Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-13
dNurtester 4atlg Spp.
CITY NEWS.

The city council will meet this evening.
One of the boys employed at the store of
Messrs. Clark, Sawyer & Co., fell through
scuttlc on Saturday, seriously injuring him, it
is feared in the spine.
The Worcester society of Hibenians will have
their annual parade on St. Patrick's day, March
H. Escort duty will be performed by the Clin-
ton brass band.
Murray's saloon, Mt No. 20 Front street. was
broken open Saturday night and two boxes of
cigars, two pairs of pants and one coat were
stolen.
In two or three weeks the plays "All That
Glitters is not Cold" and "0n the Sly" will
he brought out at the Music hall by talented
company of amateurs for the benefit of the
Peoples club.
Peter Dorr of Paxton made visit to this
city on Saturday, but, becoming oblivous with
drink, fell from his team as he was driving
along Park stree. in the afternoon, breaking
his nose, cutting bad cash in his head, and
otherwise injuring him. He was picked up by
the police and properly cared for.
The full Worcester brass band, augmented by
some of the best talent at the command of the
leader, is to furnish music at the promenade
concert of the State Guard on Wednesday night,
in addition to the cornet solos of Mr.. Brown.
The exhibition drill of the Highland Cadets on
that occasion will attract many spectators.
The engineer on the ten A. NJ. train to Boston
on Saturday was shocked, as he approached the
deep cut, after leaving this city, to see three
years old child on the track looking with wonder
at the coming locomotive. He whstled "down
brakes" and, stopping the train, went back
with white face TO find the little fellow pick
ing himself up out of the mud in the ditch be.
side the track unhurt
Daniel Curran, workman on the city reser-
voir in Cherry Valley, while returning home
from this city on Saturday, with bottle of IL
quor inside his vest, from which he had drank
so freely as to cause him to lose his balance,
fell down. and one of the fragments of glass cut
four inch cash in the upper part of his abdo-
men.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Sargent was on Thursday evening
last at his residence on Harris street, surprised
by the members of his class in the Main street
Baptist Sunday school and the mission school
on Mason street, who presented him with an
elegant silver tea service, as a token of their
esteem. The service can be seen for few days
at the store of A. L. Burbank, No. 205 Main
street.
The churches of this city, which yesterday
took up contribution in aid of the destitute in
France, arc requested to send the amount re-
ceived to the treasurer, Stephen Salisbury, Jr.
Contributions postponed on account of the
weather will be taken on the coming Sabbath.
When returns are made from all the churches
intending to join in this expression of active
sympathy for the distressed, statement of the
Worcester contribution for this charity will be
made public, and the receipts will be disposed Of
in accordance with the vote of the meeting of
citizens of Feb. 2Sth. The total amount from
individual subscriptions thus far is $1O35.
Further subscriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived and acknowledged.