Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-11
1dWurtester Daily spp.
CITY NEWS.


The singing school appointed for this evening"
at the Trinity NJ. E. church, owing to the illness
of Dr.. L. H. S0uthard will be deferred to Thurs
day evening, January IS
Tie Worcester cooperative association will
hold its annual meeting at Washbum hall this
evening. In addition to the business meeting,
The occasion will be made a social reunion.
There will be an entertainment at the Peoples
club rooms at balEpast seven O'Clock this even
ing. Among other attractions, Messrs. B. I.
Hammond and Walter Kennedy will appear for
the last time in public before leaving America.
Rev. W. II. II. Murray of Boston will deliver
his famous lecture on "Deacons" in Mechanics
hall this evening. 1t will be the sixth in the
= Mechanics course, and the best of them ALL
Photographs of David and Mitchell Scott, the
Windsor murderers, have been received at the
police office, with the offer of reward for their
arrest, from the seectmen of the town where
the terrible affair happened.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Judge
Williams sentenced Patrick Herman to the house
OF correction for two mouths, on Il second con-
viction Tor drunkenness. Eliza Wilson, for as
sault and battery, was fined SO and costs and
put under bonds to keep the peace six months
J. Farwell, superintendent of the city farm,
has fatted and slaughtered a pair of cattle that
will nave to take the palm for heavy weight
They weighed when dressed for market, twenty
eight hundred pounds. They will be on eXh-
bition at Morse & Smiths meat market for few
days
By the burning-of the mill of the Thorndike
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night, the Bay State insurance company of this
city los; $500, and the Peoples insurance COM
plny $1,000. The Peoples also lost $1,000 by the
burning of Hubbard Brothers lumber store
house, In Middleton, Monday night.
Pat Iielnan, who was sent to Jail yesterday
from the municipal court, was arrested Monday
night for drunkenness, and found TO have over
$50 about him. Yesterday he hadn't a cent,
and seemed perfectly satisfied with the prospect
of going to the house of correction after having
fooled away his money. He says that he came
from North Brookfed, where he has been at
work freeing boots
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Norwich and Worcester railroad, held in
Horticultural hall, yesterday, the following
board of directors was elected for the ensuing
year: A. f. Smith, Norwich; John F. Slater,
Norwich; +. II. Dewey, Worcester; George w.
Gill, Worcester; Charles w: Smith, Worcester;
Robert BIyarl, New York; VIM. F. Wild, Bo5-
ton; b. f. Stevens, Boston
One Of the prisoners taken into the lookup
last night was an old man-Wm. S. Stamph-
who was found lying on his back IN the middle
of State street Tuesday night, and assisted home
in a semi.dIunken and two.thrds frozen condi-
tiol. He has been sent % Jail BY the police au.
thOrlleS, and 10 the hospital by the oyerscers of
the foor, but all to no purpose. He gets drunk
with regularity and persStency worthy bet
ter cause.
Shirley Shaker on his travels with a large
sum OF money about him, was taken in and
cared for by the police Tuesday night. They
found him in a shaky condition from too FIRE.
quent potatIOns of an outside world beverage:
and, although lie was not particularly trouble,
some, it was thought advisable to take charge
oil him until he shook off his drowsiness and cot
in condition TO look after his finances. He was
allowed TO go on in the ten O'Clock train west,
after having rested few hours.
The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows mu-
ludl DcuCuI aSSOCldtlOuy Oh w OlCeStef county,
was held nj Odd Fellows hall in this city yester-
day morning at ten o'clock. The officers elected
for the ensuing term were Samuel V. Stone.
president; E. NJ. Stockwell, vice presidents IL.
II Marshall, secretary; Charles Hamilton treas
urer; representative from QuinsiGmond lodge,
No, 43, A. L. Burbank; from Worcester lodge,
No. SO, Chas. B. Pratt; from Mt. Rollstone
lodge, No. %, j. II. Richardson of Fitchburg.
AT the annual meeting of the Worcester asso-
citation of mutual aid in detectiug thieves, the
old officers were continued for the ensuing year
as follows: President, Charles b. Pratt; treas
urer, William S, Denny; directors, Charles B.
Pratt, Rufus Carter, Z. NJ. Stockwell, VIM. S.
Denny, A. B. Lowell Joseph A Tenney, Wa L.
Clark, Lewis Barnard, Wm. c. Clark, d. H.
Perry, f. T. Baleom, Benz Lewis; pursuing com
mittee, D. G. Temple, j. W. Jordan, J. G. Law
renee, F. B Dana, Il. A. Slreetcr, Edward L.
Davis, Wm. Eaton, Elliott Swan, q. R. Rock
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