The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
THE CITY.

/ W oiIidu , duAlldfy or the WOr-
cester Association of Spiritualists will
hold strawberry supper this evening
at U. V. L. hall, SO Main street.
William Schoield, an old resident of
| ms city, died at his home "a Apricot
street, yesterday morning. The funeral
VIII take place Saturday afternoon.
At a meeting last night, Common
wealth Division, S. of T., made arrange
ments for public box social and ice
cream social in Franklin hall, $50 Main
street, Thursday, June Is.
The South Worcester Improvement
association will hold its next meeting
III the school hall of Hope church,
| tuesday evening, when the committee
On constitution will make its report.
Three members were initiated at a
meeting of Quinsigamond lodge, U. O..
r. f., in Arcanum hall 566 Main
street, last night. After the regular
meeting, ice cream and cake were
served.
The funeral of Mary, widow of Will
liam Ashe, took place from her home,
Il Woodland street, yesterday after
noon. Services were conducted by Rev.
DE- King. The burial was in Hope
cemetery.
John f, Bruso, the apothecary at
WEBSTER square, has been presented
with cane made from part of a rafter
in the old Worcester city hall On the
head is carved: "Stick from the old
city hall, Worcester, 1854"
The Christian and Missionary alli-
ance will hold convention, June 5.
and 9Th, at Christ church, commence
ing at 2 p. m. The speakers are Rev.
A, B. Simpson of New York and Rev.
D. w. L. Lachens of China.
The next issue of the Athlete will
contain an article on Street sprink-
ling and its relation to good roads,"
by j. A. Latham, civil engineer. of
Providence, r. L., and constructor of
the famous Cranston roads.
The annual reunion of Co. A, Tween
ty-Fifth Massachusetts regiment, is 10
be at Quinsgamond park Thursday,
June 10, the anniversary of the first
battle of Petersburg. This is Gen.
Josiah Pickett's old company.
The entire state board of officers of
the order will visit Commonwealth
Council, o. L. A. NJ, at its next regular
meeting in Commonwealth hail. Thurs
day evening. The council is preparing
a reception and banquet for the enter
tainment of the visitors.
The body of James Mccarthy, who
died at Summer street Jail Sunday of
Bright's disease, was taken to Boston
on the 9.34 train yesterday morning.
His widow came to this city and made
arrangements with Undertaken Athy
to have the body sent to his home.
The Ardenia club, composed Of 10
young ladies, gave dinner to its men,
bers, Wednesday evening, at the State
Mutual restaurant, chaperoned by Mrs
A. w. Munger. After dinner toasts
were given, which closed the third
years work in the study of Shaks-
pere.
The public lighthouses for men and
women at the lake will be opened for
the season next week. Miss Anna c..
Wallberg will have charge of the wo-
mems house as before. David Rigby,
who was in charge of the mems house,
has gone to Boston and his successor
has not yet been appointed.
Titus Smith, harness-maker at So
Central street, cut an artery in a pc
culiar manner yesterday forenoon, and
but for prompt medical attendance by
DR.. D. S. Ellis, the consequences would
have been serious. He was sewing
leather with his awl, when the little
needle slipped and pierced his chest,
| and the blood flowed rapidly. He was
taken to his home, Sc Union avenue.
Notifications have been sent out from
| the postmaster generals department,
| Washington, to postmasters through
out the country, of the discontinuance
of the practice of printing the names of
| postmasters on any book, blank or card
| used in conducting the registry bust
| ness. Hereafter nothing besides the
name of the post office, county and
state, will be printed thereon by the
department.
business was extremely light at the
local recruiting office yesterday only
one applicant presenting himself, and
he was unsuccessful in passing the re
quired physical examination. Orders
were received today, which stated that
no more recruits would be taken for
the Nineteenth infantry. The local Of
flee now recruits for the Second heavy
artillery now in Cuba, and the unas-
signed infantry and cavalry.
The Primary and Junior Sunday
| School Teachers Union will meet this
Afternoon at $50 in room 3. Y. NJ. c.
| A. DullQlUS. MID. mai ACl ~ " az w
Of Old South church will give re-
port of the international Sunday school
| convention, which was recently held in
| Atlanta. Ga, and which she attended
as a delegate from this district. At 4.lO
| o'clock a paper will be read by Mrs.
! Justin A. Ware on intermediate work.
The Missionary Society Of All Saints
| church will celebrate its 21st anniver-
sarv at the church all day Tuesday, the
18th, In the morning at 1915 O'Clock,
| there will be a meeting of the archdea-
conrv with a sermon by Bishop Law
renee At noon, Mrs. Edward L. Da-
Wis. will give a luncheon to the clergy
! and out-of- town delegates. The after
noon services begin at o'clock and VIII
be presided over by the rector, Rev.
Alexander H. Vinton. The bishop and
| Rev. DR.. William r. Huntington OF
| Grace church. New York, for q years
rector of All Saints, will be present
At the weekly meeting of the Assem-
| hlv last night, the following question
was discussed: Resolved, that intern
nerance has been a greater evil TO
manhood than slavery" Those on the
| affirmative were H. Wintersgill and r.
| Ouinlan. while B. a. Dumont and +.
| Names held up the negative end OF
| fine argument The question was de-
| cided in favor of the affirmative. The
| rest of the program was as folloWs'
| reclamation. F. A. Dadmun; extempo-
| raneous address, +. Green; grafton, Z.
LIE. Dennis, and reading, ii. slopln' H.
B. Larned was critic.