Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-08
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CITY NEWS.

A case of small pox is reported on Hudson
street.
Plans and specifications for house lost. See
advertisement.
Miss Carrie D. Fuller will read selections from
standard authors in Washbum hall this eve
ming.
The Anthropological Society will have a dance
in horticultural Hall, Tuesday evening See
advertisement.
The notices to water takers, some three thou
sand in number, have been prepared and the po-
lice officers will begin TO distribute them to-day.
Prof. VIM. Denton will lecture in Mechanics
hall Thursday evening. Snbject-"What shall
we do to be sayed" An opportunity to reply
will be given.
Rev. G. W. Phillips pastor of the Plymouth
church, preached in the Central church last
evening, Mechanics hall being in use for a con-
cert.
Great focks of wild geese went changing over
the city yesterday on their northern migration
another sign that spring is surely, if slowly,
coming up this way.
Messrs. Rice, Whiting & Bullock have in
creased their facilities for the transaction of
business, by the addition of the rooms formerly
occupied by the Providence and Worcester ex-
press company, in the rear Of their office.
Mr.. Joseph Nichols, a freight conductor on
the Boston, Barre and Gardner road, has been
presented with II valuable watch by some OF his
friends on the old stage route between this city
and Hubhardston.
The boys of the house OF the Angel Guardian,
at Boston, gave an entertainment consisting of
inc ,t,1
music at Mechanics hall last evening. They
will give performances on this and tomorrow
evenings at the same place, for the benefit of st.
Paul's church.
Rev. J. O, Knowles, the new pastor of the
Grace church, was presented with costly gold
watch, on Wednesday evening, by the members
of the Bellingham church of Chelsea, where he
has been pastor for the last three years. His
father was presented with gold headed cane,
and gifts of silk dresses were made to his wife
and mother.
The teachers of the public schools had very
pleasant meeting at the high school house on
Saturday afternoon, at which Mr.. Marble read
aporton of his monthly report in regard to the
course of study in the schools, and Miss Carrie
d. Fuller of Boston and Miss Washburn OF Gin
ton gave select readings MIR. Mason and fami-
ly also entertained those present with singing.
In the municipal court Saturday, james Cos
toto and Thomas Redding were committed to
Jail on nOn-payment of fines of 81 and costs
each for being drunk. Michael Sullivan was
fined SO and costs and committed for a like
ofiense. Edwin L. Wood and Alden b. Howes
each paid fines of So and costs, and James
Whalen SO and costs for drunkenness
The free public market at the city hall, which
has been suspended for the past few weeks, was
resumed yesterday. Under the new arrange
ment the city marshal has charge of allotting
regular stands to the marketmen. The space on
each side of the city hall has been di into
twenty-eisht stands, eight feet wide, ana acre
after the ordinance for the regulation OF the
market will be strictly enforced.
The Veteran, which has been meeting with
such success at Wallack'S in New York, will be
produced at Music hall Tonight The piece will
De put upon the stage with new scenery, and
win be of thu hest entertaiuucutS that
have been given here during the season. The
Hartford and Springfield papers speak in high
terms of the piece as it has been produced in
those cities.
the national game of base ball increases. Some
lads whose enthusiasm for the game is greater
than their reverence for the Sabbath, have been
in the habit of INDUCING in their fayorite pas
time on Sundays, in violation of the city ord-
nance One of these little fellows was arrested
yesterday, while engaged in ball tossing on
Foundry street, and brought TO the police office,
where after exhibiting profuse penitence, he
was allowed to go free. The city marshal an
nounces his intention to arrest all boys caught
breaking the Sabbath, and the youngsters will
do well to govern themselves accordingly.
In another place will he found a report on the
New York Equitable Life Insurance Society"
This institution has been attacked by a New
York weekly paper, and it is alleged that the
purpose of this attack was "backmail." The
company naturally seeks to vindicate ITSELF and
the report shows how well this is done. There
appears to have been no foundation whatever
for the attack for the report elutes every allie
cation made against the "Society" by its assail-
ant. There is great amount of buccaneerng
done in New York city, by some Of the news
papers as well as by Tweed rings. Probably
the newspaper referred to had been pensioned
by the Tweed ring, while that ring was able to
pay PENSIONS and being left to its own re-
sources, sought TO do little buccaneering on
its own account