The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-10-18
LOCAL And PERSONAL.

inst, the following officers we:e chosen !:
" P, Lewis Rodgers W. A, II. G.
n.7ipe R. s., Alexander Jones; a. r.
6 John E. Connell F, s., D. I. Evans
r Andrew Lewis; c., Roland Hum
rbreys; A. c., Edward J. Humphreys;
: s. John R. Smith o. s., Richard R.
Tbbott; Chaplain, a. a. Barker; Ed.
Flag, BENZ. F. Williams.-A company
ofaWide Awakes" has been organized in
this place, with John H. Evans as Cap
,.in. and Y. l. Roberts as Lieutenant
The members are provided with uni
forms, consisting of oilcloth capes and caps,
and lanterns They have made several
pubio appearances, and are about as in
tsHgeut and goOd-looking set of fellows
a. We often see. Hurrah for the ~. AS.
The four Mahoning townships, il
Indiana county, are model Republican
districts. At the late election, they footed
up the nice little majority of almost 500
for Curtin and the Republican county
ticket. And this is nothing out of the
way for them, for year after year they dc
the same thing. One peculiarly about
these townships is, that they contain the
mos; intelligent and thrifty population
;hat could be found. Nuf ced-The
attention of our readers is directed to the
advertisement elsewhere of the Elder
Ridge Academy. This institution enjoys
fattering reputation, and we speak BY
the book when we say that students can
not enjoy better educational advantage
il the State than at the Ridge.-Th,
h:e fair at Indiana was a decided success.
The number of articles OF exhibition wa
very large, and the crowd in attendance
never before surpassed.-Godey fo!
November has already been received. Il
is as usual sparkling, instructive and en-
,ertaining-the mems delight and the Ia
dies pet The "Book" is decidedly til,
Mould Of Fashion.-An argument Court
was held in this place last week.-Tom
Buckley, the pedestrian, has been caught
mapping. He engaged to perform his
grea: J feat Of walking for one hundred
consecutive hours at Indiana during the
l:e fair, but it was acertaineG that he
slept several hours every night, after Wis
nors had vacated the premises-and in
deed it is even stated that ne spent AT
s,.l-s night at his hotel, beginning hi=
usual walk early in the morning. His
L., receipts not coming up 70 his oSIecta-
;,2, La 1opciuded the performance by
Waking entirely od-corIcttipg in hi,
haste to pay several small bills he had
contracted. Thomas is evidently a most
egresious hummingbug.-In another
c1Iamn will be found several appointment.
Of our County Superintendent for the ex
animation Of teachers. Expsctants vii
make note.-NIr. c. T. Roberts ha.
Us; returned from the east with large
assortment Of watches, clocks, jewelry
musical instruments, notions, etc, whicl
he IS prepared to sell at very low rates
Any person in need of articles in his line
should call around, for Cham is Justly re
g-rded as being nice young man to dea
S.'h-We hereby take occasion to pub
Ac.y return our thanks to Mr.. Daniel p
Davis, Of Cambria township, for the pres
en-; Of large basket of apples-the samt
beng the Identical fruit which took frs
Premium at our late county fair. Mr.. d.
cesIlos being an excellent fruit grower, i
very liberal man.-A Welsh miner
IL tie employ of the Johnstown Iron Co.
named Robert Williams, was so injured
'sF days since by the falling upon him 0
mass Of slate from the roof of the min
II which ne was working, that he died il
lew hours.-Lady Franklin, the self
sacrificing wife of the unfortunate Arcti
explorer, Sir John Franklin, in compan
Win her niece, recently spent night /
''a1stowu. She was on her way cas-
''l tarried there over night so as to b
'oaOIed to obtain view of our pictu
's'que mountain scenery-that scener
'A'eh 50 captivated the Prince of Vale
,D' 'uite-by daylight.-The Echo
appear in a couple of weeks in an ell
NE new sUit.-The place to purchas
'o'S and shoes, hats and caps, ready y-mad
"O1nlng, &c, is at C. r. Jones He
prepared to sell the above articles at pr
.s' that will astonish the natives.-M