Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-25
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CITY NEWS.

The city council meets this evening.
The Nortl Brookfeld SANDER case will be re-
sumed in the superior court this morning.
The Worcester division sons of temperance
will hold 'pound" sociable this evening.
The fourth assembly of the City Guards will be
held at Armory hall this evening.
Rev. A. B. Earle will preach in the Salem
street church this AFTERNOON at halfpast two
O'Clock, and this evening at half-past seven
O'Clock.
A dramatic company, under the management
of j. c. Myers, will appear in Music hall, We'd
nesday evening.
The Worcester safe deposit and trust company
have declared a dividend OF four per cent, pay
able April 1st
The society of Scandinavians of this city will
hold social dance in Frohsnn hall this eve
ming
The Bay State fire insurance company have a
risk of $1,000 on the saw-mill of Hobson &
Stempson in Biddelord, Me-, destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon.
William johnson, porter at the Worcester
national bank, had his pocket picked of SO
while at work in front of the bank, Saturday
afternoon.
The candy boy spoken of in Fridays paper,
was assaulted on Main street, Saturday evening,
by young man whom he was unable to recog
nize.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Edmund
Fay paid fine of $50 and costs for peddling
without Incense, and John DAILY was commit
ted on non. payment of a fine of S. and costs
for being drunk.
Mr.. Lorey F. Bancroft, of this city, with his
pamer, Mr.. Yetter of New York, has Just com
pleted arrangements for watering the streets OF
New Haven and Bridgeport, with his improved
water cart.
Mrs NJ. A. Fay Of this city has resigned her
position as one of the advisory board to the
trustees Of the Industrial school for girls at Ian
caster, and the wife of eX-Gov. CIaflin has been
appointed in her place.
We remind our readers that the sale of tick
cts to the Theo. Thomas concert, will begin on
Thursday morning. Many persons hope Mr..
Thomas will include the Tannhauser overture
in his programme.
Conductor Clark, of the Boston and Albany
road, who was injured in the accident at Will
braham few days ago, was presented on Sat-
urday with a purse of $500. The sum was
made up mostly by regular passengers on his
train.
Another instalment of winter in the form of
three or four inches of snow came Saturday. It
proved very unreliable for sleighing purposes,
and the few persons who were tempted by the
wintry aspect to take out their sleighs were
forced 10 return home dsheartened.
A room in Brinley hall block was entered on
Saturday evening, and a trunk broken open
from which about S25 worth of silver ware was
stolen A little girl who was alone in the room
was so badly frightened that she did not give an
alarm until the burglar had made good his
escape.
The Boston and Albany railroad will run
another excursion train to Boston, on Thursday
next, 28th inst, to accommodate parties DESTROYS
of witnessing the gorgeous spectacle of the Black
Crook at the Boston theatre S. L. Leland &
Co., at their music store, have a diagram of the
theatre, and many choice seats, which they will
sell at regular theatre prices.
Kings saloon in Washington square was the
scene OF a lively fight about half past ten Sat
urday evening. The show cases, candy jars,
and several articles of furniture were smashed,
and a man giving his name as Michael French
was badly cut in the arm and wrist either by
broken glass or by knife. The entrance of the
police put stop to the disturbance.
There was more than the usual amount of
Sunday ni9ht drunkenness in Washington
square last evening, and in consequence dis
tubances of peace abounded. About nine O'Clock
two fights were in progress in and>arouud the
square, but they were quickly broken up on the
approach of the police. Another fight occurred
flew minutes later, on the corner of East Cen
trail and Shrewsbury streets, during which both
parties were badly pounded. The police inter
iered as pcacemakers and took the belligerents
TO the station house.