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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-31
Mrs. Thomas,

TO the honorable Senate and the Honorable I5,,,oc A.
ecesenL@tS0fs q ne CotmonWeahh # 3IassGcIu>et
sHE petition OF HE undersigned inhabitants of the town
Il OF tH'lahe, IN said Commonwealth, humbly shows:
Ihat they are situated III southev mart of sail
Town. i've miles and 70 rods distance from the VILLAGE ar
central part thei eo the travel hilyand uneven road
That they seldom the upon any sncss what
o"oeS e!GcloHs, Tor the eaSon that the and
business part Of the town OF Paxton is so much nearer il
peinE oliy TWO lles and 2e5 rods distance good
road and on their way 10 the City of Worcester
Your petitioners would further represent that they are
one ne aid 2ls reds rom school il the oRutand
ana ia lEey are only mile 20 rods from one in The
town q Paxton; and that in all respects il would greatly
coduce TO their convenience belong 10 the latter town
We thereby, pray your honorable body that secop If
ahd IN Rutland lnbab ed xclusvey by ourselves and ama
HES may be, with its inhabitants annexed TO the town of
rISlo Which section is bounded and described as follows
beginning at the stone at the north east corner
otthe town Spencer Paxton town line from thence
running on the line between the of Rutland and Pax
o NORM one degree and thirty minutes west 4O9 rods TO
sole lohWehI al me north west corner of Paxton from
thence running OF straight line South sxtv-seyen DEGREES
"es' ABOUT go reds to stake Oahham lines thence
hhS IN ne inc between the town Of Rutland and Oak
ham south eleven degrees 2lj rods to the monument
a. the south west corner ofRutland spencer town ne
from thence running on The line between the town of ut
ld aud Spencer SOUTH eighty our degrees east 6I rods
10 tAe pace CT beginning containing about 1876 acres land
And as in duty bound will ever pray
WILLIAM CoMINs & Others q
Rutland, January /, 1911. ~
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
49, In Senate, Jan H. 1851
~ cause attesed copy OF said Petition ith This order
thereon to be served the Town Clerks of Rutland and
Paxton and published in the Worcester Palladium and Mas
sachlses spy newspapers published Worcester twice;
he said service TO be ten days. and last publication to
DC hree days at least before the eleventh day of February
next that all persons Interested then appear and show
cause any they have why the Prayer of said Petition
should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence. c. L. KNAPP C,le,L
In the House OF Representatives, January 81, 1851
Cohcurfed' LEWIS JOSSELYN, Clerk
true Copy Attest G. l. KNApp, Clerk of the SENATE
In Mil bury, Jan 80 Mr. Dnsel b. Denny aeej o. oIdes
son OF Austin Denny Esq late of this city Funeral AT The
residence OF mrs Benedict, on Saturday at O'clock p NJ
relatives and friends invited attend without further
,''i
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100000.

I MTORTED Havana and Principe CIGARS of the fc
Il lowing choice Brands, viz:
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-31

TTNHE subscribers having purchased of Mr.. T. A. Carl
and b. II. Sanford their respective Stocks of Goods
au united the i'll the Store recently occupied by Mr.
Saif Id,
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EDWARDS & BANCROFT,
10. 10 Washingfnn Snnare. Wnrnas

NO. ~ w washington square, w worcester,
RE constantly receiving large quantities of West India
"A Goods and Groceries, from New York and Boston,
which they will sell very cheap, for cash. As they are
doing STRICTLY CASH BUSINESS, would call the atten-
ton fall those who wish pay cash for their goods
they are confident that they make object for such
customers.
Worcester, JAM 16, 1851. anI6-dwtf
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WILLIAM CoMINs & Others. q
Rutland, Jannary L 1911 -
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,

In the House OF Representatives, January 81. 1851.
Concurred. LEWIS JOSSFI VN ciont
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-31

~ ne Honorc5tc Selqte and the Honorable House OF
HeneSent9f3UfS o. The Commonwealth # 8assGcauset 3
in ram fg.ta
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-01-17

olate cry mark yon orphans painful hun
ger! remember that niggardly %avarice press
es the wine and sordid misery proffers
the bowl think Of this, and shrink from
and hate, aye, even loathe, your own degra-
ded self. When the sparkling beverage chains
your soul and leads you swiftly down, only
hear the piercing oaths and raving impreca-
tons only mark the writhing tortues ofthe
drunkard, sat the last" and you will not,
you cannotfail to'pause. The trimming bowl,
to some the acme of happiness, contains far
more than Pandoras" fatal box, while
it leaves not even hope as an anchor to
the fast failing soul. Though the world may
praise the merits of the circean cup" and
shout in Bachanalian orgies, yet we will
pursue the vow of Rechab, and boldly at
tempt a reformation which had its origin in
Heaven, and has for its aim, the present and
eternal happiness of all our felloW-men.-
The Serpent's bite is by a quick spring after
a long fixed gaze, as if 'twouid charm the
soul ere it strikes at the body. Thus truly
is intemperance. 1t ensnares the soul ere
1t aims at the worthless body it dishonors
ere it sinks it spoils the jewel ere it breaks
the casket. Remember that the glowing
cup and inviting goblet
" Are purpled with b~looddrops from broker
hearts wrung.'
We (Sons of Temperance) save our fel
low beings from the alluring entacement,
and magic spells of Intemperance. W.
throw a shield around the weak and injured
and lend a helping hand to the w~averins
and unsteady. We fear not to pursue where
virtue leads the way, and would encompass
earth, aye, even brave the fires of hell, t.
save a brother:
6 Yea we will save him, even though the hisse
Of baf1ed LEMONS mock us as we come,
Loves lip is sweeter than the Wine Cup
J kisses,
Loves smile is brighter than the Wine Cup
foam"
To seek and to save our lost fellow-being
e is our only aim to cheer and comfort on
brothers our greatest pleasure and Love
Purity and Fidelity, our lasting motto an
cheering battle-cry. We seek no paltry T
Enumeration we wish no trivial compens
ton ; the dying blessings ofa rescued drum
ard, the grateful smile Of an assisted siste
or the silent thanks of the poor orphan, a
: all we ask and all we receive ; and the
I are sufficient to shed a cheering light O.
: the gloomy gate of death, or to bring
J peace in a dying moment. "We will
% true to our trust, and firm in our holy caus
= and find no greater dishonor than to forf
2 our pledge" Death rather than dishonc
II "Nol e'er that pledge, which our great faith
gave,
III Shall be dishonored in his distant son,
o. Well court the cold embraces OF the grave
le And end in virtue as we first begun"
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merited applause. In the course of his
remarks he ~animadverted upon the course
of opposition or neutrabllity taken by a
respectable portion Of the Church in the
great temperance reformation which has
been so zealously begun in our midst.
His remarks upon this subject were just
and conclusive, and we hope they were
instrumental in convincing many of our
brethren of the church, who were pres
ent, of their error in this respect. In
conclusion, bro. Odom made a stirring
appeal TO the ladies to aid US in our en-
beavers to put down that great foe of So
ciety, Intemperance. His appeal was
not made in vain; for the ladies', are
now, and eve have been. the strongest
advocates Of the temperance cause.
1t would be presumption in me, Mr..
Editor, to attempt a thorough analysis
of the speeches Of brothers Foster and
Odom suffice it to say, that they relec.
ted great credit upon themselves, and
done the cause incalculable good. May
they long live to do service in so good a
cause.
/ cannot close this communication,
Mr.. Editor, without making a brief re-
ference to our young Division at this
place. For three months she has strug'
gled on against fearful odds. and for q
while the hopes Of its most sanguine
friends began to despond Of its success
but like Leonidas, with his Spartan banC
at Thermopyl@, we have fought manful
ly and zealously for the success of on
Division, and the cause which is SO dea
to our hearts. But thanks TO the indom
table energy of our gallantf few, our skie
are beginning to brighten. We hav'
had five limitations thus far Of this quar-
ter, and there are several proposition
on the table. The ball has commence,
rolling. and we trust that it may roll o
until our entire community is free
from the curse Of intemperance; an
may the prosperity of our Division an
ofthe Order be commensurate with tn
good to be accomplished by its being
! principles. 7. ]. 6.
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mARRRRD.

In Smithfeld. on the 9th inst, by Edwin
Boykin, Esq, Mr.. AlansOn Thornton to Miss
Martha Simkins.
In Wilmington, Mr.. Timothy E. Bowen, 10
Miss Margaret |. Wallace.
In New Hanover county, Mr.. Moses J. Har.
f%alson, Of S. c., to Miss Celia Ann Futeral.
In Bladcn county, on the 18th ult, by Rev.
NJ. c. Turrentine, Mr.. Isaac t. Williamson,
formerly Of Cumberland, to Miss Sarah G. King,
eldest daughter of VIM. King. Esq.
In Sampson county, on the 3lst ult.. by Rev.
Miles P. Owen, Mr.. Benson S. Owen, to Miss
Hannah A., eldest daughtero of SiIas Herring, Esq
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PLEASANT HILL, N. c.,
January 5, 1851.

Bro. GoRMAN :-Invincible Division,
No. 1874, located at this place, had a
grand demonstration on the 25th of De-
cember last. The Division met at their
Division Room. according to previous APP
appointment, al e o'clock, A. NJ, and was
called &c order by the W. p, and bro.
Carsterphan, appointed Marshal.
The Members, in full Regalia, in con-
junction with brethren of the Order from
Cherith, Fidelity, Victory and CASTOR
Divisions, Northampton County, N. c.,
and Hicks Foid Division, Greensyille
County, Va. then formed a procession,
and with the beautiful banner Of Cheritt
Division floating to the breeze, marched
to the Warehouse Of the Petersburg R
r Company, where there had already
assembled a large and respectable au
dience Of ladies and gentlemen. Ate
singing the opening Ode, Bro. JOSEPH
Collier, or Cherith Division, offered u
a feeling and appropriate prayer. Dr.
John w. Foster, Of Fidelity Division
was then introduced, and entertained th
audience with a speech replete wit
strong argument, thrilling eloquence
and sound doctrine. DR.. Foster was ur
e~xpeciedly called upon. but he shove
himself worthy the occasion, worth
himself, and worthy the cause he so nj
sbly advocated. The Division had
him, a noble representative the caus
an able defender. After afecess for II
purpose Of r%efreshment, the audient
was again called to order by the Marsh
oil the day. Bro. John B. Odom, of vi
tory Division, then appeared upon Il
stand and delivered an address, viii,
11or cogency Of reasoning, earnestness
manner, and humorous suggestions, '
do not think could have been excelle
ms speech ELECTED considerable we
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-01-17
RALEIGH CANDY MANUFAcToRY

THE SUBSCRIBER would take this meth
cd of informing Dealers in CANDY, that he
has procured the services of a Superior Work
man and has made a great improvement in his
CANDY; and he hopes. by attention 10 the
business, to merit the custom Of North Carolina
Merchants.
He would say that it is az much to the inter-
est of North Carolina Merchants to sustain a
Candy Factory, as to himself. He warrants
his Candy to be as good, in every respect. and
as cheap as it can be bought this side of Balti-
more.
All he asks is one trial, to convince any one
that he can and will sell as cheap and as good as
can be found anywhere.
He also keeps on hand a good assortment of
SEGARS, RAISINS, Engravings in Frames
and without Frames ; NUTS, of various kinds
and many articles in the Confectionery line not
necessary to mention.
He will, in a short time. the man.
ufacturing Of all kinds Of FANCY CANDIES
such as Sugar, Almond, Plum, Mint drUps, anC
Candies for dressing Cakes.
His establishment may be found directly op
posite the Market House, on Fayetteville Street
L. B. WALKER.
Raleigh, Sept. Is, 1850. ST.
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MASONIC & SONS OF TEMPERANCE

MASONIC & SONS of TEMPERANCE
@PREMIUM REGALIA DEPOT41
GIBBS s SMITH, No. 73 Baltimore St
" Baltimore, Nd, respectfully invite the at
teniion Of the Brethren of the different Orders
throughout the Country TO their extensive ard
beautiful assortment of
~ REeALIAs, Banners, SAsHEs, Cos
TUNES, JEWELS. &e.=a All Of which are
got Up under their immediate inducements, and
comprises one of the largest assortmenis 70 be
found in the United States.
Members Of Do ENcAMPMEKrs, ODb FEL.
Lows, MAsoNs, Sons OF TEMPERANCE, RED
MEMS, and other Associations wishing 10 fur.
nish their HALLS, or supply themselves mdivid
ually with REGALlA, will find our House offers
great inducements, as we keep constantly on
hand a large and beautiful assortment Of all
tsyIes.
G- E~NcAMPMENTs, LODGES, or DIVISIONS Of
the Sons OF TEMPERANCE forwarding their
Orders may depend upon the articles being fars
nished in as good style and at as low p Fices a
if they were present to select.
BANNERS, FLAGS, P~ENNANTs, SC. for the
different associations, made 10 order at the shor-
test notice. Address GIBBS & SMITH,
Regalia & Banner Manufactures.
No. rs Baltimore ST., Baltimore.
Sept. 26, 1850. Sly. Z
o. We are the largest Manufacturers of Re.
CALAIS &BANNERs in this State or Virginia
and will vie with any other establishments in
the us. Consequently we ran supply you with
any article in our line, as low as they can b
had in this or any other City. G. & S.
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-IuuiBhnrg 9fntalt Srtninurg.
A. H. Raj,
J. A. RAY,
PRINCIPALS

Miss E. W. CURTIS, ~Instuctress on Piano
and Vocal Music.
Miss r S.FAIRALL, Iustructress on Guitar,
andin Vocal Music. Drawing, Painting, Cans.hsS
MICS, 80. Other Assistance as ii may be neeneo-
THE Spring Session o fIs51, (tbe I7th uadsf
l. the present Principals will eommeuce on
Monday the 6h Of January. The Trustees are
highly glaaihed 10 be able 10 announce to the pub
lie, that hereafter tie entire and undivided sften-
lion ofboth the Principals viii lie devoted TO The iR-
terests of this EnsNtulion-Ml A having Telin-
pushed a profitable and successful Male School
IN order to add his personal ehoIis 10 Aose q Ne
former very efficient corps Of Teachers, IN making.
this all that c good Female Institution ought 70 De
The Board recommend, with very great ccnh-
dence, the Loaisburg Female Seminary 70 NE
patronage OF the public. For cbeaPnesss sonno-
ness Of instruction, imPaItaliiy and ndeiiiy M
reaching ,high-ioned moral and religious rnlluenset
and s~tr:ctness in regulating the expenditures o.
pupils, this institution viii compare successfully.
with any in the State In point OF health, the
Board give 1t as their deliberate opinion thai tnis
Village is not surpassed by any location IN the
Central portion Of The State /; and IN supporof
this opinion they mayadd. that among the largo
number Of pupils from the Eastern psr. OF me
State, there has not been a death in the eight years
that the Academies have been under ihe govern
ment Of the present Principals; and there has been:
for several years, very few cases requiring me
attention of a Physician and they understand,
from the most reliable sources, that, for the last4
years, Medical bills among the pupils have been
nearly unknown and throughout the comlnani.y
there has been almost uninterrupted good neaitn,
a Circular, prepared by the Principal, setting
forth in detail the government, course Of studies.
text books, prices, &C., will be issued soon, amt
sent on application 10 all who may feel Interested
in the minutes of the School Economy which
will be observed and ~practised here. q,
BY order of the Board,
T. X. THOMAS, See,y.
Louisburg, Dec. Is, l1-9l
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Ghitur'H Correspondence.
GnrrNspoRo', Jan. II, 1871.

Bro. CoRMAN: 7 had the pleasure Of
organizing - Division. No. ZIG, and
installed their officers on Thursday night
last. OF the II applicants 16 came up,
12 of this number were members Of
Greensboro Division, No. g. who had
withdrawn to form this Division. Our
Division room had become so crowded
from the food Of new members during
the last quarter, that il had become ne
cesssry to do something for our comfort,
and SO a few Of the members agreed to
withdraw and form this new Division,
A name will be agreed upon al theiI
next meeting, next week. We thinl
this Division will work well and will
bring in a considerable addition to thu
Order.
Yours. in L. P. s. F.
R. G. LINDSAY. D. G. w. P.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-01-17
Form Of Application,
FOR A CHARTER FOR A SECTION OF
The Cadets Of Temperance.

(Date.)
The undersigned, youths Of 49,, believ-
ing the Order Of the Cadets of Temperance TO
be well calculated to extend the blessings Of
Total Abstinence, and promote the general vel
fare of mankind, respectfully petition the Grand
Section of the State Of North Carolina, to
grant them a Charter to open a new Section Ia
be, called the --S Section, No.
Cadets of Temperance, of the State Of North
Carolina, TO be located in--, and IN
der your jurisdiction.
We pledge ourselves, individually and col.
lectively, to be governed by all the rules and
usages Of said Grand Section, and also by ihose
Of the National Section when formed.
Enclosed is the fee for Charter, R. Books, anc
officers Cards, $500.
It must also be stated whether the applicant
are members of the Order or not il they are
Of what Section.
The application to be directed to John F
Hewlett, G. w. P. Greensboro, N. c. free 0
postage. To which must be appended the f.
lowing certificate.
This is to certify that Bro.--,whos
name appears To the above as w. P. elect,
now a Son Of Temperance in good standing i
-Division No. -, S. Oft
Signed by the w. P. Of the Division.
P.S. All kinds of Regalia for the CadeI
Of Temperance, for sale by the Grand Section
Apply postpaid to the G. w. P.
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
ROCKFISH DIVISION-BIBLE
PRESENTATION.

Bro. German 81 am blessed with the
opportunity Of informing you, that a
large number Of the ladies' of Rockfsh
and Beaver Creek villages assembled
themselves together, neal our Division
room. on the 18th Of December last, to
witness the presentation of a Bible to
the Rockfsh Division. The Division
met at 10 o'clock, and also the Rockfsh
Section of Cadets, when a procession
was formed under the direction Of Bio.
Wiley NJ. Fort. Chief Marshal. The
procession moved through the street up
TO the Union Church, and the ladies
also. formed themselves into procession
and marched with US, bearing on their
~countenances the smile Of woman, for
our encouragement. The ladies seemed
to prove by their actions on that day,
that they felt an interest in the welfare
and prosperity of our Order. After the
audience were seated. the Brethren pro-
ceeded TO sing a Temperance Ode, after
which the Chaplain prayed, when Miss
Ann Mcdonald was introduced to the
congregation, and delivered in a clear
and distinct voice, the presentation ad-
dress in behalf of the ladies Of the com.
munity. She was responded to by Mr..
L. A. Williams, who acted in behalf Of
the Division on that occasion, and re.
ceived the Bible at her hands. Mr.. 10,
seph Arey, Of Fayetteville. was Their
introduced to the audience, who made
very elegant speech, which was applaud
ded very highly by the members o
Rockish Division.
, IA friend has furnished US with copie
: of the Addresses but owing to reason
heretofore explained relative TO simila
Addresses, we are compelled to declin
their insertion in our columns. The larg
I number of such articles sent US for put
LEGATION has forced this course upon US,
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Yours, in L. P. & F.
R. G. LINDSAY, D. G. w. P.
WOoDvILLE, BERTHE co. Jan. 8. 1851.

d. NNO00N LILLE w. aAs " ~ |
What the great cause of temperance
has done towards improving the morals
and restoring the degraded characters,
and the noble intellect and genius of the
useful men Of our country, can readily
be seen wherever we find a Division Of
the Order Of the Sons Of Temperance.
We had the pleasure to visit Woodville,
q few days since, after an absence OF II
months. About the time we left, . Dr.
vision Of our Order was organized with
Just enough members 10 obtain a char
Ter. These have been faithfully and
successfully laboring during the past
year, although they have had TO contend
against considerable opposition and dit
fculty. Among those who have been
reclaimed by our Order throughout the
country. are men Of fine intellect, but
who, from the inordinate use Of ardent
spirits, had degraded themselves below
the brute. Since they have become
members Of our Order, they have been
faithful Il their pledge and honor. They
are now respected by their neighbors,
and are able to procure all the necessa-
RES for the support and comfort of their
families.
The Division at Hamilton, as we'll as
all others, has its trophies in this respect,
and its members feel themselves richly
remunerated for their labor but in ad'
dition to these, some Of the most distin'
guished citizens are now faithful follow,
ers Of the temperance banner.
The merchants have all abandoned
the sale Of the poisonous drug. Th,
barrooms, which so recently, ION pub
lie occasions) were crowded vita a de
graded set Of whiskey drinkers, wer
entirely vacated. The entire fortified
tons Of Bacchus, have been surrender
ed to the cold water army, and some c
his most valiant soldiers have turne
traitors and exchanged the fiery weapon
whiskey, for the pure ant harmless glas
OF aqua rite, while others are kept VI
der subsection for the want of ammunition
Then, brethren of Hamilton Division
with such glorious success as has crow
ed the labofs Of our Division in its ir
fancy, let US press forward with renewe
energy in the great work Of reformation
which we have voluntarily taken upo
ourselves, until its saving influence wi
be seen and felt, not only in our beaut
fol little village, but throughout the Ell
tire country.
We might have remarked (for fei
that our whiskey-scllers might feel then
selves slighted) that there is yet a poo
pitiful preten ce Of a tipling shop in IL
lower edge Of our village, that W. d
not think to class with the stores,
rather not worthy TO be classed wi
them, (when we stated that the stor
had all abandoned the sale Of arde
spirits)' that yet continues to sell t
%overjoyful, perhaps for the convenien
Of the proprietor. Let those who pI
less TO be men Of rational minds, wit
hold their patronage from the Whisk
den, land this we feel assured they "
do and he. together with his dra
drinking army. will soon have to ret
10 . more barbarous corner of our col
try for protection. H
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RALEIGH t NO. /.

CoNSTaBLE'S ELECTION.
HINTON FRANKLIN begs leave to in
IL form the citizens of this District, that he
is Candidate for reelection; and returns his
thanks to his friends for their former confidence
and support.
Raleigh, Jan. 10th 1851. 20Llt.