Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-13
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CITY NEWS.

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The Republic and Germania fire insurance
companies, both of New York, of which L. A.
Ely & Co., are the agents in this city, announce
thar their solycncy is not in the least endangered
by losses in Chicago.
The ladies of Grace Methodist church, on
Walnut street, furnished their friends with a
pleasant entertainment at their yesuy last even
ing, and realized helpful sum toward furnish
Ing the church.
We are informed that the fire insurance com
panies represented in this city by Messrs. j. b
Knox & Co., which incurred loss by the late tirc
in Chicago, will promptly pay the same and
have ample assets on hand. They will continue
to issue policies at adequate rates of premium
The employees OF the Washbun & Moeu man
u(aeturing company at the Qumsigamond iron
works subscribed $3.50 of the amount for
the Chicago relief fund. 1t will be remembered
the sum given by both shops amounted to
$1,000.
The second rehearsal of oEliiah," under the
direction of Carl Zerrahn, will take place this
evening in the hall of the young mems Chris
tian association, commencing at u O'Clock. All
singers of Worcester and vicinity are cordially
invited to be present.
The republican caucuses for the choice OF
delegates to the councillor, county and senate
rial conventions, will be held this evening. The
call, which is printed in our special notice col
umn, states where the several ward meetings
are to be held
The police force of this city are subscribing
literally TO paper drawn up for the purpose OF
extending relief TO the policemen of Chicago
made destitute by the fire, and Assistant Mar
shall Washburn. who is going to Chicago on
Tuesday, will personally deliver the sum raised
The mayor received a letter yesterday, from
temporary soiourner in the city, who gave half
of a weeks wages to swell the relief fund. The
letter suggested that every moneycd man in the
city give his interest for thirty days, every me
chanic and laborcr days work, and the ladies
their labor in making garments. He thinks
that dollar ought to be raised in tie city from
every man, woman and child in its limits
AT the meeting of ladies, held in the vestry OF
the First Unitarian parish, yesterday, it was
thought they could render the most substantial
aid 10 the Chicago sufferers by soliciting mate
rial and making garments for them. All ladies,
of every denomination, who are!nterested in the
work, are requested to meet in the same place
on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
The Masonic fraternity of this city held a
meeting last evening to concert measures for the
relief of their brethren in Chicago. Rev T. L.
St John was chairman Of the meeting George
+. Woods secretary, and J. b Knox treasurer.
$106350 was raised on the spot, though the
meeting was not largely attended, and Mr.. st.
John was deputed to 60 to Chicago to disburse
this bounty among the Masonic brethren of the
smitten city. NIasons not present at the meet
ing, who wish 10 contribute to this fund, are re-
quested to leave their subscriptions with MIR.
Knox, the treasurer of the meeting, at his place
of business.
We are reminded that at the firemen's muster
in this city in 1851, there were seyenty.two com
panies in the procession, nearly all of which
were engine companies, averaging from forty TO
eighty men cach-a much larger number Of both
companies and men than were present at Man
chester in 1853, and in number of men far
exceeding the Ftchburg muster of the present
week. The procession on that occasion included
twenty-three full bands Of music, besides drum
corps, with an estimated length of three miles
and half
Arc our readers making preparations for the
musical convention? If not, it becomes their
duty to do SO immediately. Visitors and mem.
bcrs' tickets are selling rapidly at the music
stores. 1t will be great musical festival in
which all our citizens should delight to partici-
pate. In addition to the eminent talent already
announced, the committee have just engaged
Barnabee, "the inimitable," who will appear in
conjunction with Miss Persis Bell, the youthful
violinist, at the first concert and also assist at
the matinee in the afternoon of the same day.
This will be good news to the public school
scholars, as they are to be admitted to this mati-
nee at a reduced price.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meeting, yesterday,
premiums for pears were awarded as follows:
For the best ten varieties of twelve specimens
each, SIS, to V. P. Townsend; 2d best, Sc, TO S.
S. Foster. Best five varieties of twelve speci-
mems each, Sc, to J. T. Allen; ID best, So, to S.
S. Foster. Best three varieties of twelve speci-
mems each, SO, to Allied Davis; ID best, 50, to
G. b. Metcalf. Best plate of Scckels, 81 to Mrs.
T. H. Kinnicutt; Bcurrc d Aujou, Joseph L.
Phelps; Duchess dAngiouleme, T. NJ. Lamb;
Glou Moroccan, Z. L. Brigham; Swans Orange,
Mrs. d. Taintcr; Winter Nelis, Rufus Carter;
St. Michael Archange, j. c. Newton.
ORGAN CoNCERT.-The organ at the Central
church, having been repaired and enlarged, was