Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-12
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CITY NEWS,
Che city council meets TONIGHT.

che city council meets tonight.
The Turner's have play and lance at their
hall On Southbyidge street this evening.
r. has returned to the police office, a
sadd, and wiser dog.
Saturday was a red letter day in the munich
pal court. Not a single case before the judge.
Members of Palestine council will find no.
tice in the advertising columns this morning.
Crstofer Gunderson, well known Norwegian
gentleman, died at one O'clock this morning,
aged forty-seven years
Last night was an unusually quiet Sunday
night for the police, only three arrests being re-
ported up to three O'Clock this morning.
The examination of A. P. Squires, for lar
ccny. will take place in the nun cipal court this
morning.
Eagle hose company No. will celebrate the
evening of Washngton's birthday with ball at
Horticultural hall.
Joseph A. Sawyer OF this city has received a
patent for a cloth plating machine; and james
j. Russ, fs3i4nor to K. Ball & Co., patent
dned March a. 1S6s-lor planning machine.
The coming masquerade ball promises to he
something out of the old way. The bargain
has been made with a New York costumer, who
is to bring several new aud striking features for
the hall decoration, and costumes such as were
never seen in this city
The New England poultry club offers large
amount of money in premiums this year, and
its members are making extensive preparations
for their eighth annual exhibition of poultry,
pigeons and canaries which will open March
9th aud continue three days.
If will hp soon w tha att ounounoap,ont
in another part CT this paper that MeSsrs Clark,
Sawyer & Co. offer extremely liberal induce
ments to housekcepers and others to make their
purchases at this time. OF course no one will
fail to read their advertisement The prices
for choice sets of crockcry are marked UNUSUAL
ly low.
The superior (civiD court, Judge Bacon pre-
siding, will close its present term this week.
The remaining cases upon the docket in order
for tra beginning to-day, are as follows: Nos.
1923, 500, 935, OH, 643, 9S4, 1920, 1t21, 1854,
HIS, 1t76, 1882, 1875, 1853 12t7 1916, 1918,
1919, 1920, 1921, 1921 1919, 1892, 1885, 1867,
1868, 1882.
The semi-annual convention of the grand
lodge of Harugari (Germans) of the state OF
Massachusetts, was held in this city, on Friday
a'tots vi duu VI d, IL. rOlhS, VI w custer, IT, D.,
FRI Gutheim, and ID, d. G. B., Z. Koemg, of
Eastman pton we're present Of the officers. The
following places were represented: = Boston,
Boston Highlands, Worcester, Cambridge, Web
ster, Lawrence, Clinton, Easthampton, Dedham
and Northampton. The principal business was
to regulate the mutual life insurance plan,
which was recently adopted in the order. After
the business hours, the Eiuigkcit oge of Wor-
cester entertained their guests in Frohsinn hall,
to the best of their ability.
The Temple of Honor in this city has become
one of the leading lodges of the order in the
stat, and its progress has attracted the atten-
ton of members of the order in many other
places Tomorrow night Mt Hebron temple,
of Spencer, and Harmony temple, of Millbury,
will visit Worcester temple, to witness its work.
ing. Members of the order will also be present
from Providence Boston, Watham, Chelsea
and other places, numbering about one hun
dred and fifty in all. The visitors will be fur
nished with banquet, and the meeting will
take place at the hall in Chaplin block.
FAIR, LEvEE AND PROMENADE CONCERT
The ladies of the First parish (Old South) will
give their annual festival on Thursday and FRI
day evenings next. The hall is to be decorated
by Messrs. S. NJ. Patterson & Co., of whom re-
port speaks lavorably. A large variety of attrac-
tons are named in tue advertisement this morn
ing, to be exi&bited on Thursday evening. The
fair will continue on Friday, with a dinner on the
European plan served in tue hall, by the ladies,
from twelve to four, visitors being admitted
during those hours at reduced rates. The festival
will eliminate on Friday evening, at which