Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-28
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CITY NEWS.

The examination of candidates for admission
to the high school will be held July list, instead
of the 18Th, as enormously stated yesterday
morning.
A clown, with cracked voice, entertained
large crowd at the corner of Main and Front
streets, last evening, by his songs and efforts to
sell backing
The degree Of master of arts in course was
conferred upon Mr.. George Jaques of this city
at the Brown University commencement on
Thursday.
The following gentlemen have been chosen
officers of the Worcester lodge of Odd Fellows
for the ensuing year: N. g.. H. H. Marshall;
v G., W. F, Bancroft treasurer, Otis S. Ham
mOnd; secretary, II. f. Duncan.
William Flynn had the little finger on his left
hand nearly cut off by getting it caught in the
section of moving machine at the shop of the
Richardson moving machine company, yester-
day afternoon.
A horse owned by Milo B. Smith, attached to
light ma rket wagon, started as the driver was
jumping on, on Elm street, yesterday morning,
and ran through the street till near Elm park,
where he was stopped, after having upset the
wagon ana spilled Its contents.
The Universalist society observe the anniver-
sary of the dedication of their church by a So
cial gathering at the yestry and parlors of the
church this evening. Everybody interested is
invited.
John Biglin has not yet accepted Ellis Wards
challenge to a three-mile single-scull race on
Lake Qninsigamond, and some doubt is ex-
~ A.. l.
after the magnificent exhibition of Wednesday.
Ward and Ten Eyck go TO Boston to-day.
he annual excursion of Post 10, G. A. R, to
TO Rocky Point, will take place this year July
II. They have secured the services of the Wor-
ceSter National band, and good time may be
confidently expected by those who intend to 90.
The Phil Sheridan, which started on its trip
TO East Ja6frey, N H., from this city some time
ago, was in Wiuchendon last week. and a boy
who had the curiosity TO examine the boat, fell
off and received severe injuries about the head
and neck.
loud report at three O'Clock this morning
gave people a start and set them talking
about niIroglycerine, burglars, powder-mils
&c, but an investigation tapered the affair
down to a little matter of blasting a rock in the
cellar for the new block on Main street, near
Southbrdge.
The striking of the fire alarm bells at a quar-.
ter past twelve each day has good effect in
securing uniformity Of time throughout the
city. The apparatus in the store of Messrs
Blake & Robinson, by which the bells are
struck, is managed with a great deal of care,
and the time given by them can be relied upon
as correct to the second.
The scholars of Miss Rounds school, on Elm
street, hal a surprise party for their teacher in
the afternoon of yesterday, at the school room
the examination having taken place in the fore
noon The scholars were all in white dresses
the first class with red and the second with blue
sashes. The room was tastefully trimmed. The
exercises consisted of readings, dialogues, songs,
etc, by the young ladies, closing with service
of ice cream to ALL
Col. j. A Titus, commander of Post 10, G. A
R., was surprised by his friends last evening al
meeting of the post, and presented with an
elegant Grand Army badge and pin of solid
gold as a token of the esteem in which he is
held by his comrades in the organization. The
badge is engraved with various emblems instead
of being raised work, and is made in two plates
which open by hinge, and contain place upon
the inner sur faces for the inscriptions, which
are to be added hereafter. 1t is the work OF
comrade c. w Wilson, and cost about 500
Comrade George L. Thompson made the presen
tation speech, which was very happily respond
ed to by Col. Titus.