The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
NUPTIAL KNOTS.
Worcester Man Takes
Unto Himself a Lei.
cester Wife.
OVERLAND BOAT SUSPENDS.
Hugh keenan, Takes His
Tame Grow Dick and Aban-
dons Wheel Craft.
OVERLAND BOAT SUSPENDS

Leicester, June 2S.-Bernard R. Par
ker of Worcester and Elizabeth T. Hy-
land of Leicester were married at st.
Joseph's church by Rev. ]. j. Rice of
St. Aloysius church of North Oxford
cousin of the bride, with a nuptial
mass at o'clock. Miss Mary NJ. Don
nelly of Fitchburg, a cousin of the
bride, was the bridesmaid, and George
A. Hyland of Leicester, a brother, was
best man.
The bride wore a dress of cream
lansdowne, trimmed with white ribbon
and hat to match. The bridesmaid was
attired in pink muslin with hat to
match. After the ceremony the party
were driven to the residence of the
brides father, James Hyland of Elliott
street, where a wedding breakfast was
served Those present included Rev.
Mr.. Rice, Mrs. Michael Donnelly of
Leicester, IS years of age, grandmother
of the bride; Mrs. Henry Rice, Worces-
ter; John F. Gogen and wife of Leices-
ter; Maud Donnelly, Elizabeth Don
nelly and Patrick Donnelly of Spen-
GER.
The wedding presents were very num-
erous and many were of substantial
value Mr.. and Mrs. Parker leave to-
morrow for a wedding trip to Boston
and Gardiner, Maine, returning in a
week.
Mr.. Parker is employed in the ship
ping department of the Boston store.
They will reside at Leicester
Yesterday at $50 p. m. Hugh
Keenan, of Worcester passed through
Leicester Centre, bound west, drawing
behind him his overland boat of lao
pounds weight. The boat was full of
odds and ends, canned goods, bed cloth
ing, bread, scissors. and the whole out
fit rested on two wheels, while its own
er pulled it, along by a rope. He
stopped to rest along the line and told
QuestiohFrs that he was bound for
SpenceH where he could camp for a
week or more.
Discourage overcame him at
Mount Pleasant school house. and he
abandoned the boat there. This morn
ing he engaged in conversation with
Conductor William Gage of the Sub
urban at the Leicester lunch room, and
offered to give him the rig. Taking his
tame crow Dick" ne left for Worces-
ter and tonight the rig is in Mr.. Gage
possession. Mr.. Gage has had expe-
rience with boats on Long Island
sound, and should make a good nav
igator. The boat will be fioated at
Sargent's pond.
Fellow employees of the road are
telling the new owner he should take
the boat with him and camp out in it
during his summer vacation. The in
vention has highly original features
When a lake is reached the wheels are
taken off and used as a rudder and
floats thrown off to keep the craft up
right. keenan, told a Spy reporter he
had never tried the craft in the water
and his plans seem to have been rather
mystical
P. T. Denny cashier of the Leicester
National Bank, with his family will
leave July l for months vacation al
Manchester, n. H. Frank E. VintOn OF
Grafton will take his place during the
month Henry L. Watson and family
will spend the month at Lake Sunapee
n. H.
The acts and resolves of 1899 have ar
rived at the town clerks Office and are
ready for distribution.
Summer guests at the Leicester Ho-
tel, who have arrived recently are
Mrs. Julia Murdoch and Mrs. Martha
McCullar of Worcester.
The Shakspere Club will meet or
Thursday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock witt
Mrs. F. H. Clifford to take action OF
the death of the club secretary, Miss
Joslyn.
Chin Chue, the local laundryman, is
at the city hospital, Worcester, witt
stomach complaint, and a Worcester
starch smoother has taken his place.