Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-02
dGrtsster 9aiIg SPY.
CITY NEWS,

Clothes le thieves were busy last night on
Lincoln set, in the vicinity of Paines woods.
Cavar:orps drill on agricultural grounds
this afteoon at five o'clock. Let every mem
Der VIII intends going to Cherry Valley to-
morrovvening be present.
The .mocrats will hold a mass caucus at
their Rdquarters this evening to choose dele
gates their congressional and county conyen-
tionsghlch are to be held Thursday afternoon.
MGeorge G. Dobson, a master of the banjo
anduitar will open rooms for the instruction
of pills on these instruments, at No. 16 Thorn
as rect, to-day.
mes Diapers catalogue of trees, shrubs,
Wis, Vs., suitable for this section, has just
bn Published, and will be found instructive
hding. He furnishes it free on application.
The sale of tickets for Maggie MtchelIs eve
nings at the theatre will begin at the box office
on Friday morning. Persons wishing to secure
good seats should remember previous expert
ence, and put in an early appearance on the
morning of the sale.
Prof VIM Denton delivered the third lecture
of his series before the Spiritualist society at
Horticultural hall, last evening" on Coed in
the light of science and common sense" He
was listened to by large and attentive audi
ence.
Sanford Wallace of this city, 4 brakeman on
the New London and White Mountains line,
was severely bruised by the train running off
the track near Lancaster, N. Il on Saturday
evening. Three stray cows were the cause of
the accident Some of the passengers were badly
but not fatally injured.
The boys OF Orange street had a republican
iiag raising on Monday evening, at which
creditable address was delivered by Master Ad-
Olson Fitch. During the exercises some juve
nile Greeleyites made counter demonstration
with tin pans and other unmuscal instruments
calculated TO disturb the meeting, but their eff
forts to break up the affair was not crowned
with success.
The season tickets for the Worcester county
musical convention met with an unprecendent-
ed sale at the opening yesterday morning. The
store of Fay, Richards s. Co. was filled long be-
fore the hour of beginning the sale, and many
purchasers secured seats during the day
Tickets can be obtained up to the time of the
convention, but those who wish to secure checks
for desirable seats would do well to make an
early call at the music store.
The annual parade of the fire department
takes place to-day. In the morning the board
of engineers, with the members of the city coun-
Gil and invited guests, will pay visits of inspec
zion to the different houses, and in the afternoon
the street parade and drill of the companies will
take place in the vicinity of Elm park. The
Worcester National band will do escort duty for
the procession, and furnish music during the al
ternoon.
The New Haven Palladium publishes a long
and detailed account of the heroic conduct of a
lady of that city in frightening burglar while
on visit TO Worcester. The story reads like a
dime novel, and relates in graphic style how the
lady presented a loaded pistol to burIy ruff
fan, whereupon he stayed not upon the order
OF his going. noticeable fact in connection
with the article is, that no names are given, and
the precise locality is not stated The tale smells
decidedly fShy