Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-20
G0(urtester Daily SPY,
CITY NEWS.

The regular meeting of the city council occurs
this evening.
Rev, James NJ. Cooper of auckland, Conn,
preached at the Salem street church yesterday.
The funeral of General Day took place at his
late residence on Saturday.
The German Turner'S have dance at their
hall on Southbridge street this evening.
There were ten prisoners and four dodgers at
the police station last night The arrests made
yesterday were all for drunkenness.
A meeting for prayer for colleges will be held
at the Centrll Congregational church (Dr.
Sweetser's) this evening, Feb goth, at II O'Clock.
All are invited
1t has been decided by the members of the
Light Infantry company to having the conclud-
ing dance of their series in Horticultural hall,
on Tuesday evening, the 2Sth.
C. D. Holland has Frank Leslie's illustrated
newspaper containing several views of the rail-
road disaster at New Hamburg, and other in-
eresting matter.
Some people rode in sleghs yesterday and
some in carriages; the former arrived at home
with the sharpest teeth, and the latter with the
best nerves.
An odor of fresh paint has for the past week
pcrvaded the police office, which is undergoing
thorough brushing up. The lightcolored coat
last put on is to be changed for handsome oak
granting.
Hon. Thomas Russell of Boston will deliver
the concluding lecture in the Mechanics course
tomorrow night; subjcct-"The Life and Times
Of Washington" A song, "The Flag of Wash
ington," will be given by Messrs Richards,
Benchley, Thompson and Cutting.
The ladies of the Salem street Congregational
society will hold a fair AMI tea-party, on Thurs
day evening, March Q, in Mechanics hall.
great variety of things usual and unusual will
be presented to the public on that occasion
Don't forget to give them call on the aforesaid
night, at Mechanics hall
The weather of Saturday had a dissolving
tendency, and caused sundry rivulets to course
down the streets having grades steep enough for
such cOursing. Their magnitude did not pre-
vent the sewers from appropriating every drop
of such temporary efforts, and when night came
the little streams were not.
The Milford Journal contains an extended ac-
count Of theyery pleasant time that was enjoyed
in Holston at the house Of Mr.. John Claain,
several days SINCE in celebration of the fifth an
niversary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs Albert
A. Bicknell of this city. About one hundred
and seyenty-fve people were present, and the
gifts were numerous.
A beautiful meteor was seen at about half
past two o'clock, yesterday morning, by several
persons who were out at that hour. It was of
light green color and seemed to start from
T. q.
horizon, going ont of sight before reaching the
level 1t shed a lustre so brilliant that for an
instant it illuminated the earth like flash of
lightning.
man named James McCoburn was arrested
Saturday in a drunken condition bodily, and a
distracted condition mentally; for he said that
over seven hundred dollars had been stolen
from him some time during the previous night
at the house of Thomas Golf, ON Grove street.
Five hundred dollars of the money was found in
the possession of Mrs. Golf, and the affair looks
like a clear case of swindling countryman
from Princeton.
Maj. S. V. Stone, secretary of the school
board, has invented kind of desk for school
rooms, that, from its apparent advantages over
anything else Of the kind, bids fair to come into
general use. 1t is so made that the seat can be
turned up when the scholar rises, enabling a
class to stand behind their desks with comfort.
The committee on school-houses have examined
it thoroughly, and decided to put desks of the
same pattern into the new school house on Bel
mont street.
Charles Mitchell, the thief who is to be eX-
amined this morning, in the municipal coult,
for stealing from several boarding houses in the
city, was evidently interftred with in the high
noon Of large and profitable business, judging
from the number of fresh cases that are con-
stantly turning up against him, The last in-
stance brought to light at the police office was
of a boarding house in Boston, which he most
effectively operated in last Tuesday. On seeing
the account of his arrest here, one of the losing
parties in Boston wrote to a brother in this city,
giving description of the young man and also
of several articles of clothing stolen, which wer,
found in his baggage. He still maintains his
hard-faced Indifference, and says the articles
claimed all belong to him, and he can't see why
they want to claim everything fellow happens
to have about him.