Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-21
CITY AND COUNTY.

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Thompson & Cos.
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CITY AND COUNTY.
ML1TARY.-Capt. George H. Ward, of the City
Guards, and Capt. Damon, of the Holden Rifles,
both of the Third Battalion Rifles have applied for
their discharge
In addition to Col Edwin Upton of Fitchburg,
the following officers of the Ninth Regiment have
received their discharge: VIM. Kimball of Fitch
burg major Jonas Corey, captain of Company E,
of Fitchburg; NJ. Edwin Day, first lieutenant of
Company B, of Fitchburgi G. W. lockwood, cap
tain and Edwin E. Pierce, first lieutenant of Com
pany A. Leominster and A. A. Walker, first lieu
tenant of Company D, of Ashburnham.
OFFICIAL VIsIT.-Adjutant General Schouler
made brief visit this city, Friday afternoon, for
the purpose ofqualiying Col, stoddard, who is ap-
pointed one of the governors aids The appoint.
ment was made without consultation with Mr.. Stod-
dard, and was, of course entirely unsolicited on his
part. 1t is however, very satisfactory appoint
ment, and will confer as much credit the COM
mander-in-chief as on the gentleman who wears the
laurels.
PERsoNAL-Samuel E. Davis, son of Samuel
Davis, ESQ., of this city, left Thursday evening
last by the steamboat train, for New York and will
sail to-day, in the steamship Edinburg, for Liver
pool. He will remain abroad six months, residing
most of the time at Paris, to complete his French
studies.
CHANGE OF TINE ON THE WESTERN RoAD.-Trav-
elers the Western Railroad will take notice that
the New York express train which has heretofore left
Worcester at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, will leave at 1925 A
NJ, on and after Monday next
On and after Monday next three trains from Wor-
cester TO Boston have their time of departure from
Worcester changed as folows;-l24O to 12.45; 800
to 315 (eXpress) and 10 80 to 1910 P. M (express)
From Boston one change is also made, the morn.
ing express leaving at instead of $50 heretofore.
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REAL ESTATE ON PORTLAND STREET..-The house
of NJ. A Furbush, No. II Portland street, was sold
yesterday by Mr. Vail, for $4,000. Dr. Mgnault,
the purchaser subsequently transferred his purchase
to City Marshal Phillips, who bought the strip of
land adjoining, giving for the house, with nearly
1850 feet of land, $500.
The SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, Judge Hoar
presiding. will sit to-day to hear motions and ques-
tons of divorce On Monday next when jury cases
will be in ORDER the first taken up will be that
of Sheriff E X. Gibbs of Clinton vs. the chief of po
for the arrest of McNulty, the murderer of police
man Hobson, year or two since. Charles G. Ste
vens of Clinton, and A. A. Ranney of Boston, ap-
pear for the plaintiff, and Devens & Hoar for the
defence.
POLICE CoURT.-Before Judge Green, yesterday
Ellen Murray, for larceny of silk dress and other
articles of wearing appaae the property of Mrs. F.
c. Hunt, was sent to the House OF Correction for
one month. John Leonard, for larceny of an iron
bar worth So, from the yard of Nathan Washburn,
and selling it for rs cents was sent over for one
month james Edwards and Henry Clark, for being
drunk, were each fined 50 and COSTS and committed.
LYCEUM AND LIBRARY AssoCIATIoN.-The mem
bers of this association will notice that the annual
meeting deferred from the 14th to this (Satur-
day. evening, at the old library rooms in the Wor-
cester Bank Block Some important changes are to
be made in its form of organization. and officers are
to be elected for the year full attendance
is desired.
TREES AT AUoTIoN.-Lamson will close out the
balance of his trees, this morning at nine O'Clock
Those wishing standard pear, apple, and peach
trees, or Hartford Prolific grape vines, shrubs SC.
should be on the ground early.
REV. Mr.. RICHARDSON will preach the third dis
course in his series of doctrina sermons tomorrow
forenoon. Subject-"Adam's FALL and whether it
changed the nature of man any faculty of his
REV. LEMUEL Moss, pastor elect of the First
Baptist church of this city, will preach tomorrow
Mr.. Moss is graduate of the university at Roches-
ter N. Y, and is completing his studies for the
ministry at the theological institute in that city
He will assume his pastoral duties on the 1st of Sep
TENDER next.
THEATER-NeXt Monday night old friends
Myers and Boniface, will open the Theater Tor
brief engagement. Annie Senter is announced to
appear
DEATH OF AN AGED CITIzEN-Major Daniel
Tenney of Sutton died on Thursday last at the age
of Sc years. Major Tenney had been very well
known and well esteemed in his section of the coun-
ty for upwards of half century. He has been sub
scrber TO the Massachusetts Spy for sxynine years
continuously, and has preserved them in bound vol
umes from the beginning to a very recent date The
late papers not bound safely done up for binding
which, he says, in letter addressed to this office two
three years ago, 81 shall not be likely to want
much longer" He will be buried, with Masonic
honOrs, at O'Clock, p NJ. on Sunday next.
DoUGLAs.-Albert L. Luke, the keeper of bar
room in Douglas, on the edge of Thompson, which
has been the source of great anxiety and disorder
among the residents in that vicinity, was arrested
last week and bound for trial at the next term
of the superior court, under $500 bonds which he
furnished The excited considerable interest
and many persons were present at the hearing from
the immediate neighborhood.
FAMILY AFFAIR.-The Webster Times puts on
record the following domestic event -''The wife of
Mr.. Thomas Norris living at the Merino Village on
the I4h inst, gave birth to twenty three and quar-
ter pounds of humanity, III the shape of three plump
girls, each one of which weighed seven and three
quarters pounds Mother and offspring are doing
well. Mrs Morris has on two previous occasions
presented her husband with twins
HUBBARDsToN-The teachers of Hubbardston
and vicinity held teachers institute in that town.
last week The bad travelling and unpropitious
weather of the first three days prevented a numer-
GUS attendance. Toward the close of the week
however, the sessions were crowded, and very much
interest was manifested During the discussion, on
the last evening of the institute, Geo. b. Emerson
Esq, treasurer of the Board of Education, though
not a member stated, in answer to public inquiry
that the Board was never consulted never gave any
advice, or took any action in regard to the enact
ments of the Legislature the past year, in relation