Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-20
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OITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
The drum corps attached to Post 10, C. AR,
has been disbanded.
union love feast of all the Methodist
churches of this city will he held at the Trinity
church this evening at u O'Clock.
The furniture stores of MesSrs j. d. Chollar &
Co. and d. B. Maynard will be closed at g 80 p.
NJ, Saturday. excepted, till September
1st
Osgood Bradley has just turned out three
new passenger cars for the Boston and Maine
railroad, which attracted considerable attention
in the yard at Washington square yesterday.
The pond hole at Lincoln square, near the
watering trough, has been filed up, which will
abate the mud nuisance that has occasioned so
much complaint
Mr.. Willard Jones, who is now absent on
tour of recreation to the Adirondacs, recently
sent home a fine salmon trout that weighed
nearly fifteen pounds.
Messrs. Ware, Pratt & Co. have put up a
couple of very attractive signs on posts in front
of their block, which are ornamental as well as
useful
The strawberry festival of the ST. Paul Sun
day school in Mechanics hall, last evening" was
fully attended, and the music aud tabeaux met
with merted approval.
Maple street is Just now in a chaotic state, but
persons having occasion to pass through the
street are quite reconcied to its present condi-
ton in prospect of the new sidewalk which has
long been needed.
Kingsley A. Wood, formerly of Newton, was
Nvh # cd in, .bo -
cinity of Webster square Tuesday afternoon.
He was taken to the city hospital, and is recov
ering.
The exhibition drill of the Highland Cadets in
the Boston Theatre this morning promises to
be grand success. Gov. Wash5uru, Mayor
CASTOR and other distinguished gentlemen are
expected to be present.
Mr.. VIM. Underwood, of this city, who has
had experience in such Matters is making ar
engagements for II grand excursion from Gardner
and points on the line of the Boston, Barre and
Gardner road, 10 Rocky Point and Newport, to
come off July II.
Harry Bloodgood's company will give one of
their variety entertainments in Music hail. this
evening, previous to which Pedante will give an
exhibition on tight rope across Main street at
the Bay State house.
The procession of five hundred children, mem
bers of the St. Paul Sunday school, attracted a
great deal of attention, and many compliments
for their fine appearance, as they passed through
Main street on their way to Mechanics hall, last
evening.
Rev. j. o. Peck, formerly of this city, will de-
liver the address before the Thugauosphia so
piptV of thp Providence cnOlprancp cpuninary of
East Greenwich, X. l., on Monday evening. lie
has also been invited 10 give the fourth of July
Grafton at Woonsocket, K. I. aes
Col. A. G. Bullock has recently bought the
house at No. 70 Elm, of Hon D. Waldo Lincoln,
and MIR. W. L. Rice has purchased the house
now occupied by W. H. Drury, on Cedar street.
1t is reported that the price paid at the latter
sale was $4,000. ..... ..,
The QunsigamOnd house is now open for the
season, the grounds and all its accessories hav-
ing been put in complete order for the accom-
mediation of all who visit the place. Mr.. Co
burn has personal charge now, as in former
years.
The Worcester temple of honor will give a
strawberry festival in Horticultural hall this eve
ming, at which the voting for ballot box to be
presented to the most popular organization in
the city, will be prominent feature. Fine
music and an abundance of strawberries and
ice cream will also add enjoyment to the seca-
sion.
A new locomotive from the Rhode Island To-
connective works will be put on the Providence
and Worcester road to-day. 1t is named "John
L. Taft" in honor of the popular conductor,
who has been on the road since the opening,
twenty-five years ago. 1t is a deserved compli-
ment, and we hope the engine will prove of as
much value as the conductor for whom it is
named,
We learn by despatch received last night,
that Major F. L. Firth, superintendent of the
Atchison and Nebraska railroad, who lost one
of his arms by an accident on the road on the
sth instant, died yesterday from the effects of
his injuries He was a son Of Mr.. Abram Firth
of the Boston and Albany railroad, and former
ly resided in this city, where many persons
who knew him intimately will mourn his sud
den death,