Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-16

to the State Convention to assemble at Harris
burg on the 14th Of July next.
II. B. SWOOPE,
Chr. American County Executive Com.
S. B. ROW,
Chairman Am. Republican Co. Ex. Com.
A COUNCIL AS Is A CoUSCIL.-Durng the last
six months we have been called upon to do a
little advertising for the Borough, for which
we, as matter of course, expected to get
paid, and accordingly couple weeks since we
made out our bill, which we here append for
the inspection of the public, namely:
Borough of Clearfield,
To s. b. Row, DR..
Dec. 16, 1S57-Publ. notice for charter, 81 90
Feb. II, 1855 statement of fnan-
ces, ) squares 2t, 3,I5
Nch. "a, 1855 " ordinance relative
to dogs, So. 2t, 3,G0
Total. s7,75
The charges are mado in strict accordance
with our terms at the time of publication, and
we took it for granted that the bill would be
promptly paid. Any one can, therefore, I'M
agiEe our surprise when we called a few days
since and found that the sscity fathers" had
.slaid the bill on the table,
The conduct of the councillor rather the
controlling portion of it's strange. We are
ut loss to understand them. Our bill is an
honest one, and the advertising was done "by
authority Whether, former occa-
sion, the political opinions of the majority
Tor three out of the five are Locofocos-led
them to think that we should not DC paid for
what we door whether, ssinfused with self
and vain conceit,'' they merely wished to
make display of their ''littlc brief authori-
ty," does not fully appear. If they were ac
tuated by motives OF economy, they had bet
ter commence retrenchment and reform in an
other quarter.
We have no desire to indulge in harsh Ian
guage against those who refused to pay us our
dues; but we wish to lay the facts before the
public to show how contemplate men can
make themselves with little effort.
RoBnERY.-On last Thursday night, Hon.
BENZ. Rush Bradford, whilst rem aiming over
night at MoOrc's Hotel, in Luthersburg, this
county, was robbed of a wallet containing
S215.00 in money and some valuable papers.
1t was the same night on which the circus per-
formed there. Mr.. B. was awakened by rap
at his room door, upon opening which the
person who raped excused himself by saying
he had made mistake. Afterwards Mr.. b.
and his wife, who accompanied him, were 4
wakencd by one of the windows, which had
been left open, closing with crash. 1t is
supposed the fellow entered the room through
the window, and as Ie went out caused it to
fall. The gold watch of Mrs. B. was lying on
u table, but was left untouched. No clue to
the money or robber has yet been discovered.
Later.-After the above was in type We
learned that the robbery wasn't a robbery after
all, and that Mr.. Bradford has recovered his
money and papers, though from the circum-
stances mentioned he could be easily led to
believe that his wallet had been taken from his
ROOM 1t now appears that he dropped it out
of doors in the evening; that portion of the
money fell out of the wallet; that the pocket
book was found by one man and the balance OF
the money by another, both of whom were
connected with the circus; that the next day
they called at a hotel in Broolvllc for de-
tectOr to examine some money! that the hotel
keeper, TO whom one of the bills was shown
identified it rs belonging to Mr.. B. and the
latter, being in that town, was sent for and re-
covered his lost property, suitably rewarding
the finders.