Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-06
dNurtester 9aiIp SPY.
CITY NEWS.

The post office will be open to-day from A.
NJ. to 1890 A. NJ, and from 4 to Sim.
The Crispins will give public Dance at their
hall, next Tuesday evening.
We are requested to state that there will be
no service in the Union church, to-day. The
three Baptist churches will hold service at the
First Baptist church.
James Diapers spring announcement Of gar
den and nursery plants will be found in our col
umns this morning.
Divine services will be held in the Old South
church at 10 10 A. NJ. and2 1-2 P. NJ. Preaching
in the morning by the pastor; prayer meeting
in the afternoon.
The benevoence section OF the Peoples club
will meet Friday evening at 10 O'Clock, at the
Worcester mutual insurance Office, Bank block,
Foster street.
The lower reading-room of the Free Public
Library will be open, to-day, from nine A. NJ. to
one p. NJ. Magazines and works of reference
from the upper rooms can be had upon applica-
ton to the officer IN attendance.
The Advent Christian state conference begins
its session at the chapel on Contra street to-day,
and continues through the week and on Sunday
The meetings take place at 10t A. M and 81 P.
M, and the public are invited.
The good report about the Brooklyn Ministries
was true. 1t was much better in the matter of
songs and original fun than nine-tenths of the
troupcs which come this way.
The State Guard ball last evening at Horticul-
tural hall closed the military dances of the sea-
son. The company in attendance was Of the
oh nl, o4l,or
of this organization have been noticeable.
Worcester will again send large delegation
to the state house, tomorrow, to be present at
the hearing before the committee relative to the
railroad tracks and stations in this city. The
most powerful and persistent means are used to
defeat the popular wish in this matter, which is
to remove the tracks from the common.
The tall pipe at Webster square, built for sup
plying the city with water in cases of emergeu-
cy, blew over again yesterday, and probably will
not be again rebuilt; for there seems to be no
call for such precaution since the dam at Leices-
ter has been raised. The frailty of the structure
proved insufficient to Withstand the high wind,
which shook the frame so as to loosen the nails
and let the whole collapse in way which the
guys could not prevent
RURAL CEMETERY corporation held its an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon, and the
officers for the ensuing year were elected.
The president and clerk were chosen by the
trustees, subsequent to the corporation election.
The officers are: President, D. Waldo Lincoln !;
Clerk, ]. Henry Hill; Trustees, D. Waldo Lin
coin, Henry w. Wilder, Clarendon Harris, Geo.
W. Richardson, j. Henry Hill, Edward Earle,
Geo. A. Bates; Auditors, Edward L. Davis and
David S. Messenger; Treasurer, Nathaniel Paine.
The total receipts for the year were S1S,O8S.03 /;
the expenses, 81 Abs; which leaves a balance
of $500. During the year the new tomb has
been completed, much has been done in the way
of fences, and improvement in the grounds gem
orally is very apparent. The meeting was held
in the office of j. Henry Hill, Esq.