Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-10-01
Gcd Save the Commonwealth.
Proclamation of General Eaectaor

1 ~ euDSylVdlna, e0tltlCI: An ac
| relating to tho elections OF this Commonwealth ,
approved the secand day Of July, Ammo Domil,i
| one thousand eight hundred and tl,isty-niac, |
J JOHN ROBERTS. High Sheriff of the County OF
! Cambria, in the State Of Pennsy ivania do hereby
make known and give notice to the electors OF The
! county aforesaid, that GENERAL ELECTION
( will be held III the said county of Cambria ON the
second Tuesday, (and 14th day. of October. 1856
at which time State and Couaty officers will &c
elected, TO wit:
| One person to fill the Office of Canal Comniss
oner of the Common ealth of Pennsylvania.
One person 10 fill the Office of Auditor General
| of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person To fill the Office of Surveyor General
| Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
One person, in connection with the counties Of
Huntingdon, Blair and Somerset to fill the Office
Of member of the House of Representatives of the
United States.
One person in connection with the Counties Of
Blair and Huntingdon to fill the Office OF Senator
of the State of Pennsylvania.
Two persons. In connection with the Counties
OF Bedford and Fulton to fill the Office Of members
of the House of Representatives Of Pennsylvania
Two persons to ill the Office of Associate judi
yes for Cambria county.
Clerk Of the Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Ter
miner for Cambria county.
One person to fill the Office Of District Attor-
ney for Cambria county.
One person to til the ofIico of Commissioner for
Cambria county.
One person to Ill the Office Of Surveyor for
Cambria county
One person TO fll the Office of Coroner for Cam
bra county.
One person to Eli the Office of Auditor for three
years aud one person to fill said Office for two
years for Cambria county.
Oae person for Dire tor Of tue Poor and House
OF Employment for Cambria county.
Ia. pf bp n ISt NSa1 IF .bo
Borough of Ebensburg, to meet at the Court
House i'll said Borough.
Tho electors of the district composed Of the
township of Cambria. to meet as tho Court House
in the Borough of Ebensburg.
The electors Of the district composed Of the
township Of Carroll, to meet al the School House
in Carrolltown, in said township.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township Of Chest to meet at the School House
ON the farm Of Richard j. Proudfoo:, in said
township.
rough of I4oretto, to meet at the School House in
said Borough
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of Summitville, to meet at the School
House in said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
township OF Allegheny, to meet at School House
No Q, in said township.
The eiectors of the district composed OF the Bo-
House. in said Borough.
The electors Of the district composed of the
Borough of Connenaugh, to Eieet ut Schoo! House
No. /, in said Borough.
The electors Of the district composed Of the
to rnshin of Clearfeid, to meet at the house of
john H. Douglass, iii said township.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township OF jackson, to meet at the house Of
Henry Kager, in said township.
The electors Of the district composed Of the
township of Riclland to meet at the house OF
Jacob Kring, in said township.
The electors Of the district composed Of the
township of Blacklick, TO meet at the house of
Adam Meakiu, in the village Of BelSano, in said
township.
The electors OF the district composed Of the
township Of Susquehanna, to meet at the house OF
Matthew Conrad, in said township.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township of Washington, to meet at the School
House situate at the foot OF Plane No 4 III said
township.
township & Whi.e. toueet at School House No.
l. in said township.
The electors OF the district composed OF the
township o. Munster, to meet ut the ware house
Of Augustine DurbiI, IN the village cf munster,
in said township.
The electors Of the district composed cf the
township of Conuumaugh, TO meet ~ follows, viz:
District No. ALI that part of said township
Of Couemaugh. bounded by the Somerset county
lire. the Stony Greek River. to Johnstown B0r-
ough line thence by line Of said Borough to the
junction Of the Stony Creek and Little Conemau9h
Rivers. thence up Little Conenaagh to the Large
aqueduct across Hirkston's Run, thence down
the Big Concmau.h River to the Nestmorelaud
Co. line thence along said line to the Somerset
CO., line. and place of begnnDg-to meet at
School House No. II, iu Cambria City, IN said
township.
District No 2-Ail that part Of said township
bounded by the Conemaugh River and Pennyi-
vania Canal from the small aqueiuct across
Hinkston's Run. TO the large aqueduct at johns
town. thence BY Conemaugh Borough and Cone
maugh River to Suinmerhill township line, thence
by jackson township line to Indiana county line.
thence bv the same to the place of beginning: to
meet at School House No 5. the residence OF
John HeadricS, in said township.
District No. 3,--All that part of said township
bounded by the Conemaugh Borough line and the
Conemaueh river to the Richland township line,
the Stony Creek River and tie Johnstown Bor
ough line, 70 meet at School House No. 10, near
the farm of the heirs of David Singer, decd, in
said township.
The clectorc of the district composed Of the
township of Summerhill, to meet as follows, VIZ;
District No AL that part OF said township
lying on the eastern side OF the division line dv
ding said township into two election districts, said
division line beginning at q CT rner OF tract OF
land warranted in the names of Alexander Car
Isle and Samuel Griffin, thence north l6t degrees
west 970 perches to the Galbraith road. 1t being
the dividing line between Summerhll and Cam
bria townships. Again commencing at the corn
er of the Alexander Carlisle and Samuel Griffin
tracts, thence South 20 degrees, 1910 pcrches to
the South Fork of the Conemaugh River, to meet
at the School House in the town of Jefferson, III
said township. and the officers elected at last
81 for IN conduct