The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-01
LEICESTER.
SOLDIER HEARD PlRoM.


Leicester, Sept. 3o--Henry L. Wat
son recently received a letter from his
son, Edwin R. Watson, who is at Ma
Mia, the largest city in the Phil
ippine islands. He is u member of
the United States HOSPITAL Corps in
the regular army, and enlisted at San
Francisco for three years or during
the war. The Leicester soldier en-
barked on the U. s. troop ship Peru,
on July IA, which ship carried a part
of the fourth expedition under Mai
General Otis. AS they left the har-
Dor Of San Francisco, tremendous
ovation was given by the crowds on
the dock. The ship reached Honolulu
on July %, and were greeted with ma
tional airs from several bands, while
an immense crowd amused themselves
by throwing pine apples to the boys
on board. The food served on the
voyage was none of the best, the flour
being A No. 1, while the bread seemed
like cannon balls. The beans were also
good, but were served up by inexperi-
enced cooks in greasy pork, so that
1t was no wonder that over 100 were
on the sick list with such a diet Two
typhoid fever cases developed on the
first day out. One patient, Private
Strickland, fills a lonely grave in the
Sandwich islands, and the other re-
poses in the Red Cross hospital
The troops were feasted and banquet
ed during their twelve days stay, and
sailed with regret on August 4. The
voyage passed with no particular in
cident, and the expedition reached
their destination five weeks after the
start from California, but after the
surrender of Manila There was plen-
ty of trouble, however, as two days
after the arrival the insurgents had
a mixup with a party of Americans
In front of the hospital and two men
were shot.
The Leicester man is lodged in hos
pital quarters at Cavite in a house
with walls two feet thick. Every
thing is wet and damp, and while he
was entirely well at the time of writ
sing, there seemed to be nothing but
malaria, malaria" The insurgents
are quartered near this place.
Mr. Watson also sent n photograph
showing his uniform with the white
bandage with the red cross on his
left arm. This is the nrst letter he
has sent from Manila, and others are
expected soon.
THE SANDERSON SERVICES.
Rev Charles W. McCaskin will con-
QuCI the SERVICES at the oanQerSOn
Methodist Church next Sunday. A
cantata, THE Pillar of Fire" will be
presented at the evening service. This
is given in place of the ordinary mu-
steal services, and Mr.. McCaskill will
preach as usual. The parts of the
cantata that cannot be given at that
meeting will be sung on the following
Sunday, Oct. g. at the evening service.
Local talent will do most of the work.
TALENT FROM WORCESTER.
1t has been decided to hire a Wor-
cester singer to conduct the choir at
the First Congregational Churcn, and
a Worcester man will take charge of
the rehearsal Saturday evening. No
final arrangement has been made but
viii Gray, a Worcester tenor, will
come up Saturday evening to look over
the field with a fair prospect Of being
engaged.
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
Tax Collector Henry B. Watts will
be at the selectmen's rooms on Satur-
day from 8 until o'clock, for the pur-
pose OF receiving taxes. Mr.. Watts
will be on hand at the same place on
every Saturday until further notice.
Mrs. Sarah Hacker of PHILADELPHIA,
who has been spending the summer at
her Main street residence, will return
to her winter home on Saturday.
Rev Nathaniel Seaver Jr., breaches
Sunday on The sin of indifference:"
text, Lamentations, 1:12, rs it nothing
to you-all we that pass by?"