The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
THE CITY.


Hon. A. S. Roe will speak Sunday
evening at the Adams Square Congre,
gational church in a series of practical
talks to business men.
The union gospel meeting tonight at
ll8 Austin street will be conducted by
the Salvation Army. Staff Captain AL
len or Mrs. Allen will lead.
Members of the board Of overseers
OF the poor held a special meeting at
the Home farm yesterday to make up
estimates for the coming year.
At the Equity Cooperative bank last
evening, in its office in the Walker
building, $4,000 was offered and $3.50
was taken in five lots at 6 per cent.
Worcester lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, initiated one candi-
date last evening in Castle hall. There
Will be an election of officers Dec. 2S.
Members of the Republican club of
Worcester will hold their annual meet
ing and election of officers in che rooms
OF the republican city committee Mon
day evening.
The International Trust company has
secured the $150,O00 issue of first mort
gage bonds on the Worcester and Web
ster street railway. The road will soon
be in full operation.
Mrs. James NJ. brennan is to give a
luncheon at her home, on Coburn ave-
nue.. this afternoon, with covers laid for
IL. in honor Of the engagement Of her
daughter Ada to Edmond J. Somers.
The Worcester Sewing School asso-
citation meets this afternoon, in All
Saints chapel. The meeting starts at
$3.50 o'clock Members are requested to
bring notebooks to jot down pointers,
The net receipts from the fair held
Dec. and T. by the Ladies Social Cir
Gle of the First Universalist church,
amount to $3.50. This amount is nearly
500 in excess of last years receipts
Treasurer Alexander H. Bullock of
the republican city committee will be
at republican headquarters tomorrow
night prepared to pay men who worked
for the city committee on election day.
The fair held by the Ladies' Social
circle of Webster Square church closed
last night. The attendance was large
during both days, and nearly every
thing was sold by closing time yester-
day.
Rev Daniel F. McGillicuddy of st.
Stephens preached the opening sermon
at the 40 hours devotion that began last
night at St Anne's church. The serv-
ices end with the high mass Sunday
morning.
Members of Utopia Rebekah lodge
and their friends, to the number of 20,
enjoyed a turkey supper in the banquet
room of Odd Fellows hall, II Pleasant
street, last night. The supper was fol-
lowed by initiation.
Miss Louise Shepard, an evangelist
from New York, spoke last evening at
Grace church before large audience.
The young woman is an earnest speak
er and her singing added much to the
interest of the meeting.
G. Frank Granger has assumed pro-
prietorship of the Brandon House, 303
Main street, and has applied to the Ii
cense commissioners for a victualer's
license. Mr.. Granger will change the
name of the house to Hotel Glenwood.
The directors of the Builders ex-
change meet this afternoon for BUSH
ness. and this evening there will be a
social and whist party. The annual
meeting and election of officers takes
place the second Wednesday in jan
uary.
T. C. Orndorff has made a great many
cartridge belts for the British soldiers
now fighting the Beers, and in view of
the fact that Canadians are thinking of
raising more regiments to send down
to South Africa it is expected that fur
Their big orders will come to Mr. Orn-
dorff any day
There will be a meeting tomorrow
night of members of the committee APP
pointed by the republican city commit
tee to arrange for dinner and run to-
gether of members of the old and new
committees. Arrangements pertain
ing to date and place for holding the
affair will be settled at that time.
The Primary and Junior Sunday
School teachers union will meet this
afternoon at o'clock, in DR.. Mix S
office. Y. NJ c. A. building. The in
ternational lesson will be taught by
Mrs. Gilbert G. Davis of the First Bap-
fist church. and this will be followed by
a paper by Mrs. Edward SWasey of
Union church,
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