The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

Referee, Elijah Goddard. "
AS is seen, the highest single string
was rolled by H. D. Bullard, the high
est totals being credited to Noble and
Bullard. This match is the first Of q
series of games which will be played
this winter, and it is expected before
the winter is over Spencer will be rep
resented by a crack bowling team.
The league pin contest, which will
take place on the evening Of October
ID. and will be participated in by the
ten bowlers who score the highest
score between Sept. u and October IL,
is also causing much interest. The
leaders and their scores up to date are
as follows: j. Driscoll 227, G. Smith 215,
G. Vernon 213, A. Coughlin EOS, A. West
1879, S. Ryan 1885, w. Thibeault 1874, E.
Edwards 142 H. Granger 1870 and A.
Girouard 1888.
A COMING TREAT.
The free lecture which will be given
by w, ]. Mann Friday night, Oct Z,
at the High School Hall, under the aus
piceS Of the Oraskaso Historical So
ciety, bids fair to be one Of the rarest
treats Spencer people have ever had.
FUNERAL OF G. jerks.
The funeral Of the late, George jerks,
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place today at 2 o'clock from his late
residence on Cherry street Only the
relatives and e. few friends were pres
ent at the services, which Rev. Sher-
man w. Brown of the First Congrega-
tional Church conducted. The bearers
were Gilbert e. Manley, Arthur Bacon,
William w. Trail and Lewis Ingrum,
all neighbors of the deceased. The
interment took place in the old ceme-
terry.
A PRETTY RECEPTION
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. silk, who re-
turned home last night from a weeks
wedding tour, gave a very pleasant
reception to relatives and a few Of
their friends tonight at the home of the
brides parents. The members of the
choir at the Church Of the Holy Ro-
sary, the employees of T. A. Casey's
store on lower Main street, where the
groom is employed, and few other
selected friends, being present Re
freshments were served during the
evening.
HONORED THEIR DEAD.
The members of Division of the An
cient Order Of Hibernians, held a meet
ing at their hall last night to take ac-
ton regarding the death of their late
brother. Thomas f. Mcguire Of Grove
street. Two committees were chosen,
one to draw up a set Of resolutions, the
other to select a floral design. The
committee on resolutions Is as follows:
NJ II. Abbott, Timothy Howard and
G. H. Kramer; on the floral design, r.
j. Dillon, G, H. Kramer and Timothy
Howard. The society also voted to
attend the funeral in BODY.
The c. I. A., of Which the deceased
was member, has also voted to at
tend the funeral services in body.
GOOD DAYS SPORT.
Doctor H. H. Gables and B. j. Ber-
tells, both of Worcester, in company
with A. D. Putnam and son Lawrence
Of Spencer bagged nine partridges to-
day in the vicinity Of Browning pond,
Spencer.
NEWS OF A DAY.
The Spencer A. A. eleven will line
up against the Brookfeld A. A. eleven
next Saturday afternoon at Brookfield
These two teams are keen rivals, and
a hot game may be expected.
William e. Bacon of Cherry street
has started on three weeks business
trip in Missouri
Charles Lackey of Milford is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. G. II. Sibley, of Main
street.
The members of Post 81, G. A. r.,
held their semi-nonthly meeting to-
night at G. A. r. Hall.
October IA will be celebrated in the
Spencer public schools as Lafayette
day. Many appropriate selections will
be given by the scholars under the di-
rection of the different teachers and
superintendent w. G. Pickett The
public will be cordially invited.
Arthur H. Sagendorff of the Guern-
sey stock farm has had a large display
of poultry at the Stafford Springs fair
during the past week. Mr.. Sagendorff
brought home many prizes with his diff
ferent breeds of fancy birds.
Prof. Fernandez of New York is at
the dry goods store Of A. H Warren
today and has been attracting large
crowds all day to watch him make pic
lures Of famous men out Of soap. The
portraits are all raised on a large
blackboard in the window. 1t is GER
tainly quite novelty to watch the
professor make whole picture inside
Of 20 minutes by simply putting on the
blackboard soft soap, which he moulds
into very perfect faces.