The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
ARE CREDIT GOOD JOKE.
REV ERSED.
Spencer Men Will Go
to Marlboro.
FEW STRIKERS HERE.
Charles Dumas Funeral
Will Be Held in Church.

W Ill Dc a0lu Ill OuufCn.
Spencer, Jan. 22.-Instead of Marl-
boro people flocking to Spencer to seek
employment in the local shoe factories
it begins to look as if things were re-
versed, and the local boot and shoe
makers are seeking employment in the
Marlboro shops. Most of the local boot
makers do not seem to think that their
Marlboro brethren are making wise
move in carrying on the present strike
which they have no possible show of
winning, and consequently do not think
that it is wrong to go to
Marlboro and accept positions in
her factories, in which they are sure of
steady employment and much better
pay than they receive in Spencer.
Already several men have started for
the strike town, and two more start to-
morrow, while several Swedish families
will go during the week. The two men
who leave Spencer tomorrow for MARI
boro are Charles Thompson of Cottage
street and William d. Smith of Pleasant
| street, both employees of the Isaac
/ Prouty boot and shoe factory, the for
mer a sole leather cutter and the latter
! a sole leather sorter. A Swedish family
will also go tomorrow.
| In an interview with a prominent
boot and shoe maker, last evening. the
man stated to The Spy man tAfat he
thought if the Marlboro strikers were
defeated in the present strike that it
would be a death blow to labor.
This is not the general opinion, how
ever, of the local boot and shoe makers,
who think that it will have very little
effect on labor no matter whether en-
| pfoyers or employees are defeated. AS
regards the Marlboro people who are
at work in Spencer, there are very few
being only about ten in all, and these
are all cylinder vampers, who are en-
ployed at the big shop.
The churches were all largely attend
ed today. being especially so at the
Church of the Holy Rosary At the
s o'clock mass, the members of the c.
T. A. received communion in & body.
At the same time. Rev. G. H. Dolan
also preached a very able sermon on
temperance. In this sermon, the
reverend gentleman stated that he
hoped as long as he remained in Spen-
Ger, he would never see the town again
carried by license. FIR. Dolan also
dwelt much on the great ruin license
was working among young men, This
: is the second temperance sermon FIR.
Dolan has preached this season, and it
begins to look as if he was hot after
, the rum-sellers.
At the First Congregational Church,
. Rev. Sherman w. Brown supplied the
pulpit at the morning service, which
, was largely attended. This church
hoe -,
elgn pastor, Rev. Samuel c. Bartlett
who is stationed at Tottori, Japan The
Ladies Charitable Society will meet in
l the church parlors next Thursday af-
l terDoon at 2.30.
Rev. r. E. Smith preached a very
able sermon at the Methodist Church
this morning, taking for his theme, "A
; stupendous question At 4.30 this af.
ternoon the members of this church
united in gospel temperance meeting
in the w. c. T. L. Hail.
5 Inc Christian Brotherhood will meet
! next Wednesday evening at 7.9O. in the
q church parlors.
. Rev F. E. HEATH off1ciated at botl
a morning and eve/ng services held to.
day at the Baptist Church. The pastol
TOOK FOR his n/rning theme, Christ.
c NV Vale at the evening ser.
! be baptizedT The reeu Ier' s Wv I
y o'clock service was held at six this eve
: nlng, so that the parishioners nigh
l attend the union temperance meeting
which was held at the Congregations
e Church at seven o'clock.
y Nothing special was in order toda,
y at the Church of Our Father, Univer
. sallst, the regular services being car
. ried out Rev. E. C. Downey supple,
{ the pulpit at both services.
! The rules of the Catholic Church sa,
u that the funeral of no suicide can b
~ held within the walls of a Catholi
= church. This ironclad rule, however
' is 10 be broken tomorrow at O'Clock
y when the last earthly tribute will b
y paid the late Charles Dumas, VIII
e e took his life last Friday morning MI
% Dumas funeral will be allowed to tax
7 place in the church through the inter
! vention Of Rev. A. A. Lamy who ha
:, finally received the consent of tn
y bishop to hold the services in tn
church. The interment will also be i
the family lot at ST. Mary's cemetery
III another clause that is contrary to tn
lie rules of the church. Mr.. Dumas is tn
third parishioner of st. Marys Churc
to commit suicide within 20 years, tn
* other two being Fred and Henry LAR
II Were, two brothers, the former causin
e his death by taking poison, while tn
"a latter ended his life by shooting.
l. The social event of the season i
/ Spencer bids fair to be the povert
L. and burlesque concert and dance whic
will be held next Friday evening j
the town hall under the auspices
~ the John O'Gara Hose Company. TIL
le 'Hayseed" band of II pieces will
- in attendance, and J. II. McKenna wi
w act as prompter. The grand marcl
- which bids fair to be the best of any
o thing ever seen in Spencer, will be lie
&c by Is couples, the gentlemen all b,
9 ing members of the company. Prize
o. p, will be awarded for both the be-
az poverty and burlesque costumes. TT
lls committee in charge consists of Marti
10 Ratigan, ]. j. O'Brien and Fred Mi
a. lette.
a. Mrs. Archambault, who resided
oa Spencer near the Charlton line, passe
is away early this morning death beir
r caused by old age.
r. A large attendance was present
IN the First Congregational Church tn
err evening to listen to II very able addrei
Of on temperance delivered by Mrs. Kat
I'll crime l.. Stevenson, state president
~ w. C. ~. u. This meeting was held III
ce der the auspices of the local branch
as the w. C. II. u.
David Richards and Roy Underwoo
t. employees of the Hotel Waldo, spei
IS Sunday in Barre.
d. Harold NJ Gage formerly local rel
k resentative of the Worcester Gazett
y