Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-11
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CITY NEWS.

Boy wanted to carry morning papers on the
Laurel Hill route Apply at the Spy office.
The Sunday school and society of the Union
church picnic at Lake Quinsigamond to-day.
The illustrated weeklies arrive atHollaud's to-
day.
The Union church Sabbath school will have
their annual picnic at Lake Quinsigamond to-
day.
Mr.. E. S. Mason, of this city, conducts an organ
concert in the new church at Wellesley this
evening.
Rev. P. L. Stanford was appointed to the Wor-
cester circuit, at the New England conference OF
the African NJ. E. church in New Bedford, on
Monday.
The Plymouth Sunday school and society go
to the state reform school grounds at Westboro
for their annual excursion on the 9.45 train this
morning.
Comrade H. r. Sibley, commander of the de-
partment of Massachusetts, with his staff, is to
be present at the meeting of Post 10 G. A. r.
this evening, and will inspect the post.
The little steamer Phil Sheridan, after a long
and tedious journey overland, has once more
found its element and now floats serenely in the
waters of Contoocook lake at East Jaffrey.
The trustees of the Worcester Mechanics Say
ings bank have voted to open the bank for the
receipt of deposits on Saturday evenings from 6
to o'clock, commencing Saturday, July 18th.
The name of Miss Parkhurst should have ap-
peared in the list of high school teachers whose
salaries have been raised She has been ad-
vanced from $500 to 5000.
State constables brennan, Brown and Bush,
were around looking up contraband liquor yes
terday morning, and visited the Eagle house
on Church street, and the Sheridan house on
Front street, in both of which places small
quantities OF liquor were seized.
The news of the Baltimore nominations was
received without any special demonstration in
this city. This absence of enthusiasm may per
haps be accounted for by the fact that the can
non firing element from this section is at the
scene of action.
The Taylor & Farley organ company of this
city have entered into Il contract with MessrS.
Potion & Pomeroy of Freeport, ILL.,, to deliver to
them, for the coming season, S45, 685 worth of
organs of a particular style, all having their
patent pedal attachment.
A meeting for divine worship will be held at
the Friends Westinghouse, on Oxford street
this evening at eight O'Clock, at which Zaccheus
H. Powell, Il minister of the Society of Friends
from New York, is expected to be present. All
are invited.
The succession of heavy showers early last
evening, accompanied by vivid lightning and
lond peals OF thunder, instead of having the
Traditional effect of clearing the atmosphere
seemed only 10 infenSicv the heot and Loot n;ob
was one of the most uncomfortable of the sea
son.
A pair of horses, owned by J. Tenney, at
tached to heavy wagon, took fright at a runa-
way team on Front street yesterday afternoon
and ran as far as Harrington corner where they
were stopped. The only damage done was the
breaking Of the pole and few scratches upon
the legs of one of the horses.
1t is reported that OLeary, undiSmayed by
his recent defeat, has sent challenge to his old
antagonist, Harrington of Springfield, to row a
three mile race at that place any time after the
first of August, for not less than $3.50 side
There has already been an immense deal of talk
between these two men without result, and
whether the proposed match will amount tt
anything remains to be seen.
A little son of S. ID. Bean of this city, named
Willie Lewis Dean, eight years of age, was
drowned in the Nashua river at Fitchburg Sat
nriay evening about eight O'Clock. h. with
three other boys, was i'll bathing, when he un-
fortunately slipped from stone he was on, and
being carried out into deep water by the strong
current, was drowned before assistance arrived
The body was recovered at late hour in thu
evening. The little fellow was temporarily re-
siding with his relatives in Fitchburg, and was
mn unusually bright and promising boy.
Samuel Wright one of the workmen employed
in excavating for sewer on Highland street
had his knee joint fractured, besides receiving
several severe bruises, by the caving in of tn,
embarrassment, yesterday afternoon. He. with
several other wOrkmen, was engaged in bracing
up the sides of the excavation, when it suddenly
gave way catching him and two other men, but
fortunately only one of them was injured. Tn,
disabled man was taken to the city hospital lol
treatment,