The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
THE CITY.

There will be a service in ST. Marks
Church this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.
The Primary Sunday School Teach
ers' Union will meet today at S.S(
o'clock, instead of at o'clock.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Wor-
cester Association of Spiritualists will
hold their bean supper and social this
evening at u. V. L. Hall, 531 Main
street.
The sun was up today at TIA; it sets
at APT o'clock this afternoon, a gain OF
a minute over yesterday in the days
length, which is nine hours and thir-
teen minutes.
The officers of Hope Lodge No. 8
Odd Ladies, will be installed this af-
ternoon at Castle hail. in the Walker
building, at go o'clock. The installa-
ton will be public.
The annual meeting of the board OF
directors of the Builders Exchange will
be held on Saturday evening, at which
time the accounts for the past year will
be supervised and approved.
An adjourned meeting of the Worces-
ter Sewing School Association viii be
held in the vestry of Plymouth Church
this afternoon at o'clock. All inter
ested are cordially invited to attend.
At~a
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick C. Hamilton
of Harrison street have the sympathy
of their friends in the death of their
infant daughter Katharine, which oc-
CURED last evening, after a two weeks
illness. The funeral will take place
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
An interesting program of sports has
been arranged for the athletic tourna-
ment to be held in the Y NJ. C. A. GYM
nasium on Saturday evening Among
the special events are high jumping
putting the shot pole vauHing and run
ming, the whole to conclude with an
exciting potato race.
The Albany express due in this city
at 7.54 O'Clock, was As minutes late last
evening, owing to a freight wreck west
of Springfield and the train due to
arrive in this -city&over the Worcester
division of the Fitchburg Railroad at
706 n. M, was 40 minutes late, owing
to a delay connections.
Deputy Branigan of Eureka Lodge
WhitinSVille, was present as a guest at
the weekly meeting of Freedom Lodge,
K. of P, last evening, at Malta Tenn
pie. The lodge has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the installation and wit
ness the working of the first degree of
Eureka lodge next Monday night.
Few men in this country are more
widely known on the platform than H.
J.. Hastings of Boston. AS an author,
he has a worldwide reputation. DR..
Hastings will deliver an address on the
inspiration of the Scriptures" at the
tabernacle, Main street, this evening.
The admission is free. The public are
invited.
Walter H. Brinkworth was conscious
the entire day yesterday at the city
hospital. He made no reference to the
tragedy in which ne was the most
prominent actor, nor was anything said
to him. Although he has fingered
longer than was at first expected by
the physicians, they have no hope of
his recovery.
The funeral of Thomas Slattery
took place from Athy's undertaking
rooms yesterday afternoon. Services
were held in the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception at 230, Rev. Robert
Walsh officiating. The pail bearers
were Joseph Slattery, George Waugh,
John Coggins and John Moore. The
burial was in ST Johns cemetery.
At the regular S.45 o'clock service in
Association hall, Sunday afternoon
Rev. w. j. Thompson will take as his
topic 1.-THE cross of Christ" George
E. knight, the singing evangelist, who
has been for some time with former
Secretary Gale, will assist at the SER
vice. Mr.. knight was at one time phys
A.
The alarm of fire from box "a, at the
corner of Green and Bradley streets,
yesterday afternoon at 4.2S o'clock, was
needless. A kerosene lamp in Kidder's
AT
was instantly kicked into the street
without particle of damage being
done in the store. A boy, seeing the
blazing lamp thrown from the store,
Immediately pulled in the alarm.
The Worcester Baptist Ministers
conference will hold it's next meeting
with the First Baptist Church on Mon
day, Jan. g. at 1915 a. m. There will be
an essay by Rev. A. w, Weeks sub
!ect, Is our modern church fulfilling
her mission commensurately with her
resources of talent and treasurer" The
discussion will be opened by Rev. A. S.
Brown; subject, THE use of evangel-
lists"
Rev Robert Stuart Macarthur D. D.,
VIII deliver his great lecture, Gods
nand In the nations conflict" in course
A, Mechanfcs Association, on Monday
evening, Jan. 9. DR.. Macarthur is
known as an eloquent and popular
preacher and lecturer, and is pastor
OF the Calvary Baptist Church, New
York city, one of the largest churches
IN America. He has just completed %
years OF continuous service in his first
and only passionate.
The funeral of John f. Meade son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Meade,
was held at his parents home, Myrtle
street yesterday morning. The floral
tributes included a star marked Oar
ang' from his parents; heart marked
REST" from his aunt, Margaret RYAN.
a wreath marked Freddie" from his
aunt Margaret Baker; cut flowers from
Mr.. and Mrs Stolicker, pink from Mr..
and Mrs. John e: Sehofield, six tea
roses dentting his age from Miss Nora
O'Neil, bouquet from Charles Cor
wreath from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jones. and bouquets from other friends
The burial was in ST. Johns cemetery.