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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
WHITE HELD FOR THE
JUVENILE SESSION

In the Central District Court yester-
day morning Fred White. son of ex-
Councilman John J. White, arrested on
a charge of breaking and entering
and larceny, was held until this morn
ing for trial, as he is a juvenile. The
case will undoubtedly be again contin-
ued
Mrs. Susie Powers and Patrick
Hines. arrested for adultery, were held
in $500 each for the grand jury. Martin
j. Murphy, arrested for larceny of 10
pounds of brass, was held for trial UNI
til Oct g. James Fergerson, in court
on a charge of illegal liquor keeping,
will be tried this morning. Annie Mills
% years old, arrested by officer Rollo
C. Walbfidge as a nightwalker, was
fined $40.
John Dobson was fined SIS for lar
ceny of a walking stick from Clement
Schausten, president of the Central La
Dor Union. Both men live at the Prem
tice House, and Dobson told the court
he did not have the slightest idea as to
how the stick got into his room where
it was found shortly after it was
missed by the owner.
Drunk cases disposed of were: Phil
ip Shannon, Charles Doherty and Mi
chael Brennan. each sentenced to four
months in the House of Correction;
William Payne, six months in the same
institution; Margaret Cannon, State
Farm; Thomas Fenton, Edward Hor-
ton E. F. Mcdonald, Frank Flynn,
John Mitchell, each fined $40; John F.
Maloney, continued; Martin N. Mack
and Gabriel Oscar, filed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
OIL FOR LAYING DUST

The Spy has called attention several
times to experiments with petroleum
for laying dust. The Columbia IS. c.
State says that a second application Of
the oil douche has been applied to a
stretch Of macadam road. which was
first sprayed in June. The first appli-
cation was so effective that after ian
entire summer of heavy, washing rains,
the dust was not half as bad as on
blocks adjoining, Notwithstanding the
fact that mud and dust had been cart
ed to this block, from blocks which had
not been treated with this bath of OIL"
The result was so satisfactory to per-
sons living on the road in question that
they were very anxious to have the oil
applied again. 1t is now proposed to
extend the use of oil in Columbia The
cost of laying the dust with oil is esti-
mated to be less than it is when water
is used.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
GOLD In EGYPT

Charles j. Afford, an English mining
engineer, who has been exploring the
mountainous regions between the Nile
and the Red Sea, gave to the Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy, in London,
a few nights ago, the results of his
work.
Egypt, he declared is rich in gold,
lead, silver, turquoise, emerald. beryl,
porphyry and marble. He made as
says of. quartz in mines that have not
been worked since the ninth century
and obtained very satisfactory results.
Though scarcity of water and lack of
transportation facilities are difficulties
they must be considered by investors.
Mr.. Afford believes that Egypt offers
a promising field for gold seekers. 1t
does not appear impossible that anoth-
er great tract may be added ere long
to the gold producing area of the
world, assuming the correctness of Mr..
Affords statements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
BY TURN OF THE WHEEL

Passengers on a New York ferryboat
had a thrilling moment, Sunday. AS
the craft entered its slip they were
Mortified to see a man and a boy in
the water, just where they were sure
to be crushed if the boat continued on
its course. Men shouted, women
screamed, but the pilot, trained to meet
emergencies. kept cool and gave the
wheel a swift turn, which threw the
bow Of the boat to the side of the slip
opposite from that toward which it had
been directed. That was all he could
do, but 1t was enough. Before the boat.
on its rebound after striking the pier,
had drifted across the narrow stretch
of water, man and boy had been res
cued. It was a breathless moment for
the spectators. and it was no wonder
there were lusty cheers. The boy had
fallen into the water when at play and
the man had jumped off the pier to
save him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
CONSOLIDATED RETURNS
TO ANCIENT CUSTOM

Temporarily the Consolidated Street
Railway Company has gone back TO
transportation by omnibus. An old ous
drawn by a pair of horses was put 10
work running from haywood street
along Park Avenue to May Street.
Friday. The bus was pressed into SER
vice because of work being done tear
ing up the rails. Conductors on all cars
yesterday called out Transfer for the
bus" This was regarded as a joke by
some of the passengers until they
located the bus The work of laying
the tracks is going on fast and that
section will undoubtedly be hnlshed
before the snow flies.
A Consolidated car on the clinton
line jumped the track on Front Street
near Salem Square yesterday morning
and blockaded traffic for more than
an hour. The car was running at a
good rate of speed at the time of the
accident and so great was the force
with (which the wheels left the tracks
that the fanges were ground to pow
der. None of the passengers were seri-
ously injured Fred Morse of Wood
bine Street suffered several bruises.
One woman passenger in the car sat
through the entire proceeding and
only left when she was repeatedly as
sured that the car could not possibly
go further.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
ATHoUGHTFUL CLERGYMAN

A clergyman of Portsmouth, o., who
evidently does not mean to be outdone
by any of his brethren in putting into
effect novel ideas, has had a telephone
placed so that he can reach 1t con-
veniently when he is in the pulpit, and
beside it he has caused to be hung a
fire alarm card. The ringing of the fire
alarm in Portsmouth, it appears, has
proved on certain occasions a serious
interruption to religious services. AS
the city is not very large, those who
are not familiar enough with the sig
nails to locate the region Of the fire
are very much distressed when the fire
bells ring, until they know that their
own homes are not ablaze or in danger.
Provided with telephone and fire alarm
card the pastor, by suspending the
service a moment, can tell his congre-
cation in what neighborhood the fire
is, and then, by telephone, get more
specific information. Thus he hopes to
quiet parfshioners when they are dis
turbed by the fire bells. make it un-
necessary in the majority of cases for
anyone to leave and keep everybody in
a state properly receptive of the senti-
ments of his sermon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
TUESDAY. OCTOBER ~, 1901
SYNDICATE MILLER UNDAuNTED

SYNDICATE MILLER UNDAUN TED
The intricacies of the law and the
marvellous things that come about be-
cause of the delicate shades Of mean
ing attached to this or that legal WORD
or phrase sometimes almost stagger the
people even though they understand
that laws providing for punishment OF
crime must be so exact that they can
neither be turned against the innocent,
nor misapplied toward the guilty.
The Supreme Court of New York, no
doubt, knew what it was about perfect
" when it granted new trial to Mill
er. the ostensible head of the famous
Franklin Syndicate. 1t was called upon
to decide whether the prosecution had
been regular, and it decided in the neg
alive. Miller had not been tried on the
proper charge. The blunder was made
by the prosecutor, and the public must,
therefore, shoulder the expense of a
new trial.
1t happens, therefore, that Miller who
had been convicted and sentenced to a
term of Imprisonment, is back in New
York awaiting further action in his
case. Not only is he undismayed by
the taste of prison life he has had, but
he is also jauntily hopeful Of acquittal
and eager to go into business again
He declares that the syndicate which
guaranteed $40 per cent. on invest
ments was a legitimate institution, and
that the real trouble was that the au
thorities misunderstood its inancia
methods. He is quoted as saying:
IF they will let me out quash those
ridiculous indictments against me ant
leave me alone-mind 1 say leave mt
alone-to do as please I could put the
thing right again in little while"
No wonder, then, that it rather takes
ones breath away that such a fellow
after having been slowed away in pris'
on where he could not do any harm
should be granted new trial. Be
cause he was tried on the charge Of
common law grand larceny instead Of
that Of felonious breach of trust ht
will be permitted to take his chance:
before another jury.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
WORCESTER COUNTY
LEADS IN BUSINESS

Worcester county is easily at the
head of five counties in the amount of
real estate business transacted last
week. The city proper led all other
cities in the matter of conveyances,
having So to its credit with Springfield
second with Al. The counties referred
to are Essex. Hampden, Hampshire
and Middlesex. The total number of
transactions for the county was 104.
The number in the corresponding week
of last year was 90, a gain of IS. The
nearest competitor to Worcester
County was Middlesex with a total of
81 transactions.
Mortgages recorded in Worcester city
was S111,747, as against $71,230 the cor
responding week of last year The
total amount in mortgages in the
county was $140,SS4, as against the cor
responding week of 1900, which showed
SIG, $40. AL tends to show much great
er activity and a general better tone
in real estate business this year than
last af
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
BUSINESS DONE IN
THE PROBATE COURT

The following business was transact
ed, yesterday, in the Probate Court:
Inventories of estates Edward H.
O'Brien, executor estate of Patrick
Cummings of Worcester, personal $500;
Patrick H Hurley, of Fitchburg, es-
tate of Kate Shea, Fitchburg, personal
S347; Martin White, administrator, es-
tate of Thomas White of Worcester,
personal S95.15.
Bonds filed: OF Olive A Cook, ad-
ministrator of estate of Leroy Cook of
Worcester, $4,000, without sureties; of
Nahum ]. Mann of New York as ad-
ministrator on estate of Abbie E.
Eager of Worcester. 5000.
Wills probated: OF Laodicea A.
Whitman of Oxford, Grace E. Farrar
executrix.
Administrators appointed: Lucy T.
Burbank of Worcester of estate of
Samuel H. Burbank, personal $500;
Martha z. Marsh of Sutton, estate of
stephen H. Marsh, real $4,000, person
al $4,000; Emma J. Whitcomb, estate
of John w. Whitcomb, personal $lOO;
Hannah NJ. Gleason, estate of David
]. Gleason.
Guardians appointed: L. Webster
Baker of children of Olive Brown Cole
man of Phillipston; John ]. Sullivan of
Winchendon, of Johanna Sullivan, per-
,sonal 500.
Final accounts: William F. Harti-
gan of Worcester, estate of Denis
Scannell; Ira N. Goddard of Millbury
of estate of Albert Dwinnell; Charles
F. Abbott of estate of George Kins-
man of TempIeten; Frances T. Nelson
of estate of Herbert c. Nelson of Up
ton.
Julia A. Sturtevant of West Boylston
administrative Of estate of Levi
Sturtevant was permitted to file a
petition amending her petition for APP
pointment by adding the name of
Howard P. Hamblin of 10 State Street,
Worcester, as one of the next of kin.
First and final account was filed.
The Probate Court will sit in Fitch
burg today to hear a large list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

shot or killed or trapped any animal
on the whole trip; that his only weap-
on was camera; that the game war;
den was seeking cheap advertising. The
verdict was:
1--WE, the jury, find the defendants
not guilty as charged and believe the
prosecution malicious. Exoneration
from blame was extended even to Mr..
COTS dogs" 1T was proved" says
Mr.. Thompson, ION behalf of Mr.. Golf s
dogs that they were trained so that
they would not chase a deer"
If, as alleged, the game warden was
seeking advertising for himself, he
must have been much disappointed in
its quality. Mr.. Seton Thompson, on
the other hand, has no cause to COM
plain at the treatment he personally
received at the hands of the court.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
TWO ATTACHMENTS
FOR $500 AND $1,000

The following attachments were re-
corded yesterday in the Registry of
Deeds:
Edward Paduette IS. w A. Beau
dette, an action of contract, $500; writ
returnable in Central District Court,
Nov. 2. Papers served by Deputy Sher-
iff James Hunt.
Mary S. Tobin, administrative, VS..
William Kelley ct ais, of Spencer, an
action of contract, $1,000; papers served
Dy Deputy Sheriff w. W. Scott.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

A new religious sect, is endeavoring
to spread its principles in Syracuse, N.
Y. It is called 1.-THE Church of the
Higher Spiritualism." 1t has a Bible
Of its own, which, it is alleged, was
written on typewriter by angelic
agencies. Rev. DR.. Harry ST Clair,
who is preaching the new religion, ex-
plains it. thus, according to a dispatch
to the New York Sun:
I'VE believe in living in communi-
ties, having all things in common, ex-
changing whatever we need regardless
of value. We believe in celibacy, but
where there is marriage it must be
with one Of the true religion. There
can be no remarriage. We are not al
lowed to have anything to do with
voting. or to go to law, believing that
all things should be settled according
to the highest light and that we
should live and dwell in harmony"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

The milk commission of the New
York County Medical Society, main
tains that men with whiskers should
not be employed to milk cows. The
commission thinks that whiskers har-
Dor microbes, and that microbes so
harbored are frequently shaken from
the whiskers into the milk. The COM
mission, no doubt, heard a heavily
bearded mixers explanations when a
cow put a foot in the pail, and conclud-
ed that whatever reposed in the beard
must have been dislodged
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
QUINSiGAM0ND DRAWING
SCHOOL OPENS NOV. 8

The evening drawing school connect
ed with the American Steel & Wire
Company at Quinsigamond will open
for the winter Nov. g. The school will
be in charge of A. ]. jameson, head
draughtsman of the company, who has
had charge of the school for many
years. At the close of the school in
the spring there will be an exhibition
of the work done by the pupils during
the winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
ENGINEERS TALK OF
KEYING UP ENGINES

George E. Stone, Order of Stationary
Engineers, met last night, at 566 Main
Street, and received one duplication
for membership. The educational dis
cussion for the evening on 'Keying Up
Engines" There will be meeting OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the associa-
ton this afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs William H. Fletcher, 70
Clifton Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
POLICEMEN GIVE GOOD
WEDDING PRESENTS

Ambulance Surgeon A. c. Doten was
presented with quartered oak side
board. plush covered couch and
ouartered oak china closet yesterday
morning. previous to his departure for
Portland Me-, where he is to wed Miss
E. S. Norton of that city tomorrow
night. The gifts came from members
of the police department. and in let
ter which was posted in the guardroom,
DR.. Doten thanked the donors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
VALUABLE HORSE
KILLED TO END PAIN

A valuable draught horse, driven by
E. V. Jacques, slipped on Hermon
Street yesterday noon and broke it's
left forward leg. The animal was
owned by Michael Kenny, contractor,
with offices at corner of Washburn and
Cambridge Streets. and he telephoned
permission to Station 1 to shoot the
horse. officer John Keyes was sent
out to do the work.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
GRAND JURY SENT
OUT BY JUDGE FOX

The grand jury met yesterday in the
Court House and considered matters
presented to its attention. The jury
was sent out by Judge Jabez Fox. a
report will be made at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The Superior Court for criminal bus
mess will have only a short docket for
this term.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
INSURANCE COMPANY
DEFENDANT in A SUIT

Sullivan & O'Connell brought suit
yesterday in the name of Margaret
Murphy against the John Hancock
Life Insurance Company of Boston, to
recover $500 for the death of her broth
er, on a policy which was executed
Aug. 8, 1900 The company refuses to
pay the policy or any part of it, or to
return the amount paid by the de-
paaSed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

A sleeping car was thrown from the
rails and overturned at Topeka, Kan,
a few days ago. Several persons were
hurt, though nobody was seriously in
jured. A young woman who had been
one of the passengers on the car, in de-
scribing the accident to a newspaper
reporter, said: There were 81 infants
in arms in that wrecked car, and you
can fancy the chorus of crying they set
up while the rescue was in progress
They had all been punched in that one
sleeper because they annoyed the 9TH
er passengers"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
A TYPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN
STORE

o. R. Larson of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can
be purchased. anything. from the pro-
verbal needle to an anchor" This
store is situated in a valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
about twenty-five miles from the near
est town. Mr.. Larson says: IT am
favored with the custom of farmers
within a radius of thirty miles, to
many of whom have supplied Cham
berlain's remedies. All testify to their
value in a household where a doctors
advice is almost out of the question.
Within one mile Of my store the popu-
lation is perhaps sixty. OF these,
within the past twelve months, no
less than fourteen have been absolute
ly cured by Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. This must surely be a
record" For sale by all druggists.
A LITTLE MEDICINE OF THE RIGHT
KIND, taken at the right time, is inval-
liable That means Carriers Little Liver
Pills, and take them now.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
RELEASE OF LAND TO
THE COMMONWEALTH

A release from John w. Flagg to the
Commonwealth for 3.27 acres of land in
Boylston. southeast of the new high
way from Clinton to Boylston and on
the new road from the highway to
Boylston Centre, was filed yesterday at
the Registry of Deeds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
MR.sEToN THOMPSON ExPLAfNs

% 2
Ernest Seton-Thompson, writing of
his recent arrest in Colorado, says that
he was arrested for being in company
with John B. Golf, who was charged
with setting a bear trap with venison.
1t was proved in court, Mr.. Seton
Thompson says. that Mr.. Golf was
wholly innocent of the charges made;
that Mr. Seton-Thompson himself had
never owned a set Of bear-traps; that
he had not carried gun or fired a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
SUIT TO RECOVER
DAMAGE TO CLOTHES

The case of Annie Cleary of Worces-
ter VS.. William H. Balloon of Worces-
ter of the Bay State Laundry, was
tried before Judge Utley, in Central
District Court, Saturday. Plaintiff
claims she sent goods to be Numbered
which were returned to her in a torn
and damaged condition. Sullivan &
O'Connell for plaintiff. Charles H.
Sibley for defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
CONSOLIDATED SETTLES
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

Sullivan & OConnell settled the
claim of Francesca Spangelo against
the Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany yesterday for a consideration sat
isfactory to both parties. Spangelo was
struck by a car while digging up the
old rails at Britain Square.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
DEBTOR ORDERED TO
PAY ONE DOLLAR A WEEK

A hearing was held before Judge Ut
ley, in Central District Court, yester-
day under the Dubuque law in Joseph
Richards VS.. Charles ]. O'Hara. The
court ordered the debtor to pay the
judgment entry of S2l5S in instruments
of 81 a week. Sullivan & OConnen for
plaintiff. and ]. K. Greene for defend
ant
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

The higher officers of the French Lee
gion of Honor have been showing
great discomfort recently and several
have resigned. The organization has
been losing prestige for a long time
uted so freely and with so little dis
elimination.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
BOWEN VS.. YOUNG ENTERED
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

The case of Edward Bowen VS.. Alex
ander E. Young both Of Spencer was
entered yesterday in the Superior
Court The suit is to recover damages
by reason of a breach of a warrantee
of a horse. Judge Curtis of Spencer
and j. R. Kane for plaintiff. and Sulli-
van & OConnel for defendant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

The reports that the pope is seriously
i'll are emphatically denied at the Vat
lean. The pope is quoted as having
said, when he was told of the rumors:
Il suppose there is again a scarcity Of
sensational news. but I have yet much
work to do"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

Cargoes of potatoes are arriving at
New York from Scotland, and are find
ing their way westward by car loads.
The imported potatoes are large and
nealy, and have a smoothness of skin,
it is said, that is not seen among
American varieties.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

Philadelphia has agreed to permit
the loan of the Liberty bell to the
Charleston Is. c. exposition. but it did
not think best to authorize the ship
ment of the famous relic to Waco, Tex,
whose mayor had asked that the IA
nous relic might also be brought
there,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
THAT AIR OF ELEGANCE

that the right Wall Paper gives a room
isn't necessarily expensive. Just the pa
per a room needs may cost but a few
cents a roll. Years of experience and
careful study enables US to give you in
valuable aid in choosing the paper your
rooms require. Our help doesn't cost you
anything, and our Paper always repre-
sents the most value for the least money.
GEO. H. HARRINGTON, IL Austin st.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

The peers and peeresses of England
are spared the trouble about consider
ing what they shall wear at the coro-
nation. The entire matter is adjusted
for them and all they have to do is to
order as they are told. They are not,
however, spared from footing the bills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

Robert C. Morris of the New York
county Republican committee. esti-
mates that Mr.. Lows plurality win be
between 10000 and 5000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
Some half hundred persons have

Some half hundred persons have
formed a habit of looking into the
large entrance of Mechanics Hall, and
are wondering when the caTetaker of
that institution will see that the white
globes on the gas jets across the portal
arearranged so that the letters on them
won't spell Mechanics All" instead of
the regular name. 1t is a small matter
or disarrangement, but it makes a
faulty sign in a conspicuous place.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22

THE BEST PILL I EVER USED" is
the frequent remark Of purchasers Of
Carriers Little Liver Pills. When you try
them you will say the same