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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
SEEKING COOL AIR.
Boston and Providence Visitors Flock
to West Boylston.

West Boylston, Aug. 19-Among the
recent arrivals at the Prospect farm
on Maiden hill, are the following: Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Burgess, Mr.. and Mrs
F. R. Clifford, Master Linwood Clifford
Arthur A. Burgess, Miss Ethel G. Cor
don, Miss Rubrena A. Burgess, all Of
Mrs. o. f. Bosworth, Charles S. car,
penter, Miss Amy F. Lowe, e. A. Bos-
worth, S. w. Roberts, all of Providence.
r. l.
c. c. Chickering and wife and mother
and Fred W. Chickering of Cleveland
o., formerly of West Boylston, are the
guests of Jerome Brown and family.
Miss Mary Pilky left town today for
weeks vacation with friends in Bos-.
ton.
Mrs. George Heating and her three
children, Laura, Frank and Winnie re-
turned home today, after a six weeks'
vacation with relatives in Nova SEQ
tia
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
CLINTON.

Two-base hits, Mccarthy, j. Ennis: sac
rihce hit, Watson; stolen bases, Reddy,
Harrigan,. Coulter Either, j. Ennis. Nc
Carthy; double play. German and O'Mal-
ley; first base on balls, Reddy, Contra,
Coulter, Mccarthy, Watson, Very, O'Mal-
ley. Jim Ennis, Fadgen, Duffner; hit by a
pitched ball. Coulter; struck out, M.
- MaiIey. Either, Duffner, j. Ennis, NAL
pires, Fadgen and Believe.
Slated for Either
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
JEFFERSON WON OUT.
Game Was Characterized by Kicking
at Decisions of the Umpire.

Jefferson, Aug. 10. - Jefferson defeated
st. Aloysius on Mt. Pleasant grounds by
score of 10 to Z. The decisions of the UNI
pire at several points threatened to break
up the game. The score by innings:
Jefferson 1 141 0 2 o 80
st. Aloysius .......1 0 0 2 1 II
Two-base hits, Rivers, Callahan, Peary;.
three-base hit, Rivers sacrifice hit, Cal
lahan; stolen bases, Fales Dolan @ Bur
nett, Cashier, ] Connors; double play,
Mckeon, O'Reilly and Dolan; base on
balls, Callahan, Fales, Dolan; hit by a
pitched ball, Granger; struck out, Eber-
hardt 2, Cashen, Fales, j Connors,
Granger 2, Laduke q Cashen 2, CalIan. T
Burns; passed balls. Granger 8, j. Con-
nors 2; batteries, Jefferson, Eberhardt
and j. Connors; st. Aloysius, Geary and
Granger. Umpires, Steele and Hayes.
Time Of game, 2.l5
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

Earned runs, Spencer 4. North Brook
|; two-base hits, Murphy, Lyford; stolen
Casey, .Barribault 2, Mcnamara, Cotter
t. Murphy 2; first base on balls off How
ard 4; hit by a pitched ball. Bird, Murphy,
Mayor; struck out, by Howard g. by
Seconi g. Time of game, 215. Umpires,
Daniel Coffey of Spencer and James
Burke of North BrookfieId
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
CLINTON DEFEATED.

Oakdale, Aug. 19.-Thirteen errors, most
of them being made at critical points, was
responsible for Clinton's crushing defeat
here today. The visitors were not in it
from the start, and Oakdale made runs at
will. The score
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
GRAFTON.

Two-base hits, Gaughn, Clifford
Hughes; home run, Vondell; sacrifice
hit. Finn; stolen bases Vondell, Will
liams, Clifford 2, j. St@ivan Allen, T.
Sullivan. Fosberg Q; first base on baI1s,
Williams, Allen; hit by a pitched ball,
Vondell, Mason; struck out, by Hughes
10, by Fosberg 10; wild pitch, Hughes.
Time of game, 2.10. Umpire, Sayles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
TOMBSTONE LITERATURE.

Speaking of tombstone literature. we
have some in our own cemetery which
read little queer. On one of the stones
which marks a grave not so very old
is the following:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

over the country--and at one or the
hops you'll note all sorts Of dancing
every kind that was ever taught in the
particular locality from which the per-
son halls. with lots OF varieties thor
oughly original. 1 never appreciated,
until came here, that the same thing
could be done in so many different ways.
And got my education from my first
seashore hop"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
ROCKDALE.

Two-base hits, Quirk, Dryer, Gauthier;
Umpire, Pitcher, of Grafton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

Let us now be up and doing,
Let us labor do not wait;
Each his speciality pursuing,
Catching fish or digging bait.
Chicago News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
UxBRIDcE AGAIN.
Defeats Rockdale and Still Leads the
Valley League.

Rockdale, Aug. 19.-Rockdale today lost
its second game to Uxbridge in the Black
stone Valley League, today, through err
ratio playing at critical moments. Score:
TTxRRTnGE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

he loved And in a corner chartered
young Diffenderffer. Fear had palsied
him hand and foot He was no longer
the debonnair young flirt.
Murder, murder, murder!''s screamed
Mrs McGogan, and her mother heard her
screams.
Down the hall to help came Mrs. Mon.
Afghan Into the darkness she plunged,
Just in time to meet the assassin's knife,
1t caught her in the neck and severed
the carotid artery She fell to the floor,
dying.
But Mccormick wanted his rivals
blood, too. He battered around in the
darkness in his bare feet, dabbing them
in the pools that told of Mrs. Monaghans
sacrifice. With the bloody knife in his
hand he felt his way rapidly around the
room. His ear doing the duty Of eyes.
There in the darkness the boy and the
blind man lodged each other. The boy
could not see, but he could hear the
breath of the murderer come and go.
The murderer could not see, but his ears
told him everything. So round and round
he glided cutting wildly into the air.
my God he has killed met shrieked
Mrs. Monaghan, in her death agony there
on the floor. But pursued nor pursuer
stopped for that. In the corner covered
the boy. In the center stood the sight
less one, trying to cover the room with
the slashes of his knife; Diffenderffer
could see little now.
But the blind man seemed to have a
dozen eyes The boy tried to Jump across
the foot of the bed; the blind man jump
ed straight for his mark and caught the
boy. But his suspender broke and he got
away. Out into the hall he dashed, the
blind man, helpless, on his trail. A mo-
ment later the boy was safe and away.
Meanwhile poor Mrs. Monaghan died.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

house where he would kill. And Mrs.
Minerva Monaghan lies in her grave in
Uniontown, Pa, now. He killed her, says
the New York Herald.
Those who have read The Nyetalops,"
a weird tale of intrigue and murder, may
believe this tale. That one was of a man
who could see only at night when his
victims were powerless to see him.
This one tells cf a man who could see
neither by night or day, yet he killed
OF course, it was a woman to blame
William c. Mccormick is one of the
men of mark in Uniontown. He has
means and position, social as we'll as po-
litical. Four years ago he saw his last
glimpse of the light of day. But blind
ness was no bar to his political aspira-
tions. He had plenty of friends. He
was a strong man, though he weighed
but 140, and his frame was slight.
Mccormick was a man who liked an
escapade, He loved a rough and tumble
bout. In one of them he got terrific
blow over the eyes. 1t cost him his
sight. But he went on just the same
and was elected a member of the city
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

married
They swore a lovers troth-neither
would receive attention from any other
sutton. The compact went on smoothly
enough for awhile. Then young Rich
ard Diffenderfer, good looking youth
of eighteen, conceived a liking for pref
ty Mrs. McGogan, and was frank to say
so, as other boys have before.
Decoration day they met at a picnic
1t was jolly little Irritation, and the
agreement was that the young man
should call at Mrs. McGogans on Friday
night-a week ago last Friday.
He called. He chatted; the young
woman made him feel quite at home.
They sat in the parlor together and she
found a match for his cigarette. Really,
the young fellow had never had such a
pleasant evening.
At 10 D. M came Mccormick, always
a welcome visitor before. He stepped In
jauntily enough-he knew his way
around that house though darkness had
set its eternal seal upon him. In another
room was young Diffenderfer. Only his
blindness kept Mccormick from seeing
her embarrassment.
I'm ill tonight, Billy she said, "and
1 think I'll go to bed. Come tomorrw.
I'm so sorry, DEAR" said Mccormick,
kissing her good night, perhaps you'll
be all right tomorrow.
He started to go out. AS ne .Qlu nc
caught the scent of cigarettes. He knew
that a man had been there. He halted
on the stoop.
'Who has been here?" ne cried, all sus-
picion now.
And Mrs McGogan answered that 1t
wa, Joe Marshall, who had come to sit
up with Mr.. richards, an elderly Invalid
in the house.
II the dcanlon of jealousy had stolen
into McCorTick's soul.
Joe Marshall doesn't smoke cigar
cites" he muttered, as he felt his way
down the steps
Mrs. McGogan locked the door; then
she went back upstairs to her new flame
He was a nice BOY, she thought, as they
sat there in the cool of the evening, she
chatting and he putting his fragrant Gig
arctic 1t was midnight all too soon.
There was a step in the hall, burst
at the door, oath in the darkness and
then-murder. 1t was Mccormick, come
to wreak his vengeance. He had stolen
in by the front window. His shoes he
left at the foot of the stairs.
Up the stairway he CROPPED. Nearer
| and nearer grew the sound of voices
her voice and his-another mans. And
stronger and stronger grew the scent of
the cigarette 1t led him where he want
ed to go.
The struggle was on. The door gave in
and Mccormick, sghtless but maddened,
was there to claim his due in death.
Something cleaned in the ARA knife.
| Mrs. McGogan fell on the man. The
room was black as night, but to the
slghtless man it made no differ ence. He
slashed and stabbed, and from dozen
wounds poured the blood of the woman
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

hoosier In appearance. A reception of a
very informal nature followed Van
Buren, was out for another term and
he took the situation as nicely as his
aristocrat1c nature would permit.
SURPRISED BY QUAKERs.
1t is said that he was very much taken
back when the first man approached him.
He grasped his hand and said: How do
thee do, Martin. I have often heard of
thee, Martin, but have never seen thee
before" The familiar use of the first
name took the president off his feet, but
when the next and all were Just as IA
m1l1ar In the use of his name he realized
that he was in one of those great quaker
settlements where there are no distinc-
ton between the high and low and the
rich and the poor. When the reception
was at Its height a man named Kise pass
ed down the street. He did not approach
the tavern, and one of the men on the
porch called to him:
HI, there, neighbor Kise; here IS a man
thou wantest to see. 1t is President Mar
tin Van Buren,, Kise." Kise looked over
and said:
you just tell old Mart to go to hell
for me-" said Kise, who was not quaker,
and he passed on. Kise was one of the
contractors whose big rake-offs had been
knocked into cooked hat by the care
fulness of the president.
Looking up, Van Buren, said: well.
there is one vote In Indiana, at least,
that 1 won't get next time
During the cleaning process and the
recept1onsthe stage was fished out of the
morass and washed and dried and to-
ward evening the party started on to-
ward St Louis, reaching Mount Meridian
roadhouse, near Greencastle, that night
There was, however, a new driver in
charge. This is possibly the only time
such methods were ever employed to
convince an executive of needed appropri-
atoms. Van Buren, returned to Wash
ington mistaken on his veto policy He
was defeated the next year. Develop
ments of the next few years, however,
showed that his judgment was right
The old elm is just as full of life and
Just as pretty as it was that day when
1t played the game of tripping the presi-
dent, but now 1T stretches over perfect
road. The old morass is gone and a BIZ
cycle path winds along the side of the
hard roadbed. 1t passed into state and
private control and under the tollgate
system was made perfect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
"Firsts."

or less thought direct reference to the
"flrsts' of anything. 1t is always, with
them, a point of interest. The following
'frsts" will, therefore, command their at
tention for a moment at least. The first
white girl baby of which this country can
boast was little Virginia Dare-born in
August 1887. The first advocate of the
Quaker religion was George Fox. The
first American railroad was built by Silas
Whitney on Browns Hill. Boston, in 1907
The first iron railroad bridge was sub
stituted for wood In 1S49. The first
and only perfect train in the world
was put into service in May, 1885, 1t is
the Milwaukee's Pioneer Limited, which
runs daily between St. Paul, Minneapolis,
Milwaukee and Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

bother than building railroads to haul
this native product.
Model cities and towns will be built
upon portions Of these new public lands
reserved for centers Of population in To-
calities favored by nature for such use.
Areas thus set aside will be sold at auc-
ton. Groups Of colonists desiring to
found new towns or cities will file plats
and specifications with the colonial au-
thorities. These being made, suitable
lots will be sold at something like $40
apiece to encourage concentration. 1t is
officially estimated that the new possess
sions swell our public domain until 1t
now contains 1000, 900, 900 acres
John Elfreth Watkins Jr.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

council Twice married he was divorced
from his first wife and separated from
his second Still he liked the society
of women.
And for sixteen years ne sat In the
council, Democrat, though the ward
was Republican. That bespeaks his pop
ularity.
1t was some years ago that Mccormick
met Mrs. Gertrude McGogan, of Union
, town. She was young and pretty. Nc
Gogan had long since separated from his
wife; there was nothing to prevent
the two becoming lovers, and it got out q
few months later that they were to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
New idea in Train Equipment.

Elegant new cars combining modern
coach and up-to-date parlor car con-
venience have just been added to equip
ment of fast trains running from Chicago
Pennsylvania Short Line. The elegantly
finished apartments include an observa-
ton parlor. and buffet for a la carte cafe
lunch. The cars are new In ideas, new In
construction and complete in comforts.
Ask J. M. Greaves, T. P. Agt.. 610 Guar
anty Bldg. Minneapolis, Mimi, or H. r.
Dering, A. G.. P. Agt., 24S South Clark ST.,
Chicago, about them.
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cred the body md buried It. He then
asked damages of the city of Elwood. He
valued his boy at $4,000. 1t was by CO.
incidence that the jury which tried the
case was made up entirely Of married
men who have children of their own and
who should be very competent judges. The
way they pared down the bereaved IA
theirs estimate upon the worth of the
boy would indicate that they do not place
a high valuation as the result of expert
ence. The figures are not only interesting
In the light of establishing the value Of
a boy of seven years, but are also very
interesting and valuable from the point
of expert testimony as to the cost of
maintaining, clothing, educating and
keeping a boy. They decided in their YER
dict that a seven-year-old was worth
$5e9.95 and returned Judgment for that
amount. The following figures upon
which the finding was made, were so diff
cult to determine that 1t took them two
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

ANDERSON, Ind, June 16.-How much
s your baby worth? Any mother would
Instantly reply that it was worth its
weight in the most precious jewels, and
of all gems it is the most priceless Two
Indiana juries have viewed the matter in
a cold-hearted, calculating manner, and
have not only decided that all of these
elaborate statements made by mothers
are little more than gush, but they have
even gone so far to set money value
upon babies. They quote four-year-olds
at $149.5O and seven-year-olds at $500 95,
and consider those fair values On their
basis of calculation ''just born Is not
worth a cent, and as yet there are no
legal quotations on girl babies. OF course,
in quoting boy babies there are several
qualities which go to enhance and de-
preciate valuation. On their basis of fig
urlng q seven-year-old is worth more than
q four-year-old. and ter-year-old is
worth more than a seven-yer-old.
Some time ago the seven-year-old son
of Solomon Addison fell into an Elwood
sewer and was drowned. Addison recov-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
10 tn q m

10 to 81 ....................6 800 $50
Both of these Quotations" are for
good, able-bodied, sound-minded chill
dren. There are several things which
have to be considered in placing the val
uation upon child. Possibly the first
is his mental condition, the second his
physical condition, the third-but by no
means the most insignifcant-the dispo-
sition of the child. Obedience is one OF
the greatest and most valuable virtues
and counts for the most, outweighing
even physical perfection in many cases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
Epworth League Special.

Official route to Indianapolis for Min
nesota and Iowa. The Epworth League
social special via Monon route will leave
Chicago, Dearborn street station, 1890 a
M, July &C. For itinerary, rates, etc. Ad-
dress l.. E. Sessions, Pass. Agent, Monon
Route, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
which the jurors rather congratulated

Recently Charles Guys four-year-old
child was scalded to death. He attached
the responsibility for his death to the
American Tin Plate company, and so far
as that is concerned, according to the
jurys verdict, fully established his point.
He placed value of $4,000 upon his
child and sued for that amount. The
jury figured the worth of a four-year-
old and gave him judgment for $149.50.
They reached this decision by estimates
covering earning capacity and expenses
week by week for each year, as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
STAYS WRONG WOMAN
BY BLIND PENNSYL-
& VANIAN
JEALOUS OF ONE WOMAN

and Sought to Kill Her, but He
Thrust His Knife Into Another
The Murderer n Man of Mark at
& UniOntOwn-FOr Sixteen Years He
s Sat in the Common CounciI-De-
mon of Jealousy.
This is the story of a little gray man.
gle is five feet five in his stockings. He
Barely tips the scales at JAG pounds. And
sfor four years he has never seen the light
of day-he is blind, is William c. McCor-
mick, murderer. Yet in that darkness OF
eternity he slew, feeling the way as easily
sat the midnight hour as at noon into the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
ERIE MEDICAL co.
&c NIAGARA ST, BUFFALO, N. Y.

Give name and
address in full.
Please write very
plainly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

An analysis of the figures shows that
though the earning capacity later became
greater the child was worth the most
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
HOMES In TROPICS
HOW UNCLE SAM WILL ENCOUR-
AGE COLONIZATION OF NEW
ISLANDS
! THE LANDS AVAILABLE

They Equal the Area of Utah-Bulk
to Go In HOmestead-FOrest Re-
serves Will Be Set Aside-How
Model TOwnsites VIII BE Re-
served-PubIic Domain Will Now
Amount to Billion Acres.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

An old Wing named Hale had charge
of the stage coach line between Indian
apolis and Terre Haute. He was very
pronounced advocate of the internal i'm
provement bill, and was, in his way,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
days to make the estimates, each year

Weekly earn Weekly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

And He Wanted to Prove 1t, as 1t
Was a National Highway-Thc
Trick Played ON the Chief Magis-
trate by an Indianian-It Failed
of Its Object, but Cost the Con-
sptrator a New Hat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-11

Hay will formally notify the Spanish
government through the French embas-
sy that the treaty Of Paris has been
ratified by the United States Senate.
Upon receipt of this announcement the
Madrid government will, it is said, CON
woke the Cortes and that body will i'm
mediately ratify the instrument. 1t will
then be incumbent upon the two govern
ments to exchange ratitications. and this
under the terms of the treaty must be
performed in Washington within six
months from the date hereof december
10, 1S9Si, or earlier if possible" 1t will
be the aim of this government to secure
the exchange with the utmost dispatch,
in order that there can be 10 question
of the sovereignty of the United States
over the Philippines.
1t will be necessary for the Spanish
government to send q minister to Wash
ingtcn to effect the exchange, and it Is
understood that the minister from the
United States will be selected and on
his way to Madrid to assume his new
duties about the same time. 1t is said
that up to this time the President has
given no consideration to the question of
a successor to Gen. Woodford. 1t may
be positively stated that Mr.. Woodford
will not again be rendered the mission
Immediately after the exchange of rat
itications the President will issue proc
lamation embodying the treaty. This
procla nation will he the final act in the
drama III which the United States and
Spain have played the leading roles since
the destruction Of the Maine. 1t will
be an announcement to the world of the
close of the war, the independence of
Cuba and the acquisition of Porto Rico
and the Philippines by this government.
Madrid Feb. The Queen Regent
VIII sign decree tomorrow raising the
state of siege throughout Spain.
Madrid, Feb. THE premier, Sennr
Sagasta. in an interview today is quoted
as saying he will Immediately submit to
the Queen Regent decree convoking the
Cortes and that he expects to have a
majority of thirty favorable to the ap-
proval of the treaty of peace with the
United States