Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-22
GRAFTON.
A. ]. KIRBY TO PLAY IN ALL-NEW
ENGLAND CLUB.

a, j. hlfGB4 III PLAY IN AlLL-NEN
ENGLAND CLUB.
Andrew j. Kirby of this town is in
receipt of the following letter from Geo.
w. Dearborn, secretary of the New
England Checker Association and
champion blind-fold checker player OF
the United States:
Lowell, Mass, Jan. 10, 1898.
A. J. Kirby, Esq:
Dear Sir and F'riend-On behalf Of the
New England Checker Association and
the Boston Checker Club, I have been
entrusted to get together team to rep
resent all New England to play in a
great team match against the Boston
Checker Club, at their rooms, No.
Grove street, corner of Cambridge
street, Boston, on Feb o. 1898. Know
ing of your ability as a player and a
lover of the game, prompts me to Sc
cure you to join us in the great contest
The good of the game demands that you
do so.
hope to hear from you favorably on
this matter, and in such event, youI
name will at once be added to the All.
New England team and called up fol
play on the above date. Please send
me the names of any players you know
| in New England who in your judgment
are strong enough to enter the contest.
George w. Dearborn.
Mr.. Kirby has made a favorable re-
ply and will take part in the games
He will be accompanied on his trip by
Arthur H. Newton.
The Saturday night games at Cur.
tbs Hall, in the Y. NJ. c. A. building, in
Worcester, are raising the enthusiasm
of Grafton players to it's highest pitch
and large number have declared theiI
intention to attend the games. A
barge will convey them to and from the
games.
BROUGHT BACK THE CAT.
A Worcester lover of the canine fami-
ly has now learned that there are others
who value their pets even higher than
he does. The Worcester gentleman re-
ferred to was driving through the out
skirts of this town a few days ago, when
he espied a little kitten which was very
tame and gave him no trouble in catch
ing it. Why he desired to capture it is
a question which it lis hard to explain,
for the animal wore a bob-tail and it's
general appearance lacked every SEM
blance of dignity, although about its
neck it wore dainty blue ribbon placed
there by an affectionate mistress. We'd
nesday the gentleman received a let
ter asking that the animal be returned,
and that it be accompanied with GER
tain sum of money, and stating that If
he failed to do SO, the cat would be very
expensive to him. He returned the cat,
together with the cold cash, and gave
as his excuse for taking it that he was
very lonely on the day that he was last
in town.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
There was a meeting of those interest
ed in forming a lodge of the Order of
the Eastern Star in Grafton, at Masonic
Hall, Thursday evening, but on ac-
count Of the inclement weather, only
about a dozen were present, and the
meeting resulted in an indefinite post
ponement.
A CONFERENCE WITH MR.. NEAHR.
A number of the members of the Graf
ton. Board of Trade met C. N. Neahr
in the parlors of Hotel Kirby, Friday
evening, and further discussed the pros
pect of locating glove factory here.
Mr.. Neahr presented a certified denial
Of the letter held by the members of
the board, which was sworn to by the
writer of the first letter. The writer
stated that it was in a moment Of an
ger that he wrote the detrimental doc
ument, and the difficulties on that score
have been overcome.
HILL TOWN NOTES.
At the meeting of the Browning class
in Unity Hail. Friday evening, Poems
Of music was the topic.
John Bonner, who has been confined
to his home with a sprained ankle for
some time, is again able to be on the
street.
Miss Lulu Whitney will lead the B. Y.
p u, Sunday evening.
practical application of the beati-
tudes" will be the text of Miss Alice
Jewett at the meeting of the Y. P. S.
c. E., Sunday evening.