Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-05
GNurtester 9ailp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

The regular meeting of the city council will
be held this evening.
The ladies of Plymouth church will hold
strawberry festival at Mechanics hall Friday
evening. The Amherst College glee club will
be present and sing.
Jeremiah Lynch, lad ten years of age, who
stole gold watch and chain from Mr.. Brooks,
pit New Worcester, Memorial day, has been
arrested, and will be brought before Judge
Chaplin.
The pawnbroker's office of Luther Blackmer,
in the old theatre building, was entered Satur-
day night by some one who unlocked the door
and stole from forty to eighty dollars worth OF
property.
Among the patents issued during the week
ending May Goth were the following to parties
in this city: To Henry d. Swift, for envelope
machine; to Henry D. Swift and Daniel Wheeler
Swift, assgnors to themselves and G. Henry
Whitcomb & Co., for envelope machine; to
George G. Taft, for emery polishing stick;
to Leonard Putnam, for washing machine.
The Choral Union, and all other ladies and
gentlemen who united with the society in their
recent concerts at Providence, are requested to
meet this evening at their hall on Pearl street.
ut O'Clock, to hear the report of the committee
of arrangements, and for a social interview
Ladies are invited to furnish cake for the occa-
sion.
Shattuck Brothers have just enhanced the
tasteful appearance of their elegant drug store
by the addition of a splendid soda fount, accom-
panied with unique silver self-operating tum-
. llar 1uae For q Inliniouc Il of aoo1inu
beverage this fount is satisfactorily responsive.
Detective Squires, who has been so successful
in hul.. out and arresting the bank robbers,
was in the city during their trial, but was not
put upon the stand as a witness, as his testimony
as not considered necessary by the district at
torney. He looks somewhat used mp by his
flour months pull at burglar hunting.
A company claiming to be thoroughly posted
lin the business of making peat fuel, have begun
operltio on "The Flats" just west of Newton
street, and seem to mean business. They have
put up an engine, two condensers, and have
some eight or ten men and boys, with cars,
horses, &c, at work. They are making an arti-
Gle of fuel called Condensed peat, which is said
by practical men, that one ton is fully equal to
cord and quarter Of hard wood, sawed, split,
and ready for the stove.
. VIM. King, who lives at Gouldingville, and
struggles in company with an old horse to pick
up rags, old junk and a living, has an endless
amount of trouble with his wife Eliza, the most
OF whose time is spent in jail. She came out
the other day, after stay of several weeks;
but, as appears, not in the least benefited by
her chastisement. The unfortunate husband of
this incorrigble woman came TO the police Of
flee yesterday, wishing to have her arrest
ed for robbing him of four dollars in money
as he slept in his house, to which he had again
taken her, thinking she would "be good" this
time. He was told that robbery between hus-
band and wife was not recognized by law, and
gave up in despair, saying that when he threat
ened her with the Jail she only said she didn't
care,-she preferred Carriers rooms to his.
The clergyman ordained, as mentioned in the
following account sent us by the clerk of the
council: council convened with the South
wick (Mass.) Baptist church, May 3lst, with
reference to the ordination OF Bro. c. E. Sim
mons, recent graduate of the Hartford TheO-
logical seminary, and pastor elect of said
church. Rev. E. P. Bond was the moderator,
and Rev. Z. S. Town, clerk. After full and
satisfactory examination it was unanimously
voted to proceed with the services in the follow
ing order: Reading of scriptures and prayer, by
Rev. Z. S. Town of Hartford; sermon by Rev.
ii. K Pervear of Worcester; ordaining prayer
by Rev. E. P. Bond of Agawam, assisted in the
laying on of hands by Rev. Messrs. H. X. Per-
year. A. K. Potter and A. Howard; charge to
the candidate by Rev. A. X. Potter of Spring
field; hand OF fellowship by Rev. Amasa How
ard of Hartford; charge to the church by Rev.
E. P. Bond; benedicton by the pastor, Rev. c.
f. Simmons.