Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-24
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CITY NEWS.

A heavy snow storm is driving this way from
the west.
Miss Persis Bell Miss May Stone and others
assist at a concert in Millbury, tonight Par
ticulars in advertising columns
The free evening drawing school il 10 he or
ganlcd at the Belmont street school house, on
the evening Of Dec. 4th,
The Villa and Miner comic opera troupe ate
coming to Worcester for three nigbtSdunng the
drst week in December
LOTTERY Of Life Il sensational drama with a
concert saloon sccne as ono of the attractions,
win be produced at Music hall this evening. ny
W, c. Hobcrs dramatic company,
The sale Of tickets to hear " achtel, the great
tcaor will begin at Lelaud's music store this
morning. The concert is to take place next
Monday.
Owing to the desire expressed by mlny fri cnds
the funeral of the late Luther H. Gigeow will
tate place nom the First Univers llist church,
Saturday, at half past eleven, \. NJ, Immediately
after prayers az the house
The demand for tickets to the Theodore
Thomas concert was very active yesterday. and
the prospect of a crowded house on rhanksaiy-
ing night is more than good,
The friends OF Mr. and Mrs Yeaw, including
The twenty associates and the American brass
baud, gdrc them a screnlde at their residence,
No, Myrtle street, last evening, and were treat
ed accordingly
Al a meeting of the committee Of the coming
woman's bazaar, held in Boston yesterday, pre-
sided overly Mrs Livcrmore, it was stated that
the friends OF the movement in Worcester had
raised 5000, which would be used in furnishing
Worcester table at the bazaar.
There has been an uncommon dem md at the
city clerks Office for marriage certificates within
the past three weeks; and from present indicd.
tons, it is safe to predict an unusually lively
season for pairing of-as they say Of geese
when they choose their mate, in the fall of the
year,
The little au3 is occasionally heard from, III.
nocently padding his wcb-footcd way in the
strange waters Ut this climate. The papers are
all talking about the arrival of little auks and
big dukes Just now. The former get shot, and
the latter will be made fool of if he isn't
sharp.
The parlor entertainment at the Universalist
church vestrr, this evening, should not he over
looked The young folks who are to take 2art
an tie affair have given much patient labor and
study TO their respective roles aud can hardly
sail 10 achieve success The proceeds Will he
given to the Sunday school library.
The race between Flrragut and Lady Shcri
dan, " llich was advertised to be trotted in this
city, but was not, on account of bad weather on
TIC day set-a week ago or more--occuwcd at
Dnrpnr
ii was match for $1,000, and was won by Far
raeut in az 81, 46 and 30. Lady Sheridan
won the second heat in :46.
Rev. David Weston, principal of Worcester
scadCmy in this city who has supplied the PM
pit OF the Baptist church in Clinton during the
even months absence of the pastor, Rev 9. NJ.
Bowers, in Europe aud the east, has recently
received a gift of an elegant silver tea service
accompanied by aattcrug resolutions from the
church and society.
The gamblers CHARLES Foley and James Gil
bride, mentioned in the municipal court record
kept Il faro bank in Lincoln house block. Tn
10 the nth of last October they had a room in
the old theatre building. State Constable Rus
sell spoiled their little game aud judge Williams
bore down upon them so heavy that they ask for
new deal,
The Union Hill ladies' sewing club have been
busllv engaged for many weeks preparing for
fair and festival to be held IN Scofcld's new
building, corner OF Grafton aud Canal streets
the week before Christmas the proceeds of which
are 10 be devoted to the erection OF the chapel
at the junction of Coral and WaverIy streets,
There will be fancy and useful articles for sale,
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