Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-23
GNurtester DAILY SPY.
CITY NEWS.

G. II. Morgan, Osgood Bradley, Geo. A. Adams,
L, Drury, and C. G. Reed.
The flags displayed about the city yesterday
reminded the people that it was Washington's
birthday. Aside from that, and the fact that
the banks were closed, the celebration was not
noticeable.
There was no session of the municipal court,
yesterday morning, and fourteen cases will
come before it to-day Nearly all of them are ar
rests for drunkenness.
This is the day of prayer for colleges and 9TH
err institutions of learning A meeting will be
held at the Main street Baptist church at 21-2
O'Clock in the afternoon, and one at the First
baptist church at IL O'Clock in the evening.
Nineteen Michigan horses, belonging TO S. S.
Sloan, of Leicester and attached to a small
wagon, passed through front and Main streets,
yesterday morning, attracting considerable at
tention.
The levec aud cold folks" concerts entertain
ments, by the ladies of the First parish, go on
to-day, with dinner from 12 to o'clock, closing
tonight, with last nights programme repeated,
with important changes.
A large FRAME containing photographs of the
members of Eagle hose company, No. g. taste
fully grouped around picture Of their hose car
riage, is on exhibition in the window of Messrs.
Blake & Robinsons store.
Mrs. Kendall, at her residence on Fountain
street, was called upon last night by her board
ers, to entertain, in addition to themselves, a
number of those who had formerly boarded with
her, and was also presented by them with an
elegant reclining chair. A collation. and dane
ing followed the presentation.
At the last weekly meeting Of the Horticul-
tural society entries were made as follows j.
X. L. Pickiord; Apples-Lyscom. Otis A.
Gates: Applcs-Bluc Pearmain. j. F. Allen:
Approximation Spy, Rhode Island Greening.
Pears-Winter Nels, Vicar of WINFIELD Geo.
Barber: Pears-Dumas, Vicar of WINFIELD
Joseph f. Phelps; Apples-Holden Pppin,
Golden Russet, to show the bad keeping quality
of much of last seasons fruit. S. D. Ward
Shrewsbury: Three varieties apples for name,
one of which was identified as Hubbardston
Nonsuch. f. j. Kinney: Apples Baldwin,
Rhode Island Greening. Grapes Delaware,
Emma, Rogers No 10. Potatoes-Kansas Seed
linx. j. NJ. Earle: A fine sweet apple, rescm-
bling the American Beauty in appearance. The
library will be open this afternoon at the usual
hour. The committee on premiums will meet
at four o'clock.
LEWIS TnAYER, ESQ, for nearly half CEN
fury past a resident of this city, died yesterday
afternoon of pneumonia, aged seventy-four Mr.
Til Eyer began business here in the spring OF
1924, as a wool cardcr and manufacturer OF
sa.incts, at New Worcester. Subsequently, foi
mlny years, he kept a grocery store, at New
Worcester, in connection with Mr.. Pliny Hol-
brock Afterwards, he was in the same bust
ness, under the town hall, with the late Major
Gardner Paine. He also kept grocery store,
several years, in the old Compound" building,
leased of Mr.. VIM. Harrington; and was after
wards in the paper hanging trade, on the corner
of Main and Exchange streets. Mr.. Thayer was
the oldest member of the masonic fraternity, in
these parts, being the last survivor of the origi
nal mcu'bers of the Worcester County Encamp-
ment of KNIGHTS Templar, at their first organi-
zaion, nearly fifty years ago.
Boy KILLED BY THE CARs.-A boy, fOnrteeu
years of age, named James Burns, whose parents
live on Birch street, was killed on the Nashua
railroad, yesterd y morning, by falling from the
cowcatcher on which he was riding. The first
wheel of the locomotive passed over his body,
killing him instantly and, although no one
saw him when he fell, it is thought that he was
trying to step from the cowcatcher to the car in
front, which was loaded with coal. The engine
was pushing several cars in front of it from Lin.
coin square to the storehouse of the road, and
this boy jumped on at School street
to ride, keeping himself in the mid
die of the cowcatcher, so that neither the
engineer nor fireman could see him. When op-
posite the ropewalk, near Central street. the
switchman saw him fall, and called 10 the en-
gineer to stop, which be did, but not until the
boy had been killed. Coroner f. H. Rice was
called, and the body was removed to McCon-
ville's rooms, where coroneps jury, consisting
of l.. G. Parks, foreman, Franklin Whipple, J..
B, Goodell, Charles w Moody, II. W. Bigelow,
aad examined the body, and returned a verdict
III accordance with the facts stated, exoner-
ating the railroad corporation and employees
from all blame.
If some action could be taken by the author
tiles, making it a punishable offence for boys to
jump on a moving train, it seems as though
some of this carelessness might be stopped. The
railroad officials try to prevent it, bu; that is
lulpOeolDlC, anu DCgn stGdi Iluto GOuoLdHlJ,
caring not who sees them, so long as no one on
the train does not discover and kick them off
The testimony given in this case showed that il
is a very common thing for boys to ride on the
engine between the stations in the city.
LEvEE AND GOLD Folks" CONCERTS. The
ladies of the First Parish (Old South) gave the
first of their entertainments at Mechanics hall,
IagA ,;,,or To and nt,fh nutf audi
ence. Much praise is due to the various COM
mittees for the taste displayed in all the arrange
meuts for the affair. On entering the hall We
find "Aunt Becky" at the right, in charge of
Mr.. E. P. Snow, surrounded by crowd of adj
mirers next we found the cart Gallery" ar
ranged in a convenient cell, expressly for the
occasion, with admiring connosseurs in attend
ance. AT the west centre, stands the CONNECTION
cry table, under charge of Conductor Farms
worth, spread with the choicest CONNECTIONS OF
'Southmayd," and also full assortment of the
'LowclP' candy. Continuing our walk we find
the "Rustic Well" with its sweep and curb,
attended by John" and "Amelia," in appropri-
ate costume, who dealt ont couing draughts for
moderate price. Ice cream matters occupied
the southwest ante-room, under charge of Capt.
j Is, hnOA ana DINERS. Inc southwest corner
of the hall was occupied by several parlol
"cue alleys" We now come to an
original feature of the levee, the refresh
ment saloon, or "Washin gton Hotel" occupy ing
the entire south side of the hall, fitted up in at
tractvc style, entirely on the European plan,
with small round tables, printed bills of fare,
and interesting and efficient lady walters, dressed
uniformly in dark dless with white apron and
lace cap or "tab' upon their heads. This maD-
ner OF arranging the supper accommodations
proved a complete success, the tables being well
patronized the entire evening, and each one OBJ
tanning more or less, as their fancy dictated, at
moderate rates. table adjoining the "hotel,"
is devoted to the sale of nice cake in whole oaves
Crossing the hall we 6nd in the north ante
room the "Rosebuds," in charge of Mrs. II. H.
Merriam, charming sight to all lovers OF inno-
cence as displayed in beautiful little children
appropriately dressed. Next we find the "old
Woman who lived in Shoe" represented ain