Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-21
THE JOURNAL.

THE JOURNAL.
CLEARFIELD, PA, SEPT. 2l, 1859.
PEOPLES MEETING.
A meeting of the Peoples Party will be
held in the Court House in Clearfeld Borough,
on Wednesday evening, Sept. 2Sth, (Court
week, Hon. A. G. Curtin, Col. l.. w. Hall,
our candidate for the State Senate, Isaac G..
Gordon, Esq, one of our candidates for the
Assembly, and others will be present to ad-
dress the meeting.
BIBLE SocIETY.-The Clearfield County BIZ
BILE Society will hold meeting in the Court
room on Thursday evening, 29th inst, at early
candIe-lghting. Addresses may be expected.
Sept. 81. ]. B. McENALLY, Sec'y.
TEMPERANCE MEETING-The Washingtonian
Temperance Society will hold their quarterly
meeting on Monday evening the Goth of Sept.
next, at early candle-light, in the Court House.
1. Test, Esq, will address the meeting. The
public is kindly invited to attend.
Sept. 81. G.PuILIPP GUELIcH, Prest.
NIELLoGRAPus.-We are requested to say
that Mr.. Purviance has just received quanti-
ty of Niellograph paper, on which can be ia
ken superior toned ambrotype, suitable for
enclosing in letters and sending by mail with
out additional postage. They cost but 25 cts.
each. Give him an early call.
SURvEYING.--We direct the attention CT per-
sons who wish to procure the services of a
surveyor, to the card of Mr.. ohm Huidekoper
in our advertising columns. Mr.. H., we are
assured, fully understands his business, and
will doubtless render entire satisfaction to
all who may avail themselves of hi: profess
sional services.
THE WEATHER AND CRoPs.-On last Friday
and Saturday We had copious showers of rain
in this county, since which time the atmo-
sphere has been much warmer, and the effect
of which has been decidedly beneficial to the
buckwheat and corn crops. OF the former
There will be a large yield; what the latter
will he, We cannot yet tell, but it is feared that
much of it will not mature fully.
which was inaugurated at the camp-meeting
ex-Sherif Reeds farm last week, is now
going on in the Methodist church in this place,
and a large number Of persons have professed
repentance. We understand that q general
waking up on the subject of religion is going
on all over the county, and that sinners by
scores are seeking the consultations of the gus-
al Of fhn
X LIMBo.-On last Wednesday, one Charles
Merlin, of Pike township, was committed to
the Jail in this place, charged with stealing a
black cloth overcoat, the property of Thomas
Ross, Esq, on the 18th November last, out of
the Mansion House in this borough, then kept
by Capt. D. NJ. Weaver. Charley is doubtless
now realizing the truth of the 'poick's' words
''He as prigs what isn't hisen,
When he's eOtched must 60 to prison
DIABoLIcAL Acr.-We have been informed
that recently some malicious disposed person,
having mixed quantity of salt with arsenic
OF strychnine, placed ii couple juggles in
Il field belonging to Geo. B. Smith, of Girard
township. evidently for the purpose of poison
ing his live stock Three of Mr.. Smith S
children came very nigh using some of the
salt on few cucumbcrs Which they had pulled
in patch close by, but were fortunately pre-
vented by one of them remarkiDg that it had a
strange appearance, and that they had better
let it alone. Such an offence deserves the se-
vcrest punishment, if wilTuily committed.
HIGHWAY RoBBERy.-On last Wednesday af.
tcrnoon, about l O'Clock, Mr.. James f. Shoop,
of Graham township, was assaulted the
public road between Kyier's and John Holt's,
by two ruffians, who threw sand in his eyes,
knocked him down, choked him, and then
robbed him of $50 in money-ali he had with
him. The following day man named Byron
j. Coonrey was arrested in Philipsburg, and
after hearing before Jos. McClarren, Esq, of
Decatur township, was committed to our Jail,
charged with being one of the men who per-
petrated the robbery. Coonrey alleges that
he was not near the place, and that he left
Curwensvile, where he had been for some
reached the locality where the robbery was
committed, at the time designated. Mr..
Shoop, however, thinks he can't be mistaken
about the identity of the man. Coonrey was
to have had a hearing, on a habeas corpus, on
Monday, but as several important witnesses
were absent, the hearing was postponed.
BOLD ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-Last Satur-
day night, about 1 O'Clock, daring villain
made attempt to rob the store of Moore q
EtzweiIer, in this borough. He went to one