Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-29
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CITY NEWS.

The post office will close al 8 A. NJ. tomorrow
(Nemorial day., and be opened again at 6 P. N.
Nothing this side the north pole is colder than
the soda from SINNERS fountain, corner of
Pleasant and Main streets.
The banks of this city, and also the Worcester
safe deposit and trust company, will be closed
tomorrow (Memorial day.
A boy named Maloney was run over and con-
siderably bruised by passing team, while at
play on Shrewsbury street, Saturday afternoon.
The Choral Union people will find an adver'
tiscment in another place, relative to their OK
cursion to Providence.
0ster Collins, the injured brakeman, still re-
mains in critical condition. Alexander Put
nam, who was so badly injured Thursday even
ing, is improving, we are glad to learn.
The Mazeppas of this city went to Milbury
Saturday and defeated the Eagle club of that
village at base ball, the score standing 81 to IA
in their favor in seven innings.
A burst in the water pipe on Pearl street, Sat
urday evening, flooded the street and caused
considerable excitement among large crowd of
spectators.
The base ball clubs that have fixed upon May
SOth for game in this city show poor appre-
citation of the memories that make Memorial
day sacred all over the land.
The committee on Hope cemetery for Memorial
day desire information of the location of the
graves of James Whittemore and Tyler S. Peck
A line addressed to c. H. Peck will be the
quickest way to reach the committee.
Tomorrow is Memorial day, and we need but
remind the public that flowers will be received
at Washbum hall, tomorrow morning, by the
proper committee, TO insure a liberal floral con-
tribution for the soldiers graves.
Some scamp or scamps entered the premises
of John Goulding, No. % John street, Saturday
night, and stole his pump, the planks of his
sidewalk, and cut up his tomatoes and other
vegetables besides committing other depreda-
fions.
A pair of spirited horses, owned by Mr.. John
A. Wood of Millbury, attached to a light buggy,
took fright at horse car near Webster square
Sunday evening, and ran at breakneck speed
through Main and Grove streets to the wire
mill, where they were finally stopped, with but
slight damage.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rice were driving
home last Friday evening, the horse became
frightened at some object by the roadside, while
they were turning the corner of Charlotte and
Newton streets, overturned the buggy and
throwing them both out Mrs. Rice had one leg
broken, and both were considerably bruised.
The dry weather has had bad effect on the
woods in this city, as well as elsewhere. About
sixty acres were burned over on land of Hon.
Isaac Davis between Lake Quinsigamond and
the railroad, yesterday. The fire began about
eight O'Clock in the morning, and continued all
day, being extinguished only with great effort.
Our obituary column this morning contains
a notice of the death of Mrs. Narcissa E. Mann,
sister of the late Thomas Earle. Although she
had not been in the best of health for some time,
the immediate cause of her death was stated TO
be severe shock to her nervous system, caused
by seeing her brother in the raving condition in
which he passed his last days.
A little orphan girl named Josie Dorman
came into the police office, last night, to com
plain of abusive treatment received from her
aunt. She exhibited marks of most brutal
treatment from some source. Evidently the
best place for her is at the Orphans Home, or
some similar institution, unless she has relatives
or friends who have more humane system of
governing than the marks on her person indi-
cate. She has been living with her grand
mother on Madison street.