The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12


The Social Circle of Hope Lodge No.
II will meet this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Thurston, GlenWood street.
Thomas Fl. Coe of Providence, r. l.,
formerly of this city and a son of s.
Hamilton Coe. is visiting his parents for
a few days.
William Brophy, chief electrician Of
Boston, formerly connected with the
fire department in Worcester, was in
this city yesterday.
District Deputy Edward !. Hoffman
of Lawrence Lodge will be a visitor
at the meeting of the Worcester Lodge
of Elks this evening.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Benevolent Society Of the Main Street
Baptist Church will be held this after
noon at o'clock in the church parlors.
Henry D. Temple, manager of the
Columbia Electric Company, has re-
signed his position as active manager
but will retain his interest in the con-
Germ.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Adams Square b 49,
fist Church occurs this afternoon with
Mrs. e. C. Holten, 8 Lyford street. The
gentlemen are invited to tea.
Mr.. ]. Perry Worden of New York
will lecture under the auspices of the
Worcester Art Society on Delft ware, -
Tuesday, Jan. II, at 8 o'clock p. m, in
Association hall, Elm street.
Elmer C. Potter, lawyer in the Stats
Mutual building, has been admitted tc
practice in the United States circuit
court, having taken the oath before
oIa T740Tx 4 go
terday.
At the regular meeting of Bancroft
Council, o. u. A. M, last night, two
candidates were initiated. The install
lation of the officers for the coming
year will take place next Wednesday
night.
A new time clock was put in position
at Station A of the Worcester post
Office yesterday. This timepiece is SINH
lar to those at the main office and is
regulated each hour from the national
observatory at Washington.
The funeral of Eliza Lamb, wife OF
George S. Bond. took place from hel
late home, u Page street, yesterday
afternoon. Services We're conducted by
Rev. A. Sandersen. The burial was in
Hope cemetery.
The Sacred Heart conference of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society held their
regular weekly meeting at Lyceum
Hall on Sheridan street last night.
Only the regular business of the So
ciety was transacted.
The officers of Court McCaffery, M.
C. o. F., who were elected at recent
meeting, were installed by Deputy
High Chief Ranger James r. Fftzger-
Sid at the regular monthly meeting of
the court held at i. c. B. Hall last
night.
An adjourned Sunday school meet
ing was held at Old South Church last
evening after the regular prayer meet
ing. Reports from the different heads
of departments were listened to. All
accounts showed that the school is
more prosperous than ever before.
John Coyle, a brakeman on the Bes-
ton and Maine railroad, fell upon the
top of freight car at OalEaale early
yesterday morning. The police am
buance was summoned and the man
was taken to the city hospital, where it
was found that his leg was broken.
Mrs. Mary A, widow of William May
nard died en- Tuesday at aer home,
Denny Sefsel. SIlS WSAS OF years Ol0, eiIu
had lived in Worcester 20 years. She
was daughter Of Jonathan Goednow
Of Maiden. She leaves two daughters in
Worcestsr Misses Mary H. and Heller
8. Maynard
W. A. Streeter of the GLASS of 1902 al
the Tech, left the institute yesterday
and has gone to Brown University
where he win pursue a course prepare
- - tas~ Nv.
Strseter has am enviaible record as g
student at the Tech and is very popu-
lar socially, being a member of Pm
Gamma Delta fraternity.
About twenty-five applicants for ad-
mission to the festival chorus present
ed themselves to the examining COM
rnittee at the Worcester County Music
School, last evening. An equally large
number is expected at the same place
tonight, and probably with these two
sessions the committee can get all the
additional voices needed for the
chorus.
There was a special meeting at the
Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
rooms yesterday afternoon, of the gen
eral committee of arrangements for the
convention in October. This committee
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Leicester the county president, chair
man; Mrs. A. E. Russell, secretary
Mrs. Nellie Sweet treasurer; Mrs. Mira
Churchill and Mrs. Harry Ware.
Albert Lawson, who resides at 2:
Millbury street, while at work in the
factory of the Baldwin Chain Compa-
ny, yesterday morning Was struck on
the head and chest by a heavy belt
| which broke in two while rapidly re-
voiving over a machine. The po-
| lice ambulance carried Lawson
| to the city hospital. The doctors al
that institution did not think that the
young man was seriously hurt, but he
| will undoubtedly be laid up for severa
days.
George Bancroft Council, Order O.
| United American Mechanics, held {
| regular meeting last evening anC
worked the first degree on one -candi
| date The recently elected officers will
be installed at the next meeting by Dep
uty S. c. Bates of Westboro and a
that time the second degree will b.
worked. The council is arranging
whist party to be held in the near flu
ture. On and after the first of Febru
airy the council will meet the first ant
third Fridays of each month.