The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27
SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsbury, Aug. 26.-The excursion
Of the Kings Daughters to Sudbury
did not take place on account of the
Threatening weather 1t will take
place next Tuesday if the weather is
fair.
The three-months-ol child of Dan
lei Bates died at his home on South
street last evening at o'clock. The
child has been very sick for the past
week.
Mrs. F. w. and Miss A. e. Green,
who have been stopping at the High
land House, returned to their home in
Worcester yesterday.
Mrs. Dexter Hager of Providence is
visiting her niece, Mrs. w. c. Warren.
Philip Moen had sixteen head Of cat
tie come from Vermont yesterday.
Frank Howe, who formerly lived in
town, is very sick at the Worcester
city hospital with typhoid fever
Miss Helen Hickey from Grafton is
visiting Miss Ellen Hickey.
Benjamin SaWtelle killed his dog yes
terday, for biting one of Nathan Wood
wards children
F. A. Bullock has added a shed to his
house on Main street.
w. c.. Warren won a hard fought race
at Westf1eld with Tugboat in the 224
class Wednesday, being obliged to go
five heats, and winning the best three
His fastest mile was 2:21%.
Mrs. B. p. Sawtelle is in Providence
visiting Mrs. Mary Howe Chase
Miss Addie Howe is attending sum-
mer school at bingham.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Butler have
been in Sterling the past week attend
ing the camp meeting.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
After vacation of two weeks the ser
vices will be resumed at the Congraga-
tional church Sunday. Morning service
at 10.45 Rev. G. "A. Lathrop pastor. The
evening service at 7.30 will be- under
the auspices of the Mems League. Miss
Lena M. Scribner of Worcester has
| been engaged to assist in the singing
and will render the following: Gear
not, We, o, Israel" Dudley Buck; 81
| heard the voice of Jesus say" Horris
There will also be an orchestra to ae-
company in the singing. The chorus
will sing: I'm him was life," Schueck-
err, Rev. e. A. Lathrop, the pastor,
| will speak on the theme, "a wrathful
man"
The morning service at the NJ. E.
church begins at 10.45, Rev. Harry But
| Ter pastor. The evening praise service
will be at 730.
H. Wallace Emmon, who works for
S D. Ward, cut his middle and third
| fingers very badly this morning. En-
| mon had just been after load of corn
| in the field and started to the barn with
| it, and his scythe caught on one of the
cart stakes. The reins hung on the
same. The wagon struck a post and
| the driver tried to grasp the reins, but
instead caught hold of the scythe with
the above results He went to Dr.
| Chases office where seven stitches
were taken to close the wounds.
Thomas Haney who recently worked
| for James Driscoll, and at one time for
S. D. Ward, was arrested in Worcester
| Thursday night and when he was
searched at the station house some
silver spoons were found in his coat,
| marked Shrewsbury Farmers Club. 1t
was thought he stole them but it is
said he found them on. Mrs. Harlow's
| land behind the public library, when
he was haying for James Driscoll. 1t
is reported the spoons were stolen from
the town hall by Worcester parties
and thrown there,
| Mrs W. Fl. Paine is entertain
to the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, leaving
| ing her sister, Mrs John Northruf, OF
| Iowa. This is the second time Mrs
| Paige has seen her sister. The first
| time was fifteen years ago. Their IA
Their died when Mrs Northruf was very
! young, and before Mrs. Paige was
born. Immediately after the death of
their father Mrs. Northruf was sent
west to live with an aunt There she
married Northruf and had a family.
Mrs. Northruf will probably remain a
couple of weeks with her sister.
| A small party went on trolley ride
to the Mayside Inn in Sudbury, leaving
on the 10 o'clock car Among them
were Mr. aud Mrs. A. II. Kendrick,
Walter /. Peacock, Miss Ida Peacock
and Miss Florence Peacock
Mrs ID. II. Bliss is steadily improving.
There will be services at st. Theresa
Catholic church tomorrow Services
| are held only once in two weeks to the
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