Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-07
COMMUNICATED.

CONFERENCE.-THE
An examination of the young ladies
Of the Martinsburg Female Academy
took place on Friday last, on which
occasion several distinguished them-
selves, for having made rapid improve
ment in the various branches.
The best Composition was produced
by Jane Long; second, Elizabeth Whit
ing; third, Rebecca Foreman.
First class of Grammar-Rebecca
Foreman Isl, Isabella Boyd I'd, Eliza
beth Long Sd.
Geography Isabella Boyd 1st, T.
lizabeth Long ID, Mary Hunter Sd.
History of England Jane Long Ist,
Elizabeth Whiting I'D, Rebecca Fore
man Sd.
History of America-lsabella Boyd
LIST, Elizabeth Long ID, Mary Hunter Sd.
Second Glass of Grammar-Lucy
Long ist Mary Foreman Cd, Ann Ba-
ker 3D.
Second Glass of Geography Lucy
Long lst, Catharine Locke Cd, Ann
Baker Sd.
Third Glass of Grammar-Sarah Boy
ers 1st Catharine M'Pherrin I'd, Maria
Showers Sd.
Writing Elizabeth Whiting lst, Re-
becca Foreman Cd, Isabella Boyd Sd.
Needle Worll-Rebecca Foreman lst
oiuttnr-oot IaciInI
The premiums were not awarded to any,
for excellmg in particular branch, but
to the young lady, in each class, who
produced the greatest number of appro-
baton Cards, (received from her teach
er during the Session., for progression
in all her studies.
The Premiums were awarded lst to
Isabella Boyd, Cd Lucy Long, Sd Eliz-
abeth Long, 4th Maria Showers, for hav-
ing made the greatest improvement in
Writing; 9Th Sarah Boyer.
On Wednesday morning last, about
seven O'Clock, the shock of an earth
quake was very sensibly felt in the town
of Salem, Mass. The jarring of the
buildings continued from three to five
seconds.
WILLIAM TEMPLE FRANKLIN, grand
son of DIR. Franklin, and editor of his
works, died on the 18th of May last, at
Paris. The Paris Constitutional of the
sth of June, contains an obituary Office
Of the deceased.
An attempt was made on the 18th inst
to rob the mail, about half way between
Black River Ferry and China Grove,
South Carolina, by two men, whose
countenances could not be discovered,
owing to the darkness of the night. One
of the Williams seized the reins, while
the other was busted in untying the
mail from the sulkey--lortunately, how
ever, the horse took fright and broke
loose from the man who held him. No
other injury was sustained than the de-
1struction of the sulkey.
The st. Louis Republican of the Cd
July, says:-"The great reservoir for
letters or papers that never reach their
destination, has at length, for some I'M
known reason, broken up, and we have
been RECALLED, for the last two mails,
with sundry Eastern papers of Novem-
Der, December, and January last
The Editors of the Enquirer complain
of the same circumstance; and we know
several other gentlemen, who, in like
manner, are weekly receiving the New
York and Washington papers of last
winter" The Editor of the Republican
wonders who the delinquent Postmaster
can be on this route, s says, I'VE are at a
loss to conceive what pleasure can be
derived by him in barrelling up papers,
till he gets wagon load on hand, and
then filling the mail bags with them a
year OF two after they are wanted"
SPnrsd Rye--A correspondent of the
n. England Farmer says:-Take few
kernels OF the ergot or splnTed Rye,
steep them short time in water. pour
il into plate, and set it on the floor in
fly season: all the flies in the room in a
few minutes will be found dead at the
seducing cup.
UNION, Penn. July 2a.--On Thurs
day last Mr.. James Shriver, in cempa-
NJ with the Hon. Andrew Stewart, and
several others, left this place, for the
head of the Youghiogany river. Wem-
derstand that they have set out for the
nllrnnse of sllrunNin filling nntnS g.