Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-12

who had been missing for nearly q week, was
found in SaXton's river. He was nearly eighty
years of age, and it is supposed committed sui
eide.
John Crohan's dwelling house at Shaftesbury
was burned on Thursday. Loss $1,000; insured
for $1,000.
The Vermont Central railroad is building a
round house, with stalls for thirty-hree engines.
at White River junction, intending to make that
place more central point than heretofore in the
operation of their line.
Frank Davis of Rupert had a sharp tussle with
a catamouut which attacked him last week. He
beat the creature off with his fists, but his left
arm was terribly larcerated and his clothes
pretty well thinned out.
CONNECTICUT.
The work of demOishng the Chapel street
church, New Haven, has begun.
A man named Noble, of Wilton, was drowned
on Gregory,s Point on Thursday.
Deacon George Sterling one of the leading
citizens of Bridgeport, died on Friday.
The Hopkins grammar school of New Haven
announces its fall term and 212th year on Thurs
day.
Travel over the Connecticut Valley railroad is
| increasing. The up train carries from 200 to $50
| passengers daily.
The peat beds about mile east of Lake Sal
| tonstal are now being successfully worked by
company, the peat finding ready market at
| five dollars per ton.
Au elderly lady named Sarah Downs, living
| in WeStvillc was found dead on the door of her
room, Friday morning. She had been sick with
consumption
The Hartford Post saws it is reported that the
relations between T. H. Chapman, late OF the po-
lice force, and Mrs. Isaac Parry have been and
| are such that Mrs. f. H. Chapman and Isaac
| Parry viii sue for divorces.
The subject of a railroad from Willimantic
| through Natchany valley to Southbridge, or
| perhaps Charlton, Mass, is attracting fresh at
bn lin vary
much interested in the narrow guage system.
Putnam claims tirSt-ClaSS honorS for a young
| lady who is an adept at blowing, planting, hay
| ing and harvesting, and at the same time is eN-
| pert in household affairs and acting the lady,
teacher and musician.
Leander Brown of Spraguc, while fishing in
the Shetuckct the other day, caughta monStrouS
wafer snake, and while diSpatchng the reptile
siXty-four little snakes ran ont of his mouth and
took to the water. Somehow, since this took
place the boys have neglected to take their
nightly swim in that stream.
The Hartford Baptist association will hold its
eighty-second annual session with the church in
Canton, commencing on Wednesday, September
18Th, at hali-paSt ten o'clock-the Rev. Turn
bull, preacher of the annual sermon the Rev.
c. W. Ray alternate.
The centenary of the foundation of the First
Episcopal parish in Woodbury., in the autumn
of III, when the Rev. John Rutgers Marshall,
n missionary of the society for the propagation
OF the gospel in foreign parts, established Saint
Pauls parish, was celebrated on Thursday.
Another accident occurred at the tunnel in
Hartford about II O'Clock Friday forenoon,
whereby one man was seriously injured and
another severely bruised A man in charge of
team carelessly backed his horse II little too
far, and cart and horse tumbled over the bank,
falling upon two workmen just below. One of
these men, named Patrick Donahue, had his
right leg broken and was otherwise severely in
jured; the other, John Qulnlass, was badly
bruised, but escaped without broken bones. The
horse, strangely enough, escaped without in
jury.
Connecticut is now putting the knife to the
tobacco crop, and the harYesters are reckoning
up their gains while the broad leaves are being
rapidly gathered. Last week was the busy week
OF the weed growers. Ont Of the whole breadth
of tobacco in the Connecticut valley, it was be-
lieved that not fifty lots were left standing last
night. 1t is fears of frost that hurry the grow
ers up so. The cranberry men are NOT more in
hurry at this season. The crop is Il large one
and is called dead ripe for cutting.
RHODE ISLAND.
The soldiers who served in the regiments of
other states during the war of the rebellion, as
well as the sailors Of other states, whose homes
are now in Rhode Island, have been invited to
participate IN the ceremonies at the dedication
of the soldiers and sailors monument, on the
10th inst. They will take their places with the
Rhode Island veterans
The state will vote on the second Monday in
October, on the three proposed amendments to
the state constitutions LIST. Removing the
property qualification from alien residents, and
establishing an educational qualification. ID.
Doing away with registry laws. Sd. Providing
that no sectarian or UNCONVENTIONAL school or
institution shall receive any aid or support
from the revenues of the state, nor shall any
tax be imposed upon the people or property of
the state in aid of any such school or institu-
ton.