The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-05
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been exercising himself on he bowiiOg green
at Litle Shs filed, preparatory TO his under.
taking 10 walk two hundred and forty miles
in seventy. two successive hours, on the road
from Huli 10 Yo'h, tor stake ot so guineas.
lie CON mmenced a walk VI ninety miles on the
nbove mentioned green, on WedOe.dsy, loth
sust at four O'clock III the siteiroon, which
ne terminated bstwixt three and tour on The
day following. lie was induced, we under
s,sDd, TO walk six miles IN somsthing short
oi an hoir, neafly at the conclusion OF hts un-
deoakiog an effort by which his strength
and acisly are alike proved. iiis waking
attitude is remarkably erect, and his move
men altogether clean and firm. Immense
crowds have repaired to the place TO witness
his pc Tor nance, which may be accounted
most afcuous one indeed, aud such as We
should ,h,nk impossible, or oeatly so, 10 be
surpassed d.--Sa field Iris.
J,ew Ahnie wv. Pieassance, gardener, Of
Uarnweii, near this place, has, after many
years trial, brought Oh enirs aew species oil
apple TO very g'eat perfection. II Is most
excellent saucs apple, and Will keep perfectly
WI through tho sin,er For magnitudc and
weight il exceeds all that arc known In this
sount y, measuring ~ inches in ci,cumfcr-
snet, and weighing ID. ! OF. svoirdupois.
TIC produce, also, Is vcry abundant. The
Hpi dcner mas given the apple The name Of The
cambridge P,Ppin -Cam5ridge Chronicle.
We have TO rcco,u the funeral of an old
lady in this neighbo, hood, who was attended
70 her last home bya progeny not often Q.
QualIed ;-C0 "Wednesday, Oc. Sd, was bur-
led at.Egg Buckiand, IN tsis county, Mrs.
Ann Stu;taford, OF ioat Parish, aged 90 Her
funeral was amended by 30 Of her kind ed
the corpse was borne TO the grave by eight Of
her r and sons, one I, ,om each line, supported
BY eight grand daughters, one from each
line; Ihe corpse was preceded by eight
grand daughters, the Two hrS carrying in
sheir arms Two great & aod children. Two
swIo daughters OF the deceased followed tho
corpse ~ chief mourncts; then came the
daughters Of the deceased with their nus
bsnd,, leading three grea, grand chldrsn
followed by the sons with their wives, and the
res, followed according 10 the RELATIONSHIP they
held with the deceased. The grand dsush
isrs intend erecting q monumeni 10 her mem
o'y --'PAmoah haher.
Mysterious .l6air. The district Of k,boli
has been til, own toto state Of alarm by re-
potts Of occurrences said to have taken place
al. the tarm OF bnnskied, of a description
Hhicn throws the famoo, " Cock.iane ghost"
somple,ey into the shade. Tho inmates of
the ta m house say, iha, about a fortnight ago,
shey observed a number OF large stones IN the
neighborhoot TO be moving fom place TO
place whhoot the aid Of aoy pereepribis sgen.
cy. Sv. al OF these made their way through
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lhe dwelling some emering into aud demoi-
;shins the ki,chen utensils, and others con.
tenting themselves with efrectlng com(oua
bie lotgmcn, by the h,e; wh,ie different
class, alter making the circuit Of ,he farm.
house, are said 10 have resumed the original
situation In front Of the doot. Since that
time, IL seems the fantastic missiles have pc,
formed similar frsaks almost every day
They nte generally iU motion about ni,e 10
the morning and Eve in the afte coon, and
their per formanco have attracted mut,itudes
10 the spot. The elergymen Of the district
have visited boRskied, and used thriS cndesv-
ors 10 consiRn tho supposed w,zzard to the
"vasty deep" but IN vain /; fo' III, 6ioty bo-
dies he has been pleased to animate ore re.
ported still to continue their perambulations.
This affair, the obvious creation OF folly Or
perhaps OF knavely, however ridiculous IL
may appear, has revived all the exploded
tales Of the district, which had their origin in
the superstition Of q darker peri,d, and rais
I'd the terror Of tho inhabitants to degree
which would hardly be believed Sardry
respectable old females in ,he neighboo hood
ere already marked out as being ut the bot.
ton os the whole business, through the prac-
,iee OF the heinous CT ne OF witchcrsft.
lfonfrosc Rspiew.
Scientific and Literary o.iees frsm Foreign
.Jon-aais, received at me office " ihe Nev.
Ycrk -1cvoeafe.
Meridian Distanees Capt Nudge, OF III
Royal Engnscrs (soo of the Ia e seien,ihc
Gen. Msdge,) accompanied by NJ Ma,hiup
MeDbee OF the Royal ins,i,o,e at Paris, pro-
cceded to Fairlieh, Down, Hastings, and su
p.rinten Cd ,he filing Of vetucal r,flecto,