Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-07
SPENCER.
REPAIRS CoMPLETND.
Probability That Reel Mill viii Start Up
Next Week.

| Repairs on the 'reel MILL" the lower one
on Valley street, are completed. Fire was
started under the boilers Thursday morn
ing, and it has been given out that the
mill will be started the first of next week.
This will leave but one Of the mills for
merry belonging to the Spencer Wooden
Mills Company idle. Newton Darling is
manufacture of shoddy at his mill in
Hillsville, which stands upon the site of
| the one run many years by Charles AL
d-1ch, and burned several years ago.
A JOINT INSTALLATION.
A notable event of the year to local vet
Grams is the annual joint installation of
the officers of the post and auxiliary So
cieties, when the veterans and their
wives and other members of the Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans and their
wives meet and have a social good time
after the business Of the evening is con-
Guided.
:, Thursday night at O'Clock. F. A;
Stearns Post met in regular session, and
after the routine business was transacted
the doors were thrown open and members
of the Relief Corps and Luther Hill Camp,
Sons OF Veterans, entered.
The officers of the Relief Corps were first
installed by Junior Vice President of the
Department Mrs. Angie Robinson Of Wor-
cester, who performed the duty with her
usual grace and dignity. The officers in
stalled follow: President, Susan Nor
cross; senior vice president Mrs. Marion
Smith; junior vice president. Mrs. Bessie
treasurer, Mre. d. r. Wheeler; conductor,
Mrs. Cynthia Hancock; chaplain, Mrs
Lucy Wilson; guard Mrs. Grace sibley.
Then came the installation of the officers
Emerson Stone, as follows: Commander,
Charles B. Carpenter; s. V. c., John M
Hin; = j, VI We g., George w Danfprt6
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Clark; Q. M, Henry Bemis; Q. M. ST.,
Charles N. Hancock; A., Edward NJ
Bliss.
Then followed the installation Of the Of
ticers Of the Sons of Veterans by Capt. f.
F.. futile of Uxbridge, as follows Cap
tain, e. Ray Stone; first lieutenant, John
3. snow; second lieutenant, William III.
Rattigan; camp council, T. p. Rice,
Fred K. Bacon, Willard H. Brown.
After the installation exercises were
completed collation., consisting Of coffee,
doughnuts and cheese, was served by Q.
NJ. s. Charles N. Hancock, and a good
social time was enjoyed till late hour.
A FORCED VACATION.
Owing to a leak in the water pipe con-
nected with the boiler in the Main street
brick school building, the schools were not
in session Thursday. The teachers took
advantage of the opportunity to Visit the
other schools in town.
SOCIETY ELECTION.
The st. Jean Baptiste Society has elect
ed these officers for the ensuing term:
President Napoleon LeClair; vice presi-
dent Wilfred P. Gendreau; secretary,
George F'ontaine; financial secretary, NJ.
J. Boyer and John G. Lawrence; codlec-
tor, Frank Bouley; treasurer, F. x.
Cousin; chaplain, Rev. A. A. Lamy
marshal, Andre Martelle; assistant, Geo.
Gaudette; visiting committee, Edward
Gaudette and Adelard Gramlin; auditors,
Napoleon O'Coin, Edward Desplaines,
Adelard Cassivant and l.. A. Gaudette.
The official reports show membership
OF 6l2 in good standing, and cash bal
anee in several savings banks amounting
to over $4,000.
The society has chosen the following
committees for their annual BAN at town
hall on the night of the 14th: Arrange
ments, Wilfred P. Gendreau, A. p. Rich
ard, j. B. Duprey; reception, Napoleon
LeClair, John B. Gendreau and M. j.
Boyer.
MINOR NEWS NOTES.
The first marriage licenses granted in
Spencer for '9gl are: George c. Bond Of
Worcester and Miss Jane R. Baldwin of
Spencer, Charles W. Jordan of Fall River
and Miss Margaret S. Woodland of spen-
Ger.
Rev. Fred e. Heath, pastor Of the Bap-
fist Church, and Mrs. Heath were sudden
ly called to Bath, Me-, Wednesday on aC-
count of illness of a relative.
The union meetings during the week of
prayer are nightly increasing in attend
ance.