The Worcester spy., 1899-04-13
A CHARMING WEDDING.
Blanding-Cook Nuptials in
Gardner the Social
Event of the Day.

Gardner, April 10.-Forrest L. Bland
ing and Miss Alice M. Cook were mar
ried at o'clock this evening at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Cook, 126 North Main street.
Lewis Cross was best man and Miss
Ethel Stone bridesmaid. Rev. j. E..
Johnson ,officiated.
The parlor was prettily decorated
with flowers and evergreens. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanding will enjoy wedding
trip to Boston and New York. They
will live with Mr.. Blanding's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blanding, West
Broadway
The funeral of Alfred Chagnon was
at the Holy Rosary church this morn
ing at o'clock Rev. A. E. Langevin
celebrated high mass The bearers, F..
G. Barthel, Alfonso Fregeau, Henry
Miner. e. A. Dorval, f. X. Garrneau
and Joseph Trudeau, were from the
league of the Sacred Heart, of which
the deceased was a member.
Morton L. Holt, clerk in the South
Gardner post office, is i'll with the
grip.
The Monadnock bowling team de-
feated the Infants two games out of
three last night. The Monadnocks led
in the totals. 22S6 to 2265.
The soliciting committee of the Y NJ.
| c. A.. who have in charge the raising
of funds for the new Y. M. C. A. build
ing, held meeting tonight, and devised
a means to raise the $4,000 necessary
| n hTTyl Il fIn lN.,.I 1sx,g-
1t was reported that to the present
time $4,000 had been raised and a gener-
al canvass of the town will be made
among the laboring people.
Those in charge of soliciting are Fred
F. Turney, Charles w. Conant, H. H.
Meals. H. B. Babbitt and c. r. Muir
ray. The following committee of the
ladies' auxiliary to the Y. M. C. A. have
been appointed to raise $1,000 of the
fund: Mrs. George w. Warfield, Mrs.
c. w. Conant, Mrs. C. H. Bailey, Mrs.
c. c. Hill and Mrs F. A. Turney.
Charles L. Pierce, photographer at
Vernon and Richmond streets, has pur-
chased Photographic studio in Barre,
VT.
The Elizabeth Stone estate, 2S3 Cen
trail street, is undergoing extensive re-
pairs.
There will be a special meeting of the
members of the Torrent Veterans AS
sociatiOn in the West Gardner fire sta
tion on next Friday evening, at which
time action will be taken relative to
decoration of the graves of deceased
firemel.
Miss Hattie Faulkner has resigned
her position as manager of the local
Postal Telegraph office. She will be
succeeded by Miss Bertha Adkins of
| Concord, N. II.
The Ladies' Circle Of the Universalist
| Church will be entertained tomorrow
afternoon and evening by Mrs. Frank
7. Sweet in the Universalist parsonage.
A joint meeting of the D. G. Far
ragut Post, 116, G. A. r., Sumner Camp
S. of ", 81, and w. r. c., No. 80, was
held in Grand Army hall this evening
to perfect arrangements for the OBJ
servation of Memorial day.
| The speaker engaged was Rev. James
X. Ewes Of Hyannis, who gave such
| excellent satisfaction last year.
AS Memorial day comes on Tuesday
| this year, there will be a memorial ad-
dress in Town hall on Sunday evening
with special music
The Adah Assembly, K. of P. Sister
hood, will hold a sale and supper in K
of P. hall, Garland's block, on the eve
ming of Thursday, April 20.
The Gardner Boat Club held a So
cial time in their magnificent club
rooms tonight.