Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-07
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CITY NEWS.

Mohthiy meeting OF the State Guard tonight
The spring term at the Dread begins Thurs
day morning of this week.
Col. John D. Washbum, of this city, has been
appointed by the governor and council trus-
tee of the Worcester lunatic hos 2ital.
Albert Tolman, of this city, has been reap
pointed trustee of the girls industrial school at
Lancaster.
The Anthropologcal society's second free
fortnightly literary entertainment occurs this
evening
Ex-Gov. Bullock was one of the honorcd
guests at the reception given by the New Eng
land society, at New York, last night.
@Air. T. R. Foster, who was at Lake Quinsiga-
mond yesterday, induced three pound trout to
leave the water and accompany him home.
The billiard experts, Mons. and Madame Gar
nier, assisted by Maurice Daily, will give an cx-
hoilion at the Globe billiard hall, on Pearl street,
this evening at eight o'clock.
There will be a concert given by the children
of the Central church Sabbath school, in the
chapel this evening, commencing at u O'clock
Admission, twenty-five cents.
There was a brisk demand, yesterday, for
tickets to Miss Sterling's concert, both at the
NH ihu at lctdllu q " - WHITE luG odlc tOu-
tnues to-day. Mr.. B. d. Allen will act as Or
ganist, and the concert begins at the usual LIZ
ceum time, half-past seven O'Clock,
The fair at the Catholic Institute, for the ben.
eft of the Father Mathew temperance band,
was well patronized again last evening. 1t will
open at two O'Clock this afternoon for the bcu-
eft of the children, who will be admitted for ten
cents ticket.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Asahel 2.
Squires was arraigned for larceny in a building
His case was continued to the 18th inst, and he
was ordered to recognize in $500 for his appear
ance at that time Failing to procure bail he
was committed TO jail. John O'Bricn, for
drunkenness, was fined IS and Costs.
A girl employed in the Bay Estate Shoe and
Leather Co.'S shop, had narrow escape yesfer-
day. Her dress, by some unaccountabe ac il
dent, got entan2led in the shaft betting beneath
the bench by which she was working, and she
would ilavv boen d,..,e.- --.----e
the men in the room seen the situation, and
sprung TO her rescue. He held her by main
force, large part of the girls clothing being
absolutely torn off in the contest of strength by
the man, the machinery and the clothing, in the
brief time that elapsed before the works coul6
be stopped. Fortunately. the girl, though great
ly f. ghtened, was not seriously hurt.
hlnls on the clock of the Old South
chm. Oh, after waiting in silence for the city
council to extend helping hand in the shape of
an appropriation, resumed their rotary wander
ings again yesterday afternoon, determined TO
work whether appreciated by the members of the
common council or not. A citizen thinks there
hands arc allowed to stand at a quarter to nine
from Sunday morning until Tuesday afternoon,
and says that the veXation and annoyance
caused thereby can hardly be estimated.
1t may not be generally known to our readers
but it is fact nevertheless, that our neighbour
ing town of Leicester has become the most con-
siderable horse market in the commonwealth,
with the single exception Of Brighton; the latter
place having the advantage Of the patronage of
Boston, Mr.. Sloan, the proprietor of the Leices-
ter sale stables, has spent the winter in active
preparation, and intends opening the campaign
unusually carly, his first lot of horses having
passed through the city yesterday Mr. Sloan
has established base OF supplies at conven-
lent point in the west, and has already secured
a large stock of horses admirably suited to the
trade OF this county. The increase of this bust
ness in Leicester shows that it has been done in
spirit of fairness and honesty, which is not
alwaysIcbaracteristic of the horse trade.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Providence and Worcester railroad, at which
the directors for the ensuing year were chosen,
as given by us yesterday, Mr.. Edward Harris, of
Woonsocket, recommended (without intending
the least diSrespect for the present president
Mr.. Mason, or to cast any reflections upon his
administrator that a younger man be selected
for president at this meeting, and suggested
Mr., Elijah B. Stoddard, member of the board
of directors, from Worcester, as, in his opinion,
a very proper man for the office. Mr.. Harris
also said that another reason why he desired
the change was that he thought the control of
the road had been at that end long enough, and
that it was time it was transferred to the other
cud for a while. The president will be elected
on Friday.