The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-06
CONTRACTS LET.
A New Church for
the People of
Whitinsville.
THE EDIFICE DESCRIBED.
Date Set for the Fair and
Entertainment of the
Odd Fellows.
THE EDIFICE DESCRIBED.

Whitinsville, April 5.-The plans for
the new Christian Reformed Church
that the people of Whitinsville and
vicinity are to build, are completed
and the contract for the new church
has been awarded to James Duffy of
Pawtucket. The plans were drawn by
the pastor of the church, Rev. r. j.
Dust. The building will be of wood
and will be 45 feet long and So feet wide
and two stories high.
The first floor will contain a Sunday
school room q feet by 81 feet, con-
sistory 70 feet by 10 feet and kitchen,
living room and two bed rooms for the
use of the janitor. A flight of steps
runs up in the front of the building to
porch on a level with the second floor.
Bensath this porch Is the entrance to
the first floor Of the church. The porch
leads into hallway, at both. ends of
which are doors leading into the au-
dience room.
The seating capacity of the church Is
about $50, the main part of the audi
ence room seating 225 and the wings
rs. At the front of the church is a
small gallery, which is intended as a
place for an organ. A fight of stairs
ascends at the rear of the first story
and leads up to the pulpit for the use
of the pastor. The Sunday school room
is feet high and the audience room
is is feet high on the walls. The cell
ing is arched and the highest part of
the ceiling is % feet from the floor.
The audience room will have stained
glass windows and the pews will be
fashioned more with reference to COM
fort than for style, although they will
be made as much like the latest pat
terms of pews as possible without
sacrificing comfort
In front of the building above the
porch, will be round ornamental win
dow Of stained glass. A cupola 60 feet
from the ground will surmount the
church. Over the entrance to the
church are to be the letters 80. H. R.
G. H." for Christian Reformed Church
and the year of building, 1899 The
new church will be built on Brook
street and the cost Of it will $500.
The I. o. o. F. fair and entertainment
under the auspices of Whitinsville
Lodge, No. 1874, will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall April 10, "A and 10. Each
evening there viii be a sale of fancy
articles. Among the articles to be given
away by guesses are a sdebOard and
couch. The Rebekah lodge will have
a fancy table, the Odd Fellows wives
viii have four booths representing
the seasons and the Odd Fellows
will have pound table There
will also be a doll-voting contest. Those
who viii take part in the program each
evening are: April 10, E. P. Crerie
vocal humorist; Charles G. Widen,
hobo" juggler and crayon caricatur-
list of Worcester April IA, Prof Floyd
and wife of Boston, magician and mind
reader. He viii also show his new
trick of disposing of his wife in plain
sight April Is, a musical concert by
Day & Puffers Orchestra of Uxbridge
Corp. William Mccarthy will swing the
baton and do the gun Juggling. There
will be dancing each evening, Day &
Puffer's Orchestra furnishing the
music.
A fiat car loaded with lumber jumped
the track in front of the cotton house
on Railroad avenue, this morning, and
the lumber had to be transferred to
wagons before the car could be put
on the track again causing a delay for
about three hours.
William Boyce Of Main street killed
snake this morning that measured
over four feet in length. The peculiar
part of it is that the snake was just
as lively as if it was warm weather.
Mr.. Boyce had considerable difficulty
in killing it.
Ernest Blanchard left today for Ken
lucky in the interest of the Within ma
chine works.
Mrs. James Mitchell of Water street
returned home yesterday morning at
ter ten months visit to friends in
Scotland, England and Ireland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hamblin of
Johnston avenue are rejoicing over
the birth of a baby boy.
The body of Mrs. Almira Cummings
was taken to Wilson, Conn, today.
Prayer was offered a the home of her
grandson, Frank Wade, of Fletcher
street.
Bernard Houghton of Weld, Me. is
visiting his mother Mrs. Charles
Houghton. of Johnston avenue.
Daniel Driscoll has broken ground
for his new house on Pine street.