The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-18
THE CITY.

evening.
Minnehaha Council D. of P, held a
regular business meeting last night, at
played.
Prince" Prendivvile, popular mem
per OF the Emmett Guards, is so SER
iously Ill at st. Vincents hospital that
ne Is not expected to recover.
D. t. Quinn, manager of the book
ana stationery department Of the Bos-
ton Store, was able to be out today,
atter an illness of ten days.
Register of Probate George Fl. Har-
low has so far improved from his re-
cent attack of the grip as to resume his
duties at the court house yesterday.
Rev DR.. M. il. Harris has been called
70 Brattleboro, VT, to officiate at the
funeral of Mrs. Walter H. Childs. which
VIII be held at her late residence
Thursday afternoon.
Victor Lodge, No. s2, A. O. u. W,
VIII have its installation of officers this
evening at Franklin hall, 566 Main
street There will be banquet at the
CLOSE OF the exercises.
Rev. ]. H. Matthews and William R.
Conant are to give their illustrated lee
Iure, sunday school lessons taught
from art" at a Sunday school conven-
tlon at Natick this evening.
The regular meeting of Industry
council, No. II, ]. o. U. A. NJ, was
neld last night, in knights of Honor
nan, ~ Pearl street Nothing but
routine business was transacted.
Patrick ]. O'Keefe of the letter car
riers staff, and a Cuban veteran, hurt
ms iert leg badly yesterday, when
allghtlng from an electric car. He will
be unable to work for some days.
The committee of the Cuban yeter-
ans Association of the Emmett Guards
held a short meeting at the armory
last evening. No business was trans
acted, as no quorum was present.
Ruth Lodge, No. 16, U. o. o. L.. fin
ished the installation of officers last
night. P. s. r. Mrs. M. ]. Miller was
the installing officer. The lodge is pre-
pairing to celebrate it's anniversary Jan.
30. ''-''
The bust of Edmund N. Benchlev
which has been made by Sculptor Nc
Auli1re, is to be presented to the high
school Friday. A committee has been
appointed to secure speakers for the
day.
Friday night the ST. Johns Guild
will hold a literary and musical enter
tainment in the institute Some good
talent has been engaged aside from
What the society produces, to enliven
interest.
The. regular meeting of Eureka
Royal Arch Chapter of Masons was
held last night, in Masonic Hall 10
Pearl street. There We're but a few
members present and no business Of
Importance was transacted
Worcester Council, u. 0. A. M. gave
their fourth social last night, in Sons
OF Veterans Hall. There were about
81 couples present. The COMMITTEES on
arrangements was E. A. Blanding, ].
A. Rhodes and L. T. Estabrook. Music
was furnished by Pratt's Orchestra.
Company C, held short drill and
business meeting at the armory, last
evening. The social committee re-
ported that the final arrangements for
the entertainment which will be given
f,eo. IA We're completed. Other business
OF purely routine nature was trans
acted.
w. E. Jackson, for 20 years in the
employ as foreman in the frame depart
ment of the Charles Baker Company.
recently retired from his position, and
has since been remembered by his for
mer associates, who have presented
him with a gold headed cane suitably
inscribed
AT the business meeting of Damascus
Lodge, No. so, K. of p, last night, at
Castle Hall, 405 Main street. friends
We're invited n fn MI
short program of songs and concert
pieces from Prof. Skilling's phono-
graph. The lodge is arranging a series
OF entertainments for the near future.
The ladies of the Church of the Unity
held well attended alphabetical sup
per at the church parlors last evening.
After the supper hour, Maj Harry 3.
Fairbanks gave an interesting talk on
the experience the Second regiment
had during the Cuban war. The ma
Jor's talk was listened to by a fair
sized gathering.
The regular monthly entertainment
at the Girls Club was given last even
ing, and consisted of piano music by
Miss Adelaide Bigelow, and talk on
autographs, with "reminiscences of
travel and literary persons. Afterwards
little treat of chocolate and cakes was
given. The girls are talking up a sleigh
ride and supper.
Main street between Pearl and Pleas
ant streets was strewn with timber
yesterday afternoon. One of Putnam S
four-horse teams was passing with a
big load, when the rope holding the
timbers in place slipped The timbers
which were about Is feet long, slid out,
and there was a long wooden trail be-
side the car track.
The womens auxiliary of the Y. M.
G. A. met yesterday afternoon in the
parlors of the association on ELM street.
Arrangements were made for the an
nual turkey supper, which will be held
early in February. Several new men,
bers were admitted to the association,
and considerable business of a rou-
tine nature was transacted
Company B, A. O. H., met at 9S
Front street, last night, and elected a
committee to be represented on the gem
eral committee appointed to arrange
for st. Patrick's day. The committee
was p. ]. Mahoney, NJ F. Donahue,
Edward Fitzgerald, Michael Brenahan,
Patrick Leary and Denis Sullivan.
Following there was a joint meeting
of the committees of the six divisions
to hear reports of the treasurer of the
fair held by the organization last Oc-
tober
The last of the lectures in the course
Of vacation rambles in the northland,
was given by DR.. Gunnison, last night,
in the First Universalist Church. The