The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-22
A HAPPY COUPLE,
Mr.andM Pickering
Observe Wedding
Anniversary.
HAPPY ONES FROM WORCESTER.
Signal Light Chapter of the
City Have a Good Time
in MilIbury.
HAPPY ONES FROM WORCESTER.


and wife of Riverlin street, observed
their 50th wedding anniversary at their
home tonight.
The lawn Of the Pickering home was
prettily decorated with Chinese Ian
terms, making very pleasant effect.
The Venus Mandolin and Banjo club of
Worcester furnished music during the
evening, and refreshments were served.
Friends of the couple were present from
Rochdale, Worcester, Grafton, Provi-
dence and this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering were married
on Aug. 10, 1869, by the Rev. Thomas
B. Treadwell of this town. AS a result
of this union two children were born,
Miss Alice and Master Albert Pickering
of this town. Mr.. Pickering is a native
Of England and came to this country at
the age of s.
To The Spy man he said: II came over
on the old-fashioned sailing boats where
the meals were served once a week"
AS he is native of England he is a
member of the Sons of st. George of
Worcester; also member of the
Masons, Olive Branch Lodge, and of the
United Workmen. Mr.. Pickering is by
trade an edge tool grinder, and Is en-
ployed in the Charles Buck shops in this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering are a very
pretty old couple, and their friends hope
to be present with them at many more
such yearly gatherings.
Signal Light division, .sons of Tenn
perance, Of Worcester, held a lawn
party at the home of William P. Hyatt
on North Main street in this town to-
night. The lawn was prettily decorated
with Chinese lanterns. Ice cream and
cake were served during the evening.
Readings and graphophone selections
made up the entertainment.
The party came down from Worces-
ter on two special cars on the Worcester
and Suburban at 500 and returned
home at 11.40. The cars were decorated
with flags and emblems of the society.
The board of health will fumigate all
the school buildings in town tomorrow
morning. This measure is taken to pre-
vent the spread of scarlet fever germs
in the schools.
The funeral of Mrs. Josie Jarvis, who
died in Baskerville, took place at the
Church of the Assumption here this
morning. Rev. Father Charland said
mass. Interment was at the st. Onge
cemetery in this town. The bearers
were Albert LIE Marie, John Morse,
John Lance and Fred Bouvier, all of
Baskerville.
People in the vicinity of the common
this afternoon saw an amusing fight
among several young lads over a piece
of tobacco and two pipes. There were
six lads in the group, and they had
bought a 10-cent piece of tobacco and
two clay pipes. All wanted to smoke
az once, and the result was a scrap. In
the melee the pipes were broken and
the tobacco lost.
This morning was the hottest on rec
ord, the mercury being up to "a in the
shade and not a Whit of air stirring.
Toward nocntime slight breeze came
up. and In the afternoon it blew strong
er with indications of a thunder storm
but it did not come.
The crops are coming on very well
this year. One farmer seen by The
Spy man said that the corn crop was
the best in five years, and that the heat
had not been bad for the corn, but, on
the contrary, very good thing. Farm
ers have large potato crops this year in
this vicinity, and are making a good
thing on them, as good potatoes sell for
as high as So per barrel. Most of the
other farm products are as good as in
other years. if not better on the aver
age.
A. c, Peckman OF Marlboro is the
guest of Fred ii. Greenwood on South
Main street
Hervey Dreamer and Ernest Overlook
will be seen on the front end of the
new Webster cars as soon as the line
is in operation.
E. D. March. and Charles L. Browning
and wife, who have been camping at
West Dennis for the past five weeks
returned home today.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist Church will hold its annual picnic
at Purgatory on Labor day. Barges
will convey the picnic party.
Fred A. ISlobedanz and wife were in
this place today.
The public library will reopen on Sep
TENDER l. The library has been closed
for the past few weeks to enable re-
pairs and binding the books.
John Ivory of Boston is spending a
weeks vacation with his mother on
Pearl street.
Horace Nickel of North Attleboro is
the guest of friends in town.
William =. Horne is in Fitchburg
for few days.
B, o. Paine and wife are in camp a.
Nahant Point for two weeks.
Thomas Smith has secured a position
on the Worcester & Suburban as mo-
torman.
Mrs, Daniel Healy of Boston is the
guest of friends in town.
Mrs. Henry Graves, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Samuel Maxwell on Bur-
bank hill, returned to her home in
Whitins today.
Mrs. Augustus Mott is spending a two
weeks vacation at Falmouth
The valuation and tax book for 1899
was distributed about town today
Moses Cylax of Bloomingdale, N. Y,
is the guest of friends in town.
George Tidd leaves Wednesday for a
two weeks vacation at Keene, N. II.
Harry B. Waterman has returned
from a two weeks vacation spent in
Nova Scotia.
Silas Undergraves who was over
come by the heat last Friday, was able
to be around his store today.
Edward Dupuis of Grafton has fin
ished the concrete sidewalk at the TN
ion grammar school. He will put in a
new sidewalk at the Church of the AS
sumption this week.
George Cleveland is spending a two
weeks vacation on a bicycle trip III
Worcester county. John Lee is substi-
tutng for him at Fishers store.
Edgar Horne has Shetland pony and
a vegetable wagon around town that Is
creating a good deal Of talk. The pony
is about three feet tall and a dark
chestnut and the express team is
built to match the horse.
Miss Nora Dempsey is spending two
weeks vacation at Newport.
An Inspector of boilers from the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Insurance Company
was In town today and looked over the
boilers in town and down the valley
A bull dog owned by b. o. Paine of
the west side had its head split open
with circular. saw in the Paine Wheel