Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-02
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CITY NEWS.

Seventy-fye names were added to the voting
lists at the city clerks office yesterday.
The superior court will be in session Monday
for the purpose of naturalizing voters.
The democratic senatorial and representative
conventions will be held this evening.
Attention is called to a city notice in relation
TO the Oliver Brothers new harness store on
Nam street.
II. Fairbanks has purchased the apothecary
store No. Al Park street, corner OF Portland
street, formerly owned by A. P Fairbanks. Mr..
PIP. Comey will have charge of the store
The regular monthly meeting of the teachers
association will be held this afternoon at p
o'clock, at High School hall. The discussion OF
methods OF teaching grammar in the different
grades will be resumed.
Mr.. A. C. Buttrick has sold the Armsby prop
erty, on Central street, which he recently bought
at auction, to Mr.. J. C. French for $4,000.
Mr. French will put his mandatory in the rear,
having already disposed of the former place on
Burnside court
Scous' two magnificent paintings of Jcrusa-
lem, ancient and MODERN will be exhibited, ac-
companied by descriptive lecture, in the Salem
street church, on Wednesday evening next. The
pictures are well spoken of by the press and
clergy of other cities, both for their truthCuness
and artistic excellence.
A delegate convention Of republicans of the
18th representative district will be held at the
republican headquarters this evening to all the
vacancy in the ward six ticket, caused by the
declinaton of Mr.. Barton to accept the nominal
ton rendered him, 1t was discovered after the
former convention had adjourned that Mr. Bar
ton was not eligible as q candidate, he not hay
ing resided in the district one year.
A society has been organized IN this city, I'M
der the name OF the Scandinavian society. Its
members are Norwegiaus, Swedes and Danes,
and their object is mutual assistance and beneV'
olencc TO their countrymen. They meet at room
81 Crompton block, and have elected the follow
ing officers; President, +. II. Wassel Secretary,
P. Paulson; Treasurer, S. Janson.
Mr.. George S. Wright, general ticket agent
on the Worcester and Nashua road, has resigned
his position and gone west for his health. Mr..
Wright has been connected with the company
for nearly fourteen years, and has made for
himself many warm personal friends, whose
best wishes will follow him, Mr.. c. A. Waite
appointed to the position of general ticket
agent.
The following officers of Rising Star lodge,
No. 40, l. o. g. T., were duly installed last eve
ming by d. G. W. C. T., A. J. Stone: W. Z. T.,
John Whitaker; w. V. T., Lizzie NJ Hooker;
W. s., Lucicn X, Eaton; W. F, s., S. w Samp-
son; W. r., Myron L. Barrows; W. c., Seth
w. Lincoln; W. NJ, Geo. II. Hooker; WI g.,
Emma Crosby; W. o. c., John H, Williams;
W. A. S., Georgia c. Bates; w. D. NJ, Carrie
Phelps; W. r.: S., Maria Morse w. L. II. s.,
Eta c. Fay; P. W. c. T., FIR. F. Wentworth.
The young man referred to in the Spy of yes
terday, as having been rescued from drowning
by Miss Matilda Phillips, was Mr.. Walter Ken
nedy of this city, who went abroad last year to
complete his musical education. This fact did
not appear in the account we published, for the
reason that it came from a private letter written
by Miss Phillips to a friend in Boston, and the
gentleman's full name was not given. Young
Kennedy friends in this city will join him in
gratitude to this daring young lady for her
noble act.