Worcester daily spy., 1871-07-14
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CITY NEWS.

The monthly meeting of the State Guard is
advertised for tonight.
The Worcester brass band will give concert
this evening on Main street, near Scotts block,
junction of Main and Southbridge streets.
Salisbury street, from Lincoln square to Grove
street, under the recent improvements there,
has width of eighty feet. A handsome side
walk is being constructed on both sides OF the
street.
The old elm on Main street, between the Old
South church and city hail. is going into rapid
decline The leaves have all fallen off, and it has
deathlike appearance, for which those who
have noticed it are at n loss TO account.
A new firm is advertised this morning-Com-
stock & Everett, who took the store at q South
bridge street a short time ago. Their store is
the only one in the city that makes a specially
of preserved meats
st. Mathews chapel, corner of Southbridge
and Adratic streets, will be completed in few
weeks. 1t is understood that an assistant rec.
tor to Rev. Mr.. Huntington, of All Saints church,
will be stationed here, having his residence in
the dwelling house on the estate.
The colored lodge of Odd Fellows had a pleas
ant festival and ball, at their hall, on Front
street, last evening. The proceeds are to be
devoted to the celebration on August 1, when
visiting lodges are expected from Albany, Prov
idence and Boston.
The party of forty gentlemen who went from
this city to Falmouth Heights on Tuesday, were
all Freemasons, and spent the evening of that
day with the Marine lodge OF Falmouth. They
came home yesterday, and speak enthusiastic
cally of the beauties of the Heights, and the eX-
cellent accommodations and fare at the Tower
house, the seaside hotel kept by Mr.. George
Tower, of this city.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-Judge Williams dealt
with the following named persons yesterday:
Michael Jackson, for assault with stone on John
McTiernan, was bound over in $500 to the su-
perior court, and ordered to recognize in 500 to
keep tie peace six months; he gave bail. VIM.
Murphy, for assault and battery on John McTier-
nan, was sentenced to two months in the house
of correction, and ordered 10 recognize in $500
to keep the peace six months; he appealed and
gave bail in $500. James Hyland paid fine
of so and costs for drunkenness.
HoRTIcULTURAL.-Att the weekly meeting of
the horticultural society yesterday the follow
Milburry, currants-cherry, La Versaillaise and
Red Dutch; gratuity 81. Charles Richardson,
currants-Red Dutch, White Dutch, La Yer
saillaise, GlOir des Sablous, and Black Naples
gratuity 81. Joseph +. Phelps, currants-La
VersailIaise; gratuity of fifty cents. Edw, W.
Lincoln, aspberrieS-Northumbe fillbas-
ket, Brinckle's Grange and Knevitt's Giant
gratuty of 81. Miss Mary NJ. Martin, pears
Amre Joannet. Miss Mary Phelps, collection
of carnation and Japan pinkS, 90 varieties; gra-
tuity of 50.
RUNAWAY GIRLS DETAINED.-City Marshal
brennan received dispatch from Chicopee yes
terday, telling him to look out for two girls on
Whitney's train from Springfield, and describing
two who ran away from Chicopee in the morn
ing. Two girls answering the description were
accordingly taken in custody on the arrival of
the train; and they said that they had run
away, and intended to go to Manchester, N. II.
Their names and ages are-Mary Jane Dolan,
seventeen, and Kate Skehan, thirteen. They
say that they left their work in the mills of the
Dwight manufacturing company thinking to do
better at Manchester, where the Doan girl
worked at one time, and they also complain of
hard usage. The younger one, whose parents
live at Chcopee, evidently needs looking after
on account of her youthfulness and headstrong
disposition; but the older one, whose mother is
dead and father is dissolute tramp, who does
nothing for her support, seems to know perfect
ly well what she is about and says that she can
make S1.15 per day at Manchester, whereas she
only gets SIG month at ChicOpee. Her father
gave her control of her own time and wages
about year ago, and published the fact. They
say that another young girl intended to come
with them, but was prevented by her mother,
who caught her dressing up to leave.
ANOTHER FIRE demonstrated the practical
bility of the alarm telegraph yesterday after
noon. A small barn in the rear of Patrick
bowers house, on Southbridge street, near the
Norwich railroad, was set on fire by some
means at about two O'Clock, and an alarm from
box 90 soon brough the firemen to the spot.
hydrant is located directly in front of Dower's
house, and stream from that kept the flames
away from the long row of wooden buildings
to the south; but double house standing just
north and very near the barn, took fire, and
was damaged to the amount of some seven
hundred dollars There was no insurance on
tbe house, which was owned by j. P. uough-
ton and f. II. Parker. The families of
George Evans and Thomas Gleason lived in the
tenements, and their furniture was thrown
in heap in the yard The loss by the burning
of Dower's barn was not great, and is fully COW
cred by insurance. There was a horse in it at
the time, and some pigs underneath; the horse
was safely led out, but the pigs could not be re-
moved, owing to the rapidity with which the
straw and dry timbers burned. They were found
all safe and lively, running around under the
ruins in the water AFTER the barn had been con-
sumed. Sparks went from the fire in all direc-
tions, and there was for awhile much danger of
their kindling on the dry roofs in the neighbor-
hood; as, indeed, the sparks did in two instances
on the houses of J. H. Barton lon Myrtle street
and II. c. Oliver on Salem street. The damage
in both cases was slight, owing to the nearness
and prompt action of the fire department