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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
GORDON DISCHARGED
ON CHARGE OF LARCENY

Aaron Gordon, arrested on complaint
of Joseph H. Render, custodian of the
East Worcester dump, was in the Cen
trail District Court yesterday morning
for alleged larceny of steel formerly
used for tracks on the Dummy line.
Render became the pOssessOr Of the
rails when they were ripped UP and
he sold them to Gordon. The latter
paid Render 81 and, according to the
testimony, agreed to pay so cents
more. Gordon proved to the court that
the tracks did not weigh as much as
Render claimed, and the court ordered
his discharge. Norbert Barbeau, ar
rested on suspicion of being implicated
in the recent break at the Daniels
Cornell COmpany's stOrehouse on
Bloomingdale Road, was held for trial
until tomorrow.
Drunk cases disposed of were: Charles
Gum, four months in the House Of
Correction, and William Kenealy, fined
$40. Thomas Burns, a truant was SEN
fenced to eight months in the Truant
School.
Henry Fuller and Frank Dyer, ar
rested with Lillian Collins, week ago,
withdrew an appeal they entered the
day after arrest and were each fined
$50. Being unable to pay, both were
committed to the Summer Street Jail
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
SEVEN ATTACHMENTS
YESTERDAYS RECORD

The following attachments were filed
in the Registry of Deeds yesterday
Hannah NJ. Gleason, Administrative
of the estate of David J. Gleason of
Worcester, VS.. Consolidated Street
Railway Company, in an action Of tort,
$4,000. Writ returnable the first Mon
day in January in the Superior Court.
Papers from the office of II. L. Parker,
Jr., and served by Deputy Sheriff
James Early.
The Federal Trust Company of Bos-
ton VS.. Gross, Strauss 81 Co. moses
Gross and Leopold Strauss), Worces-
ter, in an action of contract, $4,000.
Writ returnable in the Superior Court,
Boston, the first Monday in January.
Papers served by Deputy Sheriff James
NJ. brennan.
National Shawmut Bank Of Boston
VS.. Leopold Strauss and others, in an
action of contract, $4,000. Writ return
able the first Monday in January. Pa
pers served by Deputy Sheriff w. w.
Scott.
Ina w. Tolman VS.. Gossie Rosenberg,
in an action of contract, $500. Writ
served by Constable Philip ]. Murphy.
Charles A. Vaughan VS.. Augustus,
George H. and Charles A. Murray, in
an action of contract, $500. Writ served
by Constable Philip j. Murphy.
Edwin Carlson VS.. Daniel Lucy, in
an action of contract, $500. Writ
served by Deputy Sheriff James Early.
Perkins 81 Butler VS.. Patrick D.
Foley, in an action Of contract $500.
Writ served by Constable Albert f.
Richardson
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
CASES LISTED FOR
TRIAL SATURDAY

Cases listed for trial at the civil ses-
sion of the Central District Court Sat
urday are:
Jefts vs. Thomas. Haskell Merrill;
Spencer Steam Bakery VS.. Larivierre,
Belisle, Blackmer & Vaughan; Tho
mas VS. Jefts, Merrill, Haskell; Lof-
tus VS.. LOTUS, Thayer & Cobb, Sulli-
van & O'connell; City of Worcester VS..
Runitz, City Solicitor, Thayer & Cobb;
Kennedy VS.. YagJian, Hickey, Wood &
Wood; Niman VS.. Rome, Sullivan &
OConnell, Thayer & Cobb; Schlesinger
VS.. Donahue, Hall, Sullivan & O'Con-
nell Hatch & Barnes VS.. Vaudreil,
Thayer g. Cobb, Sullivan & O'Connell;
Hong VS. Yagjian & Johnson, Wood g.
Wood; Wall VS.. Russell, Mawby 81
Johnson, Sullivan & O'Connen: Dau-
delin VS.. Larivierre, Belisle, E. C. Pot
ter; Underwood VS.. Bliss ct al, Merrill,
Wood & Wood; Palmer VS.. Burns
Company, Morrissey, Blackmer &
Vaughan; O'Shea VS.. Crooks, Morgan
& Stewart, Sullivan & O'Connell; Mer-
rill VS.. Barrett, Merrill, w. E, Sib-
lev,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
BUSINESS DONE IN
PROBATE COURT

The following business was transact
ed in the Probate Court yesterday:
Wills probated-Of Isaiah L. Cragin
of Athol, Charles I. and Charles H.
Cragin executors, real $780, personal
$1,000
Administrator appointed - Rackela
Balile, Of estate of Rocco r. Balile Of
Clinton.
Levi II. Howe was appointed trus-
tee Of the estate left by A. H. Rogers
of Paxton for the Home and Foreign
Missions. The Baptist Church in Hol-
den was named trustee in the will AT
the annual church meeting, Mr.. Howe,
treasurer Of the church, was desig-
mated.
Leander Sprague was appointed trus-
tee of the estate of Marble Phetteplace,
Fitchburg, in place of E. L. Bates, de-
ceased, personal $1,000.
Clifford L. Cook of Milford was ap-
pointed guardian of Charles L. Beatty,
a minor. real $500.
The town of Athol is named in the
will of Isaiah Cragin Of Athol as con-
ditional legatee of one-third of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
BEEKEEPERS WILL
TELL THEIR TROUBLES

The Worcester Beekeepers' Associa-
ton will hold an experience meeting
Saturday afternoon in the library Of
Horticultural Hall. The year has not
been particularly prosperous from the
beekeepers' standpoint, and in the call
of the meeting the members are urged
to come and tell their troubles. The
meeting will begin at 2.30 o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
CONSOLIDATED SUED FOR
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS

Henry l.. Parker Jr., brought suit
for Hannah NJ Gleason yesterday
against the Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company for $4,000, in an action
of tort. She sues to recover for the
death of her husband, David J.
GLEASON, who was killed by a car of the
defendant company, Oct. 4. Gleason
was employed by the city. He was
running the engine which hoisted the
debris blasted from the tunnel when
the sewer was put through on Lincoln
Street. The accident occurred while
he was at his work and he died shortly
afterward as a result of his injuries.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
TWO CASES HEARD,
TWO DECISIONS
Superior Court Jury Finds for
Plaintiffs in Two Suits Brought
to Recover for Injuries and to
Recover Pay

Two cases were heard in the Superior
Civil Court yesterday and verdicts
were returned in two. The jury was
out on a third case when the court
adjourned.
In Abram w. Vile VS.. Herbert D.
Adams the jury found for the defend
ant The plaintiff claimed damages be-
cause of injuries occasioned by the
premature explosion of a blast Mellen
& Fales of Boston appeared for the
plaintiff and Herbert Parker and John
W. Slattery for the defendant,
The jury considered the evidence
presented by William A. Brown, who
sued Frank B. Hall, for four hours,
returning a verdict for the plaintiff to
recover S36.S1. Brown sued for s35 for
services in running a drug store which
the defendant took from one Emerson.
The plaintiff claimed that there was an
understanding about wages, and the
defendant said there was not. Dodge
& Taft We're counsel for the plaintiff,
and c. c. Milton for the defendant.
F. B. Jordan VS.. J. Johnson occupied
the afternoon. The plaintiff sues to
recover balance on stove. The de-
come up to the alleged warrantee upon
it. The jury took the case at 4 o'clock.
George c. Douglass and M. NJ. Taylor
appeared for the plaintiff and Sullivan
& O'Connell for the defendant.
Simon Shooshan VS.. Albert A Bar
SOON is in order for this morning.
The suit of John P. Mulvey against
DR.. Wesley Davis was disposed of by
agreement. Judgment for 81 was en-
tered and judgment satisfied Neither
side viii disclose the settlement The
plaintiff sued to recover for the death
of his son who fell over a balustrade
on the fourth floor of the Hotel Adams
in this city, which is owned by the de-
PENDANT. Sullivan e O'Connell We're
counsel for the plaintiff, and W. c.
Mellish for the defendant.
Dispositions We're made as follows:
Dixon, administrator, vs.. Morgan Con-
struction Company, passed; Tolan VS.
American Steel & Wire Company, to
Dec. %; McLaren VS.. McQuaid ct al,
to Dec. %; Brindice VS.. Norcross, TO
Dec 30.
John Thompson VS.. Edward NJ. Rock
well was marked settled, by agreement
of counsel Franklin Freeman for
plaintiff, and Herbert Parker and c. c.
Milton for the defendant
Adjournment was taken until 80
o'clock this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
PERMITS TO OPEN
AND 0BSTRUCT STREETS

street Commissioner W. S. Prior yes
terday issued permits to open and OBJ
struct STREETS to the water department
Tor repairs at East Worcester Street;
worcester Electric Light Company,
removing poles on Main Street from
fremont street to New Worcester;
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, moving poles on Main Street
near Gates Lane; Worcester Gas
Light Company. repairs at 2SS Main
street; sewer department, catch basin
on Prentice Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
JOSEPH S. LONG FILES
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY

joseph S. Long of this city filed a
petition in bankruptcy in Boston yes
terday, through his attorney, Simon
G. Friedman. Long was engaged in
the clothing business in a small way.
He drove a wagon through the sur
rounding country. His liabilities are
S2S43. 70 and his assets about S275. The
largest creditors are j. L. Cooling Com
many There are 30 creditors
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
MEDIUM PRICES AT
SALE OF ORANGES

The first auction sale of Florida and
California oranges Of the season took
place yesterday afternoon at the store
of the Burbank Produce Company.
There was a fair attendance of fruit
dealers and nearly 1000 boxes were
sold. Prices obtained were about me
dunn, ranging from S195 to $3.50 Der
box according to size and quality. Ma
wells sold the best and brought the
highest prices.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

property of the deceased. This portion
of the estate is devised to the children
of Dora and A. w. Downing, to be paid
with accrued interest at the majority
of said children. But if none of them
live to majority, the fund goes to the
town and interest will be applied to the
support of the Athol Free Public Lii
brary. The estate is valued at $4,000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
TWO CASES REFERRED TO
H. |. PARKER AS AUDITOR

Patrick D. Toomey VS.. Nellie A. Fos-
ter, executrix, two cases, will be heard
before Henry L. Parker as auditor, by
agreement between w. A Gle and
Charles Haggerty, counsel for plain
tiff and defendant, respectively.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Cream Balm is placed into the nostrlls, spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is i'm
mediate and cure follows. 1t is not drying-does
not produce sneezing. Large Size, so cents at Drag
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
Ely RRnTHERs. 90 Warren Street. Neg Yorls,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

IF YOU HAVE NEVER USED Car
ters Little Liver Pills, go at once to the
nearest drug store and get vial. They
will surely please you. Don't forget this
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Nothing in the way of bargains
in diamonds, watches, rings, stickpins,
shirt studs, bracelets, silverware, solid
and plated, clocks and novelties is
missing in the great bargain display
of w. A. England, agent, at 1874 Main
Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

The celebrated Eclipse band instru-
ments are manufactured by Leland's.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

A souvenir given to every customer
at the store of W. A. England, agent,
1894 Main Street, sign of the sidewalk
clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Have S. r. Leland & Son put your
piano in perfect order for Xmas.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Piano stools, chairs and benches in
all woods and at all prices at Leland
all woods and at all prices at Lelands
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

See our inimitable line of Christ
mas goods of all kinds before purchas-
ing elsewhere. w. A. England, agent
1894 Main Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Music cabinets in new designs and
all woods, SO 80 and up at S. r. Leland
G. Sons, 446 Main Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

The largest and best line Of musical
gifts in the city can be found at Lee
lands. All goods marked in plain figures.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

THE finest diamonds in the city"
said a Webster man as he gazed at
the fine display in the store of w. A.
England, agent, at 1874 Main Street.
One of those diamonds went to Web
ster.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Hear the Simplex at Leland s-the
most perfect piano player made.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

-Out-of-town as well as city people
are of the same opinion-that w. A.
England, agent, has one of the finest
Christmas stocks on the street. See
the sign of the sidewalk clock 1874 Main
Street
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Diamonds in all kinds of settings
at 25 to 40 per cent less than market
price. A B. F. Kinney & Co., 539
Main Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

We are selling diamonds at the old
prices. A. B. F. Kinney, 539 Main
Street.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01

How .eThe Autocrato Popped.

1t was on the Common that we were
walking. The mall, or boulevard, of
our Common. you know, has various
branches leading from 1t in different
directions, One of these runs down
from opposite Joy street southwark
across the whole length of the Com
mon to Boylston street We called it
the long path and were fond of 1t.
/ felt very weak indeed, though of a
tolerably robust habit. as we came op-
posite the head Of this path on that
morning. l think l tried to speak
twice without making myself distinct
ly audible.
At last l got out the question, "Will
you take the long path with meT"
Certainly" said the schoolmistress;
with much pleasure" ''Think," /
said, Before you answer. If you take
the long path with me now, l sLall in
terpret it that we are to part no more"
The schoolmistress stepped back. with
q sudden movement, as If On arrow
had struck her.
One of the granite blocks used as
seats was hard by the one you may
still see close by the gingko tree.
pray, sit down." said mo, no." she
answered softly. IT will walk the long
path with you"
The old gentleman who sits opposite
met us walking arm In arm about the
middle Of the long path and said very
charmingly, Good morning. my dears."
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
FOR A GARDEN PARTY.
A Dainty FoulaEd Gown Which
Would De Most Suitable.

Dainty Foulard Gown Which
Would De Most Suitable.
At last the warm weather has come,
which is, Of course, the signal for wear
ing dainty and summery garments.
Sheer mulls, soft and lovely silks,
grapes and veilings and no end of other
thin and diaphanous stuffs are seen,
not upon the shelves of stores, nor yet
in the windows, but right where they
belong-on the beautiful women.
Flounces are part and parcel of all
the French dresses of late confection,
and it seems that the French modistes
are trying to make us take, whether we
like them or not, the Eugene styles. On
the other hand, the Berlin and English
ones are equally anxious to bring the
first empire styles back again. 1t re-
mains to be seen what our women will
choose out of this curious rivalry. The
empire gowns seem to me to be very
trying to most figures, and on the other
hand the Eugene styles are undeniably
ugly. A happy medium has not yet
been devised.
Garden parties will now be the great
test of what is to be the summer style
for full day dress. A stunning gown
was seen recently at one of these func-
tions. 1t was made of pearl foulard
printed in design of b1uet flowers.
The upper portion of the skirt was fit
ted snugly around the hips. Just at the
knees there was Il very slightly fulled
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01

THE CODE.
ton as q gentleman it was with Pay
son Graham's wife. He was also a
dawdler, dandy and gentleman
This affair was his only lapse, and he
lived to regret it. When he found him
self In love with his friends wife and
realized that the wife reciprocated, he
acted the part Of gentleman. Where
his lapse occurred was in falling in
love. All that followed was according
to the ethics of gentility. He naturally
suggested an elopement His sense of
honor suggested that it was his duty to
remove the wife as far as possible from
her husband. The gossip over an elope-
ment is always unpleasant, but it does
not sting like the gossip over the dis
covery Of liaison under the guise of
friendship. 1t was agreed all around
that Stafford acted like gentleman in
bearing the unfaithful wife away on
his yacht. Some gentlemen pursue an
eloping wife, and some sit calmly down
and seek to forget her. It is for him
to choose, and he loses no prestige
Graham decided to pursue, and it was
recorded in the books of society that
he was quite within his province as
gentleman He was also a yacht own
er. and when he discovered which way
his late friend had headed he took up
his watery trail.
Luck, accident and Providence were
all on the side of the pursuer. Stafford
had headed for the Mediterranean,
meaning to make trip of a couple of
years. 1t is good bit of voyage
from London to Gibraltar, and it had
not been completed by half when the
yacht with the elopers on board was
overhauled. No gentleman who elopes
with another mans wife must seek to
skulk away when fairly overhauled
and as Stafford was gentleman he
calmly waited for events tc take their
course. Perhaps the loss of some Of
his spars In a storm. thus leaving him
rather badly crippled, aided him some
what In being philosopher. AS a gen
tleman and an injured husband it was
Graham's place to make the first CALL
and he did it. He was rowed off to
Stafford's yacht In his gig. and as he
went up her side he was received with
all due respect. His wife bowed to
him. Stafford lifted his hat and hoped
he was well, and If the sailors had
been looking for Il brawl they were
disappointed Unless gentleman's
wits have been driven out by wine. and
that occasionally happens, he does not
roll in the mud in public. The wife
had no tears. Mysteries or excuses, and
Stafford did not put forward any re-
grets over his conduct On his part
Graham did not ask why this or why
that and then pull dagger and tear
his hair.
1t was all very quietly and nicely
arranged. The trio descended to the
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
Turning the Tables.

Turning the tables" in the sense of
bringing a eountercharge against an
accuser. has classic origin. In the
days of Augustus Imperator q regular
craze seized the men of Rome to COM
pete with one another for the posses
sion of the costliest specimens of GER
tain description of table made for the
most part of Mauritania wood inlaid
with y-"mensarum insania," or ia
bic mania, as Pliny called it. They were
sold at most extravagant prices. When
the men accused the ladies of sumptu-
ary extravaganza. the latter naturally
retorted by reference to the money
squandered by their lords on these ta-
bles and so turned the tables on them"
by throwing them metaphorically in
their teeth
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
cabin and even lunched together. There

cabin and even lunched together There
the end o. about an hour it was settled
what should be done. The wind had
died out, and the sea was calm, and
there must be an affair Of honor Moth
ing less could be reasonably offered
and accepted in reparation. The cap
tains of the yachts were to act as sec
onds as far as they could, but it was
not to be a duel on board of either
yacht. When all was ready, each prin,.
cipal entered his gig and pulled away
to distance, and the two captains fol
lowed and stationed them as near the
regulation distance as circumstances
permitted. With more discretion than
she had exercised in falling in love and
with more feeling than she had dis
played over the elopement tie errins
wife shut herself up in her stateroom
instead of becoming a spectator. and it
was reported that she even exhibited
considerable emotion for time.
The duel was fought according to the
code. The principals were warned, the
word was given and the pistols were
discharged At the first fire neither man
was hurt, but at the second Stafford
was shot dead His body was taken
aboard of his yacht. and Graham him
self notified his wife that her paramour
had fallen. He didn't rejoice, and she
didn't faint away. AS gentleman,
though he had been wronged, it was his
duty to inquire into the state of her
finances and ask as to her future, and
he did it. She desired to return to
England and her parents, and 1t was
arranged that she should do so. 1t
might have been gentlemanly act for
the husband to have invited her aboard
of his own yacht for the return trip,
but he failed to extend it, and neither
did he wait for the burial ceremonies
of the man who had fallen by his hand
He made his way back home and upon
his arrival gave notice of his intention
to secure a divorce and related without
exultation or extravaganza the fate of
the man who had wronged him. 1t
was what the clubs announced as "a
pretty little affair all around and what
Lord Tomtoddy remarked anent:
CAV, to be sure, ye know, when
gentleman is gentleman he cawn't be
anybody else, ye see. Yes -aw-dem
that l am always SO dem seasick when
go to sea | should like to have been
there, ye know"
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01

They We're in the same social set, be-
longed to the same clubs and had long
been friends-Payson Graham and
Olives Stafford. They were gentle
men bred and born, and this story
would not have been written if one Of
them had not forgotten his standing
At the age of 80 Graham fell in love
and married fair looking but shallow
pated girl. 1t is fair to him to say
that he had far more money than she
had and that he was in no sense actu-
ated by mercenary motives. The girl
was giddy, vain and superficial, but as
Graham was only dawdler and q
dandy it was such a match as might
have been expected on either side
With his money and family influence
and native talents Graham might have
become a man of note and influence,
but he chose to remain q dawdler, a
dandy and a gentleman. First, last
and all the time he was gentleman.
AT the age of 33 Gives Stafford also
fell in love, but unfortunately for So
cial conventionalities and his reputa-
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
The Passions.

We say of man who has no will
mastery. He Is ruled by his passions. !"
They govern him, not he them. Centu-
ries ago an Arab wrote, Passion is q
tyrant which slays those whom it gov
erns." It is like fire. which once thor
oughly kindled can scarcely be quench-
ed, or like the torrent, which when it Is
swollen caa no longer be restrained
with Its banks. Call him not a prisoner
who has been put in fetters by his en-
emy, but rather him whose own pas
sions overpower him to destruction.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
Frigga.

Frlgga. from whom Friday is deriv-
ed, was either god or a goddess, ac-
cording to time and country. AS man
he was great hunter and warrior, al
ways represented with a drawn sword
In one hand and bow In the other. In
the Scandinavian countries Frigga was
called the Venus of the North" and
the sixth day of the week was conse-
Grated to her worship.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-01
THE OLD BOOKS.

1sR ere gray with the gray Of ages,
Borrowed and begged and sold,
Thumb marked Of saints and sages
In the scholarly days of old.
Rose leaves pressed for lover
Rest in their pages dim,
Though silent centuries cover
AL that is left of him.
And / feel in the library's shadows,
With this ghostly company.
The breath Of forgotten meadows
And the eenturies over me,
And when twilight bells are calling,
When the day with its strifes is o'er,
There are ghostly footsteps falling
Faint on the library floor
Singers and saints and sages,
In the fame OF a name we trust,
But time will cover our pages,
As even our tombs, with dust,
For here in the library's shadows,
Where tie famed and fameless be,
roam in forgotten meadows
With the centuries over me!
Frank L. Stanton in Songs From Dixi
Land"