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TOLLS AT BEACH HAVEN.
CoLLEcToR's OFFICE.
d Beach Haven, Dec. LIST, 1855.
PUBLIC SALE
OF Real Estate!

FTHE subscriber will offer at public sale
4 upon the premises on SATURDAY the
9th day OF January next, at O'Clock in the
afternoon, his
R - W &Rs
in Mountplessan. township, Columbia Co.,
adjoining lands Of Godfrey Melck, Andrew
Melick, Robert Montgomery, and others,
now occupied by Jacob Geist, containing
about
Two Hundred and Ffty,foe .dcres.
Of which about 100 acres are cleared and in
good stale Of cultivation. There are on the
premises
Three Dwelling Houses,
saw-miil, a barn, and good water power
upon Little Fishngcreek.
Also al the SINE lime and place a WOOD.
LOT, adjoining lands of Godfrey Mslick, Ad-
am Stroud, sen., containing about II acres.
He will also offer at public sale upon the
premises on Saturday the 18th day OF Janua.
~, at O'Clock. p. M.
A TOWN LOT,
on which is frame dwelling house, in Hop
kinsvile, lately occupied by Jacob Gruver.
Terms made known on the days of sale by
ADAM STRoUP, Jr.
Hemlock, Dec. 81, 1855.
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Woods Ornamental Iron Works.

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THE attention Of the inhabitants of Penn.
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to those wishing to make selections.
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September 27, 1855.
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PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE! I!
e N pursuance of an order of the Orphans
L Court OF Columbia county, on
MONDAY, the sist dag Of DECEMBER
next, al 10 o'clock in the forenoon, John Kie-
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late OF Maine twp, in said county, deceased.
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EuGo1 OF 1oamds
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ly, adjoining land Of John Gearhart on the
East, Isaac Yetier and Rudolph Shuman on
The South, Daniel Fenstefmacher on the
West, and John Nuss on the North, contain.
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and county aforesaid. E
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amount paid on day Of sale) on the Isl day
of Apflne and the balance on the first
day Of April, A. D., 1857, the last payment
10 bear interest. JOHN KIEFER,
By order offhe Court, administrator
JACOB EYERLY, Clerk.
Maine twp, Dec. A, lS55--is.
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FHyHIBET SHAWLS with elk fringe, 4
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that counterfeit piece for? it has been a
temptation in my pocket ever since have
passed it, aud what shall / do p and the
boy looked wretched. Thomas was very
sorry and surprised, and took him down a
lane where they could ralk by. themselves
Dick made asfull confession Of what had
happened. and asked what he should do
He thought be should rather have it all
known, and 60 to Jail than live in such fea.
of himself and everybody else. Thomas
told him that he ought to carry real shilling
to the woman, and own what bad been done
Would not go and put it under her shop
door 2 said Dick it viii be just the same !;
shed get il, and not lose by the ecounterfeit.'
just. IS we'll for her, said Thomas but
as for. 80 kasses aop haze 8aae
wrong, and if you are really sorry, you want
to make clean work of it, Now go like "a
man, be honest about it. satisfy your con-
science as much as you have gone against it !;
here, take this real shilling putting his hand
In bis pocket, g. down to the woman, own
it all. and do works meet for repentance, as
the Bible says.
L Will, cried Dick, with treer feeling than
he had had for many day; but it is yours?'
No matter said Thomas, take it. Igive it to
you for my share in your troubles; and it will
be good lesson to ME to be careful how put
temptations in the pockets of my friends Dick
felt badly at the straits he was reduced to, but
having done wrong, he was resolved to repair
the wrong like man, and he did. And when
ne came out of the old woman's shop, he ran
down to the rocks on the sea shore and tossed
the counterfeit shilling into the waves
Now said Dick, am free again. lam afraid
OF nobody. May God forgive my sin for
Christs sake, and help me ever to do what is
right