Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
SPENCER.
NEW YEAR,s SERVICES.

NEW YEARS SERVICES.
The feast of the circumcision was OBJ
served at the Catholic churches Saturday
by the celebration of masses at $50 and
7.30 a. m. The New Year holiday was
generally observed by the French-Cana-
dian portion of the population, and bust
ness was generally suspended in that part
of the town from 9 a. M till p. M, when
the stores were opened to accommodate
Saturday night shoppers. All the boot
shops were run during the day as usual.
PYTHIANS ELECT.
Fidelity Lodge, knights of Pythias, at
their annual meeting Friday night. elected
these officers for the ensuing term: c. c.,
Azor NJ. Tourtellotte; V. c., Paesielo
Emerson; NJ. W, Aohiaas D. Putnam;
K. R. s., Frank e. Abbott; NJ. of F.,
A, Manley e. Burch; T., for three years,
and d. for two years, Abner Pond.
DODGE DIDN'T WORK.
George Haven of Warren worked for
Fales & jerks of that town, and the firm
was responsible for his board Friday
Haven settled with the firm, but the
cashier forgot to deduct his board. He
started for Worcester over the Warren,
Brookfield and Spencer Electric Railway,
but before he reached Spencer a telephone
message was sent to Deputy Sheriff ORA
per, and he was intercepted. Officer Olney
Smith came over on the next car and took
Mr.. Haven back to Warren to settle his
board bill.
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
The subject of Rev. Flint NJ. Bissells
discourse at the UniversaEst Church to-
Communion service will take place at the
Rev. Sherman w. Brown of the Congre-
gational Church will take for his theme
t THIS morning morning, heeSeiYlng and giHyilng.
rendered: Organ voluntary; Offertoire in
Il fiat, by Batiste; anthem; TIE Deum, by
Kotsyhmar; trio, Hear our prayer by
Abbott; quintet, IF [ go not away" by
Caldicot, Communion service will be held
after the morning sermon.
Watch night services were held at the
M. e. Church Friday night, and sermons
Brown of the Congregational Church and
Rev. f. E. Heath of the Baptist Church.
The communion service will take the place
of the preaching service at 10.45 this
morning.
DAUGHTER OF REVOLUTION.
The writ in the action for damages
brought by the town of Brookfeld against
the town of Spencer was returned before
Trial Justice Sylvander Boutwell, of North
Brookfieud, Saturday morning. The case
is one in which Brookffeld is trying to re-
cover damages from Spencer for the sup
port of Miss Fannie Howe, VINO is the
daughter of a revolutionary soldier The
trial will be held in Henry E. Cottle'S law
Office in Brookfeld, Saturday.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
Mrs Samuel Melcher, wife of the Whit
insvlle high school superintendent, and
two daughters have been spending the
holidays with her parents, ex-Postmaster
and Mrs. Emory e. HarWood.
Rev DR.. A. q. Conrad of Worcester
will address the Mems League at its next
social, on the 18th, on 1.-THE puritan in the
twentieth century church, The lecture
will be delivered in the auditorium of the
Congregational Church, and the seats will
be free.
Mrs E. M Bliss entertained the Fort
nightly Club at her Erving street home
Friday night.
Miss Edith Lamb of Worcester is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. Cutler Prouty.
Stephen Wnby, principal of the Water
bury. Conn, high school. who has been
spending the holiday vacation with his
parents on Highland street, will return to
his duties today.
Edward B. Clark Of Togus, Me-, is
spending the holidays with Spencer
friends
Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, teacher of draw
ing in the public schools, is spending her
winter vacation with friends at White
River Junction, VT.
Charles A. Ware of Marlboro was in
town renewing old acquaintances Friday
and Saturday.