The Worcester spy., 1899-06-19
THE CITY.


Dean Wright will teach the Union
Bible class at Curtis hall this evening.
Saturday the South Unitarian church
will conduct picnic at "Fairlawn," "
James A. Norcross' estate.
The annual Sunday school picnic Of
Summer Street Congregational church
will be held at Sterling Junction, July
49,
The executive committees of the La
dies Aid Society of Pilgrim church will
meet this afternoon in the church par
lors.
The pupils of Everett j. Harrington,
assisted by Charles J. Edwards, violin
ist, will give pianaforte recital to-
night in Salisbury hall.
Rev. Mr.. Kents wife and family will
leave next Monday for Chatham, where
they will spend the summer. Rev. Mr.
Kent will join them later.
DIR. Louis E. Fitzgerald of the Rhode
Island state hospital at Providence is
at his home in i'll health. He intends
to go west in a few weeks.
The church choir of Pilgrim church
will arrange for special music for the
patriotic service in the church, July
8, at the rehearsal Saturday evening.
Rev. Mr. Bailey of this city has been
invited to deliver an address at the
county Christian Endeavor convention
at Wells River junction, VT, July 2S.
Mrs. Inez Buss Knowles, soprano,
and Ernest L. Smith, violinist, as
sisted in the high school alumni con-
cert at Sterling Centre, Friday even
ing.
The condition of ]. Edwin Smith,
president of the Mechanics Savings
Bank, was considered to be serious last
night. He has been failing for several
days.
A meeting of the ladies interested in
the success of the baZar which is to
be given for the benefit of st. Vincent S
Hospital is to be held this evening at
the hospital at 7.S0 o'clock.
j. A Truesdale of Fruit street re-
ported to the police yesterday that his
wife left her home Saturday night
about 10 o'clock and had not returned
up to a late hour yesterday afternoon.
Charles Lucier, an Armenian living
on Bennett court, was taken to the city
hospital last night in the police amDu-
lance. The man was found lying in his
room suffering from a severe attack of
cramps.
At a recent meeting of the trustees of
the Art Students club, preliminary ar
rangements for the fall exhibition were
discussed. 1t is the intention to have the
exhibit this year larger and more in
tereSting than ever.
Fred L. Moore, superintendent Of
Bethany Congregational Sunday school,
appointed a committee yesterday to ar
range for the church picnic. The COM
mittee will report next Sunday the
time and place of the outing.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
society met yesterday afternoon in the
hall on Green street and initiated five
new members. 1t was voted to partici-
pate in the parade at Westfield on the
annual field day of the Springfield do
CeSan.
The condition of Hugh Mcfarland,
who was severely burned by the eXplos-
ion Of a bottle of insect eXterminator at
his mothers home, Canal street, Fri
day afternoon, remains about the same.
At the city hospital last night he was
resting comfortably.
State Detective Peleg f. Murray has
been detailed by Gov. Roger WoIcott
for duty with President Mckinley while
he remains in Massachusetts. Detective
Murray will be in Northampton today,
having left Worcester yesterday after
noon at o'clock for that city.
Over 100 people alighted from the 1920
train at Union station last night. A
majority of them had been inspecting
the Warships anchored in the harbor Of
Boston. There were IA cars on the train.
and Conductor Adams said that he had
carried the largest number of passen-
gers of any trip this year.
The lawn party of Bethany Congrega-
tional church, postponed from Thurs
day. will be held tomorrow afternoon
on the lawn at the Home for Aged Men.
From O'Clock until 6, there will be
a mothers meeting, and Mrs. C. P.
Early will give a practical talk on
kindergarten methods of teaching.
Fred Stetson, bass, and Miss Anna
Peabody, soprano, will sing.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
of All Souls church have elecred these
officers for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, w. G. Dennis; vice-president
Miss Florence Harrington; secretary
Miss Hattie Hall; treasurer, Everett j.
Park; chairman of lookout committee,
Miss Lottie Matthews; social, Leon
Partridge; devotional, Miss Laura
Kingston; music, Miss Bertha Jenkins.
Rev. Albert C. Todd, pastor of Be-
thany Congregational church, deliv-
cred a sermon to the children of the
church and Sunday school
yesterday morning, taking for
his subject, Little foxes that spoil the
mind" Psalms of Solomon, 2:15. Rev
Mr.. Todd effectively reached the under
standing of the younger auditors by
likening the temptations and fallacies
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