Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-03
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CITY NEWS.

The Worcester republican county convention
will meet in Horticultural hall on the 18th inst.
lost sash is advertised this morning by an
anxious loser.
A lady's black silk sack was picked up on the
street last night, and may be found at the police
st alton.
L. d. Towne, ESQ.,, having removed to Hart
ford, Ct, sold his fine residence on Harvard
street, corner of Harvard place, to Samuel
Smith, Esq, on Saturday last.
The treasurer of the Mechanics association
calls upon all members to visit his office, in Me
chanics hall, during the evening, pay their dues
and receive their lecture tickets.
The regular monthly meeting of the young
mems Christian association occurs this evening,
at which reports arc expected from the North.
ampton convention delegates.
The State Guard, last evening, voted to let the
armory two evenings of each week to the city
authori,ies for the use of the City Guards and
the Light Infantry.
The through "White Mountains and New
London" cars over the Nashua and Norwich
roads go heavily freightcd with passengers home
ward bound from the mountains, over this ia
vorite route.
The grading for the second track on the
Worcester and Nashua road between Sterling
junction and Clinton, is being pushed forward
with yigor. Before another summer, the
double track will be completed to Groton June
ton.
The City Guards are already making arrange
ments for grand promenade concert and ball
on the night of December Goth, with three
months margin for making it the ball of the
season. Among the features are the American
brass band Of Providence, Brown & Reeves
string band, and Arbuckle.
Mr., James L. Burbank has purchased the in
tercst of Mr.. Green in the firm of NJ. B. Green
& Co., druggists, and will continue the business
OF the timc-hOnOred firm at the old stand. Mr.
Burbank has been connected with the establish
ment wenty.nine years-seventeen of them as
junior partner. Mr.. Green rctires from active
business.
The work OF removal of several of the old
wooden buildings on the west side of Union
street, between Thomas street and old Market
street, has been commenced, with a view to the
Strengthening Of Union street, in accordance
with the decree of the city government, passed
some time since. This street, when the redoca-
ton is completed, will enter Lincoln square
over the archway of Mill Brook.
The arching OF Mill Brook sewer has been
completed some three hundred feet north of Lin
coin square, and the work is going on with
vigor, The channel under the public way across
the square is being widened and enlarged by the
construction of new archway, to correspond
with the channel beyond. Work on the extern
sion of Prescott street to Lincoln square, in ac-
cordance with the decree, will begin as soon as
the sewer over which it is to run is completed.
Coroner J. Marcus Rice went to Rochdale YES
terday morning and held an inquest on the body
of Timothy Glooly, the boy killed while at
tempting to jump on a freight train Saturday
afternoon. A jury, consisting of L. S. Carlton,
J f. II. Rouse Liberty Lamb, c. Z. Lamb, Jas
Camwell and S. W. Foster, was cmpaneled, and
after hearing the testimony of those having
knowledge of the. manner in which the boy
came to his death, brought in verdict exoner
ating the railroad and its employees.
At the regular meeting of the Grattan liter
airy society, held at their hall in Crompton's
block, the following officers were elected jfOr the
term beginning Oct l. President, Joshua
OLeary; vice president, John Cronin; record
ing secretary, John McMullcn; financial sccre-
tary, Frank brennan; treasurer, Marin
Howard. Directors-James DOwney Thorn
as Eagan, Thomas Kcheagh, and Law
renee 0Connor. Librarian = NJ McGourn;
first assistant, Eugene Moriarty; second assist
ant, j. Dwycr. The association is now in Il
fourishng condition; it numbers one hundred
and fifty members; the library contains two
hundred volumes; the treasury is well filed,
and its future success seems assured.