The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-28

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Prolific. Mr.. Israel Hunt of Sudbury,
planted ttUo bushels of potatoes the present
year, from which he raised one hundred and
ffy-segen and half He planted the
potatoes in the common way, not cutting
out the eyes.
A gentleman in this town of our acquain-
lance, planted three potatoes of a rare and
superior kind, from which he gathered
three pecks.-Concord Gazette.
The Southbridge Register says, radish was
pulled in the garden of Mr.. James Taunton of
Southbridge, last week, of the following dimen-
sions: inches through the middle, l6 inches
. in circumference, 80 inches long, 9 feet from
the end of the root to the tip of the branch, Is
branches, s5out an inch in diameter-weight of
the whole, 80 lbs.
LARGE CABBAeE. cabbage, weighing Is
rounds, was exposed for sale in the fhladel-
phia market, this season.
FLoRIDA RADIsH. late Pensacola Ga
zette states, that a radish is now growing in
garden of that place, which measures 25 inches
IN circumference.
Mr. Erastus Lombard of Broomheld, dug
from ono hill, last week, ~ potatoes weighing
81 pounds, being the product of one potato
pumpkin weighing 10 lbs. was raised this
season by P. Stimmel, near Harrisburg, Penn
Eleven winter squashes, raised from one seed,
this season, by Jas Bloodgood, Flushing, Il. H.
weighed 305 lbs.-4 weighed "a lbs. each
Scotch grey potato, Weighing 60 ounces,
was raised this season by S. w. Budd, Pember-
ton, IN. J)
DuELLINe. Two doctors were bound over
for trial, last Friday, in New York, it appear
ing in evidence against them that they were
bent upon administering lead pills to each 9TH
'er. The Police Court felt the pulse of the
matter and put them upon regimen and diet
This was wrong in the Court, for, if like Bal
thazar, in the play, they did not first try it on
a dog, they probably would have tried it upon
puppies.-Bost0R Courier.
FIRE, On the morning of the 9Th inst the
3argS and commodious store, and the shed and
store house adjoining, belonging to VIM. II.
Williams, Esq of Newfane, [Vt.) was destroy
ed by FIRE. The goods were the property OF
Messrs. Williams & Fitch, which, together
with their books, most of their notes, Mr.. F's
clothing, &c, were lost. The loss, exclusive
of notes and accounts, is estimated at $1,000
No insurance-BrattLebOro' paper.
barn, wagon house, and other out buildings
belonging to Benz. c. Perkins of Beckett, were
on the Sd inst entirely destroyed by FIRE
Seventy tons of hay, 300 bushels rye, 100 do.
of oats, together with his farming utensils, &c,
were consumed with the buildings. Loss esti-
mated at more than $4,000.
A CoUETERFEITER DETECTED. The New
Bedford Mercury says, person calling his
name Leonard Foster, was apprehended il
North B-idgewater on Monday week. He had
in his possession three hundred and fifty-four
dollars in spurious Bills, of the following de.
nominations, viz: "a So bills, Cranston Bank,
(R. ~ the principal part of them dated March
90, l827-51 50 bills, franklin Bank, at Che
patchet, [R. ~ dated July 9, 1926; part blue
and others on white paper-3 $40 bills, Mar
BILE Manuf. Co. IN. " dated Jan. 1, 1929. 1t
is supposed that considerable number of bills
ofthese descriptions have been put in circula-
ton in the towns of Bridgewater, Middlebo-
rough and Rochester.
One Job Bruce has been arrested in Stock.
bridge, berkshire county, for passing counter
felt money, by Mr.. Frink, stage proprietor
When Mr.. f. seized him, he swallowed mouth
full of bills +; but Mr.. f. seizing him by the
throat made him disgorgs them. Concealed
about his person was over $500 of counterfeit
bills, mostly 81, State Bank, Albany, and some
on Hartford bank.
We notice that many Of the most respecta
Bile papers in the country are denouncing the
present Militia SuStem The fall musters ap.
pear to be generally spoken of as injurious tc
the morals of the people and a relief from the
burden which they impose upon our industrious
citizens is earnestly solicited by the wise anC
judIcious in every section of the Common
wealth In Maine, also, there is much com
plant against the system.
Late letters from Natchez, (Mississppi) give
frightful accounts of the sickness in that city
which is reported to be the yeiLOao ferer.
HEALTH OF MOBILE. letter dated Mobile
Doth Sept. states, that it was very sickly there
deaths continuing to occur by yellow fever.
In DELAWARE, David Hazard, the Anti
Jackson candidate, is elected Governor of the
State by handsome majority. The new
Legislature is Anti Jackson two to one.
A Cincinnati paper, which two months since
estimated the excess of -four at a million o
barrels over the produce of any former season
now the harvest is made, estimates the excess
at two millions.
- The amount of canal toll paid to the Collect
or at Albany, this season, up to the LIST inst
was $l0I,263
The Secretary of the Treasury has given no
tice, that on the lst day of January next 50,
O49,542,94 Of the six per cent stock of March
3, 1915, viii be paid to the legal holders thereof
James Cowan. Esq, of Bovina, IN W wal
last week tried before the Circuit Court a
Delhi, for receiving the votes Of aliens while
presiding at the last town meeting in tha
town. He was convicted and fined thirty
dollars.
At the last sitting of the Superior Court a
Litchheld, Comm an action was brought By
Elsie S. Griswold of Winchester, against hel
father, the Rev. Samuel Gr;swold, late of Grea
Darlington, (Mass.) for beating and otherwise
maltreating her, and after full investigation
OF the case, the Jury brought in verdict against
him Of $500 and costs.
EAGLE. Mr.. A. Knowlton of this town, re.
Gently shot an eagle, measuring FIVE feet across
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