The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-17
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the armory this evening.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of the
First Unitarian church will meet today
at 2.S0 D. m.
The st. Thomas Aquinas Reading Cir
Gle will meet this evening at 7.15 o'clock,
IN the school on Vernon street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the South
Unitarian church will serve bean sup
per in the church at $50 this evening.
Union Canadienne met last night in
Canadienne hall on Wall street. There
was nothing but routine business tran
sacted.
The sun was up this morning at ITO.
1t sets at 4.39 this afternoon The days
length is nine hours and twenty nine
minutes.
Alhambra Council, knights of Column
bus, held a regular meeting at IS Front
street last night, and transacted rou-
tine business.
The regular meeting of Garde Lafay-
cite was held last night at 8 Bartlett
place Nothing but routine business
was transacted.
Fred W. Blackmer, senior member of
the well-known law firm of Blackmer
& Vaughan. is sick at his home on
Harrington avenue.
The Church Musical Club of All
SAINTS church will meet in the parish
library this evening at 7.45 o'clock. A
full attendance is requested
The Emmett Guards did not hold a
meeting at the armory last evening
The Cuban Association committee will
make report Monday night.
The second social democratic meet
ing will be held this evening in room
2, at 20 Pearl street, at 8 o'clock H. A.
Gibbs, M. D., is the speaker.
Miss Eleanor Whiting will give
talk on few of the autographs in her
collection, this evening, at the Girls
Club. There will also be music.
Ten members were elected at the reg
ular meeting of Massasoit Tribe of Red
Men at SO Front street,la night. There
are 20 candidates for Mondays meet
ing.
Worcester Lodge, Knights of Honor,
held business meeting last night at
20 Pearl street. At the next meeting,
Jan. %, officers will be installed and a
collation. served.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Adams
square Congregational church will hold
basket social in the vestry this even
ing. Baskets are to be at the vestry
at $50; auction at 7.
Miss Fletcher of Toronto, Canada.
will give an illustration of her method
of piano instruction, this morning, at
the residence of Mrs. William H.
Burns, 81 Cedar street.
officer Arthur F. Roach of the Waldo
street station, who has been off duty
for three weeks suffering with grip, re-
ported for duty last night for the first
time since he was taken sick.
Mrs. Harriet Jane, wife of Samuel H.
Hastings, 242 Chandler street, died of
pneumonia, last evening. Owing to the
! serious illness of Mr. Hastings, the fu-
neral will be strictly private.
Miss Cora Bancroft has accepted a
position as private secretary in the
office of Ballard Wheeler. real estate
dealers, State Mutual building, and en-
tered upon her duties yesterday.
The third lecture in the course of the
Worcester Art Society will be given in
| Association hall, Elm street, this even
ing, at o'clock, by Mr.. j. Perry Wor-
den of New York; subject, Delft
ware"
| Goodwill Lodge, Odd Ladies' will hold
| its supper at the rooms of the society,
| Walker building, Wednesday evening
instead of at the home of Mrs. bunker
ton, SO May street, as was announced
Sunday.
The Commonwealth Whist Club, un-
der the presidency of E. 3. Clapp, will
| hold its regular evening at whist in
the parlors of the Commonwealth Club
Friday evening followed by lunch in
| the State Mutual rasto1lro,t
George M. Billiard, the well-known
real estate dealer, has removed his
Office from that OF Constable Albert F.
Richardson, on the eighth floor Of the
State Mutual building, TO that of Wood
& Wood, on the seventh floor Of the
same building.
Louis Tremor, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Tremor of Mechanic street
court, died last night, after a short ill
ness Besides his parents he leaves
three brothers-Thomas, George and
Edward. No funeraT arrangements
have been made.
The annual parish meeting of the
First Baptist Church, which was to
nave been held last evening, was I'M
aVoidably postponed, owing to the in
| clemency of the weather, no quorum
being present The adjourned meeting
/ Will pe Helu req. y.
The Ladies Charitable Society of the
| church of the Unity will meet this af-
| ternoon at 2.30. The first alphabetical
supper this season will be served at
$50, and will be followed in the evening
by a lecture by Maj. H. b. Fairbanks
on MS war experience in Cubas
The Bliss Whist Club met at the home
| of Charles r. Clemence, 8 Westminster
street. last night. After playing, re-
freshments were served. The winners
OF the prizes were Mr.. H. S. Woods and
Mrs. G. H. Bliss, first, and A. C. Lorion
and wife, second. Mr.. A. D. Fiske won
the BOBBY prize
The 18th annual celebration Of the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum takes
place in Sheridan hall, on Sheridan
| street, Thursday night. A committee
has been appointed to engage speakers
Tor the evening. The celebration prom
lses TO be a success, as the society has
| mace all necessary arrangements, and
a large gathering is expected.
The funeral of Mrs. s. Jennie Marble
took place from her late residence. 81
Chatham street, yesterday forenoon,
at 1880 o'clock. Rev G. w. Kent, pas
tor of the South Unitarian church, Off
ciated. Singing was furnished by Mrs.
May Sleeper Ruggles and Miss King.
| The body was taken to North Grafton
for burial in Riverside cemetery.
| L. A. Smith of ZIG Chandler street re-
| ported to the police yesterday that his
12-year-old son. Clarence, had not been
| seen since 5 o'clock Sunday morning,
| and that a sum Of money had been ia =
ken from trunk in the house. 1t was
| thought that the boy had gone to
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