Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-08
dQurtrster 4ailp Spp,
CITY NEWS.

Yesterday was Good Friday.
Rose and Harry Watkins will play ''Trodden
Down, or Under Two Flags" an Irish drama,
at Music hall Monday evening.
The funeral of John J. Fitzgerald, who,was a
member of Hook and Ladder company No 2,
and also member of the Ancient Order OF
HiDernians, is made the subject of notices from
those organizations this morning.
The horse railway committee of the Legislature
are to visit the proposed location of the Shrcws-
bury and Worcester railway this morning at ten
o'clock
week of snch weather as yesterday would
spoil the trade in spring ovcrcoats and make
blowing fashionable in the country. 1t was the
walmest day of the season by several degrees.
The strikers at the wire works, which, at last
accounts, includes nearly all of those employed
by the company, met with their employers last
evening, and arranged for another meeting to be
held this morning, at which it is expected some
satisfactory arrangement will be made by which
the men will resume WORK on Monday
A man named Martin Flagg was severely hurt
near tue Providence depot yesterday by freight
car which had been cut off from the train and
was coming down the track. He was struck in
the head and knocked senscess; it is hoped,
however, that he will soon recover
1t was implied in paragraph, Fast day, that
the lower reading-room of the Free Public Lii
brary would only be open that day from nine
A. M. to one p. M. 1t was really open, as usual
on holidays, from three to five and seven TO nine
T. NJ. as well as in the forenoon.
The opening day at the millinery rooms OF
Barnard, Sumner Co., yesterday, was the oc-
casion for pretty display of hats, bonnets,
flowers and ribbons, curious in form, construc-
ton, and colors, beyond all description,
Brown ng's attractive display was also admired
bycoEntless numbers
A billiard game for a purse of $500, 1000
points up, was played in Horticultural hall
Thursday evening, between Gardner and Sexton,
the two young players whose games have
brought up billiard excitement in the past few
weeks. Gardner won by 1876 points, averaging
little over IA; Sections average was a little
better than 12i.
The balmy air and bright sunshine of Thurs
day, was most gratefully appreciated by thous-
andS of people who were glad of the holiday
opportunity to come out of the shops and en-.
~ tAiSHnS1lbSo III ~ JOu5 Wink. FOT IneSB DuSy
folks, Of which our city is full, pleasant hol-
day has enjoyment such as is never felt by
those who toll not.
The Worcester County commandery of
Knights Templar turned out with the Worces-
fer brass band Thursday afternoon, and re-
ceived the Sprngfi Id commandery, to the
number of eighty-seven knights, who came on
visit, having with them the armory band of
their city. The visiting knights were escorted
through the principal streets, banquetted at
the ball on Pearl street, entertained in other
knightly ways, and escorted to the depot, to
take the late train home. They were pleased
with the reception, and invited the Worces-
ter commandery to visit Springfield.
Officer Hall found an old lady on Foster street
yesterday afternoon in state of mental con-
fusion, that rendered her entirely incapable of
caring for herself. He took her to the hospital
room at the police station, where it was gather
cd from her disconnected and rambling CONVEX
sation that she had friends in West Brookfeld.
Accordingly a.dispatch was sent, in answer TO
which relative came down on a late train and
recognized her as a widow lady named Gilbert,
who has for some time past been living with a
son in Ashland. She was cared for at the luna
tic hospital last night, and will be taken home
to-day When found she hal nearly a hundred
dollars in money.