The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
MANY PRESENTS.
Happy Millbury
Couple Have
Friends.
WEDDING BREAKFAST FOLLOWS.
Local Officers Bound 10
Stop Drunkenness and
Rowdyism.
WEDDING BREAKFAST FOLLOWS.

Millbury, Sept, ia pretty wedding
took place at ST. Bridget's church, this
afternoon, the contracting parties being
Patrick Sullivan of Worcester and Mary
E. Welsh of Millbury. The best man
was Daniel Callahan of Boston, and
Julia Carroll Of Millbury was brides
maid. The bride was dressed in white
swiss muslin trimmed with satin ribbon
and lace, and carried a bouquet of bril-
dial roses.
After the ceremony, wedding break
fast was served at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Timothy Welsh, River street. At
Ter the wedding breakfast, the bride
ana groom took the 8 o'clock train for
New York for short visit. On their
return, they will reside at Ledge
street, Worcester
Inc couple received many valuable
presents, including a purse of money
from parents of the bride, s25 in gold
from P. H. Welsh, $40 in gold from F.
]. Coltor, marble clock from Frank
Welsh, dinner set from D. j. Walsh and
wife, silver knives and forks from W.
II. Welsh, silver cake basket from the
Julia 'Healy, pictures from Daniel Cal
lahan of Worcester, parlor rug from
Mrs. Michael Murphy commode set
from Mrs. Annie Welsh, silver tea
spoons from Daniel Callahan of Bos-
ton, parlor table from Mr.. and Mrs
Jerry Carroll; silver tea and coffee pot
from Mrs. Wiseman, commode set from
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Leary, parlor lamp
from Kathryn Cotter, dessert spoons
from Miss Mary and Julia Norton, a
clock from Robert Wiseman, and many
other valuable presents.
The body Of Mrs. Catherine Noonan
who died in Pawtucket last Saturday
was brought to this town today for
burial in St. Bridget's cemetery. The
bearers were Daniel and Charles Moo
nan, Hiram Eddy and James Gaughn.
Mrs. Noonan was resident of this
town for SO years.
Arrests are coming in punches here
Tonight man who gave his name as
James Kearn. was arrested by Officer
Thomas Brown. Kearn was drunk and
wandered into the Cunningham build
ing and went to sleep. Joseph Arse
nault, a tenant in the building, came
down into the hall and found the man.
He tried to awake him, but could not,
and sent for officer Brown A team
was sent for, and Kearn was taken to
the lookup. Before Kearn was taken
from the building, he awoke and did
not know what to make of the hand
cuffs. He will be taken to Worces-
ter for trial tomorrow morning.
James Morrissey and Frank Shoate,
who were arrested by officer Thomas
Brown, yesterday for disturbing the
peace at the Burbank hill school house
f,-fn l.,
in Worcester this morning and Shoate
was discharged. Morrisey was not so
lucky and will have to serve a six
months sentence.
The mills that were formerly the
property of the Portsmouth Mills COM
pany have been succeeded by the Knit
ted Silk company, who will do bCS1hess
at the old plant in short time. The
new concern is incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey with a capital
stock of $4,000. The company will man
ufacture silk lined underwear in addi-
ton to the other lines Of knit goods. Re
pairs are now being pushed very rapid
ly and the company will be ready for
business in short time. The mill was
sold at auction a few weeks ago and
the new concern will employ about 100
hands. This with the Millbury cotton
mills will complete the joy of the people
of Millbury.
The boys of the high school today
formed a foot ball team. The team will
be captained by Herbert Wood. George
Sullivan will be secretary and treas
urer, and William Roach will be man
ager. The team would like games with
Upton, Whitinsville, Oxford and Graf
ton.
Mrs. Jennie Goddard will be the SOLO
list at the Millbury Social Union at their
meeting on Thursday night, and Miss
Ida Sutton will be accompanist.
Louis Cofskey and bride are the
guests Of friends in town for a few
days
All through Millbury the scarcity
of the water supply is being felt and if
rain does not come in a short time the
town will experience a water famine.
In Buck village the water supply is very
low and the tenants of the little village
are rising up in their wrath and demand
that the Buck company put in water.
The company has the matter under con-
sideration.
About 25 of the friends Of Miss Bertha
Sutton from the Shredded Wheat Co.
in Worcester came down to this town
by trolley for pleasant time at the
home of Miss Sutton on Miles street.
The evening was passed pleasantly and
refreshments were served. The party
returned home about 10 o'clock.
A case of scarlet fever has been re-
ported to the board of health in the
family of Harry Thornhill in Aldrich
village. The victim is the year
old child of Mr. Thornhill, and is at
tended by DR.. j. r. Lincoln. The case
is not very severe.
Alonzo Gill and wife have returned
from a short vacation in North Adams.
Joseph Ducharme, a Klondiker, was
in this town today, and says he has
had enough of the Klondike region. He
says that he spent $3500 in his search
for the golden treasure. and did not see
any only that which prospectors had,
and he would not go back there for ali
the gold in Alaska.
DR.. Thomas Cronin of Webster was
the guest Of friends in this place today.
Mrs. John McCrea of South Main
street is slowly recovering from a Sc
we're attack of malaria.
Miss Eliza Dion Of Whitinsville is the
guest of Mrs. Joseph Gopyon on Provi-
dence street.
The Sons Of Temperance held a bene
fit social in Eagle hall this evening.
and during the evening Miss Ella Drew
presented Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. HYATT a
silver cake basket in behalf of the
eliminates present. Mr.. and Mrs, HYATT
leave in a short time for California
where they will reside in the future
The senior class of the Millbury high
school held meeting at the school
rooms today and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: President. Ed
ward O'Leary; secretary and Treasurer