Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-08
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CTTK NEWS.

The Shrewsbury farmers festival is advertised
for next Thursday
Miss Dorothea Dix was in town yesterday and
paid visit 10 the state lunatic hospital.
The receipts of the twelve nights of the
Catholic fair exceed S11 900.
Barnard, Sumner & Co. make their announce
ment of fall goods this morning. See advertise
ments.
meeting Of the Laurel Hill union associ-
alton, and all persons interested, will be held at
the vestry Of the Laurel street church this even
ing at - o'clock
The members of the HallocG base ball club
with their friends, will dance in Horticultural
hall Friday evening, to the music of Barnard &
Richardson's orchestra.
The cause of the alarm of fire from box No.
"a, about halfpast nine O'Clock last evening,
was the burning Of pile of brush near the
Norwich railroad in South Worcester.
Hook and ladder company No. > are talking
of going to the liremen's muster, at Marlboro,
on Friday Of this week Yankee hose company
No. has an invitation to 90 TO Orange, on
Wednesday Of next week.
The Tanners go to Lowell tomorrow after
train. Tickets can be obtained at half fare by
application to the quartermaster, Geo F.
Thompson, who will be present at headquarters
this evening.
Wednesday evening, October 23d, is the time
selected for the third of the series of entertain
ments in Mechanics hall. The managers, in
stead of giving promenade concert with music
furnished by brass band, have decided to have
a social dance on the above mentioned evening,
with music by Barnard & Richardson's orches-
ira. The advertisement gives full particulars.
The members of the Worcester County Honi-
cul iural society held special meeting yester-
day morning to consider the project OF leasing
their hall for central district court room. The
~ committee was authorized to make lease
tinihe city Or county on such terms and for such
Re as may be deemed eXpedient.
~ Patrick Powers, sixty years Of age, resident
of Saundersvlle, dropped dead upon the Provi-
dence and Worcester railroad track, near Wood
wards stone yard about four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The body was taken TO the rooms
of Carroll & AIcCarty and Coroner j. Marcus
Rice summoned, but as the dca:h was undouDt-
eddy caused by heart disease he did not consider
an inquest necessary.
Evening schools were opened last evening at
the school houses on Summer street, Walnut
street, Orange street and at South Worcester.
The two former are for girls alone, the Orange
street school for boys and young men, and the
South Worcester school for both. These schools
are under the charge Of experienced and faith
full teachers, and opened with prospects Of use
fulness and success
The buildings occupied by the Boston drug
mills on Sargent's wharf, Boston, partially dc
stroyed by fire yesterday, were owned by vii.
liam S. Lincoln of this city and insured as fol-
lows: Manufacturers, $500; National, $4,000;
,Eiremens, $4,000; Eliot S2j0O-all Boston com.
paoies The loss upon the stock, which was
owned by Messrs. Levi Lincoln, J, c and E.
Pearse, will be about $4,000, partially covered
by insur ance.
Among the members Of the company that is
to support Charlotte Cushman upon her appear
ance as Lady Macbeth at Music hall, is Mr.. j. d.
Booth, who will assume the character Of Mac
beth. 1t is the intention Of the managers to
furnish an entertainment equal to any upon the
stages in larger cities and to afford Worcester
people an opportunity of seeing Miss Cushman
in one of her best characters.
One week from tonight the Lyceum and Nat
ural History association will open their rooms
to the public, and hold their first meeting since
the summer vacation. The rooms have under
gone thorough repairs and are now in fine con
clifton. 1t is expected the meeting will be Of
unusual interest, as many Of the members have
reports to make of their summer vacations.
The president has had an extended tour through
the caves and mines of Iowa, where he has col
lected many valuable and interesting specimens,
which will be reported on at length during the
present season.