Worcester daily spy., 1871-07-17
and stole silver watch from the trunk Of one


sity occurred on Thursday, when the graduat-
ing class delivered their customary orationS.
The address on the occasion was by Rev. DR..
Douglass, and the poem by Rev. Mr.. Harris of
Rutland.
IS. White has bequeathed SIC, 900 to aid poor
students in the university of Vermont at Bur
lington, but no colored youth can ever receive
dollar of his legacy.
Charles A. Woodruff the only cadet from
Vermont in the graduating class at West Point,
marked eleventh in general standing, and first
in discipline. The class numbered 0rty-one.
Two boys were at play on Portland street, st.
JOhusbury, on the 9th inst, when one OF them
threw stone, cutting an artery in the side OF
the head of Chester Deans boy, but the Dlood
was stayed before serious results occurred.
Willie Gibson, only son of Pringle Gibson OF
Ryegate was thrown from horse few days
ago, while riding him in from pasture. lie lel
upon his head and was unconscious for some
time, but it is hoped that he has sustained no
serious injury.
A barn belonging to Mrs. Gordon Searle, of
Bridgeport, was recently struck by lightning,
and capboards were scattered promscuously
for time. The damage was comparatively
slight.
Samuel Loore, with numerous aliases, at
tempted to escape from the state prison at
Windsor few days ago, by burrowing under
ground in the cellar of the cook room, where he
was employed, but was recaptured as he was
proceeding across the yard to the wall
Charles p. Kimball, candidate of the democ-
racy for governor, has accepted the nomination.
He thus endorses the new departure, in his let
ter of acceptance: I'm the present condition of
the country, renewed agitation, either north
or SOUTH of the issues involved in the late war,
! regard as worse than useless" To all of
which one is led to remark, in the language of
Soon Shingle, "Jess so"
The Burlington Free Press says that Wood
stock elected at its last March meeting high
way surveyor who can neither read nor write.
When he asks man for his taxes, he presents
the tax book, and requests him to find his name
and the amount; and if the man pays his tax,
he crosses il out himself, and when receipt is
desired by the party paying, the surveyor has TO
get some one to write it, and on this he makes
"his Y mark" and has it witnessed.
The stockholders of the Northern Vermont
and Lake Champlain railroad company organ
lied at Rutland, on Thursday, by the choice of
the following gentlemen as directors; Horace
Fairbanks, Carolus NOycs, Waldo Brigham,
Franklin Fairbanks, Calvin Blodgett, L. B.
Howe and VIM. B. Hatch Horace Fairbanks
was afterwards elected president of the COM
pany. This contemplated road will connect
Lake Champlain with the Lamolle Valley rail-
road, branching from that road at Cambridge
and running thence through Underhill, Jericho
and Essex TO Essex junction.
CONNECTICUT.
"Sam Weller" is now landlord of O hotel at
Stamford.
OCOiSb VI NhSA-
iden, has been elected president of the Iowa
university.
At Derby, last week, Henri Breer was acci-
dentally drowned while bathing, His sad death
occurred but a few days before the time fixed
for his intended marriage.
Lusee Andrew Yeahun, a heather Chinee,
acts as pressman for paper in Meriden. The
paper says he is the most willing, capable man
ever employed there in that capacity.
The ninth regiment Connecticut volunteers
will hold the third annual reunion at New
Haven, August 5, the anniversary of the battle
of Baton Rouge. General Sheridan is expected
to be among the notables present
little son of Eli Benton, of TOlland, met
with frightful accident few days ago. He
attempted to climb a chain which was suspend
ed for swing, and, slipping, he fell to the
bottom of the chain, where a large chain hook
caught in his nose, tearing open the side of his
face in fearful manner.
Mr.. Birdsey Grant NorthrOp, secretary Of the
Connecticut board of education, sailed for Eu-
rope on Saturday in the Algeria. He goes
abroad to inspect the public schools, and espe-
cially in Europe, and will be obliged to cancel
his engagements TO lecture during the coming
season.
A fight occurred at Manchester, q few days
ago, between a number of men and band OF
gipSies. Accounts of the beginning Of the
affair are contradictory, but the Norwich Buiie-
tin, in giving the details of the affair, says:
fact, that thefgipsies were not so much to Diane
after al"
A most noticeable object of interest in New
Haven now is the new hall of the Psi Epsilon
society," finished some time ago in red and black
brick, with a pretty Mansard twO-story, at
cost of about Sf5OO0 and it is the most dwelling
house looking building of all the secret society
halls, The Scroll and Key hail is thirty-siX
feet front and ffty6ve deep, built of white stone
wifi iHterposed strips of blue marble, and
onafnented with four small granite columns IN
front OF the door, which is OF brass. The
architecture is very pleasing, and the effect IS
much less thas of an Egyptian tom0 than the
dismal skull and bones building. The Scroll
and Key has very many rich members, ana us
hall must have cost $50, 600. 1t is TINS sOclety,
under its legal title OF Inc hillgsley rus rus
Association" that has offered the largest prize
given in Yale, which is $3.50 yearly for the best
junior essay.
RHODE ISLAND.
At WEXFORD, on Thursday next, Rev. Or. n.
NJ Williams win be publicly recognized as the
pastor of the First Baptist church.
Hon. VIM. Greene Of Warwick has gwen SIVOV
TO the Providence conference seminary at East
Greenwich.
1t is getting lively at Newport beach, and the
bathing is good. There are professional SWIM
mers there, who give lessons in that art every
morning TO those who wish.
Jesse Bicknell, formerly OF North hlngstoWn,
was killed on Friday by falling from the aont-
ment of a railroad bridge near Maskachuge. He
was seventy years of age.
Phoebe Cary has been at Newport for few
days and is now lying very i'll at her boarding
place, with small hopes OF her recovery. she Is
unable to see any one and is very great SUI
ferer.
The Italian, Austrian and Belgian ministers
are at Newport, and there are rooms engaged
for the secretaries of every legation at Wash
ington. The foreign element promises to be un-
usually large this season.
The cotton mill of Messrs. G. A. and L. L.
Hall, near Exeter, was burned down the other
day. The loss is about covered by insurance,
and amounts to nearly $4,000. Spontaneous
combustion was the supposed cause OF the hre.
Newport will undoubtedly be thoroughly
written up this season, if one is to judge from
the number of correspondents and reporters in
town. There are half dozen ladies and as
many gentlemen regularly employed i'll this
capacity, who haunt hotel registers and are
everywhere present.
The Providence Herald says: "The American
band will 90 to Worcester, August 1st, with the
Hope Lodge of colOred Odd Fellows of this city,
who will Join in the celebration of the third an
niversary of the North Star lodge of Worcester,
at Quinsigamond lake"
Congress having made an appropriation for
the construction of lighthouses on the river at
Sassafras Point, Fuller's Rock, Pomham Rock
and at Sabin's Point, the work was begun at
Pomham Rock on Thursday. When the work
is completed, the lights will be of incalculable
benefit to vessels coming up the bay IN the
night time.
Woonsocket has prohibitory law, but thus
far persons appointed as prosecuting officers
have declined to serve. So WOonsocket has no
licenses, no license money in the town treasury,
| no prosecutions, no hindrance from the free
sale of liquors and no legal protection from the
influence of free rum. A correspondent writing
from that town says: Considering how many
appetites are uncomfortable, the prospect is not
encouraging"
Gould island, pretty island of forty-f
| acres extent, four miles up the bay from New
port has been sold to Mr. Homans, of Engle-
wood, N. j., who is converting it into beauti-
full country seat. There is a variety of game on
the island, and substantial buildings have been
erected. Mr.. Homans is the owner of the
pretty yacht Foam, and is an officer Of the