Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-10
GAurtester 1ailp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

Inc mayor publishes II uOtlCe Inls uOTnlnS III
reference to the small poX.
N. ]. 0Connell French is advertised to de-
liver a celebrated lecture tonight.
Hoppin's cork models continue to draw large
crowds of visitors. The exhibition will close in
a few days.
Mr.. Hiram A. Young of this city sailed from
New York last Saturday, in the steamer India,
for Europe.
Maj. Gen. Charles Devens of this city has
been elected commander of the military order OF
the Loyal Legion, for this state, for the ensuing
year.
Grace Church will not be finished until octo-
Der, but it is thought the vestry will be ready
for occupancy for the regular church services by
July 1.
Julia Murphy, daughter of Timothy Murphy,
who lives on Suffolk street, died yesterday from
the effects of an operation to remove tumor
from her neck.
Yesterday was of kind warmer than the
three OR four days preceding-iavorable to
spring hats and young chickens, as well as en-
couraging to growing things.
An elegant life size portrait of the late DR..
Samuel Woodward, the first superintendent
of the state lunatic hospital in this city, is in
Mr.. Peck's window, at No. 100 Main street. 1t
was painted by Wight of Boston, and is recog-
nized as an exact likeness by our older citizens.
At meeting of the selectmen of Shrewsbury,
held Monday evening, the charter for the WOr-
cester and Shrewsbury street railway was ac-
cepted Internationally. 1t will be remembered
that before it passed the city council here
provision was made that the dummy engine
should not be operated in any street within the
city limits without the consent of the city
council.
1t has been proposed by the high school COM
mittee to extend the width of Maple street,
which is now but twenty-nne feet, to forty feet,
a very moderate width, indeed for a street upon
which the city has an interest of some 5000 900.
Its extension through to Elm street would seem
to be an equal public necessity, and it is hoped
will be done.
The Universalist church is fast progressing
stoward completion. About six weeks more of
energetic work upon the interior such as is now
being applied will finish it, The ceiling is being
beautifully frescoed in a handsome ground work
of blue, and with the tasteful finish of chestnut
and black walnut. The audience room will pre-
sent a fine appearance. 1t is calculated to seat
about eleven hundred persons. 1t is proposed
to have the dedication June %.
At the meeting of the Lyceum and Natural
History association last evening, Rev. Mr.. Cow
read the scientific paper presented by Prof. Ham
lin at the Baptist convention last week, to an
audience that filled the hall, and it was listened
to with much interest. The following donations
were received in the museum Fine specimen of
brown Leghorn hen, F. J. Kinney; oil rock,
found 1925 feet below the surface, with speci-
men of OVERLAPPING rock, g. Mcfarland; young
alligator, j. S. Rogers
The old American house stable, in the rear OF
the American house estate, is being raised up
one story, of brick, with the intention of being
leased to Mr.. John D. Choar and Mr.. Henry
Nutting, late Iessees of the Lincoln house stable.
The new stable will be one of the best arranged
in the city. The carriages will be kept in the
first story, the horses in the second story, and
hay, &c., in the third story. DIR. Henry Clark
is the present owner of the property.
dirty-looking saloon on Central street, kept
by one Henry Leonard-as represented to the
oflcers-hatchcd a row last night in which ten
or a dozen such people as congregate in low sa-
looms participated. The aforementioned Leon
Healy, were selected from the superb collection
and locked up as specimens. They will be eX-
amined and classified this morning.
There has been considerable religious inter
est in Grace NJ. E church of this city for a num-
Der of weeks. Last Sunday afternoon fourteen
received the ordinance of baptism, and a num-
Der of others were admitted to the church on
profession of faith and by letter. The pastor,
Rev. A. McKeown, has been granted a vacation
of three week, after next Sabbath, which he
will spend in Nova Scotia; his pulpit will be
supplied by Rev. j. E. Latimer, D. D., of Boston
theological seminary.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-In the court, yesterday,
Judge Williams fined Albert Herrow, Michael
McQuade, Edward Dunn, Elijah Brigham and
Edward GaIlaghan three dollars and costs for
drunkenness The case of Patrick Jillson for
drunkenness was put on file. Michael Settle,
Cor evading railroad fare, was fined five dollars
and costs. Catherine O'Driscoll was fined SO
and costs for keeping open shop on the Lords
day, and Johanna CronaD, charged with the
same, was found not guilty and discharged.
John Humphrey, examined on charge of being
common sellerI twas discharged.
DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs.-Gov. Padelford
of Rhode Island, and Hon. T. w. Bcknell,
Rhode Island state commissioner of public
schools, were in town yesterday, and spent the
day in examining the school system here carried
out. Accompanied by Superintendent Marble,
the visitors went TO the technical school and the
new high school building, and visited the
grammar schools and some of the schools
&c Mr ia obi
of the Rhode Island School-Master, and
both the visitors are members of the
state board of education and of the board of
trustees of the proposed new normal school at
Providence. They both expressed much praise
for our schools, especially commencing some of
the prominent features of the system as exhb-
tied in the conduct of the grammar schools.
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