Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-02-23

DIVINE SERvIcE.-By Divive permission,
the Rev. Lloyd knight of Holiday sburg, viii
administer the Lords Supper, on the second
Sabbath in March, in the Lutheran Church in
Clearfeld. Services 10 commence on Friday
evening, the 11th, at early candle lighting.
MONEY SToLEN.-0n Tuesday afternoon of
last week, a shot bag, containing between $50
and SO in silver, was taken from the store
drawer of VIM. F. Irwin, in our borough. du-
ring his absence of few minutes from the
store. The greater portion of the money has
since been recovered.
ExTRAvAGAycE OF OUR BoRoUGH OFFICERS
PERFORMANCES NOT on THE BILLs-AN OFF,
CIAL EEEDIS0-THE Town ssFArHERs'' HAVE
"a HIGH OLD TIME''-wHo PAYS THE PIPER-
Last Wednesday evening, the retiring Board
of Borough officers signaized their exit by
getting up an oyster supper, which is to be
paid out of the funds of the corporation-the
expense being $1,000. We understand they
had a rather .'eleyated venerable time'' of ii,
enjoying themselves, as we'll as the oysters.
eft cetera, amazingly.
Eating, we all know, is natural and common
TO man and "eyery living creature that NOV
eth except SUCKER ashland has been in all
ages of the world. 1t is a thing we all under
stand and can do. though in these latter days
we have improved much In the taste and meth
cd that were In vogue among the ancients.
In some things, however, We initiate them.
Those old foges, our Scandinavian ancestors,
for instance, were in the habit of eating and
drinking to the glory of great men. This our
people also do, and with 4 gusto, too, that
would have done honor TO the appetites of any
of them. The fact is, with many persons
nowadays, the supplying of the stomach is a
paramount consideration, so much so, indeed,
that one is almost led to believe that they are
all stomach-or, as an illterate fellow, who
construed words by their sound once said of
hearty eaters, s'they arc entirely belly -cose."
Now, with these well-establised truths be-
fore US, we should like to know if it was any
thing more than following the instincts of na-
ture, when the Borough 'sFathers" concluded
to, and did, indulge in the delicious bivalvcs
and other good things which are to be found
in the Eating Saloon of our friend Tommy
Robins; or whether they considered them
selves as deserving of this peculiar sort of q
s.Reward of Merit'' for the manner in which
they managed the affairs of the corporation
If it was for the first named reason, we con-
slider that they were only cashing a check pre-
scented by their stomachs-a mere business
transaction. If for the other-then we don't
know how that will be, for, according TO their
own showing, they have during the past year
run the Borough in debt S3G4.6li. As mat
ter of course, the improvements they have
made arc of no consequencc-thercw was use
in maeadamizing portion of Second street,
and opening the watcr-courses along other
streets: for it is fact that has gained some
crcdence, that an abundance of moisture is Il
fine thing in dry seasons, and the puddlrs and
pools that would have formed in our streets
might, therefore, have answered a good pur-
s,osc in the event of drouth, or a fire; and
in cold weather, they would freeze over, and
he solid enough without stoning, and might
prove very convenient for skating parties.
Besides, the officers receive no pay-they do
it all for the glory of the thing-it is a matter
q philanthophy-and generally, they receive
n great deal OF credit for-haring done ersry-
thing ,rroRg.
But the deciding business is what we are af-
ter. We firm beliver in the s'art and
Riystety" of hearty eating. 1t makes men So
cial ard humaac, and generates in them kind
ly feelings, well fat, TO be well fed-to
have, as Shakespeare says, their ssfair round
bellies with fat capon lincd''-though on this
occasion oysters were used. Although s'laugh-
ing'' is said to be great promoter OF obesity /,
get ,ce prefer getting our physical eonforms-
tion into comfortable 'skelter'' hy good, solid
feeding, and are, therefore, in favor Of letting
the streets take care of themselves, and hav-
ifig oysters and coffee at least once month
if they ask us to help eat 'em-notwithstand-
ing some object the ground that if the Of
ficers can spend $1,000 in this way, they have
an equally clear right to appropriate all the
Borough funds for similar purposes-which
they might as we'll do. Now, if the Borough
Fathers put the matter on this ground, we
are with them-that is, if they ask us to step
IN the next time they indulge. If they don't,
we will not hold ourselves responsi bic for the
consequences.
We have been reliably Informed that the
Council have "faced the mnsic'' in proper
manner, by moving that an order be drawn for
$1,000 to pay for an entertainment for the of
ficers of the Borough. We are rather pleased
with the way they shoulder the responsibility,
after hearing that some eEensed them on the
ground that the amount was to be taken from
the dog tax, which could scarcely be consid-
cred borough funds, and especially were we
imam