Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-02
G0turtester 4aiIp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

NlSllOIS W hulillllCl lNbOllo lilo lOd III VI
their coming fair.
Maj. T. L. Halls nameshould have been men
toned among those who gave refreshments to the
G. A. r. procession on Memorial day.
A halo round the moon last night was most
beautiful. All tints Of the rainbow were dis
tinctly visible in the circle.
The members of the Grand Army are notified
elsewhere to attend the funeral of r. S. Pierce
which takes place this afternoon.
The handsome new fountain on the counter
of Taft, Bliss & Rice furnishes soda water and
Ottawa beer.
In the superior court, yesterday, on motion OF
w. A. Williams, Esq, John R. Thayer was adj
mitted to practice in all the courts of this COM
monwealth
The steps of the old court house were thronged
yesterday with an eager crowd, during the IN
gress and egress of the parties charged with the
bank robbery.
Messrs. Newton and Benson have retired from
the wool commission house Of Clark, Newton 4
Benson, and w. S. Clark continues the business.
See the advertisement
''The Iron Mask" is Wallack's play at Music
hall tonight; and Worcester people can't afford
to let slip the opportunity of seeing so good an
actor.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Haynes were "sur-
prised" by their friends, Monday evening, the
tenth anniversary Of their marriage; and tokens
of good will were presented Rev. Mr.. Mallaieu
being spokesman.
A few cases of small pox are reported in the
city. A red flag, flying on Arch street, has
caused some excitement in that locality. One
case, on Palmer street, is stated to have yielded
to the physicians attention, and the doctors re-
port that such care has been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease that there appears to
be no necessity Tor excitement or apprehension.
The portrait of the late Capt. Willie Hacker
was decorated with over 5000 worth of the
choicest flowers, on Decoration day, in the
Schwabc galleries at Boston, the offering of his
former comrades of the Worcester Highland Ca
diets. The decoration of the galleries was con-
sidered more grand than any other point i'll the
country.
Jonathan p. Wetherbee, keeper of the
Farmers hotel on Mechanic street, was brutally
assaulted, last Tuesday evening, by drunken
Irishman, named Frank Dunleary, who is now
serving out Il sentence of thirty days for an as
sault on Officer Harper, who arrested him after
the above assault. Wetherbee is in Il critical
condition, being unable to leave his bed
Patrick Riley, Edward X. Houston and Ed
mund Flaherty each paid a fine Of SO and costs
in the municipal court yesterday, for drunken
ness. Norman Lorette whose case was contin-
ued from Wednesday, paid So and costs for
drunkenness. Timothy Carney, for assault and
battery, paid So aud costs. 1t was the lightest
day with Judge Williams for several weeks.
THE New STREET NUMBERs.-A subscriber
is in quandary how to obey the order for re-
numbering the streets, and desires to know if
there be any penalty attached to disobeyance
of the requirements of the notice on his door.
He says he can find nobody who has obeyed the
order, which requires the number to be put up
inI" Roman numerals" not less than two inches in
height, so that the number of our office would
stand CCCCXLIV, instead of 444 by the Ardbtc
numerals, which all seem to be using. He
wants TO know if he puts up the plain figures,
if he will be liable TO a visit from a constable
with a summons to appear before Judge Will
liams for violation of the municipal law. Who
acn tell him?
The FESTIVAL LAST NIGHT.-ThG members
of the temperance organizations under whose
auspices the festival was held, at Mechanics
hall, last night, are to be congratulated on the
success of their efforts both in a financial point
of view and in the satisfactory entertainment
offered The Temple of Honor left the hail. on
Pearl street, little before eight o'clock, and,
preceded by the American brass band of Provi
dcnce, made a short street parade, and then
marched to Mechanics hall in a body.
Although only about half the members were
in line, the Tempars made fine appear
ance. At the hall, the delicacies usually found
at a strawberry festival were furnished in great
variety and profuson. The American band oc.
cupied the platform, and, during the evening,
performed selection of airs. Their music was
the grand feature of the occasion, and was
heartily applauded by the large throng present.
The programme included the beautiful Temple
of Honor March, composed by Mr. Reeves, and
two cornet solos by that gentleman. The pub
lie of Worcester will give the band another
hearty welcome when it again appears in Me
chanics hall.
superior (CrimimaI COurt-PiImau, 3.
TRIAL OF THE ALLEGED GRAFTON BURGLARS.
Thursddy, June 1.-The court room was early
filled with spectators, called there by the announce
ment that the parties arragned for robbery of the
First national bank Of Grafton, would be put on
trial The accused were brought into courtat about
n quarter past nine, when the district attorney an
nounced his readiness to proceed with the case
The indictment was then read 1t charges that
Reuben Perris, Samuel Ferris Daniel Docherty,
otherwise called Daniel Potter, Charles Gleason
and James NJ. WEIGH, on the night of October
25, 1870, did break and enter the build
ing known as Warren block, in Grafton,
with intent, and did then and there steal, take
and carry away, sundry United States treasury
notes of the aggregate value of $4,000; sundry ma
tional bank notes of the aggregate value of $1000O
sundry bonds of the United States of America for
thepa payment of money issued by authority of law,
of the aggregate value of $4,000; sundry promisso-
ry notes OF the aggregate value of $4,000; sundry
pieces of gold coin current as money in this COM
monweath, Of the aggregate value of 81 600; all of
the money goods, and ehattels of the First Nation
al bank of Grafton, banking institution then and
there established by law in the building, then
and there being found, did steal, take, and carry
away"
District Attorney Rice is assisted by George f.
Very Esq, in the management of this case for the
government; VIM. Z. Howe, Esq, of New York,
who recently defended the murderer Reynolds i'll
that city, is counsel forbocherty; Staples Could
ing for Gleason; and Major McCaferty for Reuben
and Sam Perrs.
Major McCalerty moved postpOnement of the
as to Reuben Perris till the next term, sub
hitting in support fhis motion an affidavit signed
by said Perris setting forth that he had reason to
believe that one Nettie Dodge ofAIane would testi-
fly that she arrived at his house about seven O'Clock
on the evening of Oct 25 1870; that Reuben Perris
was present during the evening, retired 10 bed
about ten O'Clock, and that the next morning he
was there and breakfasted with the rest of the
family. The affidavit further SET forth that said
Reuben Ferris had not heard till to-day that she
remembered such facts, and on account other being
out of the state, it was impossible to secure her at
tendance at this term of the court.
The counsel for Gleason asked for A continuance
for him on the ground of the absence Of important
witnesses one Patford of New York, boarding nj
French's hotel in New York; John Hopkins o.
Jersey City, and Thomas King of Brooklyn, all I,