Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-10
TOWN ACCOUNTS.
Spencer Heads of Departments
Find That They Agree.
Clerk of Board of SeIeotmen Has New
Method-Many Items of News from
Shoe Town.

Spencer, Feb. 9.--The several heads of
departments are busy getting their ac-
counts ready for the annual report and
verifying them with the selectmen's
books. The superintendent of schools,
w. C. Fielrett, superintendent of sew
ers, Nathan ESCraig, and superintend-
ent of highways. Lucien Hobbs have
compared accounts and find them to
agree to a penny, The clerk of the
board of selectmen, George H. Ramer
has adopted a different method from
that heretofore in vogue, so that he is
! able to tell exactly where every penny
Of each appropriation has been expend-
ed and by whom.
Ie sometimes happens that work is
done by the sewer department that be-
longs TO the highway department, and
| vice versa By Mr.. Ramer's system the
| two appropriations are kept entirely
| separate, and each has credit for its
| full amount of work
| 1t is pretty generally conceded that
\ the affairs of the town have been ex-
| ceptionally well managed during the
| past year.
The cost of building roads and maxi
| ing repairs has been heavy, but the
money is believed to have been well
and economically expended under the
| circumstances. The heavy rains in July
and August made an unusual expendi-
ture for repairs necessary.
RECEPTION TO DANCING CLASS,
Miss Cora f. Leonard gave a recep-
ton to her dancing class in Odd Fell
lows Hall, tonight. There were so cou-
pies present. 1t was a very enjoyable
party. Bemis' Orchestra furnished
music and Helcomb of Brookfield ca
tered.
A. BUDGET OF MATTERS.
| The Tribe of Ephraharn' connected
with the First Congregational Church
had a social gathering and entertain
ment at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
H. o. Glidden. in High street, last eve
ming.
| There was a meeting of the Ladies'
Charitable Society at the Congregational
Church parlors this afternoon. A supper
was served in the dining room at $50
and musical entertainment by the Ce-
ella Club in the chapel at s o'clock.
| George, the 4-year-old son Of Rev. G.
| Whitfield Simonson of the NJ. E. Church,
| is in very critical condition at the
family residence, High street, with
double pneumonia He was reported
dead Tuesday afternoon, but at this
writing is still living, though Dr. Muir
dock, the attending physician, says he
| can give no encouragement for his re-
covery. Mrs. Simonson died of the same
| malady about three months ago.
Luther Hill Camp, S. of ", has asked
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town hall tomorrow night for the dance
to be given for the benefit Of Charles H.
| Collins, who has recently been rendered
helpless by a spinal difficulty. 1t seems
probable that they will vote to do so at
their next meeting.
Some so young men connected with the
Church of the Rosary met Tuesday
night and organized the Holy Rosary
Catholic Total Abstinence Society, and
elected these officers: Spiritual adviser,
Rev. G. n. Dolan; president, Thomas ].
Condor; first vice president Daniel M.
Heffernan; second vice president, Aus
gustus MaeNamara; recording secretary.
T. r. Calvin; financial secretary and
treasurer, Rev. G. H. Dolan. The above
officers are to constitute board of gov
| eminent.
| Jesse Leon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
| NJ. Blackmer, died at the family resi-
dence on Vernon street this morning of
| complications resulting from irflamma-
| ton Of the bowels. The funeral will
| take place at the residence of the child's
| grandmother, Mrs Mary e. Blackmer,
! in Church street, West Brookfield, Fri
| day at o'clock. Mrs. Charles NJ.
Blackmer is in delicate health
The body of Eusebe Gaudette, who died
died in East Brookfeld Sunday night,
and whose funeral was held at st.
Johns Church there this morning, was
| brought to Spencer and placed In the
Reserved seats for the sixth and last
entertainment in the Mems League
| course will take place at caucus hall
Monday night at 7.30. The entertain
ment will be given by the Weber quar-
tet of Boston, assisted by Shuecker,
harpist. and Elvie Everett Bromette,
reader.
PENSION AVA RDS