Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-13

! Immaculate Conception, and then reforming q
procession, which included the children, march.
ed a short distance, and returning, entered the
| church. The girls were all dressed in white,
| wore wreaths of flowers and carried scripturai
and society banners
VERMONT.
In Vermont all of the wife's property of every
| description, and whether in possession or in &C.
ton, is exempted from the husbands debts
and if he absconds she may, by petition, take
and sell property as single woman.
CONNECTICUT.
Great excitement has been caused in Canter-
bury by the spread Of the small box there. We
are informed that the roads leading to the village
are closed, ana no communication with the ex-
terror is allowed. A young woman died Satur-
day from the effects of the disease and others
were not expected to live.
The Norwich Bulletin says: "Three young
men, who labor under the impression that oys-
tiers are taken with hook and line, and that
picked salmon are caught III Fishers island
sound, went fishing Saturday in those waters.
They shot an eagle which proved TO be a cor
morant, but got no fish. But in compensation
they got becalmed and finally got aground
They say that this year the tide is nine hours
rising on sand bars"
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Press says :-"0ne of our cit-
zens is reported TO have made by speculatons,
recently, the handsome sum of sixteen hundred
thousand dollars"
of the intelligent canine that brought to our
office week or two ago, in his mouth, the sum
of one hundred dollars for Mr.. J. D. Grace,
Rover is, as many of our readers have probably
inferred, companion of Mr.. H. G. L. Dorsey of
Pawtueket, and like his master shows evidence
OF delight when he has been the means of doing
a good action.
DR.. Henry Gettens formerly of Providence,
was found murdered last week in a place called
Bears Swamp" four miles from 0swego and
sixteen miles from Binghamton, N He left
bnghamton that morning for Oswego, in a car
rage, having with him between six and seven
hundred dollars, and q ladies' gold hunting case
watch. When he was found, the money and
watch were gone, and he was sitting in his car
riage, dead, shot through the head and neck.
The horse was perspiring very freely, so that
the doctors friends think he was pursued by a
party of thieves from Binghamton. The de
ceased was about thirty years of age, was good
physician and highly esteemed by all of his ac-
qualntances. He had served his country in both
the army and navy, and his body was taken in
charge by the members of the Grand Army and
conveyed to his fathers residence, at Warren,
Penn. The doctor had many friends both in
Providence and at East Greenwich.
Annual commencement programme, at Brown:
Friday, June 2Sd-Class day; Grafton and poem,
at Manning hall, at half past ten O'Clock A. M
saturday, 24th-Annual defamation of the ju-
NOR class for the Carpenter prizes in elocution,
IN Manning hall, at half past ten o'clock A. NJ.
Tuesday, 27th-0ration before the Phi Beta
Kappa society, by President White, of Cornell
university; poem by Rev. Chas r. Brooks, of
Newport, in the First Baptist church, at eleven
O'Clock A. M Inc procession will form in front
of Manning hall. Business meeting of the Phi
Beta Kappa society, in Manning hall, at half
past nine O'Clock A. NJ. Annual meeting of the
alumni, in Manning hall, at four o'clock p. NJ.
Sermon before the society of Missionary In
quiry, by Rev. James P. Boyce, d. D., professor
Anufh
vile, S. c., at the First Baptist church, at half
past seven O'Clock p. M. Wednesday, June IS;
one hundred and third annual commencement
Exercises lat the First Baptist church, at ten
o'clock A. M. The procession will form in front
Presidents levee at eight O'Clock p. NJ. Thurs
day, June 29-Meeting of the corporation, in
Rhode Island hall, at nine o'clock A. NJ. Exam
nations for entrance-Candidates will assemble
at No. u University hall, at eight O'Clock A. NJ.