The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
To the Town of North
Brookfeld.
FIRE MEMS BALL
Will Be Held for Benefit 0.
Relief Fund.

North Brookfield, Jan. 22.-The fire.
men are out with posters for their an
nual ball with the arrangements as
announced in The Spy two weeks ago.
The boys are trying to sell a large
number of tickets and they deserve
support at least from every property
owner in town, and it seems to many
who are not connected with the fire
department but who are acquainted
with the men and the working of the
department, that a determined effort
should be made to show the appreca-
ton of the service Of the department.
and a few figures VIII snow the reason
why.
The Ware department receives $4,000
per year and an extra allowance Of
$125 year for tiremens muster, and
this is from a fire district which takes
IN only the real centre of the town.
Westboro spends about $4,000, Spen-
Ger spends from $4,000 to $4,000 a year,
and furnishes uniforms while North
Brookfield with department which is
recognized by the leading authorities of
the state as one of the pest out of the
large cities, appropriates only $1,000,
and this sum includes salary of $13 a
year for each man, also heat, light, re-
pairs and use of horses at fires.
The men are certainly credit to the
town, and are satisfied to give their
time to the department. Their object
is to establish relief fund such as has
been formed in all other large towns
and what money they make goes for
that purpose.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church
this morning Rev. Nelson L. Porter
preached from st. John, 1:29, Behold,
the lamb of God which taketh away the
sin of the world" using as his subject
The lamb of God"
AT the Tucker Memorial Church, Rev.
Joseph j. Spencer used as his text the
9Th verse of the 122d Psalm, Because
OF the house of the Lord our God, 1
will seek thy good"
AT the First Congregational Church
ReV. John L. Sewell spoke from /
Cor, 1920, 1.-THE resurrection of Jesus
what proves it and what does it prove?
AT the evening meeting the pastor
spoke from John 33, How to see the
/ kingdom of God"
At the ST. Josephs Roman Catholic
Church. the Rev Father Tuite
preached forcible sermon upon lobe
dience."
| DR.. George r. Spooner of the board
! of health reports one case of scarlet
| fever The patient is Ruth Young, the
| 21a-year-o old child of Richard Young OF
Bigelow street. The case is a mild one
! Rev. Nelson l.. Porter has been en-
gagged to deliver his lecture on the wal
| for three successive evenings, il
Rhode Island, about the middle Of
February. The first to the students al
East Greenwich Academy, the second
in Providence and the third in a nearby
city.
The sidewalks in town show tha
sand has been freely used during the
past six weeks of snow. Nearly every
sidewalk is literally covered with sand
making them look badly. Fifteen min
utes' use of broom by every abuttel
would make a great change.
Edward Smith of Worcester was Wis
iting at the Curtis Stoddard place OF
Summer street today.
Miss Alice Putnam of Worceste
spent Sunday with Miss Ethel Bryan
Of Spring street.
I A. j. Todd, a manufacturer in Con
neoticut, is visiting with his father-in
law, Rev. N. L. Porter.
The first meeting of the New Citizens
Club tomorrow evening, bids fair t
draw a large house
Gideon Letournault, the we'll know
: Main street barber, is very low wit
a complication of diseases, and is no
expected to live through the night.