Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-23
JQ1urtester 4aiIp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

The superior court adjourned from Friday af-
ternoon, will resume business this morning.
A notice to members of Post 10, G. A. r., in
relation to the Christmas tree, is published this
morning.
The Worcester and Nashua road has declared
a semi-anuual dividend of five per cent, payable
January LIST.
John Cosgrove of this city broke three of his
ribs by falling from a staging in Palmer few
days ago.
Charles F. Adams was arrested Saturday eve
ming for the larceny of a watch from Alfred A.
Brigham.
C. Henry St. John, Esq will read poem on
''Flies and Fly Traps" in the Grace church
course, this evening.
Professor Gladwin's evening drawing classes
will be postponed after Monday night, for the
remainder of the week.
Four cases have already been reported at the
station house Of parties who have left the city
water running through the night.
Rev. I. Z. St. John and wife were thrown
from a sleigh on Front street Saturday morning
bya collision with au express sleigh Mrs. St
John was considerably injured
Mr.. E. r. Upham advertses an auction sa lie
of oil painting and chromos to be held this eve
ming at Pympton's old stand, No. 254 Main
street.
The Washbum & Moen manufacturing COM
pany have just declared dividend of five per
cent, making in the whole for the last six
months, twelve per cent on the capital stock.
VIM. D. Tronson, alias Munroe, has been
sentenced to Jail for one month by Judge Put
nam of Blackstone, for obtaining money on a
pretence that he had dead son here and needed
money to bury the remains.
The slight fall of snow on Saturday night
added TO the amount already on the ground,
made excellent sleighing hereabouts. 1t was
well improved yesterday during the day and
evening. Saturday afternoon the New Worces
ter road abOunded with fast and fancy turnouts.
Mr. Jerome Hastings, for many years conduc-
tor OF a drawing room car between New York
and Boston, has been appointed conductor Of the
boat train on the Boston and Albany railroad.
A shifting engine in the Norwich and WorceS-
ter railroad yard got off the track near the
junction about five O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
delaying trains both ways badly during the eve
ming. The track was cleared about nine O'Clock.
Yesterday, the anniversary Of the landing Of
the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock, was in accord
ance with its traditional character, intensely
cold. At one O'Clock this morning the mercury
stood at zero, the lowest point yet reached this
season.
The city council will hold a regular meeting
this evening at halfpast seven. Both branches
will meet in joint convention for the purpose of
electing chief engineer and four assistant en-
gneers Of the fire department, two directors OF
the free public library, and two overseers of the
poor.
Sneak thieves are again at work, and front
doors left uniastened are pretty sure to lead to
the loss of an overcoat. Saturday afternoon,
Patrick Coan, who lives at No. Al Mechanic
street, left his room unlocked and lost dress
coat. In the evening Justin b. Willard lost an
overcoat and hat from No. 197 Front street
Surveys are being made for a new railroad
from this city to Boston 1t is proposed TO be-
gin at Lincoln square, run through BoySton
Centre, and connect with the Massachusetts
Central railroad, now being built at or near
West Berlin. Several prominent gentlemen in
the northern part of the city are understood to
favor the new scheme
sets Catholic total abstinence society, delivered
an interesting lecture before a small audience in
Washburn hall last evening, upon the subject
of temperance. The speaker considered the use
of intoxicating liquors as the cause of all the
crimes and misfortunes that visit mankind, and
called npon his hearers to do all in their power
30 forward the cause of temperance.
Our advertising columns abound in excellent
suggestions TO the pnblic. Before making pur-
chases buyers will do well to carefully note the
firms whose announcements appear in the Spy.
II is an established fact the world over that it
is the eEterprisins firms who advertise that have
the newest things, the greatest varieties and the
lowest cash prices. As to holiday goods, all
that is desirable in the New York and Boston
stores can be found in Worcester, and at more
reasonable prices than in metropolitan centres
mentioned. Our advertising columns will be
found reliable guide