Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-28
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
At he State Lunatc Uospital n worcester for the wCel
ending Dec. rs, ISIS.
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| The FAIR-The rush to the great Fair at Mechan-
les Hall continues to be as large ever, and the re-
ceipts correspondingy gratifying The receipts from
the sale of tickets, up to and including Saturday
evening, amounted to $3.50. There remain still,
upon the heavily laden tables, an immense number
of articles, not yet disposed Of By theway we had
forgotten, before to notice the table directly in front
of the PLATFORM where articles most delicious to the
taste so gracefully dispensed to the multitude,
for trihe, by a number of fair lasses.
Three beautiful specimens of fresh water aquaria,
exhibited by n. Paine. l., Bigcow, and s. G. Earle,
have also escaped notice before, although well
worthy Of one, from their novelty and attractive
ness as showing, on small scale, what are found
beneath the surface of the great deep The water in
the aquaria Of Messrs Paine and Earle has not been
changed for months, and yet the animals appear
fresh and vigorous as ever
The Globe, two feet in diameter, the work of Mr.
Allen Prentiss, on which the Continents are beauti-
fully pictured, and land and water are designated
with great disinctness and beautiful effect, is also
very interesting object of attraction 1t must prove
very useful and much improved auxiliary in the
teaching of geography in our public schools.
The Post Office Express Office, grab bags, and
drawing for prizes are continued objects of gratf
cation without the least sign of tagging in interest
in resort thereto.
Added to all the other attractions of the evening
the performances OF Fishes Cornet Band, which
dspenses such excellent music at intervals. Alto
gether, hour two spent there is of the
enioyments of year
The excellent refreshments served up during all
the hours of the day and evening, in the hall, also
deserve mention. The profits go to the Association
in aid of which the Fair was got up
This afternoon an extra train is to be run from
Milford over the Boston and Worcester Railroad,
and also over the Worcester and Nashua road, ar
irving in this city at O'Clock, to afford large
parties from abroad to attend the Fair this evening"
when Mr. Bynner will repeat, by general request his
poem the delivery of which, at the opening evening
of the Fair caused such universal side shaking. An
immense crowd may well be anticipated, this even
ing, but there will be room enough for all.
The patients from the Hospital and the members
of Rev. Mr.. SOuther's Industrial School visited the
Fair yesterday afternoon, free of charge, and APP
peared to enjoy themselves much. The children
sang in concert upon the platform of their IA
vorite songs to the great delight of the large audi
ence below.
While the children of the Industrial School were
passing out of the hall, P. D. Tiffany, Esq, present
ed each with two sticks Of candy, and to one
chubby little colored urchin he gave four sticks.
The tableauX, last evening" were truly magnificent
They are to be great point of attraction this
inc For programme see the advertisement, in an
other column.
The children Of the Orphans Home will visit the
Fair by invitation, this afternoon, and, to complete
the liberal offer of the Association, Mr. Charles g.
Pratt, who is always at home on such matters, has
with characteristic liberaty generously volunteered
to bring the childrenin gratis in his best six horse
seam,