The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

prevailed.
Elizabeth Mills, wife of John j.
Mills, died yesterday at her residence,
So May street. The funeral will be
held Monday afternoon.
Miss Josie Sweeney of Providence is
spending a few days with her cousins,
Misses Josie and Lizzie Sweeney of
Bancroft street.
Mrs. Mary McDermott and Peter Nc
Dermott left yesterday for Lorraine,
o., where they will spend month Wis
ittng friends and relatives.
DR.. A. P. Marble, formerly superin-
tendent Of Worcester schools, at present
assistant superintendent of schools in
New York. is visiting friends in Wor-
cester, with Mrs. Marble.
Battery B band will give the regular
Sunday concerts at the lake this after
noon and evening. The concerts will
be held in Lincoln park at 2.30 O'Clock
in the afternoon and 7.3O in the even
ing.
Rev. John Gregson, formerly a resi-
dent of Worcester, now pastor of st.
Philips church, Wiscasset, Me-, is a
guest of friends in the city. Rev. Mr..
Gregson will preach at Marlboro to-
day.
Members Of William L. Lincoln COM
mand, U. v. u, and their wives will
meet at the home of J. w. Wilder, A
Austin street, tomorrow evening, for
a social time. Light refreshments will
be served.
A retreat for the women of ST. Ste
phen's parish will open at 1920 o'clock
mo &C ie
1880 o'clock mass next Sunday. The
retreat will be conducted by Rev. FIR.
Doyle of Saratoga.
The attraction at the lake theatre for
the coming week will be j. w. Cor
hams Operetta company. The company
bears an excellent reputation and will
put on one of the best shows at the
lake theatre that has been presented
this season.
The apollo" gift of the physicians
of Worcester, and the "Artemis," gift
of the Worcester dodge of Elks, were
set un in the classical room of the
Worcester Art Museum yesterday and
will be seen by the public for the first
time today
About 500 people took advantage Of
the Boston and Maine Railroads excur-
SlOu " IOIh bedCu, yesterday, anu
passed the day by the seaside, having
no accident to mar the pleasure of the
outing. The train returned to the city
about 10 o'clock last night.
Miss Eta Partridge has been en-
gagged as private stenographer at re-
publican headquarters and begins her
duties Monday. Miss Anna B. Winn
will also be retained to attend to such
clerical work as may be required from
time to time during the next few
months.
The funds of the fresh air society
have grown rapidly during the past two
days without any solicitation on the
part of the association. The amount
received SO far is $963.57. and the socie-
ty feels sure that the thousand dollar
mark will be reached before the end of
the month.
The young people of Salem Street
Swedish Congregational Church gave
an entertainment in honor of Miss
Christine Anderson last evening. Miss
Anderson has lately returned from
missionary work in China, having been
sent out by the Salem Street Church.
The entertainment consisted of musical
and literary numbers, and refreshments
We're served during the evening.
Editor Henry Nilsson from Chicago
win deliver an address at the Swedish
Baptist church on Mulberry street, this
evening. Mr.. Nilsson is the superin-
tendent Of the Swedish book department
of the American Baptist Publication
Society and the Worcester church con-
siders itself very fortunate to be able
to hear such prominent man. Hell
will preach in the morning at the Swe-
dish church on Harlem street.