade of his house while we were
in Paris, and, of course, the air was
full of the great case, but l did not
discuss 1t with any Frenchman. The
masses of the French people are sin
eere In believing Dreyfus guilty l do
not know whether it was on account of
the Dreyfus excitement or because the
city was hot, dirty and all torn up, that
Parls did not seem natural. The eX-
position grounds stretch for about two
| miles on each bank of the Seine from
near the Louvre beyond the Trocadero
almost to Passey, but, although hey
are so much more extensive than were
those of the Chicago exposition It is
difficult to judge now whether the en-
semble will be finer than that of Chi
cago, The buildings are in all sta ges-
some only foundations others almost
| completed. The Gouldings and Gar
yers were in Paris at the same time.
and in London we met Mrs. C. H. Davis
and Miss Davis. 1t has been an ex-
| ceedingly hot summer in Paris. 1 did
not go to study fish, and as a fact
talked with only two men upon the sub
1ect while I was gone. The fish COM
mission is not the active institution
there that it is here, and what they do
IS concerned chiefly with salt water
| fish,"
Mrs. Retaliation will keep open
studio during the festival, but will not
entertain formally as in past years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Haywood will
entertain Mrs. H. A. Sherwood of Balls
ton, N. Y, for the festival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Downey will en-
terrain for the festival Mrs. Oscar
Jones of Brookline, Miss Elizabeth
Power of Medford and Mrs. Catherine
Myers of New York.
Miss ]. E. Taylor of Baltimore is ex-
pected to arrive at the Dread today;
Miss Frances Morrissette of Montgom-
cry, Ala, one of last years graduates.
is expected tomorrow, and Miss Rolfe of
Stoneham comes Monday.
3. D. Allen of Beloit, Wis, and his
daughter, Mrs. Sleeper, of Beloir
reached Worcester Wednesday, and will
| pc the guests of Charles A. Allen of
Wachusett street for the festival.
Hon. Stephen Salisbury will entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowndes of Washington
D. G., for the festival, and Mr.. and Mrs
Heinrich Schneider
e. Harlow Russell, principal of the
state normal school, has received a
communication from Victor S. Clark
president of the insular board of edu-
cation of Porto Rico, asking for the
names of teachers who are eligible for
the public schools of that island. Mr.
Clark says:
We need fifty normal trained prim-
airy teachers If possible familiar with
kindergarten methods, TO teach Eng.
lish in the primary schools of this is
land. The salary is forty dollars per
month, gold. Passage on transport
from New York TO San Juan is paid by
| the government, but meals while or
vessel must be paid for by teachers
this involves an expense of about six
| dollars.
Inc cffnale is not trying for a
teacher during the nine months of the
| school year. A teacher can add to her
| income in almost all cases by giving
| private lessons in English. Her house
rent is paid by the municipality. The
school is separate from residence. Most
municipalities allow a small cash com
pensation for house rent. Textbook
are free, furnished by the government
All of these positions are in towns"
/ Persons who are interested are asked
| to apply to Mr.. Russell.