The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-24
MEMORIAL AT MILLBURl
Geo. A. Custer Post Plans
More Scarlet Fever
Coming Concert.

Millbury, May 23.-George A. Custer
Post 20, G.. A. r., has completed its pro-
gram for Memorial day, and the mem
bers of the post are preparing for a
grand observance. The post command
er, Lyman S. Waters, has secured Sec
rotary Of State William M. Olin of Bos-
ton to give an address in the town hall
in the evening at 7.SO o'clock. Invita-
tions have been extended to the vari-
Gus clergymen Of the town to occupy
seats on the platform the evening OF
the exercises.
Tuesday, May 30, the members of the
post will meet in their rooms in the
town hall building at / o'clock, and will
form in line at the centre at 2 o'clock.
The post has engaged the Norton EN-
cry Wheel Company Band Of Worces-
ter to escort the members to the ceme-
teries. The line of march will be to the
Central cemetery, where prayer serv-
Ices will be held, after which the graves
of the dead heroes in both the Central
and Catholic cemeteries will be deco
rated. The graves of the heroes in the
West Millbury cemetery will also be
visited.
Two more cases of scarlet fever have
been reported to the board Of health,
the patients being in the families OF
Henry Sharon, on Howe avenue, and
Charles Simonds, on Elm street.
Frank Barnes, who was injured in the
runaway accident last evening, is re-
ported as much better today
The members of the graduating class
Of the Millbury high school have placed
hn 6o Y0pintino Of the
grams Of the exercises in the hands OF
F. H. Greenwood.
The members Of the Pastime Club will
hold a clambake at Purgatory next
Sunday.
Thursday evening there will be a con
cert in the town hall by the pupils of
the public schools. The affair will be
under the direction of Miss Alice May
Laird of Worcester, supervisor of mu-
sic. Following is the program: High
school march, by high school; Group OF
songs, May song and Little Dust
man." centre grades w; "The naughty
mouse" and 1.-THE robins and pussy will
low" Providence street, grade 1 "Old
folks at home" Park Hill school;
"Milkmaid song" high school and up
per grades; "Tiptoe song" Union
grades I, II, III; little Bopeep," Bur-
bank school, grade /; group Of songs
Inc ldilDAln anu the MAY -pOIe,
old common school; "Dear Little Ro-
YER" Union grades II, III; "Go to
sleep, Dolly" Burbank, grade II;
Come here, little robin" West Mill
bury primary; group of songs, Snow
drop song and Fire stories,' Burbank
grades III, "; group of songs, Dew
drop and 1.-THE horseman," Providence
grades II, III; rhine song" interme-
date and grades VII, VIII; Goodnight
round" Burbank, grades I, II; Amer
ica," schools and audience.
The strawberry festival in the Meth
odist Church this evening was largely
attended The affair was in charge of
the ladies Of the Epworth League.
A meeting of Division g. A. o. H.,
was held in Elm hall this evening. E.
H. Sheehan of Boston and Thomas Nc
County of Worcester addressed the
members.
Manager James ]. Sullivan of the
Catholic Dramatic Club has arranged
to give a drama entitled Delays
courtship," in the town hall June II.
Tax Collector Charles A. Whitney
told Spy reporter today that he had
collected all but 10 poll taxes out of
600.