The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-21
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APANrHER. The following statement
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of January %. Two hunters in Charlton
county came in view of an uncommonly
large Missouri Panther, which they formed
resolution to take alive, though at the
imminent hazard of their lives. Accord
ingly they set on their dogs, and while the
ferocious beast was at bay, the hunters
boldly approached with long pole, which
they contrived to place athWart the ami
NAL, one on each end, gradually coming on
their pole close to the animal, who all the
while looked fierce as ten furies, and ter
rible as hell" but the hunters, not in the
least daunted, contrived to throw a rope
around his legs, and ultimately succeeded
in tying him neck and heels, and conveying
him to the settlement, where he is now to
be seen chained.to stake, exhibiting every
ferocious trait peculiar to that ANIMAL
He measures between 9 and 10 feet from
the nose to the end of his tail.
ExTRAoRDINARY ESCAPE. Capt. Worm
wood, of Surry, a few days since, took his
wife and child into sleigh, attempted to
cross Patterns Bay upon the ice, but before
reaching the other side, the ice broke, and
they were all plunged into the CONCEALED
element, with the sleigh turned directly o.
yer them. He came up in one direction
and the wife and child in another. Mrs
Norwood disappeared several times, but
every time she arose, it was with extended
arms endeavoring to throw her infant out
of danger; and by her persevering efforts
and the aid of wise Providence she kept
herself and the little sufferer above the
water, until Capt. w. swan to her relief;
threw the babe on to the ice, and finally
succeeded in saving the lives of all three !;
but the horse was lost. We understand
that the personal Indifference, paternal So
licitude, and extraordinary efforts of this
woman while in the perilous situation above
described, were of the most interesting
haracter.-IndiGpG Courier.
SINGULAR MARRIAGE. A gentleman
aged IL, courted lady aged 10, and it is
fully believed that he continued his visits
regularly once fortnight for 35 years,
and that the time was appointed for the
marriage five or six times during this peri
od, bat from some cause, unknown to any
person except themselves, they were not
married. The time was again appointed
to be on the 18th December last; the gen
tleman attended accordingly, but the lady
sent him off as he went; she, however, In
a few days, changed her notion--wrote
him note to that effect-he went to her
house, taking the parson with him, and
they were finally married on the Dist De-
cember, without the knowledge of any
part of the family, who were astonished on
coming into the house at night, finding the
couple married, and an elegant supper on
the table.-Savannah Republican.
A PRAIsE-woRTHY ACT. A noble act of
benevolence towards the suffering Greeks
is mentioned in our last Mount-H Holly IN.
J.) Mirror. On the Goth ult. marriage
was celebrated in that place. After the
ceremonies were over, the bridegroom,
(besides making handsome gratuity
to the magistrate who had married him)
deposited the sum of thirty dollars, to be
forwarded to the Greek committee, remark
ing at the same time TO the magistrate, that