Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

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bar room of that place, they fell in with
couple of hard b'hoys, hangers on of such
places, and drank with them, and while doing
SO, the New Workers made rather free dis
play Of cash funds. AS they were about to
return to the city in the evening, the keeper
of the house cautioned the strangers to be
careful Of their money, inasmuch as the two
they had seen there, were hard cases, and had
somewhat alarmed at the statement made, one
of the strangers went to the shed for weapon,
and finding nothing better, he took an old
axe helye with him into the chaise, and the
two started for the city. They had not pro-
cecded far, before they were stopped on the
highway by two men, who seized their horse
by the bride, stating that they wished to ask
them question. Being well prepared for
such an emergency, one of the party in the
chaise sprang in an instant from his seat to the
ground, and inflicted tremendous blow with
his axe helve, upon one of his assailants
which felled him to the earth, but before he
could get clip at his companion in villainy
he was off Not caring to enquire into the
damage to the person of their assalant, the
two young men drove into the city, at full
speed. They declined making any complaint;
on the ground that they should never be this
way again, and did not care to be detained
here as witnesses.
MAD DoGs.--A large dog which if not rab-
id, appeared to have very serious intentions of
becoming so, made several determined efforts
to bite men and horses in Main Street on Sun
day and yesterday, ferocious cur attacked
woman ON Pleasant street, and was only pre-
vented from doing her bodily harm by the eff
forts Of some men who were passing Can
not our city authorities do something to lessen
the number of these canine nuisances that
infest the streets of our city?
CONTEMPLATED SALE OF THE GRouxDs OF THE
STATE LUNATIc HospTTAL. The trustees of the
State Lunatic Hospital, have made report to
the Legislature recommending the sale of the
present site of that building, with the adjacent
grounds, and the erection of new building,
better adapted to the uses of the institution.
Acopy of their report will be found on the first
page.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-The large and val
liable farm of the late Capt. Lewis Barnard,
situated upon the Old Shrewsbury road, about
three miles from the city hall. was sold on
Friday last. for the sum of $19,25O. 1t con-
tains 2l5 acres, about sixty of which are COW
cred with wood and timber. The purchasers
were Samuel Davis, VIM. r. Hooper, and Jo-
seph Walker.
We are requested to state that Clergymen
of whatever denomination, resident in Wor-
cester, who have not already received free
pass for one year over the n. York Central
R. R. and the Midway Branch R. R. can re-
ceive one through the Rev. Horace James, by
calling at his residence 10 Portland ST., or ad-
dressing him by letter.
THE CARSON LEAGUE held an adjourned
meeting at horticultural Hall, last evening"
For obvious reasons we forbear to publish q
report of the proceedings.
Yesterday was one of the pleasant days.
The air was soft and balmy as June and the
blue birds and robins made the woods vocal
with their melody. The frost is no won't of
the ground in many places, and mechanics
and farmers are making active preparations for
their spring work.
The lecture this evening before the Young
Mems Rhetorical Society, is to be delivered by
Rev. VIM. R. Algers Of Roxbury.
John Keith & Co., have just received and
for sale at their Bookstore, the Sermon preach
ed by Rev. Theodore Parker, against the Ne
braska bill, on the 18th Of February last 1t
is an able and eloquent protest against this
iniquitous act, and contains vast amount of
valuable political information as well as moral
truth.
CoNcoRD.-A solemn protest against the