The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
LOSS TO The TOWN.
Miss Mary e. Joslyn
Was a Prominent
Librarian.
SHE MASTERED THE LANGUAGES
She Had Been Prominent
in Literary Circles in
Leicester and Boston.
SHE MASTERED THE LANGUAGES

Leicester, June 24.-Miss Mary e.
Joslyn, one Of the best educated women
in town, died at $50 o'clock this morn
ing after an illness of about a month,
from cancer of the stomach. Miss JOS
Ign was AZ years old, having been born
on February 6, 1852, in New York. Her
parents were Everett Joslyn and Susan
Whittemore Joslyn.
Her father died while she was in in
fancy and she came to live with her
aunt, Mrs. Eliza Gilmore, at Leicester.
Miss Joslyn attended the public schools
of Leicester, graduated from Leicester
Academy, and then graduated from the
girls high Latin school at Boston. Mrs
Gilmore resided in Boston at this time,
and her niece made her home with her
She early showed an interest in art
and was considered the best artist re-
siding in town. Her early art education
was received at Boston and her studies
were completed during several years
spent abroad. Her mother died abroad
and was buried at Florence.
Before going abroad she spent a num-
Der of years as cataloguer of foreign
books in the Boston public library. She
mastered several foreign languages to
aid in the work. Miss Joslyn was a
prominent worker in the Unitarian
church, and in other organizations. She
was secretary of the Unitarian parish
and taught a class in the Sunday school
The Topic Club, n foGrishing organiZ
alton, was founded by her, and she was
an active worker in the Shakspere Club.
The funeral will be held on Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Gilmore, with whom she
lived. Rev. Nathaniel Seaver, Jr., Of the
Unitarian church, and Rev. A. II. Coo
lidge of Worcester will ofiiciate.
The selectmen held an adjourned
meeting this afternoon. 1t was decided
to call a special town meeting for the
evening of Wednesday, July 5. The
principal article in the warrant will be
to see If the town will authorize the
selectmen to take the contract with
the state highway commission for an
other section Of state highway. The
warrant will probably be posted Mon
day, and will contain four articles.
Licenses to sell fireworks were
granted to all applicants as follows:
+. D. Tucker Boardman Brothers, A.
b. Kennedy, Edward F. Smith, Ash
worth F. Lamb, John H. O'Connor, A.
e. Booth and William Mcpherson. Lii
censes to slaughter cattle were grant
ed to w. II. Warren and Minott It.
Robinson.
Eight special officers were appointed
for July 4: John P. Lee, David Wise,
F. J. Marsh, j. P. Ashley, Michael Nc
Kay, Steven Gilligan, Frederick Rush
ton.
Children's Sunday will be observed
at the Sanderson NJ. E. church Mon
day. Rev B. Frank Neff will preach
in the morning and evening. At $50
an elaborate children's day concert
prepared by the Sunday school chill
dren and choir, will be given under
direction of NJ. NJ. Mowry Miss Emma
A. Mowry will sing a special solo, NOT
n sparrow falleth" with violin Obltg9to
by Miss Tudis Elliott.
The GAINESVILLE ball team batted out
a victory over the Soap Village nine
of Worcester this afternoon on Shaw's
field, with a score of y to 4. The pat
terry for the winners We're p. Boyle and
J.. Boyle, and for the losers Byers and
Thomas. The failure Of the game was
the home run of Sheridan.
Jesse Stone has the contract for the
brick work on the Suburban car barn
below the power station and VIII have
a force of men at work as soon as the
stone work is completed.
Two vaults of Portland cement have
recently been built at Pine Grove Gem
etery on the lot of George H. William
son of Worcester, formerly of New
York. Jesse Stone did the Job.
Rev. n. Seaver, Jr., breaches Sunday
morning on the topic, THE goodness of
Cod" Text, Psalms 27:13.
Town Clerk A. Z. Booth has issued a
marriage license to Bernard r. Parker
of worcester and Elizabeth T. Hyland
of Leicester.