The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-13

Lieut.. Goodnow for the I'd artillery
Two men were examined and rejected
Howard Knowlton has been visiting
for few days at the home of his
grandfather, Gen. A. B. r. Sprague.
Mr.. Knowlton returns to Schenectady
today
Assistant City Treasurer Fred w
White and the clerks in the city treas
urer's office had another busy day yes
terday, collecting the taxes. They took
In 100000
A special meeting of the committee
on the coffee party of the Ladies'
Father Mathew Society will be held at
Father Mathew hall, Friday evening,
at O'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Munroe leave
for West Point tomorrow to visit their
son, Cadet John E. Munroe, and to
witness the Harvard West Point foot
ball game Saturday
Mayor Quincy of Boston may have
wheels, as many allege, but he believes
in having the best of the kind and
comes to Worcester to give the natives
pointers on his discoveries.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Coral
street church held it's regular
monthly meeting this afternoon and
evening in the church parlors. Supper
at 6.45 O'Clock; entertainment at s.
Tilly Haynes, resident proprietor of
the United States hotel, in Boston, and
the genial host of the Broadway Cen
trail in New York, was in Worcester
last evening. calling on friends.
The Carpenters Union will have a
smoke talk at it's rooms, in labor
headquarters, GA Southbridge street.
tomorrow evening. Speakers from out
of town will address the union.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of the
Main Street Baptist Church will meet
in the church parlor this afternoon at
2.SO o'clock, with supper at $50. There
will be a social and entertainment in
the evening.
The banquet by Athelstan Lodge ar
ranged for last evening at the State
Mutual restaurant was postponed, but
the date Of the gathering, which has
not been given up, has not been de-
cided upon.
The funeral of Miss Hannah Moore
| took PLACE yesterday morning, at the
home of her parents, % Sigel street.
Requiem high mass was celebrated at
st. Johns Church at 9 o'clock The
burial was at st. Johns cemetery.
An inebriated individual who has
been made citizen recently was heard
describing his experience to friend on
the street yesterday. He said he had
gotten naturalized, civilized and para
lyzed all on the same occasion.
The following city council committees
are scheduled for meetings this week:
The committee on finance today at A
O'Clock; the committee on claims, this
evening at 7.30 o'clock, and the commit
tee on public buildings tomorrow even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
Since the close of the convention Of
first-claSs poStmasters, held at Wash
ington, last week, Postmaster ]. Evarts
Greene has been at Lake Mohonk, in
the Catskill mountains, where he will
remain until the last of this week or the
first of next week.
The first reception Of the season Civ
en- by the Railroad Mems Association
was last evening, In the rooms in Union
station. There was musical and lit
erary program rendered and refresh
ments were served during the evening.
About 50 were present.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of
Main street Baptist Church will meet
in the church parlors this afternoon at
half-past two o'clock. Supper served at
half-past six. Social and musical enter
tainment in the evening. AN members
Of the church and congregation cordial
y Invited.
The following building permits were
issued from the office of the superinten-
dent Of public buildings yesterday: To
John j. Daesen, for wooden addition
at 1856 Park avenue, for additional room
for bicycle repair shop; to Owen Nc
,fe O.
wooden dwelling house, at 179 Cam
bridge street.
There was meeting of the class of
1901 at the classical high school yes
terday morning to decide on a class pin.
committee of five was appointed,
Misses Lincoln, Coburn and Goodwin,
and Messrs Stevens and Riordan This
committee will confer with a commit
tee from the English high school ana
decide upon the design
Private Fred Glidden Of Company B,
18th United States infantry, who has
been in Worcester on q furlough of 80
days. win start Friday evening for ST.
Louis, Mo-, where he will report at JEFF
ferson barracks for duty. Private
George Cahill of Company X 18th
return to camp with Private Gid
den.
The breaking of q section on the rear
carriage of a passenger coach attached
to the Boston and Maine railroad train
due in this city at 9.05 o'clock last even
ing, delayed the train for several mo-
ments, and it was 20 minutes behind
time when reaching here The train
was in charge of Conductor Hurlbut
and was an express to this city from
Nashua.
The board of trustees of the Odd Eel
lows Home met yesterday afternoon,
at the home, and transacted the usual
business of the regular meeting moth
| ing of Importance coming up for consi-
Iteration. President William e. Ford
of Boston presided, and after the meet
| Ing the trustees had dinner at the
home. The next meeting will be in two
weeks.
The heavy rain Of Tuesday night and
yesterday morning gave the local sew
ers big job in carrying off the surplus
water, and the rush Of water at the
sewage publication works at Quinsiga-
mond carried away q portion of the
dam. The damage was not very serious,
| but it kept Superintendent Eddy and a
gang of men busy all day making the
necessary repairs.
Harry M Wells, who was until a few
weeks ago, superintendent of the large
bicycle concern at Westboro, owned by
Humber & Co, has secured q position
as foreman in one of the departments
in the Washburn & Moen factory. The
Humber Company, whose wheels have
a