Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-08
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CITY NEWS.

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Hon. George F. Hoar's name is among those
registered at the office of Bowles Brothers, in
Paris, for the week ending June oath
A correspondent in Cherry Valley complains
that seven rum and beer shops are dealing out
death and misery" in that little village.
lamp-post was broken off at Lincoln square
Yesterday by the Leicester express, the horses
of which were INDUCING in little run.
Temperance men who took an active part in
the recent voting on the beer question will find
an advertisement for their perusal this morning.
The excursion to Boston and down the har-
Dor among the islands, to 20 from this city
week from to-day, promises to be a large one.
The route is certainly pleasant.
The officers of the new Worcester county
temperance association met at the office of the
president, Hon. P. Emory Adrich, yesterday,
and arranged plans for immediate action.
The excursionists going to Harmony grove,
birmingham, to-day, with the united Unitarian
societies, will bear in mind that the cars leave
the Foster street station at 9 As this morning.
The water pipe in School street burst during
last night. Commissioner Knowles was inform
ed of the fact, and he took measures to have
the wafer shut off and the leak repaired.
JUDGE Williams disposed of but one case in
the municipal court yesterday-that of Adonis
H. Nourse, who paid fine of five dollars and
costs for assaultng and battering Frank d
Libbey.
The dedication services of Notre Dame
church, on Park street, will be celebrated to-
morrow. The ceremony will begin at half-past
nine in the morning, and will be conducted by
Right Rev. Bishop O'Reilly.
An organ concert Will be given at the Univer-
salst church Monday evening, at which the
beauties of the new organ will be displayed by
&C. Stearns of this city and Eugene Thayer
of Boston. The choir will also give selections
of vocal music.
Between three and four hundred people went
to Rocky Point and Newport on the annual ex-
cursion of the Grand Army post yesterday,
They arriv, home at about nine O'Clock. The
train started for home earlier than some of the
party expected, and consequently they were left
behind.
Three vendors of patent medicine, who came
to the city last night-one of them somewhat
bruised about the head and legs-said that while
selling their medicine in Millbury some one I'M
when they started up the team the horse went
but the vehicle didn't. The driver was pulled
ont and considerably damaged.
Some of the cards published whereon the list
of box locations for the fire alarm telegraph ap-
pears, give the numbers wrongly; but chief en-
gnGer Gould has just issued one, convenient in
size and form, which gives the location of boxes
correctly, and also names of keyholders, and in
structions for giving an alarm.
The work on the inside of the Pleasant street
Baptist church has been completed, and the So
ciety will worship in the audience room to-mor-
row. 1t has been closed for repairs for the past
five Sabbaths on two of which there were no
services in the church; on the other three they
were held in the vestry. The church has been
newly carpeted, the walls and ceiling of the
audience room colored, and the wood work re-
painted The seats are free at this church.
The best time for ladies and children to visit
the menagerie to-day will be during the fore
noon exhibition. The plan of giving three en-
tcrtainments in one day is new one here, and
gives an opportunity for all to visit the great
show with convenience. This triple attraction
of a menagelie, circus and museum, gives am
came this way. Tickets are for sale at Leland's
music store.
An Irish WON with bright little boy two
or three years /, was brought to the police
office last evening by patrolman Flint, who
found them asleep between the Trinity church
and the dwelling adjoining on Chandler street.
She was just getting over the effects of drunk
which started at the wake held over the body of
John Morgan who was killed on the railroad
July 4th, and carried a face that has been so
kicked and pounded as to cover it with cuts and
bruises. She says that she lives at the Patch
in Auburn.
Grace NJ L. Free church will begin holding
services in the vestry of their new church on
Walnut street tomorrow. In the forenoon
there will be a sermon by the pastor, Rev. A.
McKeown, communion in the afternoon, and
prayer meeting IN the evening. The sermon
will be followed by thank offering, on the part
of the congregation, for the benefit of the fund
for furnishing the church. Tuesday evening,
July 11th the ladies will hold a social gather
ing, at which supper, ice creams, and other at
fractions will be offered. Wednesday evening
there will be a reunion of all who have been
connected with the church from its commence
ment, at which there will be reports, addresses,
&C., on the present and past condition of the
society, and other exercises.
Deputy Constable Keene of Milford came to
this ciTy yesterday with Henry Dixon, who was
sentenced in the Milford police court to two
months in the house of correction for picking
pockets at Barnum's circus which exhibited in
that town on Wednesday. Two others-a man
and a woman--were arrested at the same time,
but nothing definite could be proved against
them, therefore they were ordered to leave town.
Notwithstanding the fact that these three pick
pockets have been taken from the lucrative
field in which they labored, there may be others
following in the train of the same show, from
whom il will be wise to guard.
Last evening, d. d. G. P. VIM. A. Ayers in
stalled the following as the officers for Wachu-
sett encampmeut No 10, /. o. of O. F., for the
ensuing term: C. p, A L. Burbank; H. P,
JAS A. Smith; S. W., S. v. Stone; Scribe, Ed
win A. Warren; Treas, ChaS. b. Pratt; J. W.,
u. T. Blake; g., A. II. Fisher; o. S., Levi G.
Corbin; |. S., d. L. Moulton; list W., Avery
Davis; I'd W., A. +. Prentice; Sd W., w. F. Ban
croft; 4rh W., II. II. Marshall; list &. of T., L.
A. Hastings; I'd G. of T., j. S. Maynard.
Mr.. H. II. Houghton is putting in substantial
foundation walls for a brick block OF six tene-