The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12
IS AN OPEN QUESTION.
Spencer May Not Send Ath-
letes But May March
at Westfield.

lCtCo DuO uctJ Au1Cl
at Westfield.
Spencer, June 11.-Will the Holy Ro-
sary c. T. A. be represented at the do
cesar meet in Westfield Labor day?
This is the question that will be de-
cided tomorrow at regular business
meeting. The society has belonged to
the union for the past few months, and
most of the members have been look
ing eagerly forward to the time when
the Spencer society would be repre-
scented.
An invitation has arrived from FIR.
Mathews Society of Westfield, and
this will be presented to the society
tomorrow night. North Brookfield c.
T. A, which competed against Spen-
Ger Memorial day, will send a team to
| North Brookfield, and they would like
to see Spencer send one also. The So
| cietY is uncertain whether they will
send one, but the chances are that no
| team will be sent this year. Undoubt-
eddy the local athletes would make
good showing in some of the events,
especially the jumps, in which the So
ciety is strong.
would cause considerable expense, and
some of the members do not care about
| mourning these expenses, and will try
to prevent the sending of a team to the
meet.
The Spy man had an interview with
a few Of the leading officers of the So
ciety, and they are opposed to sending
the team this year
But one thing the society would like
/ 70 and that &c n ba
represented in the annual parade which
| is held at the same time as the meet by
a large body of young men.
! Some of the young members have al
ready expressed their intention of go
ing, and will march with the other So
cieties if the number is sufficient.
Childrens Sunday was observed to-
! day at the First Congregational church
| by special services and music. Rev
| Charles E. Sumner preached the ser
! mon in the morning. Bibles were pres
| ented to the baptized children of the
| church who have reached the age of
| seven years. The following program
| was presented in the evening at the
| ch1ldren's day carol service: Organ vo-
| luntary, song, prayer scripture exer-
cises and song by chorus of children.
| Recitations were given by Gladys Will
| son, Edna Leavitt and Eleanor God
| dard, Sibyl Greene, Marion Greene,
Ethel Tirren Nellie Ensom, Tillie Bar
| rows and Mary CroZier: exercise, Five
missionary words; singing, Hosan-
man, by the primary children; recita-
| tons by the primary children; recita-
! tions by Carroll Danford, Pauline Man
| ley and Edith Adams; duet, Eta Fish
| er and Calista Watson; recitation by
| Sarah Hallett and Emma Todd solo,
| Eta Fisher; recitatiOns, Hazel Cum
| bingham, Claire Kane, Ruth Reed, He
| len Curtis Halma Carlson, Helen Lin
| ley Ethel Page, Marion Morse, Kittie
| Stratton; duet, Gertie Smith and Flo
! renee Lamb; reading by Miss May B.
| Ladd and then came the benediction
| a special feature of the services was
! the music of the new organ.
! The high school scholars have almost
| completed arrangements for their grad
uation and reception. The baccaIaure-
| ate sermon will be delivered at the
| Methodist church June 25, by Rev Ro-
| bert E. Smith. The graduation exer-
clses Will take place Tuesday evening,
| June p, at the town hall. The recep-
| ton will take place the following eve
ming at the same place. A large num-
! Der Of invitations have been sent out
| by the members of the school,
| Officer George F. McKenna was
| called out of bed bright and early this
| morning to answer call which was
sent by Mrs. Clarke, who keeps a
| boarding house at 50 Main street. The
| officer hustled to the house, but when
he arrived there, he found that his ser
vices were not needed Mrs Clarke
stated that she had seen a stranger
hurrying from the house, and, MT
| knowing what he had done, sent for
the officer A boarder cieared up the
mystery by explaining that it was a
friend who had slept with him and left
carly so as to get home.
A large crowd of Spencer people
| passed Sunday at Lake Lashaway and
| witnessed the last performance of
Hayes Virginia Troubadours. The
company left this evening for Holyoke.
]. c. Germans comedy company will
be the attraction at the park for the
rest of the week.
Invitations have been sent cut to the
A. 0. H. and Knights of Columbus by
Michael Manning. to attend lawn
PARTY and dance at his home, Wednes-
day evening.
Lyman H. Howe's moving picture
| company closed it's season at Spencer
last evening. Members of the company
left for their homes today.
; The funeral of Miss Blanch Spar
: hawk was largely attended today
Prayers were said at the house at Ma
: pie and Boyden streets, and the regu-
lar services were held at the Methodist
} Episcopal Church at 2.30 o'clock this
afternoon. Rev. Alexander Digit off
ciated. The church quartet sang "She
has passed away" Gather the beauti-
. full" Down the valley" The bearers
were Robert Goddard, Everett Gray
Samuel Rea, Vernon Jensee. Buria
was at East Webster.
IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
BE sure and use that old and well-tried
| remedy, Mrs. WinsloWs Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind collie. and IS the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents bot
tie.
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