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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13
THE COUNTY FAIR.

"A simple story of New England home
life, delicious in unaffected rusticity,
quantity humorous and tearfully pa
thetic, in natural sequence, is told by
1.-THE County Fair" which will appear
at the Worcester Theatre, tomorrow
night. Neil Burgess, who has made the
character of the New England spinster
in 1.-THE County Fair" one Of continent
tai renown, will appear personally and
win contribute his share of the fund
Of laughter with which the production
abounds.
The mechanical arrangements of
1.-THE County Fair" are the inventions
Of Mr.. Burgess. In the last act of the
production certain mechanical appli-
ances are used to perfect a view of a
horse race in full view Of the audience,
and the result is so striking as to be
remarkable. Everyone who has the
least bit of sporting blood in his veins
wishes to stand upon his seat and
shout. The horses and their gaily coll
ored jockeys are not stuffed or paint
ed, but are very much alive, indeed,
and the fences and other features of
the landscape flash by as the strug
Cling steeds dash furiously forward
from start to finish. until Gold Mo-
lasses" finally goes under the wire a
neck ahead, triumphantly winning the
purse that is to redeem Aunt Abby's"
mortgaged farm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13

stalls Villon as ruler over Paris, CIV
ing him but one week to live, with pow
er almost equal to his own. WILLOWS
adventures in love and war through
this short week are the constituents of
the story, which perforce of his con-
quests on the field of battle and of the
woman's heart that thrills him to noble
effort, the denouement will be one OF
delight to the audience. The king, new
err dreaming that a lady of the court
would stoop to accept one of the peo-
pie, promises Villon if he can win her
fairly his life will be spared. The love
scenes Should be especially interesting
and lead to a very powerful finale.
The scenery of If l Were King" will
be picturesque. Act I is the interior
of the Tavern of the Fir Gone" on an
evening in June. Acts II and III will
show the rose garden of King Louis
palace, in which a bal masque, the
dance Of folly" will take place. The
last act will be a picture of old Paris.
f. H. Sothern will appear as Francois
Villon, Cecilia Lotus will play the
court beauty, Katherine de Vaucelles, !
whom Francois risks his life to win.
King Louis XI. will be played byl
George w. Wilson, and Huguette, one
of the women of the tavern, a charac-
ter who adopts mans costume, will be
played by Suzanne Sheldon. There are
80 other speaking parts in this mas
sive production, and, with the ballet, !
court ladies, pages, citizens, courtiers /
and French soldiery, at least a hundred |
extras. The remainder of the princi- |
pals are as follows: Arthur R. Law
renee, John Findlay, Norman Con-
niers, Henry Carvill, Sydney c. Mather |
Rowland Blackstone, Herbert Aging, /
William Park, w. J. Sorelle, Frederick |
Lotto, Malcolm Bradley, George C.l
Raye, Frederick Courtenay, Fred B. I
Hanson, B. B. Belcher, Charles Vane,
Francis Powell, Charles Redmund,
Fanny I. Burt, Clara Blandick, Char
lotte Deane, Helen Logan, Rachel
Crown. Annette Huntington, Margaret
B. Caskie and others.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13

scene is very realistic. Beatrice" as
Tim Hawkins, the cabin boy, is excep-
tionally clever. and is everywhere
showing what a favorite she has be-
come in boysNsparts. The balance of
the company are clever and render
Beatrice" good support. This attrac-
ton comes to Lothrop's, week of Octo-
Der 81.
Sheehan and Kennedy one of the
highest priced Irish teams in vaude-
vile, the past three seasons, are pre-
senting at the better class popular
priced houses, this season, their new
farce comedy, "a Tipperary Christen-
ing" They are supported by a strong
company of makers including
Reidy and Currier, two well-known To-
cal favorites.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13
THE BRIXTON BURGLARY"

1.-THE Brixton Burglary" will be seen
at the Worcester Theatre, Wednesday
evening. The. play continued its New
York success clear UP to the finish of
the year of the Herald Square Theatre,
and it comes under the most favorable
auspices. The cast will be one of ex-
ceptional strength for comedy, and W.
]. Ferguson. George S. Probert, Sam
Edwards and all the other comedians
will be seen to the greatest advantage.
There are many favorite actresses in
the cast, and the presence of two such
condolences as Elita Proctor Otis and
Nellie Butler means a performance that
will be ripping with merriment. The
scenery and costumes will be the same
as those seen in New York, and there
will be no curtailing whatever of the
attractions of the comedy, for the play
is a roaring comedy, in spite of the fact
that nine out of ten play-goers, on
reading the title, think it to be a SEN
sational melodrama.
The story is told as follows: A young
wife takes it into her head to pay her
mother in the country a visit. and while
she is away the husband allows him
self to be persuaded to spend lively
evening with some friends in Brixton.
By a strange coincidence his servants
also have a night out-the housemaid
to ride her masters bicycle in bloom
ers," and the manservant to enjoy him
self with a select party at 'Brixton."
BY a still stranger coincidence, the ia
ther-in-law of the husband, too, is Wis
iting Brixton surreptitiously to spend
an evening at the club. The manser-
want. who is wearing his masters
clothes, has the misfortune to get into
a little encounter with a burglar in
to change clothes at the point of a
pistol with the burglar. Unfortunate
ly for all parties concerned, the coat
borrowed by the manservant and stolen
by the thief, falls into the hands of the
police, and a name in the pocket puts
them on the trail of the peccant hus-
band.
While the Scotland Yard detectives
are making their Investigations, the la
dy of the house turns up with her
mother and sister, and, naturally, ex-
plantations have to be made AS each
Of the erring ones tells a different tale
and as no single one of them adheres
to the same story. delightful state of
confusion is produced, which is rem
dered the more perplexing by the ac-
ton of the police by making arrests on
the strength of statements made by the
descends on the INVESTIGATIONS made
plain.
"SAG HARBOR."
"Sag Harbor," with George Wood
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13
four GOOD PLAYS AT
The WORCESTER THEATRE

Neil Burgess in 1.-THE County Fair,
"The Brixton Burglary" May Irwin
In "Sistar Mary" and Sag Harbor,"
make the bill of fare for the Worcester
Theatre, this week. Every night is
filled except Thursday. Neil Burgess
comes tomorrow night; May Irwin,
Tuesday night; 1.-The Brixton Bur-
glary," Wednesday night, and Sag
Harbor," Friday and Saturday even
1ngs and Saturday afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-13

Men may not be vainer than women"
said the blonde girl whose desk is OPP
posite the large mirror in a Worcester
clothing store; but they have the look
ing glass habit just as bad. Not one
man in 10 can resist the temptation to
take a sly look at his reflection if there
is a mirror within view, and nearly
every male creature will cast four or
five furtive glances, when a woman
would be contented with one. Now a
woman uses a mirror as a corrective.
She wishes to be sure that her hat is
on straight, that her curls are where
they ought to be, and that any trif1e of
face powder she may have used is pro-
perly distributed. There's not parti-
Gle of vanity in this. It's the only way
she can keep herself fit to look at. But
there's nothing about a man to go
wrong. His hair don't get unfrizzed, he
has no hairpins to fall out he can
straighten his hat without looking at
it, and he doesn't powder or ought not
to- He looks in the glass for the sole
purpose of assuring himself that he is
as handsome as he always thought he
was, and every time he does it he is
pleasantly reminded that while there
may be others who are handsomer,
lneFe are none VINO COMBINE beauty
with intelligence of appearance in such
classic proportions.
A quiet little fiat near the centre of
the city was the scene of a severe jolt
to domestic bliss early last evening.
The shades of evening were falling
when a determined appearing little
woman stepped up to a clerk in a
store not far from Main Street and
asked if he could direct her to a dress
maker, in the neighborhood, who rent
ed rooms. The young man named over
a number of ladies' tailors in the neigh
borhood but none of them conducted
lodging houses in connection. His ina
bility to direct apparently made little
difference. She of the determined air
headed up side street and a few min
utes later entered the gate leading to
rooms of a woman who fitted the re-
quirements. 1t so happened that the
young man OF whom information was
asked knew the woman's husband. He
also knew that the woman was sup
posed to be out of the city on her va
cation Further he was acquainted with
the fact that the husband occupied a
cozy room in the little fiat in question.
Up to a late hour no complaint had
been made to the police and no unusual
disturbance was in evidence, but it's
a safe bet that hubby changes his
room in the near future.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
INTERESTING CASE
The Wilmington Savings and Trust
Company Sued by a Deposition for
Paying H1s Money Out to a Man who
Stole His Bank Book.

In the suit Of Frank Z. James against
the Wilmington Savings Trust Com
pany, Justice J. ]. Fowler on yesterday
rendered Judgment for the plaintiff
The defendants appealed to the sup
erior court.
The case was tried on Monday and it
is said that it the first time such IL
question mas ever came up for a de-
cision in our courts.
m is the colored porter at the
Bonitz house and about a year ago ne
had a deposit of $3.50 with the bank.
While his coat vas hanging up at the
hotel some n stole his bank book from
the pocket. AS Don as he missed it he
went to the bank to notify the cashier
that he had lost his book and therefore
not to pay out anything on it. HI was
too late. His bank book had been pre-
sented by a negro who had made out a
check and taken all James money from
the bank.
James demanded his money but the
bank contended that it was not re-
sponsible. the loss having occurred
not through it's negligence but through
h negligence of the depositor. James
finally brought suit against the bank
for the recovery of his money, and put
Ile matter In the nanQS or his attOr-
neys. Meares & Ruark.
Mr.. Ruark argued the ease for the
plaintiff and commended that the bank
is liable for the deposit. Eugene S.
Martin, Esq, appeared for the defen-
dant sand contended that the COM
pany's by laws as contained in the de-
post book relieved the company from
liability. The bylaws require a deposit
tor to present his book when he goes
To aEn q RhaaI on1 ~ u-o nonronIna
by the defendant hat the presentation
OF a deposit book is sufficient upon
which to make a payment on a check.
He contended that the precaution lay
with the deposition in protecting his
book. Mr.. Ruark on the contrary ar
u is liable. Authorities were read
on both sides and after the argument
Justice Fowler rendered his decision
yesterday morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS
THE GEORGETOWN. CHARLOTTE AND
WILMINGTON STEAMBOAT co.
The Articles of Corporation Filed Here
Yesterday-Paid Up Capital of $780,
OOO-The Company Will Operate
Steamers I'm the Two CarolInas.

The articles Of corporation Of the
Georgetown, Charleston and Whining
ton Steamboat Company, Of George
town. s. c., were filed here yesterday
with Colonel John D. Taylor, clerk Of
the superior court Of New
county. The charter was issue De-
cember "a, 1900. by the state OF South
Carolina. and the interpretations named
are Marks Moses, j. B. Steele n Abe
Moses, Of Georgetown. The capital
stock is $780, 900, fully paid in. consisting
of 300 shares Of the par value Of 800 per
share. Mr.. Moses WINS 29S shares
valued at S29,s00 and Messrs. j. 3.
Steele and Abe Moses own one share
each. The capital stock consists Of
steamboats, and cash..
The principal office of the company
is in Georgetown, S. c., and 1T is auehor-
lied TO operate steam tugs and steam
boats of varying sizes and tonnage, mats
lighters. etc. The termini are VIII
mington, Georgetown and Charleston.
At a meeting of the stockholders,
Messrs. Marks Moses. ]. 3. Steele and
Abe Moses were elected directors, n
the directors elected the following Of
ficers: Mr.. Marks Moses, president;
Mr.. j. B. Steele, vice president. and Mr..
Abe Moses. secretary and
The charter is attested by NJ. r.
Cooper, secretary of the state of South
Carolina, and it is required to be re-
covered at all the termini Of the COM
pany.
The powers and privileges granted
to the corporation are set forth in the
charter as follows:
1.-The general purpose of the cor
poration and the nature Of bus1-
ness it proposes to do. to carry
on and conduct the business of
towing, Manufactured goods, gener-
al merchandise. and other freight.
in and upon the rivers of the States of
North and South Carolina. along the
Atlantic seaboard and inland in said
states and on the high seas IN general;
and the power and privileges it pur-
poses to assume and claim being as fol-
lows: Ia purchase. use. let, impose
and dispose of such real estate and per-
sonal property as may be deemed ne
cesSary for the object of the corpora
ton; to sue and be sued. plead and be
impleaded, answer and be answered
INTO. defend and be defended, in all
courts; deeds, transfers, covenants,
agreements, bargains whatsoever, ne
cessary for said purposes; to have and
use a common seal which shall be re-
newed, or altered at pleasure; to make
such bylaws for the government of
said corporation as are CONSTANT with
the act under which a charter shall
issue herinunder and under the laws
and constitution of this state and of the
United States; and generally to do
every act and thing necessary to carry
into effect the provisions of their char
ter and of the act of the General AS
sembly aforesaid. authorizing and al
~-s~- ID n-1 70 r-%hnr do
every act and thing necessary to pro-
mote the objects and designs of said
corporation. as may be authorized by
said charter and said act"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
BLOWN UP BY
Kicked a She'll Last Evening
and was Terribly Injured-Lost a
Thumb and Three Fingers and Pro-

Mr.. Robert H. King, a member of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, of
the paid fire department. was terribly
injured by a dynamite shell yesterday
evening between 6 and Z o'clock at the
hook and ladder truck house on Dock
street between Third and Fouth streets.
He was in the rear part of the hall and
seeing a cartridge lying or the floor,
he u~nthoughtly gave it a kick. 1t in
stantly exploded with terrific effect,
badly burning his left and right hands,
probably binding him in the left eye
and powder marking his face in several
places.
Mi. King Immediately went to a doc
tor and was sent to the city hospital
where he was by DR.. w. D.
Mcmillan county superintendent of
health. 1t was found necessary to am
putate h thumb and all the fingers on
the left hand, with the exception Of h
index finger which is severely lacerat-
ed. The right hand is badly lacerated
but it is believed that the fingers can
be saved. 1t is not known yet what the
extent Of the injury to n left y is,
but it is probable that the right is de-
stroyed. At last accounts the injured
fireman was still under the influence Of
chloroform but vas getting along very
we'll.
The dynamite cartridge which explod-
ed with such serious results was one of
about two or three dozen which We're
lying about the hook and ladder rue
house. They we're taken there by Mr..
@. T. Williamson. formerly assistant
superintendent of streets but who is
now driver Of the hook and ladder
truck. They had been used in the
street work to blow up stumps and hard
streets. They are contained in a brass
shell and the sticks OF dynamite is
about and incl and q quarter in length
and as large as a ead pencil. After
the accident al the cartridges were
gathered up and buried. No n realiz-
ed the danger from them, and had the
lot been exploded it would have wreck
ed the building and probably killed
everybody in il.
Mr.. King is a young man but is mar
ried and has one child. He is a son OF
Mr.. w. ". King, formerly jailer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
NAVAL STORES.
The Coffee

New York, June pa lower opening
in III local coffee market later gave
way to an advance, with sentiment at
the close quite bullish as to the nearby
future. The market opened steady,
with prices unchanged to 5 points lower,
the latter being in sympathy with heav-
mess in European markets and under
large receipts in the crop country.
Trade was moderately active with the
late session showing a terribly firm un-
dertone. The close was steady with
prices net unchanged to 5 points higher.
Spot Rio quiet. No. 2 invoice &c: mild
market quiet, Cordova 81 to 12hc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
A FATAL COLLISION
Between a Fire Hose Cart andIEIec-
trio Car

Montgomery Ala, June ga COLI
sionon Hull street this evening between
a trolley a and a hose cart caused the
death Of n man, n four were in
jured. The dead is ]. W. Sykes, captain
Of steamer No. 2. The injured are J.. C.
Searcy, pipeman. critical; Pat Cassidy,
Henry Diana, and Lee Mcdaniel, all
fremen. The firemen were responding
to an alarm Of fire and were crossing
the railroad track when the hose carri-
age was struck by the ar. The streets
have recently been graded at the point
and the cut was of such a nature that
neither party could see the other until
too late to stop The hose carriage was
totally demolished and the front end
Of the a badly broken. The conductor
and motorman were arrested.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
N

New York. June 26.-Money on call
firm at 4h@S per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 1901; sterling exchange
weak with actual business in bankers
bills 1t 4.S7%@4.S7A for demand and at
A. S5B@4.S5A for sixty days; posted rates
a. S6@4.S6h and 4.SSk@4.s9; commercial
bills 4.S4k@4.S5R; silver certificates
Inominally 60; bar silver 59S; Mexican
dollars 47A; government bonds strong;
state bonds inactive; raildoad bonds
easier.
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BONDS


irgin Centuries -.--..-....... 96I1
COTTON.
Liverpool. June 2s.-2 p. m. Cotton
Spot fair demand; prices i-32d lower.
American middling5 s-S2d: good midd-
ling 4 25-32d; low middlIng 4 9-1Sd; good
ordinary 4 5-1Sd; ordinary 4 1l-32d;
The sales of the day were 10. 600 bales,
Of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included S.4OO American;
receipts none.
Futures opened quiet and closed easy.
American middling L NJ c: June 4 40
Cad sellers; jun and July 4 3S-64G4 IS
Cad sellers; June n July 4 3S-64G4 So
buyers; August and September 4 a.
64d sellers; September 4 32-64d value;
October G o c 4 14-64d sellers: October
and November 4 13-S4d sellers; Novem-
Der and December 4 10-64d4 11-64d sell
ers; December and January 4 10-S4d-
4 11-64d sellers; January and February
4 10-64@4 11-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston firm at S 1-16c; net re-
ceiptS 194 bales.
Norfolk firm at 7Kc: net receipts 1.016
bales.
Baltimore nominal at S 11-16c.
Boston dull at S 15-16c: net receipts
579 bales.
Wilmington Arm at rs; net ree@i7
19 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at csc; net re-
ceipts 81 bales.
Savannah firm at SIC; net receipts
1855 bales.
New Orleans quiet at s 5-16c; net re-
ceipts 1861 bales.
Mobil steady at S1sc.
Memphis firm at s 5-16c: net receipts
A bales.
Augusta firm at s%c; net receipts 100
Charleston firm at SIC; net receipts
Cincinnati quiet at Sc; net receipts
296 bales.
Louisville firm at s 7-16c.
St. Louis steady at s slice.
Houston steady at s 7-16c; net receipts
757 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton dull at SNc; net
receipts 143 bales; gross 1851 bales;
stock 15S, 70S bales; exports to continent
100 bales.
Total today-Net receipts II, O49 bales;
exports to Great Britain 4,93s bales;
to continent 100 bales; stock 450,474
bales.
Consolidated - Net receipts 52,73O
bales; exports to Great Britain II, 81
bales; to France 100 bales; to CONT
nent 5.S4S bales.
Total since September1-Net receipts
7,24S,4S5 bales; exports to Great Britain
$780, 61 bales; to France 1865 Z bales;
to continent PAIL, 1894 bales.
Futures closed easy; June S.57; July
$50; August 7.S0; September 7.46; Oc-
tober TAO; November 7.3S; December
7.40; January 7.43; February TAB; March
7.46;
Spot cotton closed dull at Lice lower;
middling uplands SBc; middling gulf
CSC; sales none.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. June 26.-The leading u
lures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
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Grain ana Provisions.

Chicago, June 26.-Higher cables and
good export demand were mainly re-
sponsible for strength in the wheat
market today. September gained q to
&c. September corn closed nc higher;
oats "A to nc 80. Provisions closed 5 TO
1Oc lower.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28

The TRUSTEES of the University of Ala
hanna have elected DR.. William S.
Wyman to succeed DR.. James K. Pow
ers as president. DR.. Wyman has been
professor of Latin at the university
since 1871.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
Will INGTON MARKETS
Wilmington. June Dc.

Same day last year-Nothing doing.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE = Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-F1rm at csc and 81 bid.
TAR-Firm at $780,
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
s1.10; soft $40.
lturpentine 42c and 4iRc; rosin s1.05I
and s1.10; tar $1.40; crude turpentine
hard $1.6G: soft $3.50.
Receipts today-63 casks of spirits
Iturpentine, 249 barrels of rosin, 80 bar
lrels Of tar, "a barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year 122I
lcasks of spirits turpentine, 345 barrels
Iof rosin. 70 barrels of tar. 81 barrels of
crude t%urpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT-100s 51c; 125's. &c; 1905,
Sic; zoos, 99c; zoos r. F.. 1.35: In less
than car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9c.
BUTTER-24 to &c.
COFFEE-9 to 11hc.
FLOUR-straights $500: Ind patents
s4.25; full $4.75.
MoLAssEs-s. House. l5c, New Or
leans Brights % to 25c: Porto Fics
80 to SIC; Cuba, % to SIC.
SUGAR-(New York prices, freight
to be added) g%ranulated $40; W.X.C.,
No. s 4.90; No. 9 $3.50: No. II $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina, fancy,
IS to soc; prime IS to zoe: Virginia 40 to
l6Oc; Spanish 80 TO soc.
CORN-65 to 67kc.
CORN MEAL-62k to 671Ac.
N. c. BACON-HaIls 12c: shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Steady: hens Is to SOC:
roosters 20 to 25c.
EGGS-Steady at lac.
SRINGLES-Per LOCO, S inch saps.
81. 60; S inch hearts. s2.2s: s inch saps
81. so: 6 inch hearts $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
NOTICE..

The National Ban Of Wilmington.
located at Wilmington. in the state OF
North Carolina, is closing up its affairs.
All note holders and others. creditors
Of said association. are therefore here
by notified to present the notes and
other claims against the association
for payment. j. wxYATES.
9th May 1901. Cashier
% SWIM. q