The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

BOSTON AND WORCESTER RAIL RoAp.
I meeting of the subscribers to the Boston and
worcester Rail Road was held in this city Mon
Jay ior the purpose Of organizing the Company.
| ~ appeared that the whole number of shares
/ Iu;ooo, were subscribed, and the subscribers
present voted to accept the act of incorporation
ana 10 establish bylaws for the government of
.ne company The following gentlemen were
unanimously chosen Directors, viz, Geo. Bond.
David Henshaw. Thomas Motley, Henry vii
l y; Daniel Denny, Joshua Clapp, and Nathan
1ale.-B0stOn .4doertiser.
Bristol, Connecticut, with population. less
than 1000, manufactured 10000 Clocks, of
| ulHerent kinds the last year, averaging at
least, IS piece, which would amount to S24O.
UUO Two large brass clock factories, are in
| successful operation about 800 hands are EN-.
pioyed daily 80 or 30 buildings and one house
Tor public worship were erected the past year.
Sl565 have been paid in New York for dead
dogs.
In the Columbian Manufacturing Co. accord.
ing 70 the Southbrdge Register, from july II
to 10th, H. l48 yards of good yard wide cotton
cloth were woven by 10 females, including 3G3
Yards en- two extra looms a part of the time.
The largest quantity was by Prudence Webster,
on looms, 1873 yards. Eight others had 3
! looms each, the rest two.
single leaf Of the Bene plant stirred round
: IN hali lumber of water and drank, is said to
cure what is called the summer comnlaint,,
among children.
| Counterfeit half dollars badly executed are in
circulation. Also, U. S. Bank notes of $500.
well done, but shorter than the genuine, are
aloat D''
Mr' Clay has become an assduous practical
farmer and grazler. He is constantly enraoed
IN experimenting two farms of his own near
Lexington, and improving breeds ofcattIe.
/ National Gazette.
WINDFALL. We understand, that q 70.
! spectacle mechanic, now residing in this civ
received letter from London, by the nockef
ship CorInthian, on Saturday last. ANNOUNCING
the fact, that he had fallen heir TO ti,Io ,n55
estate worth f80,000 per annum. The subject
OF tins paragraph is, as we learn very respect.
able and Pious man, of the Methodist persua.
sion.-.Nep York Gazette.
! $500 have been received at a stall in Boston
anenll Hall Market, for cucumbers raised on
one acre of ground previous TO July 16.
Two boys, while poughing, and two horses,
were killed by lightning, 18th inst, near Read
( ing. Pa.
| The Mddletown Comm Gazette SAYS that
a sturgeon weighing 186 pounds, took passag e
IN small boat bound from Rocky Hill to that
N..o. " Jay vi Two sInce IN the most unceremO.
NOUS manner. Without saying "by your
leave" or even ascertaining whether he could
be accommodated, he leaped into the boat,
breaking an oar and one of the seats on his en-,
trance. The boatman, after recovering from
his astonlshment at the intrusion, welcomed his
visitor with so much good will, that he was
constrained to remain on board.
A New York paper says, there is small shop
IN that city, the windows of which are garnish-
ed with little punches of herbs, and strings of
dried roots bearing labels like the following :
" cure for dtSpepSey-cure for ScrOfoliS com
P'a,nts-cure for fever and ager-ior joHders
and weak j1nts-cure for Information in the
eyes" &c.
gentleman of Newport, received through
the Post Office letter enclosing 1913, with the
following note: $40 borrowed six years ago
without leave.