Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-29

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Samuel l. Dana, NJ D. and youngest davnh, H.. ~ "
the late President Willard Of Harvard T1n;gsra Oh
In tltchburg, Mrs Catharine Dorr. aoei az
In Grafton, Mrs. Lucretia w. Leland sgsd 90
we OF Joseph Leland, of the firm Of ! 7 a1.ud 3
Brothers, Charleston, s. c. '-sialu q
In Leicester Catharine H. Warren area o.
sa W.. aged 25. "o' VINE Oh ANA
:, lu Mont-Vernon, IN. HI Nathan futile a,sd 90
lie was revolutionary pensioner. -
In plymouth after short illness Zabd;a, S.,
Esq Collector of that district aged Az Tbara n
been no intervening death in that town between ~
above and that Of Mr.. Warren, the former Collaa.
or. eA Ooliect-
In Marlboro VT. John Alexander, his ACE su,roso
20 to De % years; Mr.: A; was born at Fort Drummer
1.-THE site of which, is the town Of Brattehoro,a A.
the time when Bridmans Fort was burnt nv M IA a.
dans, (the site of which is now in Vernonl and VI,
Mrs Howe and others were made captiyes hv s.id
indians, Mr. A. was lad 10 years old. and in The
WOODS after the cows. belonging to the Fort being
thus in the woods, he provdentialy escaned csnt;y
lty In the old French war; SO called. at the age of
II, he served as soldier under Gen, Amherst ana
was at the taking of Ticonderoga, and in the Amer.
lean Revolution, was at the taking OF Burpovne He
was one of the first settlers of the town of Rrottle
boro where he resided more than half century ard
reared large family Few men have lived t. his
age, and enjoyed so great measure Of healtb-,nd
few, very few men of his statue, (which was below
the middle size| have been more active. robnst and
t1ercuiean than Mr.. Alexander, We mention one
,nsnce las we have often hssrd him relate the fol-
lowing iactl as proof in point He, at one time.
carried on his shoulders, upon snow shoes Ave nail
iron Kettle two sapbuckets an axe and tappnp.iron
knapsack, four days provisions blanket a pun
and accoutrements, more than three miles, throngh
sne woods, over hi and valleys, and in deep snow
an enormous load Mr. Alexander at the tire of his
decease was the I'd white person born. the oldest
living, and one OF the first native settlers ON the
New Hampshire grants, alias Vermont.
IN baitlmore, John Montgomery, formerly Mayor
OF baltimore He was the day before walking in the
ent good health.
/ Near Denton, Maryland, Thomas Carney, col
cured man, aged IA. At the commencement of the
Revolution, Tom enlisted as a soldier under Col
reter Adams, and was soon after marched to the
Noftn and was In the battle of Germantown When
the maryland and Delaware line were ordered to the
south Tom marched with his brave regiment, and
shared in that quarter with his companions in arms
the haFdshlps, misfortunes and glories of the war
At the battle of Guilford Court House he bore
conspicuous part as soldier, and has often PERSISTED
that when the Maryland troops came to the CHARGE
he bayoneted seven of the enemy. At Camden.
EoDkirk hill, and Ninety-six he bore his part and
was always with his brave regiment under Howard
among the first to have the charge. At Ninety-six
his captain 1.-THE late Maj General Benson) received
dangerous wound, but regardless of nothing but
| opposing the enemy he forgot his commander until
ordered to take him to the Surgeon Though Ben
son was considerably above the common size he car
ried him on his shoulders some considerable distance
to the place at which the surgeon was stationed !;
out Ike true soldier held to his musket that had
so often protected him in the hour of danger At
length overcome BY excessive fatigue and heat, as he
laid the almost feless body of Benson at the feet of
the Surgeon, he flinted. After he came to himself
he determined to join his regiment again. but to his
greas mortiicaton was peremptoraly ordered by the
commanding officer to remain and Protect his CAPTAIN
oh and fond
this kiness and attention Benson never forgot him.
| and when he cams to this country invariably paid
his first visit to fam, and while reviewing the mil
tia would always have him mounted on horse and
at his side.
( In London, on tie LIST of lune, the issasned and
highly respected Rabbi, DR.. Raphael Medelia, High
Priest of the southern Spanish Jews. aged u.s. Tie
funeral ceremony on the Sd was highly pompous ana
impressive Upwards of forty mourning coaches at
tended the procession.
| CASUALTIES. David Leason was killed in al
quarrel, by Ezekiel Odell in Manchester, VT on the
9Th inst Leason was mason and the quarrel said
to have originated in the Masonick question: Odell
] was drunk.
! Six men were killed at the powdermills in Cor.
ham, Me. on the 10Th inst. The accident was occa-
stoned by exchanging the composition from one
morter to another, in which act the copper pestle
was dropped upon the powder, which took, and ex'
ploded about l6 casks.
I
week, in quarrel with Thomas Beacher They
were both Irishmen, and journeymen tailors.
Elias Smith, aged Is, was drowned in the river
opposite Louisburg, N. Y, on Sunday, the 18th
inst.
James R. Keown, of New-York, was lost over
board from steamboat in North River on the 10th
inst.
In Scituate, the 18th inst. suddenly, Mr.. Jacob
Reed, aged 46. He arose (about one O'Clock in the
morning to attend his little son. whom he heard
/ r.
he fell on the stairs blood vessel broke in ishead
which caused his ear to bleed, and he expired in
about ten minutes.
In auckland, Mass. William Childs, aged II.
While in the act of leading COW with halter, she
suddenly threw her head hack and struck him in the
eye with her horn, whchit is supposed passed into
the brain; it caused his death in about II hours
In Ashield Mass. Charles, son of Mr.. ~ Douglas |
aged years. This promising child came, it is sup
posed, to his death, in consequence OF bruise re-
ceiyed from cow, and was brother to the little
girl that unfortunately killed the last summer
by the fall of window, while the family were at
tending the funeral of certain persons who had been
drowned
In Barnstabe, killed by lightning, the 18th inst
Mrs Anna Clark, wife of Mr.. Isaac Clark, aged q.
Mrs. c. standing in the cellar of a house two
stories high, near strong chimney which was rent
within four feet ofthe cellar. The fluid then left the
chimney and passed to Mrs C's head cleft her hair
comb to atoms, scorched her body very much, and
cleit IN pieces q D1FIel icct. AWo VI
children were struck down, but soon revived.
On Saturday the 18th inst Capt. Alexander Stew
art, of Wilcox Co. Alabama, stepped out with his
gun for the purpose of killing squirrel, when at
the distance Of about one hundred yards from his
house, in attempting to kill snake with the but of
his gun, it went off and lodged the whole load of
squirrel shot in his left breast; ne threw down the
gun and made towards the house, when at about half
the distance he fell just as his wife met him, who
had been alarmed by his cries He was carried to
the house, where he expired in about four hours.
On the 18th ult., yoang. man named Wilson
French, of Wells Valley, Bedford 20, Penn. went
out in the morning. as he mao Done several tunes De-