Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-11-08
THANKSGIVING FOR DELIvERANCE
FROM CHOLERA

RUM OftOIEhA
:. A meeting was held at the District Court
Room, in Philadelphia, on Saturday, October
18th, 1882, Of every denomination OF Chris
ilans, for the purpose of appointing Day Of
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for bis mercy
manifested 10 the Inhabitants Of that city, in
restraining aud arresting that dreadful pesti-
lence the Cholera, and in delivering them
from its rayages so much sooner than they
bad reason 10 expect The Right Rev. WIN
White. ID. ID was requested to take the chair,
and the Rev. w I. Brantly. was appointed
Secretary.
On motion, It was Resolved,
That Thursday, the 18th Of November
next. be appointed Day of Thanksgiving
to the Father Of Mercies, for the special IA
your showrftc the people of Philadelphia, In
causing the Cholera to pass SO mildly over
them, and In granting them deliverance from
It so much sooner than they had reason to
expect.
.. That the inhabitants 81 the city and
county Of Philadelphia, and OF all other pla-
ces, both III this commonwealth, and in other
states, favored in like manner by q gracious
Providence, be respectfully Invited to unite
in the thankful observance Of the above ma
med day
s. That the chairman and secretary of this
meeting be requested to forward to the Go
vernon OF this state copy Of the foregoing
resolutions, with request that he would re.
commend to the citizens In general the obser-
vance Of the said day.
a. That these resolutions be printed in all
the daily and weekly papers Of this city.
WIN. WHITE, Chairman.
". r. Brantley. Secretary.
Yankee Accommodate The Boston Tran
script gives the following humourous account
OF an incident which happened at Worcester
last week.
On the first evening Of the Convention, a
teamster drove up to the door Of one Of the
principle taverns and asked for ..lodings for
himself and beast" The landlord said he
could not accommodate him, every bed ID
the houae being taken up. eWelI,a said the
teamster, al am not at all particular, / will
| put up with part of bed.n 0Part Of bed?'
replied our host, .'why my dear Sir. there il
not bed 10 il already, and some Of them
three and FOUR
.Well. can't you let me sleep ID that are
parlour?"
mo, we are going to make up seventeen
beds there to- night, and they are all engaged =
!. swell now. that's curious; can't you give
me buffalo skin and let me lay down here
In the entry, shan't accommodate nobody"
mo, shant have you in the entry; we
shall be up all night. and don't want any
folks clatering and sprawling about the floor
where people are passing all the time"
well, by Gosh. you are an accofnmoda
ting fellow. dent Think" said the tcamer--
"swonder II you've got tavern license! Tell
you what. Mister, you have got no beds, no
buffalo skins, no nothing well, that amt your
fault just now, exactly, but" continued be.
looking at the rack where a. multitude OF
cloaks and surtouts was suspended, "what
will you take to let ME hang on one Of them
there pegss" .
The laugh was fairly turned against The
iandiord,--the company present interceded
and the teamster was entertained en- prime
but 1t whose expense the Boston delegation
.