Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-16
WEBSTER SPORTS
Attempt to Dust the Eyes of the
Newspaper Men.
But Find Them Not So Easy 40 Hours
Devotion Services at Sacred Heart
Church-High School Pans-Death
of Mrs. Arsenault-Notes
Special Dispatch to the spy

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Webster, March ia cheap attempt
to deceive the local reporters with a fake
story of a fictitious prize. fight was made
yesterday, but failed. This fake fight
was to take place over the state line,
March %, and the story seems to have
been devised to secure free advertising
for a local firm.
A forty hours devotion service is be-
| ing held at the Sacred Heart Church
The services commenced at 3 o'clock
| yesterday afternoon with the hearing of
confessions, which continued up to mid
night.
| At 6 o'clock in the evening a sermon
was ably delivered by Rev. FIR f. N.
Pierce, pastor of the Holy Name
! Church of Worcester. The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. FIR. G. Gran
ton, pastor of the st. Josephs Church in
| Worcester.
This morning at 8 o'clock a solemn
high mass was celebrated by Rev FIR.
! Grant Rev. FIR. A. D. Landry, curate
| Of the Notre Dame Church OF Worces-
ter, OBLIGATED as deacon, Rev. FIR ]. A.
| Fredatte, curate at the Immaculate Con-
ception Church of Fitchburg, as sub
| deacon, and Rev. FIR Seymore, the local
| curate, as master of ceremonies. At all
| dered under the supervision of Prof
Hector E. Boulay.
Among the visiting clergymen not al
ready mentioned We're Rev. FIR. Glenn
ent of Fiskdale and Rev. FIR. Desroch-
ers of Southbridge. Two Of the off
| ciating clergymen who were former
chums and classmates, ordained in Bal
tlmore, Md, were Rev. Frs. Landry and
| Fredatte. Their meeting, which was
unexpected, was surprise to both
| The devotional services and all pre-
vious arrangements had been made by
| the Jealous pastor, Rev. FIR J. A Lee
| girls, who is one who has always
| labored hard for the success of his
church and congregation.
HIGH SCHOOL DOINGs-
At a special meeting of the high
school, this afternoon, it was voted that
the reading of the Webster high school
chronicle be added to the program for
the public debate which will take place
March Is in Odd Fellows hall. The So
ciety chose Miss Imogene Cowie and
Herbert Branch as editors of the even
| ings.
The school decided that a caucus be
held next Monday afternoons for the
! purpose of nominating officers to Off
ciate for the remainder of the term.
! The election will occur on the following
/ Thursday. 1t was voted to change the
'98 class colors to royal purple and the
| flowers to violets
| The Junior Debating Society held it's
regular weekly meeting this afternoon,
and a pleasing program was rendered.
COURT CASES.
Thomas FrancoeuF of Detroit, Mich,
was fined 50 on a charge of drunken
ness. in the local court, before Judge
Bartholomew, this forenoon.
| William Pierce and wife Nellie were
| before his honor on the same offense
The couple were arrested by officer JOS
| eph Labarre, in Dudley, last Sunday af-
| ternoon. The couple reside in Chase
vile, and as the inspection of the records
| showed that they had never been ar
rested before. the judge decided to be
lenient with them, and taxed fine of
$5.16 to the couple.
DEATH OF MRS. ARSENEAULT.
Mrs Harriet Arseneault, aged Is
years, died suddenly Tuesday at 545 a.
m. of heart disease. Deceased was in
her usual good health on Monday eve
ming, attending church and even late at
| night entered into spirited converse
! ton over the war situation, etc. She
arose Tuesday at 4 o'clock and conn
planned of sickness, and when the fam
lily physician arrived she was dead.
| Deceased came to Webster in 1888.
She leaves three daughters, Miss Rosa
Arseneault of Webster, Mrs Peter
| Cournoyer Of Worcester, Miss Mary j.
| Arsenault of Webster, and four sons,
Oliver and Louis at Worcester, and JOS
eph and Alexander of Webster Fun
eral on Friday, $50 a. m, at the French
| Catholic church.
| The Slater sisters, owners of Slater's
| Grove, near the Narrows, the big lake
| have engaged Civil Engineer Wakefield
to survey the east portion, extending
from the upper basin to the southwest,
! into eight house lots, which will be Of
| fered for sale. The old road will be
changed to the west side of the land
and frontage looking north. The own
ers three years ago refused $4,000 for
the land.
ABOUT TOWN.
The tickets are selling rapidly for the
production by local talent of 'tshaun
| Aroon."
my Boys" comedy, was played to
a fair audience in Music Hall, this eve
| ming.
The republican caucus will be held in
ST. Jean Baptiste Hall, Thursday eve
ming, March "a.