Volume IV Part 2 (1/2)
MR. TURNER informs the Ladies and Gentlemen in town and country, that he has reduced his price for teaching, from _Six Dollars_ entrance to _One Guinea_, and from _Four Dollars_ per month to _Three_. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who propose sending their children to be taught, will notice, that no books will be kept, as Mr. T. has suffered much by booking.
The pupils must pay monthly, if they are desirous the School should continue.
_Boston, March 29, 1788._
Mary Billings, opposite the Governor's, sold lottery tickets in 1761.
(December 7.)
A FEW TICKETS IN _SUDBURY_--LOTTERY,
Which will certainly commence Drawing on the 22d of this Month, may be had of the Managers in _Sudbury_ or of _Edes_ and _Gill_ and _Green_ and _Russell_, Printers in Queen-Street _Boston_.
SCHEME 1 of 500 Dollars. | 180 of 10 Dollars.
15 of 100 | 80 of 8 20 of 50 | 51 of 6 20 of 40 | 1315 of 4 10 of 20 |
To be Sold by _Mary Billings_, opposite the GOVERNOR'S--Cardinal Silks and Tr.i.m.m.i.n.gs, with many other Articles, cheap for Cash.
From ”Boston Gazette,” Sept. 8, 1760:
TO be Sold by _Henry Paget_, of _Providence_, a Tract of Land, partly improved, lying in _Weyer_ River Parish, being the North Part of said Parish, and joins to _Greenwich_ and _Hardwick_, containing about 2400 Acres--laid out in 100 Acre Lotts; to be Sold together, or in Lots. Said Land will be Sold reasonable for prompt Pay; or if the Purchaser can't pay the whole, good Security will be taken.
_N.B._ There's a settled Minister in said Parish much approved of.
Sporting in Boston, in 1790. From the ”Ma.s.sachusetts Centinel,” May 1.
WHEREAS great danger daily arises to the Inhabitants, from the frequency of persons gunning or shooting birds, at various parts of the town, in direct violation of the law; the Selectmen would now acquaint the inhabitants, that they have appointed Mr. SHUBAEL HEWES to take notice of all such persons, who may be found shooting within the limits of the town in future, and prosecute them, without exception, to the utmost extent of the law.
PAUL REVERE AS A DENTIST.
In the ”Boston Gazette,” Dec. 19, 1768, appears the following curious advertis.e.m.e.nt:
WHEREAS many Persons are so unfortunate as to lose their Fore-Teeth by Accident, and otherways, to their great Detriment, not only in Looks, but speaking both in Public and Private:--This is to inform all such, that they may have them re-placed with artificial Ones, that looks as well as the Natural, & answers the End of Speaking to all Intents, by _PAUL REVERE_, Goldsmith, near the Head of Dr. _Clarke's_ Wharf, _Boston_.
*** All Persons who have had false Teeth fixt by Mr. _John Baker_, Surgeon-Dentist, and they have got loose (as they will in Time) may have them fastened by the above, who learnt the Method of fixing them from Mr. _Baker_.
Escape of a negro man slave who ”can play on a Fiddle, and loves strong Drink.”
FIVE DOLLARS Reward.
RAN-away from his Master the 25th Day of November last, at North-Kingston, in the Colony of Rhode-Island, a well-set Negro Man Slave, named Isaac, about 5 Feet 6 or 7 Inches high, with a Scar on his Forehead, between 30 and 40 Years old, thick Beard, can play on a Fiddle, and loves strong Drink; had on and carried with him a lightish-colour'd Thick-set Coat, a blue Ratteen Jacket with Cuffs to the Sleeves, a blue Broad Cloth Jacket without Sleeves, Flannel s.h.i.+rt, stript Flannel Trowsers, grey yarn Stockings, and single Channel Pumps.
Whoever will secure said Slave in any of his Majesty's Goals, or deliver him to the Subscriber, his Master, shall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward, and necessary Charges paid.