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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
News of Central Church

The formal adoption Of Rev. Robert
A. Hume, D. D., as the Missionary
Pastor" Of the church is a cause for
satisfaction. For two years the church
has paid his salary Of $780, in addition
to its gifts to the A. b. c. f. NJ, with
out Iessening those gifts more than
5000 or $500. DR.. Hume is a. missionary
to be proud of, and to arouse the 10y
atty of any people. He was decorated
by the Queen for his remarkable SER
vices in India during the famine. and
his work since that crisis with the host
Of orphans left upon the hands Of the
missionaries has been progressive and
constructive along lines Of the best
Industrial training. DR. Hume is both
a learned and inspiring teacher in his
Theological Seminary at Ahmednaga
and an exceedingly practical man Of
affairs, with the outlook Of a states
man and the insight of a saint
The experiment Of a week -night BIZ
BILE class has proved a success. New
members are welcome at any meeting.
The class has been taking up such
subjects as The History of the Bible"
How it was Written" History in the
Bible" and Bible Poetry and Fic-
ton" and next week will discuss
Prophecy" After tracing the growth
of our English Bible to its latest form,
the class will enter upon a course upon
THE Kingdom Of God" with Deacon
Frank COlegrCve.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
Union Church Items

The Drummond Cadets WIN drill al
their armory, at 7.SO o'clock, Monday
night.
Tuesday night at 7.9O o'clock. the
Girls Loyalty Club will meet in the
Primary Sunday school room. At 7.4i
o'clock the Christian Endeavor Socie-
ty will hold its semi-annual business
meeting, for the election Of officers,
other important business and a social
hour.
Wednesday afternoon at 43O o'clock,
the carol choir will rehearse Christmas
music. The Heralds of the King are
asked to bring to this meeting the
Christmas Offering Of toys, picture
books and chldren's clothing, or to
leave their gifts at the church any day
before Christmas, marked, 'Heralds OF
the King" The subject Of the church
prayer meeting, Wednesday night at
745 o'clock, will be, Good Homes and
Bad Habits Francis A. Gaylord
leader.
Friday afternoon the home prayer
meeting will be held with Mrs. Henry
Monahan, 81 East Central Street, at
9 o'clock. The Mothers meeting will
be held Friday night at 730 o'clock,
in the woman's parlor Mothers will
bring their own work, and Christmas
stories will be read while the work
goes on.
Rev. Henry Marley, who breaches
tomorrow, IS well known as an evan
gellst in England and in this country.
Rev. William W. Sleeper, Of the Sec
ond Congregational Church, Beloit,
Wisconsin, will preach Dec. %.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14

SUIT THE PEOPLE because they are
tired OF bitter doses. with the pain and
gripping that usually follow - Carriers
Little Liver Pills. one pin q dose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
CLAIMANT is WANTED
FOR A $1,000 HOUSE LOT

Worcester Foresters still have a
house lot on their hands, and they are
anxious to find an owner for it, The
lot is assessed for $1,000 and, although
the fact that 1t is to be given away
has been widely advertised, no one has
called to claim it, Any person holding
a fair ticket coupon numbered SIS G
can have the deed to the lot by pro-
senting the coupon. If the holder of
the ticket fails to appear the lot will
be sold and the money will be added
to the Foresters' building fund.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
MINISTERIAL L-EAGE
WILL MEET TUESDAY

The Ministerial League meets in the
Y. M c. A. rooms Tuesday at 10 a. m.
The committee on home for first Of
tenders will submit a report. Other
matters of interest to all ministers will
be considered.
The paper for this meeting will be by
Rev. o. c. Bailey. The theme is STU
dies in the Book of job" All minis
tiers in the city and the suburban
towns are cordially invited to attend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14

institution is about to have in a new
surgery the advantage Of a great i'm
provement. All this adds to the hos
pitfalls credit and increases for 1t the
respect and confidence Of the COM
munity. 1t becomes more and more
widely known as a serviceable and ad-
mirably- conducted institution, and
honors more and more those who are
responsible for its management. Too
much praise cannot be given in the
present instance to its administrative
head, Miss Jaquith's executive ability
and excellent judgment being in evil
dence everywhere"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
PERMITS TC OPEN
AND OBJECT STREETS

Street Commissioner Wright S. Prior
issued the following permits to open
and obstruct streets yesterday: Water
department, Central Street at Com
mercial, to change gate; 119 Piedmont
Street, 102 Southbridge Street, "a Can
terbury Street, 3 Bismarck Street, to
make repairs; F. P. Dearborn, Sumplt
Avenue at West Boylston Street, to put
in sanitary sewer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14

The program for the rhetorical ex-
ercises at the Classical High School
Yesterday was Song, Praise the
Iord', and Lead Kindly Light" by
the class; reading, Self Help. Miss
n NewhaH; reading, American Gre
dulitv.' Miss E. Kneeland; piano duet,
Misses E. Kneeland and l.. +. hneeiahd
t ed5Tess Principal E. R. Goodwin.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
Grace Church Notes

Tomorrow night Dr. Brady, the pas
tor will preach on THE Flames That
Consume the Chariots Of the Sun"
and answer the questions that have
been sent to the peoples forum during
the week-"Why did the no-license
vote diminish?" Where did Senator
Hoar receive his clue concerning
Anarchy Island?" What do you mean
by decision day?" rs Prof. Ford
strictly first clasp
The pastor and leaders Of Grace
Church are making arrangements for
the celebration Of Christmas and New
Years on large scale. The two
events will be crowned with an effort
to induce as many friends and neigh
bors as possible to prepare for the
good time coming by deciding for their
Lord and Master.
Prof. Ford. who is called by the
critics the greatest delinea tor in the
world" is coming from New York to
give an evening at Grace Church.
Thursday. Dec 10. Reserved seat
tickets at reasonable rates are on sale
at EHston's and also by members Of
the Epworth League. Sunday school
and Mrs. Bray Of the church.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
TEACHERS ORGANIZE
AREADING CLUB

Some OF the public school teachers
have organized a reading club and
about $500 has been subscribed for the
purchase OF books. 1t is the intention
of the teachers to petition the school
committee for the use of Room Is,
City Hall, where a book case will be
put in and the teachers will be at
liberty to use it for reading purposes
between and 6 o'clock every after
noon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
CANDIDATES FOR
LIBRARY DIRECTORS

Judge William T. Forbes of the Probate
Court has been suggested as a candidate
for the board of directors of the Public
Library to fil one of the vacancies caused
bv the expiration of the terms Of DR..
Thomas c. Mendenhall and Col Edward
j. Russell. DR.. Alexander f. Chamber
lain of Clark University is mentioned as
a candidate for the other vacancy. Mayor
Philip ]. O'Connel has also been sug-
gested for one of the places, but he does
not take kindly to the matter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14

How closely men resemble books!
For instance. when one merely looks
At covers dull or bright with sheen,
He ne'er can tell what is between,
Until he reads. A gaudy dress
Nav be the cloak of emptiness.
While bindings, plain and poor and
thin,
May hold a wealth of thought within.
Men are like books! Made page by page
To count the records of their age
Telling a story all may read,
TRYING to SOW achievements seed
Delving in mysteries Of the deep,
The open plain, the mountain steep,
Spreading the wisdom of the world,
And keeping freedoms flag unfurled.
Like books, some men are good, some
bad,
Some humorous, some dull and sad
Some shallow, others strong and deep;
Some swiftly move, while others creep,
Some are but fiction, others, truth,
Some reach old age, some die in youth;
But Just a few can dimly see
The goal of Immortality
james Courtney Chaliss, IN Success.
A&A
Loren L. Hicks and daughter enter
tanned a party of 40 friends at their
home. 100 Belmont (Street, Thursday
evening. During the evening there
we're piano and violin selections rend-
ered Games were played and refresh
nents served. Many of those present
were from out Of town.
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Miss S. L. Lawrence Of 80 Williams
Street, opened a. sale Of fancy articles
Yesterday. which is to continue until
Sb,istnoes Miss Lawrence is a past
master in the art of embriodering and
ali fine articles she exhibits are novel
Ties. Among the prettiest pieces are
those done in ribbon work with
French design Of the Louis XVI PERIOD.
A novelty in turnover lace collars is
aisc shown. the design being copied
from French importations Harvard
ord Cornell penwipers made OF red
broadcloth. chamOis and new calf skin
would make an attractive present for
college or business man. After CHRIST
mas Miss Lawrence VIII start classes
in embroidery, for both afternoon and
evening
The nrogram for the rhetorical ex-
ercises at the Classical High School
Yesterday was Song. Praise the
Iord" and Lead Kindly Light" by
the class; reading, self Help Miss
n NewhaH reading, American Gre
dulitv." Miss z. Kneeland; piano duet,
Misses f. Kneeland and L. F. Kneeland
address. Principal E. R. GOODWIN.
A@S
Tho Wayside Club met with Mrs.
LAFAYETTE Robbins, Catalpa Street
last night Mrs. Francis Vanderveer
Conducted a. German history quiz. Mrs.
n rockingham, contralto, sang
solo from Handers Messiah Mrs
Robert L. Dyson read a paper on
aHandel." Mrs. Nottingham on Les
sing" and Mrs. Sanford Bell on the
Wandering Jew" The next meeting
will take place in three weeks at the
same place.
The Germanier Verein held its usual
Christmas celebration yesterday after
noon with Miss Wyman. 20 Harvard
Street. A Christmas tree was deco
rated according 10 German custom
with the Christchild in the most con-
spicuous position. The club members
did not exchange gifts. but instead
contributed articles for a needy Ger
man family. Refreshments were
served. German only was spoken
during the afternoon. Mrs Rutus
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
Margiane Licenses

City Clerk f. r. Towne issued mar
rage licenses yesterday 90 the follow
ing: Christian Ernst ReuJher. y Crys-
tai Street. %. and Anna Marie Gindeie
Of Philadelphia 90 Joseph Simeon
Guerard Of Newark. n. j., IS, Alder
tine Eugeni Beauchemin. n Temple
Street. %. David Iamprey Gallup, 2
State Street. %. and Ida Mae Rier, Il
Lancaster Street, 20. Patrick ]. Pow
ers. y South Harding street. "A, and
Kate A. Walch. 10 Madison Street. 21.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
EGYPTIAN PRINCESS FOR SALE
Daughter of the Phnraohs Fetche.
 Up fin an English Auc. tton Room

Lot s7oa,' said an English auction. ger, "is princess, an Egyptian prin- cess in a mummified condition. There It ls,' very perfect mummy"
 Of truth it is an Irreverent age, dull vandal, detestably democratic age, in which daughter of Rameses H., together with two N-rav full plate photographs showing the pres ervation of her bones, can be hawked in a Covent garden sale room for e1o ios, says a London newspaper.
 True, she was, as the auctioneer put 1t, in mummified condition. Bu. what of that! Was it, then, for this that she slept for 30 centuries amidst the dust of the kings of the earth ? Was 1t for this that the cunning em- palmer, when the world was young, iapped her tender imps in spices. swathed her unsulied body in fine twined linen? For 10 1Gs?
 Had It, now, been the dead clay of imperial Caesar one would have mind. ed less; in this case Shakespeare prepared us for some such thinp, Rnt an Egyptian royal princess-one of the ll9 daughters and sons of Sotep- en-Ra Ramessu- u-meriAmen, "who knew not Joseph''-4to be lying here on . bench, her. sarcophagus burst open, sniggered at by. bargain hunt CTS! Was. it revenge!
 royal mummy for R1o los -that.s absurd, moaned the auctioneer: fit. worth that to 2 paint manufacturer"
 Thst We2 the endS @.' l.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09

the two meet in Buffalo for the Pan- American championships Two days will be given over, to the holding of the annual track and field champion ships of the Amateur Athletic union at the stadium. Tine A. IA..U. member ship includes the gFeatest athletes in America and should be an attractive feature of the show ., --.
 As to lawn tennis, the plans are lazy, despite the favorable literature which the committee is sending out hhe leaders plan to have the repre- sentative. tennis players and possibly some of the big foreigners compete in a championship tourney. But it is scarcely probable that the Newport tourney, which is totsociety what meat and drink are to the human family, will be shifted to the Buffalo stadium. Still, there should be plenty of tennis players willing to contest for the gold medals of the Pan-Anerican exposi- tion. There will be Marathon race with the start and finish in the stadium. The Marathon revival of fonr years ago and the cross-country event at the Paris exposition at Baron Cou- bertin's Olympian games will always be remembered with respect for the athletes who traversed the many weary and dusty miles of the roads to win the trophy. As for the other more distinctively cross-country events, the intercollegiate champion ship of the exposition may be con- tested for by the seniors and juniors with representatives from all big col-. leges and academies. $
 1nasmuch as the committee plans to set aside two days; for the holding of worlds championships and to invite athletes from all parts of the globe, there is no reason why these cham pionships should not be every bit as representative as those that were held in Paris, and which were won in
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

There was q very pleasant surprise party at the home of MT and Mrs Tim othy Kelley. ST, Monday. evening. the occasion being the forty eighth ami versary of their wedding. A large number of their friends from this vll- 1age. Naugatuck. Watertown and Wa terbury were present. They were most cordially received and highly enter tained. During the evening there was music. both vocal and instrumental Miss Katie Kelley presided at the piano. playing many fine selections. Refreshments were served and all went home at q late hour. wishing the happy couple many anniversaries.
 August Swenson, boy 10 years of age. had narrow escape from being drowned yesterday morning in the pin shop pond. A young man had cut some holes in the ice the night before to catch bait. August went, on the pond yesterday morning and the ice had formed just enough to be deceitful. He was unaware of the danger and stepped on the thin ice and went down. He had q stick in his hand and had presence of mind enough to place it across the hole and thus help himself out before help could get to him.
 Mrs George Wood is suffering with an attack of neuralgia and rheuma- tiSm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
MONKEYS RULED SHIP.
Seamen Bear the Marks of Sfmians Who Overran a British Steam-
 CT in Midocean.

The British tramp steamer Indra. velli, overrun with monkeys in mid- ocean, was one of the anomalies re- ported on the arrival of that ship in New York harbor a few days ago. Incidental to the invasion, many a seaman aboard has the marks of tooth and nail in his flesh.
 It all came about through the fond- ness of Chief Engineer John Drew for pets. The 1ndraveli had cleared from Singapore and after arrival in New York the Drew collection inventoried python 26 feet long, three tailless Javanese monkeys named Mckinley, Bryan and 1rishman, g monkeys hay ing tails but no names, ten squirrels and 8 Javanese poodle.
 ! The python is one of the largest in captivity, and, save for one night of insomnia, when he swallowed two chickens, duck and rabbit, he slept all the way from Singapore. He is beautifully marked and weighs nearly 200 pounds.
 The Java monkeys, however, fur.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09

pionships of the A. A. U. under his direction have become synonyms for success. The college element was an- tagonized by other Central associa ton administrations. But Liginger saw the futility of holding great amateur events without the assistance of the Intercollegiate world, and by adroit- ness succeeded in making friends with the college leaders like Coach Stagg, Prof. Phil King, of Madison, and of the leaders at Michigan, Notre Dame, Illinois, Grinnell, Iowa, etc. The com ing indoor championships of the c. A. will be replete with the work of col lege stars.
 The preliminary committee on sports for the big Buffalo show was as follows: Chairman J. c. Damn, Dr. Charles Cary, J. McMitchell, J. B. Olm- sted, C. NJ. Ransom, s. A. Simons and w. B. Wright, Jr. The plans evolved by this committee are necessarily tentative. But since that committee began it's work the following-named men have been invited to act as an ad- visory committee: Vice President elect Theodore Roosevelt, Walter SdLi F, -. V. SuS 1Cl, V. ny Ildh \Sdl- ada), C. H. Sherrill, A. A. Stagg, B. I. Wheeler and Caspar Whitney. s\
 Athletic governing bodies have not been appointed for 1901 in many in stances, and full schedule of sports for next year will not be- in order until late in the spring. In the man. agement of the various intercolleg giate events planned for the stadium it is the desire of Messrs. Sullivan, Ligin- ger and Hopkinson that the various college associations be invited 10 un- dertake the arrangement of all pos sible details connected with their fea- lures. While amateur sports will com- prise large part of the programme, it is proposed to have sufficient num- Der of contests between professionals to provide spectators with an oppor- tunity to be entertained by the high class skill of the words best experts. It is too early. to descant upon the nature of the prizes to be awarded, but I have it from those who are high up in the councils of the A. A. U. that the medals and trophies which will be given to the amateurs will be permanent and lasting emblems of the great exposition and of such a nature that a winner will do all in his power to preserve them for his children and grandchildren.
 The prizes given at the late Oly1n- plan games in Paris were not as suit able as some of the athletes would have desired them to be, but an anna teur will take great deal of satisfac- tion out of viewing a bronze, silver or gold medal bearing the fac -sim;,c of the exposition in bas relief on the obverse and representation of the stadium on the reverse.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09

a majority of cases by the American and British athletes. The American athlete and his British cousin are in a class by themselves, it is true. The varsity element in the United States and the Oxford Cambridge athletes could win from athletes from any country. The European athlete is not the equal of the college athlete wno is willing to appear under Amateur AtL- letic union auspices. So it would seem almost superfuous matter to ask many of the foreign athletes to come over. Gaelic football will be {. fea- ture. for the very good reason that the stadium show will not be keld at Q time when the varsity gridiron ath- letes will have time for playing there. They will be too much interested in their training for their own collegiate schedule. Association football, too. is on the list of this committee. and wa ter sports will not be overlooked. Bas- ket ball, roque, shooting, Caledonian games. gymnastics. military 1naneu- vers, cricket, turnverein meetings, bowling and professional baseball will be attended to. Personally, I think that tho Pan-American,c committee will dream q great deal about what it wul have, then get down to hard work and assemble only such sports as will be most pleasing for the greatest num- Der of patrons. As rule, the patrons of big exposition are bored by sec Ing too much. '. G. wEsTLAKE.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
BLIND POSTMASTER BAXTER,

The little village of Lexington, on Clear lake, Le Sueur county, Minn., claims it has the only blind postmas- ter in Minnesota, and probably the only one in the United States, says the Minneapolis Tribune.
 For more than 30 years Hiram Bax- ter has served the people of the vil- lage and surrounding country to their entire satisfaction, and nearly all of this time he has been blind. He also has small general store and an inn, where he keeps .the traveller who needs meal or nights lodging. He has wonderful memory and can al- ways tell if there is paper or let ter for anyone who calls. His wife or his son calls the names when the mail is distributed and letter may lie in the office for two weeks. but when the proper person calls he remem- bers it. He can put his hand on any one of the 12O boxes and give the name of the owner
 In the store he has a more accu- rate knowledge of where everything is than person who can see. It makes no difference what you ask for, he can put his hand on it if it is in stock, and he will measure ten yards of calico or gallon of oil with equal facility, and will not make a mistake in weighing a nickel's worth of candy or a dollars worth of sugar. His hearing has been cultivated until he knews every one of his regular GUS toners by their voice, and when one of them calls out: Any mail for me ?" he answers yes or no with as much as- suranee as if he saw them. In money matters he fayors coin and can count it almost as rapidly as 2 person with good sight.
 He keeps several cows and cares for them himself. Each COW wears bell, and by this means he finds and drives them up from 2 large woodland pas ture. They seem to realize that he is different from other people,, and no matter how much he runs againstaor stumbles over them they never mdve.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
Athletic Features Promis ed for the BUFFALO FAIR

nouBTLEss before next spring N the full importance of the ath-
 letic features scheduled for the fan-American exposition at Buffalo next year will be satisfactorily real lzed by the followers of sports. The Amateur Athletic union, under the auspices of which the worlds cham pionships will be conducted in the stadium of the exposition, has begun correspondence with athletic bodies at this early date. All signs seem to point to an event which will be fully up to the standard demanded of the Olympian games.
 Edwin B. Babb, the new president of the Amateur Athletic union, is a veteran in athletics, having been one of the well-known amateur baseball players of Massachusetts He lives at Melrose, near Boston, and is the lead ing spirit of the Melrose Athletic club. The A. A. U. might have searched far and found an executive head less quail flied for this important position. In addition to the work cut out for President Babb in connection with the Pan-Amerlcan sports, there is going to be mass of detail for the com mittees. President Walter H. Ligin- ger, the head of the Central associa- tion of the Amateur Athletic union; Athletic Manager James E. Sullivan. of the A. A. U. at the exposition, and Dr. HoplSinson, of Baltimore. are the members of the chief committee on sports at the big show. MT. Liginger is the best known man in western am- ateur athletics and he will be of in- calculable benefit to his committee. The progress of the Central associa- ton under the administration of Pres ident Liginger has been wonderful. The treasury, which formerly rarely contained anything, is now bulging with a balance, and the indoor cham