Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-01
SPENCER DANCERS.
Weather Has No Terrors for
Spencer Masqueraders.
Many Merry Dancers Guests OF Brave
Fire Laddies-A Charity Sail and
Other News Notes.

For years past the day preceding
masked ball in Spencer has been stormy,
and this year the day preceding the
masked concert and bali of Steamer Co.
No. was no exception to the rule. 1t
was by far the worst day Of the season.
However, as a large number Of tickets
were sold in advance, the financial sue
cess of the affair was assured.
The several committees have been I'M
firing in their efforts, and had the night
been pleasant the crowd would nave
been unprecedenteJly large. The hall was
beautifully trimmed for the occasion,
and the stage was decorated with
plants. The several committees having
the matter in charge were: Arrange
ments, G., w. Morse F. G. Mullett, w.
w Woodbury.; reception, M. D. Trues-
dell, Geo. P. DeWolfe chief eng, Chas.
F. Clark, I'd asst eng; supper, Geo. S.
Rich, VIM. Stratton, e. L. Green; deco
ration committee, Thomas H, Clark,
Frank Bisco Lucien Hobbs; floor direc-
tors, c.. w. Morse, F. G. Mullett; aids,
]. Pye, w. A. Prouty, Fred Crawford,
T.. Bowen, list asst. eng, VIM. Hatha-
way, A. f. Hewlett, J. Hazlehurst, VIM.
Norton, J. O'Brien, Geo. II. Kramer, NJ
Marlboro gave a concert from to
o'clock, when the grand march, led by
Foreman Granville w. Morse, as 'Har-
buck" and Mrs. Morse as a>Hungarian
princess, entered the hall.
At II o'clock the party unmasked, and
there were some surprises. Some of the
characters assumed follow: j. H. Nc
Kenna wore the costume of Charles II;
A. w. Hapgood, Romeo; VIM M.
Green, ''Magelton"; VIM. H. Ratigan,
Rocco; D, F. Tiffany, Rocco"
Harry Pond, clown; Walter Parker,
clown; Alice Simpson, flower girl; Ev-
erett Wilson, Mexican; Adelbert Hallett,
hayseed; William Green, negro; ]. E.
Stanley, bowery boy; Flora Richards,
yellow girl; f. M. Hill, tramp; Miss
Hattie Mosley and Miss Josie Wilson,
flower girls; p. o. Bemis, negro. Owing
to the non-arrival of any electric car
from Leicester or Worcester, from 6
O'clock to 10, but few from out of town
were present.
AT u o'clock the company formed in
line and marched to the banquet hall,
where an excellent turkey supper was
served by Mr.. and Mrs Charles N.
Hancock
A CHARITY BALL
A charity ball was given at Mechanics
Hall, in Fontaine's block, Chestnut
street, Thursday night, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to the purchase
of an artificial leg for John s. Farron,
who resides in Temple street.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
E. F. Amelotte has taken the agency
for the Neverslip Horseshoe Company
of Brunswick, N ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Dean of East
Bridgewater, have been the guests OF
Wyman c. Pickett and family this
week.
Miss Mary A. Bracket, teacher in
school district No. l, has resigned to
take a position in the reform school al
Westboro. Miss Maggie Sloan, who has
been attending the Worcester normal
school, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Superintendent of Schools Wyman c.
Pickett will go to New York today to
spend Sunday with his son, Edward w
Pickett who is in business in the city
The Queen of Clubs had a whist par
ty and social dance at the Massasoit
Hotel, Thursday night.
The boot and shoe shipments from
Spencer during Christmas week amount
ed to POTS cases.
AT the selectmen's meeting Thursday
night, orders were drawn upon the
town treasury for bills aggregating
about $500, the largest being 5000, for
state aid
At a joint meeting of the selectmen
and school board Thursday night, it was
voted to instruct Architect Russell
Parks to see that certain imperfections
IN the heating apparatus of the Wire
Village school building are remedied.