Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-04
HOT FOR THE GAME.
Spencer Base Ballists Favor a
County League.
John O'Gara Heads Subscription List
With S25-Canvass is
Now On.


very much favored the forming of a
team in Spencer. He not only made
suggestions as to how the work of or
ganizing a team might be carried
through successfully, but offered to head
a subscription paper with $25, The
meeting was called to order by j. P.
Lanigan. Thomas Clark was appointed
chairman and Percy Johnson acted as
secretary. Charles Cole gave a brief
account of last Saturdays meeting at
Worcester. He said that something
must be done quickly in the way of rails
ing funds if Spencer was to be repre-
sented in the league. The purport of
his remarks was that Spencer ought to
be able to support ball team and
make money at the same time. Wire
Village and Spencer people by uniting
could put up team which would hold
it's own in the county league. Chairman
Clark suggested that an association of
100 members be formed, each contribut-
ing $5.
John O'Gara said: S'I am not base
ball player, but l am interested in the
game and am always willing to offer
my support. I intend to improve the
base ball park the coming spring. !
shall lay out at least 5000 there, which
will be more money than received from
the park last year. Last years expert
ence, however is sufficient to show that
there is interest enough in the game in
Spencer to support team. And l shall
not be behind any citizen in town in
supporting a team. Two or three hun
dred dollars ought to be pledged right
away. With the four or five first-class
BAN players we now have, enough more
could be induced to come here, so that
Spencer would not be in last place at
the finish of the season. Charles Cole.
Thomas Clark and Adelard L. Casavant
were chosen a committee to circulate
subscription paper. meeting will be
called in one week, when the committee
will report.
The Ladies' Society of the Baptist
church held their annual meeting and
election of officers this afternoon. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
were: President Charles Boyden; vice
president, Mrs George Bemis; secre-
tary, Mrs. Cooper; treasurer, Mrs. A. G..
Pease; executive committee, Mrs. Sstes,
Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Ober. The treas
urer's report showed the financial stand
ing of the society to be in a. flourishing
condition. The Ladies' Society has
raised $3.50 the past year, which has
helped to pay the expenses of the
church.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Foreign and Home Missionary Society
will be held Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. G. Pease on Cherry
street.
The movement now on foot to raise
money for new band stand is meeting
with the hearty approval of all lovers
Of band music.
Justice A w. Curtis fined Patrick
Fitzgerald IS this forenoon for drunk
enness.
John Moore is seriously ill.at his home,
| A meeting of the local branch of the
Oraskaso Historical Society will be
held at Caucus hall Monday evening
| at 745 o'clock, to elect officers for the
coming year. After the business meet.
! ing, Henry NJ Tower will read a paper
on the "Sharkers in Spencer" and Miss
Annie ]. Ward will read paper or
THE old taverns in Spencer 1t will be
public meeting.
The graves of As soldiers of the revo-
lutionary war have been located by the
committee appointed for that purpose
by the town. Others are yet to be To-
Gated.
Miss Fannie Howe, one of the % sur
Viving children of revolutionary war
soldiers still remains an inmate at the
Brookfield town farm. The case was
brought up in court at Brookfleld the
middle, of January, before Justice Syl-
NdAuCI POluWSIi, dS 10 WneLler SQe
belonged to Brooaxfleld or to Spencer to
support 1t will be remembered that
the case was decided in favor of Brook
field. Spencer's counsel appealed the
case.
Miss Howe requires more attention
than the average inmate of a poor
farm. She will be 81 years old in May
Mrs. Louise Kasky, Rose st. Germain
and daughter Elodie are at Nashua, N
H, for two weeks.
Mrs. John Eddy has been called to
New Jersey owing to the sickness of
her mother.
MAKING CITIZENS.
The only hustling which is being
done at present in working for
candidates for the spring election
is tine work of the naturalization
club. A committee, composed of F. Col
lette, Everett Ledoux and Domineault
Cartier. was appointed by the members
of the club Sunday to make a canvass
of the prominent citizens of the French
population of Spencer. J. B. Gendreau
and ]. U, Dufault will probably be
among the candidates to serve on the
board of selectmen. The committee is
authorized to receive names of different
candidates to be presented at prelim-
Hall Monday evening. At the meeting
the Naturalization club will also vote
whether the no-license or citizens party
will be supported.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
The funeral of Miss Mabel Mccoy was
held today at the Church of the Rosary
at 9 o'clock. Rev. G. H. Dolan offered
mass, and the burial was at st. Mary's
cemetery.
w. F. Woodman sold today his stock
farm near Myrick Park to Charles L.
Wilson
Joseph Wallace was guest of Depu-
ty Sheriff Henry P. Draper this after
noon. Wallace works at the upper mill.
He claimed that Thomas Mcnamara
struck him a blow on his left cheek.
Wallace's face was red and swollen, and
he looked as though he had come in con-
tact with prize ring hero.
Harry D. Bullard of Woburn, who is
connected with the Massachusetts gypsy
moth commission. is the guest Of his
father, George d. Billiard.
Rev. Samuel E. Lord, pastor of the
French Protestant Church, will go to
Boston, Monday, to confer with the
board Of missions in regard to his be-
ing ordained as a minister. Mr.. Lord
is in Ware today, making preparations
to take cnarge OF MS pdSLor6te III tndl
town.
Ray A. Bullard is confined to his home
on Linden street with severe attack
of grip.
Special lenten services are being held
at the Church of the Rosary and at st.
Mary's Church two evenings each week.
Sermons are preached Wednesday eve
ming, and the Friday evening services
are devoted to prayers
Rev. Woodman Bradbury of Worces-
ter preached tonight at the Baptist
Church, taking as his subject "Christ
seeking to save" Rev. Leo Boon
IyIuar,aas Of Wnr,ceStea. will rareach At the