Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-02
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CITY NEWS.

A party of ten ladies and gentlemen are to
leave this city this morning for a short excur-
sion to ST. John.
There will be public installation of officers
of Rising Star lodge at Temperance hall this
evening. An invitation is extended to all.
The democratic state central committee have
issued a call for the democratic state conven-
ton. 1t is to be held in this city September
18th.
Harper's Weekly for this week has, among
Others, a spirited picture of negro camp meet
ing at the south. 1t also abounds in Nasts
campaign caricatures; at Hollands, in the post
office block.
The following members of the graduating
class at the Technical school, in the order of
rank given received 800 each from the gradu-
ates' aid fund.- Parkman I. Denny, Scion P.
Davis, Samuel f. Mann, Kirkland NJ Smith,
Oliver Willis Rugg, John I. Quinn.
Green street was the scene of a lively fight
yesterday afternoon, two men who were intoxi
Gated amusing themselves by pounding each
other The prompt arrival of the police ended
the affair, and both combatants are now reflect
upon their evil ways in the station house.
james McGinnis was before the central dis
trict court on Wednesday for drunkenness. His
fine of SO and costs was paid and James cele-
bratcd the event by again getting drunk, for
which he was arrested and fined SO and costs
hut as the funds were not forthcoming, he has
taken up his residence on Summer street.
For some time past r. W. Wellington & Co.
have been missing coal from the cars that are
left standing in their yard. Recently a watch
was set and five offenders were discovered
Three of them have been arrested and will have
an examination this morning. Theother two
were under five years of age, and they will
probably not be complained of.
North Star lodge u. U. 0. 0. T. celebrated the
fourth anniversary of their organization byEan
excursion to Rocky Point yesterday. The mem
bers of the lodge, with their friends, turned out
in large numbers, and were joined by the mem
bers Of the Neptune yacht club at Providence
At the point they enjoyed day of recreation,
with the usual accompaniment of shore
dinner.
An ingenious plan TO prevent the fastening of
a store door on Front street, so that it might be
entered for burglarious purposes was discovered
on Wednesday evening. Two bullets had been
introduced into the lock so as to prevent the bolt
from passing into its socket, but the plan was
discovered in season to prevent any mischief.
The fire at half past one O'Clock yesterday af
iernoOn, for which an alarm was sounded from
box No. "a, was at FoX's mill on Green street.
The origin of the fire was small piece of iron,
which, in its passage through rag picker in
the picker room, set a lot of raw material in
flames. The fire department soon flooded the
room with water and cxtinguished the fire be-
fore any great damage had been done.
large number of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Loringi visited them at their residence
on Richard street, on Wednesday evening; bear
ing gifts appropriate TO the twentieth anniver
sary of their marriage. Among the presents
were an elegant china set and silver ice
pitcher, the latter the gift of the board of fire
engineers. Mr.. VIM. Brophy made the presen-
tation speech, which was appropriately responded
to, and pleasant evening was passed in social
enjoyment and the exchange OF congratulations
appropriate to the occasion.