The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-07
THE CITY.

The first grand military ball of the
United French Independent military
evening. '''7
Drawings for the prizes offered at
Sne recent fair for the benefit of the
Noere Dame Convent fund will be held
IN st. Johns Hall tonight.
The Rev. Lucien w. Adams. pastor
OF the Webster Square Methodist Epis-
copal Church, preached at the Old La
ules Home yesterday afternoon.
Thirty-three hundred dollars of the
necessary $4,000 have been raised to nav
the debt Of Park Church Mrs. Wilcox
mas taken charge of the work and has
met with much success.
Division "a, A. o. H, held a business
meeting at Hibernian Hall yesterday
afternoon. Three new members were
elected and the general routine bus
mess OF the society transacted.
The Fathew Mathew Ladies' Aid held
a meeting in Father Mathew Hall yes
teroay afternon. A rehearsal of the
minstrel show, which is to be produced
ac webster next week, was held.
The democratic city committee met
yesterday to discuss plans for the cleo
tlon. Arrangements were made for
bringing voters to the polls who might
DE at work some distance away. and to
purchase car tickets for that purpose.
Rev. A. C. Thompson has yielded to
the request of the First Baptist Church
and will remain with them some
months longer. He will cancel his en-
sagements for evangelistic work in
other places and probably will spend
the winter here.
Key. 0. e. Mallory of Dewey Street
Baptist Church spoke at the Young
Men Christian Association yesterday
afternoon, on the subject "Ail we like
sheep@ have gone astray." There was a
large attendance and singing by the
Y M. G. A. male quartet
Robert Dyer, who was one of the
men discharged by Manager Alf n.
Wilton from Lothrop's Opera House
stage force, has gone on the road as a
property man in e. e. Rice's company.
The Ballet Girl The other men are
still in the city, and their case remains
unsettled
There was a meeting at labor head
quarters, GA Southbridge street. of the
worcester Brewers Union a large at
tendance being present. At the meet
ing the members discussed at length
matters of interest to the union, and
arrangements were made for events of
the winter yet to be carried out.
An alarm from box 2S3, at Pa o'clock
yesterday afternoon, summoned the de-
partment to the corner of Ballard and
Vernon streets. An overheated stove
in an outbuilding on the Ballard estate
set fire to the woodwork of the struc-
ture. The department soon eXtinguished
hAmaG 90 oil ol,f
Yesterday the police of. station Wis
tied several places where they supposed
liquor was being illegally sold, but a
thorough search failed to reveal any
thing which intoxicates. Not an ar
rest was made, which was rather I'M
pleasant to the officers, after they had
spent several hours in a thorough but
fruitleSs search.
The Father Mathew Temperance So
ciety held it's regular meeting at Fa-
Their Mathew Hall yesterday. The fol-
lowing delegates We're elected TO the
convention of the Worcester county
temperance societies to be held at
blackstone, Thanksgiving day: p J.
Murphy. John F. Sullivan, M. j. Tohil,
Daniel Flaherty, David Goggin.
Rev. G. w Kent of the South Uni
tartan Church preached yesterday
morning on the subject of New mean
ings of duty; problems of duty" The
sermon treated of the aspects of duty
that are thrust on man by the develop
ments of modern civilization and by the
advances in intellectual standpoints
that the last century has seen.
There was a meeting yesterday after
noon of the printers and preSsmen in.
MI orc iii III,
street, and several of the members
were present. This evening, at the la
Dor hall, there will be a meeting of
the moulders' union, when it is likely
that James T. Valentine, vice president
of the National Moulders Union, win
be present.
The annual retreat for the Holy Cross
students began last evening, with sol
emn benediction and an address by Rev
J. B. Cannon, one of the ablest preach
ers in the Jesuit Society's Missionary
Band. The students will be entirely cut
off from outside communication for
three days. the retreat ending
Thursday morning with general COM
munion.
William Mccarthy. a laborer, was
locked up at Station / last evening,
charged with an assault upon Richard
Wells of 63 Orchard street Mccarthy
and Wells got into an argument on
Lane street, yesterday afternoon, and
Mccarthy knocked Wells down. Wells
suffered from a severe confusion on the
back of the head. Patrolman r.
Thayer arrested Mccarthy.
There was a public meeting of the
Danforth Club at the First Baptist
Church last night. Ray Greene HUI
ing and Hon. Robert 0. Fuller, presi-
dent of the American Baptist Mission
Union. spoke ON the subject of Chris
tan giving. Mr.. Huling spoke of how
one should extraordinarily judicious-
ly and literally; and Hon. Mr.. Fuller
spoke of the needs of giving,
Rev. E. w. Phillips, pastor of Hope
Congregational Church, has arranged
for special gospel services to be held
during this week. Service will be held
on week nights at 1880 and on next Sun
day at 1920 and 7. The pastor win be
assisted by Rev. Rufus M. Taft and
Mrs. Rich of Hyde Park, a gospel singer
of sweetness and power One new
member was admitted by confession of
faith, yesterday.
At the Tabernacle, 11S Main street,
last night, Rev Essex w. Kenyon
preached from the subject. ''Noah's
ark and the lessons it teaches" The
meeting was very well attended and
Mr.. Kenyon is trying to find a larger
hall Hereafter Bible lectures will be
given Mondays and Wednesdays at
D. m. and Tuesdays and Fridays at 7.30
ID. m. The afternoon services will be
held at the Tabernacle home, IL Dix