Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-17
dWortester Daily Spp.
OETY NEWS.


Damascus lodge have meeting tonight.
Social gathering at the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms this
evening. Young men specially invited.
A. S. Brown makes "a hint to the wise" in
another column.
Harrington & Bulens announce their holiday
goods in another column this morning.
c. D. Holland advertiSes his holiday goods
this morning.
Two boys were arrested early last evening for
disturbing the evening school on Belmont street.
The lecture of Rev. J. 0. Knowles, in the
Grace church course, last evening, attracted and
entertained good-sized audience.
The second assembly OF the Worcester Light
Infantry will take place at Armory hall this
evening.
Attention is called to the advertisements of
WIN. H. Robinson, whose stock of watches and
jewery is unusually large for the holidays.
horse owned by W. H. Gay fell on the ice,
on Foster street, yesterday afternoon, and dislo-
Gated one of his hips.
Rev. c. H. Hanaford lectures at Webster
square, Wednesday evening, his subject being
"Snap."
The Technical school has received from Philip
L, Moen, Esq, the gift Of valuable saceharo-
meter made at the celebrated establishment of
Salleme in Paris.
Edwin Il. Shumway of this city has been COM
misioned second lieutenant in Co. A. 10th regi-
ment NJ. V. NJ, in place of Everett A. Morse,
discharged.
The Unity Temple of Honor OF Providence
Will visit this city to-day as guests of the
Worcester Temple. They will be entertained at
supper at Horticultural hall in the evening.
The deep voiced whistle of the rolling mill,
which sounded omiuously in the night air about
half past eleven last evening, was caused by
accident.
IA kerosene lamp exploded in Charley Hol-
lands news room last evening, ana created a
little fire, which destroyed Il few dollars worth
Of periodicals. 1t was quickly eXtiuguished
without serious damage!
The ladies of Trinity church will hold their
annual fair and festival in their vestry, corner
of Main and Chandler streets, this evening.
Some entertaining features are announced in
another column.
The Second Advent conference resume its
session at Central street chapel at nine O'Clock
tits forenoon. Preaching this evening by Elder
Miles Grant of Boston. Subject ebuchad-
nezzar's dream and the Interpretation thereof"
All are invited.
The officer who captured the bag of shorts the
other evening, acknowledges the joke, but in
sists that the bag contained shorts when he
brought it to the office. lie thinks some OF his
brother officers were responsible for the trans
formation into sawdust,
People who footed the trcacherous walks Of
the city last evening and escaped an awkward
fall, with all its narrowing alterhoughts, should
deyoutly thank their stars. Those who fell saw
the stars, butinstead of thanking them did the
other thing in all the cases heard from.
The storehouse occupied by Samuel Winslow,
in the rear Of Jordan's blacksmith shop, on
Exchange street, was entered either Saturday Or
Sunday night, and about 500 worth of skates
Of various sizes and patterns stolen. The bur-
glars effected an entrance by forcing window
at the rear of the building, breaking the sash
in their hurry.
The private masquerade in Armory hall last
evening was one of those pleasant occasions al.
ways sure to result from a masquerading party,
During the early part of the evening the dancers
were in full costume, and the usual amount of
surprise was manifested at the unmasking for
supper Dancing was continued until a late
hour, but the time for the last figure arrived
even then too early by far for many Of the party.