The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-10-13
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! icatcd to the service of Almighty God. On
the same day, Mr.. abraham c. BGtdtoin was |
ordained asfAstor.
Sept l4lIl., Mr. .4mos A. Phelps was ordain
ed colleague Pastor of the Congregational
Oh urch and Society in Hopkinton.
On Wednesday, 18th ult., the meeting house
erected by the First Church and Society in
birmingham was dedicated, and Mr.. GEORGE
TRAsK or 1ained Pastor. Sermon by Rev. /
DR.. Beecher -other ordaining clergy, Rev.
Messrs. Eaton, Howe, Pratt, and Oliphant
The Rev. c. P. Grosvenor, of Boston, has ac-
cepted the unanimous invitation of the Second |
Baptist Church and Society in Salem, to be- |
come their Pastor.
Mr.. Cazneau Pafrey, recently of the Theo !
logical School at Cambridge, has accepted the
invitation of the Unitarian Congregational So
cety at Washington, d. c. to become their
Minister.
The Rev. James Sabine, of the Episcopal
Church in Piedmont Place, in Boston, has been !
invited to the Episcopal Church in Bethel, (Vt)
and has accepted the invitation
ORDINArIoN OF MISSIONARIES. Messrs J. I
A. Hart, and Lucien Farnam, of the Andover
| Theological Seminary, were ordained as evan
gests, on the 23d September, at Newbury, by
the Newburyport Presbytery. Rev. DR.. Hum
phrey, President of Amherst College, preached
the sermon. Mr. Hart Is destined for the west
ern part of New York, and Mr.. Farnam for Illi-
nols.
ANOTHER WARNING. At Murfreesborough,
CTenn.) in the beginning of September, Thorn
as w. Woodland descended into his well, to
clear some water from it, after he had tried ex-
periments with light, and found il was filled
with dcleterous gas. His wife observed he
had tainted, and went for help, and in the
mean time descended to his assistance. On
assistance arriving, Mrs. w. was seen lying
across the body of her husband. A negro man
descended, and in few moments became
senseless. The spectators at this stood appalled,
and none liked to venture, when Samuel
Wallace descended, and tied rope round the
body Of Mrs. w. and both were drawn up.
James Wallace next descended, and brought
I up Mr.. Woolard Col. James Gillian now de-
seconded, and brought up the coored man.
! Mrs. w. has partially revived-her husband is
dead. The colored man was soon restored.
ANDovER SEMINARY The Rev. DR.. Porter,
President of the Theological Seminary in An
dover, and Bartlett Professor of Sacred Rhet-
ORIG, has resigned the latter office as being in
| compatible with that attention to his duties as
President, which the important interests of the
institution demand. He will, however, give
such assistance in the lectures of the rhetorical
department, his other engagements, and
the impaired state of his health, viii permit.
partment will shortly be elected
I Boston Recorder.
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. Bakery, No 224,
broadway, New York, took fire on Saturday
night Oct. 2, and was entirely DESTROYED, to.
gether with between and 300 barrels -four, and
other stock, and nine other buildings fronting
on the Bowery, and Elizabeth streets. Some
injury was done TO the fronts of several houses
on Prince street. But what renders this more
particularly disastrous, is, that four men, en-
ployed in the bakery, were burnt to death 1t
is supposed they were asleep at the time the
fire commenced, and the flames spread with
such raPidlty, that they were enveloped in
them before they had time to escape
! DEsTRUcTIvE FIRE. A destructive fire oc.
Cured in Oswego. IN. Y } on the 1st inst which
destroyed twenty-one buildings, twelve of
which were valuable three story houses of
brick. The total amount ofproperty destroyed
at reasonable calculation, it is thought can.
not fall short of $4,000, upon which there was
insurance for $4,000 This loss, it is said,
will fall heavily on some of the New York
Offices
BURLINGTON, Oct. I. On Monday the 9th
ult. Frenchman in the employ of Messrs
Hurlburt, Aikens& Prindle, Of Keesvelle, IN
! Y)'and who had the care of their forge, went
into the wheel house, (after cautoning the
workmen against hosting the gate,) to drive
some wedges. One of the workmen, however,
forgetting that he had gone into the wheel.
house, or supposing that he had come out, put
the wheel in motion,-his screams were heard,
and the wheel stopped as as possible-but
not until his body was bruised in a shocking
manner. No hopes were entertained of his re-
coyery.
THE lens FAruUs. The following has been
communicated to us by respectable Shp-mas.
ter of this town:
CATER several days of stormy weather, one
evening about T. M. during light shower
(which had been preceded by hail sauall) a
Jack-a-iantern was seen on the main top gal
liant mast head, and an intelligent person was
sent up to examine it. He found it formed bv
circle of lights round the mast head, 8 or 10
IN number, and one or two inches mari
Each flame was about two inches long, was
where il joined the mast head about the size
OF knitting needle, and the extremity larger
than the flame of candle, and nearly as
bright, OF pale blue color, each making a
noise similar to steam out of green wood
while burning, no smell was perceptble Up.
on striking it with the hand the lights were
extingushed and small sparks adhered TO the
hand for moment, then disappeared In
few seconds the lights again began TO burn
alter several blows they entirely disappeared.
The above description was written at the
time, and may be relied on as accurate.
Salem Register.
DRAM DRINKING. Our courts occasionally
exhibit some curious facts on the subject of in.
temperance, We recently saw a day book of a
cohee mouse keeper, extending through Pc
Rod OF eleven months. The charges upon !,
tor drains, furnished customer at four cents
each, amounted to one hundred and eighty FIVE
dollars. During the same period, the dran,
drinker had worked for the coffee house keener
and earned the sum of one hundred end sixteen
dollars, leaving balance of about seventy dol.
'arS against him for grog Boston paper.
PEACHES AND SeUAsHEs. The Springfield
n oooha, u Wednesday last says -" Some !