The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-31
old CITIZEN GONE.
Elijah P. Moorehouse
Well Known In
Webster.
GETTING READY FOR MUSTER.
Business Men and Private
Residents Decorating
the Buildings.
GETTING READY FOR MUSTER.

Webster, Aug. 30.-Death claimed one
of Webster's oldest citizens last night
in the person of Elijah P. Moorehouse
of q Park street. A general breaking
down of the system in old age and mus
cular rheumatism caused his demise
Since last September he has been a con-
slant sufferer from the latter affiiction,
which gradually wasted him away,
Deceased was born in Patterson,
Duchess county, N. Y, on Jan. q, 1917.
He was twice married. His first wife
bore him two childrenfi both of whom
are still alive. In Naugatuck, CT, April
Is, 1886, he married his second wife. She
was a Miss Caldy Taylor of East Put
nam, CT. His first wife died four years
previous to the marriage.
When a youth Mr.. Moorehouse at
tended the schools at his birthplace,
and finally drifted into the farming and
carpentering trades. Thirteen years
ago he retired from active business
cares and came to Webster, where he
has since been located, looking after his
affairs and real estate of his wife.
A peculiar feature of his life was that
he was married at an extremely early
age. By his first wife he leaves two
sons, Philetus and Andrew, both now
located in the state of Connecticut. He
also leaves two sisters, one being Miss
Sarah Moorehouse, located in Pater-
son, N. ].
The funeral services will be held at
the house tomorrow afternoon at 130
o'clock, and Rev. Henry NJ. Tourtellotte
VIII oihciate. The interment will be at
East Webster.
The town is assuming a gala appear
ance already for the muster and MANY
houses and places of business have
neen decorated with Ilags and bunting,
ana crayon portraits of firemen. Here
is the committee that has worked and
arranged the details for Webster's big
gest EVENT.
Chief marshal, Chief L. E. Pattison;
assistant marshal, Joseph P. Love: aids.
F. A. Wellington, M. Darlington, Sid.
ney Bartlett. Gilbert Osborne,L. j. Pap
ineau; general committee of arrange
ments, Chief L. E. Pattison chairman.
James Newman secretary, Electrician
p. w. Tourtellotte captains, John J.
Kelly, Henry H. King, Charles Hay
man, Henry Steinberg; treasurer, Mar
TIN ODonnell; committee outside de-
partment,, ex-Engineers Lyman R.
Eddy, John Flint, Patrick Brogan, Sam
| u, Z
Love, Selectmen Maurice P. Glare, Hen
ry Brandes, John ]. Love, of Webster
Selectmen ]. w. Negus, Francis Mccoy,
Ambrose Bfgelow, of Dudley, e. p. Nor
ton, James T. Stanley, Sidney Bartlett
E. j. Sinclair, Maxwell Darlington
Fred A. Wellington, Amos Bartlett, Cyl
rus Spaulding, Oscar Shumway; recep-
tlon committee, board of engineers and
committee of arrangements; catering
committee, John ]. Kelly, Henry J.
King, Martin O'Donnell: invitation
printing and financial committee, James
Newman, E. W. Tourtellotte, Charles
Hayman; musical committee James
Newman, Henry j. King, Charles Hay-
man. transportation committee, l.. d.
Pattison.
Large crowds of pleasure seekers
went to Beacon Park and Point Breeze
tonight, the occasion being dances at
both lake resorts. Beacon Park was
crowded with several hundred. The ST
Jean Baptiste band, Alfred Benoit lead
er, gave an hours concert before the
dancing occurred. An orchestra of six
pieces discoursed music until a late
hour. Those who went to the Breeze
say there was lots of fun there. and
that Manager Nanaton was in the best
of humor.
The Sacred Heart base ball team will
play in Rochdale next Saturday. The
game is to be called at o'clock. Labor
day afternoon the Stonevilles will be
played here.
Joseph Copeland will leave in few
days to take charge of either the Hart
ford or Marlboro news stands at the de-
pots. His brother, Benjamin, late of
Taunton, is now in charge of the local
stand.
There is possibility that the Black
stone ball team will play the Websters
at Beacon park muster day afternoon.
Point Breeze and Point Pleasant re-
sorts at the lake, will close in a few
weeks All have done a rushing bust
ness so far this season.
Miss Molly Dwyer of Worcester is the
guest of Miss Katy Doyle for a few
days. Last night reception was ten
dered the visitors at Miss Doyle's home
on Negus street. Miss Dwyer enter
tanned the assembly with few artistic
musical selections.
Frank X. Kurian of Providence is the
guest OF friends and relatives here for
a while.
Lyman H. Tiffany purchased today
the John f. Hines place, on Main
street, valued at $4,000, and will erect
business block on the site. The
building will be of brick
Manager John H. Conway returned
from Milford today. He has made ar
rangements for a game of base bah be-
tween the Milfords and Websters.
which will be played here Friday
morning. The Milford team will be
strengthened by five new players.