Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-01
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CITY NEWS.
The civ council meets This evening.

CITY NEWS.
The city council meets this evening.
John W. Annis was robbed of $50 by pick
pocket on Thomas street, Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Carroll of this city, succeeds the late
Rev. NJ. S, j. Burke, as curate Of ST. Johns
Catholic parish in Clinton
Twelve prisoners were transferred from the
county house to the jail in Fitchburg on Satur-
day.
The Boston, Barre < Gardner railroad will
soon add 70 their rolling stock two locomotives,
tour passenger coaches, and forty new freight
cars
The well known dry goods house of Horace
Sheldon will hereafter be conducted by the firm
of Horace Sheldon & Co. The new partner is
MIR. c. Henry Hutehins, with whom customers
of the house are already well acquainted
The superior court met on Saturday to receive
the verdict in the case OF Elijah F. Spencer vs.,
the Worcester street railway company. The
verdict was for the plaintiff, with $1,000 dam
ages. The court then adjourned sine die
The Frohsnn singing society, assisted by Mr..
Joseph Weilhardt and Mr.. Eichhorn Either
spieer will give concert at their all this even
ing, which will be followed by a social dance.
Orders have been issued for all trains over the
Boston and Albany railroad to lose fifteen
minutes between Boston and Springfield, to
guard against accidents while the frost is coming
out of the ground.
The sale of tickets for the amateur theatrcals
begins at ten O'Clock this morning, at the box
office, Music hall. Besides the performance on
the stage, there will be good music by a select
orchestra, opening with selections from Trova-
tore.
A man whose business keeps him up nights
was made one of the first victims of an April
fool joke while eating his lunch about one
O'Clock this morning. On biting INTO what he
supposed to be fried apple pie, he was much
surprised to find it filed with cotton.
Tomorrow night comes the Theodore Thomas
concert. We need not add that every other en-
gagement should be put aside for the purpose of
hearing this music. No one who enjoys listen
ing to fine orchestra will question the impor-
tance Of our suggestion after once hearing this
one, which is, without exception, the most per-
feet orchestra in America.
Rev. F. w. Dmger of New York conducted
services in German at the Mission chapel, on
Summer street, yesterday afternoon, at which
music was furnished by members of the Froh-
sim society. The speaker spoke earnestly in
favor of the formation of German religious
society here, but no definite action was taken in
regard to it.
The DR.. Towne honse, on the corner of Pond
and Brown streets, was the scene of lively
fight on Saturday night, some fifteen or twenty
persons having hand therein. Officers Hewlett
and Eaton selected five of the rlngeaders and
drove them INTO the house, where, after long
scuffle they were handcuffed and brought to the
station house.
Mr.. Calvin Haskell, who has been employed
in the wire works in this city for the last TWEEN
ty-one years, and Mr.. Thomas Graney, former
ly draughtsman in the employ of the Wash
burn & Moen manufacturing company are soon
to leave for St, Louis to JON company who
propose to manufacture wire from American
iron. About 200 of the workmen of the wire
mill met on Saturday evening to bid them good
bye. After brief speeches by several gentlemen
Mr. Haskell was presented with a fine gold
watch and Mr.. Graney with a purse of S25, as
tokens of regard from their fellow workmen.
MUNICIPAL COURT.-WILLAMs, J.-Sdtur-
day. March S0-John Flynn, the confidence
man, an account of whose arrest was given Sat
urday morning, was before the court ON charge
OF obtaining money under false pretences. His
case was put over until Monday morning, 8
recognizance of $500 being required for his APP
pearance. Addison Benson was fined $40 and
costs for the larceny of a coat and committed tC
Jail on non-payment. Michael Doyle was fined
SO and costs for second Offense of drunkenness
and Patrick Tiffany S. and costs on a like
charge. Thomas Clark anG Henry White were
each fined So and costs for being drunk. All
Lawrence McGrath was fined So and costs fol
drunkenness, which he paid
BALMY SPRING.--The snow, rain and hail OF
yesterday combined to produce most disagree
able mixture in the streets not at all pleasant
for those who ventured out of doors. The first
month of spring closes with plows running
on the horse railroad tracks, and the merry but
unreasonable jingle of sleigh bells in the streets
The following rhymes from the Syracuse Stand
ard are very appropriate at the present time:
"hail, dolefnl, dismal spring!
If hail You can't, then snow;
DO some mean, dirty thing,
If nothing more than blow.
Alternate thaw and freeze,
Call "zephyrs" from aflr
To make us cough and sneeze,
And choke US with catarrh
The mercury keep down
To ten degrees below,
Bio winter stay in town
And coax HIM not to 60
Stick to your little trick
In favor of NJ. Ds;
Keep everybody sick
10 help along the fees.
Your borrid spite spit out
On long enduring man,
Blow freeze, snow, hail and spout
As often as you eau
Go in and spoil the fame
Youearned in olden time
Disgrace the poets name
For praising you In rhyme"
EASTER. -Easter Sunday was ushered in With
snow and sleet the storm continuing all day
and into the night Occasionally a sleigh bell
enlivened the winty and cherries streets, and,
considering the weather, the attendance at the
churches was good. Usually the churches of all
denominations are well filled on Easter Sunday,
those of the Catholic faith not being large
enough to accommodate all who seek to enter.
The tendency of all sects to follow the Catholics
in concentrating this great Christian festival