Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-05
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CITY NEWS.

full supply of Peabody rifles has been re-
ceived by the Worcester City Guards.
The republican city committee have meet
ing at headquarters, Spy building, this evening.
The excursion 10 Fitchburg comes off this
afternoon by the train at AIS.
Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith announces lecture
on social subjects in Horticultural hail. tomor-
row evening.
Ward caucuses to complete the list of nomi-
nations on the citizens ticket will be held on
Friday evening.
A concert, in which several artists from out
of the city will appear, will be given in the Web
ster square church tomorrow evening.
The flag at Trumbull square was displayed
at half mast yesterday, as token of respect to
the memory OF Horace Greeley. Several other
flags in the city were draped in mourning.
The announcements made this morning by
MeSsrs G. IIolander & Son will deservedly at
tract general attention. They offer special rates
for their line of goods.
The early train from this city to Nashua ran
over man named Henry Wallace, near Nashua
yesterday morning, iniuring him so that both
legs had to be amputated below the knees.
The first entertainment in the Peoples Club
series will take place this evening, in charge of
Mr.. w. B. S:arbird Of the entertainment COM
mittce. There will be an admission fee of ten
cents.
The Richings opera and concert troupe an
nOuncc concert for December 18th. Mrs
Richings Bernard has a reputation sufficient to
make the concert one of marked interest, and
her company of artists are said to be of super
ior merit
Dailcy's Hibcrnia company, combining a
musical and variety entertainment, with an eX-
hibition Of beautiful paintings of Irish scenery
will occupy Mechanics hall on Friday and Sat
urday evenings and Saturday afternoon, under
the auspices of st, Paul's church.
The work of canyassing for the city directory
is now completed. The publishers announce
that any person who has not been called upon,
or who has changed his location or business
since giving his name, can have the change
noted if application is made at once to the
office, No. 41O Main ST.
A Frenchman, named Joseph l.. Daniels, and
a negro, both employed at Russ & Eddy's
works, got into a quarrel yesterday afternoon,
which resulted in a brutal fight The negro
was so badly bruised as to require medical at
tendance, but police attendance was all that it
was neces sary TO render to the Frenchman.
The rooms of the Peoples club are open every
evening to visitors Of both SEX The late peri
odicals, more pictures, stcrcoScopcS and views
and other attractions have been, and are to be
provided TO make the rooms more attractive,
and the committees for each evening having
been enlarged, will endeayor to do their part in
the exercise Of hospitality.
The lecture by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore in
Mechanics hall this evening will undoubtedly
attract full house. The lady is graceful and
effective speaker, and her lecture, Marriage VS..
Free Love" will treat of one ofthc important So
cial topics of the day. Previous to the lecture an
organ concert will be given by Mr.. VIM. B.
Stockwell of Millbury.
Rev. Father Fulton, of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception of Boston, is to speak at
Mechanics hall, on the evening of the 18th. The
reverend gentleman comes by invitation of the
Catholic Iyceum, and other lectures under their
auspices are promised later in the season. The
celebrated Father Lankcake of Montreal is eX-
pected to occupy one evening in the course.
The sale of reserved seats for the Thomas con-
cert, yesterday, was larger than ever before on
the opening day. Nearly 900 tickets were sold
to Worcester people, besides large number to
out of town purchasers, including so from Gard.
ner, 10 from Westooro', and several from Web
ster. The success of the sale indicates a large
attendance. Desirable seats can still be obtained
at the music store of Richards, Metcalf & Co.
dramatized version of Tennyson's version
of Enoch Arden was well presented at the
theatre last evening by Mr.. Edwin Adams and
his company. Mr.. Adams made a very IA
vorable impression, and we hope to see him
again soon in character better fitted to display
his full ability as an actor. The supporting
company was of fair average merit, but the
scenery was as usual inadequate.
CENTRAL DISTRICT CouRT.-UTLEY, j.
Wednesday, Dec. 4.-James O'Conner, who
stole pair of boots from o. C. Haven's store,
Tuesday evening, was fined So and costs for
larceny, and committed to Jail on non payment.
VIM. Fahey paid fine of So and costs for be-
ing drunk, and John Adams was sent to Jail on
non-payment of like fine for the same offence.
PROBATE CoURT-CHAPIN, J-At the last
session of the probate court held in this city the
following business was transacted:
Wills prOUed-Of Silvia Adamson of Barre Jas.
AdamsOn executor valuation of estate, 81 500 per.
sonal of Eunice A Fay OF Southboro Marcellus Fay
executor, 81 500 PERSONAL of Betsey Toombs of Ster
ling, E. w, TOombs executor, $1,000 personal; of
Sally H0ughtOn of LeOminster, Charles FarnsWorth
executor, $1,000 real, 81 800 PERSONAL OF Dolly
james S. Bigelow of Paxton L. A. Muzzy executor,
$500 real, 500 personal; Of Chas WhttemOre of
Leicester, j. ii. ThurstOn and II. d. Edwards exec
of Southboro, Nathan Newton executor 81 400 ner-
sOnal; of Elmira FarnswOrth of Millbury, b. G.
Warren and ). Warren executors, $4,000 personal;
of Franklin Barnard of AthOl, Franklin Barnard
r executor, $4,000 real, S24 900 personal; of Julia
Lynde of Worcester, VIM. D. White and Felix De
Camp executors, $4,000 real
administrators AppOinted-.Joseph II Clemson on
estate of A Z Greenwood of Holden, $4,000 real $500
personal; Terrane Rogers on estate of John Rogers
of Milford, $500 personal; Joseph LOrinC on estate
of Susan A 3 LOring of Princeton $1,000 real $500
personal; Mary Ayers on estate of James feathers
of Barre, $500 personal; Blerne on estate of
Sarah l. Burt OF Sutton, $500 real and personal;
VIM II johnson on estate of Samuel johnson Of
Hardwick; N Brigham on estate of Sally Brig
ham, $3.50 personal; Estes Shumway on estate of
Lucy Berry of Hardwick, $500 personal; Carissa
A Wiswall on estate of A Wiswall of WestbOrO
$500 real and personal; NJ Stuart on estate of II
X stuart Of Sterling %l5oO real, 500 personal;
tsthte VI II W IdTheT VI w OfCeSUef, SOUO
personal; Ellen Wilder on estate of j A Wilder of
Worcester, S2S00 personal.
GhdrdtaRs AppOinted-AlonzO Dudley Of Charles
+ Dudley; Andrew / Bryant of Laura and Linda
Burti Lawson Taylor of Hattie Taylor and Julia
Jones; Mary Nugent of Mary A Nugent; Charles
Underwood OF Jul1etta Graham; Charles Stewart
OF Charles and Joseph Stewart: Alexander G
Rich OF Harvey Carpenter of Warren, an insane
person.
The New UNION DEPoT.-The plans of the
elevation and interior arrangements of the new
union depot, at Washington square, have been
completed, and will be presented to the board of
railroad commissioners for approval in a few
days The location will be in accordance with
the ground plan approved by the commissioners
at the hearing held last June, that is. about one
hundred and twenty-five from Grafton street
and about the same distance from Shrewshnry
street. The building as designed by Messrs Ware
& Van Brunt, architects, whose plan has becr
accepted by the officers OF the road, is 10 bo a
magnificent building, both in outside onneor-
ance and internal appointments. The dimen.
sions, which have been varied slightly from those
proposed at the June hearing, are, extreme
length 514 feet, breadth 256 feet.
The building is to be built of granite, from
the quarry OF the company at Braggville. The
roof will be Of the common sloping STYLE. GOV.
cred with slate and surmounted by ornament.
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