Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-27
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CITY NEWS.

gay was alady SASH
A small shed at Wood square, on Suffolk
street, burned at about ten o'clock, Monday
evening. The loss was tritng.
Henry A. f. Hoyt was, last evening, elected
worthy chief marshal OF Worcester Temple OF
Honor.
The Ames plow compauys works at Court
Mills, are idle, this week, while the proprietoT5
are taking an account OF stock.
Howard Holden, who has for several years
been located at 147 Main street, has removed
his -four store to No s Lincoln square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mooer will close their present
term this afternoon, at Lincoln hall, to which
they invite their former pupils.
The collection taken at ST. Johns church on
Temple street, Christmas day, for the bishop,
was little over 81 900.
Christmas purchasers didn't exhaust Fair
banks & Pipel's beautiful stock Of gifts. Those
who prefer New Years day for expressions of
friendship cannot 20 to better place than their
store TO select.
The opening ball of the series Of six, to be
given by the State Guard, in the new armory,
will take place ON the evening of January 9th,
with music by Brown & Reeves famous orches-
tra from Providence.
That series of parties, the closing one of which
took place at Horticultural last evening, has
been, without doubt, the series of the winter Tor
genuine enjoyment; strong pressure will be
brought TO bear upon the managers to go on
with another course.
The members of Post 10 celebrated Christmas
by a social assembly at Horticultural hall in the
evening. Col. J. A. Titus presided, and made
an appropriate speech. Mr. Geo. F. Gale fur
nIshed musical novelties, and other members Of
the post assisted in entertaining the audience
until it was time to begin dancing
AProvideuce paper says; "W. II. Aver, cap
tain OF the police, has received as a Christmas
present from a captain of the Worcester police,
police uniform c0mplete-wth badge, CLUB
and belt-in miniature In Providence they
h I'VE but one police captain, and he ranks next
to the chief
At regular meeting of Damascus lodge, No.
So Knights oil Pythias, held last evening, the
following were elected officers for the ensuing
term: w. e, VIM. L. Robinson; We Edwin
A. Warren; r. s, II. GIazier; F. s., IL. H. Lam
son; b., VIM. S. Hillmau; o., G. G. Green; l.
S., I. H. Dewey; 0. S, j. II Wright.
At the meeting OF Qunsigamond lodge OF
Odd Fellows, Monday evening, the elective Off
GERS were filed as follows: Noble Grand, g. E.
. Kirby; Vice Grand, j. A. Smith; Secretary, II
A. Aen and Treasurer, Avery Davis. The APP
pointed officers will be announced next Monday
evening, when the installation will take place.
Notwithstanding the weather, the ladies OF
Grace NJ. +. church were so literally patronized
at their entertainment last evening, that, by re-
quest, they will repeat it on Thursday evening.
The old folks concert will be the leading feature,
and cannot fail to please all who attend, as there
will be quite number of pieces not on the pro-
gramme of last evening.
The preparations for the presentation of the
play of the drummer Boy on the LIST of Jan
uaIy are ola character to insure greater success
even than last winter. The members of the
Grand Army will, as before, assume the work
of actors some of them who will enact the
scene at AndcrsonvilIe, were actual prisoners
there-one OF them the sole survivor Of a COM
pany of nine who were taken at one time
The gossip which has it that Deputy Sheriff
J.B Sibey will be city marshal, and that State
Constable L. J. Russell will resign his present
office and take the appointment of deputy shel'
ilf, seems to meet with satisfactory reception
whatever the foundation rests upon. The state
consable's Office made vacant by the arrange
ment will undoubtedly be filed by trusty pub
lie servant, whose efficiency has been proved by
experience.
The 'Frear Stone" it is claimed, withstood
che FIRE in Chicago more successfully than any
other building material used there This is sci
forth with satisfactory vouchers, in Il com
muncaton printed on the inside of this paper
II the claim is well founded, (and we have nc
reason to doubt it,) the fact it presents deserves
attention. Other pccuiaritIes Of the "Freal
Stone," dceme' -@'uable, are described in The
communication to which we refer. We com
mend il to the attention of our readers.
The preparations for the City Guards ball OF
Friday evening, indicate an attendance which
will fill Mechanics hall; Tor, aside from the cal
for floor tickets, the gallery seats are in good de
mand The music is of a character for excel
lence which should be taken into consideration
in speaking of the ball, for it includes the Amer
lean brass band and Brown & Reeves olches-
ira, beth of Providence, with solos by NJ. Ar
buckle of Boston. The supper will he prepared
in Washburn hall 10y AIr. George Tower, and
everything will be arranged Gu liberal scale.
The pictorial and musical entertainment en-
titled Erin and the Brennans, which occupied
Mechanics hall Saturday and Monday nights il
the best of the Kind that has visited the city Tn
tsbleaux are beautiful, and are described Incl
den,ally in the dialogue, while succession o
efforts 10 please keep the audience amused t.
the end. Mrs. Brennan possesses an attractv'
person and rich soprano voice, and sings irisl
melodies such a9 Catheen Mavourneen witt
rich pathos. Dublin Dan danced, rollicked ant
sang with refinement ana good taste, more like
real than stage freshman. The iop was anus
ing 4 real Irish piper enlivencd Limerick race
with ligS on his bag-pipes. Mr. and Mrs Brcn
nan were very funny in their medley duet, thu
rival baliad-sngers. Saturday being stormy
and Monday Christmas, made poor houses de
spite the worthy object-aid to The Sisters o
Mercy.
CITY MORTALITY - The number of deaths ii
Worcester during the week ending Dec. 90, wa
90, including premature; IL males and L
females. Four died Of dptheria, three Of con
sumption, old age 4, lung fever 2, scarlet feyc
2, and one each ofpneumonia, fits cancer, hear