The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05

Pe'lI VI opera glasses, CdSe ild4 hSu a.
l.. W. Reward if returned to n Har-
ward st.
Perseverance Lodge of Odd Ladies
held its regular meeting yesterday
afternoon and the officers elected at the
last meeting were installed.
A. A. Reeds bulletin at 81 Myrtle
street will say today: '"The better the
institutions of a country the less dis
posed the people are to leave it.
At the meeting of the county COM
lmissioners, yesterday, Emerson Stone
of Spencer was chosen president and
George w. Cook of Barre secretary.
Delano E. Chase VS.. Alexander Rus
sci of Northbridge, $780, Second dis
trict, southern Worcester. Writ served
by Boyd. Dodge e. TAFT for the plant
iff
The sun was up this morning at ia
It's down this afternoon at 4.26. The
days length is nine hours and IL min
utes, an increase of a minute over yes
terday.
Capt William Brophy, inspector of
wires in Boston, was in town for a few
hours yesterday afternoon, on business,
during which time he called on several
old friends.
Calvary Commandery, Knights of
| Malta, conferred the black degree on
two candidates last evening at the reg
ular meeting in the Malta Temple, 617
Main street.
The Worcester Charitable Society will
meet with Mrs. F. H. Kimball, 81 May
street, this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Business of considerable Importance
will be transacted.
| The deputy sheriffs met at the court
house, yesterday morning, and, after
| filing bonds for $4,000 each and receiving
their new commissions, enjoyed a tur-
key dinner in the banquet hall of the
| Day building.
There will be a farewell testimonial
to Rosario Moge in Sainte Famille
hall. at Vernon square, on the event of
! his last appearance in this city pre-
vious to his departure with a profess
siona1 company.
Freeman Brown, clerk of the over
seers of the poor, received a letter from
| Westport, Ireland, yesterday, for Miss
Maggie Dillon. He thinks the letter
was written by Austin Dillon, who went
to Ireland to live several years ago.
Fire was discovered about the stack
in the foundry of the old New England
steel works plant, on Bloomingdale
road, about 6.45 o'clock, last night. All
alarm was turned in from box So, ano
the blaze was eXtinguished, with small
damage.
Thomas Slattery, a weil-known resi-
dent Of this city, died Wednesday morn
ing, after short illness. He leaves one
daughter, Mrs Margaret Coggins. His
funeral will take place at Athys I'M
dertaking rooms, Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'clock.
A very pretty social and dancing
party was given last evening in Ar
canum hall by Miss Gertie Trinder tC
the pupils of her evening dancing class
es About 40 couples were present and a
very enjoyable time was had Coburn's
orchestra furnished music.
The hose companies and other light
apparatus in the fire department shifted
from wheels to runners last Sunday af-
ternoon. in anticipation of several days
If not weeks, of good sleighing, but
when the bottom fell out, yesterday af-
ternoon, they were ordered back onto
wheels again.
A defective back draft in the house al
los Lamartine street caused the house
to fill with smoke about o'clock yes
terday morning, and for few minutes
the occupants were apprehensive that
the house was on fire. = Hose was
called on a still alarm and the difficult
ty was remedied without loss.
The regular meeting Of the Woman's
Suffrage League will be held with Mrs
ii. G. Grafton, 81 Providence street, this
afternoon at 4.30 p. m. Tea will be
served at $50. Hon. 4. S. Roe will
give an address in the evening. Mem
bers are requested to invite their hus.
bands and friends.
Thomas Slattery, who had been Z
resident of Worcester since 1860, dice
yesterday, at the Home farm, where
he had been since December, 1897. OF
old age. For many years he lived ir
the north part of the city, and was &
familiar character there. He leaves 6
son, Joseph, in this city, and daugh-
ter, the wife of John Coggins.
A. A. Goodell Camp, 8. of ", trans
acted only routine business at theil
meeting in s. Of V. hall last night The
meeting was cut short in order to al
low the members of the camp who are
1 to take part in the Drummer Boy" al
/ the Worcester Theatre, next week, tc
attend a rehearsal. Twelve members OF
the camp will take part in the play.
| Beginning today. the afternoon SEES.
sion OF all schools not classed as subur-
ban schools will begin at o'clock and
close at o'clock, The suburban schools
which are not affected by this vote are
as follows; Tatnuck, Chamberlain
North Pond, North Worcester, North.
vile, Burncoat Plain, Blithewood
GAINESVILLE, Trowbridgeville and VALLEY
Falls.
The second of a series of three socia,
danclng parties was given in Steinert
hail last night by Central Commandery
y. Y. "A. M. Edgertons orchestra fur
nlshed music, and about rs couples were
present. The next of the series will oc.
cur FEBRUARY l. The committee in
charge of the affair last evening con.
sisted of A. r. Marble, F. r. Jones and
F. E. Dunton.
Genidrede j. Marcy of Leominster
yesterday, filed with the clerk of the
courts a petition for divorce from he,
husband, Cornelius S. Marcy, late OF
F1tchburg, now of Springfield, on the
grounds of cruel and abusive treat
ment, gross and confirmed habits OF
lntoxlcation and gross, wanton anC
cruel refusal and neglect to support
her. The parties were in I.eominster
Feb. 26, 1880.
! Quinsigamond Tribe of Red Mer
ADOPTED more than twenty of the pale
faces whom they have on their waitina
list at the meeting held in Red Mems
hali, 3O6 Main street, last night The in.
stalDation of the officers of the tribe
takes place two weeks from last night
1t was reported FIN an evening paper
yesterday that the installation would be
public, but thus far no decision to that
effect has been made.
The funeral of Martin mcdonnell
took place at his hona II Millh,1r,