Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-12
0aurtester Gully SPY.
CITY NEWS.


The Colts have a notice in this mornings
paper, to which their attention is directed
The ladies of Grace church will have a festi-
al at Washburn hall Tuesday evening.
Maj. L. P. Halsted of this city, assignor to
!. Ball & Co., has been granted patent for a
enoning machine.
The city council Will have its regular meeting
his evening.
The Springfield Republican speaks highly of
Mrs. A. c. Munroe's singing at the musical con-
IGNITION held there last week.
George Laverty, while coupling a freight
rain on the Nashua road Saturday afternoon,
lad his hand badly crushed. DR.. Donaldson at
ended to his injuries.
The consideration of the alternative of repairs
upon the present church, or the selection of
proper site for new one, will come up at the
parish meeting of the Church of the Unity, next
Saturday
Rev. r. R. Shipper, having ided to accept
he position of secretary Of the American Uni
arian association, has resigned the passionate of
he Church of the Unity. The announcement
vas made at the morning service yesterday, and
parish meeting to consider the matter will be
lcld on Saturday.
A meeting to hear the reports Of the delegates
10 the international convention of the young
mems Christian associations at Washington,
vill be held at the rooms of the association on
Pearl street, Tuesday evening, at half-past seven
o'clock. Delegates from adjoining towns are
expected; and all are invited to be present.
4 The beautiful lots on Falmouth heights, own
I'd by company of Worcester gentlemen, are
meeting with a ready sale, and the sultry
months will sec quite colony of our business
men recruiting their energies at that resort.
George and Sarah Hodges are a couple whose
ike tastes lead them to drink even TO beasty
FntoXication; and through that vice both hus-
pand and wife have been several times jailed.
George was brought 10 the lookup on a stretch
! pr, yesterday, while his drunken spouse stagger-
ID along with the aid of two officers.
"Medical Hal" the drug store on the corner
pf Main and Pleasant streets, has been thor
pughly refitted by the propretors, P. G. Skinner
8 Son, and with its cool tile floor on the street
evel, whole glass front, elegant show cases and
costly curtains, looks very unlike the store in
Former DAYS.
The Milford Journal tells the following story
. Of female pedestrian of this city: "a lady
named Flynn, eighty-two years of age, few
days since walked from Worcester to Hopkin-
ton, a distance Of eighteen miles, starting at 81
o'clock P. M. and reaching Hopkinton at 81"
A man named George Humphreys came to
the police office last night in hot haste, hatless
and frightened, saying that John Herne, on
Pink street, had threatened to kill him. Herne
had knocked his wife down, so Humphreys said,
and then dragged him to the gutter by the hair,
and began to feel in his pocket for something to
kill him with; but he escaped and lives to pros
Iecute.
Peter Moran and Richard Burke were before
Judge Titus, in the municipal court, Saturday,
for drunkenness, and were each fined So and
costs; Peter paid, but Richard was committed
to Jail in default. John Sullivan had case of
disturbing the peace put on file against him, and
jeremiah Donovan, charged with being com
mon drunkard, was discharged.
A fight in "scalpintown," toward the lower
end of Washington street, resulted in a broken
nose for a Frenchman yesterday. Two Irish
men, partially whiskied, made sundry calls for
the purpose of completing their inebriation, and,
on entering French tenement, were set upon
by four resolute French-wOmen, (who can fight,
if they don't live in Pars,) and in the melee a
stone from the French side broke a French nose,
when it was intended for an Irish head,
New CHAPEL IN PLEAsANTvILLE.-A num-
Der of enterprsing citizens in that growing Sec
ton Of the city have succeeded in raising a
subscription for the building of a chapel on
Dewey street, and Judge Dewey has given the
land-about $4,000 square leet-for the purpose.
About four thousand dollars have been already
subscribed toward the building. Joseph H.
Walker ESQ.,, heads the list with $1,000, and
among those who give 500 each are Messrs. E.
A. Goodnow, Charles Belcher, Z. E. Abbott,
Alden Thayer, S. j. Chamberlain, Joseph Cham
berlan and others. The building is to be of
wood, to seat about 800, and to be built at a
cost Of about $4,000. Several elergymen of the
city are interested in the undertaking.
SUPERIOR CouRT-The June term of the
superior court, for the trial of civil cases. will
begin at Fitchburg this afternoon at two O'Clock,
Chief Justice Brigham presiding. The follow
ing cases will be first in order for trial this al-
ternoon: No. 1S6, inhabitants of Leominster VS..
George S. Jones; Nos. 846, 1854, 4O2, 473, $50,
$40, 662, 712, 1870.
Among the important cases to be tried this
term is S91, Charles B. Ford VS.. the Fitchburg
railroad company, for damages for injury sus-
tanned in consequence of the boiler explosion,
two years ago, at the Know Nothing crossing
in Fitchburg. At the former trial, last Noyem-
Der, verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff was rem
dered; exceptions being allowed, the supreme
court has granted NEW trial.