The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
A SPLENDID RECORD.
Leicester Sunday School
Observes Its Eightieth
Anniversary.


voices sang an opening anthem and the
children of the school sang a marching
song, while the principal event of the
day was an address on Spiritual In
vestment," by c. w Osgood, a success
full foundry owner and earnest Sunday
school worker Of Bellows Falls, Yer
mont.
The platform was concealed by a
bank Of potted plants and apple bios
SONS, and plants were arranged along
the gallery railing and on either
side.
The service opened with an anthem,
MY son shall be of mercy" Wilkin-
son, by the chorus and Mr. Osgood fol-
lowed with scripture reading. Rev. d.
C. Reid offered prayer and reports
| were read by Miss Bertha j. Jordan,
treasurer of the society, and by M. 5.
Snow, the secretary.
The treasurer's report showed total
receipts of $122.16 during last year, in
Guiding an uneXpended balance from
1897, with total expenditures of $500,
leaving a balance on hand of $43.1
The cooperative class gave the largest
contribution of any class in the senior
department, $44.79, while Miss Scott's
CLASS takes lHe IGCOIu III lllt III lllActl
room with $9.05.
Mrs. Katherine Grout, superintendent
of the primary department, supple
mented this with the statement that the
little folks had contributed S2.41 to an
Indian school at Santee, Neb. and $1.75
to the Baldwinsville hospital.
The secretary's report showed a
slight decrease in total membership
At present many, especially in the
! primary department, are striving to
get one of the badges for perfect at
tendance during the quarter and year.
AlVan Grout and Lester Weatherbee
have been perfect for a year and sew
eral others for three and six months.
Then Albert S. Conant, the superin-
tendent, made remarks. He gave a re-
Prospect of the society and told Of it's
beginning so years ago. During that
time there have been but three diff
ferent pastors. DR.. John Nelson, the
first, took a lively interest in the forma-
ton and continuance of the school.
Rev. A. H. Coolidge, the second, was in
| charge for 81 years. and to him may we
be indebted for much Of our success.
{ Mr.. Conant thanked the present pastor,
Rev Mr.. Reid, for his interest and aid
in the work and also extended thanks
: to the primary superintendent, Mrs.
Grout. He alluded to the difference
between the total of 100 present MEM
bers and 200 in the past, and accounted
for much of it by lack of business in
{ town. which obliged the young people
to seek employment elsewhere.
) The primary school then sang
marching song and Mr.. Osgood gave
his address on Spiritual Indebted
ness" He first spoke to the children
and talked to them entertainingly for
some few minutes. He then took up
; his subject and addressed the elders
who were also entertained. Mr.. Os-
good is superintendent of a school at
Bellows Falls, which contains 50 mem
bers, with 400 past and present mem
bers with whom he keeps. in touch
Rev Mr.. Reid made short speech
thanking the officers and teachers of
the school for their efficient work.
The audience extended their thanks to
the visiting speaker by a rising vote
and the services closed with a hymn.
A spirited horse driven by James
Ashworth ran away while returning
from the Rochdale ball game yester-
day The animal started near Olney's
mill and Mr. Ashworth was thrown out.
Michael H. Holden, who is visiting his
parents before leaving on board the
Enterprise, was in the team and pluck
lily held on to the reins. He managed
TO guide the animal toward the wall at
the corner of Brown street and stopped
nm ny ire nuns cdlCHluS III the stones
OF the wall. A stone was pulled off the
i wall and the hubs of the left wheels
/ of the buggy need repairs. Ashworth
was merely bruised and the horse was
unhurt
Chin Glue, the local Chinese lam
dryman in Smiths block, has a grew
ance, and Clarence Scott, who started
up laundry route some fine ago, is
the cause of complaint. Last week
Scott brought his laundry TO the Chin
aman's to be done up in his best style.
Glue agreed to do his work, giving
Scott commission on the shirts and
collars he brought in. Towards the last
of the week, Scott came in to get the
articles, and told Glue he wanted half
Of the receipts or five cents shirt. for
his trouble Glue refused, saying he
could not make money at that figure,
and Scott had to pay 8 cents per shirt
or 20 cents for every dollars worth
of custom. Scott told customers Of the
celestial last week that he was work
ing for Glue and in that way brought
i in laundry from customers who would
/ have given Glue their work anyway.
Glue told The Spy reporter yester-
| day that he wanted to have it put in
the paper that Scott was not working
for him and that he did not care to do
any more work for him.
He said: Cant you put him in
! newspaper and say that he don't work
| for me? Scott, you know what he say?
He tell me that he bring in 500 worth
| of work this week and he only bring
| in $3.50 l have to hire a Chinaman
| from the city. and / don't make much
I can't afford to iron shirts for Scott
for five cents; 1 lose money. Scott,
he told Waite that he worked for me,
| He say he run me out of town next
| week. He get mad. / say, All right.
The Chapel mill ball niue, Thomas
| Kane, manager, would like TO arrange
| a game with the Holden high school for
the afternoon of Memorial day.
Answer through The Spy. The game
would have to be held at Holden. as
no grounds are available in Leicester.
| Mr.. McDermott. who owns next to the
| John Boyle O'Reilly grounds. has oh
jected to the boys tramping his grass.
and Rev. ]. F. Redican, who owns the
ball ground has decided not to allow
any more games. There is no other
available grounds conveniently situa
/ ted, and the boys are very sorry for
! the action. as interest between Cherry
Valley mines is at fever heat.
John NJ. Young presided at st. Thorn
as church today, and Rev. Mr. Hague /
viii not start in the passionate until
next Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Shaks-
/ pere club will be held with Mrs. Henry
I Bisco on Tuesday afternoon at 245