Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-24
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CITY NEWS.

The proposed "apron and nccktie party" has
been postponed for the present.
The anthropological society held one of their
weekly assemblies, last night, at their rooms.
The benevolencc section of the Peoples club,
will meet in the room of the club at half-past
four this 7. NJ
The April term of the supreme judicial court
will begin in this city, April IL, Judge Gray pre-
siding.
Tonight, the private masquerade ball at Hor-
ticultural hall promises to be particularly gay
aud festive occasion. An advertisement in the
proper place notifies parties interested where
they can be accommodated with costumes.
The members of the Universalst soci-ty gave
the concluding one of their series of entertain
ments at Horticultural hail. last night, the pro-
cecds of which are to go toward the purchase of
an organ fur their new church. good sum
of money will be the net result.
The Massachusetts Weekly Spy is ready this
morning Among the local records are the
celebration of st. Patrck's day, the memorial
of Rev W. G. Scandlin, Mechanics association
reunion and much else; and the editorial, news
aud miscellaneous columns are full, as usual of
interesting reading. For sale by the news deal
ers.
In the municipal court, yesterday, Stephen
Lee and Francis Cannon were sentenced to the
house of correction for two months each, for
second olfenses of drunkenness They appealed
and gave bonds in 5000 each, Patrick Quirk
was fined SO and costs for disturbing the peace.
Edward P. Gay, of Leicester, was fined SO and
costs for being drunk.
The lecture this evening by Miss May on the
plan and scope of the horticultural school for
women at Newton, should not be forgotten
among the multitude of objects that claim at
tention just now. Miss May comes not to dis
course about the rights OR the wrongs of women,
but to explain what few noble women in Bos
ton are doing in a practical way to help solve
the problem, of what can unemployed women
do3 The name of the speaker will be recog-
nzed as that of the head of the New England
women's sanitary association, and the secretary
of the American social science association, edu-
cation section
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Judge Scudder will not
be able to hold court till week from next Mon
day, when he will go on with the mortgage case
of Freeland VS.. Freeland. 1t is probable Judge
DevcRs viii come in next Monday to try the
case of A. j. Duncan VS.. Timothy Bancroft.
TIE PEOPLES CLUB Rooms were last night
given up 10 the amusement of the little folks,
and they enjoyed themselves in a manner to
prove the wisdom and sound policy of the ar
rangemcnt. The older members retired to the
Natural History rooms, where the party were
entertained with readings, singing, and playing
upon the piano, by well known performers, very
much to the qualification and entertainment of
that portion Of the young men and young ladies
who were able to gain Abundance to the crowd
ed quarters.
The TRACKS on THE COMMoN.-Another
large and influential delegation of our citizens
went to Boston yesterday, to watch the hearing
at the state house on the petition for the remov-
al Of the raiho Dad tracks from the common and
neighboring streets. The city government are
Judiciously and faithfully representing our peo-
pie in the matter, and the committee of the leg
stature, who are coming to look the ground
over, next Monday afternoon, may be safely
trusted to admit the reasonableness of the petit
toh, lol IL ID Hlduc up Vi Impartial anu dDle
men.
The CoNCERT.-Mr. Aliens historical cham
Der concert, which is to be the fourth and last
of his delightful series, we need not remind our
musical readers, takes place tonight. The pro-
gramme is arranged as follows:
PERIOD
Born Died
l. Concerto in C, for three pianos Quar-
tett accompaniment .....J. 5. Bach. 1856 1850
3 Aria from RinaldO. Lascia il pianga.
q. L. Handel. 1854 1853
l. Quartet in +, No 8. Allegro and AL
legretto. .....,.....,...W. A Mozart. 1856 1892
2. Aria from the Creation. On Mighty
Pens.. .............,.....J. Haydn. 1882 1910
PERIOD III.
l, Piano Solo. Polacca briante, op. 70.
9. NJ. Won Weber. 1856 1926
2. Song. Tears OfLOve. L. Van Beethoven. 1770 1927
PERIOD ".
j. Slow Movement from OPP. 1872. (Caro-
net, Viola and Piano X. Schumann 1910 1854
z Songs (al Parting. $50. II. Franz Contemporary
(bl The Charmer. f MendessOhn 1909 1S47
3. Novelletten piano, Violin and VOL
Oncellol ..........N. W. Gade. Contemporary