Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-26
aGurtester Daily spp,
CITY NEWS.

A special train of six cars took the Colt ex-
cursionists from this city to the steamer at Bos-
ton yesterday morning.
e. A. Fawcett's fruit store was broken into
Monday night and robbed of about eight dol
lars,
The excursion of the Temple of Honor will
take place August 8. The objective points are
Rocky Point and Newport.
Our dispatches, this morning, report the pro-
gress of the Colts, with their safe arrival and
reception at Portland.
Flower gardens are in the height of their
glory now. Several on Elm street are difficult
to pass without bestowing good long look over
the fence.
Twenty car loads Of excursonists from the
Springfield Universalst church, came down the
Boston and Albany road yesterday morning.
and went on by the Providence road to Rocky
Point, hauled by two engines.
The exercises at the Technical school to-day
will begin by the examination of the senior
class in the morning, followed by an exhibition
in the drawing department The exercises of
the afternoon will begin at precisely haEpast
two O'Clock, The programme, as published yes
terday morning, will be followed.
A bill in reference TO loa6ng on the city hall
steps, printed in large letters, is calculated to
keep clear that place, which has heretofore been
regarded as tier of reserved seats for loalers,
as well as public intelligence office, where a
laborcr could always be found except when one
was wanted.
The wife of Patrick Nary who was killed by
falling off the Southbridge street railroad bridge,
Sunday night, came on from Chelsea on Mon
day and took the body home for burial, an in
quest being considered unnecessary by the cor
oner. A lot Of goods came TO the city by cx-
press the morning after his death.
Judge Williams fined six offenders in the
drunkenness line, yesterday morning: James
Baldwin, Rosetta Eldridge, John McKeon,
Patrick Coan, Robert P. Byrnes, and James c,
Troy; all paid but the two first mentioned
James and Roscla-who sorrowfully accepted
the other alternative and event over"
The cold weather of the past few days might
littingly end with the cold rain that set in yes
terday afternoon and continued through the
evening; but whether it will or not is a question
unanswerable by ordinary prophets; for dog
days have now set in, during which the predic-
tons of man are of no account, according to
tradition.
A committee of the governors council visited
this city yesterday for the purpose of locating
the site of the normal school building, which is
TO grace the hill on the commonwealth land,
east of Mulberry street. 1t will be recollected
the legislature granted four acres of land, to-
gether with suitable approach from Central
street.
The Old South church rooster was taken from
his perch, for the first time in many years, yes
terday forenoon, and will undergo some repairs
before he is again stuck up on one foot to watch
the sun, moon and stars, in fair weather and
foul. 1t may be of interest to poultry fanciers
to know that this specimen stands three feet six
inches high, and measures four feet and three
inches from head to tail.
horse car crammed with passengers stood in
front of city hall for several minutes last eve
ming, the discouraged horses becoming tired of
slipping on the wet stones in their attempts to
start the load. Finally, by-stander went up
to their heads, patted them, and talked away
their fuster and excitement after which they
took the car along with astonishing ease. That
plan seldom fails.