Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-06

INDEPENDENCE DAY IN WORCESTER was
celebrated principally by a general gettng-out-
of town, either to Leicester, TO private picnicS,
to Harmony Grove, or to visit friends in the
country. Enough of Young America was left,
however, to keep up lively racket, and in the
evening the band, which had played some dur
ing the day, most acceptably, gave concert on
a platform in front of City hall, which was en-
joyed by throng of people so great as to ill
the walks as far as the music could be heard TO
advantage, the crowd being at times illuminated
by red fire in front of Fairbanks & Pipers.
The fireworks let off at private expense for pri-
vate amusement were to be seen going up and
very misunderstanding down also, in various
quarters of the city. On Bowdoin street, sew
eral families, including those of Judge Dewey,
Hon. W. W. Rice, Joseph Chase, Esq, and the
Mannings, combined in getting up an extensive
and beautiful display. On several other streets
something of a similar kind was done.
Cedar street residents spent the afternoon in
Il neighborly way, picnickiug upon the spacious
and handsomely arranged grounds of W. A
Williams, Esq, whose residence was also hos
pitably opened, atfording opportunity for an i'm
promptu musical entertainment in the evening.
Among the many pleasant gatherings was
that Of the Goulding family, who, with invited
guests, numbering nearly two hundred, visited
Tatnuck, where they passed the day in social in
tercouIse, dancing and various games, a gen
erous collation. in picnic style being spread On
the grounds of w. b. Howe, who was untirng
in his efforts to afford every accommodation to
the party, were also the citizens of the village
who turned out in good numbers and enjoyed
the occasion as best they could. Fireworks in
the evening closed the exercises ofthe day, and
the party returned to their homes.
The residents of the Chamberlin district, with
friends whom they had invited, passed very
enjoyable time in the grove, near Mr.. Aliens, in
the afternoon. The affair was wholly an in
formal one, but there was no lack of pleasing
entertainments. The tables were most beaut
fully provided with all that could be desired on
such an occasion. The music was well execut-
ed, and old and young seemed to be alike shar-
ers in the common good time" Near the
close of the picnic, Capt. Moore offered few
sentiments in honor of the day, which were
well received.
The State Guard had a picnic iat Webster
square.
The game of base ball between the Bay States
of Lynn, and the Mazeppas, of this city, on the
agricultural grounds in the forenoon, was well
attended, there being about eight hundred
persons present, who were well repaid by wit
Messing one of the best games ever played in
this city. The players were very evenly matched
and played with equal skill and precision the
entire game, with the exception of one inning,
when the Mazeppas obtained lead, which they
maintained to the end, the score standing IS to
10 in their favor.
There were four rots on the agricultural
grounds, under the auspices of the Worcester
park association, at which there was a fair at
tendance. Messrs. c. B. Pratt, B. w. Abbott
and L. P. Gomez were the judges. The WOr-
cester brass band furnished music at intervals
The first was for prizes of 800 and $50, for
horses that have never beaten three minutes.
There were four entries-"Leominster Boy"
"Tib," "Kate" and Rocky" but the mare
"Tib" was withdrawn. The race was won in
three straight heats by the Worcester horse
"Rocky," tie second prize going to "Kate;"
best time, 2:4Si, The second race, for $3.50
horses was won by Mandell's "Rebel," by the
two first and final heats; best time, 2:45. The
other horses trotting were: G. R. NELSON'S
"Auctoneer," which took the second money;
NJ Lewis Navigator" and j. D. Whitney's
"Webster Boy" Tue third race was for 2 40
horses, and was between "John Allen" of Web
ster and "Rob Roy" formerly "Dan," of this
city. The latter horse won in three straight
heats best time, 2:44. The fourth was a run
ming race, between W. H. Clark's "Nelie Gray
and Patrick bowers Little Sammy" 1t was
won by the former.
The Knights of Pythias and their friends had
picnic party at Lake Quinsigamond, and a
dinner at Coburn's, followed by speeches, dane
ing and boating.
The Sabbath schools of some of the churches
had pcnics, and the Father Mathew temperance
society went to Clinton, as mentioned in an.
other place.