The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-22
COUNTRY SCHOOL.
Evening of Fun Promised LeicesterItes
Friday Evening.

Leicester, Feb. 21.-An evening of fun
is promised those who witness the ses-
sion of the Country School" at the YES
try of the First Congregational church
on Friday evening. The scholars are
all promising young hopefuls, and al
though the teacher will have her hands
full in striving to keep order, the spec
tators may expect an intellectual treat
IN listening to the words of wisdom
The platform will contain desks and
biackboards, and will be quite a model
school room. The teacher will be Miss
Laura A. Stone, and George M. Hovey
VIII MI the responsible position OF COM
mlttee man. The scholars will be Misses
Eva Scott, Cora M. Osland, Elsie NJ.
Robinson. Carrie Fuller, Carrie Thurs
ton, Alice M. Guilds and Bertha J. Jor-
dan; Messrs w. C. Watson, f. Willard
Traske, Fl. NJ. Grout, NJ S. Snow, John
w. Robinson, f. D. Libby, w E. Cate
and II. e. Currier The pupils have
worked hard to learn their lessons and
deserve a good audience of admiring
friends. The bean supper preceding the
entertainment is in charge of a commit
tee of which Mrs. Mary c. Gould is
chairman.
Oliver Arnold, Jr., today handed his
resignation as organist of st. Thomas
church at Cherry Valley to N. C. Estes.
treasurer of the church. Mr.. Arnold
was engaged as organist and director
or ST. Thomas church April l, 1898, and
commenced his labors there Many 1.
His resignation will take effect on April
!. 1t is understood he intends to avail
hlmself of an offer of a. position in Wor-
cester.
Officer James A. Quinn was i'll Cherry
valley today with warrant for arrest
OF Miss Katherine Henegan on complaint
or being stubborn child Miss Hene-
gan is 10 years old and strayed away
from home last night, remaining at a
neighbors house 1t was thought she
mao Ie1t town. Her father, Matthew
Henegan, is the complainant.
Louis l.. Cormier is laying a new floor
at the waiting room of the Worcester
and Suburban. The walls and ceilings
IN both waiting rooms and the lobby
nave been painted and the steam fix
lures gilded.
closed on Washington's birthday, Feb.
Mary Hanley, the infant daughter of
John Hanley, died last evening at $50
o'clock of bronchial pneumonia. She
vas months and 10 days of age. The
funeral will be held on Wednesday.
Two men and g. foreman were en-
gagged in clearing away the ice and
snow from the watering trough att
Cherry Valley today. Two more men
ana another foreman were engaged III
digging out the ditch on the north side
or Main street in Cherry Valley, and
gang of men in charge of w E.
Sprague were at work clearing bitches
IN Leicester The quicker the work is
finished, the better, as the bitches are
puddles of slush a foot or two deep,
and a frequent pedestrian has to be
good Jumper.
Braman Grout and Master Avian L.
Grout will spend Wednesday as guests
of Alfred B. Grout at Winchester.
Joseph Bianco is no longer employed
as assistant fireman at the Suburban
power station.
Patrick Butler is confined to the
house with la grippe.
Employees of the Rawson Electric
Light and Power Company are making
preparations for lighting j. z. Ashley
residence with electricity.
Leicester friends have received let
ter from J. Clarence Watson at South
ern Pines, North Carolina. He writes
that the temperature reached 8 degrees
below during the recent cold snap, and
that more snow fell than at any time
for 80 years, according to an iold resid-
emit The family suffered from he
cold. but much less than many around
them.
Officer J. A. Quinn posted the war
rants for the annual town meeting this
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