Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-06
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CITY NEWS,

CITY NEWS.
There will be school festival in the hall of
the Ledge street schoolhouse this evening.
state Guard meeting tonight. Matters con
necled with the approaching leyee are to be
discussed
'Woodcock's Little Game" and "Bob Ncttles'
may be seen at the vcstry of the Universalist
church this evening The previous entertain
mems was very satisfactory.
AT regular meeting of the Grattan literary
association of this city, James J, McCatierty was
unanimously elected recording secretary for the
ensuing term, in place of John McAlullcn re-
signed.
Haywood Bros. & Co., the Gardner chairmak-
ers, have petitioned the legislature for permits
sion to build railroad connecting their facto-
RIGS with the Vermont and Massachusetts and
Worcester and Gardner railroads.
The republican city committee will meet at
upper Horticultural hall, at halfpast seven
O'Clock, this evening, and invite the delegates
TO the republican convention, and all republic
cans interested in the municipal election, to
meet them at that time and place.
The difficulty which called forth the com
plants mentioned by the mayor in regard to
the poor quality of gas, was remedied, few
days ago, by a change in the coal used at the
gas works. The trouble arose from the use of a
kind Of coal, which, after thorough trial. was
abandoned as unsuitable for the manufacture of
gas.
The Villa and Miner troupe, at Music hall,
have V1riOUS merits which HON IN
the patronage Of fuu.lovng people, burlesque
acting being their particular and studied line Of
business The orchestra with the company is
much praised by those who have heard it the
last two evenings, and the company includes
several good burlesque actors and actresses. 1t
will remain in this city only tonight.
number of the friends of Mr.. Geo. Z. Fair
banks, of the firm of Fairbanks & Piper. sur
prised him, at his store on trout street, last
evening, by assembling and presenting him with
beautiful and costly gold watch and chain,
purchased Of Mr. d. A. A. Buck of this city
Ii will be remembered that Mr. Fairbanks had
watch taken from him several weeks ago; and
his friends were glad of the opportunity to pre-
sent to him a testimony of their regard. The
presentation speech was happily made by Mr.
Charles Sibley, and after a response from the
aStonished recipient of the watch, the company
was well entertained by Mr.. Fairbanks.
MAsoNIc-The meeting of Morning Star
lodge, for the annual election of officers, was
held last evening, and resulted in the choice
of the following: Master, II. A. Richardson;
Senior Warden, OSgood Plummer; Junior
Warden, c. Jilsou; Treasurer, r. r. Shcpard
Secretary, Lewis S. Carpenter; Directors, Asa
Walker, Joseph i. Stearus and VIM. L. Clark.
They will he installed next Monday evening
The FRENCH SPY.-Amusement patrons and
our citizens generally may anticipate an I'M
usually enjoyable entertainment on Thursday
evening, as Mr.. Booth will bring his entire COM
plny now engaged in support of Morlacch and
the Maiiltons, for the performance Of the French
Spy, in the Music hall. Morlacchi is the ac-
knOwedged queen of terpSichore, and the Ma
jtons are without rivals in the world in their
grotesque and amusing dances. The music will
he rendered by the orchestra from the Boston
theatre, and there will be nothing left undonc by
the management to make the entertainment the
best Of its kind ever given in Worcester. The
seats will be for sale this morning.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-The business of yester-
day included the following cases: BARLEY Nc
Ginucss, assault and battery, $50 and costs and
ordered to recognize in 500 to keep the peace
six months; Humphrey Wren, assault and bat
terry, discharged; Patrick Kelley and Fred
GIoyers, larceny, discharged; Michael Healv,
l.. g I. III.
Wren, common drunkard, three months house
of correction; John Griffin, drunk, second of
Tense, SIS and costs; Cornelius O'Conner, drunk,
second offense three months house of correc-
ton, appealed; John Tobin, drunkenness, So
and costs, paid; John O'NeiI, drunkenness, case
on fe VIM. Ellis, Edward Hazen and Dennis
Green, drunkenness, fined So and costs each
and committed.