The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01
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Work, while very green in athletic
sp"Etsp Is very good and gives promise
u developing into q strong team. Mr..
- Brlen expects to send a. team to the
New England intercollegiate meet in
worcester, but his main object is to
develop a team that viii win the day
AZ the Maine intercollegiate meet, June
s. he IS as yet uncertain as to whath-
er he can be in Spencer May 80 to COM
pete against the Holy Rosary c. T. A.
;. athletes but will probably be on
nand II O'Gara Of Brown University
completes for Spencer.
The body Of John Lamson was taken
from the tomb at Walnut Grove GEM
tetry this afternoon and inferred in
Lne grave prepared for it. the funeral
oeing in charge Of Woodbine Lodge
/. o. o. F. Mr.. Lamson died when
the blizzard was at its height and as
he always expressed the wish to have
the Odd Fellows at his funeral, the
lodge turned out today at o'clock
The pail bearers from Woodbfne lodge
were George Bruce, Freeman R Doane
Southworth Pratt and George W.
Doane.
The Ladies' May Club has completed
all arrangements for its May party
and dance May and the advance sale
Of tickets is already large enough to
assure a financial success. The ex-
hibition dancing by the children will
be opened with a Washington cottilion,
in which Is boys and girls will parti-
cipate. The second number will be q
novelty hornpipe by Misses Mary and
Clara Flybert of West Brookfeld. This
will be followed by song and cake walk
| in which will appear Grace Webb and
| Edith Hill, both nattily attired. Next
in order viii come the class polka The
| last OF the exhibition dancing will be
cake walk in which all the class will
! take part. The children have been
thoroughly drilled and their pictures
in full costume and posing in various
attitudes are on exhibition at Brainerd
H. Smiths and Harry K. Davis stores
and are eliciting much admiration. The
ladies have arranged to have special
electric cars run east and west at u
o'clock. Homes orchestra will furnish
music for the exhibition and general
dancing.
On Tuesday night the last rehearsal
for the drama Kathleen Mavourneen"
to be presented by ST. Josephs C. T. A.
s., will take place at town hail. and
on Wednesday night The members LoLe
TO eclipse all their former efforts when
they appear before the public. The lead
ing part is being played by Mrs. Kath-
ryn Walsh Dupre, who as Miss Kath-
ryn Walsh, took the lead among anna
teur actresses in Worcester county
Michael c. Gaffney, who also has an
enviable reputation as an amateur ac-
tor, appears as Terence OMore. and in
rehearsals is acting up to his old stand
ard which means much for the success
Of the play. Bernard Kavanagh, tho
sleek, tnsidious william of the plot, is
played by Francis Gafney.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby Mrs. Porter Congdon and Mrs
Howard G. King will in future alter
nate as organist at the Methodist
Church.
Pictures Of those who are to be par
Elephants at the concert recital by pu-
pills Of Miss Catherine Manning Of
Spencer at town hall, May 9, have been
placed on exhibition at w B. Gleason's
store and are making a good impress
sion. Edward T. Goggin Of Worcester,
well and favorably known as a bari
tone, will appear to assist Miss Man
ming while her pupils will be very
much in evidence. Miss Nellie Hobbs,
formerly of this town but now of Spen-
Ger, win appear before her North
Brookfield friends for the first time as
a dramatic reader. Misses Marion Page
and Alice McKenna Of Spencer will APP
pear in frolicsOme japanese dances -
and Alma Bell and Marion Gendreau,
two baby tots, will give a catchy San
tiago hornpipe.
About $50 was netted for the Mari
bOro strikers by the dance in town hall
last night. The members of Flanagan's
orchestra, T. J. Flanagan, w. H. Good
win, F. l. Ordway and T. T. BOyce, also
floor directors, ". F. Sullivan, Mark
Caffrey and George Gooche, remained
over night at the Batcheller House.
James A. Noonan of Holy Cross Col
! lege visited at his home here today.