The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-11-15

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The SUBMITS Of the White Mountains were
covered with snow on the Goth ult. The
road, which Was destroyed by the late inunds-
ton, is under contract in parcels; nearly $50
men, and about half that number Of oxen, are
now employed in repairing the turnpike road
passing through the Notch of the White Hills,
and it will be made paszable for seighs
the coming winter. The road is about 90
miles in length, and passed over % bridges, 2
Of which were swept away by the freshet Of
August %. 1t is said tha; the sun SETS at
about three O'Clock, in the afternoon, but the
shortness Of the afternoon is made up by the
length of the morning, the sun rising on the
tops Of the mountains, two hours before d1y
light below.
Sno1c and Han fell for about three hours in
Philadelphia, on the 4th inst.
On the 24ll Of October, ice an inch thick
was formed at Qaebec, and in the evening
snow fell to the depth OF three inches sleishs
were in use in that vicinity.
The Trenton Fedcralist says, " We had a
fall Of snow, the first this autumn, Oh the at
tornoon OF the 4th inst"
In the Common Council Of the City of Bos-
ton, last Tuesday week, petition of Gard
ner Green, for abatement of his taxes, was
read. Mr. Gteen states in his petition, that
the increase in his taxes, since last year, is
fourteen hundred dollars and upwards while
his income has in fact very considerably de-
creased from various causes, aud that he now
bears the siXty-second part Of the whole az
sessmcnt Of the CITY," His tax is about $500.
We have recently, received catalogue OF
the College at Amherst, in this State, from
which il appears that the whole number Of stu
dents is 10. Seniors 81 Juniors 40; Soph-
omores 50; asd Freshmen 81. Besides the
studed,s from this State, there are several from
Maine, New, Hampshire, Vermont, Connect
cut, New-York, New-Je-sey, Virginia, and
South-Carolina.
The Executor Of Mr.. JeiIorson's will, has
advertised for sale, at auction, on the LIST OF
January, "Poplar Forest, with 70 Negroes,
| the Stock, &c. and on the 18th Jan. the Fur
niture, Statuary, Pictures, &c. at Monticello,
togethe with 1870 Negroes.
.9cctdsnt.-On Sunday last, Mr.. Israel jerks
descended a well in tins village, which he had
before been engaged in digging, aud which
was not entirely cleared from the vapour OF
gun-powder, used, as it appears, in splitting a
rock in the bottom. il was soon discovered
| by those at the top, that Mr.. jerks was suffo-
eating, and one OF them, Mr.. Nathaniel Kean,
well nigh lost his own life in the attempt, and
it.was with great difficulty that he was saved
alive through the exertons of his brother.-
Mr.. jerks was soon alter found dead in the
bottom OF the well, having been sifed by the
delcterious vapour. PGwtucket Chronicle.
a horse which was run at race near Tren-
ton, n. !. fell, and his rider, Mr.. Peter V.
| Quick, was SO much hurt that he died in three
hours. A gro man, who mounted the same
horse TO call Doctor, was thrown Oh the way,
| and died also in short Zine.
A MIR. Bolig, at work in coal mine, at Mt.
Carbon, Penn. on the 28th ult. was accident
ally .hot in the side, by one OF party who
were amusing themselves with firing at tar
get with riAcs.-----A grand-child Of MIR. David
| Bowie, was scalded TO death at Alexandria,
>. =. on the l4,h ult by falling into pot OF
boiling liquor.
young woman, not more than % years OF
age, has been committed for trial, at Mauches-