local items.
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Arrival and Departure of Malls.
- JL mull leaves at 6.45 a.m.; arrives at 8 p.m.
j£j«n mail leaves at 2p. m.;arrives atBam.
TheittenUonof the public la directed to the
JjH&g t>ew advertisements, which appear In
fret radical today;
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snecial Notice— J. C. Wilson J*Bt
ProDosal9-Be aver Borough •• v 3s “
soecial Notice-Hertzog <fc Beam. * • •
Knecial Notice-Jo bn Kennedy & Co .C
Special Notice— A. McDonald ......ISllt
The National Camp-meeting at
jjoandsvilte, W. Va, commenced on
Wednesday, 20 ioet.
X>r. Junkin addressed the young
B eii of New Castle on Sunday on the
subject jof “Recent Providences.
The Keystone State Circus showed in
{jvkstown on the 15th and id Rochester
Tn the 16th lost. ?|t was a one horse af-
ft-ir.
tfr. F. S. Laughlin ♦ of Greene
i iwnsiiip, cut common oats this season
ffhxh measured five feet and seven inches.
H-.w’s that for high?
Messrs. Orr <C Cooper have just
purchased a fine span of mules, their bus
-lE t ,:s Laving so increased as t<? render
ii. r .tr, a matter of'necessity.
The garden of George K. Anderson,
the main attraction of Titusville,
j. ;; a grand affair, and is thrown open to
tLc public every night.
Soic is the time for the school boards
of ;Le county to advertise for teachers.
S:cL an advertisement in The Radical
r pay
The Ohio river came up on Friday and
Saturday so as to let out a large fleet of
c boats. Business has been brisk again
done tbe river.
The Mechanic band, of New Castle,
serenaded the citizens of Beaver Falls on
Monday night of last week, and discours
ed sweet music in presence of the Chi-
nese
Mr, S. J . Small of this place has
jan purchased one of Simmons & Cloughs
combination organs of Smith Curtis, and
ijseiter or handsomer instrument of the
find was never made.
There will be services in the Yanport
Miphsi Church next Sunday at 11 o’clock
am.and 7p. m. All are cordially invited
to De present,
Rec. Leroy Stevens, Pastor of the
Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant, Ha.,
wul preach in the First Presbyterian
Church of Bridgewater on next Sabbath,
August 24th, at 11 o’clock A. M.
The New Castle Journal laments the
unaccountable delay of the expected fire
engine, it tearfully says this is Friday
and a., engine yet. Are we to have an
other fire before it gets here ? Who
when it will get here?
Onr friend, A. Wynn, contemplates
moving his family to Allegheny city, pro
ved he can sell his property in Beaver.
Mr. Wynn is engaged in the city as city
surveyor, a position that he 'fills with
cud; i. . • ' Z
Senator liutan and fady arrived by
ifct steamer AbyHoii in New York on
Saiurday. Mrs.' Rutan reached here
M cday and was warmly greeted by ber
friends. Mr. Rutan came on
litonesday morning and is looking quite
Wt i
The Sabbaih School of the Mill Creek
Pushy terian church had a picnic on the
U’-a iast.,'which was a pleasant affair,
i,!i old and young enjoyed them
sc 'fc; The singing was excellent. There
about 0.000 persons present.
Coming Down.—yiv, Wm. Duvall,
1 aj Market House butcher, gives our citi
ucs notice that he has adopted the cash
Dud. and will furnish the best steak and
r last? at 12}' cents per pound. This is a
uiuction ot about 33 per cent. — Wash-
Ui !Jion Reporter.
1 1 oar butchers please take notice
aB! l act accordingly. ;
r 'J. M. Kelly, whose business is
la Smith’s Ferry tmt who resides-at Llv
frPo°l, has for six years been going from
,^ e place to the former in thr morn*
!a Bahd returning m the evening without
a train until Tuesday of last
when he stood on the platform and
the train move out of sight.'
was aggarvating and broke the har-
of a long established regularity.
One day last week about a mUe and a
below Economy the tow boat Yen*
*'picked up the body of a man floating
toe riyer and carried it up to the town.
anfv et Cort)Ua was notified of the fact
an inquest. The man’s neck
Etoff roke ? an< * a l* r £ e handkerchief
& e “ in moQt b. He had the appear
of being a roustabout or mill hand.
dioV 6^ 01 ° f the Ury waB * ~^*oan^
it new two Horse Wagons, for sale
Merer & Son's. €eh2l-tt
State Teachers? Association,
Tbe State Teachefs’ Association met in
Pittsburgh on Tuesday tbe ,13th iasi., and
continued in session three days. There
/were a large , number of teachers of the
State in attendance,, and a few from
abroad. The prepared programme was
adhered to, and a variety of ideas on ed
ucation brought out by the different
speakers, and in tbe general discussion
ihat followed every essay or paper read.
? On the “Relation .of High Schools and
Academies t<r Colleges,” the H »n. J. P.
Wickersham said that the interest in
higher edneation was declining. It - was
a remarkable fact that the attendance of
pupils in bar colleges was not greater
now than it was twenty or perhaps forty
years ago. The attendance did not aUfll
keep pace with the increasbd population
and wealth of the country. Another fact
was the extraordinary' expansion of the
common school system. A single fact,
would illustrate this point, namely : that,
in the last six years, since tbe speak
er had charge of the schools of the State,,
the aggregate annual amount spent for
school purposes Lad increased from. $3,-
500,000<t0 $9,000,000. This immense sum
was spent by tbe cbil Iren of the State in
the education of her children. It’ was to
the credit oi Pennsylvania, too, that no
State in the Union bad provided so lib
erally for tbe elementary instruction of
the masses. Then sie two facts which he
wished to audience were,
that the the Slate were lan
guishing, while the common schools were
progressing rapidly. The question then
rose, “How shall our colleges be supplied
with students?” The common schools
were not organized so as to qualify pupils
for entering college. There was a missing
link in the educational chain, and bow
could it be supplied ? In the first place,
be would have high schools established
everywhere throughout the State, and in
the second place he would have the acad
emies and boarding schools graded—made
high, classical and mathematical schools.
He would be glad to see one or more such
schools in every county. He was also In
favor of a farther development of the
common schools. and distinguish
ed educators bad, at their meeting at El
mira, advocated tbe limiting of a common
school education to reading, writing,
arithmetic and grammar. He, for one.
repudiated all such doctrines as that, and
he tell that he would be supported, not
only by the law oSakers at Harrisburg,
tut by the people at large. [Applause.]
He hoped to see the time when the State
would extend its aid academical
schools, without undertaking ''to contru
thera. What was needed, was to fit to
gether the common school and the acade
my, and the academy and tbe college.
Oor high schools are not intended to pre
pare boys and girls for college, but rather
for business. They ought to aim higher.
But the spirit manifested by tbe majority
of parents was to get their boys out of
school as B*loo aa possible. This spirit
ought to be checked, and could be check
ed by a proper public sentiment. The
colleges would have to depend mainly on
tbe high schobls, for years to come, and
he therefore wanted to see intimate rela
tions established between them. Boys
should pointed to the college rather
than to the counting-house and tbe work
shop. All college Presidents should em
ulate the example of their worthy, chair
man (Dr. Hays) and come down from
their dignified positions occasionally to
affiliate and fraternize with tbe common
school workers. [Applause.] Too many
of them stood upon their dignity and held
aloof.
g
We have room only to publish the reso
lutions, but these embody the results of
the several discussions and indicate the
sense of the Association on the subjects
brought before it. The resolutions which
were unanimously adopted are as follows;
Resolved, That a vote of thanks be ten
dered to the teachers of Pittsburgh for
the comfortable and elegant hall provided
lor our meetings; and also fqr the pleas
ant and very enjoyable boat excursion
down the^hio.
Resolved, That we most heartily com
mend the co-operati »n existing between
our public school teachers and professors
of the classic of the Stale ;
and that we will lend our aii and assist
ance to the establishment of such schools,
as will connect the public schools with
the college.
Resolved, That a more extensive coarse
of study and a more thorough school dfs
cipline, are most desirable for ail who are
training for teachers; and that a higher
mental and moral culture, on the part of
instructors, would be the cer
tain means of elevating all our institu
tion? of learning, and rendering them
more acceptable to the public.
Resdved , That it is most desirable that
our teachers be required to pass examina
tion in, and be prepared to teach music
and drawing, and that a committee of
three lie appointed to make a report on
these subjects at the next stated meeting.
Resolved, That the attention of our
school authorities be called to the condi*
tlonof bootblacks and newsboys, as well
as the thousands of other children not re*,
*ceivlng the benefit of our public schools.
Resoslved, That a vote of thanks be
tendered to those members of the associa
tion who prepared and read the able pa*
pers presented for discussion, and to
those who have furnished the excellent
and entertaining music and readings
which we have enjoyed-daring this ses
sion. . . . . .
Resolved , That the association wish to
bear testimony of their confidence in our
THE RADICAL: FRIDAY* AUGUST 22,1813.
State Super! Readout, Hon. JVP. Wicker
sham, and their high appreciation of his
most excellent services.
Resolved, That we hereby thank the
newspaper press of Pittsburgh for their
faithful and fall the meetings
of the'Association;! i
Aa the porch**© ofa Sewing Machine Is of
may be an act for a life-time, care should be taken
in selecting onrthat time and usebave proven to
be the . beet. Tim* tries all thing*. “Use only
fnrnlsbeethe final tent.” Opinions of the skill
fa) may be of value, but time Is needed lo con
firm them. While the Singer Sewing Machine
Company ha* given the public the finest fruit* of
inventive genius, they have guarded it from a
multitude of trap*. Attachment* have been ad
ded for various purposes, but It has kept free
from alt useless complications. Simplicity of
parte, and adaptation!? the widest range of work
baa been the constant iua-. *
Instead.of boasting \f a variety of useless
stltehea and movements, It claims to. make but
’One and that with the Fewest
Mevemdhta Possible. Hence the Machine may
.constantly for twenty years,or a life-time, and
. wor'kJasLis Veil as when new.
A Co, No. 10Sixth Street, Fitter
burgh, Pa,‘ apnl3s-3m
“Copper Bottom,” owned by-Ewing
Brothers of tbM*pl*ce, performed a feat at
the Steubenville races that never was
done before in this orany other country,
la the second h<Aiihr the $3OO parse,
’’Copper Bottom’s” drivel allowed bis
sulky to collide with another and was
thus thrown out, but tbe horse went on
with lightning speed without a break,
passing everything in the handsomest
manner, and came in ffidt amidst terrific
applause. The judge&bougbt of giving
the beat to the other horse because “Cop
per Bottom” oamg ißrwithouba driver, but
the spectators raised such a bowl of indig
nation that they feared tbe stand would
be pulled down over their heads. The
beat was finally decided to be a draw.
"Copper Bottom” won the next two beats
easily: The owners of this horse claim
that lie is the fastest horse in the world.
He is hard to beat, and his Steubenville
record will add another laurel to bis
fame.
Miss Annie Elliott, of Steubenville, pre
sented “Copper Bottom” with a magnifi
cent boquet, which,of cotfirse, was better
appreciated by Mr. Ewing than by tbe
horse, and it graces the pallor mantel at
bis residence in this place.
John Kennedy St Co., of Beaver
are doing a large business In tbe boot and shoe
trade. Their wholesale trade, already’ large, is
ceitalnly increasing, and their facilities for
manufacturing boots and shoes are such that they
defy competition. They keep constantly bn hand
a splendid stock of gentlemen and udies wear of
ail styles, prices and sizes, also boys and girls
boots and shoe*. Boots and shoe* made to order
from the very best material, and Warranted to give
satisfaction. Call and examine their stock and
leave yonr orders. aug!s-2t
Bools and Shoes -at Ueitzog A Ream’s,
New Brighton. These gentlemeiu on bands
large assortment of goods in their trade and sell
them at tbe most reasonable rates. They take de
light in showing their boots and shoes, and are
not afraid of comparing them aa to quality, style
and prices with those of any other store or manu
facturer.
The Beaver Falls Gas Company are.
making preparations to bat id gas works
sufficient to for Beaver Falls,
New Brighton and Fallston. The com
pany have secured an admirable location
fur the works above and adjoining the
railroad bridge between New Brighton
and Fallston the right bank of
the river. The building to be erected,
we are informed, will be substantially of
brick, and covered with a good iron roof.
The size of the building is to be 80x72
feet, and heighth of story, 18 feet. The
gasometer will be 15x50, and ail. machin
ery connected with the works will be of
the most modern improvement and com*
plete and substantial character. The
works will be sufficient to not only light
the three boroughs, but large and capa
cious enough to meet the demands of
three times the population now in them.
Main pipes will be laid to the extent of
some five miles, about two and a half
miles each in the two larger bor
oughs- This will give gas facilities to
nearly all the main residences of the,
places, and to all manufactories and places
of business. Of course the towns will be
lighted up. The works are expected to
be in operation by December,
The Cariosity of a Fly . —Talk
about the curiosity of a woman! We
will back a fly against any woman. Just
watch him as he gayly traverses a bald
man’s cranium, halts on the eyelid, and,
taking a cursory glance around hith,
waltzes oyer to the end of the nose, peeps
up one nostril, and having sati-fied bis
curiosity there, curvettes over upper
lip* and takes a glance up the other'. With
a satisfactory smile at having seen all
there is to be seen there, be makes a bee
line for the chin, stopping a "moment to
explore the cavity formed by the closed
lips. Arriving at the chin he takes a no
tion to creep down under the shirt collar,
but suddenly hesitating, be turns abound
as if he had forgotten something, and pro
ceeds to an exploration of the ears. This
concluded, he carries out his original in
tention, and disippeara between the neck
and shirt collar, emerging, after the lapse
of some minutes, with an air seeming to
aay he has performed his duty/ What
matters the frantic attempts to catch him,
the enraged gestures, and the profane
language? They disturb his equanimity
not a moment; driven from one spot be
alights on another; he finds he has got a
duty to perform, and he does It.-r-Xots
react American.
For a oeat and substantial Boot,Bhoe or Gatt
er go the cheap store of John Kennedy & Co.,
Bearer Falls. They hare the largest, best and
cheapest stock In Bearer county, and can suit you
if any body can.
That JTew Buie.~~Tbe editor of the
.Aipuslssaid to have a new soil of clothes.
When he appears bn the streets rehabili
tated he intends it to be understood as
significantof the annual political change
ot bis paper that usually happens about,
this time. We have not yet seen the suit
and do not know whether or not he has
imitated the Democrats and cast aside his
Liberal clothes that are out of fashion to
don the **ole ■ does," patched, cleansed,
colored, remcddeled and cried off at Co*
lambus the other day. Perhaps the
garments are bran new, and made of Re
publican doth and cut by a Republican
tailor. If so we congratulate our neigh
bor on judgement and re
fined taste. The old and shabby stuff
that the Democrats ars peddling is not
worth invests in It
will certainly vbad bargain# We
hope the editor aShaaed of his new
salt or afraid of tksTeffect it may have on
the community; wlkdf I|e him to put it
on at once; get 'nsbd to it.; The awk
wardness of a first appearance when one
Is the “observed of ail observers,” jrill
soon be worn off and the agony be over.
Yoo bad bettcrfitUeb the job up at one.
Urn* talked not do it by parts, drawing
on thepants first, then after a day or so
buttoning op the vest, and finally putting
on the coat. This woullmatfe your awk
wardness long drawn ‘out and afford too
much merriment to the community.
We;*&»U know all about it in a few days,
anditttjiemean time we extend onreon
gratuiattons or sympathies—which ?
Serewadfngr.— gentleman re
siding near New Brighton woo was mar
ried a few yeall agn, imagining that some
of bis neighbors were enamored of his
wife, became very Jealous, and they did
not live as happily together as they
might have done. The old lady, some
months ago, resolved to leave him for a
while and she did so. A few months
passed away, and tbp oil gentleman be
coming very Imely, prevailed on his
wife t&Come back to him again. On the
evening following, a number of boys, with
respect for their reunion, gave them a,
happy serenading, making delightful mu
sic with old saws, tin pans, &c. They
listened to the charming music patiently
anliL twelve or one o'clock, when the
boypwent home. A few days later war
rants were issued for the boys and ten or
twelve of them were arrested and brought
before'Squire Moreland, of New Brigh
ton. The,affair was settled, however, by
the boys paying over the handsome some
of ten dollars. The think now that
the serenade was all on their side.
The New Castle Journal says: On
Friday evening of last week.a little five
yjear oWdaughU**pf Mrs. Cambridge, ter.
siding on Chestnut street, First ward.
While playing near a well, stepped on one
of the boards of the cover, which sudden
ly gave way, letting her fall into the well,
which was about twenty-one feet deep
and contained six feet of water. Her
mother, who had witnessed her fall, Rais
ed an alarm whichsoon brought a number
of persons to-the well, one of whom, a
man named Meaner, was lowered by the
windlass, and with considerable difficulty
recovered the body, which bad lain under
water! nearly five minutes, and was appa
rently lifeless. Vigorous measures for re
suscitation were, however, immediately
employed, and respiration at length re
stored. She is now seemingly as well as
ever. Hers was indeed a miraculous es
cape from a most untimely death.
The Buckeye State says: While on his
way to Steubenville to attend the Ist of
August celebratiio, our townsman Wm.
D. Sberrow, accompanied by bis daughter,
stopped at the Nillaon House, (late Gaston
Honse) Wellsvilie, for dinner. When thp
bell rang for dinner, Mr. Sberrow laid
aside bis bat and was about to enter the
dining room, when the gentlemanly (?)
landlord informed him in a round-a-bout
way that colored people were not permit
ted to eat at the first table. Mr. Sberrow
with becoming dignity thanked him for
allowing bis daughter to remain in the
hopse, politely bade him good day, and
repaired to the Missouri House, kept by|
our good natured friend Charley Aughen
baughj, where dinner was served np to
them in good style. Mr. Sberrow ex
cuses the Nillson Honse man upon the
ground that “the poor fool didn’t -know
better.”
Boots and shoes for ladies, gentlemen and
children, at Hortzog & Beams, Brighton.
A Cuban gentleman, who has been
roaming oyer the world for the past eight
years, and bad resided much of his time
In America, was appealed to, when he
delivered himself in substance about as
follows:
“If you want the best beef and mutton
In with good ale, go to London
for them; if you desire the be|t pastry and
fancy dishes, go to Paris for them; if you
prefer the substantiate, well cooked and
served, and the best* made ;ooffee and ex
cellent beer, come to Vienna for them ,
bat if you desire all these essentials to
good living combined, together with soft
crabs, oysters, terrapins, canvass-back
ducks, and an endless supply <>f die most
luscious fruit. ybu most go to America for
them.”
Hehri Rochefort, for political sins
and illegal peccadilloes of a varied chat*
acter, has bees, banished from France,
and now has the opportunity to re pent in
the penal colonies of New Calidoifia.
Wanted*— John B. Rwlng, of Shippingport
Pa„ is now buying WOOL, paying the highest
prices. Be wants all lie can get. jylStf
The Beaver FailBTragedy,—ThQ
verdict of the coroner’s Jury in regard to
the mysteiima death St. Beaver Falls,
mentioned in our last,?was "That the de
ceased, supposed to be Benj. F. Bearss,
came to bis death at Beaver Falls on the
twelfth day of August, 1873, by violence
received at the hands of some party or
parties at present unknown to the Jury.”
It was ascertained that the man had
pawned a watch and chain at the broker
shop of M. Strong, No. 7 Sixth street,
Pittsburgh, for which he received twenty
four dollars. Mr. Streng was sent for and
testified before the Coroner’s Jury that
this was the same man who had been in
hUf office on Monday lasi, and that he had
been there before and pawned the same
watch and chain. He knew nothing
further about the mao, where he lived or
what his business was.
Mr. Crane I testified that Mr. Bearss, in
company with two other parties, came
Into the Cntlery works and asked per
mission to 41 look aroffnd,” which was
granted them. Mr. B. was somewhat in
toxicated, hot not drunk. Hfs compan
ions had been drinking, bat were not so
mnch under its infiaence as be was.
While he was looking about the bniiding
they went into the 3 ard and held a con
versation in low tones, about very impor
tant matters, judging from the|r manner.
A little boy testified that he saw these
three men playing cards under a willow
tree on the bank of the mill race, while
another boy says 'they were playing for
money and Beafsi was winning it all.
Dr. McPherson testified that the wounds
had been inflicted with a doll cutting in
strument, a knife probably, which had
penetrated the wind pipe, causing death
after being thrown into the water.
We hope that the mystery now sur
rounding the death may be cleared up by
farther discoveries of facts in relation to
it, and it It was a murder that the guilty
party or parties may be brought to jus
tice.
Fancy Shoes of all kinds at Hertzog and
Beam's. ■
Klartzog Sc Beamy manufacturers and deal
ere in fancy Boots. Shoos and Gaiters. Orders
Irom all parts of the county filled on short notice
at reasonable prices.
(•Throw Physic to The Doga.’*
Graphic recently gave an illustration of
the new chromo issued by the Murray Hill Pub
fishing Company, 129 East Twenty-eighth Street,
from Bispbam's painting—“ Throw Physic to the
Doge." The subject is a little girl physlcing vari
ous specimens of the canine race. The scene is a
laughable one, and the different attitudes of the
dogs are exceedingly pleasing.
It was designed to illustrate Dr. Foote’s aver
sion to drugs, and accompanies each copy of his
well-known work. “Plain Home Cdk and Medi
cal; Common Sense." The Doctor’s practice is
thoroughly “New School," and in this way be
stands prominently oat from the profession a suc
cessful practitioner. |
Tbe book Is a volume of 912 pageo'and 200 illue
trations, filled with facts and reason relating to
mankind, and their social and physical status.
The Graphic s«y« of it: It is an encyclopedia of
nsefnl knowledge.” A noted clergyman of this
city testifies to its merits, remarking: “It is li
brary in itself.” The Franklin Repository, of
Cbambersburg, Pa., speaks of the picture as a
“beautiful chromo, very pleasant and so enjoyable
as to be almost good company.”— New York Ex
press.
What to do with the Girls?—
“Marry them,” says a fellow at our elbow,
and his answer suggests just the consid
eratioo which it behooves parents to
think over. It is customary for boys at
an early age of life to settle upon some
definite occupation which serves as a sort
of guide to their future life, and an an
chor of present safety. As soon as their
education be completed, at whatever age,
they engage in some pursuit, by which
they are lifted from Idleness and frivolly
into a course in the pursuit of which they
attain honor and usefulness. But with
girls tbe case is quite tbe reverse, for af
ter completing a curse of education,
which is in itself too often superficial,
they enter into a period of inactivity.
There seems to be a deeply rooted preju
dice against her engaging in anything
which should seem to be a lify*a work,
and tbe idea of learning a trade is repug
nant to the teachings of fasni >cable so
ciety. By this entire absence of any real
work to do the only thing which seems
left to a large class of women is to get
married, an event which is in many cases
unfortunately precipitated by the force
of these circumstances, which hedge about
tbe life of a single woman in genteel so
ciety. The prejudice against a woman in
however favorable circumstances, earning
her bread by her own labor is an ill-found
ed and silly one, and the sooner wise
men and women learn this the better it
will be for the physical and moral life of
this and all succeeding generations.
A New Paper.— Messrs. Williams &
Anderson of this place, propose starting a
new paper to be called the Rochester In
dependent, and published weekly at Ro
chester, Pa. The sheet, will steer clear of
politics and promises to be freighted with
interesting matter and local news, we
hope she will float a long time, that tbe
captain and pilot together may enable
her to ride out the severest gale and may
the weekly manifest be such as shall de
note uninterrupted prosperity. Long
.live the Rochester Independent that is to
be., j
Five gallon* "Standard" Refined Carbon
Oil for 91.00 only, at Hugo Andriessen’s, Bearer
Drug Store. 4 o
The Singer Sewing Machine la the beet In the
market and if you want tjo buy a machine that
never gets out of order, is durable and will do all
kinds of work and giro perfect satisfaction, then
go to K. Straw & Co., No. 10 Sixth Street, (Pitts
burgh. Pa., and yon can get just such a machine
as you .want. - je2o-6t
i
We clip the following from the Wash
ington Review and Examiner al August
13th ; We learn that the contract for the
new Presbyterian church at Burgelts*
town (Rev. J. T. Fredericks, pastor,) has
been awarded to Hr. Smith, proprietor of
the plan ing mill bet ween j Bnrgetlstown
and Cardville. It la/tbe intention to
complete the bnildlng daring the present
year. Jt will to Vfinei Structure* The
new U. P. chareh in the same place (for
which Capt. Andrew Brace Is one of the
contractors) is also in active coarse of
eonstraotlon. It will cost in the neigh
borhood of 180,000. -
—Louis A. Grover, of Brownsville
second engineer of the steamboat Wm.
Stone, had both ankles fractured on
Thursday last, while the boat was lying
at Pittsburg, by being caught between
the piston rod and the cylinder timbers
while the wheel was being moved. :
—A daughter of William Ostrander,
aged about nine years, was drowned in i
the river on Satnrdayafternoon of week
before last at Staib’s Oral works, a short
distance above MonongabelaClty.
—Rev. W. W. McKinley, pastor of
Mingo Presbyterian 'church, near Fin
leyville, Washington county, has return*
ed from Narraganset, R. 1., greatly invig
orated.
—The commencement exercises of
Waynesbnrg College will take place on
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 3d and
4th. The graduating class is composed of
twenty members, eight females and
twelve males.
—Daniel Hostetler, of German town*
ship, Fayette county, died suddenly on
Thursday of week before last, in the 77th
year of bis age. He was stricken down
in the harvest held. He was the father
of the well-known “Hostetler Blind Fam
ily of musicians.
While the 'workmen were engaged
in digging out the foundation for the new
building about to be erected by Craig
Ritchie, they came upon an old vault in
which Aaron Henderson, one of the
workmen, found a fine gold watch case.
Some of our citizens remember that about
ten years ago a gentleman attending Col
lege here, lost this same case and at the
time offered twenty dollars for its recov
ery. When found it was as bright and
beautiful as though it had just come from
the hands of the burnisher
Herald.
—A considerable amount of real estate
in Washington county is now changing
hands. In some localities farmers are
selling coal privileges for more than their
farms cost them a few years since. As
rapidly as railroads and oCher means of
transportation are developed the coal
buried under oar thousands hills will ip*
predate in value, and what is now Com*
paratively worthless will be counted at
millions.
—At this time very little hay is selling
in Washington county. A few weeks ago
itwas thought that there would not only
be none to sell but that farmers generally
would be short of the article themselves.
The recent growing weather has greatly
increased the crop, and when the time
comes for It our farmers will have some
to sell. A prime article is now selling
in Pittsburgh from $2O to $27 per ton.
Time tries all things —Use only
furnishes the final test. Those who have
used Andy McDonald’s harnesses and
saddles and other work, know, that they
are durable. His reputation Ss a harness
and saddle maker is established and all
the public need to know is where bis
place of business is, and that he is deter
miaed to sell at the lowest prices the very
best of work. He has secured the ser
vices of Mr. King, one of the best work
men in Western Pennsylvania. Cali and
see if what he says is not true.
Messrs . Laughlin Bros, propose
to erect a $60,000 pottery in Liverpool,
Ohio, for minu factoring white ware.
The pitas fgr the new buildings are
drawn and the works will be commenced
as soon as the citizens of Liverpool have
raided a of $5,000 and the necessary
ground. If good white ware can be made
at Li verp tooths place will take a new
start.
On Tuesday evening, of last week,
Bruce Simps m, of &ew Castle, and
Smith Agnew, of Pittsburgh, met with
au accident when returning from a pic-nic
in the vicinity of Neshannock Falls.
The horses became frightened and ran ofi,
upsetting tbe carriage and damping the
gentlemen and their ladies on the ground,
spraining the ankle of one and knocking
ont some teeth from tbe jaw of the other.
Tbe ladies escaped with only scratches.
•T.M. McCreery. —The many friends
of J. M. McCreery, whose bearing was
injured in tbs United States Naval Ser
vice, will be glad to know that he return
ed from Philadelphia, on Saturday even,
ing, greatly benefited, where be went a.
few days since for the purpose of under
going a jiurgical operation, in hopes of
improving his hearing. Dr. Levis, a sur
geon of 'great reputation, in Philadelphia,
performed the Skillful operation.
List of Letters remaining in Beaver
Pose Office, Angnst Ist, 1878: Mr, tear*]
on Anderson, Mr. Crist Black, Mrs. Mary
E, Carter, Bishop Haven, John Henler
der, Jacob Klin german, Miss Annie' Rn
pie, Mr. McQregor, Miss M. Mcdrule,
Hattie liiddell, Mr. Lop Talor, Davi
Whllla, Eiq., C. B. Warrington.
f M. A. McGaffick, P,
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