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by Preftoa, ana his infamoth butchers : on ths
right a figure cf America pointing to her flaagh
tered sons, on ths Isft, a monument (acred to
the memory cf Gray, Attacks, Maverick, Cald
well and Gar. In one of the windows was a
representation of H n end J— eO —r, in the
horrors oc^fioocd by the appetrance ofthe two
ghosts of Empfon and DuTey, advising them to
think of their fate. They appeared to be wor
fhipping their ill-gotten gold the modern deity
of the J\orth.
Ye TR tirORS ! “ Is there not fosse chcfcn
cutfc,
Some hidden thunder io the stores of Haren,
Red with uncommon wrath, to bid! she men
Who owe their greatness to their country's
ruin /”
NEW HAVEN, March 18
We hear that the inhabitants of the Towns
of Say Book, Killing worth, Guilford.. Wood
bury and Wallingford, are to meet on Monday
next, io Order to confab on the affairs of Suf
qiehanaah.
FAIRFIELD March 14.
a Ifgil Town Meeting boiden this Day in
this Town, the Queflien re’atixg to the Corny's
Claim to tht IVe/lern Lands, called Sufiquehan
nah, and the dangerous Consequences that 'tis
Jeared wi'l folow from the Co'any s undertaking
to after t their Ci dim thereto , and txercift ’Jurif
difiton and Governmsnt there, as lately refolded
were considered, when G. Sel’ed Silliman, and
Jonathan Sturgis Efq'rs were choftn a Committee
to repair to Middietown on the loft Wednesday of
this Month, to meet and cqnjer with tke Coni'
mitten from the ether Towns in this Colony what.
Measures it maybe mofl prudent to adopt, to
prevent th ft dangerous Con Sequences ; and then
adj earned the Meetingto 9o' Cock in the Fore*
noon, on the next Freeman's Meeting Day, in Or
der to receive the Report cf fid Committee ; ha
ving £rfl appointed a Committee to prepare ln^
firullions for their Deputies to be chftn by the
Freemen that Day, ts be then laid before the
Town and the Freemen This Meeting was
the fu’left that hath been a'moft ever known in
this Town on any Occafton.
The Town of Stratford, at a Meeting the
fame Day appointed Mess 8. John Brooks, Philip
Ntchols and Le Grand Cannon, their Committee
to repair to Middletown far the lame Puipofc.,
and then adjaurned as this town did to Free-,
man’s Meeting D^y. The People in both
Towns were exccedragy unanimous io the
Measure, and appear to be extremely concern
ed, what may be the event with rrfprd to our
invaluable Charter Privileges. All the oiher
Towns in this County are io Motion, and ’tis,
not doubted but that every town in it will do
as Fairfield and Stratford have done so feofibly
affefted do the people appear to be with their
prefeat dangerous Si.nation *
HARTFORD, March 22
, On the ^th Infi departed this Life, in the
Tear of her Age, the amiable and virtuous
Wife of Nathaniel Chauncey, Efiq; of Middle
town, having through thiCowfe of long continued
bodily Weakness and Distress, born up with
chriflim Patience . Fertilis e and Resignation ;
and towards the Close of Life, mini ft Ring the'
with dutiful Suhmiftion to the civile Will . a De
sire to depart, and to be with CbriH- Her Fu
neral was attended the Friday f ollowing She
has left is Husband ahd five Children, tenderly
to wicwn her Death as their Loss while they have
great Com fort -in thinking it her Gain. How
well free aided her Part in every Relation of Life,,
thole mofl connefhd and acquainted with her can
best tell. Te them her Memory will be /acred,
and if rightly improved, engage them to follow
her Example jo far as foe followed Chrifi.
Pro*. 31. 28 Her Children arift up and&all
her biffed ; her Hutband aft & hefraifeth her.
Hes> 6 12 Be Followers of them,
who through Faith and Patience inherit ths
Pr unifies.
i'eberday the Se!e& Men of the To*d of
GiaHenbory (on a Petition signed by a great
Number of the Inhabitants) warned a Meeting
to be held on Mt a’ay »o choose a Com
mitte to repair to Vliddletawn on the last Wed
hefday cf this Month, to m?et the Committees
of the od.-er Towns in Order to c Jint on the
Affair* of the SufqehiEnafi,
To the Author of the foregoing
. - , Notification.
IF a late (Friter may be credited, y bit
have frequently changedyour Name.
Some 'limes you have ajfumed that of
Abaddcn, Apollyon, Legion, and more
lately you have called yourfelf MANX..
He adds, “ Fhat you was then in the
Webern Fart of this Colony, and was
in your Perigrination, bound to the'
Lafiern Part,” among your old Friends,
which seems likely to be the Caje, as am
well inform'd you composed said Notifica
tion at W*******fi**d,, while t yo^
waited on your old Acquaintance, to aft
the Wellfare of your Faflern Friend,
who, by his formerly belonging there,,
and bis present Cqnneflions,, was mofl,
likely to fatisfy your Curiofily, and who
could also affili you in your said Composi
tion ; as by the Dress and Stile thereof,
he undoubtedly did. But why, Sir, pfl -
pone thdCcnvention to the firft of April?
WE find the proposed Meeting at
Middletown will take Place, in Spight
of the Opposition made to it by fame 5
but we find there is more Towns
would come io, if they had a little
longer Time before the Meeting
Therefore we beg you will not fail
to insert the within Notification, post
poning the said Convention to the
firfl Day of April, in (lead of the last
Wednesday in March, as thereby
many other Townswill have the Op
portunity to fend Member?.
fail not.
XtuFs, MANX.
—wu ii " Wwm *
To the Several Printers in New-
London, Norwich, New-Haven,
and Hartford, who are desired as
soon as poflible to insert the following
Notification inyour next Papers ajter
this (ball come to hand, viz.
HERE AS it was rather late
y when some of the refpe&able
Towns within this Colony
have come into the laudable Design
of choofingtwo or three Members to
attend on the proposed Convention at
Middletown, on the last Wednesday in
March And Whereas it is proba
ble many other Towns will follow
their laudable Example if said Meet
ing was postponed for a few Days.
This is therefore to give Publick
Notice, that said Meeting is to be
held at said Middletown on the firft
Day of April next, instead of the last
Wednesday in March,
Fail not, by the Public’s,
-MANX.
March 14th, 1774:
Wednesday the 13th of April next is appoint
ed to be obferv’d as a Day of Fading and Pray
er throughout this Colony.
Thursday the 14th of April next, is appoint-'
ed to be cbferved as a public Faff throughout
the Province of the Maffichulctts Bay. 1
Cf The Library Company ere requeued to
meet at the Grammat School Hcufc To Morrow
Evening at 6 o’clock prccifdy. It is hoped
every Member will punfiuaft attend as the E(.
tablilhment of Gid Library abfofasely depends
on a univtrfal Meeting of the Subscribers.
— .4
Fairfield, March 14, 17^4.
Mr. PRINTER,
We the fublcribers be
iog appointed by the hon. court of probate
for the diftrid of Stafford, commiffioncrs to
receive, examine and adjaft the claims of the
creditors to the estate of Capt. Noah Graet,
late of Tolland deceas’d, represented infolvent'j;
Do hereby give notice that we (hall attend that
hufinefs at the house of Eleszer Steel in said
Tolland, on the firft tuefdays of May and June
next, from 1 to 6 o’clock afterooon-
Elijih Chapman, 7 Commifi
- i Eleazer Steel. J finert.
Tolland,.March 5, 1774, .
Make Way! A Probationer forNewGatefi
Stolen out of the Shop
of the fubferiber in the night after the 4th inft.'
March, 6 silver spoons marked M R one new
ss, bill of this Colony, one Englifli half crown*
6, Spanilh mill’d dollars, a few pieces of fmalU
silver, about 4s .in coppers, onefiik purse, one
silver neck buckle, two pair silver knee buckle*
some (hop goods, uncertain. . Whoever (halt
take up the thief, and secure him in some goal*
where he rosy be brought to justice or difcovec.
the things (ball ba well rewarded.
MATTHEW TALLCOTTJ
Middletown, March 7th, 1774.
Methinks your Sutcefis in March 17 CG;
on fueb an Occafton, would make you ds
fiond of the Menth of March as Casar
had Reafen to be afraid of the Ides
thereof. f . Xou however seem to be fond
of the firft Day of April—yeur Design
is obvious : But fufer me tofubjoin the
old humbly Saying, with which 1 floall
conclude, viz. •
“ One FOOL makes MANX,
“ But YOU are worse than ANXf.
fa Flaet’ford, ata moderate Advacefrem the
C 0 S T. ‘
AND as he purposes to tarry in town for a
coofidcrablc lime, would inform bis frienda
that he has just opened a number of Callicoes,&c*
and has likewise on hand many other GOODS*
which may be had at cry time that fiultf his
Cuftomen ! and if they fee fit to apply fton, it
will be much to the advantage of their very
humble servant, Calib
March 20, 1774. #
NB. About a yard and an half of Sattin, a
Ribbon and a Comb was some time fincc left at
laid Bull’s (lore which will be delivered to the
owner on his proving his right to them.
TO BE SOLD,
CEveral farms ofland lying in Sharon, one of
^6O Acres, with a gcod house and barn,with
20 acres of wood land, well fixated near the
meeting houfe* Allo 131 acres adjoinieg to
the former, well proportioned with meadow
paftore and plow lacd. Also about yo setts
two miles and an half from the meeting hcufc*
with a gcod houle and barn, and a fine orchard
good pasture plow land and mowing. Alfo*.
two large farms in Caman, one cf 300 acres,
lying by Houfatonack river, in the pofftfficn of
Mr. Samuel Rcberts, the otlnr farm in the pof.
felSon of Mr. Jared Huxley, one of the best
farms for grazing io the place, may cut 70 or
80 tuns of hay in a season. A good title and a
reafocable time of payment will be given.—
Any perfoo inclining to purchtfe may know the
terms by applying to Mcff Nicholas Hoffman
and Isaac Rofovelt of New York, or to Col.
Anthony Hcflman at Redhook, in Dutchcfs
County, or the fabferiber in Sharon.
JOHN CANFIELD.
Sharon, 71b of March, 1774. - -
Good GOODS!
TO BE SOLD BY,
Caleb Bull, jun.