Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-23
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CITY NEWS.


Mr.. f. b. Fairbanks, the well known bass
slnger, has been invited to assist at the peace
Jubilee as one OF the bouquet of base soloisis.
The noon prayer meetings at the rooms of the
young mems Christian association have been
discontinued for the present.
The meeting Of the new Congregational So
ciety 10 choose officers will be held tonight, in
the Main street Baptist chapel, at quarter before
eight.
refreshing rain began about midnight, and
continues with quiet presidency which is
very gratifying. Some people may attribute it
to the presence of the big circus wagons (which
arrived yesterday.
Two mines of ambitious base ballists had
match game on the new common yesterday at
tenoon, which was so one-sidedIansatiair that Il
small boy was led to remark that if the weaker
side could only secure nine new players they
would have pretty good club.
AT an adjourned meeting OF the board of over
secrs of Harvard college, held in Boston yester-
day, u letter was received from DIR. Sweetser of
this city, leaving the question of his resignation
with the board, and the same, on motion of Mr..
Lawrence, was laid on the table
large number of the officers and members
OF Co. b, State Guard, assembled at the resi-
dence of Capt. T.EJ. Kinds, last evening, and
presented him with an elegant easy chair and
parlor table. They were very Hospitality enter
tanned by Capt. Kinds, aud The evening passed
pleasantly with speeches and songs.
The entertainment at the rooms OF the Poo
pies club this evening will he unusually at
tractive. Mr.. Frank Dwight Denny has eener-
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amusing deincations of character in costume,
as well as recitations of more serious nature.
Other gentlemen and ladies will also take part
in the entertainment. An admission fee of ten
cents will be charged.
The New Bedford Standard says: gentle
man from Worcester has purchased lot of
land lying on Monument beach, about two miles
south from CUhaSset NarrOws, and is having
cottages and clearinghouse erected where he
and his friends can eujoy sea air and sea bath
inc, combined with as beautiful scenery as can
be found in Massachusetts, Buzzard's bay
being one of the peasantest bays on the coast
Hartz and Levy will remain at No. BAT Main
street with their collection of magical nipple
ments only three days longer They illustrate
many Of the slight of hand performances which
are so often seen at amusement halls to every
one, and give instructions 10 all purchasers of
the manner in which these astonishing ieats
are performed so that they can easily amuse
themselves and friends at very slight expense.
A little girl, who had been sent TO one of the
stores on Main street on an Grand, got into
horse car to ride home, having with her bundle
of dry goods. Before she had reached her desti-
nation. a woman who was in the car started TO
get out, taking the little girls bundle She i'm.
mediately informed the conductor of the affair,
and policeman was called who took the woman
in charge and brought her to the station house,
where the girl established her calm to the
bundle, and the woman was held TO answer ON
charge OF larceny
Prof. Henry Emerson astonshel LARGE audi.
ence in Horticultural hall last evening" by his
remarkable leats of egerleman Unlike many
performers who have previously visited the cry
he does not pretend to he aided by any super
natural powers, but claims that his leats are
the well earned results of study and practice
His feats are all performed in the dark, but he
allows gentlemen from the audience TO sit he
side him while they are being executed claim.
ing that he acts in the darkness to prevent any
performs his truly astonishing deeds. One of
the most bewildering features of the entertain
ment consisted in his tying himself and then
doing ieats which were received with loud APP.
plause At the close of this part of the pro-
gramme, gentlemen from the audience endeav
ored in vain to unite him, yet he slipped the
knots in very short time.
HowE's Cmcus, MENAGERIE AND PARADE
TO-DAY.-The caravan will arrive in town this
morning, and the procession will start from Elm
park and proceed down Elm TO Main, through
Park TO Salem square, through Front and Sum
mer TO Lincoln square, through Main to Pleas
ant, and return to place of exhibition For the
accommodation Of ladies and those wishing to
avoid the rush at the ticket wagon, tickets will
be for sale at the Bay State house and at Le-
lands music store, 343 Main street.
CITY AFFAIRs.-A meeting of the board of
mayor and aldermen was held last evening for
the purpose of hearing parties interested in re-
gard to the laying out and making public Of
several streets. The following action was taken
on the petitions: Lancaster street, granted;
Waldo street, petitioners have leave TO with
draw, no one appearing in favor Farwcll street,
laid on the table for further Information; Elliot
Fruit and Cottage streets, continued till tonight;
Pratt street, the city engineer was directed TO
furnish plan and profile OF route eighty
feet WIDE which shall occupy all the room OF
the present location of the street; Cedar street.
between Oak and Sever streets, the city engi-
neer was directed to furnish plan and profile OF
Tie grade OF the street at uniform width.
Adtourno1 till tbis pvpniuV