Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-31
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CITY NEWS.

10 day is the last day for the payment of in
ternal revenue taxes without the penalty im-
posed by law.
Worcester Lodge of Odd Fellows have voted
to 90 to Ftchburs on the 18th of June, at the
invitation of the Mt. Roustone Lodge.
The Memorial exercises in nearly all of the
towns IN the county will be found on the sec
ond page.
Barney Faon, who escaped from the Jail one
dav last week, was arrested in Providence Tues
day evening, and is now safely back in his old
quarters.
The Technical institute base ball club defeated
the Holy Cross college club, at South Worces-
ter, yesterday, the score standing "a to IS in
their favor.
The horse-cars were crowded all day yester-
day, and the managers of their company did
their best to accommodate the public by put.
ting on three and four horses on the New
Worcester route.
The festival at the Dix street school-house
last evening was success in spite of the weather
The select readings by Miss Fuller, and the
musical part of the programme, seemed to
please the audience, while the Strawberries and
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gratifying to the managers.
Washington division Sons of Temperance are
10 have social public meeting in their hall on
Pearl street this evening, to which the friends of
Temperance and OF the order are cordially in
vited. There will be good speaking, singing,
and other exercises
The First Parish (0d South voted unani-
mously last evening to concur with the church
IN their vote to call Rev, William NJ. Parry, of
Nottingham, England, to become their pastor
The unanimity and cordially of feeling ex-
pressed ioreshadow an agreeable settlement
should Mr.. Parry accept.
The members of the Sunday school and
others connected with St. Mathews (EpiscopaD
chanel, of this city, had picnic yesterday on
the farm Of Mr., William johnson, i'll Oakdae.
They were accompanied by their pastor, Rev.
John Greeson. The company numbered over
one hundred, and very interesting and pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
The entertainment given under the auspices
of the Father Mathew temperance society in
Mechanics Hall last evening was well patronized
and gave satisfaction to the audience. Mrs.
ODOnoyan Rossa's readings were well selected
and given with rich utterauce and impressive
effect The music by the F. NJ. Temperance
band, and the singing by ladies and gentlemen
oil this city, elected loud applause and frequent
encores.
telegram from Richmond, among the other
dispatches, speaks of the arrest of one Samuel
Ferry, alias Perrin, in that city yesterday; and
says DE proved to be the party who stole bonds
to The amount of $4,000 in Worcester some
months ago. This probably refers to Sam
Perris, the Grafton bank robber who broke iail
several weeks ago. but is so indefinite as to
leave considerable doubt as to whether it is him
or not. The interest felt in his case will I'M
doubleday prompt immediate inquiry.
The musical entertainment announced by the
Choral Union will probably prove the most at
tractive of any given this season. The pro-
gramme will consist of the most popular music
10 be sung in Boston during the jubilee. With
chorus of over three hundred trained voices
the effects unsteady considered will he equal if
bot superior to those of the monster festival
All the leading solo singers in the city will lend
their aid, and it is safe to say the entertainment
will be one of great excellence. The price of
tickets, which have been put at the low price of
30 and 20 cents, including reserved seats, ought
to fill the hall to overfowing.