Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-21
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CITY NEWS,

Miss Carrie D. Fuller has been appointed
teacher ofelocution at the Dread
The names of Mr.. W. S. Jordan and VIM. H.
WymaD, and family of this city, appear in
the list ofAmercans recently in Paris.
'rhe trees in the vicinity OF Elm park received
no detriment during the cattle show, thanks to
the vigilance of the city marshal and his subor-
diuates.
There is some talk of a match game of base
ball between the Unas of Charestown, one
of the best junior clubs in New England, and
the Hallocks of this city, to come off on the
driving park, Wednesday next.
There will be an important meeting of the
cavalry corps, and others interested, at Natural
History society hall, Foster street, this evening
at u O'Clock, as appears from an official notice
in another column.
The fair in aid of st. Johns convent of Notre
Dame will open in Mechanics hall Monday eve
ming. The ladies and gentlemen interested in
the fair have been earnestly at work, and the
prospects are very encouraging. A paper
named the "Notre Dame Advocate" is to lie
issued each day, and will contain the pro
gramme, with other interesting reading matter
The Grattan literary association gave one of
their popular literary, musical, and Grammatical
entertainments in the hall of the Temple street
institute, last evening, for the benefit of the
convent of Nortre Dame A large audience was
present, and the members of the society acquit
ted themselves in the most creditable manner.
AT an adjourned meeting of the Piedmont
parish, held last evening, it was reported that
nuifp a number NJ adJ had hoo, 10 e.,
the building fund since the last meeting, one
very generous one of $4,000 by Mr.. Calvin Taft
A vote was passed unanimously empowering
the building committee to proceed at once to put
the foundation in and to procure proposals for
the erection of building according to the plan
adopted.
The Mexican vaquero troupe, who are advcr-
tised to appear at the agricultural grounds to
day, Monday and Tuesday, made their appear
ance on the street yesterday, attracting much
attention by their picturesque suits of blue and
broad sombreros. They were also present on
the fair grounds yesterday afternoon, and, judg-
ing from the skill and deXterity shown on the
track, their performances will be well worth
Witnessing. Papers in other places where the
1roupe have exhibited give them very favorable
notices.
The horticultural fair closed very successfully
last evening. The attendance yesterday was
much larger than on any previous day of the
exhibition. The attractive features in the exh
bition halls remained generally unchanged until
nine O'Clock last evening, when preparations for
a general removal began on every side. EXhibi-
Tors will haycan opportunity to finish the work
of clearing the hall until nine o'clock this morn
ing, after which time the articles remaining un-
taken will be regarded as gifts to the society
AMI will be sold by auction during the forenoon
MECHANICS AssoCIATI0N.-A life member
of tn is association, and irequenter of the read
ing room, would respectfully inquire if the off
GERS thereof cannot afford to place on their files
one republican daily paper of New York city.
If they cannot otherwise do it, he would suggest
the exchange of one of the three Greeley demo-
cratic papers Of that city for copy Of the Times
which will then leave two democratic papers
against one republican.