The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-17
THREE DEAD.
Well-Known Westboro Per-
sons Pass Away.

Westboro, Feb. 1.-THE body of Mrs.
Mary Caleb Jennison. who died sud
denly on Sunday last, of heart disease,
was taken to Southville this afternoon,
where funeral services were held at the
residence of Elliott Clafiin. Mrs. Jen-
nison was born in Southboro in 1925.
The deceased had been sick a year pre-
vious to her death. She was one of the
ladies who resided in the Denfield house
on School street, when II was burned.
She was taken out OF the building, and
narrowly escaped. 1t IS thought that
this fire had a good deal to do with her
death. She was sitting in chair sun
day afternoon, and suddenly expired.
! Mrs. Abigail Beeman, residing on
Main street, died at 430 last evening"
Of old age. The deceased was a daugh-
ter of Joshua Mellen, and was born
Aug. %, 1913, in the house on the Hop
kinton road, commonly known as the
old Fitch place. She later married Cur
tbs Beeman, of Westboro, and for years
the happy couple lived in the house now
occupied by Mr.. Roach on the Flanders
road. She has been confined to the
house for several years, being an in
valid.
| Joshua z. Beenan, son OF Joshua and
| Abigail Beeman, passed away at his
residence on Main street, early this
morning. The deceased was So years of
age, and was born Jan. %, 1874. About
| two years ago Mr.. Beeman was seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever, and at one
time, was not expected to live. He
pulled through, however, and last week
was taken sick with pneumonia, from
which he did not recover. Mr. Bee
man was very prominent citizen of
| the town, and was a very prominent
| lawyer. He was admitted to the bar
J in 1875. He was most always success
full in his law cases, his last one being
in the case Of the Boston and Albany
railroad VS. George NJ. Russell for tres
! pass, in which Mr.. Russell was found
not guilty. Mr.. Beeman held the i'm
portant position Of selectman in 1888,
! and held the position for one year. Both
mother and son will be buried Satur-
day afternoon. The funeral services
will be held in the Baptist church at
| 2 O'clock, Rev. Albert E. Hylan ofici-
ating.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hubbard, wife of
the late Rev William NJ. Hubbard of
Shrewsbury, died at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at the residence Of Mrs c.
L. Harrington on West Main street
Funeral services are to be held in
Shrewsbury, Sunday afternoon, at A
o'clock. The deceased died of softening
of the brain, age 81 years.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
| lied at the residence of Edwin f. Den
ham on West street, this evening, at s
o'clock. The contracting parties being
his daughter, Mary Harriet Denham,
and Robert La Bert Lovelaw of Wor-
cester. Rev A. u. Conrad Of Worcester
performed the ceremony.
Rev. Merle A. Breed. who has been
in Ohio, visiting his wife's mother, who
| is sick, returned to Westboro today.
| Miss Mamie Chase of New Bedford, is
| the guest of Mr.. and Mrs B. C. Hath
away, for a few days.
| The snow on the square is rapidly
disappearing, the surplus snow being
carted off by town teams. The district
roads are all broken out except the
North Grafton road. Near Kimbau hill
the drifts are II feet high, and team
| ing 10 impossible.
Miss Annie Giese has accepted a po-
sition with the University Press Co. Of
| Na1S- York Civ