The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-18
ACADEMY TO CLOSE.
New Schedule Prepared by the Executive
Board at Leicester.

Leicester, Nov. chichester Acad-
envy viii close on Wednesday, Novem-
Der %, and viii not commence sessions
again until Tuesday, 20. The schedule as
arranged by the executive board pro,
vided for the session to begin on Mon
day, November rs, and the school will
be kept on a Saturday, to make up the
lost time. Written examinations will
be held.
There has been some doubt in the
minds of the trustees and teachers
whether it would be wise to permit as
many socials as have been held in the
past. 1t has been decided that the re-
suit of the examinations will settle the
question. If all pass well there will
be no change, but if the scholars show
no improvement as a rule, the number
Of socials will be curtailed. All wish
to see the scholars enjoy themselves
but 1t is felt that study is the first OBJ
ject of school life, and that nothing
should be allowed to interfere with the
requirement of knowledge.
One hundred invitations have been
issued for the social to be given by the
Leicester Academy Athletic Associa-
ton at Smith hall, Friday evening, and
admittanee will be by invitation only.
This is done to keep the floor from be-
ing overcrowded and to make sure that
the number of ladies' and gentlemen
may be so nearly equal that none of
the ladies will be forced to bloom as
wall flowers. Biscos orchestra will
play, and there will be a short program
by members of the school. The patron
esses are Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Disco.
The Clover Whist Club held their
first meeting of the season this evening
at the home of Mrs. Helen Pfaffman,
in Valley Falls. Four tables were oc-
cupied by the players. The ladies first
prize. a silver cream ladle, was taken
by Mrs. Henry Disco. The gentlemen S
prize, a silver backed hat brush, was
won by F. J. Marsh.
The marriage Of James Kennedy of
Cherry Valley and Miss Margaret Shay
will take place at st. Peters Church,
Worcester. on Thursday morning, Nov.
"a. Mr.. Kennedy is employed in the
carding room of the Valley wooden
mill.
The social held on the evening of
November 4 for the benefit Of the Lei
cester soldiers of the Spanish war, net
ted $50 above expenses. The money has
already been divided between two of
the boys who needed it.
Tax Collector Henry 3. Watts will
be at the Rochdale engine house on
Saturday, Nov. 10, from a. m till
p. m.
The two 800 light dynamos used until
recently by the Rawson Electric Light
and Power Company to furnish light
for Leicester, are being packed by en-
ployees Of the firm preparatory to
shipping them off. The machines have
been used eight years, but are in good
condition.
The last of the week day gospel meet
ings held by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Park, the evangelists, at the / Cherry
Valley Methodist Church. will be held
Friday evening.
The w, r. G. held their regular meet
ing at Memorial Hall this afternoon.
The repairs and alterations on the
dwelling house on Main street, oppo-
site Reservoir street, are about COM
pleted, and the family of John j. Shep-
ard expect to move into their new res
idence within o week.
Some of the m0tormen on the Wor-
cester and Suburban have carried out
an original idea to enable them TO
see the track in front of one of the new
vestibule cars more plainly. The light
from the interior of the car reflects on
the windows of the vestibule and makes
it difficult ito look ahead in wet wealth
err The men have provided curtains of
their own, and fitted over the front
door and windows, so that the head
light is the only light they can see.
Some OF the cars look very dark in
front, as they approach. Each man
has his own curtains and changes them
from one car to another.
1t being the custom in the Unitarian
Church to devote the Sunday preceding
Thanksgiving to thanksgiving thoughts,
the topic on Sunday next will be sug-
gested by the text Nehemiah. xii:4O,
80 stood the two companies Of them
that gave thanks