The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
The Funeral of
Priv. Green
TO BE IMP RESSVE
Hosea M. Knowlton Spoke
on Current Issues.

ana Seleetmen (WhO conferred in The
G. A. r. HalD for the military funeral
Of the late Priv William Q. Green OF
Company H, Second regiment, United
States volunteers, who died at santI.
ago, Aug. 9, from typhoid fever. The
committee appointed from the Crane
Army was made up of Commander G
B. Carpenter. James Holmes and
George p. Clark, while A. w. Curtis
and Charles H. Allen represented the
board of selectmen. 1t was at first
expected that every society in Spencer
would be invited to take part, but al
the meeting last night the committee
decided that this would not be best
and in consequence decided to invite
the Stearns Post, G. A. r., Luther
Hill Camp, S. of ", Woman's Relief
Corps, Grand Army Circle, Volunteers
Aid Association, the firemen and all the
twon officials of Spencer.
Capt. C. S. Holden of Worcester has
been seen and has agreed to have a
| detachment of Mr. Green's company
present at the funeral to do escort
duty. Mrs. Green has made a request
| to the committee that upon the arrival
of the remains of her dead son, to al
low them to remain at her home one
day and night. Last night the commit
tee voted to grant this request, and
consequently the funeral will not be
held until a day or two after the ar
| held at the First Congregational
! Church, and Rev. Sherman w. Brown,
| pastor of that church, will have
charge of the services
| Capt. Emerson c. Stone will be in
vited to be chief marshal of the day.
The Spencer Brass Band has offered its
services, and last night was accepted
| by the committee. The interment will
| take place in the old cemetery. The
I body, as is known, has already landed
/ at Havana and is expected to arrive
/ in Spencer about next Wednesday. so
that the funeral Will probably be held
about Friday of next week. This will
| be the first real military funeral ever
| held in Spencer.
About $50 republicans assembled in
the town hall tonight to listen to the
able addresses Of Attorney General
/ Hosea M. Knowlton and Charles @.
| Washburn, candidate for the state
/ senate of the first district. N. C, Bry-
ant presided at the rally. Mr.. Bryant
first introduced Mr. Knowlton, who
| spoke very ably and gave great praise
/ of Joseph II. Walker, which met the
approval of all those present. He
|
Of the republican party. He also re-
quested the republicans to again re-
| place Joseph H. Walker in congress
and this request is not really needed
said Mr. Knowlton, because Mr.. Walk
| er's election is a sure thing Mr.. Wash
burn was next introduced, and met the
| general favor of all present On the
platform We're seated, besides the two
speakers and chairman, George H.
Larkum, Thomas l. Comins, N. L.
Hamelin, II. Fl. Capen, John G. Avery
/ G. N. Prouty H. p Morse Hon. VIII
4 son H. Fairbank of Warren. who gave
| a short address in his own behalf. The
/ Spencer Brass Band was present and
! rendered several selections. also givine
! a short concert outside The hall before
| the rally. 1t is remembered that the
speaking at last nights rally brought
up the civil war as a weak point in the
! republican party. Mr.. Knowlton met
this accusation fairly with most able
argument. Mr.. Knowlton said "that a
man who would lay the blame of the
taults OF the Spanish war on a politi-
Cal party was a partisan and not a
patriot. At the end of this statement
the. applause was deafening.
| Inc remains of GelaS Collette form
| erly or Spencer, who died in Ware last
| Thursday, arrived in town this after
noon on the o'clock train. The inter-
| 1nent took place in St. Mary's cemetery.
Mr. Collette was very well known in
| spencer and few years ago was en-
| ployed in Girouard's bakery. which DO
| sition he left to accept a similar one in
| Ware. The deceased was about 40
I years of age.
Frank Lyford, wife and daughter
| Eunice, returned to their home in Au-
| burn, Me. today, after a two weeks
visit to Mr.. Lyford's mother, who re-
| sides in South Spencer.
Miss Lizzie Finneran, bookkeepera at
| Green's underwear factory, has re-
] signed her position and has accepted a
/ like situation with the Barnard Sum-
ner & Putnam Company of Worcester
Miss Mary Hines of Lincoln street has
succeeded Miss Finneran at Green's.
The following committee has been
appointed by the c. T. A. Society to
! arrange for a drama. which will be
given some time in March: D. NJ. Hef-
fernan, j. f. Dillon, j. A. Quinn, John
Driscoll A. V. Mcnamara, ~George Nor
ton, Eric Richard, Edward Carey Pc
ter Amelotte and James McKernan.
The next meeting of the Fortnightly
| Club Will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8, with
Mrs. A N. Bellows Cherry street. Pa
| pers will be read on Italian art by Mrs.
| Charles Allen and Mrs. A. f. War
rem
Mrs. Everett v. Prouty will entertain
! the members OF the Monday Club next
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
! The Cecilia Club will meet with Mrs
IG. H. Marsh, Main street, next Thurs
day afternoon.
Russell Park the local contractor, will
go to New York next week to partici-
pate in the reunion of the Fifth New
! York Independent Light, Artillery with
which company he served three years
and five months in the civil wary, to
be held in Brooklyn.
| Some time after o'clock this morn
1 ing the lunch cart belonging to G. H.
Reynolds, which is stationed on Main
street, was entered by burglars, or else
some hungry tramp. Entrance was
gained by forcing open the door of the
! cart. When Mr.. Powers, caterer of the
lunch cart. went to open up this morn
ling. he found the door wide open and
| the contents of the cart scattered
| around generally. Nothing was taken,
only what could be carried away in the
stomach
Messrs. Lewis and Charlie Dunton
| and Foster Wheeler, centre rush of the
David Prouty high school eleven, at
| tend the d-Pennsylvania foot
| ball game this afternoon at Cam
bridge.
Frank F,agan, who was arrested yes
| terdav forenoon by Chief of Police Nc
| Kenna. for drunkenness, was fined $40
| this morning by Trial Justice Curtis.
| Pagan was unable to pay the fine, and
| in consequence was taken to the house
of correction.
John f. O'Gara of Brown University
| is visiting his father, Mr.. John O'Gara,
| of Maple street.
silk velvet collar put on, overcoat
lcleaned and pressed, for this week only,