The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
ACADEMY TEACHERS.
Leicester Executive Board
Decide On Personal of
Instructors Staff.

Leicester, July 26.-The executive
board of Leicester academy has an
nounced its choice for teachers at that
institution next year. AS already fore
casted in The Spy, William E. Cate
who was assistant teacher last year
ana gave excellent satisfaction, has
been chosen principal.
Mr.. Cate is a resident of Wolfsboro,
N. H. He was chosen by the school
committee in 1898, to be principal of
the high school at the time when the
dlfference between the academy trus-
tees and committee arose. He is grad
uate of Harvard university and was
principal of the high school at Little
ton for three years before coming to
Leicester.
For first assistant Miss Edith M.
Brown of Nahant, has been chosen. Her
education was secured by a year at
the Westfield normal school, and at
Brown university, from which school
| she graduated. Miss Brown has been
| teacher at the Nahant high school for
two years.
Miss Sydny E. Pritchard of Brockton
will be the third teacher Miss Pritch-
ard is graduate of Wellesley college
and of the state normal school al
Brldgewater She has been teaching al
the high school at Merrimac, Mass,
the last season. The new members OF
the faculty came highly recommended
and a prosperous year is looked for
ward to.
Church picnics are all the rage in
town this week. The First Congrega-
tional Sunday school viii hold it's an
nual picnic at Lake Lashaway, East
| Brookfield, Thursday afternoon, YEA
Their permitting. Special cars will
| leave Washburn square at Ito in the
afternoon, and the superintendent will
take all possible pains to see that all
get seats and have a good time.
! The annual picnic of the Unitarian
Sunday school also will be held Thurs
| day afternoon at Watson's island. The
event was scheduled for today, and all
arrangements will be the same for to-
morrow. The Sunday school pupils and
| their elders are expected to gather at
| the corner of Pleasant street and march
to the grounds.
On Saturday afternoon the juvenile
members of the Cherry Valley NJ, E.
church will picnic at Cuttings grove.
That peculiar insect dubbed the kiss
| ing bug, has shown itself within the
! limits of Leicester Michael Hyland of
Elliott street and Patrick Hanlon, ma
chinist at the Olney Wooden mill, are
affected with swelling of the lips and
the kissing bug is charged with being
| the cause. Hyland says q bug stung
him, and the right side Of his face is
badly swollen. Hanlon's wound is not
so much in evidence, but one lip was
swollen considerably day or two ago.
No other cases are recorded, and kiss
ing bugs in Leicester appear to be
prejudiced against the young ladies'
A party of Leicester members of
Spencer council, K. of c., attended the
banquet given by that organization at
the home of Michael ]. Manning in
Hillsville, tonight. Among the party
were: James Nafen and wife, W. A
Bell and wife, Edward j. McDermott
and wife, James McDermott and lady,
James J. Daily and lady, John j. Nc
Laughlin, Jr., and lady, Dennis F.
O'Connell and lady Timothy OConnell
and lady, John O'Brien and lady, John
Healy and wife.
The following prizes were won at
the Leicester hotel whist last evening
Gentlemen, first, A. E. Booth, leather
dressing case; second j. P. Ashley, ci-
gar case; consolation, W. M. Chase,
whistle. Ladies', first, Mrs. j. Sidney
| Whittemore, pocketbook; second. Mrs.
A, e. Booth, fan; consolation, Mrs w.
F.. Whittemore, powder puff
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius o. Murdoch, Les
ter B. Murdoch and Harold Murdoch
leave tomorrow for Holden Me-