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tigations. Any resident of Worcester County may become a member by the payment annually, of $2.00 for gen- tlemen, $1.00 for ladies, and 50 cents for school children. A course of sci- entific lectures is given each winter ; summer camp for boys at Natural History Park, Lake Quinsigamond, during July and August. Annual meeting in April.
Worcester Orchestral Union .- Org. 1875. Rooms, 16 Mechanic street. Pres., E. H. Spring; Vice-Pres., F. H. Clark; Sec. and Treas., J. M. New- comb; Business Agent, H. I. Osborne ; Musical Director, A. W. Ingraham ; Vice- Musical Director, E. D. Ingraham; Li- brarian, F. M. Burke. Meets every Monday evening. Officers elected in January.
Worcester Pharmaceutical Society. -Pres., William Bush; Vice - Pres., George E. Fairbanks; Sec. and Treas., J. H. Frost; Business Committee, L. M. Green, George T. Scott, E. Farrar, C.M. Cole. Meets quarterly. Officers chosen second Wednesday in January.
Worcester Prohibition Club .- Org. 1887. Pres., W. E. Cole; Sec., John Hewitt; Treas., E. D. Conant.
Worcester Rifle Association .- Pres., E. R. Shumway; Vice - Pres., Moses H. Lowe; Sec. and Treas., Jas. Early; Executive Committee, E. R. Shumway, M. H. Lowe, Jas. Early, A. C. White, M. R. Morgan. Range at Heywood farm, Heywood street, 1} miles from City Hall.
Worcester Society of Antiquity .- Org. 1875. Rooms, Worcester Bank block, open every Tuesday afternoon and evening. Pres., E. B. Crane ; 1st Vice-Pres., Albert Tolman; 2d Vice- Pres., George Sumner ; Sec., William F. Abbot; Treas., Henry F. Stedman; Librarian, T.A.Dickinson ; Nominating Committee, E. R. Lawrence, Daniel Seagrave and A.S. Roe. The purpose of this society is to foster in its members a love for archæological science, and to rescue from oblivion any historical matter that might otherwise be lost. The society holds regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, ex- cepting August. Informal gatherings of members are held every Tuesday evening. Annual meeting first Tues- day in December. The conditions of membership are, an interest in the objects of the association and attend- ance upon its meetings, and two dol- lars membership fee, besides an annual assessment.
Worcester Sportsmen's Club .- Org. 1874. Pres., G. J. Rugg; Vice-Prests., A. B. F. Kinney, E. S. Knowles; Sec.,
WORCESTER DIRECTORY ABROAD. The Worcester Directory is kept on file for consultation by the public in all the large cities of the country.
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MASONIC SOCIETIES.
E. F. Swan; Treas., M. D. Gilman ; Executive Committee, G. J. Rugg, E. S. Knowles, A. B. F. Kinney, E. F. Swan, M. D. Gilman, V. F. Prentice, C. Doane, R. L. Golbert. Annual meeting first Wednesday evening in March.
Worcester Suffrage League .- Org. 1886. Pres. and Treas., Miss Sarah A. Henshaw; Vice-Pres., Miss Sarah E. Wall; Sec., Mrs. E. M. Briggs ; Ex- ecutive Committee, Mrs. J. F. Tracy, Mrs. M. A. Wheelock, Mrs. H. W. Hildreth, Mrs. C. L. Hooker. Meet- ings at the call of the President.
Worcester Toboggan Club .- Org. 1886. Pres., Samuel E. Winslow ; Sec., Alexander H. Clapp; Treas., Alex. S. Putnam; Executive Committee, Alex- ander H. Clapp, Alexander Putnam, Irving E. Bigelow. Slide at Eyrie, Lake Quinsigamond. Officers elected first Thursday in November.
Worcester Typographical Union, No. 165 .- Pres., Wm. Worth; Vice- Pres., J. B. N. Soulliere; Rec. and Cor. Sec., William W. Cormack; Fin. Sec., John Duggan; Treas. Aaron M. Gould ; Sergeant-at-Arms, William Per- kins ; Trustees, George Van Wagoner, Joseph Oakley, Norman C. Hemeon. Annual meeting in December.
Worcester Women's Club .- Org. 1880. Pres., Mrs. Abbie L. Sumner; Vice-Prests., Jennie S. Pierce, Etta H. Vaill; Sec., Abbie L. Stone ; Treas., Mrs. Malora F. Pratt; Auditor, Mrs. Delia C. Lewis. Election of officers in September. Regular meetings, first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Young Men's Christian Associa- tion .- Org. 1864. Inc. 1868. Bldg., 10 Elm street. Open from 8.30 A. M., to 9.45 P. M. Pres., W. A. Denholm; Vice-Prests., C. F. Rugg, Wm. Wood- ward; Rec. Sec., George F. Brooks ; Treas., A. E. Dennis; Gen'l Sec., Samuel G. McConaughy ; Asst. Sec., O. R. Parker; Clerk, Geo. H. Robbins. Officers elected Tuesday following first Monday in October.
Young Women's Christian Associa- tion .- Org. 1885. Rooms, 352 Main st. Open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Pres., Mrs. C. F. Rugg; Vice-Prests., Mrs. Abbie A. Bigelow, Mrs. C. H. Morgan ; Treas., Mrs. Fred. L. Coes; Clerk, Miss Josephine C. Aldrich ; Gen'l Sec., Miss Sybil M. Gray. Executive Com- mittee meets third Wednesday fore- noons of each month. Annual meet- ing in May. Library and reading room open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
MASONIC SOCIETIES.
Masonic Hall, Pearl Street.
D. D. G. M., Edwin A. Hill, of Spencer.
MORNING STAR LODGE .- Chartered 1793. Regular meeting, first Tuesday of each month. W. M., Fred. W. Leavitt; Sec., Frank M. Lord.
MONTACUTE LODGE .- Chartered 1859. Regular meeting, first Monday of each month. W. M., Joseph H. Dunkerton; Sec., F. A. Aldrich.
ATHELSTAN LODGE. - Chartered 1867. Regular meeting, first Wednes- day of each month. W. M., F. A. Harrington; Sec., Fred. Knight.
QUINSIGAMOND LODGE .- Chartered 1871. Regular meeting, fourth Friday of each month. W. M., Edward B. Dolliver; Sec., Benj. L. Sampson.
WORCESTER ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER. -Inst. 1823. Regular meeting, sec- ond Friday of each month. M. E. H. P., J. H. Harrison; Sec., Emery G. Brady.
EUREKA ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER .- Inst. 1870. Regular meeting, third Tuesday of each month. M. E. H. P., Forrest E. Barker; Sec., O. L. Taft.
HIRAM COUNCIL, R. AND S. MAS- TERS .- Chartered 1826. Regular meet- ing, second Thursday of each month,
except July and August. M. Ill. M., S. L. Shaffer; Recorder, John P. Grover.
WORCESTER COUNTY COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .- Inst. 1824. Regular assembly, first Thursday of each month. E. C., George B. Buck- ingham; Recorder, Wm. S. Dadmun.
WORCESTER LODGE OF PERFECTION. -Inst. 1863. Regular convocation, third Thursday of each month, except July, August and September. T. P. G. M., George F. Hewett; Sec., E. E. Longley.
GODDARD COUNCIL, P. OF J .- Chartered 1870. Meets fourth Mon- day in October, November, Decem- ber, January, February, March, April and May.
LAWRENCE CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX. -Chartered 1870. Meets fourth Mon- day in October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May.
DIRECTORS OF MASONIC HALL .- Pres., Charles G. Reed, Sec., R. James Tatman. Annual meeting, third Monday of January.
NEW MAP OF WORCESTER, Just issued. White sheets at 25 cents. DREW, ALLIS & CO. 452 Main St.
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GRAND CHAPTER, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR FOR THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS .- Org. 1876. Grand Patron, N. W. Farrar of East Hamp- ton; Grand Sec., Daniel Seagrave, Worcester. There are 20 subordinates connected with this organization.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, STEL- LA CHAPTER, NO. 3 .- Org. 1871. W. M., Mrs. A. W. Barton; W. P., Cyrus Stickney ; Sec., Mrs. M. H. Black; Treas., Mrs. Mary Farnsworth. Meets second Thursday of each month, at Odd Fellows' Hall, 11 Pleasant st.
Officers elected second Thursday of December.
MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION .-- Org. 1873. Pres., Josiah Pickett; Vice-Pres., Henry Goddard; Treas., Henry Goddard; Sec., William A. Smith. Directors meet fourth Thurs- day of each month.
GENERAL RELIEF COMMITTEE .- Morning Star, Gilbert J. Rugg; Mont- acute, W. Ansel Washburn ; Athelstan, Wm. S. Dadmun; Quinsigamond, Otis E. Putnam.
KING DAVID LODGE, NO. 16, F. AND A. M .- Regular meeting first Thursday of each month, at 10 Pearl street.
ST. JOHN'S CHAPTER, NO. 4 .- Char- tered 1882. Regular meetings, sec-
ond Thursday of each inonth, at 10 Pearl street.
MT. ZION'S COMMANDERY, NO. 5 .- Chartered 1882. Regular meetings, fourth Thursday of each month, at 10 Pearl street.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
QUINSIGAMOND LODGE, NO. 43 .- N. G., Herbert Wesby; V. G., D. L. Fay; Rec. Sec .. P. H. Stearns ; Per. Sec., John Merrill; Treas., E. Flagg. Meets every Monday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall, 35 Pearl street.
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WORCESTER LODGE, NO. 56 .- N. G., W. B. Lowney; V. G., T. H. Day; Rec. Sec., M. P. Roach ; Per. Sec., W. B. Fanning; Treas., W. F. Bancroft. Meets every Wednesday evening at 11 Pleasant street.
CENTRAL LODGE, NO. 168 .- N. G., E. H. French; V. G., C. L. Buffing- ton; Rec. Sec., Horace S. Briggs ; Per. Sec., Frank C. Bullard, ; Treas., G. W. Dickinson. Meets every Tues- day evening at 11 Pearl street.
RIDGELY LODGE, NO. 112 .- N. G., G. S. Hatch; V. G., W. E. Kerr; Rec. Sec., F. D. Whipple; Per. Sec., T. P. Haskell; Treas., F. M. Lovering. Meets every Tuesday evening at 35 Pearl street.
ANCHORIA LODGE, NO. 142 .- N. G., J. B. Mullikin; V. G., H. L. Miller; Rec. Sec., J. A. Cherry ; Per. Sec., C. A. Piper; Treas., Ellis D. Howe.
WACHUSETT ENCAMPMENT, NO. 10. -C.P.,C.W. James ; H. P., H. O. Shep- ard; S. W., A. Copeland; Sec., F. W. Leavitt; Treas., F. B. Fay ; F. S., A. S. Pinkerton; J. W., C. Ross. Meets first and third Fridays of each month at 11 Pleasant street.
MT. VERNON ENCAMPMENT, No. 53. -C. P., D. A. Harrington ; H. P., E. E. Francis; S. W., C. R. Rathburn;
J. W., F.A. Quimby ; Scribe, C. E. Slo- comb, Jr .; Treas., G. W. Dickinson ; Fin. Sec., John McIntosh. Meets second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month at 35 Pearl street.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT, GRAND CAN- TON, WORCESTER, NO. 3 .- Command- ant,, D. A. Harrington ; Clerk, B. W. Hiscox; Accountant, H. G. Hoflin.
NAOMI LODGE, NO. 18, DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH .- N. G., Jennie R. Olney ; V. G., Gertie V. Bemis; Rec. Sec., Mattie C. Black; Treas., Fronie D. Myrick; Fin. Sec., Nellie E. Lewis. Meets second and fourth Fridays of each month at 11 Pleasant street.
QUEEN ESTHER LODGE, NO. 33, DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH .- N. G., Alice M. Underwood; V. G., Emma Champlin; R. S., Anna M. Leland; T., Julia E. Fairbanks; F. S., Fan- nie A. Pearson. Meets first and third Thursdays of each month at Chapin Block, Pearl street.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL ASSOCIATION. -Pres., Charles B. Pratt; Vice-Pres., Geo. H. Clark; Clerk and Treas., H. H. Marshall. Meets at 11 Pleasant street. Annual meeting second Wed- nesday in January. Directors meet first Wednesday of each quarter.
ODD FELLOWS' MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF WORCESTER COUNTY. -Pres., Nathan Taylor ; Clerk, Joseph E. Bradford; Treas., Charles Hamil- ton. Annual meeting second Wed- nesday of January. Directors meet second Wednesday of each month.
MANCHESTER UNITY .- BAY STATE LODGE, No. 6793. Org. 1886. N. G., Joseph Green; V. G., Andrew Boyce ; R. S., John Billings ; Per. Sec., Harry
Green ; Treas., Henry S. Knight. Officers elected every three months. Meets 44 Front street, every Friday evening.
NEW MAP
OF WORCESTER, Just issued. White sheets at 25 cents. DREW, ALLIS & CO., 452 Main St.
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GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Rooms in Warren Block, Pearl Street.
INTEGRITY LODGE, NO. 1768 .- Inst. 1876. Meets first and third Monday evenings of each month.
Inst. 1874. Meets[first Wednesday of each month.
PATRIARCHAL LODGE .- Inst. 1881. Meets fourth Wednesday of each
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH, NO. 27 .- month. TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
FATHER MATTHEW MUTUAL BENEFIT TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY .- Org. 1849. Inc. 1863. Pres., Richard O'- Flynn ; Vice-Pres., John Clark ; Treas., Timothy Murphy; Rec. Sec., John A. Garvey; Fin. Sec., D. J. Moynihan ; Asst. Fin. Sec., J. J. O'Hara ; Spiritual Director, Rev. Jas. M. Cruse. Meets monthly on Green street, on the third Sunday of each month. Officers elected first Sunday of January.
ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S TEMPERANCE AND LITERARY GUILD .- Spiritual Director, Rev. James M. Cruse; Pres., James C. Coffey ; Vice- Pres., John A. Creamer; Rec. and Cor. Sec., Mark M. Ryan; Fin. Sec., T. J. Cronin; Treas., James J.Hearn. Regular meetings first Sunday of each month, Temple st.
ST.STEPHEN'S LYCEUM, St. Stephen's Hall. Pres., Bernard W. Kane; Vice- Pres., T. J. Foley; Rec. Sec., T. T. Kane; Fin. Sec., J.H. Powers ; Treas., J. E. O'Leary ; Spiritual Director, Rev. Father Burke.
FIRST WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPER- ANCE UNION .- Org. 1874. Pres., Mrs. Alden Thayer; Vice-Prests., Mrs.R.M. Meriam, Mrs. H. Weeks; Sec., Mrs. D.D.Tatman ; Treas., Mrs. I. D. Math- ews; Auditor, Mrs. F. G. Stiles. Meets Fridays at 3 P. M. at Second Baptist Church. Officers elected in January.
SECOND WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEM- PERANCE UNION .- Org. 1878. Pres., Mrs. Mary M. Townsend; Vice-Prests., Mrs. Mary D. Ware; Mrs. Mary B. Lane; Rec. Sec., Mrs. E. C. Keith ; Cor. Sec. . Mrs. H. P. Adams ; Treas., Mrs. Etta C. Merritt. Meets every Friday afternoon in Room 17, Burnside build- ing. Officers elected annually in January.
WORCESTER REFORM CLUB .- Org. 1876. Hall, 460 Main street. Pres., J. F. Sampson; Vice-Prests., W. H. Robinson, Alex. Comrie, Thos. Sylvia ; Treas., G. W. Fellows; Rec. Sec., C. O. Welch; Fin. Sec. and Janitor, J.H. Hessions. Business meetings every Monday evening. Public meetings Sunday evenings. Officers chosen in June and December.
WORCESTER TEMPERANCE CLUB .- Org. 1878. Pres., L. D. Goddard; Vice-Pres., Charles H.Rice ; Rec. Sec., Walter Newell; Fin. Sec., H.L. Wood ; Treas., C. D. Rice; Chaplain, E. H. Butler. Meets at 418 Main street.
Officers chosen semi-annually in June and December.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE, ANCHOR DIVISION, NO. 56 .- Org. 1882. W.P., Charles H.Cleaveland ; W. A., Charles E. Lawrence; R. S., C. E. Lovejoy ; F. S., Fred. Montague; Treas., Mary J. Montague. Meets at Grand Army Hall, 344 Main street.
WASHINGTONIAN DIVISION, NO. 176. -Org. 1865. W. P., A. W. Sieben; R. S., C. F. Lawrence; F. S., Mrs. H. A. Gile : Treas., Mary E. Stearns. Meets every Friday evening at 418 Main street. Officers elected quar- terly.
WORCESTER TEMPLE OF HONOR, NO. 31 .- W. C. T., E. O. Williams; W. V. T., W. B. Holmes; W. R., Niles Peterson ; W. T., A. D. Hall; W. F. R., Daniel Parlin; P. W. C. T., S. H. Cheney. The Temple meets the first, third and fifth Thursday evenings of each month at 460 Main street.
KATAMA LODGE, NO. 52. I. O. G. T. -Inst. 1887. Chief Templar, A. T. Farrar; Vice-Templar, Lizzie Newton; Rec. Sec., Hattie E. Snow. Officers elected quarterly. Meets at Temper- ance Club Hall, 418 Main street, Wednesday evenings.
WORCESTER DISTRIKT TEMPEL, NO. 3-0. of T. Org. 1885. Pres., Peter Lobben; Sec., C. G. Brown; Treas., C. A. Boström. Officers elected an- nually.
NIAGARA LODGE, NO. 21 .- O. of T. Org. 1884. Pres., C. F. Lybeck; Treas., Nils Pettersson. Meets at 32 Front street every week. Officers elected quarterly.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF TEMPER- ANCE MUT. RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF WORCESTER Co .- Org. 1887. Pres., E. M. Eldredge ; Sec., H. W. Putnam ; Treas., T. A. Montague.
WORCESTER CENTRAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE .- Org. 1887. Pres., Wil- liam H. Bartlett; Vice- Prests., Arthur M. Stone. Joseph P. Cheney, jr. ; Sec., Joseph K. Greene; Treas., William A. Warden. Annual meeting in Jan- uary. The League is formed of the Pastor and two delegates from each church and two delegates from each temperance society in the city. The object of the League is to enforce the laws against saloons and to cultivate total abstinence principles. Its rooms are in the Y. M. C. A. building, 20 Pearl street.
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RAILROADS-OMNIBUSES-STAGES.
WORCESTER & SHREWSBURY R. R.
To Bloomingdale, (State Insane Asylum), Lake View and Lake Quinsiga- mond. This lake is one of the most beautiful in New England, surrounded as it is with beautiful picnic groves containing all the different amusements, also boating, bathing and fishing, makes one of the pleasantest places for a day's outing. Steamers connect with the trains at the Lake for Natural History Park, Eyrie, Keyes Landing, Woodlawn Grove, Quinsigamond Park and all places on the lake.
FOR THE LAKE .- Leave Worcester, 6.45, 7.30, 8.30, 9.35, 10.30, 11.30 A. M .; 12.30, 1.30, 2.30, 3.35. 4.35, 5.30, 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 9.30, 10.30 P. M. Leave New Hospital and Bloomingdale, 6.53, 7.38, 8.38, 9.43, 10.38, 11.38 A. M .; 12.38 1.38, 2.38, 3.43, 4.43, 5.38, 6.38, 7.38, 8.38, 9.38, 10.38 P. M.
FOR WORCESTER .- Leave Lake, 6.20, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, A. M .; 1.10, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.10, 8, 9, 10 P. M. Leave New Hospital and Bloomingdale, 6.28, 7.08, 8.08,9.08, 10.08, 11.08 A. M .; 12.08, 1.18, 2.08, 3.08, 4.08, 5.08, 6.08, 7.18, 8.08, 9.08, 10.08 P. M.
In addition to the above trains; extra trains leave Worcester for the Lake at 2, 3, 7 and 8 P. M .; Leave the Lake for Worcester at 1.45, 2.15, 2.45, 3.15, instead of 2 and 3 P. M.
Sundays during the warm season, trains run half-hourly during the day. Fare 10 cents each way, to any station.
Special rates made to church, society and large picnics. For further information and arrangements address W. & S. R. R. Co., Washington sq., or Box 46, Worcester, Mass.
HORACE H. BIGELOW, Prest. and Treas. I. E. BIGELOW, Supt. and Clerk. S. K. HINDLEY, Auditor. L. BIGELOW, Gen'l Ticket Agent.
OMNIBUSES.
AUSTIN STREET .- From Main street corner Pleasant, through Main, Austin, Queen, Chandler, and Dewey streets.
GRAFTON STREET .- From Main street corner Front to Houghton street.
LAUREL HILL .- From Main street, corner Front to Eastern avenue.
STAGES.
CHERRY VALLEY AND LEICESTER .- Leaves 8 Foster street at 10. 30 A. M. and 4.30 P. M. Leaves Leicester at 8.00 A. M and 1.30 P. M., arriving in Worcester at 9.00 A. M. and 2.30 P. M. Saturdays, leaves Worcester at 9.00 P.M.
LEICESTER .- Jamesville to Leicester, two trips daily.
PAXTON .- Leaves 18 Mechanic street at 4.25 P. M .; leaves Paxton at 7.50 A. M., arriving at Worcester at 9.10 A. M.
SHREWSBURY .- Leaves 24 Front street at 10.30 A. M. and 5 P. M., arriving in Shrewsbury at 11.30 A. M. and 6 P. M .; returning, arrives in Worcester at 9.30 A. M. and 2.30 P. M.
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RAILROADS.
BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD Co .- Incorporated 1868. (Boston and Worcester Railroad Co. incorporated 1831. Western Railroad Co. incorpo- rated 1833.) Capital, $20,000,000. Pres., William Bliss; Vice-Pres. and Sec., J. A. Rumrill; Treas., Charles E. Stevens; Gen'l Supt., Henry T. Gallup; Directors, William Bliss, Moses Kimball, Charles S. Sargent, Jacob C. Rogers, Mahlon D. Spaulding, Samuel Hoar of Boston; Jarvis N. Dunham of Pittsfield ; Chauncey M. Depew of New York city ; Edward B. Gillett of West- field ; J. A. Rumrill of Springfield; John Cummings of Woburn; Edward L. Davis of Worcester; Agent, H. P. Nichols of Worcester. The road is 200 miles long from Boston to Albany. The company also own or lease 119 miles of branches.
FITCHBURG RAILROAD CO .- (Worcester Division, formerly Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad.) Pres., E. B. Phillips of Boston; Treas., Daniel A. Gleason of Boston; Gen'l Supt., John Adams of Boston; Div. Supt., Wor- cester, Henry A. Phillips; Gen'l Agent, Worcester, W. M. Anthony ; Directors, E. B. Phillips, Robert Codman and David P. Kimball of Boston; John Q. Adams of Quincy; James Renfrew, jr. of Adams; Augustus Kountze and William Seward Webb of New York city; Rodney Wallace and Charles T. Crocker of Fitchburg; Franklin N. Poor of Somerville; David Robinson of Troy, N. Y., Frederick L. Ames of Easton; George Heywood of Concord; Francis Smith of Rockland, Me.
NORWICH AND WORCESTER RAILROAD CO .- Capital, $2,825,000. Pres., Geo. H. Ball of Boston; Sec. and Treas., E. T. Clapp of Norwich; Directors, Wm. A. Slater and Jeremiah Halsey of Norwich; Edward L. Davis. T. B. Eaton, Josiah H. Clarke, A. Geo. Bullock, and Francis H. Dewey of Worcester; W. Bayard Cutting of New York city; General Agent and Manager, P. St. M. Andrews. Road leased for a term of 50 years from 1st Feb., 1869, to New York and New England Railroad.
PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD CO .- Supt., Charles Howard; Treas. and Clerk, W. A. Leete; Agent, H. M. McCambridge; Directors, Elijah B. Stoddard, Joseph E. Davis, J. G. Clark, George S. Barton, Waldo Lincoln, and George F. Blake, jr. of Worcester; Moses B. I. Goddard, Frederick Grinnell, Benj. F. Thurston and J. W. Danielson of Providence, R. I .; Chas. E. Whitin and G. Marston Whitin of Whitinsville; Gideon L. Spencer of Pawtucket, R. I .; Lyman A. Cook and Oscar J. Rathbun of Woonsocket, R. I. Length of road, 51 miles.
WORCESTER, NASHUA AND ROCHESTER RAILROAD Co .- Incorporated, 1845. No. 245 Main street. Pres., Charles A. Sinclair; Treas., T. W. Hammond; Directors, Elijah B. Stoddard of Worcester; Charles Holman, Frank A. Mc- Kean and John A. Spalding of Nashua; Frank Jones and Chas. A. Sinclair of Portsmouth; James P. Cook of Salem; George W. Armstrong of Brookline; George C. Lord of Newton. Length of road, 95 lines. Leased for a term of years to the Boston and Maine Railroad.
WORCESTER AND SHREWSBURY RAILROAD CO .- From Washington square to Lake Quinsigamond. Pres., H. H. Bigelow; Treas., H. H. Bigelow ; Supt. and Clerk, Irving E. Bigelow; Auditor, S. K. Hindley ; General Ticket Agent, L. Bigelow. See page 497.
WORCESTER CONSOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY Co .- Incorporated 1887. No. 15 Market street. Pres., Charles B. Pratt; Sec. and Treas., H. S. Seeley ; Supt., I. B. Chapin.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
There are seven legal holidays: Washington's Birthday, 22d February ; Fast Day ; Memorial Day, 30th May; Independence Day, 4th July ; Labor Day, first Monday of September; Thanksgiving Day ; Christmas Day.
When the 22d of February, the 30th of May, the 4th of July, or Christmas day falls upon Sunday, the following Monday is a legal holiday.
Notes falling due on Sunday or legal holiday must be paid on the day pre- ceding, and if a legal holiday occurs on Monday, notes falling due must be paid on the Saturday preceding.
FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS, SEE PAGE 471.
ALL DIRECTORIES.
All Directories published in the United States furnished at Publishers' Rates.
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STEAMSHIPS.
FOR NEW YORK.
PRSISC
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FAST FREIGHT,
Via STONINGTON -AND-
PROVIDENCE LINES.
The attention of Shippers of Freight to
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND WEST,
Is hereby called to the Superior Facilities for Speedy Transportation afforded by the Providence & Worcester R. R. - AND -
Providence & Stonington Steamship Co.,
Through their Express Freight arrangement, by which merchandise leaving Worces- ter, by daily express trains over Providence & Worcester Railroad is delivered in New York early the next morning. Shippers are advised that freighting facilities by this line are positively unexcelled. Great care exercised in the handling. RATES AS LOW AS BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
PROVIDENCE LINE, | Pier 29 North River, N. Y. | Pier 36 North River, N. Y. E. A. Deveau, Agent.
Isaac Odell, Agent.
STONINGTON LINE,
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS APPLY TO
H. M. McCAMBRIDGE, Agt., P. & W. R. R. Depot, Worcester. A. E. QUACKENBOSS, Gen'l Agt., Office, Union Pass. Station, Worcester. J. M. WILLIAMS, Gen'I Frt. Agt., Butler Exchange, Prov. R. I. or, Z. WILLIAMS, Agt., at Fox Point Wharf, Providence, R. I.
POCKET MAP WITH INDEX OF STREETS, for sale by DREW, ALLIS & CO. 452 MAIN STREET.
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NO WHARFAGE. WINSOR'S LINE
LOW RATES. STEAMERS,
ONLY DIRECT LINE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Sailing from Ives' Wharf, India Street, Providence, every Wednesday and Saturday at 3 P. M., and from Philadelphia same days at 12 M., Con- nects with Pennsylvania R. R., and Ocean Steamship Company for Savannah.
Freight forwarded to any and all Points South and West. Attention of Ship- pers is called to the fact that this Line is the only Line of Steamers plying between Providence and Philadelphia. Mark goods WINSOR'S LINE. For further informa- tion apply at the office, or of
H. M. MCCAMBRIDGE, Agt.,
GEO. A. KILTON, Agt.,
Ives' Wharf, India St., Providence.
Providence & Worcester R. R., Worcester. HENRY WINSOR & CO., Agts., 338 So. Wharves, Philadelphia, Pa.
MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO.'S PROVIDENCE, NORFOLK, & BALTIMORE STEAMSHIP LINE,
COMPRISING THE
Steamers GEO. APPOLD, ALLEGHANY, and JOHNS HOPKINS. SAILING DAYS FROM PROVIDENCE,
Wednesday and Saturday at 6 P. M., From LONSDALE WHARF, Connecting
AT NORFOLK, VA., with the Norfolk and Western Railroad and the Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line, for all points South. AT PORTSMOUTH, VA., with the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line.
AT NEWPORT NEWS, VA., with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Kanawha Dispatch Line for the West and Southwest.
AT WEST POINT, VA., with Richmond and York River Railroad and the Pied- mont Air Line. AT BALTIMORE, with the Merchants and Miners Transportation Co.'s Steamship Lines for Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S. C.
Freight rates from Providence to all points South and West are generally the same as from New York City. (7" Mark goods via P., N. & B. Line. Through Bills Lading given via all the different routes as above. For further information, etc., apply to
E. H. ROCKWELL, Agent, Providence, R. I.
Also, Agent of the Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line, Atlantic Coast and Piedmont Air Line, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and Kanawha Dispatch.
WORCESTER
HOUSE DIRECTORY, Arranged by houses in numerical order, Price $1. DREW, ALLIS & CO.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Incorporated April 2, 1731.
SHIRE TOWNS :- WORCESTER AND FITCHBURG.
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