The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

teleoptlcOH lectures, TO be given at
Bethany church, will be delivered
Tuesday evening by A. M. Powell sub
Ject, England and Scotland"
The knights of Father Mathew met
last night and admitted four new mem
bers. There was some talk of holding a
county field day in April, probably st.
Patricks Day, but no action was taken
on the matter.
b. l.. Drew, Boston stamp collector,
visited the Worcester Philatelic soci-
ETY. at their regular meeting last night
Ihere was large attendance and con-
siderable interest shown in the exami-
nation of Mr.. Drew's collection.
The committee of the Cuban Volun-
teers Association of the Emmett
Guards met at the armory last evening,
but did not transact any business of
Importance, owing to the fact that
only few members were present.
The meeting of the Past Ladies' AS
ISOLATION Of Odd Ladies, which was to
be held yesterday afternoon, was post
poned on account of small attendance
| until the next regular meeting night
Feb. 10, when it will be held in the hall
of the association.
The Methodist Social Union will hold
a meeting at the Webster Square M. E.
! church on Monday evening, April 9th.
| Hon. John l.. Bates, speaker of the
House. will be present as the guest of
the evening, and deliver an address on
THE General Court.
At the meeting of the Moulders' I'm
| ion last night Victor Paquette was
elected chairman of the strike commit
tee. To the convention of moulders to
be held in Hartford at an early date,
j. S. Gale and James Bancroft will go
as delegates from the Worcester I'M
ion.
Katherine Ahern, who died Saturday,
| was buried in st. Johns cemetery yes
| terday morning. The funeral was from
| her home, SO Canterbury street, and a
| high mass of requiem was said in st.
Peters Oh 2rch az 8 o'clock, Rev. J. j.
| Howard officiating. There were many
! flowers.
Louis J. Doone, % years old, car
| penter, was arrested yesterday after
noon by officers Bellows and Davidson,
charged with larceny. Doone stole an
iron plane from James j. Delaney yes
terday afternoon and pawned it for go
cents in Front street second hand
| store.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
F. Kennedy are extending to him their
sympathy on account of the death of
| their little daughter Marion, which oc-
Cured at the family home 81 Lamar
| tine street, yesterday morning. The
| funeral will be held on Wednesday af-
| ternoon at 2.SO o'clock.
The Ladies' Circle of the First Uni
versalist Church will hold it's regular
| business meeting this afternoon at 5
O'Clock At $50 Mrs. L. H. Fisher of
| boston will speak upon the work of
| the Bethany Union. Picnic supper at
$50. At 8 o'clock Major Fairbanks will
! speak upon the Cuban war.
/ The commissioners of the sinking
/ fund held a meeting in the office of the
elty treasurer Yesterday for organiza-
/ tlon purposes. Hon. Edward L. Davis
was elected president, Hon. E. B. Stod-
/ dard secretary. and Fred w. White
/ city treasurer was elected to a similar
/ office on the commission.
The festival chorus rehearsed .'The
! Creation" and Berlioz's Faust" last
I evening, under the direction of Mr..
Chadwick. AT the next rehearsal.
seats will be permanently assigned to
the chorus, and members having pre-
| ferences as to neighbors should notify
/ Mr.. Lowell in writing, on entering the
hall.
The Chamberlain District Farmers
| Club Will meet Thursday at 730 o'clock
cat Lilac Hedge farm, the residence of
P. r. Sears, at the corner of Salisbury
and Flagg streets. The subject for dis
cussion is EARLY forms of life and
their development, and the lecturer is
Or. John N Bemis The public is COR
daily invited.
The Piedmont Benevolent Union Will
eet in the church parlors this morn
ng at 10 o'clock, to sew An attractive
unch will be served at l o'clock. Mrs.
tawkes who has lived for a number
years among the Mormons, and is a
right and interesting speaker, will adj
iress the ladies at 2 o'clock. She will
give her personal experience among
this strange people.
The Ladies' Aid Society and St Mar
garet guild of st. Matthews church held
a fair in the parish hall of the church
last night. A selected orchestra of ten
pieces furnished music. Those who had
charge of the different tables We're as
follows; Fancy table, Alice Thomas
and Miriam Lassie; snip table, Mr. Hal
sted and Mrs. e. Wilson: candy table,
Carrie Mawbey and Victoria Boston;
apron table, Charles Booth and Edith
Lassie.
The fifteenth annual concert and ball
of Bay State lodge Brotherhood of Lo-
connective firemen, will take place in
horticultural hall tonight. Harry e.
Brigham's orchestra of Marlboro has
been engaged for the occasion. From
s to 8 o'clock there will be concert,
and at intermission supper will be SER
we'd by Caterer c. S. Yeaw. The con-
cert promises to be a pleasing one, it
being under the direction of Frank l.
, Ordway.