Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-06
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CITY NEWS.

this evening.
DIR. Geo. F. Balcom, of this city, arrived home
from Europe yesterday.
The board of mayor and aldermen will be in
session Monday afternoon, beginning at two
O'Clock, to revise the voting list.
The attention of democratic voters is called to
the card of Mr., Maurice A, Power in another
column.
The democrats will hold mass meeting in
Mechanics hall this evening. Hons. J. G. Alb
bott, Edward Avery and P. A. Collins will
speak for them.
Miss Mary Stone, who has for several years
past been the leading singer in the Uniyersalist
church, has received and accepted call to go
to DR.. Schimmerhorn's church in Boston. She
began her duties there yesterday.
The second track of the Providence railroad
will be put through this winter. The upper
wire bridge in Millbury has been finished, and
work is progressing on the other one. The
business of the road is rapidly increasing.
Maj. o. L. Hatch has removed his -four store
from No. II to No. II Crompton's block, Me
chanic street. His advertisement in another
column calls attention to his stock of choice
-four and excellent Michigan apples.
Inc lSpuollSdu CltD COillulllCS nave appointed
rallying committees for the several wards at the
election tomorrow, the names of which will be
found on the inside page The persons so des-
ignated are notified of meeting at hcadquar-
tiers, 442 Main street. this evening"
The performances of the Rave pantomime
troupe are such as we can recommend to the
patronage of all lovers of real fun, if our ex-
changes may be relied upon; for they all praise
their pantomime "Pat-a-cake, Bakers Man." as
frstrate. A good pantomime company will be
appreciated here, for genuine, mirth-provoking
drollery is always acceptable.
The committees appointed at the labor reform
conventions to select candidates for representa-
tives from the 10th and 18th districts, have re-
ported the following names 10th district, Albion
Carpenter, John Colbert and A. J. Walker; 18th
district, Geo. E. Mansfield, j. Timon and Geo.
T. Collins.
The temperance meeting, in the Summer
street chapel, last evening, was addressed by w.
Meconey, NJ Almy Aldrich, 7. X Earle, and
5. S. Foster. Rev. Mr. Cheever presided, and an
nounced that series of Sunday evening tenn
perance meetings would be held in the chapel
during the winter. The singing of the choir
ing.
In the municipal court, Saturday. Geo Lam
son, for drunkenness, second offence, was SEN
fenced to the house of correction for three
MONTHS John O'Conner appealed from a SEN
tence fining him S2Osand costs for assault and
battery; John Griffin was fined SO and costs for
throwing stones, aud committed to jail ON nom
payment; Agnes Powers and; John HessiOnS
paid fines for drunkenness.
The school for drawing, which the Mechanics
association conducted with such marked sue
cess last winter, opened for this season last
Friday evening, with about seventy scholars.
The school is under the direction OF the same
teachers as last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gladwin
and Burleigh-and will meet in Washbum hall
every Tuesday and Friday evening through the
season.
The Lyceum course, after pause to give
room to fairs and the musical convention, re-
opens on Thursday evening with Mark Twain,
to be followed closely, on Monday evening next,
by Rev. Henry Ward Deecher. Season tickets
are again offered for SALE hut the number is
quite limited, as only portion of the hall is set
apart for the season tickets.
The windows of Pat Murphy's house, on Suf-
folk street, suffered from Il storm of stones Sat
urday night. Mrs. Murphy thinks that Tim
Leary threw them, for the reason that she
complained of a liquor nuisance kept by him
while ago, and be had announced his mten-
t.. of having the cost of his fine out of the
Murphy family in some way. She thinks he
began by breaking the windows.
When RusselPS train from the west came in
e.1I
was turned over to officers johnson and Akin
son, for safe keeping. When the train stopped
at West Brookfeld, Mr.. Chas. d. Bigclow, of
this city, discovered that his carpet-bag was
gone, and remarked his loss to a fellow passen-
ger, who saw Kelley leave the train with it.
They Immediately went around to the rear of
the depot, where they found the thief with the
stolen bag. brakeman ierked him back into
the car, where he was held with some difficulty
until the train reached this city. He broke
down one car-seat in struggling to get away on
his way here.
FOR CHICAGO AND THE NORTHWEST.
Amount previously reported, Sal ,Gj9.42; re-
ceived from Quinsigamond and Worcester
lodges and WachuSett encampmeut, |. O. of o.
F., this day for northwest $500; total So 1912.
CHAs. B. WHITING, Treasurer.
November 4, 1871.
REPUBLICAN NoMNATIoNs.-The seventh
Worcester district convention was held ut Ber-
lin last Saturday. DIR. G. w. Symonds of Clinton
had twenty votes, j. b. Parker of Northboro
had seventeen, and s. |. Rice of Northboro had
one, and DIR. S. was declared the nominee of
the convention.
The boiling republicans of the sixth district
and prohbtionists have united on Aug. j.
Sawyer of Harvard, against Geo. A. Parker of
Lancaster, the regular nominee.
DEMOCRATIC NoMINATIoNs.-The democrats
of the first senatorial district have nominated
Thomas Gates as their candidate for senator.
The democratic candidates for representatives
from the tenth district are Emory Banster
Geo. Il. Spur and Joseph E. Davis.
In the eleventh district the democrats have
nominated James E. Estabrook Andrew Athy
and Albert Prince.
VOTING PLACEs.-The recent change in the
voting places in this city, made by the city
council, will probably cause some inconvenience
tomorrow, more especially to thelvotcrs of wards
$3.50 and 8, who will find their new ward rooms
removed some distances from the old ones. For
the better information Of the public we give be-
low the location Of the new ward rooms:
Ward 0ne-At the court house, as formerly
Ward Two-At their new ward room In the
school house ON Belmont street.
Ward Threat room No 6 Mechanics hall
Ward Four-At Horticultural hall.
Ward Five-At 50 Park street Q4evi Barker's
block.
Ward Six-At 6l5 Main street Calvin Taft's
block
Ward Seven-At City hall.
Ward Eight-At 66 Pleasant street, (Ripleys
blocR)
A RICH CONCERT DREss.-A correspondent
thus describes the elegant costume worn by
Mrs. Mouton at her concert in this city Friday
evening: at was heavy silk, of that peculiar
pale green color, known as Eau de Nile, made
with full court train; the skirt was covered
with deep point de VeniSe, looped up at the
sldes the bottom was finished with flounce of
silk, over which fell another of the same width