Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-04-25
prnfil Nutrs.
OUer-the rafting

art of making money
Pitches into Soule-Chcvalier Wikof He gives
him particular fits
Refused to grant Acepces-the Court Of Fayette
County for the present year.
Heeefrsd-the School Journal for April. L is
an interesting number.
Efgh-the big river" Too high to from
Shamoken down.
Applfcants for bounty Eznd.-The whole num-
Der, so far, under the new law, is 80 600
No go-the attempt to keep down the price of
lumber It's bound to 'riz.'
Death ON the dogs-thc 'lumix'' that carries the
old pistol, in CurwensyiIle.
Busy-our people, making garden. Now is the
time to plant your peas potatoes, and 'ingyons."
municipalities, and provisions in exchange
for advertising and subscriptions at this Office
Bring 'em along.
Fine pOtatoes-those sent us by our friend Joseph
Jordon We should like to have few moro of
the same sort.
PytnterS-intellectual snelters, who receive the
dross for their labor while the world gets the met
ST.
Good, as usHa'-Bradin's dinners, at Philips
dins.
Still fou,7shtng-thc Tyrone City Hotel Hughs
& Irwin, are still alive and kicking and ready
to accommodate all who give them a call.
R,men,Jer--that the Rev. Mr.. Cooper's book
Life in the Forest,"-e be had at this Office
Call and get copy.
Beautifml-the weather and Clearheld girls
We didn't meet with any as pretty between this
and the-''foot of Buttermilk,'
Got ba,tk-the people of Lock Haven. We
thought the Governor would have vetoed it, but
he didn't.
Money-an article once in general use and cir
cuaion It has been very scarce for sometime past
and is now almost entirely out of the market.
DehghtfuL-the favor of those regalias from
our friend Jim Daugherty, at the corner of Sd and
Race, Philadelphia. Jims ''somo pumpkins
4 good house-Esquire Johnstons at Philips
burg Our friends from down tho river" who
are fond of good accommo modations should call on
the Squire.
Tie Oed FekIotrS.-The Grand Encampniens is
to commence its session, in Philadelphia, the see
ond week in May. The Grand Lodge, during the
third week.
merry as ever, with well furnished 'shantee,' and
sound raft that hasn't drawn bow or lost a
stfck.'
| Il sOHAId egg-M Elhanic of Tyrone City. He
may be found in the basement of the City Ho-
tel where he keeps of the best Restaurants in
the interior of the State. Don't forget to give him
all
! Comjorta5ie-that letter containing the new
subscribers from New Washington Mahaffcy and
his friends returned nine papers, for which they
will please accept our sincere thanks, we have
only received forty-eight in their stead
! Getting up--the price of timber. We have re-
ceived a letter from gentleman at Marietta, who
informs tia he has disposed of several RATS at
| prices ranging from eleven up to fifteen cents
Our readers viii be glad to hear it.
Tint premium We understand some of our
friends down the river making active oxertions
TO get the largest list of subscribers in order
| get magnificent prcraium-a red ''chemisettc y
with twenty seven dozen buttons OH the breast
/ Who'll get it,
| accidents on tie RiUer-At Green's Dam last
week. killed, by hand spike on which
they were 'snubbing, flying up and knocking him
into the river Another severely injured
at the foot of the falls in the same manner. AT
last accounts he not expected to recover.
Il COlOnel.-We hear it rumored that NJ Elbose
of the Jefferson Star has been appointed an
Aid to the Governor. IF he does as good service
on the tented iield'' as he did in the late poiti-
cal contest, the Governor viii regret his selec-
ton. May the gallant Col, live thousand years
and his shadow never grow less.
;StyalJDa9-a good many of the raftsmen who are
returning from below Some have lost their pock-
ct books some got no money to lose, and some
gave all they did getto jew sharpcrs for slopshop
clothes 1t requires a good deal of moral courage
to withstand all the temptations that are spread
out along the river, relieve the Waterman of his
hard earnings.
PiliRg 1T on to WS.-We have been told that the
Danville Iateliigelcer with which we don't ex-
change), the Holldaysburg Standard, and its pitt
full imitator the Jersey Shore Necs Letter, have
been 'giving few during our absence. As
we can not find the papers among exchanges
of course, like the boy that got in bad fix, we
can have nothing to say. Well attend to their
case, however, in future.
/ Il clever fellory-Martin, of tho American
Watchman." We gave him full exhibition of a
live rafsman, with the red shirt and all the 9TH
or 'ixins, when we were at Lock Haven. He's a
sound egg and prints sound paper. We hope
he'll come up to Clearfeld in time for the next
food, that we may take him down the river and
show him the elephant eve don't mean Mother
Moore-not bit of it.)
A rich fght-On Thursday, before we started
.sdown the river Post Master General Campbell's
aidecamp'' in this place, and the borough consta-
Bile come in collision on the "hog question" II
appears that the officer in discharge of his duty
had ''impounded" the "fat pig OF "Bolliwax, y
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