The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-09-27

fdtGl Decentralization the 11fh inst. Mr..
-emuel Thompson, OF Brattleboro'. VT. aged
10, while walking on the side of the road.
was run over, by single horse and wagon
driven by a man said to have been intoxicated
at The time, who was attempting to run by
otner wagons returning from the military pa
rade ground on that day. Mr.. T. was 80 Sc
vereiy injured that he died on the day follow
ing.
On the 18th, Mr.. Simpson Goodenoueb of
braitieooro', while engaged in blasting rocks
on the canal of Messrs. Holbrook & Fessen-
uen, near the Village, owing to some misnan-
asement or carelessness with the match. by
winch hire was communicated to the train. and
an explosion took place sooner than was in
tended, was biownup considerable height.
and SO wounded by the rocks which struck
him. that ne expired the next day, aged 81
.41other Slide.-The Brattleboro, Messop.
ger mentions another slide flem the east e;de
Of the White Mountains, since that of the
28th OF August, and that Mr.. Crawford. and
two gentleman from Concord, narrowly escsp-
ed from it with their lives.
Drunkards.-A writer in the National phi
Ianthropist, calculates that there are at least
35,ooo d:unkards in New-England and a
writer IN the Literary Gazette, states that
tne:e are not less than 1000 paupers in Massa-
chusetis, supported at an expense to the State
OF $500, 600 annually, and that at least one
nan oil these we've reduced to want by intern,
perate drinking!
novelties of all sorts are talked of. The
author OF Warerty is said to be engaged upon
a new novel-Thonas Moore. upon new
P0em--and Ferdinand the Seventh. unon =,
new petticoat for the Virgin.
:" The acOndsr Of the aoorIa. "A man. civ.
ing himself this title, ia exhibiting in Phiia.
delphfa. He is Al years old, and is 81 feet
high. He has one perfect arm. and ano,bor
without hand. He has chopped 10 900 cords
of wood in his time.
Large FruH-The Editor Of the Freeman,s
Journal acknowledges the receipt of an an
PIE weighing 90 ounces, and measuring l6
inches In circumference, from farm in Bucks
county. The Editor of the Daily Advertiser.
also acknowledges the receipt of an ample
weighing 254 ounces, measuring l5a inches,
from farm in Hamilton village.
The Tirgtniqn Cucumber beaten bv a Yam.
kee Sqnash.-One day last week, we were
shown the cad of Squash-vine, II inches
long, taken from the garden of a gentleman in
this city, which had on il 81 Squashes. the
largest of which was IS inches long. II has
been seen by number of gentlemen, who
can attest the truth of this.
.Widdletoun Sentinel.
"A Cotton plant is now growing near Coo
iidge sanderson's hatter's shop, in this
town, which is SO inches high, and about 40
inches in breadth.
Springfield Journal.
CodJish.-A late writer asserts, that the
number of Cod annually caught on the Grand
Banks, the Coasts of Labrador, and Gulph of
st. Lawrence, exceeds four hundred millions.
without the least apparent diminution Of the
species.
The heart Of goldfish, taken out and ex-
posed TO the sun for some hours, till almost
dry, still retains symptoms OF life and when
ever 1t is touched, becomes violently asitatcd
for a minute or two.
A balloon in the form of fish, was LET off
last week at New York, which sailed SO miles
in an hour and half Pretty brisk travel
ling. ~ s.
L4arrGrd ORtUersity.-Some erroneous state
ments have been published respecting the
number Of students admitted to the University
at the late Commencement. We understand
that the whole number admitted was greater
tudh INC nuihueI graduated, VIZ: 10 the
Freshman Glass, 43; the Sophomore, 7; and
the Junior, 8; whole number admitted, SO.
u. y4GU.
The story of the marriage contract between
Gen. Bolivar and Miss Hart is questionable,
We understand that the family of Miss Hart.
at Saybrook, know nothing of the matter
southern paper, instead of saying that
man committed suicide, says that he operated
on himself! Probably the crime of murder
viii soon be refined into 6 an experiment up
on the principle Of the principle Of exis-
tence."
Names" What's in a name - There is
great dealin name when it is source of
perplexlty and error. The baptismal sponsors
of our American towns appear to have been
sadly put to it in finding out names. IN Ohio
especially, have they been at loss. There
are in that State alone,20 Waynes, 81 Unions,
90 Monroes, 81 Washingtons, and more than
a dozen each of several others. Every letter
that travels one huadred miles in that State,
must pass, two or three times, places which
have the same name with its superscription.
This is very unnecessary source of mistake
and confusion.