Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-22
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CITY NEWS.

The temperance meeting at Washburn hall
to-day, will begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon
1t will be an important one.
The ladies ofTrinity church have strawberry
festival at their vestry this evening. Cake
coffee, ice cream, and other light delicacies, are
also offered.
The annual rose and strawberry exhibition
will open at o'clock this afternoon. The very
liberal premium list was published in the SPY
of last Thursday.
The Young Mems Christian Association will
have social reunion at their rooms on Pear
street this evening. Music will be special at
traction.
Messrs. Dadmun & Rowland have purchased
the boot and shoe business of W. c. Lamkin
at 4S4 Main street. Mr. Lamkin goes to Boston
to engage in the same business.
The Sunday schools connected with Trinity
Laurel street, Webster square and Grace
churches will have an excursion to Sterling
Junction camp ground on the 4th of July, ant
the Methodist Sunday schools in Fitchburg anC
other places will also probably join them.
The fire alarm telegraph was accepted by the
city yesterday, and is now in full operation
The keys will be distributed to-day, after which
the official directions will be published. The
members of the fire department are now il
possession of means for making the alarm and
any stroke of four or upwards will now mean fire
The Germans had a delightful time at theil
picnic yesterday, the sun having thoroughly
dried his Tuesdays washing at the grove
With singing, dancing, gymnastics and pleasure
laIra Of
ment. Mother and the little ones went as wei
as the older sisters, so the enjoyment was fell
by every member of the family, as it should be
A hard character, by the name of Adolphus
Rondo, was arrested in this city, yesterday, by
City Marshal brennan, for picking the pocket
of C. II. Gill, of Boston, at Barnum'S menag
erie, on Saturday last. Mr.. GilPs property was
traced directly to him, and included some paper:
of great value He will be taken TO Boston to
day, and turned over to the officers of that city
for trial.
The business disposed of in the municipal
court, yesterday, consisted of five cases o
drunkenness. Edward Boden and Edward
Baldwin were each fined So and costs, which
they paid. John Connolly and George Clifton
and therefore had to go over to the Jail. George
Lawson, the fifth of the number, was fined 81
and costs, his being second offense; HI
couldn't pay, either, and went over with Clifton
and Connolly.
At the last weekly meeting of the horticul
tural society, the following entries were made
A. N. Chase, strawberries, Charles Downing
very fine; ]. G. Lowell, West Bovlston, flowers
and leaves of pitcher plant, T. J. Kinney, straw.
berries, G. Downing, Lennig's White, lucinda
Golden Seeded, and two unnamed Seeding vari
eties Mr.. Kinney also exhibited a sample o
the Grafton mineral fertilizer, which he claim
to be sure death to currant worms and othe
vermin. From Mr.. Kinney's young sons cam
fifteen named varieties of wild flowers.
st. Aloysius' day-the patron saint of youth
was chosen by ST. Paul's church for the
Sabbath school strawberry festival which was
held in Mechanics hall. Shortly after sever
o'clock, over five hundred of the children
marched from St. Paul's church with fathe
Power at the head of the column, bearing
beautiful banner, on which were the words
"St. Aloysius, pray for us" around the picture
of the saint holding the crucifiX in his hands
The hall was crowded, floor and gallery
The next outdoor concert will be given OIL
court house hill this evening by the Nationa
cornet band. The programme is as follows:
l. Grand March Milataire "ApOllo", Hochkeller
2. German Song, "Wie ShOn Bist Du". .Weidt
B. Petite Polka. ......'.'.....'.'..''.'... Patz
See1geiL Mf slCm ;Ernoni VarSi
g. Polka Mazurka "Heska Holka" ...... .ParlOw
z. Waltz, Wine, Woman and Song" Strauss
8. Serenade, .'The Image of the Rose" .Reichardt
8. Herr an Herr Polka. Hermann
10. March, sounds of Peace" .......... Downing
TEMPERANCE AND NIGHT SCHOOLS Fol
THE SoUTH-Mr. II. A. Brown is employed il
soliciting aid in this city for the national asso
citation for the spread of temperance and nigh
south. William Wells Brown is til,
president of the association. Its objects ar
warmly comm ended by Rev. Drs. Kirk. Man
ming, Miner and James Freeman Clarke, of Bos
ton, Gerrit Smith, William Lloyd Garrison anC
others.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR Defeating TIL
NEW HIGH SCHOOL HoUsE.-The joint com
mittee of the city council and school board
appointed several weeks ago to make necessary
arrangements for the proper dedication of thu
new high school building, met last evening anC
appointed q subcommittee of arrangements
1t is now expected that the dedication will taxi
place towards the last of August. The commit
tee voted to have an address, to be delivered by
Hon. A. H. Bullock, if he could be secured fo
the work, after which subcommittee waiteC
upon him and obtained full assurance that HI
would comply with their wishes.
Mr.. CHARLES MATHEWS, who comes herr
next week supported by the Globe theatre com
pany, is an actor whose abilities win for hin
great praise wherever he has been heard; anC
Worcester people will feel obliged TO Mr.. Nc
Glennen for bringing him to our theatre. o
his acting, the Boston Advertiser said: Gal
that Mr. Mathews looks and does and says il
touched with the very spirit of nimble mirth
The spectators heartiest laugh is often demand
ed or is paid unasked, but during the whole per
Torrance the soul is tickled with secret mirth
or floats upon a delicious, ripping river of fun
intoxicated by the view and the notion"
MUSIC IN THE ScHooLs.-Musc in the pub
lie schoStsoI 'hiS Wy 10 i'""' anu HIS pccu ~
some years past, n regular branch of study, AM
is taught upon scientific principles as truly an,
thoroughly as any other science. One lesson
week is given in each of the schools above tn
primary, by competent instructor, and his sys
fem of teaching is followed up by the teacher
of the schools each day, the music lesson bein!
n mart of the daily instruction as truly as arith
metic or any other branch Of study. At thre
O'Clock this afternoon there will be public ex
animation of the secondary schools, under thu
direction of Mr.. E. s. Mason, in Mechanics hail. T.
which the members of the school board and tn
public generally are invited to attend.
COUNTY NEWS.
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