Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-01
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CITY NEWS.

The regular monthly meeting of the young
mems Christian association occurs this evening"
Stones omnibuses run to the lake to-day, lor
the benettlof the Odd Fellows.
Two John Kanes were before the municipal
court for drunkenness, yesterday morning; ana
it wasn't much of day for John kanes either
Hon. Clark Jilson was duly qualified, yester-
day morning. as justice OF the hrst district
court OF Southern Worcester, and will open his
court at Webster to-day, alternating daily be-
tween Webster and Southbridge.
July, III, is past and gone, and there was
lively shower of tears yesterday afternoon over
the melancholy parting. A turn of the pan
oramic wheel brings August around once more,
for thirty-one days of exhibition.
Miss Christine Nilsson dined at the Bay State
house yesterday, and afterward went on to
Pittsheld General Mcdowell and daughter
were also among the guests of the house; they
left the city in the afternoon for New York.
At late hour last night disorderly conduct
was reported in a house on School street. Two
policemen, detailed to investigate, arrested sew
eral offenders, but two young men escaped, one
Of them scudding away in the moonlight with
single garment tapping in the night air.
The turning out of Capt. Kings company
City Guards-last evening, woke up Main street
effectualy. There was drumming enough to
suggest the stormng OF several cities; very
creditable drumming too, by corps numbering
six or eight martial musicians.
The II 20 train to-day over the Nashua road
will stop this morning at the Capt. Lane farm
in Lancaster, to accommodate those who wish
to attend Mr. Gates sale of the place, and the
return train at night will also stop at the same
point, thus saving half mile walk to the
depot.
The alarm from box So yesterday forenoon
was caused by a slight fire in the barn oil
Thomas F. Smith, corner of Elm and Agricui-
tural streets. The flames were extinguished ny
a few pals of water before the firemen reached
the place This was the twelfth alarm within
the few weeks that the telegraph has been in
operation.
In the municipal court yesterday, Frank T.
Ross paid fine of $50 and cost for cruelty driN-
ing horse. Timothy Leary, fined $50 and
costs for keeping liquor nuisance, app -aled
and was bound over to the superior court in the
sum of $500. Patrick Grace, John Kane, John
Kane, Arthur Trainor, Ellen Maoney, Cornell
Jus O'Connor, Frank &. Ross and Timothy
Courtney, paid fines for drunkenness.
If clouds and rain do not interfere, we
shall probably see to-day the largest turn out OF
colored citizens witnessed in this city for many
years. The North Star lodge have been busily
at work preparing for the visiting Odd Fellows
from Providence Boston and Albany, and the
reception will doubtless be conducted in man
ner worthy of the day and of the ancient order
under whose auspices the celebration takes
place. The full programme is given in the ad-
vcrtisement.
A member of the committee which has in
keeping the fund raised by subscription for the
benefit of the sufferers by the tornado that
swept through Holden, informs us that the
amount of each mans loss will be carefully as
certained, after which the money will be dis
tributed on basis in accordance with the views
of the givers. The cost OF repairing damaged
property, the circumstances Of the loser, and
also the age and condition ofthe family, will be
token into consideration in making the distri-
button.
The Messrs. Cavanaugh are progressing rap
idly as possible in their operations for the re-
moval of the old high school building. All the
bulky apparatus has to be brought up from
Boston. Several days more will necessarily be
occupied in the location and arrangement of the
necessary timbers to support the weighty edi-
fee before the upward movement can be made.
1t is to be raised up seven and one-haF feet, and
moved northerly about eighty feet to the new
foundation being prepared for it. The base
ment is to be fitted up for ward rooms, and the
main building for schools.