The POTTER JOURNAL
AND
IST iS "VV S ITK IVt .
COUDERSTORT, Pa., Feb. 11. 1874.
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THE receipts and expenditures of
the County for 1573 arc herewith
published and should be carefully
read by every citizen. If p, (-served
and carefully compared with the
next statement, when it shall be
made, it will be even more interest
ing than now, and we would suggest
to the Commissioners that if they
would follow the same plan of mak
ing up their statement each year they
wouid be move leadily understood.
By comparing the present with
last year's statement we glean two
items of intelligence of general inter
est. First, the ordinary expenses
for U73 are £2*H.2'J less than in
1 72.
Second, the excess of indebtedness
over the amount due tiie County is
£3,613.82 less than it was a year ago.
• At this rate the whole debt of tht
County will he paid bv June, 1878.
HE WHO habitually makes the best
use of liis opportunities is sure to
win suceiss, and to secure as large a
share of life's enjoyments as any one
has a right to expect; and will also
contribute his full share of happi
ness to those associated with him.
'ir is as much the duty of a school
teacher to cultivate politeness, re
finement and good habits generally,
as to teach "reading, riling and ritlt
metic."
Tliu 'frv.o Way.—The Centennial
Congress will be called on to de
cide before long whether it will up- j
proiiute money toward paying the |
expenses of the centennial ceiebra-i
tion at Philadelphia. It seems to u- j
that the portion of these expense!
which the National Government can
with propriety undertake to pay.!
cannot be very great. 7 here may be
a certain outlay necessary in connec
tion with the participation of for
eign powers or of their subjects; but
the notion that Congress should ap
propriate whatever may be required
to till tiie gap left by subscription*
fiora other sources is one not at all
in harmony with tiie original pur
pose of the centennial, or with the
character of otir Governments Let
tiie whole celebration be voluntary
and popular, net oilicial.—A*.
T t me .
'The closing lines of the above
paragraph ought to be printed in
large letters and posted on the desk
"f every* uiembi rof Cor.grt and e>l
the State legislature. 1 lie ijen that
Governments should appropriate
money for the upj -ot of religion
or patriotic moveinonts was not en
tertained by the founders of this lie
public. They said, as the Timet
now says, let such movements In
sustained by voluntary contributions.
If the Centennial cannot be properly
celebrated by the voluntary action
ol the people it ought to be aban
doned.
A demonstration largely maintain
ed by a levy of taxes, or what is tin
same thing, by the apj ropriation ol
money from the public Treasury
will be a hollow sham, and will ac
complish no possible good. In addi
tion t Ihi-> no money can be taken
from the freasruy of Pennsylvania
for such a purpose without a cleai
violation ol the Constitution.
Claims on the Stale Treasury for
tires, border-raids and all manner ol
projects had become so frequent and
so pressing thai a large majority ot
the Delegates in the Constitutional
Convention fell constrained to insert a
section t at should protect tiie funds
of the State against all claims of that
kind. If is iu.w attempted to dodge
tiie restrictions in the Constitution
by calling tiie building to be erected
a State building. In the language
ef the street, "that's too thin" to de
ceive any body. Tiie only question
in the case is: Shall the Constitution
be violated when the object sought
to be accomblishcd is a good one?
We say no, and we earnestly hope a
majority of the Legislature will say
no.
XfcYER lie so foolish us to g! uru
l>le n<) complain. No person ever
helped his prospects in life, or his
own peace of mind h\ complaining j
or fault-linding. If things are not
right in your home, or inyour neigh
borhood, set to work to help right
them. ll\>ik ing for the l ight is l
ways a liealthy, improving exertion,
but grumbling is just the reverse.
The highest praise that can be given
to a man st-> say of him, "Lie never
complained of any thing, bur ever
did his duty in h sway of life with
a strong hand, a quiet tongue and a
gentle heart."
"WE need never be ashamed of
our tears, for they are rain upon the
l blinding dust of earth overlying our
| hard hearts."
ONE of the leading merchants of
i Ulysses dropped in to see us the
other diiv. Business prospects be
ing naturally introduced he said
there was no tightness of money in
that neighborhood until since the!
lirst of January, and that they j
escaped the effects of the panic be
cause so large a portion of the farm
ers around them have stocked their
farms with cows. Our friend named
one farmer with only thirteen cows
who sold, during the reason, six hun- •
deed dollars worth of butter and re- (
ceived the cash, most of it months
ago. What farmer has, up to this :
time, received half that sum for oats!';
If there are other butter or cheesej
makers in the County that have res- <
lized more money per head from j
their cows, v.e shall be glad to hear
fr 111 tl em, or, if any farmer has 1 -
ceived more from the same amount j
of labor on land in other products,
we should like to be informed of the
fact, as it is just that kind ot infor
mation we are most anxious to spread
before our readers. We have great
faith in the capacities of this County
ami hope to aid in their develop
ment.
THE X. Yi Times is giving far
more attention to those industrial!
interests that Horace Greeley adve- j
. ated so effectually, than the paper'
"'founded" by him now does, and the
old subscribers of the Tribune in
this vicinity seern to have made that
discovery, for most of them take the
Times instead of their old favorite.
Tiie Tribune takes up so much space
in scolding I'res dent Grant and
Senators Carpenter ami Conklin that
it lias little room to champion the j
labor interests as formerly.
.The- Society cf Friends in Chester!
and Delaware Counties.
The Delaware- county American
of Feb. 4th gives the following in
terosting account of these earnest
woikers for t ie right:
''Concord Quarterly Meeting ol j
i"> it-jids, composted of six monthly i
meetings, met at West Chester, on
Tuesday of last week, in the Iligh
- vet Meeting House, commencing
• 10 o'clock. The house was com
pietely filled, every seat being occu
pied, showing that much interest is
manifested by the members in (Quar
terly Meeting and they attend ac-!
eoedingiy. The first person to speak
d the meeting was Hubert M. Cros
lale, Bucks tQuaiteriy meeting, who
ook for his subject the Woman of
Samaria. He was followed by .Jos.
Bancroft, Wilmington. Delaware;
Jane Price and Lydia Price, Wesi
Chester, and Joseph Dugdale, ot
Davenport, lowa, who also o tie led
up an eloquent prayer, when the
meeting went into business sessi< 11,
during which the following resolu
tions were adopted:
"That reliable testimony coming
from all sections of our State, es
tablishes the fact that the law com
monly known as the "Local Option
Vet," has thus far materially dimin
ished <li unkenness and its attendant
evils, being decidedly promotive ol
good order, peace and industry. That
these blessings have to a greater 01
less deg ee vi-ited many homes here
tofore made miserable by this de
stroyer of domestic peace and general
prosperity. The statistics of our
prison show a large diminution in
commit merits on account of drunken
ness, since the passage of the Act.
And it is our solemn conviction that
the repeal world he <h plored as a
serious eaunamity by all the fri nds
of peace and prosperity and civil
order. We therefore earnestly peti
tion your body to allow this law to
remain in full force as it is. Signed
by the Members of the Committee."
TIIE HEIGHTS of Northern Penn
sylvania have frequently seemed to
be exempt from the most severe win
ter weather. Though we are accus
tomed, in common with most, Ameri
cans, to rail at the climate and feel
sure there never was such weather,
; and threaten to "go somewhere, out
of this country," yet the reports of the
statements ot thermometers in vari
ous parts of the country often show
a greater depression than with us at
i tiie same time. Even at the sea level
' this i> sometimes the case, as it was
last winter a number of times. On
Monday, the 2d inst., the tbcrmome-j
tcr at Albany, N. Y.,marked 15 c be
low zero and ranged near zero all>
day, while with u> it had not been so
low as zero all winter. Once in i
October, by a sudden freak, it went
several degrees la-low, but that was
a pretty general freak all over the:
country, indeed, as telegraphs have
spread over the land and as reports
ol the weather in various localities
become frequent, there is manifested
a growing feeling that one region of
country is about as much favored as
another.
Sick people with diseases peculiar
ly affected by a 113- special kind of
climate, will probably always need
to seek whatever is most congenial
to them—bnt even in these cases
some patients will probably come to
this region with as decided benefit as
others who go from it.
STUDY.—RECITATION.
We all look back to onr school
days, those of ns who have grown
away from them, with an interest al
most pathetic; for in addition to the
delight of acquiring knowledge which
may be obtained in other ways some
times, there is the social feeling of
mingling with classes of sharing our
advancement and our discoveries;
the emulation of keeping up and the
charm of going to recitation; of test
ing our abilities and our progress be
fore the teacher, the learned, wise
friend in whom we have confidence
and in whose eyes we read approval
and encouragement.
There is the excitement, too, verv
like a cold plunge bath, in going up
to our place when we l'ear the lesson
is not perfectly learned, and the cheer
of coming out not drowned, if we
say it better than we expected 10.
Of the sad times when we said it a
good deal worse, 1 do not speak
now.
In recalling these school memories
we are too apt to think of them as
gone over, except as we renew them
through the young people with whom
we are connected, because time is so
short and cares and labors are so
pressing.
lint it is not well to give all of our
time to physical labor or it compelled
to do so through some busy, anxious
years, it must be well—neces r , to
take some relaxation in after 3 ears,
when perhaps our failing health de
mands or the grown up family per
mits it. Reading is the main com
fort and resource of many in the lit
tle intervals of labor—and < ftcii when
body and spirit are too weary to take
anything but very light reading,
even that is a great benefit; often to
the prolonging of life. More solid
reading comes with more leisure aim
strength, but even this, though ol
great benefit, is not so good to 111:1113
people as a study taken up with some
companions and recited, school fash
ion, at regular times.
There is comfort and rest in so do
ing, rest that will tit us for the round
of labors and duties, for it is well
s id "rest is not idleness, but change
f ecu pat ion." I'hus mind and body,
soul and lit art relieve each other and
the whole being is strengthened.- Of
course people have not time for this,
i here is not time enough for all
things, therefore some has to be tak
en, something must be let go and
sometimes I hat letting go is itself a
good, however it may seem at first
People grow stronger by having
many holds on life—and will not
only live longer and be more useful,
but will thus cultivate the social feel
ings and hold a closer connection
with the growing nation, the rising
people.
There 111:13' be many to whom these
suggestions will seem empt3"; who
have found la tter ways of self im
provement, but we address those who
ha\e not tiied this way nor a better
one.
IN THE celebrated and long dis
cussed Evans case, the State has re
ceived a judgment of 185,#33.50 and
the defendant has been sent to jail in
default of payment or bail. The pa
pers that attempted to connect Gov
ernor Hartranft with the same defal
cation don't seem to take any inter
est in the matter, since it was made
clear they were slandering an honest
man.
A TEMPERANCE movement of much
force and of an unique kind is going
011 in Ohio, and spreading into ad
joining states. An exchange gives a
column and a half of reports of the
proceedings in various counties, men
tioning about twent}* localities:
A dispatch from Cincinnati gives
the following account of the progress
of the ci usade of the women against
the rumsellers:
The excitement of the woman's
! whiskey war is unabated. The ladies
of Greenfield, Highland county, have
inaugurated evening visits to the sa
loons at any hour from six to ten
o'clock. The result is to empty each
saloon by the rear doors very sud
denly as they enter the front. La
dies have "-.nlisted for the war," and
il the two or three remaining dealers
continue unrepentant they will organ
ize a regular patrol of ball' a dozen
or so to visit tiie saloons at any hour
and dissuade jieople from drinking.
At London, to day, while the Mad
ison county stock sales were in pro
gress, nearly lot) ladies started out
for a round of visits among the sa
loons. The dealers objected to this,
but the ladies only yielded upon be- j
ing promised that no liquor should j
be sold. These stocks sales are usu
ally accompanied by consideiable in
toxication, but the prompt action of
the ladies to-day showed its results in
! the most orderly day of the kind that
London has seen for a long time.
At Logan a league lias been organ
ized by the ladies, who circulated an
1 appeal to the liquor < ealers to day to
j abstain from their traffic. Over 500
i of the b-st citizens of Logan signed
j the appeal promptly and efforts will
le made to obtain more signatures to
inoi row. With this moral support
| they intend entering upon their cru
sade on Thursday. The people
; throughout the southern portion of
| the States are agitated by this tem
perance movement, and at the same
time the opponents of the A<air
j Liquor Law are quietly working in
j the Legislature for an amendment
j that will virtually kill that measure.
At Franklin, Warren county, tuc
' ladies are zealously besieging all the
| saloon keepers witn prayer meetings.
One of tlie German saloon keepers
has signed their pledge and joined in
with the services hehl in ins former
bar-room. The same man had hired
a baud last Friday and tried to give
a ball, while the ladies were in front
singing hymns and praying. To
wards evening the dancers went to
the dwelling of the manager and told
him they could not stand this. They
abandoned the holding of the ball at
his house and went to the extreme
lower end of the town to a hall that
| was away from the prayer circle.
At Wayncsvillc, Warren county,
several saloon keepers hold out, ami
it is said the roughest men find it
sometimes impossible to restrain
tears as the ladies kneel 011 the flag 1 -
in the cold or storm.
Some of the liquor sellers are very
angry and threaten prosecutions,
while others are polite and offer the
warm seats. We hope this league
will persevere until they succeed in
driving the liquor traffic away from
their vicinity.
Prayers and hymns are weapons
against which no evil can stand, it
only they be patiently, fervently,
faithfully used, and we d< übt not
that even the worst cases here 01* any
where might lie reclaimed by such
means. For that is invoking the in
finite power, which only can prevail
against so monstrous a wrong.
Heaven speed those women and
l he men who are helping them, work
ing with them.
-
DR LIVINGSTONE.
When the announcement of the
death of this great African traveler
and missionary of peace came, it
seemed like only the reiteration 01
those reports so busily circulated a
few years ago and we hoped that like
them it might prove to be tale.
I>ut as it is said his body lias been
embalmed and is on its way home to
Kngland, every one seems to credit
it and tlie papers are publishing it
obituary notices and sketches of his
life. It seems as though he must
nave died among friends, who knew
to send home his remains to his fain
ily. The New York Time# says;
He had passed through the perils
of the ambuscade, the desert and tin
assassin, and when it is labors were
nearly crowned, and as ue was, as we
may suppose, hastening home to give
the civilized world that full knowl
edge of an almost unknown region !
that it had so ioug craved to know,
lie was stricken down to die among
strangeis. His name will dve after
him, though, and hold a proud place
in the list of the world's workers.
Full of labors, full of honors, he
has earned a position in the scienti
fic world that no one can dispute.
For hint, as for Agassiz, will the
world mourn.
♦♦♦
"Oil! there has to be an immense
deal of patient crocheting none on
one's self before a perfect pattern can
be wrought out; and then it can't.
After all there is so much work to
be done on ourselves that wherever
we are, some parts of it may be going
on; for character work has to be
done as well as brain work."— Diaz.
SllKKims SALK.
BY VIRTUE of sundry writs of Ven
ditioni Exponas, Fieri Facias, Levari Facias
and Snr Mortgage, Issued out of the Court of com
mon Pleas of Potter County, Pa., aud to me direct
ed, I shall expose to public sale or outcry, at the j
Court House In Couderapoit, on MONDAY, the i
SIXTEENTH day of February, 1574, at one o'clock, j
p. m., tlie following describe I tracts or parcels of j
land, to wit:
Certain real estate situate in Oswayo
t wp., oouuitetl ami ilt-sorine.i a.s follow*: itegl ti
lling at a post conieron the 1C llueof the lot kuoo n
as -tin acre lot ami Iteiug s K corner of lot former
ly surveyed to Anson Cole, no.v in possession of
Alphouso Harris; thence N" along said line of 4n)
acre lot lfjs.s perches to post corner -landing
said line; thence £ 14s perches to post corner
-landing In partition line formed made by and be
tween Sala Stevens and B. I'. Nichols .V Co. of one
part ami l'eter Butt man of other part; thence
along said partition line us pert ties to post corner
in said partition line; thence south about 3'." \V
along said partition line 12 perches to post corner
in said sii-; thence W 1'1b.2 pe:ch to the place
•>f begl!i,ii.g. Omtnining 13f acres, more or less,
la-lug part of lot known s Duo acre lot, of which
aiatut 18 acres are improved, will, one frame
house and some fruit trees thereon. To be sold as
the property ol AI.KKEIJ HAKHIS.
ALSO,;certain real estate situate in
ltoutet twp.,lKiiu<ieil ami otasviine lan iollnw |ie
gm at post 111 N line of ti Y.altoyN lot No. ISS, 42
perche* W of s \\ corner of lot No. 12v> in gaiil 1m p.,
thence V.' 1-24 perclie-; thcooo N us peivlie.- t->
line of Hal.! t wp.; thence K 124 pevchea by -aid Hue
to a hemlock; thence S 112 perche- to place of ite
ginnlng. Omtainlnc s.i acre--, more lone, i-e
--i.ig lota Noh. 24 ,v i-i-t of Keating lands lit saiii
iwp.aud part of W't. 2206, alioot 4 1 acnes improved
with one frame house, two frame i.aros ami some
other outbuildings ami gome fruit t-ees thereon.
To l>e -old an the property of JOHN ABliO IT ami
KIiKDJUUCK YEN'iZKH.
ALSO, certain real estate situate in
(ii'UNnee twp., touiile<l hikl liescrllicil as follow-:
N By lands of G. W. Pierce; K v lauds of Win.
Maker; sin lauds of Alonzo lia'-e; <V by lauds ot
tl. Eaatoa Containing -hi ai re,-" of lain!, mors or
less, live acres nopi un-l, wl;.i two franc Houses
one frame Barn, one water sawmill a.nl some
fruit trees tbereon and beinjf part of W t. No. 12.15.
to be sold as the property of W. U. SLAWSUN*.
ALSO, certain real estate situate in
Allega i.v twp., Bounded 9.1 1 de-miße !as follows:
BeKlnitlujr at junction of EilistMirg uml A tide w.'
Settlement roads in said twp., thence E aioug
centre of Andrews' Settlement road to Wt. line;
ttieuce S alonir Wt. line aiiout 200 perches to stake;
thence W ainmtso perches to George Bird's lot;
tlrenc ■ N to • orner of If GoodenougtTi* lot; thence
it 22 peiches to centre of Coudersport ma-.;
thence N Eaton# centre of said road 04 perches
to the place of Beginnim;, lielii# lot No. 2 of allot
ment of lands of W S Johnson in said twp. con
taining lofi acres of land, more or less, Being part
of Wis. Nos. KW9 A 12vS of which about 25 acrts
are Improved, with one frame house,one lo* ham
and some fruit trees thereon. To lie sold us the
property of JOHN I'VE.
ALSO, certain real estate situate in
like twp., colluded and C.esci toed as follows: N
'.iv lands of Aaron Slmonover; E by lands of Hnn
-Icßer aid Harris; S by laiela of \Vllk"s Divis; W
iv lanif's of Hnnslcker and others. Containing 96
p-r.-s of lam!, more or le--, of whin a •.{ r<o
acres linprov -d, with one frame house, two frame
ia-i:s. some other uulbuib'ltitfs and si re fruit
tcceK thereon and Belli# part of wana.t No. M 2?.
To he sold aa tlic property of ISA 1 All St . TON.
ALSO, certain real estate situate in
Biuhaui twp, iiouu le l a id d •-.•vine I a- follows:
Itetriiiillritr at post corner in I" line of lot No 54 fifi.s
perches from N E corner thereof; thence, N 'hi. -
perches to N K corner said lot Nn 54 end X W coi
ner of tilts lot; thence, S s9j<, 0 E M 4.5 perches to
X E orner of this loi and \ Wioroerof lot No 5
thence N a inn# VV line of lot No 5' fifi.3 perches;
the-ii f> Vv 106 perches to place of iieirlnui nr. Cm
taining 41.2 acres, with u-nal allowance of t; per
.-c.it lor roads, and Bein# the X half of lot Ko M
if afh'tment of lands in said twp and t art of Wt
Nos 12&! anil 123% al.ont ten acres improve ', with
one frame house, one shanty barn ami some frnir
trees thereon. To ; e .sold an property of NA THAN
W iIAVNES.
j ALSOj certain real estate situate 111
j Bingham twp, lKua !<• I ami described a- follow-:
I ifc'tiuliig at po it S W corner of lot No 66; thence
I > fi-.s perches; thence K 1:5 perches to K line 0?
j No theme S fit; 3 perches t> S W corner o:
j 'Ol N'o 61 .111 I S K cor ter of sal.l lot; thence \V 105
: perches t 1 place of initialling, containing 41.3
; a res, with allowance of percent lor roads, l.e
--! ins ? part of 'or No 0$ of allotment of hUUn 1 .
j said twp ami part of Wts Nos 1236 ami 1237, a'lou!
: air-- hnproveil. To oe soi lus the proper'v pi
MHOUOVKK. "oi
ALSO, certain real estate situate ii;
>.v<-.;cn t.vp, iion.i lea ami oes. ril.oU as follow
\ 1,7 lot No ss pf allotment of ltnds of Kingh.-t
E-tate; !• By lot No 9(5 conveyed to Win A Butler
- i<.i So 1 10; WBy in? No 101 i:i possess! 01 o
i 'h'i Nisi.it anil nusol-i laats of Bingham Kstat".
ton'.aining .6 acres, more or less, oeiiig lot N
to of alioioiciit of Binrhani lamls In -si i twp nrr
;a't of wts Nos 2115 ami 2132, about 15 ecrcs to
tmvel, with one log house ami one loir Par,
1 i-rc-m. To Be sol <as prope.ij of Vv'M A Bi' : -
Ni-'K. o.V
ALSO, certain re. 1 estate situate in
'.10:1,14 twp, n.in.i.ictl ami ;cn IKi 1 fo!io*>: .
1. i.vcouii.i.ir ami I'otlcr turuplKe; E By hijfhwt.
• H'iinir to Avres' mil: S !>v lands of Natha
oolcock; v,' i.v i.inas in ponuiaiou of E Hbi
.'oathcr and Aii-it Wo.sli orK. O/jitainhl(i
! i-res, iiion* or luss, all Itcpreved, with 0110 lain
| souse, one fi Li.in' tiara md apple orchard fln-r.to
i .p.g part of Wt .v.! 21 ri. i . !• pi a, las props .
j if JGN.VTItAN GLACfL
-ALSO, certain real (state situate L
•c.crsc.: twp. tiouii'leii i.! l Ii -S,: : *• • ;is iotio
< lV lauds of Michael Itw.ver ami State line.
• lands of Dwjrei: Bbj hunia of Jobn liana
a'.c.e • Ii Lea- h; Ov la d- of : iomias .wax .* •
j ■ uil Mi'T.ael McNuity. (• ■ ntuini iv.l 115 ;p
--pire ,r jcrs, iimnt au acre* i u|H'ivi* ~ vipii .1 .
raino house, one franir lis n ami soine fruit t <
hereon. sold as p- operty ot r a ill l.:
•tad i .j Dl HKE. y,
fiertiiin leal estate cituate i;
■C '• 'III tw p, llOllnlied ip*Sc Ila: : ,I- .a,
n. lam! of Aillut.i E. -'aic; K n- (<•? No fid ••• ..
"ftncnl of la iis of i'.i iirna'n fdstaie i i lieuro i
li.lila tops, '9ati*.i. td to 1,0 Sold til 1' j
.ark: s Py lot No 2o K; laiia. co ifractc-i to
o Mini B Luce; VV By lot No 72, jic'irou •'
alij, conveved to Lewi- 11 Hal: and '•> A •
tad s OrMtfttniftjf 6.'.5 iter; *, a,or>- o less:
>i No 35 oi ull'itiuiiiit of Bi ,g am laiu.s i
ro'i twp and part of W'ts No- 1209 and 2! 4,
vi acres of which are Improved, with oi •
muse, o-ie frame iiarn,one train • I p-ksmii . -
i.nl itood orchard. Io te eoiu as tiie rioi --. 1
OMA.NZO S, LiJCE.
ALSO, certain n alt state situate i
< v • ien twp. Loin ,t,al an-l (Ic-cride I a- fi-;;.,: ■-
•oainiiiiijr i.t N \V - .irip ror lot ' -9: fn
'. >n of John E E.I wards, then.— s l't i.Sri !• ■
ortierlii line of lot No 92; 'he.ice along - tit. .
to- of lot No 9-2 aid loi No • ... >—•'! u, G-—,-.
. -stilt, 15." 2pc ' c- pi ■) l.er, '- -log s 'V '
• f sai.i int No UK th'. licc, 6' °'A .r ; . p
oner; N !i° W MperelM - to . or; .• • t ■
• l.sp' : ch-rs to place of Begi u i.ef. < tit unin
. -.♦> il tf'i -.iS lot AO 'vS '! f ,
tin lain!, n Sip- ten twp an t part . ' So 21!
out 20 acres of which arc i nprov-al, wlr.h ..
•ur house, one log i am ami iifty f.t.Jt - <■ ■
ui. i'o tic Acid as the pioiic.tyof i:i>Ni.t;T
iAYNES. 0 .
ALSO, certain real estate situate i;
ve-len tw p. Sou a. i-s I au i oc-> . 1 a-d as tod ■ ■■■
By let No6l contracted to tie so!-! to I.ewl -
•pre and By loi No till; '7 By n.t No -'fii couv-vc i
■ hd-icph- r T pi-'h -. Shv lot, N'o Oil; Wby lot, ;
1 7 ami lOithway. Oml'tinitui 44.s acres, more
■ -s, iiehig lot No 51 of ail 'tiueiit of lilnsri'ii
Muds io saiil twp and part • f Wt No ? -6; v> j
ruvcni at. To Be soi'i as the propertv of JAMi- 1
NELSON. n.
S. i'. UEV Nt)LI)S, rij
' 'oudeispoi't, Jan. '21,1574.
Coirrt Proclamation.
"Vf 1 *!! KiJKAN. the Hon.H. \V. W?f:.js \js. Presi
IT (It'll t Judge. aml [lit* 11- >ll*. I.VMAN N KI.SON
uh) JOHN M. KtLwum. Usociatr Judge* >l
the C ruts.if (lye;-''ermine. ni l General .1 ti
I >ci wry,Quarter Sessicnsot Hit* I'l- trt 1 ,< frphaii -
ourt ami Court of Com mm Pleas fortheComir
tf 1' >tter, llaye i rsued their :>*ecept Iv 11 iim la"
file Ihirteciith of IK-.vniber in the vea'".f our lit>i <1
•lie fitoiivunl. eight liiiiMlretl ami -.ev ntv finee,
ami (o me directed, for ho' 'ins a Court of Dye.
\ terminer an I General .1 lii Delivery, Qtsarte
Sessions of the Peace, Orphans" Court ami Conn
a ('• million I"eo, in fiie Borough of < lU.lorsport
■a tlo <ln> . the SixUrat't day of t'Kl'Rl'A RY,
lie t iml to continue one week.
Not lee i- therefore hereby given to the Coro
iters. Just ices of the feme ami Co ft iab'cs Within
the County, that tiiev IK* then ami there in tiieii
proner iv! sops, al 10 o't'loek. a. in., of said dsr ,
wi!h their rolls, iec>trils ami iii|iiisit!on i, exanii
nations ami other remembrances, to tlo these
1 i' injrs tvhieii to their ollice* appertain to in- done.
\n I tin tie who are bound by their recognizances
to prosecute t lie prisoners that a rem shall
be in I la- Jail of said < fontity of Pater, are to fte
tiien ami there to prosecute against them as wit!
be just.
[ Dated at Coudcrsport, Jan. 21st, 1874, and the
97th year of the Independen -eof flic Cubed states
i of America. s. p. REYNOLDS, M/crijf'
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THK
COMMISSIONERS
OF
POTTKU COUNTY.
FOR 1873-
COUNTY FUND.
Expenditures.
Commissioners'* 'ages 90600~#
Clerk hire 700 00*
Auditing llceoider'saccounts... 500
Tending ti >wu clock 25 00 ■*
Wild-cat bounty 12 2 >
Stationery 264 22
Fuei iio 00 -v
Pnbiic printi ig 260 00
Mark French at Lunatic Asylum 22 61
ißStillman do 160 80
i Cassia Prouty do 8105
; Election expenses 1475 49 *-
'Ad vert'K lands by treas 21 00
; Clerk of Quarter Sessions 146u0
Commonwealth costs 900 22-*
| Qua ideation fees 36 90
! Jaii expenses 2 50
j Cominissioner'scounsel sooov
I Teachers' Institute 172 55
County fair 100 00
Referees 30 Oo
Money refunded 40 08
Western Penitentiary 270 72s
| Auditor's wages 216 u0
Cleaning Court House 2 00
! Coroner's iiKjuest 71 39
TipstalT 117 0O
Court-crier 77 oo
Sheep ki.ied by dogs 3600
Constables" returns 324 50
Koad views 415 50N>
Fuei 2 00
Assessors' wages 918 id +
Wood house 422 00 i.
Jury Commissi.mors fees 6". 73
Damages by roads 91 5o
Hose for tire works toot)
Slieriti's fees 160 21
Incidental expenses if 25
Constables attending court 18 oO
Traverse Jurors' fees 1478 21
Grand do 612 41
Painting court house 130 50
Bildges 155 00
ltepalrs to pub.ic buildings 58 39
Sidewalks 17 98
Recording deeds 1 75 11,446 83
Rrcipts.
Cash ill trc us' hand-; at last annua!
teport 3047 ."0
From unseats! lands, "72 and' 73 55 ns
seated ret'd unseated 4 7
coirs— 72, r 72 :U>; 73, 4(n13 4652 43 77'fl 67
Expenditures over receipts 3086 16
SPECIAL KIND.
Receipts.
Cash in treas' ban 1t at last anuual
report 2816 77
From unsealed lands "72and 73 .. 25 83
seateil ret'd unseated *72... 133
coll rs: 553 86; 73. 21131 44 .. 2585 30 5420 23
Expenditures.
Jail lot 131 45
Interest oil bonds—P. A. Stebbins 300 00
—l* It Decker 360 n0
<*o 20l 0Q
do ID l>
do 360 00
—lsaac Benson ISO no 1616 4"
Receipts over expenditures 3952 7s
We, the Commissioners of Potter Co., do certify
that the for g i g statement of receipts a.id ex
penditures for the vear ending .tannic v Dt, is:;
<>{ ihe I'onntv of To'tcr, Is corn* t, as will aw n.-
hy reference to the nooks and vouchers 1 • this of
fice. G. W. COLVIN,
1,. B. COI.F, 1.. 1). Ks'i Es,
Clerk. K. 1.. WITi rK
Coio'Ußdtiners.
Due from Unseated lands, 1872 .. 6112 92
do 1573 .. • 12" 27
" collectors, 1572 11258
" do 187." 616 2D
seated ret'd, 72 and "72 142 68
" K.- <). Austin 7? on
" H. T. Keyno'ds 206 9!
" Cameron county Wfi 26 13,293 82
Judsnn'nt far ir Joseph Mann. . 2560 Ml
Interest on same I*o CD 2,650 0"
Excess of assets 1*1,643 82
SPECIAL FUND.
Due oil Imhul Isaac Bens- n .*4ioij co
do Interest on same 150 On
do L. It. Decker 1601 HO
do do nuooty
||< do 6MDOO
do do 2-100 DO
do Joseph .Mann 5000 (* 36,1*1 (X
Due from unseated lands, 1872 .. 368 03
do 1873 .. 3597 63
" collectors, 18'2 7612
do 1873 1308 >7
seated ret'd,'72 and' 73 5921
In Treasurer's hands 96 62 7,7;6 It
Excess of indebtedness 19,444 82
RECAPITULATION.
Assets over indebtedness cafiind... 18,444 82
Indebtedness ovei assets—special fund 10,613 82
Net indebtedness 7,8,1 <yj
We, the Commissioners of Potter Co'njify i|c cer
tify that tee foregoing statement of the fund
<*t Potter Courtly, Janua-.v ; ( [r.; , ir correct,
as wid nppea by a ,'f Tt n. cto irty itontK uv
vouchers ia tLi oillee, y. W. COLVIN,
1.. I). Ks'i KS.
• Cm( p. j.. . KTrIS.
Cleric. Comtuissl..tiers
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS of PBTTtR COUNTTi
FOR THE YEAR
1. O 7 ~i.
Ci #UNTF COMMISSIONERS
In ■tccormi with
• o 1-73. POTTER < OUNTV
: o. \V. ColV
t Ufc in =rti< i* as -i.-n r >
t'H>l £3 |
:iatri •;n g t„ J.i ias. . • >,
ti .. ft. t I n.c Or .• „ <l ig .. ■ , ,
•" ■ ■ -
{. L 'V*:j lti*.
travel 11 . is 0 .
*ii 1 'ui! a? p<i|i":s It) das Yf no „i .
• r orders
SI lae It L \ hire
i.. D. Estf-3.
turn; in olc.ee 7- .as •*>
t.'HVti 2 54 00
.Itst'.itiati ig j|,r>'ts Ifi las 4MM
cij> to Pl'ie I.cc *k t.rt Ige 4 *ixs.. 12 *1
to Cu'i-.e-sp- rr 01 p,.|. tlbjf Court
lid : 3 da- 9 2".?.
... nt'defo i.uuil 3V.'
c.i .!ue I, D Eat 91;,.
. herei.y certify that v • nave examined the a
u..ts of ai.o-.e '.•o.iii.ji-si.jiieiß to Oatcau. .
1- '4, u..d hi .1 men; to lie as above state ..
J. L ilAtvlLiO..,
D, : avi \s.
Auditor
.**. i . Slur iff,
in account with
I'uTTKR COUNTY
•: jury fees in the following (rases, vie:
1 git.im tint vs Eat Michael IJerry 4 ■
-t Aui s ioiiu-oii\s Oeti K alley ... .. . ,
it Barber vs ;;-t frlijsh Kuis *...
• i" Dent aumr :-t Samuel lingers 4 ..
• ui Dent a l'.ur K-t .Suniuel R di.er 4
Vin >1 Dimjrii ai'tiar E. t Wm l)ai-yii.i le . . t
.' iio. l Bros for Use Vs .'C.s \r"tliei. . . 4
-T. V. B.VMI1.:)N,
)>. '-v. UAVi.NS,
.t.c/.for
DAVII) WHITE
m .cci*"w-' with
l.yittaiisviiU' ic lierur-i tiijt Mate 1;!
:!} ee-uii to co tre us on -24.1 iu 9 hi
pa. tut to fell to J Sch i t i:..' e
iiach, corr 36 15
pay nit to J .4 Meriick com 4 s>i
in full .5 ,V)
road plunk, etc 4.96, .. r, sd
pay tuts to J Merrick, coin.... ft
work 01 seif, tiauds an*l teams . -
i o h.il from 010 account, 64s 46
funds rec' i fr.nw co treas m> 46
taxes reed J M Kiltiourne A Son. 3rs 392 r,
Hal due D White, treas 4U 2
J. M. HAMILTON,
D. W. HAVENS.
Atnfifor.*!
A. ROUNSEVILLE, Treat,
in account with
for 1874. Several State Roads,
Hopper House A Paddy Run.
To ta! iii hand from old act 269 4i
By payint in full 1) F Giaastnlre com. 31) 00
H 4.iau for bridge as 00
1) Baker, clerk 10 00
25 das services by self 67 50 132 5*
Bal in hand of treas 136 9;
Freeman Run & Forest House.
By Pal due treas from old act 12 71
9 das services 22 5,
Aint due treas 35
Coudersport & Sliipjien.
To bal in hand from old acct 12 59
RecM from Cameron co 54 00
Norwich tp, McKean c 0... 32 47 99 o>
By paymt to A Nelson, com 2 40
R Fesscnden for work... 20 00
Traveling expenses 6 20
Stationery 75; clerk hire 500 ".. 5 - l5
29 das services of self T &s 00 92 4;*
Bal in hand of treas B
J. M. HAMILTON,
D. W. H.W KNS,
Auditors.
A. ROUNSEVILLE, Treas.,
In account with
E. Fork Road District.
By 8 days' services ()0
1 o bal in kind from oid account o 56
Bal due A. Kouuseville, tseari ... 13 44
Audited, Jan. 8, 1874. J. M. II 1 MILTON
D. W. HAVEN'S. '
Auditors.
J. M. SPAFFOIiI), J-,,,,.
for 1873. I
PERSONA?/ T AXES. * f 'J
Httil (roincoirs72, ffs i. ,
Overpaid to stare treas '' : 'r>.
Fly reetsstatetn a>. ■
cwin on 278 8'.)5 p ,. '••< •;'H
RETAILKKS LICENSES
Ucftaes |ht rc[i't A a Sw.-i..,, ,
brewers, 10 <*. ;
By printing adveni - a,,.,,. " l *' 111
receipts staie treas -.V
commission on 389 0/' ■
Bal tlue by co treas. *
I'EDLARs' LICENSES. "
Reel on licenses as to; oivs t
Dan Joy :-ei; ERayinooiCtoon „ ■
Mcn.igerte M .. ,~, > , ■
Isaac stmt ioo ; .1 v ;ill ij,. ' ■' • I
By rectsr state treas; ;n P ■„.'{ A <*' *.H
conoids,tonon 1750n"'..
Lai tine by to iieas f *l'
J. M. STAFFORD, Trent.,
It r account iritti
KEDhMPIION" Ft"NO.
Jan 1 Recti of A I, Harvey, latetr,,,
Feb 19 A Dueling a > A ' 1
May 16 (, IVaisoiU,'iaEt.;,, 14 i|
27 WWasiilui. n'_ ~ 'Aj ( , . H
Jane 11 VP Carters, s! w 3 I
do 80-a Wt 221,1 j
Nov2s D%• sc.t! si,.. :
M:iyl6 r<| V U v. n V, •
<!<> (i?)
* l " . i 11 Tip-,
June 12 J .sMannaii Wf2!9{s'.a.-.,- ,
xept t J W Allen 50a V\ B<h
Nov 2.) Jos Maun ldoaSharon i"
Dec 11 s Ross 56a Wt 4678 Summit 1 !
15*7:1 4078
t-sla \Vts 21, ft 4 yjsrj
fin! in bands of Treas
COUNTY FI'NDH.
Recti froftr A I, Harvey late treas
collectors for 1872 72:;,
rlo 1873 4 : 7713
unseated for 1872 etti
do 187a 10 ii
011 judgt vs Kulatia tp-!uii.itir 50 <. '
Refunded by A tides Fire Pee ( o -
By orders co com rerd and canceled:
"7:. Mar -it Zi £587
Sept 4 2S7ti S4 1
Dei 19 ."871 31 11,229 50
li ssappjfed sjiecl fund 3,635 75 7tili"
eoirAiift on coiln #18.",9 75 Q4 p c ];, - r
SPECIAL KI NDS.
Let d from coirs for '72 .V" 114
"73 'JL'li U 2f<M;4
sted *. an tied 7a 2U U9
'73 71>7 9715
from A I. Harvey 'ate treas 281,7- - n .
By iiderest 011 trends etc 1346 45
county purposes ±7B9s)
cottiiiiu i n 2613 74 |i4
'la! in Tre.iV bauds
> <; FI NI.S.
>cd from V!. Harvey rite i..--.-, 238?•
etd'te -turs for 1872 iv, :V •'. •
By orders co coin cance'etl:
7.3 Mch 27, 18 90. Sept i. 18 75 rr.?'
Jlliinil 11 I'-' 9S t".24
Ba ir. Treat" .bands
a'i- ertify that we have examine,! thes,- a
of J Spabtul, Trials.. with IV I 1
f>. t':e seven ' mid: a'eov ■ iiainei) r.i .
t'beril co tei'f, sbowiii;) 1-t iu.-c. , ;
'b.'V'e stated. J M. 11.YM1f.70.V
D. \5 ;i WEN.
9. d 1
J. >l. STAFFORD, T,
i'.*r ■ S7"*. In icr'-nn! !'-■>
SfTt-rnitale Koat* Tcmmissicr
Tudtly's Run Hri];n>r 11-.n-e.
P.r-cd from Abb itt uns'terl "72 I Of*
on"-ha If repular road -9 1
ibitter & Clinton.
L'ecd tuw'tOti "72, .1:8: 73. .5" M
one haif regr'd: *72, .37; ".',.25. ti
C(i:f]t-i'si>ort it Sliipjipii.
Re.-d lins'tr-J Enia'ia- "72,36: '73, V 7
F.yniiinsvillp & Genniitiiii.
R " it inis't":! Summit 72 tit)
oil" ba'f i'cp roa 1 '7 ' fi" 13)
tins'ted W Branch '72 1222
Oirce-"tiartiT rep r'-i'72.. .'>l64 4*86 Mr
Vudllnl J my. !', 1574.
M. STAFF' )RD. J'r •*.,
Iu nccwntl V't'i tf ■'
i 11 l.sTri. Several Sine rrivtiN
\LlK>tt Tovrnwliip.
Rei d tins ted '72,1 7.5; 73, 50 225
!t- .s apfiorrioned to st:tie r'd. li 2Hi
siieciY. 1 it '72,1 7 ; >3, *e. ..5
p>HM-R72 iiiitt'BTl 32' '3
Allt'cstny T'.vrtisliip.
ReciJ sjxicia'i roiid 1872 w
p<s>i- tax 1872 18 *
R;is{ Fork District.
Reed uns't. d road: "72, 7 *.W: 73, 7 9 ' v
Kit'alia Townsliip.
Heed uns'ted 72,120; '73.24 ■ •
sjieeia! 70. 60; 72,1 2 :"X 12' 3 '
]MKr tax 1873 1 •
East Koi: 19 ; "
Gt'iiefiee Township.
Reed road 011 seated dap.icatc 1872 >
sjtei-ia' pKid 1872
poor tax ft -
Harrison Township.
Reed uns'ted road: 72,12 fiti;*73.l2 tifl 2" 3)
special 72, 4 41; 73. .7 78 *l9
ftoor tax: '72. 5 04; "73, 630 1134 44 73
Homer Township.
Reed special road '
Pike Township.
Reed special road 72, 60; poor 72, 1 20
Summit Township.
Reed road 72 1 20
less 14 to I, *<; state r'd 6" 00
special road '72 1 0 1 ** n
bounty "72 ® "
West Branch Township.
Reed road: "72, 50 86: "7.3,1 00.. 51 *0
less to La (} state r'd— 3* 'd 15 25 .
Sfwcial road: "72, 2543; "73. 50.. 2593 R'
J. M. STAFFORD, Tims.,
In account tcith the
for 1873. Several School District*.
ABBOTT. 5Jj
Reed school and building 72, 4 55; iX ' w -
ALLEGANY. ... , 35!
Reed school anti bui'ding '71,1 92;
. CXIUDERSPORT.
Reed E Fork dist school 72,11 5; .3,1" w
GENKSER. H
Itecd school 72
HARRISON. nsl
Reed school 4 build'g 72,10 71: '73. *'"
HOMER. 99
Re<-d scltiKil and builtliug
PIKE it
Reed school and building
SUMMIT. x3>
ltml sclio.i! aini building 72
WEST BRANCH. r „ .„ s - 45S
Reed school and building 72, 44 50: 73,® •
We liereby certify that we haveexaiin'icl
counts of J. M. SparTord, TrcasiiO' 1 *
County, with I lie several rb",', jiidcM-
DisirictK in said County, and li"' 1 "J 1 il(,rds
ed to tliem respectively the aino"" 1 TO s,
above state.l. J. M. \YkN
I> W. HAV