r•Lalc , oi , <..outtuAN:t I...vairmaleuauurvuttats - 2.
Veally and Promptly As' muted, at the
ADVERTISER; OFFICE, LEBANON, PENN'A
eetablielenstit is now supplied with an extensive
'assortent Mande, e which will be increased as the
r
etrotutp d R. can now turn ont PrtnertNo, of
.tentiptien. its a twat and expeditious manner—
,
ant un very retisonable terms. Steil as
Pamphlets, Checks,
Business Cards, handbills,
Circulars, Labels,
Bill Headings, Blanks,
Programmes, Bills of Tare s
Invitations, Tickets. &c.,
air Mane or all kinds, Common awl Judgment DO3f
Jtistire?. ConAtablca' and mho . iNKP, printed
correctly and neatly on the best roper, constantly kept
roe aklP nt this alike, at price+ •'to snit the thrice." •
* * *Subscription price of the LEBANON ADVERTISER
One Dotlar and a Half n Isar.
Addross, Al', Dranni, Lebanon, Dg.
'REAL ESTATE.
apliaits' COurt gale.
•
pvn:rUANT to as order of the Orphans' Court of LA
awe county, n ill b • sold by rntille Fondue or out..
. • the following Iliad 'rotate, late of Jacob It. Weidintin,
EFq., area. to wit
On Tneeday, the Isl day of FebettOry. 1869,
ta 7 o'cloek. P. M., will be sold at the. Public House of
Henry iiiegrin. tu the Borough Of Lebanon,
All that certain 31 F.SSfrAUF., -LOT: Ur 'PIECE OF
tinOUND, eltuntc in the Borough of Leliehon, adjoining
the Lebanon Valley Branch of the Philadelphia it. Read
ing liallroad on ,the south, lands of Theo. I'. Frantz on
the west, a public road lately laid out along the Lehannn
borough lino on the north nod hinds of Samuel linen.
=on an t h e east, containing 2 AClthls ANDS P-FROITES,
be the $lllllO MVO or less,
On Frit niC -Rh day of Abruary, A. 1.).,1650,
IA 1 o'clock, I'. M., will be Pi)111 nt the Hauer of
Samuel Ranh, in Jotatstown, Lebanon °aunty.
All that certain AIf:SO.:CAW% PLANTATION AND
LARGE TRACT OP LAND, with the appurtonancea, sit
uate in the tcarnsiiip of Union, in Vic cOuhty of LOA.
Hop, adjoining lauds of Henry Bohr, Memo
taudel Strobottotar, and (Ahem contitiding
1;8 ACRES AND SO I'EIiCIIEB,
it being part of thr Parra or Plant/tact Commonly called
':WOOL'S PLACE.°
improventen tU
:. WI No. "Their i;'l*itiscre‘r, ' t .
.' : . :*, , i4i t i.. , ::' , ! . :
ii ling Water now thu housed Tliba t' rit Ilion tation is alt.
maul on the public road leading from Jonestown to the
big pion, about 1 mile north ;of 'Union 'Forgo—adjoins
Swaim's. Creek, and is convenient to the Union Canal.--
The above Plantotlon will be sold either in the whole, or
in such parts as will best Mit purchasers.
At the erne time e , "
~ . ......• 0.44c0,
}1111 ;40 be offered . for Rate, 0. certain tract urthe beet
tIIESTNUT TIMIIEIt LAND,
belonging to tbo estate of
Jacob B. Weldinsti,
.. tiee'.doltunte in the township of Onion, In the
county aforesaid, about 2 miles west of the Big
Data, adjoining lands late 01' Joe. Ligbt, deed,
and (Ahem containing about 70 ACTI.US. .
The thither on the :dim.* land in St to cut thr IMILS
or POSTS, being fromthirty to, fOrty 3 - ears growth, lies
on the north side of the m.untalo, and bothir 'thither
cannotbe round along the Blue mountain. The land
will he sold in lots of FIVE and TBN AUBBS,' as-will
bent suit fiurchnners, The seteral purports are marked
and numbered In the ground, so that purchasers Can se
lect the number of the tract they wlslr to blil tor or-pur
chase, while on the premises examining the Timber.
Any person wishing to view and examine any of the
above promisee wilt please WI . upon Wm.W. Manny,
Esq., nt Onion Jorge.
Meter.= Of Attie of the UM° mentioned 'PterglEvtah
will be made known on the'ieverhUdao or Estle, reopee
ty, the undersigned,
• k:LIZAIIrrIT O,:WNIDMAN.
ROBSRT W. CIOLEMAX,_
JOHN W. 'LM — OHL
nistrn tors of the Estate. (4.larob B. Weidman, dyed.
Lobarem, Jannimy 13, 1869.
.
Valuableßorpugh: Vroperly
F.O R A.L;RY
TS offered at private sale, that valuable half-lot or pieee
1 of (41101INI), situate at the north-east:darner of 117 -
I t•T and Walnut atreets, ;Lebanon, !routing to feet on Wal
nut street and 80 feet of Water street, at present occupi
ed by John Farrell's aterble Yard,-on wbieb areaMiaiic
Ilonse, ke. It IS iOeht Mi Within .fititire of the LW
'anon Valley llnilroad Ilepot, between thel)epritand
the rentre of town. For further Firth:Wars tt.pply
to John Frarell on the premises. Jlioa,24,lB67:
FOR RENT. -
rpint ad Story of Ciradf's Now Itrick Building.* qt ,
t Cumberland street, treat of Market; is 'tor *Mai
it oin lw arranged tato one or room rooms an parties
may difAirit. Possession glsen at any time.
JOJEN (41t2EFF.
tobanon. The. 15, IS5S,dt.
Ptivate Sale.
T . (tlti•: subscriber wilbss nt Private. Sole
.his new two ,
story 'hriele - 1/IVP:LLINH HOUSE. situated in Eliza-
Aertllit,!Ltltltiorm, I.a. The HOuse is 17 y _
I,4`ik , eltAh's`ri? dos nil tbn firstfloor
'Hod a Soc•-
on theinith .The other improve- Is
meots oro n pool Nr.vsli-itousf. flak', ;
''ardent, - The Lot i5 . ,24 . 34; L.
fly titi feet. The More tOrMorty Mt' now -
i t , a horn' condition, and will he sold-On easy terms.
Posoesrtlon wilt lottiven MI the lit day of April. 1550.
•14l t ply th ,1 Photographer.
- Lt , lshnon, Nth.. 24, iSsS.—tf.
VittVATEsALii
•
OfEll ii'ctiusb Attik . -
hyg Establishmert.
undenilenv , l Intending to Fn Weot,
offer nt private Plll,, tiwir convenient
cf,eirable l'yoperty. It cnmprines n new e
Twirt 4 torl vm
via'
H Ito USE, 22 feet front. llg
by 112 tleep; via' a le hvil feet P; r itchrn ab
inched : n cp.ActA 11.A.k.1,40 f,11101.. 011 fret lront by ao
'Vet (lea . ; b'l'3 u'aotherrAlliip' 4 26 by 2:1 feet, and a Blank.
N'iffitt inicip 20 - by fret, The building!) are all new,
qitnrivell built, and Iditetekl in an eligible - and buiinein
`met of the town. viz—Water at , net, Lebanon, near Sii
-5.,"411's Luthentu Church. (Mx/ title and pna, , csalnn will
:ha given et any Gina but no paymcrt , Hill to &mantled
before t h e of ;S•prll, 136 D, ApnlY
n0ktt04 . 4.0 (IPA - JUG I: ARNOLD,
tobifilm, Tune JOSE 1.11 414.1IN01:1).
V i.013.7V1GP lIPBS 1r TJE
AT PRIVATE SALE. •
iiiii undersigned offermit private rude his magnificent
Eitafe, sitnate • In FAIR I tanover loiettship, 'Lebanon
co unty, about,2 miler, from ilurper's Inn, 4 miles from
theVold Springs and the Dauphin it Sioquehanna %Olt"
road..atcfnliows:— . •
NO. I—Confo Ins RES. snore or - Mos, f the beet
lend In the neighlierhoodoulJohilng property of !Bichsel
Deinhiger. Jelin Dotter and °there. The greater portion
Is cleared and tinder genii cultivation. The buildings
°meted on thie inlet urn the undereigned's welbknown
CLOTH MANUFACTORY, which has a large
iie patronage turd Is capable of indefinite Increase:
Hr a large tiroortory double Stone Dwelling House,
I , with Kitchen annexed: good two-atory Farm
lionise; Tenant Limier); large ,tone Barn, with threshing
floor and Stabling and other outbuilding'', in gond re
pair. Also, all nevi:weary Windings for the • 31anufactory,
IA Card and Spinning Machine Building,
Dyeing and Finishing !forme, Re., AC. The Works are nil
well supplied with good Machinery and plenty of water
power. A stream of good water IS led to the
dwelling house in pipes. Also, syringe and pump .
wells near. Also, beautiful Yowng ORCIIAB.D
on the premises.
NO. 2-40ntaltilng 100 ACRES, (morn or less.)lit o fl
ing No. 1. land of Alichnil Delninger, John Dotter, arid
others. Nearly the whole of this trantio under goof cula
Ovation and exeollent fences,
Erected thereon is a Dwelling House, Stable;
•i• and a larqo Shed. Alen, near by a well, spring,
ill ,etc., a 'splendid eite for tlie erection of a dwelling
V hone°. There Is flowing water 111 nearly every
et . A School house is {periled on this tract.
NO. E--Contains 180 ACRES 'WOODLAND, ,
(more or less) adjoining No. 1, land of John Dot
ter and others. It has a rich -growth of Chestnut
°pronto, from 8 to 10 years growth.
As the undersigned is sincerely 'Reposed to el, the
above may be put:chaired either In parts as above or in
the whole, as may be (leaked.
sj'- (fond title mid pckaleielon will be, given on the Ist
of April, 1559. For further infonnaUmbapply;to
LYON LEBI.,BEISONE,
Rost fi r estorm, .ErWaatoet"
Aug. 6,'67 -t6
Ite "'Vs VVl — ne — tiriiitttitt or
Store,
riohrbin tir 'Market and Wider'strests, Leba- &
dolt. Pa., in the room formerly oecupied b
Jacob Weldle, Een.,..whore ho Mill continuos to
keep An aininilinent of the vet.' best brands of WINES
and LIQUORS-that can be got, ro those who are ac
quainted with his LIQUORS. it-le' not nacaeently for him
to speak, as tpio lf,jiteiore will speak for themselves. To
Hotel Keepers; 'e'M - all Others, he - would state that it
61 merely ttdoessa t ty•fdr thtm 'to van and a: a mine his
stock to natisfytbefuselves, as be warrants to render full
satisfaction. EMANUEL , WELOART.
• N. B.—Remember at•WeltUulis
Lebanon, May 6, 1868;'
Painters Vake'firotife:
GENT.RAL anortment of OltOhara in Tubes, for
Artiste and Ornannintal POntere. Also, pmbai,.
Terra de Sienna, Vandyke Erown, he., in .00!.ti es ,11naO•
*ground in water for Graining. For sate at
I,I3,MBEITGEWS DrueSiore, Market St.
Lebanon, November 11, 1868.
Daguerreotypes
wll° takes the hest LIKENESSES in Lxnare6s4-.-.
Why J. IT. KEIM, in the third etoryiief
Bise's . ./Yeti) Building.
Ho hag the , binc tcto l l 2 . best sky-light, beet 'fixedroa, tied
has Made it hie entire busineme for the 14 six years: la ,
always gets thejateet improvements;, be liasalwaYs the
w es t stela ofcgsos ,on hand; lie takes plefuree in every
::style o f the art; Ida 4TEE.E.OS(X)PE PIOTLIEES aro
•wonderful to.behold. All his pictures are eborweorrect.
and Of the hlgheattnish. 011 , 0 him a call and you will
'not regret it. insternutaro very moderate.
tIES-Elis:robms are open every day. (except Sundays,
from o'clack. A. AL, tip 6 o'elock, M.
Nov. 25, 1857.• _
ParlifitEßOSES4l OR COALOIL
IEiNNLE ' S;
linri'vtded in ileaucy, AftepticilY, Safety and Economy.
ANY person &sirens to obtain the tens best and
cheapest portable light within Weir reach, should
tall and examine these Lamps at I), S. WOW'S , Drug
Store, before purchasing elsewhere.
Them Lamps are perfectly safe and warranted.
That they omit uo offensive Odor while burning.
That they are very easily trimmed.
That that' burn entirely free trona smoke.
That the light is at least 50 per Cont. cheaper than
any other light now in common use.
Sold at . D. a. ILABER'S
. 74rug Store, Lebanon, Pa.
Also, Nannette, or Coal 111,(pc Sale. • '
.November 801358. ' ` • • •
Gli°6ll" °•"""iiritigerliflo.
VOL. 10---NO. 32.
New -Livery Stable,„ = •
TEW itudeisigiaed has
`e-stablishette now LIV
Arnik:'ltY ti C AEL!; kikulna.
je's Stalil4l,nt the Lebanon 'Malloy It. Te.l*,
t balfati. , 1 1filaste,g4md end safe Horses, Carriage;
as' taity.‘bil ileittWandeirofttl Drivers, whtelt I 1 will
hire on tali terme. — no hopes.by being attentive to bus
iness to ropeive a libsral•share,of public patronage. Ap
ply
a't }fibula% tiofet 'or at the Stables.
DITNQA.Ig MeRAD.
N. ,D.—"f run an7o4lN.tittfB between the R. IL. Depot
and all pafts of Leh - Mien and North Lebanon. lipplica
tionr.to be made at Kuhnie's Hotel, Carntony's, or the
klaglertiotel, and the- Gmnibicis will call at. pekienger's
homett ietimoder Edo cars . Lebanon, 00.xp.M7.
•
iNi Ei‘v -..- STAB LE.
, ...
riIITE andersignedlnsnenifully informs the publie r .that ; tame
Ihe has opened a NEW LIYEItY STABLE, tA Mrs. I- . ..SnMe ...' ',
4 , -.v. RISE'S Hotel, blanket street. Leb-
, .. .; ' . anon, wkete be will keep for the .
...:
prtblie accommodations good stook ' '
v 7. Mess Agent's Tees, 5 ill et:
' 4 ~ of noitszs,:and TEllieLitS. Ile '
111 1 'keep gentle and good driving Horses, zpid handsoMo ) - Same ' on•Asemit No. 5,
And.safeNehleles. Also, %tfu' Drivers furntqlod:filf,i'll.l John B. !Hester, Ldbertnienit., No. 6, V. 42
desired. Also - OMNIHU for Parties, ' ; Same , 1,201 U
Lebanon, April - 21;4858, JAMES MARCH. i• Same* ' , '; -8,
.1.140 1.5
THE-PV -GE TO BUY CHEAP
„
a
Boots, Shoes, Mats, Caps, . .
4 tIND TRUNKS, the cheap Store ni Joshi.
• the: unilersiOnec
w b Walnnt Pgreut, Leblik & hm me
uirrung, Tilgif-ce o
non. there a splendid nowßlock, hinOnatbeen open
ed, embracing a general tossortmegatit.LADlE4,, GEN
g )11 V. among Avid L '4
MAW
nial Other BOOTS fin;
with a handsome 'variety for Boys.. BOOTS and SHOES
of all hinds, are also made to order, '
TIM
•
He has also a great assortment et -FU4O4..QAPS, & e
of all kinds andiprlces.- 1
Tun public IS respectfully invited th C , all and examine.
Lebanon,Oct ^". "SOT VissElV,
,s.
Clothing
eILOTIIING to suit the young , and tha - 61dy: - '
V„i:,CLOTIIING for Winter to keeltont.theicela„
OLOTILING. all colors., black, broitii; and:blue,' '
G) Cl tUtICI wellmade. anti thshioniblie too.
'CLOTING of elegant lit I declare;
CLOTIIII4G, which ail take a pride in ti),-weat o
.CLOTIIUNG the best that can be Ixtught; - • ' '
CLOTHING well sewed just as it ought,.
CLOTHING which any one clothintmay call,
CLOTHING for men, youths, boye r tind.ait,
-OLOTIIING.the largest assortmentin.town,
CLOTHING for Smith, for Jones, and for Brown,
CLOTHING for all the rest of
CLOTRINCI, and ail that belongs to that line;
CM: be bougtteheaper than evoraiefork
At nrrzEtisztax .t nitozirtars, Cheap Clothing
Store.
The largest, best selected stock of' Clothing and Fur-
Nishitig goothrever brought to town; is mow unpacked
mud great bargains offered by
REITVAINSTEIN 1111(YrILER.
TAR.IIIINTER will Forfeit $6 . 0 if failing to cure any
ease of secret disease that maycome under his care,
no-matter how long standing or attliefing,.
are invited to his Private. Itoome, ) l4' North: Seventh St.
'PhiMira. without fear of interruption from other 'pa
tents, Strangers and others who have:Veen .nufortti
nate,in the selection of a Physchut areinvitett to cal;
IMPOTENCY—Trough unrestrained indulgence -of-_
the passions, by excess or self abusg„..the evils are Mink
erode. Premature impotency, invioluntsSY
aeries, wasting of the organs,.:loss, of Memory, a .ois
taste for female society, general dniillity. or constitution
411. derangement, are sire to foliciwif necessary, consult
the Doctor with confidence; he (Arturo perfect. cure.
READ AND REFLECT.—The :aftlicttil .would, do well
to reftert before trusting their heidlitond happinesa, and
in many eases their lives. in the hands at phpicians ignn
rant of this class of maladies. This certainly impossible
the one man to understand all the ills the human family
are subjeet to. Every respectahle'phynician has hiS pe
culiar branch, in whieh he is more successful than his
brothemprofessors, and to that In devotes most .of his
time Chit
•
YEARS OP PRACTICE, Oitroinsfiery devoted to the
study end treatment of 1114e4.1409 Of-fhtt
gather with ulcer* upon the body;throntr ilOei or leg's,
pares In the head. or bones, morenritil rhoomhhstn,strie
turee. grarol. irrogntoritina, j emi tiftsifiglmm youth
ful excesses, or impurities of blood, :whereby Lbe`cotoni-
Inflon low berme enfixbled, eniible4 tfie Dottor to 1111;:r
speedy relief to elf who may place thelnaelVesiintler his
elite.
10_ Mcaticiar forwortleti to ODy Pait of United .9toterr,
—Price T.m Dollar:4, per Package
'ar date. tat. .11(tEaNtESON 4 S Ct . II,I4IIIIATED
3.IACLIIItiIt. No acid or other ittgre
iequirml; itv power being htrtaitinti from a pernia
'bent tongue?: No'familx should bn without one. PriCo
$lO.
Ortiltior 20th, Is6s.4i. • ,
Fifteo9ll RI vial •
Statement and Report of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Sinking Springs,
Barks County,' Pa
r
uff), undersigned iu behalf of the Board of Managers, ;
1. and in pursuence of the provi.ilons of the Charter,
submits this the fifteenth annual statement and report
I , f the affairs of the ComPaPY to -inuitarY get, 18 4- I
Thom wore issued the year 330 now policies. to
new applicaute. int Inereapes, and Transfers. Effecting
insuratipe on year 168'r Nfindrod theftssod &Alum, pro
&mins urn faint and fees, to the aulutifit 61 $790 49. '
Tim ~,a d decreases curer the amount frame-
ed within a fraction. thee:Waring the woole amount
gunranteed nearly 13 1/1111thio of dollars to levy upon if
Outtreil. -
The 31rinagerilia . dlo'Contehd acalast difficulties, not
of their making, almost the entire year and consequent- •
ty Incurred heavy expimseo, to re, perhaps than is rul
ithed.by the Members, hutit was on nnavoldable occur
rence. and hail we dolt& isherwhie we would hare been :
derelict to the trust cent r ed to an. The Rupp easO
welch hung auspendoiteinee 1651 wits Onnlly distal/led of
lest January iu the Comity Court, an ate
peel heel to the :automat; Court, both tribune!, deciding '
against the Confront*: Below see costs of *kupo's dates..
On tho filet day or January last, there was a balance
of Caoli in the trtreasury of SB.IJ II, hnt the following
claims existed agifinot the Company at the value time,
' that were not reported; to wit: Itupp's Ju4getniint and
Interest. $lBl6 40. Company's and Plaintiff's eosin, $173
91: Mini cost of Rtipp'S CASS, 81'290 40; reward for in
cendiary of Hollis barn $500; Oro. Rex' award :SOW;
Edward EOhbach'a $10; and unpaid printing bills, $4B.
Total unpaid debts of the cianpany, on the first of
J anuayy lost, 5:3408 . 45; deduct balance on'ltxiid. Sit3-t
-31 ; lof tan actual definite $2630 IS, mete: el of it bettor° •
Credit on that day. Jo view of the above deficit, and
judging' the future by the past as regttrds flu', and fol
lowing the eitablisbett.eustom of our predecessors, it
was incumbibt fur the binetit and advantage of the
Itlembeni, to levy nu Azwesatneut. •'No ti." 'siting It
at $l.OO pr thousand dollars inoired. Time has borne
evidence that the'steifi-wlcs taltra in the right direction,
and if permitted woitid hare bared hundreds of dollars
to the Company, The aesessznert wee levied. Wet:lice
giron to the members, and February 21nd Was axed for.
the Agents to imnimonce collections. On the 2011, of
February hoiSurealluot two days prier to the thee ap-'.
p oi n t e d for the Agents, an iffindfon was gratitccrento - J..
A. Sheets, of Heidleberg, restraining the °Meets add
their Agents from collecting the same. The übjictlons of
the complainant were copious, and some not of n very
amiable "tore. Oitlyouo, point however out of 13 he
inainiained, and ttier e itiodhat no board of Diana's could
levy.. more. at any ono time than just enough to, extin
guish debts then existing. The whole of lust yenr's pro
ceedinge were, of course, cheerfully submitted to the
proper tribunal tor iaspoctiou; said proceedings wore
Mond to be right aid• Jus t, with the exception Of the ex
cess of the levy of Assessmont No 6, said excess being
forbidden by the Charter of the Connwny, cons equeutly
It was declared null end void, and a new ono ordered,
mitt:dent to debts. No 1 Assessittent Use
levied in July Mat, andbefore the Agents could collect
it, fires occurred to such an extent, tbat another assess
moat was necessary, and Not of 50cts. per 1000 dollars
insured Nano No-7,) was levied in August. ihe'pro
ceeds'as far as collected of thoso two assessments yen
Will alto in the report-below. Theinfunction cost the
company $436 98, as poirzpOrt;
Unless Section fi of the Oharter is royised and WMI4-
ed by legislation . , tho affairs 'of . Ibis ComPany can not be
conducted-with energy and econsinty,nor to the satiates
tt
tion either, of the Members °Managers. Tho Char
ter ea it now is might answei.for alimited sphere of ac
tion, such as was the original !Mint when the.Cotapany
was formed. But wide spreatli us it now Is, having the
whole state for a limit, instead of the'aingla county of
Barks, arab nearly 13 Millions of dollars worth of prop
erty lammed, it is woefully defisient. The idea of levy
/0g anjustemmtent for every tiro that may occur ur coo
tiugencytbat may arise is simply ridiculocts and 10.8E1rd.
To give" efficiency and energy', to the 'adoCinistration of
the affairs of the company, and :0f two things most be
done ' Slater tq curtail the actibfr, or .entend
the Privfforces of the charter, •te it point commensurate
wit 3 the, (I:nom:went of tho oOMPany-
Notwithstanding the heavy roatsuenzetained: in the
Rupp case and injunction, tits ampany la yet the gain
er in the fact, that though those suits,. the weak points
In the Charter were tiLicoverod, If any reformation is
to take place they now homy whereto strike to accom
. plish their Object A retool fifth° bald of appointing
viewers of damage I, need( Preoideut
I *no appoints front among touch to Lb°
diamtialisction of the sufferere. - AtO sufferer ought to
Where at least some choice the seicitooff of a clewing
committee. This very thing was came
this of ROO ap l
-
pealing to law for justice. A rein io particular
may be the Means of preventing sui ofa similar nature '
.lierearter.
A change in the election organelles would likewise
operate favorably. If the number were increased to 1.5
and elected for 3 years, so us to elect 6 annually, and
that no one could nerve more than ; years out
of siz—
In such an event we would have a new Board every 3
' years, and still a majority that would understand t
he
he
nature of the business to boiransiSiodi .It ,would
do
away with all animosity sod bitterness, tbatbas eprung
up of lets—between the different rivals for the (tikes
and givaloner&l satisfaction to thorneUllSwe. •' .
Tifo only outstanding debt a fainlit th6.o3 l nPittlY
is
reward for incendiary of Rains Born, amount $3OO 00.
It would have been paid long ago,• butt butthem• are twin..l
clainuints for the prize, viz: NSlliaih Main and John' I
Lutshaur; and until it is decided by law which of the
two Is entitled to It, the Company Will not pay it. • There
are over two thousand dollars to collect yet by the Agents
of Assessments Nos. i and 8. I would.respeettullyro fer
the members to the statement cif .the auditors of tbo
Treasurer's Account below. It gives so plain and simple
a statement of the money reeetreth - from what sources it ,
came, and.how it wee disbursed. that a ropetrition'of the
different 'tarns is unnecessary here, • The number of
members is s fraotiort higher than putt year, - and the'
whdle amount inrired slightly increased. , Thorn hi a
balance 0f . 51,704. 69, cook, the•bande of the Treumbr-•
er, Who la ready-to-pay it over.t.6-to sticeellaor.
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Fifty DollarActortexit
LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1859.
AN of which is resbootfully
wonaes6ri„ inn,
3, i.13,..3!5X.,15;
• . .3auyett - , .T3'4sitrOii•e
inraccounrwah thbAttitadiPtre-lit447linctCblititity,:of
S'lnkin g*ringa,a 3 Erkl - Tkiintsi,:ftti'
To _Dianna on blifol atin - intrj ?of;
Jol3 doll, on
Ateenth't .'No. 7.86 i
Siikine • '' do do 8, 2 $2, ,44 , 9 7 -
$5,341:„
1 4 4 ;Agetit'iiieecci r 5 - * ct. '"267",0tt
--:-..-:=: 5,874 22
D. 0. .310.01er, on Assessment Nos. 7,e B,
15 82
Same money refaMled;' . ' f fs 98
:Won Icaufflawacqn Astonq N 0.5; $4 32
SaMe ' ". " -7, ' 419' 89,
some '
V ) 543 41
4011 Ageilrilees; et. 140 59
Jacdb Stieitlet',7ort-Attt 't No. 6,
'.l.ettragent's-Feep; ' '
Womium and FtJCS on 356 policies,
NThole amoiint reccirtd;
. ,
, 33y Csilv,pald
Couimittops yAnd..3lantigere fees, .. $378.62
Meichis 01,0 Assna'ts Nos. 6,7, end.
rerisingand making now
records 17 93
President $22 18.
Sa.e.iooppeiritfisgB Pinsmittetis, 4OU
- -
. _"213 18
Pasta& and Stationary for sante, 0 94
do 130 IfeblittpiPtiBt - Office, 10 77
do do 19°0101100 1 f do 33 8t • '
StatiOnary. - 4•17
Iloldtn electiordtfor. 4 44 -
Au Sting accounts, - .42 00
Secretary's salary, •'' 3UO 00
Treasurer's .salary, - 100 00
Jacob Shealor's Extra Fee; sc. 7 30
$1,117 .93
. Rupp's Case.
Itnrifb`s :Tarigniebt find lutorest,
Plftintitr's 1411 of ,Coota,
11 or. Wins,
SoffatiTug, Avititeas
Moser, attomlft,s-gttit.ailit Witneo
fees. . '60.00
Wright and Brown, AttSrney, fees, 245 00
'Discount on Loan co Warmers' Bank, 42 60
lianutnn, printing, ' 32 40
• hijuiletion Cu . $e
Attorney Itinbacti4.
do. .. H. W. Smith;
1. linnbh Printing.
Plaintiff's Bill of eosti,
Company's .
Cost of Injonotion,
l',inting
.Toseph Hartman .1: Snit, Lebanon,
2 ostlers.
Whim 111. Breslin,'
Worth &
Becker dr. Young, do. ~
Chark; Kessler, -Berlis ~r 43 75
Getz s, Dooringiv, do. 1 order, 53 26
Kouldi r . do. - 36 00
Kock, Guth* Co.. 'Lehigh 'no., , 3 . 7 25
'retler t liariocker, do,
WattAlit CO.,
I. Seiberring, fur money refunded,
Same, de,
:.fibards raid
Gefte F.tx, house- so., Lehigh,
JIIO. ,Lichten waiter. shop, ie., do._
Moses MO.yer, barn and contents,
Bodo! county, 1,112 77
John U.:old - tart, do. do. 2,400 00
Malmo' Bells, do. do. 825 00
gOacod klisbsch. fornitur , s, do:. 30 00
Boil min Pitrvirt, 'tn., dd. . •233.00
Jos. Ideas; barn, I:C., Lebanon, 322 33
Whole aniountiaid Out.
P.M Ace etn_4li in band, Jan'aarY rst; ISL 9
1c • I
We, the undersigned - Auditors, appo infed for•the -pur
l-lose, Ind. in Wornelsdorf and exnrodued the.noconnts of
the officers of the company, as they were wept:Med to'
Yt,t, sdni Make Die above Report.
Bespectrialy Submitted, &e.
JCS. Ju.,
11. STEWART,
TAUS: VANDERSLICE...
AVomelsdOrf,.Dec. 23, 1358., . Auditors.
Janeary'l2, 1332.
Boot weird Shoe Store.
. ~. JACOB 11(ED1:L rospeetfolly
In
foraie the pnblio thiit he still oontin
. nes his. extenakCestablialunent
his new buildirlg.-in-Cuniberiandst.,
' where he hopes to.Tander the,sante
satisfaction: a$ lierctofore - inAll whn
may favor birs with their enatemo Ileiniiteshierchants
and dealers In. :BOOTS' and SILOBS,..tind. every ono - mho
wishes to purchase faShlonaldo.-andAttrable articles in
his line. to call 'and examine-for-thexaselves;hls large
and varied stock..
Ile ie determined to atupass all competition In the
manufacture of eyery article ibis business, imitable for
any 'Market lit,the Union. . A due care is taken In regard
to materials and workmanship; none but the beet quali
ty of IX/ClD:ft and•other material? are lased, and none
but tile beekworirmen aro otuplpyed. •
I'. S.—lte returns his ,ineere thanks to,his friends for
reryJiheriel piktrouago horetrifore hostotirdsk On him.
lie hopes by strict attention to bu:linessarittpridettiotiag,
to please his customers, to merit a share of public pat
ronage. [Lebanem, Feb, IT, '6B.
.. - -
. ..
FURS FURS,
FURS,
_FURS,
- A ,
~', E I
1 T . Z .i, ,. a 110
h "6:3 o C pe H i r. t S d r i .ll/ T s l u rtie t t i b o
storel o - w
or
Chest
nu
h t. ,.
I
nu ';tiwit, With One of thelargest and best selected as-
soitmekits of Lidice I" tir'....., impbrted direct from the'Eti- i
rtipeini . .tfurkets. luta manufactured tinder liiii own" e 8
perviiiien. o,''whh-it be *Mild call the attention of all
who eqh th ptiteliasc= ' '
ltusgan Settle, -, fludson Day sehlo,
Mitrlit . (WA, Siberia Squirrel,
'il ' -
.tiiiciiilftt" - MOM) Merlin,
.
''Emilio' . - ~ Fitch, .
'.' • ' Frawh Feille. he.,.
Maistilhettired into Cardinals. Capes, Circulars. Vireo-`,
tines. fluffs. Ciiffs. Ac. Being a. practical Furrier and
having obtained the nowesfpatterns froth Parrs, he. can
assure those who visit the city that be can supply titcrn
witlrihe finest articles at the very lowest cash prices.= 1
A ' fins- tusorttnont of Carting!) Robes, Gdot'S Ceps,
Move., Cc,' M CIETZ.
628 Chestnut Stree, belotolth.
October 'XI, 1868.-3 m.
1.868 N • IN . • STILES. 1 85 S •
itAar nIsR, in Cumberland Street, between
•U ,
AMarket and ttio.Ccnirt House, north lido. has
now on hand a splendid assortment of Ute.,New
Slade of HATS AND CAPS, for mon and boys, for 1858;
to 'which the attention of -the public is resPoetfifili
ted. llats of all prices, from the cheapest to the most
costly, slwqs on hand. HellasnlsoJustopenedxiplsn
did ssol.rtmont of SUMMER HATS. embracing midi as
STRAW, PANAMA, PEDAL, PEARL, HORN, LEO:
HORN, BENATE,_CIIRLANT, and All others. .
, 69..11u will also Wholesalejill kinds of Hate, Cape,
Le., to Coutitiy Merchants on ridenutogeons WM& .
(41.ihnou,'Apill 21, 1568. . . • ..•
•
Fashionable' . Titiloring a •
.
. • Clothing More.
-nero ye who would get a fitmonait, dressed up to Ingle
JIM from top to toe. Call and sec. Save 20.p0r mint"
clear gain, at tha NEW CLOTIANG.STORK2d story 'A
of Raba a Ilrothera.
Anuses will And it much to their advantage to bring
their produce to the Cheap Store &Wm Centre huildiap,
of Junta t nitonirr.s.
TAILoRnza
The Tan.ortiso for Cuatom work receives the personal
attention of 11. & J. IL RADER, with more earn than ev
cr. Having secured the best workmen, they are prepar
ed to make up the most finsbionable work at short no-
Lice. The Clothing all warranted, if they do -Oct please
they need not be taken. Lebanon klay,l2- P IStr,
T 111: CELEBSAtIID:
• :.. C LOT II I NG" - STOUR • " -
DUMP. No. 1, Eagle' Buildings, next - door to the
t .. tingle lintel, Lebanon., Pa., le the best and cheapest.
p moults larches° every description of Men's and •
Boy's Clothing. Ile has now in Store a heavy...as
sortment of ready made Clothing, .vvbieh ho de- 111
Mum to - close out lie will therefore iell et great. 1 1
ly reduced rates, nod all who Want' bargains hall better
be onlinud in good 'Brie: The Reek embraces° Over:
eouts,Dtesa Coate; Saar Coate, Pant., Shirtd, siesta, °ol=
lase' Cravat? , litmdkereldefis, Stispenders 4 and in BLit
everything usually kept la a flistclass clothing Store.
lie gains all to iMprovp the present opportunity to
purchase Clothing at greatly raditedd rates,.
Lebanon, Dec. ii:1858. it. DUMP, Agent.
PaShiOnable • Teti
rr 3i& subecriber respectfully informs his friends and
t he p a hlioin•general, that ho has commenced the
TAILORD.ZO BUSINESS in all its brunched, at hie resi
dence, in East Lebabon, (Chroberiend Street,) 2 ever.*
east from Majorftloyer's Hotel, (soitth eideo . By. atten.
Bon to business, promptness in hie .engagementa, good
Ste, and , moderate eltargeo,he hopes to , receive ,cabare
Wagner,
.tleced., and feels confident of
of the public patrdnage. lie mut a lopg,tizue em
ploy
the patronage of the pubue. = .
Lebanon, Slay GE:CoRctfoOktILLIN
Viziogfßeneldiebrig
gatio.pictioti;
Being
new
beginner-
he,
T:@.
WIFE OF OUR N-, - MINISTERe
a fi
~.•
There had been 4- stbral change in
our congregation. ;he people after a
ten years' trial of nil old Mr. What-.
ton, and his amiahltkeompliant wife,
came to the cettelltlli•tllat a different
kind of preacher, .ntt ;te ilifrerent kind
of wife-, would vaeS' improve their
spiritual eOnditiOrt.l , 7ftere was a lack
of strength about ..flr'. Wharton '(so it
was alleged,) and cellain prominent la
'die's of the cliorch**l wished (aloud)
So often that Mrs. W*1.66 were less old
fashioned in her wayfithat change soon
er or later, had Arne to be a settled
thing in the tninds Of a majority. It
Walt simply a questi#V ;.iine; and time
Settled the questioyipie change was
lfia4tei- , 614 WhAfejr ife'llifiv*ifeAV
ti'red-, and Revi Mr. Newton and his
wife took Welt piabeS in the past Orate
of the 6oniteg'ation—l say oMr. New
ton and his wife," for our people think
or used to think, that, when they "hired
a minister," they hired his wife also,
and regarded her duties among them in
quite as high- a light as they did the du
ties of her husband.
SSB7 1 9
41 $
70533
8 15
9202 . 82
g22':22
926 05
835 56
rino
172 28
5 10
• Ye, 172
700 19
$ll 588 44
L. happened to be away from - the vii.
lege at the time this change was made,
anchlid . not return until afterllr. New.
ton and his wife had been doing duty
for something over three months.
" . HOW do you. like the new minister'?"
was among the first of inquiries.,
"He's a,citarming preacher," was .
the
reply I received on every hand. ~ Y et I
saw, by the manner of, my friends, that
some drawback' existe'd.
1 16 47
69 8,
S 9 1
5 8'
do rodlike his Wife?"
Alt' The-little mystely was explain
ed. 1 .14i': Newton was well enbugh.H
But hi§ tiVfol T.' •
'Whit kind of n"*otilSo Ys Sher I
asked. : .
....-- 3.3
$ 10 0
10-00
"Don't knoW. Canq make her out,"
Was the vague answer I received.
"lishe anything.,like Mrs. Wharton?"
`9ll,- dear, no,! .only wish,she was.
Why she doesd!t,take a particle of •in-
serest in thet church. Hasn't been to
tine of the monthly 'Concerts for prayer:;
'no'r to the Weekly heeling circle; 'nor
'even to the Sabbath school. We-calcu
lated eriti'relf 'en her taking the senior
-girls' Oaks which Who've - It tautht
for so many'years3 and a committee of
ladies waited on hcr with ad invitation
to do so ; but she actually declided,
saying that she had twit her taste nor ap
titude for teaching I Now, what doYou
think of that for a minister's wife!--
Did ybu ever Veal the beat of it I"
sziw,
at a glanee, that there with
treohle 'ahead:* rer:!116.9 .Ph ` &be :Labe,
Who made me this coirmiunication, was
an active 'circulatidg medium' in the
`Congregation. She-knew every body's
buainess, talked to every body, and act.
ed as opinion maker to a large majority
or- ladies who had too Ouch to de in
their familiea'te have time for independ
ent thinking in church, matters.
I - must confess that : _ T., a sort of
liking for Mrs. Newton :L en ,this
sedation of Miss Lane. - Mrs. Wharton
bad been such a pliant- subject in •the
. bands
. of spinster,Arientl o and. a few
her, that an Involuntary- leaped
was, created -for a mirijiter.'s wifei- who,
incoming among us,itoultl•from the bd
giuning.:how that she.had an •individu•
ality of her own, and meant to hold'on
•
by it. • .
9659 ,
96 92
53 5-.
4,6 96
S29> 75
• 25
7 59
24 fiQ
T 25
22'00
MEI
52-02.
"' 5 77
,I,WO 00
100 00
..53674.10
$3,5i8.1 7'4
1,704 69
IE2EI
Two or three days' . intercourse with
the members of the congregation WM- I
fied-me that Mrs. Newton svbill'd•not dti
torthe Church of St. Charity. Whan!
and where this lady , was sainted I have
nevek learned. I :have: my 'suspicion
that Miss Phoebe Lath% 'wbolechristee'l
.ed the parish on the' occasion - or build: '
ing our new church; twat npt-partieulat-
ly Well read in the •Sarntish Calinder.
But let that pass. °Orb was the Church
of St... Charity. Mr: tettrOn Wei a de-
lightful man ! •Such a preacher ! So
aciive-iti all the interests Of the soc'ie
ty'! :So pious! So,lltitntile-rtiinded
But his wife ! No woman could . be less
suited to her ctindijion. It was even
doulited whether she were a professorl
Phtebe Lane was positive about it; and
averred that she di'dje,t...he.lieve there
Was a spark of piety lo'ller soul. .Row
a man tittle Mr. Newlon'O.Ould ever hairs
mated himself with 'sue)) a wife wean
gutted by Miss Larie as one of the in:.
explicable mysteries., "A - Man
t.,Newton, who might haveAatl
choite among women
I went to church with no ordinary'
feeling: of interest on the Sabbath f6l.
lowing my return. Whether my lead:•
ink impulses were of the earth, etiitlky , ;
or' of - heaven, heavenly, I will'not step
to question. Five' minutes before tbe
time for service to begin, a' lady, just
above the medium height, beautifully,
rormed, tinil.'with a step of
.blended
grace and dignity, passed elongate *isle ,
leeding a chilckby the band, and tonk•
her seatin_the,minister's pew:: - Though
not in ; . - any gaily•'draioik . .,fhe re.
was a style and air about bee that by rut
Means : indicated a pious disregard of
worldly things. Taste had evidently
I presided= at hey toilet, 1 noticed—a
slight fluttering running thyough th.e
chothe turning of many
tie pew, which
heads to w ards
the most prominent place;in
giition,a
the church. The . lady' : did aiot ... FOitiltE
around .her; not show the'illiglitest irk
ot interest in the people. How differ
ent in all things was her appearance
) hearing from that,gond, kind, cow.
pliant Mrs.. Wharton, 'whose pleasant,
face I had seen forecil
many...years in that pew-=a faCe turning,
as by instinct,• its mild sunlight ever
atiii..anenApotrAhe congregation, while
her.fin i sisnkar.lituke for them Bread'
of -Lira •• • • • - •
. Thai contrast - 4' ll w 14r limirettrablm- ,
rhiaperinf.a.
_
it 3
1te.01,5
shadow of Miss Lane's,-bending to rniC
ear from,f4eßew just„hehind the- one,l
occupied.. 'Proud saLiteifer, any one
can
_see Such airs won't tie for St.
['made no.reply. 'Though 'annoyed,
:I,,was, : y 4 e,t sensibly influence7d;.hylbe-re
ma,„9" • •
ery stile almost lilt a statue, sat
Mrs. Nevitiih, - the inrntster'S wife, anifl
Coillt 'tee That. the girl six
or seen teitit'ed very 'close
to dter. How. I wished; the t 4ilto Would
turn towkrdthe conOekation? How I
longed tn.see her Neel tot I was not
granted this desire until idler the morn
ins
„. g services " were el.'4 haged. 3• '
Jr
I Was lilt rtitit Ia rl eaged i tie Vr.
Newton; :His sermon, in contrast' With
the- Useal discourses 1 , --had . listened to
frorn the lip Of Mr. Wharton, was a
master piece n
_Of eloquence. No one
seemed tblikton re' him with more rapt
a ttentio lanltehi4Ae'lT6O'',
401' . 64 i tteilitP 2 AtPtni .
time catiie when thy 'restless curiosity
was to be .satisfied. The minister's
wife turned her face to the congrega
tion, and I had a view of every feature.
It was a face onCe seen to he remetn
tiered. Classic almost to severity in its
outline, the full lips and soft hazel eyes
gave to, it a gentle expression. You
saw at a glance that
: she was a woman
of thought as well as `feeling.
A few ladiex,gathered around her as
she stepped from : the pew, and I noticed
that her countenance lit up very - pleas
antly as she spoke to them. But there
was nothing obseqbiotis; no undue/a
mili;rity, no wordy 'affability. A. cer
tain air of dignity and self respect
marked every, attitude of her person
and every expression of her counte-
Warne. All vulgar familiarityteWard her
was out of the question. I saw that at
a glance
But only a few ladies in the •congre
gation ventured to approach her. • In
the eyes of many she was proud, and
they were nol 'going fik.f,orce kbemselves
tipon her nOTice.' prejtidice ad
!bitted-into their minds by nihers - made
them shun rather thaw court her Ile
quainiance. ONttie ==Yew who did no - -
tice her some tvere attracted by affinity,
and .some juY .a desire to gain a little re. •
ilected importance. 'Othe'rs thought it
butt hospitable to shOw'Wer attentions,
as a stranger? among theth, Mid acted ac
'co'rdingly ;•• though'the - foree-ivork was
apparent Desiring :ti'"= meet' her and
make her acquaintance, asked to be
introduced, and was -presented by .st
friend. thought tier reception rather
cold, and after it - fleeing a feriae] word or
two, moved past her to viieak to an old
acquaintance whom had not met 4'or
some. tithe.
'How, do;you
.our neist minister's
Wife:?'. was-441(110st the-first_question.
'Can't say-, Must know something
about her first, I answered. ,
not do for us!' said my friend,
warmly:'She's not the woman for. St.
Chatity
'What's the defect i inquired.
'it's all defect I', was the sweeping re
ply. •!Just look at her A pretty thing
forxminister's wife. indeed 1, ,Why she
carries herself with the air of a queen I'
'lllr. Newton,' saiti, 'is a• charming
speaker. never heart-a Wore- b:eauti•
fig sepipon.l.,
4111Mr._Newtnn is-splendid,!-replied
my, acquaintanCe, ,warmly.. 'tut. his
wife :I Oh ; dear•l4it's- dreadful ! -What
couldhave possessed him to-marry such
_
a woman „Shell never suit us in- the
worfd—never, never,)' .Why, .doet-
Velieve she's even• a professor. She
didn't
. .stay to ,the Communion on last:
8u
Sunday ) 4 Just think of that--and she's
the,minister's wife. .les been. Ahe talit
of the congregation - ever. since , ! We
fully bipected het, to .take a class in the
Sunday , scitool .=-but _no! _ We invited
her io present at - our sewixig. circle—
hut no; she couldn't leave her children I
mere excuse, of course l , —Then we
elected.. her, President of , our Indian
Missionary, Society ; but -she declined
the honor,,saying-that she had :neither•
time nor taste for such public cluties-;
that with her, 4hatity for the present,:
must begin at home. Now, isn't that :a
qbristian spirit for. you ? ;Our minis
ter's wife to talk of charity, beginning ,
at home .1 Why,. She's ,a heathen-r
£ly church acquaintance•Waxod warn).
'Some of our people .were -eager
enough tb get rid of dear.;-good. Mrs:
Wharton,' she - , -added. .-.'She : wasn't
bright and•fashionatde•enough lot them;
but i rather iVink they've-got their dose
:now-1':
I•met 'Acre and there at:lmiv of otir.i
church, whobelonged to the,home duty
mind-your-own-iisiness class, who4lid
hot jui:n in this hue and , crregainst MTS. ,
Newton;..who thought that, if she had
neither-taste nor, inclinationffor-Sabbath
School-teachingvsewing circles, or mis
sionary. societiei f the congregation
should•not interfere with these -peculi
arities. She • had three little children,
to whom.shelave alt.a mother's- care ;
and as the .slender income -which her•
husband deriyed:front.the parish of. St
. (four.. tiundred a-lear an 4, the
parsonage)- would. warrant , her• to keep
only a single domestic, - it large part of
her time .had;-necessarilyi. tb be-giiren
to-household duties. 'Nobody can say,'
remarked one of "these, latlies, in, my
hearing; 'that• she neglects her,children;
or wastes her husband'e income. The
little parsonage has neverdooked so at
tractive inside - or ant,: tin*-. • Mrs.
Wharton was not tidy, as we;ati know
and things around- her ~were'•generally
at sixes and sevensi-and as , for her-chit=
.dren„ they- -were ‹always,,
Many times hate I seen thetn playing
in the dirt while 'their - Medici was at
the-sewing tiottletvhere elie
that she•-had,im'buitiness to he.'
Bot time` ladies whiff taiknd this vay
belonged - to fife ‘kOent ones of the con.
gregeiior - They: were not,ol the.p offs
:So tjieysai4 went for nntking-
WiTh
WHOLE - NO. 500.
I Without 'variable - - 61,, c 0r shadow of
i
1 turning,' as St. Paul t
a ilitlMrs. New
ton keep on her waj't,,, it
orne was her
parish, and she wiis'Wtilerti - tn"do libr.
1 dhty thre. Occa.siimptihe accepted
an invitation to take46l , :and spend; an
evening, abroad ; balt d ip,
;;
most= cases de
-1 alined these pleasan4,-ontertaintnents,
1 - and thaiTtle e'ver Threeranths had pass
' ed - &ere hail yet 'been run tea•drinlOil
g
.
at the •parkartage. • Ittcs -- Newton,en the
I other. ha`nd, mingled ritry freely with his
; congregatiOnsat wil them at their ta•
:bles s and "joined thenica, in their social
I gatherings. Of col t y. 4„ .
; the absence ofl
Mrs:Nertiten on therse,occastoriaelways
fortheil 4 - 11thj - ect of rftirk, add it Was
, h 4 ' , ,
~ g enerally voted that r'-failure ta'ac
1-company her hushandmaeri,oosly marred
1 the pleasures of the eve : ping. •.
'Ah, if his U•i t fe wire,,only.like him.' 1
This was invariablY•the sighing ejac. 1
ulstien
- of Miss P Oilo 6 e Lune •
, or some I
I one'"' her 'pattys: c l ,,AV;.•' '''.::s), • -., • ---; at
L'f* Xf4. 4 4t r i t itliiattel . "Viittf
a shape in the mind's of certain leading
' ladies in the parish that, it was deter
', mined to wait noon M's. Newton and
remonstrate with her on the coarse of
conduct she was pursning—'aeourse of
conduct,' urged. Miss Lane, 'that is
working untold injury to our ebuia.—
Ever since she came here a change for
the worse has been going on in . tike con
gregation-. Members are graliitig cold
or indifferent. Our serving circles are
losing their interest, the monthly con•
certs of prayer are badly attended, and
the l -Sahbath School is dwindling away.
The 'social sphere, always` so warm and
attractive under the genial inflnence of
good - Mrs.,„.W.harton, is fast losing iis
power—and all from,this strange con
duct on the part of our minister's wife.
I She rnust he talked to on the subje'ct.—
I Ii she doesn't know her duty she must
Ibe taught it. If-she' won't , hear her 1
husband,, s she must hear the congrega•
tion.'
. .
A committee of ladles--Miss Lane
at the head of (hem, and voluntary
spokeswoman—fintilly urrdertook to set
Mys.-Newton right , in, regard-to hor du
ties to the parish . of St. Charity, and
formally waited upon her, for that pur
pose. Curiosity prompted me to accept
an offered rnettiiership in.that commit
tee. Let file pie.tute the interview wirh
Mrs. Newton. = -
"We found her sitting in •her orderly
arranged parlor, her person as-neat
as everything around he and her three
children as sweet arrd pure as May bins.
soma. Two were 'playing on the 'floor,
and the babe slept -in the cradle, that
was drawn B'o ntose toAhe mother that
she could.touch ,the rocker, if needed,
with her foot. She was sewing on a
shirt for her husband. Fpur ladies made
up the t Ortimitree—a formidable part
ber. ,Mr ne.wton...aas away , :attending
the funeral of a poor latiorette child—
"so the coast was-clear, add the 'enl'Oit
in"our power.
With an easy grace the minisier's
wife received . ,us,•and•after we were. All
seated she stepped to the door and 'Spoke
to her girl, who was in, the kitchen. A
smart, tidy-looking 'dbpiestic came.for
ward, anti'Mis: Ne*fon said to her with
a kindnesi cif tiviiiner that 'could not
help noticing. - ` 4 '
`Take Aggy and George into the gar.
den, Jane, and keep them till I call yow'
`Yes, meiterp.",:, ,'rhe , girl spoke very
eheerfulty. the two children':sprling
lip instantly friim,the floor, and .bonnd
ing from 'the }nom left us alone with
Mrs. NeWton and " her Sleeping baby.
A grave Silence followed. The com
mittee *as ettibarrasstitli but the minis
terlit wife was entirely at her ease;
have come,' said Miss 'Lane, af
tersundry prelintinary.throat ciearrtgs
and bridling motions of her ,head.
collar to,herself 'Co have a little cunt-
Versal:iott tlrith you about our. church
tna tiers.
'Hadn't. yoll better talk on,, that' Sub
ject with my hu - sband' was .answered ,
with the utmo:it : self•cntnposures 'lt is:
his • particular proVince.'
'No, ma'am, said Miss Lane her
voice going entphasis ; 'we ave no:fault
to find with Ali-. Neirton. netioes
part entirely te, our satisfaction."
'Oh 1, L.Attidbibtand. l ' Mrs..l\levvtoit.
spoke #s,if light were , breaking into her
mind.
Lade went ott
is your duty in the church that wehave .
corriejo tall" about, riot your busband'sil
and I hope you will not .take it ill of,l
MAXI we speak out, plainly.'
'Not by any, means,'teTliedAl ra t Nex
ton. 1-noticed a ,illiglit, , qtayer
vßice, a slight flushing, of her cheeks,H
and,a _brightening:of her hazel eyes.—
gilt it was plain,that_she was ftillv_sell.
possessed, and in no way intimidated, by
thin uqeipectdcitatiiin to answer for.„
delinquencies. -
`Not by any She repeate4.--
'Bpak out" Plainly, and if in ; anytking
hare been derelict, I will confess
,thy
fault, and do all can to , lead a better
'
Ido not keep it as a ilmilvy unday suit;
but: wear it .every day. My essential
‘vorship consists in a daily diScharge of
•my dut'c as a wife and mother; my for:
trial worship, in tha, pious prostration of
thy body before my heavenly Father at
set•times, either in.My cldtet Ot in the
public assembly. The Sabbath, to me
is tile • golden clasp that. bind together '
the circle ,of Weekly ,duties. It is a
blessing and a consolation just in the
degree that the worship of my'six days
hail' been essential ivorship.t .,
'And are wato expect nothing of our
minister's tyifel' said -Miss Lane, in a
Very . subdlied Voice. She was eVident
ly con of having made a great
l mistake. in her estimate of Mrs. New-
Plaiti iattlWaya hekt,'.s,aid ion's character.
our mou thpiece„ . orft_Ctilarty., `So_ we 'Nettling more than her duty as a
wi speak .a.
;The fact .
Mrs• woman. If she I a nualities that will
NeWton, you have ost entire- give her a
%v
r leading
so - e ' lal influence, and
ly,io ineet the expectations of ,our pert- Miyajima to spore floiti lief Retire du
ple.” , . -
always first—she ought
, fodeed I I 011 grieved to learn" this.' to le% these' cp e talities tiecome active for
Mrs:Newton sphk.e seriousil but With good.- But no, more can, with justice,
rasike clisturiAnCe. not he. the required of Itet-thsn flioth any other
fore, aware . that the, peo ple had any spe.• iv' bitten t ctingregatiori.. Your con
cult claims upon me. ,
-;.tract for Seiviee is__With her hlithenti,
Whet do you'expect of me?' find It'ofew oh her i and you have , hii thore
inquired Mrs. NewtOii.
rat claim, upon her time, not Fight tci•
We have already: intiitiateti ex- i contr ol
I her freedom than have ovei
Ileatationa in, varioui, - wait% Ti
d i e w it ! OF your i aw y er , d octor or
the,girls sensor i uQdttY I schoolmaster.—lt is this disiaken idea
861001; thati cou rse., w d e expect:-; of people in - regard to their minister's
ed ,you to take. Acid.
are Want: I wives thlit is producing sit-much-trouble
ed 'on the ~ Visiting anti in . tianietiea,..end „making wretched, the
l in n i a n u ii r te M ris isa w ary . SpeietY 9 ! l ll e s e s our I liVes,of hundreds of , poor women *lid
lie takes the lead _in the hardly 'dare,Saithat their souls are theii
tetnporalittes of tire ehureh nothing wil.t own
s•
•.1- _l ter s; wife is 'etrieeted to'keetiller hotist
„., • is unol an t c othb•iher children
evVkiinil 1 • -•• t h - e,.ici; 43 - 5 - t ,
ditstOod that while my hugband s e, that will not al
1
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IS PRINTED .AND pIIELISKED WEEKLY
By Vat. EILESLYK; -
In the 24 Story, of Riae's Ntea iuildbm, Cumberland St.
At
,One Dollar and liity,q4ntan Year.
fitir•Arreautinetarrini inairted at the motel rates. lie
. The Mende orthe eetablishment;end the publievteer
anyare'rearthOly eolleited to eend itt their orders.
I
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itatps OF FOOTAGB.
I baleen= Oentity, - ponuige free.
In liehlniiispniai ouf,oflabitrion county; osnts per
quarter, or iS.Rente • •
oueLe OAS B ute; 6}ais i por - ipisit or, or 28 eta - ii yea.
f tbp restage is its)t.tAd ; itt t e.dalknee. rtee ar:e Opphied.
reiate•reaialy- to the apiiititalitrel . of ',the
churcb i miße -have epecia3 regard' tolls
-•
!Certainly, .r4itentrik-t: Yeti Amy eX•
.pressed the. difFerenCe of reialion ex
,actly4::replied;.;; Miss,,, Lane, led on
• byi the peculiar way in:which iklrts. New
tomputt he. question to admit the exist.
enceofYa vem,wide range of duties:as
requiretirof4titat,ittdy by the .eongrega.
St; • Charity.
iThiis all new to me,' ladies,' said
the.rrirriater's,viile.' was not aware
before that: any onoin the congregation
regarded: me. as having-failed in - tints.
Tv.ety, one so regards you.' bur
spokeswoman was a personage who used
great plainness of , speeeh: •
~‘"Chis should have , been-stated in the
beginning,' :said. Mrs. Newton; 'How
was I to know your views in ;the mat.
1{ ter? of my husband's corres.
pondsence,.but not a word was said about
tbe. parish requireMents in
range of duties is alinossons wide.as his.
I ought to have known this before
came here, ladies; and 1 really thihk
the complaint of failure of duty is- a.
gainst you instead of :me. Let me ask,
so as to reach a elear.understanding of
this matter, what salary ya :yotir
minister's wife?'
'Salary P gasped Miss Lane, her un
der jaw calling and her eyes projecting
at least a quarier of an inch beyond
their ordinary positiorr., 'Salary P she
repeated, in ti bewildered, balfcontouti•
ded way.
quietly replied Mrs. ritentr s eCii:
'fhe_salary. 4- V'ou do not; of course, re
quire the services of Otir minister's
wife "in the way you propose without
compensation.'
'Preposterous r . Miss- bine had re.
covered herself, andgained a little blind
indignation with her partial self pos.
session.• 'Did any one ever hear of a
thing-so absurd! In hiring your hus
band for our minister'—
• 'Yuit did not hire me !' interrupted
Mrs. Newton, with calm dignity. 'Bear
that in mind, if you please.'
'Thank you for the remark, Mrii.
Newtou,' said I, coining almost invol.
untarily to her aid. 'lt thrutki.§ a flood
of light upon the whole suhjeCt. Ttte
as Gospel"! We did not hire yew', and
have tin claim upon a single hour of
your Ilene. All that the huich of SL
Charity hes a right to abk you Is, that
you do• your duty a'S A wife and moth
er.' •
Mrs. Newton turned to me frith A
grateful look, and grasping my hand;
said—.
'Thank you 1' in return.
A little while she paused ;.but no one
spoke. In the deep 'silence, think
some Wholesome. convictions of truth
wereffrodink their ray even into thii
mind of Miss Lane; COM, SUMO - tow, re
minded me of a wilted leaf; or a piece
of stiffly starched Mublitt anddeilly
drenched with water.
'My husband's duties are clear,' very
evenly spoke Mrs. Newton—very kind
ly, yet very firmly and very lucidly.—
'My husband's duties are clear, He
has corne.to you as a spiritual guide aha
instructor.. Ails &Bee is to point to
Heaven-and - lead the way. It.is a high
and holy - office.. j.honor him. in it, anti
sustain him to the best of my,. abflfty,—
f , My' ditties'are alio clear. lam simply
a . Wife :and trin'tlt. Or yard, od tieing thy
I helper, fatilifully discharge
1-ttud. mother's sacred obligations. At
present theseduties take up allity tune;
and conscience will not permit ine . to
negleat teal thiiiei for the performance
of . imaginary ones . . In doing such du.
pies I best serve the '01)0th. This is
I my
. religion, and I have learned it from
the Bible.'.
She pauseda for a few, moments. NO
one replying to her •remarks, she went
on : •
It has been alleged that I ani not .
piouse.n'ough rci'r the people here.—.
Perhaps not. But brie thing you may
rest assured : I am .no hypocrite. I
,
Shall never put on a, pious exterior to'
hide the want - of charify in my heart.
t~s`l Rai you will altVayslee
• Atm •Newton paused again; brit as
,none of her visitors ' showed any
. • .
incli
nation to speak, she continued : 'My
iisoniew` hat tieChliar, I believe.
El