The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
He Rests In a
Hero's Grave
BURIED.
Comrades Follow and Of
Ter Sad Tributes Of Love.


sets Fght infantry, was laid to rest in
the East Webster cemetery this noon.
me body arrived in town on the 1905
O'Clock Train from Worcester, and a.
detachment from Battery B escorted
the body to the grave. The procession
was in charge Of Sergt. f. S. TAYLOR
me body guard comprised CORPORAL
r: J. Carlson and Privates William
Williams, j. j. Higgins, f. r. Dexter.
W. II. Hayes, P. H. Adams Allie Bread
William Hamilton, George Moore and
Acting Bugler S. J. Shaw AS the body
was being lowered into the grave, Blu
Slor Shaw sounded the taps.
Lemoine was 26 years and 5 months
oldN He died in Worcester last week
the funeral services being held at his
late home, 221 Chandler street, Sunday
Al the grave, Rev. Thomas T. Filmer
pastor of the local Baptist Church, Off
ciated.
Deceased was the son of the late Geo
Lemoine, who died in Worcester a few
years ago, The father and son are
we'll known in town. For many years
the father worked as boss machinist
for H. N. Slater at North Webster.
About 15 years ago the family moved
to Worcester, where they have since
resided. When in town the family re-
sided on East Main street in one, of
August Selligs houses. The Battery
B detachment attracted considerable
attention by their neat appearance as
they marched UP Main street.
In a few days Rev FIR. Watclaw
Lentz will be installed by the Rt. Rev
Thomas D. Beaver, bishop of the
Springfield diocese, as permanent pas
Of fha CT Jocapb'c Church
Lentz was seen by q reporter for The
Spy TODAY. and he said that he was
pleased with the town and its people.
FIR. Lentz. previous to his coming to
Webster, ofilciated as curate in~one of
the Polish churches in Chicopee.
Father Lentz succeeds Rev. Stanis-
laws Lacsynski, who was pastor Of the
church for three years, and Gccom-
plished good work. When he first came
to Webster and assumed charge of the
church 1t was in very bad condition
financially, and the congregation Of
over 700 were in quarrel. The priest,
however, by dint of hard labor, sue
ceeded in uniting the church again With
the exception of twenty members, who
still remain as independent to the
church.
Father Lacsynski. besides uniting the
church, increased the church property
and decreased the old debts consider
ably. The local parish was the first
under the diocese of Springfield, and
its first pastor Rev. FIR Chalpka, was
the first Polish priest In Massachusetts.
The local parish was organized in 1889
The selectmen assembled this noon
in regular session, and settled accounts
for the past election. Chairman Maui
rice P. Glare was absent.
Postmaster William l. Marble, rep
resenting the interest Of the citizens
in giving Company X their reception
appeared before the board and sub
mitted the expenses incurred.
The main item was that of the sup
pers, as catered by the Daughters Of
Rebekah. Their bill was $115. The other
minor details footed up to $93.61, MAX
ing a total of $208.61 The Daughters
of Veterans solicited $102, and the re-
naming expense will be stood ny the
town. The board, in commenting over
the Notification, said that considerable
praise is due the committee on ar
rangements, as they perfected the de-
tails in first-class manner.
The board drew the following orders:
F. P. Sinclair, $3.50; James G. Adams,
$40; Louis Matthew, $613: A. G. Pat
tison. $24.45; H. J. King, $6.S3; #. Il.
Pattison, 1928; board of registrars
S5S; election officers, $91: E. 4. Lev &
Co. s32S.19; John Cort, $3.50, and Post
master Marble, $10711.
The board decided to call the atten-
ton of the directors Of the electric
road to School street. The tracks es-
pecially on this street are laid uneven
with the road bed, and the selectmen
will order the directors to either have
them raise the tracks to conform with
the road or else lower the road. Mr..
Brandes is willing so he told The Spy
man, to leave the choice with the d.
rectors.
Mr. and Mrs Josiah Perry proprietor
of the Perryville mills, had a narrow
escape last evening, as they were re-
turning from church They were being
driven home in their Carriage, and
when rounding the corner of Chase
avenue there was a collision with an
other team. The shafts of the
strangers vehicle pierced the panels
of the hack door, but did not in
Jure its occupants. None Of the horses
were injured.
The second night of the C. Il. A. fair
closed tonight with big attendance.
The entertainment was up to the stand
ard. F. o. Harrell,, the local stock
broker gave fine exhibition of magic,
while Prof. Widen of Worcester per-
formed a hobo Juggling act. The st.
Jean Baptiste Band gave a concert dur
ing the evening.
The water commissioners are happy
as the abutments for the bridge over
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad tracks adjacent to the
pumping station, are completed, and
the bridge itself arrived today from the
works of the Groton Bridge Company
of New York city. The bridge came in
sections, and weighs many TONS The
Oh nd a 70
80 feet in length. A gang is expected
tomorrow from Fitchburg when work
viii be commenced at once.
The Daughters of Rebekah held a So
cial gathering in Odd Fellows Hall to-
night, and light refreshments were
served. The district deputy of Wor-
cester Lodge was present. and particir
pated. in the evenings entertainment.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Congregational Church will tender
Corporal Louis P. Holman of Co. K a
reception in the church chapel next
Thursday evening. The committee of
arrangements are Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter M Elicit, Ernest Joslin, Ralph T.
Larchar, Irma Bates, Georgia Fits and
Burton Murdoch. Corporal Holman
will recite some Of his experiences while
in hostile lands and during the even
ing a collation. win be served.
Judge Harry Bascom of Leominster
returned today after a visit with his
aunt Mrs. Mary e. Rawson, on Negus
street
Although the so tons of rails for the
North Webster extension of the electric
road have not yet been sighted, the
spikes and joints arrived this forenoon.
The directors of the road are bit anx-
ious over the non-arrival of the rails.
Joseph Carderat has severed his con-
nection with Eastman's drug store ana
is succeeded by Andrew Goodwin Of
Worcester.
Thomas f. Hughes returned today
from visit in Putnam