Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-20
LEICESTER.
THE c, E. CONVENTION.
Many Young People From Neighboring
Towns We're Present.

Many Young People From Neighboring
Towns We're Present.
About two hundred young people from
Spencer, the Brookdelds and Leicester
spent an enjoyable day at the Spencer
Union Christian Endeavor convention in
the First Congregational Church, Wednes-
day. The afternoon meeting opened at
2.30 with devotional services. Then Rev.
D. C. Reid, in behalf of the home so
cfety, made the address of welcome, and
response WIS made by Deacon A: VI.
Snow of the Brookfeld Congregational
Church. No business was done, except to
elect as president for the next three
months Deacon G. H. Benis of the Spen-
Ger Baptist Society. At O'Clock several
papers were read on 1.-THE practical re-
church, Rev. F. 3. Heath of the spen-
Ger Baptist Society; IN the home" Ste
gregational; I'm school," Miss Bannister
of the Broo&field Congregational Society,
and TN amusements, w, G., Bryant Of
the Spencer Congregational Society. At
5.15 there was a twilight service, led by
w. A. Wilson Of Worcester.
A collation. was served to rs visitors at 6
O'Clock in the vestry of the church. The
evening service commenced at z 10 with a
The address of the evening, on the topic,
Gods measure OF man, was DENY
cred in an eloquent manner by Rev. p. M /:
Chapman. associate pastor Of Central
Church, Worcester A count of the mem
bers present showed that the Spencer Bap-
fist Society led with IS per cent of its mem
bers on hand, and to 1t was awarded the
banner which is given out every quarter.
A KLONDIKE RUMOR.
A runor has been very generally cur
rent that Peter Hughes of John F. Chad
wick & Co., Valley Falls, was intending to
go TO the Klondike with a Worcester par
ty in February, A Spy reporter called on
Mr.. Hughes, Wednesday evening, and
asked him if he intended Drawing the lei
cles of the Alaskan climate. He said ne
did not intend to go, although he had
thought strongly Of it at one time. The
rumor probably started" ne said, from
the fact that I know most of the party
who are to start for Seattle in February,
and spent quite a little time talking with
them"
A personal friend of Mr.. Hughes told a
reporter lately that he had purchased an
outfit and would surely start.
JOHN BOYLE OREILIY SOCIETY,
The John Boyle o'Reilly Society met
Tuesday evening, and have practically de-
cided to have a turkey supper at the Lei
cester next week Tuesday. The commit
William II. O'Brien, William A. Bell. Mi
chael Mckay, John R. Lee and Michael
Lee.
TAX DEL1NQUENTS WARNED.
Tax Collector H. B. Watts is sending
out notices that all persons who do not
pay their taxes before February LIST. wher
the town accounts close, will have theil
names put in the list Of unpaid taxes II
the town report, and wild have 10 pay al
officers fees collecting.
SELECTMEN MEET TODAY.
Ff,o aa nd 10,
commissioners will meet this evening al
7.SO to talk over the matter of the money
paid in the Mary Clifford case being de-
Quoted from the hydrant rental for 1897
Water Commissioner H. C. Smith said
Wednesday that the seleetmen had no le-
gal right to take any sum of money from
the hydrant rental, and in case no agree
ment is reached the matter will have to
be pushed in the courts to recover the
water districts money.
ABOUT TOWN.
Neil McAechern Of Worcester, formerly
Of Cherry Valley, is i'll at the City Hos
pital.
Henry Smith of Cherry Valley is III at
his home. DR.. c. G. Stearns is in attend
The steam piping for the engine at the
power station arrived Wednesday night.
Frank J. Hemphill has returned from
his trip to New Hampshire, and will re-
sumo his duties as conductor on the Wor-
cester and Suburban today,
This evening Rev. T. G.. Martin of the
Cherry Valley Methodist Church villa ex-
change with Rev F. A. Everett of Ok
ford. Friday evenings service win be in
and Rev. R. A. Nichols OF Worcester will
sneak.