Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-13
est and most costly costumes ever seen on the

JN"4'r hi'ilto SiiAlHditu, anu iNNtihNAR up
Iona Of the institution. The ladies' at the close
of the exercises presented to Mr.. Bigelow, the
esteemed principal, an elegant writing desk,
and to Miss Hoyt the retiring assistant,
handsome copy Of AloOres poems. The school
Is very prosperous.
The seventh annual commencement OF the
Lassell Female Seminary at Auburndale, took
place Wednesday, Rev. DR.. George Shepard
of Bangor, delivered an address upon Books
and Reading" and VIM. Stark, Esq, OF Man
chester, read an interesting poem. Inc graf
uating class numbers fourteen young ladies' to
whom were awarded diplomas of the msttu'
ton.
Mrs. Fanny Burbank of Cambridge on a
visit to her relatives in Manchester, N. H.,
fell down flight of stairs, Tuesday evening,
and was seriously injured. She is II years OF
age.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Peter Ripley, the Gloucester schoolmastcr,
who wa, recently fined SO and costs, amount
ing to SIG in ALL for excessive punishment OF
pupil, has been relieved OF the payment by the
generosity of his friends, including majority
of the school committee and other prominent
citizens, who regard the sentence as UNJUST
The Catholics of Salem have formed a socie-
ty Tor the education and welfare of the Catho-
lie boys OF St Mary's parish. Rev. Mr. Sha-
han was elected president and DR.. E. Fitzger-
aid superintendent Of the Sunday school.
The largest tree in Mas sachusetts is an
American elm on the Hubbard farm in North
Andovcr. 1t is 10 feet in height, and its
branches spread 100 feet in width It's girth
at six feet from the ground measures 225 feet.
a currant BUSH which has taken root i'll
notch about fifteen feet from the ground, can
be recoected for nearly half a century.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River News says that Nathaniel
Mason, Esq, of Swansey, was thrown from
his wagon on Friday last, and seriously, if not
fatally injured. Mr.. Mason is in his 10th
year, and little hopes are entertained Of his
recovery.
Mr.. John Hathaway died in Fall River on
Tuesday, having worked for the Fall River
Iron Works Co. thirty eight years, four months
and five days. He has made during that time
IL 28S, 638 lbs. of nails, amounting to $l5,
OF II. He was probably the oldest mailer in
the United States.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Timothy A. Phelps, prominent citizen and
business man of Hampshire county for many
years, died at South Deerfeld, on the 1lth
He was a resident Of Chesterfield, which town
he represented in the state house Of representa-
tives in 1880 and 1912, and he was a state SEN
ator from Hampshire county in 1910 and 1871
RHODE ISLAND
The sale, Wednesday, of 800 shares of stock
in the Worcester railroad drew very large
company, and the bidding was unusually spir
tied. The shares brought from to per
cent. premium-a much larger advance than
was generally Anticipated. The money real
lied from this sale is to be applied TO the ex-
tincuishment of The debt of the corporation
Prou. Journal, 12h.
John Fl. Randall Young man of % years.
residing with his father in Providence, rose in
his sleep Wednesday night it is not known at
what hour and in fit of somnambulism. fell
from his bedroom window in the third story
to the ground, where he was found in a coma
tose state between life and death, at an early
hour of the morning. He was very danger
ously injured, and is rot expected to recover.
The Providence Press saws Mr. Frank Bird
of Boston, visiting his friends in that city, met
with severe accident, Wednesday morning,
while conveying some of his friends to the
boat, for an excursion to Newport MIR. Bird
was senseless for several hours, and the eXcur-
sion party was recalled. We are pleased to
learn that his injuries are not likely to prove
of a permanent or serious character
The annual meeting of the State Medical
Society Of Rhode Island was held Wednesday.
The annual address was delivered by DIR. Ellis
of Bristol. on the subject of Cell Formation 3"
DIR Charles w. Parsons of Providence was
elected president: Drs. Turner of Newport.
and Smith Of Chenachnt vice nresiinnts