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Worcester Daily Spy, 1850-12-13

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Also, Peas, Beaus, Onions. Squashes, Pumpkins, Beets, and Tomatoes. Your's, (Signed) IRx L'HOMMEDIEU. To Charles Wood, 117 John-st., N.Y. Hermaimviile Station is located on the borders of the Long Island Uailroa l, where cars tun several times a day to , Brooklyn ami New Yolk. Tin surface riflbeland is smooth and and the sarronnding country is perfectly healthy, and wiihin a few miles of this place, highly cultivated and v doable. Ii iving been settled for more titan 150 years, and where si nil ir lands from SSO to S2LO per acre. The distribution will take place in a shari time by a Com Committee - mittee Committee to bv .selected by the subscribers from auiong their n imber. The person having ihe first choice will be entitled, f»r $25 only, to a S2O acre Farm worlh SIOOO ; the second to an 18 acre Farm, worth S9OO ; the third, a 16 acre Fann, worlh SBOO ; the 4th. a 14 acre Farm, worth S7OO -, thesth. a 12 acre Farm, worth $-rOO-, the 6lh, a 10 acre Farm, worth SSOO ; the 7th ami cth, each an 8 acre Farm, worth S4OO ; the 9th, ICth and 11th, each a 6 acre Farm, worth $ CO; the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15ih. each a 5 acre Farm, worth $2 -0 ; th( ICth. 17lh. 18th, 19 h, and 20th. each a 4 acre Farm, worth S2OO ; and all the others will he entitled to 8 Village Lots, each 25 by 100 >eet, lying together. There are no blanks - blanksthis this blanksthis is not a lottery - every person gets 'or $25 a handsome Lot of Ground equal to 8 city lots. Manner of Diatributinn ufHrrmannviJle Lots md Prize Fff ms. The manner of distribution w ill be as follows : All the numbers on the Map. from J to will b»- put into a wheel, and the flrs-t number drawn from the wheel,will be entitled to the first Prize, and, if the first number so drawn or taken out of the wheel happens to be 250 or 275, then the person on the snb cription list, who hohls or owns the Sub Subscription - scription Subscription number of 2'o or 275, or whatever the c< rrespond ing number mav be, will fie entitled to the first 1 rize farm, and so proceeding until all the numbers are drawn out. The lands a.e ns good as represented, and as good us any new land on the Island, and when cxltivatvd, will product in the highest degree. '1 h land was once heavily timbered; some ponions are now covered with a thrifty growth of voung wood, oak and pine. Woou is plenty and generally cheap in that part of the Island. Fire-wood is cheap, that which is suitable to be cut into cord-wood, for the New-York market, iso uniform price, and has fm a great many vears been always considered a cash article on the Island. There is material on the land for common fencing - good ches ut rails can be ha l within a few n ib s of these lands in abundance. All building material can be had at the depotsol B ooklyn and G eenport, and at many inter intermediate - mediate intermediate places, at the usual market prices. There are numerous s reams o water rising in these new lands, and very little change in t em; they are unfailing, and wells are of various depths; probably over these new l unls in ti e middle legion of he Island, the average depth will be about 25 fert, at Hermanville as the ground is higher they are deeper. There.are now churches and srhoo's within two or three miles of the village, and within four miles, mills, factories, s'ores and villages. Al! the privileges rd an old settle', country ate to tie had here, ard 'he people of Suffolk Comi Comity - ty Comity pride themselves on being a highly moral, orderly and religious people. Ail of my subscribers arc persons of re respectebilit). - spectebilit). respectebilit). The I md can be very easily cleared, and the cost of set settlement - tlement settlement will dep» nd a must.eutiieiy t p. n the settler, he cai. Jay cut as mrch or as little as he chooses. Ido not know oi any objections t - the pla e, or to the land for a settle settlement, - ment, settlement, and the same labor an 1 industry which make suc successful - cessful successful and prosperous settlements in < ther pans (f the country, bestowed upon these lai.ds cannot fail to produce favorable r suits

FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS. PKLTON, begs leave to inform the Ladies o Worcester, that she has received her Fall and Winte. ashions, an I that she is prepared with the assistance of rench milliner, to make from the richest materials, aux auxbing - bing auxbing they may please to order at short notice, in a ncu uwl fashionable stxle. N IL .Some very choice styles of Bonnets, will be open -d on 1 hursday of this week. The Ladies are respectfull; Lvi'-- 1 «' amine the above Worcester, Nov. 20. ts dw Washing Fluid. TOIIX IL WALTON'S WASHING FLUID which has been proved to be a superior article, for sale by the "nl lon or barrel by DRAPER Ar CLARK, ®cpt 2 dwtf 103, 105 &. 107 Front St. ARCHITECTURE. rTxim tL>7)>Lvoiiii< to Lot vin | vens of Worcester and its vicinity, that he has taken e Room in the third story of BRLNLEV ROW, directly op opposite - posite opposite the American Temperance House, for (he purpose of D sizning and Drawing Plans of linilaings, public anil private, in all the various styles of Architecture, and he in invites - vites invites those who contemplate building, to give him a call, as he trusts from his experience as an Architect, that he shall be enabled to give fulT satisfaction to all who may fa favor - vor favor him with their patronage LEWIS E. JOY, Architect. Worcester. Sept. 16. 1850. Xj 1 n.n kindle permitted to refer to the following gei ilemeii: lion, lb nry Chapin, S. D. Harding, Thomas A 'i jv R. Bigelow, Edw ir 1 Lam'' Ire man I>" m M. II Morse. d c4w s!9 JOY TO THE WORLD. Ouguerreulypes ol imaiih taken instanla neousfy! J HE subscriber is happy to announce to the public tha: t he has succeeded in making a Chemical Compound, io which he has applied for Letters Patent, b> the aid of whirl lie can make DAGUERREOTYPES oi Children and Adult, m ONE OR TWO SECONDS. 1.7 Honrs for small children, fr<m 9 till 2 P. M.j adulu. from 8 to 5 P. M. X 7 For proof of the above CALL AT IN WALDO BLOCK. July 17 distf PROUTY & MEARS' IJswHotAir VsntilatingßrickFurnace, FOR ISSO. (''IIIS is an entirely new furnace, combining many valua 1 Ide improvements and obviating many ot the objection objectionof - of objectionof the Brick Furnaces now m use; being only 5 t high it is peculiarly adapted to low cellars, which admits of an miiismd elevation oi the hot air pipes immediately after the\ leave the brick work, thus allowing a more direct escape ol the heat from the air chamber to the room to be heated than is ÜBiialy obtained in other kinds, i t is perfectly simple in its construction, and can be very easily cleaned wi &uol or ashes even when in operation if required: Being made entirely ul Cast Iron of unusual thickness, it is more durable and uui liable to get out of repair for many years. The subscribers arc also sole proprietors of u Hank's Im Improved - proved Improved Furnace," which have given unqualified satisfaction for the last three years,some of which can be seen in opera operalion - lion operalion in the Court House, New School llouseon Gold-st., md mu ix of the private residences in the cil- of Worcester. We would invite all. who are about procuring Furnaces, n- are otherwise mo n sled in these arlhdes to call and ex mniue the above at our Ware Rooms, where will also be found, Prouty A- Mears's Improved PORTABLE Hol air Vcutiluting I urmiccs, t'ooking Runges, Hie cvhbralet. j Medal, or Madeira Parlor Stoxc, and a general assortment !of coal and wood Cooking <1 s Da\lD PROUTY, & CO. 19 4 20, Au tn n urkcl direct, POSTON. April 13 d3tuwe«'w weon

Fowls for Sale, r HE Siti scriber has just rece veil by rail rrnd, SM) TUR. RIES and CHICKENS, from the alate of Vermont, near Canada line) nliich he oilers for sale at his farm in Shrewsbury i y the Single, Doten, or Hundred, nWhe price ol common poultry. They have been selected with care, to obtain the best kind for a breeding stock Those Who propose to change ilieir breed, will do well to cull soon, that'hey may have agood selection. Shrewsbury, Nov. 30, dw2w CHAS E. MILES. 71G001£EWARb; 'I'HE above is offered to any one who will furnish an ar article - ticle article that is fiven to the public ; that is so safe o the patient, th t will, on sufficient trial cure as many cases of Coughs o f every kind in so sin rt a iine as Hie Mystic Cough Mixture and Asperient Fills. IV e Mixture lor Colds, Ii fluenza, (Catarrh of the Ch* st! \stbma, Broechit s, Croups, [Hives or Rattles); Whoop, mg Cough. Shortmssof Breath, Difficult Expectoration, a relief in Consuinptmn, and where it is impossible to cure it is sure to r< Jicve the patient. The dose is from coto 89 drops. Ihe Tills (co be taken n pill, bitter or syrup) for Cob Cobtiveness, - tiveness, Cobtiveness, Bilious Diseases, Jaundice, Liver ( ompl int. Ei upiivc Dis ases, dick Heaductn , Dyspepsia, -nd for the prevention a.s we 1 as cure of many other dis diseas» - eas» diseas» s as will he seen by the Program i e and Directions ac accompanying - companying accompanying each box and bo.tie. Dose - one mil each day. Both Cough Mixture and Pills are warranted entirely vegetable. hysicians are funds ed with the formulae where it is de desired, - sired, desired, and all who have made sufficient tii 1, a prove of it. The above medicines are for sale in this city by L. T LAZELL, JAMES CRELN, 1). SCOTT* CO., SI URR& NIBLEY, A. CLARK, and by DRU(iGISTS cenerallv in this part ol the country. e d&eow3m - decs REVOLVING CLOTHES FRAMEsT" jpilE subscriber has disposed of his interest m the manu manu-1. - 1. manu-1. facture and sale of the Revolving Clothes Frames ta tefms. " HAMMOND KEED. Worcester, July 18,1850. NOTltnE. BY the above notice, it will be seen that I have purchased of Mr. Hammond Reed his interest in the manufacture md sate of the R EVOLVING CLOTHES FRAMES. This irticles is recoin mended as an economical and labor saving -ippexdage to the Clothes Yard for several reasons - lst, a , whole washing can be suspended to dry by one person with >ut change of position, which makes the article an exceed ingly convenient one in time of snow - 2d, it does not wear the clothes, but yields to the wind, and gently revolves - and 3d, they occupy but little room. (tj Orders left nt Wm. A. Wheeler's Counting Room on Thomas Street - at Taft a II Arrington's Grocery Store, corner of Front ami Trumbull Streets, or at my house gb Laurel Street, will be promptly attended to July 13 eodßmw3m HOWARD HOLDEN.

BABBITT'S PANARISTON A HEAD of all fine Soaps in the market are th f e manu x a. factured and sold by ISAAC BABBITT, 664 ton St! eef, Poston, comprising (he PANARiSTON SHAV SHAVING - ING SHAVING CREAM ; PANARISIO < SHAVING SO Al , u solid rol's; CYTIIEREAN CREAM, for washing, batbh.g and shampooing; SU APING POP'D Ell, and PAN lON SOAP for Medical uses. All these Soups are put up ir. tho neatest manner, and warranted of peifect purity and une unequalled - qualled unequalled for the uses for which they are made. 3 hose wL> have once used them never hud any other. These Soaps are recommended us preferable to all others by the best author ities. Rev. John Pierpont says of the Shaving Soap, u it if unequalled as a preparation for the razor, by any thing that I have found." Dr A A. Hayes, State Assay er, says of th< " Gytherean Cream," - u I have never met with any soa> ronipound which in cleansing the most delicate skin, wool? like this, leave it perfectly moist, soft and healthy.' Dr Walter Channing says, I liave no memory of so good an inicle." Dr. Luther V. Beil, superintendent ot the MeLeav Nsvhini. savs, 11 it is superior to any other saponaceous com pound I have known." Hon Horace Greeley, of the N. Y] t uutiiie, says, " we have tried it ami pronounce it perftet: no other soap is worthy of beir.g mentioned the same daj? Dr. Bailey, Editor of the National Era, says, u it is in all re spects the very best soap we have ever used " Mrs. Swiss Swisshelm, - helm, Swisshelm, Editress of Cho Pittsburg Saturday Visiter, says, "it is superior to any Hung in the soap line, either soft or ard? Mr I rentice, of the Louisville Journal, says, u theCyth<r rean'Cream of Soap, is probably (he best for pn'servmg ch! ! unty oftlie skin, which has yet appeared." The N. York Literary World says, " Mr Babbitt will be the of soap - the great regenerator." The Editor < fth< K ickerbockei Magazine says, "win n we say that the 'Cytherean I 'n'am ol Soap' is the best sapomva t us compound we ever employed we are stating no more tha.i every reader of ours will h ay when he (or she) has rubbed a tea-spoon full upon his (oi her) person, while dry, before taking a Croton bath. Alim that bath, who so uses that 'Cytherean' article will confess new sensation; while, as a shaving compound, it is siuqde

The climate is in every p articular healthy and pleasant - pleasantthe the pleasantthe roads are good ami always passable, at all seasons of the vear - the Alate, s are short and mild, compared to the '.Vinters mi the main, to the north of the Hi»hla ds - there is sel lom sleighing mo.e than two or three weeks ou the l ' lv , What is remarkable, a crop is sei em injured by drouth - drouththere there drouththere is no part ol the country where there is so little in injury - jury injury from drouth us on l.ong Is! md, nor is there any injury front wet - there is no Wet or cold land on the i. land All the land along the margin of the streams can he made high highly - ly highly vidmdde at a small post for there is no such th i g as a Hood or tre.-het, as in the itrterior part of the com try, In which often very great datm ee is done - such an event as the carrying oil* a bridge, or lite breaking oi a mill dam, with great damage, is almost unheard oi on Long Island. - The streams and bays abound hl lish and wild fowl, in great and every variety. (K3* In co'.scquei ce of the great mm.bcr of letters from all parts of th.- country, desiring information of tliese lands, it has been found necessary to answer them in this form. ijj-Aoplv to THUS. WOOD, Stationer, 117 John-st.near Pearl, or CHARLES WOOD, al the same place, either of whom will receive remittances mid forward receipts thcre thcrelor - lor thcrelor bi return of mail. Tiny will also gratuitously furnish mU.S ami pamphlets of the properly, and cheerfully give s-ieh other iulormaiion as may be desired. CHARLES WOOD, 117 John-st , N. V. lEF Ref rences can be made to Hon. Henry Meigs and Gen. Ch imller, of lite Ameiic.ni Institute, 3>l Bn adway, N. Y.: Sandforils, Porter it Striker, 78 Broadway, N. Y.; Levy bmLe, of Dodge & Co's Eiiiress, 113 West st, N. Y; E. F. Peck, 80(1 State-si; and Alden .1. Spooner, 3 Front st, Brooklm, N. Y.: O. Ilolmmi. Smtirincr, Boaton, Mass.: E 11. Pease. Bookseller, Albany, N. Y.; V. 11. l almcr, I iiila iiiladelphiu, - delphiu, iiiladelphiu, Pa., and Bo»l.-U. N o v 12 tlThASAwln

CARD. MRS. E. W. GROVEft, who has taught Instru Instrumental - mental Instrumental and Vocal MUSIC in Springfield, Mass , is now pre* psrul (ogive Lessons upon the PIANO in tifis city. Aug. I. dtf Residence. No. 3 Maple Street. RIOSiSE, V A XUF.fCTUBER OF Eeraphines Hetoi-ilans. and ffioliana. FOR CHURCH OR PARLOR USE, Main-street, Main-street, Instruments manufactured at this Establishment* will be warranted for any reasonable time, and perfect sat satisfaction - isfaction satisfaction given to customers in all cases. T! NING and REPAIRING done on the lowest terms, .lune 14. dtf THE WORCESTER BELT COMPANY, M. 65 Front St., If orcester, Mas*., Are prepared to answer all orders for the BEST I'IIH.A I'IIH.A--DEl.l'lilk - -DEl.l'lilk I'IIH.A--DEl.l'lilk OAK TANNED LEATHER BELTING, jy AH communications addressed Worcester Belt Co.. will receive prompt attention. dtf Maj 10 H. HEN RY 110 WE, ATTORNEY ANO COUNSELOR AT LAW, Office So. 4 I'tagg 13 ail lings, Feb2l. d!y WORCESTER. Cl*? SEXTON AND J Z~A Ware Hoom, 36 Thomas Street, ' Residence No. 1 Alien Sireet. V- , 7 Z'IONSTA NTLY on hand a general assortment ol f iV J COFFI NS ol all kinds. J. Se.stm'.s and olh. re V/.7 from the ncithboiing towns,w ill be. furnished at short ufi/J notice. L J Shrouds, Collin Plait s,etc , iurnished at vea short notice. dti VS orcester, Aug ii. Carriage Sign mid Ornamental Painting af-irF, g 1 -HE subscriber, grateful for past favors J would respectfully inform the public , J- hat he still cwitiimes the above btisines n>*ar Main, where he h.pes to merit an increased continu of patronage. DENIER HILL. Worcester, Dec 27. "" S. J Eti R«sO N, HAS REMOVED his Shop te Rooms in the ImihliLC next north of Flagg ILtll, opposite the Le.oral Hotel, where s will be h ippy to wait upon his friends, dtf April 4. CHLOROFORM. DR. HARRIS, 154 Main Street, is prepared to extract Teeth o pain, by the use el this recently dis dis.overed - .overed dis.overed subsumte for Ether - Cm onra-oa.M. 'Hslf .hit 7

MADAME YOUNG, THE WONDERFUL AND MYSTERIOUS LADY, OR THE CELEBRATED rir r j f < j t * W n ? SE faine llas spread throughout -he New England tt Slates, where she has been travelling f ranumbir of years. and has met with imiivalled success, would now srn to all those Ladies and Gentlemen, who may be curi curimis - mis curimis to learn the I- L"i LR E EVEN I S that mav distinguish their lives, ns elates to BI SINEWS, MARRIAGE SICK SICKABsEXT - ABsEXT SICKABsEXT FRIENDS whether dead or AUV L, that she will answer any question rd a ive to the PAST, PRESENT OR FIJ I URE. Also. Reveal Mysto iies, and loretdl Coming Events with astonishing accura accuracy. - cy. accuracy. She will a'so give information as regards Disease. The Afllictid wdl l.e greatly hemditled by mmsidting her MADAME Y. will also give I'H'IENOI.OGICAL EX EXAMINATIONS, - AMINATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, ami furnish herputro s with Chaits. Terms, 50 cents - Charts extra Madame V ung wid re main in tins place but a short time. Ti ose w shies to con consult - sult consult her, will call soon, as her etgugeme. ts call her else elsewhere. - where. elsewhere. rhe has taken rooms at the FR ANKLIN HOUSE Wor Worcester. - cester. Worcester. I.adiescnn visit her nips., by the private entrance on Thomas street, first door up stairs to the left. Worcester, Dec 5, 1350. dtf TO LEt7 7 THE dwelling house nt the corner of Tiumhull rk directs. Inqt&e of DR. MIGNEAULT on the premises _Worcest -r. Nov. 27, 1850. dtf BUITEK-BUTrES. ft'SCW ) EBS. prime table Butler, now receiving, and for sale by RICE & FAIRBANK. Leicester, .Nov ( |,3 W FOUND, 'E weekssir.ee, a small Pocket Book, containing a - ' Deed toWm. R. Wheelock, John W. Hastings, am! John I*. Gleison. Inqnire al this OHi ie. d Nov. 3 Medal Doeskins. A NOTIIER invoice of those rich Medal Doeskins, nt y HUDSON'S, No. 1 1 bigg Block. Nov 22 dlf

ONLY 525 FOK A HOMESTEAD! 32 Faiins,xvr>rtn over SBSOO, end OiOO Lots, tn be distribi/.ted among QUO snbwitf re. r"' A T? AI; 1I subscriber is entitled to 8 Lots, 25 bv 100 fern liingtogeiher.or a PRIZE FARM r-S# _of from-I to 20 acres. 'Pho shares are < '*" at S2s - payable - ss when sill scribed for, $5 on day of dis. tributinn, and balance in monthly installments of *3. About 500 shares are now subscribed. The Lots are situated in Ihe village of IlEn»i*:;xvn.i.E, one mile east of Lake Road Elation, on the Long Island Rail Road, County of Suflblk, and 50 miles from the rtf. ol New A ork A Car and Engine House is now being b ait, ne. r this village, and the last teain leaving Brooklyn late each afternmm, stops near this station, ami returns 'mrlv in the morning, it is one ol the lu-althiest places in tin I .St.o s within one mile of Ronkonkoma Lake, whirl, is almm ihree miles in circumference, of singular tr.msparem'r mid o great depth, with an nhnndance of fish. The village is loud miles distant from the grant Smith Bav. which is 5 mil. s wide and 40 miles long, abmidanlly supplied with oysters, clams, ami fish of various kinds. These I.amis will produce as much perarre,wiJi the same cultivation, as any land within 50 miles of Ne o York. The Suffolk County Agricultural Society, at a imetit-g on 24th Sept., 1850, aw arded premiums for the production of these lauds, us may be seen by tiie following lettef*! (Copy) Lake Ro id, Oct. 28th, 1850. I certify that I have raised during the past season the very best ol Corn and Potitor 150 'i u - e - Eg.. Plants and a variety ol garden vegetables, on land near the l.m.g Island llniinmd at L ike Road from which I re.a ivi d a pre premium - mium premium nt the Suffolk County Agricultural l'.di,ludd Sentem Sentember - ber Sentember 24. 1850. '

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