Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-15
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JEFFERSON, Green Co, Oct. 5

JEFFERSON, Green Co., Oct. 5.
In reading some Western letters copied
in your welcome sheet, have a word in
reply to one from the Potter Pa. journal,
which says, STICK TO YOUR HOMES"
That IS I piece of good advice to those
who have what q man might call home
a good farm along the West Branch Of the
Susquehauna-the land of my birth. But
to those that till the soil on bills and
rocks and mountains and scarcely make q
living, say, move West. If you can't
sell, give il away, aud got loose from those
killdecr lands. Farming is with less Ia.
boz, less expense, and, as general thing,
produces more, and taxes are but triHe,
compared with eastern taxes on land.
Laborers can % better in the West Pro-
ducc, such as grain, pork, &c., is, as a
general thing, lower, and wages higher,
and more ready pay. The mechanic can
DO better here, as have experienced to
some extent. There is more ready pay,
or cash as l may term it, and not so much
no pay. Perhaps your readers may think
that am too much one-sided upon this
matter don't pretend to say or think
that men may move west and sit down
and find their bread all buttered withou.
ezerting themselves. Western peopls
labor as well Is eastern, but We get better
paid for our labor. Some people move
West with entirely too large calculation
and set their expectations too high. Be-
ing disappointed, they condemn the West,
Ike the Potter county man in Wisco psin.
Such men Lad better not move farther
away from home than where they can see
their chimney smoke. We wan. men hero
Of eu;erprisc-Ien Of s;abilify-and men
Of some 60 ahead atiycness-and not such
chaps as the I2an that moved to Stephen
sou county from Spruce Run, moved back,
started tie second time, got as far as Mil
ton, and backed home again to Spruce
Run. Let him try it again; perhaps the
third time will be ''the charm"
expect you na,U LoarI Of our small
grain crops failing. The potato crop is
also poor. Corn is pretty goOd-nO,hins
to b!ag Of Fine f4t pOrkers sell at So %
per hundred, and il demand.
\ sad accident happened in Oneco, Ste-
phenson Co, H. \ son Of Jacob Cook,
and grandson Of Jacob Ziebach of Bufaloe
township, went to the house Of Mrs.Shoe.
maker, aud The inmates being all absent
excepting boy years old, the two boys
went up stairs, when Mrs Shoemaker's
10y took down l gun, and, pointing it at
lis companion, snapped the lock, and
lodged the contents of the barrel in his
heart, killing him instantly. The deceas-
Cd was about seven years cid.
Alexander NC-!!a, formerly of East
Buf4loe, lost the sight of one of his eyes
while harvesting, BY running straw into it.
attended camp-meeting, held by the
Evangelical Association, in Stephenson
county, where there were ffty-eight tents
on the ground.
have had some of your Lewisburg
money here in Wisconsin, passed it, and
10 questions asked nor DetectOr examined.
Wm. NOll, formerly near Mifflinburg,
Is doing good business here in the man
ufacturing of steel plOughs. He is good
mechanic, and deserves patronage.
John Kelly, formerly of White Deer,
has bought cariing machine, and is do
ing good business.
John Bennage, of Kelly, has paid US a
visit, and hope he may give good satisfae-
ton concerning the west.