The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-05
The Baptist Church
Circle Preparing
a Feast.
DIVER MEETS WITH BAD FALL.
Former Webster Resident
Returns From Trip to
South Africa.

Webster, Dec. 4.-The sale, supper and
entertainment in Odd Fellows hall, to-
morrow night, under the auspices of
the ladies of the Baptist church circle,
will be big event. Miss Sarah A.
Noyes will supervise the ARRANGEMENTS.
The supper committee consists of Mrs.
Samuel j. Leavens, Miss Emily Shum-
way ard Miss Emma Alton. Clarence
N. Nash has charge of the singing.
Supper will be served from until s,
and will consist of escalloped oysters,
cold meats of all kinds, hot rolls, cake,
coffee, etc.
At about SIS the entertainment will
commence. A mixed and male quartet
will render vocal music. The vocalists
will be c. N. Nash, Clarence j. Walk
er, George Rogers, Stephen s. Haw-
kins, Mrs. c. NJ. Nash, Mrs. Charles P.
Davis and Miss Nellie NJ. Wood. Prof.
John M. Hughes, the we'll known
Boyd will discourse violin melodies
theatrical man, who has done a must
cal turn with Frank Berry in Rice &
Barton's 'McDoodle Flats last sea-
son, is soon to be married. The an
nouncement will surprise his local ad-
mirers and friends. The date is set
for Dec. 20, and the nuptials will take
place in Baltimore. The lady in the
case is the leading actress in the Rose
Hill English Frolic Company. Mr..
and Mrs. Hughes will probably spend a
portion of their honeymoon in Web
ster The actor is the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas H. Hughes of East
Main street. Since leaving Webster
hVe years ago, he has Travelled all over
the United States.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Katherine O'Brien, aged SO years, who
died at her home on Negus street, af-
ter lingering Illness Saturday morn
ing, was held at the st. Louis church
at o'clock this morning and the pas
tor, the Rev. FIR. John T. Madden, cell
ebrated high requiem mass There
was large attendance of relatives ami
friends at the performance of the last
rites of the church. The bearers were
Thomas Sanders. Thomas Coligan,
Thomas Mason and John Norton, all
of Webster and friends of the deceased.
The interment was at North Webster
James H. Dwyer, tax collector for
the town of Dudley, passed a painful
and sleepless night last night the re-
suit of suffering an experience SINH
lar to that of the luckless McGinty.
Mr.. Dwyer was at his home in Dudley
yesterday afternoon, and while walking
through his yard, accidentally stepped
into a hole. A large sewer pipe lay
at the mouth of the excavation, and
in falling, the tax collector struck it
square and hard with his side. The
pain and the force of the blow was
sufficient to deprive him of conscious
ness for several minutes. DR.. John ].
Thompson was called. He found that
the ribs were not broken, but severely
bruised which required a tight strap
ping of mis- body.
The Spy reporter has received a let
ter from the mill office of Bben S. Stew
ems in Quinebaug, Ct which stated
that an advance in wages for their op
eratives has been posted, but it does
not state how much the advance is or
when it starts. The mill is now run
ming on good time, and business is eX-
pected to be brisk this winter.
The Leone Bros. N. Y. Stock Co, in
a repertoire of melodramas, introduce
ing their famous trick dogs, opened a
three rights stand in Music hall this
evening. The show is continuous.
Mrs. Katy Brous better known as
Burrows, aged So years, died Saturday,
The funeral was held this morning from
the Pulaski church, and the Rev. FIR.
StaniSlauS TarnOSkl Othclated. the
mass was celebrated at $50 O'Clock. The
burial was at North Webster.
Charles Sholta of Worcester the base
ball player, visited in town today.
William Hyland commenced duties as
day officer this morning, officer Steph-
en- S. Hawkins, who has been on days
the past month, assumes authority in
the South Village, while officers Gill
bert Osborne and James Council also
change their nightly jurisdiction
John F. Glare, who is now doing a
musical turn with Fred Markem, and
who plays in Worcester this week, Wis
tied his parents. Sheriff Maurice P.
Clare and wife, yesterday.
Philip McGrath is in town after a
four years absence visiting Daniel Ho-
gan. McGrath left here with but a few
dollars in his pocket, but, he returns
with large roll. He has been in South
Africa, but the fighting there was toe
swift for him, and he moved.
The Webster basketball team defeat
ed Nichols academy at Academy hall
Dudley tonight, easily. Cragen
Matthew, Gould and Perrin captured
honors. Score. Webster 81, Nichols
academy 0.
WEBSTER. NICHOLS.
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