Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-29
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CITY NEWS.

The late Deacon Benz. Butmau left $1,000 to
the Orphans Home in this city. No other pub
lie bcquest was made.
Miss NJ. L. Ingraham and Mr.. L. B. Fair
banks are to sing at concert in Spencer, to-
morrow evening.
A light bay horse was found roaming around
on Main street, yesterday, and provided with
lodgings by the police
The supper of the Chamberiu Light Battery at
the Lincoln house this evening, will prove
very enjoyable close to the hustle and excite
ment of May training.
One more examination for admission 10 the
jubilee chorus will be held by the committee
this evening, at the music rooms of Richards,
Mctcalf & Co., commencing at eight o'clock.
Persons having notes due at banks to-mor-
row Memorial day, will do well to remember
that the banks will be closed in accordance with
the mayors proclamation.
The chairman of the committee on marking
soldiers graves at Rural cemetery, David Boy
den, at Kendall ( McClenuan's, would like in
formation of the location Of the graves OF Jas.
Willard fthe 57th, and Charles L, Wilson of
the I'd Heavy Artillery.
We learn from the Atteboro Chronicle that
Miss Winnie Maynard, well known to Worcester
people, sang at a concert given by the Temple
quartette of Boston, III Attleboro, a few days ago,
and acquitted herself in manner that called
forth the heaTtiest expressions of approval from
the audience.
The body of an infant, apparently but few
hours old, was found in the water near the north
edge of Salisbury pond, yesterday afternoon It
was taken to the police office and Coroner J.
Marcus Rice was summoned. He decided that
it would be useless to hold an inquest until some
further facts can be learned.
The attention of the public is called to the
fact that no seats will be reserved in Mechanics
hall Memorial day, except for members of the
Grand Army, and it is hoped that there will be
a general gathering of citizens to listen to the
address of Col Sprague.
Another meeting of the board Of mayor and
aldermen on the sewer question will be held
this evening, at which a large number of addi-
tional petitions for abatement will be presented
by the committee, and hearings granted to
persons wishing to appear.
Two large Michigan horses, recently purchased
by Messrs. W. M. Hall & Sons, wood dealers on
Foster street, aud hitched up together for the
first time yesterday, celebrated the event by
run through Union, Exchange aud Main streets,
with heavy wagon behind them, to the corner
OF Foster street, where, in trying to take the
sidewalk, they were brought to a sudden stand
still by the big tree on the corner.
The girls of the St. Pauls Sunday school, neat
ly clad in suits of white, made very pretty APP
IL,
and produced the beautiful cantata of the
"Flower Queen" in manner very creditable to
themselves and highly satisfactory to the audi
ence The entertainment was given TO raise
money for the new church, and, Judging by the
size Of the audience, quite sum must have been
realized toward this object
To-day, being the last Wednesday in May,
is the anniversary of cold election" the observ-
ance of which is rapidly dying out, aud the day
fixed for the annual May training. Pursuant
to orders issued by Col May of the 10th regi-
ment NJ. " NJ, the Light Infantry, City Guards,
and Chamberlin Light Battery, will turn out
early in the afternoon and proceed to the new
common, escorted by the Worcester brass
band. The regulation four hours drill in the
open air, and inspection by Col. May and Ma
jor brennan, will be gone through with, after
which the companies will probably give short
street parade.
AT a meeting of the Main street Baptist So
ciety, last night, it was voted unanimously that
they coincide with the action of the church in
extending cordial invitation TO the new Con-
gregatoual society TO occupy theirho of wor-
ship every Sabbath afternoon, and the chapel