Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-17
commencement at Harvard College.

dear sir, your faithful servant,
CHARLES SUMNER.
Commcmccmc at Harvard College.
The annual commencement eff this inStitu-
ton occurred on Wednesday, the exercises
being as well attended as usual, the literary
portion of them embracing a wide range of
thought, and indicating an elevated standard
of scholarship. The degree of Bachelor OF
Arts was conferred at the close upon ninety
seven members of the graduating class, and
two gentlemen of former classes. The degree
OF Master of Arts was conferred upon twen-
ty-seven gentlemen in course, and seven out
of course. Fifty received the degree of Doc
tor of Medicine, forty-two of Bachelor of
Laws, twelve of Bachelor of Science, and
eight graduated at the divinity school.
The Daily Advertiser publishes its usual
complete and accurate neurology, embracing
the names Of forty-four graduates during the
past year. OF these fifteen were lawyers, six
were physicians, five were clergymcn, five
were merchants, three were teachers, one
was president, one was an engineer, one
was law student, one was philosopher, one
was farmer, one was planter, and four had
no profession. The list is as follows:
Glass Name > &C. Place OF Deccase.
1876 Henry Abbott, 81. Andover, ID January, g.
l79S Richard sullivan, 81 Cambridge IL Dec. 81.
1893 William H. sumner 81. jamaica Plain "a Oct '6
1880 Daniel KimbalI, So. Nctdham, II Jan. 60.
1871 Henry \Pyu "a nj
lSO2 Sa nuel Creole, 49, Swampscott Is Aug. 81.
lsO2 Charles ellington 81. Temple en-, 3 Aug. 81.
1904 Jonathan Wild, II. BrainircC Dec. 81.
1905 Edwd f. Campbell. Is. Augusta, Ga. q Sept 6I
1915 Samuel Il. Putnam, "a Boston, "a Dec. 81.
1911 samuel Lliot, 63. ambridgc, 20 Jan. 81.
ISL Daniel g. Hat h. g. Exeter y. H., 10 Mar g.
1878 John PrCntss, g. Baltimore, 81 Aug. 81.
lslS Charles Robinson, GS. Groton. April 80.
Isis Simon hitney. 81. Framing ham, Sep. 81
ISIS John II. wilkins, 81. Boston, Dec. 81.
1873 William Farmer 69. Lunenburs, 245une, s.
1873 Joseph IL Prince 50. Boston, Is Nov. VI.
1871 Jonas IL, Lane, st. Boston, ) Sept. 81,
1924 John NJ. GoIrg s. 81. Roxbury, IS June, g.
1927 Cornelius c. FELTON,, "a. Chester. Pa Feb g.
1929 J"siah Q. I.Jrns, 81. West Il, 6 April 'O2.
1881 Alex. r. Er. d,v, 81. Frycburg Me. Is Feb. 6
1882 Charles Mason. -. Boston, IS N arch, o.
1888 Thomas Is Pope, A. RoXbury, Is Jan. 81.
1887 John +. w Lane a Boston - Au". 81
1881 Henry y. thureau, A. Concord, 6 May, 50.
1854! George Rice, 80. Roxhury, 10, Aug. 81.
ls45 George d, GuiId, 81, BrookliEe, May, 50.
lS49 ii, NJ. Il FUgg, g.. ), mcr, et XIV, 10 Jan 49,
1919 john $. Nichols, 49, Nevada, Cal Jan 81
1919 Everett Peabody, 81, Pittsburg Ten Aprl e.
1850 Edwarl Il. Everett, 81. Boston, Nov. bl.
1851 Arthur II. Poor, 81. New York, II Jan. 81
1851 Georse d. Porter, 80. Medford, 25 Nov 81
1854 Henry b. Hubbard, 49, Chicago, ILL.,. IS Feb '62
1865 Langdon Erving 2S. Baltimore, Md 20 May 49,
1855 George D. Hodges, 25. Halls Hill Va Jan 81
1865 George b. Chadwick 25 Northampton. II Aug. 81
1858 " Russell, "A Drunmundtown, Va. % March 81
1858 Frank y. shotey, "A. Dedhau, "a Jan. 81
1859 Henry j. Howe, rs. Virginia, june 81
1850 Julius Hood, 81 Louisville Ken, q Dec '62
1860 William NJ Rogers, % Virginia. June, g.
The following are the names of those de-
ceased in previous years, but not before
published =
lSOS Lloyd n. Rogers, I! baltimore, 10 Nov 80.
1914 Nathaniel ". White 81 Halifax n S. 30 Sen 60
1902. Rev. Charles Wellington died in
Templeton, 3 August, 1861, aged 81 wears.
He was the son of William and Mary whit
ney) Wellington, and was born in Waltham,
Mass, 20 February, 1880. His parents had
eight sons and five daughters. Que of these
sons, Isaac, was drowned while member of
the senior class in Harvard college, II No.
vember, 1876. No other death took place
among these children till more than fftv
years atterward. Having completed his acad-
emlcal and theological studies, Rev Charles
Wellington was ordained pastor of the Uni.
tartan church IN Templeton on the 25th of
February, 1907, as successor of Rev Ebene-
ger Sparhawk. DIR. Wellington continued his
Ministerial relation to this society until his
death, period Of more than titty-four wears.
IS Int1npn1p nc n min
OF no one in the western section of Worces-
ter county-an influence always exerted in
favor of religious and civil freedom. of chris
tan order, and scnptural piety. He received
the honorary degree of doctor of divinity in
1854. He was twice married, the second
time to Miss Adelaide Russell of Templetou.
who still survives him. Two sons who grad
uated at Harvard college in 1888 and 1876
respectively, and six daughters, all by his first
marriage, are also still living.
1913. Rev. William Farmer died in Lunen-
burg, "a June, 1862, aged 60 years. He was
son Of Jonas and Mary (Whimey) Farmer.
and was born in Townsend, "a February
1893. lie was first ordained over the Unita-
rian church in Belgrade, Me-, in 1881. where
he preached for about six years. lie after
wards preached, without being permanently
settled, in West Boylston, Lunenburg. and
towns IN New Hampshire and Vermont. He
mad been an invalid for many years, and suf-
tered often from pulmonary hemorrhage and
other serious symptoms before he relinqush-
ed preaching. His decline was very gradual,
and his bodily sutierings, which, towards the
last, were particularly irritating were borne
with great patience. He was a true Chris
tan. lie married, October 10, 1851, Mrs.
Lovina Jackson They had no children.
His wife survives him.
1921. Dr. Jonas Henry Lane died in Bos-
ton, September, 1861, aged 81 years. He
was the son Of Jonas and Eunce (KendalD
Lane, and was born in Lancaster, Mass, 2S
January, 1900. His name was, originally,
Henry Lane, but by act of the legislature he
was allowed to prefix the name of Jonas,
which he did from respect to his father. He
began the practice Of medicine in Boston in
1926, where he passed the remainder OF his
life, having attained highly respectable rank
in his profession, gained an extensive prac-