Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-26
daurtester 9ailg SPY.
CITY NEWS.

The city council will meet this evening.
St. Johns day passed without celebration
this city.
A patent has been issued to Nathan Wash
Urn, of this city, for mold for casting car
heels.
The weather of Saturday and Sunday was in
rect contrast-all rain, without a ray of sun
line, on the former, and bright blue sky, with
ever cloud, on the latter.
At meeting of the Pleasant street Baptist
lurch, held Friday evening, it was unani-
lousy voted to extend call to Rev. Mr.. Chase
Dover, N. H., 10 become its pastor
Rising Star lodge, l. o. G. T., will have
rawberry festival in Temperance hall next
riday evening, at which they are sure to have
good time.
The many friends of the late VIM. G. Scand-
n, of Grafton, have raised purse of nearly
4 1000 for the benefit of his family, to be in
asted as permanent fund.
Rev. A. McKeown, the Rev. r. B. Stratton,
4 ev, T. E. st. John, and Mr.. S. S. Foster are
mong the speakers announced for the woman
( lffrage mass meeting at birmingham on the
tn of July.
A row of Sunday evening loafers, drawn up
Company front" and extending from Har-
ngton corner down past Pipers block, on
lain street, and as far down Front, was dis
greeabIy noticeable feature last evening.
/ At Music hall, tonight, there will be acting
t a character which we can recommend as first
lass, without the slightest hestation-Mr.
harles Mathews supported by the Globe thea
9r company. The plays are Married for
Ioney" and "Lttle Toddlekins."
The apothecares of the city have decided TO
I'll nothing but medicine on the Sabbath here
fter, as many persons discovered last evening
So inquiring for a glass of soda or a cigar,
hich commodities have heretofore been freely
ispensed at the drug stores keeping open on
sunday.
AT a meeting OF representatives of the differ
'Ht temperance organizations in the city, held
"a Saturday evening, resolution was adopted,
skiing the mayor to detail sufficient police
)rce at the voting places, next Saturday to pre-
ent any disturbance.
Twenty prisoners occupied the cells at the po-
Ice station at one O'Clock this morning. These
IFith others for whom warrants have been issued,
NIL be brought before the municipal court this
forming. Most of the arrests yesterday were
or drunkenness. Of the twenty mentioned
My five were married.
Neighborly good will prompted some of the
friends of Mr.. Calvin Dyer of the Foster street
lepot, to present him with funds tor the pur-
'hase of horse to replace one just deceased
ha r,b hut bod Abo Of
Mr., Dyer's horse, and desired to show their ap-
probation Of his generosity.
In the municipal court, Saturday, George NJ.
3undy, of Grafton, was fined ten dollars and
OSts for keeping liquor for sale. Granville NJ.
Ball was complained offor leaving his horse I'M
fastened, contrary to the city ordinance, but the
case was placed on file on payment of costs.
The horse railroad company have purchased
the estate of William G. Hail. comprising one
acre and quarter of land on Leicester street,
near the loot of Lake street, on which they pro-
pose to locate their stables and barn. The
tracks will then be extended from Webster
square to this point.
A complaint came to the police Office last eve
ming, that Charles Goodwin had assaulted and
u. n
quarrel arose in DORIS room, on Grafton street,
it seems, which terminated in the Gaming, and
left DORIS head with two holts in it, which were
cared for by DR.. Kelley.
Messrs. A. NJ. Barrows, S. D. TourtellOt and
B. A. Ball have purchased of Amos White
twelve and half acres of land on Lake and
Baker streets, leading from Leicester street, in
New Worcester, westerly of the estates of War
rem Baker and the heirs of Cyrus Darling and
Joseph Curtis. The purchasers contemplate
cutting it up into house lots of convenient size,
for immediate sale. The land commands an
extensive view of that section Of the city and
the surrounding country.
]. Leander, pedestrian, is in this city and
informs us that he has made arrangements to at
tempt hundred mile walk on the agricultural
grounds, to begin August It'll. The match, he
says, was made last March, for five hundred
dollars a side, as follows: James +. Hambold,
Of Lawrence, Mass, wagers $500 that Leander
cannot walk one hundred miles inside of twenty
four hours, and Leander stakes five hundred
dollars that he can walk square heel and toe
one hundred miles inside of twenty-four hours,
Leandcr having the choice of any rink or track
within fifty miles of Boston. He has looked at
several places and at last chosen the Worcester
track.
The primary schools will be examined to-day
as follows:
Schools. Teachers Committee.
Thomas street, Miss NJ. I. Gale. Ann B. Earle.
Edgeworth " +" $. NJ. Brigham, Hall: