The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-09-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
THrRMoMErRICAL OBSERVATIONS
p-.Dared weekly, by DR.. r. S. Bum.
roR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 20.
average temperature for the week, &C..

LocALETTEs-The following is the
o,rjon of Stephen Girard on the subject
e Advertising 81 have always consid-
cred advertising-liberally and long-to
ro the great medium of success in busi-
re.s. and the prelude to wealth. Aud l
have made it an invariable rule, too, to
.i7ertise in the dullest times, long ex-
nsrience having taught me that money
Tins spent is we'll laid out as keeping my
business constantly before the public has
secured me many sales | otherwise would
have lost."-A man named Shriyer, of
Blair county, recently went to Janesville,
Clearfeld county, for the purpose of buy
inc farm. He had occasion to 90 into
the woods alone, when he was spirited
sway, and nothing can be ascertained of
his whereabouts. He had large amount
Of money in his possession at the time.
That mud puddle before the BARRIERS
.hop and that "crossing" to which we ad-
vertcd once or twice, we ale happy to see,
have been repairei Apples and peach
es are very abundant in our market. The
5omer sell for fifty cents, and the latter
for one dollar, per bushel. Strange to
say. however, Notwithstanding the cheap
ness of the articles, not one of fruit-deal-
er: has had the courage to lay on our
table 5ushel or two, &c, &c.-A boy
ten years of age, named Jimmy Cats, liv-
ing near Tyrone, was bitten on the leg by
spotted snake while alone in field, n
| few days since. With great presence Of
aud, he immediately took his pocket-knife
and cut out the place that was bitten and
he has sustained no harm from the poison.
-Among the list Of brakemen who
have recently been promoted on the Pa.
Railroad, we notice the name Of |. VI Kee,
Of Cambria county.-A new paper is to
be started in Huntingdon soon. 1t will
ADVOCATE the election Of Bell and Everett.
-fiollidaysburg is pcstered with chick
el-thieyes s-A trial Of skill between
two rival dancers for stake of ten dollars
came off in town one night last week
They danced and danced-frst one step,
then another, jigs, break downs, reels,
lr.k5-eps, sIowsteps, and no-stcps-until
'h.7 reduced themselves 10 I charming
'.tc O.. exhaustion The referee then de-
t.arsd that he was unable to decide which
Vas the better man or the light fantas-
.- SO he fairly settled the matter by re
&Dl1g0nc dollar from each Of the VS., to
treat the Ioykcrs-on with ,--Thc nolli-
a.y,hur- Eeqis'er is informed that Cam
'1a county Is MT large grape-growing
county. If wc were to rely our claims
j.. distinction On our vine growing prom
2ea'e, the Mountain County would turn
1a to he no great shakes. When We
''.a that that crop would be large this
'-- We meant that it would be large in
F.I9rtion to the number Of our vines.
!s turstay, ncighbor 2-Another of
.'e curious semi-occasional changes in
-s sports Of the boys occurs about this
1-s. Fora month or SO the only pastimc
'5 viii indulge in will be the one called
nook apples" or pears, peaches, plums,
~ as the case may be.--Our young
.'aa James y. kittell, had one of his
,''nand fingers severely injured one day
's' week, by being caught in thrashing
--'"!ne.-Col. Jack Frost paid US
>' On Sunday night. He did no dam
~ however, as far as heard from
OBSERVE that the ties for the Eb. q
NV W. CresSon Railroad arc being hauled.
'' looks like business. Two negroes
mo a quarrel at Johnstowu, one day
week. IN the course of which one cut
other with a knife, severely but not
'yFousIy injuring him. They were
~ committed to jail-On Tuesday
'I'pS' Miss Louise +. Vickroy dcliv-
- % large and apprcciative audience
1r citizens her lecture on the "Poetry
roets OF America" She gave an
sung and instructive sketch of the
,,3 anu progress Of poetry in America,
=. fGo'ed largely from our principal po-
~ ner address was mastery effort,
,,, ''nects great credit on the talented
h, I'e''. - The foliage of the forest
m, eSay begun to fade, and soon the
h r'' VIII be ended.-A slight sprin
h. snow fell in this place on Wcdnes-
-lIAmg. The time for orcrcnais and