Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-15
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CITY NEWS.

Di''NN " hupluSOu ElhhG an announcement
this morning. See advertisement.
The second social assembly of the Fifth
Light Battery will be given this evening at
Horticultural hail.
Photographs of past and present citizens of
Worcester, the balance of Mr.. G. r. Peckham's
collection, are TO be sold at auction at A.
P1ck's picture store this evening.
The masquerade and fancy dress ball, at State
Guard armory, last evening, was well attended,
and was evidently much enjoyed. Many gro
tesque and not few beautiful and snowy cos
tunes appeared.
The fair and festival at Trinity church closed
last evening, having been literally patronized,
AMI afforded much pleasure 10 the large number
Of people present. The proceeds arc to be ap,
piled to paying for the organ, work which
the ladies of the church are endeavorng TO ac-
complish.
The many friends of J. P. Rowland visited
him at his residence on Aubuu place, last eve
ming, and surprised him with a gift of several
articles of silver plate. Mr., S. E. Staples made
speech on presenting them, which was re-
sponded to by Mr.. Rowland. Refreshments
and sociabty made up the evenings enjoy
ment.
In spite of the attractions in o:hcr places, the
hail Of the Peoples club was filled with an in
tcrested audience last evening. The pro-
gramme included variety of musical and lit
erary efforts, which were performed in such a
manner as to call out the praises and applause
Of the audience.
j. II, Wright has lately added the business
of piping for water, gas, and steam, to his other
Occupations, his office being at No. . Brinley
hal. The gas carbonizer is easily demonstrated
by him to be great saving of gas, as he will
gladly show to those who will call at his office,
and note his experiments,
In the superior court, yesterday, No. 2S5, the
Plummcr granite company vs.. d. & G. P. Ste
veus was taken up, and is still on trial, and will
occupy the whole of to-day, probably. This is
an action 10 recover for labor and materials in
furnishing stone work, the question at issue be
ing on the mode OF measurement, whether
linear or square, making several hundred dol
lars difference in amount which way it is reck-
oned. Rice for the plaintiffs, Adrich for de-
fcndant.
At the annual meeting of the Worcester mu-
tual fire insurance company, held Wednesday
afternoon, the old board Of officers was rc-elcct-
ed as follows President, Anthony Chase; secre-
tary, Charles NJ. Miles; directors, Ebcnczer Tor
rey, FitchburL; Paul Within, Northbridge;
Amory Holman, Bolton; Alanson Hamilton,
West Brookfeld; Scion S. Hastings, Princeton;
James S Woodworth David S. Messenger An
thony Chase and George w Richardson, Wor-
cester,
At halEpast four Wednesday afternoon, the
passenger train from this city to Providence ran
into the rear Of the express freight train, at
Farnum's throwing three or four freight cars
from the track. The passenger engine was not
much damagcd-ten hours work will make it
right, probably-and the train was delayed half
an hour. Damage to the freight train slight.
Cause of the accident, the freight train did not
run quite far enough on the turnout
The business of the bookstore of the late l..
H. Bigelow will hereafter he conducted by .he
new firm of Grout Putnam d. Grout and S. H.
Putnam1, whose advertisement appears in an
other part of this paper. Mr. Bigeow and his
business had come to seem like one of our fixed
institutions, and while we congratulate the new
firm, we think sadly Of the change which has
made il necessary. The business will be con-
Quoted with no abatement of intelligence Or en-
ergy, and we wish for Mcssrs. Grout & Putnam
the most satisfactory success, feeling sure that
they will not fail to win it.
New York pickpocket, who calls his name
James Willard, was caught on the stairs at Me-
chancs hall last night, just as the crowd was
coming out from the lecture. He was in com
pany with two Others, and they hustled and
crowded several people along down the steps,
and finally gave MI. Frederic Jeh'ts push which
caused him TO put out both hands; and at the
same instant this one who was caught took a
pocket-book containing scventy-fve dollars from
his trousers pocket. Mr.. Jeffts grabbed the
scamp and lively time ensued, during which
he was turned over to Officer Colby and taken
to police office He is a well-dressed chap, and
claims that he is a grocer's clerk in New York,
and that he came to this city on business con-
nected with the trade. The pocke-book was
picked up near the place where it was stolen.
MUNICIPAL COURT. - The following cases
came before the court yesterdays John Dono-
van, foy embezzlement, was fined SO and costs,
and $40 and costs additional for larceny; Peter
Duffy, assault with dangerous weapon, 1.-TWO
complaints) discharged; Lewis Hopkins, liquor
nuisance, $50 and costs appealed; Chas. w
Godfrey and Mary E. Godfrey, vagraucy, placed
on file; Sarah Kenyon, assault and battery, dis
charged on payment of costs; James Cunning
ham, drunkenness, second offence, three months
in the house of correction; James ConrOy, Jtrc-
miah Donovan, Michael Flynn, John Roach,
Thomas Curry, John B. Whaleu and Joseph
CalIor were each fined Cor drunkenness, and
Patrick Donnelly had his case continued.