Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-16
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CITY NEWS.

The Germania band give one of their choice
programmes at the Old South fair tonight
Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazaar and the
other wceklies have been received at Hollands
newsroom in the pest Office building.
Jenkins & Whitcomb have received Godcy's
L1dy's BooA, for March; also, Harpers and
Frank Lese's illustrated weeklies for this week.
The veteran corps Of the State Guard last
evening appointed committee to nominate
officers ior the company, TO report in two weeks.
The Boston and Albany railroad reduced its
passenger and freight tariff in October, Since
then its receipts for the carriage OF freight have
increased 100000. The receipts for passengers
have decreased since the reduction
The Worcester County Auxiliary Bible society
will hold its annual meeting this afternoon at
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
Rev. c. NJ. Lamson, Of this city, will deliver
lecture at the Main street Baptist church this
evening at - o'clock, on "Pompeii and Vesu-
vius," in place of Rev. Mr.. Emerson, of Glou-
cester, whose lecturei VIII be postponed to an
other time on account of severe Illness
We are informed that gentleman from the
country, for many years in the "apple.sass"
business, will be present at Mechanics hall to-
night, adding somewhat 10 the large variety al
ready offered for the entertainment of the num-
bcrs sure to be present on the occasion.
"The Old South Salad" is the name of Il neat
fourpagc paper published in the interest of the
Old South fair, which opened so encouragingly
last evening. 1t is well printed by Snow Broth
ers, and carefully edited by some one who un-
derstands how to meet the emergency al every
turn, and gives the readers their moneys worth
The second number will be issued this evening
The troubles arising from false alarms of fire
are numerous For instance: the alarm on
Wednesday, which brought out the fire depart
ment in such haste, was in DIRECTLY reported as
arising from slight fire in the shop of the
Bay State shoe company, on Grafton street."
when the fact is there was no fire at all. Some
one who saw Il column of steam issuing from
the cellar Of a house on Grafton street, thought
it was smoke, and from that superstition argued
that the house was on fire. Impressed with this
hastily formed belief, he raninto the shoe shop,
gave the alarm and caused the whistle to be
blown, thus giving rise TO the report that there
was fire in the shoe shop, which was the be
lief of many of the 6remen and others who in
quircd aud were told so.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. George II.
Mills assembled in the upper hail Of Schodclds
block, on Grafton street, last evening, to cele
brate the 18th anniversary of their marriage.
Rev. Mr.. McNuin pei formed again the ceremony
that has held so good for years past. Mr. L. b.
Newton, in behalf of the company, presented
the worthy couple with many valuable gifts,
with appropriate remarks, TO which the sur
prsed responded with many thanks. After
which the company partook of bountiful COLA
ton, and the small hours were nearly reached
before the friends could feel contcnted to retire;
wishing, as they each left, that the happy pair
may yet see many more years of peace and
prosperity.