The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-11-11
Winter apples sell at higher price.


"Winter apples sell at a higher price.
HORTICULTURE. The establishment of the
| Horticultural Society in Boston has had the
effect to make the public acquainted with sew
eral new and choice specimens of native fruit,
which before were known only to the original
cultivator, or to those in his immediate vcini-
| ty. Six or seven new kinds of pears have al
ready been exhibited, some of them very fine.
| Many of our leaders are doubtless aware of the
! fact, that the Sickle Pear, the finest in the
world, is a native of this country, and was
| hardly known except to the proprietor, until
the tree was 80 or 40 years of age, when it was
brought into notice by the fruit being sold in
Philadelphia market, where it brought double
| the price Of the best pears of any other kind
| We have seen many of them retailed there, in
the height Of the season of them, at " two for
| fp;'' i. e. three cents apiece. Among the new
varieties of pears, recently presented TO the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, is one by
Stephen H Smith, Esq, well known in this
vicinity as the enterprisng Commissioner of
the Blackstone Canal, and in his own neigh
borhood as one of the first horticulturists of the
State. The pear is from seeding tree in the
garden of Jeremiah Wilkinson of Cumberland,
and is supposed TO be cross between the ST.
MIchaels and st. German pears, both of which
grow in the same garden. 1t is represented as
( ofsuperior excellence, and is thus described by
! the committee who examined it:
Size and form like ST. Michael skin dark
| green, With little brownish blush on the sunny
side, and little couded, but turns dark vel
low when mature, flesh whitsh and melting,
and littlestony or gritty-favor very peculiar,
possessingthe fine havors of the ST. Michael
and st. German combined, with a delicious
sweet juice, sprightly and very pleasant; hav-
ing distinctly the flavor of the rose in taste and
! aroma-tlis superior Seeding pear will be
very handsome and great acquisition to our
! gardens sit is represented to be a great and
constant bearer; it is also valuable as new
fruit. The committee recommend that it be
called the Wilkinson Pear, after the owner of
! the farm, who brought it into notice
| WORCESTER LYcEUM. The Worcester Ly-
ceum was regularly organized on Wednesday
evening last, by the adoption of a constitution
and the election of officers for the current year
! An Introductory lecture was given on the &C.
casion by Hon. John Davis, in which the impor-
tant influence of education and knowledge on
the character Of society was ably enforced and
the change wrought in the condition of man.
kind by few discoveries, among which are the
mariners compass and the steam engine, was
happily illustrated. Between 40 and so mem
bers signed the constitution, and it is expected
the number will be greatly increased.
We hope measures will be Immediately
adopted, for establishing an institution of this
kind in every town in the county, in which one
is not already in existence. We shall be hap
Ply to receive and publish accounts of their
formation in other towns.
ACCIDENT. Deacon Thomas Hovey of New
ton, was found dead on Saturday last, on the
road between Cambrdgeport and Brighton
i He was carting load of lumber from Boston,
and was found lying across the road, his team
standing still, with one fore wheel resting up
on his neck 1t is supposed he fell from the
wagon, and, calling TO his team as he fell, stop
ped them, but not till it was too late. Our in
formant passed the place and saw the body i'm
mediately after it was found, and before it wa:
removed.
/ VENUS. This splendid planet, which is now
apparently receding from the sun, will increase
in brilliance until the 18th of January, and hei
light will become sufficient to cast distinct
shadows, and to enable one to ascertain the
time indicated by watch.
OccuLrArIoN. The bright star Aldebaran
of which there have been recently two occulia
tons. will be again eclipsed tomorrow morn
ing The immersion will take place at min
utes past o'clock The duration will be Al
minutes. Another occultation of the same sta
will take place on the 9th of January next.
FRrEcH LANGUAGE. We have room only I,
refer our readers to tho advertisement of NJ
Noros, and to say, that personal acquaintanc,
with his mode OF instruction, and the success
which has attended it, enables us to recommen
him with the most entire confidence to on
readers as an accomplished teacher of tn
French Language,