The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-20
To Be Presented in
Spencer Church.
CHORUS SELECTED.
No license Campaign in
Shoe Town Is Started.

Spencer, Feb. 19.-The music loving
people in Spencer will be pleased to
learn that in the near future rare
musical treat is in store for them. The
affair will be a cantata, under the di-
rection of Organist J. S. r. Coy of the
First Congregational church. Those
who viii participate are the members
of the church choir. They will be as
sisted by other we'll known talent. The
chorus will render one of the well
known masses, which will be given in
a cantata form. The date of the per-
formance has not yet been fully de-
cided upon, but it will be directly after
Easter Sunday. 1t viii be given in the
auditorium of the First Congregational
church.
The reason for putting the cantata off
until then is due to the fact that the
organ which is in the church at the
present time is not what Mr.. Coy de-
sires for the cantata. The recital will
not be given until the new one arrives.
I Rehearsals for the entertainment will
4 be begun at once and continue until the
evening of the cantata. Mr. Coy has
( studied with the best teachers both in
strumental and vocal in the world. He
spent last summer in England with one
[ OF the best vocal teachers across the
water The cantata SHOULD be one of
/ the hnest musical entertainments ever
! given in Spencer.
| The local members OF the chorus will
be Mrs. Lizzie Haynes leading soprano,
assisted by Mrs. Susie Trip, Florence
! Rowland, Bertha Muzzy Marion
Holmes, Ethel Jones and Emma Bems;
! Florence Jones leading alto assisted by
Misses Anna Taylor. Gertrude Wallis,
Mary Trail and Susie Murdoch; Frank
z. Dunton leading tenor, assisted by
George Prouty and Harry D. Billiard:
Lewis Dunton leading bass, assisted by
Psilio Emerson, Alfred Emerson, John
/ Trail, Charles F.. Dunton, Lewis Prou-
ty. Harry Beath, Fred E. Ames and
/ Charles Estes.
Despite the half foot of slush on the
/ sidewalks today, the churches through
/ out the town were we'll attended. The
. O'Clock evening services were not held
in order to give a chance TO attend the
union temperance meeting held tonight
in the Methodist Church
Rev. s. D. Gammell of North Brook
| field supplied the pulpit at the First
/ Congregational Church, taking for his
subject, Prayer" After this service
the Rev. ]. c. Knotter of the Second
Congregational Church delivered a ser
mon in French to many interested
hearers.
Rev. L. c. Downey of thu Universal
list Church preached the first of his
series 'of lenten sermons this morning,
taking for his subject. Lessons from
Lent" Much interest has been &own
l. ..,,H, BE-,
of which have previously been printed
in The Spy. A large attendance was
present
Owing to the sickness of Rev. Robert
Z. Smith, William Hull supplied the
/ pulpit at the Methodist Church today.
taking for his theme. Life and death
Of Frances E. Willard
The Ladies Aid Society Of this
! church will hold an all day meeting in
the church chapel Thursday.
At the Baptist church. Rev. F. z.
Heath officiated today preaching a very
able sermon on the subject, "SuppIica-
ton for the brethren"
Rev. G. II. Dolan celebrated low mass
at and high mass at 80 at the Church
of the Holy Rosary today. He also de-
! livered an able sermon on THE duties
of Lent"
Never was there a more jolly sleigh
ing party than the twenty-five young
men from the Catholic Temperance As
ISOLATION who left town at 215 o'clock
this afternoon for a sleigh ride through
the Brooktields. The party left in a
swell rig drawn by Erastus J. Stones
four bay horses, driven by Willie JAG
i obs. The party rounded up in North
Brookfield just at supper time, and
dined at the Bachelor house. They
started for home soon after supper, ar
irving home about 10 o'clock. Those who
went We're: Patrick ]. Powers. Peter
Mulhan, Joseph Callahan. Fred Jacobs
John Burning, Miles Durkin, Frank
Eagan, James Mccain, John Corey
Edward Bluett, Henry Mcclure Pat
rick Flynn, Henry Plouffe, Joseph St
Martin, James McKernan, Dan Carey.
John Richards, John Durkin. William
Dwyer Martin Eagleton, and Arthur
Gendreau.
The first blow which has been struck
by the foes of license in the present no
license campaign came tonight when
Rev. f. c. Downey spoke at a union
temperance meeting, held in the Meth
odist church. A large number was pres
ent. They listened to one Of the ablest
Temperance addresses ever given in
Spencer Mr. Downey very clearly il
Illustrated the great evils license makes
in town, taking for a special example
the license for 1898 in the town of Spen-
Ger. He laid great stress on how many
young men license has and is today
driving to destruction.
In closing he urged every male mem
Der present to vote the straight no
license ticket on the fourth day of next
April and every person who could not
vote. to use every means of persuasion