Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-11

as originally announced. The change of date
was made to accommodate some of the artists
engaged. Mr.. NJ W. Whitney of Boston hav-
ing sailed for Europe, Mr.. J. +, Winch has been
engaged to take his place.
Brigadier General Chamberlain, of this city,
his inspector general, Major II. NJ. Phillips,
of Springfield, and the quartermaster, Captain
Chaplin, of this city, visited Sterling junction
Wednesday, and laid out the camp for the third
brigade The camping ground proper contains
twenty acres, with about twenty more for the
parade ground, aud is fine location and will
undoubtedly please the boys.
Patents have recently been granted to parties
in this county as follows: Charles II. Waters
of Groton and William Orr, Jr., Of Clinton,
assignors to Clinton wire cloth company OF
Clinton, for shuttle for weaving wire cloth;
Sidney S. Turner of Westboro and Collins
Stevens and George NJ. Stevens of Boston, as
signors TO themselves and Edward II. Pcndleton
oil Westerly, R. l., for hand stamp.
On the afternoon of the Sth a young man
named Eaton, residing in Lunenburg, while
driving his team hOmeward from Fitchburg,
and when about two miles out bolt of light
ming descended black-cherry tree standing by
the roadside, shattering it into fragments, and
instantly killing all three of the team horses at
tached to the wagon. Mr. Eaton, who was
riding at the time, was stunned by the shock,
and remained unconscious for somc time. His
boots were almost entirely stripped from his
feet, and his escape seems almost miracle. A
horse attached TO carriage some half a mile
further out upon the road was knocked down by
the shock, and lady riding in the carriage was
somewhat injured.
INSTALLATION IN WEsTBoRo.-Rev. II. P.
DeForest, late OF Park church, Chicago, was
thursday afternoon installed pastor of the Evan
telical Congregational church of Westboro. At
che council, held in the forenoon, twelve church
es were represented by their pastors and dele
gates, Rev. Stacy Fowler of Milburv being
moderator, and Rev. A. J. Bates of Saunders
vile, scribe.
The following is the order of exercises at the
installation, which were very interesting the
church being filled;-1, Organ voluntary and
anthem; 2, Reading of the Scriptures by Rev.
Horace Dutton of Southboro; 3, Prayer by
Rev. I. L. Babb of Oxford; 4, Hymn, Father
of Mercies, bow thine ear" &c.; 5, Sermon by
Rev. Alexander Mckenzie of Cambridge 6,
Installing prayer by Rev. J. H. Windsor of Graf
ton; 7, Hymn, "Let lions watchmen all awake"
&C.; s, Charge to the pastor by Rev. John Colby
of Southboro; 0, right hand of fellowship by
Rev. Stacy Fowler of Millbury; 10, address to
the people, by Rev. Alexander McKensie, the
Rev. I. c. Biscoe of Uxbridgc, who had been
engaged TO perform this part, being unable
to be present; II, Anthem, Come Holy Spirit,
Heavenly dove" 70, prayer by Rev. A. j.
Bates of Saundersville; 10, benediction by the
pastor.
Rev. Mr.. McKensie's sermon was from
the text, st. John 8; 16; For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever belieyeth in Him shall not perish,
but have everlasting iIe" He considered,
first, who was Christ; 2, whence did He come
and what was the meaning of his life; and
closed with practical and eloquent exhortation
on the exceeding love of God manifested in the
glorious plan Of human redemption.