ITEM #376 May 9, 1751 The Pennsylvania Gazette
ANNAPOLIS, March 27.
On Monday Evening last the Dwelling House of the Widow Wooden, near West River, took Fire, occasioned by a Candle falling among some Cotton or Flax, and burnt down to the Ground, with almost every Thing in it.
ITEM #1321 December 10, 1751 The Pennsylvania Gazette
ANNAPOLIS, November 27.
On Wednesday Morning last, about two of the Clock, a most horrid and premeditated Murder was committed in Baltimore County, on the Body of Sarah Clark, and was attempted likewise on her Husband John Clark. By what we can learn, this Affair was contriv'd some Time before by one John Berry, Son-in-Law to Clark, who propos'd to make himself Master of Clark's Money, and then to marry an orphan Girl, named Sarah Catcham, who had been brought up by Clark's first Wife; to set two Servants ( A Man and a Woman) free; to give a little boy (an indented Servant) a Horse and Saddle, and so to enjoy the Estate: That about a Fortnight before the Perpetration of this horrid Fact, Berry took the four last mentioned into the Woods, and having acquainted them with his Intentions, swore them all to Secrecy. The Time appointed for putting their Design in Execution being on hand, when Clarke and his Wife were fast asleep in Bed, Martha with an Axe, and the Servant Woman with a Candle, went into the Room, and Martha gave Mrs. Clarke several Blows on the Head with the Axe, which split her scull in a terrible Manner, and kill'd her on the Spot; she then struck the Husband several Blows with it, which stunn'd him a such a Manner that they left him for dead; but afterwards perceiving some Life in him, the old Woman Servant told Pat to take a Shoemaker's Knife and ut his Throat, and make a Finish of it; she accordingly took the Knife and went towards the Bed; but her Heart failing her, the Knife fell out of her Hand. After this, they all cried out Murder, and a neighbouring Woman coming in, went to the Bedside in the Dark, and seeing of Mrs. Clark's Head. her Fingers went quite into one of the Wounds in her Scull, whereupon she called to the Husband, and with some Difficulty awaked him; who sitting up in the Bed, put his Hand to his Face, which was all over Blood, and the Skin and Flesh hanging down over one of his Cheeks, and cried out, 'Lord have Mercy upon me, what is the Matter with me.
ITEM #1514 March 3, 1752 The Pennsylvania Gazette
PHILADELPHIA. March 3.
Last Week arrived here Capt. Marshall, from Antigua, who, in Latitude 35 30 North, Longitude 20 west, spoke with Capt. Sprout, in a Sloop belonging to Norfolk, in Virginia, in great Distress; he had been Forty eight Days from St. Christophers for Norfolk, most of which Time beating upon this Coast, under very hard Gales of Wind, which laid him twice on the Careen, by which his Loading shifted, and his Sails were tore to Pieces; his Hands mostly sick, and very short of Provisions, Capt. Marshall would have taken the People on board his Vessel, if the Weather would have permitted, but as it would not, he threw as much Beef, Bread, Candles, Twine, &c. into the Sloop, as would carry her to Bermuda, for which they made the best of their Way, having a Piece of a spare Jib for a Foresail.
ITEM #2306 October 12, 1752 The Pennsylvania Gazette
He saith it was a Slash of the Hanger, made by Dillon, at the young Woman, she having the Candle in her Hand, that put out the Candle, and he believes wounded the Girl at the same Time; but being then in the Dark, this Examinant could see no more what they did. The above Examination was taken and subscribed before me, the Subscriber, on the fourth Day of October, 1752. CALEB COWPLAND.
Said Kelly gives the following Description of the other two concerned with him in the Murder, viz.
ITEM #2706 February 6, 1753 The Pennsylvania Gazette
NEW YORK, January 29.
By the Albany Post we have Advice, That about a Fortnight ago, the Dwelling house of Captain Broadhead, near Esopus, taking Fire, by the carelessness of some German Lodgers going into the Garret with a candle, the Roof was blown off, and the House much shatter'd, by near 300 Weight of Gun powder. In the Explosion, one Man had his Arm broke, another his Leg, and a Third so much bruised, that 'tis thought he cannot recover.
ITEM #4118 March 5, 1754 The Pennsylvania Gazette
To be SOLD, by BENJAMIN MIFFLIN, At his store, formerly Anthony Morris's malt house, near the Drawbridge, IRISH potatoes, at 3s. 9d. by the single bushel, and 3s. 4d. by the quantity; onions by the bunch or bushel; Rhode Island cheese; raisins; lemons; bohea and green tea, coffee, chocolate, pepper, allspice, ginger, indigo, wine, rum, sugar, nails, New York beef, mackerel, soap and candles, wholesale or retail; Indian corn, flour by the barrel or smaller quantity; and sundry other goods.
ITEM #4763 August 22, 1754 The Pennsylvania Gazette
About Two a Clock, last Thursday Morning, the Dwelling House of Mrs. George, in the Broadway, took Fire, occasioned, as is thought, by a Rat taking a lighted Candle our of a Candlestick, and carrying it through the Room; but being timely discovered, was prevented from doing much Damage.
ITEM #5455 March 4, 1755 The Pennsylvania Gazette
JOHN JULIUS SORGE, Very much noted among the nobility in Germany, for divers curious experiments, late arrived in this city, hereby gives notice, that he
I. Makes all sorts of fruit, viz. pruens, cherries, peaches, grapes, appricots, &c of the same natural taste and colour as those that grow, and as perfect that no distinction between them and the natural ones can be perceived.
IX. He makes a sort of candles without any wax, tallow or fat whatsoever; which candles are much finer, and give more light, than any others, they make no smoke, neither do they want snuffing.
ITEM #9404 June 22, 1758 The Pennsylvania Gazette
By Capt. Walden from St. Kitts, who arrived here on Saturday last, we are assured, That Telamon Phoenix, Commander of the Privateer Schooner SAmpson, belonging to New-York, in Company with the Brigantine King Hendrick, Frederick Hamilton, Commander, of Rhode Island, has lately taken and carried into Montserrat, a large Dutch Ship, bound directly from Old France to the West Indies, deep loaded with the following Commodities, viz. Irish Beef, Butter, Westphalia Hams, best French Flour, common Ditto, Tallow, Wax and Tallow Candles, Castile Soap Bay Salt, Coals, White Wine, best Claret in Bottles, best Cohore Claret, and Bourdeaux Ditto in Hogheads, Spices of different Sorts, Brandy, Sweet and Train Oil, with a large Assortment of Dry Goods; all which were to be sold at publick Vendue at Montserrat, the 28th Day of the last Month.
ITEM #9503 July 13, 1758 The Pennsylvania Gazette
Image For EXPORTATION, At the SOAP and CANDLE MANUFACTORY, On Captain Goodman's Wharff, above Race Street, IS made best hard white SOAP, Rozin SOAP, Mould and Dipt TALLOW CANDLES, of all Sizes, and MYRTLE WAX CANDLES.