Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-14
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0FYY NEWS,

Proposals for building Il Unitarian church in
Aver are advertised for this morning.
The express train for Nashua and Fitchburg
is to be discontinued after the regular "trip this
morning.
The members of the Frohsinn society will
find in another column a notice of interest TO
them, regarding socal gathering at their hall
on Monday evening.
Minnie Fosters dramatic company will oc-
cupy Music hall this evening, ''Mattie Madcap,
the Household Angel" being the piece that is
to be presented by the company.
On Conductor Wright's train from this city
over the Nashua road, yesterday noon, a can
vass of the passengers indicated so for Grant,
10 for Greeley, and 70 on the fence.
Result of vote taken among the employees
OF Wood, Light & Co.'S machine company
Grant, So; Greeley, >; will not vote at all, 5;
doubtful, 5.
challenge is published in another column
from Geo. Brown Of this city, in which he offers
to row two mile race in working boats against
any man in Worcester or Boston, barring J. j.
0'Leary and Maurice Hacker.
In the superior court on Thursday, on motion
OF Hon. George +. Very, Mr. T. Edward Muir.
ray of this city was admitted, as an attorney, to
practice law in all the courts Of the common
wealth; and on motion Of Hon. w. W. Rice,
Mr. /. C. Il. Smith was granted the same priyil-
eye.
The democrats of this city will hold a meet
ing in Horticultural hall this evening, at which
the committees TO report a city committee and
lit, - T,r I'll,
and Brown club will makes their reports.
Speeches are expected from prominent gentle
men.
In the suit of Maria F. Plaisted against John
w. Plaisted TO recover the value of note, in
the superior court on Thursday, the defence was
that the note belonged to the woman's husband,
Simon NJ. Plaisted, and that the defendant had
right to appropriate part of the proceeds OF
the sale of the note to reimburse him for money
paid out for the husband.
Rev. II. B. Conant of Providence will deliver
an address at the temperance meeting to be
held in the mission chapel tomorrow evening.
S. X. Spinney of the Hutchinson family will
also be present and entertain the audience with
temperance songs. Both Of these gentlemen
will address an open air meeting on the common
at four O'Clock in the afternoon, TO be held by
the Young Mems Christian association.
At a meeting of the Plymouth parish held on
Thursday evening, the completed plans of the
proposed church ediicc were presented and a
detailed account of the action of the building
committee to the present time was given, which
was unanimously approved by the parish.
spirit of harmony prevailed, and disposition
was manifested 10 carry forward the work Of
building as fast as possible.
Mr.. z. L. Ryder, who has for several years
been connected with the Western Union tele-
graph office in this city, recently resigned his
position as night operator to accept a situation
at Columbus, Ohio On Thursday evening,
just previous to his departure for the west, he
was presented with an elegant gold pen and
pencil case by his former associates in the Office
The advertisement of the great attractions to
be presented in Music hall Thursday and Fri
day evenings by Edwin Booth and company,
appears this morning. The simple announce
ment of the appearance of Edwin Booth, in two
OF his greatest characters, is sufficient to secure
Il crowded house, and as he brings the members
of his own company as support, two rare enter
IdlhIl6HlS arc SulC VI DClllS given DcloIc W OI'
cestcr audience.
The second of the series of popular prone
made concerts in Mechanics hall last evening
was not so well attended as it would have been
had the weather been more suspicious. The
music of the Worcester brass band, under the
leadership Of I. Z. Richardson, was, as usual,
well selected and performed, but the audience
seemed apathetc, and not at all disposed to oc-
cupy the floor for promenading or dancing.