Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-12
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CITY NEWS.

Mr.. A. L. Peck has removed to store No. D,
Lincoln house block, which he has enlarged and
fitted up in elegant style, and is stocking itwith
pictures, frames, sc.
The cooperative association will have It's reg
ular quarterly meeting at Turn hall tins even
ing. After the hearing of reports, Henry L.
Parker Esq, will address the meeting
The amount collected last Sunday, during the
day and evening, by Rev. Mr.. Toles for the New
England home for little wanderers, was s641.
Trinity church alone gave $500.
The school board held short session last eve
ming, and completed the election of teachers,
which was left unfinished at the last meeting,
No new ones were chosen.
The excursion of the Universast society and
its friends to Rocky Point and Newport Will
leave the Green street station at half.past six
O'Clock this morning.
The city council adjourned for one week from
last Monday evening. 1t is hoped by the MEM
bers to clear up the business at the next meet
ing sufficiently to adjourn over for the summer
vacation.
A new road is in course of construction, from
Leicester street to GAINESVILLE, crossing the BOs-
ton and Albany railroad about a mile and a
half from New Worcester near GAINESVILLE,
where depot is to be built, which will be
great accommodation for several manufacturing
villages within mile or two of the new sta
ton, including Cherry Valley.
The Brown freshmen crew, by a collision
with the Harvard freshmen at Springfield, Mon
day afternoon, seriously damaged their boat,
and went home to Providence yesterday morn
Nj tl,o
gansett boat club, returning to this city so as
go back TO Springfield on the express train in
the afternoon.
The Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg road an
nounce that passengers returning from the
Vineyard can now remain over in New Bedford
until the departure of the 70 90 P. NJ, train, and
then come direct through to South Framing
ham without any delay at Mansfield, thus
atfording ample time for dinner and a stroll
around the city.
In the municipal court, yesterday morning.
Thomas Hoy was fined five dollars and costs for
disturbing the peace, and committed to jail on
non.payment. Patrick O'Connor paid a fine of
50 and costs for drunkenness, and Alice Straney
was committed to Jail on account of her inability
to pay a fine of So and costs for the same
offence
During the dedicatory services at the French
Catholic church last Sabbath Bishop O'Reilly
paid the pastor and society the following COM
pliment: without any exaggeration but in
justice to the Canadians of Notre Danes church,
| must declare that the report of your esteemed
pastor, handed me on January last was, of all
those received the very BEST and that no con-
gregatiOn, either in Worcester or throughout the
whole diocese of Springfield, in proportion to
the number, did so much as you"
Among the largest manufacturing establish
ments built in this city during the past year, is
the substantial brick wooden mill of Messrs.
Ashworth & Jones, on Leicester street, Valley
Falls, just this side of the Leicester line, on the
site of the old Parkhurst mill. The new mill is
one hundred and seventy-ive feet long by fifty
wide, and four stories high, with an extra solid
foundation, southern hard pine floors, and in
all its appointments constructed in the most
durable and finished manner. Mr.. Jonathan
C. French was the builder, the mason work be-
ing done by Mr.. S. A. Richardson. 1t is a
great addition to the growing manufacturing
enterprise of that locality.
The foundation walls are being laid for the old
high school building, upon the lot purchased by
the city, on the opposite side of Walnut street
from where it now stands. Acontract has been
closed with John Cayanaugh, of Boston, to move
the building to the new spot for the sum of
$4,000. He is to enter Immediately upon the
work. 1t is the largest brick building ever re-
moved entire in this city. He is to have it
moved off by August 10. Meanwhile, the work
upon the new building is being pushed forward
with great Yigor, so that it will be completed in
readiness for the next term.
The Grace Church MethodstS enjoyed them
selves finely at their yestry last evening, amid
prOfusion of flowers and an abundance of cake
ice cream and coffee. The vestry proves a con-
venient and home-like place for such gatherings
of which many are held by the society during
the year. One of the embellishments in the la
dies roOm-a large mirror and marble Slab pre-
scented by j. B, Lawrence 6 Co., was much adj
mired. The entertainment will continue this
evening, when the annual reunion will be held,
and in addition there will be an historical adj
dress, in which the progress of the society from
its formation will be interestingly recounted.
Rev. j. o. Peck of Springfield will be present,
and the friends of the society are invited to step
into the new vestry and enjoy themselves