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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-26
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
Judge Fessenden Passes
Upon Grade Crossing at
Whitins Station.

Whitinsville, July 25.-Judge Fessen-
den of Boston has handed down his de-
cision on the railroad commissioners
report in regard to the grade crossing
at Whitins station, confirming the COM
missioners' report. This practically
settles the matter, and the grade cross
ing will be abolished.
AT the time of the hearing in Boston
the state attorney put in a. demurrer
about expense, but 1t is believed that
the state will not push the matter as
long as the judge has confirmed the re-
port.
The prayers of the congregation of st.
Patrick's Church were asked for Sun
day for the repose of the soul of Rev.
Dennis G. Moran of Adams, who died
there Saturday. Father Moran will be
well remembered by the older parish
toner's Of st. Patrick's parish, as it was
he who built the old St. Patrick S
Church. Father Moran was appointed
to st. Mary's parish, Uxbridge, in 1868,
and at that time the parish included
Whitinsville. He was stationed here
for three yeare, and was then appoint
ed to the large parish at Winchendon.
which included large territory.
A horse belonging to Taft Bros of
OAUTluBS anu uIIVSn Dy SlldS IaIL
caused considerable excitement in the
west end of the town this morning by
running away. The horse was stand
ing on Water street. when an ice cart
came along and frightened the horse.
At the time two boys were in the team,
Ray Holland and William Riley, but
they Jumped out as soon as the horse
started. The horse ran as far as Prem
tice corner, then to Burdens house and
back to Douglas road, distance of six
miles. He was caught in the center OF
the village. No damage was DONE only
the breaking of few eggs.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tebo of Pine
street have been visiting friends in Put
nam, Conn.
James Watson of Main street has
gone to the Hoosac tunnel.
Miss Nettie Hayward of Peacham
VT, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bert
ram Sweet of Forest street.
George Nelson of West Upton has Sc
cured employment in town. Mr.. Mel
son will play center field for the Whit.
ms.
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WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER.
Death Of Major Bond Closes
Honored and Useful
Career.

Fitchburg, July 25.-Maj. N. F. Bond,
a prominent, respected citizen, soldier
and busienss man of this city, died at
his late residence on Blossom street
this morning, after an illness of a few
years.
He was born in Ware, Jan. 9, 1899,
where he resided, spent his boyhood
days, attended the public schools and
fitted for Amherst college, where he
was a student in the class of SO, where
he was when the war broke out. 1t
was from there, in company with other
college young men, that he enlisted for
the war, going into camp at Pittsheld
into the service three weeks later as
first sergeant of Co. D, Thirty-frst
Massachusetts regiment.
July, 1862, found him second lieuten-
ant Of the company, and in November
he was made first lieutenant of Co. K,
same regiment. On Dec 10, 1852, he
was in command of a company of SOL
diers doing outpost duty at Desert Sta
ton, La, and while there was attacked
by force of rebels and driven into an
adjacent swamp, where he was lost and
without food for so hours.
He was in the battle of Fort Bisland,
Ac~B anu tlIe 6leSG u ROTG HUDSON,
where he was wounded by mimic bali
going through his right lung, incapaci-
tating him from duty for four months.
He was appointed aide-de-camp on
the staff of Acting Brig. Gen. Gooding
Nov. 5, 1858, and was with Gen. Banks
on his Red river campaign, taking part
in large number of battles during
that year.
Aug. 9, 1862 he was commissioned
captain, and was appointed inspector
on the staff of Gen. Cameron. He was
mustered out at Mobile, Sept. 9, 1865,
having served four weeks less than
four years. May 10, 1885, he was bre-
vetted major.
After a few years spent in the south
he came north again, and was identi-
fed with several business firms in this
city. In 1889 he was elected to the state
legislature, and after serving there one
term returned and entered the office of
the Gardfeld & Proctor Coal Company
where he had remained in active SER
vice until last month. He became a
stakeholder in the company, and was
treasurer until June of the present year
Mr.. Bond was an alderman in 1890, q
member of the school committee In
1886, '87 and '8S. He was a candidate
for mayor on the temperance ticket in
1895, and after close fight was defeat.
ed by H. F. Rockwell by only 1862 votes
He was a member of Post 10, G. A
R., installing officer of the state de.
partment of the same order, president
of the Union Aid Home for Children
trustee of the Soldiers home at Chel.
sea, member Of the military order OF
the Loyal Legion and the First Baptist
Church.
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sTURBRIDGE FAIR.
Executive Committee VIII Meet and Make
Elaborate Arrangement.

Sturbridge, July 25.-A meeting of the
executive committee of the Worcester
South Agricultural Society will be held
on the fair grounds Friday, the 2sth, at
10 a. m. to make arrangements for the
next fair, which will be held Sept. IA
10.
The Films Hotel, under the manage
ment Of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Monahan
is becoming deservedly popular, and is
well patronized. Among the late arri-
walls are Mr.. and Mrs. Mason, three
children and maid, from Westboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wallis and chill
dren Of Boston are the guests of Mrs,
e. H. Chamberlain.
George Place Of Southbridge is soon
to occupy the Samuel Coburn farm. L.
B. Chase. who is a great searcher after
local history. has discovered one Of the
original bounds of the land which was
granted by the Bay State colony to
John Elliott and Daniel Gotkfn in 1924
1t is near Mt. Dan, which is on the
west side Of Alum pond.
No service will be held in the Unita-
rian Church until the first Sunday in
September.
Most Of the farmers have finished
haying, and find that they have a. much
better crop than they expected.
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OFF FOR EUROPE.

Oakdale, July william B. Fitz,
superintendent Of the West Boylston
Manufacturing Company, sails for En-
gland today on the Majestic. He goes
in the interest of the above company,
and expects to be gone about six
weeks. Mrs. Fitz accompanies her
husband.
Shepard & Bourbon, proprietors of the
Montreal cafe, have dissolved partner
ship. Mr.. Shepard will continue the
business.
Reed & Lowe have contracted to carry
all of the material to be used in the
new building at the truant school, the
foundation of which is under way. The
building will be completed about Oct.
list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-26
LOST HIS TICKER.
erookfleld Mans Pocket Picked In sprIne.
field Depot.

OSRSE
East Brookfield, July 25-Tames
stone of Brookfield was robbed of a
valuable gold watch and chain in the
Boston & Albany railroad station at
Springfield this afternoon. The police
~, meue INFORMED OF the theft, but there
Is little prospect of the missing article
being returned.
The Esther mill operated by Ed. Glib
son started UP again this morning after
naVlng been idle for some time, All
three mills in town are being operated
now, business being good in each of
tnem. The yard of the Parmenter Brick
company Is running to its full capacity,
SO the outlook for work in this place Is
very promising.
William Hanson, electrician of the
Warren, Brookfield and Spencer street
railway, is installing electric lights on
the stage OF the theatre at LashaWay
park. These will be a great improve
ment over the kerosene lights In use at
present there, the breezes from Lake
Lashaway playing havoc with them at
times
superintendent Jefts of the electric
railroad and Eugene Marchessault,
lessee of the park, are contemplating
great improvements. Among them will
be the removal of the stage to a point
where better crowds can be accommo-
dated than at present The seating ca
pacity Of the theatre Is only about 500
now, and as a crowd Of thousand is
no unusual thing, better accommoda-
ton will have to be furnished. The new
system of charging admission to the
park walk was commenced last night
and worked fairly well. There are SO
many points Of access to the park that
fence will have to be erected or a
large force Of men put on to collect the
nickels.
William Lowry, who has been visit
ing in town, returned to Hartford.
Conn, today.
Richard Storr, who has been camping
at North Pond for some time, returned
to New York yesterday.
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LIBERTY WAS LIMITED.
Lyman School Refugees Were Promptly
Caught at Westboro.

Westboro, July 25.-Harry Higgins,
Frank Stone, William Hayes and John
Kenney four boys at the state Lyman
school. escaped from the institution last
evJning. officers In the surrounding
towas were notified to be on the lookout
for them. Hayes, Stone and Kenney
were caught in Fayville last evening,
but Higgins is still at liberty Higgins is
colored boy and his home Is in Chel-
sea.
Fred J. Taylor has resigned his posi-
ton as engineer at the Locomobile Co g
factory and gone to work in the same
capacity at the Westboro insane hos
pital. Michael Ward, Mr.. Taylor's fire.
man, has obtained o license and will
run the engine at the Locomobile fac
tory. Arthur Higgins, formerly engin-
eer at L. R. Bates, straw factory, will
act as fireman to Mr.. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fay, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Smith,
Miss Carrie Stevens and Edward Bing-
ham are camping out at Gates pond,
Berlin for a week.
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CONTINUE TO ARRIVE.
Summer Visitors From Many Places, FIJI.
Ing Princeton Hotels.

Princeton, July 25.-At the Prospect
House the latest arrivals are: Mrs. E.
G. SAKE and Miss SAKE, Brookline; r.
M. Lauchlan, Cambridge; C. E. Cooke,
Cambridge; H. H. Corliss, Boston; Mrs
r. Halstead Ward, Troy, N. y; Miss
Ward, Troy, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Nath-
aniel Paine, Worcester; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. C. Taylor, Worcester.
At the Wachusett House the follow
ing have recently registered: Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. Hahn, Miss Alice X. Hahn, Miss
B. H. Hahn, all of Providence, r. l.
Joseph M. Mann, Providence; G. A.
Severance, North Grafton; e. S. Sever
ance, North Grafton; S. A. Knowles,
Worcester and M. C. Hillery, Spring
field.
Today has been wet and not condu-
Give to the pleasure Of those who are
summering here. Neither the golf links
nor tennis courts have been patronized
to any great extent.
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OXFORD.

Oxford, July 25.-George A. Wakefield
has taken the position of assistant
postmaster, which was held by the late
Clarence L. Darling.
Mrs. Delude, who lived in the Nor
gan block, died this forenoon of con-
sumption. The funeral will be held
Thursday morning at o'clock, in st.
Roche's church.
Mrs. S. M. Thayer of Worcester is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Thayer.
Mrs. Charles H. Marsh and son have
returned from a visit to Shrewsbury.
H. S. Congdon will give up his posi-
ton in Joslins shoe shop the first of
August.
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POPULAR IN UxBRIDeE.
Blackstone Valley League Has Another
Ardent Supporter.

Uxbridge, July 25.-The question Of
the formation Of valley league of base
ball clubs, to include the Millbury,
Baskerville, Whitinsville, Uxbridge and
Blackstone clubs, seems TO be a popu-
lar one in town. For some time base
ball enthusiasts have hoped for such
a movement, and they are pleased to
know that such movement is on foot.
The friends Of the Hecas feel Justly
proud of them, for they have been
playing good ball, and have won two
great victories which any team should
be proud Of The former was the
Fourth Of July game with WhtinsvIlle
and the latter their victory over the
Blackstones last Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-26

Lower priced suits proportionalIy
low.
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q "A. % II q R ia.
Bears the >,Ths Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature e &rMAzzMx
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lhey take up room; we need money
100 SECONDHAND CARRIAGES.
every style, kind and price; many Of
them as good as new. We are bound TO
SELL Are you in the marketi If so we
can do you good. J. w. SARGENT g.
oON CO., 80, %. "a, SO, So Waldo st.
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Va RIETIES.

1t is true that YOU are living be-
yond your statiou?" YES, regret
| to say-two miles"
when is a woman not a woman.
McCorkle?7 Cant say, McCrsckIe'
When is it?' when She is a mail
clerk"
What is your salary, DIR. Stig-
gins" Ny salary" said the clergy
man slowly, lis $4,000. But my pay is
about $1,000"
Said he, Matilda, you are my
dearest duck" Said she, Augustus,
you are trying TO stuff me-" She was
too sage for him.
She: "Oh, John, Baby has
swallowed that piece of worsted."
He: That's nothing. She'll have to
swallow more yarns than that if she
grows up"
Jessie: What made you remain
such long time iu the conservatory
with the young lieutenant2n Bessie:
Our conversation turned on war, and
he was showing me how an officer
should use his arms
will you have oysters scaiIoped!'
asked the waiter at restaurant of a
green customer. Have the oysters
scalped? Has everything in the
restaurant got hair on it? Why don't
you scalp the butter?"
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ILLITERATE, DUTOUICK- IFITrED

Reuben Fields is certainly unique
character. The editor first knew him
in johnson county, Mo-, about 30 ears
sGS. IL MsS taSR afftu h gfRtts IN nat
tiers OF mathematics, and it was said
you could never put q question to him
for which he would hot have an an
swer at his tongues end. On one &C.
casion two travelling men were dis
cussing his case, and one bet the other
he could not spring a question on
Rube which would puzzle him for an
answer. The first time he met RUDE
he said in an abrupt manner. "Rube.
if an Indian should come along and
cut off the top of your head and take
your brains away, what would you
dos"
Quick as flash Rube replied, go
around without any, like you do"
1t is needless TO say lie paid the bet,
with probably the cost of a western
irrigation for the crowd. Fields is a
native of Bath county. He would
never go to school and is wholly
illiterate.
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4 CiSE OF CONSCIENCE.

1t was an Ohio man who, when a
terrible storm set in one hight, rushed
into the house Of u neighbor and cried
out:
Jones, this is the ending up Of
earth ~
I'm afraid sc-I'm afraid so ~ was
the reply.
And what shall we do -
Make our peace with Heaven"
The wind blew still stronger, the
house began to shake and the excited
man exclaimed:
Jones, you lost five bushels of wheat
last fall :"
YES" ..
And you have your suspicious ~
II have. The man who took nv
wheat had better own up"
Can you forgive him ?n
81 can"
"Well-n
Here the wind suddenly dropped,
and after look through the window
the conscience-strieken man turned
and finished
YES, if ever meet him I'll advise
him to call around"
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PAT AND THEEoTT0MLESs LAKE

In county Sligo, among the hills,
there is q small lake renowned in that
region for it's fabulous depth. The
professor happened to be in that part
of Ireland last summer, and started
out one fine day for ramble among
the mountains, accompanied by u
native guide. As they climbed, Pat
asked him if lie would like to see this
lake, "for it's no bottom at all, sorr."
But how do you know that, Pat?''
asked the professor.
well, sorr, Ill tell ye; me own
cousin was shown the pond to gem
tleman one day, sorr, and he looked
incredulous like, Just as you do, and
me cousin couldn't stand it for him to
doubt his word, sorr, so he off with
his clothes and in he jumped"
The professors face wore an amused
and quizzical expression.
Yes, sorr, in he jumped, and didn't
come up again at all, at ALL"
But" said the professor, 81 don't
see that your cousin proved his point
by recklessly drowning himself"
Sure. sorr, it wasn't drowned at all
he was; the next day comes a cable
from Australia askiL' to send on his
clothes.n
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4 PIPE OF GARFIELD OLITE-UOOD.

, BY SAMUEL wADDINGTOE.
With flowers chased and fligreed
or leaves around the bowl and stem,
Across the seas twas brought iOrme
A present from Jerusalem
Now on my mante-Shelt il lies,
The alien child of orient skies.
HAPPY in Kedron's rocky dell,
Ere Saiadin the host o'erthrew,
By steep Siloam'S limDid well
This olive-word erst drank the dew;
Or in far days that men forget
1t graced perchance Mount Olivet.
Nay. where the oaks of Mamre CLEAN
Down that wide glen where Hebron lies
Ana of past gl"r. loves to dream
AS from its tower the Daylight uieS,
There happy Rachel pluckcd the fruit
Where spread this o ives parent root.
When from this carvcn bowl arise
Thick clouds of incense round my head,
Strange visions mount before mine eyes
A resurrection of the dead
Of dynasties long past and gone,
Or empires lost ard victories won.
| see the creedS aud systems pass
That shaped the world in years of yore;
They meet Ey gaze as in u glass,
They go, and they return no more
Crude phantasms OF the human mind
That thr0' dark ages ruled mankind.
. antique world. so calm. SO still.
What Pyramids OF hope aud fear
Twas thine to build with wiIar' skill
While muts. tn sphinx sat Watching near,
And Life aud Dcath remained for thee
\ dark, an uu,olrcd mystery.
Not C;usar and net Pharaoh now
III Egg pit, or in Rome, abide:
Gene. gone forever from each brow
The cOGquaror's wreath, the Victor'S pride,
Yer still the Nieht brings back tine Dawn
To heath. cad hill and dewy lawn.
nd children where the lii, 5 blow
Are ID 1.-The Enid he BUGS OF May;
Aud still tue Hc3rew igIaiucGS 20
With ti5her-!tdS 1T Close 81 day
Where gnarI' d livt 5 ,.i;ln'ncr yet
By Jordan and Gcnne7arri.
Sc HlaFe'S' Literature.
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FARMING ON 4 LARGE SCALE.

Yes, sir" resumed the Dakota man,
as a crowd of agriculturists seated
themselves around little table; Eyes,
sir, we do things on rather siaeable
scale. I've seen Il man on one of our
big farms start out in the spring and
plough Il furrow until fall. Then he
turned around and harvested back.
A friend of mine owned farm on
which he had mortgage, and the
mortgage was due on one end before
they could get it recorded on the
other. You see it was laid off in
counties.
Distances are pretty wide up there,
amt they?" inquired one.
REASONABLY" replied the Dakota
man. "And the worst Of it is it
breaks up families so. Two years ago
saw a whole family Frustrated with
grief. Women yelling, children howl
ing, and dogs barking. One of my
men had his camp truck packed on
seven four-mule teams, and he was
around bidding everybody good-by.'
"Where was he goipgt" asked q
Gravesend man.
He was going half way across the
farm to feed the pigs" replied the
Dakota man.
"And did he ever get back to hi
family AGAIN."
ut isn't time for him yet" replied
| the Dakota man.
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FAITH AND WORKS.

A little girl told a friend who was
visiting her father that her brother
set trans to catch birds, says the New
York Tribune. He asked her what
she lid. She replied
81 prayed that the traps might not
catch the birds"
Anything eIse?'
YES" she said. Il then prayed that
God would prevent the birds getting
into the traps, and, as l had heard
about faith and works, went and
kicked the traps all to pieces"
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"HIaW4THA" NODERNIZED.

/ 4 public school teacher shnuIf
I possess many accomplishments in
! these days in order to achieve the
! largest success. Drawing has become
Que of the essentials. But drawing,
| to be helpful in intoxicating right
ideas, should be accurate. A faulty
sketch is liable to invite disaster, as
in the case cited by a Cleveland paper:
In one Of the public school rooms of
the primary grade the teacher had
been reading Longfellow's 'Hiawatha'
to her pupils. OF course this is a
rather ambitious work for the little
ones, but they enjoy it, and the
rhythm seems particularly pleasing
to them. When they come to hard
word the teacher goes to the black
board aud draws Il picture to illus
trate it's meaning. This the pupils
find highly entertaining, and it
helps in quite a remarkable way to
fix the text III their minds.
a few days ago they came to this
line in the early part of the poem:
AT the door on summer evenings sat
the little "Hiawatha.'
HAt-th' door-ou sum mer evenings
sat tn little" read the children.
go on" said the teacher.
But they didn't go On. The name
Of Hiawatha was too much for them.
They knew who Hiawatha was, but
hey didn't recognize his name. So
the teacher went to The board and
took considerable pairs in drawing:
First, a wigwam with the poles
sticking up above it, and a rude abb
original painting on the side.
Second, little Hiawatha with feath-
ers in his hair, squatted at the wig.
VAN door.
Third, Il fine harvest moon.
Then size pointed at Hiawatha and
asked what it was.
There was a general craning OF
necIls and shaking of heads.
Come, come cried the teacher,
yen know what that is.n
u guess know what it is, teacher"
Yen may tell the class, Laura
Il guess it's mud turtle"
And instantly, with one accord, the
class glib!y repeated: AT tn door on
sum mer evenings sat thu little |
mud-.i, TURTLE"
Aud the teacher feels that her arts
tic cleverness received a hard and |
cruel blow.
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WE'LL SOLD.

A wealthy man. lannon's for hi. love
for horses. aud also for the very low
prices he offered for them, saw very
good-looking horse in a Quaker's
stable. AS usual he bid low price
for it, which to his surprise, the Quak-
er accepted. His suspicious being
aroused, the rich man inquired if any
thing was wrong with the horse
Have no fear" said the Quaker, II
am sure thee will be pleased when
thee sees him 60" The horse when
taken home turned out to be an
inveterate baker; nothing would in
duce him to move yard when in
harness. The angry millionaire in
terviewed the Quaker. You assured
me when l bought the horse that 1
should be pleased when saw him
CO." $50 did, my friend" was the
reply; "aud thee will be pleased when
thee sees him 60"
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MAKING TIE MOST OF IT.

In Hull recently little girl was in
vited to party at friends house.
After tea different games were engaged
in until it was time 10 go home. AS
the guests were leaving the hostess
offered the little girl bun.
NO, thank you, ma'am," said the
girl. 81 could not eat any more"
The hostess then told her to put it
in her pocket.
81 can't" replied the mite; it's full
already; but the next time | come l
will hiring q basket
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WHERE THEY VENT.

The professor was demolishing (as
he believed) Darwin and his theories
a task which be frequently engaged in
when he triumphantly wound up
with the question
"If we are monkeys, where are our
tails :"
The lecturer, vino had he IN speaking
his full hour, was startled to hear in
reply from one of the audience:
1--WE have sat CD them so long that
they are worn oil"
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CHEERFUL SINNER.

Little James found it very difficult
to commit to memory the Golden
Text of his next Sundays lesson. and
SO he was sent up stairs to the soli-
tude of his own room, where he could
apply his mind to his subject without
interruption. After diligent appli-
cation for about ten minutes he came
down beamipg.
mamma, l know the Golden Text
now" he exclaimed.
81 am very glad" replied mamma.
'Let me hear you repeat it,"
The Lord loveth a cheerful sim
ner."-Hdrper' Bd-0F.