The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
MORE THAN EVER.
Leicester School Roll the Largest Ever
Known.

Known.
Leicester, Sept. 1.-THE number Of
children seeking instruction this fall il
the Leicester public schools is estim-
ated to be greater than that registered
on the first day of school for a long
time, so Rev. John f. Redican, chair
man of the school committee told q
Spy reporter today. FIR. Redeem is
| acting as superintendent during the ill
ness of Miss Eta l.. Chapman. He
could not give exact figures today but
said that in the lower grades at Cherry
Valley, Leicester, and Rochdale there
We're larger entering classes than in
previous years. At Meanwhile there is
only about half the number of children
which attended there before the Mann
Vile mill shut down, but this does not
affect the general average very much
The Worcester teacher who was eX-
pected to take Miss Jessie McGregor' S
school at Rochdale did not show up in
time, and Miss Annie Hanley, assistant
at Cherry Valley, taught her school to-
day. Miss Mary Daley, assistant at
the Centre, teaches school in an ante
room upstairs, instead of in the lower
entry, as last year.
The committee have not been able as
yet to secure a room in any convenient
locality in the centre to relieve the
crowding in the primary room, but a
room may possibly be secured this
week Besides the repairs TO buildings
during the vacation, the yards sur
rounding the Greenville and Rochdale
houses have been graded, flower beds
set out, and the looks of the yards
greatly improved. FIR. Redican said
today the buildings were all in excellent
condition, and he was much pleased
with the prospect.
An article in a Worcester morning
paper tells of the iniquity and vice
prevalent in a resort midway between
Spencer and Leicester, and rather re-
fleets on Leicester's police officers. One
Leicester officer said today he was
positive the place was not run as open
~ as represented, and he didn't think
illegal business was being done. The
Worcester woman who keeps the place
and was raided some time ago still
lived there" he said, but though
have been watching for any signs of
illegal business l haven't seen anything
Of the sort. You say that 1 think any
one who knows so much about the way
the place is run would be a good one to
consult the next time l make a raid"
The big chimney left standing after
the Whittemore factory fire was tipped
over today, and is now nothing but a
loose pile Of bricks and mortar.
George H. Thomas post, 1871, G. A. r.,
held their regular meeting in Memorial
hall on Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting.of the Unitarian
Ladies society viii be held in the parish
house on Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Rev, Henry Hague has returned from
his vacation, and offlciated at st. Thorn
as church Sunday for the first time for
a month.
Rev. j. j. Bell of Pittsfeld is the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Patrick Bell
of Cherry Valley.
Miss Catherine Mcnamara and Miss
Julia Meehan of Newton are guests OF
Mrs. James L. Gallagher
Rev. Frank Neff win have charge of
the special services in the Sanderson
NJ. E. church on Tuesday evening, and
Rev. r. E. Smith of Spencer on We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lapham of Keene, n. H,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
l.. Gallagher, has returned.
Tax Collector H. T. Sanderson has
started out with the tax bills, and has
the valuation and tax lists for 1899 in
his charge.
Leicester college students will soon
leave town in quest of an education.
Misses Mabel F. Warren and Abbie G.
Smith leave tomorrow for Mount Hol-
yoke college, and William A. Dawson
also leaves for Amherst Agricultural
college. H. A. Davidson will start for
University of Pennsylvania next week.
and Miss Agnes A. Logan leaves next
week for Smith. Miss Mary Warren is
to resume her studies at Tufts college
soon.