The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18
PLANS ALL FORMED,
Spencer High Has a
Fine Program
in View.
SISTERS ASSIGNED THE HONORS
The Misses Curtis Hon
ored BY Their Classmates
Other Notes.

Spencer, June 1.-THE scholars who
will represent the graduating class of
the David Prouty high school have
been selected and have prepared their
essays for the evening of June y. the
night on which the graduation eXer-
cises will be held. Only eight scholars
will have essays.
Miss Anna S. Curtis will deliver the
valedictory, and her sister, Miss l..
Edith Curtis, Will deliver the saluta-
tory. The subjects and speakers are:
THE future or America" by Elton T.
PrOuty; Our navy policy" by Sarah E.
Allen; The volunteer soldier" by
Francis X. Mccain; Bits of mythol-
ogy," by Mary ]. Trail; Wireless
telegraphy," by Carleton f. Green;
Vision of Sir Launfal," by Theresa
P. Casey; Newspapers of today" by
Raymond NJ. Billiard; Libraries, anci-
ent and modern" by Susan L. Allen.
Tout bien on rien Everything well
or nothing) is the motto chosen by the
class. Invitations have been sent out by
members of the school to the reception
which will be held at the town hall the
following evening, June Is.
The class is one of the largest ever
graduating IIOLl Tie SCIlOOI lOE llC
years, numbering twenty-four.
Invitations are being sent out by the
pupils of Miss Catherine Manning for
reception which will take place Satur-
day, June e. at Odd Fellows hall. A
reception committee was appointed con-
sisting of Hattie Albee, Harry Twich-
ell, Louis Houghton, Alice McKenna
and George w. Stone.
oil IVA rim or an
tertainment, Chester Sylvester and Ed
die Brigham having charge of that
part. Dancing and refreshments will
be on the order.
The grand march will be led by Eddie
Brigham and Ray DAILY, Chester SyI
vester and Hattie Carrot.
Capt Clarence F. Pinkham and 25
members of the knights of Pythias,
uniform rank, departed for Holyoke
this morning at o'clock, to take part
in the parade in honor of President
McKinley's visit. A few other mem
bers of the order also went.
The company presented a very neat
appearance in their uniform and white
helmets.
Very few signs in town today denOt-
ed that it was Bunker Hill day. The
Massasoit Hotel and a few other places
were decorated with flags, but outside
of these no other celebration was WISH
BILE
An ingenious device was noticed to-
day on Lake Lashaway in the shape of
a boat propelled by paddle wheels. Cliff
ford Holmes Weber, fourteen-year-o
son of Walter Weber. was in posses
sion of the boat, and flew through the
water at a rapid clip without the
slightest exertion. The rig was made
by r. E. Wheeler of North Brook1eld,
retired sailor. 1t reminded one of
the first steamboats, built by Robert
Fulton.
A stranger too intoxicated to give
his name was arrested this noon by
Officer Draper He will be taken up be-
fore Trial Justice Curtis when sobered
up.
The committee having charge of the
interests of the Holy Rosary c. T. A
returned from North Brookfield last
evening with $65 as their share Of the
money made on the dual meet Memori-
al day, The expenses of the meet
amounted TO S12O.
The Spencer Wire Company base ball
team did not go to ROchdale today,
the time in which to organize a team
being too short. A team will be ready
TO play next Saturday.
The boys of the Pleasant street
school contested in a dual meet yester-
day afternoon with the boys of the
East Main street school The former
won by ten points, the Pleasant street
school winning SAY points and the
Main street school 4412 points. Eleven
events were run off.
]. c. Germans minstrel troupe will
be the attraction at Lake Lashaway
for the ensuing week.