Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-15
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CITY NEWS.

The sewer is all laid through the ledge on
Park street, and the street will soon be in a cou-
ditiOn for the resumption of travel.
The anthropol6gical society's musical and lit
erary entertainment, probably the last Of the
season, takes place tonight attheir hall.
Rev. R. B. Stratton and family sailed yester-
day by the steamer Samaria for years absence
in Europe and the Holy Land.
The children OF the st. John Sunday school
will give an entertainment, comprising a variety
of pleasing features, at Mechanics hall, this
evening.
little son of Mr.. Robert Parker, residing on
Beacon street, fell from a third story window
Monday afternoon, but fortunately escaped
with slight injuries.
Mr.. C. P. Morrison of this city conducted a
mass rehearsal of jubilee singers of Newbury-
port, Amesbury and West Amesbury, at Ames-
bury Mills last evening.
A few additional aspirants for membership in
the Worcester delegation TO the jubilee were ex-
amined at the rooms OF Richards, Metcalf and
Co., yesterday afternoon and evening.
The band of the Father Mathew Temperance
society INDUCED in little outdoor practice last
evening, much to the entertainment of residents
of Temple street and vicinity.
The Worcester Light Infantry turned out last
evening for its first street dri preparatory to
May training, The company made a good APP
pearance, and the noise. of the drum corps at
tracted many spectators.
The grand jury was in session all day yeser-
day and nearly finished its examinations. They
will probably report to-day, and the court will
then adjourn until next Monday, when Jury
trials will begin with Judge Scudder on the
bench.
Oliver P. Laverty, who has not been on very
friendly terms with his wife for some time past,
became possessed with desire to see her and
settle old accounts, early yesterday morning.
He entered a barn on Forest street about two
O'Clock, and took a saddle horse, on which he
rode TO Millbury. Complaint was made at the
police office, and officer Dyson was dispatched
in search of the runaway. He found him about
six o'clock in the morning, on his way back,
and took him to the station The sequel of the
affair will be found in the court record.
Falmouth Heights is being put in order for
the arrival of summer visitors, under the super
intendence of Mr.. G Edward Smith of this city,
one Of the propfietors. The hotel is already
open to the public, and the wharf extension is
rapidly progressing The observatory, sixty-six
feet in height, in the lower story of which is to
be a refreshment saloon is to be built by Mr..
Samuel NJ Davis of South Dartmouth, who SUI
perintended the building of the hotel. Several
fine cottages are in course of construction, one
of which is being erected by L. Boyden of this
city.
A new single scull for Harry Putnam, of this
city, built by Thomas Fearon, of Youkers, N
Y. arrived yesterday, in charge of the builder,
and was Immediately taken down to the lake
1t is twenty-seven feet six inches in length nine
and three-quarters inches in width, five inches in
depth, and weighs nineteen pounds without the
Outriggers; the weight with outriggers is TWEEN
ty-tive and one-half pounds. 1t has been named
the "Henry Ward" in honor of the famous
stroke Oarsman of the celebrated Ward Broth
ers of Cornwall, N. Y. The boat is handsomely
built and finely finished, making one of the
most perfect boats that has ever been made. The
double scull paper boat ordered by e. b. Ham
ilton and Stedman CLARK, from Waters, Balch &
Co., of Troy N. Y, arrived last Friday These
two new arrivals make three frst-class shells
that have been placed upon Lake Quinsigamond
this season.