The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-06

,,, SINGULAR. After hanging the new bell in
Wlndham, Mr.. t. B. T "a wealthy farmer, living
about one mile distant from the church, who had
been subject to the hypochondria for some time,
one morning very early repaired to the church !;
having arrived about the time the sexton did, he
impaired his errand-That from strong feeling
IN his head, he was led to believe, that could he
nave an opportunity of ringing the bell, the
cheering sound would relieve his detected feel
lngs. They being both New England men, his
request was readily granted and afte. Juggling
al the rope nearly half an hour, Ito the no small
annoyance of the inhabitants, many of whom
were aroused from their slumbers thinking it an
alarm Mr.. I. B. T. returned home, ate hearty
breakfast, repaired to his hitherto neglected do
nestlc concerns, went about his business with
cheeriuness, and has not been troubled with the
complaint since. | would recommend to all
ariicted with the like disorder to try the effect
OF this new discovery, before they repair to the
Dottie or more desperate means.
CatstiM Recorder.
Z. Britton, Esq. of Little Falls, IN. W has
no" more than three hundred swarms of Bees,
two hundred ofthem young swarms, and doing
we'll
PENNSYLVANIA. Several political meetings
have been lately held in this state, for the pur-
pose OF exciting the people to exertion and &C.
tlvity at the approaching election. The friends
OF The administration met at Valley Forge,
wneTe they were addressed by Mr.. DuponceaU,
Mt. Sergeant and others. From 1000 to 6000
persons were present. There was meeting of
the opposition at Harrisburg on the 25th ult.--
but $50 persons present, Is of whom did not be-
long to the county. This, one of the Harris.
burg editors calls splendid abortion.
Boston Courier.
The BIRDS OF JovE. In a sporting excur-
nm nd Ic1o w
Wednesday last, young Eagle was shot at by
several of the party when the mother of the
young one, with white head Dress made her
appearance, and not relishing the fun, nor the
guns that the hunters were poking at her fedg-
ed protege, she poised herself few moments,
and shot down like thunder bolt upon the per-
son OF one who was pointing his wicked gun at
ner faVorite. The young man saw the yellow
flashing Of her eye, and soon felt the strength
OF her talons, in the diapidation of ono of his
outer garments. The suddenness of the stroke
threw him upon the ground, but he escaped
without other damage Buffalo Republican.
The New Mirror for Travellers" states that
the city of New York contains one hundred
churches, one hundred lottery offices, six thea
tres, twenty-five banks, good and bad, forty
three insurance offices, solvent and insolvent,
one university, one academy of arts, one athe-
neum, one public library, two medical colleges,
&c. &C., and is also renowned as an eating
city, containing at least a thousand cooks, who
are eminent in the science of gastronomv"
BrattleboT0' Messenger.
SINGULAR. On Wednesday last female
passenger in the stage from Providence, stepped
into house in Taunton, and begged to leave
two children, which she had with her, in the
care Of the family observing that she had some
business to attend to, and would return in a few
moments Some time elapsed, but the woman
did not appear; and upon inquiry, it was ascer-
tanned that she had left the town in the New
Bedford stage. The children were too young
to give any account Of themselves.
Boston TraueHer
On Saturday morning, the 26th ult., the barn
OF Mr.. Fester, innkeeper in Fitzwilliam, IN. H.
was struck by lightning, and three horses, two
OF which belonged, to the Kcene and Worces-
ter stage line, and one to the Boston and Xeene
oid line was killed. Several swine were also
Killed, and considerable other damage done.
LITERARY PROFITS. No man ever made so
much money by literature as Sir Walter Scott.
Dnrng The u months preceding December last
(says the Albion) he had realized by his works
upwards Of thousand pounds sterling per
mountaineering in the whole to more than
100000 Who is not astonished at COMPARING
this success with that of Milton, who sold his
immortal work, the Paradise Lost, for ELS.
DUTcH INGENUITY. Anne Smittey painted in
miniature, and with such diminutive neatness,
that she executed landscape with a windmill,
millers, and cart and horse, and sixteen pas
sengers and half grain of corn would over
the whole composition !--.4necdOtes Of Painting
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