Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-14
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PS.ss,res Far. -On Mondsy end
Tuesday. lat, sgreeably 10 arrsnse-|
imssas previously 'nade. there va al
vast collection Of fst cattle, bah dress
e., u,mmoth vegetables, lace wells.
Byr6eld swine, leehorn hats. Teese'
water boll-caives, Helderness he'fers.
electioneeriog agents. bottled cider,
capons, guinea pigs, beauty and fashion,
fiddlers, loungers, lawyers. p'ckpock-
sts, aewspaper-editor, ministers doc.
tors. patent churns. militia officers. lev
er cheese presses, exjudges, Shakers
ware Of all descriptions, Justices of The
peace and candidates for that Office,
jail keepers aud runaway convic's.
Nimrod horses, nk-directors. wood
en- bowls. ladies and gentlemen. stone
layers and truckmen. tayern-keepers
and billiard players, consuls and vice.
consuls, reverend cler.y and orator OF
the day. committee Of arrangements.
strangers and citizens, at Pawiuxet.
The gathering commenced on Sunday
and continued until Tuesday noon.
when sheep and pumpkins began to van
ish. sod before night sptcad her sable
curtain over the little village, the white
pens were without tenants, and the
rattling Of carriages had died away.
At eleven o'clock. on Monday, the
Rhode-Island Society for the Encour-
agement Of Domes,ick Industry. form
ed in procession, and moved from their
Hall to the meeting house, where pray
er was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Sea-
mans. and an Address pronounced by
JosephL Tillinghast, Esq. This adj
dress is said to be one Of the happiest
efforts of that genireman, which is
speaking highly enough, to those who
have ever heard him. Me.srs. iris
tam Burgess. William Z. Richmond, and
Stephen 4. Nortbam, were appointed
a committee to solicit a copy for the
press. After the exercises the Society
repaired TO Aborn's Hotol, and partook
Of a dinner prepared for the occasion.
A committee was appointed to pc
tition the General Assembly in the
name Of the Society. for the passage ol
an act prohibiting the sale Of spirituous
liquors within the vicinity Of tile Fair
House. on days Of exhibition, except
in taverns and places regularly licen-
ced. Persons who have witnessed the
drunkenness and kioting generally at
tending these shows, cannot but wish
tAis committee success, and earnestly
pray our omnipotent legislature, to
place its lega, finger upon the nose Of
the bottle, from which the mob suck
that moral poison, which SINKS them
far below the level of the beasts in the
pens. If this fails, we should think the
peace officers in Pawtuxet. would give
the citizens Of other towns better
opinion Of their vigilance in the dis
charge of the duty they owe the pub
lick, by suppressing those disgraceful
scenes.
A very inte resting letter from Com.
Creighton, on the subject Of broad tail
ed sleep, was receive and read I" in the
presence ola large assomblage Of la
dies!" Com. Creighton, it will be re-
collected, is the American commander,
who requested a certain Spanish Gov
ernour to pardon certain gang Of pi-
rates, who had been convicted and
condemned, he could do 10 ,oithoat
obstructing ,he current Of pablick jus
-Sice." for the love he bore the Uni :
eA States Ifthe commodore had pre-
scnted the society with a bull iustead
OF ram. it would have been mat
ter Of no great surprize.
The pleasures of this Farmers Hol-
day. were closed with an "Agricultur.
al Ball." made mp Of all classes except
sgriculturalists, which went off in fine
style, and gave general satisfaction.
The Hon. Francis Baylies, Repre-
sentative Of the inhabitants of Bristol
Countv Massachusefts in The Com