Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-22
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CITY NEWS,

The city council hold a regular meeting this
evening,
The summer term of the Worcester academy
begins this morning.
Rev, George Gould of this city, it is under
stood, will supply the pulpit of the Old South
church during the months of May and June.
can of milk was stolen from the wagon of
u. W. Smith on Bridge street, yesterday morn
ing.
bay horse attached to a light buggy was
picked up on Main street, Saturday, and taken
to Howard's stable.
Thomas Leonard, of West Boylston, assaulted
and badly beat Mrs. O'Brien with whip stock,
on Shrewsbury street, on Saturday.
John Powers of DIillbury had his team stolen
from Temple street about eight o'clock last
evening. The team was found later in the eve
ming, and delivered to the owner.
A little child of Timothy Toole, five or six
wears old, was run over and severely injured by
a runaway horse on Shrewsbury street, about
eight O'Clock last evening
There will be parish meeting at the Church
of the Unity this evening to consider the ques-
ton of calling a minister 10 the vacant pulpit
of that society
Stagings have been erected around St. Paul's
church, on High and Chatham streets, and judy
ing by the quantity of stone and lumber upon
the ground, work will be resumed at once.
Park street is blocked up Just at present by
excavations being made for a sewer The rock
there is very hard, and the work necessarily
slow.
Yesterday was the finest day of the season, and
the full attendance at the churches and the
crowds in the streets showed that the beautiful
spring weather was fully appreciated.
The portable greenhouse of John S. Ballard
& Co, attracted a great deal of attention on its
passage through Main street. Saturday after.
noon.
Two more boys were arrested yesterday for
playing base ball Lovers of the game are in
fair way to find out by bitter experience that the
Sabbath is not the proper time to indulge in
their iavorite sport.
The opening exhibition of the Pilgrim with
songs, music and lecture will be given in
Mechanics hall this evening. The entertainment
includes fifty-six large paintings and trans
formation scene.
There will be rehearsal of the jubilee music
by the Choral Union this evening 1t is impor-
tant that every member should he present.
None but members and candidates for member
ship viii be admitted
Two men from Rutland, while riding in the
vicinity of Washington square on Saturday,
were thrown out by The horse taking fright one
of them being badly cut about the head The
horse ran through the freight yard of the Bos-
and Albany 60 .I,o
of the wagon.
In the case of the Crompton carpet company
VS.. the Washburn & Moen manufacturing com.
pany, on trial in the supreme judicial court
during the past week, in which the jury dis
agreed, eleven OF the jury were of the opinion
that the defendants dam was one and seven
ei@hths inches too high, and one of the jury
was of the opinion that the dam was at its
proper height. The carpet company claimed
that the dam was two feet too high,
Mr., and Mrs. Alfred w. Dana, of this CITY.
'elt New York, last Thursday, in the Hamburg
steamer Silesia, for a tour in Europe Mrs.
Dana is daughter OF William S. Barton, Esq.
We notice the Siesia has a large passenger list,
and that considerable portion of the passeu-
gers are educated and wealthy Germans.
}. j. OLeary, the Worcester oarsman, has
written to Ellis Ward of Newburg, N. Y, offer
ing to make match with him for a three-mile
race on Lake Quinsigamond at an early date,
under the same rules and regulations that were
to govern the race last summer, which was
unfortunately prevented by the accident to
O'Leary.
In the municipal court on Saturday, joseph
Nhalon was sentenced to one yea in the house
OF correction for larceny from a building and
carrying concealed weapon. Charles L. Carey,
Anthony Cunningham and Edward Kane were
each committed TO jail on non-payment of fines
OF So and costs for drunkenness. John Mort
arty paid fine of So and costs for being drunk.
A PICTURE AND ITS HIsToRY.-There is in
the window of Messrs Grout Putnam's book
Store fine oil painting executed by Mr.. James
II. Wright, 1875 Broadway, New York, known as
an artist OF established reputation. Tie picture
is the copy of the portrait of Madam Haley,
painted in Edinburgh in TIA. Madam Haley
was an ngsEh lady by birth, but in early life
6ecame resident of Boston, Mass, and was
united in a second marriage to Rev. John Camp
bell, native of Scotland, and the first clergy
man established over an English church in Ok
ford, in this county, in 1921. The original por-
trait is in possession of Mrs. Henry Shaw of
Poughkeepsie, New York, widow of the late Hon.
Henry Shaw of Lanesboro Mass, who in for
mer years was extensively known in political
life. Hon Henry Shaw, the late Hon. Salem
TOwne of Charlton, and Hon. Alexander Dewitt
of Oxford are all linealy descended from
Madam Haley. 1t is through the influence of
Henry W. Shaw, Esq. known to the public as
Gosh Billings" that a copy of the portrait has
been obtained for other descendants of Madam
Haley.