Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-13
dNurtester 4ailp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

Park street. between Portland and Salem, is
bloekaded by the sewer diggers.
Company b, State Guard, will have an i'm
portant meeting on Friday evening.
The San Francisco MINISTRIES presented good
bill at Music hall again, last evening.
There is TO be an adjourned meeting of the
Plymouth parish this evening.
Strawberries-wc don't know where they came
trom-have made their appearance at Bliss, to
the extent of few boxes.
The G. A. R. social at Horticultural hall, this
evening, will be one of the best ones of the
series.
Social gathering at the rooms of the Y. NJ. c.
A. this evening. All members and friends of the
association are invited to be present.
"Flashcs of City Life" is the title of a new
sensational drama to be produced at Music
hall tomorrow evening, by company under
the management of II. A. Weaver and G. T.
Parsloe. The sale of tickets will begin this
morning at the box office.
AT the special meeting of the Temple of
Honor, last evening, large number of TEN
pars were present, and much enthusiasm pre-
vailed The excursion to Providence, next
Monday, will, doubtless, prove most happy
affair.
E8Ihe horse and carriage Of Mr. Geo. W. Howe
of the st. Louis flour company, was unhitched
from a shed on Mechanic street, last night,
driven around for a while, and finally left to 90
home alone. The carriage was badly broken
when the horse arrived at the stable with it.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Alfred p
Warner and Mary j. Warner were each fined SIS
and costs for disturbing the peace. Robert j.
Doe, arraigned on charge Of obtaininga valise
from George Thrall on false pretenscs, was held
in $500 for trial on the 18th. After his arraign-
ment it was discovered that he is an escaped in
mate of the lunatc hospital.
The little girls of All Saints parish made
their Yestry look attractive last evening by ia
bles of flowers, fancy needle work, cake and
confectionery; and, most of all, by the presence
of their own bright, happy faces. The patron
age of last evening enabled them to make
something over two hundred dollars, which will
be expended for the benefit of the Sunday
school librarf. Their fair will be kept open
this afternoon and evening.
AT the last weekly meeting of the Horticul-
tural society, March 80, entries were made as
i'''''' Ae"iAS CtRlt dppiSo lbt
fled as Mcclellan; J. X. L. Pickford, apples,
Baldwin, Leicester Sweet; Eli johnson, apples,
for name, not identified; D. B. Comins, apples,
Baldwin; George S. Coe, parsneps, averaging
two feet in length. The library will be open
this afternoon at the usual hour. The commit
tee on premiums will meet at four o'clock.
MUsIcAL.-Mr. G. p. Morrison, well known
to the musical public, author and composer of
Morrison's festival hymn, has in preparation and
soon to bepublished, new work, entitled Claus
Dco," which gives promise of being a very
Interesting composition, and one of much merit.
1t is not unlikely that the first public perform
alce of this work will be given by q large cho-
rus at Mechanics hall during the next autumn.
CONVERSATIONS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.
The Peoples club, whose weekly readings at the
hall of the Natural History association have
proved so attractive propose to give, at the same
place, and in addition to these readings, a series
Of conversations OR familiar lectures on various
questions touching the health or common life of
the community. Several gentlemen have 81
ready consented to speak on subjects with which
they are practically acquainted, and it is hoped
in this way to bring forward many matters on
which we all need to be better informed The
conversations will be free to all. DIR. Woodward
will open the series this evening at half-past
seven O'Clock
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. - GRAY, j.
Wednesday, april 12.-No. "a, Harriet N. Bill
lngs VS., the city of Worcester, for damages for
injury by falling upon the sidewalk, on account
OF alleged defect in the same by reason of ice.
Verdict for defense. Very for the plaintiff, Mel
son and Goulding for the defense.
No action will hereafter be placed upon the
trial list for the present term, unless notice of
the intention of some party thereto to place the
same upon the trial list shall be delivered to the