Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-24
COUNTY NEWS.

The Millbury National bank has declared
dividend of five per cent, payable April list.
Fitchburg and Leominster will hold their an
nual town meetings April Sd.
The Fitchburg water commissioners have
awarded the contract for building the water
works in that town TO Mr.. Norman, of Newport,
r. l., for S13S,OO
The Fitchburg Reveille newspaper establish
ment has been removed to rooms in the new
Rollstone block, near the depot.
At the annual meeting of the Orthodox socic-
ty in Leominster, on Tuesday last, committee
was chosen to canvass in reference to the cree
ton of a new church.
The Boston Transcript says: "The late Rev.
Mr. Scandln of Grafton prepared, we learn, Il
portion Of his autobiography for Old and New.
Many will agree with us in the hope that we are
not misinformed."
Methodist Church Dedication in South
bridge.
The new church edfce of the Methodist Epis.
copal society in Southbrdge, was dedicated yes
terday afternoon, with appropriate exercises,
according to the usual form of that denomna-
tlon, under the direction of the presiding elder
OF the Worcester district, Rev. Loranus Crowell
of Worcester. 1t is built of wood, upon the site
of the old edifce, which was erected in 1913,
upon land donated to the society for the pur-
pose by Hon. Jedediah Marcy, being situated
directly opposite his residence, the old Marcy
mansion, on Main street, toward Globe Village.
The whole cost of the structure, including furni-
ture, was about ST 500. VIM C. Steadman
was the builder, Alden Potter did the mason
work, and the frescO work, with which the in
side is beautifully onamented, was done by Mr..
P. Butler. The pulpit and furniture are of
black walnut. The building committee were
William Comstock, A. d. West, John NJ
Clemence, Albert McKinstry, Otis Mason, John
o. McKustry, I. S. Wheeock, John A. Nc
Kinstry and Joseph Williams
The dedicatory exercises, which began at one
O'Clock, were as follows: I, Voluntary by the
choir; ?, Introductory reading by Rev. w. Sill
verthorn, pastor of the church; 3, singing by
the choir, of hymn No. 964, read by Rev. j. W.
Lewis OF Winchendon, beginning "Great king
OF glory, come" 4, the first lesson, reading from
Solomon's prayer, by Rev VIM. A. Braman of
Clinton; o, the second lesson, reading from Sec
ond chapter of Hebrews, by Rev. Daniel Whit
of Oxford; o, singing by the choir of bymn No.
969, read by Rev. John Noon of Dudley. bepin.
ming "And will the great eternal COD. I ded;.
catory sermon, by Rev. W. F. Warren, d. D..
acting president of the Boston theological sem.
mary; s, reading of Psalm No. 122, by Rev N
A. Soule of Charlton City; 9, report of the trus.
tees, by John NJ. Clemence, chairman of the
board, who presented the church to the minister
officiating, saying to him. in behalf Of the board
eve present unto you this building, to be dedi-
Gated as a church, for the service and worship
of Almighty Cod; 10, the declaration of Chris
tian privileges, embracing a general statement
of the principles and object of the church, and
the dedicatory prayer, by Rev. L. Crowell, pre-
siding elder; II, doxology, by the choir and
congregatiouI y, benediction, by Rev, Z, L,