Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-03
GNurttstrr Daily Spp.
CITY NEWS.

The inside of the Pleasant street Baptist
church is undergoing a thorough renovating
process.
A man named Dorman was thrown from his
carriage last evening, and had his skull injured
so badly that his life is despared Of The horse
ran.
After the court adjourned yesterday after
noon the wife and little boy of Gleason, Docher-
TVS wife, and Reuben Perris' wife and two
daughters had an affecting interview with the
prisoners.
The regular monthly meeting of the teachers
association will be held this afternoon in the
high school building, at half-past two O'Clock.
paper on reading will be read, with discus
sion of the same, to be opened by E. l. Comins of
the Belmont school.
Excursion tickets at reduced rates to Martha's
Vineyard can now be procured by the route via
South birmingham. 1t will be found worth
while to make the trip before the crowds gather
too thickly on the way.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Frederick
r. Dodge James Conner and John d. Sullivan,
for truancy, were sentenced to one year in the
truant school. VIM. S. Stamp, for drunken
ness, second offence, was fined $40 and costs,
which was paid. Geo. H. Brobston paid SO and
costs for drunkenness.
j. W. Wallack will appear as Hamlet, at the
theater, this evening, supported by the excellent
company under the management of B, f. Lowell.
The Iron Mask was given last evening in a man.
ner worthy of the excellent name that Mr.. Wal
lack has won, and his many admirers in Wor-
cester will probably crowd the theater tonight.
The alarm last evening was caused by slight
fire in Reyes mill on the corner of Central and
Union streets, which was easily eXtinguished.
The was nothing about the alarm to show where
the fire was; so the steamers and hose carriages
started pell-mell towards New Worcester. This
difficulty will be over when the telegraph is
completed.
Mrs. Hamilton, one Of our best and most pop
uar vocalists, has accepted very fattering
call to join the choir of Rev. Dr. Putnams
church, in Boston. AS this will probably take
her from Worcester altogether, il will be seri-
GUS loss TO our local musical force. She is at
present connected with the choir at the First
Unitarian church. Miss Ingraham who had
such an urgent call from New Haven, has de-
cided to remain here, to the great satisfaction
Of her numerous friends.
A meeting of the preachers and laymen of
the Worcester district will be held at the Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church, in this city, on
Monday and Tuesday of next week. 1t will
open with love feast, and during the meet
ing addresses will be made on the following sub
jects: What can be done to increase our beney-
client collections? the relation of the ministry
and church to the temperance reform; how can
we secure the greatest good from the Sterling
camp meeting this year? on the freedmen'S
aid society of the NJ. L. church, and the work
of the kukluX in the south, by Rev. d. Rut-
ledge D. d., presiding elder of the Nashville
district, Tenn; the cooperation of the laity in
the work of the church, its Importance, and
how it can best be secured; what can be done
to strengthen our weak churches. Tuesday
evening there will be a sermon by Rev. W. F.
Warren, D. D., acting president of Boston theo-
logical seminary, on the eyangelization of
Italy, the immediate duty of the church."