Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-17
Q0urtester Daily gpp.
CITY NEWS.

1t was the employees of the Pakachoag mill at
South Worcester that made the presentation to
Mr. John Logan, Saturday evening.
Yankee hose company No. went to Orange
yesterday 10 attend the iremen's muster, re-
turning home on the special train at O'Clock
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph C. Yeaw celebrated the
twenty-ifth anniversary of their marriage at
their residence on Washington street, few
evenings since. Various valuable and appro-
PIRATE presents were made by the large party
of friends present, after which generous col
lation was served, and the evening passed pleas
antly in social manner
The friends of DR.. Jaques gave him happy
surprise last evening, and presented him with
articles of office furniture which will in their
usefulness testify to the esteem in which the
doctor is held by the French residents of Wor-
cester. The givers were in return made recpi-
ents of hospitality generously bestowed, and the
party heightened the evening beyond twelve on
the pleasant occasion.
The New York Weekly story of Buffalo Bill
dramatized, was presented at the theatre last
evening by a company possessing rather more
dramatic talent than the average travelling
troupe. The leading parts in the play were well
rendered by Mr.. Turck and Miss Larkelle. The
audience was not very large, but seemed to
thoroughly appreciate the thrilling situations
and hair breadth escapes in which the hero of the
play seemed to have faculty of involving him
SELF
Important changes have recently taken place
in the management of the Boston and Albany
railroad Mr.. VIM. Bliss, formerly general
freight agent of the road, has been appointed
general manager, and Mr.. Walter II. Barnes,
assistant superintendent, in place of Mr. Firth,
resigned. The position which Mr.. Bliss has
been selected to fill is new one, and its duties
are understood to include general supervision
over the whole business of the line.
Henry Leonard of this city, who was arrested
in Cambrdgeport Monday evening on suspicion
OF stealing horse turns out to be first class
scamp. The team which he offered for sale
there was stolen from a man in Waltham, and
Leonard is now held in $500 bail to await trial.
1t also appeared that he IS the man who stole
the team of Mr.. L. Harrington, from in front Of
Mechanics hall, some time ago. City Marshal
Sibley went down to Cambridge with a warrant
Ior MS arrest on nearing OF bis whereabouts,
but finding the authorities there have clear
case against him he left the warrant to be used
in case the accused gets off on bail.
Among the names recorded in the arrest book
at the police station yesterday were those of
John and Jane Lee, aged forty-five and forty
nine years respectively, brought in for drunken
ness. For several months past this man and
wife have been in the habit of disposing of their
furniture piece by piece to get money to buy
liquor, and yesterday they were found in a mis-
cradle tenement on Mechanic street, destitute of
even the most indispensable articles of household
furniture. They have four children, two OF
them quite small, who will be dependent on
their own exertions for support, while their
parents are provided for out of the county
treasury,