The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-07-13
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REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION.
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1926.

REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION.
Another attempt is soon to be made to elect
Representative, for this District, in the Con-
gress of the United States. We have heard
but two candidates spoken Of, and there pro-
badly will be no more. For them the votes
at the last election were, Davis 1889, Sibley
1879, leaving plurality for Maj. Davis of
210. From this decided manifestation of pub
lie sentiment, and from the opinions express
ed by respectable individuals, of both the for
mer political parties, we are inclined TO think
there will not be much opposition to his cleo
ton.
There is one test, very fair one, to which
every elector ought 10 bring the merits of
the candidates, in his own mind. If you, fell
iow-citizens, individually, had any business of
your own, to be transacted in Congress, which
required, in its management, attention. re-
search, information, sound judgment, diligence
and falthtulness, combined with talent TO
present il in its best form, and to press il ON
the attention of Congress, and if both the
present candidates were to be members, which
OF the two would you select to entrust it with ?
This is correct mode of determining the cues.
tion--for we hold that he, who would best
manage the concerns Of each constituent indi-
vidually, is most suitable to be entrusted with
the charge ofthe whole collectively. Let this
rule be applied, honestly, and we have no
fears of the result.
lHE AGE OF MISUNDERSTANDING other
places are Boosting of their great and varied
improvements, We would not have them TO
suppose that we have looked quietly on, with
out, in any degree, catching the spirit of the
times. Those who have heretofore known
this place only as a quiet, orderly, smooth
streeted little village, with convenient side
walks, would be astonished at the i,nprore-
ments which have recently been made here
in, By Authority"
instead of the monotonous smoothness 80 OBJ
servable formerly in our Main street, where
one might pass, without hardly knowing
whether his carriage moved or not, we have
now an agreeable variety of undulations, and
IN some places plenty of goodly sized peb-
bles on the surface thereof whereby the
moralizing traveller, as he passes, is remind
ed of the various jolts which he is destined TO
encounter, in the great journey through life.
Near the Bank is pond, pool, or puddle (the
reader may suit himself to name) aGording
residence for divers frogs, and much amuse-
| ment for the little biped urchins who so much
abound in our town.
1t was formerly thought proper to make
gradual and smooth slope from the side walk
to the street, under the impression ofits look.
| ing better, and considerable money has been
expended to fix it so, but this idea is hap
| PLY exploded, and our side walks and street
are now cut up in all manner of ways, afford
ing the most agreeable diversity of appear
ance. On the sidewalk, and between it and
the street, are sundry desp-cuttings, em6ank-
nasnts, siuiees, sc. making capital places 70
people to fall and break their bones, much to
the encouragement Of the surgical art in these
parts. In the daytime the good people of the
town pass, with tolerable safety, from the side
walk into the street, upon planks, which are
laid at convenient distances from each other.
across the gulf which yawns below. 1t is said
that, few days since, as a member of the
Lyce'tn1 Of Natural History was passing one of
these bridges, he was enraptured with the dis.
covery below, Of what he supposed would
prove to be an insect Of non-descript species.
when, to his utter modification and chagriu,
on poking it out with his cane, it proved TO be
nothing but dandy, who had fallen in there,
and who was so strait-laced, that he could
neither get up himself, nor call 10 others for
assistance. Some of our knowing ones begin
to suspect that the Canal project is given up.
and that the great quantity of timber, re-
Gently advertised for by the Commissioners. is
to be used for building side bridges on our
street while others, no less shrewd, imagine
that the excavations are the commencement
| of the Canal, which is thus to be brought d.
rectly to our doors, thereby settling the ques-
ton Of location, and that the pond before men
toned is to be used as reservoir. We 90
not pretend TO know whether either of these
suggestions is correct, but must leave it for
time to determine.
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At scarborough, in this county, on the 4th
inst. as some young men were engaged in
firing small cannon, il accidentally went off,
| and wounded three persons. The man who
was ramming down the charge was blown
several feet, his hands shockingly manglcd.
and his right arm broken. His clothes were
set on fire, and his body severely burnt. His
arms have both baen amnntatad and "a H.