The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-31

LOWELL The editor ofthe Salem Observer
has lately sped a journey through some OF tile
flourishng towns in New England, ana mas Wv 1
en- his readers an interesting account oil ms efas'
els, in his paper of last week. In Proceeoing 70
Lowell, our traveller arrived in sight 0. TINS
American Manchester early IN the evening".
The appearance of the place, on approach.ns
II. il that of large populous city. We passed.
through what's now called Lowell some ni.een
wears ago,-there were then few sca,'eIe9
farm houses-where nothing was then "saso
but the roar Of the Pawtucket falls, you nov
| have the busy hum OF population OF uPMao'
of 5000 on the ground then occupied oy Oh.
cicnt oak and pine, large town IA, spiu"s W
as if by enchantment One thing that iorcioiy
strikes stranger, is the uniform appearance ana
! nrwness of the place. We here took up goou
quarters Mt the Stone Hotel, beautifully situat'
ed on the banks of the river, IN iuil view OIL tno
falls Six-scvenths of the population are re-
males, and it being Saturday evening" many o.
them were abroad making purchases at 'ie
stores, respectable and happy IN aPPealance'
and presenting altogether a lively ana interest
, ing spectacle.
There are five manufacturing companies, VIZ:
: TIE Merrmack, the Appleton, the Hamiitoh'
the Lowell, and another tormeriy nure ~
each having from three TO four factories IN OPP
3 Grafton Four new companies have oeeh 'olui
ed-one, the Suffolk, is to go INTO oPe'a',on
, this autumn; the other three have contfac'eu
a for the buildings, machinery, &c, ana are In
i state of forwardnsss. They are called the jack
son. the fremont and the Lawrence Compa'
mics. There are from ~ to IA millions OF yards
of cloth annually manufactured here-equal 10
a, 900 per daY-3000 per hour-6O per minute
or ward every second The Lowell Com
pany manufactures carpets exclusively whicn
cannot be distinguished from the imported
J. More than 5000 people find lucrative employ
ment in connection win these manufacturing
l. establishments.
q A new Bank has lately been established to be
m called the " Railway Bank" The RAILROAD
, from Lowell to Boston will be finished in three
. or four years There are several large bricl
= blocks and streets of wooden houses belonging
- =. to the manufacturing companies, and used a
II boarding houses, and ranges of brick store:
We two banks, brick town-house, and beautiit
re private mansions. There will have been bui
from the first of April TO the first of Novembe
the present year, 300 buildings, several OF thei
or with stone fronts There are IL houses for n
us ligious worship, and four new ones are bull
nd ing, making in all Is houses for public religo'
M worship.
~ The proprietors Of locks and canals have sol
~ within seven years, $5O0 QUO worth OF Iant
en- and within the last four weeks in amount 21l
HI 600, from 33 cents to 81 ,25 per foot. Specul
ers tions in land during the last few weeks ha
hat been great. Two lawyers bought lot of la
ing of seven acres for $4,000 and had the &C
en- science to sell it n few days after for 81 on
rds During the height of the speculation tever
our Spectator accosted countryman standing M
ing lne scene 81 saw WE miti ,a npa f,r vonr
'e' gain ~ Twenty five dollars. lis b
ear gain - and counted him over the money, VIII
the countryman pocketed, and adfoltiy 81
5. our Spectator the slip, with all right and
= to he had to the land.
tive Real estate has risen, on an average wit
the last eighteen months, nearly 100 per CT
Mr.. Some lots well situated for business, were s
ived at two shllings pc: foot within six mont
Col and have within three weeks brought 10
curt foot Rents afford greater profit here thar
Sup. any other town in New England.
way Lowell it is well known was formerly
'alk, Of Chelmsford, and is small township, at
Mr. confluence of Merrimack and Concord Tiv
HUu- a sWan wuoIIen factory was quiz mere i~S'
Mr.. at the expense of $4,000. The Pawtucket
,e Of nal round the falls, is 80 feet wide, four d.
cud- and mile and half long, and was origin
Tered excavated for boat navigation, but is now ,
bags, also to convey water to the factories. Side
after 10 this canal set in motion all the facto
ingly bleacheries, and print works. Lowell occu
ched. the place formerly reserved by the State fol
moth Pawtucket Indians.
ever, In the suburbs Of the town we notice the
sence Element styled .Neto Dublin. 1t occupies T
Scud- er more than an aero of ground, within n
rods of the canal. 1t has population of
g the far from 400 Irish, who live in about 100 ca
10 we of Z 10 10 feet in height "a school house i
IS Of uated in the centre, built in the same S
ed US where $50 children are gathered. Near
settlement is a handsome new Catholic CHI
At we We spent the Sabbath in Lowell, and
o rea- all appearances the churches were we'll att
nford, ed We saw little Of idle walking and ri
g, had on that day, and there far less confusi
his, the streets than is generally witnessed in
9 See seaport towns.
were This place has three printing cstablishm
It, and which issue three weekly papers:
rmng 0nthe whole, Lowell is an interesting
. On remarkable place, whether we consider il
d with exampled growth OF tho extent and import
g. In which, ON lis situation and facilities, 1T
tly be- tined TO attain.
as cor
hit be. IT.. .;a
and all 0HEHr AND LASss in9 ':mI am
- ~, separated. The lambs should be put by
I'm liz boz selves at least till they are fairly weaI
o good feed-early cut moving is good,
thew can have drink. In this way the
80 will be as good If not better than those
~. ,,u run with the sheep till winter, and the
Inr-,h will be so much better as to surpass bel
n,ean the fall, and proportonably better in the
er was ~ Su!e way W uI'.. n0oN az ~ =.
tack of tne p'lnciPni oau'o :" "u"t 70 ..eu
md vIg 49, nooP s"o lo O,. .'i' y
he was .neir accepting 70 oo POu, anu a''o"1aneS
Proctor, 'h"' 'hey arc pun III ,o a',t ~ -
roceed.
no less There died, very lately, at Valencicn
Q were France, beggar named Hollanne, who
a con. years old, and altogether an extraordinar
in the ecter. The unhappy man had the stranE
,efore a fortune to be troubled with an appetite
hat tie was Unsuitable, and the cravings of which
We secu- ed nothing till the last moment of his lif
n of the mode of begging charity from the publ
zee, who sisted in opening his mouth as wide as Pc
and crying out in piteous tone, " am
as Mr.. OF hunger oh, hunger" lie was
till this known character. BY letter, pubs
the cit 1871, it appears that this strange being
indness, ed during the night OF his wedding, tho
Drance. batch of bread which his wife had prepa
sincere a weeks supply. Several physicians Of
ESTER. .cicnnes, intend being present at the po