Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-01
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CITY NEWS.

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Some of the farmers were out yesterday plow-
ing and beginning other spring work.
Mrs. Scott Siddons will give reading at Ne
chanics hall on Thursday evening, April Goth.
On Monday night will be the Peoples concert
at Mechanics hall.
The evening schools on Orange and Elmstr
closed last night.
Prof. J. H. Seelye will preach for the Plymouth
society tomorrow.
There will be total abstinence meeting at
the Catholic institute on Temple street, to-mor'
row evening.
The work of demolition has begun upon the
Lincoln house barn, on Elm street, it being OF
too large dimensions to be removed entire.
1t was a period of ffty-five days that Emory
Parker of Rutland lived without food-nOt forty
five, as the types made us say yesterday
A new grocery store, between Austin and
Chandler streets, is advertised by Mr.. s. E. Sta
pies.
Prof. K. II. Mather will preach at the Salem
street church, tomorrow, morning and after
noon.
A Holden man tells in a notice this morning
of the wonderful length of time one of Nc
Alcer's harnesses has been used by him.
The weather veae-an arrow-was placed on
the new high school tower AZ six O'Clock last
evening. -
The Sunday passenger train on the Worcester
Nasirua road will be resumed tomorrow. 1t
Al leave Worcester at six O'Clock in the morn
iag.
The German pa " sc society of this city will
a n N. 30,
evening, to make s'D' &nent for the peace
jubilee which is to be observed throughout the
country on the 10th inst
Those DESTROYS of attending the New England
Methodist conference at Boston Highlands, to-
morrow, can leave Worcester at :35 A. NJ, and
return al $3.50 P. NJ.
The closing military and civic assembly Of
company b, State Guard, will take place in Hor-
ticultural hall, next Wednesday evening, and
will, like the others of the series, be made
model of successful management
In the municipal court, yesterday, John
Baker was examined for an assault upon Patrick
Cannon, with intent to MAIN. He was COM
mitted to Jail to await trial in default of $1,000
bail
At a regular meeting of the Junto Debating
society the following named officers were elect
ed for the ensuing term of three months: Presi-
dent, II. Putnam; vice president, Roger Upham;
secretary and treasurer, Arthur Ballard. The
president elect appointed as rhetorical commit
tee Messrs. LEROY, Dudley and Kendall.
Hon. Mr.. Vibberts of Rockport, whose elO-
quent temperance speech in the house of repre-
sentatives, few days ago, was so heartily APP
pauded, has signiied his willingness to respond
to the invitation to be one of the speakers at
the grand public demonstration, soon to take
place under the auspices of the Temple of Honor
in this city.
The regular monthly meeting of the teachers
association will be held at the high school,
house this afternoon at halfpast two o'clock.
Mr.. Z. S. Mason will illustrate his method of
teaching notation in music, in the primary and
secondary schools, with class from one Of the
schools. All the teachers are requested to be
present.
Music hall was filled last evening, aud every
body was as much delighted with Maggie
Mitchell, as the wicked Little Cricket, as though
they had never seen her or the play before. The
shadow. dance and other pieces of witchery
Oul tut SdliS ChtHuoioolic applause u-
ever, and the only thing in the play regretted by
the audience was the close. "The Pearl of Sa-
voy" tonight, is another of Magge's plays that
everybody is always wanting to see.
The TWO boys, Gardner of Norwich and Sex
ton of this city, played another match game of
billiards last evening for 500 side, Gardner
winning by ninety points. The game was one
of 1924 points; Gardeners best runs 141 and 80;
average Is and $40. Sections best runs, 81 and
co. average, n and 7-20. 1t was played in the
hall on Pearl street, and witnessed by an audi
enee of about a hundred and fifty, with an adj
mission fee of fifty cents head.
The house of William King, on Southbridge
street, was entered by boy on Thursday fore
noon, while the family was absent, and several
articles of clothing were stolen. servant
woman was in the house, and drawn by her
cries another woman came in, only to be knocked
down by the rogue as he was leaving. The SER
want saved her head from the blow of Ratchet
by lodging for the boy tried to quiet her in that
way. Two boys, fourteen years of age, Joseph
Whalen and Michael Herman, graduates from
the reform school, were arrested while on their
way to Norwich, the same day, and were brought
TO this city yesterday, on suspicion that one Of
them is the burglar.