The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-31
SALVATION ARMY LEADERS
WERE ROUGHLY TREATED
Special to The Spy.

special TO Inc spy
Webster, Dec. 30.-A number of Web
ster and Dudley people evidently do
not take much stock in salvation as
=, preached by members of the Salvation
Army. Saturday night they took seri-
Gus objections to the young men,
dressed in the regular uniform of the
army who appeared on the street and
! sang praises to the Lord. The vast
throng that surrounded them treated
them in a disgraceful way. Not muir
muir did the young men make, but the
night patrolmen We're obliged to inter-
| fere in order to restore peace.
! 1t was the first time the Salvation
! Army ever appeared on the streets of
| Webster. The members first assembled
| in front of the post office and prepared
to reform the hayward boys and girls
| in town. They sang hymns and at
! tempted to tell how much the Lord
had done for them, but they were fire.
quently interrupted by the noisy crowd
| that swarmed around them and
| blocked the street. The blessed story
of the Saviour made no impression on
the motley crowd, and the speakers
We're pushed from one side of the cir
| Gle to the other, hit by various things
and called vile names.
The police finally put a stop to the
Iungentlemanly conduct The army is at
the Methodist Church each evening
until Thursday. Tuesday night the old
year will be watched out and appropri-
ate services will be held.
| The Webster basketball team holds
second position in the league and is
fast lowering the percentage of the
| Millbury leaders. Webster has won
nine games and lost four.
Following is the individual record of
| the champions and plays Of the OPP
! posing teams: Baskets from the floor,
Matthew %, Conlon 81, Cooley 26, Scott
20, Davies 13, Thompson s; total 122;
opposing teams SO. Baskets on free
tries, Matthew %, Thompson 13, Davies
2 Conlon l, Scott l; total 80; opposing
teams 46. Missed free tries. Matthew 2S,
Thompson IT, Cooley 5, Conlon 3,
Davies 2. Scott 1; total Sc; opposing
teams A. Fouls called on Cooley "a,
Conlon IS. Matthew II, Scott 9, Davies
6, Thompson 4. Love 3; total IS; oppos-
ing teams 49, The total number of
points made by Webster in the 13
games played so far this season is 2S6
while the points tailed by other teams
! that played against them was but Pill
Thus it will be seen that Webster has
so far outclassed the other teams in
| the league. There is only a difference
| of one basket thrown between Matthew,
Conlon and Cooley while Pin" Math-
! leu also leads on free tries and missed
! free tries. Cooley has a clear title to
the foul record, with "Ruse" Conlon
in second place. The schedule of COM
| ing games published in The Spy Mon
! day morning will have to be changed
The Lyceums We're to play here Thurs
| day night, but as there is a show
! booked for that date the game has
| been transferred to Worcester. The
! Father Mathew team will play here
| Saturday night.
| Mrs. John brennan, aged 65 years,
| died at ST. Vincent Hospital Friday,
from the result Of an operation for ap-
pendicitis. The funeral was at St
Louis Church at o'clock Monday
morning. Rev FIR. Flynn celebrated a
high mass of requiem. Burial was at
| North Webster
L. X. Hall New Years eve
Joseph Darche has returned to
| Brockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher T. Moore re-
turned Monday to Danbury, ct, after
/ a visit with their parents.
1t is expected an inspection car
| will be run from Webster to North
| Grosvenordale, CT. over the new cleo
| trio line soon.
| Clarence A. Prescott, manager of
| Worcester county of the Bankers Life
Insurance Company, three months ago,
| offered g. banquet to his writer's if
| Sl50,000 was written within that time.
| 1t has been done and Mr.. Prescott will
| give a banquet in few days. John ].
| Connolly Of Webster is one of the
| hustling insurance agents who will
| partake of the bountiful feast
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