Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-22

was referred to the committee on highways,
with power to act.
The common council passed an order for
the purchase of six copies of Cushing's Man
ual, unabridged edition, for the use of the
members of the council, but the aldermen
non-cOncurrCd
PUBLIC LIBRARY Green DigiSioH..-The
interest and the number of visitors to this IL
brary are increasing. When its real merits
aRd character are better known it will be more
used. 1t is the impression with many, l find,
that it was merely DR. Green's private libra
ny, and therefore consisting Of either medical
or such by-gone works as would possess little
interest for this generation. When they find
that it was collected for this specific purpose,
and that the books are valuable, and embrace
such large range of topics, a new interest
will be at once awakened Il. BAKER.
WE are requested to state that two or three
days since a bundle was put into the post
office window by some unknown person, con-
taing. apparently, a pair of pantal0ons, di-
rected to "Mr Josph NJ Gushing, Co. c, 34th
Mass. Reg't, Washington, d. c." The pos
tage on it amounts to $2.l0, but there are
stamps on it to the value of "A cents, leaving
balance Of $l.SG due. The present law re-
| quires this amount to be doubled, unless it is
prepaid, so that Mr.. Gushing will have to pay
1912 unless the balance due is paid here.
The postmaster will retain it here day or two
to afford the opportunity of prepayment, after
which it will be forwarded as directed.
EAGLE HOSE Co. No. 3, have just been sup
piled with new hose carriage, of beautiful
construction, which will appear for the first
time at the parade of the department, to-
morrow.
THE TuEATER will be open tonight, and
the ''ghost" is the attraction.
Mr.. GREEN, of Duprez Green's Ministries,
was presented with several hooking birds last
winter by the ladies of New Orleans. He will
sing the ''Mockng Bird" on the 2Sth.
CoRRECToN.-Patents for improvements
in corsets and corset skirt supporters were
awarded to Lavinia II. Fay, of this city. The
name was misprinted in yesterdays paper.
WEBsTER.-The Webster delegates to the
republican convention are Asher Joslin,
DR.. L. B. Brown, C. C. Corbin, and A. E.
Day. ubstitutes-Parmenus Keith, George
Clapp, Rev. c. l.. Eastman and S. A. Tingier.
The delegates from Winchendon to the re-
publican state convention, on the oath, are
Gilman b. Parker, Seth Tucker, S. NJ. Muir
dock, and Geo. Brown; from Shrewsbury, j.
II. Nelson, C. o. Green, and 0. b. Wyman.
SOLDIERS RELIKF-Articles received by the
Worcester soldiers relief committee since Sept.
l4th -15 shirts pair drawers Il bottles raspberry
vinegar, Mrs w Paine; sheet, 8 pair socks, East
Douglas Sewing Society; pounds black tea Mrs
Ethan Allen; pairs woolen socks, pair cotton
socks, dozen handkerchiefs, IIrs Pinkham; jar
pickles, Mrs May, Leicester; dried apple, old linen
MIS- L Farnum bottle raspberry shrub, Mrs D
Goddard; stationery and old linen, A Friend;
pounds black tea Mrs Loren Goes; bottles currant
wine, A Friend; jars jelly and syrup, Mrs ITers
Phillips; Shirts Friend; 6 collars, l shirt,
velOpes and dressings, Mrs Freeman; bottles
rant wine, Mrs Swan, Leicester; do raspberry
shrub, Mrs Southgate Leicester; shirts, pr socks
neck ties, Mrs Bgeow 2 sheets pr socks, friend
l bottle currant wine, jar cherry pickles, do
blackberry jam, do currant do, netting a TREND
l bottle raspberry shrub, / pair wooien socks, Mrs
Salisbury; bag Of dried apple E " Ainsworih
of Millbury; jug raspberry Vinegar, l do currant
syrup Mrs Bertody Of Leicester jar blackberry
jam, Mrs Fisher OF Leicester national games, Miss
L Green So 62, from Miss Lottie Bishop and Miss
Ala Brown, raised by them from a children's fair;
$40 from friendi 81 from friend 81 from
friend.
Forwarded Sept. 10th, box TO sanitary commits
sion, Boston, and box to Mrs Bigelow, Washing.
ton, d c.
AUCTION SALEs.-Sales of furniture on Thursday
of this week, and dwelling house at Park street