Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-27
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CITY NEWS.

Pleasant street is INSTRUCTED near Linden
street, by a moving building.
Howe's great London circus and Sangers
English menagere of trained ANIMALS will visit
Worcester before long.
The library of the Mechanics association,
which has been closed for few weeks, will be
rcOpened to day.
State Constable brennan visited Adams and
osgoods express Offices, on Thursday, and
seized four barrels and two cases of contraband
liquors, in transit
The drawing room car attached to the Albany
express train was left at West BrOOkfed, yes
terday afternoon, on dccouut os hot box.
The work of scrapiug the streets has been
completed, and the highway commissioner is
now looking after the defective sidewalks.
The McDermott boy, injured by falling out of
a window in house on Bridge street, has since
died from his injuries.
The mild weather of the past week has drawn
out the usual number of street corner mer-
chants.
Hon. A, Il. Bullock, wife and two daughters,
were among the Americans registered at Lon
don, on the 18th inst
Nlessrs Norcross Brothers of this city have
taken the contract to build the new North
church in Springfield,
A man fell out of q wagon in Was hington
square, about O'Clock last event NJ, and broke
his arm.
idrdner'S candy store was entered early yes
terday morning, nd a small amount OF money
and candy stolen.
The light Of large fire in the direction of
Grafton was visible from thi city for over an
hour last evening.
The Odd Fellows celebrated the 5sd anniver-
sary of the Organization of the order by a
pleasant sociable at their ha last evening.
The vault of the Mechanics national bank is
being reftted with new vestibule and iron
doors, furnished with improved combination
locks.
The closing exercises of the sewing school
connected with All Saints church will be held
in the chapel adjoining the church this after
noon at o'clock.
The alarm of fire from box 81, about five
O'Clock, yesterday morning, was false alarm,
cause by smoke from newly kinded fire in the
file mandatory of A. ]. Hiscox on Central
street.
Oliver Doud Byron, assisted by the Boston
theatre company, in the cXtravagant drama of
across the Continent" gave good satisfaction
to fair sized audience at the theatre last even
ing.
The Pilgrim has not been greeted by large
audiences at Mechanics hall during the week
twill remain here Outing the day, and there
will be exhibitions both afternoon aud evening.
The show is good one of the kind, and worthy
of patronage.
MIR. and Mrs. II, l.. jerks, of Webster square,
were very agreeaby surprised on Thursday eve.
ming by 4 party of their friends, the occasion
oclng the 18th anniversary Of their married life.
The evening was very pleasantly SPENT and the
guests departing left behind them several valu-
able gifts
There will be a special meeting of the board
OF mayor and aldermen this evening, at which
the amendment adopted by the common coun.
ell to the order in eation to the new location
OF railroad tracks will probably come up for ac-
zion.
In the municipal court, yesterday, John Ma
loney was fined So and costs, Charles Foley So
and costs, Patrick Kelley SIS and costs, and John
Sullivan 50 and costs, for being drunk. Kelley
paid, and the rest were committed. Theresa
Ferriter was sent to the house of correction for
two months for a second offence of drunken.
ness,
AT regular meeting of Rising Star Lodge
NO. 4O, l. .. Il. T., last evening, the following
officers were elected for the quarter ending Au.
gust LIST: w. c. t. George H. Hooker: Wv
l., Carrie Mcfarland; W. Sec, Frank f. Went
worth; W. F. s., J. Edward Burbank; W. T.,
Marie +. Baker; W. c.. Seth Lincoln; w. NJ,
George D, Morse; W. l. g., Alice Taylor; w. o.
e., Walter Sprague.
THEATRE.-Mrs. John Wood, the charming
Coincidence, makes her farewell appearance in
Boston this evening, where she is to be the re-
cipent of a benefit. Next Tuesday evening she
will appear at Music hall in this city, and from
the interest already shown, she will undoubted.
ly attract large audience. The entertainment
is to consist OF the burlesque of "Poll and Part
Der Joe, IN which Mrs. Wood will have the as
sistance of her comedy company an efficient
orchestra and chorus. The sale of seats begins
his morning at the box office
CITY MoRTALITY.-The number of deaths
reported at the office of the city clerk for this
NA'JJ HN'A"5 thN WIN NilulllS aplil %1ol3 was
twenty -seven--fourteen males and thirteen fe
males. Six died of measles, four of lung fever
three Of consumption, two of brain fever, two
of whooping cough, two of Group, and one each
of cancer in the stomach, pneumonia, diptheria,
weakness and asthma. Twenty-one were born
in this country, sixteen of them being of foreign
parentage. Fifteen were born in this city, all
but one being Of foreign parentage. Fifteen
were under five years of age, six of them being
under one year. The oldest were John B Shaw,
q native of England, and Michael Douohue,
aged seventy-two and seyenty-one years respec-
lively.
AN EvAsIvE TRICK.--A short time since two
little wooden buildings were erected on Main
street, between Austin and Chandler streets.
They were innoceRt looking structures enough,
and seemed to conform to the ordinance in re-
latiOn to wooden buildings within the fire limits
in every particular One night, Just as the
buildings were completed, large gang of car.
penters were seen at work putting these two
shanties together, the whole, when joined,
covering more than five huudr d square feet,
and consequently in direct violation of the ordi-
nance. The work was done in the night SO as
TO av id an injunction, and the only remedy
for the CITY WAS TO enforce the npnaItv-a fine of