The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-10
REV.E.A.HOWARD.
Death Of a Beloved Former
Pastor.

Whitinsville. March 9.-Rev.' L. A
Howard died at West Midway, Tues
| day evening at his home, Of congestion
Of the liver. Mr.. Howard was paste
of the NJ E. Church of Whitinsville 2
years ago. Previous to Mr. Howard
coming to Whitinsville the Methods
congregation held services in Pythia1
Hall. After Mr.. Towards coming, h,
urged on the congregation 10 build
church. A subscription was raised qnt
before his departure, the foundation o
| the present M. E. Church had beer
laid so it was through him practically
| that the church here was built. Mr.
Howard was a very bright active mar
and very popular with the townspeo
| pie. He was sent to the legislature from
here in the winter Of 1877, his election
pelng almost unanimous. Mr.. Howard
VIII be we'll remembered by many Of
the old toWnspeople here who will ever
| cherish his memory.
Mr.. Howard was born in Vermont
slXty-tWo years ago and was educated
at Tilton N. H, and the Boston Uni
versity Theological School. At the time
VI MS uIe1NAl tlC W d. BdSLOI u IIlc Meth
odist Church at West Midway an6
chaplain Of Charles River Ledge. A. F
and A. M. He leaves three daughters
Miss Alice at Boston, Miss Ava al
Westboro and Miss Ethel school teach.
er at Westboro.
Patrick McGuinness of Main stree
net with a painful accident while help.
| ing his father last evening in the
foundry of the Within Machine Works
He was working near bench wher
his forefinger of the left hand caught
between the patternholder board ant
the bench, crushing it severely. He viii
be unable to work for a number o.
days.
The Ladies Sewing Circle Of the Con
sEegational Church held social a
their regular meeting in Banquet Hall
Memorial building, yesterday after
noon and evening. In the evening {
bean supper was served by the ladies
after which games were irdulged il
and a very pleasant and enjoyable eve
ming was passed. There were many
presents.
The remains of Miss Mary Lantz, {
former school teacher at Linwood, il
the Northbridge public schools, wer'
brought to Whitinsville and placed il
the receiving tomb at the Pine Grove
cemetery, the fore part of this week
Miss Lantz died at Brockton the latter
part of last week. During her stay
here she made the acquaintance Of
many people who always liked her, anC
will mourn her loss when they read Il
through the columns of The Spy. She
was liked by all her scholars, and they
all speak very highly of her. She was
a member of the Methodist Church here
and was always ready to take an active
part in anything that would benefit the
church
James Watson Of Main street came
home this morning with badly in
tured arm from Union mills at Fal
River, where he has been at work il
the interest of the Within machine
works. He was at work on a machine
Monday which was running when he
felt his arm being drawn in on the
roller. He gave his arm a sudden
jerk, but the machine had such a hold
that 1t tore away the flesh from his
right arm near the elbow. leaving the
cords exposed. The wound was
dressed and appeared all right until
Tuesday when it began to pain him
and became so inflamed that he was
obliged to come home.
of the Whitinsville Musical Associa tion
opened today in H. II. Dudley's store
and they began with a rush. 1t is ex-
Lected that at this concert there will
be the largest number present that has
been during the five seasons.
Division 10. A. O. H.. of this town, has
received an invitation from Woonsock-
ct to take part in the parade on st.
Patricks day, to be held at that place.
and have accepted it.
Miss Nettie b. Howe of Grafton is
the guest of her sister, Mrs Lowell
II. Davis, of First street.
Cyrus A. Taft has been appointed ad-
ministrator Of the estate of the late
Henry Woodmancy of Church street.
William Ashoton of Water street Wis
tied his brother-in-law, William Mar
shall, in the Charlestown navy yard
yesterday.
Cope ElsinPa of Whitinsvile and
Meindent Krull of Linwood left yester-
day for Maryland, where they will visit
friends.
Joseph Derham, Jr., has gone to Bos-
ton. where he has secured employment.
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