Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-27
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CITY NEWS.

The city council will have its regular meeting
tonight.
The fourth assembly of the Worcester Light
Infantry will take place at Horticultural hall
tomorrow evening.
Several of the leading yocalists of this city
will participate in the miscellaneous concert at
Minbury this evening.
The Gazette heard robins sing again last Satur-
day morning, with bluebird accompaniment
this time.
Three saloons were entered by officers Sunday
morning, and in all thirteen persons were ar
rested for gaming and being present at games.
The police think they have surely got the iel-
low who stole Houghton's barrel Of flour this
time. His name, If it should prove TO be the
one, is James Murphy.
The warm, thawy weather of few days past
has made the street crossings so muddy that
ladies were compelled to go tiptoe to church
yesterday.
Rev, Mr. Schemerhorn, of Boston, successor
of Rev. Mr.. Hepworth, at the church of the Unity
in that city, preached two admirable discourses
at the Church of the Unity, here, yesterday.
The members of Co. H, 25th Massachusetts
regiment, will have their annual reunion at the
Lincoln house, on the 14th of March, the ami
versary of the battle of Newbern.
Elwood & Madame Rentz's female Ministries
had good house at Music hall, Saturday night
and played and sung better than the Minnie
Wells troupe, on the previous night.
The funeral of the late Lewis Thayer was held
at the Main street Baptist church, on Saturday,
Rev. Mr.. Cow officiating. 1t was attended by
Morning Star lodge, of which deceased was
member.
A freight car standing on one of the tracks of
the Norwich road, near Madison street, was
broken open Saturday night, by two fellows
who exchanged their old boots for new ones
from some cases they broke open. To get
good fit they pulled the contents from three boxes
and scattered them over the car floor.
The lookup was filled with all sorts of Grim
inals last nght-theves, adulterers, lornicators,
drunkards, gamblers on Lords day, viOlators of
the Sunday law in other ways, and offenders of
amore trifing character. 1t was bad enough to
hear the hardened old reprobates bowling a
drunken song at midnight, but when the clear
treble of boys voice joined in the chorus, it
was enough to make one shudder at the thought
ofwhat that boy future would probably be.
we Gall dlttullOl ~ lHC ADVERTISEMENT VI y
paror entertainment at the Universalist church
tomorrow evening. 1t is not, we are assured,
in the ordinary sense q Sunday school eXhibi-
ton, but such an one as will be made especially
pleasurable to the cultivated taste by the chaste-
ness and uniqueness with which the manager
and costumer have done their work. As the
object in aid of which it is to be given is
especially worthy one, and the merits of those
engaged in it equally commendable, we hope the
entertainment will receive a liberal patronage.
Edith O'Gorm.,n's lecture at Mechanics hall,
Saturday night, drew large audience to hear
what she could say as an ESCAPED num-"
Some of the Catholics in Providence attempted
to prevent her when she essayed to speak in
that place, so that a large force OF police was
required to protect her from violence. In other
places also she has met with rude treatment;
but here she was heard to the close of the lee
ture, without difficulty. There was little
Kissing in one corner of the hall, and at one
point in the lecture several began TO stamp for
the purpose of drowning her voice; but the dis
turbance occasioned was light, and soon quiet
ed by a police officer 1t will be seen by an
advertisement that she lectures again this eve
ulISj suuJtctS, Tue hOulau pIlestuOouj uieli
power over the people and what it leads to;
Confessional indugeuces; Romish miracles and
infalibiity." She also lectures tomorrow night.
RELIEF FOR THE FRENcH.-An adjourned
meeting OF true sympathizers with the suffer-
ings of the conquered in France, and willing to
cooperate for their benefit, will be held at the
rooms of the Peoples club, 229 Main street, at
Al O'Clock this afternoon. A report of plan of
operations will be presented. 1t is hoped that
all friends of people crushed by the calami
ties of war will be present at the meeting.
EA1R AND Tea PARrY -The ladies Of the