The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25

lie M. Pratt left yesterday for Buffalo,
to stay week.
Frank B. Hall was in Boston, yes
terday, before the Criminal Superior
Court, sitting there.
The Fireside Club will meet with
Mrs j. F. Thomas, 8 New York Street,
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A special meeting of the Hahne-
mann Hospital Association will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock at Dean
Street.
The Woman's Missionary Society Of
Main Street Baptist Church met with
Mrs. L. NJ Ward, 16 Allen Street, yes
terday afternoon. =
The annual meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society of All Saints
Church will be held this afternoon in
the parish library.
Rev. F. A. Engstrand of the Quin-
sigamond Lutheran Church will speak
tonight at a mission meeting that is
being held at Southbridge.
Mrs. Annie Cruikshank sold yes
terday her estate, lis West Street, to
Miss Margaret ]. Carrigan, through
the office of Charles F. Pierce.
The advertising of the Home Cou-
pom Exchange Co., of this city, is
handled by George Batten & Co., OF
the Potter building, New York.
Independence Lodge, 1. o. G. T.,
met at AIS Main Street last night and
transacted the business that had ac-
cumulated since the last session.
There will be a private social ten
dered to the ladies who assisted the
Father Mathew Society in it's recent
fair Wednesday night in Father
Mathew Hall.
Henry Murphy, son of Undertaken
T. H. Murphy, left Wednesday night
for New York. After a short stay
there he will go to Jacksonville, Fla
where he will remain month.
A meeting of the class of 1901, Class
ical High School, will be held Mon
day, Oct. %, at p. m, in room I,
Classical High School, to act upon the
death of Leroy Brownell
The Worcester County Society of
Engineers will visit the Metropolitan
water basin Saturday. The party will
leave Union Station, over the Boston 81
Maine Railroad, at 1892 a. m.
The sewing circle of Unity Council,
D. of L., met yesterday afternoon at
566 Main Street After the business
session supper was served at 6 o'clock
which was followed by progressive
whist
At the meeting of the Stationary
Firemen's Union Wednesday night,
six new members were admitted. 1t
was unanimously voted to close the
unions charter and to raise the initia-
ton fee from 81 to So.
Rev. ]. A. Huffman of the First
Swedish Congregational Church has
returned from New Haven where he
has been attending the exercises in con-
necticn with the bi-centennial cele-
bration of Yale College.
The Machinists' Union held a large
mass meeting Wednesday night.
Speeches were made by ClementShaus-
ten, president of the CT u, and sew
eral others. Twenty nine men signified
intention of joining the union.
The final meeting of the committee
in charge of the festival in aid Of st.
Paurs Orphanage will be held in A. o.
H. Hall, Sunday afternoon at o'clock
The festival is to be held in Mechanics
Hall, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
The Plymouth Club met last night
in the parlor of Plymouth Church and
outlined in part a plan Of work for the
coming year. Albert Inman presided
at the meeting. The club will banquet
at the State Mutual restaurant on the
evening of Nov. -.
"A pair of horses attached to a hack
driven by Francis Hawley slipped and
fell at the corner of Main and Front
Streets yesterday morning about II
O'Clock. One of the mammals in striv-
ing to get on it's feet stepped on it's
mate and inflicted a severe wound.
Sneak thieves got in another job
Wednesday night by breaking into
Bobert Benson's shoe store at 349 Mill
bury street and stealing six pairs of
shoes. The break was reported to the
police yesterday morning and inspect
or Arthur F. Roach was detailed on
the case.
The Polishers' Union admitted
three new members and received eight
applications Wednesday night The
dance committee reported that it had
engaged the services of the Philhar-
is Orchestra to furnish the music for
the dance the union is to hold in Hor-
ticultural Hall Dec. II.
Arthur M. Stone who has been
prominently connected with the boot
and shoe business for the last 20 years
has resigned his position as treasurer
of Isaac Prouty & Co., Incorporated,
to accept the office of second vice
president and director of the Crompton
& Knowles Loom works.
AT the last meeting of Court Quin-
sigamond, F of A, two new members
were admitted 1t was voted to hold
a special meeting Tuesday night, to ar
range for the union fair to be in Me-
chanics Hall, Nov. A. Is and 16. At
special meeting of Court City of Wor-
cester Mrs. Rose McKenna was ap-
pointed to take charge of the courts
table at the fair