The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
A R0USER.
All w ebster
Intends
TO CUT LOOSE
And Show Soldiers What a
Reception Really Is.

Webster, Oct. 29.-Next Wednesday
evening is the date now definitely set
for the reception and banquet to be
rendered Go. X, Sixth Massachusetts
regiment. On the following evening
the boys will be entertained in the
Spec town, which is the headquar-
tiers of the company. The number of
invitations will he increased from 100
to $50, and prominent citizens in South
quet. The selectmen in the towns of
Dudley, Southbridge and Webster, with
the local clergy and newspaper men,
received their invitations today.
Arrangements We're today completed
for the chartering of special train to
convey the company here on Wednes-
day evening. A guarantee of $36 is
required by the railroad authorities for
the train, and the round trip fare is
80 cents. The transportation commit
tee have also reported that they have
engaged Music Hall for the entertain
ment, at a cost of SIS.
Fred A. Wellington, who always holds
the position of marshal at the Oxford
cattle show, has been chosen chief mar
shal. to ofticiate on that evening. AS
all of the societies in town, Including
the fire department, have been cordially
invited to participate in the parade,
they will report to Mr. Wellington, who
will designate their position in the
line.
The company and the invited guests
will be met at the station upon their
arrival, when the procession will be
formed. The line will move promptly
after the arrival of the special train.
The special leaves Southbridge at
o'clock and will reach it's destination
about 7.30 o'clock. Upon the forma-
ton of the parade at the depot, the
line will move on to Main street and
down to the Merino stone bridge,
where they will countermarch up Main
street as far as the South Village store
It will then countermarch down Main
street$ up High street to Music Hail.
where brief speeches, interspersed with
musical selections, which is in charge
or e. D. Clemans, will be held, with
the banquet to follow.
II. H. Steinberg has been delegated
70 go to Southbridge Wednesday even
ing and meet the guests and the mem
bers of Company X, who are in the
to Webster. The banquet will be served
IN Odd Fellows hall, and the Daugh-
tiers of Veterans will do the catering.
The committee on fireworks, Messrs.
Thomas l.. Gray, John M Clarke and
William A. Emerson, have been In
strueted to expend reasonable amount
for red fire and Roman candles. They
nave bought up all the red fire in town.
and the citizens and those residing
along rl0 ftafa
their patriotism by a display of rockets,
mines, red fire, etc, will have to be on
the hustle for the commodities are get
ting scarce.
The unanimous opinion in town is
that the celebrations in SouthbrfdEe
ana Webster will excel NSvthing before
seen in southern Worcest< county
FUTURE VOTERS.
The first district court of southern
Worcester county was p&cked today
with foreigners Of every nationality.
who were there for the purpose of get
ting naturalized, and a number of spec
tators who were interested observers.
A large number took the degree" and
secured their first papers. The ruling
element were the Germans and Poles.
Again King" Jonakowski was in the
prominent seat, and he towed into court
a long string of applicants for the
judge to look over.
The only case that came before Judge
Bartholomew's notice was that of
Thomas Kerrigan. spinner in Black
stone. The man was arrested last night
by Officer Osborne The case was filed
upon payment of costs, $2.5S
is STILL MISSING.
Napoleon Stockeye, the youthful son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stockeye. who
disappeared from home a couple of
weeks ago, the facts of the case then
being printed exclusively in The Spy,
Is still missing. His anxious parents
have not received the slightest Glue as
to his whereabouts, although the fact
of his missing has been wired all of his
relatives. His father did this thinking
that when the boy got out of money he
would ask for shelter from some of
them. and although the boy had only
a half dollar when he left, he has.
steadily refused to ask aid from any of
his relations.
The vesper services tomorrow at the
Universalist Church at p. M, the first
of the course, is an attraction in many
ways and insures a large attendance.
HIGH SCHOOL OFFICERS.
The High School Debating Society
have elected these officers: President
H. c. Branch: vice president. Miss
Florence Durham; secretary, Miss Jo-
sephine Alton; treasurer, M Joseph
Thompson; executive committee, Geo.
F. Babb, Louis Howard. Arthur A.
Arnold Miss Myrtis Mcguire. Miss Ell
len Shaw; rules committee, George F.
Ellinwood, Peter II. Author; reception
committee, Telesphore r. Leboeuf
Miss Myrtis Mcguire; librarian, Jessie
Williams.
A CUBAN LARK.
The night officers were called at 9.2O
by citizens of Jericho Village, with or
ders to send Dudley constable or
Sheriff M. p. Glare to q residence Of
a returned soldier of the Cuban war
as bullets were flying through the
house, passing through three partitions
and no one knew why came the leaden
bullets. The Spy man found that the
returned soldier was playfully hand
ling his gun, and like history of old
the gun went off" and nobody hurt
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
AS guarantee that the North Web
ster extension of the electric road viii
be built at once, the directors inform
The Spy correspondent that bids for
the construction oe the road will be
opened publicly next Tuesday, ard the
contract awarded.
Miss Annie Toomey of Worcester.
with the Misses Mary and Sarah Null
igan Of Wauregan, CT, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Kerren in
Perryville for few days.
Motorman G. F. Billiard of the cleo
trio road, who has been suffering with
typhoid fever. is slightly improved.
Fred Benoit and daughter today re.
turned from a visit in Worcester.
Thomas Murphy of Leoininster is the
guest Of Daniel Ryan, in North Web
ster for q few DAVIS
Mr. and Mrs. P. r. Whalel are Wis
iting In Woonsocket for few days.
r. o. Harrell is in Boston over Sun
day.