The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
THE CITY.

Hon. Theodore C. Bates of this city
is registered at the Waldorf Astoria
New York city
The liquor saloons will be closed
Monday, the day for the legal obserV-
ance of Christmas, which falls on sun
day this year,
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Wor-
cester Association of Spiritualists will
have an old fashioned costume party
and supper this evening at L. V. L.
Hall, 531 Main street.
Between 40 and so enthusiastic stu
dents met Rev. Austin s. Carver in
his class in Greek sculpture at Il
o'clock yesterday morning at the So
cieIy of Antiquity building.
A kettle of boiling fat took fire. yes
terday afternoon at % Glen street Hose
company No. was summoned by tele-
phone. The flames We're easily eX-
ttngulshed. The damage was slight.
Rt Rev. Thomas ]. Conaty d. d.,
president of the Catholic University at
Washington, and formerly of this city,
is to deliver an address at Boston the
alter, Sunday evening. on 'Ireland's In
lluence on .he Nations"
There was a unique Christmas sale
at the German Lutheran Church on
Chandler street yesterday afternoon,
conducted by the ladies Of the parish
for the benefit of the church. Light
refreshments We're served.
Quinsigamond Colony, United Order
of Pilgrim Fathers, held their regular
bi-monthly meeting III Franklin Hail.
566 Main street, last evening, and nom
mated officers which will be elected at
the next meeting, January 9Th.
The first number of the Sentinel, the
new high school bi-weekly, appeared
yesterday in neat blue covers, and con-
tanning plenty of interesting matter.
A feature of the first issue is a. sketch
with portrait of the late Lieut.. Bench
ley.
Minnehaha Council, No. 5. D. Of P,
held a largely attended social at Stein
ert Hall last night. The floor was in
charge of the following: Mary W.
Howe, director; Annie Lawrence, Cen
evieve Dupree and Mrs. Eta Converse,
aids.
Rev. DR.. J. H. Holmes of Adams
square Baptist church will address the
meeting at Association hall next Sun
day afternoon. The quartet Of that
church will give selections, and Miss
Holmes, daughter of the minister, will
sing solos.
E. A. Ladd of the upholstering de-
partment of the Barnard, Sumner &
Putnam Company is in New York on
a business trip. He will visit Phila-
delphia and renew old acQuaintances
at the Wanamaker store, returning to
Worcester Saturday.
The fire patrol was called to C. E.
Steere's music store, 513 Main street,
yesterday morning. A water pipe burst
on the floor above the store, and the pa
troll covered Mr.. Steere's goods with
rubber blankets until the plumbers had
repaired the break.
The committee of the Worcester Ag-
ricultural Society to conduct the sale of
the fair ground has just rejected an
offer of $160000, made by Boston par
ties. The committee is bound by the
order of the society not to take any
thing less than 100000 for the property
The Y. P. S. c. e. of the First Pres
byterian church held an apron and
necktie party at Arcanum hall, last
night. The party was largely attended
and the committee of arrangements
were NJ. ]. Mcpherson, Murray Good
man, Miss Eva Woodbury. and Mrs. c.
J. Warren.
Mrs. Edward Griffin, an old resident
of this city, and a member of st. Anne's
church, died in Providence yesterday
morning at the home of Mrs. James
S. Fox. Before removing from this
city in the early summer she lived at
1856 Exchange street. The funeral will
be held in this city, with burial in St
Johns cemetery.
The funeral of Henry Maliea took
place from his mothers residence, 81
Spring street, yesterday afternoon at
2.30 Services were held in St. Johns
church at o'clock by Rev, o M. Foley,
who also officiated at the grave. The
pallbearers We're Henry Roberts, Thorn
as Scales, Joseph Burns and Ira Phil
lips The burial was in st. Johns GEM
etery,
Commonwealth Council, No. 8, U. o.
4. NJ, held their regular meeting in
Commonwealth Hall, 566 Main street,
last evening, and initiated fifteen can
didates into the second and third de-
grees. After the regular meeting a
banquet was held at which were pres
ent guests from other councils The
affair was in charge of an entertain
ment committee consisting of ]. H.
Fisher, Fred James and John Pierce.