The Worcester spy., 1898-11-01
THE CITY.

Mrs. Mira Hayter left the city yes
terday afternoon for a weeks visit to
Milford.
The new addition to the Lake View
school house was occupied for the first
time yesterday.
The Daughters of Liberty will have
social dance this evening in Grand
Army hall on Pearl street.
The Faith and Works Society of Park
Church will have a harvest supper this
evening from G to o'clock.
The meeting of the police ball COM
mittee, called for yesterday afternoon,
is postponed until Wednesday.
Mrs. Jane Goff and daughter of Bur-
hngton, Vt, are in the city, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Doyle of the Magnus.
The Montrose Associates will hold
their third annual ribbon party at Hor-
ticultural hall, Friday evening, Dec. 8.
Poor & Creenough have opened offices
at No. 81 Devonshire street, Boston.
Farrar becomes the resident partner of
the Boston firm.
Maud Hapgood, a 12-year-old girl, re-
ported to the police yesterday afternoon
that she lost her watch While the pa
rade was passing the city hall
The Ladies Aid Society of South Uni
tartan Church, will have a tea social
at the residence Of Mrs. Geo. a. Bige-
low, 94l Main street, this evening at
6.3G
The Ladies Circle of the First Uni
versalist Church will hold its regular
meeting this afternoon and evening.
Business meeting at o'clock; supper
at $50.
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, at Hor-
ticultural hall, the Swedish Singing So
ciety Bragg, assisted by well known To-
cal talent, will hold grand concert
and ball.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee will be held this eve
ming. 1t is possible that the new high
school building question may come up
for consideration.
The next regular meeting Of the Tenn
perance Crusaders will be Dec. 5, at
the home of Mrs. Allen. IS Austin
street, where Mrs. c. e. Allen and Mrs.
Sciner viii entertain.
The second lecture in the art course
by Mrs. Adeliza Brainerd Chaffee, will
be given this morning at 1890 o'clock
in the west art room of the free public
library. Lovers of art are invited to
attend
Celia Fiske of 56 Coral street lost her
pocketbook containing a sum of money
and Worcester theatre tickets While
the parade was passing on Main street
yesterday. She thinks the purse was
stolen and has reported the matter to
the police.
Members of the fire department re-
ceived official notice of the three days
off a month that has been granted
them, with the salary envelopes, yes
terday. The list Of days off has been
complied and each man knows what
his time off will be.
Fred J. Tucker of West Auburn and
Frederick r. Jefferson of this city,
members of C and III Company, respec-
lively, We're discharged from the City
Hospital yesterday. Lucas Anderson
of f Company, Second regiment, was
admitted, suffering with malaria.
Arrangements have been made for a
democratic rally to be held on Thurs
day evening at Salisbury street school
house at O'Clock. Chairman Charles
Fl. Writer of the ward committee is
arranging for speakers and has al
ready secured Alderman David F.
O'Connell.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Of 10 Spruce
street, have the sympathy of evory one
because of the death of their six-year-
old daughter, Annie, who died at the
Isolation hospital of diphtheria, SUM-
day night. Her funeral, which took
place Monday at 8 p. m, was strictly
private. The burial was in st. Johns
cemetery.
The banquet arranged to be hqSd at
the Bay State House, last night, in
honor of Paul c. w. Dufault, the tenor
soloist, was postponed owing to the ill
ness of Mr.. Dufault. The banquet win
be held Wednesday evening, provided
Mr. Dufault RECEIVERS from his illness
and will be in charge of the following
friends of the singer: DIR. l.. L. Anger,
Eugene Tapin. Adelard Masss, Frank
A. Lavoine, T.. D. Latour and Joseph
G. Cantou.
The directors of the Worcester and
Shrewsbury Street Railway Company
and of the Lake Quinsigamond Steam
boat Company held their annual meet-
ing in the Board of Trade rooms yes
terday afternoon. Owing to the fact
that the report of the street railway
company is not complete in detail as
yet, and thaJ the D0aJS nave not yet
stopped running, nothing was done at
the meeting, which was held merely in
compliance with the rules of the cor
porations,
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of
Adams Square Congregational Church
will hold a sale of fancy and domestic
articles, on Thursday and Friday. Nov
Cd and 4th, at their hall, Lincoln street.
Supper will be served in rooms above,
the first evening, and ice cream and
cake. the second evening, in rooms be-
low. The sale opens at 4 o'clock each
afternoon The ladies have pledged
themselves to raise 5000 towards the
new church fund ana it is hoped the
sale will be literally patronized.
THE ELKs' BENEFIT
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