Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-01
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CITY NEWS.

The travel on the horse cars Saturday eve
ming was so heavy that two long cars had to be
run on the last trip TO Webster square.
The freight conductors on the Boston and AL
bany railroad are about presenting petition for
an increase in pay of SO per month.
o. F. Rawson, S91 Main street, will this year
as formerly sell fire works for use fourth OF July
evening. His advertisement in the special notl-
ces gives partial list of the goods.
Prof Geo L. Gladwin of the Technical school
will spend the month of July among the Adj
rondacks, where he expects to find material for
portfolio of sketches.
Mr.. Calvin Farnsworth who recently resigned
his position as conductor on the Boston and Al
bany railroad, has been appointed superintend-
ent of the new line OF drawing room cars be-
tween Lowell and Fall River.
NJ. John Gates has recently enlarged his um-
Der yard by the purchase OF 10000 feet of land
on the south side of Garden street, of Mr.. Ed
win Conant. 1t is understood the price paid was
about $4,000.
The fluid in one of the lamps used by fruit
dealer at the free public market took fire about
eight O'Clock Saturday evening, and attracted
large crowd OF spectators. The fire was cxtin-
DeIOre any ustuldsIc udu Dccll uOue
Boys who steal cherries in the vicinity of
Piedmont street are becoming unusually trou-
blesome, some of them even entering yards,
climbing the trees, and delying the owners when
they attempt to drive them away.
An extra train for this city will leave the col
iSeum platform at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, affordng all who wish to attend the ball
this evening an opportunity 10 return the same
night.
The improvements at the lower cud of Front
street are going on rapidly, and gangs of men
were at work all day Saturday in the broIng
sun laying new pavement and moving the horse
railroad track to the middle of the street.
An intoxicated individual in search of cool
locality wandered into the Old South church
yesterday forenoon, but, not being satisfied, he
again started on his wanderings, and finally
brought up in one of the cool cells at the sta
ton house.
Ellen Maloney, known as the "King of Pine
Meadow" was brought to the station house
about ten O'Clock last night in a beastly state of
intoxicaton She had with her child about
four months old, and after being locked up
amused herself by screaming and shaking the
bars of the window in a violent manner
a man from one of the neighboring towns
with horse remarkable for his fine points, was
driving through Main street recently, when he
was stopped by twelve different parties who
wanted to hire his horse for the fourth of July.
He finally let him TO one of them for three dol
lars, and wanted to know "what was up" The
parade of the Studlefunk brigade will proba-
bly, answer the question.
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aging effect upon church goers, and during the
middle of the day the sunny sides of the streets
were almost deserted. Some of the most relia'
BILE thermometers of the city were surprised into
registering ninety degrees in the shade, which is
said to be the highest point reached within two
years past.
A large stock of liquor seized from Captain
NJ. O'Drscol over Il year ago, has been ordered
to be returned to him by the court. Ex-State
Constable Hair informed him yesterday that he
was ready to return the liquor, but Mr.. n Dris
coll refuses to receive it, as he says it bg4nss to
Messrs. John Gibson's Son Co., Of BOSTON.
Mr.. Hair seems to be in sort of dilHlnina as
by law lie is Obliged to return the HquSr 10 the
place from WHICH it was taken.
The grand BALL complimentary to the jubilee
. chorus, will take place in the coliseum this
evening. Members OF the chorus will be ad-
mitted upon presenting their souvenir tickets,
Tickets will be sold to those not members of the
chorus for SO, admitting gentleman and lady,
with 81 for each additional lady. Tickets can
be obtained at the musi; store of Richards, Met
calf & Co.
The street lights are still revelng in dirt, and
great deal Of doubt is expressed as to whether
the present contractor has ever cleaned them
out since he assumed the responsibility Of their
care At present it is waste of material 10
have them burning, and unless they receive i'm.
mediate attention it would be better not to have
them lighted at all. Money enough is expended
in this department to have the lamps properly
cared for, and their present condition shows
gross careless on the part of somebody.
TheSaluable real estate on the corner of Main
and Thomas streets, belonging to the estate of
the late Hon. Levi Lincoln, was sold at auction
on Saturday, by B. w. Abbott, to Silas Dins-
more, for 500, 400. The estate contains $50
square feet, with frontage of forty-eight aud
two-tenths feet on Main street, and tfty-siX and
three-fourths feet on Thomas street, with the
buildings thereon The bidding was very spirited
until it reached $4,000, when it was confined to
d. G. Temple, George Burbank and Silas bins
moe, being finally struck off to the latter.
The land formerly belonged to the Rev. DIR
Aaron Bancroft estate, and the building wa!
erected sixty-six years ago by Reuben Wheeler
and occupied in part as a printing Office fifty
years ago by the then publishers of the Massa
chusetts Spy. The old 1lgis and Woman were
also printed there for several years previous t.
1880
/ James Warren, who paid fine of So ant
costs for being drunk, in the central disric
court on Tuesday morning. made his appear
ance at the city hospital on Friday, complainin.
of lame shoulder. Upon examination it wa
found that his collar bone was fractured ant
that he was suffering from some affection of TIN
head He was furnished with accommodation
b at the hospital, where he still remains in ,
stupid condition. When arrested, early Tuesda,
morning. he was lying by the side Of the tract
near Davis cottage, apparently dead drunk, anC
it is probable that he fol from paSsenge
train on Sunday, and had laid by the track in
sensible about forty-eight hours.
The annual examination of the high schoo
occurred on Saturday, and the various casse
showed off to unusually good advantage unde
the management of their able instructors. Tn
intense heat prevented a large attendance o
visitors but those who were present expires
themselves as well satisfied with the result o
the years work. In the afternoon the rhetorical
exercises in the large hall passed off aceordin,
to the programme published on Saturday. Tn
scholars who took part in the exercises &C
quilted themselves with great credit and tn
musical part OF the entertainment was receive,
with favor. The graduating exercises of tn
senior class will take place this eve
ming in the high school house hall.
CENTRAL DISTRICT CoURT-WILLIAMs,
Saturday, June 20.-Cornelids o'Conner an,
David Puice were sent to the house of correction
for two months, each having been arraigned 70
second offence Of drunkenness.