Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-23
6Wortester Daily SPY.
CITY NEWS.

George Layerty was arrested yesterday morn
ing for the larceny of a turkey.
stray turkey took refuge on the roof of the
Lincoln house block yesterday morning.
The rain Of last evening covered the sidewalks
with slippery coating, very much to the dis
comfort Of pedestrians.
Hon. Stephen Salisbury of this city has sub
scrbed $4,000 toward the relief fund for making
up the losses of Harvard college by the fire.
The Martinetti troupe will produce the latest
burlesque sensation, de Roi Carrotte," at Music
han, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings of next week
A young scamp stole valise from an express
wagon on Mhbury street early last evening
The yalise was promptly recovered, but unfor-
tunately the boy escaped.
The ladies of the Plymouth society are making
arrangements for grand fair to be held Dec
10Th and nth, in aid of the church building
fund.
Owing TO the fact that Grace church is to be
opened next Thursday for union love feast,
Rev. J. 0. Knowles will preach his Thanksgiv-
ing sermon tomorrow afternoon. Subject
The Manhood Of the Race"
Some members Of Rev. Z. II. Halls church
have secured the services of sixteen Of the best
singers in the city for the purpose of making
the singing of ehorals an important and inter.
esting feature in the yeSper services tomorrow
evening.
man and wife on their way from Michigan
to New Hampshire were robbed of all their
money on the cars yesterday, and on arriving
in the city last evening were forced to apply for
lodgings at the police station.
Among the petitions in bankruptcy filed in
the United States district court recently. are
those Of w. A. S. and Robert L. Smyth of this
city, II. G. Kittredge of Fitchburg, and VIM. S.
Addy of Athol.
the package of Congregationalists for sub
scriberS in this city, arrived last evening, being
completely saturated with water and bearing
unmstaleable signs of the fire which DESTROYED
the publication office Wednesday night. The
Boston Pilots were also received in the same
condition.
The course of social lectures to be given at the
young mems Christian association hall will
commence next Tuesday evening with a lecture
by Rev. C. Nj. Lamson of this city Subject;
"Vesuyius and the Buried Cities These lee.
lures are free 10 members and TO all who will
become members, For particulars see adyer.
tisement
Since the fire IN Boston, all mails from the
west for New Hampshire and points east of this
city have been distributed in the post office here
additional help being furnished by the postal
clerks on the trans out of Boston. The arrange
ments in the new Boston office have been com.
pIeted, aud the work will hereafter be done as
before the disaster.
No republican who is interested in municipal
affairs should stay away from the ward caucuseS
which are to be held next Tuesday evening
Under the call issued ward will be entitled to
send to the convention to nominate mayor ard
aldermen, fourteen delegates; ward 2, eleven;
ward 3, six; ward 4, eight; ward 5, nine; ward
G, sixteen; ward Z, eighteen; ward s, thirteen.
The Force that Wins" is the subject of Rev
Dr. Fulton's lecture in the Grace church course
next Monday evening. The doctor laments the
fact, that at his appearance in the city he has
always been greeted by Indictment weater. We
are confident that our citizens this time will put
cold probabilities" to the blush, and, rain OIL
shine, will honor this "best lecture" of the
doctor with a rousing audience.
A number of men, thrown out of work by the
fire in Boston, have made their appearance il
this city and have been provided with food and
lodging, and given employment on the city
water works by order of Mayor Very. Somt
of them have conducted themselves so badly as
to forfeit all claim for sympathy, and have given
considerable trouble to the police authorities by
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
The engineer of an incoming train on the Bos-
ton, Barre and Gardner railroad, yesterday at:
ternoon, discovered man lying across the
track just above BARRIERS Crossing. The train
was stopped, and the man, who was badly in.
toxicated, was placed in the shed at the crossing
for safe keeping. A bottle found on his person
was confscated by the train hands to guard
against future accidents, which might result
from the injudicious use of its contents.