Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-09
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CITY NEWS.


at sWestboro yesterday, delaying Conductor
Fay's train, due here at sos, nearly an hour.
The De Grand, No. 1856, a new thirty-ton
freight locomotive, built at the shops of the
Boston and Albany railroad at Springfield,
made its first trip to this city yesterday.
Mr.. r. James Tatman, of the firm Of Bur-
bank Tatman & Co., was happily surprised on
Thursday evening by a visit from a hundred of
his friends, who left behind them two ele-
giant reception chairs.
The panorama of Chicago drew a fair
audience last evening. The exhibition will be
given this afternoon at 8 o'clock, in the evening
at O'Clock, and on Monday and Tuesday even
ings of next week.
The business of manufacturing iron working
machinery and machinists' tools, in this city, has
never been better than at present. All the large
concerns in this branch of industry are working
to their fullest capacity, some of them being
obliged to run over time in order to supply tie
demand.
The business before Judge Williams yesterday
morning consisted of only two cases, one of
th en- that of Edmund Carroll, who was fined
five dollars and costs on each of two complaints
for la ,ceny of plank belonging to the city,
and the other, of John Quirk, who was COM
mitted to all lacking the necessary funds to
nav fine of So and costs for drunkenness.
Worl,men are engaged in digging away the
high bank between the tracks of the Boston
and Albany and Norwich and Worcester rail-
roads, just south of the junction. IL is under
stood that the ground when cleared will be used
by the Norwich and Worcester road for build
ing purposes.
Those who wish 10 see how gas may be made
to rive a cheerful fire from an open stove, CRATE
or fireplace, should call at the store Of J. W.
Jordan, 500 Main street, and join the crowd
who are interested in viewing the practical
operation of method, new here, but much used
in European cities.
very strong smell of gas has been unpleas-
aptly noticeable in and around Maple street for
tbe last few days. Workmen employed by the
GAS company found the leak last evening in one
of the n tain street pipes, near the north end of
tbe Lincoln house, and took proper measures to
abate the nu isance and save the gas.
The alarm Of fire from box %, about eleven
O'Clock last night, was caused by the smoke and
sharks rising from the machine used in thawing
ont bvdrants. A man passing by on South
bridge street saw the light and raised the cry of
fire without stopping TO make proper inquiries
into the matter.
AT a meeting of the joint standing committee
on water, at the city hall, last evening" the con-
tract for laying the high service water Iipes
was awarded to Mr.. s. II. Tarbell of Boston,
his bid being the most satisfactory among the
nine competing ones Mr. Tarbell is one of the
men who have been engaged in building sewers
under two previous contracts with the city The
contracts for hauling the pines from the depot
10 the various parts of the city where it is need
I'd, was awarded to l.. B. Stone of this city.
The Boston and Albany railroad are grading
n nj, zee of land, recently bought by them, just
below he junction, near the corner of Ham,
mond and Canterbury streets. They intend to
build series of coal sheds, or pockets, five hun
drep feet long, By the side of their track, which
will probably be rented by 7. w. Wellington &
CO. The road has recently increased its laciii
ties for handling coal, and during the past yeal
brought considerable quantities to this city from
Hudson, N Y, and from its wharves in East
Boston.
The recent cold snap came near finding oul
coal dealers without sufficient supply, i
bringing an almost extraordinary RIM of orders
from all classes of consumers; and, as tho
Thames and Providence rivers are frozen very
solid, no new additions can for some days b(
made to the diminishing stock on hand In Prov
idence the dealers were caught with shor
supply, and have been greatly troubled and be
sieged by an inability to fill out their orders
Vessels filled with coal arc in the harbor, but
eannot reach the whaves.
nrn1 Ia f1ip
TO witness the entertainment entitled Erin and
the Brennans, given as benefit to the Sisters
of Mercy of st. Anne's convent The views o
ireland are panoramic gems, the singing is of q
high order of merit, and the dramatic incidents
and dialogues which illustrate and describe the
views keep the audience amused 10 the end.
The singing of Mr.. and Mrs. Brennan, combin-
ing pathos, humor and melody, was a pleasing
part of the entertainment, and Dublin Dan anC
the English fop enliven the plot with their anus
ing adventures The Brennans will give eXhi
billions this afternoon and evening.
SUPERIOR CoURT-CIvm TERM-PUTNA1T
J.-Fritfay March SIN the case of VIM. Nc
Donald vs. the inhabitants of the town o
Leicester, the jury returned verdict for tn
defendant, on the ground that the driver o
plaintiffs horse was not exercising due care a
the time of the accident. The counsel for tn
plaintiff took exceptions 10 the rulings Of tn
court, and the case will probably be carried Il
the supreme judicial court. The case of N. II
Chandler VS. Alonzo Snow, continued from las
Wednesday, was given TO the jury, but at TIN
time of adjournment they had not reported
The cases next in order are Nos. las, Charles
gawson VS.. il. o. King; 1856, Henry Howard VS.
Jason Emerson; 1872, 1893, 1874, 1913, 2O5, 2l1, PA
2l7.
PEOPLES CLUB.-The regular weekly enter
iainment of the Peoples club attracted last even
ihg, as usual, large attendance. The pro
granime was varied, and was opened with pan
duet by Mrs. A. s, Brown and Miss Alice Brown
Aytonns poem, edinburgh after Flodden,
was splen;lidIy read by John l.. Utley, the dole
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