The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-30
EVERYTHING READY FOR
BIG SALE OF HORSES

Special to The Spy.
North Grafton, Dec. Acknowledgement
Hotel stables are ready for the big com
bination sale of trotting and road horses
which will open Tuesday. 1t will be the
largest auction of horses ever held in
North Grafton, and horsemen from Wor-
cester and vicinity will be out in large
numbers. The first of the consignment
was expected from Boston Saturday, but
it did not arrive. Now it is expected
Monday, when the bulk of the horses will
arrive.
The stables at the Quinsigamond House
are well adapted for the sale, plenty of
yard and floor room being available for
showing up the horses. Though some
good horses have been stabbed at the
Quinsigamond barns it is safe to say
that never in the history of the village
was such a consignment of fast horses
ever brought here at one time as will be
seen at the stables on Grafton Street
Tuesday morning.
The auction is scheduled to begin at 10
o'clock.
Juno, imported setter bitch, which
stands at the head of Postmaster John F.
Mitchells Riverside pointer and setter
dog kennels on Westboro Street, Is ill
with pneumonia.
The Social Athletic Club, which put a
successful ball team in North Grafton
last summer, is to put a team in the
field the coming season. Manager En-
nest Pluff of last years team is confident
he will have a stronger team than last
year. as several out of town men, now
members of the club, will be eligible to
play. The same policy will govern the
team as did last year. Capt. Joseph n.
Bertrand of last years team will play,
ad it is more than likely he Will again
captain the team. The club will have
little or no expense In starting the sea-
son, having a full stock of equipments.
If the Cinnamon baseball team is put
on the diamond in North Grafton this
year it is expected the Social Athletic
Club team will unite with 1t in hiring the
old Star baseball grounds near MendelPs,
on the Shrewsbury road, which was
leased last year by the Cinnamons. The
field is the best in North Grafton, and
the clubs would arrange their dates so as
to have a game in North Grafton every
Saturday. This scheme was worked sue
cessfully last year.
The last Sunday in the old year is
generally observed in North Grafton
churches with special services and extra
music, and in some instances the decora-
lions are of a special nature. AT the
Methodist Church the pastor, Rev.
Charles w Delano of Worcester con-
Quoted a special service at 10. 80 o'clock.
Special music was rendered by the choir,
under direction of Mrs. Mary E. Barney.
In the afternoon at 5.4S o'clock the mem
bGrS OF the sunday SchOol gave tnelr an
nual Christmas concert in the church.
which was under the supervision of the
pastor, Rev. Charles w. Delano of WOr-
cester, assisted by Supt. John G. Sawyer
and Mrs. Mary E. Barney. At the Bap-
fist Church the pastor, Rev. l.. B. Curtis.
took for his theme at the morning service
Lessons From the Jewish New Year,
Day" At the evening service he took
for his theme "Life's Autumn
Charles A. Merchant, Depot Square,
addressed the Christian Endeavor Society
of the Baptist Church Sunday night on
Numbering Our Days"
The nominating committee of the
Baptist Sunday school met in the church
vestry Saturday night and prepared a
list of candidates for the annual election
of officers. The committee is Rev. L. b.
Curtis. Miss Cora o. Davenport and w.
H Johnston.
The young people of the Methodist
Church will give an "old folks concert
in Barkers Hall Jan. 9.