Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-29
0Nurtesttr Daily Spp.
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
The Temple of Honor will soon hold another
public temperance meeting.
Maggie Mitchell will appear in Music hall,
Friday and Saturday evenings, March Dist and
April 1st, and not the Both, as previously stated.
The sale of tickets will begin tomorrow morn
ing.
It is reported that J.J o'Leary, the oars
man, has sent challenge to the friends of John
Mekeel of Cold Springs, N. Y, offering to row
that renowned scullcr on Lake Quinsigamond
early in the month of May. O'Lcary has taken
good care of himself during the winter, and is
in fine condition to row when called upon.
Work upon the new high school building is
going forward as rapidly as circumstances will
admit on so vast an enterprise. The plastering
is being done. and the whole inside from cellar
to attic presents most lively appearance,
with the numerous busy workmen of all kinds,
the movement of tmbers and other material
for the completion of the structure.
B[essrs. Wood Light & Co. have Just shipped
three of their improved patent shaftng lathes,
25 feet long, each weighing four and one-half
tons, one of them for Montreal. Their cost is
$1,000 each. The same firm have just completed
athree-posted lathe of the same size, by which
pieces of iron work ofany length may be cut off
and finished at the end.
The banks of the city have declared semi.an-
nual dividends as here given, payable April first {:
Worcester national, five per cent; Citizens ma
tional, six per cent; City national, six per cent;
Central national, six per cent; Quinsigamond
national, five per cent; and the Mechanics ma
tional, six per cent
Sutton & Wheeler, brokers. of this city. were
Yesterday arrested on three charges of embezzle
ment. made by B. T. Sibley of Oxford, +, C.
Hardy and C. W. Fales of this city. The amount
covered nv the the three complaints is about
S25O0 They were taken before bail commits
sioner, Clark ,Jilson, ESQ.,, and bound in the
sum of 5000 each for appearance in the munich
pal court, Saturday morning.
At the annual reunion of the Main street NJ.
Z. church, Monday evening, the name was
changed to Grace church. and by that it will
hereafter be known. Mr.. +. A. Clapp stated
that the current expenses for the year had been
$500. The total amount of cash received thus
far towards the erection of the new edifice is
S85 $50 30. The building operations are going
forward with vigor, and it is hoped to get the
vcstry ready for occupancy by the first of May.
The building will be completed in the fall.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore's dane
inr class displayed the proficiency attained by
them during the winter at the soiree given at
Horticultural hall last evening" Seats were
placed around the floor in four rows, which we're
all occupied by the parents and friends of the
little dancers. The precision to which good
training has brought them in the accomplish
meut. COUPLED with their natural graces. made
their motions ON the floor charming to look
upon. The applause after several of the figures
attestcd the interest with which the audience
watched the airy steps and bright faces.
The amusement for this evening is at Music
hall in the form of tbeatricals. given by party
of amateurs in aid of the PEOPLES club. Al
though the larger portion of the ladies and gen.
tlemeu who are to take part arc not members
of the club, they have kindly volunteered their
services on this occasion, hoping 10 add a hand
some sum to lis treasury. We understand that