Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-01-20
DEMOCRAT and SENTINEL
LOCAL ITEMS.

GOCAL ITEMS.
TANNING.-This branch of business continues
to increase and flourish in our county; we hear
oftwo new establishments projected in our neigh
borhood, the one by Capt Evans, and another
by Messrs. Jones & Thomas.
Our County offers remarkable inducements for
the investment of capital in the Tanning bu-
siness. She contains abundant available Water
Power, forests of fIemlock or Spruce Pine, which
we may almost call inexhaustible, and her limits
are traverscd by two Rail Roads, with which ey-
cry section viii be brought into communication
by means Of Plank Roads thus affording every
facility for the cheap and ready importation of
hides and, the expectation of the manufactured
article when these advantages become generally
known to the public, we have no doubt, but that
our mountain slopes affording so many excellent
sites, will be occupied by flourishing establish
ments, giving occupation to very large number
ofpersons, adding largely to the wealth of our
County, and also increasing the extent of our
Home market for Agricultural productions let
this matter be frequently discussed, our county
will be the gamer. For ourselves, we heartily CO.
incide in the opinion of the honest old Currier,
that " there is nothing like Leather"
We had TINS week another striking instance of
the beautiful working of system of self gov
'ernment, and of the benficent effects of the DEM
'ocratic doctrine of rotation in ofice-we refer to
the quiet peaceable transfer Of the peoples funds.
In other governments, such change would be
attended with all the pomp and circumstance"
Of despotic power-there would be guards and
cleaning bayonets, and perhaps, as is unfortu-
nately too often the case, convulsion and blood
+I, aray1t
ell! Mr.. Rhey gracefully steps in, and Mr..
Lloyd composedly lays aside the robes of Office, !"
and retires no FUSS no bloodshed-not even
drop of -l is shed, because one of the parties
takes lemonade, and the other does not and the
only trifing inconvenience attending the whole
transaction, is that Mr.. Rhey, will be obliged to
order new robes of office;' those worn by his
predecessor being entirely too short for his state
lier form.
P. B.'s-We are pleased to learn that extensive
preparations have been made, for the manufac-
ture of these Architectural necessities, on the farm
of Mr.. David Brawley, near this borough.
We are informed that it is the determination of
the projectors, to keep constantly on hand, and
furnish at the shortest notice, al the most mod
ern and popular styles of brick, including the
common Brick" the q Perfect Brick, and par
ticularly the g Regular Old Brick"
We would modestly suggestto the enterprising
projectors, that they would confer public bene-
fit, by devising some expeditions means of trans
porting these favorite building materials to mar
ket, and thus do away with the present disagree
able and inconyenient system, of carrying bricks
in the hat, to which even most respectable
citizens are now compelled to resort.
The highly ingenious member from Arm
strong county. has introduced resolution into
the House rthe appointment of Committee,
the number blank whose duty it shall be to pro-
ceed to the State of Maine, and examine into the
practical workings of the Maine Law ;" the
committee have not yet been appointed; we are
reluctantly compelled to decline the honorof SER
wing upon it, in consequence of the arrival, yes
terday, of SCHROTTHT, from Carrolltown with
more or less Lager Bier"
SALr-We are delighted to learn, that the
Rock Salt il our neighborhood, is to be brought
to the test, and that for that purpose, project
is on foot.
Keep up the excitement, and by next week.
the project will be on sit!ts.
The present efficient County Board have just
closed their settlement for the past year they
did up their business In 2 40 time; the Annual
Statement is said TO be highly satisfactory.