Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-10
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CITY NEWS.

nual bali at Horticultural hall on Friday eve
ming, April 18th.
An extra train will leave Boston at 915 this
morning for the accommodation of delegates to
the convention, returning after its adjourn
ment.
One hundred new coal cars have been recently
completed and put upon the Providence and
Worcester railroad-good evidence that the coal
freightage is constantly growing larger
Governor Wasburn has approved the act of
the legislature authorizing the trustees OF the
memorial hospital in this city to accept and
manage the bequest OF the late Ichabod Wash
burn.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Bridges
of the Pleasant street church, made them sur
prise visit last evening, aud presented them with
a china set, several silver pieces, and a family
sewing machine
The thunder storm played upon the telegraph
wires last night in Il manner SO uDpleasanty
fantastic as to cause great delay in getting the
dispatches, and render it impossible for us to
print them as fully as usual.
The stereopticon entertainment by DR. Moore,
which is to be given at the Old South church
Thursday and Friday evenings, will be remem-
bered with pleasure by those who saw it last
winter at Grace church. We trust the doctor
will meet the success he deserves.
Conductor CLARK, OF the Boston and Albany
railroad, has 50 far recovered from the injuries
which he received at the Wilbraham accident,
that he is able to take short walks out of doors,
but it will be some time before he can resume
duty.
The rain of the past few days has brought out
a large amount of mud in the streets, Of pecu-
larly annoying degree of consistency. The rain
settled into an uncomfortable, drilling mist,
yesterday afternoon and evening which was dissi-
pated about midnight by sharp thunder and
lightning-the first Of the season.
There was a great rush of people yesterday
morning at the sale of tickets for Maggie Mitch
elPs appearance on Thursday and Friday eve
nings of this week. Some persons were at the
box Office as early as seven O'Clock, and the
prospects are that she will undoubtedly be well
coined by the usual crowded houses.
A hack got stuck in. the mud while passing
through Beacon street on Monday evening, and,
while the driver was trying to eXtricate it, the
front wheels were pulled out, letting the body
OF the carriage down. Further efforts proving
unavailing, it was left on the spot over night.
Mr.. Hoar presented in the national house OF
representatives, on Monday, the petition of the
soldiers memorial committee OF Worcester,
asking for a donation of eight cannon, TO be
placed by a soldiers monument which ii is pro-
posed to erect at Worcester twas referred to
the committee on military affairs.
Conductor Brooks tram, on the Worcester
two elegantly finished cars, put on for the first
time since being rcftted at the company's shops
in this city. Two handsome cars have also just
been placed upon the Fitchburg and Worcester
division OF the Nashua train
The Veteran drew fair audience last eve
ming. The company have been unfortunate in
having two such stormy nights, but they have
decided to give another entertainment this even
ing, and if the weather is pleasant, they will
undoubtedly draw crowded house During
the entertainment Bernard Mollenhauer, the first
vionist, received a double encore for his fine
solo playing in "Sweet spirits hear my prayer"
MUNICIPAL RT-WILLIAMs Tuesday,
Aprd 9.-John Z. Ballou was committed to jail
on non payment of fine Of So and costs for be-
ING drunk Francis Belhour and Thomas Ryan
each paid SO and costs for like offence. Viii
lam Bradford was sent to the house of correction
for three months for drunkenness. Thomas
King and Sarah A. Henry were fined 80 and
costs each for lorncation. The cases of Francis
Russell and Margaret Harper, who were arrest
I'd for like offence, had their cases continued
till the 18th. Fred. c. Dorman was fined SO
i md m 10 hnugp nj
ton for twenty days for keeping liquor.
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MAGGIE MITCHELL, VINO Is to appear at MUSIC
hall tomorrow evening as Little Barefoot" is
- ,r Ia, tba pro,,dence Journal of
mus spohe" VI - '
Tuesday:
eThis o1,ooolinoly nonuIor comedlenne. whose
nia atH.,,,s sufirient tn fin The house in
nahe 70 """' ~ re- frst concordance at Uor-
ringtOns opera house, last evening, lor season
of TWO nights, as Amy, or the Little Barefoot,
ono or her most popular characters, and was
- anthnSiasticolly received and greeted by
mus a;,, Lonss rho LARGO recpints which
an oveln9WihI ,,,, Of SoG9 a. henp tbe most
dInouhteu ~ ,ti r,,;,,r a,,i1euno "a tho yar,,
SnDsIantial anu AZ ,vss ,resent Fxcentino the
rat6er Ionr waits between the acts, the play was
very satisfactorily presented in all respects,
MIS- Me ,l oe liz a,obprs of hey yerv ood
co U,i,, To.nioht. the last performance by
Manoupr IOWplPs cOmuaDY will be glYeu, with
The Pearl of SAVOY, or the Mothers Prayer, ;
win Magoie Mitchell as Marie the PEARL sup
norted nv Inc fnll company, which will be the
host Of admirers in this city will have to wit.
ness and enjoy her fine playing prior to her de-
parture Tor Caiilorhla'
o,n,p,,p Jrn,cr.r Comm - Chapman ].
,c'.a.,,a,, 1,.v a -Tha reo,,,ar AnriI term he
,,a, Yesterday norninc CHEF Justice Chairman
f,"as;5ino, rho inries were emnanelled rs fol-
ia,,.
First .b,yy-Heury CLARK, foreman, southbridge
Joseph Adams, Grafton; Henry Beeher, Spencer eha
hers worcester James H. Esey' Worcester Isaac
p .aqnitn, Worcester; Levi D. Farwell, clinton
a Iis1 a. H Hai Hub6ardston Daniel A. Hawkins
Worcester. 49,,
see Gh yryliIf enas NortR BrooSdeIn LIKE
Keith, Douglas; Samuel Larned, Oxford; Joseph
nj Rogers linton. Edward F SeaSraye Uxbridge
Charles w. Shippee, Milfordi Charles A. smith