Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-02
aNurtester 4ailp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

Tho third and closing assembly, at BrinleN
hall, under the direction of A. W. Kelley, tool
place last night, aud was most pleasant affair
The regular meeting of the hospitality section
Of the Peoples club will be held at the rooms
at five O'Clock this afternoon.
The March term of the superior court, for tn,
trial of civil cases, will begin in this city mex
Monday, Judge Scudder presiding.
A number of well known gentlemen Of thi
city are making arrangements for masquerade
to be held during the last part Of the presen
month.
The four days session of the seventh annua
exhibition of the New England poultry clul
will open at Horticultural hall next Tuesday, a
which time birds of all sorts of feathers vii
flock together.
Horticultural hall will be occupied tonight by
the Grand Army social. There will be singing
there will be a laughable farce, and, at mint
O'Clock, there will be dancing.
The committee having in charge the details
of the annual promenade concert and ball o
the State Guard, to take place at Mechanics hall
the 18th inst, are arranging an attractive pro
gramme, which will be announced in few days
There was only one case before the municipa
court yesterday-a man with wooden leg, who
has been up for drunkenness two days in sue
cession. Hewas fined three dollars and costs
which he could not pay, and therefore wen
over to Jail to work out the fine.
Somebody in Shelburne Falls has Queen
Elizabeth shilling 3US years old, which he Offer
to whoever will produce an older one. A gen
tleman in this city left one at the office yester
day that is older by q year. Comeldown will
your old shilling, away up there in Franklin
county.
Those attending the tea party of the Salem
street society tonight, at Mechanics hall, will
find an additional attraction to the others already
mentioned. 1t is expected that Rev Merrill
Richardson and wife will grace the occasion
with their presence.
The net proceeds of the parlor entertainments
given by Mr.. Bloods class at the Unyelsalist
church amounted to seyenty-fiye dollars, which
is a very creditable sum for these boys to raise
toward the new church. 1t is a class whose
ages are between ten and fourteen, and in the
entertainments they were assisted by some OF
the other boys and girls Of the school.
The people of Iatnuck enjoyed an amateur
dramatic entertainment last evening, given by
the young people of the village, assisted by sev'
era, from the city, who rendered valuable aid in
the line OF minstrelsy. The hall was filled IL
overfowin.g, and among the audience was quite
number of ladies and gentlemen from the city
who unanimously expressed themselves as high
ly pleased with the entertainment.
AT the last meeting of the Horticultural socie-
ty, the following entries were made: j. NJ
Earle, apples, Rhode Island greening: D. B
Comins, apples, Baldwin, Mother, and two va
rieties for name, not identified j. F. Allen, ap'
pies, Baldwin, Rhode Island greening, pears
Vicar of WINFIELD; F. J. Kinney, apples, Bald
win, Gillihower, Sweet Russet, RoXbury Russell
and an unnamed sweet Seeding variety, small,
but keeping remarkably.well; j. X. L. Pickiord
apples, PufFball Russell, unnamed Seeding, and
variety for name, not identified. The library
will be open this afternoon at the usual hour
The committee on premiums will meet for final
action at foul o'clock