The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-20
High School Athletes Ready
For Business.

Spencer, March ia large crowd
assembled at the town hall this eve
ming, to listen to Rev. W. n. Tenney
of Lynn deliver a lecture on temper
ance. Mr.. Tenney illustrated his lee
ture by crayon drawings and oil
paintings.
The storm and winds raised havoc
with the telephone wires around town
today On Pleasant street the wires
We're down upon the sidewalks and the
guide wire on the Spencer and Brook
field electric line was lying across the
road making it dangerous for the pas
sage of. horses.
Notices have been posted in different
places calling meeting of the Pine
Grove Cemetery Corporation to be in
the selectmen's office at the town hall
to acton the following articles
Article l. To hear the reports of
last years officers and to act upon it.
Article 3 TO elect officers for the
coming year.
Article 3. To see if the society will
set apart additional land to that al
ready set apart for decorating pur-
poses for the deceased soldiers
Article 4. To transact any other bus
mess that may come before the meet
ing
This was signed by
Isaac L. PrOuty,
- Fred w. Boulton,
Directors.
J. A. Ames,
4. A. Capen,
r. M Prouty,
Members of the Pine Grove Cemetery
Corporation.
At the Holy Rosary Catholic Church,
today, the usual services were rendered.
The pastor delivered forcible sermon
on the vile habit of 'Blasphemy."
Rev. B. NJ Frink Of West Brookfed
delivered the sermon this morning at
the First Congregational Church. No
services were held in the evening, on
account of the temperance lecture.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gendreau, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Gendreau and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Reneaud have gone to Marlboro to|
attend a funeral there.
The public schools will open tomor-
row, aLEef a lIlTe6 WEEKS NSCdllOI' 1llc
high school will have one week in
April.
Great preparations are being made by
the members Of the Spencer Brass Band
TO present their play, THE Confederate
Spy" April IA. The money received
from the play will be devoted to band
concerts this summer. A large audi
ence is expected to help the boys out.
The high school boys made good reso-
buttons today, abstaining from smoking
cigarettes, and will retire early to bed.
Those who are expected to compete in
the annual field day held May n, start
in tomorrow in training The boys,
encouraged by the success of the foot
ball team. will put all their efforts to
win the silver cup, the trophy going
to the winner of the meet.
Some of the scholars who will COM
pete are Hobbs. SO; Capt. Billiard,
80; Ames, '99; Mccain, '99; Greene,
80; Raineault, 1902; jones' 1902; Her
mody, 1900; Vernon, '99; Aegis, 1902;
Berthaume, 1902; Mulletr, 1900; Lee, '9s,
and Sorrell, 1901.
The most prominent one among these
is Capt Ray Billiard. Billiard is one of
the fastest low murders in Worcester
county, and holds the track record,
10 1-5 seconds.
report was circulated around town
that the son of Louis LEGO had been
killed while jumping freights. The ru-
NOR reached such height that young
man went to the shop and told Mr..
LEGO. The gentleman dropped his work
and FASTENED home, but was relieved to
find the boy there safe. The boy stated
that he had gone into the country with
some of his companions, and had be-
come separated from them.
The First Congregational Church
Calendar printed the following notice;
The greatest event in the Congrega
tional denomination in the year 1899
will be the second international Com
gregational council in Boston, Sept. 20
IS.
Out of the $4,000 Congregational
churches in the United States, 5546 of
them are situated in Massachusetts,
the largest number of churches in any
state in the Union.