The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-25
GRAFTON

Miss Alice Howard was given a
surprise party at her home on Oak
Street Saturday night The committee
of arrangements was Miss Vera How
ard, Miss Isabella White, Miss Alice
Carpenter and Miss Lena Wood. Some
valuable presents were presented her.
Miss Isabella White made the pres
entation speeches. Refreshments were
served under the direction of Miss
Alice Carpenter, Mis- Vera Howard,
Miss Isabella White, and Miss Lena
Wood. Music and games were then in
order. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. WesleyWood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
White, Mary Goodrich. Grace Wood,
Alice Carpenter, Isabella White, Vera
Howard, Ethel Wood Anna Gibson,
Charlotte Wood, Miss Robbins, Wheat
on Gibson, Albert Kidd, Whitinsville;
Henry Stockwell Fred White, Charles
Hall, Sterling; Hugh Bradley.
"A football team has been formed
in town to be known as the "Invinci-
bles.' The team is captained by Capt.
Bradley of the High School football
team. 1t will play its first game
Thanksgiving afternoon, in Grafton,
against a team from Worcester. The
lineup will be: Stone lie, Geleneau 1t,
Bruce lg, aldrich c., Tom Finn rg,
Smith IT. Tim Finn re. Bradley (Capt)
qb, Bowers lib, Fletcher RIB, Simpson
fb. The team averages 140 pounds to
the man. Capt. Bradley has his men
out every night to practice.
Gilbert Estabrook of Boston, passed
Sunday in town with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Estabrook of North
Street. ----------
Carlos Pogue of Worcester passed
Sunday with his brother, George Pogue
of North Street.
Henry Gilmore of Westboro pass
ed Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Mamie Grove and Miss Ma
bel Beauregard passed Sunday with
friends in Westboro.
Alfred Beauregard of Worcester,
and Edward Beauregard of Westboro
passed Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Beauregard Of Mill
bury Street
L Bigelow Dodge of Worcester pas
sed Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Dodge of North Street.
George Ennis of Southbridge spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Ennis and wife of Church Street
The estate and household articles
of the late Mary Connolly were sold
at public auction Saturday afternoon
by Henry A. Gilmore of Westboro.
There was a great deal of antique
crockery which went at good prices.
Inc mouse and lot was Dougnt Dy j.
Frank DonOhue for $3.50.
The committee on the dance to be
given under the auspices of the Junior
class of the high school in Town Hall,
Dec. q, met at the home of Philip Ell
liot on Oak Street Saturday night
The committee of II was divided into
three subcommittee of four each. The
committees are: printing, John Shear
er. Orren Whitney, Alice Wing, Bea-
trice Woodcock; refreshments. Philip
Elliot, Leroy Knowltorr Virginia Nc
Gary. Rachel Dodge; hall decorations,
Bessie Wood. Carrie Ware, Orren
Macker, Hugh Bradley.
The Grafton High School football
team will close the season Thanks
giving morning by playing the North
Grafton Tigers on Hassannimisco Park.
The team met and defeated the North
Graftons, three weeks ago by the score
of to 6. The High School boys have
been putting in hard practice nights
after school. and Frank Walker the
trainer, says the men are all in per-
feet physical condition. The boys
have lost one game out of six and ex-
pect TO finish the season in a blaze
of glory by administering defeat to the