The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-31
suMMITv1LLE CORRESPONDENCE.

Visit of the Governor, Stote Treasurer, Cana
Beard and Committee to the Ne,o Portage
| Their trip-Supper at Rensha,o's-Ro alons
the roads-Me action Of the Committee-inciden
6efaeeen the Governor, and one Of the s'soUer
eigns."
SUMaITvrLLE, March 80.
Our town was enlivened on Thurs lay last by
the arrival of our excellent Governor, Genera
Bickel, Mess. Morrison and Clover of the Cana
Board. and Committee appointed by the House
of Representatives, consisting of Mess. Merri
man, Kilbourne and Hart, who came TO examine
and report on the New Portage r. r. I thought
of calling an especial meeting of our borough
officers and giving them an extensive reception
and getting up an address in city style. but the
remembrance of the Jenny Lind failure struck
me; so gave up the idea.
Gen. Pomeroy--who by the way is 'sUer1J
sound as one of your friends says-in compa-
ny with Judge Ives, and few of US ''anterrif-
ed" Democrats not in want of Office, accompan-
led the party to Johnstown. We stopped at
different points along the new work the Gov
ernor said he was in for full sight, so we took
our time-and all had fair opportunity to ex-
anime the road. At Pringle's Point, we got off
the cars and all walked across the hiIl Arri-
we'd Mt Johnstown in good time, and partook of
an excellent supper at Renshaws. The Gov
ernor, Committee, &C.. took horse the next day
at No and rode over the New Road to No g.
and left the same evening for home. The few
of US that remained called on the Colonel-smo-
ked pipe and got home by railroad, perfectly
''sound," b" which is most remarkable occurrence
What report the committee will make have
no idea; but if they or any who want infor-
nation on that subject-call on our friend the
General, he will make it appear as clear as any
thing can be TO any sensible man, that the New
Road will be able TO do twice the work at half
the expense of the old road
l suppose the Committee will report in few
days when we will know more about it.
They have n good joke on the Governor,
which they tell or rather he tells himself
When the party came to the head of No. g. the
Governor was standing on the fronto of the car; as
the cars stopped one of the sovereigns, as the
Governor came up opposite, saluted his Excellen-
cy with ''Bill Bigler come down here, see here,
come down. well the Governor jumped down.
thinking of course the man had some business;
as he looked perfectly sober. When the Cover
nor found himself down he was not little con-
founded when the man quietly remarked, "See
here, Bill Bigler, amt you the Governor of the
United States of Pennsylvany." 'Yes, of
course" replied the Governor "Well, Cover
nor, amt you goin to treat" ''Oh no. said
the Governor, ''we have Committee in the cars
that does all the treating-call on them" They
do, do they" rejoined Yankee friend.
well, if they do the treating, will they do the
roting too, want to know that p this was rath-
er stumper, the Governor made no reply, but
cleft" But he was bound for his treat, and the
last thing the Governor heard as the cars moved
off was .'dallOo, ain't you goin to treat"
Yours truly, w.