The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-03
THE CITY.


day afternoon at 4.S0 and the commit
lee on finance at 5.
Selectman George S. Whitney Of Mil
lord was IN Worcester yesterday after
noon, calling on friends.
The Suffragists League will meet this
afternoon at O'clock with Mrs. A. A.
blgeloW at p Benefit street.
A theatre party from Millbury came
TO worcester on the 73O eleotrics last
evening They attended the perform
anee at Lothrop's.
Thursday and Friday are donation
days at the Hahnemann hospital, As
providence street, and on these DAVIS
gifts are earnestly solicited
The Worcester Commercial Travellers,
Association will hold its annual meet
ing and banquet at the Bay State
House Friday evening, Dec. 8.
There will be social gathering this
evening Of the men of Central church.
Ihere viii be singing by male chorus
and refreshments will be served.
Edward J. Mcmahon gave an inter-
esting address on Wolfe Tone before
the members Of Worcester Court, No.
%, M, c. 0. f. in their hall last eve
ming.
Several Worcester grangers will go
TO Auburn this evening to participate
IN the exercises of neighbors' night in
that grange. A barge will carry the
Worcester people.
George H. Garfield of Brockton. a
member of the republican state COM
mittee, was in Worcester yesterday,
looking over the ground. Mr. Garfield
predicts most successful campaign.
The Sewing School of All Saints par
ish will open for the winter on Satur-
day morning, November 5, at 10 o'clock.
in the Sunday school room. Girls from
seven years upwards will be received.
The first grand concert and ball of
the united French military societies of
Worcester will be in the hall of the st.
Jean Baptiste society, Thanksgiving
eve. Music for the occasion will be by
Colburn & Pratt's orchestra.
Private Connery of company I, 18th
q. 8. regulars, who has been in Wor-
cester on a furlough, will leave this
afternoon for Jefferson barracks, Mo,
where he will report for duty. He has
greatly improved in health while in
this city.
The hearing before the Kettle brook
commission was continued yesterday.
Testimony was given by Alfred r. Pit
kin of A. B. Pitkin & Company, Ar
thur H. Lowe of Fltchburg, w. e.
Haywood of EAST Douglas and Fl. NJ.
Clemence of Worcester.
G. Bedig, 1S years old, employed at
the Hamblin & Russell Company fac
tory had the fingers of his left hand
crushed while operating a machine yes
terday afternoon. He was taken to
the city hospital, where it was found
necessary to amputate two of his fing
ers,
James A. Fitzgerald, 80 years old, of
IL South Water street, was taken to the
city hospital yesterday afternoon, suf-
fering with bad scalp wound. Fitz-
gerald is employed at Prentice Bros
machine works, and while at work yes
terday a heavy roller fell, striking him
on the head.
The entertainment committee of the
st. Paurs 1yceum held meeting in
Sons of Veterans hall, last night. Re
ports were received from the various
coffee party committees, and assistants
to the heads of the supper tables were
appointed. Chaffin's orchestra furnish
ed music for dancing.
At meeting of The committee in
charge of arrangements for the police
ball, held yesterday afternoon, the fol-
lowing contracts were approved:
| Printin, w. A. Moffitt; floral decora-
tions, Charles A. Keyes; hacking, Dan
iel Harrington; catering, G. S. YeaW;
badges, c. C. Fuller.
Dr. John 7. Duggan has completed
his two months term as medical physi-
clan at ST. Vincent's hospital. During
this time he has cared for over so SOL
diers, all but three of whom have re-
covered. DIR. NJ j. Halloran will take
up DR.. Duggan's duties and remain in
charge for the next two months.
Resolutions have been passed by the
members of Miss Whipples class, in
the English high school, on the death
of her mother, Mrs. Franklin Whipple
which occurred few days ago. The
committee of resolutions includes John
]. Keeting, Joseph Q. Crosby, Miss EN-
ma Schofield Alfred F. Whitman.
TheSeeond Advent Church at the
corner of Chandler and Piedmont
streets. held a series of missionary
meetings yesterday for the benefit of
the Krieger East Africa missions of
the Christian Unity Association. Col
lections were taken for the mission
work from the we'll attended meetings
Clemence Como has filed notice with
the city clerk of a suit he is to bring
against the city for damages on ac-
count of land taken ON Mill street for
| the speedway. His land lies between
| that owned by A. Swan Brown. Other
suits are pretty sure to follow, but a
great deal Of land to be taken has been
given.
There was a meeting yesterday after
noon of the board of visitors at the
Home for the Aged Women. At the
meeting, the full board Of 16 members
was present, and they discussed various
matters of interest to the home. The
members sat down to dinner served in
the dining hall of the home, and this
was very much enjoyed. The next
meeting will be in two weeks.
The annual retreat Of the students Of
Holy Cross College will begin Mon
| day. the It'll. The retreat was sched-
uled in the catalogue to take place
from Oct. 24-27, but owing to certain
conflicting circumstances was post
poned. Rev. T. F. Cannon, S. j., mis-
sionary father, will conduct the retreat
this year. 1t will last for three days
closing Wednesday, the 9th.
The Epworth League of Grace Church
held its tenth annual meeting Tuesday
night in the parlors of the church. The
guest of the evening was Rev. John
Galbraith OF Dorchester, who me
few remarks from the subject
gestions.' Among the other 81
were L. j. Pentacost, w, G. Heal
Hastings, w. J. Thompson ane
Cora Robinson. A supper was 8
and the guests were entertained
vocal and instrumental music.
city Engineer F.. S. Curtis and
sistant City Engineer L. b. l5ldN a