Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10
0Nurcester @aiIn spp.
CITY NEWS.

The city council will hold regular meeting
this evening at q O'Clock.
ColOred views Of the coliseum are advertised
by A. W. Locke & Co. in this days Spy and
will be sold in this city by an agent.
St. Paups Sunday school have their annual
strawberry festival, with choruses and tableaux,
at Mechanics hall, on the 10Th
Mr. John A. Barclay had his hand badly man
gled by circular saw, at lis wood yard on
Grafton street. Saturday morning.
Mr. Solomon Shumway of Webster, is to be
chief marshal at the next fair of the Worcester
county agricultural society
The patrons of the Boston and Albany rail-
road and the many friends of the popular and
gentlemany conductor, Farnsworth, win hear
with regret that he has resigned his position.
Passengers for Martha's Vineyard Oak
Bluffs, and Falmouth Heights, by way of Franz
ingham, are referred to the advertisement of
Superintendent Blood in another column.
Mr.. Richard 0'Flynn of this city was elected
for this county, among the county vice presi-
dents chosen at the recent meeting of the state
Catholic total abstinence union.
The democratic caucus, TO choose delegates to
the ninth congressional district convention to
be held on Wednesday, VIII be held this eve
ming.
man giving his name as Frederick d.
Wilder was arrested last evening on the charge
OF obtaining money under false prctenses by
representing himself as detective officer.
Col James May, OF the Tenth regiment, NJ.
V. NJ, has appointed on his staff Mr.. +. L.
Linnell, OF this city, as cOmmSsary sergeant.
He was member of the City Guards, Captain
Kings company
Joseph Proctor, an old iavorite with theatre
goers, will appear at Music hall this evening as
JibbonanOsay in "Nick Of The Woods" Among
the supporting company are J. p Sutton and
Mark Price
A well dressed and respectable appearing man
played the agreeable to a colorcd girl at the
religious meeting on Foster street last evening,
and ON leaving the hall snatched her wallet, con
tanning about twenty dollars in money. The
girl pursued him for short distance, but he
succeeded in making good his escape
A young kitten Of an adventurous turn of
mind made trip on foot from Rutland to this
city one day last week. 1t had been taken in a
covered basket to the former place with the rest
of the household effects, by family who had
removed from the city, bnt apparently not
liking the situation returned to its old quarters
Fire was discovered in the store on Main street
occupied as iewelry store by I. NJ. Lamb and
book store by George C. Holden, about nine
O'Clock yesterday morning, The fire originated
in the partition, from some unknown cause, and
was eXtinguished with but small loss, which
is fully covered by insurance.
The old adage OF Grain up child in the way
he should &C" etc, cannot be said to apply to
hotels, for th5 old Washington Square hotel,
which was erected at some remote period in the
history Of the city when Sunday was observed
as aday of rest, stultiied its former good recold
by an ignominious Sabbath days journey" ON
rollers across the railroad track yesterday.
The grocery store OF C. G Parker & Son ut
the corner of Pleasant and West streets, was
entered abont twelve o'clock Saturday night,
and the money drawer, containing about ten
dollars in pennies and silver pieces, with sugar,
crackers, and two baskets of eggs stolen. The
thieves effected an entrance by forcing out a
small wire window screen at the west end of the
building, and passed the goods out to some one
on the outside. Suspicion rests ON three parties
who have twice recently followed Mr.. C. H. Par
ker home at late hour Of the night. The
thieves are requested to return the money
drawer, as it will be wanted in the store.
The work of tearing up the paving on the
north side of Front street, preparatory to widen
ing the street, is progressing rapidly, and last
night that portion of the highway was dotted
l.,
travellers. The Old blocks are being piled up at
the lower end of the street, and will be used in
constructing cross walks in various parts of the
city. 1t is expected that the city council to-
night will decide whether the horse railroad
track shall retain its present position or be
moved to the middle of the street.
The friends of Patsey Harrington of Spring
field are loud in proclaiming that 0'Leary is
afraid TO make match with him for sculler's
race, and that he has failed to make the arrange
mentS for the match which was proposed some
time ago. The facts in the case are as follows
Harrington wished to pull during the latter part
of the present mouth, which would Interfere
with the match O'Leary has made with Ward,
and as O'Leary has already begun his training
make the arrangements with Harrington. One
Of the formers friends, in this city, offers if the
Harrington party are anxious for match, to
put up 500 as a forfeit, tho race to take place
either ten days before or after the race with
Ward.