Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-04
Q0tortester 4aljn Sun.
CITY NEWS.

The weekly entertainment of the Peoples
club will be given tomorrow evening. 4 small
admission fee will be taken up at the door.
The citizens mass convention for the nominal
ton Of candidates for mayor and aldermen will
be held in Mechanics hall this evening.
Tweny-seven; hundred feet of linen hose,
rubber lined, has been purchased by the commit
tee on the Ere department.
The sale of tickets to the Theodore Thomas
concert begins at the music store of Richards,
Metcalf & Co, this morning, at o'clock
Extra trains are 10 be run on several of the
railroads entering this city to accommodate
those who wish to attend the Thomas concert.
Officer Charles A. Garland is acting temper
ariIy as captain of the night police during the
illness Of Capt. Dyson.
Morris Brothers Ministries, augmented by
local talent in the person OF "Happy Dave Hol-
brook, drew a large audience at Mechanics hall
last evening.
Mrs. Mary A. Liyermore, the well known and
ever popular woman lecturer, will appear in the
Mechanics association course on Thursday eve
ming. Her subject will be Marriage VS. Free
Love"
The Grattan literary society are arranging to
give dinner on the evening of New Years day,
The new conservatory of music band is expected
to make its first public appearance on the oc-
casion.
The exhibition OF the Gardner fire cxtngush-
er, on Salem square yesterday afternoon, at
Iraeied IL crowd Of spectators. The machine did
the work assigned 1.-THE distinguishing of
fire kmdled in five barrels soaked with coal OIL
in very satisfactory manner.
DR.. Calvin A. Hill, who it will be remembered
was several years ago engaged in speciality p:ac.
ttcein this city, was held in 100000 bail by the
municipal court in Boston yesterday on acharge
Of malpractice upon the body of a young
woman named Mlry Mcdonald, who died sud-
denly in Charestown few days ago.
A special train will be run from Fitchburg
on Thursday evening, to bring home the party
who intend to visit the fair and promenade CON
cert given at The Town hall in aid Of Christ
church. Mr.. A. T. Metcalf at the Worcester
national band, has trip tickets for sale.
The audience room Of the Laurel street NJ. +.
church was reopened Sunday. Tie altar, choir
gallery, and pulpit, have recently been remod-
cled, and were conSecrated by the communion,
and in the reception Of nine young people into
communion with the church. The vestry ac-
commodaton; are soon to be improved by the
addition Of a ladies' parlor and kitchen.
The appearance of Edwin Adams, at Music
hall, this evening, is an event which should not
be forgotten by Worcester theatre goers. Mr.
Adams has an excellent reputation, and appears
this evening as Enoch Arden, a character in
which he appeared nightly for fourteen cousecu-
tive weeks, at Booths theatre, in New York, the
engagement being of most satisfactory ma
ture The members Of the supporting company
are entirely new to this city, but are well spoken
Of wherever they have appeared.
The delegates from the Episcopal church in
this city 10 the special convention of the Eps-
copal church in Massachusetts,, to be held in ST.
Paul's church in Boston to-day, to elect a sue
cessor TO the late Bishop Eastburn, are Rev
VIM. Il Huntington, +. IL. Dewey, Francis Hill
lizard and Edward L. Davis. This convention is
composed Of every clergyman having pastoral
charge, who has resided in the diocese six
months previous to the meeting; and also three
lay delegates from every parish The clergy
andsIaity will vote separately and the bishop
elect must have clear majority of each order
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SESSION.
BEFORE JUDGE WILLIAMS Tuesday, Dec. 81
The case Of Patrick Mckay VS.. Marcus Moore
was placed on trial, and occupied the entire
session. The case is an action TO recover on
writ OF .repleyin. The case was given to the
Jury in the afternoon, but as they were unable
10 agree after being out two hours and Il half, it
was taken from them.
CRIMINAL SEssIoN-BEFoRE SPECIAL JUS
TICE UTLEY.-Wlliam +, Carpenter, for the
larceny Of cigars and socks from a store on
Millbury street, was fined $40 and costs, for the
non-plymeut of which he was committed.
Edward Eagan, for a second offence of drunk
enne5s, was fined SO and costs, but in default
Of funds, he was sent to the house Of correction,
Daniel Kenady was the only person arrai9ned
for drunkenness, and he paid fine of SO and
costs.