Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-19

At Worcester. Massachusetts.
The Annual Parade and Drill Of the Worcester Fire De-
parJment will take place oil
Thursday s. Friday, Sept. 3d& 18th, S57,
In which all Fire Companies from abroad are cordially
invited to participate, forming
GRAND FlREMEN'S MUSTER.
Fol- such purpose we extend an invitation to all Brother
Firenaen to be present Sith US.
The annual drill OF the Worcester Department. and the
reception and escort of such companies may attend will
take lace on Thur day.
FRIDAY, the procession will be formed on the City
Park at O'Clock M, under the direction of the Chief
Engineer ard Assistance, and VIII move through the prn
cipa steets, after which there will be
GraSCl Trial of Ski.l for Five Prizes.
To be contepded Tor by ali Compsns from abroad. The
prizes will be awarded to the successful competitors
follows, viz;
First Pr ze..............$300
Second Prize. ........$ 200 5000
Third FREE. 500 .F.g
Fourth Prae..... SIS p ppzTs RT Tlsr ~ ESQ
Fifth Prize. ........... $50
Each coupsuy will draught its own WATER playing
through four hundred feet Of hose, with such pipe
each may select, throwing tie perpendicular
through hoop attached TO pole erected for
The prizes will be awarded according the judgment of
Impartial Judges to be app inted for purpose; said
prizes to be awarded upon the height OF the stream
thrown Each compang val b. allowed ten minutes 10
arrange apparatus and play the match. Time Of trial
one minute. In case # the bursting OF hose, another
ual wa DC dloweI pTOVced such til IL accomplished
within the ten iutes allotted, VI the expiration Of which
ime the company contendiBg must Withdraw Any mis-
unde rstat ding which arise in reglrd to intefpre
tation Of che rules Of aging for the Prizes will be de
cded ny the Chief Engineer of the Worcester Fire De-
partmeut The order of playing by each company, will
be decided by lot. f.H
Companies accepting the above invitation, will confer
favor by informing the Board of Engineers at their EARL
est convenience stating the of III r intended arrival
that they may be furnished with esrort. II to be
companed with Band of Music, please state the TACT,
and the name Of the Band.
Engineers from abroad will report themselves as such
upon their arls and place will be assigned them in
the procession.
-d Lw, sTURTEyANT, Chief Engineer.
SAMUEL A. PORTER,
LYMAN. BowE,
G. Watkins, 1850. p,.-,..--
RUSSELL r. SHEPARD, As'is' "s '"NSA''
r. WILLIAM Haywood, .
ELIJAH f. DILLER,
G. WATKINS, Cpk Of Board Of Eng'rs
Worcester, July 24th. 1857. d2a~ts4 jy27
H,ITY COLLECT oR's NOTICE. - The
Z owners and occupants Of the following described
parcels of Real Estate situated in the City and Count ot
Worcester, and Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, are
hereby notified that The Taxes thereon severaly assessed
for the year 1855 according the lists committed 10
as Collector OF Taxes for said City, by the Assessors Of
Taxes remain unpaid and that said parcels Of Real rs
tate will be offered for sale at Public Auction on Tues
day the twenty HHh day Of August at 10 O'Clock a M
in front OF my office City Hal for the payment Of said
Tax-a, together with all the costs and charges thereon
unless the same shall be previously discharged
WARD i.
JAMES II. BANCROFT or Q. h. PRLfr, Assignee.
House and land South side OF Mibrook street,
bought Of 5. Haven....... ......,..........$l2 90
Lot Of land South side May street, bought Of Now
y..-.. 80 81 %
bought Of Mowry Locse, -. @ 1910
WARP 7.--EDwIN sToNE,
Estate he lives on, South side Of Elm street, next
Vest of Estate OF G. Paine Hers.............$224 20
Lot aud unhnised house adj Dining. 20
- JOSEPH T. OLoUGH,
Lot Of land ON South side Of May street, bought OF
na. BARKlN HMDH.
Estate North side OF pleasant street, "a house west
Of Russell street. bought II Sullivan ..........$lS 20
Estate East hide Of Mason street nexi n Estate
owned by P. Wadsworth, bought Of ohapman...$l7 80
House S.. . 20
vsuor.. .s s.'%. '. . 50
Balance OF Land on Union Hill bought o. II Chs
pin, including 30 lots called Bemis Robinson
lots and Included In the following bounds;-
North by KLna street. East BY Mendon street,
South by Union ayenae,. aud West by Penn
avenue AZ .....s-..............sss.'s ..Sbl W
Balance Of land on Union hill bought OF John
Pond, and described on Smiths llaDs Of lots 42 90
NJ HHf T CSC W WHEELFR,
aul dsSseOd2w Treasurer and Collector.