Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-14
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CITY NEWS.

The public schools in the city opened yester-
day for the summer term with full attendance.
Some of the members OF the police force came
out gorgeous in new spring suits and straw
hats yesterday afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of the Lyceum
and Natural History association will be held at
their rooms this evening at y O'Clock.
party of gypsies are encamped on the line
of the Worcester and Nashua railroad, about
two miles from the city
Michael Dunvey, the Cherry Valley murderer,
was yesterday removed to the state prison at
Charlestown, where he is TO reside for the next
fifteen years.
Alex Johnson, member of the drum corps,
was run over on Pleasant street last evening,
and seriously injured. The accident was caused
by the carelessness of the driver
Painters employed Yesterday on the block
formerly occupied by E. A. Fawcett have
wrought quite a change in the appearance of the
building, aud now it bears a close resemblance
to the marble block next door.
Members of the Choral Union who have not
been examined for the chorus of the peace iubi-
lee, are notified that another examination has
been appointed for this afternoon from three to
six, and this evening from seven to nine, at the
music rooms of Richards, Metcalf & Co.
The work of licensing dogs is nearly com
pleted, only about three hundred remaining
without numbers. These will be allowed few
more days to live before the annual slaughter
begins.
A young man, about twenty years old, pawned
watch with Backmer & Davis, on Front street,
a few weeks ago. Yesterday he went into the
pawnbrOker's shop, took the watch and ran of
with it. He was arrested last evening, and will
be tried this morning for larceny.
Taylor & Thomas have just received and
placed on exhibition pair of overals that
measure nearly twelve feet at the waist and four
feet at the bottom Of the legs. All those who
have heretofore been unable TO find pair OF
overalls that were large enough are invited to
call and try them on
The almanac stated that there would be a
moon last night and so the street lamps were
not lighted. The moon did very good service
when it was able to struggle through the heavy
clouds, which was not often, and the conse-
quence was that the streets were in darkness
most of the time.
The driver of an ice cart in this city has in.
vented a system Of phonetics which adds to the
profit of the ice trade by great saving Of time
Calling at the house of a well-known piano tn
ner yesterday, to leave the first installment Of
ice for the season, he asked the mans name, and
when told wrote it on the bill this way: "CC
Is"
Many of our citizens are already contemplat.
ing visit to Marthas Vineyard during the
summer and the rush promises to be larger than
ever before. The proprietOrs of both public and
private houses areIaready at work getting them
in readiness for occupation. Parties are going
down nearly every day to look after their cot
tages, and the Worcester delegation will be one
of the largest at this popular resort when the
season opens.
Between nine aud ten o'clock last evenin 9
officer SpragGe noticed the smell of fire in the
rear of the store of Jerome Marble & Co. Par
ties in the vicinity were notified, and after con
siderable search the fire was found in barrel o
rubbish saturated with oil, that had been placed
in the rear of the building by careless workmen
This is not the first lime that trouble of like
character has been discovered by the members
of the police force in the same place. and if the
practice is continued a serious fire will some day
be the result.
SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL TERM-DEwEY
J.-Monday, May 13.-The May session of the
superior court for the trial of criminal cases
began this morning. The grand jury lis
was called, and eighteen members responded t.
their names. Mr. Lawrence, formerly of Lunen
burg having removed from the county, was ex
cused from further service upon the jury. The
court room was then cleared of spectators, anC
the grand jury proceeded to the examination Of
cases before it. 1t is expected they will repor
Wednesday