The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-25
FORTEMP.ERANCE
Ex-senator Roe Will Speak
at Leicester Tomorrow.

Leicester, Feb. 24.-Two rousing union
temperance services will be, held at the
First Unitarian church Sunday. Hon.
Alfred S. Roe of Worcester has been
secured to deliver an address. and will
speak upon Good citizenship" at O45.
| Senator Roe has been asked to occupy
| the whole time with his address. There
will be no services at the First Con-
gregational church in the morning and
the members of that society will attend
the neighboring church in body. No
regular Sunday school session will be
held but it is intended that the address
will be prolonged into the Sunday
school hour and that Mr.. Roe will have
few words for the younger children.
The choirs of both churches will unite
at this meeting.
In the evening the Sunday schools
| from the Sanderson NJ. e. church.
Cherry Valley Methodist, First Congre-
gational and Unitarian win be repre-
scented. The service will be conducted
by the young people in charge of Mrs.
Nathaniel Seaver. The program will In
clude Organ voluntary, with march by
scholars; responsive service; prayer.
Rev. d. c. Reid; ten minute addresses
upon the influence of the saloon bv
young men and women, interspersed
with songs; address, why should all
women be actively interested in tenn
peranee Work?" Mrs. A. w. Harrine-
ton; Wine is a mocker," Unitarian
choir; recitation, "a terrible charge .
Miss Abbie G. Smith; Vote it down, -
young mems quartet; recitation, w. ",
Elliott; recitation, Miss Lucy Smith
Onward, Christian soldiers" chorus
and congregation; benediction.
The platform in the vestry of the
First Congregational Church was The
centre of a whirlWind of 1nerriment
Ithis evening during the performance Of
THE Country School" A large audi
ence We're present. The old folks
thought of the time when they We're i'm
the primary school, and the young peo-
pie got many hints as to new ways Of
perpleXing their teacher. The teacher,
Miss Snodgrass, behaved admirably
under trying circumstances, and Squire
Small showed commendable zeal in
drilling the pupils with a disposition to
avoid answering nquisitive questions.
The stutter, lisp and shipper were all
well represented, and all styles of hair
dressing, from bangs to curls, were
displayed.
Those who took part were: Miss
Snodgrass, the teacher, Miss Laura II.
Stone; Squire Small, the committee
man, George M. Hovey; Mrs. Crane.
Miss Carrie Fuller; Seth Crane, w. c.
Watson; Daniel Webster Thompkins,
q. e. Currier; Julius Call, j. w. Robin
son; William Call, w. Il. Cate; Venus
Matildy Weeks, Elsie M, Robinson:
Aenobia Snellings, Cora M. ISLANDS
Christopher Columbus Fits, f. Will
lard Trask Nappy Jones, r. D. Libby:
Maria Sophronia Peckham Bertha J.
Jordan; BENJAMIN Squres, IT. M
Grout; Jonathan Doolittle NJ. s.
Snow; Martha Washington Higgs, AL
ice M. Guilds; Mehitable Sassafras
Quackenboss, Carrie Thurston: Mary
Jane Higgins, Eva II. Scott. The bean
supper before the play was sampled by
a good sized crowd.
William NJ. Steele today received a
check from the Worcester and Sub
urban for his services from the time
he was discharged as chief engineer to
the present time. He made contract
with Mr. Edwin l.. Watson, while he
was president, which was binding until
this week, and the company respected
his claim for full pay until the con-
tract expired.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Craft
took place from st. Joseph's Church at
o'clock this morning. Rev, j. f. Red
lean celebrated requiem high mass.
There were a number of floral tributes.
The bearers were John Kelley, John
williamson, John O'Neil Patrick
Moore, Patrick Hanley and Michael
Doyle, all of Cherry Valley. The in
terTnent was at the new cemetery on
Waite street, and Rev. FIR. Redican
read prayers at the grave.
Miss Annie Crimmlns and Miss Mary
Dorney are guests of James Dorney OF
| Olney street.
Misses Annie Cuddy, Mary Duggar
and Julia Cuddy, with James Cuddy
who have been visiting friends in Cher
ny Valley, have returned to Cherry
| Valley.