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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

South church. last night, and never
was there q better pleased audience
present at a reading of this kind. Mrs.
Wyant is not only woman of charm
ing manner, but is an artist who knows
how to be natural without showing that
she tries. 1t is seldom that such
grace and simplicity mark an elocu-
zionist such as this young lady pos
sesses. nor is there often found such
delicate shadings of expression and ges-
ture as she shows in every one of her
selections. The program last evening
was made up of a number of we'll
known stories which took on new life
from the dainty handling they received.
Between the numbers, selections We're
rendered by the Old South Mandolin
and Guitar Club, which met with great
applause.
The directors of the Employment So
ciety are feeling very happy over the
results of their fair, which thus far
has netted S597, the most they have
ever made at a sale All the moneys
are not yet in, so that this sum will
be later increased. The directors feel
exceedingly grateful to the ladies who
helped to make the sale so successful.
A number of right pretty articles re-
room in the Knowles building until at
ter Christmas.
Capt. Hiram r. Williamson and Miss
Bessie A Bowker will be married at
the home of the brides parents, on
Salisbury street, Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The assistant teachers of the Wor-
cester pianoforte school will give a re-
G al in school hall on Foster street
Monday evening at O'Clock The
numbers will be as follows:
First movement from concerto in n
fiat by Mozart, Miss Spear of Walpole;
group of five mazourkas, Chopin. Miss
Bessie Sheffield; consolation in d fiat.
List, and "Widmung," Schunann,
List, Leander Howe; Polonaise in r
fiat, Chopin, Miss Ethel Robbie of Graf
ton.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Winifred Eugenia Mayors, daugb-
ter of Albert G. Mayors, and Walter
Stoughton Bliss of the firm of George
r. Bliss & Son.
The first day of the Christmas sale
of the Ladies' Charitable society of the
Church of the Unity yesterday was
marked by large attendance and
brisk sales. The large parlors present
ed an attractive appearance the booths
being decorated to represent the ma
tlonal holidays. The Easter, or flower
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

booth, was in white and green. and
Mrs. Walter T. Clark, Mrs. II. A. Mac
goWan, Miss Florence White were in
charge. Miss Josie Hammond, Miss
May LOngley and Miss Mary Fowler
We're at the Fourth of July booth, which
was decorated with enough instru-
ments of torture to crafty the heart Of
the small boy, There they sold dolls.
Inc Labor day booth, in white and
green, was given over to domestic ar
tlcles and was in charge of Mrs. Sar-
telle Mrs. C. A. Waite. Mrs. c, G.
Rlchardson, Mrs. E. f. Tolman, Mrs.
F., e. Thayer, Mrs. e. T. Alexander,
Mrs. F. B. Bigelow
AT the Thanksgiving booth candy was
soiu by Miss Edith Warren. Miss Edith
Billings, Mrs. II. B. Fairbanks, Miss
Helena Corey, Miss Mary e. Liscomb
Inc Christmas was the needlework ta-
ple' where beautiful centrepieces and
other articles were sold by Miss Anna
BaIlard Mrs. e. F. Fiske, Mrs T. S.
Johnson, Miss Fannie Robinson, Miss
Mary Hoar, Mrs. A. /. Noble. Miss Jo-
sephine Brock and Mrs. David Man
nlhg; Mrs c. w. Whitaker Mrs. A.
3. K. Sprague, Mrs A B. Clemence,
MISS Mary Day and Miss Sarah Cheney
we're the committee in charge of the
Japanese or New Year table.
A supper was served under the aus
plces of the Lend-a- Hand club to about
zVO persons, Miss Louise Wood being
the chairman and Mrs G. A. Fletcher
Miss Helen Fletcher, Miss Alice Child,
MISS cara Billings and Miss Linnie
Alien the other members of the COM
inlttee. The dining rooms were charm
lngiy decorated with red shades over
the gas jets, candeabra and red can
dies on the tables and red carnations
ana asparagus fern for centrepieces.
Inc flowers will be sent to the Flower
mission this morning.
Inc sale will continue today, open
ing at o'clock In the evening there
VIII pc a concert by the choir, under
the direction of Mrs Carrie King
hunt, director and organist at the
church of the Unity. The choir is COM
posed of Mrs Gould, Miss Fowler, Mr.
small, Mr.. SAKE. Following is the pro-
gram:
quartet Welcome" ........... Rheinberger
S'i"' absence ..... ...biIlio
Duet (a( Flight of clouds"
ID Nearest and dearest" .Caraccioio
Mrs. Gould, Miss Fowler
Bass solo, Gypsy John" ............C Clay
g. Mr.. Sake.
tiTrt.ho 49,. ....-..... ....toot~
me Nightingale has a Tyre of gold"
Duet A lover and his lass"
ne Miss Fowler, Mr.. SAKE.
The sword of Ferara."
o,,. ,,.,, Mr. Small.
9uartet The song Of the Triton" .Wolley
poeAet' -Chleago Evening Post.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
A PASSENGER ROAD.
The Purposes of the Worcester &
Boston Street Railway.

The Purposes of the Worcester C
Boston Street Railway.
The Post came out Thursday even
ing with a story that Hon. T. c.. Bates
is now managing the interests of the
Boston and Worcester Electric Com
pany in this city. and a great deal in
the way of rumor relative to the diff
culties that that corporation is expert
encing in obtaining a franchise for
right of way on the line. So far as
the first statement is concerned, it is
disputed upon the authority of James
F Shaw who is the direct head Of the
corporation. In an interview with
Spy man in his office in Boston, yes
terday morning, he said; This road
is being operated directly from this Of
fee. and we are experiencing no partic-
ular difficulties in securing our fran
chise. What little opposition has de-
veloped, has been principally from the
near by roads along the line. In the
main, the people are heartily in favor
of our line, and we are going through
to Worcester without any trouble, be-
cause we have got a fair proposition
1t is to be from beginning to end, pure
ly a passenger line. 1t is to be con-
structed for no other purpose"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

and foots up the total cost before
he draws the money from the bank.
The, foolish person says the advertiser
is of no use, draws his money, goes
to the stores with empty head and re-
turns with empty pocket, and half the
presents he must make are not bought
at all. The advertisers in The Spy
take space according to their wisdom
The more advertising they do, the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
FRIDAY, DECEMBER s, 1899.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Any subscriber who does not receive
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on the publishers by notifying the
business office whenever his paper is
not delivered. The Spy has one of the
largest carrier systems in New Eng
land. And it is necessary for us to
know when carriers fail in their duties
in order to maintain a perfect de-
livery system. The Spy is delivered by
carriers to majority of the houses of
the city before o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

The burning of the negro Coleman at
Maysville, KY, is in every respect as
brutal as the barbarous execution of
Sam Hose in Georgia, a number of
months ago. If anything, it was even
more flendisa. The excuse was less.
Maysville is a small city, we'll policed.
The Georgia crime was perpetrated in
the open country. There can be no
doubt that if the legal authorities had
made more than nominal show of re-
sistance they could have prevented the
crime. 1t is not often that a lynching
takes place by day in a populous COM
munity, even in the south.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
HIS COLLAR Willis.
George BoIes Perspires Freely When
He Thinks of Woods Statement.

George Boles feels warm under the
collar when anybody mentions the name
of Jack Wood III his presence. A few
days ago Wood informed two newspa-
per men that he would like to take on
Boles and let the latter weigh a ton
if he could. Boles is mad because he
thinks there was no occasion for Wood
to drag him int, scrapping talk, and
also because Wood thinks he can't fight
a little bit. OF course, if Wood makes
any talk about fighting Boles, he must
mean at catch weights, for there is
considerable difference in the weight
which each can reach, and Wood should
not be entitled to name any figures for
a man who is not in his class as regards
weight. Boles thinks he would have
soft thing if he had Wood in the
ring. He sai6 last evening to The
Spy man: Il am not fighting now, but
would like to get against Wood for
anything. I would fight him for quar-
teri"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Wood has been appointed a major
general over the heads of many of his
superiors. If he continues in the line
Of the regular army he will doubtless
be advanced in time to the rank of
major general in the regular service.
In view of his comparative youth, Gen.
Wood will in course of time hold the
position Gen. Miles now holds in the
regular army Nobody can deny that
Gen. Wood merits his promotion with
the exception of a few martinets
who always set up clamor when con-
spicuous merit is rewarded in young
er officer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

The south is waking up on the ques-
ton of expansion. Gen. John B. Cor
don, as staunch a democrat as ever
lived, says his sympathies are with the
meM who are bearing the stars and
stripes. On the same day comes the
news that the democratic candidate
for governor of Missouri, Mr.. Jones,
has come out in favor OF expansion.
Verify, the numbers of the contrac-
tionists are contracting.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
ALL NATIONS APPROVE.

1t is not to be wondered at that Nc
Kinley message is exciting nothing
but the most emphatic approval among
foreign nations. 1t is carefully word
ed document and contains not a clause
calculated to give offense to any other
country. No attempt is made to culti-
vate the good will of any particular
nation, thereby arousing the ire and
Jealousy of the rest.
No mention is made of alliances p
There is nothing to indicate that this
nation is friendly to Great Britain
more than to any other power. There
is no Stopping over" of sentiment The
scales of sympathy are held evenly bal
anced betwixt Beers and Britons in the
South African controversy. This may
not be quite what Johnny Bull expect
ed, but it is diplomacy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

But suppose Mrs. Ward were not en-
amored of the fine old names like Mar
celia and Eleanor, but christened her
books Sadie" or Minnie" or "Addiep'
1t is a good idea in naming babies to
try to imagine how the names you pro
pose would look and sound in a book.
If you think that Arcturus Ouacken-
boss would not be an appealing com
bination for your pet hero, or Sadie
Cady for your favorite heroine; if you
cannot fancy their going about with
dignity grace and comfort when
freighted with such names, then do
not call your little boy ArctuPus. etc.
or your little girl Sadie Cady. The
grand old names that have stood the
test of the centuries seldom sound odd
or funny or silly, however used. John.
David, Robert, Alfred. Arthur, Paul,
Edward, Mary, Louise, Margaret. EIiz
abeth, Eleanor, Anne. Dorothea-these
may be counted on to outlastNour day
and to continue in honorableF and az
fectionate association centuries after
the Fannies and Lotties and Minnies
and Ethels and Gladyses and Coras and
Elias have become obsolete and abb
surd.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

There is such a muddle in Boston
democratic politics that there can be
little doubt but that Candidate Hart
will be triumphantIy elected. Demo-
Gratis may make light of Murphy's bolt,
but it is a more serious matter than
they dare confess. The Charlestown
man may not carry with him many
thousand of votes, but he will carry
enough to settle the business for his
rival Collins.
The sharp and acrimonious reply that
Collins gave vent to on being informed
of Murphy's bolt, while 1t may have
been pardonable, cannot fail to make
its author many enemies among that
faction of the democrats controlled by
Mr.. Murphy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

1t is gratifying to learn that bill
to provide Mrs. Gridley with pension
of 800 a month, is to be introduced
into congress. No senator or represent
alive will have the heartlessness to vote
against such a measure.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

The Deseret Evening News, the off,
cial organ of the Mormon church, says
The Spy is disposed to be fair in it's
treatment of the Roberts case And
yet The Spy has never taken but one
stand on that question, that Roberts
should not disgrace any district of the
state of Utah by representing it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

The Boston Transcript does not claim
the largest circulation in the universe,
but it is the standard newspaper of
Boston. and its advertising patronage
is probably the best.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Yes, build that government armor
factory by all means, but in the mean
time do not fail to purchase the best
steel sheathing obtainable for the ships
under construction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

The reason that advertisers favor The
Spy is because the readers of The Spy
like their paper. They know The Spy
is clean and reliable.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Worcester never fails of recognition
when military honors are being distrib-
uted. Two appointments on the COVER
nor's staff is no more than her share.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

When the presidents message gets to
the Philippines, the instruction will
give its last kick
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

A man has just paid out $4,000 for a
seat in the New York stock exchange.
That is a deal of money to pay for the
privilege of losing more.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

THE SPYsHoULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS:
HE is HONORABLE IF NE DO BUT LOOK TO The
WELFARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

1t is said that the Vatican and the
Eternal City with their traditions, ex-
ercise very great influence on the char
acters and their fortunes In Flea
nor" the new novel by Mrs Humph-
rey Ward, that will begin serially in
the January number of Harpers. The
central theme, 1t is said, is a passion
ate love story, but the religious and
sociological problems in which the gift
ed author is so deeply interested, will
nave prominence in the development Of
the plot. Mrs Ward spent part of last
winter in Rome in working I'D local
color for the book, which opens in a
villa in the Campagna, while the woods
of Albano and the slopes of TuscuIam,
furnish picturesque setting for the
Introduction Of the heroine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

W. Hall White, better known as
Mark Rutherford and the author of
several good books, has made a study
of names. taking as his base of sup
plies the books Of Somerset house.
where are chronicled the vital statistics
of Great Britain. The Russian war
was responsible for such names as
Malakoff. Sebastopol, Redan, Inker-
man and Balaklava, and an abundance
of Florence Nightingales. Among the
strange unions noted are those of
Lamb and Lion, Nightingale and Part
ridge and Mutton and Ham. Some of
the queer names recorded are Kidnum
Toats, Lavender Marjoram, Patient
Pipe, Talitha Cumi and Pussy Gotobed
What he considers the straneest 10
Lama Sabachthani Pressnail
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Whats your name?" asked R. Crusoe
of the new arrival. Friday" was the
reply. II knew it!' exclaimed the cast
away in tones of despair; II knew it!
I'm hoodooed. Chicago News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
WHIMSICALITIES.

A monopoly is good deal like baby.
A man is opposed to it on general prin-
ciples until he has one Of his own.-Tit-
Bits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

HAS the furnace gone out. Bridget?"
well. If 1t did, ma am, 1t must a. gone
out tn cellar windy. Shure it didn't go
trough here. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Mixed motives-"Dabney Jones had to
give up golf" TOO much exercise?'
that he couldn't help kicking the balls !"
Detroit Free Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Mamma, I saw a dog today that had
only three legs" Weren't you awfully
sorry for him?" mo; he had one more
leg than I have. "-Tit-Bits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Sir" said the highwayman, after he
had gone through his victims pockets
and found only II cents II shall sue you
for damages If this happens again" ION
what grounds?" asked the astonished
victim. 1T is an imposition upon the
public, sir, for you to go about looking
SO prosperous. and only II cents in your
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Nellie Myers doesn't know anything
about playing whist. Why, the other day
at our matinee club, she was my partner
and she trumped my ace" How hor-
rid!' Yes; but l paid her back. She
led an ace the very next day and |
trumped it. brooklyn Life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

Forethought-oR Rafferty, (pausing, ham
lift-handedl" Clancy: What for?'
ORafferty: why thin If Oh liver hurt
my roight hand workin', ORD have my
lift hand to fall back on. Puck
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
@ a . III q REA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature os M<HZAzZx


DIR. Bulls Cough syrup cures tn
most stubborn coughs colds and lung
affections. Even incipient consumption
has been successfully cured by this mar
yelous remedy. Sufferers will obtain re-
lief after a few doses.
Women, from sedentary habits, have
headache use
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

A large audience heard Mrs. Joseph
Inc Wyant, dramatic reader, at Old
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08


Mrs. Mary Schenck Woolman, head
Of the Teachers college Of New York.
Is to lecture at the Dread tonight at
13O o'clock on fabrics. Her subject
will be Linens" The members of the
SewingSchools' association are cordially
invited. While in Worcester Mrs
Woolman will be the guest of Miss
Nellie A. Moore.
Nine. Marcella Sembrich, who aroused
so much enthusiasm at the recent
music festival in this country, is in
olsputably the greatest Rosina ON the
operate stage. This charming woman
is gifted not only with superb voice
but with a dramatic ability by exercis-
ing which she is able to invest her per-
formances with a fascination as rare
as 1t is subjugating. Unlike some Of
her predecessors in florid roles, she
does not rely wholly upon her glorious
voice to charm an audience She is so
thoroughly the mistress of it that she
can color her tones so as to vitalize the
role, and she enters so fully into the
spirit of the character assumed that
her impersonations become singularly
interesting dramatic and lyric embodi-
ments.
The opportunity of hearing so great
an artist on the 18th in a work which
has been the source of so many of her
triumphs in Europe and America is
one that should not be missed by any
music lover in this bailiwick The sale
of seats for Nine. Sembrich's engage
ment opens to the general public Mon
day at the box office of the Worcester
theatre.
A large audience heard Mrs. Joseph
Inc Wyant dramatic reader, at Old
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08

No weather is too Indictment for her
to be out. When the air is full of swirl
ing snow and the wind is bowling
through the streets, 1 have seen her
leaning against a shop window gazing
out across the street with the sleet
driving into her face and the storm
making sport Of her wretched calico
skirts; and any one who walked along
Main street could see her huddled into a
hospitable doorway as late as 10 o'clock.
But Main street at 10 o'clock of a
winters night is no place for a IT.
year-old girl. If her people can sub
ject her to such hardship, or, perhaps,
force her to beg from door to door
for what is her selling but beggary in
disqualification the police should put a
stop to it. Not only is the girl an an
noyance, but for her own sake she
should be taken out of this life of
hardship and exposure and vulgar pub
licity.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
Out and About


Mrs. John r. Thayer gave a large
coming out at-home, yesterday from
TO o'clock, for her daughters, Miss
Thayer and Miss Marguerite Elizabeth
Thayer. There We're about 400 guests.
The floral decorations were simple, con-
slstlng of cut flowers, foliage plants
and palms, without any particular color
scheme. The various refreshment ia
oles wore presided over by Mrs. A
George Bullock, Mrs. Edwin Brown.
Mrs F. P. Goulding, Mrs. H. E. Hill,
Mrs Albert Wood Mrs. w. H. Bliss,
Mrs Frederick j. Barnard, Mrs. A. D.
Mcclellan of Boston and Mrs. w. ].
Denholm, and the following young wo-
men assisted: Miss Rose Lincoln, Miss
Emily Eaton Miss Maud Armsby Miss
Rosamond Mitchell, Miss Ethel Bart
lett, Miss Edgworth Whittal Miss
Norcross, Miss Mabel Richardson, Miss
Helen Goulding, Miss Emily Wood,
Miss Edith Warren Miss Ruth Bar
nard, Miss Anna Barnard, Miss Anna
McCullagh, Miss Alice Ward, Miss Lee
land.
For several years the downtown
streets have been haunted by young
girl who sells pins and needles. She
carries cruel hump on her shoulders
and might be taken for a child of ten
or twelve, but is in reality seventeen
or more. She is a Jewess Miserably
clad in dirty, insufficient garments, with
a soiled cloud" tied over her matted,
pigtailed hair, and little basket of
odds and ends in her small, begrimed
hands, she stands about in the streets
for long hours, the most of the time
simply watching the passers-by visit
fully, but sometimes approaching them