The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-02

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Speed Smith, Esq. was elected on the 4th by a
single vote. Col Blackburn was the Admins
ration candidate. The Frankfort Reporter
lays, Mr.. Smith received the vote of Mr..
4 South9ate, warm friend to the Administra-
ton, and or others, who were considered
hythelr constituents Administration men. when
they were elected.
NEW MODE OF FISHING. A remarkable fine
Newfoundland, dog belonging to Mr. Henry
Bell, OF Helensburgh, in the month August
list, was seen watching, like a cat on the
links of the Clyde. person observed at the
SINE time cod fish, about 1S inches long, in
| tie 'sportive mood, jumping repeatedly out of
tie water. The sagacious dog had noticed the
mwary fish, and at favorable moment pung-
81 INTO the Clyde, and disappeared for a short
tine. He then made his appearance with the
ti.h in his mouth and delivered it to one of
Mr. Bells servants, with some few marks of vi
oRnce upon it.-ScOtch paper.
] DISTRESSING ACCIDENT Two friends re-
siding IN Halifax, Dauphin county, Penn were
out on hunting expedition last week, and one
OF them seeing in the bushes and mistakng
! the deerskin with which the knapsack of the
othg was covered for deer, discharged his
rifieand shot his companion dead. The de-
ceased was Christian Mesner.
| A bill has passed the House of Assembly of
South Carolina, by vote of II to ~, to pro-
hbt the instruction of persons of color in
reading and writing.
/ ISrEMPERAHcE. From an official source, it
is stated that during the first eleven months of
of the past year, the number of deaths IN
Boston, from incorporate drinking alone, has
been 25I.
MAMMOTH PUMPKIN. A Pumpkin, of un-
usual size, grew on the farm of John Reynolds,
Esq faw miles from Clarksburg, Va this
! season; il weighed 800 lbs. and measured
round the middle 9 feet. All that grew on the
1 same vine weighed $40 lbs.
( st. Petersburg paper of the Sth October,
gives an account of a shower of Rrolites, hav-
ing been experienced near Balostok, for from
three to SIX minutes, proceeding from large
black cloud, making4a noise resembling a run
ming fire of musquetry, which was heard at
the distance of several miles, and created
great alarm. Four of the stones were picked
| up, the largest of which weighed four pounds,
and the smallest three quarters of pound.
The bells were rung at New Haven, Con. on
the receipt of the news of the battle of Nava-
rlno; and in the evening the Tontine Building
and Changers Hotel were Illuminated A
Transparency of Turk s head was also exhb-
tied in the South College, and the College
! Band were assembled and performed several
airs On Friday evening the inhabitants of
/ Whitneyville celebrated the event and made
a bonfire on the top of East Rock, where they
burnt the Grand Seignor in efigy.
". Y. 4d0ertiSer
! IMMENSE CABBAGE Mr. James Elliot, OF
| Saltash, cut from his garden this week, cab
bage which measured five feet in circumfer-
ence, and weighed go pounds.
Plymouth Eng } journal.
ICELAND. During the last spring. the north
and east coast Of Iceland were visited by an
extraordinary number of icebergs, which pro-
duced so much cold and drought, accompanied
1 by furious gust Of wind, that vegetation was
at stand By way of amends, the fishery
especially in the southern parts of the island
was exceedingly productive. On the 18th OF
| February new volcano burst forth from one
of the glaciers.-Liter0ry Gazette.
There is not more mistaken and dishon.
est pollcy pursued 10y uncertainties tuwurds each
other, than that of andeFwOrkiRg, for the sake
of procuring custom. If the person practising
this miserable artifce would reflect for mo
ment that he not only undertakes has O1c7
work, but makes himself contemplate even il
the eyes of his employers, there would be much
less OF this kind of meanness resorted to.
Canal Of Intelligence.
On Friday evening, fine young man, aged
%, while occupied in carrying apples from the
orchard Of his employer, Mr.. Vines, of Wheel
ford, hastily ate ripe plum, containing wasp
the immediate and distressing consequence O
which admitted of no remedy. Surgical dit
not being on the spot, pain at the upper part o
the trachea, accompanied with rapid symptoms
Of suffocatlon followed, terminating the life O
the sufferer in less than fifteen minutes
Gloucester Journal.
COMPARISON BETWEEN 1927 AND 1927 Il
the year 1927, hackney coaches were plain
awkward, clumsy things, with no springs, an,
their number did not exceed 35 in the whole o
London at present their number is increased
to l 200. Fashions at that period did not reacl
any place so miles distant from London, unit
they were nearly out; now they travel down
in coaches, dilgences, &c. in a few hours
Coaches were then two days and two night
going down to Dover; they now perform tn
same journey in nearly quarter of the time
: In 1877, meat was only Sd. per h.; now it i
l0d or Is. Servants wages then varied from
o. to Al. now from 10I. to 30l-Loadon pa
ORDINATION. On Wednesday last, Rev
George Washington Blagden was ordained t
> the Pastoral Care Of the Evangelical Churc
IN Brighton. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Wis
ner from Col i. % %" That we may pre-
: sent every man perfect in Christ Jesus where
: unto also labor"
OKplNArIoN The Congregational Societ
in Littleton, have appointed Wednesday, Jan
2, for the ordination of Mr. White, their min
, lister elect, from the Cambridge Theological
School.
The New Congregational Meeting -house
corner of Washington and Pine Street, Boston
5 was opened by religious exercises on Tuesday
} the 25th ult Sermon by the Rev. Samue
f Green.
The Church of the Third Congregations
Society in Cambridge, (Lechmere Point,) wa
r dedicated on Tuesday, the 25th ult. Sermon
by Rev. DIR Lowell.
Rev Justin Edwards was to be installed a
Pastor over the Saem-street Caurch, Boston
on. New-Year's day. Sermon by Protesso
Stewart.
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