Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-29
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CITY NEWS.

All dogs ownedin this city must be licensed
before tomorrow night.
CIV. Putnam announces green house plants
Of auction ON Thursday
The bright light in the vicinity Of Grafton,
Friday evening, was caused by fire in the
woods
Mr. Nathan Washburn has been granted
patent bearing date April %, for casting car
wheels.
Mr. Charles G. Reed of this city, has been
commissioned and qualified as justice of the
peace,
Hospitality Section of the Peoples Club will
take notice Of an advertisement in another part
of the paper, of meeting to be held this after
noon.
An advertisement gives notice to the members
of the G. A. r. that they will attend the funeral
of their comrade, George W. Taylor this after
noon.
Messrs. Wilson & Rawson, the Worcester ice
company, announce their terms for supplying
pure ice during the coming season, in an adver-
tiscment.
Mrs John Wood will appear at Music hall to-
morrow evening, in the buresque of "Poll and
Partner Joe" The sale of tickets on Saturday
was very large, and she will undoubtedly be
greeted. with full house,
Tie rear of the wooden building near the
Junction depot, occupied by Cameron & Elmer.
son as carriage shop, fell about five feet Satur-
day afternoon. The building was supported by
wooden posts, set about twenty inches in the
ground, which the action of the frost had so
Sotcncd as to throw the posts out of position
and let the building fall.
State constables brennan and Brown made
several visits to suspicious places on Saturday,
and made seizures of liquors at Mrs. Ellen Cur
rams place on Madison street, ten gallon kcg
oil whisky was found which one of the female
occupants was using as a scat in the hope that
1t would not be discovered. A barrel of whisky
was also seized in transit at the Boston and AL.
bany express office.
The closing exercises of the sewing circle con-
nected with All Saints church took place Satur-
day afternoon in the chapel. The exercises,
consisting of singing, report of the superintend-
ent, and address by the pastor passed Oft very
pleasantly. At the close of the address Mrs
Bartlett, superintendent of the school, was pre-
scented with gold thmbe as token of esteem
from the teachers.
Mrs. and Mrs Z. G. BealS, residing'on Elliot
street, wee surprised on Saturday evening by a
visit from about one hundred of their friends Of
tne laurel street church and society, where Mrs.
Dcals has sung gratuitously for several years
past. During the evening the lady was present.
cd with an elegant gold watch and an envelope
containing liberal sum in grccnbacks,
The schools of South Worcester will give an
entertainment in their hall, Wednesday, Nav
day evening, consisting OF songs, tabIeaux, and
the beautiful floral drama, "Thc May Queen.M
1t is hoped money enough will be obtained to
hnlSh paying for their piano, An omnibus Will
start fror1 the usual place, opposite the Bay
state, at 715, to accommodate all DESTROYS of
helping them.
For the accommodation of nonresident men,
beers of the Worcester choral union, an examin-
alton for the jubilee chorus will be held in the
warerooms Of Richards, Metcalf & Co., this
afternoon, at six O'Clock. There will also prob
ably be time to examine few other members
previous TO the rehearsal of the jubilee music
at half-paSt seven O'Clock 1t is particularly de-
sirablc thatevery member of the society, whether
examined or not, should be at the rehearsal this
evening.
1t is reported that the Washburn & Moen
manufacturing company have sold the property
known as the South Worcester wire mills, in
Guiding the buildings and about seven acres of
land, to MesSrs. L. D. rhaycr & Co. of Northamp-
ton, and Mr. FC. Thayer, of this city. The North
ampton parties viii remove their cotton manu-
featuring business to the new location, and OK
pect to have the mills in operation by July list
The price paid for the property is given at
$4,000.
Mr.. L. L Burden, of the firm of Richards,
Metcalf & Co., while riding through Green
street on Friday evening was assaulted by an
intoxicated man named John W. Elliott, of
Sutton. Officer Mcfarland afterwards found
the man on Front street, and, after severe
struggle, succeeded, with the help of Mr.. Bur-
don, in arresting him. Elliott was before the
municipal court on Saturday, charged with
drunkenness, larceny, assault and battery, and
assault on an officer. His case was continued
till to-day
William Surley, who was fined 50 and costs
FOR drunkenness, in the municipal court, on
Saturday, evaded the payment of his fine in
rather novel manner He was temporarily con-
fined in the dodgers room at the station house,
while awaiting the payment of the fine, but
finding the situation not to his liking he
wrcnchcd two of the wooden bars apart and
soon gained access to the open air, through the
Office. The last that was seen of him he was
making tracks across the common at an unpre-
cedcnted rate of speed.
lady residing on Washington street lost
$3.50 between her house and the Peoples saw
Ings bank ON Saturday forenoon. The money
belonged to her brother, who had inrusted it to
her to deposit. The package was done up in
newspaper which the lady carried with other
parcels in her hands 1t is to be hoped that the
money will be found by some one who will be
honest enough to return it, as neither of the
parties can well afford so serious a loss.
RAILROAD AcCIDENT.-Wiiam G.. Bassett,
brakeman on the Norwich & Worcester railroad
was run over by the boat train at New London,
early Sunday morning, and seriously injured.
1t appears that while waiting for the arrival of
the New York boat he fell asleep between the