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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

= Boston. July 26.-Judge Oliver Wen
dell Holmes was nominated today by
Governor Wolcott to. be chief justice of
the supreme judicial court, to take the
place of Justice Walbridge A. Field
deceased. Judge Holmes has been act
ing chief justice since Justice Field be-.
came i'll. The nomination was sent to
the meeting of the executive council
this morning and win come UP for con-
hrmation at the meeting of that body
next week
The governor also renominated James
f. Jackson of Fall River as ballot law
commissioner and Charles r. Prescott
Of Maiden comptroller of county ac-
counts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in
Boston, March 8, 1841. He is the son of
Or. Q. w. Holmes, poet and essayist
He rs graduated from Harvard Col
lege in 1861, and almost Immediately en-
llsted In the Massachusetts volunteers.
serving three years. He was thrice
wounded In battle, being struck in the
breast at Bulls Bluff, October 81, 1851;
IN the neck at Antietan, September II.
1852, and in the foot at Marye's Hill
fredericksburg. May 8, 1853.
In 1866 he entered the Harvard law
school, and from 1870 to 1873 practiced
law in this city, as well as editing the
American Law Review. For nine years
from this date ne was member of the
law firm of Shattuck. Holmes & Nun
roe, withdrawing to accept the position
as professor of law in the Harvard law
school. In the same year he was APP
polntad Justice of the supreme Judi
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
THE WORK DELAYED.
Yesterdays Shower Prevented Opening OF
Hostilitles Against the Elm Leaf Beetle.

Yesterdays Shower Prevented Opening Of
Hostilitles Against the Elm Leaf Beetle.
1t was planned to have commenced
active operations against the Elm Leaf
beetle yesterday. but the weather in
terfered, and the start was postponed
until this morning, when work will be-
gin in earnest.
Few people in Worcester realize the
gravity of the situation, but it has be-
come painfully apparent to the parks
commission. They realize that only
the most vigorous sort of warfare will
save the elm trees of Worcester. Nor
does the matter rest entirely with the
park commissioners. Private individ-
uals who have elm trees on their prop
erty must cooperate with the COM
missioners in order to make the work
entirely successful.
The men who have charge of the
work of determination will cover all
parts Of the city, and while the city
will take care of its own trees some
sort of compensation will be expected
from private owners of trees, In many
instances where branches of elms
overhang the roofs of houses it may be
necessary to drench the roofs with the
Kerosene emulsion in order to get at
the pupae which may have cropped off
and become secreted in the crevices Of
the shingles and cutters of the roof
While the process may be disagree
able, the commissioners are agreed that
the work must be DONE and will take
every precaution against inconvenience
to the public.
The point has been raised that emul-
sion of kerosene would prove injurious
to the trees, but the fact that this mix
ture is recognized as the standard solu-
ton by entymologists of high standing
warrants its use here. The. formula
followed is to dissolve half pound of
bar soap In one gallon Of hot water To
this add two gallons of kerosene and
three gallons of stock is secured. When
the solution is put into the tanks, ten
gallons Of stock is diluted with 80 gall
Ions Of water, forming the mixture
with which the trees are sprayed and
which means death to the insect it
strikes.
Two forces of three men each, under
the direction Of F. J. Smith, chemist
for the gypsy moth commission, will
start out this morning. Mr. Smith will
remain with the men during the bal
ance of the week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
PROBATE COURT.
The last Summer Session Develops Much
Business.

rne Iast Summer Session Develops Much
Business.
Yesterdays session of the probate
court was the last until Sept. 5. and
business crowded in upon Judge Forbes
to such an extent that an adjourned
session was necessary. The following
business was done:
Administrators appointed--Emogen
A. Gale, on estate of Frances E. Hough-
ton, Harvard, $500 real, $4,000 personal;
Sarah German, on estate of Daniel
German, Milford, $1,000 real. 500 Der.
sonal; j. l.. Smith, on estate of Han
nah w. Winslow, Barre, $270 personal:
Manuel p Fernandez, on estate OF
Margaret Fernandez, Worcester $500
real; Mary E. Koran, on estate of FL
len Horan, Fitchburg, S1100 personal;
& II. Gage, Jr., on estate of Sally
Flnch, Sterling; Frances L. Silsbry, on
estate OF David B. Silsbry Fitchburg
A. Z. Kendall, on estate Of Stephen q
Kendall, Fitchburg, 5000 real, $1,000 per
sonal; Ellen e. Thompson, Of estate OF
Sarah c. Morgan; Eugene e. Wallace,
Of estate of Mary e. Wallace; Philip ],
OConnell, of estate of Mary Ann DAILY:
Louis Plouffe, Jr., of estate of Louis
Ploufre, Webster; Harris Gleason,
Webster, of estate of Martha M. White,
Douglas.
Guardians appointed-George II. Pea
body, Southbridge, of Lydia Simmons,
minor; B. Frank Batcheiier and Frank
lin L. Putnam, Sutton, of Rosanna
Beasley, insane; Wellington S. Green
and NJ Albert Whiting, of Laura Rob-
inson, insane; w. e. HiIdreth, Peters
ham, Of Cleron NJ. Stoddard, minor;
Benniah H Savage, Townsend, of four
minor children, of Cora Lappage. Luz
nenberg; Elizabeth j. Begley, Spencer.
Of Alice M. Begley, minor
Wills allowed-Of Philena A. Bassett
Holden; of Herman Dietzman, Clinton:
of Rachel Melain. Milford; of Luck A.
Marshall, Lunenburg; of Charlotte S,
Lfndley, Gardner; of George Morrill,.
Leominster, H. M. Cady administrator:
Of William E. Fyfe. Clinton, Mary ].
Fyfe, executrix, $50, 900 real, $4,000 per-
sonal; Of George M. Hartman, Hub
bardston. Sophronia e. Hartman. ex
ecutrix; of Henry D. West South
bridge. Susan II. West, executrix;
OF Nelson Peloquin, West Bowls
ton, Define Peloquin, executrix, $3.50
real; of Rachele Milani, Milford b.
Poechi executrix.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
SWEDISH NOTES.

c. ]. Ekstedt, G. A. Berg, S. A. Err
ickson and M. A. Redding are on a
fishing trip to Sterling.
The Ladies' Sewing Society Of the
Salem Street Church will meet this aft
ternoon at the church to arrange for an
annual picnic.
Ladies' Sewing Society of the Swed-
ish Lutheran Church will meet today
with Mrs. Olof Hanson.
The Swedish Temperance Union will
meet at l. Q. @. I. hail. Quinsigamond,
Friday night, to arrange a quarterly
program.
Rev X. Il. Forsell and Rev. H. E..
Whyman will go today to Pontiac, r.
l., to attend a union meeting ofsSwed-
ish churches.
Rev. Victor Whiting is making a lee
turing tour through Ohio. He is ex-
pected to return to Worcester the lat
ter part Of August.
The Young Peoples Society Of the
Salem Street Swedish Congregational
Church will have a social at the
church Saturday night. The program
will consist OF a piano solo by Miss An
ME Anderson; piano duet by Misses
Claudia Hedlund and Anna Anderson
reading by G. Henrickson, and singing
by quartet. This committee will have
charge: August Person, Otto Spong-
berg, Gustaf Spongberg, Misses Adj
rian Lomquist, Adrian Michells. Anna
Jaderquist, Mathilda Anderson, Chris
tina Erickson, Anna Roos, Ida Werg
and Jennie Christianson,
The Epworth League Of the Swedish
Lutheran Church on Mulberry street
will give lawn party at Greendale
tonight. This program has been ar
ranged: Song, Lyran double quartet;
violin solo, Alexis 9ndren, with organ
accompaniment by Mrs. Eric j. Ny
strom; song by church choir; declania-
Non, Miss Esther Peterson; violin solo,
Alfred Thompson; defamation, Alexis
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

Unoff1cially, reports from Cuba will
serve to confirm the belief that the
sentiment of the more industrious
classes of people is looking more and
more with favor upon annexation.
Even the tone of influential Havana
newspapers has changed in this re-
spect, and the project is beginning to
be treated with judicial argument in
stead OF historical rhetoric One reason
for the change of sentiment may be
found in the vast increase of the pub
lie works which have given employ
ment to thousands and which has been
made possible by an honest and eff
Gent customs service. We certainly do
not want the Cubans for ow-citi-
zens if they are either untitled for the
duties of citizenship or indisposed to
assume its responsibilities. The uresi-
dent Is pursuing the right -ourse in
giving them to understand that the
pledge of congress will be kept and
that the Cubans are the arbiters of
their own destiny.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

1t will be seen from President Halls
lecture at Clark University that phil
osophy has no place for the teachings
of the late Robert G. Ingersoll. The re-
hgious doctrines which the colonel at
tackled do not belong to the Christian
ity of his era. If-his addresses are a
Just criterion, he had no knowledge of
scholarly religious criticism or the in
vestigations and conclusions of the
leaders of theological thought. He
wasted all his wit and energy in knock
Ing down thing Of straw, and that is
enough to exclude his arguments from
serious consideration and to reduce his
influence to a minimum. AS the New
York Evening Post remarks: "If he
mad been forced in the arena of discus
sion' as he would have been in court
OF law, to join issue and speak to the
vital points, the larger part of his
somewhat lurid lectures would have
been ruled out as Irrelevant"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
TOILET SOAP.
TAuMAeE ON lNeERsoLL.
Speaks of the Great Agnostic Loving Iy
TenderIY, and With sympathy for His
Loved Ones.

Speaks of the Great Agnostic Loving Iy
TenderY, and With sympathy for His
Loved Ones.
The Rev. Dewitt Talmage wrote this
yesterday about Col. Ingersoll:
God has taken him. We are filled
with tenderest sympathy for his house
hold. AS husband and father he en-
deared himself unspeakably. The an
guish is deep and relentless. We won
der not at the overpowering grief that
was not able to discuss the necessary
arrangements for the obsequies. How
crue! death is. Tears are wine to the
king OF terrors. We pray for those
broken hearts the comforting grace of
God
1T is not the right time to enlarge
upon the influence of the great agnos-
tics life. There are prophecies to be
observed; there are feelings to be re-
garded. All the world knows that Col.
Ipgersoll fought in brilliant and pro-
longed war against Christianity. But
he has gone TO judgment, and is in the
hands of the God to whom we are all
accountable. Whatever others may
write or do at such a solemn time as
this, we certainly will plant no nettles
that we could put upon 1t fragrant
and radiant garland Of Christian hope
and divine solace.
BE careful how you decide upon the
destiny Of Robert G. Ingersoll Who
can tell what passed in his mind dur.
ing the last moment? Perhaps in thai
moment the truth of the gospel, which
he could not before see, may have
flashed upon him, and it does not take
an earnest prayer half a second 10
reach heaven or the answer a half.
second to descend. His mother was 4
grandly good woman, and God remenn,
bers supplication 50 years as easilJ
as f1ve minutes. Don't take too muci
responsibility upon yourself.
His sudden going ought to make us
al think. We had better get ourselvel
~ rlsnt while life and health cons
tinue. When the sudden blast from tht
river Jordan strikes us, it will be I
poor time to light our lanterns"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
LAWYERS LIKE 1T.
Appointment Of Judge Homes is Pleasing
to All.

1t is the opinion of many Worcester
lawyers that the governors appoint
ment of Judge Holmes to the chief
justiceship was natural and wise.
Prominent members of the Worcester
bar believe the choice viii meet the
approval of the lawyers of the state
as a well-earned honor, and the belief
Is that Judge Holmes is eminently
fitted for the position.
disappointment revived talk of local
candidates for the vacancy caused by
the appointment of the new presiding
Justice. The governors prompt action
warns the friends of Col. w. S. B. Hop
kins that immediate work must be
done in his behalf, if the honor that
has not been bestowed on Worcester
since the days of Judge Devens is to
be obtained in the present oppor-
tunity
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

Andren; violin duet, Alexis Andren
ana Alfred Thompson. These commit
tees VIII have charge: Tickets, J. w.
Carlson, Albin Gustafson. Hialmar
Wilberg; ice cream, Misses Julia
Svenson, Ellen Smith. Anna Hammer
strom, Louisa Ekroth, Amanda Carl
son, Mamie Syenson, Bessie Engstrom.
Ida Svenson; soda, =. A. Anderson. AL
fred johnson and Eric Carlson; decor
atoms, John Jeppson, L. L. Fiodauist
j. w. Carlson, c. j. Bergstrom.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
PERSONAL.

William ]. Ryan is at Newport, R. I.
John Perry left today for Bangor, Me.
Mrs, George A. Blunt is at Bar Har-
Dor, Me.
Mrs. 9. W. Russell has returned from
Rutland.
Mrs. E. c. Sanford has gone to Port
land, Me.
Mrs. John S. West has returned from
East Northfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Frissell have gone
to st. John, N. B.
Miss M. Edna Bell has gone to AL
Durgh Springs, VT.
Mrs. F. H. Daniels of Salisbury street
Is at York Beach. Me.
Rev. NJ P. Kavanaugh is enjoying his
vacation in Nova Scotia.
Harry L. Dadmun has gone to Port
iand, Me-, for two weeks.
Mrs. W. e. capman and H. Grant
have gone to Pictou, N. S.
Mrs. Warren Putney and four child
rem have Ecne to Holyoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Perry and
FAMILY are at Kearsarge, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Walter Flasg will 20
70 Narragansett Pier next week.
Mrs. Daniel Mccallum Of Gardne,
street is visiting In Stafford, Conn.
Mrs. Charles w. Smith is at erbs
yard.
Simon II. Sooshan, the Main street
confectioner, is in New York for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Freeman 0,
Dayton place are at Heron Island. Me.
for a week.
Miss Katharine o. Wardwell is visit.
ing at the summer home Of W. B. Du.
rant, at Minot.
Miss Dthel Bancroft Of Stonehan is {
guest Of Miss Ethel Howe at her home
on Bowdoin street.
DR.. and Mrs. John c. Berry Of High
hand street, went to Bath, Me-, today
to be gone until September
Rev. NJ. T. O'Brien has gone on :
two weeks vacation to Boston. ST
John. N. B., and Halifax, N. S.
Rev. E. w. Phillips of Hope Congre
gational church. and Mrs. Phillips, hay
gone from Sharon, vt, to Nelson, N. H
Miss Clara Blood, assistant secretar,
OF the 7. W. O. A., will spend the las
two weeks Of August at Heron Island
Me-, in company with friends.
DR.. and Mrs. J. o. Marble and fanail,
OF Murray avenue, will leave this morn
ing for Narragansett Pier r. l., wher,
they will remain until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Fuller, Mrs. job,
Moulton of Greendale and child, T. A
Lamson, Mrs. George Hilton and Mis-
Mabel Hilton are going to Manome
Point.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Harris, Mrs
Charles Brownhill and Miss Alice D
Brownhill are going next week to Mid
daeton, r. L, where they have hired
cottage.
DR.. A. Caswell Ellis of Texas, VIII
graduated at Clark University, tw,
years ago, is in Worcester for the sum
mer, for the purpose of studying at tn
university.
| Rev. DIR. Alexander Lewis and Mrs
Lewis will leave Monday night for thei
home in Hudson wis. Dr. Lewis viii
preach at Plymouth church, Minneapo
lis, two Sundays in August.
Miss Nellie Liddle and Miss Lizzi
Collins start Saturday on a two weeks
vacation to friends in Newton, and will
pass part of the time at Rockawa,
Beach with their Newton friends. The,
will return by way of Providence.
Michael r. Fiemming. telegraph oper
ator of the Haverhill Gazette, was Ii
the city yesterday greeting old acquain
| tances. He was employed at the loea
office OF the Western Union until he be
came connected with the Associate,
Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
THREE INJURED.
T.
Holden Runaway Re-
suits In Plenty of
Excitement.
CYCuST ALSO BADLY HURT.
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Funeral of William G.. Low
ell Attended By Many
Veterans.
CYCuST ALSO BADLY HURT.

Holden, July ee.--Three persons were
injured here in a runaway accident
this morning-F. 7. Holt, chairman Of
the board Of selectmen, his wife and
10-year-old son.
Mr.. Holt recently purchased new
horse and was trying him. The horse
appeared to be all right and well
broken, and be took his wife and child
out for ridA AS they were going by
the Toombs homestead, on Main street,
the horse became frightened and start
ed to ruiz. Nh Holt ehdeavored to pull
him up, but one OF the reins broke and
he lost all control over the now thor
Dughly frightened beast
The horse ct last ran between a tele-
phone pole and g fence. throwing the
occupants Of the buggy to the ground,
and continuing to run in the direction
ut Worcester. Mr.. Holt was badly cut
nboNt the head and resolved a severe
Shaking ~.
Mira Holt and son were uninjured be-
yonA few bruises, and the shock w.
ID. TAaea found tSe horse on the road
buggy is q wreck. and the harness Is
also beyond repair. The horse was not
injured.
Lester Pratt was also the victim of a
painful accident. AZ he was riding By
khe Richardson farm, on his bicycle, he
attempted TO pass q team As he
turned out his front wheel struck an
obstruction In the road and both he
and his wheel were thrown beneath
the wheels OF the team. The driver
was unable to stop until the team had
passed over the young man, and he
was glad to find that Pratt was not In
nured seriously. A wheel passed ovei
RratfsR LEFT leg, but as the carriage was
a light one no bones were broken, but
Pratt has stiff leg now. His whee
De badly in need OF about weeks So
iourn In a repair shop.
The funeral of William I. Lowell OF
this town, who died at the Worcester
city hospital. last Monday, was in the
First Baptist Church at / o'clock this
afternoon. The body was brought tc
the church by Sessions q Sons Of Wor-
cester, and after the services It was
carried to Worcester. Rev. JOSEPH
lWalthers preached the funeral sermon
The bearers were members of Post II
q. A. r.. Of which the deceased was 8
member. The interment will be IL
Eewtopville.
( A. Otis Davis of worcester has re.
burned to his home after short visit
with relatives.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

The attempt to form a new labor
party in New York is all the more an
moving to Tammanyites because of the
strife that RACES furiously within the
wigwam. John c. Sheehan has been
read cut of the party in court of JUS
tice, and there is the same Kilkenny
fight that usually prevails in the alb
sence of King Kroker. When the king
dies or abdicates. will there be man
strong enough to hold the organization
together?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
ONLY MINOR CASES.
Judge Woodward Had an Easy Session Of
Central District Court Yesterdav.

In the central district court, yester-
day morning, Joseph Gouiey, charged
with assault and battery on Mary Me-
Donald, was fined IS. Frank Smith ana
John Haley, both charged with walking
on The railroad tracks, had their cases
placed on file. Smith was afterwards
charged with assault and battery ana
was sent over 70 the house OF Correction
for three months. George pari,i,es
charged with larceny of scrap iron from
John II. Benefits shop on Hern,n,,
street, was discharged. James Fereu-
son, charged with illegal LIQUOR keen-
Ing was discharged. The drunks wepa
disposed Of In the. following manner.
George Wilson, Thomas r. Donahue
and William Whalen, two months aacs
In the house of correction FrsnS ~
Keating, Michael Moriarty, and George
Burns, state farm; Martin Burke, tined
$lo; John ". Dusoe and Edward La
polnte, fined IS each; John Sweeney.
case continued.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
lNeERsoLL's AT LAST.

Did Robert @. Ingersoll die as n,
would have wished to die, had he beer
able to dictate? This question is be.
ing widely discussed in view Of this
quick passing of the noted agnostio
He certainly died as In his essay Oh
Liie he pictured ideal death, fol-
Al last, sitting by the holy hearth
OF home as evenings embers change
from red to gray, he falls asleep within
the arms Of her he worshiped and
adored, feeling upon his pailid linz
loves last and hottest kiss. ".
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

cial court Of Massachusetts,, in which
capacity he has since served
Judge. Holmes at one time delivered
course OF lectures in the Lowell In
stitute, having for a subject 1.-THE com
mon law" and he also has written and
delivered many speeches, He edited
the twelfth edition of "Kent,s Com
mentaries.' The degree Of LII. d. was
conferred on him by both Yale and
Harvard-by Yale in 1886 and by Har-
ward in 1895. On June II, 1872, he mar
ried Fanny Dixwell, daughter of Epes
$. Dixwell of Cambridge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

1t is now Chief Justice Oliver Wen
dell Holmes of the supreme judicial
court. The persistency with which the
Junior" is still attached to his name
tells how very much alive is the men,
DRY Of the genial "Autocrat."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

That is a brilliant array of names
which has been picked out for the new
Notifications. Boston harbor adds
Fort Strong and Fort Banks to her al
ready choice collection of imposing
ramparts. However, the new fortifca-
tons are meant for business rather
than looks, and hence they do not add
very much to the seaside landscape.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

The present must hold the record as
the greatest Of bug-hunting years. A
general transportation and distribution
of the insect pests of the universe is
one Of the penalties of the develop
ment and extension of commerce and
the closer intercourse of the peoples OF
the earth, but some of these new bugs
seem to come from nowhere in partic-
ular.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

1t was asserted that both sides got
the best end Of the French reciprocity
treaty, but some of the Paris newspa-
pers can't quite see it in that light AS
usual, they want the earth and the
fulness thereof.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

If Col. Bryan is worth 100000, the ma
tural assumption is that he has made
most of it since the election of 1896. At
that rate, there can be no question as
to what we shall do with our defeated
presidential candidates. They can do a
profitable business with the lecture
hIlralu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
FATHER MATHEW HALL.

The board of trustees Of the Father
Mathew T. A. Society met last evening
and outlined plans for the proposed al
terations in the hall property on Green
street AS the society must give its
sanction before the repairs can be
made, the matter will rest till the next
meeting Of the society
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
puFFY-REYNoLDs.

: The wedding of Miss Mary A. Reyn-
plds and Thomas e. Duffy took place
last. evening at o'clock at the rectory
Of the Church Of the Immaculate Con-
cep-ion- The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Robert Walsh. A wedding re-
ception was held at the future home Of
the couple, 81 Piedmont street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27

As the time for the trial of Capt
Dreyfus draws near, there come the old
familiar stories of new evidence
against the accused" That has been
the great reliance of the military cabal
from the start, but it has become much
too badly worn to interest sensible peo-
pie