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.
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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.