Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-13
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OETY NEWS.

The storm of yesterday cleared up late last
evening, and at midnight the air was clear, with
a prospect Of colder weather.
The ladies Of the Laurel street society opened
their festival in Washburu hall very pleasantly
last evening. 1t will be continued this evening.
Mr.. Weiss third lecture will be given this eve
ming in Lyceum hall, the subject being 'Tal-
staff Those interested will need no second in
vtation to attend
Mr.. B. F. Hammond ofthiS city, who has been
spending The last year in Italy, where he has
been engaged in the study of music, returned
home Monday evening.
The first lecture in the Mechanics association
course will be delivered tomorrow evening by
Rev. W. II. II. Murray of Boston. Subject
'My Creed"
The first of the series Of social assemblies to
be given this winter by the Worcester Light In
fantry, wa the occasion of a very pleasant
party, at Armory hall, last evening.
Mr. Lewis I. Needham car inspector on the
Norwich and Worcester railroad, while at work
on a car near the junction, yesterday afternoon
was struck by a switching engine, and received
a severe cut about five inches long on his head
Our local insurance agencies will mostly be
found represented in our advertising columns
This morning, and we are sure their announce
ments will he read with more than the usual in
terest
The annual levee of the Unversalist So
ciety is to be held in Mechanics hall this
evening. The programme includes dancing
from nine until one o'clock, and various other
attractions that cannot fail to meet with the
approval Of all who attend.
Hon. David Mellsb, The recently elected con
gresham from the ninth New York district was
formerly a resident of this city, and learned his
trade as printer at the Spy office some twenty
five years ago. He is a son of John MelliSh,
Esq, of Auburn.
The rightof sittngs in one Of the pcws of st.
PauPs church was sold the other day at
premium of $500, Mr.. Michael Quinn bidding
that amount. The work of cutting stone for
the ornamental part Of the church is to be con-
tinued uninteruptedly during the winter.
The republican city committee have voted to
make party nominations at the approaching
municipal election, and to call a convention to
nominate candidates for mayor and aldermen
on Tuesday evening, Dec, 8. The basis of rep.
rcsentation will be one delegate for every fifty
votes cast for Gen. Grant this year, ami one for
majority fraction. The ward caucuses to
choose delegates to the convention and to make
ward nominations will be held ON the 26lh inst.
The name of the man killed at the Boston fiIe
was not Cyrus Thompson, as at first reported.
1t is now supposed that the body lying at the
Boston morgue is that OF Lewis c, Thompson.
It is known that the latter went to Boston with
the trcmen Saturday evening, and that he has
not since been seen in this city. Engineer
Brophy went TO Boston yesterday to identify the
the body il possible Lewis c. Thompson, the
missing man, is a truckmau, and resided on
Camp street, South Worcester.
Seven boys, between the ages of thirteen and
eighteen, giving their names as John Dollen,
James Kelley, John Murphy, John Sullivan,
Henry McDevitt, James Quirk and VIM. Sulli-
van, were turned over to the police officers at
the Washington square station on the arrival of
the last tram from Boston last evening, for at
tempting to steal ride to Worcester The
boys all belong in this city, and had been at
tracted to Boston by motives of curiosity. They
were dirty and hungry set upon their arrival
AT the police office.
DR., Jcwetfs course of free temperance lectures
was opened Monday evening with statement by
Rev, Mr. Chceyer on behalf Of the committee
and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gould Of Piedmont
church. The doctor followed with his instruc-
tive demonstration how alcohol is the result Of
decomposition and decay, and is utterly incapa-
bic of nutrifying or vitalizing the human econo
my. His lectule was interspersed with choice
personal anecdote and strokes Of humor, that
gave rare charm to the discourse, and held the
audience IN rapt attention. The second lecture
was announced to be on Friday next at Wash
burn hall, and the three following at the Old
South church on the 18th, 22d and 25th. The
doctor lectures this evening and Thursday at
Natick. His eye is not dim nor his natural force
abated after forty years of battle with alcohol.