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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
THE CLIMAX IS CLOSE
Every Effort Made to Pre-
vent a Big Railroad
Strike.

The dissatisfaction among the en-
ployes of the B. & M. and N. Y, N. H
& H. railroads has reached a place very
near approaching a climax, and the
federated board of railway employees
the last court of resort before a strike,
has taken hold of the matter
The federated board is composed Of
Grand Master Sargent of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, Grand
Master Morrissey of the brotherhood
OF Railroad Traimnen, Chief Clark OF
the Order of Railway Conductors and
Grand Chief Powell of the Order OF
Railway Telegraphers.
This board will go into session at the
United States Hotel, Boston, this
morning, for the purpose of endeavor-
ing to adjust the grievances of the
members of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers on the B. & M. railroad IN an
amicable manner
Failure on the part of the manage.
ment of the B. & M. road to meet witt
this board, or to recognize their organ.
ization, will place the question squareb
before the union men employed upor
the entire system.
Chief Powell arrived at the Quincy
House, Boston, yesterday morning an(
gave brief interview to the member.
Of the press, Mr.. Powell stated that h,
had hopes that the matter would b,
amicably adjusted, as the management
upon nearly all of the great railway
systems of the country had dealt witt
the officials of the railroad organiza.
tons in an endeavor to adjust differ.
ences At all times, he stated, these
meetings were Of profit to the roads in
voived as we'll as to the employees
Mr.. Powell declined to say what the
action of the federated board would be
in the event Of the officials Of the road
declining to meet the committee.
The other officers of the board are
expected here today, when conferences
have been arranged between them and
the local officers Of their respective or
ganizations.
1t is understood that at the meeting
Of the board Monday. only the question
OF the employees of the B. & NJ system
will be taken up, but that at a future
meeting the grievances alleged to be
existing on the N. Y, N H. & H. sys-
tenn will be considered.
This will be the most important meet
ing of officers Of railroad labor organ
izations ever held IN the New England
states.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
scRAM BLEED HASH.

group of small boys were disport-
ing themselves in the water at East
park yesterday, as The Spy man
was coming down from Reservoir mill
to catch an electric car for uptown.
Two of the lads were boasting of what
they had for dinner
I'VE had scrambled eggs" said one
boy, patting his stomach at the tender
recollection.
Oats nottin',' answered the other,
1--WE had scrambled hash
Scrambled hash? Dere's no sich
ting" said his companion.
Amt dere? Well dere wus at our
house Ye see, dere wusn't quite enough
to go round, so we all scrambled fer it.
and you bet yer cousin Percy here
wusn't left"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

I1CQ IN money where Inc Dee
can get them with least effort, means an
increase in the quantity and quality of
the honey garnered in the hives.
1t is on this principle that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery increases the
quantity and quality Of the nutrition of
the body. The ingredients of this medi-
cine are selected to furnish the blood
and stomach with the essential materials
for body building, in a concentrated and
assirnilable form. They make the con-
ditions under which the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition must
work, as easy as possible, and so reduce
strain and waste AS the strength of
the body is established disease is
thrown off It is due to this fact that
persons with weak lungs, obstinate
cough, bronchitis, and other diseases,
which if neglected lead to consumption,
find complete cure by using Golden
Medical Discovery"
"Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is the
best blood purifier that ever used" writes Mrs.
M. Hartrick, of Demster, Oswego Co, N. y" It Is
about three years since my health began to fail
Last September I gave ont entirely with what
the physicians pronounced enlargement of the
liver. My back panied me all the time; the doc
tor said must not ride in fact could not ride
nor walk nor hardly sit still could not lie on
my right side. commenced taking the Golden
Medical Discovery and Pellets, took them for
three months, and still continue the Pellets l
will be glad if l can say anything to help those
who are suffering"
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book containing 1908 pages,
is given away by the author. Send FL
one-cent stamps for expense of mailing
only, for the edition in paper, or 81
stamps for the book bound in cloth.
Address DIR. R. v. Pierce Buffalo, N. Y.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
THE HOUSE WE BUILD"

The meeting of the Y. M. C. A. yes
terday afternoon was addressed by
Rev. C. L. Goodell, d. D., pastor of the
Hanson Place Methodist church,
Brooklyn, N. Y. The subject he chose
for the afternoons talk was 1.-THE house
we build" and the speaker told how
each one must rear his own character.
The character a young man builds is
for himself and to last through eterni-
ty. The foundation must be solid
one, and the size of the foundation de-
ponds on the size of the superstructure.
The foundation which will stand for
time and through eternity is the found
alton that Jesus gives, and no character
will stand unless it is built on this
principle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
sLIEuT. PLuMMER OFF.

First Lieut.. William H. Plummer of
Co. A, Twenty-sixth regiment, United
States volunteers, was in Worcester
yesterday and spent the day with his
parents. He leaves today to close the
recruiting station at Fitchburg. After
closing the office there he will report to
Maj Foote at Boston and will probably
be ordered to report to his regiment at
Plattsburg barracks, New York state.
His regiment has now been recruited
up to its full war strength of 1928 men
to a company and will probably see ac-
tive service in the Philippines as soon
as the rainy season in that country is
over. Lieut.. Plummer said that he
knew nothing definite in regard to a
parade of the regiment in the streets
of Boston
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

ton to fill the vacancy existing at pres
ent in the aldermanio board will also
come up for discussion. Members of
the committee incline to the belief that
special election is necessary. A mem
Der said yesterday that so far as he
could learn the matter had not been
referred to the city solicitor as yet, IN
spite Of statements that he had been
asked to pass Judgment on it.
Ward officers for the coming fall
election are appointed during the month
Of September, and 1t is quite likely that
this subject will be brought up for
discussion
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
OVENDEN FREE AT LAST
Formel Worcester Man
Found Not Guilty
Of Murder.

Saturday morning the Suffolk county
grand jury reported lin the superior
criminal court for the August sitting.
Most important of it's findings is a mo
bilP' in the case against young Walter
Ovenden, formerly of Worcester, who
was charged in the lower court with the
murder of the girl who jumped from a
window In house on st. Charles street.
Boston, on July last.
Rhe young man had as counsel Eu-
gene Fellner, but now that he has been
found not guilty of the crime for which
he is charged and is free, he will need
no one to further defend him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
IN A5EYANcE.
Plans for Cooperative Union Print
ing Office.

ing Office.
A meeting of union printers to take
place at Labor headquarters, ga South
bridge street, was called for. o'clock
yesterday afternoon, to consider plans
for the establishing and running on a
cooperative basis, of a strictly first
class union job printing shop in this
city.
This was not project of the typo
graphical union as a whole, but was
engineered by number of leading
members. All union printers, however,
were to be allowed to take stock and
shares in the profits of the concern
once it was established.
There were not enough printers at
the meeting yesterday to warrant any
action being taken, and for the time
being at least, The Spy reporter was
assured the matter will be left in
allegiance. The leading spirits in the
scheme are not disheartened and intend
after a time when the union printers
have had opportunity to Thoroughly
grasp the idea, to take it up again and
push it forward to a successful denoue-
meQt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
SPECIAL L. A. w. TOUR TO NOVA
SCOTIA.

Any member of the League of American
Wheelmen whether present at the ma
tonal meet in Boston, Aug. 1919. or not,
may take advantage of the special s9
meet tour which the national touring
committee of the L. A. w. has arranged
BY special agreement with the Var
mouth Steamship Company Qimited), the
fine steamers of that line have been placed
at the disposal of l.. A. w. members for
a trip to picturesque Nova Scotia at re-
markably low rates.
Tickets will be issued good going to
Yarmouth Nova Scotia, by the Yarmouth
line steamers Boston or Yarmouth on
Monday. Tuesday, Thursday or Friday,
Aug. Fl, %. "a or 25 at p. m. Steamers
arrive at Yarmouth early the next morn
ing. The tickets are unlimited so that
the holder may return at any time. RE-
turn trips are made by these steamers
every Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday evenings.
The rate has been placed at IS, includ-
ing berth and meals both ways, good on
the Yarmouth Steamship Company's
boats only. Bicycles checked free. An L.
A. W. ticket IS necessary to enter your
wheel into Nova Scotia without deposit
for duty charges.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
FUNERAL. OF JOHN KENT

The funeral of John Kent took place
from his late residence on Young street
Cherry Valley Saturday morning. A
solemn requiem high mass was held in
st. Joseph's Church. Rev. j. f. Redi-
can was the celebrant and delivered the
eulogy. Rev. Garrett Dolan of Spencer
was the deacon and Few. Philip Lee of
st. Peters Church was sub-deacon.
There were numerous floral tributes,
The Dallbearers We're: Thomas Condor
Michael B. Walsh Of Worcester. John
Mclaughlin Michael Kennedy, Patrick
Kerrigan and John j. Mclaughlin of
Cherry Valley The burial was at ST,
Josephs cemetery in Leicester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
BY WORCESTER CAPITAL.

Light and Power Company Purchased
In Danielson, CT.
A syndicate, comprising Herbert S.
Shaw, John w. Dobbie and N. I. Hurl-
but of Webster, and H. S. Pratt OF
Worcester, Saturday night closed a
long anticipated deal whereby they
purchased the controlling interests OF
the Peoples Light & Power Company
plant in Danielson, Conn. This deal
has been on for several months, and
Saturday the capitalists met in Wor-
cester and negotiations were closed
The purchased plant was owned almost
entirely by Spencer people.
Mr.. Shaw is superintendent of the
Webster electric light plant, and
Messrs Dobbte and Hurlbut are direct
ors. The purchased plant is capitalized
at $4,000. 1t will be entirely remodel
led and improved
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
FUNERAL OF CHARLES WELLS.

The funeral Of Charles. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Wells, took place from his
parents home, Hollywood street. Sun
day afternoon, The services at the
house We're conducted by Rev. Charles
L. Short, assistant rector of All Saints
church, at 2.30 o'clock. The floral tri-
butes included plaque of asters tied
with white ribbon from William Nixon:
plaque of asters and roses tied with
white ribbon, from Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buckley; plaque Of asters tied with
white ribbon from Mr.. and Mrs. WIN.
Bottom plaque Of roses and asters tied
with white ribbon, from Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bottom; plaque of pinks, roses,
asters and forget-me-no from Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Bean; sweet peas from Miss
Mollie Means; bouquets from Mrs. Oil
yer and Mrs. Lenton and many other
friends. Interment was in Hope ceme-
terry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
EPWoRTH LEAGUERsUNlTE

There was union meeting of the
Epworth League Of the Thomas Street
and Quinsigamond Methodist churches
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at
the Belmont street church. The meet
ing was led by Emil Rolander. There
was speaking by Rev. Nels Eagle and
Rev. II. E. Whyman, pastor Of the
Quinsigamond Methodist church. II
was voted at the meeting to have the
two churches join in holding tent meet
ings at Sterling junction on September
2 and g. The meetings will be In
charge of the pastors of the two
churches.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. Geo. w. Kent, pastor of South
Unitarian church, came back from Old
Orchard beach yesterday to preach
yesterday morning. His subject was
The lesson of the sea-" and he told
of the beauties of spending the sum
mer by the ocean and of the lessons
to be learned from it.
The retreat for the women of st.
Stephens parish began yesterday and
was conducted by Rev. P. N. Doyle,
who recently arrived from Saratoga
Springs. The retreat began at 1920
o'clock with a high mass and will con-
tinue throughout the week, and Will
end with a high mass next Sunday
morning at the same hour. During the
week there will be a sermon each
night by FIR. Doyle and there will be a
mass at 7.30 every morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
MRS. AHEARN's RUG.
It Covered More Than Multitude Of
Sins.


Sins.
officers Dustin, Sinnot and Whalen
raided a tenement occupied by Mrs.
Katherine Ahearn at SO Ward street,
yesterday afternoon, and secured 1872
bottles of ale and 50 empty bottles. The
Officers have been watching Mrs.
Ahearn's place of late, but yesterday
when they entered she greeted them as
If they had called to deposit money
She was seated on a chair resting on
a rug, and after some persuasion was
induced to rise. Underneath the rug q
trap was discovered by the officers
eagle eyes, and the beer unearthed. A
man drinking in the house endeavored
to secrete a bottle of beer under his
coat, but without avail. The beer was
sent to station 2. and Mrs. Ahearn will
probably be summoned into court
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
PLUMBERS PICNIC.
Have Nearly Completed Arrangements
for Labor Day.

The general committee of the Plumb
ers' Union, which has charge of the af-
fairs Labor day, met at labor headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon to make fur
Their arrangements The lists of sports
will be completed by the middle of the
week, and will be of such a nature as
to give satisfaction to everyone con-
templating participating Among the
assured parts Of the program will be
bicycle races and q ball game between
members of two of the unions.
In regard to obtaining the oval for
that day, President Harvey of the
Plumbers Union says that he has paid
Mr.. Bigelow S25 as voucher and has
received an agreement allowing the
unions to use the grounds after 10
o'clock on Labor day. There has been
good deal of talk about this matter,
and it was thought for a time that the
oval could not be obtained for the
sports. The question is now settled and
President Harvey is sure that the ,cele-
oration will prove complete success.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

fifteen minutes, with only cake of Ivory Soap and water,
you make better cleansing paste than you buy
Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from dohing and will clean
carpets rugs kid Cloves slippers patent enamel russell leather and
Shoes leather BELTS painted woodwork and furniture The
special value of Ivory Soap in this form arises from the fact that
be used with damp sponge cloth to cleanse many articles
that cannot be washed because they will not stand the free pPc
ton of water.
DIRECTIONS onehaR
ssrrKPe ertR4oA
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
AlaA1klAtsu0

is the easiest tonic in the world to take
and the most beneficial and lasting in its
results. The Anheuser-Bu Brewing
Association prepares It, hence its merit.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

F'uddy--I suppose man never will be
safe when the time comes that women
propose.
Duddy--Oh, don't know. The only Diff
ference will be that when they mean to
have you they'll give you notice Boston
Transcript.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

''Do you ever play backgammon" in
quired Miss Cayenne. The young man,
who is STRICTLY modern looked puzzled,
and said: backgammon? Let me see.
thought l played about all of EN-. What
clothes go with Washington Star.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
ON MI. wACHusETr.

About twenty members of the Salem
street church left Saturday morning al
$50 o'clock for Mt. Wachusett tc
spend a days outing. The party was
composed mostly of the younger mem
bers of the congregation. The party
took dinner at the Hilltop house and
left for home at $50 o'clock. The view
at the mountain was very poor and the
party was much disappointed in this re-
spect. Another trip will be made later on
in the season when the weather is clear
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14

Sundays weather report = Maximum
thermometer, IS minimum, p; o'clock,
81 Wind, southwest.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
Inhabitants in Southern Greece Flee fol-
Their lives.

Athens, Jan. PA strong seismic
disturbance was felt this morning about
half-past nine o'clock throughout the
Pelponnesus (the southern portion of
the kingdom of Greece), and especially
in the southwestern departments of the
peninsula. All the houses In the town
of Philatra, in the department of Messe-
mia, on the Ionian coast, have been
damaged, and the inhabitants are now
camping out in the suburbs. Two vii
lagos in the vicinity of Philatra were
completely destroyed, many people
being slightly injured. The villages of
KypariSsia and Stase were also prac-
tically destroyed, though it is not
known whether there were any victims
there
Much damage to property was done
of Modon, which harbor witnessed the
victory of the English, French and Rus
sian fleets over those of the Turks and
Egyptians in 1927 and considerable loss
is reported from Galamata, capital OF
the department of Messinia, near the
head of the gulf of Koron.
The shock was severely felt in the
district of Zante, capital of the Ionian
island of that name, but there was no
loss of life or property there. Many
slighter shocks have occurred during
the day; and tonight the people at nu-
merous towns and villages are afraid
to return to their houses The authori-
ties are doing all in their power to fur
nisih tents and supplies.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
SUSPICIOUS
Was Winter Street
Blaze.
INCENDIARY'S WORK.
A Thorough Investigation
Will Be Made.

There is prospect Of thorough and
the fire that took place in the factory
of the Partisan Wrapper Company, at
the corner of Winter and Harding
streets, last Friday morning.
A casual inspection of the building
shows a rather unusual state of affairs,
indicating one of two things, either that
the flames Travelled through the air
without burning the woodwork in its
course the length of the building, or
that there was a fire at either end of
the building.
The most remarkable feature of the
matter is that the fire burned the
contents of the basement pretty thor
oughly, especially at the Winter street
end destroying part of the stairway.
The charred timbers and other mate
rial in the basement show that the
flames extended nearly to the rear of
the structure, but strange as it may
seem, the rear stairway is not burned
to any extent until the stairs leading
from the third to the fourth floor are
reached.
Inc elevator well which was sup
posed at first to have furnished means
Of communication between the differ
ent floors of the building, shows no
evidence of flame while the stairway
and surrounding woodwork between the
third and fourth floors and up into the
| roof of the building, is badly burned.
The fire at the opposite end of the fac
tory worked up from the basement and
after burning away a part of the stairs
and surrounding the woodwork, was
held at this point In fact, there is
no connection between what was evil
IDENTIFY two separate fires. This is
the mystery that confronts those who
have had an opportunity of looking
over the building.
The flame that seemed to fill the en-
tire building from end to end is ac-
counted for by the fire coming in con-
tact with the cotton goods with which
every floor of the building was stocked
which burned like powder, but which
did not communicate to the woodwork
of the building to any extent.
Chief Vaughn and Aid to State Fire
Marshal r. E. Mot will make q, thor
ough investigation, leaving no stone
unturned to get at the origin of the fire
which, up to the present time, is
shrouded in mystery.
The insurance has not been settled
as yet, and there may be some de-
lay in this direction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
YALE JUNIORS.
Annual Festivities Are Now
Fairly Under Way.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 22-The an
nual festivities of the Yale junior
promenade are fairly under way, for
many of the fair attendants upon the
great college social event are in the
city and are guests of the leading fam
lilies. President Dwight this morning
preached his last prom sermon in
Battell chapel, and the chapel was
filled with the young ladies, their chap
erous and escorts. Owing to the facul-
ty ruling, however the remainder Of
the day was very quietly spent and
none of the teas that have at times
been given, were held.
These teas and informal receptions
number of select dinner parties, etc.,
Will be held tomorrow and on Tuesday
next. Tomorrow evening will come the
annual Glee and Banjo Club concert
at the Hyperion Theatre, at which the
obstreperous freshman IS always looked
to for diversion and excitement through
his prankish endeavors to make him
self observed. Strict faculty warning
has been given to the class but al
ready plans for demonstration are
nosed abroad on 1he campus.
Hotel clerks here say that in point
OF numbers, the prom this year does
not promise to equal former years,
particularly the last three years, but
that in point Of wealth, this year is
far ahead of any recent ones. Among
the ladies' who are already here are
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna and her daugh-
ter, Miss Hanna, of Cleveland Ohio;
Mrs. VIM. Rockefeller of New York
and daughter; Mrs r. H. Mccormick
and Miss Ethel Mccormick of Chicago.
1t is expected that on Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt will
come up.