Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-25


resignation of P. J. Garrigan in the school
| board ward 5, Morris Melayin, in the common
council Levi Barker, assistant assessor, and
| Samuel Y. Stone, in the school board; ward g.
Joseph H. Walker, Charles G. Reed, in the COM
mon council, Samuel Houghton, assistant as
| SCISSOR, and E. II. Peabody in the school board,
| also to fill vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton Of D. 5. Goddard in The common council;
ward 7, Calvin L. Hartshorn in the common
council Josiah P Houghtou, assistant assessor,
and Charles H. Ballard in the school board, also
to ill the vacancy in the school board occasioned
| by the death of George Jacques; ward 8, f. H.
Towne, Sumner Pratt, in the common council;
Alexander Marsh, assistant assessor, aud DR..
| Rufus Woodward in the school board
A notice in another column gives information
| in regard to the place of meeting in the several
wards.
The EVENING Scholastic evening schools
are now in full and successful operation. Those
at South Worcester and Orange street, the for
mer for pupils Of both sexes, and the latter eX-
| cusiyely for young men, are the largest. In
each of these there are six teachers, and an
average attendance of 100 pupils. The schools
| for young ladies on Summer street and Walnut
street have two teachers each, and average about
30 scholars. The newly opened school for
young men i'll the Belmont street school house
has two teachers and 40 scholars.
The evening drawing classes in the Walnut
street school house went into operation on Tues
day evening OF last week. The schools occupy two
rooms, which have been fitted up with special
reference to the requirements of the classes. In
the room at the front of the building the seats
have been arranged in amphitheatre FORM rising
toward the back of the room, and provided with
an adjustable stand. This room will accommo-
date 50 pupils. The other room is furnished with
ten large tables, arranged 10 accommodate eight
pupils each The facilities afforded the pupils of
the several classes are much better than last year.
There are three sets of geometric models and
one set of vases made at the technical school,
which are used as models, and it is expected an
assortment Of valuable models ordered from Lon
don at a cost Of nearly $1,000, Will be received
by the first Of next month.
The classes are at present arranged as follows:
Advanced free hand drawing, eighty pupils, on
Monday and Thursday evenings, under the in
struction of Prof Gladwn. Beginners in free
hand drawing, fifty pupils, Tuesday and Friday
evenings, Professor Gladwin. Beginners in
instrumental drawing, fifty pupils, Monday
and Thursday evenings, Professor Alden. Ad-
yanced class in mechanical drawing, 81 pupils,
Tuesday and Friday evenings, Professor Hig-
gins. Advanced class Of carpenters, 40 pupils,
Professor Alden. The latter class is aided very
much by an instrument designed by Professor
Alden for the projection of models upon plane
surfaces, 50 that by set Of drawings the dimen-
sions of an object can be obtained without
measurement The free hand drawing classes
are open to pupils of either sex.
The evening schools are all under the man
agement of faithful and competent teachers,
and are doing good work in the education Of
young people, who are employed in business
pursuits during the day. There is no formal
examination required Of an applicant for adms
sion to these schools, all that is necessary to do
is to make personal application to the princi-
pal of the school, who will assign the applicant
to the class he should enter.
FIREs.-Therc were three fire alarms within
the eighteen hours between halEpast five Sat
urday afternoon, and half past eleven yesterday
morning. The first was caused by a fire in the
one-story brick building at the corner OF Front
street and the Norwich railroad, known as the
Crystal Palace, owned by Osgood Bradley, and
occupied by Dutton 4 Goodhue as fancy goods
store. The curtain in one of the front windows
came in contact with a gaSlight, and at once
igntcd The fire spread rapidly through the
store, the center of which was filled with light,
indammabe goods, arranged for display. The
department rallied promptly at the
alarm from box 4, and speedily extin-
guished the fire, with two well directed
streams. A considerable amount of stock, such
as haGdkercheis, ribbons, yarns and millinery
goods in the centre of the store, were destroyed
by fire or damaged by water. The woodwork
was slightly scOrched, but beyond this there
was no damage to the building. 1t is impossible
to give an accurate estimate of the loss but it
will probably reach $1,000, which is covered by
insurance.
AT about two O'Clock yesterday morning a
switchman on the Boston and Albany railroad
discovered flames issuing from the livery and
hacking stable occupied by William J.
Mcdonald, on Canal street. The alarm
was at once given by locomotive whistles,
but, owing to the fact that the box at Wash
ington square would not work. some delay
occurred in giving telegIaphic alarm. The
officers who went to Washington square, finding
the box out Of order, separated, one going to
the box on Grafton street and the other to
Spring street, where the alarm was given, from
box SO. When the fire was discovered the barn
oil oh and ,vog with thot
| Mcdonald, who slept in the office, escaped, The
contents, which included fourteen horses,
three hacks, several carriages, sleighs,
harnesses, and quantity of hay,
were all burned. McDonald's loss will
probably be about $4,000, on which it
is understood there was some insurance The
building, which was owned by the heirs of Geo.
A. Irumbull, was an old wooden shell, and of
very little value. A smaller barn adjoining,
owned by j. A. Bancroft, and occupied by L. B.
Walker, sewer contractor was also burned, with
five tons of hay, but the live stock, consisting of
ten horses and three yoke OF oxen, were saved
mainly by the prompt eXerlions of Officers
Hewlett and Brown. Walkers loss will
not, probably, exceed $3.50. The build
ing was almost totally destroyed The fire
made very bright light, and attracted large
crowd of spectators. A second alarm during
the progress of the fire, called out the whole
department, and the ircmen succeeded in con-
filming the fire to the two buildings. The origin
Of the fire is unknown, but it is suspected to be
the work OF an incendiary.
AT half past eleven yesterday morning an
alarm was sounded from box No. Z, but the ser.
vices of the department were not required, as a
| few pals of water put an end to the trouble
What little tire there was was in the house on
Lafayette street. owned by Michael Reynolds,
where a pair of oyeralls that had been placed
behind stove to dry, took fire and frightened
the occupants so that they gave the alarm.
Y. M. G. A.-Rey. Geo. w Gardner, d. D., of
Boston, delivered sermon in Mechanics hall,
last evening, under the auspices of this organ
ization, taking his text from Kings, chap. V,
verse 20: "But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha,
the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath
spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving
at his hands that which he brought; but, as the
Lord liveth, / will run after him, and take
| somewhat of hin, Tho suhipct ,Vos announced