Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-16
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CITY NEWS.

Men were at work on the common Yesterday
putting the'walls in summer trim.
The Frohsinns gave their final social dance
for the season at their hall last evening.
Young truant ii the station house last
night passed the Greater part ofhis time IN sing
ing.
L. l. Eldrdge & Co, announce in another col
umn their ice programme, with prices for the
coming, season.
me business announcement Of G. a. Halves,
ha'- and bonnet bleacher, will be found in anoth-
ef column.
The adjourned meeting of the Mechanics as.
ISOLATION will be held in Washbnrn hall this
evening at y O'Clock.
Senior Sarasate's concert is postponed iude6
nitely on account OF a Sprained wrist, the result
Of an accident to the distinguished violinst.
Morris Brothers minstres, one of the most
popular companies of burnt cork artists that
have ever visited this city, will appear in Me
chanics hall this evening.
Rev, George Allen of this city, who was in
college with Professor Morse, will deliver short
address at the memorial meeting of the city
council this evening
jenkins & Whitcombs news room was not
open yesterday, and it is understood their en-
tire stock has been seized by parties in Boston,
who held a heavy mortgage on it.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death
OF Lincoln, and the flag on the staff at Trum-
bull square was appropriately hung at half
mast in memory of the event.
There was slight attempt at sn4T storm
last evening. The flakes sitted down rather
aesitaingly, as though ashamed at making
their appearance SO late in the season.
While wood team, drawn by three horses,
was coming down Austin street, yesterday after
noou, the horse on the lead stumbled aud fell in
such manner as TO break mis- neck, causing
instant death.
jeremiah Moriary, workman employed at
the rolling mill of the Washburn iron com
pauy, had his nand caught and badly crushed
while attempting to adjust some of the ma
chInery While in operation yesterday.
lion. George F. Hoar will be one of the vice
presidents at the Morse memorial meeting in
Washington this evening, having been named
as proxy by Gov. Washburn, who could not at.
tend
The types made bad work OF the item in re
gard to the Worcester Light Infantry yesterday
morning. What we intended to say was, that
the company at their meeting on Saturday eve
nings voted to attend the reunion of the Sixth
Massachusetts, regiment at Acton, on Friday of
this week.
Mr. Daniel Ives young man residing at No
Southbridge street, had one of his feet badly
damned while cndeToring to climb between
two cars of moving freight train, at the Green
street crossing, yesterday noon, His foot was
caught between the hunters on the car, but no
bones were broken.
The popular circus and menagare of G. F
Bailey Co. is announced, as will be seen by the
advertisement, to exhibit here on the 25th inst
The rates of admission have been reduced to %
cents. MesSrs. Bailey & Co. have had a long
experience in show matters, and they claim
that, in spite of the reduction in price, the exhi-
hltion will be better worthy Of patronage than
ever before,
Inc business men and manufacturers of the
city are reminded of the railroad meeting which
is to be held at upper horticultural hall at ten
O'Clock this morning. Several gentlemen from
towns on the line Of the proposed new railroad
from this city in sousheastcrly direction, also
from Providence and Fall River, will be present
The practicabiIity and prospects of the enter
prize wild be fully discussed