Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-26
Boston advertisements.
$4,000 WORTH OF BOOKS.
THE GREATEST BOOK SALE EVER OFFERED TO
THE WORLD!

THE WORLD
The subscribers having made with publish
ers in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia have COM
menced their GREAT BOOK SALE, which will be con-
tnued until the stock agreed upon has been exhausted
This stock of Books, when sod will leave larRe net
profit portion of which the Proprietors will distribute
by Directors who shall be chosen by Shareholders but
said Directors shall have pecuniary interest in the mat
ter aye and except being paid for their time AMI services
In such distribution.l
$4,000 will be invested in a farm in the town of Gro
ton, Mass Said farm is situated within mile and
half Of the Centre DepOt it contains upwards of one
hundred and twenty acres of land, yye of which
under under the highest state Of cultivation orchard
and beautiful garden There is magnificent mansion, in
complete repair, together with barns carriage houses and
other buildings attached $4,000
ton Farm consisting of one hundred acres of land
twelve of which are woodland. The balance is well
divided into moving, pasturing and illage-penty
of good Iruit, and large strawberry bed and
berry meadow. Buildings in good repair. The
farm house is one Of the best on the road, and is
large and convenient. The whole establishment is
one OF the best farms for which Worcester County
is so famous, 1000
Two modern built houses in Cambridge, "a few
rods from the Colleges, the first valued at 5000
The second at 45OO
One rodern built three story brick house in COM
plete repair, containing sixteen rooms in Oneida
Boston, 5000
One hundred gold eagles, Zone share,) 1900
Two Land Lots in Merose, Mass One contains
rs, 900 feet and upwards, 500
One do. IL, 900 feet and upwards, 800
Five Piano Fortes of Chickering's make, worth
$3.50 each, distributed separately, 1850
Twenty-Five ladies' gold watches, invoced at sos
ach, 1875
One thousand gold pencils, 81 each, 1900
the Delaware, 81 each, 1000
One thousand engravngs tUncle Tom' and ''Iit-
tie Eva,' 81 each, 1000
Four thousand small engravings 25 cts each, 1000
The distribution OF the profits accrung from the sale of
the hereafter mentioned books will be arranged thus
There will be receipt holder chosen by the proprieors
from each Of the cities mentioned, viz salem, Prov-
dence New Bedford, Bangor, New Haven Concord, Mont
unlie Ea
ter, N. IL.
The receipt holders shall choose committee of We per-
sons charge of all the property after the sale but
no appointed shall have any interest the of said
books ticket hold of the receipts connected
with said Book sale.
ceive either Of the following named books also receipt
which will constitute him shareholder in the profits wiz
Beautiful Pocket Bible bound in and gilt edged
Lives of Washington Lafayette, Bonaparte, Penn Frank
lin, Jackson These books of the latest editions,
bound in CLOTH gilt backs. Also, the Old Bell of indie
pendence Uncle Toms Cabin, sc.
Persons wishing to purchase two receipts can
be supplied with any standard work at the proportonate
ratio of prices To Clubs and Societies who purchase
twenty books together, ten per discount
tciI be made.
Due notice will be given by such newspapers as adyer-
tise for us when the sale is completed.
Ali communications orderssen by Express Tor other
wsh) must be directed to Office No 81 Exchange St.
N. W. WETHERBEE Co., J. PHLBRcK, Bookseller,
(our principal agent No. 62 Hanover street. 1nder the
American House, Boston.)
Agents Wanted for every City and Town in the New
England States reasonable per centage will be allowed
All communications (post paid will receive prompt
tention. n w. WETHERBEE l. co.
Boston, May Z, 1851. dim