Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-11
CITY AND COUNTY.


of the Worcester County Mechanics Association
was held at Washbun Hall, last evening, the pres-
dent, I. X. Earle in the chair. The annual report
of the board of trustees read by the president
and accepted. They recommend the donation of
the library to the CITY, and union course of twelve
lectures, the ensuing winter, instead of two
courses of six lectures, as heretofore They con-
graduate the Association the prospect of
lief from the pecuniary embarrassment which
shrouded the Association at their last annual meet
ing. Taking the large donation of Hon. Stephen
Salisbury their basis of action, they have
ceeded in making satisfactory compromises
first, with the bondhoders, who have surrendered
their bonds on payment of forty per cent of the
principal, excepting only $500 in amount which is
scattered in small sums, and has not yet come in,
thus giving prospect of removing the only obsta-
Gle that prevents the entire property from orting
again to the association; secondly, with the third
mortgages, who have agreed to pay the notes,
Gel the mortgages and release the association from
all liabilities TO them, provided they receive their
proportion of the Salisbury donation; third, with
the creditors of the floating debt, who have settled
on the same terms the third mortgages fourth,
with the mortgages of the Exchange street lot who
have taken title to the same, and bound themselves
to pay the two notes at the treasurers office, one of
$1,000, and of $4,000, thereby releasing the asso-
citation from all obligation to them. Thus this mag
nifcent hail. with all its appurenances, will soon be
in possession of the Worcester County Mechanics
Association.
The report of the clerk Phinehas Ball, shows that
he has received, as assessments from members and
apprentices, to October l, 1859 s4O5 So for tickets
sold to the course of lectures $50 50 single tickets
sold S74 05; for rent of boxes in the library room
for ball SIS rs; making the amount he received in
ALL S5SS 49, For which he is credited by the receipt
| of the same amount from the treasurer The num-
Der of active members is 443, and of apprentices 40;
life members, 1876; honorary members, %. The re-
port of the treasurer Joseph p Hale, makes the fol-
lowing exhibit
To balance, cash on hand, April II, 1859, s?2l i
To cash from clerk, April 3, 1850, doS 10
Total, $500 Sc
BY bills, for gas for Library Room, Sl0 s.
For rent Of Library Room, 300
For lectures 496 2!
For collecting assessments, postage &c, q %
For clerks salary. 81 81
For Ireasurer's salary, SIS
For sundries, ~ ~
Total, $500 IS
The following gentlemen were elected officers of
the association for the ensuing year:-President-
Richard Ball; Vice President-Wm. B. Taber;
Clerk-Phnehas Ball Observation-Disclosures Marsh;
Trustees-Wm. A. Wheeler, Benz Walker, II. w.
Miller, Martin Lathe, j. c. Newton, Joel W. Up
ham, Henry C. Fish, Adam Harrington, Azirus
Brown, L. w Pond, T. E. Berry, Z. 7. Marble, A.
T. Burgess, Willard Jones. The subject of course
of lectures was referred to the trustees With the
transaction of some unimportant business, the meet
ing adjourned.
CULTURE OF PEARs-Our third number on this
subject will be found the first page of this paper
In the amateurs list in the second number the Beure
d'Anjou was, somehow, by inadverence omitted.
1t should be there, and we leave it 10 readers,
each one to omit such variety he chooses, to make
way for it,
SUPREME CoURT.-The Supreme Judicial Court,
Judge Hoar presiding, commenced its April session
in this city, yesterday. After the calling of the
docket, the following juries were empaneed:-
FIRST Jiuy-Oliyer Adams of Dudley, foreman;
Ethan Allen of Sturbridge, VIM. Bemis of Ashburn-
ham. Gilbert Bond OF n orth Brookield, David Boy
den of Worcester, Jonas Cutler of Westminster, Ru-
fqs NJ Eddy of Charlton, Samuel T fiske of lem
pleton, George Hobbs of Brookteld, Rufus Holman
of Leicester, Emory Howard of sutton, and Gran A.
Kelly OF w orcester
Second Jrny-Samuel Sawyer of NIibury, fore
man; Samuel King of Hardwick, Arson Lowe
of Clinton, Russell Morse, Jr., of Royalson, Pat
rick O'Keefe of Worcester Amasa Parkhurs of Mil.
ford, VIM. Henry Shumway of Oxford, Edward Il.
Knapp OF Leominster, Jonas Stone of Westborough,
Lewis S. Taft OF UXbridge Seth Iasker of Winchen-
don and Warren Whitney OF Spencer.
The first case taken up that of Ohm Marcy
in which Moses Barnes, Of the defendants, de-
mics his signature to the note in its present shape
Deyens Hoar for the plaintiff Hyde, Bacon, and
Chapman of Springfield for the defense
POLICE CoURT.-Yesterday, Allen Delaney, for
being drunk, fined So and costs, and commit
| ted.
| ALL SAINTS CHURCH-At meeting of the men,
bers of this parish, held at their church Easter
Monday, the following named gentlemen elect
ed officers for the ensuing year:-Wardens Thomas
Bottomly and Lemuel b. Nichols; Vestrymen, Hon
| ry X. Newcomb, Geo I. Rice, Jr., Chas L. Putnam
Francis II. Dewey, Chas. B. Whiting, Sumner Pratt
| Simeon Thompson, A. Ii. Bullock, Edward L. Davis
| Parish Clerk Chas. b. Whiting; Treasurer, Chas NJ.
| Bent.
| To Decentralization is called to the adver-
tsement of a course of parties to be given at Hor-
tcutural Hall. The ball will be opened this even
ing, and those who would improve the opportunity
will of course be ON hand. The advertisement more
than hints that the presence of the ladies desired
above all things
LAST OF THE SEAsoN.-The Spiritualists will hold
the eighth and last OF their series of social levees
at Horticultural Hall, tomorrow Thursday even
ing.
CHOICE PEAR TREES at auction this morning. at
10 o'clock, by g. w. Vail, on lot in the rear of
| Hon Alex. H. Buock's residence, % Elm street.
F1TCHBURG.-rhe manufacturing business in this
thriving town never was better. The Putnam Ma
chine Company, near the depot, are doing heavy
| business, with one hundred and twenty-five hands,
| having now on hand eleven orders for steam en-
| gines. of different sizes, from seventy to twenty
horse power, for different sections of the country
south and west. Two going out of the country
They have also many orders for large engine athes