Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-11
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CITY NEWS.

The school board will have meeting this eve
ming Important matters viii come before il.
The regular meeting of the Lyceum and
Natural History society takes place this evening.
The Washburn & Moen manufacturing COM
pany has notice in the paper this morning
relative to its decision in regard to reduction
of hours.
Inc benevolent society and friends of the Ply
mouth church will have a social gathering and
parIoE entertainment this evening, at the house
oil AIRS Osgood Bradley, Front street. There
VIII be an admission fee of twenty-five cents, for
Inc benefit of the Plymouth church fund.
Flrch, Wambod, Bernard & Backus' San
Francisco MINISTRIES from New York, will make
their first appearance in this city at Music hall
tonight. They have the reputation of being
the large2t and best organized troupe in the
country.
In cleaning out the cess-poOl on Austin street
yesterday afternoon, a plump male child was
taken out. Appearances indicated that it was
healthy birth, but had Its little life stopped at
the beginning by some one whose own exist
ence is a mistake.
liie-sizc-and certainly life-like-picture
dow of Di2key's dug store yesterday, 1t was
made by the wellknown photographer, Critcher-
son, and is picture which, in truthfuIness and
finish, does great credit TO his establishment.
The playing of the Irish drama, at the theatre
last evening, seemed to meet with much ap-
pioval by the audience, which, however, va
not large orc, and rather top-heavy, the
largest par: of it being in the upper gallery.
Inc ". r. S. associates had grand Easter
ball at horticultural hall last evening,with music
~ Barnard & Richardson's quadrie band.
The party was one that enjoyed itself until a
late hour this morning; but what "W. R. S."
stands for is general inquiry which cannot be
answered by the uninitiated.
In the municipal court, yesterday Frances A.
thompson and Waite A. Thompson were found
guilty OF lascivious cohabtation, and were each
held in 5000 for trial at the superior court.
Frank NJ. Nichols was fined So and costs for
larceny Two boys, named Patrick Murphy
ard Patrick DOnahoe, were each fined 81 and
costs for malicious mischief, Seven individuals
were fined for drunkenness. In the absence OF
Judge Williams Associate Justice Titus presided.
The new store opened on Pearl street, by John
D. BlIlard d Co, is model one, aud worth Wis
ltlhs oy all |ho can appreciate art as applied
10 tlfSf' class grocery store A basement, eX-
Fldlns under the whole of Chaplin block, fur
nlSn IS spacious quarters for the bulky goods,
Willie the store above has distinct apartments
for wines, teas, spices, sugars, &C.. kitchen fur
nlshing goods, horticultural tools, garden seeds,
how,ring plants from Mr.. Ballads greenhouses,
celery for the table, and numbcrcss articles of
the choicest kind and quality.
At the public meeting in Temperance hall,
last evening, under the auspices of Charity
lodge, Good Tempars, the attendance was
good, and the exercises were participated in
by members of the order and invited friends,
consisting OF addresses by g. NJ Buttrick, NJ
Amy Aldrich, c. w Wilson, and C. f. Marsh ;
piano solo by H. S. Rice, singing by Messrs
Elkins and Harrington, Accomplishments
by Mrs. Richmond poem by Mrs. Hair, reel
tations, etc.
AT the annual meeting of the Worcester safe
deposit and trust company, held this morning,
the following gentlemen were elected directors
for the ensuing year, Geo. NJ. Rice, Calvin Taft,
Calvin Foster, Geo. S Barton, Aug. N. Currier,
H. Ii. HoughtGn, P. L. Moen, W. w. Rice, Sum-
ner Pratt: NJ. c. Armsby, Benjamin Walker,
L. D. Ihayer, Ivers Phillips, Edwin Moore, John
Dean, A. g.. Goes, Of Worcester; Esek Saunders,
Grafton; Franklin Forbes, Clinton; William d.
Peck, Sterling; Scion S. Hastings, Princeton;
Harding Weed, Barre; Cyrus Spaulding, Web
stcr, and C. NJ. Harris, West BoylSton. At a
meeting Of the new board of directors Geo. NJ.
Rice was reelected president, and Samuel T.