The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-16
THE CITY.

AT the monthly meeting of the Home
Cooperative bank last night $40 was
loaned at per cent. $1,000 was offered.
There will be a sale of useful and
pretty Christmas articles, books, TOYS,
etcr IN the parlor Of Trinity church.
saturday afternoon and evening.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
Main street Baptist church will meet in
the parlors, Thursday afternoon, Dec.
a. supper and entertainment in the
evening.
Hon. A. S. Roe, recent candidate for
the republican nomination for mayor,
VIII speak at Adams Square Congrega-
tlohal church tomorrow evening, on
Religion and politics.
The Post Office Carriers association
OF worcester has selected these officers
Tor the coming year: President, James
j. Reardon; treasurer, Michael ]. o.
Malley; secretary, Edward Joyce.
The opening lecture in st. Johns an
nual lecture course will be given on
sunday evening, Dec, II, at Mechanics
nah. 1t will be of the greatest inter-
est ana there should be very large
attendance.
Rev. DR.. Almon Gunnison, D. D., is
in the city on business trip. He will
preach in Webster, Sunday morning
While here, DR.. Gunnison will be the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Ward
Of Austin street.
One of the finest collections ever
shown at the Chaffee studio will be
open for exhibition and sale, beginning
today. Being remote from the busy
part of the city, one may quietly Sc
lect a handsome picture or other gift.
At Volunteers hall, 10 Mechanic
street, there will be lecture this eve
ming by E. w. Lathe who has Travelled
through the Maritime provinces and
Canada. He will describe various cit
les he has visited. No admission will
be charged,
About a dozen members of the Build
ers' exchange met in the rooms of the
last night and passed
couple of hours in the usual manner
followed out in the weekly socials.
Whist was the chief feature of the
The Worcester Veteran Fireman's as
ISOLATION is planning an elaborate eele-
bration on the night of the annual ball,
which will be held in Horticultural hall
Friday, Jan. 26. Bicknell's orchestra
has been engaged to furnish music for
dancing.
James Carney was arrested yester-
day afternoon, by Officers Fred c.
Eaton and Hugh F. Bulger, for drunk
enness. He lives at IL Fulton street,
where he was creating disturbance
and refused to desist when ordered to
do so by his friends
Yesterday was the last day of the
fair given by the Ladies' Benevolent
crowd of Thursday was equalled, both
afternoon and evening. Scarcely any
thing was left unsold by nine o'clock
last night, and the fair taken altogether
was most successful.
The internal revenue department has
issued an order that all documentary
stamps must be cut or punched, as a
means of cancellation, instead of
stamped or cancelled with ink. Officials
of the department have found stamps
used twice by erasing the ink marks,
and the new rule is to do away with
a possibility of fraud.
Hope Lodge, 0. L., met yesterday, in
Castle hall, and elected officers, who
will be installed at the next meeting.
The second degree was worked on one
member. 1t was voted to celebrate
the 18th anniversary of the circle on
the evening of Jan. 10, in Castle hall,
and Mrs. Georgia Carr. Mrs. Hattie
Grove and Mrs. L. d. Knight were APP
pointed a committee to prepare for it.