Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-15
DoMEsTICK NEWS.

DOMESTICK NEWS.
BosroN AND HUpsoN RIVER RAIL ROAD.
Mr.. Baldwin, the Engineer for the western
railway, and Mr.. Makepeace, one of the Di-
rectors, are now engaged in extending the
survey which ascends the Westfeld river,
to the Hoosac river, and along that river to
the boundary line of the state of New Y ork.
1t is understood that the part of this route to
Troy, which lies within the state of New
York, will be surveyed by direction of the
commissioners appointed by the government
of New York, Messrs. Baldwin and Make
peace, accompanied by many gentlemen in
that part of the country, have spent much
time in exploring the country between
Northampton and the Hoosac river, with the
view of ascertaining the most practible route
over those highlands.
BALTIMORE CELEBRATION. The celebra-
ton of the anniversary of independence, and
of the commencement of the rail road at Bal
timore, was extremely imposing and SPLEEN
did. The following is the introduction to
detailed description in the Baltimore Gaz-
cite -
THE FOURTH JULY, 1928,
as the ffty-second anniversary of the Dec
laration of Independence by the United
States, and as the day selected for the COM
mencement of the Rail Road from Baltimore
to the Ohio River-the great national work
which is intended and calculated to cement
more strongly the union of the Eastern and
the Western States,by facilitating the inter-
course between them, and increasing the
prosperity of both, was celebrated yesterday
in this city by most splendid and appropri-
ate procession in which all classes of citi-
zens united, with an energy of zeal and
happy success of well directed exertion, that
gave the best effect to every part in detail,
and to the whole a MAGNIFIcENE sPEcTA-
Gle.
The ronta of the nranaeei1,..- -le+.5
Market-street road to the first Turnpike
Gate, two miles from the centre of the city.
The Masonick Body forming in order at the
Masonick Hall, and numbering about four
hundred persons, proceeded with their BAN
ners waving, and arrayed in all the rich
paraphanalia of the order, down Fayette-
street to Gay-street, down Gay-street to
Water-street, where it was joined by the
escort of cavalry: thence by Water-street
street, where the right of the procession of
OuuCS was dlltduy lOIlucus uC MA
sonick Order with the Cavalry then contin-
ued up Market-street and as its rear passed
the right of the trades, they wheeling to the
left, took up the line of march and formed
the Grand Procession. The houses in the
street were thronged with spectators, the
side payements presented a compact mass of
of people, roofs, awnings, pumps, lamp posts,
all furnished stands, for the population of
Baltimore poured out on the occasion.
Where vacant lots occurred, immense stages
were erected for the accommodation of the
multitude, and beyond the limits of the town
and up to the Turnpike Gate, the crowd
continued to line the way on trees, fences
and high banks in almost undiminished
numbers. The prohibition of carriages and
horses on the route of the procession left the
street unobstructed and added greatly to the
splendour of the coup dell.
The several tradesmen piled their work
The Farmers moved and sowed and reaped
-Dairymen MIXED and churned-the plough
and the harrow mimicked their usual toll
the Tailors sewed-the Blacksmiths' anvil
rung merrily-the Coopers clattered away
the Viewers shuttle flew unremitingly-
the Turner's, Timers, Braziers, Brass Foun-
ders, in fine, all the trades exercised their
respective labours on moving stages, beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion. The ship
Union rolled along with its merry crew, and
its attendant guard of sailors looked up to it
as the brightest ornament of the procession.
Every thing was admirable of its kind-and
the generous emulation between the differ
ent trades, which had produced SO splendid
a spectacle, was amply repaid if the proud
pleasure of the spectators could repay it.
BEAT THIS. A Beet was recently sold
in Charleston market, which measured in
circumference two feet six inches.
" Y. Enquirer.
MAKING THE MOST OF LAND. Capt.
James Perkins, of Essex, Mass. raised, last
season on an acre and half of land, 72 BUSH
els OF Indian corn, 20 bushels of potatoes, 70
bushels of winter apples, 80 bushels of tur-
nips, loads of squashes, and bushels of
beans. One third of the land alluded to con-
sisted of gravelly knowls. In 1926 the whole
was planted with Indian corn.-B.
LARGE Coal Five dollars were refused last
week for single piece of coal while passing through
fottsvle from one of the mines of the North Amer
,can n Company. 1t weighed upwards ton and