The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
CRUSHED IN THE gig.
Serious Injury to a Leicester Lad
New Tennis Champions.

Serious Injury to Leicester Lad
New Tennis Champions.
Leicester, Aug. S.-Owen McDermott.
the 4-year-old son of Patrick McDer-
mott, Of Chapel street, had two fingers
of his right hand crushed in the gig
at A. NJ. Darling's mill today The lad
was working around the machine when
the members became caught in a gear.
He was taken to his home and the
wound dressed. The flesh is badly
bruised and it cannot be told tonight
whether the fingers will have to be am
putated or whether they can be saved
There will be an exhibition at the
Leicester public library from August s
until Monday, August 81, a collection
of pictures loaned to the Library Art
club by the Prang Educational com
pany. The pictures ave copies of the
worlds masterpieces in art. Duplicates
can be ordered from this exhibit.
Many beautiful collections of photo
graphs of scenery and copies of famous
paintings have been exhibited at the
library lately, and much interest has
been shown By the toWnspeople
There are couple of new champions
OF the game of tennis among the mem
bers of the o. K, and they admins
tered n decisive defeat to the ex-chanl-
pions. George A. Marsh and Marshall
> Snow are the present holders of that
title and they won five straight sets
from Hiram L. Waite and H A. David
son on the court in C. A. Denny's yard.
number of spectators took in the
many features of the event. From the
vary first set the winners demonstrated
their superiority and their opponents
could not seem to rally and win. The
score for the five sets was: 6-1, 6-2, 81.
81, SO, total of 80 games to 5. Re
Lresnments were served by G. A. Marsh
between the third and fourth sets.
member of Leicester people will
sniff the salt air and partake of the
shore dinner at Nantasket. j. w. Snow,
George A. Lamb and F. F. Snow and
Wife will be members of the party.
Wayne v. Elliott and Miss Tudis Ell
lott left today on visit to relatives
at North Grosvenordale, Conn.
Tennis champions Marsh and Snow
SAID tonight they would like to arrange
games with any one in town at any
time. EX-champions Davidson and
Waite say that Marsh is the only player
they fear, and that they are confident
they can win out from any one in town
from Warren's corner to Valley Falls,
G. A. Marsh excepted.
The third of the SO series of whist
parties held every summer at The
Leicester took place tonight. 1t was
the best attended of any so far this
year, eleven tables being occupied.
The players included Augustus Minott
and wife, ]. Sidney Whittemore and
wife, David A. Reeves and wife, Ed
win L. Watson and wife, Albert E.
Booth and wife, ]. P. Ashley and wife,
DR.. F. H. Clifford and wife, Walter c.
Watson, Mrs. Henry L. Watson, T. G.
Kent and wife, Mrs. Billings Mann, ].
Howard Stevens, Miss Emma Mann,
Billings Stevens, Miss Bertha Snow.
Marshall S. Snow, George S. White
more, Arthur r. Estabrook, Miss M.
Olive knight, Miss Susan e. Knight.
Robert S. Olney, Catherine Olney, Miss
e. May Desmazes, Miss Edith Des-
mazes, Miss Grace Sleeper Mrs E. G.
Chase, w. ]. Gould and wife of Brook
Ign, W. F. Pick, Mrs. d. H. Billings,
DR.. ]. H. Stuart
Town Clerk A. E. Booth and wife
will attend the meeting Of the town
clerks association at Leominster to-
morrow.
The regular monthly meeting of
George H. Thomas Post 1S1, G. A. R.,
was held this evening.