The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-19

TAXES! TAXES! We have many times been
on the point of saying something on the sub
iect of County Taxes and expenditures, and
have as often neglected it, " for more conven-
lent opportunity" till we found the annexed
extract from the Haverhill Gazette, which so
near accords with our views that we adopt it.
If perfect exhibition of the financial concerns
OF the County, We're submitted to the people,
annually, they could judge of the propriety of
the expenditures, and if they were iudciously
made, would cheerfully pay the necessary tax
es AT any rate there is no sound objection to
the proposed publication and it might be at
tended with many advantages.
The increase in the amount of taxes, with
in the last five years is truly alarming 1t is a
very easy matter to find out the cause of this
evil; and it is to be regretted that it has not
been attempted before this time. Let Coun,
ty Auditor be appointed, whose duty it shall be
annually to draw up and publish in all the pa
pers in the County, detailed account of all
the receipts and expenditures of the County,
and the people will in this way discover at once,
for what purpose their money had been expend-
ed; and if in any case unnecessarily, they
would know where, and in what manner to
apply remedy. 1t is not right that freemen
should have money drawn from them blindfod-
ed and we hope and trust that they will not
much longer submit to the imposition.
While on the subject of taxes, we would ex-
press hope that State Tax will be ordered
by the legislature at the next session because
if the subject is delayed a few years longer, it
will hardly be safe for citizen of another State
! to move into Massachusetts, who does not ex-
pect to have all his property taken for old
debts"
| PEACHES. This delicious fruit is uncom
monty abundant this year throughout the coun.
try. In Philadelphia they have been sold for
12k cents per bushel, but the last accounts saw
they have adganeed to 379 cents We have
had tolerable supply in this town, but we
have known of none being sold for less than ST.
per bushel, and the most common price has
been 81 so, and the sale very ready 1t is
somewhat singular that fruit tree SO profta-
bly, and so easily raised, which may be had in
bearing state in three years from the time of
planting, should not be more generally cultivat-
ed. AT least, we should suppose that every per-
son, having spare ground sufficient, would cul-
tivate enough for his own supply
MORE SIGNS OF THE lines" We under
stand that, in a neighboring town, where
five persons had heretofore been licensed to sell
spirits, the Selectmen, this year, gave their
appreciation to but two, considering that suf-
fcient number. Several instances have come
to our knowledge, of persons voluntarily ren-
gushing this traffic The following advertise
ment of one of the cases is from the Plymouth
Memorial
No more Ram l. & E. Morton inform their
customers and the public, that they have for
sale their usual assortment of necessary arti-
Giles, commonly sold at country store, except
Trident Spirits. That prolific mother of mise
ries, that giant foe to human happiness shall
no longer have dwelling under their roof.
LIGHTNING. The meeting house in Weston
was struck with Lightning on the afternoon of
the 18th inst The fluid left the conductor "a
bout mid way from the top to the ground, and
dld considerable damage to the interior of the
] house The cause of the accident was, doubt
j less, the imperfect manner in which the con
ductor was constructed; probably, owing to its
not extending sufficiently deep in the earth and
not communicating with water or some other
conducting substance.
LOCALITY. A correspondent, of the Rut-
land, Vt Herald, who dates at Willingford,
says that the luminous arch of the evening Of