Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-29
GQurtester 9ailg SPY.
CITY NEWS,

CITY NEWS.
Harper's Illustrated for this week, at Hol-
lands, has an interesting supplement-eight
pages OF Dore's London pictures.
DIR. BroadbenPs notice appears in another
column. The doctor proposes to visit Worces-
fer one week in every month.
Miss Emma s. Eastman of this CITY, former
student of Vassar college, is one of the first two
lady students at Cornell university.
Miss Ala W. Foster of this city had the salu-
tatory in the graduating exercises at Yassar col
lege, on Wednesday.
Berlin White is now running his freezing ma
chimes until nearly midnight, to meet the de-
mands for ice cream.
All taxes are due and must be paid previous
to noon to-day at the office of the collector of in
ternal revenue, to avoid the penalties imposed
by law.
An honorary degree of master of arts was
conferred upon Hon. Hartley Williams of this
cito, at the Williams college commencement on
Thursday.
In another column will be found advertised
the What Cheer house at Bullock's Point,
good hotel at one of tie most beautiful places
on Narragansett bay.
Members Of the class soon to graduate at the
Technical school had supper at the Quinsiga-
mond house last evening at which speeches were
made and a general good time enjoyed.
Mr.. Charles II. Doe, DR.. George Z. Francis and
Mr.. Francis p. Kinnicutt of this city, received
the degree of master of arts out Of course, at
Harvard college, on Wednesday.
yuung man named Frank Pratt, an inmate
of the lunatic hospital, while exercising in
the yard on Thursday afternoon made mis-
step and fell, breaking his right arm near the
wrist
The Worcester safedeposit and trust company
occupy to-day their new block, one door north
- Of the old quarters. This addition gives them
one of the best and most convenient banking
rooms in the city.
The extra train for Boston will leave on and
after Monday at III o'clock in the forenoon; re-
turning it will leave the coliseum platform at
the close of the afternoon concert, but will not
stop at stations east of Granville.
Members of the Choral Union not intending
to use their souvenir tickets on Monday evening,
are particularly requested to leave them at
Richards, Metcaf & Co.'S to-day or early Mon
day morning.
Dir. Daniel II. LOvejoy, assistant physician AT
the lunatic hospital who, it is understood, is
soon to leave the city for a trip west, was sur
prised by number of his friends connected
with the institution, on Thursday evening, and
presented with an elegant silver fruit basket.
good deal of trouble has been caused lately
by outsiders passing in liquor from the side
walk through the bars to persons confined in
the women's lodging room at the police station.
A strong wire netting was placed outside the
window yesterday, which will put stop to this
sort of thing in the future.
While Mr.. Michael Rice of Lamartine street
was riding out with his wife and little child
near Lake Quinsigamond, yesterday afternoon
the horse became unmanageable and tipped the
carriage over, throwing them out The woman
was considerably bruised about the head and
shoulders, bat the others escaped uuiDjured.
Mrs II. A. Smith of Norwich is now canvass
ing the city for subscriptions to an illustrated
book of travels by Mrs. Stephen NJ. Griswold, a
lady of culture, who went to the Holy Land with
the Quaker City party, and afterwards journeycd
Independently. The book is TO be issued in an
attractive style, and will doubtless be in de
mand.
Adutant Noel +. Converse, of the Chamberlin
Light Battery, met with serious accident while
riding horseback on Salisbury street, Thursday
afternoon. He was on his way to the Highland
school, and on attempting to pass carriage his
horse acted badly and got one of his legs en-
tangled in the Wheel throwing Mr.. Converse tt
no urpmu1 with suph 81 hrpak a
his legs in two places below the knee.
The members of the Sabbath schools connect
ed with the Main street Baptist church and thu
Dewey street chapel, with their friends propose
to celebrate the coming 4th of July by picnic
in the grove near Davis Cottage. Addresses oJ
Superintendent Marble and others, singing
boating, and a variety of other amusements, vii!
make up the programme
The meeting of the Studlelunk brigade was
largely attended last evening, and great dea
of interest manifested The different represen
tations are in competent hands, and everything
promises undouhted success on the morning Of
the fourth. From what we already know o.
matters concerning the organization we can
safely predict the largest amount of fun even
given our citizens at one time.
An enthusiastic individual with a battered
bugle and remarkably dirty banner covered
with allegorical pictures, mounted a lemon boz
in front of the city hall last evening, and pro
ceeded to give expression to his views upon the
subjects of religion and temperance, He mad,
such startling noise in attempting to sing
some religious melodies, that he annoyed tho
city fathers engaged in consideration OF the
sewer question, and he was suppressed by the
police
The annual examinations of the higher grade
grammar schools occurred yesterday. There
was a large attendance Of parents and Others
interested at each of the schools, and the classes
acquitted themselves very creditably. During
the afternoon rhetorical exercises and music
were interspersed among the Rotations, and
at the conclusion of the exercises addresses
congratulatory to the teachers and pupils were
made by members of the school board and
others Some of the rooms were tastefully
trimmed with flowers
The Naomi lodge, No. is, Rebekah degree,
l. o. of o. f., consisting of the wives and
daughters of Odd Fellows, was formed in this
city on Thursday evening. The institution OF
the new lodge, ichnumbers flty-three charter
members, was conducted by officers of the grand
lodge of the state, after which the following
officers were installed for the ensuing term
N. G., II. A. Richardson; V. G., Mrs. b. P, Rice;
recording secretary, Mrs. S. +. Church; cores
pOnding secretary .hrs. N. Taylor; treasurer,
Mrs. L. w. Hadley; Warder, j. G. Phibriek
o. S, }. NJ. Knapp; l. s., j. L. Folger; Con-
ducior Mrs. "A. Allen.
HoRTICULTURAL.--Be will be found a
complete list of the premiums and gratuities
awarded by the different committees, at the
Worcester county horticultural exhibition,
Thursday afternoon:
Roses-For the best general display Of named va
tinties So TO Mrs A. D. Foster; second of So to
~ - nnninl 1nintpr For the hnat ARRANGED Yase.