Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-15
Gd(urttster 9ailn gpp.
CITY NEWS.

The city council will hold a regular session this
evening at Il O'Clock.
Street vendors of backing, soap, etc, had
better keep away from the city hail this even
ing, as it is impossible for the city council to
deliberate and street peddlars to expatate
within hearing of each other at the same time.
Pedlars held high carnival around the city
hail until after nine O'Clock Saturday evening.
Yesterday being Sunday the street was without
Its usual attractions and nusances in the eve
ming
VIM. Swithin, the man who was found near
the track Of the Boston and Albany railroad Il
lew days SINCE aud taken to the city hospital, is
still at that institution suffering from severe
typhoid fever.
The board of trustees of the choral union are
10 hold social festival at the rooms of the
young mems Christian association this evening
at haf-paSt seven O'Clock, to which they invite
all members of the society
The stockholders of the Boston, Barre and
Gardner railroad will hold special meeting in
the hall of the natural history association on
roster street, this morning at ten O'Clock. The
subject for consideration is the Winchendon ex-
iensou.
Mcssrs. Tateum & Horgam, marble dealers, at
131 Central street, lost mare, valued at 800,
by congestion Of the lungs one day last week.
1t seems that the animal had been allowed to
drink large Quantity of water while warm, and
afterwards left standing for an hour or more
Hon. Edward Mcllen of this city, now with
his family in Wayland, is in very feeble health.
He recently mad a stroke of paralysis which has
partially deprived him of the use of one side
and affected his aoech. His mental faculties
are still unimpaitsd, but his advanced age
makes his condition critical
A bag, lying in the middle of Shrewsbury
street yesterday afternoon frightened men and
horses alike and attracted a crowd of spectators.
Ihe.bag was finally opened aud found to con-
tain a little black pig in lively condition, his
appearance being greeted with bursts of laugh
ter.
The furnycrn society will leave the Foster
street depot on their annual excursion to Davis
cottage this morning at ten O'Clock. Returning
the train will leave at seven O'Clock p. NJ The
eXcursionists are to be accompanied BY South
lands orchestra, and good time may be ex-
pected.
sermon upon the life and character of the
late James Fisk, Jr., was delivered by Rev. Fred
eriek rockingham of Buffalo, N. Y, at the
Church of the Unity, last evening. The dis
course was delivered in an able manner, and
was listened to with close attention by a large
audience.
The usually attractive Rocky Point will be
made more attractive July nth by the presence
OF the Masonic fraternity of Kcene, N. H. Mem
bers OF the different lodges of this city should
not forget the opportunity that Underworld
excursion of that day gives them to give their
brothers of the craft hearty welcome Cars
leave the Green street depot at 0 :8O
Thomas Green, boy sixteen years of age,
discovered the body of an infant about half
grown, in the waters of Half Moon pond, at the
BOWER end of Lake Quinsagamond, while in
bathing yesterday afternoon The body was
brought into the station house where coroner
J. d. Sibley ordered it to DO buried. 1t had
evidently been in the water several days.
pet cat, owned by some of the occupants of
the upper story of Taylor's new block rashIv
essayed flying leap across one of the elevators
on Saturday afternoon, but missing its mark on
she other side, fell back, and found soHdNCoot
ing on the lower floor, three stories below. The
unfortunate feline was picked up in democrat
iTed condition, but is in fair way to recover
from the effects of the catastrophe.
We learn that Mr.. George NJ. Wing. well
known to many of our citizens some seventeen
years ago as clerk in the bookstore of John
F>th, now kept by McsSrS. Grout & Putnam.
rcppcd dead suddenly of heart disease, at the
Isle of Shoals, on Saturday evening last. He
was son of Paul Wing of Norhbridge, and
much respected by his former acquaintance
here.
The following officers have been elected for
the ensuing term, by Westinghouse division
sons of temperance: W. p, Chas. W. Gray;
w, A., John McCrcady; r. s., - Harrington;
A. X. s., Miss L. L. Browuell; F. s., J. b.
Thatcher; Treas, w. E. Starr; Chaplain, Mrs
II. r. Spaudng; c., S. W. Bradbury; A. c.,
Miss Elizabeth Lawrence; |. S., Chas d. Whit
comb; o. S., G. C. Munsell; L. S., Clara E..