Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-12-06
Post Office.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

the head OF communications IN another
mart of to-day's paper, refers to line or
two we published few weeks agoin which
wa called recess in schools a nuisance 1t
is used for another purpose by the writer,
but as lie somewhat mistakes our meaning,
we will refer to recess more particularly.
II is not alone the noise which renders re-
cess in our neighborhood a nuisance. The
Yelling, hooting, and screeching are bad
enough in all conscience, but this might
be borne if unaccompanied by other acts as
annoying as they are mischievous; we refer
to stone throwing, to pounding fences,
doors, and buildings; to scratching and
marking buildings, doors, porches, steps,
&c, with nails, chalk, kale, pencils, &c.
to dirty language and fighting and quarrel
ling To such an extent have all these
been carried that property in the immedj-
4 ate neighborhood of the schoQlhouses vest
y ward of our office has deprecated in value,
n 50 that none who know aught of these mat
ers could be induced to purchase on any
8erms on either side. For our part we
Y would not take tie three houses 6clooo our
ot as Il gt'T, conditioned merely that zee
t0uid lire IN one. Another annoyance to
he lch0Ie neighborhood is a continual run
ing for water at hydrants-the school
oard being ready enough to tax water
i ock for school purposes, but too penuri
ls to make some provision for procu-
ng water being willing it seems that it
all be taken by a species of petty larce-
a lesson" we should think highly ad-
ntageous to the rising generation in
oral point of view. Such are the facts
atiye to recesses. Were the teachers
stroll out among the children while pan
moniun is let loose, their presence
ght do much to restrain, not innocent
fgeation, but positive mischief. We are
nds of the teachers, there being not one
ong them all to whom we would not
erfGIiy do favor il in our power, and
are friends of the children, but we
ak it III sincerity when we say that we
lla rqt ike child of ours to take les
in recess adqeation.'
BEAR ON THE kA4LRoAD.-One Of
trains on Wednesday night last came in
iSion with bear in the Narrows be-
this place, and the engineer being some
Of sportsman returned to the spot
morning, tracked the animal to the
r, got skitF and crossed over, and dis
pred Mr.. Bruin somewhat crippled from
effect of his collision with the Iocomo-
but in no humor to yield A rife |
further disabled him, when large
\ dog was set upon the bear, but the
being rather roughly handled, in fact
pletely licked, the engineer Jumped up
he BEARS back and cut the animals |
lat with large knife The bear weigh |
$50 lbs. We also hear of one being
ID by Fanormer near Allisteryille, |
the indications are that this species of
Is unusually plenty on Shade and
mountains in this neighborhood.
lFFLIN COUNTY BANK.-Inquiry has
frequently made of the editor as to
prospects Of this institution Beyond
fact that all efforts to remove incum
PES from some of the real estate sub
Ed have thus far failed, we know but
though it is evident that unless some
antlal moneyed men step forward, or
siderable amount of we'll known prop
I| Tree from membranes, will swell
aplta, there is little or no prospect of
mmencing operations
EATHER.-On Saturday night we
cold spell, followed on Tuesday by
OF several inches in depth. Some
which had been detained by ice ar
mere on Saturday-among them
am Rarich's, with load of coal.
rPER.-Ehe Logan Guards, with
oer OF invited friends, among whom
0en' Aegley, of Pittsburgh, partook
sumptuous supper at Eisenbise's Ho-
Thursday evening last. 1t passed
'easantly, and to the satisfaction of all
Prned