The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-09
THE CORN CROPS.
County Farmers Inspect Them
Shrewsbury Notes

County Farmers Inspect Them
Shrewsbury Notes.
Shrewsbury, Sept. S.-H. L. Goddard
is on a committee with H R. King of
Tatnuok and Calvin Rice of Worcester
sent by the Worcester Agricultural So
ciety TO inspect the fields of corn in the
surrounding towns, the society having
offered a. premium to the man having
the best crop. This committee is
obliged to visit all the farmers having
sent in their names to the society.
Yesterday they visited farmers in
Auburn, Millbury, Sutton, Grafton and
Shrewsbury. Today they went to Tat
muck. Princeton, Worcester, Boylston
and West Boylston, and will visit 9TH
er towns tomorrow.
The funeral OF Levi P. Hemenway
Will take place Sunday at 2 o'clock at
his late residence, on the corner of
Grafton street and the Boston turnpike
w. c. Warren won in one heat with
Baby Strathmore the unfinished 2:12
class at Meriden, Conn, today
Warren raced his mare against three
Of the fastest horses in the PIP class
Timepiece, Miss Margaret and Kodak
At the end of the race, last night he had
won two heats and had two thirds. and
Timepiece had won two heats and two
seconds When he started this morn
ing Timepiece had the pole, Kodak Sc
cond place and Baby Strathmore third
place. Warren let them do the leading
until down the home stretch, and Their
he went away from them.
This is the fastest race that Time.
piece ever lost, and the first time she
was ever driven to break. The Babys
time was 2:l4l5, 2:l51s 2:15.
Calvin S, Temple Will start on the
state highway Monday He has secured
the stone crusher that was used in
Northboro and will Get 1t up on the old
Bu1lard farm.
Walter Carpenter. his wife, and two
sons, Clayton and Earl, start on theiI
wheels for their home in Pawtucket to.
spending the past few weeks with Ev.
| erett KnOwlton and Miss Mabel KnowI
ton. $500
Mrs.@C. A. Kendall who has been stop
ping at the Highland House, has re.
turned to her home in Cambridge.
Charles Temple has begun to I'll
Calvin Newton's siio.
miss Ailce II. tracy has returned tC
Webster.
| Miss Jennie and Mrs. Mary McGilyer,
| have returned to their home in Bos.
! ton.
George Perkins is working in wor
| cester.
Ralph c. Pratt wife and son Curtis
have returned to their home in New
| Haven, CT.
The Worcester and Marlboro sent q
| special car to the lake today to carry
| the shooters down to the Stone farm
| The car waited at the lake an hour and
came biA;k empty. The railroad mac
no guarantee, so they were so much
| out.
George and Fred Laporte have lately
returned from visit To Manchester
N. II.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The morning service at the Con1re.
gaticnal church Sunday will be at 10,45
Rev e. A. Lathrop, pastor, will speak
on "Piety at work"
The evening services, under the aus
pices Of the Mems league, will be Al
| 730. The pastor, e. A. Lathrop. viii
give the first of his series of five ad.
dresses. Public benefactors.'
c. e. Lowell Of Millbury, bass sing.
err, will assist In the music
At the M. K, church the Sunday
morning service will be at 1O.45. Rev
H. O. Butler, the pastor, will give the
sermon. The Epworth league will meet
at p. m. Praise service will be al
1880 D. m.
Services will be held at the st. Their.
esa church Sunday morning at $50.