Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-24
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CITY NEWS.

To-day is st. Johns day.
The city government will hold regular meet
ing this evening at II O'Clock.
Geo. E. Stearns was thrown from a carriage
on MiIlbury street yesterday afternoon, and had
his right shoulder dislocated.
A Grant and Wilson flag was flung to the
breeze across Pearl street on Saturday after
noon.
In addition to the crockery and paper hang
ing stores noticed as closing at $50 P. NJ, are
Albert S. Brown, Knowlton Brothers, and E. G.
W. Higgins.
Two boys, thirteen and fifteen years of age,
were brought into the station house yesterday
aftern DON, having been complained OF for steal
ing cherries.
Between one and two hundred persons took
advantage of the extra train to Boston yester
day, and attended the sacred concert in the col
iseum, arriving home about eight O'Clock in the
evening.
w. d. Hilton, superintendent of the Provi-
dence and Worcester railroad, was thrown from
his carriage while driving in Grafton on Friday
afternoon, receiving some very severe bruises.
The parties who entered complaints about the
boys bathing in the southern section OF the city
were discovered fishing in the same water yes
terday afternoon. 1t is said that fish will nOt
bite if there is any commotion in the water.
Yesterday City Marshal Sibley, accompanied
by State Constable brennan, went to Lake Quin-
sigamold and found two establishments open
one on each side of the lake near the cauSeway
serving all who called. One OF the parties was
ordered to appear for trial this morning aud the
other on Wednesday, the cases being violations
of the Sunday law.
Arthur, little son of f. W. Ball, six years
ofage, was seriously injured by an explosion of
powder Saturday afternoon. He, with some
other boys, had in some way purchased some
powder at one of the stores, and hadIplaced it
in can, when, by some means, it exploded.
His hair was all burned off, and for a time it
was feared that he would lose his eyesight, but
yesterday it was thought that he would not be
permanently injured by the accident
The members of the Lyceum and Natural His
tory association are requested to meet at their
rooms This afternoon at five O'Clock 10 appoint
a committee TO make arrangements for Il field
meeting to be held during the month of July.
1t is now two years since Of these interesting
excursions have been made, and it is hoped a
full attendance of members and those interested
will be present.
Arrangements have been made to accommo-
date those wishing to attend the International
jubilee ball on Wednesday with return train,
which will leave the coliseum station punctually
at 30 A. NJ. Visitors can leave Worcester as
late as six o'clock, reaching and stopping at the
coliseum at eight O'Clock. Tickets for this ball
are now for sale at S. R. Leland & Co.'S, SI3
and lady 50; extra lady SO.
CENTRAL DISTRICT CoURT-WILLIAMs, j.
Saturday, June 20.-John j. Callahan for dis
turbng the peace paid fine of So and costs.
Peter Wallace; James Allison, Sidney Kirk
John p O'Sulliyan, Eugene Arial, Thomas Can
mis-, and Marcus Goodnow, were each fined SO
and costs for getting intoxicated.
To THE JUBILEE CnoRus.-Members of the
Choral Union belonging to the jubilee chorus
will be admitted to-day by showing their soar
enir ticket Tickets for the remaining concerts
to July 4, will be issued this afternoon, and
members can obtain the same at the coliseum
of the president or marshaIs of parts; also on
The train to Worcester after the concert, and at
the store of Richards, Metcalf & Co. All mem.
bers Of the Choral Union, including auxiliaries
and Others not admitted to the chorus last
week, will be furnished with tickets on applica.
ton.
SCHOOL EXAMINATIoNs.-Th The following
schools will be examined to-day: