The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-02

had charge of the supper and was as
sisted by Mrs e. Sangerdorf, Mrs, Dill
ingham, Mrs. Yearnshaw, Mrs. F.
Hammond and Mrs. S. Bellows
A special meeting of Worcester lodge
IS Of N. E. o. p, has been called for
Thursday evening in order to receive
the officers of the, grand lodge and to
witness the work of/the Enterprise
! lodge degree team of Boston. Supper
will be served at $50 o'clock, and eXer-
cises will begin at s o'clock in Castle
hall, 405 Main street.
Charles H. L. Grover, 30 years old,
employed at the Worcester Corset Com
pany shop, fell from a fourth-story
window while washing windows at the
factory, yesterday forenoon. He was
taken to the city hospital where, in
addition to a badly sprained ankle and
4 wrist. Internal injuries are feared. Cro-
Yer lives on Salisbury street near Flagg.
The day scholars at Holy Cross Col
lege, who have recently organized a
foot ball team, will consider at the next
I meeting the advisability of hiring a
/ coach. At the present time the team is
trained by the manager and is making
/ good strides toward success. The team
! feels very confident of victory on Sat
urday wheA they play with Cushing
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At the Adams Square Congrega-
tional Church, Thursday and Friday
evenings, the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety connected with the church will
/ serve supper and an entertainment
will be given to close the program. The
ladies of the church pledged themselves
to raise $500 for the building fund, and
! What they derive from these events will
be used for this purpose.
Patrick Burns. "a years old. Of Mill
bury, went into Green's drug store yes
terday afternoon and asked the clerk
for bottle of iaudanum. When asked
what he wanted it for, he said he want
ed to commit suicide officer Eaton
was standing outside, and his attention
was called to the matter. The man was
taken to the Waldo street station house,
where he was locked up on the charge
ofdrunkenness.
Chief of Police George F. McKenna
of Spencer was IN Worcester for a
short time yesterday afternoon, calling
on friends. Incidentally, the Spencer
chief who is one Of the best known
criminal officers in the county, talked
in an interesting way Of the recent dis
appearance of John Reed, the bunco
steerer. No reasonable excuse can be
offered, he says, for Reed recent trick
on the CharleStoWn ofhcer
President Alfred S. Roe of the Y NJ.
c. A., will occupy the pulpits of some
of the larger churches previous to the
Sunday morning discourses, for a few
minutes, to present the work of the as
ISOLATION in view of increasing the
membership and obtaining financial
aid. No collections will be taken, but
those of the churches who are inter
ested will be seen and asked to give
what they can.
Department Commander w. II. Bart
lett of the G. A. r., and Assistant
Quartermaster General C. w. Putnam,
go to Brockton this evening to take
part in a big celebration in honor of
the restoration of the posts charter,
which was taken away on account of
the house of lords difficulty On the
4th they go to an anniversary celebra-
ton at South Brighton. On the 7th,
they attend a campfire at Fitchburg.
There was a meeting last evening of
the Lasters' Union at Labor headquar-
| tiers, 81 Southbridge street, but no mat
ter of particular interest came UP for
consideration. The meeting of the car
penters was also held, and they consid-
cred matters concerning the future of
the union. A committee will be APP
pointed in the near future to act upon
the matter of arranging a schedule of
entertainments for the winter months
A horse owned by A. c. Butterick, of
the firm Of Buttefick & Pratt, archi-
tects in the State Mutual building, was
left standing hitched to weight in front
of the building yesterday morning. The
animal took fright at something and
ran, leaving the wagon near Harrington
corner. The horse continued its run
and was finally located in the Boston
&c Albany freight yard. The animal
was stabbed at McDonnelPs, and the
owner notified.
Yesterday there We're special SER
vices at all the Catholic churches in
this city, in honor of the saints of the
church. There We're massesin the morn
ing at the usual hours and benediction
of the blessed sacrament in the even
ing Today is All Souls day, day set
apart by the church as a day Of special
prayer for the repose of the dead. There
will be special requiem masses at the
usual hours, and the services will close
with benediction in the evening.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tan Endeavor of the Church of Christ
held the regular monthly business
meeting last night. A committee, con-
sisting Of Mrs. w. A. Blaisdell and
Aessrs. Newton Knox and Charles w.
IIaseIl was appointed to suggest names
for officers for the first six months of
1899 Miss Ida Champion and Miss
/ Grace Smith We're elected members of
the society. Very fattering reports
were received from the prayer meeting,
mission, Sunday school and flower COM
mittees.
The regular meeting of the Lavender
Club was held at the residence of Mrs.
Capt. ID. A. Matthews, 122 Austin street,
Yesterday afternoon. In addition to
routine business transacted, a. paper
was read on the Crystal Palace, Lon
don, by Mrs. Fred Church. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Matthews, gave an informal
talk on minor details of travel in Lon
don Question papers were distributed
to be answered at the next meeting,
Nov. 8. Three candidates were pro-
posed for membership.
Mrs. Anne Gee), widow of Michael
Q. Quinn, died at her home, Ia Oliver
street, Tuesday noon, after a long ill
ness. She was the wife of the late
Michcael o. Quinn, who died several
years ago. She was a prominent mem
ber of st. Peters Church. She leaves
three children, two sons, John and Pat
rick, employed as conductors on the
Consolidated railroad, and one daughter
-Nellie-who lives at home. Her fune-
raj will take place Thursday morning
with a solemn requiem high mass in st.
Peters Church at 9 O'clock.