Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-08
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CITY NEWS,


The city council will meet this evening and
probably the boards win clcct, in Joint convention
the various officers annually SO chosen.
Rev \. Ii. Cooldgg's funeral address and
memorial sermon, on the death of the late Rev
john Nelson, D. d., is published in neat
pamphlet, and for sale at Sanlord's
The reunion of the Twenty first Massachus sets
regiment is to be held in tins city, at the Bay
State house, Thursday, Feb, Sth, at eleven
o'clock \. N.
Three first class passenger ears, for the Bos-
Ton, Hartford and Erie railroad, were recently
built at the manulactory Of o5good Bradley in
this city.
Next month will begin and end on Thursday,
so that thorc will be five Thursdays which will
ult occur again in the month of February until
the year 1900. Last year began on Sunday and
ended on Sunday. This will occur again in
1892, and every eleventh year thereafter
TIE Closing performances Of the Drummer
Bay were given to crowded houses on Satur-
day afternoon and evening. The amateurs who
have given 50 much time to its production, are
happy in the fact that Post 10, G. A. R., viii
realize sum about as large as that Of last year,
from the enterprise.
The annual meeting Of the Worcester Unita-
rian conference will he held in this city, on
Tuesday evening ard Wednesday, Jan.stGth and
t7lh The services on the first day will take
place in the Church Of the Unity, Elm street,
an on The second day in Rev, Mr.. Halls church,
Main street.
IN Members OF The choral union are particu-
lary requested to he present at the rehearsal
shis evening. Business Of impOl lance VIII come
before the society, including scheme fora series
o subscription concerts. During the evening
some solos are expected from several resident
soloiss.
Mr. Booth is arranging for a series Of pleas
ant entertainments TO be given in Music hail
beginning on the nth inst. The leading mem
bar5 OF the Boston theatre company and Mr..
Frank Mayo will appear, and We arc promised
nw scenery and complete stage settings for tic
sc cotous TO be given.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Worccs
ter teachers associates, was held at the new
h'.sii school building, on Saturday altcrnU6n
Mr. harrington presiding. The subject of arilh
metic was discussed by Mcssrs. Foster, Adams
Parish aud Comius. The following officers were
eocicd: president, George A. Adams; vice pres
dent, Mary T. Reed; secretary, Mrs NJ, f. Fast
man. At the close of the meeting large mum
Der Of those present spent pleasant half houl
in viewing the different rooms in the new huid
ing, and observing tho improved convenience.
ion5chCol WORK with which the house abounds
\ 'equest was made from the superintendent
that the grammar school masters call at his OF.
fee for copies Of the ''AIanual Of Commerce, ,
and the secondary school teachers for copies @
The "Chiid's Book of Nature"
There was only one case before the municip:
court SIturday-lhat Of Andrew Mccarthy
charged with truancy. Judge Williams con
signed him to lie truant school for one year Il
the morning previous there was hut one sen
tenc2 imposed, and that a fine for drunkenness
This state of things argues reformatory mfln
oncc somewhere; for, during several month
past, two or three drunkards have been chas
tsed by the law on even the very poorest day
fol DRINKS; and on some days the number ran
as high rs thirty or forty. 1t is impossible a
yet to fix the credit; it may be the result of Il,
increase Of the police force; it may be that Their
is better quality Of rum sold; or, possibly, Tin
good time is approaching when the price Q
labor goes toward the purchase Of family com
forts and the decrease of paupers and criminals
REVOLUTIONARY RLLICs.--Acogpe OF interest
revolutionary relics may be seen in tue shoy
window Of \. L. Bulbank's jcwery store The,
are portion Of the epaulattes and silver spoon
taken from Gen. Burgoyne at his surrender Il
The American army at Saratoga, Oct.17, 1777
The spoon (Which is a heavy one of pure silver
is marked with the initials Of the British genera
%. \. h, ana is stamped with the insignia of liz
British crown. These articles are the propcrt,
of Mrs. Rufus Halverson of North Oxford,
great granddaughter Of one Of the officers unde
Gen. Gates, to whom the surrender was made
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MISSION CHAPEL TEMPERANCE MEETING
The public temperance meeting, at Mission
chapel, hast evening, was much more fully ut
tended than any Of the previous ones. Rev. Mr.
Cheever presided, and addresses were delivered
by Messrs. L. Harrington, NJ. Amy Aldrich
L. L. Stewart, and others. The singing, uu
der the direction of Mr.. Harrington, was as
usual, one OF the most pleasing features OF TIN
meeting. The following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Resolved that our respected governor in the
clear Uttrancts of his Inaugural message upon tn
question Of temperance and stringent ohlbItor!
law, gives Us reason to believe that new epoch /
TO begun under his administration. And we tax
occasion TO give assurance of operation in tn
carrying out OF ms admirable suggestions, and (
lnVie an expression on the same on the part OF al
Christian men and women of the commonwealth.
The WEEK OF PRAYER.-The exercises o
the week Ct prayer began yesterday Sunday
January ~ The programme as recommended