Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-08
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In this town, on Friday morning last, an infant
son of Mr.. Tory Fitch, aged days.
In Worcester, on Saturday last Amos Whitney.
In Northboro', June 10, Charles Samuel, son of
Samuel Fisher, aged four years.
In Washington, Richard W. Meade, aged 50.
In Charlton, June 60, Altha r. Fay, wife Of
Charles NJ. Fay, aged 80.
In Boston, on "Wednesday morning last Mary, wife
of Ezra Trul, aged 40 years. Peter Kelley, aged
36-E'za Marshall, aged 81.
In Medford, on Friday morning, Elizabeth Dick
son aged 10.
In Milton, Wednesday morning, Barney Smith,
aged g.
In Greenfield the wife of David Strickland eyed
10.
In Francestown, N. H., jeremiah Cram, aged So
In New-York, Elias C. Bedeau aged 40-Samuel
H. Van Brake, of the Island of st. Crox.
A melancholy accident happened in Dunstable on
Friday, the 9th ult An 1rshman named Rollstone,
with his wife and two children, were going from the
eastern part of Mass to Canada, having received an
invitation from his brother TO settle there and he
had promised to give him an hundred acres of land
They stopped short time Salmon Brook, in
PUNISHABLE, for refreshment and other purposes
while the woman washing some clothes in the
brook, the children went into the water to bathe
the father saw them in dangerous situation, and
went to their aSsistance-he successful in
ing one, but in attempting to the other he was
drowned and the child also.
A distressing accident, says the Iiillsborough,
IN. C Recorder occurred on fiat river in the low
er edge OF this county, the 9th ult The child of
William Wooten, 1G 13 months old was left by its
mother on the bed, supposed to be asleep, while she
absent for short time in the performance of her
domestic duties. 1t appears there two beds in
the room, on one of which the child was laid and on
the other its sister, year or two older; and the
foot of the latter bed stood table, the leafof which
was level with the foot-board of the bedstead.
The child is supposed to have got up Immediately
after its mother went out proceeded to the foot of
the other bed and in endeayourng to climb up to its
sister, thrust its head between the bed and table,
when its chin rested upon the foot-board and the
back of its head against the table, and not knowing
how to extricate ITSELF il remained thus suspended
and was found eless the return Of its distressed
mother.
On Thursday night, the 18th ult Mr. Philip
Smith, of Pitt County, IN. ~ with his wife, left
homeon visit to Mr. SIS mother, who resided but
short distance from him. leaving his five children at
home, the eldest about 10 years of age; and, his
return he found the house consumed, together with
four of the children One the eldest, escaned. hnt
so dreadfully burnt, that her life was desparcd Of
On Tuesday morning last, Mr.. Jacob Snow of
Heath, was found dead in his barn The verdict of
the Jury of inquest was that he came to his death
by hanging himself, with rope suspended from
beam. Mr. Snow had been partially deranged for
several months past-although he was in easy cir
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and MS family were coming to want
MURDER. A friend, who has lust returned from.
a Vset to Ncwburgh has made us acquainted with
the following PARTICULARS Of most diabolical muir
der Capt. Jonathan Brooks, of Blooming Grove,
Orange Co recently left home in a one horse wagon,
for the West, to purchase cattle. On his Journey he
stopped at tavern the Great Bend on the Sus-
| quehanna where he communicated the object of his
Journey. man who present imagined, from
his conversation that he must have a considerable
sum OF money in his possession, and when he was
about to depart, asked permission to ride with him
short distance, which was readily granted After
proceeding few miles, the seelhearted william laid
violent hands on the unsuspectng traveller and as
is supposed beat in his scu with stone and after
despatching his victim, removed the body from the
wagon and threw it the fence, first rifling his
pockets OF their contents, including his watch &c
then took Capt Brookss portmanteau ard examined
it in field the opposite side of the road but not
finding any thing of much value returned TO tie
wagon and proceeded with to the same tavern from
which they had started. A person who was present
when he drove up and who had also seen him depart
inquired TO the of his Sudden return without
Capt. b. to which he replied that he he'd been sent
back BY the Captain for something which he had for
gotten and that he had lent him his watch in order
that he might not oyerstay the time. The tavern
keeper then came up, to whom the william gave a
different story, which excited suspicious but he was
permitted to depart, without molestation. He had
been gone but few minutes, when the tavern-keep-
er, who suspected that all was not right set off on
horseback, with several of his neighbours and over
took the wagon. On their approach the man Jump
ed out and ran into the woods but they followed
and soon secured him. The body of the murdered
Brooks and his trunk were found above described
near where the murderer taken He has been
committed for trial.-N. Y. Gag.