The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-11
THE CITY.

The Germania Verein German Club
met yesterday afternoon, at Mrs. Helen
y. Dalzell's home, Sc West street.
Castle Commandery, L. O. C. G., will
have tea meeting with Mrs. Helen
q pc Camp, II Dix street, Friday, Jan.
Is.
Gesang Verein Frohsinn will hold
their annual fool session in their
hail, 271 Main street, Monday evening,
Feb. ls.
A building permit was granted yes
terday to M. l.. Bacon, himself, to
build q barn, 2SxS0 on Autumn street.
near Montague.
w. III. Blodget and wife, and Mr.. A.
II. Adams, of Adams & Morse, leave to-
day fer Los Angeles, Cal, and will be
gone four or five months.
The Girls Friendly Society met last
evening in the parlor of All Saints
church. Miss Barnard gave a reading
ON the customs of Palestine.
The Temperance Crusaders of 1874
will attend the 23d anniversary exer-
cises of the Worcester Reform Club, in
Curtis Hall, Sunday evening, Jan. Is.
The SIM was up this morning at 71S
o'clock. II sets this afternoon at 433,
making the days length nine hours and
70 minutes, gain of a minute over yes
terdav.
At All Souls church last night there
was q monthly meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society. There was a good pro-
gram Of reading and music, after which
supper was served.
At meeting of Fidelity Lodge, held
at their hail. last night, it was decided
to postpone the entertainment which
was to have been held tonight for an
indefinite period.
No regular meeting of the st. Marks
Ladies Aid Society was held at the
home of Mrs. Carter at 144 Austin
street, yesterday afternoon. Routine
business was transacted.
At the meeting Of the county COM
missieners, yesterday, the bill for court
house work done in December by the
Webb Granite and Construction Com
pany was approved. The amount is
Si6.72R.
Joseph Johnson, the colered man ar
rested Menday night by Sergt. Dro-
han and OfIieer Harper of STATEN /,
on the charge Of driving away team.
was turned over to a Webster officer
yesterday morning.
The Sportsmans Club will hold a
shoot Saturday afternoon, January IA,
at o'clock. Invitations have been sent
to all or the clubs, ana good crowd
is expected. Some of the Boston team
will probably be here to get some prac-
tice for Feb. o.
Mrs. Valetta Thelen, the soprano at
the Old South Church of this city, las
been engaged for a like position for the
coming year by prominent Boston
church. Mrs. Thelen has won favor
with large numbers of the congrega-
ton, who will regret her going.
1'he Ladies' Aid Society of Pilgrim
church held its regular fort
nightly meeting yesterday after
noon. The members have ar
ranged to have their New Years recep-
ton and barrel opening in Pilgrim
hall on the evening of January II.
The visiting committee appointed by
the Worcester Firemens Relief AEso-
citation at their annual meeting, Mon
day night. is the same as that of last
year: The committee includes Capt.
w. A. Adams of hose Z, Capt. Peter
Sinclair of ladder g. and Lieut.. l.. E.
Stevens of the fire patrol.
AT the regular $40 o'clock service in
Association hall on Sunday Rev. l.. S.
M L1eJliSSs II. H.. OIL olll& ".
r., will give the address, and Mrs. Inez
4 Buss- Knowles, the well known soprano
s0loist, will render There Is 8. Green
ffill Far Away" and I've Found a
Friend" This service is intended es-
pecially for men.
There is to be an entertainment at
the South Unitarian church on Friday
evening for the benefit of the New Eng
land French american HSne at Green
dale. Some of the best local talent has
been secured. including Louis Kelso
Brennan, the well known humorist, and
Miss Ida Gertrude Haynes, centralto,
of Boston. The orphans will also APP
pear in several special selections.
The ladies of the Piedmont Benevol-
emit Union met yesterday afternoon in
the church parlor. Mrs. Charles F.
Marble gave a reading on the works
of Sidney LanSier, which was illustrat-
ed by songs by Mrs. Caroline I. Shep-
ard. Refreshments We're served under
the direction of Mrs. Caroline T. Shep-
ard, Mrs f. f. Hopkins Mrs. Henry
r. Smith and Mrs. A. M. Stone.
Fred Porter, 19 years old, who says
his home is in Denver, Gel, is locked
up in the Waldo street station, charged
with vagrancy. Sergt. Hill was on his
way to the state reformatery with a
prisoner yesterday afternoon, and when
near union station, Porter bearded the
car and refused to pay his fare. He
was turned over to an officer at the
station and sent to the station house.