Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-27
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CITY NEWS,

company H. state Guard. will see notice.
Il is stated thar Mr. Chamberlain is TO speak
at Mechanics hall next Monday evening for the
labor reform party. They have their represent
atiye and senatorial conventions Wednesday.
Yesterdays fire, the cause of the alarm at four
in the afternoon, was in Reynolds meat market
at the corner of Southbridge and Madison
streets. One of the new gasoline lamps which
was III the window suddenly got all ablaze as it
was being lit, and threatened much more mis-
chief than was DONE The contents of the lamp
having burned, the fire was soon eXtinguished
The following specimens were exhibited at
the weekly meeting of the Horticultural society
yesterday: Beume dAnjou and Lawrence pears,
both ofgreal excellence, by T. X Earle; Beurrc
Bose, Doycnne du Comicc, urbaniste aud Dix
pears, by J. G. Lowell of West Boylston; Duchesse
and Lawrence pears, by E. Banster: Baurre
Bose, Glou Morccau, Urbaniste and Vicar of
WINFIELD pears, by J. +. Allen; Long Orange
carrots, one of which was found to measure
thirty inches in length, by VIM Y. Holman;
LYscom aud Orange apples, by o. B. Hadwen;
pear for name, Lawrence, by H. L. Parker
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-Ycsterday' list contains
the names Of John J. Ford, fined $50 and costs
for committing an assault and battery, and
committed to Jail on non-payment of the same;
Daniel Sullivan aud John Murphy fined SO and
costs for drunkenness, and committed to Jail on
non-payment; VIM, B. Martin fined SO and
SIS for drunkenness, aud Joseph Rabctor and
Anthony GOsler fined 81 and costs each, paid.
James Jones was sent to the truaut school for
one year for truancy.
SUPERIOR WRMINAL) CouRT-DEvENs, J.
Taarsday, oct. 26.-'The case of Patrick Hem
messy OF Warren, for rape, was given to the
jury at quarter before ten A. NJ, but they had
not agreed upon a verdict when the court adj
journed, at six p. NJ.
Henry Brown, appellant, Of Charlton, was
put on trial for cruelty to a horse by fast driv-
ing, sc. Verdict not guilty. j. r. Thayer for
defendant
Patrick Collins, Elizabeth Collins and Vim.
Dohcrty, of uXbridge, for assault andIbattery on
State Constable Fletcher, in May, last year, were
each sentenced to the house of correction for
three months.
GA trial, Isaac Pierce and Charles Temple, for
placing distractions on the Providence and
Worcester railroad, halfa mile below Faruums-
vile station, on the afternoon of September list,
last. II is charged that several ties, seven feet
long, which had been lying by the side Of the
track, were placed by the defendants across the
track. Very and Kent for the defendants.
The CAUCUsEs TO-NIGHT.-Rcpublican who
are interested in their representation in
the legislature, should bear in mind
the caucdscs at half past seven this
evening, when delegates are 10 be chosen
t. attend the representative conventions
The city committee desire us to call attention TO
the change that has been made in the meeting
places OF the republicans of wards three and
FIVE. Owing to the new arrangements made by
the city government voting is 10 be done AT
other places than at the Offices in City hall here
after And it has been found necessary to
change the meeting place Of the ward three
caucus TO the new ward room, No. Mechanics
hall, aud that of the ward five caucus TO the
republican headquarters in Spy building. The
other caucuses will be held as at first announced
and stated in the call in the special notice col
umn.
Aih NLb bthlAL bhObNDS.-- uG lOllONlll9
communication is from gentleman who has
given his attention to public grounds for several
years past:
Editors Spy: You have if possible, under
stated the diSgracelul condition of rho Pine
Meadow burial ground. The one on Mechanic
street is even more shamefully deSccraicd. This
commission did what it could, while maintain
ing jurisdiction, to restrict the grosSer offences
Casual gambling and lorncation were, never
thcleSs, of too frequent an occurrence.
But the Jurisdiction of this commsSiOn, vOlun-
tarily assumed because the care of those burial
grounds was neglected by all other officials or
persons, was fully and finally divested some
eleven months since, as will appear from the fol
lowing;
[Copyl
oRCEsTER, Dec. 2S, 1870.
EDWARD W. LINCOLN, ESQ.,, Chairman, SC
DEAR SIR:-Replying to your communication of
yesterday am of the opinion that the jurisdiction
of the board of commissioners of public GROUNDS,
under section Il of the revised charter of the city,
does not extend to or include the Mechanic street
or Pine Meadow burial ground referred to in your
communication.
Very respectfully,
T. l.. NELSON, City Solicitor.
No censure could be too severe were this
commission responsible for the utter neglect of
those grounds 10 which you have called atten-
ton. As the facts are, write simply 10 eXcul-
pate my colleagues and myself.
Very respectfully,
EDWARD w. LINCOLN,
Chairman Of Commission.
Worcester, Oct. 26, 1871.