Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-17


hIPRovEMENTs'AND BUILDGNG.-AIr. /. L.
Hudson has force of carpenters at work upon
the old DR.. Bancroft house, on Main street, re-
fitting up the stores and otherwise remodelling
the whole structure to such degree, in conncc-
ton with former alterations, that the old man
sion can hardly be much longer recognized by
the descendants OF the yenerated divine whose
residence it was for so long Il time. DIR. Ban
croft died there thirty-three years ago. His
daughter, Mrs. Governor john Davis, kept
millinery establishment in one part of the house,
fitted up for a store, some sixty years ago, at the
time that her father was one of the most dis
tinguishcd ministers Of the Gospel in the United
States. George Bancroft, the distinguished his-
torian, was born in that house
Mr.. l.. n. Gates, who has erected a large num-
Der of brick blocks for dwellings in front of the
Dread, has purchased the veterinary establish.
ment OF DR.. James Penniman, with the object
Of converting That building also into Il tenement
block. DR.. T. has transferred bis business to
the nurtherIy section Of the city, where he has
purchased house and ten acres Of land adioin-
ing The estate OF Captain John Barnard,
Mr.. William p. Daniels has nearly completed
his four-story mick building, So by 50 feet, cor
ner of Pleasant aud Chestnut Streets and leased
one half of it to Deacon Jonas White. Each
division has wenW-six rooms.
The vacant space between Rce's binding and
St Paui's block, on Main street, is fast being
filed up. Mr. William II. Dexter has begun
digging for the foundation for new Gye-story
block, % feet front by 1tO deep, adjoining the
one in process of construction by Messrs. White
g. Conant, and Of the same size, the walls of
which are already completed.
MUNIc1rAI CouRr.-There were thirty
cases before the municipal court yesterday morn
inc. The amount received in fines from the
houses Of il-lame which were broken up Sutur-
day night reaches nearly five hundred dollars in
ALL Albert ID. Eames and John Slttler, the pro-
prietors, were each fined 500 and costs; Thomas
McGrath, Maria Smith, John Lavalle and Susie
A. Cheney, $50 aud costs each for lornication;
Helen Cooper three months in the house of cor
rection for yagrancy; Annie Vaugn, Sarah W.
Joseph, Hattie Forest, Nellie Nelson, Nellie
Cross, Mary A. Barnard, Fannie Wilson and
Hattie NJ Cheney were each fined $40 and
costs Tor Nd4IauCN, ana tue CaSc Oh susie a.
Cheney was placed on file in consideration of
her youth and promise TO reform; Owen Null
stay, charged with threatening, was ordered to
recognize in 500 TO cep the peace six months;
VIM II. Boyle was fined $50 and costs for lar
ceny; Bridget Cameron So and costs for lar
ceny, and Israel Matthews, charged with steal
ing, was ordered to return the property and pay
costs, which he did, aud his case placed on
file; Michael McClrty was fined So
and costs for disturbing the peace; Bar
thoomew OLeary was sentenced TO one year in
the ruant school, and appealed; James Lee,
Harvey Stevens and John Morgan SIS and costs
each John Cunningham and David Watson So
and costs each, Marcus Emlott and Edward Jen-
nugs 50 and costs, and Patrick Ward dis
chargcd-the last eight named for drunkenness.
Five cases were postponed and the case OF Rich
ard White, charged with malicious mischief aud
larceny, was on trial during the afternoon and