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

/ of men for Office; and what is better and more
! gratifying to me, | have never been asked by
| any man, be he democrat or republican, to do
| anything of the kind.
! shall, therefore, enter upon the duties of the
office with an eye single to the best interests of
! the city, untrammelled by pledges of any sort,
and with full determination, if know or can
be made to understand, what is best TO do, to do
| it regardless Of consequences, and, hope, God
helping me, that | shall be able to Justify your
confidence. Our affairs, financially, fear, are
not in flaterng condition. Our expenditures,
| fear, have heen made with a too lavish and
! improyident hand. We need, | apprehend,
to pause for moment to take breath, clear our
decks, and put things in plight for our future in
| telligent progress and Advancement And
have confidence that the intelligent and watch
full administrators of the city government, BY
| whom you have surrounded me, will so deal
with the matters entrusted to their care, that
| you will be able to say of them when their terms
of office shall expire: Well done, faithful ser-
wants.
Let those of us then, on this our evening of
rejoicing, who are entrusted with the guardian
ship and administration of oar municipal affairs,
resolve that we will bring to the discharge Of
these duties determination to see TO it that our
| glorious city shall move on in its pathway Of
progress; that she shall he in the future, as she
has been in the past, our pride and our admira-
ton.
And especially let us see to it that, while we
not drift without helm, chart or compass, into
the shOreeSs ocean of bankruptcy and disgrace.
My friends as we part let me feel that | may
count on your good wishes for my success, and
the warm grasp of your sustaining bands in my
support. And wishing each and all Of you n
happy reunion at your own homes aud by your
own fresides with those you hold most dear,
after the exciting, and to many OF you the ar
duous labors of the day, bid you good night.
MAJ. NJ. j. McCafferty was called upon and
responded, first reading two dispatches which,
as some one remarked, could not have been bet
tered if made to order. One closed as follows
| ''There is a God in lsrael," and another read
| "The Bible says little one shall become a thou
sand" The major in his speech, paid high
compliment to the character of Mr.. Crompton,
regrettng that he had not saved himself from
inglorous defeat by declining the nomination
given him. In an enumeration of the benefits
to come from the new administration, he ex-
pected gas, purer gas, and at a less price" and
that expenditures would be made so that there
should be "less expense and more comfort"
After this speech the meeting adjourned, and
numerous personal friends of Mr.. Very called
upon him at his residence, on Cedar street,
where they were Hospitality entertained.
MI OCO. H. ppuIiy dluCluidu GIctl lIOlll MdIu
eight, entertained his friends at his residence,
ON High street, and several of the other sue
cessful candidates were congratulated, and also
! opened their houses and spread the general good
cheer
PROBATE CoURT-CHAPIN, 1.-THE follow
| ing business was transacted at the session of
the probate court held in this city, last week.
WIS Proccd-of Edwin Cleveland of Wor-
| cester, George Crompton and w w Rice, exc
cutors, valuation Of estate $4,000 personal; of
James Browning of Hardwick, Charles A and
james L Browning of Worcester, executors,
$4,000 real and $500 personal; of Bridget Hig-
Gins of Worcester, John Higgins and Theodore
+ Beauvais, executors, $500 personal; of
Sophronia Sanford of Grafton, Rev. George S
Ball of Grafton, executor, $500 personal; of
Obadiah Warlield of Milford, Rev Adm Balou,
executor $500 real and $500 personal; of
Ellen Welsh Of Milford, Michael Mcdonald and
John Quglcy, executors, Sl40O personal; for
eign will of Mary L Johnson of New Haven
Frederick W. johnson, executor, $40 personal !;
Charles C Wood appointed trustee under will
of Hannah Severy of Charlton, $1,000; of John
Barclay of Spencer, Charles d Boynton, exc
cutor, $500 personal; of Joab Barnard of
Boyton JOab Barnard Of WatertOwn, executor,
$1,000 real; Of Lucinda Batcheller of Sutton,
Amos Bachelor, executor, $500 real and 800
PERSONAL Of Lucy Brewster of Southbridge
Patrick II. Carpenter, executor, $500 personal
Administrators App0iRted.-Abraham w Sea
ver on estate of Benjamin Flagg of Northboro;
valuation $4,000 personal. Henry c Fay Of
Hardwick, on estate of Solomon I Fay of West
bOro; 81 900 real, $500 personal. Charles Z.
WhttemOre of Worcester, on estate of Charles
L Garfield of Shrewsbury; So 800 real, $500 per-
sonal. Samuel Rice, on estate Of Lucinda Rice
Of Millbuy; $3.50 personal. John Hasler, on
estate of Henry Sellig of Webster; $500 person
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