The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
COMPARATIVELY CLOSE.
Recent Blizzard Nearly as Expensive al,
That Of Last February

NAT OF Last FEBRUARY
Leicester, Dec 1O,-The selectueu held
their regular meeting this afternoon.
and transacted little business beyond
drawing a few orders An order of
S1211 and a few odd cents was drawn
to cover the cost of removing snow
from the streets and sidewalks and
breaking out the roads after the biz
card of Nov. 26. This is within SIS M
the expense incurred after the big
storm of last February, and the two
bills foot up a sum total for one year
which will hold the record some time
to come.
The bonnet social at the First Con
gregational Vestry, last evening was
novelty to those present, and all enjoyed
the fun The gentlemen We're each re-
CURED to trim a bonnet for his part
ner, and some remarkable styles were
shown, ii. e. Currier made the most
presentable head covering and w. v
! Elliott created the bonnet judged the
worst of all. 4 short entertainment
was given, consisting of a piano solo
! by Miss Myrtle Robinson; solo, Babys
| Bedtime, II. w. Casey; selection by La
| dies quartet consisting of Misses En-
! ma A. Mowry, Elsie Robinson, Bertha
j. Jordan and Alice Guilds; reading, SEE
| lection from Paradise Lost" A. NJ p.
| Chase. The evening closed with the
singing Of college songs, Miss Elsie
Robinson presiding at the piano.
The fine skating is thoroughly APP
preciated, and about every pond in
town was dotted with the merrymakers
! Two polo teams were chosen on Sar-
gents pond and a series of games
played on the cove at White Birch
Shows team, consisting Of MessTs. John
Bell, M. S. Snow (captain), II. NJ.
Grout, Alfred Baker and William
Woods, won two games to one gained
by Sibleys team, whose members We're
A. A Sibley Captain, Arthur Baker
James Bell, George Drabble and Jo-
seph Gauthier.
A merry party assembled at the din
ner given in honor Of the thirtieth we'd
ding anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs j. Q,
Jordan at their home on Paxton street
this noon. There were present Mr.. and
Mrs. Jordan, their two daughters, Miss
Bertha j. Jordan and MIS-. Walter G.
! Watson; two grandchildren wilbur
| Lory and Edwin Clifton Watson; the
best man and maid of honor Of thirty
years ago, Mr.. and Mrs. George O. Cur
rier and Herbert E. Currier. w. @.
Watson was unable to be present on
account Of illness.
| There will be special music at the
evening service of the First COngrega-
tional Church Sunday evening. Amer
lea in the far east win be Rev D. G.
Reid's subject. The musical program
includes: National airs II. II. Disco;
violin; L. NJ. Waite cornet; ]. W, Rob
inson, organ; ITO thee, Q country,
chorus Long live America" chorus;
solo, The bugler, by Giro Pinsutt
Miss Susan E. Knight.
1t is expected that Darling's lower
mill. which has been shut down for
Il several weeks, win start up on Mon
day.
Charles McNutt has new bulldog
|, named Brandy"
Employees of the Chapel mill are
talking Of forming a polo team with
Edw. BigeloW for captain.
William Shedden has quit work al
, the Chapel mill.
MILLINERY GOODS SACRIFICED
! Having a very large stock of Millin-
cry Goods and Novelties, the John c.
Machines Company are making a grea.
} sacrifice on lots of nice goods. New
; Hats and Bonnets can be bought al
much less during the Holiday rush: ant
Velvet and Black Hats and Bonnets
are shown in many new designs The
workroom is doing large Custom Or
der business and will be kept up al
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