Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-28
(Q(ortester 9ailp Spy.
CITY NEWS.

The 4:30 T. NJ. accommodation train to Bos-
ton will on and after Monday leave at 4:15.
The carpenters class in the evening drawing
school will meet for lesson in the Walnut
street school house this evening.
The Worcester county institute for savings
has declared a semi-anuual dividend of three per
cent payable in January.
The members of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans will meet at nine O'Clock this morning 10
attend the funeral of NJ. S. McC)nville.
Mr.. VIM. F. Spring, sexton Of Piedmont
church, was presented with an easy chair, and
his wife with a rocking chair, on Christmas. eve,
by their friends of the Piedmont parish.
The druggists of this city will attend the
funeral of Major NIcConvie to day in a body,
an their stores will be closed from 10 A. NJ. to
PPM.
Albert W. Aiken and his New York company
appear at Music hall, this evening, in "Gte
" tches of New York" and new play entitled
ct Red Coyote"
One of the most enjoyable entertainments in
the Lyceum course of last winter was the read
ing by Pfof. } W. Churchill, of Andover. He
will read again in the same course on Monday
inally announced.
The children of the St. Paul's Sunday school
held their Christmas tree festival in Mechanics
hall last evening. The members of the school
attended in large numbers, and were pleasantly
entertained by tableaux and the distribution of
presents.
In the yestry ofthe Union church the children
connected with the Sunday school were pleas
antlv entertained last evening. The advent of
Santa Claus, wearing his great fur coat, was one
of the pleasing features, and furnished a great
deal of amusement for the chidrea.
John Thompson, an actor who assumes a
number of different characters in play en-
titled Con Hand" appeared before small
audience, as the star OF the company, at Music
hail, last evening. During the entertainment
he performed upon number of different in
struments, TO the satisfaction of the audience.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Z. Round, assistant commission
er Of the United States to the Vienna exposition,
will meet manufacturers or others interested in
the exposition, at the common council chamber
at eleven O'Clock this forenoon. He will be
prepared to explain the operations of he patent
law and other details, and will all n any
questions that may be put to him on the sub
ject.
That German institution, the Kindergarten,
is gradually finding favor in New England
Parents in Worcester can fluid in Mrs. Kuox's
school, in the public library, lower rooms Elm
street, Il place where the spirit and letter of
Froebel is faithfully carried out, and where
their little ones, of three to seven years, can
spend three hours each morning most happily
and uSefuliy.
-Four hundred and thirteen formal demands
for payment Of sewer assessments have been
issued from the office Of the city treasurer upon
persons who have neglected to pay the tax or
have it apportioned, and are now being served
by constables. 1t this notice is not needed, the
next step toward collection will be to advertise
the property of the delinquent for sale in ac.
cordance with law. This action will afford an
opportunity to test the legality of the method of
assessment before jury.
few days ago buffalo and lap robe were
stolen from Geo. Sessions hearse, which had
been left standing for few moments in barn
near Iatnuck, and although strict search was
male no trace OF them could be found. Yestcr.
day morning, as the owner of the barn was at
work, he noticed something unusual in the
house occupied by his dor, and an investigation
brought to light the missing robes. The dog,
undoubtedly suffering from the cold, had jumped
upon the hearse and carried them off to arrange
a nice warm bed for himself, and one that might
have proved expensive to Mr.. Sessions.
Major NJ. S. McConvlle, whose death has
been announced and whose funeral takes place
this morning, was prominently among the first
of the volunteers who marched from this CITY
in response to the call of the government in 81
His younger brothers were equally prompt to
rally in defence OF the flag; one of them, the
lamented Henry, fell in battle, and another lies
buried in St. John cemetery. Major McCon-
vile, until the two years Or so before he died,
was always conspicuous and active in public
movements of local Importance and by his So
clal qualities and chivalrlc spirit gathered about
him large circle of frie DIS who will SINCERELY
mourn his death.