The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
THE CITY.

Mary A. Shekleton's, Monday, at 8
p. m.
A special meeting of the Father
Mathew Ladies' Society will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, at Father
Mathew Hall.
The Loyal Women of American Lib
erty will have a special meeting at Mrs.
A A. Jones', SO, Portland street, Thurs
day, at p. m.
There will be an important meeting
of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence
and Benevolent society this afternoon
at their hall on Green street.
The Chaplin Club of the First Uni
versalist Church is rehearsing the
drama of "Our Boys" to be given
Thursday evening, March 8.
Miss H. Edith Bradbury of Boston is
the guest of her brother, Rev. Wood
man Bradbury, pastor of the Pleasant
street Baptist Church, at his residence
on Cedar street
Miss Edith White of Harrisburg, Pa,
Miss Lillian C. Klossner of New Ulm
Mimi, and Miss Pearl Wyche of
Greensboro, N. c., are the latest ar
rivals at the Dread Institute.
James ]. Dorsey of New Britain,
Conn, and formerly of this city, is Wis
| iting his folks at 100 Summer street, for
a few days. Mr.. Dorsey is now super
intendent of street lighting in New
Britain.
The funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Adams took place
from the parents residence, "A WaV-
erly street, yesterday afternoon, at 3
| O'Clock The burial was in st. Johns
cemetery.
Charles e. Wiley will lead the Carl
Marx class in political economy at the
meeting to be held at the headquarters
OF the state central committee Of the
socialist-labor party, at 554 Main street.
this afternoon.
THE Casino club meets next Thurs
| day evening, when a committee will be
appointed to make arrangements for a
social to be held after Lent. The reg
ular progressive whist entertainment
will be held next Monday evening,
Michael A. Fleming, formerly in the
| employ of the Western Union Tele-
graph company in it's local office, but
now with the Associated Press on the
| Haverhill Gazette, has been visiting
friends in Worcester for the past few
days.
Charles M. Thayer will address the
members of Trinity Epworth League
and friends at the regular league SER
vice, Sunday evening, at 5.45 p. m. The
meeting is in charge of the good citi-
zenship committee of Trinity Epworth
League.
Farrar g. Gates, real estate dealers,
have sold to Levi l.. Flagg, the Gates
estate at 50 Florence street, consist
ing of 1000 feet of land, a two-tene-
ment house and stable. Mr.. Flagg will
build another house on the land In the
spring.
| Several local railroad men, including
| Frank Davis, station master, Henry
Lowell baggage master, attended the
| funeral of Henry Barnes at Boston,
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Barnes is a
son of w. H. Barnes, general manager
of the Boston and Albany railroad.
! The library of the Young Women S
Christian Association has been replen-
ished during the past week by the adj
dition of the following books: "a Win
dow in Thrums," This Little World -
John of Strassbourne," Life of
Drummond," and "Old Chester Tales
Rev. Woodman Bradbury, pastor of
the Pleasant Street Baptist Church. has
received an invitation to attend the
farewell banquet to be rendered Rev.
DR.. George E. Merrill in Boston Mon
day night DR.. Merrill has recently
been chosen president of Colby Col
lege.
Robert Hamill, one of the leading
Sunday school teachers at Hope
Church. is to be rendered a reception
by the members of his class, Thursday
evening. A musical and literary pro-
| gram has been arranged, and there will
be special feature In a gramophone
entertainment.
About 60 of the schoolmates and
friends of Bertha Humes gave her a
surprise party at her home, in Green
dale, Friday evening. Miss Daisy Tay-
lor, In behalf Of those present, present.
ed her with handsome pearl and tur-
quoise ring and sum of money Re
freshments were served.
Henry A. Knight, superintendent of
| lighting streets, opened yesterday bids
for the contract of supplying the city
| with glass for street lamps. There
were four bidders, the lowest being Je-
rome Marble & co. The bid of that
firm was $2.45 a box for glass for sides
and doors. and 1920 box for glass for
tops and bottoms.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Rea-
gan took place from her late home, 80
| Dale street, yesterday morning. Rev.
| P. II. Boland was celebrant at the re-
QUEEN high mass offered in st. Paul
church, at 8 o'clock. The pail bearers
were James Baldwin, John Nugent,
| Thomas Fox and John Nugent. The
burial was in Whitinsville.
| The funeral Of John Curley took place
yesterday morning, from his late home,
IS Suffolk street. Requiem high mass
was offered by Rev. d. L. McGilicuddy
| in st. Stephens church at o'clock.
The pail bearers were John o. Waters
| and Michael Kneeland of Boston, owen,
John, Michael and Patrick Curley, ne
phews of the deceased. The burial was
in St. Johns cemetery.
A unique innovation was sprung upon
the hackmen at the depot by one of
Calvin Farnsworth's hacks appearing
with electric lights, where formerly a
candle was used. Another electric
light is placed inside the hack. The
lights are operated with a small blue
rock battery placed under the seat
There are three lights of six candle
power The hack attracted consider
able attention while being driven about
the town by Charles Turner, the driver.
FOREIGN TERRITORY.
The adjourned February meeting of
the Worcester Society Of Antiquity will
be held in Salisbury Hall on Tuesday
evening. Hon. Frank p. Goulding will
speak upon phases of constitutional eX-