Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-26
a HUNDRED YEiGs AGO.

Tho olitor cf the Salem, Mass CO
,.i'~caa -onvoa..a Dr. ,uru li- files 70
I11G fIr iui .r'I.t..J iu regard to local
,".I.s cJ.iu- .l.r ..uius time. Here
ara 20 g.. ct'"l l'tt:
The public U... ia Massachusetts
l 's'i.r % the in
hu'ia"s'.. tl.H "i3 az beast,
bird or nari.iu oriar rtllt they might
husband tueir l..t.e stockton the more
necessary purpose Of shooting men.
Tho Provincial Congress issued pro-
cIam.tions inviting all good citizens
- make ~aitpc'rc from the earth un-
der stables. etc, for tie manufacture
Of gnp)wler And the G0yei'e con-
tanned I'm It's successive numbers ac-
counts ol cX Ccimcnts made 10 attain
this end. The GGzetle Of December ii
furnished accounts II experiments
made i'm Philadelphia by Mr.. Thos.
Paine for the purpose Of fixing some
easy, cheap and expeditions method
OF making saitprtrc in private fami-
lies" The earth Of cellars, stables,
barns, and outhouses, open 10 the air,
but covered from rain and sun, is i'm
prcgnutcd with nitre or saltpctre, more
or less and SO also the soil under the
floors OF barns which are raised from
the ground, where fowls, hogs, etc,
shelter.
The gazette Of January % says -
I'VE are assured that Mr.. Nathaniel
Felt, Of Salem within Il few days past,
has produced, from only three pecks
Of earth which he took from under an
old hearth. sixteen pounds and three
quarters Of u pound Of genuine salt
lctrc.
Probably no town in New England
was suffering more at that time from
the effects OF the rebellion" than
Marbleheal, as may be inferred from
the following
at Il meeting Of the inhabitants OF
1Iarblehcad, legally warned and duly
convened at the town house chamber,
on Tuesday, 3Oth January, A. NJ,
Voted unanimously, Thatthe thanks
Of this town be, and they hereby are,
publicly given to our worthy friends
Of PENNSYLVANIA and the Jcrsics, for
their humane, benevolent and chari-
table donations distributed to the poor
distressed inhabitants Of this town, by
their committe.
Voted also, That this town most
gratefully acknowledges the donations
OF His Excclleucy, George Washing
ton, Esq; Major Archelau5 Fuller,
Major Ezra Putnam, Lieutenant Flint
and Of all other gentlemen, who. in
spirCd with compassion ut the miser-
able and helpless situation Of the poor
inhabitants Of this town, have gener-
ously contributed 10 their relief.
Attest DENJA. BODEN,
Town Clerk" "
On the 25th Of December last was
taken by Plymouth priyateer and
carried in there, u small sloop from
New York, Moses Wyman, master,
laden with provisions for the minis
tcrial army in Boston, consisting OF
thirty-Gye fresh hogs, 100 barrels OF
pork. fifty barrels fine New York pip
pins, twenty firkins hogs fat, some
quarters Of beef, turkeys, etc.
Last Tuesday sennight Captain
House, with four whaleboats, took and
carried into Barnstable, sloop Of ll5
tons burden, bound from La Have for
Boston, laden with beef, hay, potatoes
and turnips.
We hear from Pepperell that son
OF the late Rev. Joseph Emerson, OF
that place, aged eleven years, made
quantity of genuine saltpetre, taking
his directions wholly from the news
papers, without any other assistance
from any person whatever. A
good example for other little children
~ follow.