Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-04
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CITY NEWS.


sons were drawn as jurors to attend the crimi-
nal term of the superior court, at Fitchburg,
Aug. II: Charles R. b. Clahin, Charles G.
Houghton Nathaniel F. Cutler and Darius Put
nam.
The June term of the superior court, for the
trial of criminal cases, begins at Fitchburg,
Aug. IA, one week from next Monday. Judge
Dewey will preside. The grand jury, it is ex-
pected, will be able to report the result of their
investigations by Thursday, the 18th, when the
petit Jurors will be empanneled and the trials
begin
An alarm from box SO, yesterday forenoon,
called out the fire department unnecessarily;
for nothing more unusual than the burning out
of a chimney-On Vine street-occurred. While
it is always creditable to be quickly on hand with
the alarm, it should at the same time be borne in
mind that unnecessary alarms cause much trou-
Bile. Don't pull the wire until there is a show
of danger.
The Temple of Honor excursion to Rocky
Point and Newport, yesterday, was considered
very successful, and in every way satisfactory
to the three hundred who awaited themselves of
the opportunity to eat clans temperatey with
the teetOtal templars. A party of thirty Joined
the excursion at Millbury, and another of fifteen
at WIlkinsonville The Point was also enlivened
by sailing party from Norwich,
Our German friends of the Frohsnn singing
society sang few OF their best pieces under our
windows last night. Systematic rehearsing,
under the direction OF Mr.. Zaeder keeps the
melodious and powerful voices of these singers
at all times in readiness to Spiel" The annual
at Columns grove, near the Quinsgamond
House, that place being thought better in some
respects than Davis cottage
The Worcester National band will give an
open-air concert at Court House hill this even
ing. 1t was the intention of the leader, Mr. In
graham, to give the weekly concert last even
ing, but it was prey ented by some misunder-
standing The band regrets the disappoint
ment of any who may have expected to hear
them, and promises to give its audience good
programme this evening.
A pocket-book containing $40 and some val
liable papers was stolen from the seat of John
B. Pratts wagon, on Vine street, yesterday,
while the owner was in Mrs. Healy's house
Mr.. Pratt remembers having seen fellow hang
ing around the wagon, but cannot describe
him. Twenty dollars won't go far when laid
out on wagon scat in that way; and yet, this
has probably gone so far that Mr. Pratt will not
see it again,
In the municipal court, yesterday, Joseph |
Hinckley and Mary Harvey were charged with |
adultery, but their examination was postponed |
till tomorrow, sureties in $500 being required |
for each. VIM. O'Donnel was fined So and |
costs for drunkenness, and $40 and costs for an
assault upon an officer Geo Burr was fined
$40 and costs for second offence of drunken |
ness, and Jerry Sullivan was fined for first |
Offense.
The following is list of the specimens ex-
hibited at the weekly meeting of the Hortcul- |
tural society, held Saturday: Clifford pears from
Charles Richardson, I. r. Norcross, D. H. Fitch, |
and John Hillard; Newell Wood, Millbury: |
Pears-Doyenne d'Ete; S. G. Andrews: Pears
Madeleine; F. j. Kenny: POtatoes-Early Rose, |
Early SNOWFALL, Early Mohawk, Bresee's No. 4; |
tomatoes-Trophy; beets-Egyptian Turnip |
rooted; backberries-E Wilson and Kitta- |
tinny; H. f. and L. F. Kinney: IS varieties |
wild flowers; Halleck Bartlett: fine collection of |
sweet pears; Mrs. S. H. Cotton: Lilium Aura |
tum and Passion flower
CITY DOCUMENT No. 25.-We are indebted |
TO Samuel Smith, Esq, city clerk, for copy of |
city document No. rs, containing the address of |
Hon. Henry Chaplin, mayor ad interim, of the |
city, from the death of Mayor Blake to the in |
auguration OF Mayor Earle, with the annual |
reports of the several departments of the city |
government for the year 1870 1t is from the press
of Snow Brothers, city printers. AS an evidence |
of the increasing growth of the city, this docu- |
ment much larger than any of its predecessors.
The reports comprise vast amount of interest |
ing and important statistical and other matter |
OF value to every tax payer for reference Copies
may be obtained at the city clerks office.
Mr.. PAINE ALDRICH died last night at the |
residence of his son on High street. aged eighty
one years. He was well known in this city, and |
also among railroad men throughout |
New England, from having been en-
p5ged in the manufacture of turn |
tables on an improved plan of his own in
vention. He was born in Swansey, n H., in
1871, and came to this city in 1882, at which |
time he was engaged as carpenter upon the |
state lunatic hospital, then in course of con-
struction. Three years later, in 1885, he put |
the first turn-table in for the Boston and Wor- |
cester railroad corporation in this city. He |
soon acquired popularity as a builder of these |
turntables, aud put them in for many roads, in
GLIDING the Boston and Albany (then Westerly, |
the Worcester and Nashua, and Norwich and |
Worcester. He continued in the business in |
company with his son-Gyren9s Adrich-until |
within few years, among the last of his orders |
filled being for the European and North Ameri-
in Noxy nlr IIa
active, energetic man, widely respected as he |
was widely known; he leaves the son mentioned |
above, and widowed daughter in Hudson; he |
had buried two wives during his residence in |
the city.
A CLAM BAKE.-A number of Worcester
gentlemen accompanied the directors of the |
Providence and Worcester railroad on their trip |
to Providence aud down the river yesterday, |
and were made participants in one of the most |
royal clam bakes that ever came off on the Mar |
ragansett shore. The spot chosen for the occa |
sion was Coles, (which was reached by teams |
from Rocky Point The tables were spread I'M |
der the noble elms which grace the Cole farm |
house, and what with the delightful day, the re-
freshing shore breeze, the toothsome banquet.
and the flow of wit and sentiment, everybody |
seemed to enjoy the day, as well they |
might. Providence was represented by |
several of its "men of property and |
standing" for instance Gov. Padelford, ex- |
Cows. Burnside and jackson, John C. Brown,
Earl P. Mason, Mr.. Goddard, Hon. A. Payne, |
Col Lpptt, and many Others. Among the |
Massachusetts men present were ex-Gov. Bull |
lock, Dr. George B. Loring, Hon. John c. |
Within and Judge Dewey. The reputation of |
this:city for good fellowship did not suffer in the
hands of such representatives as Col. Richard |
son, Judge Chaplin, Col. Stoddard. G. L. Put
nam, Col. Washburn and others. 1t was an oc-
casion brm full of pleasure, and happily termi-
mated by moonlight sail to Providence, the
party embarking on tug boat at Mark Rock.
The delegation from Worcester arrived home
at half-past eleven, mentally thanking Superin-
tendent Hilton, of the Providence road, for b
interest in their general warfare through al the