Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-19
GRAFTON.

DEATH OF MRS. CALVIN FORBUSH
Mrs, Sarah Forbush, widow of Calvin
Forbush 'diedvat theshome of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. willard Wheeler, of North
street, Tuesday morning. Mrs. For
| bush has been unusually feeble for the
! past six weeks, and the burden IF her
/ four-score and eleven years gradually
/ bore her down to the end. She had
been confined to her chair for sever al
| years.
| Mrs Forbush, whose maiden name
! was Sarah Humphrey. was born in Up
ton, Nov, II, 1906, and was married TO
/ Calvin Forbush during the third decade
of this century Six children resulted
/ from the union, of which five are living
| and in good health, there being a son
| aid daughter in Chicago, one son in
New York city, one in the northeca part
| Of New York state, and daughter, Sa-
rah, of this town, with whom Mrs. For
/ bush has made her home. Besides five
children, she leaves thirteen grand
children and four reat-grandchllGren
Mr.. Forbush was boot and shoe man
ufacturer, and In the days when Graf
ton was prominent shoe town, he oc-
| cupico a large shop which stood on the
site which the residence of George L.
| Fisher now occupies. Mr.. Foroush died
10 years ago. The funeral Of Mrs. For
bush win be held from her late home
thursday.
THE CHECKER CONTEST
The outcome Of the Kirby-Ross check
tr games at Spencer Saturday night has
greatly increased the interest of loca.
| enthusiasts, and large delegation Of
Grafton people will be present at Curtis
Hail, in the Y. NJ. c. A building, Wor-
cesser next Saturday evening, to Wit
ness the latter half of the contest. Graf
! tonltes are well satisfied with the con-
test thus far and every one is confident
| that Saturday nights games at the Y.
NJ. c. A. will result in a victory foc the
| Grafton expert. Those who attenI I'd
tha Spencer games speak highly O. the
| hospitality shown them. by the Spencer
| players, as well as the fair treatment
received from the audience. w. $.
Rosebrooks of the Y. NJ. c. A. Will ref
cree the remaining games, and Mr..
HaKes of Millbury will act as time
ABOUT TOWN.
The quiet of the home circle of .Chas.
DCspeau, resident of Oak street, was
momentarily disturbed at 8 o'clock Sum
| day evening by the accidental turning
| over OF q lamp, The room was imme-
| diately filed with smoke, but nothing
caught fire and little damage was done.
| A movement is on foot to send a mem
! Der Of the Grafton Board Of Trade to
! Gloversville to look into the standing of
4 G. n. Neahr, the glove manufacturer,
! VINO proposes to locate here.
Clarence Sumner, who has been ser1-
! ously i'll for the past six weeks and
/ who has been gaining gradually but
4 slowly, was able to get out q his bed
Sunday morning for the first time since
4 the beginning of MS illness. He has
4 been able to sit up in bed each day for
/ the last week, bat is very weak vel.
! Mis-. Julia Maroney, the victim OF sat
urday's railroad accident, which neces-
| STATED the amputation of her left foot,
4 is resting fairly WE'LL and will have no
/ i'll results from her other injuries. The
/ kree which was partially dislocated, is
/ giving her little trouble.
Cashier A. A. Simmons delivered an
address on Money and banking pc"
! fore the Mems League at Fishervile
L aesday night. He is also to speak
on the same subject at North Grafton
in the near future,
A. A. Simmons, Jf., led the Christian
| EnGeavor meeting Sunday evening, tax
ing as his subject, Fishers of men
Rev. Lyman NJ. Greenman occupied
tue Unitarian puipic at Hopedale sun
day.
/ Inc u A1ullu Will uOA4 III mn Z
meetings until further notice.
THE sources of power was the sub
ject at the Baptist Y. p U, Sunday
! evening. Mrs. Hubbard led the meet
ing.
Mir. Panin has recently had a church
| organ placed in the mission rooms.
A conference Of Sunday school teach
ers was held in the vestry Of the W"sc
| Church Monday evening, at wnich Q
| good number were present, and several
papers were read, followed by a general
discussion. The article Of William Loynd
on THE life, growth and purpose OF the
| Sunday school, was especially inter-
| estlng.
give ir play, THE Irish out
law" in the town hall some
time during the first week of
February. The play was given IN Bar
ker's Hall, North Grafton, Thanksgiy-
ing eve. and was vel appreciated.
Edward Beauregs.rd is SOFA to move
his Mheelwrght shop into thu rooms
formerly occupied by ]. Frank Donahue,
ard Lewis Young of Millbury is to oc-
cupy the Taft block as blacksmith
shop.
Earle Flanagan captured string of
IA extra large picAerei at Lake Ripple
| Tuesday.