Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-16
dNurtester Daily Spp.
CITY NEWS.

Abbott sold the house aud land at No. %
Thomas street yesterday, to Mrs James Mahan,
for $500.
Three simple DRINKS were the offences for
which three men were fined in the municipal
court, yesterday morning.
The choir of Trinity church will give a con-
cert in the vestry of their church, corner of
Main and Chandler streets, this evening.
There will be literary and musical enter
tainment at the Natural History rooms on Fos-
ter street, this evening, for the benefit of the
Peoples club.
James Green, Jr., of this city, counsellor at
law, has been commissioned by his eXcellency
the governor as a public administrator for the
county of Worcester.
1t will be seen by notice printed among the
advertisements, that the restrictions placed by
the city government upon the driving OF cattle
have been removed. There are no signs of the
disease about now, and the danger is thought TO
be passed.
NIessrs. Jason Wilson & H. L. Rawson, the
Worcester ice company, advertise the rates at
which they are prepared to furnish ice during
the coming season. They have an order office
at No. Post Office block, and another at 81 10
School street.
By copartnership notice on the second page
it will be seen that the well-known firm of Fay,
Richards & Co., music dealers, has been changed
to Richards, Metcalf & Co., the senior partner
having retired.
The literary and musical entertainment given
at the rooms of the Peoples club last week, was
SO well received, that another similar one will
be given this evening at Natural History hall.
The club room proved too small to accommO-
date all who wished to enjoy the first one.
The order of exercises for ST. Patrck's day is
printed in another place. The celebration will,
without doubt, be the most extensive of any
thing of the kind ever attempted by the Irish
of the city; for the arrangements are in the
hands of men who understand how to conduct
successful demonstration, and the Irish people
always act with one accord in these matters.
A drunken fellow went through Main street
several times yesterday afternoon, driving a
gOod-loOking horse at q dangerous pace, and
running against several other teams. At last
he brought up in front of Clapp'S hat store,
where he threw the lines over post and in that
careless way left the team. He was arrested,
and proved to be man employed as hostler for
Mr. Samuel Hodges of Cherry Valley, whose
horse he was thus exercising to the peril of
everybody on the street.
Mr.. Vim. P. Daniels has begun operations for
the building of brick block, on the corner of
Pleasant and Chestnut streets, on the old Stiles
estate. II is to have a frontage of fifty feet on
Pleasant street, and the same on Chestnut, and
is m he fOur stories hiph with two sfOres in the
basement. The remainder will be let for dwell
lings. The old house on this estate, now being
removed, is one of the most ancient in the city,
having formerly been the residence of Benjamin
Goddard, one of the earliest coach and carriage
makers in town, and subsequently owned and
occupied by jeremiah Stiles, (uncle of Mrs. A.
d. Foster and Mrs. II. X. Newcomb,) whose
widow recently died at a very advanced age.
The rafters of the old house were as sound as
when put in.