Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-11-11
and MIR. Hale, shoemaker had shopg in
the building, which is of wood.-B. Cent

Al ~ ohN' "A L Ire broke out IN
the paint shop, in the yard of the State Pris-
on at Auburn, few days since, which des-
tro.yed great quantity of Coopers' ware.
paints, and other combustibles in the shop.
pile of wood, (4O0 cords) ignited, which
SO heated, and filled with smoke the cells of
The North Wing, in which 900 convicts were
sleeping, that sudden and general alarm
was raised by the appalling shrieks of the
prisoners, for their safety. They conducted
very orderly, however, and were saved to a
man, many of them performing daring ex-
PLOTS to subdue the threatening flames.
THANKSGIVING IN VERMONT In Vermont II is
customary for the Legislature to appoint the dav far
the annual Thanksgiving, and to request the Gov.
erhor 10 issue his proclamation, announcing if The
proposition for determining the day for this festi
bate - No 'o4'o"i"s Ut
MIR. Dewey called up resolution which
mad been introduced and laid on the table.
requesting the GOVERNOR to appoint Thurs
day the 9th of November for Thanksgiv-
ing, when Mr.. Baily, of B. moved to
amend the same by altering that time to
the LIST Thursday of December, observing
that as this day was kept in obedience to
an old custom, he should be opposed to
altering the customary time of keeping it.
Messrs. Leland and Lyman opposed the
amendment on the ground that the time
proposed therein would interfere with the
court of Windsor county.
Mr.. Baily of B. replied, that if this ar
gument had any weight, it would with
equal force apply to Chittenden county,
which held its adjournen term the last
Tuesday OF November. Thus the two
arguments were balanced in this respect.
AS a matter of feeling he preferred the
good old time of keeping this holiday
and he would suggest that, as the last
Congress had laid new duty on molasscs
we might be compelled to postpone our
Thanksgiving another week for want of
that necessary article, as the good people
OF Connecticut were once obliged to do.
Mr.. Finney thought that the commun-
ty at large ought to be accommodated as
well as the courts and lawyers, and as the
; usual day would best answer the expecta-
) tons and convenience of the people. he
hoped the amendment would prevail.
MIR. Pettibone said, that though this
was day kept by our forefathers in re-
membsance of their landing, and the Gus
, tom might be commendable, vet he had
t objections to having the day fixed every
} year for Thanksgiving, when sometimes
fast would be more appropriate, and for
his own part he would prefer leaving it at
> this time in the breast of tho GOVERNOR
and to postpone the day to sometime in
= December, when we could be thankful and
y rejoice in the success of the interests of
. the Union.
e Mr.. Baily of B. reioined, that he believ-
ed the gentleman from Manchester was
mistaken in his views of the origin of this
!. holiday. He believed our forefarthers
e first established annual fasts, but the more
4 they tasted, the scarcer were the proyis-
: ions, and the drearier their prospects
grew, when they concluded to be thankful
/. for what they had, and turned their fasts
= into thanksgivings, and thenceforth they
Y were blessed with abundant prosperity.
;. He could not agree therefore, with the
gentleman from Manchester, that the fail
= ure of the crops, or scarcity of provisions
f would justify US in abolishing this annual
n custom and returning to perpetual fasting.
:. Amendment prevailed, and the resolution
: passed.
o COLUMBIAN CENT!NEL. This old and
/ valuable newspaper has been transferred to
the hands of new editor. The veteran of
:, his profession, who for forty-four years has
= been the faithful servant of the Boston pub
y lick, has, at length, retired from his post.
The discharge of those professional duties
). which he has industriously performed for
n nearly half century, has devolved on Mr..
# Joseph T. Adams, a gentleman of education,
). and native of this city, and Mr.. Thomas
: Hudson, who has for several year superin-
> tended the printing of the paper. We ten
= der our best wishes to Mr.. Russell as he
i yields up the station he has honourably &C.
= cupied, and extend the "right hand of fell
b lowship" to his uccessor.--BOSt. DGi. .4dU.
, The forests in the neighbourhood of De-
K troit have been on fire, and the citizens of
e that place have suffered exceedingly from
b the smoke. The editor of the Detroit Ga
e zette cautions the ladies to keep Within
Il doors during this smoky season.
:. Gov. Fenner of Rhode Island, has issued
y his proclamation in obedience to resolution
J, of the Legislature, appointing the 9th inst.
t to be set apart as day of publick Thanks
e giving.
d CANAL REVENUE. The amount OF toll
h paid this year up to the first day of Novem-
: Der, to John B. Stats, Esq. collector at Al
6 banv, is one hundred and torty-tlco thousand,
L eight hundred and t,centy-three dollars.
RAILROAD IN CANADA. A number OF
n gentleman in Montreal have given notice
+ that they will petition the Provincial Parlla-
ri unrrinn for lpaN to ma lie