Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-08-22
THE JOURNAL.
PENCIL NOTES.


A6out-burglars in HoIlidaysburg
Consimg-Jack Frost and the Adjourned Court.
An ercelient paper-the Scientific American, see
advertisement.
Deeided-the agoose question So says the
:Stamdara- How?
Good Peylodrcal-'Household Words edited by
Dickens See notice.
Htereasiag-our subscription list, and the num-
Der of Americans in this region
Short kesson.-Punch teaches ook-keeping' in
three words-'.never lend them"
Eeiensire-the preparations for the American
Harvest Home. 1t promises to be large affair
Deaa.-The mother of Horace Greedy died at
Wayne, Erie Co. Pa, on the 81, ult. His father
is still living.
Good-D. S. Plotners cigars. They prime
article Our friends at New Washington, who
smoke had better try them.
Close trork.-The Americans carried the cleo
ton in Georgetown D. C. by vote. Ameri-
cans PAL. Anti-Americans 24O
Getting ,carn,-the contest between the various
Locofoco candidates for nomination. There'H be
music soon. Look out for fun.
Not get eranained-thc article entitled ga few
thoughts on Popery." The author will bear with
US a short time, until we get things fixed
TIE Riots-The City Councils of Louisville have
passed resolutions declaring that the foreign pop
ulation pro voked the recent riots.
Large Beet!-A lady in Burnside township
named Beet, gave birth to young un, last week
that weighed ten pounds. Burnside can't
be beet, for raising vegetables
4 Experimentation our neg b Dor down street
SANDERS the Know Nothings so strong, he ought
purge the Committee of vigilance and list of
-ddates There are no '.Know Nothings' among
them Oh no.
.in ariral-It viii be that Mr. Graham
has just received large assortment of new goods
at his store at Grahamton- Our readers in that
country should call and see them. They cant
deal with better man.
Nerr coTH.-We are indebted to David Winter
nitr for mess of roasting ears He's clever
fellow. and those who want to purchase vegetables
should give him a call. We waiting anxious
~ for those tomatoes, David.
Thanks-to VIM. Mcbride of CurwensviIle, for
a bunch of most excellent cigars. Lovers of .'the
Eecd, in his neighborhood cannot do better than
to call Billy, who is judge of the article, and
always keeps the best quality.
Fooie.i-the young lady g up theeountry, that
stole the h. y. ritual out of gentlemans pocket.
She put it into the pocket of her dresz-her moth
er washed it-and 10. when she wanted TO show
the document. it was not there
The Methodist Church In 1885, FIVE Meth odists
scttled in the city of New York, and formed the
FIST society in America In 1855, just a century
later. the Methodist Church in the United States
numbers over four millions of worshipers
LtSo1-It is said the Loco candidates will be
compelled to kiss the calf skin, in other
words, swear that they not '.Know Nothings'
What's the use of administering oath to men
who have swore to perjurc themselves"
Camp zaeeting.-There will be a camp meeting
under the charge of the Rev. DIR. Linthicum, at
Miport, between Curwensvile and Glen Hope,
commencing on next Friday. We understand it is
70 be 9 very large one-there will be about thirty
tents
DsaE-Abbo: Lawre nee. He died on Saturday
last after a long illness. lie was of great
wealth, ex member of Congress, minister to
England and came within vote of obtaining
the nomination for Vice President, instead of NJ.
Fillmore.
i doFge.-It is said that perfect torrent of bad
brandy. worse gin, and superlatively whisky,
il pouring across the Suspension Bridge into the
village of Niagara Falls. 1t comes in the original
package c. pints and quarts, originally put
up on the Canada side.
Ne,c snbscyi5ers-We must return our thanks
to our friends in the upper part of the County.
: for the large number of new subscribers we have
booked during the past week. If the list is in
creased in the same proportion from this until
court We will begin to think about enlarging
paper
Truly a conpliment.-Three poor German min
StreIs found their way, the other day to Undsr-
cliff the country seat of General GEORGE 2. Nor
RIs on the Hudson, and sang s'Woodman spare
that tree in Dutch The coincidence was pure
ly accidental, and quite. unknown to the hurdy-
gurdyans.
Riok-we are informed that of the ''mill-
ionares,'' of this town, refused the other day to
contribute to the repairing of ''Centre Church,
because ithe Meth hodists had all joined the Know
Nothings' We believe he is the same man who
once gave part of keg of white lead to paint the
front of the church in this place, and stood down
there all day s,reayia at tie feioae for pHttng 1t
on TOO thick
Queer peopie.-We are tod there a number
Of singular people about Bridgeport. above Cur
#ensville, who have been attracting considerable
attention lately They dress in odd style, say
but little to outsiders, dodge all the questions they
are asked, and have plenty of money. They
continually coming and going one set going off
and another taking their place who have not been
seen before. There's mystery about them which
viii defy the Know Nothing hunters to develope.
Fire.-The house of James Grossly, at the Turn
pike Gate above Lum beryille, with nearly all it's