The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-26
LEICESTER VETERANS.
Extensive Plans to Deco
rate Graves OF Fallen
Heroes.

Leicester, May 25.-Memorial Sunday
at the First Congregational church will
be observed by special decorations of
flowers and flags, a fine program of
music, and by a memorial sermon by
Rev. D. c. Reid on the subject, THE
great conflict" The members of George
H. Thomas, 49, G. A. R., and w. R.
c., 1852, will attend in a body on invi-
tation' of Mr. Reid. They are expected
to meet at Memorial hall at 1915 on
Sunday morning, and will enter the
church in body. A large audience
is expected. The organizations have at
tended other churches in town on pre-
vious years. and it is an annual GUS
tom to make a special day of Memorial
Sunday.
Rumor had it today that Miss Ethel
Pfaffmann, daughter of Mrs. Helen F.
Pfaffmann, of 1868 Main street, Worces-
ter, who is we'll known in Leicester,
had run into an electric car today,
while riding her wheel, and was badly
injured. A Spy reporter called at the
Pfaffmann residence this evening and
found that nothing serious had oc-
Cured. Miss Pfaffmann rides back and
street school, and was returning home
this noon, when she saw a team COM
ing down on the left side of the road
at Gates lane. She was on the same
side of the road, and in some way the
wheel swerved and ran into a station
airy Gates lane car. The headlight Of
the car was broken and one Of her
hands was badly cut. She was taken
to Worcester, and several stitches talk
1aTaf rrroC
enough to remain home from schoo! in
the afternoon.
Quite an extended musical program
has been prepared to be given at tia
patriotic service in the Sanderson IA.
10. church on Sunday evening. Pew. |
Frank Neff will preach patriotic SER
mon and there will be singing by a |
mixed quartet, consisting Of misses
Mowry and Jordan, Messrs. Circuit and
Elliott. a male quartet, of which the
members are Alfred B. Guy of Wor-
cester, H. M. Grout and w. V. Elliott
of Leicester, and ]. A. Cooper of
Greenville.
The mixed quartet will sing three Sc
Iections, "Columbia's memorial" @.
Froelich: ''The noble dead Finlay
Lyon; "Heroes here are sleeping, B. |
C. Unceld. The male quartet Will sing
two selections, Where heroes sleep"
T. Martin Towne; Come with me
earliest blossoms" Lorenz. j.: Arnold |
Cooper will sing two solos, The roll |
call veterans, o. L. Carter, Come |
unto me-" ]. H. Farrell.
A large gray horse belonging to
Bernard ]. Kennedy of 100 Apricot |
street got scared today, and as a re-
suit new wagon will have to be pur-
chased. Mr. Kennedy was driving |
down Main street, when the morse
started near Gould's hill. The animal
turned into Ludlow street and the rear |
wheel struck a pile of stones at the
corner The wheel was smashed ana |
the body of the wagon broken
Lucien B. Buffers satinet mill at |
Valley Falls is expected to start up in |
all departments on Monday
Harry Henshaw severed his connec-
ton with the Suburban as conductor |
tonight, and will work in a Worcester
bakery.
Henry A. Risch and wife of Hyde |
Park are registered at the Leicester
Herbert A. Davidson is at home from |
the dental department of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania for the summer
vacation.
George H. Waite is occupying the
Estabrook house on Paxton street.
Mrs. M. M. MONTY hrS. Mdiloli
Weatherby and son Cleon have re
tuEned from a two weeks visit with
Medfield friends.
A large class of children will receive
at St. Joseph's Church
next Sunday. A new altar rail has
been presented by member of the
parish, and is being set up in readiness
for the event. The rail is of cherry and
the fixtures of brass in very pleasing de-
signs. A brass plate has been left
blank, and on Sunday all can read the
name of the donor, who will not be
known until then.
Mrs. Herbert Midgley and daughter,
Grace, of Worcester, are guests of Mrs.
Jennie Warren.
The house of David L. Beaulieu, on
Pine street, was placarded by the
board Of health last night, as his wife
and three children have symptoms
of scarlet fever in light form.
Mrs. w. U. Stone and Miss Laura H.
Stone returned today from a visit
with relatives at Troy, N. Y.
Mrs. W. H. Hanna of New York is
the guest of Henry o. Smith.
See the fairy play, Princess Vio-
letta," Monday night. horticultural
hall.