Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-28
Municipal Affairs.

held last evening. The free use of the Civ
Hall was voted one evening each week, to the
Home Guards and to the Worcester Drill
Club.
Alderman Pratt, from the committee on the
lire department, to whom was referred the
the petition of Alzirus Brown and others. for
the purchase of another steam engine. report-
ed in favor of such purchase, at an expense
not exceeding $4,000. Accepted.
Alderman Chandler, from the committee on
shade trees and public grounds, to whom was
referred the decree of Lake Park" to ascer-
tain OF the city solicitor what liabilities the
city would incur by accepting the same, report
after full consideration of the matter not to
accept the decree. Report accepted
The subject OF procuring aid for sick and
wounded soldiers, and the heirs of deceased
soldiers in obtaining their back pay, bounty,
and pensions, was discussed, and referred to
the military committee, with authority to act
or employ some one to act for them.
The mayor called attention to the subject
OF having made up roll of honor compris-
ing the names of all who have enlisted for the
war, from this city. He said he should at
tend to the making up of the roll himself,
having already the principal material for the
purpose, if no one else did so.
John d. Lowell, Joseph L. Fales, Cyrus
Darling, and Timothy X. Earle, were drawn
as traverse jurors at the November term of
the superior court at Fitchburg
Both branches adjourned for two weeks.
Superior Court, Criminal Term,
The court came in Monday morning at 10
o'clock, Judge Wilkinson on the bench. The
trial juries were empanneled as follows -
First J"ry.-John Il. Fay of Worcester.
foreman; b. w. Abbott of Holden, Peleg b.
Aldnch OF Northbridge, Asa Baker of Rut-
land, Walter Bigelow of Worcester. John
Briggs OF Milford, George Brown, Jr., of SUIT
ton, Lotan cleveland of West Boylston,
Robert Craig Of Charlton, Levi Hardy of
Worcester, Solomon o. Head of Worcester
Daniel X. Hill of Webster.
Second Ju1y.-Thomas Smell Of No. Brook
field, foreman; Dwight Hyde Of Brookfeld
James M. Knowlton of Northboro', Charles
| U. Longley of Westboro', John Marsh of
| Dudley, George w. Partridge of Paxton, w.
! Z. Perrigo of Milford Albert II. Smith of
| Clinton, {. a. Stockwell of Millbury, Jason
Is. Stone OF Auburn, VIM. Stone of Barre,
| Charles A. Wheeler of Worcester.
Daniel Coffee of Milford, convicted of as
| sault on an officer, was sentenced to the house
OF correction for three months.
Alfred Snow of Douglas, indicted for shop
breaking, -etracted his former plea and plead
ed guilty.
Thomas Wilson of Fitchburg pleaded
guilty of assault and battery, and was
fined $50 and costs. On another indictment
for malicious mischief, to which he pleaded
guilty, he was sentenced to the house of cor
rection for two mouths.
jerome Cross of Worcester, convicted of
larceny, was sentenced to the house of cor
rection for one veal
John Conlin Of Spencer, convicted of for
gerry, was sentenced to the house of correc-
ton for six months.
Patrick Kelley, appellant, of Worcester, for
liquor selling had his case mol prosd. the
name Of the party to whom the sale was made
not being given in full, and there was no al
legation that the name was unknown to the
complainant.
Elizabeth McCarty, appellant, of Worces.
ter, for keeping liquor with intent to SELL YER
dict guilty.
Mary Buckley of Worcester, for keeping
liquor with intent to sell, is now on trial.
HELD FOR Observation-Disclosures addressed as
follows are held for postage at the post office
in this city, viz:
Miss Laura A. Benton, T. Killingly, CT.
I. w. Taft, Springfield, Mass
Maryland. avs - w. ~
| Sister Ignatious Mulcany. St. Vincent,s Academy.
| Cedar Grove Cincinnati o.
mrs. Sarah A. Williams, New Bedford, Mass.
FRANK IL. Mum, West Dover, Vermont
Arthur j. Walker, Grafton, Mass.
Laura j. Whitman, Westminster, Mass: A marcel
containing patterns, requiring letter postage and
having only one cent stamp.
Several letters directed to Nova Scotia
were yesterday sent to the dead letter office
for want of sufficient postage. Some of them
had stamps varying in amount from three to
seven cents, and one had ten cents in stamps
uponit, but was over weight and required ten
cents more. No letter can go to Nova Scotia
unless the whOle amount of postage is pre-
paid by stamps.