The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05
A NEW SCHEME.
Joint Conference to Be Held
At Leicester Soon.

Leicester, Oct. 4.-The executive
meeting last evening and appointed an
executive committee 20 advise regard
ing athletic affairs at the school. 1t
was decided to have two members Of
the board of trustees and three schol-
ars one from each of the upper class
es, on the board Col Samuel E. Wins
low and Principal A. M. Parker were
appointed from the trustees and Pres
ident John J. Bell of the athletic as
ISOLATION will call convention of the
classes in the near future to appoint
the other members. The action was
laid before the athletic association and
the action of the committee approved
The voting strength still remains in
the hands of the association and what
ever action the new committee takes
will be merely advisory. All votes Of
the committee win have to be approv-
ed by the full vote of the association.
Principal Chase expressed himself this
afternoon as not being entirely in favor
of the new scheme, but he voted in
favor of it last night. 1t is said that
only graduates and students of the
school will be allowed to play on the
foot ball eleven.
SCHOOL MAY CLOSE.
The principal of the academy has
been requested to close the school on
the occasion of State superintendent
Belden's address to teachers of high
school and academy grades at Holden.
The event will take place within the
next two or three weeks. The public
schools in town will be closed on We'd
nesday, as there is a union meeting
Of Leicester and Holden teachers at
Holden, but there will be a session at
the academy as usual.
MORE BOOKS ADDED.
Mrs. Jessie M. Buttons school,
grades and 8, at Cherry Valley, has
received an addition of 81 volumes to
its library. Teacher and pupils wish
to thank the people Of Cherry Valley
and Leicester who contributed.
sHAKSPERIAN OFFICERS.
The annual meeting of the Shaks-
pere Club was held at the home of Miss
Mary q. Joslyn on Monday afternoon:
Thirteen members were present The
last seasons board of officers were re-
elected as follows; President, Mrs.
Ellen Woodcock of Worcester; vice
president, Mrs. Eliza w. Smith; secre-
tary, Miss Mary e. Joslyn. The first
regular meeting of the season will be
held on Tuesday, Oct. II, at the Leices-
ter, when the club will be the guests OF
Mrs. Woodcock.
WANTS THE OFFICE
Eugene D. Marchessault of Spencer,
democratic candidate for representa-
tive to the 9Th Worcester district, was
in town yesterday interviewing past
and present democrats in regard to his
chances. He expressed himself as being
confident of carrying Spencer. The
democrats count on split among the
republicans If Bottomly runs on an in
dependent ticket, to give their man a
victory. Bottomly's friends have
seemed to be planning something of
late, but it is not given out whether last
years representative from Leicester
will run Independent or not.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee will be held on Thurs
day evening at 7.30 o'clock In the Sc
lectmen's room. The board of over
seers of the poor meets at the same
place Friday evening, and the select
men meet at two o'clock on Saturday
afternoon.
The cutters on Water street are being
paved with cobble stones and will be
put in first class condition.
H. w. Culver left yesterday for a, ten
days vacation with relatives at South
Royalstbn, VT