Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-02
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CITY NEWS.

Members of the Temple of Honor will find an
important notice this morning.
The theatre had a small audience, last eve
ming, Worcester people evidently not being at
tracted by Oofty Gooft.
The Boston and Albany road has declared
dividend of five dollars per share, payable on
the 18th inst.
A tea party, with the accompanying ottrac-
lions, is the order for tonight by Plymouth So
cety and their friends. See notice.
The German Turner's will have a ball Friday
evening for the benefit of the Chicago and north
west sufferers.
A beautiful and costly past masters jewel was |
presented to Mr.. II. G. Wilson OF Monacute |
lodge the other evening.
The Twenty Associates, a club formed for the |
promotion of social enjoyment, met at Natural |
History hall, last evening for the first time.
Southland's orchestra furnished music.
Duprez & Benedict's ministries will appear at
Mechanics hall this evening. This is one of the
troupes that always gives good entertain
ment.
The democrats in the tenth and eleventh dis
trcts will hold their conventions Friday eve
ming, TO nominate candidates for representatives
to the next legislature.
The 81. John On. b. Daily Telegraph of the
2Sth, contains an account Of the presentation to
the st. John crew of testimonial badge for
each member, by fifteen New Brunswckers liv
ing in this city, who took that method to eX-
press their regard for the manly and successful
effort Of their St. John friends to place the name
T,h In, in Gurbn will
ever be in the hearts of her children" The
badges were made and forwarded by MIR. Thos.
d. Gard, and are of gold, about one and half
inches long They consist of the arms Of the
city of ST. John, with the motto, supported by
small arc on which the word "Champion' is en-
graved. Dependent from each end of the arc
and attached by tiny rings of gold are two small
golden oars, well shaped and of the spoon pat
tern. The lettering and figures in the shield
are of blue, inlaid.
MUNICIPAL ICoURT.-Lycurgus A. MaXam
was brought up on two charges, in the munic
ipal court, yesterday-one for embezzlemcnt,
and the other for obtaining money on false pre-
tences in each case, he was ordered to recognize
in the sum of $500 for appearance at the higher
court. TOT DtlnH II COUllllOu SNllCl TIdUh AlC-
Cune paid fine of $40 and costs. Daniel Sulli-
van, charged with truancy, was sentenced to
the truant school for one year. VIM. L. Laverty |
and Prince Alfred paid So and costs each for |
and Chas. H. Rogers paid 50
and costs, and Joseph r. Dlnforth 81 and costs,
for similar offences.
TIE CONCERT To-NIGHT.- There will be
refined audience, eager to see and hear Mrs.
Moulton, at Mechanics hall, tomorrow evening.
Musical writers all agree IN praSing Mrs
Moulton'S eXquiSitey melodious voice, aud
chasing her as an artist in the fullest sense.
1t is easy, says a leading New York daily, TO
comprehend, after hearing this very gifted lady,
how the veteran maestro, Rossini, after the
same experience should have exclaimed, g Volta
Ia Uoi1 P'-should have said that this was the
voice that sang TO him in ina ginatlon while he
was composing. With such voice he would |
have endowed his Mathildc, and it alone even
without the singular personal beauty that ac-
companies it, would have warranted the passion
of ArnoldO. OF Mrs. Monlton's triumph in the |
concert room there can be no two competent
opinions. Indeed, if the sympathetic and |
signed their true relative place and value, Mrs.
Monlton IN :hs field might almost be called
1.-THE Singer" in the sense conveyed by the
Greeks, who when they said ''fhc Poet meant
Homer, and when they saidl "Ihe Poctess,"
meant Sappho. Weh, the pianist, and other
artists of fame, accompany Mrs. Moulton.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL CoURT-DEyENs, J.
Wednesday, Nov, 1.-The case of VIM. Gravel, |
of Douglas, for keeping liquor nuisance, was
placed file, and for assault on officer Fletcher
he was sentenced to the house OF correction for |
six months.
James Bell, of Leicester, youth of sixteen,
pleaded nolo contenderc to an Indictment for |
breaking and entering and larceny from the |
house of Otis Whttemore and was sentenced to
the house ofcorrectiou for one year.
Denis Mallory, of Worcester, for keeping a
liquor nuisance, verdict guilty.
jeremiah Horigan, of Millbury, for larceny,
verdict guilty.
Clement Muraudcau of Douglas, indicted for |
keeping liquor nuisance, was pnt on trlal on |
plea of abatement on the ground of Il msnomer, |
claiming that his name was Maranda; verdict |
hut iiC SbNCihiiChl' bNiShhihi 10 N'ii''''A'''i
Frenchman, in which language pronunciation |
does not always exactly go according to the
spelling The defendant then pleaded guilty to |
the indictment for nuisance, and was sentenced |
10 pay f,ue and costs, amounting in all to 1929.
Very for the defence
James Sullivan pleaded nolo contendere to an
Indictment for cruelty TO animals.
Patrick W. Kiley of Worcester for keeping a
liquor nuisance; given TO the second jury at
noon, but they had not agreed when the court
adjourned at six p. NJ.
The LABOR REFoRMERs met last night in
npper Horticultural hall for the purpose ofnom- |
mating a candidate for senator from the first
district, AMI three candidates each from the
tenth and eleventh representative districts
The convention was called to order by George
f. Mansfield, chairman Of the senatorial dis
trict committee NJ. S. johnson was chosen
chairman, d. A. Parsons secretary and ON mo-
ton, il was voted TO proceed to an informal vote
for candidate for senator, which vote resulted in
the choice Of Thomas Gates, who received
majority Of the votes thrown This
was not satisfactory to the relormers, and it
was evident that persons more interested in the
democratic than the labor reform party were at
the bottom of this nomination. Alter some
plain talk from the reformers repudiatng the
action of the convention, il was voted to recon
slider the first vote, and to proceed TO formal
vote, which resulted in the adhering of the CON
yention to its first vote which resulted in some
pretty plain talk, denouncing the parties who
voted for Gates. A motion was made to recon-
sder,-this time with success,-alter which 4
formal vote was had, resulting in the choice Of
M. s. johnson.
The convention adjourned appointing NJ. S.
johnson, d. A. Parsons and ]. Carpenter dis
trict committee.
The meeting then came to order for the cleo
ton of three representatives from the eleventh
district, NJ. S. johnson being chairman, with
Warner johnson secretary. On motion it was
voted TO appoint Il committee of three 10 make
the nominations. The convention then ad
joTrned.
Jhe tenth representative district convention
then came 10 ORDER with ID. A. Parsons for
chairman, After nominating committee Of
thrae to make the nominations for rep