Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-03
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CITY NEWS.

The two Unitarian societies of this city are to
join in picnic excursion to Harmony grove,
in birmingham, next Saturday.
The commissions for the officers of the State
Guard chosen at the recent battalion election
were received from headquarters yesterday.
There were fewer persons in the lookup fol-
drunkenness last night than for any Sunday in
many months.
A Newport correspondent of New York pa.
per states that "ex.Gov. Bullock and family
have secured rooms at the Atlantic house fol
the summer"
Company B. State Guard, have unanimously
voted to invite the members of Company
A, with their families, to join in the picnic, on
the Fourth
The Flyaways, of New York city will play a
match game Of base ball with the Mazeppas on
the agricultural grounds this afternoon at three
O'Clock.
The improvements now being made in the in
terror of the Bay State house add much to the
general appearance of the main entrance hall
and other portions of the building
1t is stated that many members and friends o.
the anthropological society will celebrate the
fourth at the female suffrage convention al
birmingham.
Mr.. C. C. Foster, of the Lamartine street
school, was presented, at its close on Friday
with two beautiful English chromos, by the
pupils.
There was but one case in the municipal court
on Saturday-that of Ed. Gallagher, who was
fined three dollars aud costs for drunkenness
and committed to Jail in default of payment.
The Gazette will not be sold by auction July
9Th, as advertised, an amicable arrangement
having been effected between the administrator
of the estate Of the late Charles H. MCDOWELL
and the surviving partners.
1t having become necessary to make repairs
to the Church of the Unity, it is seriously CON
templated to move the old building forward, con.
struct vestry underneath and make other
changes.
The annual examination at the Dread will be-
gin this morning, lasting all day, and the pub
lie, as heretofore, are invited TO be present and
witness the progress that the young ladies have
made in Latin, French, botany, composition and
other branches.
Messrs. NJ. A. Power & Co. have purchased
the undertakers business and stand of Thomas
A. McConvile, on Green street, where they
will continue the business Meanwhile Mr..
Power will continue his book and stationery
trade at the old stand.
On Friday afternoon, the 23d ultimo, as some
children were playing around a pile of boards,
on Grove street, Clinton, it suddenly fell, and
the little girl Of Henry Greenwood was struck
and fatally injured. Her skull was fractured
and she lived but two hours and half after the
accident.
Hon. George F. Hoar, of this city, whose de-
parture for Europe was recorded recently, is
mentioned in our cable dispatches among a
list of distinguished speakers at banquet in
London on Thursday. The banquet was given
by the Anglo-American association. Hon.
Henry Wilson and Hon. Hugh McCulloch were
also among the speakers.
The victorious party demonstrated their salts
action at the result of the voting on Saturday
night by sundry serenades given by the Wor-
cester brass band, which was hired for the oc-
casion, and conducted to different parts of the
city in an omnibus drawn by four horses; thus
the day, which was drummed in by the "no"
party, was blowed out by those who voted
eyes"
The Worcester and Gardner railroad COM
pleted the laying of its rails from Gardner to
BARRIERS Crossing in this city, distance Of
twenty-three miles, on Saturday at noon, the
two gangs of workmen at work ON each end of
the uncompleted gap having met at that time
The work upon that portion of the track this
side of BARRIERS Crossing is going forward with
vigor.
A m dor ont fir fha
on Portland and Myrtle streets for few mo
ments yesterday and terminated in the death OF
the hydrophobia-affiicte animal. 1t was
small dog, which was in buggy with two gen.
tlemen on Portland street, aud manifested its
disease by jumping out suddenly, running wild
ly about, and finally jumping through window
into the kitchen of John Campbell's house,
from whence it was taken and shot before biting
any one.
Among the patents issued for the week ending
June q, were the following to inventors of this
city: Lucius j. Knowles, for pump; John L.
Parker, for apparatus for tapering ferules;
Horace H. Bigelow, for heel for boots and
shoes; Joshua S, Wheeler, Asa N. Wheeler, and
Orange Wheeler, for adjustable tool rest for
lathes; James j. Russ, for knife sharpener, and
also planning machine; reissue to Aury G.
Goes, assignee, by mesne assignments, of Albert
c. Richard, deceased, for wrench.
The Worcester and Nashua railroad COM
pauy have begun the use of their second track
as far as West Boylston, and it will be COM
pleted to Sterling Junction as soon as the abut-
ments of the two bridges between West Boyls-
ton and Oakdale have been sufficiently widened
for another track, work upon which is going
vigorously forward. The old buildings belong
ing to the company on the easterly side of the
track at Sterling Junction are being removed
farther east, to admit of the second track, work
upon which has begun between that place and
Clinton.
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