Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-13

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the baptist Chufch-house in Jackson, last
month, conducted by Professors" Con-
verse and others. A lady from Waverly,
Pa, attended with Juvenile choir, which
commanded especial admiration for their
training. The expenses were small when
divided among the many present, but the
zest was great. 1t is impossible to esti.
mate the sum total of acquisitions to the
pupils but its beneficial tendency, in
directing the minds of the youth in the
purely agricultural neighborhoods, can
hardly be doubted This is not the first
meeting of the kind at the same place.
INnARMoNIoUs.
A man logged by me on Sunday, mouth
ted on rackabones of a horse. whose
apparel was seedy, thin and primitive, his
hat venerable for age only, his hair IN
kempt, beard unshorn, and no stockings
on his decidedly earthy feet But then he
had an unsmoked cigar in his mouth, a
Haunting watch.seal in his fob, and on his
pedals u pair Of patent leather "shoon"
bright enough to zee to shave in. The
next time l read of o "missing horse"
that grotesque figure will be to me highly
suggestive" Of very poor horse-thief.
80. H."
In the woods on the long hill leading
to Susquehanna Depot and Lanesville, l
formerly saw whenever passing, the letters
90. H." in red paint on large stone.
The stone is now removed, but two poplars,
the barks of which are covered with names
and dates, still mark the spot, where, some
so or 80 years ago, Nirer Harper, a young
man from Windsor, in the adjacent por-
tion Of York State, was murdered. 1t is
supposed that he was killed by mistake,
and that man who was but few rods
behind him, on his return from down the
Delaware, with returns for lumber he had
taken to market, was the one intended to
be killed for his money. jason Tread
reN was taken up and tried for the mur-
der he had been seen, with q gun on his
shoulder and his face blackened, cn the
road by two persons, one that day, who
identified him by his hair, complexion,
clothing, and general appearance. Tread
well was shrewd and subtle man, and in
one point threw discredit upon the priIci-
pal testimony against him the witness
had described his overcoat as having fast
enings Of particular description, but
when the article was produced, it was very
different; and although the change had
recently been made, the counsel for pros.
ecution did not notice it, and the fact of
error was strong point of defence. Tread
we'll admitted that his gun, in the hands
of a man he named but whom nobody
knew but himself, had committed the fatal
deed but few if any doubted his own
guilt. His is the only case Of capital
punishment recorded in the history of the
county, and his scaffold was until recently
if it is not still preserved for use again if
required.
HOW LONG BULL.FROGS LIVE.
An intimate acquaintance Of mine as
serts that loud -mouthed" frog in the
river hercabouts is the identical bass chap
that kept her awake when nervous, or
soothed when convalescent, ten years ago.
In nothing had he altered, save perhaps a
deeper sonorousness of voice such as might
be expected after ten years of practice,
(no doubt retiring to rest in his slimy
abode during the frigid seasou.) 1t is
moreover alleged that his haunt i, still
under the same tree where he then almost
nightly serenaded somebody unknown to
the deponent. No natural history handy
to investigate the matter, but the old fel-
low is fairly identified as ten years old at
any rate, and, as he shows nothing of
cracked voice, lack of wind, or any of the
usual infirmities of age, he may last ten
or twenty years more Prorided, that
no cook tempts him into the dinner pot,
and no unappreciative-of-age-andmusic
boy proves as good as David in singing
stones at him.
COUNTING UP.
In New York State, they are taking a
census of their population, which they do
every ten years-l8c5, ls45, 1856, &c.
The National Government also takes a
census every ten years-1s3o, 1910, 1850, !
&c. Thus, New York enjoys statistical /
harvest every years. The State Census
is not SO full as the National, and reports
have come in from a few towns. Bath,
the county seat of Steuben, counts 2,0l2-
Just the Lewisburg figure in 1850. Athens
(Pa.) has also taken an enumeration,which
lacks about three.score Of being 1000,
having increased over 200 in s years. 1t
was made by one man in about one day.
Uewisburg might count up very easily,
and ascertain its progress.)
EXTRA ACRES.
On many of the railroads l have past
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