Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-16
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CITY NEWS.


A masquerade party in Horticultural hall will
take place about the middle of next month.
Mr.. d. l.. Moody of Chicago, will speak in the
Central church this evening, at n o'clock. He
will be accompanied by Prof Bliss, singer
from the west
Smith BOwen's horse, attached to milk
wagon, walked lon the newly filed sewer on
Jackson street. yesterday morning, and suddenly
disappeared, his head and ears alone indicating
his location. With good deal of hard labor
the poor beast was finally extricated.
In our report of Prof Thompson's remarks at
the Natural History meeting last Tuesday, we
omitted an important point. lie stated that the
walrus head presented was given him, as a repre-
sentative of the Free institute, by Capt Lewis
Lawrence, of Falmouth, and that he was salts
fled that the specimen would be more useful in
the cabinet of the Natural History society, than
anywhere else.
East Lynne, one of the most successful senSa.
tional plays on the stage, will be presented at
Music hall this evening, Dollie Bidwell appear
ing as Lady Isabel and Madame Vine. She will
be ably supported by Bidwe & Wkinson's
dramatic company, which includes that prime
comedian Charlie Wilkinson. In the farce of
the "Jolly Cobbler," which used to be one of
his fayorite pieces at Piper's old theatre, he is
seen to the best advantage,
The Boston Transcript says of Mrs. Merri-
field, who died in this city on Saturday, at the
ripe age of nearly eighy-nine: "She was
the widow Of Deacon Alpheus Merrife.d of that
city and the maternal progenitor of the promi-
nent Worcester family OF that name Mrs.
Mortified was woman ofremarkabe preserya-
tion of faculties for her age, and till within ten
days of her death had suffered but little physical
infrmities. As the mother of large family of
children, and among those who in any way
needed her aid or sympathy, she was constant
in the duties and beloved in the affections at
home aud abroad, and death came to her but as
the rounding Of the period of life well used"
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-William b. Bowker,
William Sharp and William H. Green, were ar
raigned in the municipal court yesterday for
breaking and entering the store of Foley &
Sweeney on Front street, on the night Of Nov.
10, and taking thereirom goods to the value
of $3.50. Green and Sharp pleaded not guilty.
Bowker guilty. The cases were continued TO
Nov. 10th, and the defendants ordered to recog-
nize in $1,000 for their appearance at that time,
Patrick Sweeney up for larceny, was found
guilty and the case continued to Nov. 10th for
sentence. Lawrence L. Deery, drunkenness, fined
So and costs; Michael Keehan, drunkenness,
s. and costs; Cyprian X. Stratton, common
drunkard, case on file; William Gallagher neg
lect of family, case continued; Thomas Troy
and George NJ. Cook, drunkenness, cases con.
tinucd.
THE PICTURE OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYs-
BURG could not be properly mounted for eXhi-
bltion last evening, owing 10 the lateness of the
hour at which the frame and other necessary APP
purtenances arrived from Portland. BY a mis-
understanding, il was thought that everything
had arrived last evening, and the disappsint-
ment to Colonel Batcheder was as great as to
the committee of the Grand Army Post
Everything is in readiness now, however, and
the picture will be shown this evening to the
very best advantage. Rather than diSappoint
those who came 10 see the picture last evening,
the hall was thrown open, and Colonel Batchel-
der exhibited large map showing the Penusyl-
vania campaign and the course of both armies
from Falmouth to Gettysburg, and gave a full
lecture explanatory of the localities and their
importance in connection with the war. The
doors will open for the exhibition this evening
at seven O'Clock, and the lecture will begin at
eight.
HORTICULTURAL the last meeting there
were the following entries S. W. Kent, pears,
Nouyeau Poiteau; Joseph +. Davis Vicar of
Winfield, very large; Edward w. Lincoln,
pears, Doyenne du Comice, and Josephine de
Malmes, O. L. Hatch, apples (s.own in Mich
igan), Tallman Sweet, English Streak, Winter
Sweet Beethoven, Twenty Ounce Pippn, New
town Pippin, Golden Russell, Baldwin, Swaar;
Tompkins County King, French Pippin, Black
Gillihower, Northern Spy, Spitzen5erg, None
such; also handsome large specimen for name,
identified as Pcnnock' Red Winter, aud another
which was pronounced the Westfeld Seek-no-
further James T. Allen, pears, B. Diel, W.
Nelis Vicar, Glout Moroccan, Lawrence; Gideon
Harris, pears Jaminette, Vicar.
The library will be open this afternoon at the
usual hour.