91* (Tnrh'c Jrmocta!. Thursday Moruing, July 10, 1879. CoftßftiiHtMDS*!?!,containing lni|x>rtMil nr*, MitMt MI r r'in aiiv |nii of ihf omnty. No coninUttta*tion ln<rtH| IIII*MI accutiipßtilmi BY the r*L iinin** of the writer. Local Department. —Among the visitors in town on the Fourth W'HS Mr. Goorgo Boal. —The moon is now on the wane, ami will rem h its last quarter to-morrow night. —Mr. ami Mr. Hherifl' Klino returned from their long Western Journey on the morning of the Fourth. Mr. Hamilton Otto, nrcom|>nniod by his wife, ws< in town over the Fourth. They departed <>n Monday morning. .—Walter Bayard, who has lately been in the employ of I.atitli .V Co., at their store in Howard, is on a visit to ids home. —Of course, Mr. I.evi Slraub embraced the holiday which the Fourth afforded and spent it with his family in this place. —The Mountain City Band gave beau tiful serenades in Various portions of town on the Fourth of July and on the evening previous. —The Centennial Temperance Club meet- regularly on Monday ir lit. I.ast Monday evening three new members -'gn cd the constitution. —Two or three respectable young men can be accomodated with boarding on reasonablu terms by applying to Mr. Sam uel Foster,on Water street, near the Spring. —That distinguished and justly cele brated fireman, "Corkey," was in town during the conflagration last Saturday morning, but failed to render the efficient \ service he did on a former like occasion. —We hear that Mr. John Kcenan, son , of Stephen Keenan, residing on Spring : street, died Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. Ho had been away from home ! for some time, Biid but recently returned ; home. Consumption was the cause of his death. —Miss Minnie Bridges is a Clearfield young lady who, after visiting for some time at the residence of Mrs. Cordon, of this place, returned to her home on Satur day last. Her _ musical accomplishments are considerable, and proved very enter taining to her friends. —The timo for holding the customary week-day service in the Kpiscopai church ' has again been changed from the hour an- j nounced last week—s o'clock p. x.—to 7 j P. M., on Friday. The present change, it is hoped, will bo more agreeable to the major portion of the congregation. —The important little borough of Mill heim is putting on airs, and is ridding her streets of stray pigs by incarcerating them In durance vite and demanding a fee for their liberation. Millheim is starting out well, and is a creditable example to burgs of more pretentions and greater growth. Ladies, as they pass along Allegheny ; street, will find it to their advantage to call in the Bee Hive dry.goods store Nothing is charged for exhibiting goods, and Mr. Ilaulnnd is certain that his t<-ck of ail kinds of ladies' goods is superior t<> i any other offered for sale in this county. —Though storms blow over the tree-tojo tall, causing them to flutter and fall, still Newman, at his Clothing Hall, continues selling fine sulfa to all. Though nature herself is rent in twain, causing her to cry j with pain ; even then in th same old way he sells clothing every day. —The popular grocery of S. A. Brew A Son continues to lead all others in the amount of business transacted. It is the best place to buy pure, sweet and fresh ' groceries. Though the establishment is ! well known, there may be a few [arsons in ' the county who have never patronized them. It will lei to their advantage to do so on the next occasion they wish to buy. —A misfortune in the shape of a broken arm occurred to Master John, son of Rev. W. K. Whitney, of Penn Ilnll, j on Sunday evening, June l!t>. Wo hearti ly sympathize with him in his misfortune, and hope it will soon again be mended, as we are quilt sure will be the case under the skillful rare of Dr. iVitzell, who is now attending to the injured member. —Mr. Harry K. Hicks, determined to keep up with the times and be sociable, has recently put a telephono in his store connecting witT bis house and all the other places in town wmere telephone* are in operation. He will now take pleasure in conversing with all his friends through hi* machine, in any language or on any subject. Order fifty dollars' worth of hard ware by telephone and see how nice ho can talk to you in reply. —A committee of ten prominent young gnntleni'-n have arranged for a delightful sociable t'i take place at the Bush Houe on Tuesday evening next. 'lt is the initi atory affair of the kind this season, and we hope will prove the event to usher in a truly pleasant period of festivity, to the guest* at the Bush House and to our many sociable citizens. Our thank* are due for the courtesy of an invitation to partici pate In the enjoyiheflt. —George Downing and Harry Yeager have made an improvement at the o{>era House Ha loon that cannot fail to commend itself to thirsty (ample while the dog star tlaze>. They have built a mammoth ice box that is fully capable of holding ono day's brewing from IWgner A Kegel's great brewery and all the We in the Northwest passage. We don't think any one will complain of gelling warm beer at tbis popular saloon. • | —John llosturuian and Jasper Wolf, | Km|'s, of Wolfs' Store, called in to seo us on Monday morning last. We hope that they will do the same on every succeeding visit to this place. Mi-, James Mitchell and Miss Olln 1 Mitchell returned la*t week from their extended Western tour. They Spent several weeks of great pleasure umoiig the former friends of Mrs. M. —I lev, S. C. Swallow, presiding elder of tho ecclesiastical district in which the M. K. church, of this place, is situated, ; will preach in the church next Sunday I morning and evening. A very full at- I tendance of the congregation is expoeted, j and the presence of a* many other persons ) a* can find it convenient to come is desired. —Tho festival given by the United Brethren congregation on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday last was crowned with j good success. Each evening the room ' seemed to lie crowded, and the excellent 1 refreshments were disjmsed of rapidly and I at moderate rates. The profit* aggregated I about eighty-five dollars, which we think is doing pretty well for the lirst attempt. —Through the summer and the fall An invitation comes to all To freipient Newman s Clothing Hail— -1°)„. greatest in this nation. II" who will obey the call, He he -hurt or be lie tall, Can buv clothes which will beat all The dandies in creation. —The end of this world muy not !• an occurrence of rare spirt to many of u-, but it i* amusing to hear how many limes the ••xact date of the event has been fixed ujmjii and it lia* failed to happen. The nearest time in the future v. ben the Adwnlisto prophesy it wiil occur is to-morrow. 11 you're ready for it, all right; if not, you might as well become so immediately, and then if it don't happen, you wont be the loser by the preparation. . —There was much shooting with pistols and large firecrackers on the afternoon of the Fourth ami it resulted in one case in a •ail accident. A colored boy named Clea ver was standing before the residem •• of Dr. llibler, on Allegheny -treet, holding in his left band a pistol with hit right hand tighily closed over the nozzle. It was suddenly ditcharg'-d, terribly lacerat ing the right hand. The unfortunate lad was tak* n to hit home where we hope he received the proper rare and attention. —'Twas a lovely night And the moon * pate light Through rifted clouds shone down. A* the ladies walked Anil softly talked of the best store in town. And to nie This seemed to be Tho burden of their speech Bauland't Bee Hive Store Is worth any four Now within our reach. —As a rule, the Fourth of July passed off most pleasantly in town, In tho evening there was a perfect blaze of firework* at different portions of the town. Mr. John C. Miller entertained a miscellaneous au dience with an excellent display ; the Bush and Brockerhoff Hou*e* and Mr-. Butts' boarding bouse were each illuminat at intervals by rot kets, Koman candles and spinning wheels ; fine displays were made at tho residence* of Mr. George Jai k*on nml Mrs. Lane; and pyrotechnics of va rum* kind* wero exploded in all portions of the town. Tho air was dry and dense and very favorable to make each one a suc cess. Lev. John lb-bert* and wife, who five years ago departed from thi* town and from their native country in the rapacity of missionaries to a foreign land, are again at home, and are at present residing with Itev. .lames Hughe* at the " School in the Mountain," otherwise termed tho Belle fonte Academy. Itev. John Roberto has suffered greatly with ill health, but under the gonial influence of home is rapidly re covering. A brother of the reverend gen tleman, Mr. Luther Roberto, together with his wife, are also at present visiting in town. Mr. Luther Roberts wan once a teacher at the Academy, but is at present engage! in business in the city of New York. —This is the patriotic (?) way in which Williamspirt celebrated the Fourth: At the I'iirk Hotel the managers hung the flag upside down, and then were too lazy to rectify their mistake. The citizens, led by tho flro department, grow indignant, and after ordering it to bo properly hung, which was not done, an alarm of fire was sounded, and tho department, together with about one thousand other persons, rushed to tho hotel. Tho flro department would not bo satisfied until thoir bravo Chief was allowed to hang Uncle Sam's flag right side up with earn. By this limn the Mayor appeared <>n the scone, scolded tho crowd and sent them all homo. It proved to be a variety in tho way of a cel ebration not enjoyed by any other town. Next Tuesday, if kind Providence lx> propitious, just at the dawn of day, a dozen or mora young gentlemen of oar town will rise from their downy couches, pack their valises, and with a quantity of accumula ted provisions sufficient to feed a regiment, will hie nway to the woods, bound on a grand camping-out expedition. Guides, cooks and all the accessories which tend to render tho occasion ono of greater enjoy ment and freedom from care will accom pany tho expedition. It I* the same party that went on a similar excursion lat sum mer with the addition of two or thr-e who will add much to the pleasure* of tho oc casion. I*ast year It was pronounced by all the most pleasant expedition of the kind the party ever Indulged in, and with the added experience of another year it is expected the enjoyment will lie corres pondingly increased. We hava everv reason to think that their anticipations will be realized, • Las t wiM-k wo had occasion to cull Pennsylvania the most Important Htnte in till* enlightened ooiinlry. .Statistic#, show in:; lior immense resource*, aenni to bear us out in tho assertion. Tho brilliant Com mencement exercise# in hor numerous in stitution* of lourning speak volumes in re gard to advancing education. But n scene, in severe contrast to thin, which oocurrod in Custer City, ftriiilforil county, onTuo*- day, tho lt of thin month, in calculated to cause a complete revulsion of opinion ami carrion tin back to tho darkest dayn of Spain's im-une delight in hull l ndeed, that i" jlint what it was. An audience of seven hundred persons, among whom were ladies (?) and children, assembled to witness tho sport of a ferocious light he. tween a bull and a bear, iicforo tho en giige'nontcomiiicncnd, the audience shouted wildly for lite animals to lie led into the arena. In duo tiino the iomiiioiicial, and as a result, both animals are expected to die. A man an.l a woman, too, were injured by the bear in his attempts to es cape. But still tho audience seemed to i enjoy the di gu-ting -if-lit, and shouted ' mid laughed in demoniac glee. To hoar of such an occurrence so near to us wai a disagreeable surprise, and wo hope the good sense of every community will pre vent a -imiliir exhibition • tor happening J again. # Theimnuitl (' .ninicti.. Us-nt at Harvard ( olb'go has develop- d tin* fact tiiat a (>• cullar disease is ruging among the youth i of our lollege. The fsctwa developed by President Kllot before tho meeting of the ' College Medical Facility A disease ol lie- DOW, throat and lungs renders tfo-in . incapable of attending prayers in the Col- j lege chapel in the morning. The principal peculiarity of it which proves beyond ttie capability of the medical men to solvn is that while it has no a).parent effect in J re. venting llieir participation in the usual studies, or even in violent gann-s of bas,. \ ball, crii ket or rowing matches, it ope. j rates in rendering them altogether unalde j to att'-nd the simple morning religious ser vices. The exist'nee of this malady pre vails to a greater degree am-.ng the mem bers of the Senior i ln than with the Junior class and Freshmen While twen ty-one per cent, of the former were troubled wfitb it, only ten per cent, of the latter ex hibited serious symptoms of its presence. < >ri ' xarnination it may I*- discovered that this disease is not confined t" Harvard Col lege, or even to colleges as such, but typos of it may lie found among all classes of people. It Is a complaint almost as uni versal in this country as consumption, and medical rn a will do well to immediately provide a remedy. An expeditious bit of work in the way ■ of barn building * recently done by Mr. ' J. N. Fredericks, car|>cnU>r, >.f I'nionville, j • n the fartn .f our values! friend, Mr 1 Henry O. Cronist. r, in Huston township. The barn is 41 feet by 61 feet, and with the assistance of one man and two boys, 1 Mr Fredericks did th- framing, and had - all ready to raise in tffe slo>rt space of fifteen days. Poring these fifteen days Mr. Fredericks hewed timber one day and ! rafters two days. The barn raising took place on Thursday, the 3rd instant, and brought together a large number of persons , to assist in setting up the new structure, j which was accomplished without hitch or accident. In commemoration of the event, Mr. ("ronisler, like the generous hot that he is, set before his friends and neighbors a must bountiful supp.ly of all tho good things of life with which to satisfy the craving appetites superinduced by the work that cos I led them together. A cob-fed lad, on the afternoon of the ' Fourth, not knowing where to throw his firecrackers, commenced projecting theni under the feet of a team of horses standing ion Allegheny street. The owner of the team did not altogether appreciate the sport there was in this operation and com menced U> chase after the lad with the in dention of chastising him. An energetic race onued, mm h to the delectation of the assembled crowd, hut the boy proved to be the fleetest of foot and *oaj<od his deserved pinishment. I.trr.KAKV Nawa.— An EncyclopeAia o) t'nireriHil KnaieltAge, in 20 volumes, 1 H.IKK) page*, all fur $lO, and equal in all im|>or tant resjiecl* to any Cyclopedia heretofore sold for $lOO, is announced for publication by tho A MEDIC AX BOOK KXCHAMOK, 6ft Bookman street, New York. They have just isailed an edition of Chamber'* Cyelo /teAia of Englt*K literature, complete in four volumes, neatly cloth bound for $2.00. Their catalogue of several hundred stand ard publications, at very low prices, will be sent free on request. . Smith * Rihlr Dictionary, and an una bridged CruArn'* (XincorAance, each to las sold for $l.OO, are recent announcement* <>f the AMF.HU AX BOOK KXCIIAXUE, ftft Beckman street, New York. Juvenile classic*—Beautiful largo type elegant hound editions of Arahutn Might* and Rnhinnon (Yum*, for 6ft conts each, and of Bnnyan'* Pilgrim* I'rogrr** and Trarrt* of Baron Munchausen, for 60 cents each, hare Just Wn published by the AWRRII-AX BOOK KXC'HAXOR, 66 Beckman street, New York. New editions of RtAlin'i Ancient ffitory, and the "Ormplete Work* of Jorphus," both printed in large, beautiful type, and strongly and neatly bound, have just been issued at about one-third the former prices, via: Kollin, $2.26; Josephus, $2 00. AMKRICAX BOOK KXCHAXOR, publishers, 6ft Beck ins n str<et, New York. Fhiimxu TIIK PI.AMK* . IN H com munity so sympathetic as this the particu lars of every misfortune are so generally known tiiat it Is not news to the reader by tho time the newspaper appears. Hueh is doubtless the case with the fire whii-h oc curred last Saturday morning. People were just congratulating themselves on their fortunate escape from the fiery ele ment which generally accompanies the Fourth of July, when about x.:! 0 o'clock Saturday morning, the dreaded alarm of fire was heard, and Haines were discovered issuing from two frame residences on the extreme upper end of High street, directly north ol the Jail. The first dwelling was owned and occupied by Mrs, Nora MeAl- j lister, and the second wa- owned by Mr. j I'atrlek Dooly, and occupied at the time by a Mrs. Itenner. It is supposed that the fire was ignited on the roof of Mr. Dooly's house by a spark from tho McAllister house, the inmates of the latter having a brisk fire in the kitchen, while it is said j there was no fire in the former. The situ- j atioti of the dwellings is on one of the highest j m lint* in town, and, fan mil bv a brisk wind, it did not require long ere the flames were beyond the control of the fire men, who were promptly on hand. -Their efforts w-ro further embarrassed by the height of the situation, the h throwing b it a very small, feeble -train of water on the flames. They were successful, bow ver, in preventing the fire from spreading to neighboring property. A- is usual with our firemen ami citizens on such occasions tho imnicrgency called forth several in stance# of valor. Some of them, in their efforts to save the furniture in an upper story, remained there until *ll mod" of exit wa burned away. They were then forced to leap from a second-story window. The l-ogaii boy* put themsolvss iii a situ ation of danger when they placed their ladder against the burning side of the Dooly house ami mounted to the top for the j iirjH.se of ihmvMyg a more effectual stream of water on the flames, when there was imminent danger of the entire wall plunging into the burning mass. Once, indeed, a portion of the wall did give way, when a bold rtreraan only #*vrl himself by leaping to the roof of the next hourr. Mr. I>ooly's h use was finely finishes! 11l the interior and was quits- valuable, but we are pleased to say that the insurance is sufficient to rover all loss. The !<•#• to Mrs. Nora McAllister, however, is pecu liarly severe, as it was, we 1 1-eve, all th property she bad, and was uninsured. Alim-st the entire contents of each dweii ing were saves), although the buildings arc a mast of ruins. CKXTRE CtIfXTT I-AXIM KOR SAI.K.— Don t search for advertisement* of Western lands for sale when such excellent tracts of land ran lie bought in this county *• arc advertised in this issue, and descrip tion* of which can be seen on elegant poster* now l* ing put in public places The first comprise* one hundred and fifty four acres, | n Or egg township, supplied with all the necessary buildings, orchard and timlier Oue hundred and twenty acres are dear. No. 2conlains one hundred and twenty-seven acres, bounded by lands of Jerry Kline. Jm.*s Duck and others, with . one hundred and seventeen acres dear. On . this, also, is an orchard and good buildings. The third tract it separated from the first by a public r. ad, and consist# of thirty-four acres, with twentr-oven clear, the remain der lieingsupplied with g.*l timber. About twontv-six acres, which tnake the fourth tract, are near the public road, and covered with oak, chestnut and pitch pine timlier. | The fifth tract comprise* sl-out eighty-four ! seres, situated principally in Walker lown • hip. On it are white pine, white oak and hemlock timber, a running stream and excellent water power. It is near lands of S. Mageo, Wm. W. Hunter and others ; All of this iand is within four miles of .Spring Mills Station. The sale will take ; place on Thursday, August 7, at 12o'clock, ! at the late residence of J. Henry Duck, in Uregg township. For terms and all requi •ite information, consult our advertise ment#, or the large imsler# which may be j found in all public (daces. A PLEASANT PLACE.—The meeting in the room of tho Young Men'* Christian ! Association, on Sunday afternoon, wa* one of the happy event* which mark* the course 'of the Association. Hev. W. A Biggart 'Ud in his usual energetic manner. At tho rloae of the exercise# President ('. F. Cook thanked the (*<op|o of Beliefonle, particularly the ladies, for their manv kindnesse# to the Association Though the audience wa* not to large a* It sometime* is, those who were present enjoyed the ex ercises and pronounced the room one of j the most pleasant place* to meet for relig ious worship in the State. The recent im ! provement* and the elegant carpet give it an air of great neatness and purity. The Association would now like to discard the unsightly bencho* which disfigure the rear of the room, and supply their place with comfortable settee* just long enough to afford room for an aisle in tho centre of the apartment. This would improve the appearance and enable the large audience* ! to seat themselve* with greater ease than they now can. The room bid* fair to be of great use, a* it will be used by the la dies for temperance meeting*, in addition to those held by tho A<x>cialion. —Mr. Wm. P. Duncan wa* a very ma terial accession to the Kpiscopal choir last Sunday morning and evening, not only a regard* hi* musical aid, but al*o in con tributing to the general fine appearance of the choir. MKETINO K r COUNCIL.—Council went through more than the usual amount of husinea* on Monday night. I'resident Humes occupied the chair, and Messrs. Ardell, Orlder, Harper, Hotter, Kahcllo, Mc'Clure, lleyriolds and Hhortlldge were present. The Street and Water committee report ed " progress." Fire and Police committee reported that they had ordered 160 feet of hose and de sired authority from council for t.'ierk to draw order for the cost of same. A mo tion made by Mr. MrClure, afterwards, that the Clerk be authorized to draw an order for the payment of the 160 feet of hose was adopted by the following vote : yea*---Ardell, Crider, llsrp-r, Hotter, Ka bello, McClure, Reynolds and Hume* ; nay—Khortiidge. Nuisance committee rejairtsMl that they had procured a |-ound from lien. Beaver at $•! per month, from June 24, lKT'.i. The Clerk, on behalf <,f Market com mittee, read receipt of James Harris for s'• .'to market fee* ; also receipt of I" cent* i for one oak plank sold to 1> •#. Bush. The Treasurer rcporp-d ttiat Mr Keicb line had (-aid since June 10, a. cording to report of Finance committee, fl'irr on as se.lin.-ril of 1X76 and I' 2 'io on nMu-ssment of IXTH. A remonstrance from < iii/.<-ns against pa. age of an ordinance taxing cotiimor ial traveler* was read. On motion of Mr Hlmrtlidge, seconded by Mr. At dell, the rcmoMlrance war accq.tixl and ordered to be filed. On motion of Mr. Sh-irtlidge, second'il by Mr McClure, It was do. i.J.-d that th" money suliscritxd to the widening of High slr'-< I bridge lie a;.; r prial-d to tii" widening of U.mij str-i-t liridge, j.rovid. 1 that all the motiey te - sub- ribod before the work i commenced. Tie- Clerk read ..pinion of S.licitor r> ■ lative to (lubiicatioti of Imr .ugh a- count# , and on motion of Mr. Shortbdge, se> ond ■••1 b\ Mr. Ardell, the • pinion was ordered to le-filed. Auditor*, in *<•<-.rdatn c witli that opinion, ar* authorized to publish the annual stats ment at tii .eait possible cost* Adopted unanimously. The rejiort ol High Cot. table we r<-ad j relative to itn]#iundiiig cow- and h..g- , a!-, relative to a-r< -rnn-nt ..ti d'-cs, show ing that the Uriel number of curt r<a<hi* 14 1 '. inclu ling both sexes. Th" Finance c- mm it ice, on motion of Mr. Sh'-rtlidge, s-, • t.dn! by Mr Keyn-.lds, were dirti ted to see that High Constable tie provided with a bond, in accordance with ordinance. The Fir at;-l I'-.lice committee, on mo tion of Mr. hbortlidge. seconded by Mr Katwllo, were ordered to inquire into the cause of the late fire and make suih rn em tnendalions a# they may dc-m prxqier. An ameiidment offerixi by Mr. llarja-r, that the committee go from house Ui house and make examinatiun of flues and chimneys, was lost. The Vote on original motion •Usui yea* —Ardell, McClure, Sbortlidge and llurna*; nays Crider, Harper, Hoffer, Katicllo and IU-ynohls. —lf the stories which come to our cars concerning the ravages of grasshopper# in portions of the county a; proach near Li the truth, we can inde.-d rival the West in j the palmiest days of her grshoppor pride. Besides the incalculable injury they are doing to fields of grain, they are, in thi ir I insatiable greed, attacking even men, \ w..men and children. It Is said that a cer tain gentleman residing on Linn street, on ! a recent vi*it to tho country, left his vest j lie for a short time on the ground, tin returning he found only a few shreds of what wa* once a vest, while numerou* fat gra*tbop(iers sat round winking their eye* in satisfaction over the savory meal which they had Just finished. When our conn try ladies put out a week s wash, it is ne cessary for them to stand guard over their clothes, armed to the U<eth, UI keep away the hungry hoppers, fin more than one occasion, when clothes have been left alone ! for half an hour, the fair dam* ha* come forth Ui look after them only Ui find an empty line, and a groeihopper or **• stand ing around attempting to swallow the last shirt button. If they continue with us j lung we will soon be- willing U> receive contributions from the .Sunday-school children of more fortunate neighborhood*. A (SRAXTS KXCUDMOR. —An excursion which will certainly attract many will start from this place on the morning ol Wednesday, July Iff, U> Long Branch, Ashbury l'ark, Ocean Orove and t'ajie May, all of these (minlf being reached be ! fore 7 o'clock of that day. The train will ' leave thi* place at <i.3o A. M. Ticket* will lie good until the 22J, and can be purchas ed for the wonderfully low price of $0.76. —lie was in town one afternoon of week. A bundle of old umbrella handles j under his arm suggesU-d his buiinne*, while an unusual quantity of alcohol on board plainly indicated that he was not a prac tical of the terni-crance theory. He found thi* latter *o overpowering In it* effects that he nought a placo of r-#t near Charley (Hnnn's phoUsgraph car. He wa* instant ly discovered by about a doxen of the "•mall hoy*" who are ever on the alert for •uch individuals, and who instantly con cludes! that ho would make an excellent target for their fihework*. Large and small firecracker* bunt for half an hour in dangerous proximity to hi* ret-uil but like one lost In contemplation of lha wonderful work* of nature, he heeded them not, hut maintained hi* Implacable Imperturbability. Al last the "small bov*' " firecracker* were exhausted, and the urchin* themselves wearied of the sport, when the umbrella man gently roe and staggered off with a* much nonchalance a* If the email boyi bad never exUtad. WATKUV LW FORMATION.-— During tho rwent (If, on first attaching the: hosej to the plugs, It *< discovered tliHt tho wst'-r failed to immediately rmpond to tho drain made ujn it. By an examination of tho signal placed in tho reservoir for the pur |e of indie nting the height of the water, only half on hour before the Ore occurred, it wan found that tho rcsM-rvoir was within one iixA of being full, or fourteen inches above the waste pipe, so the failure of the water WH owing to no scarcity in the res ervoir. A short time before the fire <*■- furred the water had been drawn from the North ward of the town to repair a leak. The moment of the conflagration it had been turned on again and rushed into the empty pipes, which required fifteen or twenty minutes to fill, and of couna drew the water from the [eirtion of tho town in which the Are occurred. This, coupled with the fact that the jnjint at which the tire wa> raging is only twenty-two feet lower than the reservoir, is the true solu tion oi lite failure of water. ,F/.ro/E, of this fact, we are informed thai the water in the reservoir it at no time allowed HI tali helow the waste pipe, which in former years was considered full. I he waste pijie has been plugged up and the water purnjed twenty-six INCHES above it, thus giving those living on the higher parts of TOWN the advantage of so rnu> h more I levalion The six-inch main pijE is entirely inadequate to furnish the re piir<D amount of water to the number of 'sweets that are constantly drawing it. It has BEEN ascertained beyond a doubt that it tiiio-s when the reservoir is full some hydrants will not flow till the drain from ••wer parts ef the town is STOPJA-D The live hundred fawcets which are continually frswing fr .m the six-inch main, if all turned with full force at one time, would REQUIRE one hundred and fifty inches of water, whereas THE main will only supply twentv-eight SQUARE inches. Kven one hundred fawcets turned on at once with j full force would deprive, for the time, all those hydrants in the upper portion of the TOWN 'IF water. Hut this emergency is •I.E whilh WLL. seld'.TN occur, except in arcs where the water has been turned off | for a couple .f hours, at which time the fawoet* ARE in a position to receive tho first FL. W. In this may again BE found tho "•ason why the water gave out last Satur iay before the firemen retired FROM th<- fire. It being under control, the water wa again turned in the pipes, and all E-s- TWJSED through the open fawcets. Mr. (ie.irge \\ K dgers, the engineer, says '.hat if all the other outlds are CLOUD he an pump faste r than the hose of bolls oinpames can exhaust the supply. If tho main at the reservoir had (SEEN made fun | nel-rnouthd it have been a great advantage, for while: the prtwsure at and around 11st- HUSH House is eighty pisund* US the in h to force THE wat<-r out. there is •nlr sixteen foot head. or about seven and •ne-balf (SOUNDS PRESSURE to force it in at ■ the rcM-rvoir. THEN again the up|* r end of I-amb STRICT Isemg Lut eight feet lower than the reservoir, additional pressure at the latter point would render it easier in SOIDUING a fire. These remarks have merely l--n < ailed forth by criticisms or | RATIONED BV Saturday morning's fire, MR. Ibajgers giving us the figures which wo j use. OriXIXO Kxiae iMt*.—We learn that the new building erected at Valentine*' Forge is now completed. The employee have named it the "Ironworkers Build- I ing." It will Ise opened for the first time with a dedicatory service in the lower room on Sunday week, the iXHh instant, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. All the minis ters of the town and the p>ub!ic generally are invited to attend and (*rtici|te in the* opening services. The lower story is fitted up as a church with pears and re*ading desk. On the second fleajr are three rooms to lie used for reading and recreation. The* building is in the hands of five trustees, who have sole charge eif it, but are govern ed by the conditions imposed in the oon | voyanoo of the property to allow its uso only for religious, mental and moral pur pose*, and for the exclusive use of Valen tines" employe*. The trustee* are compel led by the conditions eif the conveyance to guard against everything that can lead to evil, one of the provisions being that "no gambling, drinking intoxirwting liquors nor drunken persons shall he allowed on the premises or in said building."' Wei congratulate the men on the fine edifice which they now own, and trust that it may indeed lie of great and lasting bene fit to them and to the community. It will he but a proper exhibition of appreci ation and ene-oiiragement for our ritircnt to attend the services on that day in largo numbers. MARRIAGES. OeiWI.T—MoRW KV.-AI in* lOSHWI-. Milosl.arg, Jnir x. ia;. m n*< wet VapCle wuitaw 11. C- ml; and Xw War; A McKwsn, all of Pwki,m*, Cmifw Govfittr, ri DEATHS. URoWX —ln llsssse town.hip. I 111. ~*,,1;. Ta*day # Jmsll.nf IMBSJ maitdaist, Mr. Sunn-1 Preaa, sand 47 ymr*. We iwest <• leara id ll* diwth id Me (rasa, I.* Is* aa npiisbi, mwMiMi nu. whs la lit* his in*tai 11**1 t drew toward Sis Ih* r*|el sad Is** id ail I ho** with whsai Is *h ewwwsrtod. Us I thnl tart dnsM aha pro— a ana* id rnwaolattow la hi* frtiada at with swli "So dl* h tain." die loans a If* and two eklMaa: alas two t.rih*es sad law ddm, a* id Ih* tall*, Ma lh Win Id Me William US id IMs plarw lh*a all ha** *ar nar**st simpaUi;. Amlg:nee*s Notlw. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Acrwwaf <d ISAAC MITOIIKLL. Asafe*** So Ih* l-w St Id itnHlie id Iwnst Thoaas aad Jio*fd P Th-.ma* h** Sws Sled la Ih* <d#r at Ih* Piwihna •datf <4 Ih* Oowrt id Haauw a Una sI (lowlt* nasi;, ahull tail oonnl will ha prvstawd Aw conAiasattua si Ih* west Una id said M IMw t. I. IIAPri.K, fMhlsshq.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers