Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-09-24
God Save the Commonwealth.
of General Electior


Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, entitled: An act
relating to the elections Of this Commonwealth"
approved the second day of July, Ammo Domini.
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, l
JOHN ROBERTS, High Sheriff Of the County of
Cambria, III the State of Pennsylv ylvana, do hereby
make known and give notice to the electors of the
county aforesaid, that GENERAL ELECTION
will be held IN the said county of Cambria on the
second Tuesday, (and 14th day) of October, 1856,
at which time State and County officers will be
elected, to wit:
One person to fill the Office of Canal Commiss-
ioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person TO 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 fill the office of Associate Jud-
ges for Cambria county.
One person to fill the Office of Prothonotary,
Clerk of the Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Ter
miner, for Cambria county.
One person to fill the office Of District Attor-
One person to I'LL the oiilce OF Commissioner Tor
Cambria county.
One person to fill the Office of Surveyor for
Cambria county.
One person to fill the Office of Coroner FOR Cam
bria county.
One person to fill the Office of Auditor for three
wears and one person to fill said office for two
wears for Cambria county.
One person for Director of the Poor and House
of EmpoyIne ut for Cambria county.
The electors of the district composed Of the
Borough of Ebensburg, to meet at the Court
House in said Borough.
The electors Of the district composed Of the
township of Cambria, to meet at the Court House
in the Borough of Ebcnsburg-
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Carroll, to meet at the School House
in Carrolltown, III 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. Proudfoot, in said
township.
The electors of the district composed of the Bo-
rough of Loretto, to meet at TIE Schooisiouse in
said borough.
The electors Of the district composed of the
borough Of Summitvilic, 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. 9, in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the Bo
rough of Johnstown, to meet at the Mansion
House. in said Borough
Tbe electors of the district composed of the
Borough of Connemaugh, to meet at School House
No |, in said Borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
10 ynship of Clearfield, to meet at the house of
John II. Douglass, in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township Of Jackson, to meet at the house OF
Henry R:lger in said township.
Tho. alectorS q the district composed OF the
township of Richland, to meet ut the house OF
Jacob X ring. in said township
The electors of the district composed of the
township Of Blacklick, to meet at the house OF
Adam AIeakin, in the village OF besano, IN SAID
township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Sus9uehanna, 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 = III said
township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of White, tomeet at School House No.
l. in said township
The electors of the district composed OF the
township O. Munster, to meet at the ware house
of Augustine Durbin, in the village of munster,
in said township.
,rto olactors Of the district composed of the
township of Connumaugh, to meet as follows, VIZ:
District No ALL that part OF SAID township
of C,nepaueh bounded by the Somerset county
line. the Stony Creek River, to Johnstown bor-
ough line thence by line OF said Borough to the
junction of the Stony Creek and Llttle ooiehauSii
Rivers, thence up Little Conemaa9h 10 tiie ,"i &c
aoued,,ct across Hinkston's Run, thence down
the Bic Conemaugh River to the Testmoreiand
Co. line. thence Along said line to the Somerset
Co line and place of bcginninS-to meet at
School House No. II, in Cambria City, III said
township.
District No. 2-AIl that part of said township
bounded bv the Conemaugh River and fenn;yl-
vana Canal. from the small aqueuuct across
Hnkston's Run, 10 the large aqueduct at johns
town thence by Conemaugh Borough and Cone
mauoh River to Sumrnerhill township line, thence
bv Jaclzson township line to Indiana county line,
thence bv the same to the place of beginning: to
meet at School House No. 5. near the residence OF
John Headrick, in said township.
District No. 3.--All that part OF SAID township
bounded bv the Conemaugh Borough line and the
Conemauoh river to the Richland township line,
the Stony Creek River and the Johnstown Bor-
opob line to meet at School House No 10, near
the farm Of the heirs of David Singer, decd, IN
said township. =,
The ciectore of the district composed OF the
township of Summermll, to meet as Iol'o"s' VIZ. VIZ
District No ALI that part OF SAID township
living on the eastern side of the division line dlvl-
ding said township into two election districts, SAID
division line beginning at ctrner OF Iract Vi
land warranted In the names OF Alexander Oar-
Isle and Samuel Griffin, thence north lo3 degrees
west 97O perches to the Galbraith road, 1t oeing
the dividing line between Summerhlll and Cam
bria townships. Again commencing at the corn
er of the Alexander Carlisle and Samuel Grlihn
tracts, thence South 20 degrees. 1910 perches to
the South Fork of the Conemaugh River, to meet
at the School House in the town OF Jefferson; Ill
said township, and the officers elected at last
spring election for said township to conduct saiu