The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

THE BoYLsroN PRIZES FOR ELocUTIoN wer'
awarded on Thursday last to the following
memlers of Harvard University. First prize:
to josiah Durham Hedges of Cambridge, Junior
class and Chandler Robb ins of Roxbury, junior
class. Second prizes to Henry s. MKean and
Charles Fay, of Cambridge, and Jonathan
Loring Woart ofNewburyPort.
There are now living sir gentlemen who
have filled the Office of Chief Magistrate OF
the state of New Hampshire these are John
y. Gilman, jeremiah Smith, William Plumer,
Samuel Bell, D. l.. Morrill,, and Levi Woodbu-
ny. 1t is worthy of remark that the five first
named gentlemen are supporters of Mr.. Ad-
ans.
I The mail rider in Florida lately escaped with
the mail from two villains who attacked him.
One discharged a rifle at him, the ball of which
passed through his hat, the other made at him
with dirk Knife, with which he attempted to
stab him, but fortunately cut through his clothes
only.
1t appears that there is to be an earnest
struggle in the county of York, for the cleo
ton of Representative to Congress from that
District. The two candidates are the Hon.
John Holmes, and Rufus Nj lntire, Esq.
! A store was broken open in New York last
week and robbed of So and two barrels of rot
ten eggs. What prize The above is head
ed IN the New York papers, Daring Robbery.
We think as much
! Shingles have been rendered incombnstible
| by Mr.. James Colburn of Dracut, Mass. Ma
ny buildings in his neighborhOod are covered
with the composition. The whole expense is
only cents per yard, and the shingles have q
fine slate! color.
SwIMNING. DIR. Bedale, of Manchester,
Eng. recently swan from Georges Dock, Liv-
eipool, to Runcorn, some seventeen miles, in
three hours and half. He previously cover
ed his body with composition of oil, &c. and
was attended by some friends in boat.
1t is said that Strang, the murderer Of Mr.
Whipple, petitioned the Governor Of n York,
for leave to take the chance of his life in the
vessel which is to be sent down the rapids of
the Niagara, on the 9Th instant! (DOujfaL)
! PEACHES In N York market peaches are
selling at one and sixpence and two shiliings
! the half peck while a Philadelphia paper o.
yesterday morning says that fruit of this kind
/ cfa" large size and exquisite favor" brought
on Saturday, only % cents bpshel
A FAIR BARGAIx Mr. John T. Keeling o
! Norfolk, Va recently disposed of thirteen ne
groes to man named Newhold, for $l40O
which was paid in counterfeit notes on the u
! S. Bank.
I A HARD CASE. A new trial has been refused
in the case of Mr.. King, Of the N. American
for accusing Gen Root of being drunk..-Con
sequently MIR. K. mustpay the $500 damage:
to the General.
ORDINATION. In Canton, on "Wednesday
last, Rev. Moses Curtis to the pastoral care 0
the Baptist Church in Canton.
NJ The members of the Auxiliary Bible So
ciety Of Worcester County are reminded thai
their Annual Meeting for the choice of Off
GERS, &c will be holden at Leicester, at E. A
Towards Hotel on THURSDAY, Sent. IS. a
Ii o'clock, A. M. At 2 o'clock, P. Nj. an oc
casional Discourse will be delivered by Rev
Mr.. Clarke, of Rutland The Directors of thu
Society are requested to meet at the sam,
place at 10 o'clock, A. M. of the same dav
-..ss 60 JOSEPH ALLEN, Seey.