Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-20
d0torccster G9aiIp Spp.
CITY NEWS.


The Arcade mooldcrs will have ball at flor-
ticulura hail this evening,
I race Sheldon calls attention to his display
Of holiday goods in another column.
The short notices of F.A. Dckey s Co. on the
second page tell little story all by themselves.
Rev Mr., lIale's lecture tomorrow evening,
must not be forgotten amid the eNeitemeuts OF
the Christmas season. He will do CHS level
best"
A notice to the members OF Post 10, printed
in the proper place, calls them together to-
morrow morning 10 attend the funeral Of CON.
rade Markham
Denholm & lcKay's windows are uicked out
with eyergreens iancitully filed with all sorts
Of things in their line, with a somewhat souchy
looking San;a-Claus in the background.
Yankee hose company No. $, has its fifth an
nual ball on Friday evening Dee. y. The full
particulars concerning the event are given in
their advertisement.
Tickets to the odd South" concert, Of Thurs.
day, 21st may be obtained at the music stores
of Richards, Metcaf & Co., S, K. Leland 4 Co.,
and c. L. Gorham Co., until evening Of con-
cert; then at the door.
i-NlNdlu L. opubll9g taelStdill NdSlllGl tl INT
First national bank, upon his arrival home from
his bridal trip, Friday night, found happy sur
prise III the shape Of an elegant chamber set,
presented by the directors of the bank.
A spirited young horse attached to sleigh
and driven by Mr.. Rice, Of Auburn, run into
a horse car at the head of Park street, yesterday
afternoon, breaking the sleigh into many pieces,
and the horse freeing himself from the wreck,
ran at the top OF his speed towards home. Mr..
Rice was thrown to the ground and received
three sli9htcuts on the head, but was not badly
hurt.
Franz Mayo and the "Streets of New York"
will be attraction at Music hall, tomorrow
evening Mr., Mayo's style of acting is entirely
Original oeing free and eff hand, and Badger
is his b st impcrsonation The company which
supports Mr.. Mayo includes J. II. 8udworth,
an eccentric negro comedian, who will per-
form the part Of Bob, the hootblach"
The fair Of the Dewey street mission chapel,
10 he held Thursday and Friday evenings prom
iscs to be very successful, the Baptist churches
having volunteered their assistance, and friends
have responded literally with good things for
the tables There will he music and singing,
dialogues and declarations, with other amuse.
ments to entertain young and old Tickets are
for sale at Chas Becher's market and at the
stores in the western part of the city.
An opportunity is offered the Worcester PUT
lie to hear Mendelssohn's great o;atorio of st.
Paul, to be given by the Handel and Haydn So
ciety in Boston, on Sunday night, with the aid
of the singers of he English ballad troupe. An
extra train will run to Worcester for half price,
provided fifty persons viii agree to 20. Names
should be left Immediately at the music stores OF
Richards, MetcaIf & Co., and S. Il. Leland & Co.
The fair and festival by the ladies Of Union
Hill will be held in Washburn hall, this and to-
morrow evening, instead of in Schofeld's block,
as at first announced The object of the fair is
10 procure funds for the erection of a chapel and
Sabbath school room in that locality, and is
every way deserving ola most liberal patronage.
On Wednesday evening the tableauX, and on
Thursday the music by Soahland's orchestra
will be among the many attractions.
Two throngs of visitors sat down at the ia
hles of Taft, Bliss 6 Rice last night. The fist
company was composed of members Of Damas-
Gus lodge Knights OF Pythias, No. 50, Of this
city, wi number of fratemal visitors from
Wachusett lodge, No. 81 the reception Of the
visiting knights was made the occasion Of much
pleasure to all interested. Later in the evening
the members of the Light Infantry, with many
of their friends, participated in the pleasures oil
a hearty supper; these soldier-citizens and their
guests had pleasant military assembly at tht
new armory,