The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-06
T0DAY'S WEATHER.
Thursday: Fair weather;
cooler Thursday night.
THE CITY.
e. J. Wallace is visiting in New York

The board of directors of the Wash
ington Social Club is to meet this
evening.
Miss Ella NJ Bayer of Brool1field is in
Worcester visiting relatives. Shewill
return to her home tomorrow.
DR.. c. L. Nichols has resumed prac-
tice and has located his Office at his
residence, 3S Cedar street.
Mrs. E. Denny and daughter of 3
Crown street left yesterday for Balti-
more, Md, where they will spend the
winter.
Maj Alex. H. Johnson has presented
to the newly organized Douglass Social
Club handsome water color painting
suitably framed and inscribed.
Lieut.. Harold p. Goodnow, I'd United
States artillery, sent away yesterday
morning Dennis O'Neil and Peter Lux
ogerwic to Battery e, Portland Head,
Me.
Ruth Bishop was admitted to the city
hospital yesterday afternoon. She fell
down the cellar stairs at her home on
Providence street, and as d result sus-
tanned a sprained ankle.
Postmaster Greene left for Detroit
yesterday morning to attend the con-
vention of first class postmasters to be
held in this city Many points of inter-
est to postmasters will be discussed.
The party to be given to Louis M.
Fay at Sons Of Veterans hall, Friday
evening, Oct. Z, in honor of his 21st
birthday, will be postponed to Oct. Il,
on account of the serious illness of Mr..
Fay.
Ridgely Lodge, I. o. o. F., will have
an official visitation Tuesday night
from District Deputy George P.
Squires of Spencer. The first degree is
the work for the evening. A collation.
will be served.
Under direction of the Maccobees and
Hebrew Debating Society there will be
an entertainment in horticultural hall
Sunday evening for the benefit OF the
Hebrew soldiers who took part in the
Cuban campaign.
Charles E. Lackey, stamp clerk in
the Milford post office, visited Worces-
ter friends last night. After leaving
Worcester, Mr.. Lackey will go to
Spencer and from there he will go on
trip to Nebraska.
The Baptist Social Union will hold
cial at Main Street Baptist church
next Monday evening. Rev. DR.. A. q.
Conrad has been invited to deliver the
address. The supper will be served by
Rebolli.
Notices have been received in Wor-
cester of the 33d annual reunion of the
LIST Massachusetts Cavalry Association,
to be held at the United States Hotel,
Boston, on the 26th. There will be
special rates on the Boston and Albany
road.
A decree for the abatement Of taxes
has been issued by the county COM
missioners in favor Of Russell Arnold
Of Oxford. Mr.. Arnold, who is an old
soldier and disabled, appealed from the
decision Of the oxford assessors to the
commissioners,
The Carpenters Union, No %, will
hold smoke talk and entertainment
in Central Labor Union Hall, Friday,
Oct. IA. Union and non union carpen-
ters are invited to be present. Re-
freshments will be served and good
time is guaranteed.
There was hearing in the probate
court yesterday morning on the petit
ton of Adelaide S. Daily for the pro-
bate of the will of John H. Daily Of
this city w. B. Harding appeared for
the petitioner and the will will prob
ably be allowed on Friday.
DR.. Thomas E. Kirby, who has been
seriously i'll with malaria, the past two
weeks, was out yesterday afternoon,
for the first time since he was taken
sick. Mrs. Kirby, who cared for the
doctor during his illness, is now sick
herself. Their little child has been
sent out into the country.
The meeting of the board Of visi-
tors which was to be held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, at the Home
for Aged Women, did not occur, on ac>
count of the absence OF a quorum.
Nothing Of Importance was to be con-
sidered, SO there will be no meeting
until the time for the regular one next
month.
The Hon. Ernest w. Roberts of the
state senate, who has just been nom
mated as representative to congress
from the 7th congressional district was
a graduate of the Highland Military
Academy Of the class of 1877. He has
also been a member of the lower branch
of the legislature, andla common coun-
Gilman of his own city, Chelsea.
The funeral of Thomas Beatty took
place this morning at 1875 Eastern ave-
nue.. Requiem high mass was celebrated
in st. Anne's Church, Rev. Eugene
Brosnihan celebrant. The pail bearers
were: Patrick Barry Patrick Thornton,
James McCabe and Michael Keegan.
Rev. Father Brosnihan read the final
prayers for the dead in St Johns ceme-
terry.
Mrs. John Mason of North Grafton
fell from the platform of Boston and
Albany car while ahghting from a
train in Union depot last night She
badly wrenched her right ankle and
was shaken up considerably. Mrs. Ma
son was taken into the ladies' waiting
room at the station, where she re-
manned for a time Later, she returned
to her home.
The annual meeting of the Worcester
branch Of the Woman's Board
of Missions will be held at the Central
church the 9th. 1t is expected that
Miss Julia Gulick of Japan and Miss
Anna Webb of San Sebastian. Spain,
two missionaries supported by the
branch will be present to address the
Also Miss Child of Boston.
The women of Central church will pro-
vide a 15-cent collation..
The following city council committees
are scheduled for meetings this week:
Committee on claims, this evening at
7 80; committee on lighting streets, Fri
day afternoon at 8; committee on
streets Friday evening at 1880
Sealer Of Weights and Measures Her
bert De Posse continues his surprise
Visits on the street vendors of veget-
ables, ETC., and as result Of his last
tour he has eight spring scales which
are short"
The funeral OF Mrs. Ann Keegan was
held at the home of her niece, Miss
Hannah Flynn, 81 Millbury street, yes
terday morning. A requiem high mass
was held in st. Johns Church at 8
o'clock. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Griffin