Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-17
dWureester Daily spp.
JITY NEWS,

The Dread institute is full to OVERLOOKING with
boarding pupils.
The annual reunion of the 21st Massachusetts
regiment association will be held in Templeton
to-day.
Prof. VIM. Denton will deliver the first lee
ture in the Spirituast course this evening at
Horticultural hall. Subject: "The way to be
happy"
For the first time during several months, the
weekly list of patents, bearing date of August
q, contained none to parties in this city and
vicinity.
The democratic flag raising at Washington
square has again been postponed. It is now
announced to come off on the next fair eve
ming.
Vote taken in L. W. Ponds machine shop on
Saturday last: Ont of 1874 men there were 1913
for Grant, 81 for Greeley, - on the fence, and
32 not voters.
Gen. J. Pickett, Maj. Z. P. Halsted, Capt R. T.
Blake and Mr.. H. P. Fairbanks left this city on
Saturday 10 attend the soldiers and sailors
national convention at Pihsburg to day.
The ladies of the Union Hill Methodist society
will hold festival in Schofeld's block this
evening. The proceeds are to 90 toward build
ing the new church,
The rain prevented the proposed drill of the
cavalry squadron yesterday afternoon. The
members will meet on the agricultural ground
at five O'Clock this afternoon if the weather is
pleasant.
The programme Of exercises for the agricul-
tural fair, with list of officers of the socicty,
and the committees and judges in the various
departments of the exhibition, will be issued and
distributed today.
AT the meeting of the city council, last even
ing, member of the sidewalk committee an
nounced that petitions for nearly twenty miles
of sidewalk were now before them, and that the
appropriation had been exhausted with the ex-
ceptiOn Of $4,000.
Conductor Fay's train from Boston met with
an accident at Auburndae yesterday morning
A misplaced switch threw the engine and tender
off the track, but fortunately no one was injured
The road was cleared in a short time, and the
train reached the city about one hour late.
novel exhibition is to take place at the Agri-
cultural park, next Saturday and Monday,
which will doubtless attract large crowd The
Mexican Vaquero troupe are to appear and show
how the wild cattle of Texas are captured. The
performers will appear on native mustang
steeds, and exhibit daring feats of horseman-
ship.
The annual exhibition of the Worcester coun-
ty Horticultural society opens at Mechanics and
Washbuin halls at six O'Clock this evening. All
entries must be made with the secretary before
nine O'Clock this evening, and by ten O'Clock
Wednesday morning all articles entered for
competition must be in place. The fair prom
Uses to be the most successful ever given by the
society and will deserve large patronage.
large crowd of persons, eager to purchase
tickets for Edwin Booths evenings assembled
at the box office of Music hall yesterday morn
ing, but were disappointed by the nor. appear
ance of the checks. Mr.. Reynolds received
them in the afternoon, however, and during the
two hours of the sale over $500 worth were dis
posed of. There are yet plenty of good seats
not taken, and the box office will be open at the
usual time this morning to accommodate those
DESTROYS of participating in the dramatic event
of the season.
The social indoor picnic of the Frohsinn
singing society last evening was a very success
full affair in spite of the Indictment weather pre-
vailing outside. The chorus singing under the
direction of Mr.. Benz. Zaeder, director of the
society, was a pleasing feature of the early
evening, and select quartette of male voices
added enjoyment to the occasion. The latter
part of the evening was spent in tripping 'the
light fantastic to the music of Barnard and
Richardson's band