Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
EvIR e NJ MS UsTE R
At WORCESTER. Massachusetts.


TIE Annual Parade and Drill Of the Worcester Fire De
par'ment will take place
Thursday & Friday, Sept. Sd & 4th, 1851.
In which all Fire Companies from abroad are cordially
invited to participate, forming
GRAND FTREMEN'S MUSTER.
For such purpose we extend an invitation to all Brother
Firenen to be present with
The annual drill of the Worcester Department and the
reception AMI escort Of such companies may attend will
take place on Thursday. $3.50.
FRIDAY, the procession will be formed on the City
Park, at O'Clock under the direction of the Chief
Engineer and Assistants and viii move through the prn.
ciEal steets, after which there will be
Grand Trial of SkIII for Five Prizes,
To be contended for by all Compans from abroad. The
prizes will be awarded to the successful competitors as
follows, VIZ: ,"#
First Pr ze.sSDO Fs- a.u
second Prize. ..'..!.-. 200 . #
Third Prize. $500
Fourth Prize SIS prrT rR'T T3rrG ~ E.a
Each company will draught its own water, playing
through four hundred feet of hose with such pipe as
each may select throwing the stream perpepdeniar
through hoop attached to pole erected for that purpose
The prizes will be awarded according to the Judgment Of
Impartial Judgeto be app intei for the purpose said
prizes to be awarded upon the height of the stream
thrown Each company vii be allowed ten minutes to
arrange apparatus and play the match. Time of trial
one minute In case q the bursting of hose, another
trial will be allowed, provided such trial ia
within the ennlutes allotted vt the expiration OF which
me the company cnntendiDg must withdraw Any mis-
understanding which my arise in regard nterpre
tation Of the rues of playing for the Prizes viii be de
cdet by the Chief Engineer of the Worcester Fire De.
patment The order Of playing by each company will
be decided by lot. NT
Companies accepting the above invitation will confer
favor by informing the Board Of Engineers at their EARL
est convenience stating the Of their intended arrival
that they may be furnished with escort. If to be &C
and the name of the Band.
Engineers from abroad will report themselves as such
upon their arrival and place will be assigned them in
the procession.
L, W. sTURTEVANT, Chef Engineer.
SAMUEL A. PORTER,
a.. LYMAN HOWE,
u G. WATKINS, ,...,,.
. RUSSELL X. SHEPARD. A0siStalt HnSneeFs'
WILLIAM II HEYwolD,
II g, WATKINS, ork of Board Of Ene,rs
Worcester, July Path. 1857. d2aRts4 jy27
E%IrY CoLLECTOR'S NOTICE. : The
~ owners and occupants Of the following described
parcels of Real Estate situated in the City and County Of
Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, are
hereby notified that the Taxes thereon severay assessed
for The year 1855, according to the lists commit
as Collector Of Taxes for said CITY, by the Assessors of
Taxes remain unpaid and that said parcels Of Real Es
tate will be offered for sale at Public Auction on Tues
day the twenty fifth day of August at 10 O'Clock a M
IN front of my office, City Hail. for the payment of said
Taxes together with all the and charges thereon
unless the same shall be previously discharged.
WARD /.
JAMES H. BANCROFT or Q. e. PRATT Assignee 81.
House and land South side OF Millbrook street
bought Of s Haven. .$12 so
Lot of land South side May street, bought of Now
ry..;.:,................ 81 90
Lot of land corner Clarem 3nt and Silver sreeta.
bought of Mowry Locke. .......,......,...S 80 10
WARD EDWIN STONE
Estate he lives on South side of Elm street next
west OF Estate OF G. Paine Heirs .$22 40
Lot aud uniuised house adjoining SlI 90
JOSEPH 7. CLoUGH
Lot Of land on South side of May street, bought of
Ell mayer. $40 so
LARKiN SMITH.
Estate North side of Pleasant stree % house West
Of Russell street, bought If Sullivan .....,$ls 20
Estate East side of Mason street, next to Estate
owned by p. Wadsworth, bought of Chapman. .Sl7 SO
Estate East side of Newton street, next to corner
House .sl5 40
Estate West side OF Palma street, bought of eros.
yenor. .,,:....................$l so
Balance of land on Union Hill bought o. II. Cha
pin, including 80 lots called Bemis & Robinson
lots, and included in the following bounds
North by H.na street. East by Mendon street,
South by Union avenle,. and West by Penn
avenue ..........................$ 91 90
Baauce Of land Union Hill, bought of John
Pond, and described Smiths plans of LOTS e42 90
GEO ". WHEELER,
aul d3sSeod2w Treasurer and Collector,