The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
Enjoyed By the New
Officers.
CHE RRY VALLEY
Sunday School Officers Re-
ceiyed Pleasantly.

Leicester, Jan. ga reception was
rendered the new board of officers of
the Cherry Valley Methodist Sunday
school this evening by the Epworth
4 League in the church vestry. The room
was decorated with streamers of bunt-
ing, the red cross of the Epworth
League and with sprays of hemlock.
The reception was quite formal and
those present all were introduced to
the new officers. Messrs. Thomas Ash
worth, Cleo Starbard. Edward E. Her
ron, Clinton Starbard and James Nc
Cool acted as ushers. There were
speeches by the new superintendent,
George Legg, the pastor Rev. ]. H.
Humphrey, the superintendent of the
primary department, Miss Sarah Boyd,
and the retiring superintendent, James
McCool. There was special music, in
Guiding a selection by the choir en-
titled Beware; violin solo by Miss
Myrtle Agnew; tenor solo by George
Bolster. Refreshments were served.
James McCool was in charge of the
arrangements.
The new board of officers who were
guests Of honor tonight, includes Geo.
Legg, superintendent; Miss Sarah
Boyd, superintendent Of primary de-
partment; Miss Ethelwyun Humphrey,
secretary; William Marsden, treasurer;
Miss Serena Richardson, chorister;
Miss Lille Doescher, pianist.
Alfred B. Young, d native of Leces-
10 al lay :
ing. He was employed as conductor on
the Lowell and Haverhill Electric Rail-
way and resided at Lawrence. Mr..
Young had recently resumed work af-
ter an attack of the grip, and on Tues
day suffered a paralytic shock while
on his car, and was carried home I'M
conscious. Yesterday his parents, MI.
and Mrs. F. p. Young, and a sister,
Mrs. Lyman Holman, were sent for.
The young man never recovered con-
seriousness, and died at 4.45 this morn
ing. 1t is supposed that the shock was
induced by weakness from the grip.
He would have been 80 years old in
two weeks and was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank P. Young of Pine street
There is one sister, Mrs. Lyman Hol-
man OF Leicester. He was married tC
Miss Roberta Salter of Worcester, OF
Jan. l, 1896, and there is one child.
A party of membersof Ridgley Lodge
I. 0. o. F., rode to Leicester last nigh
and took supper and enjoyed a socia
evening at the Leicester lunch rooms
kept by John r. Squires, a fellow
member. A fine supper of severa
courses was servel. When the car hove
in sight red fire was burned in from
of the building. Those present were
N. G. George c. Palmer, V. G. Johr
Mountain, James II. Hartwell, William
Holbrook, Charles H. Bardwell, FranI
l. Barrett, F. j. Lewis, Harry Powers
F. r. Hudson, w. Fl. Whitney, FREQ
Seacord, E. A. Trask, I. D. Baker, Da
vid A. Donley, Charles Andrews, Archie
Mitchell, Harry r. Chandler of Wor
cester; G. f. Lyon, Timothy Mccarthy
John T. Squires and George H. Hovey
of Leicester, from Ridgley Lodge
Clinton H. L9rry from a Lynn lodge.
The Crawford Whist Club will cele
brate gentlemen's night by suppe
and evening of whist, at the Leicester
on Friday. Supper will be served a
Z, and the company Will play from
till II. 1t is expected that eight table
of players will be present.
A whist party was held at the hom
of Miss Mary Doyle last evening. Mis-
Fanny Trainor and Matthew Carne,
secured prizes. The BOBBY prize wa
awarded to T. Joseph Dorsey.
Dwight Mcfarland is quite seriousl,
i'll at his home in the west part of tn
town
Several members of the Leicester w
C. T. U. attended the w. C. T.
meeting at Southville, today.