The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

FIRE. We learn that the meeting house in
Wesihampton was discovered to be on fire in
the partition near the stove. about o'clock on
Tuesday morning the 18th inst, and in an hour
nothing remained but heap of smoking ruins.
No hire had been made in the stove since the
preceding Sabbath The house was erected in
1916, and with The bell cost upwards of $1,000
The loss is severe one for the inhabitants ot
that town, The dwelling house OF S Judd,
situated few rods from the meeting house,
caught fire several times, but was preserved
Northampton Gazette.
The house of Payson Grosvenor, in Pomfrct.
Conn was burnt down on Wednesday evening
Feb. II.
The culture of silk was commenced in Con
necticu:, as early as 1850. In Mansfield and
vicinity there are now made annually from,
three to four tons of silk.
barn 20 feet in length and % in width,
owned by Col Daniel Merrck was moved one
mile and half in West Springfield, recently.
by Benz Ashley and number Of citizens Ii
was put upon wheels, made for the purpose,
and SO yoke of oxen attached TO it.
Mr.. Zebulon Rowe, Jr. of New Gloucester,
| (Me.) is said to have seven children, of whom
fire are deaf and dumb.
On the 2Sth ult. 1850 seighs, containing
6450 persons, passed store in River-street,
Troy, (N.Y) This is sleighng indeed.
A History ofthe Administration of Mr.. Adams
is about to be published at Washington 1t is
| said to be from the pen of an able writer
The Militia officers of Hampshire county
have resolved to dispense with the use of spirit
uous liquors in their public meetings
| One Curtis at Albany has been sent to prison
| Co. RI for -
some bedding from house where he had been
,catching 10Th corpse.
A GOOD REsoLuTIos The master mechan-
les in Portland have agreed, with but one dis
sentng vote, to entirely abolish the practice of
dealing out ardent spirits to their workmen,
| whether apprentices or journeymen.
! The Journal. Bennington, (Vt.) states that
! the will of Joseph Burr has been affirmed by the
Supreme Court and the costs charged upon
the appellants from the Probate Court of Man
chester District, who neglected to enter their
appeal. The will bequeaths 100000 to char.
liable purposes.
Levi Yordy of Mansfield, Ohio, recently died
while intoxicated 1t was the opinion Of ply
scians, that while lying on his back he vomit-
ed, and being unable to turn over, was suffo-
Gated by his O,on Uomit
| The family Of Mr.. Adams are engaged in
| moving their effects to Meridian hill in Wash
ington, where they will reside after the third OF
March, until Mr. Adams shall have adjusted
all his private business in the District
New YoRK DRAM SHoPs. II is computed
that the number Of tavern licenses issued in
the city of New York, for the last year, was
about three thousand sir hundred! Ten years
before, the number was estimated at ffteen hun.
bred. The increase of thirst must therefore
have been vastly greater in proportion, than
that Of population. The annual report Of the
! Comptroller Tor 1923 contains an item Of ex.
rense TO the following import: "Amshouse
Penientary, and Bridewell, $06,2a3 ;"--put
that and that together