BY DAVID OVER,
Iflfff fJnttrij. i
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inra i am old.
Wear. I am old . and, ob. how soon.
Will life's sweet morng yield to noon. i
Ar.fi noon's broad, fervent, earnest light, j
3- shaded in tbe gloom of night,
Till iikea story we',l nigt told,
Will eam my life—wheo I am old.
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When I atn o'd— th>a breezy earth
Will lose for me its voics of mirtb—
The streams will have an undertone
Of sadness not by right their own;
And spring's sweet power in vain unfold i
In rosv charms—when I am old.
Whan I am old. I tliall not care
To deck with flowers mvfaded bsir;
Twill be no vain deire of mine,
ID rich and costly dress to shine;
Bright jewels and the brightest fold
Will cbann rae no:—when I am old.
When I nm old, my friends will be
Old ani infirm, and bowed like me;
Or else their bodies "ueath the sod.
Their spirit* dwelling safe with God.
Their funeral kne!.' will long have toll'd
Above th* rest—when I am old.
When I am old, I'd rather bend
Thus sadly o'er each buried friend.
Than see them lose th- earnest truth,
That marks the friendship of our youth;
'Twill be so sad to have them cold.
Or stiai ge trora me—when I am old
When I am old—O ! bow i; seems
J.ike the wild lunacy of dreams,
To picture in prophetic rhyme,
1 tie dirt, tar distant, shadowy tiajo;
So distant that i* seems o'er tiold.
Even to say— •■when I am old."
When I am old—perhaps ers 'hTr,
I may bo missed from haunts of msu;
I'er.iap* my dwelling will he found
ren-.sth the green and silent mound:
My name, by stranger hands er.rolt'd
Among the dead—ere I am old.
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Ere I arn old—that time i new,
For youth sits lightly on my brow;
My spirits, buoyant, bajpy, fre,
Life a tiisunml charms for me;
Charms thxt will long their influence hold t
Within ray heart—ere I am old.
Zre I am old—Oh! let me give,
M y iile to learning how to live;
Tb u shall I meet, will; willing heart.
An early" summons to depa>t;
Or have my lengthened days con*l'd
By God's sweet peace—when I am old.
find the following thrilling talc '
now going the rounds of the press. The j
incidents mentioned below occurred about •
twenty uiiles west of Bedford, in this j
County, now Somerset C'ouuty. Many of
our oldest citizens remember the eircum- .
stances, and John Lambert, we j
still lives on the Allegheny. Tbe murder- j
er was executed in Bedford.
THE WHITE HOSSE.
A True Story of the Allegheny
Mountain*.
la the year 1812, the western portion of
the great State of Pennsylvania, embracing \
the mountainous region between Chaiabsrs
burg and Fitisburg, pre-en'ed little tuoro j
than an unsubdued and unbrokeu wilder
ness. through which the great road from
Philadelphia to the bead waters of tbe
Ohio passed; and nt that period it was a
iouely and daugerous pathway to all way
farers between tbe ea-tern cities aud the
great western wilderness of Ohio and Ken
tucky.
To the best of uiy recollection, this road
•passed over live distinct and lofty ridges of
mountains, with here end there a sparse
settlement of hardy mountaineers and hun
ters, and with occasionally, between these
infant settlements some solitary aod remote
booths of the wandering buuters deserted,
rmuous, and forlorn, except during the
hunting season of tbe year. "Of all tbe
solitudes in the universe, those seeui the
most deserted—chilling and awfully alone
which bear the marks of human habitation;
and having becu deserted by their forme r
inmates forever. Of the five ridges over
which the road just mentioned, passed to
the westward, tbe middle ridge was by far
the highest, and was called by the wagoners
tbe'back bone'by way of pre-eminence,
and because tbe word ' Allegheny' in tbe
ludiro language means the parent or fa
ther of mountains. . From tbe eastern brow
of this lofty middle ridge, where resided,
ct the period I speak, of, an houest, wealthy
Pennsylvania Dutchman, whose natue wis
Statler, who lp.pt a public inn—in viewing
the rugged, precipitous landscape to the
*twani, tlse ejf-'Was lost in a bed of infe-
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i rior ridges, which seetued 4 to extend In the
very verge of the horizon like the waves ol
some vast ocean, beheld a headland of tow
ering mountain peak. In fact, to make use
of a poetical figure, the whole surtaoe of
the eastern horizon seen from the eastern
brow of the main Allegheny ridge, scciucd
like the billows of a tumultuous ocean
storm, suddenly arrested by the fiat of Om
nipotence, and fixed forever in tueir various
positions and attitudes. The whole scene
was indeed sublime, beyond any power of
language I cau command.
The house in which Statler resided was
emphatically a Dutch house, one story high
framed and painted, with a porch along the
whole front, and dormer windows in the
mot'.
During the winter of 1812-13, on a
jouruey between Philadelphia and Pitts
burg, I stopped at this orderly and well reg
ulated taveru, to remain ail night. Them
wa- much company there, in addition to
those who arrived at the time I did, but it
was of an ordinary traveling character,
composed chiefly of western merchants, and
we were not much in the way of each other.
Among the guests who surrounded tbe
fire after supper, was a geutleman of ap
parently superior information, and who
seemed to be much of a literary character;
and the conversation happening to turn on
the dangers encountered by travelers, he
voluntarily related to the company the fol
lowiug narrative, with the assurance that it
was true, and we all listened wiih atten
tion:
"About a year ago," said he, "a gentle- !
man well armed, from tbe direction oi >
Pittsburg, aud its adjacent rich stock coun- !
try, stopped at this hocse with a large •
drove of fattened bullocks for the Philadel- \
pliia and Baltimore markets, who said it I
was hi intention to bring back tbe pro- :
ceeds in money, to pay up the contract — f
and that he would probably return in such
a length of time. His name and dress and 1
also the place of bis residence 1 . Lave now
forgotten: but ho rode a white horse of
very superior power—and 1 mention the
peculiar color of Lis hor=e, because it was
that which afterwards saved ins life. Some j
weeks after be had been gone, and about ,
:b.? time of his expected return, two Cam- ;
dian Frenchmen, on foot, weii dressed, and
well armed, one carrying a brace of pistols j
and, the other a rifle, came from tbe direc
tion o? Pittsburg, and stopped at this house
for breakfast. They told Mr. Statler that j
they bad no money, and that they Lad lost j
their horses. He immediately ordered j
breakfast for them, and they ate heartily,
conversing at the same time in tbe French
language, and in an nndertone. One of !
them was a large stout man, and the other j
was a person of less size; they both had j
tbe air of gentlemen.
After tbey bad breakfasted, they started
eastward, in the direction of Philadelphia; j
there was a light soft snow cn the grouud : !
and the walking was somewhat difik-uh.— '
They had not proceeded more than two
! miles, when in the distance, from a risinc j
i I
I piece of grouud, they discovered a traveller j
| advancing toward them on a white horse.— I
This wayfarer and his white steed, they
; imagined, Were the objects of their long
aud anxious pursuit; and no sooner was this
fancied discovery made, than they suddenly j
turned their faces to the westward, and ap- j
pearcd to be traveling in that direction.— I
The solitary traveller on the white horse 1
)
soon overtook and accosted tbcm in tbe
most friendly manner. On being ques
tioned, they told bim they wore on their
way to Pittsburg, and were destitute of ihe
means of defraying their expenses, and de
sired him to assist them onward. His re-* !
ply was what might have been expected— j
it was precisely what always may be ex" j
pectcd by any destitute wayfarer, traveling
in the great west. He told them he was a
poor man himself, and burdcoed with tbe
heavy charge of a large family of helpless
children, that his name was Pollock, a la
boring man by profession, aud that be lived
on rented land, not far from the residence
of Gen Arthur St. Clair, in Ligonier Yal
| ley, that he had but a very small sum of
money with hint, but that he would share it
with them, iD tearing their expenses, to tbe
last cent. Conversation on this and other
them'cs, brought the two vagabond French
men, and their generous and noble comrade
I Pollock, bawk toStatier's house for entcr
; tainmeiit. Here poor Pollock ordered re
i freshments for his stranger companions and
| himself, and paid for them from a leathern
i purse, but very poorly and meagerly sup
plied, and the travelers started on their
i way vfswtwirJ iu company .
i Daring the two visits the strangers had
■ made at Stailer's house, their appearance,
conduct aud character had been narrowly
and closely scrutinized by a brother-in-law
•of whose name was John Lsm-
f bert, a blacksmith by trade, aod with whom
! I afterwards took occasion to become ae
j quainted.
After the departure of the two armed
footpads, with Mr. Pollock in company,
| Lambert remarked to his brother in law,
j ;hat he did net like the appearance of these
| two Frenchmen—that he distrusted their
i intentii.n? respecting Pollock—that their
' countenances and character seeiued dark
' and sinister—that he had come to the de
termination of following tbeiu a few miles.
Statler dissuaded him from this re.-clution.
a being futile aod not well founded—told
; liiui that no harm would result to Pollock
from traveling in their company, aud desi
red him to dismiss bis suspicions, as he was |
! convinced they were innocent and worthy j
! men. While Lambert aud his brother in
law were discussing these points on the
front porch, Pollock's horse suddenly j
i urned the eorner of the road, aud advanc
ed to them at full speed, without his rider.
When the horse came up to the porch, the
Whole tragedy was fully explained—the
hoist's neck and shoulders, as well as the
saddle and saddle cloth, were stained with
blood, and no doubt could exist as to Pel
lock's murder. The servants and young
men of the house were immediately mount
ed on horseback, and sent to summon tie
neighbors to assist in recovering poor Pol
lock's body, and assist, if possible, in cap
turing the offenders. Neighbors in such a
country as this was, at that time, included
ali who resided within ten or twelve uules
of the place designated.
A little after the'uiiddle of tbe day, ten
or twelve of the Lardy dwellers of the
mountains had collected themselves on Stat
ler's porch.
***#*
M itb Lambert' as their chosen leader,
who made a solemn vow to capture or de
stroy the murderers, .the company started
an foot and well armed, in pursuit of the
blood stained fugitives, horkes, "however ac
tive and powerful, could be of no use to
t'"'" w ■•*-* r - r*'j
ccs of the mountains, covered as they were j
with snow.
Wben the company eamc to the scene Of i
the murder, no deubt could exist as to the !
facts; the snow was much trampled and ,
greatly discolored with blood, and disclo
sed traces of a deadly struggle of life and ,
death; from all appearances, the struggle
rnnst Lave been long and dreadful, and
. . !
evinced the obstinacy with which the poor
victim of assassination must have contended 1
hopelessly for life. But what must have
been the reflections which rushed on the
mind of the lonely and deserted victim of
perfidy when overcome and sinking uuder
the hands and savage hearts of these mon
sters of iniquity and blood. His wife, his
children, his poverty, the cold charities of
a merciless world, must have filled his m;nd
with horror and dismay—the physical ago
nies of death, wi;h ail their excruciating
pangs, can be as nothing to such mental
sufferings.
It was evident to Lambert and Lis com- '
panv, that the body of the deceased would j
not be far removed from the scene of death,:
andain a few minutes' search, the corpse ;
was discovered. It was wedged in between
two large rotten log*, which had been rolled
out of the road and catered with a rubbish
of leaves and brushwood, and bore marks
of a most sanguiuary butchery. Two balls i
had passed through the body, aod in the
breast and sides were found the marks of
several vital stabs, given apparently with a
large bunting knife.
One ef the bands of the deceased was
horribly disfigorcd; it seemed as if in the
conflict, Pollock had grasped tbe blade of a
large kuife, which had been drawn forcibly
through his hand, and nearly severed the .
; joints of his fingers. His clothing was
much rent and torn in the combat, and his ;
countenance exhibited the iudieations of |
great agony in his last moments. A coun
| oil was now held by the company, as to
what was to be done; and after having sent
the dead body back to Stottler's house,
Lambert propose] an iustant and vigorous
pursuit of tho murderers, before their foot
ttacks would be effaced from tho soft snow.
The proposition was assented to by the
j whole company, and in a short time, the
trail of the murderers was discovered, be.
i jng a little west of north, the snow was
' light and unpacked, and exhibited their
! fool-prints with great clearness and certain-
When the company started on tbe trail,
it was late in tbe evening, the sun not being
i more than two hours from the horizon, and
! tbe whole country over which the fugitives
passed, known only to hunters, was a wiid
and trackless wilderness, tangled with an
j undergrowth of laurel aud brnshwood.—
| Tbe pursuers kept the track with iwhistry
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1857.
■ perseverance and resolution, until suusot,
and the approach of darkness. The moun
tain now began to assume a more bleak and
dreary aspect, the sound of wind through
the .earless boughs and branches of' the
trees,seemed to be fraught wit h the loud
howl of the wolf and the shriil scream of
the panther, and the distant and sullen roar
of the mountain torreuts seemed ominous of j
solitary and unknown dangers. To ignorant j
and uncultivated minds, the sublime and
inscrutable mysteries of nature, are always
the eaus* of superstition and terror, and J
more particularly so during the hours of
night aud darkness.
Lahibeft now discovered, as the night;
began to set in, that the courage aud reso
lution of his companions were fast ebbing, |
and that they would soon be brought to a
dead stand still, and he called ii halt for j
further consultation. The result of this j
deliberation was, that each individual found
or formed some excuse tor returning heme, j
and Lambert was left alone to pursue his i
dangerous aud lonely enterprise.
He was, however, doubly armed, first
with the justice of bis cause and conscious
ness of rectitude, and second with a |ood
rific, touuhawk aud hunter's knife, and
with these he pursued his precarious
journey—not regardless of consequences,
but prepared to meet all events that might
occur. Wih the assistance of starlight re- j
fleeted frotn a bright surface of snow, he !
was enabled to trace the footsteps of the
murderers, and when the moon arose iri full
splendor, a littlo before midnight, he found
no further diffiuhy in pursuing Lis way.
After traveling in a north-western direc
tion twelve or fourteen miles he came H) an j
old and nearly disused road, running wear- |
iy parallel with the oue he had lef', this |
was called the Old Pennsylvania iraec, j
between Philadelphia and Red St. uc Old .
Fort, situated on the waters of the M:>sou- '
srahela river: it was tho first road opjfeei j
between Eastern Pennsylvania amifhtpead
waters of the Ohio river, and the a|icieot
aiioneiri. fi. titku> —PM* 1
<t:ii visible by daylight on the old tree.—-
These ancient roads and landmarks, I have
hecD informed were adopted by the old sur
veyors and openers of roads in the Wast, :o
nropitiate Leaven in favor of the Snt srt
tlers of the great Western wilderncs; aid
iience the first was for the Father, tit spc
>nd for th" Sou, and the third for th< Poly
Shost, and the blaze was merely deified
ro attract the attention of the bebolir.—
When Lambert struck the old trace oad,
he discovered au ancient or ruinous It or
log cabin, neatly opposite to him, 01 the
north side of this dilapidated and sotary
road. The moon had now nearly gned
her meridian, and teamed with full ac un
clouded splendor on the snowy peaks j the
distant mountains, and on the cold anaoli
tafy landscape just before bira. Tbere.ood
in solemn silence and seeming dcsa'on*
the hut which contained probably, tlob
jects of his long and laborious pursuipud
to satisfy the anxiety of his mind ncct
jng the actuai preseuce of the murders,
who would be on the tilert and prirej
for a defence of a most desperate chatter
be had to make a sileut and cautiousrcle
around the hut, at some little disUnarom
it. and as far as possible out of tfinct
view. Pursuant to this plan, lie fobfoot
tracks of the two villains up to the r of
the hotie, and that there were no fooints
from the cabin in any direction, nese
circainstauces put at test all douland
uncertainties, and Lambert bad aing
now to do, but to act in the last, so of
this sanguinary drama—to capture tbur
derers ot to lose his life.
He had just seen through the sfered
clap boards of which the door wuade a
feeble light in the only fire-place tbuse
c ould boast. The house consisted but
two anartuients, which were with*any
partition betwecu—and only distinhed
{torn each other by a step or two duroui
the west to the east room. The jwo
man who had resided for years on de
serted road, and lived by selling ciand
beer to casual wayfarers, slept in west
room into which the only door in t>use
opened from the road, and in the doom
containing one bed as it afterwardear
ed, was occupied by the two vs of
whom Lambert wa9 in pursuit.
After stepping a few paces back the
door, Lambert, gave a loud cough b, to
awaken the old woman—and bold-an
cing to the step, and stamping the Pom
bis feet, desired admittance in gned
voice—and telling berat the sacn&hat
he was a stranger who had lost ly—
that he was nearly frozen to deatjan
deriug about—and that he wishet to
relight the fire to warm himself. I
She immediately obeyed, and scien
isbed and relighted the fire, wuil| re
mained outside the door, under tlfnce
of disrobing his feet of the snow—his reai
object being to await the light of the fire,
that he might fairly encounter the villians,
whom he had just beard talking in an
alarmed and startled tone of voice, in the
! lower room. When he stepped over the door
sill into the bright light of the fire, bis first
| salutation was the load report of a musket
j from the lower room, the two balls of which,
i struck the door post an inch or two from his '
head. No time was now to be lost. Reser- |
ving his fire, he sprang down to the lower ■
room, yet reeking with the smoke of burning !
powder, and using his tomahawk with
I dexterity and effect, knocked the villian
| senseless who hud jnst fired upon him, and j
whom he believed he had killed. Iu the
| interim, while these events were passing* i
] the smaller vidian of the two, hal crept j
| through a stnall uuglazed window iaimediate
j ly above the iJo of the bed, and was run
' uing off in the bright moonlight; directly
, towards the north. Lambert soon discovered j
j him, and mounting on he bed, as the fellow
I . 1
I was running directly from the window, in a
j straight line, clothing m hand, brought him
| down on his face, with two bails truui Lis j
[ own rifle planted precisely between the
shoulders of the horrible miscreant! Then
seizing fcith a giant grasp the sturdy villain ,
whom he had felled on the floor, and who
seemed to be reviving for further combat, |
Lauibart placed his knee on the fellow's i
ircast, aud asked the old woman for a rope. ;
This she tarnished by cutting a bedeord from .
one of the bedsteads.
With this Lam barf bound the f How, and !
dragged him to the fireplace in the upper ,
room. Then absenting himself for a few
moments only be brought in the dead man {
on'his shoulders, and placed the corpse side i
by side with the living murderer.
.
V. hen the day dawned, the work of death
being finished, Lambert prepared to turn j
Lome, having accomplished in a few Lours,
I what wo'd have immortalized any heroes of
j the ages of chivalry. When deserted by
| bis faint hearted companions, fbls mm of
! iron resolution, aud strong energies, uever
[ tattered "or betrayed the t.-*„ of
j purpose.
Lambert now accepted the loan of a horse
i from his aged and venerable friend, the old
1 woman of the mountains. He next placed
i bis living captive on the animal, after having
pinioned his arms behind him and secured
his feet under the horse. Aud then fasteuing
the dead body of the miscreant he had killed
across the shoulders of the horse, and firmlv
lashing it to his companion in iniquity, he
gravt-ly lei the horse, with its burthen of
( murder and carnage to the house of his
brother-in-law. Here he found many persons
; assembled from all sections of the countrv.
among them, the ehopfalien deserters of his
heroic and successful adveuture—who me;
iu the contemptuous countenance? of the
assembly, the disdainful reward of timidity
and cowardice.
j Toe captive murderer was soon sent to
j jail under a strong guard, and in the course
j of time expiated his crime oo the gallows.
This was the last robbery and murder
ever committed on this wild aud lonely
| road. Instead of the rich plunder the mur
derers had expected from the rich drover on
the white horse, they found but three 01
four dollars from the pocket of poor i'ollock
whom they had mistaken for the venerable
rich drover, who arrived at the place directly
after tne tiagedy, with Lis money safely
. deposited m his portmanteau. When be
had bceu iu.'ormed of the particulars icia
ting to the murder of the deceased and
that he had left a widow aud a large family
of children steeped to the lips in poverty
j and destitution—compassion arose proudly
,in his bosom. Being wealthy, and having
no family of his own, he constituted himself
the guardian protector, and faithful friend
of Pollock's bereaved and destitute family,
aud made thcui his heirs at his decease which
happened sootf afterwards.
"I regret," said the speaker, in conclu
sion, "that 1 cannot give you the name of
this generou? and uoblc spirited individuals
but he no doubt received his great reward
beyond the grave."
After a short pause, I asked the speaker
whether Mr. Lambert, the hero of this in.
teresting narrative was stili living?
He replied— "\es sir; he is sitting on
the chair next to yo U r own"—and I took
occasiou to observe his appearance with
much attention, that it might be deeply
impressed on my memory.
jsr. cz: je; •
t *" i '* Tavtaershij) heretofore existing between
, * ES • RTO! * an d the subscriber in the
business of making and vending Machines for
Cutting and Sharpening Files, is discontinued
from this day, and as the subscriber has an in
terest oi the undivided half in the patent, ae
core for said .Machine*, he hereby notifies the
public not to maie any purchases from said
James T.. Norton, without his consent.
xr ,-r WILLIAM SILL.
, Mot. 17, 1806
NEW GOODS!
.ST rereived ami far sale at Reed's New
STORE, A lage and well aasorted stock of Fall
and Winter Goods. We i- now prepared to
accommodate his lrieuds and customers, and the
public generally. To attempt to enum rate Lis
j stock in a news paper advertisement, would be
folly, or a list of the prices useless, for the pub
i lc would not believe that goods were selling u
, they otier tit em, unless they cali and see for
| themselves. We.don't .wish to boast, but mere
' ly remark that for variety texture, and cheap
j ness, his stock cannot be excelled, ard it is cal
culated to p lease ail.
; We cordially invite the public to call at
SEED'S MI STORE
ard satisfy themselves in regard the variety ol
i the above statement, and examine hia stock be
j fore you purchase elsewhere.
Produce of all kicds taken ic exchange for
' goods.
i Oct. 10, '56.
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if 1 o'ran Ousters, of the most Improved plan;
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warranted to grind ten bushels per hour, Mill
lions and Mill Burrs made to order. Aoo. :
■Stover's Patent Corn K-ln and Grain Dryer—
a valuable invention. The above article's are
kept constantly on hand, and can be obtained
at any time, from S. D. BROAD.
Sehellsburg, Bedford County, who is also
gent for Bedford, Somerset, and adjoining
o unties.
Mill wright work done at the shortest notice,
and on the most reasonable terms.
February 13, 1836.
McCORMiCK'S Reaper and Mower for sale
by S. J). BROAD,
at ScheiUburg. Pa., agent for Biatr and Bedford
o-cr.ties. February 15, lbott.
Plastering Laths I!
fJAIfE DERhIGI ED having erected
X a Mill for sawing PLasrtatso LATH son nii
premises in Union Tp. Bedford county, is now
ready to furnish iny quantity on the shortest
notice. Price 51.50 per thousand, 3 ft. long
Otherlengths in proportion.
Betters addressed to me at St. Ciairsvillr wl
be promptlv attended to.
WM. GRIFFITH
Union Tp., Feb. 16,1854. iz.
Dr. F. C. Feanier,
Physician and Surgeon.
Dfipcflfully tenders his services
i\ the citizens of Bed!i<rd and vieinitr. Tie
■tw.ty be round runt***prefrastenanv •%..
|a<ed) at his Drug and Book Store, in Juliana
J Feh.l 6, 1854.
fonfeclionarj Establishment.
J. M . Boehm. still continues to keep on hand
Candies, nuts, fruits, cakes and beer. at his old
stand a few doors West of Brice's Tavern.—
Thankful far past fsvors he solicits the patron
age of the public.
| Aug. 22. 1856.
CJRPETLYG.
A LL wool \enitian. Rags, Cottoß and hemp
L Carpeting, Floor Oil Cloths—white and
Check Matting just received bv
May 23.3856. A.B.CRAMER <JCo.
IMimEIIXIIIP.
TOI/X CLARK a Tf"ui \. JJ. CLARK having
" T.red a partnership (in the Tanning Ac.,)
toe bv-mess heretofore carried on in ScbeUsburg
by John Clark will now lie conducted by and in
; the name of John Clark and Son.
NOTICE.
!
FFRBO.VS. having unsettled accounts with
; the undersigned are Called njion to attend to
th" i p omptly and have theui closed. More
oi-iny ac.yuts that lnv r h, n standind
-v n-e tmi should, an 1 mat! be attended to; ang
if in some cases persons are not prepared to
clsse fully, they must at least attend to them.
JO HS CLARK
March 14. 1856-Sm.
Lumber! Lumber!!
100 Oftfl SHINGLES cf different
kinds. Also, 75.tn.-0 fee
or /.L y fey; it of va-.-.-ns sorts, such as Whir
1 me, T el.ow Pine. Poplar, Spruce, fcc. Ft
s . H,e „. . . F. D.' BEEGLE.o
S>t. CUirsville, Feb. 18 . 18.33_tf
dividend.
VOTICE is hereby given to the Stockholder!
Jtol tlie Somerset and R-iford Turnpikeßoac
Company, that the President and Manag-r.'
have this day declared a dividend of okr pel
cent, on the capital stock of said Com pan v, tc
he paid by the Treasurer.
Dec. 5, 1858. JACOB MUSSER.
CORN SIIELLER, FODDER CUTTERS,
A N p
CORN MILLS.
TI; E warrant the above Machines to work as
represented, and if after a fair trial thei
do not give satisfaction, the purchaser mav re"
turn thorn and get bis money back. Give then
.a trial and you will save monev, as thev liavc
not yet been surpassed. if equalled.
Dec. 18. 1856. BLYMIRK & lIARTI.EV.
SHOE, Glassware, and V.4RIETI
s®as r jr , ci® mm .
I —O— 1
ADAM FERGUSON
XT AS just opened, next door to MinnickV
" " n -''[liana Street, a large ase.rtmert ol
Shoes and 8.-ots, ot every kind, size and des
cription. Also an extensive assortment o!
liushvim, including cake stands, preserve
ois.ies. cake baskets, hall lamps, tumblers, Drtrt
beer glasses, window glass, card receivers, tern
cotta. Ac. Also silver cake baskets.and a va
riety of oth-r articles in that Jim. lie has
also on hand the best kind of fo6<rcco and cigar*,
cheese and crackers, carpet bags. Misses satch
• Gentlemen's canes, shotguns. Gentlemen's
andl Lauiea' gloves, of all kinds. Hosiery cu
all descriptions, and a variety of other articles,
not necessary to mention.
, 'lavirg Is.ught his shots and glassware, ir
arger quantities, than is usual for country Mer
chants, be can sell at reduced prices.
Dee. 19, 1856
VOL. 30. NO. 7.
liASX NOTICE!
SAVE COSTS ! I
i A LL persons indexed to the late firm 0
1 Aeeouut, Note
: 'Z ■ h to make imme
di rte pat taeßt. and by so doing. MTe c u st
| Bedford, Sept. 19, i356-2m. "*
"VV.A.JXr'ITIDZD.
i k.. T JT° Tailors win be emploved
, >. the snicnber, if application be made im
mediate y—coast*tit iinployment and good
T r - v " n - C. I.OTEK.
Bedtord, Dec. 32. 1856.
TO HOISEKKEPERS.
? eS : ft - t r v , ori,! P t ' xra tts. together With Buk
"g Soda Cieam of Tartar. Saleratns, i.e., o
Mhe e i r ow^T qaa,, ' ty ' a ' lof WhichLe
t t.ie lowest prices.
BOOTS it SHOES.
! r ,f" B ' cIi AMEI!.& Co., have just received a
' oS P "/S " f the ai I,roachln *•
A B CRAMER A (o
r f! AV , E f" ive l, fK 't xal assortment of
ail and Winter Goods. 7uey respect lull v in
vite tli2i- frn-nds to call and exaniiue stuck*and
eprics.—Oct. 23, 1856.
TToiloway's Worm Confections—A s-fe
AAple.wuG and effectual remedy f or worms!
at Or Harry s coe&p Drug Store.
dissolitim.
V"<>7 ICE is hereby given that the partnership
' heretofore existing between the subscribers
under the firm of A. Diehl & Curie, has been'
uwsolveo by mutual consent. The books, ac
notes, ic.. are in the Jiands of Adira
Diehl, who JS hereby authorised to settle toe
. A. DIEHL.
_ i)ec - 5 - I S-SC. JOS. F. COBLE.
TULOlif.\(i EST4 BLISfIMEX
—0
THE subscriber. having purchased the Tail,
ormg esul. ishrnent of S. J. M Caus'an, In the
SrLnH* < u ß su,rs > occupied by Capt. John
Araoic. a> a Harawve Store,are prepared to do
e.. kinds of work in their line, in the lat
which for neatnea, and
. *- !r - u "hty :ii not, we venture to assert,
be surpafiucu by any other establishment in the
place.
By strict attention to business and a desine to
hone to receive a liheiaPsbsre of
the public patronage. A. C. MOWER
u kept. 26, 1856. _ W. H. ROSS.
BEMTCL "
THE undersigned, thankful (as advertise
ments sayi Tor past favors t the Colonnade
store, m Bedford, would respectfully announce
to t.is p-ttions ar.d friends generally, that he haa
removed his entire st, „k of goods to ids new
nnck storeroom lately occupied by Peter Rad
ebaugh opposite the BediorJ Hot?]. His sun.
ply of goods is iresh, new and fashionable.
His new room has been neatlv and eleeasMv
fitted up and remodeled. AH kinds of produce
are taken in exchange for goods.
He hopes to be continued in the favor of his
atrous and the public.
t . JACOB REED.
July 1. 1856.
A. King. Py f Jordan.
LAW PART NERSHIP.
Xiag & Jordan, 4 toriifjs at Law
BEDPOB - , PA.,
YTHLL practice in the "ivcrai Courts of Bed
ir ford and adjoining counties.
Agencies. Collections, and all other business
intrusted to their care will be promtly and faith
fully attended to.
i °,! V/ ?, "J Ju '\ lna str, *ct. formerly eccupied
by I). H. If onus, Esq.. and njn-c recently in the
occupancy of Jos Mann, Esq.
January, 5, 1855.
Brtzins and Rubins Extracts for the Handker
chief, Cologne Water. &c., at Dr. HarrVs.
the Hair—Jockey Oluo. and new mown
A hay, pomatums, genuine ox marrow, at Br
Harry's.
Bazins Faocy Soap—shaving Cream, just re-
Ceived from the city, by Dr. Earrv.
I Jtiysicians prescriptions carefully compound-
A ed, at all hoars of the day or night, as Dr
Harry's, Drug Store.
M Film.
SADDLES, Harness. Tnnks, Whip*, &c
The undersigned would repectfully announce
to the Bui-lie that they have formed a partner,
sl ip, axi l are now fully prepared to manufacture
ail kinds of w„rk j n their line of Imaiuers of
the best materials, and upon the shortest no.
tice.
tjto 'Thip'. wholesale or retail. Shop
JIRCV/J G* old stand on Pitt Street.
1 J ' SIMON LING,
J. A. HENDERSON
Bedford. Nor. 8156
REVOVED.
The undersigned take this method of infsrir
ing their old Customers and tne public in gen
eral. thut they have removed their entire aloe,
of Goods tram the West end of Bcltord to. Hie
f'olona Je Store, lately occupied 'rj C'apt. J.
Reed, wi re they will be pleased to see all
who nray favor them with a call.
All kinds of produce taken in Exchange fo
Goods. °
Thankful for past favors, thfy hope by ftir
dealing and a desire to please, to continue to
Receive a liberal share of -be public patronage '
Bedford, July 26, 1855.
J. A J. At. BUOEMAKER.
TO BUILDERS.
I,h£1 ,h£ - -nl.^ril.'T!, full,- t ol,n.Uh n^
J. quantity or quality of Building Lumber sc
S ,| '' n !lp Lat , hv or,l " r!< directed to St. Cklrs
-1 1.. Bedford County, will promptly atteod.-i
•>, hy giving a rvasotvrble notice.
n as F D M-KGLE
Dac. *9. 1854.