The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-10
T Fl u R S D A Y, February ,.
A Son Of A F RIG A.
B 0 S T 0 Y.

termined to contribute their afliitance to-
wards difcountGnancing the ufe of the de-
tehed tea, collected all that was in the COL
lege, land voluntarily made burnt facri6ce
of the fame. They alto burnt the effigies
of Governor H-----n, amidR the repeated
acclamations of large crowd of fpec-
tatorS.
Thuriday the third infant, at a General
Council, held at the Council Chamber in this
town, the following gentlemen we're nominal
ed by his Excellency the Governor, to the re-
fpeetive Offices hereafter mentioned to which
nominations his Majeay's Council adviied and
confented, viz.
George Wheaton, Eiq; to be Juaice of the
Peace for the County OF Brifol.
Mr.. James Williams, jun. to be Coroner
for the fame County.
James M'Cobb, Efq; to be ipecial Jufice
Of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the
County of Lincoln.
William Gardiner, Efq; to be Juaice of
the Peace for the fame County.
Samuel Bancroft, Efq; to be JuRice of the
Peace for the County of Middlefex.
Ezra Houghton, Eiq; to be Juaice of the
Peace for the County Of WorceRer
Mr.. Gardner Chandler, jun. to be a. Ccro-
ner for the fame County.
Nathan Lord, Efq; to be Juaice of the
Peace for the Comfy of York.
MeGrs. Joieph Hobbs, Benjamin Staple and
Benjamin MaGey, to be Coroners for the fame
County.
The Honorable Houfe of Representatives
have made choice of the Rev. Cad Hitchcock,
of Pembroke, to preach the Sermon on the
General Election, the lat Wednesday in May
next.
LaG Thuriday the Honorable General
AGembly, made choice of the following Civil
Officers for the year eniuing, viz.
The Hon. Harrifon Gray, Eiq; Treafurer
and Receiver General,
The Hon. Thomas Cuihing, Efq; Commit.
fary-G General.
The Hon. James RuAell, Efq; ImpoR- Officer.
Truckmaaer for Fort-P ownall, Mr.. Jedediah
Prebble, jun.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Suffolk. Meaieurc Henry AlIine, jun. and
Dudion Kilcup, Bottom.
Middleiex. Mr.. Nathaniel Gorham, Char
lefown.
EAex. John Nutting, Efq; Salem Mr..
Thomas King, Marblehead Mr.. Samuel
Sawyer, Ipfwich; William Atkins, Eff; New
bury-Porr Daniel Witham, Efq, JGlouceaer.
Plymouth. Mr.. Ephraim Spooner, Plymouth.
Barnfable. Solomon Otis, Eiq; Barnfable
Mr.. ]ofeph Parker, Falmouth Mr.. Window
Lewis, WelAeet Mr.. Joieph Doane, Chatham.
Bri&ol. Jerathmeel Bowers Eiq; and Eliiha
Toby, Efq.
Dukes County. Mr.. John Peafe, jun. Ed
gartown.
Nantucket Mr.. Stephen Huhey, Sherburn.
York. Daniel Moulton, Efq; York /;
Charles Chauncy, Eiq; Kittery Ebenezer
Saver, Efq; Wells.
Cumberland. Mr.. Theophilus Parfons,
Falmouth.
Lincoln. Mr.. Thomas Moulton.
We hear that on Monday laa the Corpora
ton of Harvard College, made choice Of the
Honorable o N WINTHROP, Eiq;
L. L. D. and F. r. S. to be PRECEDENT but
that he declined accepting that Office.
The three perions who have had the Small
Pox in Capt. Marrett's family at Cambridge,
we are informed, are all perfectly recovered /;
that his houie is thoroughly cleanied from in
fiction, and that this diitemper is not now in
any family in that town.
We hear from Ipfwich, that three per-
fons are taken fck with the frnall-pox, in
that town.
On the twenty-fecond of December laf
was celebrated at Plymouth the anniversary
of their anceaors hrf landing in New
England on which occafon the Rev.
Mr.. Turner, of Scituate, delivered dif-
courfe in the Rev. MIR. Robbins meeting
houfe, from Zachariah iv. part of the ninth
and tenth veries. After which very fui-
table dinner was prepared at Mr.. How
lands, where great number of the people,
with FIVE of the clergy, were genteelly en-
tertained and the dav and evening very