Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-15
00tOrtester 9atlp gpp.
CITY NEWS.

The New York play of "Bacl Friday" will
be produced at Music hall this evening.
The Barrett estate, No. % Salem street, was
sold at auction yesterday by H. Kendall to
Il. L. Brigham for 81 500.
Worcester Temple OF Honor will have a straw
berry festival in Horticultural hall on Thursday
evening next
There is a notice among the advertisements in
regard TO the formation OF company which
proposes to do some parading on the Fourth.
1t is stated on good authority that the Ply
mouth society have finally decided to use stone
as the building material for their new church.
The Springfield commandery of Knights Tenn
plar passed through here yesterday morning, on
their return from St, John
Jerome Wheelock of Worcester has been elect
ed an associate member of the American master
mechanics association, now in session in Boston.
Harry Bloodgood's troupe are announced to
give one OF their characteristic entertainments
in Music hall on Thursday evening of next
week
The June meeting of che teachers association
will be held in the high school hall this after
at q O'Clock. Important subjects are to be dis
cussed
The extra trains over the Boston and Albany
road, which are advertised this morning, will
be a great accommodation to the large number
of persons from this city during jubilee week
The hardware dealers, with one exception,
have entered into an agreement to close their
stores at 81 O'Clock every evening, except Satur-
days, until further notice.
An enormous green turtle, about nine feet in
circumference, a recent arrival from the coast
of Cuba attracted considerable attention ut j.
S. Ballard & Co.'s store on Pearl street 1t is to
be taken 10 Mr.. Billiards. farm at Quinsga.
m0nd
The attractions of Falmouth Heights as a
summer resort are well known, but the state
ment given in another column of its advantages
for residence during the warm months, will he
read with interest. Forty or fifty new cottages
have already been erected there by citizens OF
Worcester, and more are in process of construc-
tion.
The indianapolis Gazette in very compli-
mentary notice of Mr.. Frank Dwight Denny
recent appearance in that city speaks of him as
"master of elocution." Mr.. Denny is so well
give select readings in the hall of the Peoples
club on Monday evening, should ensure him a
good house.
Mr. Frank W. Chcrrington is just completing
plans for five story block to be built by Mr.
D. B. Maynard on the lot recently bought by
him near the corner of Main and Chatham
streets. The new building is TO be used eX-
clusively by Mr.. Maynard for his furniture
business, and will be 125 feet deep with front
arc on Main street of twenty-five feet. Work
will be begun on the foundations at once
At the meeting Of the Piedmont church last
evening there was small attendance, owing to
the inclement weather. Ell. Spaldng was ecieed
collector, and subscription book for building
fund was opened, S15,O25 being subscribed by the
twenty-one persons present An addition was
also made to the fund for the current expenses
for the ensuing year, and the meeting voted tc
borrow $1,000 for the purpose of paying for the
building lot The meeting then adjourned fol
one week