Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-04
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CITY NEWS.

Billy Bailey's variety and burlcsque combina-
ton will appear in Washbum hall tomorrow
evening.
The third Of the immense barns on the Hos
pital grounds, near Lake Ouinsgamond, has
been erected and is now being finished.
The Old South church clock will undergo re-
pairs in the hands of ElkinS & Duncan for the
next two or three days.
The ladies of the Salem street society will
hold a strawberry festival in their vestry on
Thursday evening.
Co. A, 25th Massachusetts regiment volunteers,
will hold their annual reunion at Lake Quinsiga-
mOnd, to-day.
The Rising Star lodgeof Good Templars an
nounce their second annual strawberry festival
at Temperance hall on Friday evening.
new style of street lamp, with a sort of
double deck attachment, has been placed in
front of the city hall, and on some of the posts
on the common.
An extra train is to run over the Boston,
Barre and Gardner railroad, to accommodate
those who wish 10 attend the Methodist Sunday
school convention in Gardner, tomorrow
At the meeting of the board of aldermen, last
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tual count 1858 teams aud 4456 persons on foot
passed through Waldo street in a single day
lately.
Swans hotel is now in a fair way to leave its
present location, as workmen were engaged yes
terday in putting biz timbcrs under it prcpara-
tory TO its being put on rollers.
The new business announcement of Chase &
Dwinnell will be found in our columns to-day.
The friends of the late assistant postmaster will
be glad to meet him at his new quarters.
The Superior criminal court was not in session
yesterday, but will resume business this morn
ing. There are to be no more jury trials and it
is expected that final adjournment will be
MADE to day.
Post 10, G. A. r., are preparing for a 'camp-
fire" to take place in this city on Friday eve
ming, June 18th. Several posts from Boston
and vicinity are to be welcomed on that occa-
sion.
The office of the city treasurer was a very
busy place yesterday, as many people took adj
vantage of the last day of grace to pay their
sewer assessments, and secure the six per cent
discount.
Workmen employed by the city are rapidly
tearing up the old pavement at the lower end Of
Front street, preparatory TO the widening of the
street, and the moving Of the horse railroad
track. It's understood the street will soou be
repaved with smaller blocks.
The receipts in the Office Of the collector Of
internal revenue for this district for the past
month have been: the April list $25, 95t so; the
annual list, 1858 ,S5S.O6; stamps for tobacco and
Spirits S1 ,19j9 81; total, $50 005.G2 The total
amount Of collections mace in the Office since
the present collector was appointed is S3,S63,
865 o.
MajorR. Morris Copeland, the celebrated land
scape gardener, was in town yesterday, and, il
company with some of the members of the city
government, drove to the lake to look over tht
proposed route for the new boulevard. He also
visited other parts Of the city TO inspect Som'
contemplated Improvements in the arrangement
of streets. The work of having out the new
road at the pond will probably begin in ;
few days.
Mr.. George Tower of this city will open his
seaside hotel at Falmouth Heights on the frs
of July; and in an advertisement on the second
page he sets forth the advantages of its really
fine and desirable location. Mr.. Tower con
Quoted the hotel last summer on a plan so wei
suited for the enjoyment of seaside visitors a;
to give it good reputation among the many
summer resorts on our coast. 1t is in bri%h
iittle village of cottages which sprung up las
season to accommodate Worcester people WHIT
know where to go when tired of business per
pexities and city dust.