194 NATURAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF GROTON, MASS. 



YOUNG LADIES ACADEMY. 

 The Young Ladies Academy at Groton, 33 miles from Boston. 



WILL be open for the reception of pupils, Wednesday, May 7. 

 Instruction will be given in the following branches — Reading, 

 Writing, Orthography, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Ancient and 

 Modern Geography, and plain Needle Work, $3 per quarter. Add to 

 the above, Rhetoric, Logic, Composition, History, Projection of Maps, 

 Drawing, and Painting, $4.50 per qr. or the Elements of Geometry, 

 Astronomy, Natural and Intellectual Philosophy, Chemistry, Botany, 

 French language, fancy and ornamental Needle Work, $6 per qr. 



Miss PRESCOTT informs her friends and the public, that several 

 Young Ladies and Misses can be accommodated with board, with 

 her, on reasonable terms, and pledges her most assiduous attention 

 to the health and improvement of all who may be entrusted to her 

 care. 



Groton, April 3, 1823. 

 "Columbian Centinel " (Boston), Saturday, April 12, 1823. 



A RUN-AWAY. 



Ran away from the Subscriber, on the 31st of January last, an ap- 

 prentice boy, named Josiah Lakin, about 17 years of age, of 

 a middling size, slow of speech, of a spiteful temper, had on a dark 

 home-spun coat, green breeches or white overalls, carried of a gun 

 and bundle of cloths. Whoever will return him to me, shall receive 

 sixpence reward ; and I hereby forbid any person harbouring or trust- 

 ing him on my account, as I will not pay one penny of debt he may 

 contract. Ephraim Nash, of Groton. 



" Independent Chronicle ; and the Universal Advertiser " (Boston), February 12, 

 1789- 



ESTATE OF EZRA PRESCOTT. 



All persons indebted to, or have any demands against the estate 

 of Mr. Ezra Prescott, late of Groton, deceased, are desired to 

 exhibit the same to the subscriber in order for settlement. 



David Goodhue, Administrator. 

 Westford, August 4th, 1789. 



"Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser" (Boston), August 20, 

 17S9. 



