Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-25
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CITY NEWS.

The July number of Harper's Monthly has
been received at Hollands newsroom.
st. Johns day passed without any especial
observance in this city.
The Colt programme for this year is published
in another column.
Stalker & Hopkins variety troupe will give
an entertainment in Music hall this evening
The odor of new mown hay was delightfully."-
apparent TO passers through the common yester-
day afternoon.
A special meeting of the board of mayor and
aldermen will be held on Friday evening to re-
wise the list of sewer assessments.
The commissioned and nOn.commissioned
officers of the 10th regiment, NJ. " NJ, will
have an elementary drill at Fitchburg to-mor-
row.
An extra train will run from the coliseum on
the night of the grand ball at an hour to ac-
commodate Worcester people who wish to re-
turn home. An advertisement gives the partic
ulars.
The friends of c. F. Marsh, to the number of
fifty, accompanied by the National cornet band,
paid him visit at his dining rooms, last even.
ing, where they were entertained in generous
manner.
The Stoodlefunk brigade will have meeting
in upper Horticultural hall, this evening at
eight O'Clock. All who wish to join in the pa
radc are invited to attend.
subscription paper is in circulation TO OBJ
tam funds for the establishment of the johnson
drum corps, led by Alexander II johnson, a
very competent musician, who served with cred
it during the war. Mr.. William Brown is au-
thorized to receive subscriptions, and We hope
he will nave good success.
The number of persons at the lake yesterday
was not nearly as large as on Sunday, but there
was quite crowd present on the causeway
when the rival Oarsmen came out for their after
noon pull. The road to the lake is just now
almost ntolcrably dusty, and if no rain comes
before Wednesday, the day Of the race, it will
require considerable fortitude to get over the
distance.
The question of what is burned in the oil
lamps used for lighting street in the outskirts of
the city is to be investigated by the committee
on lighting streets, and it is to be hoped that
some action will be taken to have the glasses
cleaned throughout the city, so that it swill no
longer be necessary to light match in order to
find the street lights.
The pedlers who have been general nuisance
at the corner oil Main and Front streets, for some
time past, were dispersed, last evening, by order
OF the common council. Their lungs were in such
good condition that it was impossible to trans
act business in the City hall while they were in
operation.
The competitive examination of candidates for
appointment to the vacant cadetShip at the An
napolis naval academy, in the gift of Hon.
George F. Hoar member of congress from this
district, was held at the Technical school on
Saturday. Nine boys appeared before the ex-
aiming board, and after careful consideration
the appointment was awarded to Lyman B.
Messenger, of Hopedale.
The Lyceum and Natural History association
last evening appointed committee to make ar
engagements for their coming field excursion,
which will probably take place the second week
in July. Several of the members are strongly
in favor of a trip over the Worcester and Gard
ner railroad, TO Hubbardston, locality which
they have never visited before, aud where the
meeting can be held in splendid grove on the
shore of Moosehorn pond.