The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-31
New Basket Ball Team
Formed Other Notes.

ie'9I Alul Sudy Wnen she was taken sud-
denly ill and gradually sank until death
came. She leaves one son, John. of Mill
bury, and a daughter, Mrs. Christina
Mckenzie of Birmingham, England
Her funeral will be held from the house
tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
John Lindsay is building small BIZ
cycle repair shop on West street. The
building is to be 1Sx24, one story high.
Louis Miner who has been seriously i'll
with the grip is reported as much better
| today.
grip. " "-'ii 'He
Mrs. John Dunn is i'll, threatened with
pneumonia.
A young son of William Wright .of
| Rlverhn street died of scarlet fever to-
day. W
Frank Davis has returned from a
weeks visit at Providence.
charles, siX-year- son of George
Paine Of Maple street, is i'll with the
| grip.
The semi-monthly meeting of the Sc
lectmen will be held Wednesday eve
ming.
James B. Shea, James F. Walsh, JOS
eph Arsenault, William Brahawey,
Walter Bigford, conductors and motor
men on the Worcester and Suburban
| railway, received their stripes TODAY.
Each stripe indicates that the employee
has been in the company's service five
years.
Morris Beareau is the new clerk in
Lacouture's store.
Sampson P. Eddy of Groton is visit
ing friends in town.
Cornelius Donovan has returned from
| Walpole.
Work at the Bouden mills is booming,
and the company are at present getting
out large order of felt for rubber
boots.
The Portsmouth mills are getting out
a large order of coated silk underwear
for New York wholesale house.
Wilhelm B. Stockwell will give his
address, entitled "The ministry of
music,' at the First Universalist
Church Grew. DR.. Gunnison), Worces-
ter Sunday evening, Feb. 5, at the
First Parish Church, Lancaster Grew.
DR.. BartoD, Feb. 10. He will be assist
| ed at this church by Arthur Chicken
ing, the eminent Boston singer. Sun
| day, March 5, he will deliver the lee
ture at the First Universalist Church
| in Somerville. Mr.. Stockwell is a
great writer, and has written many
articles for publication, some Of which
are His articles on music" Some
musical facts" "Music as q means of
grace, what our churches need"
| The new machinery which arrived for
| the Wheeler cotton mills is being set
up and will be ready for operation in a
few days. The boilers were started at
the mill for the first time today. and
were found to be in good running or
der.
Miss Nellie Scannell, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Con-
nors, for the past few days, returned
to Spencer today.
c. C. Pickering of Oakdale was in
town today
The skating today was the finest of
the season, and many of the ponds of
the town were crowded with merry
skaters. At Woolshop pond a game
of hockey was played between the Row
ers and the Clovers the latter winning
by the score Of u to 10.
The C. Y. NJ. L. a. basket ball team
will play the Marlboro Y M. G. A. in
the town hall Saturday evening.
The Millbury b. A. A. team will go
to Hudson.
The farce entitled "Delaneys Court
ship" will undoubtedly be given at the
coffee party in the town hall Feb. 10.
Edward Lemay, 10 years of age, fell
into the Blackstone river, just above
the Boudon dam, this afternoon, and
had a narrow escape from being
drowned. The young lad, accompanied
by Timothy Scannell, was crossing the
ice to go skating on Ring meadow,
when the ice gave way, letting him
into the icy waters. Young Scannell
had on a long ulster, and taking it off,
threw one end of it to Lemay, and sue
ceeded in fishing him out.
A new basket ball team is being Or
ganized by the boys of North Main
street. The players are Faucher. Adj
ans. Gould, Jaques, Boucher AMI
the Dorr brothers, substitutes. The
team are looking for games with any
team under 10 years of age in Worces-
ter county
A 40 hours devotion" is being held
at the Church of the Assumption.
James King and James Ambhuchant
caught 80 pickerel at Singletary Lake
today.
Joseph Crapeau has closed his mar
ket on Elm street.
The new electric lights were lighted
for the first time at the Aldrich mills
tonight. iN
John Bebo of Grafton is ill with the
grip.
Arthur Cover, son of Delos Cover of
howe avenue, was struck in the
head by piece of wood to-day and to-
night is nursing bad scalp wound.
Chief of Police Thomas A. Dolan is
looking for the boys who tore down
the coasting signs which he posted re-
Gently
A party from Worcester took supper
at st. Charles Hotel this evening.
1t Is feared that Charles Burt. who
was injured at the Mlllbury- Marlboro
game Saturday evening viii not be
able to play in the game at Hudson
Saturday evening.
The class of '99 M. IT, S. have re-
ceived their class pins.
William L. Brown vent to Boston to-
day.
The C. Y. M. L. A. will run dance
in Blanchard hall after the basket ball
game in the town hall Saturday even
ing. ,fRp
George E. Booth denies the printed
statement that he has sold out his
laundry business.