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


Copies of the laws and resolves of the general
court of 1872 have been received at the city
clerks office.
The ladies of the Union Hill Methodist soc.e
ty will hold a strawberry and ice cream festival
this evening.
Col. E. B. Stoddard delegate from this dis
trct TO the Philadelphia convention, has been
appointed member of the committee on ere
DENTAL.
All the public schools in this city will be closed
on Friday and Saturday of this week, to give the
teachers an opportunity to attend the Worcester
county teachers convention at Spencer.
By recent order from the chief constables
office all liquors seized in this city by Maj Den
nan and coniiscated by the courts will be for
warded to Boston for the distillatiou of alcohol,
instead of being poured into the catch basins to
demoralize our valuable system of sewerage.
Charles Beach, brakeman on the Norwich
and Worcester road, fell from the boat train on
Tuesday evening, near Mohegan curve and re-
ceived serious injuries. He belongs in this city
and is usually employed as brakeman ON the
way freight.
Arrangements have been completed for a new
accommodation train between this city and
Boston, which will be put on the road next
Monday. 1t is TO leave Boston at 1890 A. Nj.
and arrive here at 10 80: returning it will leave
the Foster street station at :sOp.M
The funeral services of the late james H.
Benchley took place at the Main street Baptist
church yesterday morning. The State Guard,
accompanied by the National cornet band at
tended the funeral, aud did escort duty from the
house to the church.
According TO The almanacs there was an
eclipse of the sun last evening about eleven
o'clock, but owing to the thick clouds and the
fact that the residents in China insist ON having
their share of the ecpses the demand for
smoked glass was rather limited in this vicinity,
The only circumstance which prevented sue
cessful show at Wasbburn hall last evening
was the lack of an audience. and this so dis
Outraged Chilly Bailey" and the rest of the
stage-struck company, that they closed the doors
and gracefully withdrew from the scene. CON
need that home talent is not always appreci.
ated.
The library and reading room of the Worces-
Ter County Mechanics association is to be re-
haired and re6tted durinn the simmer. and the
books are to be moved ia the rooms formerly
occupied NV tbe Charter Oak life insurance com
many. Durinn the removal the library will he
closed Washburn hall is also to Inc renovated
and Crescoed
The strawberry festival to mo o;ven nv tbe Ia.
dies of the Salem street church. in their yestry
this evening, is sure to be a success. In addi-
ton to the abundance of strawberries and ice
cream usual upon such occasions. there will be
which cannot fail to entertain and amuse those
present.
The Worcester Leht Infantry will. if the
weather nermits ossenIla of tIe;r or,,orv tbis
afternoon for their animal t,roet shoot Ancr
glvinp o. short street norode escorted nv the
Worcester brass hand the comnonv will nro.
coed to the new common where the members
will 90 through their animal struroIe lor the
leather medal awarded to the nearest rnarLsman
The DAVIS pleasure will close with a sumner NJ
the BAY State house in fine 4veninn
Postmaster Pic,ctt hoe rccoivod information
of the death, by drowning. at Rome N. Y. Of
Michael Daily. AGED obont sixteen wears who
said he came from Worcester where his mother
a widow named Mary Daily res;des Uo was
driving horses on the canal and dropped one of
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