Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-27
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CITY NEWS.

are TO be examined on Monday, July 18th, at 81
O'Clock in the forenoon.
Mr.. G. W. Sumner of this city will sail for a
three months vacation in Europe next Wedues-
day.
The Providence and Worcester railroad COM
pany has declared a semiannual dividend of
S. per share. payable July 1st
Mr.. Charles Lemuel Nichols of this city is
member of the class which graduated from
Brown university yesterday.
The house of Mr.. Henry d. Hatch No. %
Queen street, was entered in the basement Tues
day evening, and quantity of clothing stolen.
The quarterly examinations at the Worcester
academy will take place to-day and tomorrow.
The exercises will begin at half past eight
O'Clock each morning.
The Rebecca lodge of Odd Fellows will be in
stituted at their hall this evening. notice Of
interest to the members will be found in another
column.
The coroner's verdict in the railroad accident
on the Boston and Albany railroad states that
the employees of the company were exercising
due care at the time OF the accident.
Quite a large train left the Foster street sta
ton last evening filed with people eager to see
the "big shed" by gaslight, and dance to the
music of the Strauss waltzes at the jubilee ball
in Boston.
The annual commencement exercises at Holy
Cross college and the Highland military school
occur to-day. The military parade and drill at
the latter institution will take place at half-paSt
four.
The rain fell at intervals during yesterday,
and early this morning it began again with re-
newed vigor. The weather man at Washington
seems to get sadly out of his reckoning some
times.
1t is reported at the police Office that little
child about two years old, belonging to family
by the name Of Falvey, was run over by team
and instantly killed, on Shrewsbury street, near
Washington square, early last evening. The
name of the driver of the team is not known.
Pine Meadow is not a remarkably cheerful To-
cality TO pass through in cloudy night, even
when the streets lamps are burning, but lately,
from some reason or other, they have not been
lighted, and darkness has reigned supreme.
The commissioned and non-commissioned
officers of the Light Infantry and City Guards
went to Fitchburg on the early morning train
yesterday 10 participate i'll the elementary drill
OF the 10th regiment, returning home on the eve
ming train.
There is a great deal of growing among thos e
who have occasion toSpass up Maple Street at
the present condition of the sidewalk, and be-
lated pedestrians wandering among the piles of
dirt andlstones barely disccrnable by the lanterns
dimly burning, are lei to make remarks more
earnest than elegant.
In the central district court Yesterday morn.
ing, William Brunda@e paid fine of SO and
costs for drunkenness; James Daley, for a sec
ond offense of like character, was fined So and
costs, and Thomas Harrigau and James O'Ryan
$3 and costs each for A first ofiense of drunken
ness. all beinr committed for non-paymeut.
Mrs Henry Matthew'S and Mrs John Provan
of this eity. accompanied by Mr.. Kennedy. for
merlv of the firm of Finley Lawson &. Kennedy
smiled from Boston Tuesday in the steamship
1Ionrv og hi, citv and Nv n q E,ssondon or
Eitchhuro ,yora also nossono,ors NV, tho sono
etaamar
In accordance will, tho action Of tho citv conn.
Of, IN Mondov o,,opin, ,,orI, ~, Erort o,roo, bo,
been resumed and tbore is no,v = fair nrosroct
that If will he n,t in GOOD condition in a fo,,,
DAYS Tho borsa ro,lrooJ tr,cl, ia m ha ,oc,,ad
few feet north and ,he whole width Of fine
street will he laid with stone pavinr like that
recently mt down on Pleasant street.
HoRTIcULTuRAL.-Th annual exhibition OF
roses strawberries. plants and flowers will be
held in Horticultural hall this day, commencing
Mt q O'Clock p. M. The exhibition is without
charge for admission. Members and others in
tending TO compete for the very liberal premi-
INNS offered by the society are reminded that
all entries must bel made with the secretary
before o'clock. This rule will no longer
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