Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-17
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CITY NEWS.

The Old South clock begins to shine respend-
ent with its newly painted face, and has begun
again to keep the time of day.
A handsome black walnut ballot box, of a
unique pattern, has been presented to Palestine
council of Select Templars by Mr., P. H. Stearns,
an active member of the order
The second deposit of 5000 a side, in the
O'Leary-Ward race, was placed in the hands OF
the stakeholder, E. B. Hamilton, Esq, yester-
day. Ellis Ward will arrive at the lake next
week
Samuel Willard, charged with setting fire to
the barn of Mr.. D. H Perry, at Quinsigamond,
last week, was discharged yesterday, there
being not enough evidence to warrant his being
held for the action of the grand jury.
Governor Clafin has appointed j. Henry
Walker of Worcester trustee of the lunatc
hospital in Worcester, in the place of Frank w.
Bird, resigned.
An enterprising photographer has taken from
the top of the high school building seven piano.
ramic stereoscopic views of the city, which are
published and for sale by L. H. Chamberlain,
213 Main street. The same firm have issued
other forty-three views from various interesting
localities in Worcester.
The st. Adams Daily Messenger of last Mon
day, has paragraph saying that last Sat
urday fishing party consisting of Mr.. Daniel
SeagraVe, Rev. 7. L. st. John, and Master Char
lie E. ST. John, of Worcester, Mass, set out from
the Lake View house, St. Adams Point, and in
two hours and half caught twenty-three black
bass, weighing over forty pounds. The heaviest
fish weighed four pounds and a quarter.
The young man found in such an unpromis
ing condition on Madison street yesterday
morning, in company with demolished buggy,
proved TO be John Wallace of Barre very
drunk His injuries about the head, which
owing to the drunken stupor upon him when
found--caused some alarm, were not of
serious character. His name, as well as those
of his two companions who deserted him after
the accident, appears in the municipal court
record.
An excursion train will be run from this city
to Providence on the 9Th of September, to ac-
commOdate those who may desire to go to the
grand mass temperance meeting that is to be
held at Rocky Point on that day The managers
of the meeting announce that DIR. Jewett of
Connecticut, Rev. Geo s. Ball, Rev. DIR. Marvin,
Rev. Mr.. Thayer, Edwin Thompson and Hon
b. f. Butler have promised to make speeches on
the occasion. For music, the American brass
band of Providence and the Hutchinson family
have been secured.
A horse left unhitched on Main street yester-
day became frightened at threshing machine
which was passing and ran across the street to
Whitney's bookstore, where the buggy was
e capsized and one of the large windows of the
store demolished. An elderly man named John
Quinn was knocked down on the sidewalk and
somewhat injured. Another runaway resulted
in the demolition of carriage belonging to Mr..
John Baker, at the corner of Main and State
streets.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-In the municipal court,
yesterday, nine persons were fined for drunken
ness, of whom Patrick Davis and Martin Spell
man were the only ones able to pay. David
Leil, John Fay, Edward Flaherty, Margaret
Dean, John Wallace, George Darling and Max
ham Nadon were committed to Jail. The three
last named were from Barre, and were together
when the accident happened at the corner of
Beacon and Madison streets.
THE ALARM OF FIRE, at about ten o'clock
last evening, was caused by the burning of t.
]. tPBrien's shoddy mill, at Tatnuck. Why the
alarm should have been given from box 81, in
Lincoln .7quare, it would puzzle any one but the
author of it to tell. The two buildings of the
mill were entirely consumed, with their con-
tents. The hand engine from New Worcester
arrived in time to give some protection to
neighboring bu ildings. One steam engine and
two hose carriages also reached the fire, but
too late to be of any service. Work was going
on at the mill until six O'Clock, and no cause
for the fire is known. The man who first dis
covered it thought it could have been put out if
he could have got at the fire extinguisher kept
in the building, but it was not then accessible.
The amount of damage or of insurance, if any,
we could not ascertain; but it was probably not
large.
BUSINESS Directory. Mr.. Henry j. How
land, who for the last quarter of century has an
nually supplied our citizens with directory of
Worcester finding soon after the publication of
the number for the present year, that another in
some form was rendered indispensably neces-
sary at this early period on account OF the re-
cent remembering of the streets, has just issued
a Business Directory of the City of Worcester
for 1872" in smaller form, comprising such
corrections and important details as are rem
dered necessary or convenient in consequence of
recent changes and the general business growth
of the city. According to this we have now
427 streets, 10 villages, and AZ blocks, halls, etc.
As an indication of the amount OF business
carried on, we find "a firms doing
business as grocers, besides 23 -four and grain
dealers, "A provision and produce dealers, 60
physicians AZ attorneys and counsellors at law,
3S boot and shoe manufacturers besides 81 re-
oairers and IS dealers, jS dress makers, 3B ma
chinists' tools and jobbiDg establishments, IL
cotton and wooden machinery manufacturing
establishments, IS carpenters and builders, 30
painters and GLACIERS, % clothing manufacturers
and dealers, "a blacksmthing establishments,
IS tonsorial establishments, hotels, 80 eating
houses or, restaurants, Al boarding houses, II
livery stables, IA apothecaries, and after passing
over various other branches of industry but II
liquor dealers.
The compiler announces that the next regular
directory for 1872 will be published two months
earlier than usual and be much more complete
and full than ever before.
The "business directory" just issued, was
printed by Snow Brothers aud published by L.
RI. Bigelow, and is for sale at the book and
periodical stores.
COUNTY NEWS.
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