Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-13
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CITY NEWS.

The patent metallic clothes line, now extern
siyey coming into use, is advertised again this
morning.
Work on the new normal school building is
progressing very satisfactorily and the outer
walls are areadyu as high as the second story.
Division No AZ of the New England protective
union, will have a meeting in upper Hortcul.
tural hall this evening.
Tomorrow being Lily Sunday, beautiful deco
rations of flowers will add to the attractiveness
of many of the churches.
The excavation for the cellar Of the Plymouth
churchIis nearly completed, and the foundation
is now being put in
The new fan, made to represent one OF the
candidates for the presidential chair, ELECTED
many comical remarks while on exhibition in
one of the windows on Main street, yesterday
AS the evenings are growing longer people are
beginning to inquire whether it was by accident
or design that the usual appropriation for out
door band concerts has been omitted this year.
DR.. Park, at the city hospital, recently re-
ceived letter containing fifteen dollars, with
the request that it should he expended Tor fruits
and other delicacieS for the inmates.
John Robinson's circus and menagere. which
has been SO extensively advertised during the
last few days on account of the railroad accident
which happened to it near New Haven, is to
appear here on the 29th inst.
S. r. Bonnell of this city, who has just gradu-
ated from Amherst started on an eighteen months
tour round the world, yesterday, as special cor
respondent to New York, Philadelphia and
Washington papers.
The natural history association excursonists
leave the Foster-street depot ut S 80 this morn
ing. Tickets will be for sale on the train, TO
accommodate those who do not buy at the book
stores. The prospects are that the day will be
cooler than it has been for the past week.
Patents have recently been granted as follows:
Daniel C. Fisher of Worcester, washing ma
chine; Anthony A. Clutf of Worcester, adjusta-
BILE hinge; Horace Wyman of Worcester, loom;
Louis N. Wilbur and Albert Tyler of Fitchburg,
lining to metallic ice pitcher.
The joint committee of the city council and
the directors Of the city hospital are now con-
sidering a number of plans that have been pre-
scented for the new building that is to be erected
on The land recently presented to the city by
George jacques, Esq.
little girl, who was crossing Green street, was
knocked down by horse, but fortunately
escaped without any serious injuries. The
driver was covered up by the boot and failed to
see the girl.
The Father Mathew temperance society will
have their annual excursion 10 Rocky Point on
Saturday,, July Goth, leaving the Providence
depot at 6 80 a. NJ. They are to be accompanied
by their new band. The organization Is doing
good work and deserves the public patronage.
The excursion to Rocky Point yesterday, I'M
der the auspices of Post 10, G. A. r., was lber-
ally patronized, nine lon cars being required to
accommodate the party. At the Point clam
dinner received the best of attention and the
eXcursionists left for home at n late hour in the
afternoon, arriving in this city at nine o'clock
in the evening, the entire party having had an
excellent time.
During the heavy thunder shower yeSterd ay
afternoon the spire of the new town hall in Spen-
Ger was struck by lightning, but no damage
was done except in tearing off some of the
moulding near the top In Boyston a barn
belonging 10 DIR. A. A. Pevey was struck by
ligh'"' md totally destroyed. The loss is par
feu ny INSURANCE.. several men were
=. the building at the time, but fortunately
escaped injury.
During the shower yesterday afternoon, the
lightning played a curious freak at the house OF
Walter Brady on Lunelle street. screen in
one of the windows was burned up in an in
Stant it being the only portion of the house
touched by the lightning. Several persons were
in the room at the time, but none of them felt
the shock; their only knowledge of the visit OF
the electric current, being the sudden destruc-
ton of the window screen.
From S. K. Leland & Co. we receive the fol
lowing new sheet music: "The Blue Bird" a
transcription of Thomas Ryan's song, by G. D.
Wilson; Fantasia on the opera of Somnambula,
by Leybach; 'Mandolnata," serenade trans
cribed by j. W. Cheney; "The Long Good
Night" song by J. II. Thomas; and a new
Easter anthem, Christ the Lord is risen to-
day" by C. G. Stearns
1t is understood that Harrington, OF Spring
field, is not willing to accept 0Leary's chal-
lenge to three mile race at Springfield any
time after August 1st for not less than $3.50 a
side, but being, as usual, short of money, and
confident that he can beat o. Leary in the latters
present disabled condition, he Valiantly proposes
to match boats with his antagonist, and that
the beaten party shall leave his boat and
oars in the hands of the victor, and forever "dry
up" On these conditions he will meet O'Leary
either on regatta day or the day following
This has decidedly business like tone and
would suit the community at large very well
but the Springfield chap doesn't seem to take
into account that 0'Leary'S boat is worth twice
as much as his; though, perhaps, he thinks that
is about the proper odds.