Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-11
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CITY NEWS.

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The ST. Jean Baptiste society will hold their
annual ball in Horticultural hall the27th Of this
month.
The unwonted beauty Of many of the display
windows on Main street gives token of the near
approach of the holidays.
The spectacular drama Of the Black Crook in
all its glory is underlined at Music hall for
season Of four nights, beginning next Monday.
The meeting Of the Natural History associa-
ton, last evening, was adjourned TO some time
next week. when an interesting paper will be
presented.
1t is rumorel that the charming operelta of
'rrhe Doctor OF Alcantara" will be brought out
at the theatre some time in February by several
OF our leading amateur musicians.
Edward B. Savage of this city, Horace Hobbs
of Auburn, and Henry f. Harris of West Boyl-
ston, have recently been qualified as justices Of
the peace in this county.
The Gorham piano fortes are advertised in
another column, and the selected list of Worces-
Ter references there given would seem to give
emphasis to the good things that are told of
them.
A little daughter of Owen Flood, two years of
age, fell into a tub of boiling water at a house
on Spring street, Monday afternoon, and was so
severely scaldcd that She died early yesterday
morning
H. NJ. Rice & Co. have sold the brick house
on Valley street. owned by Charles L. Gates to
David P Brown for $4,000, and the house on
Burt street, owned by Mr. Cox, TO Thomas
Hackett for like amount.
Unique and handsome cards. admitting the
holder to private masquerade ball TO be held
at Armory hall next Monday evening, are being
distributed to the fortunate subscribers by Mr..
A. w. Kelley, the manager,
Tomorrow at noon the ladies connected with
Grace church will accommodate all who wish
with turkey and farmers boiled dinner at
their church yestry. In the evening a social
festival will he the attraction.
Forty or fifty persons from this city went to
Boston last evening to witness the spectacular
drama, "The Cataract of the Ganges," at the
Boston theatre. The party returned by special
train at halfpast one O'Clock this morning.
Mr. Curtis has chosen theme for his lecture
tomorrow night which is certainly attractive,
and which at his hands will receive treatment
commensurate with its merits. No lecturer
visits Worcester who gives better satisfaction
than Mr.. Curtis.
The fair and festival in the yestry of the
Pleasant street Baptist church last evening was
pleasant affair and well attended. The ladies
of the society will serve dinner in the vestry
from u TO p. NJ. to-day.
The scenery for Mechanics hall stage has ar
rived and is being put up i'll place. The pros
cenium, representing an arch supported by pill
lars, with bust of Shakespeare adjoining the
key stone, was set up yesterday.
Mrs. Kate Hackett, residing on Nashua street,
was seriously burnt about the head, neck and
chest on Sunday evening, by the upsetting of q
candle upon the bed in which she was lying.
She was taken to the city hospital yesterday
morning.
Yesterday was the coolest day Of the season,
the average thermometer registering eight de-
grees above zero at sunrise. Last night the
temperature moderated few degrees, but the
cold wind prevailing rendered the difference i'm
perceptibe.
Mr. J. II. Osgood, agent Of the Boston and
Albany railroad express, announces that in
future Il messenger will be run on the train
arriving here at u: 50 P. NJ. and the one leaving
az LAO p NJ, between this city and Boston
This gives four expresses daily over the route.
The clocks on the Old South church and the
high school house struck one o'clock simultane-
ously this morning, creating the impression
among those so unfortunate as to he out at that
hour that it was the first stroke of a fire alarm.
The mistake is not likely to occur again for
some time.
At the store of John D. Chollar & Co. there
were never before so many rich and elegant arti.
cles for house furnishing as now. 1t is pleas.
ure TO see from the materials there displayed
the progress made in adding the element of ele-
rance TO home furniture. Their assortment of
fine upholstery goods. carved work, baskets
stands and knicknacks for tbc HOLIDAYS is sur.
prisingly large.
Three boys. from twelve TO fourteen wears Of
age. were found in A car of Il freight train at
Washington souare last evening. They had
broken the lock of the car ot South FRAMING.
ham and crent in. INTENDING. ACCORDING, to tbei,
statement. TO steal free ride TO New Haven
They cave their names os Holm Riley Thomas
Rooney. and Dennis Markley. Further inform
ation CONCERNING Them can he obtained at the
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