The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-11
THE CITY.

- =, :. Comins left for Jacksonville
mrs. Sarah A. Hogan left last nigh
or Jacksonville, Florida.
"A. Al the meeting of Bay State lodge
i!S,lichester Unity, last night, one can.
q CIty Sealer of Weights and Measures
=, herbert DeFosse was in Fitchburp
I yesterday on visit to friends.
At the regular meeting of Iroouois
tflDe, Red Men, seven candidates were
gree. 1 " Oh ioi ue-
The Worcester party which recently
wont 10 Denver to examine the Grip
Monday.
Mrs. Dr. George Otis Ward enter
tanned the wives of the members of the
FACULTY Of the Worcester Academy at
lunch on Thursday.
Naomi Rebekah lodge held a short
meeting last night, doing nothing but
routine business. Whist was INDUCED
IN after the meeting.
| r, mani 6OootH Frost, president of
berea college, Berea, KY, was the
guest, yesterday, of President H. d,
Perky of Dread Institute.
Mrs. c. w. Smith entertained a din
ner to a few of the younger set, last
evening, at her home, 80 Elm street.
Ten guests sat down to the table.
Sarkis Takronian, As years old and
armenian, was arrested yesterday by
otncers Of station /, on a warrant
charging him with assaulting a fellow
eountrymen.
Miss Minnie O'Neil of Milwaukee and
Miss Jessie Hamilton of Kansas ar
rived in Worcester yesterday as APP
pointees from their respective states to
the Dread institute.
The Young Peoples Missionary So
clety OF the Lincoln square Baptist
church will meet at the residence of
w. H. Farnsworth, Greendale avenue,
next Tuesday evening.
Miss Eva C. Corrigan, popular at
tache of the department store of John
G. Machines Co., has returned to her
duties as saleswoman. after visit with
relatives in Providence
! Hose was called for 4 still alarm
at "a Patterson street yesterday morn
ing at $50 o'clock. The fire was caused
by thawing out pipes in the cellar. The
damage was $25, covered by insurance.
The success of the Natives OF Maine
reunion is assured, as the program is
OF unusual interest. General Howard
will be entertained while in the city
by Charles G. Reed and II. A. John
son.
The proceeds of the Thursday Clubs
Dobson entertainment amount to about
$ooo and this amount will be equally
divided between the District Nursery
and the Temporary Home and Day
Nursery.
Miss Harriet Pierce, teacher of math-
ematies in the Classical high school.
has been absent from the school for
week, owing to the death of her IA
Their Miss Cora Durgin has substitu-
ted for her
DR.. c. F. Hodge of Clark University
gave very interesting talk at the
Aletheia yesterday afternoon. The
usual miscellaneous program and the
debate were omitted. A rising vots of
appreciation was given Dr. Hodge.
Mrs. C. E. Hill, who with her nus
band has been engaged in missionary
work in Africa for the last few years,
is to speak at the Adams square Con-
gregational church tomorrow evening.
Subject, Life work upon the Congo"
All officers and committees of the
Natives of Maine Society are request
ed to be present at the final meeting
before reunion. This meeting will be
held at the Office Of ]. H Clarke &
Co., 1853 Main street, Saturday evening
at o'clock.
James c. Bullock, son of Officer Bull
lock of the Worcester police, and Wal
ter E! MCGOWAN, another Worcester
boy, were burned out of their rooms
during the recent fire in Maxey Hall
at Brown University, suffering a loss
of several hundred dollars.
A public meeting in the interest of
the Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va,
will be held in Union Church, Wednes-
day evening next. Rev. III. B. Frissell,
D. D., the principal of the institute,
will explain its work, and the Hampton
quartet will be in attendance.
The program for the meeting of the
Eucleia Society of the high school yes
terday was as follows: Defamation
P. Doyle; defamation, J. Hoy, decla-
nation w. Saver; debate, query, Re-
solved, that large standing army
should be maintained. Affirmative, E.
Daley and f. j. Rooney; negative, P.
Doyle and H. O'Connell.
DIR. John c. Berry of this city, for
mery of Doshisha University, Kioto,
Japan, has received a letter from. that
institution that leads him to think
that its affairs may soon be expected
to be in a much more prosperous con-
dition than ever before. 1t is hoped
to enlist the sympathies of the Ameri-
can Mission Board in behalf of the in
stitution.
The seventh anniversary of the Ar
menian Congregational Church will be
celebrated in the chapel of Plymouth
Church, Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock. Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, D. D.,
former missionary in Turkey, Rev.J. L.
Barton, D. D., former missionary in
Armenia, Professor McMelcon and sew
eral of the local clergymen take part
in the exercises.
A series of evening talks will be Civ
en- by the Brewster Club in room u
of the city hall on the following dates;
Feb. 10, subject, Adaptation in bird
life; Feb. 27, Tree Cleaners; March
27 THE seed eaters; April 10, Talk
by E. H. Forbush on Food habits ;
April "a, "Blackbirds"; May 8, "Wafb-
lers and vireos''; May %, 'srhrushes
and mockingbirds."
The program for the meeting of the
Britomart Society Of the English high
school yesterday was as follows:
Landing of the pilgrims Miss Good
win; puritan Dress Miss Dowaher;
original poem, Miss Lundgfew; The
confessions of a bashful young man,
Miss McQuaid; Social life Of pilgrims, y
Miss Holt; selection from "Standish. of
Standish," Miss Buck.
At the annual meeting Of the Sher-