Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-05
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OILY TNEWS,

meeting of the nurses of Worcester is advcr-
tised for to-day.
Nine O'Clock this morning is the hour for the
sale of Lyceum season tickets at Mechanics
hall.
The convention called by Aurora H. c. Phelps
to be held in Mayfiower hail. Boston, has been
postponed to Oct. 18th.
II. & A. Palmer have sold through Messrs. L.
A. Ely Co., the new house corner of West and
William streets, to Major 0. L. Hatch for about
$4,000.
Prof. Loomis' class in dancing will meet at
Horticultural hall this afternoon at half past
two O'Clock, instead of three as, previously an
nouuced.
Leland & Co. have just received ''Vom Herzeu
gerne' with all my heart), polka mazurka
composed by Fred. Zitterbart and dedicated to
the singing society Frohsiun.
The ladies will be interested in the announce
ments, which appear in our advertising columns
this morning, OF the millinery openings to take
place on Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
The regular monthly meeting of teachers
association will be held this afternoon at 80
o'clock, at High school house. Methods of
teaching grammar in the different grades will be
discussed
Maggie Mitchell, the great favorite with Wor-
cester theatre goers, will appear in Music hall
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The sale of
tickets at the box office yesterday was, as is
always the case, quite brisk.
The driving park will be an attractive place to
all lovers of turf sports this afternoon, at half
past two o'clock. Three races have been ar
ranged-one for trotting and the Others for run
ming horses The entries are such as to insure
lively afternoons sport, and it will probably
he the last at the park this season.
Two freight trains came together in the yard
of the Boston and Albany railroad, near Wash
ington square, yesterday morning. A long coal
car was broken in two in the centre, and anoth-
er telescoped into a covered car, badly damaging
it. Draw bars and brakes also sustained con
siderable damage, but no person was injured.
William Horace Lingard VIII amuse all who
favor him with their patronage at Music hall
this evening. Mr.. Lingard's new comedy, emit.
tied "a Lies Dream" is to be produced, the
fayorite and Alice Dunning ULingardl appear
ing in the principal characters. Lingard is also
TO give number of his impcrsonations of differ
ent characters and people, in which Grant and
Greeley will figure prominently.
Work has been begun upon the new freight
house at Washington square. The new build
ing is to be $50 feet long by so wide, and is to be
on the line of the Bloomingdale road. The old
freight houses that have been used as grain
storehouses have been removed to the south side
Of the road, and the building now in use as a
freight house will probably be removed TO land
below the new engine house, and used as a car
house.
Mr.. L. W. Bradford, the genial manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office, and wife
were agreeably surprised at their residence on
Thursday evening by the visit of large party
of friends who came to celebrate the tenth an
niversary of the marriage of their hosts. The
evening was very pleasantly passed in social
enjoyment, and the company, departing, left
behind them as tokens of esteem several articles
of use and valuable, including an elegant silver
ice pitcher and goblet the gift of Mr.. Bradford's
Geographic and business friends.
The FALLEN SoLDIERs.--We republish to-
day the list of Worcester men who fell in the
late war. A number of additions have been
made, but it is probable that other names are
yet wanting. The friends and comrades of those
who died while actually in the service, should