Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-27
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CITY NEWS,

Mr.. Geo. Matthews, policeman, has rendered
his resignation.
The assembly at Taylor's han last evening
was unusually large.
Rev, Father 0'Reilly of the Holy Cross college,
will deliver an address on temperance, under
the auspices of the Father Mathew temperance
lodge, in Catholic institute, on Sunday evening.
The Boston Traveller says of lecture given
in South Boston, by Rev. A. McKeown of this
city, that cit elected frequent applause, and was
universally pronounced the best of the course
In the municipal court, yesterday, james
Conner, for larceny, was sentenced 10 six months
in the house of correction; Lawrence +. Deery,
drunkenness, second offence, fined $40 and
costs; Peter Dcery, drunkenness, So and costs;
Bernard Clapp, drunkenness, So and costs.
"Divorce,' which will be given here Monday
night under the management of Mcssrs. For
bush & Milton, was played by the same COM
pany in Portland, a few nights ago, and one of
the papers Of that city praises it by saying:
"Ihe principal parts were sustained by the same
artists who appeared in New York, and the
whole was one Of the most complete dramatic
entertainments eyer given in this city.
II the vocal performance in front OF the Spy
office, about two O'Clock, this morning, was in
tended as a serenGdc, the night cditor,-in the
absence Of the other, and perhaps more apprc-
ci}tive, members Of the editorial lorce,-respcct,
fully suggests the propriety of 'chang, of
bass" or that the guardians of the night across
the street comply with the performers request
to put me in my little bed"
The runaway horse with the forward wheels of
a wagon, which attracted attention on Main
street, last evening, was brought to a standstill
near Mechanics hail. The remainder of the
wagon was found at the corner of Park and
Portland streets. About two O'Clock this morn
iug the owner put in an appearance and took
away his stray beast He stated that the horse
ran from the "Red mill" and those who wit
messed his travels will bear testimony to his
speed. No cause is assigned for the rash act
Some ruthlcssvandals, in defiance of law and
decencY, entered the criminal court room some
time during Thursday night and Wednesday
morning, and committed sundry dastardly acts,
such as besmearing the docket and desks with
ink, dSplacing the furniture, Sc, and destroy
ing the coat Of Sheriff Spra2ue which they
found hanging in the ante-room. This they cut
into innumerabe shredS The sheriff would be
happy to provide these villains with suits Of the
county house uniform, if they can be caught.
SUPERIOR (CIvlL) COURT - BACON, j.
Friday, Jan. 26.-The case of Henry f. Ross vs.
Harrison Bliss was given to the jury about four
o'clock p. NJ. They had not agreed when the
court adjourned
The court has adjourned to Monday next, at
ten O'Clock a. NJ, when case No 80, Foster Free
land VS.. Mary Dewitt Freeland, will be taken
up Staples & GouldIng for plaintiff, Very for
defendant.
The GRACE CnyRcu LECTURES We mad
verteutly omitted yesterday from our advertise
ment of Grace church lectures, the name of Mr.
{. Henry St. John, who will read a poem on
Country love and city life His name appears
in its proper place to-day. The popular char
acer Of the speakers, the moderate price of the
tickets, the attractions of the new church and
organ, combine TO make this popular course.
Five hundred season tickets hayeCarcady been
sold. The single lecture tickets will not be put
on sale before Monday noon, as it is determined
not to sell tickets for a single lecture, it, as now
seems probable, enough course tickets can be
sold to fill the entire house.
The FUNERAL OF Mrs DAvIs-The funeral
services of the late Mrs. John Davis were held
at eleven O'Clock yesterday forenoon in the First
Unitarian church, which was filed with rcla-
tivcs and friends in this city and from abroad
EX-GOv. Washburn from Cambridge, and the
venerable DR., Allen from Northboro, were
among the number, and the pall-bearers were
Messrs. Albert Tolman, II. W. Miller J. p.
Kettel and Chas. A. Hamilton of this civ. The
coffin was adorned with beautiful! natural flow
ers, while on the pulpit front were wrcaths and
crosses OF the same, with a vase of ripencd
grain on each side. The exercises were brief,
and consisted of an address by Rev. L. II. Hall,
appropriate singing, and prayer. In the adj
dress were illusions TO the rare personal traits
of the deceased, the beautiful lesson her life af-
fordcd, the tic which she formed between the
society aud its earliest pastors, and her calm and
unuoubled faith. The remains were buried in
Rural cemetery.
UNION MEETING, in behalf of the missiona-
ny work of the American Sunday school union.
will be held at Mechanics hall, in this city, Sun
day evening, at IL O'Clock. Addresses are to
be made by Rev. II. Clay Trumbull of Connec-
ticut, normal secretary of the society; Rev. VIM.
7. PaXon of Missouri son of the veteran mis-
sonary, Stephen PaXon, and by whom during
the past six years over $50 new Sunday schools
have been organized in the southwest, and 49,
900 children gathered into them for Bible study
Rev. S. II. Record Of Rhode Island who will tell
of his work in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island; and Mr., l., Milton Marsh of Wisconsin,
who during his labors as a missionary has
started $50 new Sunday schools, containing 49,
900 teachers and scholars. The gAmerican Sun
day school union has organized over 50, 900 Sun
day schools in destitute ncighborhoods and
frontier settlements. 1t has gathered into
these schools 100000 neglected children, and
can point TO more than one thousand churches,
the outgrowth of its mission work. The meet
ing here will be large one.
NEW FURNITURE, and other things "handy
to have about the house," were unceremonious-
ly unoaded at the residence of Lieut.. G. Nc
Knight on Thomas street, last evening: and
the leutenant,-w was at the State Guard
armorv at the time, wondering at the non-ap-
pearance of his squad at drill meeting, found,
on his return, his house filled with uninvied
guests and the new articles aforesaid. The oc-
caslon was the fifth anniversary of the marriage