The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-23
NEW PASTORS.
Leicester NJ. E. Church to
Have Associate Clergymen'

Leicester March 22.-Rev, Frank Nen
will be the associate pastor of the San
derson M. f. church in place of Rev. c.
w. McCaskill and Rev w c. Hartinger
| VIII take the place Of Rev. c. Wesley
Burns. Both are students at Boston
/ University and come highly recon-
mended. Rev. Mr.. Neff is a native Of
/ Missouri While Mr.. Hartlnger is an
| Ohio man and is well fitted to take the
place Of Rev Mr.. Burns. The previous
! arrangements as to singing Will prob
ably be continued next year,
Sergt. Thomas H, Leonard of Co. K,
| Twelfth regiment, u. 5. infantry, who
is bound for the Philippine Islands with
| ms regiment, has written a letter to his
sister, Miss Kate Leonard, who is en-
| ployed at the Leicester. The epistle was
written on board the transport Sheridan
and was mailed at Gibraltar, March 5.
The Leicester boy weighs 1870 pounds
and has grown fat in the service. He
writes that Lieut.. Z. Ray Stone of
Spencer is feeling finely. The two Off
GERS talked over the annual masked ball
at spencer and decided that if they had
| attended they would both have worn
the airy costume Of a Filipino.
| William D. Braman has received a
| letter from his son, Winfield c. Bra
man, who is studying for a position IN
| the engineering corps at Fort Hamil-
ton, New York harbor. r-raman writes
| that he is more than satisfied with his
| life so far. He is to stay and be drilled
| in the duties of the engineering corps
until he is u.
All the house circuits of the Rawson
Electric Light and Power Company
| bpVp haar1 C,ki,e :,
Carl Johnson thinks it will be-several
! days before the street lights at Roch-
dale will be doing duty.
Quite party of Leicester people at
| TENDED the auction sale of Gaspard Du-
| puts at Taft's Corner, Spencer, this af-
ternoon. H. NJ. Clemence of Worces-
| ter was auctioneer. Good prices pre-
vailed, according to reports. The black
PAGER, CASTELAR,, with a record of 2:2SA,
was sold for S271.
The noon mail did not arrive at Lei
| cester until 1880 p. m, an hour later
than 1t is due. The car which brought
1t, rested quietly on the Washburn
square switch for over 20 minutes, with
| IN less than two minutes ride, waiting
for Worcester bound car, and the
mail was carried to the post office by
| a small boy. Men who want mail on
time made vigorous objections al the
| long delay with the mail near at hand.
Principal c. D. Hart OF the Center
grammar school, with two scholars,
| Misses Florence L. Smith and Lucy II.
Watson, paid a visit to Miss Robbins
school at Cherry Valley this afternoon.
Miss Robbins visited Mr.. Harris school
earlier in the week.
Motorman Cornelius J. Hunt took
charge of his car today FOR the first
time since his illness.
Mrs. George Barton of Brown street
is recovering rapidly from her attack
of grip.
Miss Mary E. Joslyn lie visiting
friends in New York.
No water has been obtained from the
| pipes on Auburn street for several
months, and the residents of that sec
tion have had to resort TO primitive
methods of obtaining a supply of tbs
precious fluid
A Worcester whist party enjoyed
their favorite game at the Leicester
this evening. A special car conveyed
the party, and a turkey supper was
served on their arrival. Forty players
were present.