The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-19
LEICESTER HILL.
The Unitarian Sunday
School Is Pros
porous.
CHANGES OF MEETING DATES.
Worcester Horse Found
Roaming in a Local
Turnip Garden,
CHANGES OF MEETING DATES.

Leicester, June 1s.-Today being the
day for the annual meeting of the IN
itarian Sunday school, the report of the
secretary, Miss Mary E. Joslyn, was
read by Miss May, and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: superintendent, Mrs. Seaver;
secretary, Miss Mary Joslyn; treasurer
Miss Mabel E. Smith; librarian, w. N
Seaver; assistant librarian, Florence
Smith. The invitations to the baby par
ty are being accepted and this fea-
ture of the sale promises to be novel
and interesting.
The first conference of the year was
held in the vestry of the Cherry Val
ley NJ. E. church this evening. Presid-
ing Elder ]. H. Mansfield of Boston
was in charge. Reports of the church
officers were read and approved. 1t
was decided to omit one of the two
evening meetings. Heretofore the Ep-
worth League has met at $50 and the
evening prayer meeting taken place at
7.S0, but during the warm weather
union service will he held on Sunday
evenings beginning at I o'clock. The
A special business meeting of the
Cherry Valley Epworth League will
be held on Monday evening to make
arrangements for the annual picnic.
Rehearsals for the play, "A dead
reckoning" to be presented on the
evening Of July 6, under the direction
of Mrs. Zela Estabrook and Oliver
Arnold, Jr., for benefit of the Baldwin
Vile hospital branch are being held
ri Tho VNOrPpGtar~ y1111ci-
clans who had been engaged for the
date of June 8. will appear on July 6
and as much more time will be given
for perfecting the parts in the play
a more perfect rendering is assured.
Young people who like to idle away
their time gazing on the placid waters
of Sargents pond from a cool seat I'M
der the shade of the pine trees on Wat
sons island are saying things about E.
L. Watson of the L. S. Watson Manu-
featuring Company, who owns the pro-
perty, and has posted the grounds
warning off tresDassers.
The premises have always been prac-
tically public property and the grounds
are an ideal place for a picnic. Mr..
WatsOn's reason for his action is said
to be a desire 10 uplift public morals
by preventing out-of-town parties from
creating disturbances on the island, as
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At present the grounds do not appear
to be useful to anyone.
John O'Gara of Spencer has secured
the contract for grading off the plot of
land below the power station on which
the Worcester & Suburban Railway Co.
is to erect a car barn, and it is expect
ed he will have men at work Monday
Last Wednesday James Webster of 19
Salem street Worcester, lost a bay
mare which broke away from him on
Henshaw street as he was leading it
home from pasture. This morning the
animal was discovered rolling over in
a turnip patch on the farm of Peter
Moran on Pleasant street. 1t was Sc
cured and taken to its owners barn.
Rev. Eldridge E. Mix of Worcester
will speak at the Wednesday evening
meeting in the First Congregational
vestry on the subject, Different ma
tionalities of Worcester and their rela-
lions in missionary efforts"
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs
Emily R. Holman of Cherry Valley Oh
Friday afternoon. Topic, What car
are requested to bring articles fol
emergency box.
Rev D. c. Reid preached a timely
sermon this evening On the topic, Uni.
versal peace, through universal fedora
ton" Bisco's orchestra played severa
selections. Mrs. r. T. Denny sang the
Battle hymn of the republic" as d
solo, and Mrs. Edward L. Scott reciteC
THE advent of the people"
Rev. B. Frank Neff preached at the
Sanderson NJ. E. church and there was
special music by the church choir il
the evening.