The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

The Womens Missionary Society of
All Saints Church will meet today in
the parish library, at o'clock.
John A Thayer of Thayer & Perry
returned yesterday from New York
city, where he has been the past week.
The Rev. L. w. Adams, pastor of the
Webster Square Baptist Church, will
conduct the services at Tatnuck Hall
this evening.
Union Brass Band held social and
dance in the U. V. L. hall at 531 Main
street, last evening. Refreshments
were served.
Miss Starr is compelled by sickness
to postpone the musicale that was to
have been held last evening for Misses
Simmons and Lawrence.
The Worcester Land Improvement
Company reports the sale of two fine
building lots the past week, one at
Montvale. the other at Fairview.
The 5Oth anniversary exercises of the
Children's Friend Society will be held
on Saturday at o'clock, in the vestry
Of Piedmont Church. The public is in
vited.
The Rev. Almon Gunnison, D. D., will
deliver his famous lecture upon the
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grim Cadets, next Tuesday evening.
Capt. Howard K. Hobbs will preside
At the annual meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts Association of Boards of
Health, at Boston, yesterday, James C,
Coffey of the local board of health was
elected a member of the executive COM
mittee.
Yesterday was a dry Of prayer at
Scott of Piedmont Church addressed
the students in the chapel at 10.3O
o'clock on the Self dedication of Jesus
for his work"
c. c. Brown, secretary of the Ma
tional Plumbers Association, has rent
ed rooms in the State Mutual building.
where the association will have its
headquarters and hold meetings every
Monday night.
The meeting of the Painters and
Decorators Union, last night, was ad-
dressed by delegate from Marlboro,
and $35 was appropriated for the
strikers. Twenty dollars was paid out
for sick benefits.
The Golden Rod Social club held its
second annual social and dance in For
ester's hall last night. The manage
ment of the floor was under the direc-
ton of Michael Armando, and the music
was furnished by Riley's orchestra.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies and Pastors Union or Trinity
Church was. held yesterday afternoon
The secretarys report showed that 1923
calls made during the past month and
total of 942 made in the year Just
passed.
Simon Faucher of Camp street court
fell while walking on the tracks of the
| New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, yesterday forenoon, inf1ict-
ing an ugly cut on his head. He was
taken to the city hospital in the police
| ambulance.
Rev. DR.. Roland D. Grants illustra-
| ted lecture on 1.-THE Columbia river p
which is to be given under the auspices
OF st. Johns Episcopal Church, next
tuesday evening, will be in Association
Hall instead of at the church. as form
| erly announced.
e. w. Wilson, the engraver, has been
awarded the contract for 100 badges to
be used by the rag pickers and Junk
gatherers, and no one will be al
lowed to go about for such articles
unless they show a badge. They will
be ready in few days.
CHARLES Marvin. city messenger. will
not attend the annual meeting and ban
Quet or the state association, which
| Will be held at the Revere House Ros-
ton, tomorrow. Mr.. Marvin intended
to be present, but does not feel able to
stand the fatigue of the journey.
The annual election of officers in the
| Children of Mary Sodality took place
sunday afternoon at st. Paurs Church
MISS Katherine A. Foley was reelected
prerect, Miss Elizabeth Murphy assist
ant project, and Miss Clara Healy or
ganist. The record for perfect attend
ance commenced Sunday.
Rev. Austin S. Carver delivered an
ADDRESS before the kindergarten Clut
! and several invited guests in the teach.
ers' room, city hall, yesterday after
noon, after the closing hour of school
on EARLY Christian art" The address
was thorough treatment of the sub
Ject and was most instructive.
There was a meeting of special in.
terest held at Salvation Army hall or
commercial street last night Major
Edith Marshall and Captain Hattie
Core of New York were present ano
conducted the meeting. Major Mar.
shall was on duty at Camp Alger and
gave description of life there and OF
Lie work oone Dy the Salvation Army
among the boys in blue.
Repairs are being made on the Bos-
ton and Albany engine house in the
freight yard. All necessary repairs on
the inside, such as backstops for en-
gines and repairs in general, are being
made. The 2 o'clock passenger train
leaving Boston, due 70 arrive in Wor-
cester at 80 o'clock, was So minutes
late yesterday afternoon on account OF
the breaking of brass couplings.
Rev. M S. L. Haynes, D. D., who has
held series of very interesting meet.
lnss in the Lincoln Square Baptist
Church during the week past, will hole
a series of afternoon and evening meet.
ings at the First Baptist Church dur.
/! ing the week. The first meeting was
last night. There will be Bible read
ings at o'clock in the afternoon anC
sermons at 745 each evening during
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