The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-22
T0DAYS WEATHER.
For tOdaY'S weather Indications, see
top Of first page.
THE CITY.

Mr. j. Burwic6 has just returned from
Narragansett Pier.
Miss Margaret D. WEIGH of Oxford is
visiting friends in this city.
Rev. II. Lockhart, now of Lowell.
will speak at the Free Baptist Church
tomorrow.
Normal school Arbor day has been
postponed until Oct. 20 on account of
the lateness of season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troger of Newport are
In the city for few days, visiting their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Horgan.
A building permit was issued yester-
day to Martin Kumin, Eli Belisle build
err. and John p. Kingston architect, for
brick and stone storehouse on Hard
ing street.
The Patricia Club of st. Paurs
Church viii hold an entertainment
Nov. for the benefit Of the orphans on
High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Woodward
and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lancaster
returned last evening from a weeks
visit in New York city.
Miss Helen A. Davis, 25 Main street,
viii continue her display and sale of
dress goods and trimmings for misses
and children during the week.
Miss "A. II. fuckers talk on "Poplars
and willows" at the Natural History
Museum, yesterday, was largely at
tended, Notwithstanding the rain.
AT the regular meeting of the w. c.
I, y. yesterday an interesting account
OF the recent convention at Boston was
given by Mrs. Harrington, the county
president
All Saints day will be celebrated on
November l at All Saints church.
There win be a business meeting of the
ladies in the afternoon, and a social
reception in the evening.
The committee on sewers of the city
council met yesterday afternoon and
voted to recommend the construction
Of catch basin at the corner of Union
avenue and Houghton street.
At the Sunday morning service at
Pilgrim church, Rev. Alexander Lewis,
the church debt. All pledge cards
should be in by today at noon.
Rev. Willard Scott will repeat by re-
quest his Clan Scott address on -Four
Sundays in Scotland" in the Piedmont
l.ON
Scotch ballads by the choir.
Miss Effie G. Adams will start upon
the second year of her Eancfng school
at the rooms of Mrs Bowen's school
of elocution and delsarte this afternoon.
Miss Adams will be pleased to meet
her past and present friends.
The interesting meetings which have
been held in q tent in district No. 4,
Charlton, have been transferred to the
school house, Elder Perkins has decided
to stay over Sunday. Another baptism
is expected to follow the l o'clock ser
vice.
During the absence of Acting Secre-
tary c. A. Fenner and Robert A. Coan
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
citation, the affairs are in charge OF
William r. Conant, q field secretary of
the Massachusetts Sunday School AS
ISOLATION.
The Ladies' Benevolent Circle of the
First Universalist Church will hold a
fair Dec. and 8. On the first evening
turkey supper will be served and on
the second evening a salad supper
There will be entertainments as usual
both evenings.
The annual inspection of Adaf
Chapter, No. Is, of Millbury, will oc-
cur Tuesday evening, October 25 The
inspecting officers are Deputy Grand
Matron Mrs. Mira J. Thayer, and Dep
uty Grand Marshal Mrs. Addie j.
Coburn of Worcester
On Sunday evening, Dec 4, at Horti-
cultural hall, The Worcester Hebrew
Debating Club will celebrate its second
anniversary. There will be an entertain
ment and defamation contest. The
committee on arrangements include S.
rs. Simons, M. Grodberg and A. Her
man.
Thomas f. Keevan of Westboro. pri-
vate in Co. H, I'd Massachusetts regi-
ment, was in Worcester yesterday af-
ternoon. Private Keevan will be one
of the men discharged from the service
next week, and after that he intends
to re-enter the army as soldier of the
18th United States infantry, or the I'd
United States heavy artillery.
On Monday evening, Oct. oath. the an
nual inspection of Stella CHAPTER. No.
3, Order of the Eastern Star, will oc-
cur at Odd Fellows hall, on Pleasant
street. The inspecting officers are
Grand Matron Mrs. Lena w Lamb of
Orange, and Grand Marshal Mrs Anna
NJ Gale, accompanied by Grand Pa
eNAseCN
The services at ST. Mathews Episco-
pal church on Sunday will be appropri-
ate to the Goth Sunday after Trinity,
and special programs have been pre-
pared for that day. Headmaster Cam
bridge of st. Marks school, Southboro,
will preach the sermon at the morning
service and Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss of
Wilkinsonville will conduct the SER
vices in the evening.
The city's debt September 80, 1897. was
as follows Funded city loans Sc, 445,
O00 temporary loans 100000; total, S.
S45,000. The cash in the treasury was
$57, 001.06 and the sinking funds
amounted to $2,516, 635.75, a total of
81 57S, 636S1, making the net city debt
$4271, 36319. The city debt September
80, 1898, was as follows: Funded city
loans, S7,745,000; temporary loans
$475,000 making a total of IS, 220 900, The
cash in the city treasury was $199549
49, and the sinking funds were $4,000,
038.34, a total of S3,099, 1876, making
the net city debt $5,120, 411.S4.