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PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
ARRANGEMENT OF PA8BEN0IEKTRA1NB.
Nov. IOIIi, 1S7H.
t RAtNH LEAVE It AURIHuUKU AS FOLLOW"
For New York, at 8.20, 8.10 a.m. S.wr. m.,
auil 7.M p. in.
Kor riillauelphla, at 5.20, 8.10, 9.4A a.m.
2.(Kin1iip. in.
Cor Koailiug, at 6,20, 8.10, (MS a. m. and 8.00
4.011 and 7.M. . . .
For i'otiavllle at n.2(i, 8.10 a. m and 4.00
p. in., and via Buliuylkili and Butiiiuehaiiua
branch at 2.40 p. m.
Koi- Aulmrn via 8. & H. Itr. at 6.80 a. in. t '
Kor Allentown, atB.UO, 8.10a. m.,andat 2.00,
" V ! i " ft. lof &s! l a". m and 7.B8 p. nt., train
have throiiKli cam lor Nw Voi k.
The 8.20, a. m., train have through cnrafor
Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS I
For New York, at 6.20 a. m.
For Allnntuwn and Way Hlatlnns at 6.20a.m.
For Heading, I'hllailelphla anil WayUlatloniat
1.48 p. m.
TRAINS F)U IIARRIsni'RO, tEAVK AS KOL
LOWS i
Leave New York, at8.46 a. m., 1.00, 5.2Uand
7 45 p ni
Leave rhlliulnlphla. at 9.45 a. m. 4.o, and
T' Leave kad Inn, at 4.40.7.40. 11.80 a. in. l.;!0,
LeaeSNiulville. at 6.1, tin a.m. and 4.10
PAn'dvla Schuylkill and Susquehanna Brand. at
8-I?Bave Auburn vmS. St S. 11 r. at 12 noon.
Leave Allmilmvn, al RMS.MI, 0.05a. m., 12.18
4.30 and 9.0 p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New Yolk. nt.i.Ho n. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p.m.
Leave Heading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. in. and 10.33
PLeave Allentown, nt2 30 a. m and 9.06 p. m.
J. K. WOOTEN, Hen. Manager.
C. O. Hancock, uennral Ticket Agent.
4Doe not run on Mondays.
Via Morris and Essex It. H.
L'onnsylranltt 11. K.Tlmo Table.
NEWPORT STATION.'
On and after Monday, Juno 2Sth, 1877, Pas
anger traluswlll run aafollows:
EAST.
Himintnwn Aeo.7.32a. m.. dullv exceptSunday.
Johnstown Kx. 1222 P. M.. dally
Mall B.f4 P. M., daily exceplHundaj
Atlautlo Express, 9.81p.m., flag, dally.
WEST.
Way Pas. 9.08 A. m., dally,
Mall 2. 43 p. m. dally exceptSunday.
Mlllllntown Aco. 0.&BP. M. dallyejcept Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11. DTP. M.,(Mag) uatly.ei.
copt Sunday. ,
Paolllo Express, fUT a. m. dally (flag)
Trains are now run liy Philadelphia time, which
Is 13 minute taster than Altoona time, and 4 mln
uteaslower than b6lay Agent.
DUNCANNON STATION.
On and alter Monday, June 2ith, 1877, train
will leave Duuoannon, as follow i
ii AH I YV A KD .
Mimintown Ace. dally except Sundayat 8.12i. m.
Johnstown Ex. 12.53P. M.,dally exceptSunday.
Mall 7.30 p. m i
'lantIoExpresslO.20 1 . m., dally (nag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 a.m. .dally
Mall, 2.09 p. m dallyexceptSunday.
Mlllllntown Acc. daily excopt Sunday at 6.10 p.m.
Pittsburg Ex. dally except Sunday (flaR) U.S3P. u.
YVM. 0. KINU Agent.
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ESTATE NOTICK. Notice Is hereby given
that lettersof adinliilstratlon on the est Hie
of George Shearer, late of Carroll township,
Perry Co.. Pa., dee'd., have been granted to the
undersigned, residing In Carroll township.
All person indebted to said estate are request
ed to make Immediate payment and those having
claims will present them duly authenticated for
settlement to ,
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Administrator.
Cms. II. Smii-et: Attorney.
December 24. 1S78.
HE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloomfield, Perm'.,
GEO. F. S8MIXGK,
Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished It
In a comfortable manner. I ask a share of rhe
public patronage, aud assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertion will b made to
render their stay pleasant.
A careful hostler always 1n atteirdaire.
AprJl 9, 187. tf
THREE ADVENTURES.
NKVKKtllilalioyliavoa ore lne
ly ride. It wnti the year nfter our
fnnilly movctl up from Newbttryport
Into l'enolmoot county, M1ne, to bruin
life anew on a buck woods furm. My
father lind tnken the coiitrne.t to carry
the mall from Ii , the town next
below ua, up lo 1) , eleven miles
above, lletween thone two points the
mall was carried twlco n week. Tho
sum received for the servlefc) was only
$11(1.
The distance was upward of fifteen
miles, and 104 round trips of over thirty
miles each were made during the year.
But my father had counted on my doing
the carrying part on horseback. 1 was
then In my fourteenth year.
Every Tuesday and Haturday morning
I had to set off for L at six o'clock
with the mall bag, and rlilo over the
county road to 1) .
"This road ran through a forent, and
had not been long built. There were
but three clearings and two watering
troughs in tho whole distance. Woods,
woods, woods bordered tho road on brflh
(Ides. Often I did not meet a slnglo
team or person from tho time I was fair
ly out of Ii till I reached I) .
I sometimes saw the tracks of bears in
the road, and sometimes my horse would
stop and snort, as the scent of some
wild animal was borne to him. Heveral
times that season I caught glimpses of
hears crossing the road some dlstanco in
advance of mo. I commonly arrived at
I) by eleven o'clock, but I had to
wait there till half-past two for thedown
mull, so that when autumn came I was
alw,irs late home.'
Tho adventure of which I am going
to speak happened to me that summer.
Above I) , in the woods on the
river, a lumbering firm had for the two
years previous been getting out . spruce
and pine. They employed a large num.
her of men both summer and winter,
and did an extensive business. Their
mall came to 1) -, and doubtless
checks and drafts for large suniB were
often sent to them In letters and were
placed In my mail hag.
One afternoon, as I was going to
Ii , and had left the town of
1) four or five miles behind me, I
overtook a woman dressed In a soiled
calico grown, with an old dirty white
" cloud" on her head. She limped pain
fully, and had quite a large bundle tied
up In a calico apron.
I knew she was a I'rovluce woman.
As I came up to pass her, she cast a
most pitiful look into my face. Hhe
looked young, not more than eighteen
or twenty years of ago.
"O my good boy," says she, "can't
yer give me a lift on ther horse V"
" How farareyou going V" I asked.
,' Doon ter Ij ," " and from ther
on to Iiarngour (Bangor) Into sarvlce."
"Do you expect to walk all the
way V"
"O, ycus! but I wouldn't mind that
at all, ef I hadn't a trod on that stoob
up here. Me shoen are thin-soled, an'
it stock right Inter the hollow of me
foot, an' I think as it's in ther now,
for it hurts me that much I can hardly
bear a pound on it. Oh, this is a hard
wureld I" and concluded with a heart
moving sigh.
My sympathies were stirred, and I
felt that I ought to let her ride, for she
looked very tired, and had a wonder
fully pleading pair of dull black eyes.
I had no thought, however, of riding
double with her. So I got ofl' at tho
turn, aud leading my horse to a dump
beside the road, let her get on his back
with her bundle. Then unbuckling the
rein to make a halter of it. I threw 'the
mail-bag over my shoulder and walked
along, leading the horse. My passenger
was quite talkative and very thankful.
She told about the trials and hardships
of a servant-girl's lite with a fluency of
expression that gave me little opportu
nity to speak. Every few minutes she
would say that I had better put the
" barg on the hoorse" and not - carry It
mytelf.
No, I told her, I would carry it; she
had her bundle to take care of. As she
talked and held her bundle, my atten
tion was drawn to the thumb of her
left hand. Its nail was gone. It had
apparently been Jammed off, leaving a
peculiarly fresh pink-red scar. In fact,
the entire end of the thumb above the
joint was red, and looked disfigured and
peculiar. '
Meanwhile she talked on, and among
other things told me her name was
Betsey Ellen MeNally, and that she was
from Woodstock. When she hadrlddert
a mile or two, ray new acquaintance be
gan to complain tnat tbe saddle was
"barred to sit." Couldn't I . strap the
" barg" on the saddle, and let her throw
her old shawl over It V and so, as she
Bald, " kill two burreds with one stone,"
she would have the "easy sate,"
and tbe 44 hoorse" would carry ' the
44 barg."
iiu umt, moment x liau not Ixm a
suspicion that Betsey Ellen was not
what she seemed to be ; but the though
that something was wrong, caused by
the tone of her voice, came suddenly
Into my mind, In a moment I fi'lt con
scious of danger and of my responslblll
ty, and that she sooner I could get rid
of my now acquaintance the better.
"All right," said I. "I'll fix It."
Wo hud ust come in sight of one of
the watering troughs. I led the horse
up to It, and told Betsey Ellen to slide
oirandnlt down on the end of the
trough while I did as she suggested,
Placing the bag on the saddle, I first
took the extra strap and made It fust,
then spread her old shawl on top of it.
"There's a gay seat," said I stepping
upon the side of the trough to pat it
down ; and before the woman could bo
aware of what I intended, I had jumped
on the horse and given him a blow
which caused htm to hound Into the
middle of the road.
" Oh, pla,o stop, an' fer the love of
mercy don't bo roonin' away from me t"
pleaded tho girl, starting up and drop
ping her bundle.
I glanced batik, but gave my horHe an
other blow, and seeing I was really ofT,
my persuasive friend suddenly changed
her conduct. Quick as a Hash out came
u pistol, and whiz went a ball from It
within two Inches of my ear. But old
Jed was already on the gallop. We
went round it bend in the leafy road,
and that was the last I saw of the
" Province girl'.' that tiny. Olllcers were
sent after the would-be-robber, but they
didn't catch him. '
The second winter after this my fa
ther put a stage (a large double sleigh),
drawn by a span of horses, on the mall
route. In place of riding old Jed, I
now drove the stage and carried the
mall also. I had plenty of light freight
and express matter, and was often
" full" of passengers.
My route had been lengthened, and
extended beyond D to a new pl'tee,
which was called tho "supply depot."
One day In February I had three passen
gers, two "choppers" going up to work,
and a well-dressed young man, who sat
well mufiled up, for It was a pretty cold
day. I Btoppcd at D for the pas
sengers to warm themselves and to have
dinner, and this young man was so long
yatlrig his that I had to go into the
dining-room to hurry him. He sat at
the table with his back to mo eating as
I went In, and I saw his thumb as he
held his fork. The nail was gone and
the scar was of a dull red color. I knew
that thumb in an Instant, and was sure
that this was 41 Betsey Ellen." It made
me nervous, but I said, bravely, "All
oljonrd I" and walked out.
I didn't know what to do. " Betsey
Ellen" was the only passenger from
D up to the lumber yard, too. He
had considerable to say. He probably
knew.me well enough, that is, lie knew
I was the boy he had fooled and tried to
rob of the mall-bng. His iiume, he told
me (this time), was Olcason. He was a
professional " scaler," on his way up to
scale or survey the winter's "cut" of
lumber at the 41 landings" on the river.
Ho had his " calipers" and other Instru
ments with him.
I felt uncomfortable enough, but kept
quiet. I am sure I never suffered so
much from fear In my life as I did in
going up from 1) that afternoon.
The whole of the way I had to sit with
my back to 41 Betsey Ellen," and of
course I expected every moment he
would give me a blow on the head and
rob the stage. He did not, however,
but Instead he was a very quiet passen
ger. That night ut the "depot," I
found out that his name was actually
Gleason, and that he was really their
regular lumber scaler, and was hired as
such. But 1 knew it was 44 Betsey
Ellen" all the same ; his voice aud the
peculiar glance of his dull dark eyes
were only too well fixed In my memory
ever to be forgotten.
Next day at Ii I first told the
postmaster there, and we then got out a
warrant for the arrest of Gleason. The
sheriff went up on the stage with me.
Gleason was scaling two miles above the
depot, at one of the lumber-camps. Tho
sheriff took two men and went up to
the camp that evening. I went with
mm to point mm out. uieason was
smoking his cigar by the camp-stove
when we went In.
44 Well, 4 Besey Ellen,' " Mild I, "you
rather played it on tne two years ago,
but now it's my turn ;" and the sheriff
collared him. But he took it very cool
ly. He sat quite still for a moment;
tiien lie oegan to luugn, and lauglied so
violently that it seemed he would never
stop. -The
sheriff took him down to D
that night, and tbe next morning he
had his examination. To my surprise,
be laughingly admitted the whole
charge against him. With apparent
frankness be explaimed the reason of
bis berng disguised as a girl that day
He 6ad been stopping up at C , t
town ten miles beyond D , and
was owing bills there. Being out of
money, be had disguised himself and
rati way. He sent for two witnesses,
and proved what he said about hla in
debtedness. His talking and riding
with ue that day was done purely for
sport, he said, and when. I ran away
from him, he 11 red oil' the pistol Jtiwt to
frighten mo a , little more. Tho rascal
told all this In such a humorous way
that it caused a good deal of Inughter.
The lumbermen were all his friends.
The case was dismissed and Gleason
actually discharged, after 1 had fairly
caught htm I He even had the Impti-
denco to come and chat familiarly with
me, and tell me ho was sorry he had
cared met In fact, his version of the
circumstance smado meoutanythlngbut
a hero, and I was heartily lauglied at by
the loafers aud men I met. I couldn't
stir for a month without hearing some
thing about " Betsey Ellen."
They sang a different tune, however,
about the 2fith of March. Tho lumber
firm who Were doing business nt the
"depot" and In that region were to pay
off their " choppers" on the 2ith, and
money had been sent them for that pur
pose. Jtwasin a cliest In tbe large
buck-room of the depot, where Brlggs,
their foreman, always slept. During
the night of the 21th, the chest was
robbed of every dollar it contained, and
the foreman murdered. The foreman
was found next morning dead from
blows upon his head. Gleason had been
there the night before but was now miss
ing. The amount stolen was between six
and seven thousand dollars. In the
light of this tragedy the people began
to think that my " Betsey Ellen" was
no chicken nfter all. Then commenced
the hue and cry after the murderer; but
they did not catch him, nor could they
so much os get n trace of him, I le had
made good his escape.
Time passed on. I drove the stage
for three years longer; then, at the age
of twenty-one, I went on to the new
railroad, the N. A. ifc E. line, where
In lime I became a conductor. Going
from Ht. John to Bangor, my train pass
ed the station called Mattawamkeag at
about 4 o'clock A, M. Hunnlng down
from Kingman, I took up tickets for
Mattawamkeag. The passengers were
often asleep. One morning I had to
waken a man who was curled upon two
seat sleeping soundly.
44 Tickets! tickets!" I called to him.
He rouse'd up, swore a little and be
gan to fumble in his pockets. At least
he found his ticket, and held it up to
me between his thumb and finger. I
had the lantern turned full upon it, and
there, held agulnst tbe ticket, wus the
never-to-be-forgotten red thumb with no
nail upon It.
14 One moment," said I, and held
the lantern to his fuce. It was Glea
son, " O ho!" I exclaimed, 41 Betsey Ellen,
we meet again I"
He jumped up with an oath. But I
was no longer a boy. Determined that
44 Betsey" should not escape me again, I
scl.ed him by tho collar, thrust him
down Into tho seat and called in two
brakemen.
Three hours later we gave him into
custody at Bangor. He was tried for
the murder of Foreman Briggsand sen
tenced to be hanged. The sentence was
commuted, however, to imprisonment
for life, and I have since heard that he
died In prison.
A Story from Real Life.
Borne thirty years ago the New York
and New Haveir' railroad had Just began
running on a single track. One after
noon a country boy about 10 years of
age was standing near the track at a
cross-road half-way between B turn ford
and Darien. He heard a train coming
from the latter station just as a New
Yorktraln came In sight from the op
posite direction. He ran to the track,
and, waving his hat, caught the ntten
tlon of the engineer, and by his earnest
manner and his pointing in the oppo
site direction convinced him that a train
was coming round the bend. He Instantly
applied the brakes and stopped the train
Just in time to escape a disastrous col
iision. The railroad company expressed
its gratitude at the time by the present
of a valuable silver cup aud a life puss
over the road. A year or two later the
boy was taken Into the employ of the
company and Instructed In mechanical
engineering, for which he exhibited
marked ability.. He was an industrious
worker, honest, intelligent, and ambi
tious, and rose to a responsible and lu
crative position with the company. He
settled in New Haven, where his worth
was recognized, and he was chown to a
number of honorable oftices,a!i of which
he filled with marked ability. To-day
he Is a Director and General Superin
tendent of a manufacturing establish
ment; is a Director of the Yale Nation,
al Bank of New Haven, is interested in
half a dozen more profitable manufacto
ries, and is one of the most prominent
and respected, as he is one of the best
citizens of tbe Elm City and of the
State. He represents tbe city at pres
ent In the General Assembly, his name
being John Harris Leeds, and his native
modesty will probably cause him to ob
ject to this brief sketch, which is writ
ten because the lesson, it teaches us is a
valuable one.
Greenland Courtship.
WHEN the Danish mlHslotiarles lint)
secured the confidence of the
Greetilanders, inarrlHgo was made ft
religious ceremony. Formerly the man
married the woman as the ltomans did
the Hablno women, by fort. One of
the missionaries, writing In his journal,
describes the present stylo of courtship
as follow :
The suitor coming to the missionary,
said, " I should like to have a wife."
" Whom V" asks the missionary. Tho
man names the woman.
" Hast thou spoken to her."
Sometimes the man will answer,
" Yes, she Is not unwilling, but thou
kuowest womankind."
More frequently the answer is " No.'T
" Why not?"
44 It Is difficult; girls are prudish.
Thou must speak to her."
The missionary summons the girl and.
after a little conversation, says:
' I think it time to have thee mar
ried."
" I won't marry."
"What a pity! I had a suitor for
thee."
" Whom V"
The missionary names the man who
has sought his aid.
1 He Is good for nothing, I won't
have lilm."
4 But," replies a missionary, 41 he Is n
good provider; he throws his harpoon
with skill and he loves thee,"
Though listening to his praise with
etldent pleasure, the girl answers, 44 1
won't have him."
"Well, I won't force thee, I shall
soon find a wife for such a clover fel
low." The missionary remains silent, ns if
he understood her " no" to have ended,
the matter.
At last, with a sigh, she whispers:
"Just us thou wilt have it, mission
ary." 41 No," replies the missionary. As
thou wilt. I'll not persuade thee."
Then, with a deep groan, comes "yes,,""
and the matter is settled.
The Reformed Gambler.
LITTLE JOHNNY, the youthful con
tributor of theOshkosh 41 Advocate"
records this moral tale :
A preecher wlch had been a wicked
gamier afore he was a preecher, and he
sed, the preecher did :
41 He jest play cards with this pore
mixable sinner, and win ol his munny,
and wen he is busted maybe he will
listen to the divine trooth and be sav
ed." ,
Bo they played ami the preecher he
whined ol the feller's mutiny every cent,
and then be sed :
" Now see how wicked you Lev been
to loos yure munny, and your wliife
and baliys haven't got bread to" eat."
And the gambler he se.1 : . t
41 That's so," and he hurst out a cry
ln Then the preecher he sed :
" Pore sinner, if you prommlce me
unto yure honor not to play cards agin
He give it ol back, cos Ime a preecher."
Bo the gamier he was astonished, and
he sed :
14 1 never see sich a good man. .J
prommlce, yes Indeed, and hewing
bless you 1" And he busted out cryln'
agin Uie gamier did.
Then the preecher he guv him back ol
his money, and the feller be put it in
his pockit, and w biped out his eyes, and
blue Ids nose gratefly, and then be
thought a wile, and purty soon he coff
ed, and he sed to the preecher :
41 1 feel mitey mean takln' back thU
hundred dollars from a man wlch has
rescued me from card playin'; tell you
wot He do ; you put up a other hundred
agin it aud weel toss up for the pile, beds
or tailes, best two out of three."
How to Get Marries Cteqr-
Iteceiitly, while a VetmiZ Justice of
the Peace sat warming his feet at the
stove, and his nose by a cigar, a stranger
entered and presently inquired :
44 Judge, how much will you charge
me to read about fifteen lines of printed,
matter from a book I have V"
44 Why, can't you read them ?" replied
bi Honor.
44 1 can, but I want to hear bow the
lines sound when read aloud. I'll give
you a quarter to read them to me."
"All right," replied tbe Justice: F
can't earn two shillings any quicker."'
A woman opened tbe door tJti that'
moment, and the stranger put ikwi th
book on the desk, clasped her band am?
said :
44 Begin at the pencil-mark there, and
read slowly."
His Honor' chin dropped exactfy
eighteen inches by dry measure aa he
saw that the reading matter was the
usual form of marriage, but be didn't
back down from bis work. It was the
cheapest marriage be ever attended, and
he didn't half enjoy the chuckles of
the hride and groom as they went out.. '