The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-11
CONFERENCE HELD.
Various CIersymen Attend Meeting in
North BrookfieId.


North Brookfeld Oct. 1e.-The regu
lar conference of the Brookfieid Assoc
citation of Congregational Ministers
took place today at the First Congre-
gational church. In the morning Rev.
John L. Sewall of this town gave some
vivid impressions of the Harvard sum-
mer school of theology. A committee
brought in its report on the topics to be
discussed at the conferences Of the
coming year.
At noon collation. was served at the
First church parsonage by Mrs. Rich
mond. During the afternoon the vari
Gus clergyInen present talked about the
impressions received at the internatior-
al council in Boston. Rev. D. C.. Stone
of Gilbereville was moderator. Others
presnt were: Rev. J. f. Gaylord and
Rev. Howard Gaylord of Barre, Rev.
H. Page Of Hardwick, Rev. A. E. bas-
sett of Ware, Rev. B. r. Frink of West
Brookfield, Rev. w B. Oleson of War
rem, Rev. E. B. Blanchard of Brook
field, Rev, A. A. Brondson of Oakham,
Rev. "A. NJ. Rice of Sturbridge, Rev. H
F. Blake of Spencer, S. D. Gammeil
and ]. ]. Spencer Of this town. The
next meeting will be in Palmer.
CONTRACT SIGNED.
The contract for building the new
church which is to be erected on For
est street was signed last night at a
meeting of the corporation members
with Contractor William F. Fullam.
The cost of the edifice is to be $500, ex-
elusive of seats and some other ful nish-
ings.
CHANGING DRINKS.
Despite the efforts of the water COM
missioners to relieve the situation, the
town water is still impure, and many
Of the townspeople have giy4n up
drinking it altogether Many are Using
the. water from the Quaboag mineral
springs on the estate of Hon. Theodore
c. Bates in the lower part of the town.
The commissioners hope to remedy
the evil by ref1lling the filter. 1t is be-
lieved that eventually it will be found
necessary to draw the water off the
supply ponds, and sand the bottoms.
and it is estimated that such a pro-
ceeding would cost in the neighbor-
hood of $15O,0OO
A sheep belonging to Warren Upham
of East Brookfield was lacerated by
dogs this morning.
A new choir is being formed for st.
Joseph's Church by Organist Miss Liz
zie Howard. Among the young men
who are expected to be members are
Thomas Kennedy James P. Mccarthy,
Peter Burke, William Hatch, Walter
Rondeau and James Cuddy.
Martin Bergen, the great catcher of
the Boston base ball club does not in
tend making his home in this town af-
ter the coming winter Just what his
plans are for the future are not known
but certain it is that he does not con-
template being member of the Bos-
ton team for another year.
Rev. Jean Berger, pastor of the
French speaking separatists, held his
first conversation with North Brook
field clergyman today. He was intro
the First Congregational church, and
the two clergymen exchanged friendly
greetings. On Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Sew
all, in the course of his sermon, al
luded to the trouble in St. Joseph's par
ish, giving 1t as his opinion that accord
ing to the rules and dogmas of the Ro-
man Catholic church, Rev. Jean Ber-
ger was out Of place in this town.
A foot ball game was arranged to-
day, to be played here Saturday be-
tween the Tigers and the Worcester
evening high school team.
Richard Young started nine wood
cock in Bigelow Hollow, yesterday af-
ternoon, and secured two of them.
The basket ball game which Mana
ger M. E. Howard expected to play
in Warren Friday, is off for this week
John Howard. who was injured on
the North Brookfeld branch of the Bos-
ton and Albany Railroads. few days
ago, as told in The Spy, contemplates
bringing suit against the company
James C. Murphy and Mortimer E.
Bowling were at Westfield today, at
tending the annual convention of the
Springfield Diocesan Union.
Herbert Johnson's Quintet Club will
give an entertainment at town hall Oct
is, for the benefit Of the Union league