Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-03

fore the hvdrant could be brought 10 bear the
| entire building and contents were destroyed
Very fortunate, there was, but little stir of the
air at the time, so that the fire was confined TO
the building in which it originated. The build
ing and contents were insured for $1,000. The
loss exceeds the insurance about $500. BY the
persistent efforts of the hands belonging to Mr..
| A. b Browns piano forte sounding board man
| ufactory, his dry house and contents were saved,
although the building was badly scorched, and
was in flames several times. The cause of the
| fire is not stated.
The seveniy-flth annual commencement of
the Dartmouth medical college closed on the LIST.
| The anniversary marked the close OF three
quarters of a century Of the existence OF me
| medical department, and made the occasion ore
| Of usual interest The commencement began
with baccnlaureate discourse by President
| Smith last Sabbath, that feature being lntrodu-
| Ced for tie Arst time this year. IL was NeTF
able and eoqueRt discourse. The examination
/ OF the graduating class began on the sum ing
faculty. were assisted by Dr. James Wheeler of
, hoyeT and Dr. Russell of Concord, who were
delegates from the New Hampshire medical
| society and by III Brown OF st. Johnsbnry,
and Dir. Butler of Essex, who represented the
Vermont medical association The students
were examined separately, as dsaafy and acquit-
led Themselves in a most credtabc and crafty
\ ing manner Tie commencement cSeVelscs
| rf6fe1 9ceHrrcd on the evening OF the LIST,
Heretofore thsy have been held in the medical
college, Rhcfe the hmiicd accommodations
called out only d sfrss attendance, but for hold
ng this anniversary She spacious col
eac chapel was selected, which invested
| the proceedings with a public prominence
| which they have not previously assumed, The
| 3ooiiis and galleries were filled TO rcpeton with
the students, ladies and citizens.
VERMONT.
Vermont farmers are becoming Disguised with
the Early Rose potato, OF account of its rottng
| badly and turning out poorly.
| The house and barn of Mrs. Avres at Bakers
| field were destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
| The flames communicated to a house and barn
! owned by Henry Dean, and occHpied by Kew. L.
| p. Sevay, Catholic priest, which was consumed
| Loss $1,000.
At the st. Adams butter market, last week,
there was little old butter offered. and that of
poor quality. Summer diaries, Il to IA he;
fall made, IS TO 38c ; extra lots, "a to 35c.
Cbeese-S to II 1-2c, for dairy, and u to ID l-2c.
for factory.
CONNECTICUT.
Danbury is to have new Jail.
New H yen not satisfied with a diSpensary,
is going to have a Senatorium.
Connecticut Western railroad will be in run
| ming order in about two weeks.
Two hundred of Barnum'S horses have gone
| into winter quarters at Danbury
| The Derby steamboat company has gone into
| bankruptcy. Liabilities $4,000
Hartford khas at last got free evening
school.
Christ church, Norwich, has engaged $1,000
orTaniSt.
Many of Meriden's citizen are anxiously in
curing when an evening school is to be opened
in Meriden.
The new Baptist church, at Pequonnock
bridge, is to be dedicated Nov. 9th. Rev. &. l..
II unit breaches.
The Jarves collection of Italian paintings will
be sold by auction at the Yale art gallery, Nov.
9th.
The bell which Henry Thompson of Enfield
gave to the Episcopal church OF thar place was
tolled for the frSttimc at his death.
Bridgeport is TO have two new manufactures.
The Secor sewing machine and the water meter
companies are to locate there.
A sign in Asylum street, Hartford, reads:
"Barber shop in connection with the res
taurant." Mrs, Glass's receipt is now in order.
A black snake was killci at Preston the other
day which had porcelain egg in its stomach.
Digestion had not begun.
The last feather on the camePs back is in the
shape OF a Redding donation to Chcago-two
strings of red peppers
They tell of an mprovident family in Dan
| bury, hearing that a neighbor had the pneumo-
MA sending over to borrow it.
A few days ago, Hartford lad was sent to
| the reform school for three years for playing
| truant.
Rev. F. H. Buffum was ordained pastor of the
Windsor avenue Congregational church, Hart
| ford on Tuesday last
Judge Shipman is now lecturing to the senior
| class. Trinity college, Hartford, upon the con-
stitution of the United States
Frederick L. Ely, the new town clerk of In
field, has, in compliance with the new law, cut
off six sets of foxes ears, and paid So bounty.
F. II. Buffman, of Hartford was ordained
to the ministry and installed pastor of the
Windsor Avenue Congregational church, Tues
day.
A emit of roorns in rrONvn ctraet Nnu Hovnn
has been secured for a public dispensary, which
will be Openedwhen subscriptions to the amount
of $500 are received.
An eel stopped work at a factory in Bristol
the other day by getting into the turbine water
wheel. When taken out he was headess and
taiess, and weighed three or four pounds.
The subscription to the new academy in Wood
stock has reached ten thousand dollars, and is
thus rendered binding. Special effort is now
put forth TO raise the remaining five thousand.
Alexander Montgomery, the murderer of
Cooley, is in the county Jail at Norwich, where
he will remain until brought TO trial, which will
probably be in November.
A large water spout was seen in Long Island
sound, Sunday morning, near FaulkneI;S island.
Capt. Chase of the schooner Stephen Waterman,
reports that il broke about two vessels lengths
astein OF him, but his craft escaped without
| damage.
The prospects of the Air Line were bright
| ened, Monday, by the vote of Middletown to aid
the other towns in raising half million to
| complete the road. Unless some fresh obstacles
arise, the friends of the road hope now to com
| plete it from AIiddletown to Wilimantic.
John, the son OF James Squires of Columbia
| while playing recently with an old eun barrel
put the brcech in the fire. The result was sew
| eral broken paneS OF glass and two scared and
slightly wounded children, John and his little
sister,
The town of Wallingrord after two exciting
town meetings, has pledged its cooperation
| with the Walngtord community in their pro-
Jected improvements on the Quinnipiac, by
when large water power will be gained aud
| much manufacturing be attracted
| Four western insurance companies which re-
| fused to pay their losses of S200 900 incurred by
| the burning of the Meriden britannia works n
| little more than year ago, have all gone under
| since the Chicago fire. Two of these companies
| We're located IN Buffalo, one in Chicago, and one
| in Cleveland
| A New Haven gentleman contemplatcs the
| immediate establishment of a floating sailors
bethel in that harbor 1t will consist of A Iarre
| nat boat, with room nicely fitted up on it, fur
nished with books and papers for leisure hours,
| and in which meetings will be held on the Sab
| bath.
The Delaney Guards, colored, of New Haven.
| gave ball to the Union Guards also colOred
| Of Hartford, Tuesday night, in New Haven.
| The tailor, whom the former owed for their uni.
| forms, attempted to attach the receipts but the
officer who took the money was surrounded
| and forced to give il up. Razors and bayonets
were drawn, and fight was only prevented by
| the arrival Of the police.
len thousand dollars have been raised for the
new academy at Woodstock, and ground will
soon be broken. Henry c. Bowen has made
ptoPoSiuon to the town which, if accepted, Will
| lurnlsh ample means Of supporting an academy
oil the very first order, in which, at the eXpira-
tion OF ten years, tuition shall be tree to ali the
youth oil the town-the plan providing for re-
ductlon OF ten per cent at the close OF the first
OF these ten years, twenty per cent at the close
tenth the tuition shall be free.
RHODE ISLAND.
Cav. PadlefOrd's proclamation has appeared
| appointing the Both inst. as the grand turkey
feast in Rhode Island, as well as the day for
offering thanks for b0untiiul harvests, etc.