Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-01
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CITY NEWS.

DiAll HCW HduDtS NtiS billCu " tiC fOlib5
list yesterday.
Mr.. Henry C. Rice was the holder of the for
tunate number, 66, in the disposition ofthe large
fruit painting at A. &. Peck's.
Hon. George NJ. Stearns of Chicopee and
Hon. P. A. Collins of Boston are to address the
supporters of Greeley and Brown, in Mechanics
hall, this evening.
The district committee of the third sena-
torial district met in this city yesterday and
nominated S. A. Tingier, Esq, of Webster, for
senator, in place of David Prouty of Webster,
who has declined to be a candidate.
bay horse was picked up in Washington
square, last evening, by officer Barker. He had
halter on, and showed symptoms of the pre-
vailing epizootic. Further particulars can be
obtained at the police office.
Attention is called to an advertisement of the
board of fire engineers in another column. None
of the horses of the department are as yet ai-
fected by the prevailing disease but in case they
should be attacked, citizens will be invited to
volunteer their services at The "ropcs"
John Glynn of Clinton, man about forty
years of age, was run over by the cars on the
Worcester and Nashua railroad, near the Union
street bridge, about five O'Clock yesterday after
noon. He was taken to the city hospital, where
one arm was amputated, He was also severely
injured about the legs.
The cavalry corps are TO take part in the dem
Onstration tonight, but ofcourse will appear on
foot, owing to the prevalence of the horse disease.
They are notified in another column to meet at
Grant and Wilson club headquarters over the
GTXrO OfI1c Of -. in, fr,Il
uniform.
A number Of young men, fond of athletic
sports, are making arrangements ior foot race
upon the agricultural grounds, Nov. 18th. The
articles of agreement, which give the full par
tlcuars of the event, will be found in our adyer.
tising columns.
In accordance with ritualistic custom, to-day,
which is known in the church calendar as "All
Saints day" will be appropriately observed as
a day of fasting by the Catholics, as prepare
tion for "All Souls day" which occurs to-mor-
row. AT the Episcopal church the Eucharist
will be administered by the rector at half past
ten this morning.
A gentleman at the south end, who has of late
repeatedly missed his morning Spy, found in its
place yesterday morning two letters, one directed
TO Townsend, VT, and the other TO Webster,
Mass. The writer can get his letters, and, at
the same time, have an opportunity to explain
the disappearance of the papers, by calling at
the gentleman's residence
The proplietors of the Waldo house are build
ing an extension TO their house, eighty feet long
by sixty feet wide. 1t is designed as wing,
extending from the northeast corner of the
house. 1t will be six stories high and contain
about seventy-fve additional rooms, many of
them arranged in suits for families. The new
part will be rooted over before winter, and COM
pleted ready for occupation next April.
Olive Branch Temple of Honor, No. IS,
elected the following officers last evening: W.
c. IT, Hiram A. Richards; w. V. T., Dexter l.
Fay; W. r., Norman H. Fay; W. A. R., Willis
NJ Fay; w. F. R., II. N. Harrington; W. T., A.
J. Marble; W. T., Frank +. Wentworth; W. D.
u, Edw. p Kimball; W. c., H. II. Bainbridge;
w. g., Fred F, Hopkins; w. S, C. b. Whit
comb; P. w. c. T., Wilmot P. Howe.
The demonstration by the republicans this
evening will be the last appearance but one of
the Tanners. The members of the cavalry will
also appear on foot, it being impossible to obtain
enough horses to provide for all. The procession
will form on Mechanic street and march through
Main and Lincoln streets and Harrison avenue
to Grant square, where there is TO be a flag
raising. At the conclusion of the programme at
Grant square the procession will return to Ex-
change street, where there is to be another flag
raising
A new cooperative union store is to be estab-
lished at the corner of Laurel and Hanover
streets, The shares will be sold at S10leach, and
a discount of three per cent on purchases will be
made to members, in addition to an annual
stock dividend. The officers of the union arc
President, T. e. Tateum; vice president Geo.
W. Paul; secretary, L. j. Pentecost; treasurer,
Porter Davis; directors, T. X. Earle, Lowell Ba-
ker, r. H. Chamberlain, g. II. Dutton, and L.
W. Pond, the whole forming an executive COM
mttee.
The will of the late George Jaques has been
admitted to probate, the counsel for the con-
testants waving objections for the purpose of
bringing the case before jury. An appeal has
already been filed in the supreme court, and it
is sunderstood the case of the contestants is fully
made up. Fox & Campbell of San Francisco,
with their agent, Geo. A. Holbrook, Esq, have
the case in hand, and it is reported that Judge
Thomas Of Boston will also be engaged when
the appeal is heard.
Andrew Thompson, a young man about twen-
ty years of age, was arrested at Aver junction
yesterday morning, by one of the assistant mar
shals from Springfield, and brought to this city.
From here he was taken to Springfield in the
afternoon, for the larceny of a suit of clothes in
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in this city and various other places, In Boston
he exchanged the coat for another with a W0r-
cester man. The officers went to the latter's
house. where the stolen coat was recovered, but
the remainder of the suit has not yet been
found.
Emil Rosa, who engaged Music hall and made
the usual arrangements for the appearance of
Theodore Thomas troupe and other diStin-
guished artists, for this evening, turns out to be
a Confidence man" of the worst description
All his bills here were left unpaid, and in add-
ton, he used the name of the troupe to borrow
money. In Springfield he played the same
game, and also is said to have forged checks to
considerable amount. OF course the artists an
nounced were entirely ignorant of the fellows
operations, and have had no business relations
with him. His present whereabouts are I'M
known.
A late dispatch from Hartford says: The pre-
tended Thomas agent unsuccesluly tried TO
swpdle the treasurer of Roberts opera house in
that city, yesterday.
GERMANIA BAND.-There was crowd at
Mechanics hall last evening, filling every seat,
TO hear the concert Of the Germania band of
Boston, which served as the opening entertain
ment of the Mechanics course of lectures The
orchestral music by this band was, of course,
very fine. The programme contained two over
lures, "Festival," !" by Leutner, and "Tantalusqua-
lep" by Suppe, two waltzes, "Vienna Woods"
by Strauss, and "Kroll's Ball Klange," by Lum-
bye, a Nocturne, Evening Bells" by Baum
fielder, Strauss galop, Vieuxtemps reverie,
and march, "Sedan," by Trenkler. Wulf
Fries appeared in violoncello solo,
much to the qualification of his admir-