The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-05-11
NOTICE TO PENSIONERS.

In addition to the regulations of the War
department respecting pensions, which
lere published in the Spy few weeks
lnce, the Secretary of War has directed
he following rules to be observed:
Frauds are constantly attempted through the
enson Department. Powers of attorney, and
apers duly and regularly made out, are often
lines presented to Agents, and payments are
made upon them, when in fact the pcnsoner is
lot living at the time. It is therefore directed.
That no payment shall be made under a DOW.
n OF attorney where it has been dated proceed.
ng the time when the pension payment be-
comes due or where it bears date sixty DAYS
previous TO the time of making application for
payment
And IN all cases of payments upon a power
Of attorney, the Clerk of some Court of Record
must certify that the person before W HON the
power was executed is Justice of the Peace.
or Magistrate, and that he believes the siona-
ture to be his; which certificate, in no case, is
10 DC regarded where it is on a separate paper,
or is attached to the power by sealing or wafer
ing The power, or certificate, must be free
oi any eFasure or alteration in its material parts
In all payments upon power of attorney the
agent must be acquainted personally with the
person holding the power, or else he must be
Voucned for as man of character, by some
respectable person whom he does know other
wise the payment is to be withheld.
TEMPERANCE Society. A meeting was
] holden in this town on the 9Th inst. for the
purpose of forming Town Temperance
Society. The assemblage was much larg-
er than we had expected it would be, and
nearly filled the largo Town Hall where it
was held Several persons addressed the
meeting, after which the constitution which
we publish below, was unanimously accept
ed, and above two hundred ;peTsons having
become members, the following officers were
chosen.
A: d. FOSTER, President.
Rev. Mr.. GONG,
Mr. Hit, ~. D.,
MIR. MILLER, ''ce fre''"e""'
MIR. ABBOT,
Thos. Kinnicutt,
Col G Burbank, Erec. Committee.
Dan'l Goddard
John M Earle, Secretarg
Emory Washburn, Treasurer.
Whereas Intemperance has become an alarming
evil In the country at large, Injurious in the high
est degree, to the interests of society and to do
nestle happiness; and whereas, it becomes all
good citizens to exert themselves to the utmost to
check its progress, and to rescue its victims from
the destruction that awaits them now, therefore,
we, the subscribers, citizens of the town of Worces-
ter do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose aforesaid, and adopt the following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. |. This association shall be called the
Worcester Temperance Society.
ART. 2 The object of this Society shall be the
promotion OF the of Temperance
ART s. The Officers of this Society shall be
chosen at It's annual meeting, and shall consist of
PRESIDENT, four Vice Presidents, a Secretary and
Treasurer, whose duties are sufficiently desirnat-
60 by their titles There shall also be chosen al
said annual meeting, one gentleman from each of
the religious societies in the town. who together
with the officers above named, shall constitute an
Executive Committee, whose duty it shall be to
suPerintend the general concerns of the Society
and to manage all business for the promotion of its
OBJECT not otherwise appropriated.
ART. 4. Any person may become a member of
this Society by signing this Constitution
ART D. The members of this Society agree to
abstain entirely from the use of ARDENT Spirits ex
cePt for medicinal purposes; that they will not fur
Hfsh them to their friends nor to persons in tbe;
employment; and that by all proper means thew
VIII discountenance the use thereof in the COM
munity.
ART. g. Any member of this Society, wishing
10 discontinue his membership, shall be at liberty
10 DO So and upon expressing his desire to the Sec
retary his name shall be erased from the Constitu-
ton.
ART. 7. The annual meeting of the Society
shall be holden on the third Wednesday in October.
when an Address shall be pronounced by some gem
tleman appointed by the executive committee At
SAID meeting the executive committee shall also
present Report of their proceedings together
win such facts in relation to the progress of the
cause OF Temperance as they may think proper to
communicate
ARr.8' There shall be special meetings of the
society whenever the Executive Committee shall
Judge 1t expedient, and the time and place of all
meetings OF the Society shall be appointed by said
committee, who shall give suitable notice of the
same.
ARr.9 This Constitution NAV be altered re-
vlsed, or amended, AT any annual meeting of the
Society by vote of two thirds of the members
present.
JOSEPH NoURsE. Our readers will re-
collect that when the late Register of the
Treasury was removed from Office by Gen.
jackson, the outcry of "detaulter" was rails
ed against him, as an apology for dismiss
sing an officer so faithful and so valuable.
ana thai, at the instigation of Amos Ken
Dali, all his property was attached on be-
half of the United States, while he was ah-
sent from home on journey. They will
also recollett that the case was some time
since brought before the District Court of
the United States for the District of Column
bla, where instead Of being found default
.er, it was adudged that there was a bal
ance due Mr.. Nourse of about $4,000 !!
From this decision the officers of the gov
eminent appealed, and, after full and fair
hearing OF two days, the decision has been
affirmed by the unanimous opinion of the
Court. Thus is the fair fame of ncrse-
cuted man sustained, and the Vaccinations
OF Gen. Jackson and his "unit" are exposed.
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CARLO AZURE. The late explosion of the
Cabinet has produced ludicrous Carcature at