The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12
GARDNER BAPTEsTs.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
North County Notes.

Gardner, April 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the Baptist church was held last
evening. Rev. Charles A. Towne was
chosen moderator and Elbridge A. Gay
clerk. The report of the clerk showed
226 members at the last annual meet
ing. During the year eight were re-
ceived by baptism and 10 by letter; four
were dismissed and three died, leaving
the present membership 236, net gain
of 10.
The treasurer reported the receipts
S19697O and the expenses $1963.39 leav
ing a balance Of $4.37 for the year. The
receipts for benevOlences were $3.50. 20
and the expenses $1S4.41.
The election of officers then took
place. Clifford w. Shippee and H. 3.
Allen were chosen tellers; Charles E.
Powers and o. L. DuntOn We're chosen
members of the executive committee for
three years, and the other officers We're
elected as follows: Collector, George L..
Bolster; superintendent of Sunday
school, o. L. Dunton; advisory commit
tee E. Tubbs, Frank f. Blackmer, o.
G. Holt. Mrs. Jennie Orr, Mrs. C. L.
Tidd: auditing committee, H. B. Allen,
H. B. Rabbit; baptismal committee,
S. B. Fairbanks, E. K. Newton, H. b.
Allen, Mrs. H. B. Allen, Mrs. Jennie
Orr The executive committee recon-
mended the raising of $1,000 for ex-
penses for the coming year. e. J.
Sawyer resigned as treasurer but his
successor was not chosen.
The various reports that Superinten-
dent L. p Nash of the Gardner schools
has resigned and has accepted the po-
sition of superintendent of schools in
Holyoke, are incorrect While Mr..
L. 70 HI
step, he has not made any decision.
Although Mr.. Nash has received an
offer to go to Holyoke at salary of
$500, $500 more than he is getting here,
he has not yet made decision.
The committees appointed by D. G.
Farragut Post, G. A R., D. G. Farra-
gut, w. R. c., and Charles Sumner
camp, S. of v, to make arrangements
for Memorial day, will have joint
meeting in G. A. R. hall tomorrow
wednesday, evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Hazen, who
spent the winter in Fitchburg, have
returned to Gardner.
At the meeting of the Y. w. c. T. u,
at the home of Mrs. F. II. Sweet, last
evening, these superintendent were
chosen: Loyal Temperance Legion,
Miss Ida Burgess; press work, Miss M.
/ A. Sherwin; Union Signal and Our
message" Mrs. Alice Johnson; litera-
ture, Miss Ida Burgess; printing, Mrs
Cora Bennett; flower mission work,
! Mrs. Holt: narcotics, Mrs. Alice Dunn;
| evangelstic work, Miss Louie Skinner;
parlor meetings, Mrs. Irene Taylor.
| Three new members were added to the
roll. The union voted to invite the
state conference to meet in Gardner
The West Gardner jewelers., J. F.
ICooIx I w. McVine and E. A. Chand
lIer. have agreed to close their stores at
& o'clock Tuesday nights, beginning
next week. This will give them three
evenings off, Tuesday Wednesday and
Friday ,z Al
Creed's greenhouse on ChesLnut street tt,ao
tbis season, has cucumber vines three
faat long from seeds planted six weeks
7Boland Kendall son of Arthur Ken
AN whose right foot was injured by
lbaine. struck by freight car recently.
has been obliged to suffer the loss Oh
the foot at the Massachusetts general
hospital ..,-.., ,r,s Emma
AZ Allen have returned from Turner
Fails where they have been spending
their vacation. 81, lot
20 + second regiment, Will meet
tomorrow evening at the armoIy.
| corn Forrest H Crafts has returned
from the Massachusetts general ms rs
initial, where he went to be trealeu lu'
malaria. His condition is greatly I'M
p Ms NJ Carrie NJ. Allen and son Wind
COZ. have returned from a visit TO west
->T Horace rae, F. Parker is a candidate for
. the position Of superintendent o'
streets.