Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-05
QNurtester Daily spp.
CITY NEWS,


to be used as a city hospital advertise for plans.
A workman at the wire works On Grove street
had two ribs broken by falling against large
tub in the mill, Saturday afternoon.
fine portrait of the late Hon, John S. c..
KnOwlon is on exhibition in the window of A.
I. Peck, in Lincoln house block
John Healy had his pocket book, containing
$50, stolen from his vest pocket in barn on
Front street, Saturday afternoon.
The fine estate of Mr. W. F. Wheeler, on Sal
iSbury street, was sold at auction on Saturday
morning, at assgnees' sale, TO Mr.. 7. w. Wei
lngton, for $4,000.
Another lot of cloth stolen from the cars of
the Worcester and Nashua railroad company
was found buried in a sand bank, in the north
ern section OF the city, by Capt. Hall, yesterday
morning.
Hon. Stephen Salisbury has recently present
ed to the Antiquarian society the collection of
large photographs of prominent citizens of WOr-
ceSter from which the smaller ones, framed in
groups, were taken.
There is talk of double scull boat race at
Lake Quinsgamond, between O'Leary and J.
Coburn, and John Kerber aud an unknown.
Whether it will amount to anything depends
upon the pluck of the challenged party.
A lively shower between 6 and O'Clock
last evening caused a sudden scattering of the
usual Sunday night on Main street, but with
the rainbow the promenades again made their
appearance and filled the sidewalks till after the
evening meetings broke up.
A new route was surveyed last week for the
Of .bo md
Gardner railroad, from its present terminus,
through the west village in Gardner, to Win
chendon, which it is believed will prove a salts
factory location.
An advertisement from Superintendent Mar
BILE, published in another column, contains in
formation of interest to those wishing to be-
come members of the training school. An ex-
animation OF applicants for admission will take
place at the high schoolhouse Wednesday, Au-
gust 21st.
A man giving his name as James Smith, and
claiming to belong in this city, who has been
stopping with Henry B. Hunt of Chelmsford for
few weeks, decamped Saturday morning, tax
ing with him suit of clothes, revolver and
several other articles of value
The town of Franklin has voted to raise
$4,000 toward the construction of railroad
between that town and Bellingham, and private
individuals have pledged subscriptions of S1O,-
600. The road will be connecting link in the
line of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts
road between this city and Providence.
A union communion service, in which all the
Methodist churches in the city participated, was
held in Grace church, yesterday afternoon. Rev
j. o Knowles conducted the services, assisted
by Rev, Messrs. R. c. Parsons, J. II. Mansfield,
II. weston, and j. Silverthorne. The house
was filled with devout worshippers, and the SER
vices were of very impressive nature.
A number of young men connected with
Grace church have banded themselves together,
under the advice of their pastor, Rev. j. O.
Knowles, to work for the advancement of Chris
tianity in this vicinity. They are fine singers
and arc earnest believers in the faith they pro-
fess.
The trial of the steam fire engine that is to be
located at Webster square until the one under
contract is completed, took place on the com.
mon, Saturday afternoon, with a result perfect
1y satisfactory to the board of engineers. With
seventy-fvepounds of steam, water was forced
inch and one-eighth nozzle, distance of two
hundred feet
COl.Ivers Phillips president of the Boston Barre
and Gardner railroad, who was SO severely in
jured by being thrown from a wagon, in Gard
ner, few days ago, has so far recovered that
he was able to return to this city on Saturday
He is still suffering from the effects of the acct
dent, and will not be able TO give his usual at
tentiOn to business for some time.
An adjourned meeting of stockholders Of the
Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad will be
held in Natural History hall, at 10 O'Clock this
morning. The business before the meeting will
be to hear and act upon the report of the di-
rectors, in regard to the Winchenden extension
and other matters effectng the interests of the
corporation.
State Constables brennan and Mcfarland Wis
tied the saloons of Frank Seymour on Exchange
street, and Honora Enright on Columbia court
yesterday, and found them both doing a bust
ness which would have been profitable had the
state constabes not interfered. AS it is, howey
er, the state income will probably be increased
by their methods of doing business.
The rain interfered seriously with the enter
tainment arranged for at the driving park, Sat
urday afternoon and when the time for calling
up the horses for the first race arrived, it was
found that the track was so muddy in spots thai
a postpOnement was absolutely necessary. The
managers OF the association have been very un
fortunate in regard to the days of their meet
ing, and it is hoped that next Saturday, wher
the trots arranged for last week come off, they
will be favored with pleasant weather and
large attendance of spectators.
Mr.. Ellis Ward, whose arrival was noted g
few days since, has been quite SICK at the Waldo
house for a day or two past but has now nearly
recovered. He expects to remain in town abou
a week longer. John Biglin, who it will be re
membered was at the lake with O'Leary few
days previous to the disastrous race, has made
no reply to Wards challenge to row for a purse
if $1,000, and evidently does not care to engage
on trial of skill with that oarsman.
We are indebted to S. X. Leland & Co., fol
the following specimens Of an invoice of new
sheet music received by them: Abts song
Good night, my child" Duet, Glove anc
War;" by 7. Cooke; "God save the Queen,
song and chorus; "Waltz Poem," by F.
Brandeis; and La Clochette d. Argent" by
Jules Ecchard. They also have the worlds
peace jubilee chorus book which Ditson & Co.
issued for the festival Of 1872.
The Ancient Order of uibernians, accom-.
panied by the temperance band and theil
friends, to the number of 1900, went to Rocky
Point ON their annual excursion Saturday. Al
though the crowd was unusually large, the
officers of the society maintained the best oil
order through the day. Returning, the party
reached this city about III o'clock, the band
playing Wearing of the Green" as they es.
corted the members of the society to their head
quarters.
FATAL ACCIDENTs.-A little son of Mr.. Ad
ans of Belmont hill was fatollv iniurad in d