Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-05
QUABoAG HISTORIANS.
Gen. Curtis Guild, Jr., Gives
Interesting Address
Unitarian Church Crowded by Many
Members Who Listen With Pleasure
to Talk on Public Duties Of
Private Citizens.

BrookfieId, Jan, 4-The annual meet
ing of the Quaboag Historical Society
was held Tuesday at 2 p, m. at the Uni
tartan Church Large delegations were
present from Warren, West Brookfield,
North Brookfield and Spencer. interest
ing reports Of the society were read.
Gen. Curtis Guild, Jr, delivered an elo-
quent address on THE public duties of
private citizens Excellent musical Sc
lections We're read by the church choir.
The church was crowded 10 its utmost
capacity, every seat being filed. The
reception committee was Rev. W. l..
Walsh, Rev. L. B. Blanchard, Rev. J.
r. Chaffee. Hon. George w. Johnson
and Mrs L. w LiVermore. After the
Irregular meeting there was q social meet
ing in the church vestry and collation.
was served to out of town members and
visitors.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Robert H. Batchelder,
North Brookheld vice presidents, Chas
w, johnson Of Brook6eld, w. H. Fair
bank of Warren, William Bowdoin Of
New Braintree and f. r. Lynde of West
Brookfield; clerk and treasurer, George
H. Larkum Of Spencer; directors, l. E.
Moore Of Warren, d. G.. Hitchcock of
Warren, L. H r, Goss of Brookfield, D.
w. Hodgkins of East Brookfield, Joseph
| J. Spencer of North Brookfield, John G.
Shackley of West Broolfeld, Carlton d.
Richardson of West Brookfeld, James
F.. Barr of New Braintree and George
X Tafts Of New Braintree.
FUNERAL OF ]. HYLAND.
The funeral of Joseph Hyland, who
died Sunday of pneumonia, aged rs
years, took place Tuesday morning al 10
o'clock from St. Mary's Church. A high
mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev.
Father Adrian, who, at the close of the
mass, pronounced an eulogy on the de-
| ceased The funeral was largely attend
ed, the church being filled with mourn
ers. The pail bearers were James Turn
er, Thomas Hyland, Patrick Maher and
Martin Hyland. He came from Ireland
when young man and secured a large
farm in the Potapoag district, which he
worked successfully up to the time of
his DEATH He leaves a wife and seven
children, four sons and three daughters.
One of the latter is Mrs. Kate Wolpert
of Warren. He also leaves three broth
ers. Interment was in the West Brook
field Catholic cemetery.
A PRoTRACTED DELAY.
Two cars on the Warren, Brookheld
and Spencer Railroad We're stalled in
the snow and derailed at o'clock p. M,
Monday. near the turnout between West
Brookfield and Warren, delaying travel
on the west end Of TIE line about five
hours. The company has given excel
| lent service so far this winter, Super
intendent Jefts displaying unusual ac-
tivity in keeping his cars running on
time.
The installation of officers of Dexter
Post, No. &c, G. A. r., took place in
their hail Tuesday evening. F. D. Good
ell was installing officer. Several COM
rades from West Brookfield and Spencer
We're in attendance.
The selectmen of North Brookheld
| signed the franchise for the proposed
! electric road to East Brool1field Monday
! The thermometer registered L below
zero in East Brookfield Tuesday morn
ing, and 15 below at the head of The
lake, the coolest of the season.