Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
NcighbOrhO0d News Central Massachusetts
SPENCER.
SUNDAY sLEIGHTNG.


greatly enjoyed by everybody who
could buy, beg or borrow anything in
the shape Of a horse and carriage on
runners, Everything of the kind was
pressed into service, and at noon Sun
day horse and sleigh could not be
had in Spencer at amy price. The sleigh
ing was first class, there being just the
right quality OF snow on q good founda-
ton, and but few drifts
BOTH NOT INJURIOUS.
Notwithstanding the involuntary cold
bath taken by George A. Allen ON Sat
urday morning he was seen on the
streets behind his trotter on Sunday as
well as usual.
ARRESTED FOR VAGRANCY.
Matthew Griffin was taken into Gus
tody Saturday night by Officers H. p.
Draper and George L. Billiard. charged
with vagrancy. Griffin is of unsound
mind and at times becomes unmanag-
able and violent, hence his friends re-
quested his arrest to prevent serious re-
suits. He will be taken before Justice
A. w. Curtis this morning.
GOOD FELLOWS ELECT.
Spencer Council, Royal Good Fellows,
has elected these officers, and they will
be installed ON the night of the S1st: r.,
George P. Clark; l., John j, Mahar; c.,
Elmer r. Goodale; F. s., Edwin A.
Smith; s., John r. Gainsman; T., Will
liam o. Watson; s., George ~. Squires;
J. r. r., James A. Spencer; ThursteeS,
George P. Clark, James A. Spencer and
Joseph G. White.
WENT TO GILBERTVILLE
County President John ]. Rogers Of
Worcester passed through Spencer Sum
day morning on his way to Gilbertville,
where he went to install the officers of
the A. o. II. division in that place in
the afternoon. President Rogers will
install the officers of division 5, A. o. H,
at Foresters' Hall, Tuesday night.
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
The Congregational Baptist and Me-
thodist churches inaugurated union
services for the week of prayer by hold
ing a joint meeting at the Methodist
Church Sunday night at O'Clock. They
will be continued through the week as
| follows: Monday night, at Z o'clock, at
the Methodist Church; Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, at the same hour,
at the Baptist Church; Thursday and
Friday nights at the Congregational
Church
Rev. Sherman W. Brown preached an
| interesting sermon Sunday morning on
Receiving and giving" at the Congre-
gational Church, basing his remark up
on Matt, X: s. Heal the sick, cleanse
| the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils;
| freely We have received, freely give"
At the communion service which imme-
diately followed the sermon, Miss Edith
| A. Adams was received into fellowship
| with the church upon confession of faith
and Mrs. Mabel T. Galloupe and Mrs.
| Samuel Ross by letter. It being COM
union Sunday there was no preaching
service at the NJ. E. Church Sunday
morning.
Rev. FIR. G. H. Dolan celebrated mass
at the Church of the Rosary Sunday
morning, and Rev. FIR. Stephen c. Hal
lessy of Springfield, and student of the
Washington University, preached an
| able sermon, taking for his text the
words of st. Paul in his epistle to the
Ephesians: 1.-THE mystery of his will is
| to re-establish all things in Christ that
are in heaven and upon earth. The
choir sang selections from Gerold's and
Leonard's masses, and at the offertory
there was contralto solo, salutaris,
| by Henshaw Dana, sung by Mrs. Irene
! Plant Ryan of Woonsocket, r. l., who
was a former member of the choir.
OTHER NEWS NOTES.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers and I'M
perial Orchestra will give an entertain
ment at town hall this evening for the
benefit of the Baptist Church.
Tickets for the kellogg Bird Carni-
VAL the fourth entertainment in the
mems league course, will be sold at
Caucus Hail. ct 7S0.
Hon. George P. Ladd spent Saturday
night with his family on Linden street,
hut left for the west early Sunday
afternoon