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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
GOOD TEMPLARS PLAN
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

The members of Quinsigamond Val
Lodge, I. o. G. T.. are making prepare
tions for their Christmas celebration,
and entertainment and a Christmas tree
for children of members. The lodge is to
have an auction sale and guessing con-
test In the hall on Ekman Street tomor-
row night. The sale will be Of fancy
articles, and the guessing viii be for
sofa pillow The winner will be the per-
son who guesses nearest to the number of
seeds in a squash that will be on exhibit
ton. The squash will be cut open at 1890
o'clock and the seeds counted by a com
mittee chosen from among the patrons.
At the meeting Of Monitor Lodge Sun
day night the winners of the mirror and
music album will be made known, and a
report will be made by the committee in
charge of the fair which was held in
Monitor Hall Dec. T. 8, 6 and T. Prepare
ton will be made at the meeting for the
Christmas celebration of the lodge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
NEW QUARTERS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES

Manager Hubert H. Mullin of the
Worcester High School track team
VIII probably complete arrangements
within a few days for the rental of the
building or Jackson Street recently
vacated by the Cleveland Machine
Company The floor space provided
will furnish exceptionally good oppor-
tunities for a track, and one of 20
laps to the mile can be constructed.
Last years indoor quarters provided
for a 26-lap track. The Mechanics
Hall track in Boston, where inter-
scholastic games are held, is IA laps to
the mile. A 40 yards straightaway
will be a point in favor of the selec-
ton of the Jackson Street building.
About $500 will be needed for the ex-
penses Of the track team and this will
be obtained by subscription.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
Devens Statue Commission Issues an Ap-
peal for Subscriptions 10 Complete the
Fund Necessary For the Statue
AN ADDITIONAL $4,000 NEEDED

The Cen Charles yesterday aernoo
to the
$4,000 is asked for from the either
county made the county because
soldiers who went from their Worcese
County be placed county land tn
contribute $4,000 toward and the county soldiers are
memoialized lasting bronze
Subscriptions thorough Of tn
county s % Capt David M Earle
commissioners Is as follows:
To Worcester County
matter charge invites aid in
the Of Worcester CO uny in the ciyil war
those heroes OF your oo ta Man n r bevens te
this citizen soldier
It viii be designed and
fame sculpt surpassed this coun
be the commanding and
site at the county at front OF the county court
For this work the sum $4,000 required
from the county funds The City of Worcester in M
pt @ o fba snho to give 5000 The sum Of about
and largely through the efforts of the Worcester Board
thousands Of contributors small and large many Of them doubt
the of Senator Hoa the chairman
doubt urvivorsof the the county nearly
the required by contributions Of 81
each but ASIDE from .ne 81 pc ing mem h 70 n s ~
limit ability relieve the destitute their surviving
present daughters Of those
gallant who bequeated to their posety
Capt David Earle request the
and to him all atoms be addressed at Room
Paine the commission the City National
oft the contrb will be published.
GEORGE f HoAR chairman
HA EHA1Ts Gf PalNE t t4eas SHERMAN
EMERSON STONE
DANIEL MERRIAM.
j
Worcester Mass, Dec H. 1901
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Quincy. Mass, Dec 12-Alexander Mar
mock. who was prominent among New
Bridgewater today. Mr.. Marnock was
born in Scotland in 1858. wife and three
children survive him.
Natick, Mass, Dec 12.-The death of
Edmund NJ Wood a florist of national
was 65 years Of age. In his early life he
was prominent paint manufacturer. In
1893 Mr.. Wood was elected president Of
the American Florists.
New York Dec IA motion to release
Mrs Elizabeth Howe Dale, who was ac-
cused of the murder Of her flve-year-old
daughter Emeline, was denied in the
Court of Errors at Jersey City today.
The prosecution of the evidence was still
tice contended that the woman should be
held until he could look over the evidence.
auckland. Mass. Dec. 12.-spoza Smer-
aldo, housekeeper for Michaele Graziano,
who was shot yesterday morning, was
arrested here today on suspicion of hav-
ing fired the shots with intent to murder
Graziano.
New York, Dec. 12.-It was announced
today that James j. Hill had resigned
from the board Of directors of the North
eru Pacific Railroad Company.
St. Louis, Mo, Dec. Fin the United
States District Court today Ben Kilpat-
rick the Montana train robber suspect,
was sentenced by Judge Adams to Is
years Imprisonment in the State Peni-
tertiary at Jefferson City.
Washington, Dec. 12-The concluding
arguments in the trial of Mrs. Bonine.
charged with killing young Ayres, Were
continued today. The case probably will
go to the jury tomorrow.
New York. Dec. 12-The resignation of
W. g. Purdy as president of the Chicago,
Rock island and Pacific Railroad was ac-
cepted today by the directors of the COM
pany. william B. Leeds was then elected
president Mr.. Purdy also resigned as n
director and J. H. Moore was elected to
succeed him. D. G. Reid was elected a
member Of the executive committee to
fill the unexpired term Of Mr.. Purdy on
that committee.
Paris Tenn. Dec. u. = Coleman Nit
chum. a negro teacher shot and fatally
wounded his wife today and then set fire
TO the house. The negro took refuge I'm a
cabin. where he was located by City
Marshal Mills, who was fired upon as he
entered the place. Mills returned the
fire. killing the negro.
Philadelphia. Dec 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the American Friends Peace Con-
ference began in this city today. The
conference is called mainly to protest
against war and to foster plans tending
/ to a realization Of universal peace.
New York. Dec. 12-Goldman, Sachs &
Co. have withdrawn 10000 in gold coin
from the sub-treasury for export to Eu-
rope on Saturday.
Albany. y. Y. Dec. 1.-THE marie a. q
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
Weather Forecast

Washington. Dec. 12.-The area Of
precipitation will spread eastward
Saturday embracing the Middle Allan
tic States and probably New England.
1t will be colder Saturday generally
throughout the Appalachian region as
far eastward as the Middle Atlantic
States. The winds along the Atlantic
coast will be light and mostly north
easterly, increasing Saturday and
shifting to southeasterly.
Steamers which depart Friday for
European ports will have light variable
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks. Forecast for Friday and Sat
urday:
New England-Fair Friday. Satur-
day increasing cloudiness, warmer,
with snow or rain in western and
southern portions. Light to fresh east
to southeast winds.
Eastern New York partly cloudy
Friday and Saturday. Rain, warmer.
Light variable winds becoming fresh
southeasterly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
MARTHA WASHINGTON
LODGE EhTERTAINS

The Martha Washington Lodge,
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
held an entertainment and sale last
night at Sons Of Veteran Hall, 4l8 Main
Street The play given was My Aunt's
Heiress" Those who took part We're;
Mrs. Minnie Fuller. Mrs. Gertrude
Long, Mrs Margaret Miller, Mrs.
Gusta Stoodley, Mrs. Addie Fairfield,
Mrs. Eva Chafin, Miss Vira Carlisle,
Miss Edith Muller Mrs. Hattie John
son, Mrs. Lillian Durkee and Miss Ora
West. Waldo Johnson was the accom-
PIANIST The entertainment and sale
was under the charge of Mrs Minnie
Fuller. chairman Of the committee Of
ARRANGEMENTS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
ONE SOCIAL A SUCCESS
AND ANOTHER PLANNED

Ladies Auxiliary Of Division 1, A.
o. H., met last night at A. 0. H Hall
and initiated four new members and
received six applications for member
ship. The committee in charge of the
Ivy social held Oct 4 made a report
showing a balance Of 800 in the socie-
ty treasury. Arrangements for the
New Years social to be in A. o. II.
Hall are progressing, and the sale Of
tickets promises a successful party.
After the regular meeting there was a
social session with piano selections by
Miss Mamie Leahy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
PEDDLER'S WAGON
ROBBED AT HOLDEN

Michael Ghiz. a peddIer living at SO
Bloomingdale Road visited Holden
yesterday and had four dozen pairs
Of mems stockings, six dozen pairs Of
women's stockings. four dozen pairs
Of chIldren's stockings and five dozen
bandanna handkerchief stolen from
his wagon. Michael reported his loss
at Station / and told Capt. Matthews
that although Holden had reputation
as a country town there were some
slick "rubes' sail living In the burg
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Miss Katherine Dorr of this city and
William Loeb, Jr., assistant secretary to
President Roosevelt took place at the
Emanuel Baptist Church in this city to-
day. Mrs, Roosevelt presented to the
bride diamond brooch.
Pittsburgh, N Y, Dec. IA lady's
handkerchief, sent by Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, was sold at auction at Pres
byterian Church entertainment at Moores,
Clinton County, last evening. The hand
chased by the Clinton County Board of
Supervisors.
Washington. Dec. 12.-The mystery Of
the assault made upon Mrs. Ada Gilbert
Dennis the fashionable modiste, Tuesday
morning, is still bahling the police. No
tangible clue has yet been found.
Boston. Dec. PA statement made by
DR. Walter c. Hanning the eminent
alienist, that Charles J. Guiteau, assassin
of President Garfield, was insane, in an
address before the Unitarian Club here
last evening, came to public notice today.
DIR. Claiming, speaking on THE Treat
ment of Anarchists" said that all an
archists were degeneTates, but that public
opinion had great indifference as to their
mental condition.
York, Pa, Dec 12-Charles Schaeffer, a
Northern Central Railroad engineer, last
night discovered six masked men trying
to blow open the railroad company's safe
at the New Freedom Station with dyna-
mite. The robbers set upon Schaeffer,
and after a short struggle oVerpowered
and robbed him of his watch and money.
They then fed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
CATCHEM COON CLUB
HAS ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Catchem
Coon Club was held last night in the
private diningroom of Julius Zaeder,
Mechanic Street. Twenty two mem
bers attended a review Ct the season
Of hunting showed that q coOns had
been killed. All Of them were freed
by Cant. David NJ. Earle's dog, Major
The following officers We're elected:
President. William w Sargent: sec
Arthur c.. Scott; treasurer, Geo
W. Batchelder; chief hunter. Capt. Da-
vid Mr.. Earle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
C. H. EDGERTON WAS
ELECTED CAPTAIN

these officers last night: Captain, c H.
Edgerton first lieutenant, F. R. Jones;
second lieutenant, H. c. Marshall: first
sergeant, Charles f. Kinney; second
sergeant. Ira Norton; third sergeant
George Burdette; first corporal, L. ].
Waters: second corporal Charles Os-
borne: clerk, f. II. Banding; treasu-
rer, Gen. George W. Dickinson: trus-
tees. Gen. ]. P. White. Col. w d.
Ross and Col J. W. Norton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
At WORCESTER STORES

BOSTON STORE. Petticoats. Spe-
rIaI nrices on palms and ferns.
W ] WOODS co. Suits and over
coats.
BARNARD, SUMNER & PUTNAM
CO Millinery reductions.
p1c1IARD HEALY. Sacrifice sale OF
cloaks, suits and furs
JOHNSON, CARPENTER & CO-
Hosiery. petticoats, etc.
wARE-PRATT co. Gentlemen
furnishings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Orders for Xmas Cakes Of all de-
scriptions taken at Fl. ]. Hass Bakery.
ornamented or plain. L. x. l. Bread a
speciality.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

At all times and in all climates
George z. Hewett Company's Privats
Stock Highland Whiskey George F.
Hewett Company, 4l-45 Waldo Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
Modern Merchandise CO. for clothing.

The family trade is what we are after
and we deserve IL. Your table and your
medicine chest both need US. 41-45
Waldo Street. George F. Hewett Co
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
COLUMBIA CLUB WILL
HAVE ITS SOCIAL TONIGHT

The annual dance Of the Columbia
Social Club will be held tonight in Hor
fIcllltural Hall. The membership or
The club is made up entirely OF young
men who live in the vicinity of Yer
non Square where the cluhrooms are
and the proceeds Of the social VIII be
,1sed To increase the library. The COM
yoiftee in charge of the affair met last
night. and 8 large sale Of tickets was
Ten-,rted. Light Infantry Orchestra will
Snrnish music Cor dancing which will
follow a concert from s to $50 o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Blickensderfer Typewriters. G. f.
Simpson & Co. 81 Pleasant St
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

City Clerk E. H. Towne issued mar
,.iags licenses, yesterday. to Elof H.
Zetterberg. is Uxbridge Street. %, and
E,iIen g. Norrborn, Uxbridge Street,
o.. Johr Nilhnan, SO Coral Street, 81,
and Ida Goldstein. SO Coral Street, 25.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Modern Merchandise Co. for clothing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Madam Merchandise Co. for clothing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

xmas-Barley Sugar TOys-Rebboli's.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Quincy, Mass, Dec. 12.-Alexander Mar
mock, who was prominent among New
England granite manufacturers, died at
Bridgewater today. Mr.. Marnock was
born in Scotland in 1858 A wife and three
children survive him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

New York. Dec. 12-Goldman. Sachs &
Co. have withdrawn 10000 in gold coin
from the sub-treasury for export to Eu-
rope on Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Philadelphia. Dec. 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the American Friends Peace Con-
ference began in this city today. The
conference is called mainly to protest
against war and to foster plans tending
to a realization Of universal peace.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13

Albany. n. Y. Dec. R.-The marria 80 81
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-23

The Y. M. c. A. of Skagway recently debated the question: Resolved, "That teachers wield greater influence oyer society than the press"
 Ell. Hatch, of Skagway, will engage in business at Circle City. He has made arrangements to take in stock of 50 or 60 tons of merchandise.
 The skagway Alaskan speaks of a newly arrived baby as twelve-pound nugget; probably upon the assumption that it is worth its weight in gold.
 Work on the river jetty at La Barge has been discontinued because of se- were weather and the great expense in- cured by operations at this season of the year.
 skagway does not propose to be caught mapping in case of fire. The city has just received a number of fire alarm boxes for the business portion of the town.
 Machinery is on the road for an elec- tric light plant, of 100 lights capacity, for White Horse. A hotel keeper is putting in the plant for his own con- yenience.
 Mrs. and z. Ferguson, proprietors of the Pioneer restaurant at Dyea during the boom times, recently came out from the interior with quite a snug fortune and went to Vancouver
 The police say that 45O people have passed through White Horse since nav igation closed and it is expected that number will be increased to 2OOO before navigation again opens.
 The skagway Alaskan says that ev. cry idle man in that town can secure lucrative employment by cutting wood, as the local supply is running short and the demand is increasing.
 The government proposes to build fourteen light houses along the coast of s. B. Alaska, but at present the ap- propriations available only provides enough money for the erection of two.
 There was a rumor prevalent on the streets of Skagway last week that Bob Younger had taken a shot at man named Livingstone at Porcupine aud severely wounded him in the forearm.
 Judge Wilcoxon has resigned from the Skagway school board. Trouble arose over the proposed dismissal of teacher in the public schools. Strenu ous efforts are being made to get him to reconsider his decision.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-23
ALASKA BRIEFS.

ALASkA BKlEFS.
 Dawson suffered a s2oOoo fire Janua " 7th.
 A dancing club has been formed al Ketchikan.
 The Elks are talking of organizing z lodge at Ketchikan.
 Smokers and stag dances are popular with the Skagway fremen.
 The Red Men of>Ketchikan have pur. chased piano for their lodge.
 The Ketchikan Mining Journal is go- ing to have a new newspaper press.
 A collection of Ketchikan ore is being made to be placed on exhibition at Sc. attle.
 skagway Methodists have been con- ducting 8 very successful protracted meeting,
 The late storm played havoc with the telegraph wires between Dawson and Skagway.
 A fox cleaned up a flock of loo fine chickens in one night for C. c. Runner of skagway.
 Abont % men are doing development work on the St. Andrew properties at Kasaan bay.
 Communication between Dyea and Skagway is somewhat cratic owing to severe storms.
 Geo. Curtis, formerly longshores- man at Skagway, recently committed suicide at Circle City.
 The search along the Yukon trail for the missing Dr. Bittinger has so far failed to develop clue.
 The Magpies, a social organization of Skagway, have taken up the study of history pertaining to Alaska.
 A gasoline lamp caught fire and to do considerable damage to B. II. Behrend's store at Skagway.
 Eight engines and two rotaries are tied up on the White Pass road, with sixteen feet of snow to contend with.
 Lynn canal has been very dangerous the past 15 days for navigators on ac- count of violent wind and snow storms.
 The last mail out from Panama and Circle City reached skagway thirty four and one half days after starting.
 Operations at the Gold Standard mill and mine, in the Ketchikan mining dis trict, have been suspended for the pres ent.
 F. M. Woodruff and A. c. Frasel both desire the city council to grant them a franchise for street railway in skag- way.
 The Journal complains because un. thinking persons at Ketchikan are in the habit of shooting ravens and sea gulls.
 Moran Bros, of Seattle, have the con- tract for the construction of steel light house tender for Southeastern Alaska.
 Wm. Furlong, of Ketchikan, has To- cated some promising copper proper ties at McLean's Arm, Prince of Wales Island.
 About 15O men made rush into the district the first of the for the purpose of relocating lnrepresented claims.
 It is reported that several men who started from White Horse for Dawson on bicycles became disgusted with the lard labor and slow progress and .hrew away the machines and contin- led their journey on foot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
short and Sweet.

Perhaps one Of the shortest court
ships was that Of an eminent jurist. He
was on his way to hold court in a
town when he met a young woman re-
turning from market.
How deep is the creek and what
did you get for your butter?" asked
the judge.
up to the knee and ninepence." was
the answer as the girl walked on.
The judge pondered over the sensible
brevity of the reply, turned his horse,
rode back and overlook her.
II liked your answer just now" he
said, land like you. l think you
would make good wife. Will you mar
ry me?"
She looked him over and said, YES"
''Then get up behind me, and we will
ride to town and be married"
She did get up behind. and they rode
to the courthouse and were made one.
1t Is recorded that, brief though the
courtship had been, the marriage prov
ed pre-eminently happy one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
Dogs and somersaults.

As there is more than one way of
cooking goose, SO there is more than
one method OF teaching a dog to throw
somersaults. But the most practical
and thorough manner Is to fasten a
cord around the body Of the animal
close to the forelegs, and two people
should hold the ends of the cord on
either side of the unfortunate dog.
A third party armed with q stout
rope takes position Immediately in
front of the canine acrobat and with a
measured and mastery stroke fogs the
fioor at close quarters to the dogs
nose.
At each stroke Of the rope the dog
springs backward, and that movement
is She trainers golden opportunity, AS
the dog spring backward the rope pass
ii.S Under its body is jerled upward,
end. although the first few attempts
may prove futile, the somersault is ac-
CURED in course of time. An intelli-
gent dog soon sickens of this order of
things and throws somersaults with
out the assistance of ropes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
She Wa. the Ghost.


"a certain lady and her family" says
Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff in his
DIARY hired a place in Scotland
which was haunted by the ghost of
woman who was to be seen constantly
at night wandering through the rooms
and passages. When the family arriv-
ed, the lady was much struck with the
place and said. 1 must have been here
before, for | know this place so well,
only there ought to be two rooms here,
and there is only one.'
"The agent replied that within few
weeks the owner had caused partition
to be taken down and made the two
rooms into one. Still the lady was puz-
zled at her knowledge of the place, till
she remembered that 1t was a house
she used to go to in her dreams.
well. some time passed, and the
agent was up at the house again, when
the lady complained that one part of
the contract had not been fulfilled.
They had hired a house and ghost for
the summer. and no ghost had she seen.
The agent replied: OF course not, be-
cause you are the ghost. We recognized
you the moment we saw YOU"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
Married.

Last Tuesdry, at the home of Rev.
Charles Walker in Audubon town
ship, Mr.. Gearge Wilson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Wilson, and Miss
May Pickings. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Plckings, were united
in marriage. This young couple
/, will live at the home of the groom s
parents this year and next year will
move to one of Henry McElroy
farms and work it. They have en-
tered into that wide sea of useful
lite that should be the elimination
of ones first am bition. The bulwark
of our nation is in our homes
Every new home adds that much to
the stability of the government, for
it means one stronger arm to defend
her sacred institutions.
The groom is ii young man we'll
known to his community, in Gree
ley township, as one worthy of the
consideration of worth given him.
He is honest, industrious and capa-
BILE in the affairs of the world. He
has a host of friends here who wish
him unbounded success.
The bride is young woman who
knows what the world is. Who has
struggled in it and succeeded. She
has won by her simplicity and pure
womanliness the right to the many
friends she has and the good
will of all who are pleased to see
her in home of her own.