This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-May 8, 1903

These news items were the talk of the town on May 8, 1903

St. Catherine’s T. A. and L. society is making arrangements to re-organize its baseball team for the present season. With four strong teams in the field, baseball seems to be in a booming condition in this town tills year.

The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Casey, one of the oldest residents of the town, was held from St. Catherine’s Church High Mass of Requiem at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. Interment was in Highland Cemetery.

Chosen Knights commandery, Knights of Malta, is to hold an entertainment and strawberry festival in Odd Fellows Hall on the evening of May 28.

At the meeting of St. Catherine’s court, No. 62, M. C. O. F., which was held at Odd Fellows Hall last Monday evening, five candidates received the initiatory degree. A team from Boston performed the work.

Clan Stewart, No. 9, A. O. S. C., will hold a public whist party in Conger Hall on the evening of May 27.

Richard, the little son of Mr. Richard Black of Chapel Street., who has been dangerously ill for the past two weeks, is now reported to be out of danger.

Miss Euuico De Armond of Providence, R. I., is spending a short outing with Norwood relatives.

A delegation from Clan Stewart, A. O. S. C., visited Clan McKenzie of Boston Wednesday evening.

Miss Mildred Pipping has severed her connection with the Norwood Press. She is to be married about the middle of June to Carl Waldheim of this town.

Miss Alice M. Morse of Dedham, stenographer for J. S. Cashing & Co., of the Norwood Press, was given a theatre party last Saturday afternoon by Norwood friends, visiting the Hollis street theatre, and afterward being entertained with a dinner at the Parker House, in the rooms occupied by the Prince of Wales on his visit to Boston. Miss Morse, who is beloved and esteemed by many intimate friends and associates at the Press and who is a young lady of rare beauty of character and gentle, pleasing manner, is soon to leave her present position to become the wife of Dr. Chute of Boston.

Don’t fail to see “The Fairy of the Waters,” by eleven children in the Universalist chapel, Tuesday evening, May 12th. Admission 25 cents.

Some four hundred children participated in the May procession at St. Catherine’s church last Sunday afternoon. The smallest boys came first, followed by little girls of about similar diminutive stature, and those in turn were followed by other members of the Sunday school. Tho little girls carried small bouquets and wore wreaths of smilax. The statue of the Blessed Virgin was crowned by Miss Annie Waldron.

The movement for the closing of Norwood stores on every Thursday afternoon during the months of June, July, and August has begun early this year, and already a number of proprietors have signified their willingness to participate in the mid-weekly half-holiday alluded to. One merchant who talked about it said lie believed that the closing this year would be far more general than in any previous year.

Miss Bertha E. Nead has accepted a position temporarily at the Press as copy-holder.

Rev. George W. Nead delivers the address Memorial Day at Randolph. The services are held in the evening the same as at this place.

Organ recital, Congregational church, May 21, 8 p. m. Mrs. Stone of Providence, contralto, Lyman F Brackett, organist, violinist from Boston. High-class programme. Tickets 25 cents.

Golf players are invited to join the Norwood Golf Club and can do so by applying to the secretary, Mrs. L. H. Plimpton. The board of directors is planning a series of games for the coming season with the teams of other golf associations.

A. W. Morse, formerly foreman of the electrotyping department of the Norwood Press has removed from Arlington to his former Norwood home on Walpole Street.

The Norwood Tennis Club is preparing the courts near Norwood Central Station for the coming season. An automatic arrangement for tightening the nets has been put in this year.

The High school baseball team will play the Hyde Park High School team at Prospect Park Saturday afternoon.

The new meat and fish market of Joseph A. Fenton, opened this week in the building occupied by Currier the shoe dealer, and later by Adams the jeweler, is certainly as up-to-date a store in its arrangements and general appearance as any store which has been opened here in a long time. A big basket of roses and other cut flowers adds to the beauty of one of the windows, and the other window dressings have a very attractive and citified appearance. The interior is also very attractive. Everything looks new, neat, and business-like. The store appears to be already enjoying a large trade. This building, which has served various purposes, may now have secured the business best suited to it. It certainly seems a very central and appropriate location for a market.

Tiot Lodge, I. O. O. F., worked the initiatory degree on two candidates Wednesday evening.

William Readel, a young Norwood man who excels in drawing, is to open a studio in one of the upper rooms of the Norwood Associates’ building.

J. Bismarck McKinnon has removed to the Mrs. Charles Morse house, 880 Washington Street.

(Originally published in the Norwood Advertiser and Review)