The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-12
PECULIAR MALADY.
Dudley Woman's Case Ex-
cites Considerable
Attention.

Webster, Oct. 11.-Lizzie A., wife of
Hiram ]. Raymond, one of the best
known citizens in the town of Dudley,
died at $50 o'clock last night. She
has been sick for the past ten years,
and the physicians claim that her case
was most peculiar one. Mrs. Ray
mond had what was known as a float
ling liver. She has had three operations
performed. DR.. E. M. Frissell of Web
ster was one of the attending physi-
clans. Twice the organ was seWed up,
and at the third operation it was taken
out altogether. For the past five years
/ the woman has lived without the use of
/ her right kidney, and the case is con-
sidered a peculiar one. Mrs. Raymond
WAS born Aug. 2S 1850, and during the
/ last half-century she had made host
of friends in Dudley and Webster by
her kind ways.
/ The funeral will be held at her late
home. in Dudley. at 2 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, and Rev Newton l.
tional church, will preside at the serv-
ices. She Will be buried at the Dudley
/ Hill cemetery. The bearers will be all
old-time friends, as follows: Albert
/ Pratt. Albert Gould, William Bateman
/ and w. E. Bateman.
! The annual meeting of the Ladies'
! Aid society of the Methodist church will
/ be held in the church parlor, on Thurs
1 day afternoon at 4 o'clock, when tea
will be served at O'Clock. followed
i by an entertainment. Mrs. Cyrus
| Spaulding viii go as a delegate of the
1 local w. e. NJ. S. to the annual meet
ling of the society, in Lawrence, tomor-
row.
| The fall opening of millinery in the
departments of the Boston store, John
| w. Dobbie, proprietor, will be held on
Thursday and Friday next.
| Henry A. Dragon has left Webster
for Brooklyn, where he has accepted a
position as foreman of the lasting room
! in George E. Lanes shoe factory, on
46th street and Third avenue.
! The 33d annual reunion of Company
! l. Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment
| will be held in Worcester Saturday
Oct. u. A business meeting will be
held at the Board of trade rooms, Fos-
| ter street at 10. 80, and dinner will be
lseryed at Grand Army hail. Pearl
street at noon. Hon. Arthur E. Within
| and other distinguished guests will be
present. Those in this section who will
attend the reunion are Capt Amos
/ Bartlett, Sergt. Elmoine D. Clemans,
Elias B. Wakefield, Henry Groh,
Charles Groh, Patrick Haley and Hiram
| ]. Raymond.
| John j. Haggerty left this morning
for few days in Providence. Edward
Keegan is spending a few days in
Worcester and Providence
| Water Commissioner Lyman r. Eddy
returned today from business trip in
Worcester.
Miss Lucia Bartlett returned from a
visit in Worcester this noon.
E. P. Carter Of Mount Vernon, N Y,
who was formerly a school committee
man here, was in town today on bust
ness.
| Joseph Massicotte, while engaged on
a planer at North Webster, today
suffered an injury to the ring finger
Of the left hand. which required ampu-
tation by DIR. ]. o. Genereux The in
jured man resides just over the bridge
on Chase avenue.
| Miss Pearl Lund of Worcester. who
has been visiting the past six months
| in the west, has just returned from
New York city. She called upon DR.
E. M. Frissel this morning and was
driven to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Ballard in Dudley.
Miss Elizabeth E. Cassidy went to
! worcester this noon, on business.
! Hon. Chester C. Corbin and wife re-
turned to Boston this noon, for a few
days.
H. 1. Kirshiner, F. E. Marsh and
John T. Riley were Worcester men in
town today.