Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-13

supposed to have been Instantly aea.
catel by the smoke, which found g.
way INTO the room above where besian.
before he vas sensible of M, cnnd;,;PS
Inc iire was got under about7 o'clocL
oy The blowing up Of sir A'Intosh,s
mousse on Market square. Tie suffer
erS are Col. ;. Wight and George NJ.
ihtosh' Esq. owners OF The houses. all
fire proof, (Which | think il nrohshI.
were lnsured,) and slIyn & yalbol A
NTH BonHaud & Dennis. ap,,.;s,, K.
Brette, and + Schisano. their ,e3auts
whose property, except those cf the Grsr
named, has been principally saved
the tenements adjoining on either ~.
tremcty OF The fire, have been much =.
jured and the tenants and oecnn.,'&
compelled to move their goods. pstt,cn-
iarIy DR.. J. Cordery. n berry. anil
others more Immediately on ain street.
and J.C Addington, Brett & Vincent,
and others on Market square.
ASTONISHING COINCIDENCE
Dover, N II. Jan 22.-Tbe c.o.
IS we'll authenticated that gentlemsn
IN Virginia, purchased the ticket vI;ch
drew the highest prize in the great Ma
tlonat Lottery, IN consequence ef y
dream. 1t Is a very remarkable fact
that man in this town by the nama nr
Horne, dreamed that this ident;ca,
number, 500. would draw tbe vow
prize OF 100000 tie happens TO ba
a poor man, and not being able TO raise
money enough TO purchase tie tictat
requested gentleman of the Dover Fac
tor, Company, to lend him the money
or to pun chase it jointly with him. III.
gentleman referred to was induced r.
the latter by his urgent entreaties. and
sent to Portsmouth to purchase th# mar.
tlcuiar namber.--The person. by won
he sent. could not procure it. bat
bought another
II also hapi ems that another person.
a little Impressed with Horne, dream
made minute of the nun Der. and who,
1t was announced as hasIug drawn the
highest prize, communicated to him the
intelligence.
There are four respectable persons to
testify to these facts
we learn, with pleasure. that the
LACE Loon the construction of which
was conn enced about two years aoo.
on account OF Messrs. Walker &. Rest,
wick, OF etway, Mass. has been at
last completed at an expense of more
than 1000 dollars. The width If this
n'achlne. within the shuttles, is Sc in
cbes be shuttles are 1880 in number
and all play at one time, abreast ofescb
other WIN the same number of warn
threads. The warp threads arc prepar-
Gu on 20 boDb'ns. to which the machine-
~ gives t"o motions, one vertical ro>
.ary 10 UNWIND the warp-the other a
horizontal rotary. to turn the bohhins
ehd"ise-so that The wasp runs two wav
at once. The frame receives e6 breadtbs
o' iaee at once; each having selvsee.
ana being held to the breadth ON each
sue o> single thread drawn through
Tue ADJOINING meshes as the wo, k pFo-
ceeos When the piece is finished.
'hese single threads are withdrawn. and
the lace IS divided into the reon;.,te
number OF pieces The machine has three
tfeadies ana four hands. and is moved
oy the labour of one man. |, oc,pr;ea
ABOUT as much space as common Scn,ch
Loom. 1t is SO complicated tba, its
peoprietors think no ineligible draft
can be made of it,
a piece of lace, IS yards long and
90 'hches vide, from this loom. weighs
twenty Two ounces and an half. The
tnfead is No 1870. In constant opera
sion' the machine would employ about
Sky persons, mostly females, to pre-
pare the lace Tor the market.
Precedence journal.