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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
For Wire Cloth Need
Bracing.
NEW ASSOCIATION.
Wright and Cotton and
Clinton Wire Included.

The wire cloth manufacturers of the
United States have combined under the
name of the Wire Cloth Manufacturers
Association of America, and the Wright
e. Cotton company OF this city and the
Clinton Wire Cloth company of Gin
ton, and the Wright & Cotton COM
pany of this city, are potent factors in
the amalgamation.
A meeting was held in Buffalo, n Y.
on Thursday, when representatives of
the Wright & Cotton Co.. and the Gin
ton Co., were present, and took an ac-
tive part in the proceedings. Mr.. Swim
scoe of the Clinton company was elect
ed president, and James O'Connor of
Detroit. secretary.
Treasurer Cotton of the Worcester
company, said to g. Spy man last even
ing, This is not a trust as that word
is generally understood. 1t is rather an
agreement among the manufacturers,
in the mater of revising prices.
1t will result undoubtedly In stiffen-
ing up prices to an extent There are
but IA factories In the United States
and but three in New England, those
three including our own company, one
at bllHlOn ana one Ill deOISeIOWn, I'll
| The question of capitalization was not
preached. inasmuch as q proposition for
! Incorporation has not yet been ad-
vanced. 1t may result in that, how
ever eventually"
The Wright q Cotton Company have
! been established in Worcester about
ten years. Their products are distrib
uted all over the country, and they
export a very considerable quantity ot
goods. 1t is understood that they
were among the leaders in this new
| lllnA. nnlnn1
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HAWAII.

The Transformations Hawaii: How
American Missionaries Gave a Chris
tan Nation to the World. by Belle
NJ. Brain. The Revell Company.
The inspiring story of the work Of the
American Board of Foreign Missions
can perhaps not be too well known
among the young people of the Coun-
try, but it seems a pity that any book
especially written for them, as this one
is. should be so hard and narrow and
prone to eXaggeration. The author IN
Variably characteriZes the natives as
race of "superstitious and degraded
saVages," finding the blacklist words IN
the dictionary too white to portray acT
curately their repulsiVe and loathsome
natures. Involuntarily she shows the
natives to have been gentle, amiable,
honest and a variety Of other agree
able and commendabe things. Sure
w. the story of the overthrow of idol
airy, the conversion of the queen dow
ager, Kaahunanu, and the high priest
ess Kapiolani, and the work of Titus
| Coan. his wife. and the other mission
aries. is sufficiently remarkable with
out exaggeration.
| America in Hawaii: A history #
| United States influence in the Hawaiian
islands. BY Edward James Carpenter.
Small, Maynard & Co.
| Written in a far broader. more COM
ciliatory, and more intelligent spirit
than the foregoing volume. Mr.. Car
penter's history of Hawaii will com
mend itself wherever interest in our
new territorial possessions is felt. The
authors purpose has been to trace as
| simply as possible the growth Of
American influence and sentiment in
these Islands, but while acknowledging
| his thorough sympathy with the move
ment that has eliminated in their an
nexaton to the United States, he has
succeeded in eliminating the element of
partisanship, and even the vacuities Of
Commissioner Blount and the gaucher-
| les of Minister Willis do not move him
to wrath. On the other hand, neither
does he display animuS toward Queen
Liliuokalani ever for her attitude to-
ward the Louisiana Lottery Company
and the opium ring, or FOR her persistent
opposition to justice and right. Moder-
tion marks the attitude and the treat
ment of the historian throughout.
Pains have been taken to insure the
greatest accuracy, while access to
Hawaiian documents of the greatest
value and to those documents published
1t Washington has enriched the narra-
tive Of the later diplomatic and political
phases of the Hawaiian question" The
book has for frontispieCe an excellent
reproduction OF the portrait Of Kane
hameha l. which hangs in the Boston
Athaeneum.
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THE CLIMATE OF HAWAII.

The Hawaiian climate has been men
TONED as one Of the natural resources.
The Inhabited islands are within 1874
degrees 30 minutes and 100 degrees 80
minutes west longitude and 10 degrees
and y degrees 80 minutes north latitude
They are within the trade wind belts,
are surrounded in every direction by
thousands of miles OF ocean, unbroken
by any shores save the smallest isletS.
The air currents that come to them
are pure and full Of the tonic Of the
sea. The temperature IS hardly trop-
ical yet entices all Of every age into
the open air all the year round Sun
stroke Is practically unknown. No one
is debilitsted except by his own mac
tivity Out-of-door athletics prevail
much as they do in America. Men from
northern climates work freely and com
fortably under the suns direct rays
There is no deterioration OF Anglo
Saxon families from generation to gen
GRAFTON, either physically or mentally
but there are indications Of a contra
ry tendency. ...
A climate Of this quality is a resource,
because It attracts tourists who are
running away from cold weather and
settlers who are tired OF the struggle
with nature I'm higher ATTITUDES. 1t ar
fects national prosperity as il promotes
the general health The tops OF the
highest mountains have heavy falls Of
snow In the rainy season. From these
10 the seashore Is a large variety for
one to choose from, with an environ
nent Of scenery everywhere-,land and
sea. forest and meadow and SILVER
stream--which Is beyond the antioipa-
mons OF every visitor -Ex-Presidant
Sanford =. Dole, in Harper's Weekly.
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When the BoWery sport sprung "Ah
forget it forget it he didn't for min
ute refer to the Syea Gille fair Every
niNlt of that grand occasion, and es-
pecially the last night, will always be
remembered
The floor looked like stock exchange
on good day and the pretty lady
brokers kept themselves surrounded
with a crowd Of anxious buyers eager
10 part with their coin of the realm
to help along the cause
Toward IL 10, when the votes had tn
be in, the scene was very lively and
many awaited the count with pleasure
mixed with anxiety. Business was
good at all the booths and the shooting
gallery, ring toss, fish pond soda booth,
flowers and candy booths took in more
change than goes into the Five Cents
Savings Bank in a week.
Treasurer NSlins cigar box was full
and running over with nckels and
dimes, and he will have to take a day
off to stack them up.
The Norton Emery Wheel Company
Band rendered the following program
during the evening from their corner in
the gallery: Overture, Poet and Peas
ant Won Suppe; "Gourmand polka"
z. Won Waidtenfel; clarinet solo. Sc
leCted, A. Thalin; medley overture,
The merry minstrel" George Voelker.
One of the busiest men at the hall
last night night was Gustaf C. H.
Stenman, who was chairman of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
CLOSING.
Shatfners' Three
Tournaments.
STAR BILLIARDS.
Three
Mayor Dodge and Fred A.
Lapham Hot Rivals.

Three of the most interesting tourna-
ments the Shaffner Club has ever held
are approaching their end. There has
been great interest in each and they
have furnished the members of the
popular organization with amusement
during the winter months. A whist
tournament which was started five
weeks ago would be finished now but
for the illness of one of the leading
pairs. Two pairs are tied for first place
In the tournament which is at dupli-
cate whist, a game in which the Shaft
ners excel. There We're 20 pairs, each
of which played one game with each
other, The prizes are a duplicate whist
set for each of the wining pair. The tie
is between Belcher and Moore, one pair
and Atwood and Shattuck the other.
Each pair has won seven and lost two
games. The tournament will be finished
when they play off the rubber game.
Another tournament which is all but
finished Is the billiard tournament The
Wind-up is exciting. There are 10 con-
testants in the tournament, which is a
handicap event. The scratch man is
Sergt. George H. Hill. He and Presl-
dent Fred A. Lapham are the men who
VIII SelCle the championship between
them Thursday evening of this week
Lapham has a handicap of 10 points in
LOO on Hill. The other handicaps are:
Patston 10 points, Stacey. Greene,
Powers, Estey, Barrett, Farmer and
Mayors, 20 points; Miller Barto and
Lane 30 points; Cooper, Park, Truda,
Dodge and Vaughan, 40 points. The
man winning first place will become
scented the club by Mayor Dodge, who is
holder of gold medal. which was pre-
not only a member, but an enthusiast
! with the cue
Second prize is handsome inlaid
billiard cue.
There will be O. warm contest Thurs
day evening, when Lapham and Hill
meet, and every member Of the club
| will try for a front seat at the table.
! Hill has won IA games In the tourna-
ment, and lost only 2. Lapham stands
| better at present, having won 10 games
will tie the men, and If the game goes
| to Lapham there will be no necessity
for playing off. Greene and Barrett
have beaten Hill, and lapham has
! warmed every man with Wnon he mas
| played except Farmer.
| A pool tournament for members is
about two-thirds finished, ard will be-
completed in about two weeks. In this
/ tournament total number of balls
scored count. Harry f. Estey, who is
scratch man, leads in total number
| thus far scored, and seems good fol
| first honors. Charles S. Parks IS also
scratch man in the tournament.
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THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Who Is in the Syndicate That Has Made
the Offer?

The committee of the Worcester Ag-
ricultural Society which was authorized
to negotiate the sale of he @air
grounds, will probably holdea meeting
either Wednesday or Thursk y, but the
exact date that the matte. of selling
the grounds will be taken before the
state board of agriculture, is cnly a
matter of conjecture.
The members of the society are
greatly interested in the future plans
of the organization. A large number
are said to be in favor of buying new
grounds.
The fact that the Worcester Driving
Club talks of building a club house and
| establishing a race track may deter the
Agricultural Society from taking i'm
mediate steps, as many Of the members
Of both organizations do not believe
that it would pay them to maintain sep
aTate grounds
| one peculiar feature Of the present
state of affairs is the fact that the per-
sonnet of the so-called west side syndi-
cate represented by James II. Rowland,
| is not known to the members of the
| Agricultural Society, and Mr. Rowland,
as well as Charles NJ Thayer counsel
for the syndicate, refused to disclose the
names of the purchasers until the deeds
are recorded.
1t is openly declared by conservative
| members that they do not believe that
the fair grounds will be disposed of for
| S1S5, 900. They seem to think that the
state board will decide that it will be
much better to hold the property at
| least a year longer.
A prominent member in conversation
,8,,tt 1
| opinion of the matter in very inter-
esting way He said:
Il imagine that the so-called West
| Side Syndicate is probably composed
almost entirely of men who either own
property adjoining the grounds or in
| close proximity TO them, or else you
will find that they are men who live on
Elm street.
when the fair was in progress and
| the Worcester Driving Club held its
meetings, the horses were all taken up
and down Elm street The horses were
accompanied by hostlers, stable boys
| and jockeys and their following and
on fair days or race days men and
| boys ran through this arisrocratIc
| thoroughfare and more or less nJise
was made about the grounds, which
was very distasteful to the people. who
| live in that section.
TT is my opinion that this syndicate,
as I said before. is composed mostly
OF adjacent property owners, and they
| wanted to get rid Of the fair grounds
and pooled their issues and made the
| offer Of S1S5,O00, knowing full well that
they could dispose of it for more money
later on. and at the same time assure
themselves that they would never be
bothered again by fair and race peo-
pie.
II may be wrong. but think that 7
know what I am talking about. I hope
| that the society, If it does sell, will at
once buy a site for reasonable sum,
put up substantial buildings and place
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-.
committee on voting. SlehlllaH l tG
been a resident of the city since lS'2
and for the past year has been popa-
Jar salesman at putnam " NPias u - D
He was president of the Svea Gille two
years and had the pleasure of opening
the new club house at the lake. He
also was one of the charter members of
arms in the Knights of Sherwood For
est of America
The success of the fair and there is
no doubt but that it was grand sue
cess, Is due to the TACT lnaL edtn llNhH
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PASSING OF cHRYsANTHEMUM
CFrom the London Telegraph9

(From the London Telegraph) ~a
Another text for sermon on the
vanities" u.s.. supplied us In the
melancholy paragraph announcing
that the chrysanthemum Is at
last "otf The astonishing popu-
larity which It enjoyed for a GER
tain number of years in this country
was not, as some enthusiasts imagined,
the sign of a permanent development OF
English taste; our national love for the
soft, cool, exquisite tints to which the
flower lent itself was as much new
Whim, mere caprice of fashion, as was
the rage of 1928 for violently colored
dress materials and gaudy feminine
headgear The chrysanthemum, with
many other chooses Japonaises." Is fast
falling out Of public favor. A society
formed at Waterford for It's propaga-
ton has resolved, for lack of support.
to wind up it's affairs, after II years of
existence, 10 of which had been ex-
tremely prosperous. II must cost
them u pang, no doubt, to abandon their
enterprise, but there is no resisting the
evidence Of their declining fortunes
The last ch1ysanthemum show was SO
complete failure that no prize money
was forthcoming, and 1t is stated that
similar associations in other parts OF
the country are reduced to equally
grieVous straits II Is sad, OF course
but there can be no doubt that reac-
ton was from the first inevitable The
ldolatry Of the deposed flower must
have been long felt by every judcious
mind to have reached truly extrava-
giant pitch. That many though not
all, varieties Of the chrysanthemum
have a certain charm of color we
have already admitted, but, after
all, something more than this is
necessary to complete floral perfec-
ton, and 1t is absurd to idealze a noV-
er which has no more pretenslons to
shape than the wet kitchen mop.
which would seem to have been taken
or TO have served for a model It is
like the art Of Japan, which also has
been so insanely overpraised OF late
years, ami which, delightful as it is to
the sense OF color, offends just as out
rageously against all European conc<p-
tions Of the Leauty of form. For much.
too, of It's popularity the chrysanth
mum has been indebted to the good for
tune Of its blooming sesson. Words
worth's tribute to the maiden, whom
he described as fair as a star when
only one is shining in the sky" has al
ways seemed to us a somewhat left
handed" compliment, and there is no
doubt that the fallen flower derived 3
considerable advantage from appearing
at time of the year when il had few
or no rivals in the field
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Will Be Awarded To
Scholars.
VENiNG SCHOOLS
viii Close Friday With APP
propriate Exercises.

All the evening schools of the city
both elementary and higher branches.
will close Friday evening, March IL
With the exception of the high school,
the closing will be unmarked by sxer-
eises of any sort The graduation ex=
ercises of the high school pupils who
have finished their four years course
will take place in the hall of the Eng
lish high school building. ~,--.-
The graduating class, which is the
first to receive diplomas as a class since
the evening high school was estab
lished, includes Frank II. Cate George
E. Deering, Edward II. Deland and
Henry c. b. Henchey. These young
men have been constant attendants
and faithful students throughout the
four years necessary to complete the
course, and are deserving Of the warm
words of commentator bestowed upon
them by their instructors
Upward Of $50 certificates are to be
presented at the same time TO pupils
who have completed the work in differ
ent studies. Completing the work in
two studies is considered a years work
Certificates are also issued in the bus
mess department. Tor SlenORTapOy anu
bookkeeping, two years work being re-
quired for completion in these studies
las we'll as the others.
There VIII be an exhibition of speci-
mems of work done in all the schools.
lin the corridors of the English high
school, the night Of the graduation An
orchestra viii be stationed in one Of
the lower rooms and render selections
throughout the evening. The exhibi-
ton inspection and informal reception
Will take up the time from to o'clock.
when the formal graduation exercises
will take place.
Dr. j. r. McGillicuddy, chairman Of
the evening school committee, will open
the exercises and give the Address Of
welcome Hon A. \. Roe, for ten
years principal of the classical high
school has been engaged as speaker
Of the evening, and will address the
pupils and their friends on the general
subject Of Advantages OF high school
work" others who have been invited
to speak al this time are Mayor Dodge.
George f. Brooks, chairman Of tho
school committee, and Superintendent
Charles A. Carroll. 500. ~
Mrs Dorothy McTaggart Miller and
Charles l. Rice will assist In the mu-
steal part of the program. Everett
j. Harrington Will preside at the pi-
lano. The presentation of diplomas
Will complete the work of one OF the
most successful and beneficial sessions
since the evening schools were estab-
| lished.
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Little Chance of 4 II Hour Schedule
From Worcester to New York.

There is much speculation among To-
cal railroaders as to whether the n, Y.
N, Il. & H. will establish through
New York service to Worcester on a
412 hour schedule. Those likely to
know Of such a change state that it is
extremely unlikely that such an ar
rangement will be made.
Local agent II. NJ McCambridge of
the n. Y, N. H. & H. road says that he
has not heard definitely on the subject.
The only information he has received
has been through the newspapers in
regard to the proposed train. His in
dividual opinion is that no such train
will be put into service.
J. H. Clarke, a director of the Nor
wich and Worcester railroad, says he
is totally at sea as regards the chances
of a new train being put into opera
,tion. While Mr.. Clarke is director on
the Norwich and Worcester, he has no
say in regard to the running of the N
Y, n. Fl. & H. railroad, the latter hav-
ing leased the former road. He is Of
the opinion that no such train service
as talked Of will go into effect.
What led up to the rumor of q new
train being put into the service is the
fact that the Consolidated is building a
branch road from Allyn's Point to
Groton, Conn, in order to be relieved
of the burdensome rental paid to the
Central Vermont or New London Nor
them road, for the joint use of its
tracks.
1t has been affirmed that it is the
intention of the company when this
branch is in operation TO establish q
new train service between New Yorf,
city and Worcester on 4 IL hour
schedule. What makes it more I'M
probable is the fact that the branch
road is single track all the way, and
it would be extremely hazardous to try
to run an express service OF, q single
otrack. The date of opening the ex-
tension is not stated, though it is un-
derstood the branch will noe be utilized
until after April list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
HOTEL ARRIVAL S.

Raw State House - Benjamin watson
New York. C. F. Mairs New York; W.
II. Perkins Hartford; A. L. Thalheimer'
Hartford; r. F. Rice, Hartford; ~ Ar
thur JONES' Natcll; l., ]. NeWhalI'
BrookfeId; A. F. Butterworth, Br f}oh-
field John B. Holman. Rochester; Hen n
rv Westheimer, New York; Charles -,
Buell, New Haven; Sam II, CIroser. NGW
York; W. A. Foster, New o DIX ~. ! T.
Wilbur, r. A. BitZgtbbon' Calliiui i"5 % -, ~
Sands, Cambridge; r. M MackaE' lam
bridge.
Commonwealth Hotel-H. Jackson, Hong
Kong, China; Morris Jehenck, New, oEf .
George Henderson New York ,a H. ;td A.
Pa; Walter +. iBeattie, New York Geo,
Whitinsville; Arthur Ashworth, WhitiiInis-
VILE; James NJ MURPHY Wh 1tt SS5a &C.
and wife, Boston; c. c. Buck, New York;
9. p. Bradford Marlboro; g. b. batVeS'
Marlboro.
Waldo House-W. G. Erwin, PRllin,dei-
phia; w. j. Young, Providence; William
Gould, Providence; Francis Baldwin, New
York; ] Williamson, New York; Frank
lin MacIaren, New York Henry B. Ross,
New York; j. H. Brown and wife; ProVi-
dence; r. w. Helson, Portland. Me.
Lincoln House--IE Harry Grieve, New York;
J. w. Street, Altman, \. y; d: j. Kls-
hue. Hartford; o. b. Hadwen, city; J; c.
Davis Fg ndqgs yt a M p TR{t9 NfT
John r. McAllister, Whitinsville; +: l..
Bray, New York; Otto b, shellhof. New
York; A. j, Hubbard, Boston; C., /.
4 Easbasea, New York Mrs. r. ".
Wostrand, Chelsea; Mrs. c. N. Shepard
Boston; r. L. Burgess, Worcester.
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notable wedding yin occur at Pasadena Cal toward The close Of next
Robert Burdette humorst r. G.
third
the
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in
until he begins his In
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WORTH KNOWING.


knowledge Of the various widths OF
different fabrics is important in order to
estimate correctly tho amount required
for various garments. There are three
distinct widths, known as single go
inches, double as inches) and mantle Gi
inches). silks and velvets are very mar
row and fan below the average single
width. Many kinds Of wooden goods are,
manufactured in both single and double
widths and some Of the heaviest grades
The accompanying table gives tho inches
Of the average widths OF the principal
/, lasses Of goods;
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BASE BALL IN QuINAPoxET.

OuInapoxet. March 10. 49, QuinapoXet is
nreparing to organize an amateur base
hail club to keep pace with any of the
surrounding towns The. prospects are
brigbter now than ever before. Asplr-
at,ts for positions intend to call meeting
and elect a captain and manager; Last
T.aar when team represented the VII
iage John Hallihan acted as captain ana
C,I5a rlas Bunker as manager. They played
Two imDortant games last year, one Win
tha Rutlands, whom they defeated by
score of IL to O. and the other with the
riverside Athletic Club, defeating II 10 to
This year they hope to be able TO play
more games. -. A., ,or,.,
tIonai catch in Rutland which won one
game last wear, is among the candidates
Ifa wants a position in the outtteld. lie
is a fast runner and good hitter.
Tho Younger talent also expect 10 put Il
tean1 on the diamond The youngsters
vii be helped by the addition Of Carey,
Holden and Brown Of the high schools;
Garev il an excellent second baseman, and
Holden takes good care Of all the MES
tbat come out in centre field. Michael j..
o'Dav is the manager, aNd Charles +.
McDermott the captain of this team. me
bows usually play a game with the older
talent. and that custom will probably be
carried out this year.
The Womans Auxiliary OF st. johns
Episcopal Church meets Tuesday after
noon at oElock.