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


pied yesterday by sn excursion party from the
Old South society of this city.
Blake lodge, Knights of Pythias, installed
new officers last night, after which the members
enjoyed supper at the Lincoln house.
Major Jameson, newly commissioned COM
mander of the State Guard has a notice for the
members of that battalion, among the adver-
tisements, this morning
The excursion of the Universalist society to
Rocky Point and Newport will take place next
Wednesday, July 18th. The advertisement in
another column gives the particulars.
Mr. John NJ. Gould, who graduated at Brown
University last week, SLED from New
York for Europe on Wednesday in the " Ne
vada."
Cambridge time is now announced daily to
our citizens, at precisely twelve O'Clock merid-
ian, by one stroke of the fire alarm bells,
through an arrangement made with Messrs.
Blake & Robinson.
The Grand Army eXcursionists will leave the
Providence and Worcester station, on Green
street, at half-past six this morning, on their
way for days enjoyment at Rocky Point and
Newport.
The concert of the National cornet baud, at
Salem square, last evening. was a source of en-
ioyment to a multitude of promenaders. The
common, Salem square, Park street and Port
lard street were crowded between the hours of
eight and nine.
A valuable horse, belonging to Mr.. Geo, A.
Adams, killed himself yesterday morning by
walking around post, to which he was tied
till the halter was SO shortened as to produce
suangulation.
Yesterday waste use the language Of the
novelist-"one sutry summer day in the early
part of July" when mercury might have been
Scent toilng up reliable thermometer, and
stopping not until point several degrees above
eighty had been reached.
Rufus Carter, Esq, has been re-appointed by
Sheriff Sprague, jailor in this city, and Gen.
Edwin Upton, at Fitchburg. Mr.. Carter has
occupied the position, TO universal acceptance,
for some thirty years, under six different sher-
ifs
The following appointments of state police
for this county have been made by the state
board of police commissioners: Charles N
Hair, and L. ]. Russell, of Worcester; H. W.
Keene, of Milford; S. j. Fletcher, of North
bridge, and Charles w. Davis, OF Tempeton.
Two elegant new cars, capable of seating
seventy-fiye persons each with smoking and
baggage cars TO match, have just been put upon
Conductor Wilders train (the first morning
train out) on the Boston and Worcester division
of the Boston and Albany road. They are superb
riding palaces.
Worcester Lodge, No. Sc, l. o. O. F., installed
the following officers Wednesday evening, July
5th: William A. Ayres, D. D. G. NJ; A. H.
Fisher N. G.; Charles b. Pratt, V. g.; H. H.
Marshall, Secretary; Otis S. Hammond, Treas
urer; William H. Lucas, Warden; H. c. Young,
Conductor; G. H. Bushnell, o. G.. Dexter N.
Pratt, l g.; Samuel V. Stone 4. S. N. g.; W.
F. Bancroft L. S. N. c.. George r. Spur, r. S.
V. g.; George NJ. Walker, L. S. V. G.; r. T..
Baker. R. S. s.; George H. Barnes, L. S. s.; P.
+. White, Chaplain; Luther A. Bolles, Organist;
VIM. Ii. Seaver, p G.
During this hot, sweltering weather. with the
thermometer at so or 80 degrees, how refresh
ing to think you can step into one of those ele-
giant White Mountains and New London
through cars on the Nashua road, at six and a
half O'Clock A. NJ, and find yourself at the foot
of the mountains in Littleton or Lancaster,
N. H., at four or five P. NJ, without changing
your seat. These cars, just put on to connect
with the New York boats, leave New London,
Ct, at about two O'Clock A NJ, and returning
from the mountains leave Lancaster N. H., at
about A. NJ, reaching Worcester at P. NJ.
Three of these cars have been built, two of
which now run on alternate days, and another
will be added if necessary. The trains cross
each other at Plymouth, N. H., about noon.
where the passengers both ways stop half an
hour to dine, by just stepping from the plat
form of the cars into the Pemigewassett house
AT the annual examination of applicants for
admission TO the high school there were 2O7 APP
plicants examined, and the number of admis-
sions is 100, as follows:
Flora Scofeld, Florence Gill, Ellen Walker, Jen-
ME BigelCw, Chas MGClennen, Stella Fay, The
Harry Tyler, George Maynard William Downey
Katie Mccarthy, Jennie Follansbee, Charles W
Harwood, Joanna Sullivan, John Mooney, II Moo
ney, Mum Mckeon, Leon D Pierce, Lizzie Nj
Holbrook Sarah A McGove, Lizzie j I Parker
Maggie Fitzgerald, John H Chollar, Mary K Do
herty, Nellie M Barbour, Byron COlvin, Michael
Welsh, Fred Higgins james Scofeld, E w Stratton,
Chas st John, Richard Comerford, John Thayer
David 0Connell, Arthur W Jefts, Herbert Ather-
Woodward, Arthur Harrington, Joseph Langlois,
Harry Wood, Fred Riggs, Thomas Phelan. Fred
Merriam, Lucius w Smith, Clarence NJ Tuttle
Frank Barbour, William J Condv, John NJ Dean,
Walter Gilbert E P Howe, John Howell, Augustus
0bertin, Edwin NJ Dodd, Herbert w Magouu, VIM
Dover Arthur Brooks, Fred Downs, Annie Dean,
Frank Bullard, Cnas Brown, Lawrence Qulnlan,
VIM Whitney, John Conley. Harry Kidd, Martin
Flaherty, Frank Perry, Harry E Lucas, Tim
othy Moran, William Curtis, Frank Nc
Ciosky Thomas McHugh, Patrick McClosy,
Frank E Fitch, Morris Rourke Charles Lowell,
VIM Munger Warren Maynard, Frank W Hart
well, Charles S Cheney, Anna Kavanaugh, Addie
Kendall, Mary E Murphy, Roby Richardson, Ella
Hersey, Lucy Wilcox, Isabella Newton, Ida jack
son, Inese Pond, Jennie Lamb Mary Mcdonald,
Mary Sibley Teresa Timou, Annie Hopkins, Annie
Mooney, Emma Hicks, Flora Kendall, Florence
Peck, Ella Smith, Maggie Mccain, Elmira Green,
Lizzie Chaplin, Hattie Kendall Matte Barnard,
Ella Hicks, Carrie Putnam, Nellie Tiffany,
Esther Bowen, Ella Dolan, Carrie Gimby,
Eta Hilman, Isne Bowen, Clara Grout Liz
E. Flagg, Alice Green, Carrie Folett, Jennie
Clough, Carrie Ladd Lucy Barton, Fannie Mar
chant, Lillian Paul, Mary Hill, Rose H Fish, Ma
tilda Gunderson, Alice Goddard, Florence Fay,
Irene Bowen, Katie Fallon, Jennie Woodward,
Eliza Lawler, Hattie Gordon, Katie Simpson Annie
Greenwood Gertrude Hakes Adde ] Booth
Stella A Mooney, Ella Bancroft Mary Knight
Rachel Greene, Jennie A Hammond Nellie DAY.
ton, JOSIE Chase, Annie Boynton, Mary A Temple
Abbie S Fales. Annie E. Flint, Hattie j Chiids
Hattie Smith, Nellie Britton Annie M Dee
Jennie NJ flagg, Mary Gilbert, Michael Kane,
Nellie S Cheney.
The following numbers are entitled to a re-exam-
nation, before the beginning OF the term in An
gust No. 6, TO- %, "a, %, IS, Al, g. a. d. 20 "a az
70, 49, 81 81, 104 124 1872, 173, 175, 1885, 2l2, ga