Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-02
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CITY NEWS,

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CITY NEWS.
Dr. Bedding, of Troy, breaches, this evening,
in Thomas street chapel. See advertisement
The Belmont street grammar school will give
M exhibition in their hall tomorrow evening.
The weekly entertainment at the Peoples
club will he held this evening at O'Clock.
The ladies connected with Grace church will
hold Il Mayday festival in their church yestry
this evening.
The first new clip of wool was received from
Missouri on Tuesday by W. 5. Clark, which
comes in as Dolly Warden
The pupils connected with the cOnserF atory
of music will give concert on Friday of next
week.
The ladies of the Spiritualist society gave
very pleasant musical entertainment, followed
by dancing, in Horticultural hall, last evening.
The rain storm which, according to the wealth
er reports, has been travelling eastward for the
last day or two, made its appearance here about
one O'Clock this morning.
The evening express from New York was over
an hour late last night, owing 10 the unusually
heavy trains on the Connecticut roads, in conse-
quence of the Inauguration ceremonies at New
Haven.
The four new coDstables appointed to dis
tribute the sewer assessment notices have been
working very steadily at their duties, buta large
number of notices still remain to be served.
The German larcea of "Markedenter Liebe"
was finely performed by amateur talent at the
May day entertainment last evening The play
fol hive Hno 81 Inv COpip-
ty, and by other gentlemen who rendered their
assistance.
A bright light was visible nearly south OF
here about midnight which was probably
caused by a burning building in some Of the
adjacent towns.
The call for Injecting of consultation in re
gard to the sewerage tax was circulated quite
extensively about town yesterday, and was.
signed by many prominent citizens. 1t is un-
derstood that the meeting will he held on
Saturday evening, in Mechanics hall
The Sunday school connected with the First
Unitarian church began the May-day festivities
yesterday with breakfast in the morning, fol
lowed by chdrens fair in the afternoon and
an evenings entertainment, consisting of
rableaux, charades, etc. The attendance and
patronage was unusually large, and the occasion
as cheerful and pleasant as could be desired.
The examination of the members of the Cho
raj Union, for the chorus of the peace jubilee,
will be resumed to-day. Hours for eXlmina
aion from s to 70 AM, . to PM. in the hall of
the young mems Christian association, and in
the evening from TO 9, at the music rooms of
Richards, Mctcalf& Co.
MAN DRowNED.-JOhn Harris, about twen-
ty-fve years Of age, was drowned in the race
way, near the grist mill of W W. Patch, about
six o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was seen
standing near the bridge about twenty minutes
before the accident, and was next seen by the
man employed in the mill, struggling in the
water but before any assistance could be rem
dered, he sank from sight. The body was re-
covered in few moments, but life was extinct.
Coroner Rice was notified, but did not think an
inquest necessary, aud the body was delivered
to undertakers HiIdreth and Wilson.
SUPREME JUDICIAL CoURT.-CHAPMAN c. j.
Wednesday, My 1.-The case of Cordelia Hast.
ings ct al. VS.. Rufus Hastings ct al. is to go to
the full court on questions of law
Thursday, the case of Henry Chaplin, Judge of
probate, vs. Richard Waters will be placed on
trial.
In the case of Martha W. Kimball vs., Horace
Leland the verdict was for the plaintiff.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. --WILLIAMs, j.
Wednesday,, Moy.-Margaret Marsh was fined
$40 and costs for lewdness, and on a charge of
threatening, was held in $50 bonds TO keep the
peace for six months; paid.
Owen Mccain and James Cosgroye were ar
aaigned ON charge of malicious mischief, for
throwing an old wagon into She canal for which
each was required to pay fine OF 50 and costs.
Lydia J. jacobs and Emma H. Laverty, on
charge OF vagrancy, had their cases placed on
file on payment Of costs.
Ezra z. Holmes, Dana Il. Kendall, w. T. Put
man, NJ. l.. Start aud Michael II. Kelley each
pleaded guilty to a charge OF a single sale OF
liquor, and were fined $40 and costs.
W. II. Ford was fined $40 and costs for keep
ing liquor.
The civil case of Thomas McAllister VS.. John
Coffee, an action of tort to recover for CONVEX
sion of properly consisting OF a lot of manure,
was next taken up. The case was concluded
and the decision of the judge will be given on
Friday.
THAT VERDICT AGAIS.-The following state
meut in regard to a verdict which has been
twice mentioned in the Spy, is authorized by the
"eeycu juror" referred to, 1t is, in fact, given
to our readers as their statement of the case:
The paragraph heretofore published relative
TO the sui of the CromptOn carpet company VS..
the Washburn & MOen manufacturing cOmpa-
ny, is calculated to convey Il false impression.
The question argued and submitted TO the jury
was whether the defendants dam was higher
than of right it should tie? 1t was not for the
Jury TO find how much too high il was. Eleven
of the Jury were of the opinion that the de-
lendants' dam was higher than Of right itshould
be; one Of the jury dissened, and prevented an
agreement. In The trial of the case the plain
lifts claimed that the defendants had added nine
inches TO the northerly wing OF their dam. and
had placed upon the remainder OF the dam fash
boards nine inches in width, which addition and
fash boards had been borrowed from the plain
Ills privilege. This claim the defendants de-
MED. From n view of the premises and the evil
drnce III the case, the eleven jurors were of the
opinion that the claim of the plaintiffs was
sustained, and that the defendants had borrowed
ahe flash boards, as above stated, although they
were not called upon to express their opinion by
a verdict.
THE RAILROAD QUEsTIoN.-The bill provid-
inc for a change of route for the railroads run
ming into the city from the north, drawn up for
he acceptance of the different railroad corpora
uo,ls, to be presented TO the legislature, has
taileG to accomplish the desired result The
different corporations announced their willing
ness TO accept the conditions in the new BILL
n,ovidcd that the Boston and Albany corporation
would also accept. The Boston and Albany cor
marathon would not accept the conditions of the
bill consequently it win not be presented, and
no further action will be Il. ! by the egisla-
Ntnre in regard to the subject The directors of
,he Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad have
l.c,i,oiv Incatpd thpir routp from Rarbar's