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Whole No. 2854
Poor House Business.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the 2d Tuesday of each month.
~CKEC. 7T. EL EES,,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mltflin. Centre and Hunting
don counties mv 26
SCRIVINER & CONVEYANCER
JOSEPH S. WAREAM,
Late Register and Recorder of Miffiin county'
OFFICE, the one lately occupied by
Esq. Hoover, dec'd., opposite Eisenbise's Hotel,
Lewistown, Pa.
Deeds. Mortgages, tc drawn neatly and with de
* Lewistown, Nov. 15, 1865, 3m*
2S)2Lo So AW©UIILiIIi? 9
DENTIST,
/vFFERS his professional services to the citizens of
U Lewistown and vicinity. All in want of good, neat
wo* will do well to give him a call.
He imv he found at all times at his office, three
doors east of H. M. & R Pratt's store, Valley street,
aplfl-ly*
BR. S. BELPOE.I),
DENTIST.
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens oi
Lewistown and county. If you waul substantial
work,give him a call.
Office next door to the Post Ofhce. aplz-ly*
M. R. THOMPSON, D. D. S.
HAVING permanently located in Lewistown, offers
his professional services to the ladies and gentle
men of this place ana viein
| jty. Being in possession
of all the late improve
i) rfilißr---• ments in the Dental Profes
.mi*'*' A 11111 he flatters himselfthat
jar r 'T-seAc; - 'r'rlP he can give entire satisfae
. . rB Ira . fiT tion to those who may need
f his services in ail branches
of his profession. Refer
ences—best families.
Office west Market street, near Eisenbise s hotel,
where he can be found for professional consultation
Irom the first Mouday of eacri month until the fourth
Monday, when he will be absent on professional busi
ness one week. maylO-tt
Large Stock of Furniture on
Hand.
4 FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds
LX, of Furniture. Young married persons
and others that wish to purchase Furniture
will find a good assortment on hand, which
will he sold cheap for cash, or country pro
duce aVen in exchange for same. Give me
a call v alley street, near Black Bear Ho
teL fob 21
OUR STOCK
OF
HARDWARE,
SHOE FINDINGS,
LEATHER,
Saddlery-Ware- &c.,
Always full.
novU F.J.HOFFMAN.
DRUGS,
AND
MEDICINES,
This branch of our business receives full attention
novls F. J. HOFFMAN.
IHUHPHIBo
Pure, our own grinding,
novK at • F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
imeß. STOVES.
A GENERAL assortment at low
L Y prices. Niagara Cook of the very best,
No. 8, $33,
No. 7, S3O,
For sale at HOFFMAN'S.
Have some good and cheap at
novlo F J. HOFFMAN'S.
SALT !
IARGE Barrels $3.25
j Sacks 3.00.
novlo at F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
FURS! FURSir
Ladies' and Misses' Fancy Furs
TWENTY percent. CHEAPER than
X any other house in town;
Ladies' Fnr Trimed Hoods,
Jliiff*, $3 SO, Yicioriiies S-f.
and all others CHEAP in proportion, sucli as
SABLE, FITCH,
**4UIRKEL, tc. My arrangements made with a
city manufactory are such that will enable me to un- i
dersell all others. I am manufacturing Furs my- i
self. If you want old Furs altered or re-lined I am j
prepared to do it. N. J. RUDISILL, Agt. j
N. B. I have just returned from the East with a
largf stock of HATS and CAPS of the latest styles, j
which I selected with care. Call and examine my ;
stock before purchasing elsewhere.
HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR FURS.
Lewistown, Nov. 22,1865.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
LET TERS of Administration having been granted i
to the subscriber on the estate of George Bubb. !
late of Menuo township, dec'd., all persons indebted
to said estate are notified to make immediate pay
ment. and those having claims against the same will
present tlietri properly authenticated for settlement, i
. _ NICHOLAS HARTZLER, I
) an3 Allenville. |
Administrator's Notice.
LETTERS of Administration having been
granted to the subscriber, on tbe Estate !
of Mary S. Junkin, late of the Borough of
Lewistown, dec'd, all persons indebted to
said Estate are notified to make payment im
mediately, and those having claims against
the same will present them duly authentica
ted for settlement. H. W. JUNKIN.
Lewistown, Dec. 20, 1865.
P O E T E LiT _
. OCT IM THE STOKM.
BT WILLIAM WINTER.
How wet and dreary the streets are!
'Tis a wild and lonesome night;
And the air is full of voices—
I shudder with cold and fright.
Ah me, for a little fire! •
1 will creep here under the cart;
Something whispers of patience,
But I'm cold—at my very heart.
What is it there in the shadow
That wavers and beckons so?
Noting. Bear little Nelly—
Dead, years and years ago I
Does she know that her poor old father
Is dying here in the street—
Cold, and ragged, and hungry,
With not a morsel to eat?
Sweet girl! I believe she loved me,
I remember her voice, her smile.
She is gone 1 Ah, well, 1 shall see her,
Perhaps, in a little while.
I am cold—my heart is freezing.
Heart! Why do I babble so?
What little I had to be frozen,
Was frozen long ago.
There's a light just there at the baker's,
But I cannot crawl for pain ;
Perhaps he would let me in awhile —
0 God ? to be warm again.
How wet and cold the pavement 1
1 could pity my own white hair—
Alas! if my heart were younger;
But there's nothing but ashes there 1
Is it cold in the grave, I wonder —
Ugh! the cruel and pitiless storm 1—
No matter; 'tis all that's left me;
Thank God if its only warm.
RELIGIOUS.
Questions for those who Neglect
Prayermeeting.
1. Are you always better employed.
If not, can it be right in you to absent
yourself?
2. Do you get more good to your
own soul, and do more good to others,
by staying away ? If not, can you 1 .
acting wisely?
3. Does your own conscience justify
you, or have you not sometimes a dif
ficulty in keeping it quiet on tbe sub
ject?
4. Will a death-bed commend your
present course, or will you then look
upon your neglect of
with pleasure ?
5. Does not your Pastor suffer by
your neglect? Does it not hurt his
feelings, cool his zeal, and binder his
usefulness?
0. Are not your fellow church mem
bers discouraged by y 7 ou, and may you
not thus offend Christ's little ones?
7. Is not your own family injured hy
your neglect? What will your chil
dren think of prayermeetings, seeing
you habitually neglect them? Is it
surprising if they despise them?
8. Is there no reason to fear that un
converted sinners may* be both hinder
ed, and led to think lightly of prayer
by your conduct ?
9. Can you have a proper concern
tor the prosperity of the Church, the
spread of Christ's cause, and the con
version of sinners, if you never meet
to pray for them ?
10. Are you sure that you fulfill
your duty as a church member while
you neglect prayermeetings? Is neg
lect of duty no sin, and is there no
probability of your being called to ac
count tor it ?
11. Did any one really ever gain any
thing either in temporal or spiritual
things, by neglecting prayermeetings?
If you think so, can you prove it ?
12. Is there no selfishness, or pride,
or worldly-mindedness at the root oi
your neglect? If so, ought such things
to be encouraged?
18. Would it he right to give up the
prayermeeting? Do you think this
would please God, or improve the
cause? But it all the members did as
you do, must they not he given up ?
Could not the rest find excuses for stay
ing away, think you, as well as vou ?
Do you not think they would if their
hearts were as worldly, or as cold, or
as indifferent about the prosperity of
the cause as yours appears to he ?
Ssif Young man, how do you spend
your evenings? Are you a fequenter
of the drinking saloon or other places
of vice, or do you occupy your leisure
hours in acquiring useful knowledge,
or in company with intelligent and vir
tuous associates. If in the former mar
ner, we admonish you, as you value
your future success and usefulness in
life, resolve upon a change. Keep
clear of all sinks of vice; shun the in
toxicating cup, aviod low and dishon
orable associates. It is a true saying
that ho is a good man whose intimate
friends are good. Morality and intel
ligence are fast becoming the standards
by which men are measured in this
country. It is wisdom to heed this
truth and shape your conduct accord
ingb*-
A hidv of Beading ascertaining that
there were ninety children in the Berks
county almshouse, made up ninety little
Christmas packages and made ninety lit- I
tie hearts glad by sending the packages
for distribution among the children.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1866.
MISCELLANY.
A FUNNY ADVENTURE.
'I never attended but one temperance
meeting,' said our friend 8., with a pecu
liar suiile, 'and 1 don't think I shall ever
attend another.' *
'Why?—the meeting couldn't help be
ing interesting in such a good cause.'
'Well, yes ; but that isn't it. The meet
ing was well euough, but I got into such
an awful scrape after it was over, that I
never think of temperance without a shud
der. I'll tell you all about it:
'lt was in a town not a thousand miles
from Lewistown, where I was some
what of a stranger, and the night was one
of the worst of the season Boreas! how
it blew! It was enough to take one's
breath away. Well, the meeting was over.
i and making my way through the crowd, I
lingered in the the
awful scene, when somebody suddenly
j thrust an arm within my own, and clung
i to me with a bear-like hug.'
'Where have you been,' said the sweet
est voice in the world ; '1 have been look
ing for you everywhere.'
Very much to my surprise, I turned and
saw—but 1 can't describe her. It makes
me sad to think how prodigiously pretty
she was. With her left hand she leaned
on my arm, while with her right she was
arranging her veil, and did not uotice
my surprise.
'You have Lecn looking for me ?'
'Yes, and now let's be going,' was her
reply, pressing my arm.
A thrill went to my heart. What to
sake of my lady's address, I did not know
-but to accompany tier. We started of
in the tempest, the noise of which preven
ted any conversation. At length she said
with a scream :
'Put your arm around me, or I bhall
blow away "
i need not describe t- you my sensation
as I pressed her to my side and hurried on
1 w-.-s very dark ; nobody saw us, and. ;.]
lowing her to guide my '.tops, I followed
her notion through two or f'.rc-; short
streets, until she stopped before an elegant
mansion
'Have you your key l' she asked
'My key !' !. stammered, 'there must be
some mistake.'
As she opened the door, I stood ready to
bid her good night, or to have some expla
nation, when turning quickly, she said :
'How queer yon act to night—ain't you
coining ir. ?'
There was something very tempting in
the suggestion. Was I going in ? A warm
house and a pretty woman were certainly
objects of consideration, and it was dreary
to think of facing the driving storm, and
seeing her no more If took uic three
quarters of a second to make up my mind
and in I went.
There was a dim light in the hall, and as
my guide ran rapidly up stairs, I could do
no better than run up too. I followed her
into a very dark room.
'Lock the door. John,' she said.
Now, as if 1 were the only John in the
world, I thought she knew me I felt for
the key, turned it in the lock without lies
itation, wondering at the same liuie what
was comintr next. Then an awful suspi
cion of some horrid had trick flashed upon
my mind ; I had often heard of infatuat
ed meu being lured to their destruction by
pretty women, and I was on the point of
opening the door when my lady struck a
light. Then, to my dismay, I discovered
I was in a bed room, along with a strange
woman I said something; don't know
what it was ; but the lady lighted a lamp,
looked, stared at me an instant, turned as
white as a pillow case and then screamed :
•Who are you ? How came you here ?
Go, quick ; leave the room ; 1 thought
you were uiy husband and covering her
face with her hands, she sobbed hysteri
cally.
I was nearly petrified. Of course, I
was as anxious to leave, as she was that 1
should ; but in my confusion, instead of
going out at the door I came in at, I ran
into a closet, and before I could rectify my
error there came a thundering at the hall
door
The lady's real husband had come, and
she flew to let him in. WeU aware that
it would be of no use to try to get out of
the house by any other way than that in
which 1 had entered it, and convinced of
the danger of meeting the man, who might
fall into the vulgar weakness of being jeal
ous, I was trying to collect my scattered
senses in the darkness, when the wrathful
husband burst into the room followed by
madam. Ihe light was extinguished aud
while she was searching for a friction
match, the grufl voice raved and stormed,
jealous and reveogfal. *
'I know lie is here, I saw him conio in
to the house with you! You locked the
door I'll have hi- heart out—where is hi ?'
'Hear me . Hear me! 1 wiii explain,'
urged the lady.
As I was iisteniug to hear the explana
tion, the husband walked plump against
me, and at the same moneut the light ap
peared.
'Well, B.' we cried, deeply interested,
for we knew that every word of his slory
was true, 'how did you get out of the
scrape!'
J used a violent remedy for so violent a
■ complaint Driven into a corner—my life
in danger perceiviug at a glance that
Othello was not so strong as I was, I threw
myself upon him, fell with him, and held
him there until I had given him a full ex
planation of the error, made him reason,
and tamed him to be gentle as a lamb,
j Then 1 left, rather unceremoniously, and L
. have never seen Othello or Desdeiuona
since.
The Sale of Circassian Women.
'The smugglers, who usually sail with
their cargoes of salt, gunpowder, cottons,
Ac , from Sinope or Trebizond, bring back
generally, as a return freight, a number of
Circassian girls for the Constantinople
markets These poor creatures suffer often
great hardships on the journey, obliged as
they are to sail by night, and to select the
worst weather, for the purpose of avoiding
the Russian cruisers. Nevertheless, far
from lamenting their fate in thus leaving
their homes at such an early age—for they
are generally disposed of by their fathers
arid brothers at twelve and fourteen years
old—they look forward to their sale at
Stumboul as their grand settlement in life,
thus escaping the hardships inseparable
from their lot had they remained at home
For among the Circassians, as among every
other uncivilized people, the hardest work
falls to the lot of women, who, in conse
quence, become soon wrinkled and aged,
assuming the appearance of veritable hags
l at a very early period The prettiest girls
: of a family are invariably selected for the
Turkish market, and indulged, as far -it
the ii)!--in> ' f h t'oivly will p i
idleo- - ...
drud uvi.i} troui
then beauty On arriving at. a suitable
age, tie damsel leaves her home, amidst
the tears of hei mother aud sisters, while
her lather and brothers, aeii.g a;I precau
tions to secure her escape from the clutches
of the Muscovite aud the dangers of the
sea, launch her upon the market, with
anxious speculations as to the amount
which a commodity so valuable, thought to
iliem useless, inuy bring. For although in
some instances a slave-merchant may hint*
e elf purchase direct fr-un the parent, yet
in most cases one of the male members of
the lamiiy accompanies the precious mer
chandise to the place of sale, and receives
the purchase of some contraband article,
such as gunpowder, or salt, or whatever
may happen at the moment to be most in
request among bis countrymen.
Cat Parody on Poe's Raven,
The editor of the Montezuma (Iowa)
Republican appears to have a great horror
of cats and admiration for the style of
Foe's 'Raven.' Witness the following
poetic effusion :
The other night while we lay musing,
and our weary brain confusing o'er the
topics of the day, suddenly we heard a
rattling, as of serious hosts a battling, as
they mingled in the fray 'What is that?'
we cried, upstarting, and into the darkness
darting, slap! we ran against the uoo; -
'Oh, tis nothing. Edward grumbled as
o'er a huge ai m chair h * stuuibled ''tis a
bug. and nothing more ' Then said we,
our anger rising, yfor we thought it so
surprising that a un should so offend) —
'l)o you think a small insect, sir, thus all
the air infect, sir ! No 'tis not a bug my
friend.' Now becoming sorely frightened,
round uui waist our pants we tightened,
and put on our coat and hat, when into the
darkness peering, we saw with trembling
and much tearing, the glaring eyes of
Thomas Oat Esq With astonishment and
wonder we gazeci upon this son of thunder,
as he sat upon the floor—when resolution
taking, and a rapid motion making, 10,
we opened wide the door. Now clear out
we hoarsely shouted, as o'er head our boot
was flouted, 'Take your presence from the
floor.' Then with an air and mien majes
tic, made his exit through the door Made
his exit without growling, neither was his
voice a howling, not a single word he said, j
And with feelings much elated, to escape a
doom full fated, we went back to bed.
SNOW FLAKES IN A BALL-ROOM.—
A writer in Once a-Week gives the follow
ing singular illustration of the condensa
tion of vapor, which always ensues when
cold air mingles with warm The scene
was in a hail-room in Moscow :
"The heat of the room having become
intolerable, one of the gentlemen opened the
top part of one of the windows. A cold
gust ol wind blew sudaeuiy in through
the open window, aud the heated air which
wo- congregated in the uppe part of the
room became suddenly condensed, and de
scended upon tbe assembled party in tbe
toixa ol snow-flakes. Probably there nev :
or was seen so curious a eight in u ball, — j
ladies and gentlemen in ball toilet, in the
midst of a dauee, and snow-flakes descend
ing; and were it not for the incongruity
of the attire, more like a skating party.'
The most notable feature last week in
New York commercial aud financial circles
was the heavy decline in gold and bread
stuffs. Private advices from Chicago say
the grain speculation there is rapidly break
ing down. I
$ wavma jpxsotso
Marriage Extraordinary.
! An extraordinary marriage took place at
• the Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
i Rev. Mr Carrow, Fourth street below
' | Arch, last week. Mr Rein, a German hy
birth, and a celebrated tamer of horses by
i profession, was united in the holy bonds of
matrimony to Mi>s llanna J Duke, the
lowa giantess. The bridegroom served
1 with distinction in the Union army. He
is rather below tbe middle stature of man
kind in point of size and weight, he scarce
ly turning the beam at one hundred and
t forty pounds. The bride weighs five hun
! dred and eighty five pounds avoirdupois,
i She has been exhibited at Judge Ingall's
f museum, on Market street uear Ninth, for
, j some time past. Mr. Rein, on visiting the
, establishment, fell violently in love with
; the lair giantefes, proposed marriage, aud
, 'of course she said yes.'
. j In the evening, at eight o'clock, the car
- i riages drew up before the museum, and the
, twain, soon to be made one, entered there
, in and proceeded to the church. The bri
. i dal party consisted of the Siamese twins
3 —Chang aud Eng, and other celebrities
t j of the museum. Upon entering the church
) the visitors were the most 'observed of all
, ! observers.' They were united in the ma
. trimonial 'bond in accordance with the
. ! plain usage of the Methodist persuasion,
I after which they retired. The event was
extraordinary because of the difference in
| the size of tbe parties. It was regarded
with a great deal of interest. The bride
did not falter or tremble upon being led to
the altar.— Phila. Press.
Our Country
. in greatest cataract 111 the world is the
I dis "of Niagar
Th< grates; cave in the world is the
Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky.
The greatest river in the world is the
Mississippi, 4,109 utiles in length.
Tht- largest valley in the world is the
.valley uf the Mississippi, containing 500,-
| 000' square miles
The greatest natural bridge in the world
j that over Oedar Creek, in Virginia.
The greatest mass of solid iron in the
world is the I roe Mountain of Missouri,
. 300 feet high and about two miles in cir
j cuit.
The longest railroad in the world is the
Central Railroad of Illinois —730 miles
long, and which cost §15,000,000.
The greatest number of miles of rail
road, in proportion to its surface, of any
couDtry in the world, is in Massachusetts,
which has over one mile to every square
j mile of its area.
j The largest aqueduct in the world is the
, Oroton, in New York, which is 4U£ miles
! long, and cost §12,500,000.
The greatest number of clocks manufac
tured in the world is turned out by the
small State of Connecticut.
A Cincinnati merchant, on a trip down
the Mississippi river, writes home that the
' outcry about the disorganization ol labor,
j and the unwillingness of the negroes to
work, is caused by cotton planters and
speculators, who want to frighten away
| o'hers from the business in order to aug
ment their own profits. Nevertheless,
j Northern men are rushing in, and there
will be a great cotton crop next year.
Wm Milnes, Esq ,an enterprising Penn
i sylvanian. and a citizen of Columbia coun
j ty, has purchased fifty-nine thousand acres
; of laDd in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., on
which are three furnaces and a forge. It
| is bis design to put them into operation im
! mediately.
'l'm a gone sucker,' as the child said
i when his mother weaned him.
|
Being asked—a wag —what kind of
! t cood he supposed the Freedmen's Bureau
was made of, replied, Ebony.
The hardest thing to hold in the world
is an unruly tongue. It beats a hot smooth
ing iron aud a kicking horse.
Sambo, which race has the harder skull,
j the white or black? Guess de white race,
'cause many of 'em are copperheads.
Charles Lamb, when a little boy, walk
ing in a church yard with his sister, and
reading epitaphs, said to her,' Mary, .vhere's
ail the naughty people buried?'
Y'oung men in Lawrence, Kansas, havo
to uiarry to get shelter irom the weather—
the landladies take none but married peo
ple. The unfortunate youths say it is a
conspiracy between the >oung ladies and
the boarding housekeepers.
Mrs. Partingdon invited au old friend
who called upon her the other day, to take
a scat upon the sopbia, that tbey might
freshen their memories with sweet remiss
nesses of the past i
'Madame, your boy can't pass at half
1 f are —he' a too large!' said tbe conductor
of a railway train which had been long de
tained on the road by a snow storm. 'He
may be too large now,' replied the matron,
'but he was small enough wbeu we started!'
I The conductor passed on.
Vol. LVI, No. 4.
Eighty unemployed Generals are shortly
to be mustered out of the army.
The largest woolen factory in Wisconsin
is just commencing operations at Racine.
George Bancroft has accepted the invi
tation to deliver the eulogy ou President
j Lincoln.
A State Wool Growers' Association is
about to be formed by wool-growers of
Pennsylvania.
The Fenian Convention have at length
decided to reduce their organization to its
original simple government.
The rural districts in certain parts of
the State, are infested with thieves who
| ask for lodging at farm houses on the plea
| that they are discharged soldiers.
Ihe receipts from internal revenue for
' the fiscal year will reach it is estimated,
by the Commissioner, three hundred mil
lions.
The copper mines of Lycoming county,
Pa , promise favorably. Samples of the
ore analyzed in Philadelphia, yieldedseven-
I ty two per cent, copper.
One million five hundred thousand lbs.
of cotton of good staple, have been raised
in the vicinity of Carbondale, Jackson
county, Illinois, the past season.
The Farmers' bank of Kentucky sued
J. N. W itherspoon, an officer in Morgan's
command, for £(50,000 lost by one of his
raids, attached his land and got judgment
for the whole sum in the Circuit Court.—
The case is appealed.
Rowland Hill once said to a conceited
minister who had preached in his pulpit
j and was fishing for a compliment on his
j effort, ''l here was one passage of yours
L admire very much.' 'Ah/ said the con
ceited preacher, 'and that was—' 'Your
passage from the pulpit to the door.'
Much was said duriug the war about
Massaehusets filling up her quota of troop*
with negroes and foreigners. It now offi
cially appears that out of 131,116 three
years' men, furnished by that State to the
army and navy, 907 were foreigners, and
6,039 colored troops. The State shows
13,492 above all calls.
A report is current at Chicago that a
prominent railroad officer, understood to be
lion. W. B. Ogden, President ot the
Northwestern Railroad, who had invested
large sums in the Nevada silver mines, has
received his first diyidend in the shape of
a ton of silver, in bars, valued at £45,000
to £50,000, based on the present value of
greenbacks.
Teachers Notice!
MEETING OF THE COUNTY
ASSOCIATION.
THE annual meeting nfthe Mifflin County Teachers'
Association will be held at McVeytown, on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sat
urday, Jan. 24. 25, 26 and 27-
Reports will be read on the following subjects:—
District Institutes. W. C. McClenaben. Gradation of
Teachers' Salaries, W. C.Gardner. Graded Schools,
Jacob K. Elliott. The Right Employment of a Teach
er's Leisure Hours, Miss Mary McCord. A Union of
Professions! Teachers, Prof. S. Z. Sharp. -
Reports will be open for discussion.
Subject.* fur DiseussUm —Thorough Recitations; Rela
tion of Ministers to our Common Schools; The Abol
ishment of Whispering.
Lecturers— Prof! J. P. VVickersliam, Normal School,
Millersville, Pa., and Rev. F. L. Floyd, Belleville, Pa.
Essayists —Misses Kate E. Stauber, Sallie Esh, and
Geo. P. Eldredge. eso., of Philadelphia.
Orator* —Messrs. W. H. Prideaux, and J. K. Aikens.
These exercises will tie interspersed with the drill
exercises on the different branches and musig.
Special efforts have been made by the executive
committee to have this the most interesting and prof
itable meeting of the kind yet held in the county; and
it is earnestly hoped tfiat'teaehers and others inter
ested—directors, for instance, by encouraging teach
ers to go—will make a corresponding effort to have it
a <ji*and success.
I am authorized to say in behalf of the citizens of
MoVeytown and vicinity that their hospitality on the
occasion shall not be behind that of other places in
which the Convention has met. So that teachers can
go with the reasonable assurance that they will havo
something to eat and whereon to sleep, without pay,
except good behavior and tlianks before they leave.
No teacher therefore of the County who is able to
go—physically I mean—can have a valid exeuse for
staying at home. Let us have a grand rally, then.
The political freedom of the country has been great
ly enlarged of late, imposing new anil greater respon
sibilities upon itseducators. Let us endeavor to meet
those responsibilities. Come out, then, come prepa
red to participate yigorousiy in the exercises, espe
cially in the discussions, and you will be amply repaid.
MARTIN MOHLER,
Chairman Ex. Committee.
Lewistown, Jan. 1,1866.
Kstate of Joseph Hart, deceased.
OTICE is hereby given that Letters tes
tamentary on the estate of Joseph Hart,
late of Wayne township, Mifflin county, have
been granted to the undersigned, residing in
said township. All persons indebted to stud
i estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment, and those having claims to present
them duly authenticated for settlement.
ELIJAH MORRISON.
January 10* Executor.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
IN pursuance of an order issued out of
the Orphans' Court of Mifflin county,
will be exposed at public sale, on the premi*
j see, on
Thursday, February 1, 1866,
all that certain lot of ground, situate on
Brown street, in the Borough of Lewistown
( bounded on the south by Mrs. Carney, north
by Henry Zerbe, and west by an alley, front
ing 27* feet, and extending back to said al'
A \ Y-J ™ th a two-story FRAME DWEL-
B!l jjln ~ HOUSE, in good repair, Sta-
Jjiifk:: . ' °ther necessary outbuild
■inlings, thereon erected. A desirable
location for any one wanting a good home.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock p. m , when
terms will be made known.
. , 11. W. JUNKIN,
janlo-4t Administrator.