Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-14

CHINA WEDDING.-The parishiOners and
other friends of Rev. 7. E. st. John gave him
surprise party, last evening" at his residence, it
being the fifteenth anniversary of the marriage
of the worthy pastor and his estimable lady
Their spacious rooms were taken possession of,
unbeknown to them, while they were absent at
a neighbors, by multitude of guests, who made
themselves completely at home preparing mat
tiers for the expected return of the happy host
and hostess, when the latter were made the re-
cipients of substantial evidences Of the love
and esteem in which they are held. An
elegant mirror, dining set, tea set silver toilet
set, silver cake basket, butter knives, silver
spoons, and many other valuable articles were
presented to them, by Rev. Albert Tyler, in be-
half of the donors, in a neat speech, which was
appropriately responded to by Mr.. St. John.
Mr.. Jones +. Estabrook then entertained
the company with poem adapted to
the occasion, after which remarks, com
plimentary to the happy couple, were
made by Rev. +. II. Hall, Mr.. H. L. Cobb
of Boston formerly of this city,, Col. p. w.
Taft and Mr. VIM. Mecorney. The music by
the choir of the church added TO the other at
HuCllOIls Vi IllG OCCdSlOu, WHICH MOuuu up WIN
a bountiful collation., of which some two hun
dred partook. 1t was an occasion which will be
long remembered by all concerned, for the hap
py "reminiscences and social greetings which it
called forth,
The RAILROAD QUEsuoN.-Th report of
the result Of the recent railroad officers, and
committee on the part OF the city was iucom-
plete as given yesterday; we therefore state the
case again. The proposition on the part of the
railroads was as follows To build union pas.
senger station at Washington square for all the
companies; leave the freight and passenger sta
tions at Lincoln square substantially as they
are; remove the passenger station from Foster
street as soon as the union station is completed;
the Norwich RAILROAD company to do their
switching and making up of trains south of
Park street; the through freight trains to pass
across the common; the through trains not TO
stop between Lincoln square and Madison street,
or on those streets or on the common, ex-
cept in case of accident To this the mayor
and his associates, acting for the interests
of the city, replied that they considered them.
selves at liberty to consider any plan which will
dispense with the crossings at grade on Me-
chanic, Front and Park streets and the COM
mon, but were not authorized to consider OF con-
sent to plan which leaves the railroad tracks
upon these thoroughfares and on the common.
As it is the freight trains that cause the great,
est part of the annoyance to the public of course
no proposition can be satisfactory that does not
take them through our city by some other route
+ ! than the one now followed across the common.
The late Mr.. Blake demonstrated how all the
freight business could go through Washington
square and give every road more room and
switching ground than it now possesses. Why
will not the five railroads interested adopt this
plan, or some similar scheme that shall relieve