Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-05
GNurtester Daily Spp,
CITY NEWS.


Stevens, the man stabbed Monday night, is
recovering.
Deacon c. II. Morgan will lead the noon pray
err meeting at the rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A, to-
day.
The sale of tickets with reserved seats, for the
grand orchestral concert by Theodore Thomas
and his unriyalled band will common cethis
morning at o'clock, at the music store OF Fay,
Richards & Co.
A public installation OF the officers Of Wash
ingtonian division, Sons of Temperance, will
take place at the new hall, Chaplin block, Pearl
street tomorrow evening. Short addresses will
be made, and varied and interesting pro-
gramme will be offered Members of the dyi-
sion will meet at seven o'clock, TO attend to
some matters Of business, preparatory to the
public meeting
HoRTICULTURAL.-At the last weekly meet
inc, entries were made as follows:
j. F. Allen-Pears: Vicar of WINFIELD, Win
ter Nelis, Beurre d'Anjou.
Calvin Taft-Pear for name; not identified.
j. l.. Burbank-Apples: English Beauty, from
Woodstock, Conn.
The library will be open this afternoon ut the
usual hour.
f. II. Stark & Co. celebrated the new year by
extending an invitation to their help to meet in
one of the spacious rooms connected with their
mandatory, in Calvin TafPs new block, Main
street, which they had fitted up in a neat and
appropriate manner, decorated with materials
connected with their business, and dedicated to
their trade by grand hop and oyster supper.
Nearly one hundred persons participated, en-
joying themselves till morning, and parting
with many kind wishes for the success of the
company in years to come.
There will be a meeting of the literary depart
-mentof the mechanics association, at room No. g.
Mechanics hall building, this evening at half
past seven O'Clock, and it is hoped that every
apprentice member and Il goodly number of the
older members will be present at this the first
meeting of the season. There never has been a
time in the history of the association when it
was able to hold out such inducements to its
young members for moral and intellectual cu-
ture as at present. and the directors have unan-
mously granted the free use of the room
warmed and lighted one evening a week, for
such literary exercises as this department may
choose to engage in for mutual improvement.
THEODORE THOMAS CoNCERT.-The sale of
reserved seats for the concert of Theo. Thomas
and his celebrated orchestra will begin this
morning at the music store of Fay, Richards &
Co. The programme for the concert is entirely
new here, and is selected with especial care to
please the musical taste ofsOme of orr citizens
Miss Mehlig will play the grand concerto for
piano by Mendelssohn, and polanaise brilliantc
by List. Mr.. Thomas viii give this, his first
concert since his return from the west, where he
has met with the greatest success; in fact, the
orchestra met with musical Oyations wherever
they went. On this occasion, as may have been
noticed, the orchestra has been increased, and
now number over fifty artists.
DEATH OF Mrs BuRNsrpE.-Among our
obituaries this morning will be noticed the de-
cease Of Mrs. S. D. F. Burnside, widow Of the
late Samuel NJ. Burnside, Esq, who died in July,
1850. Mrs. Burnside was a sister of the late
Hon. Alfred D. Foster, and daughter OF Hon.
Dwight Foster, of Brookfed, senator in con-
gress from 1899 to 1903, as successor to Samuel
'xter, and predecessor to Timothy Pickering.
s came TO this city in 1922, with her brother,
N a student at law in the office of MIR. Burn
de- who had been established here as a lawyer
for twelve years. Mr.. Burnside came here in
1907, and studied law with Hon. ARENAS Ward,
afterwards chief justice of the court of common
pleas.
The DRAMA.-Musc hall was well filled last
evening, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams appear
ing in Brougham's new play, 'Ihe Emerald
Ring" 1t is unnecessary to praise the abilities
of the leading characters, their talents being too
well and favorably known. Lowell ( Simmonds,
under whose management the company APP
pearcd, will bring Maggie Mitchell here in
NJ rich.
:. NJ. Leslie and Yankee Locke advertise that
r combination company will perform here
next Saturday and Monday evenings. The COM
pany includes Burns, the comedian, formerly Of
the Boston theatre company, Wyzeman Mar
shall, Miss Fannie Herring, and others.
SUPERIOR CouRT-CIvIL TERM-DEwEY, j.
Wednesday, Jan A. No. 527, VIM. Elliot VS..
John Fallon, for conversion of cattle. Verdict
for the plaintiff. Hopkins tor the plaintiff, Hol-
brook for the defendant.
No. $50, Mary Ryan vs. Mary \. Doyle. An
action to recover possession of $500 feet of land
on Winter street where the parties own adioin-
ing estates. Verdict for the plaintiff for por-
ton of the land claimed Utley for the plain
tiff, Potter for defendant
On trial, No. $50, John S. Perkins vs. Daniel
P. Smith ct al. An action to recover the price
of a curriers' splitting machine. The defence
is, that the machine was sold on trial. Rice and
Blackmer for the plaintiff, Nelson for the de-
fendant.
If we could feel that we were at liberty to
speak freely of strictly private gathering, we
should like to describe at length charming en-
tertainment of amateur theatricas, given on
Tuesday evening, at one Of the hosPitable dwell
ings on Pearl street, to a large company of
personal friends. We may be allowed to say,
however, that the young gentlemen aud ladies
who honored the guests by the exercise of their
dramatic talent, did well their parts without eX-
ception. The principal play was an adaptation
from John Owens celebrated farce of "Forty
Winks," prepared for the occasion by nephew
of the hostess who also in the leading part dis.
played a rare genius, which was quickly rccog-
nized by his auditors. All the necessary Access
series Of drop curtain, properties, &C., were fine
~ arranged.
The WEDDING OF Mr.. Charles Connell and
Miss Emma Wall, at the Episcopal church last
evening, attracted larger number than could
be accommodated with seats, the number OF
special invitations being large while the number
attracted thither by sympathetic curiosity was
much larger. As the expected hour arrived the
scene was very interesting, many of the guests
being in full dress. The Christmas trimmings
of the church, also looked as fresh and tasteful
as when first arranged. Lively music was
given on the organ, while the audience was in
waiting, airs from "Le Grand Duchcsse'
being quite recognizable. The wedding
march received little attention, Tor all
eyes were turned towards the bride, who
was richly dressed in white satin, with
long trail and profusion of orange bios
SONS, with veil of white tulle over all, accom-
panied by bridesmaids dressed in trailing white