Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-29
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CITY NEWS.

Inc illustrated papers for this week can be
ioend at Jenkins & Whitcomb's.
strawberries have arrived in market Note
the particulars in another column.
Only one case in the municipal court yester-
gay; Michael Sharkey paid fine of So and costs
for drunkenness.
Sir. n. IL. Grimke from Lincoln university,
Penn, will lecture in Natural. History hall, on
Foster street, this evening.
The warm weather of yesterday brought out
the base ball players in the vicinity of Wash
lnston square.
The afternoon train from this city to Nashua
was DELAYED an hour and quarter near the
SUBMIT by a large rock upon the.track.
To-day, Good Friday, win he observed by the
usual services in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches.
A portion of load of lumber was unioaded
in the middle of Main street yesterday after.
noon, by the breaking of a chain used to fasten
it to the wagon.
Rev. A. B. Earle, who is conducting the series
Of revival meetings in this city, will take charge
OF the eight o'clock prayer meeting in the audi
ence room of Trinity church, this evening.
Henry II. Earle, for three years past freight
conductor between this city aud Springfield,
commenced service yesterday as conductor on
the Athol and Enfield railroad.
drunken fight, in saloon on Southbrdge
street, last evening, resulted in the breaking of
glass and considerable noise. The cause of the
trouble disappeared at the approach of the
police.
The engine on the noon train from Fitch
burg to this city yesterday broke down between
Sterling and Fitchburg, delaying the train so
that it missed connection at Sterling junction.
An engine was sent out from this city and
brought the train in.
The lay delegates to the Methodist conference
will attend upon the session of their clerical
brethren, this morning at balf-past eleven, pre-
Tious to which time they will meet in the vestry
OF the church for the purpose of organization.
Bishop Ames is expected to address them.
During the session of the conference in Trim
ity church, Il new clock has been put up over
the east gallery. 1t is a present to the society
from Rev. G. N. Smith. 1t is of Howard make,
and with its large marble face is very orna.
mental as well as useful addition to the audi.
ence room. The clock was procured through
Blake & Robinson, and cost $40.
Charles II. Beatty, formerly member of Co.
E, 10th regiment, died at the city hospital yes
terday afternoon, from brain fever. 1t is known
that he has sister. He formerly worked for
Hon. John Brooks of Princeton, and was en-
listed from Dudley. Any one who knows any
thing of him or his friends will confer favor
by communicating at once by letter or telegram
to DIR. Albert Wood, Worcester.
The Frenchman who has been missing since
che accident last Saturday, has been found. 1t
seems that when he left his home in Shrewss
bury last Saturday, he started for North Brook
field, intending to return the same day. Meet
ing with the accident, he was cared for by peo-
pie in this city, with whom he was acquainted,
and upon his recovery continued his journey
without communicating with his family. He
returned to his home at a late hour Wednesday
evening.
AT the Peoples club. last evening, the euter-
tanment was exclusively reading, the readers,
with one exception, being young ladies. The
following was the programmed The Ballad of
Judas lscaliot, by C. A. Chase; an English
ballad, "Our Fathers Care" by Mrs. f. S.
Knowles; Mrs. Browning's Mother and Poet, +"
by Miss Mary Wentworth, land read well, tool.
The last portion of the evening was occupied by
bliss Carrie Fuller of Boston, who read Tenny-
sons Lady Glare" scenes from the "School for
Scandal "Lochinvar," "Besey and are
Out" and "Tbe Charcoal Man." Miss Fulers
readings were well received the 'Lady Glare"
and the Iavorite ballad of "Betsey and - being
especially applauded by the auditors.