The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
L. M. Prouty
is Dead.
HE CAME HERE
From Cleveland and Expired
at a Friends Home.

dents, passed away this morning at 9
o'clock, at the home of Tyler Putnam,
in Wire Village. Mr.. Prouty is 81 years,
months and 10 days of age, and for
the past few years has been suffering
| from a cancer which has at last taken
him away.
Lauriston Prouty was born Feb. 8,
1877, at the home Of his father, Eli
Prouty, on the old Prouty place in
Hillsville, which is now owned by Mi
chael Manning. From the time of his
birth, Mr.. Prouty has lived in Spen-
Ger, at the old homestead, until about
six years ago, when he moved to Cleve-
land, O., where he had since resided.
During Mr. Prouty's absence in Cleve-
land, he has made regular visits to his
nome town, generally in the summer or
fall. He left Cleveland for the last
time the latter part Of last summer
thinking at that time that he might
not return on account Of his deadly en-
envy, the cancer.
He has been visiting at the homes of
his different friends, being taken to his
bed at the residence of Tyler Putnam
where he died. The deceased is known
by nearly every boy, girl or adult in
Spencer, for whom Mr.. Prouty had a
smile and pleasant good morning. He
has always been q hard working man.
and consequently has laid away quite
few hard-earned dollars. Mr.. Prouty
was of most genial disposition, and
liked by every one, He has spent
most of his time in the farming indus
try, but for some time was a meat and
also a wood dealer
Mr.. PrOutV never held 1OVr very i'm
portant Offices in town, although he has
always worked for it's best interests.
Mr. Prouty does not leave any near
relatives, except p. Cutler Prouty of
Main street. a nephew, and his adopted
daughter, Ella, with whom he
made his home while in Cleveland
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning ate o'clock from the Method
list Church parlors. Interment will be
in the family lot at Pine Grove ceme-
terry.
A WARM CONTEST ON.
The republicans of Spencer have been
discussing all day who Spencer's dele
gates to the representative convention
which will be held at Leicester tomor-
row morning, will vote for, whether
Bottomly or Boardman. There seems to
be a great argument in town today
among the republicans over the motion
structed the delegates to vote for their
candidate. The motion was made late
in the evening, after a great portion Of
the republicans had left the hall, and
certainly with the intention of instruct
ing the delegates to vote for Board
man. AS it was made, however, there
seems to be two ways to look at it, the
friends of Boardman looking at it one
way, and those Of Bottomly the other
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to be able to vote as they see fit and
still follow the Instructions of the eau
Gus.
This is the way the motion was put
and carried: THAT the delegates Of
| Spencer to the representative conven-
ton to be held in Leicester, be In
structed to vote for Mr.. Bottomly as
| Leicester's choice" AS Mr. Bottomly
and Leicester's choice are both to be
are in queer box. and can vote as
they see fit.
A FAMILY REUNION.
A most enjoyable reunion of the
Jones family took place this afternoon
and evening at the home of Lyman
Powers in Warren, the occasion be-
ing the eighteenth birthday of Mrs.
Martha B. Jones Of Pleasant street.
| Spencer. Mrs. Jones was born in Hol-
! den, moving to Spencer when 20 years
of age, and has resided here most Of
| the time since.
At the age Of 20 she %2s married TO
Jacob Jones of Holden, VINO died about
| 20 years ago. Mrs. Jones gave birth to
10 children, six of whom are now liv-
ing; those surviving her being Mrs.
Walter S. Haynes Of Pleasant street,
with whom Mrs. Jones resides most
| of the time, Jarvis II. Jones Of Spen-
| Ger, Martha Keith, wife of William
Keith Of Easton, Pennsylvania, and
| Mrs. Lyman Powers of Warren. 'She
| grandchildren are: Mrs. Frank Barnes
| cester Warren Jones' of Beachmont,
| Misses Marion and Matte Jones and
Leta Haynes of Spencer, Mabel Jones
OF Honesdale, Penn, and Messrs. Frank
! Jones and Carl Haynes of Spencer.
| Nearly all of these Jones were press
ent, many being there from Springfield,
| Honesdale, Penn, Warren and Speu-
| Ger.
| The afternoon was spent pleasantly
in talking over family relations, the
most pleasant feature being the pres
entation of purse of money to the
| aged woman. A delicious supper was
served at 6, shortly after which the
members of the happy family left for
| their respective homes. Mrs Jones is
| in excellent health for a lady of her
age, and enjoyed the reunion as much
if not more than the younger people.
HARVARD MAN INJURED.
| DR.. E. r. Wheeler of Mechanic street
received a telegram from Cambridge
this afternoon stating that his son,
Henry H. Wheeler, of the Harvard
| freshman foot ball team, had received
a bad injury in the groin, and would
| probably be laid up for some time Dr.
Wheeler Immediately started for Cam
bridge, fearing that appendicitis might
| set in. If possible he will bring his in
| jured son back with him. Mr.. Wheeler
| received his injury while playing on the
scrub freshman team against the reg
ular freshman team in practice this af-
| ternoon When he left for college 1t
was his intention to join the Harvard
| freshman foot ball team, which he I'M
| doubleday would have done had he not
been injured. When he started in play
ing this fall he was fifth candidate for
center. Today he is second, and inside
| of a week would have been the regular
| freshman center. His hopes are now
knocked asunder however, and he will
| probably be out Of the game for the
remainder Of the season.
PLEASING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Cards were sent out today announc-
| ing the wedding of Mabel Louise,
daughter Of George H. Bemis of Grove
street, to George Russell Kingsbury Of
North Brookfield The wedding will
take place at the home of the brides
parents, q Grove street
THE DAYS NEWS.
The funeral of the late Anna Sher-
! by of Mechanic street took place at 9
o'clock this morning from the Church
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