The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-18
CHOIR CHANGES.
Leicester To Hear New Voices-FuneraI
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Leicester, March 17.-Oliver Arnold,
Jr,, who has been organist at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church in Cherry
Valley until recently, has been chosen
organist and director at Bethany Con-
gregational Church, New Worcester,
for a year Mr.. Arnold will commence
mis- duties in the new position on April
list. Frank l.. Cunningham of Valley
Falls, who has often sung in Leicester,
and was bass soloist and director at
Bethany Church last year, has secured
position in the quartet at Pilgrim
Church.
The funeral of Francis p. Young was
held from his late residence on Pine
street, this afternoon Rev David c.
Church officiated. A quartet consisting
of F. D. Libby, Mrs. j, Sidney Whit
temore, Miss Alice NJ. Guilds and
George o. Currier, sang ASLEEP in Je-
sus," Gathering home and Sweet
rest in heaven" The flowers were many
and beautiful. The J. and ]. O. Muir
dock shop was shut down in the after
noon and the employees attended in a
body The bearers were four fellow
workmen, George O. Currier, j. Q.
Jordan, M. M. Mowry and S. Brown
Estabrook. The burial at Pine Grove
cemetery was private.
At the last meeting of the select
men pool room license was granted
to Thomas Rice for the establishment
on Main street. opposite Auburn street,
formerly run by NJ. J. Lee.
The Unitarian quartet will sing sew
eral selections at the evening service
in the First Congregational Church.
1t is expected that a number of Leices-
ter and Greenville young people will
become members of the Sanderson NJ.
e. Church next Sunday.
Mr.. Seaver's subject on Sunday
morninr will be, 1.-THE might of sin
gle soul"
Miss Katherine Quinn is working at
Worcester.
Mrs Hugh Rice of Willow Hill street
is quite i'll. On account of her age it
is feared she may not recover.
Robert Andrews, conductor on the
Suburban, was out for the first time
since his recent sickness, today.
William Wood is making repairs on
the elevator at the L. S. Watson shop
Plummer and Hammin of Worcester
will do the work on the block signals
for the Suburban.
Febert e. Stearns has a pure bred
English bull dog, four months old,
which he thinks is just the thing.
The Copley prints which We're men
toned in The Spy this morning, will
be on exhibition at the Public Library
from March II to 81.
There was meeting of the w. c..
Y. L. this afternoon at Mrs. D. C.
Reds. Miss Mary Ashworth of Cherry
Valley led the devotions. Letters We're
read from Mrs. f. M. Keith, superin-
tendent Of railroad work, and from the
absent president. Letters of sympathy
are to be sent to Mrs. c. A. Denny,
Mrs. Geo. H. Monroe and Mrs. Lucy
Shepard. The entertainment commit
tee reported from the town meeting
dinner $3.50 received net profit $12.47.
A very practical paper was read by
Mrs. Flora w. Davis, county superin-
tendent of L. T. L. work Mrs. A. w.
Harrington gave an account of the
hearings in Boston before the legisla-
tive committee on the scientific educa-
ton bill. answering many queries.
Mrs. George H. Monroe is now con-
sidered out of danger.
Mrs. Lucy Shepard is confined to the
house with rheumatism.