The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-13
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Annual Lawn Party
At St. Louis a
Grand Success.
LITTLE BOY NEARLY DROWNED.
The Carriers Again Go Back
On the Webster Base
Ball Manager.
LITTLE BOY NEARLY DROWNED.

Webster, July 1.-THE grounds near
the St. Louis church was crowded
with merry crowd of people tonight
1t was the occasion of the fifth annual
lawn party of the church society. The
affair was in direct charge of Rev. FIR
P. ]. OManey.
The grounds were brilliantly illum-
mated. There was scattered about
nearly $50 Chinese lanterns and 90
electric lights. Music was furnished by
McGeary's orchestra.
The following ladies had charge OF
the different booths and tables:
Flower table, Miss Nellie Thompson,
Miss Lizzie McQuaid, Miss Mary Lee
land; candy table, Miss Josie Aharn,
Miss Katy Brennan, Miss Eta Burk-
hardt Miss Theresa Moore, Miss Mary
Harbort; ice cream, Mrs. P, F. Wha-
len, Mrs. Patrick Casey, Mrs. John
Casey; refreshments, Mrs. Johanna
Aharn, Mrs. James Duffy, Mrs. John
Magnant, Mrs. Albert Wood, Misses
Nellie Morrison, Kate NJ. Sherlock
"
gan, Julia Ryan, Katy Hickey, Maggie
McCormac, Maggie Burns. Mamie Hea-
ly, Alice Toomey, Mary Prout, Isodora
Sheridan, Nellie NJ Clare, Theresa Ca
sey and Bridget Brown.
The muster Of the Webster fire de-
part here next Sept. 1, will be one
of the biggest events southern Worces-
ter county ever participated in. A
running team has been appointed as
follows: Captain, John ]. Kelley; as
sistant, William Reilly; James A.
Love, James H. Hetherman, John R.
Hart, Nicholas F. Brenniff, Harry Hart,
Fred Dumas, Thomas F. Reilly, James
r. McGeary, Edward Dancereau, Eu-
gene Osborne, Rudolph Holly, Alexan-
der Collins and George Beaudro. The
team will be clad in light white duck
suits.
Hose company has voted to repaint
the body of it's carriage to be similar to
that of Hose 8, at a cost not to exceed
S25.
E. E. Clark, who has been the assis-
tant superintendent at the East Web
ster cambria works, has been trans
ferred to similar position at North
Webster. Mr.. Clarks old position is
taken by Arthur Moore of Providence.
John. the five-year-old son of Thomas
Grady and wife, of North Webster, had
narrow escape from drowning this
forenoon. The boy was out in a row boat,
fiat bottomed, with a party, when John
reached out over the gunwale of the
boat and was thrown into the waters of
the river The boy was carried down the
river by the swift current until near
the falls, when he was bravely rescued
by Cornelius Ryan. The boy had sunk
twice. He was revived after nearly two
hours of hard work
Mrs. Patrick Black of Pascoag, R. l.,
is visiting Mrs. John j. Love for a few
days.
The members of the Congregational
church held their annual picnic at Bay
View today. A dinner was served at
noon in the open air. Games were
played
Rev. ]. A. Legris, pastor of the Sac
red Heart church, is at the Holy Cross
retreat this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fake, the popu-
lar theatrical man, arrived in town on
the boat train this morning. His partner,
Charles F. Semon, and wife, will arrive
In few days, and the party will camp
at che lake for a couple Of weeks.
The funeral of Joseph Wilfred, the
ur-months-old son of Peter Brisbois,
| this morning, and Rev. FIR. Seymour
OBLIGATED. The mother died at the time
| of the child's birth. The burial was at
| East Webster.
Mrs. Maxwell Darlington, who has
been visiting in Europe with her bro
Their, Edgar A. Bates, has returned to
| this country, although she has not yet
reached Webster. Mr.. Bates will not
return until the first of October.
The funeral of Annie, the 10-months-
old daughter of Christopher and Eliza
| beth Ungerer, was held at 2 o'clock at
the house this afternoon. The burial was
at North Webster.
| Frank L. Deon has sold his Brookline
| street property, consisting of a house
| and barn, to Mrs. John w. Wood, the
price paid being $45OO
Joseph Baker and Miss Ida Jennings
were married at the home of the
| brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Jennings, at Wilsonville, this morning.
The nuptial knot was tied by Rev.
| Henry A. Blake of Webster. The best
| man was Howard Baker of Amherst, a
| brother of the groom, while Miss Hat
tie Jennings of Wilsonville was brides
maid. The couple left on the lis train
| for a wedding tour to Maine. They
will live in New Boston, Conn, where
! the groom is employed.
| Webster people are up in arms
| against the Carter base ball team and
its manager, o. B. Carter, in particu-
| lar. Last night Manager John H. Con-
way received letter from Carter, can
ceiling the game that was to be played
| at Beacon park on Saturday. This is
| the second time this season that the
| Carriers have given Webster the mar
BILE heart" and the local management
and base ball public are sore over the
way they are being treated. East
| Douglas will play here instead, so a
| game is sure even without the Carriers.
At a special session of court this af-
| ternoon, at 2 o'clock, before Justice
Henry ]. Clarke, Harry w. Seman,
aged 81 years, of New York, manager
of the Black Bostonians, the troupe
that is exhibiting at Beacon park and
| Point Breeze at the lake for the past
| couple of weeks, was arraigned in the
district court on charge of attempting
| to evade his board bill at the City Ho-
| tel, Thomas T. Dwyer proprietor. The
amount alleged for board bill for Sc
man and others was $45. His own per-
sonal board bill was $11.50. The man.
ager was taken to the City Hotel and
then bailed in surety of $780, Mr. Dryer
going the bonds and keeper placed
over him. Seman left town on the $50
o'clock train for New York city to OBJ
tain money to pay Dwyer. Before he
| left he gave Dwyer one half of the
amount due. The show continues
without interruption.