Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-25
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CITY NEWS.

to day
The annual ball of Yankee Hose company No.
at Horticultural hall last evening was largely
attended and well conducted.
The Frohsinn society held a very pleasant
dramatic, musical and social festival at their
hall last evening.
The post office will open at the usual hour
this morning, (6:45,) and close at 80 P. NJ. for
the day.
There will be Christmas service at the Old
South church this evening at o'clock Sermon
by Rev. VIM. NJ. Parry, Goods Christmas
Cheer" Christmas music by the choir.
The weekly entertainment of the Peoples club
will be given on Thursday evening, and will be
free to all.
State Constables brennan and Mcfarland
made two liquor seizures on Mechanic street yes
terday afternoon.
The new memorial hall in Leicester was fitted
up from plans made by Earle s. Fuller of this
city.
Kelly & Icons minstrel and comic opera com
pany will make merry in Music hall on Thurs.
day evening. The troupe is one of the best in
the business
The Christmas tree at Temperance hall last
evening, under the auspices of Charity lodge,
bore fruit satisfactory to a large gathering of
members and friends Of the order.
The comrades Of the Grand Army Post will
entertain themselves and their friends at
Christmas tree festival in Horticultural hall,
this evening.
st, Paul's Sunday school hold their annual
Christmas tree festival tomorrow evening at Z
40 in nbon hol ,,;tb .,l,
leaux and supper.
Rooms have been secured in the Front street
exchange building for the accommodation CT
the central district court while engaged in hcal-
ing civil cases.
The comcal little horse car which has mo.
noroly Of the Front street route has been witt.
drawn since the last snow storm, and its place is
now filled by the sleigh alexis"
Blr. VIM Underwood returned from Chautau-
qua, N. Y, yesterday, bringing with him five
pickerel as specimens of his success at fishing.
The largest weighed 10 pounds and the smallest
9pounds.
Christmas Eve was cold and clear, as becomes
the season. large number of holiday pur-
chascrs made the streets and stores lively dur
ing the early evening, and pleasant festivals
were held i'll many OF the churches.
The children of the Pleasant street schools
delivered to the city missionary yesterday
purse of $40, numerous articles of clothing, and
large number of toys for distribution among
the poor of the city
City Marshal Sibley was presented with a
handsome gold headed ebony cane last evening,
by the members of the police force. The cane is
inscribed as follows; 81. b. Sibley, City Mar
shall. Presented by the Worcester police force,
1872"
The Grattan literary society was presented by
two Catholic cergymen Of this city, at their
meeting on Monday evening, with nine Volumes
consisting mainly of speeches by Burke, Curran,
QConnell, Grattan, and other Irish orators, for
their library, and a beautiful picture entitled
Balthazzor's Feast.
The lower reading room of the public library
will be open to-day, as always on legal holidays,
from O'Clock A. NJ. to 1 p NJ, and from to 5
and to P. NJ. Persons wishing to use period
icals or books kept in the upper rooms can OBJ
tain them, for use in the building, upon applica
ton to the assistant in attendance.
A freight train going east ran into the rear
end of preceding train near Grafton station,
about 10 o'clock last evening, throwing one car
from the track. The 10 O'Clock passenger train
from this city was delayed nearly an hour
before the track was cleared.
A party of twenty Euglishmen, in double
sleigh and bearing torches, braved the cold of
midnight TO turn out and give Christmas sere-
nades, as is the custom with the people of their
own country. They began at the residence of
Mayor Very, and sang finely at different places
during the early morning hours.
In accordance with a recent vote of the city
council irst-class steam fire engine has been
ordered from the Amoskeag works at Manches-
ter, N. H. The new engine will be delivered in
about two months. 1t will weigh $500 pounds,
and cost S4400. It's TO be located in the engine
house on Bigelow court, in place of the old Gov
Lincoln, which will probably be stationed on the
'hat"
The auditor, who is clerk of the committee on
claims, examined his records Yesterday, and
found that the Subcommittee on the Wade petit
ton for damages consisted of Alderman Spur
and Councilman Reed, which confirms the state
ments made by the latter gentleman at the Mon
day evening meeting. At that time the auditor
was of the opinion that the subcommittee con
sisted of Alderman Spur and Councilman
Towne.
MrWm. NJ +. Round, assistant commissioner
for the United States TO the Vienna exposition,
was in town yesterday He has already been
consulted by several Worcester manufacturers
in regard to the facilities to be offered 10 Ameri.
can exhibitors at the exposition, and will meet
persons interested at the common council cham
Der on Saturday next, at II O'Clock A. NJ, to ad
wise with them concerning the representation of
the industries of this city at the exposition
1t is to be hoped that our citizens will not for
get amid the festivities of the week, that a ec-
ture is to be delivered in the High School hall,
Thursday evening, by Rev. A. A. Miner, D. D.,
president of Tufts college, and on Friday even
ing, another by P. A. Chadbourne, L. D., pres
ident of Williams college. The lectures are to
be delivered before the state teachers associa
tion The names of the lecturers are a sufficient
guarantee that the lectures will be of the high
est order, and the hall ought to he filled as all
are cordially invited.
Messrs. Newell A. Merriam and Charles T.
Mecorney were each presented with handsome
volume of Stoves comprehensive and selEin-
terpretinG family Bible and biblical library COM
bined by the members of the Sunday school
connected with the Salem street church last
evening Rev. G, NJ. Lamson, the pastor of the
society, presented the volumes in few brief ro.
marks, which were responded to by the rcc;,;
ens of the gifts. A Christmas tree. well Gled
with presents, also gadened the hearts of tho
children.
SUPERIOR CoURT-CIvIL TERM.-DEwr, 7
Tuesday, Dec. A.-The cases of William Rho,
VS.. Richard Condor, and Cornelius W. Durgan
VS.. Richard Condor, continued from Monday
session, was resumed at the opening Of the
mornings session, and occupied the entire day.
The arguments of the counsel for the different
parties were concluded little before five o'clocl,
in the afternoon, and the cases were given to
the jury at quarter past five. verdict was re.
turned late in the afternoon. In the first case
the jury found Tor the plaintiff, and assess the
damages at $s5. In the second a verdict was
returned jor the plaintiff, with $50 damages.
The court then adjourned until Monday next.
at 81 O'Clock.
Cases next in order; Nos. AIS, 41e, 4eO, 1926.