Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-09-22

no doubt that the great interest of the community
clearly and imperiously require that it should go
somewhere and that quickly. Our ancient Com
monwealth is daily losing her influence and sacrl-
fcng the character which she has so long enjoyed
Instead of taking the lead in the Improvements of
the age, she is quietly looking on and watching with
an unconcerned eye the progress OF enterprise IN
her sister States. The time, however, has now
come when she must awake from her repose, and go
about the goodly work. The facilities of internal
transportation enjoyed by her neighbours daily en-
croach upon her former thrift, and will at no DIS
tant period, present the humlialing spectacle OF
people the resources of whose wealth have been
cut off, their enterprise deadened with nothing to
boast Of but the private virtues and the prosperous
industry of their ancestors.
RAILROAD FROM BosToN TO BRATTLE-
BoRo'. A meeting of the citizens OF Bos-
ton friendly to this project was held in Bos-
on Thursday evening the 10th inst. Fran
CHS j. Otiuer, Esq. was chosen chairman, and
George S. Bufnch, secretary. A commit
tee of two from each ward was chosen, to
consider the subject and report thereupon.
The following is the report of the Commit
tee =
Agreeable TO the ABOVE VOLS, tHe COtHlnlttec HafC
considered the proposed improvement, and agree
that it only requires to invite the attention OF the
publick to investigate the subject, when the whole
community will soon be prepared to adopt measures
to execute the work, not only to give new spring
to business but to make safe and profitable invest
ment-it was accordingly
Voted, That in our opinion, Railroad to lead
from this City to the interour Of the State, would
greatly promote the interests of this Common
wealth
Voted. That we recommend to the citizens, the
formation of company for the purpose OF construct
ing Railroad from this City to Brattleborough, un-
der the following na.he-FRANKLIN RAILROAD
CoMPANY--and that four persons from each ward
be appointed 10 collect subscriptions upon the fol-
lowing plan -
The subscribers agree to make donation to the
company, not less than Five Dollars, for the purpose
of collecting deeds of land certificates of materials,
which may be given to make further surveys, and
to obtain all information which will be useful to the
stockholders, in order to be prepared to commence
the work at an early day. which sum so subscribed
will be deducted from the first instalment, provided
the said individual shall subscribe for one or more
shares in the stock of the said Company, after the
Charter is obtained.
Voted, That the proceedings of the meeting at
the Common Council Room, and of the committee,
be published in every newspaper in the city:
JOSEPH H. DORR, Chairman.
ANDREW J ALLEN, Secretary
Boston, Sept Ia 1929.
We are glad to see the spirit manifested
in this business, and hope it will lead to
favourable result. We have already ex-
pressed an opinion as to the best route,
though the precise direction is not Of so
much moment as may be supposed. The
great object is to get Railroad somewhere
through the State.
SOLDIERS Snow. There was regimen
tai muster in this town on Tuesday last of
Col. Whitcomb's regiment. Brig. Gen. Hol-
man the reviewing officer was present and
his aid. All the independent companies,
and they are more numerous in this regi-
ment than in any other in the State, were
provided with neat conical tents, arranged
in rows that made fine appearance. The
troops as usual, looked very well. Since
the last year the Bolton Rife Company have
procured new uniforms, in much better taste
and of more martial effect than their former
dress. In the afternoon there was spirit
ed fight, and much powder DISAPPEARED in the
air, but amid the cries of the wounded, the
orders of charge, Chester charge, the heaps of
the slain, and the successive advances and
retreats, we could not although on vantage
ground, discover the order of battle nor on
whose standard victory perched. The most
amusing part of the exhibition during the
day was a sample of Connecticut gentry,
with their wagons filled with notions, and
playing the part of auctioneers at most vo-
ciferous rate, equalling Matthews himselfin
rapidity Of erecutiom. If they go the rounds
of the musters their lungs will be consumed
before another year. The muster at West
borough was on Monday of last week.
There was no Col. Lieutenant Col. nor Ma
jor present. The regiment was ordered by
the senior Captain. That famous Company,
the Westboro' Light Infantry, has been dis
solved, and then resolved into an Engine
Company. There was voluntary parade
of light troops at Leominster on Saturday
last, for the purpose of finishing out the reg
mental parade at Westminster on Wednes-
day last, which was broken in upon at noon
by cold rain from the northeast.
know tits sacrlege in me to Irvine [praise
wreath for thee for thou art beyond my
As far as is the polar from the line,
Or heaven from earth, or thine above my lays;
Thou dwell'st alone-a thing almost divine
And long hast worn the poets wel-earnd bays
Yet heed, pray thee, this my first petition
Grant US of Fanny" now, third edition.
VIATOR.
The above is one of several stanzas taken
from NewYork paper, addressed to F. G.
Halleck. We heartily join in the petition
of Viator, for a third edition Of that beauti-
full poem, Fanny. Halleck besides this po-
EN-, wrote the Croakers, Alnwick Castle,
and several other short pieces, and also Red
Jackets address. He possesses the most