Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-07
QNurtester Daily spp.
Oily TNEWS.

MI L. IL. Dodge mas recently sold ABOUT III
teen acres of land, between Shrewsbury street
and the railroad, to Mr. H. H. Bigelow.
The time made by some members of the caval-
~ corps between this city and Leicester, last Sat
urday evening, shows that there are some fine
riders and good horses in that organization.
The republicans of Harvard street will raise a
Grant and Wilson flag this evening. Hon. W
W. Rice, Gen. A. B. R. Sprague and Hon. Hart
ley Williams will deliver addresses.
The smoke that prevailed around the corner
of Main and Pleasant streets about seven O'Clock
last evening came from some unexplained cause
and undiscovered locality.
The republicans in the vicinity of the corner
of Austin and NewbuTy streets, will raise q
Grant aud Wilson flag on Thursday evening
with the usual accessories OF good music and
good speaking.
The smooth beach stones which have lined
the railroad track on the common for some
time past, arenow being used to ftup portion
of the broad gravelled walks with cutters. They
will be much more ornamental put to such use
than in their present position.
Season tickets for the Lyceum course met
with large and rapid sale at the box office Of
Mechanics hall, Saturday morning. Desirable
seats can still be obtained at the bookstores of
Sanford & Co. and GrOut g. Putnam.
A branch wire from the Western Union tee-
graph office has been run into W. H. Robinson's
jewelry store, furnishing facilities for receiving
correct time from Cambridge observatory every
day, similar TO those now enjoyed by N. A.
Pympton & Co.
The Lillium Aqua lodge, G. T., of Webster,
visited the Rising Star lodge of this city on Fri
day evening, and were handsomely entertained
at supper and social gathering at Temper
ance hall. The guests returned home by a
special train at a late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Boyden were recently
visited by large number of their friends, and
made the recipients of gifts to the value of over
5000. The visit was complete surprise, Mr..
and Mrs. Boyden returning home in the eve
ming from a short visit to find their house filled
with friends ready to extend hearty welcome.
Hali-past seven O'Clock this evening is the
hour for the regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil. A report is expected from the special COM
mittee, to whom the question of charging the
city hall was referred in the board of aldermen.
nv COMMUNICATION HUN inc commissioner on
shade trees and public grounds in relation to
removing the Old South church from the com
mon will also come before the aldermen.
A second rehearsal of the oratorio of Elijah,
which is to be given at the Worcester county
musical convention, will be held at half-past
seven o'clock this evening, at the rooms of the
Choral Union on Foster street 1t is earnestly
desired that every person who intends to be pres
eat at the convention shall be in attendance.
The rehearsal will be conducted by Mr. Carl
ZeTahn.
Andrew Hutchinson late of this city, died at
South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday afternoon, of
typhoid fever. Mr.. Hutchinson started the book
bindery business and bookstore in connection
Herewith, in this city, thirty-two years ago,
which he carried on for some twenty years. He
was a member of the school board for many
years, and as a citizen was highly respected
His remains will be brought TO Worcester for
burial
The cavalry corps and Tanners are making
arrangements for grand union demonstration
to take place in this city sometime during the
next two weeks. Efficient committees have
been appointed by each organization to arrange
the details. Tanners from others cities and from
all parts of the county will be invited to partici-
pate Examinations, good music and bonfres
will aid in making the affair success.
The members of the Governor Lincoln steamer
company, No. /, not being satisfied at the an
nounced time of one of their trials at the fire
mems parade last week, went out to the same
ground on Saturday afternoon and went through
the drill Of putting water through line of pipe,
shutting il off, and changing the length of hose
next the engine, in 30 seconds. The conditions
Of the trial were exactly the same, even to the
hose used, as on the former occasion. Engineer
Brophy took charge of the trial and kept the
time.
Miss Maggie Mitchell and company, under
the management of Messrs. Lowell and Canning,
will occupy the stage at Music Hall this even
ing in the play of Little Barefoot. Miss Mitch
ell is always favorte in Worcester, and the
mere announcement should be sufficient to en-
sure for her crowded house. Her support,
which includes Mr.. L. R. Shewell, for many
years leading man at the Boston Museum, will
be better than ever before. On Tuesday even
ing the speciality of Jane Eyre will be produced
PATENTs.-The list of patents issued from
the patent Office in Washington, bearing date
OF Sept II, contains the following to parties in
this vicinity:
John E. Prest of Milford, for stop motion for
warping machines.
Archibald Mitchell of Providence, r. T., and
Hiram S. Combs of Wauen-said Combs assigns
bis right to said Mitchell-Gor take-up mechan-
ism for looms.