The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-11-01
1ocALETTEs.-To-night "wednesday

:. Halloween. From time immemorial
.bis has been the occasion when all man
ner Of quaint and fantastic tricks are
rI.ved of-when an old gtudge is wiped
ort or Joke paid off, with interest. The
next morning, merchants generally find
their store-boxes piled up in conglom-
crate heap; professional men see their
cards staring at them from over the doors
of stables and other out-ofthe-way places;
.n3 farmers occasionally discover their
cows in the NOW or their wagons on the
ro,f Of the barn. The sport is now and
then varied by building fences across the
roads and streets, and by pulling down
otbuildings. Particularly is this hard
I'D time on cabbagcs. Every youngster
feels IS if it devolyes on him to "hook"
and destroy every cabbage-head he can
come across. Halloween is the anniver-
.ary of the good old Scotch time when
the elves and fairies and witches were sup
nosed TO stalk forth on the earth ani hold
grand pow-wow. And the gay lads and
lsssies then met together
TO burn their nits. and pou their stocks,
And haud their Halloween"
Halloween then was a time for nirth and
g,vetv now it is a time when wild young
qs9,emen can ventilate their superabun-
3snt dcviltry with impunity. Staid old
folks vote it nuisance but as the boys
have their own opinions on the subject,
We presume that those who don't like the
custom will have to follow the example Of
the Hbernian and laUe it.-Andrew
Rolof, formerly conductor on the Penna.
Railroad. and the conductor who had
charge of the train which ran into q crowd
cf people at Huntingdon a few weeks
since, thereby killing two men and inju-
rng another, and Wm. Armstrong, the
engineer. have been arrested and held in
lsil for their appearance at the Hunting
Don county Court, to answer i charge on
the above grounds. importance OF
bringing every man to the polls on cleo
tiop-day is demonstrated by the fact that
Democratic County Commissioner was
elected in Fulton county on the second
tuesday Of last month by ols majority ,
Hey. !. c. perzhing, Of Piltsburg,
preached two sermons in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of this place on Sab
bath last.-What's become Of the Ty-
rgac Star ? It's mild and steady beams
have failed to illumine our sanctum for
several weeks past. Send it along, friend
Jo.Iie.-The potato crop in this neck o
VOL. is failure this fall We think
that not enough Of the esculent will be
realized 70 winter our inhabitants, leay-
ay the seed for next spring out of the
| question. Aud what's Of them might be
1a;htully called very "small potatoes.
fame or various kinds Is said to be
plenty in this vicinity now. But judging
'on the bo-garIy account Of empty game
.ags which are returned to town, we are
. Prone to the belief that if the game IS
len'y the sportsmen must be remarkably
Sl- shots. The test Of good nature and
@aa oblising disposition is now reduced
an Affirmative answer to LEND me your
shotgun ?"-Col. Jackson, conductor
% tic Pennsylvania Railroad, was recent
7! presented with d magnificent breast
Pm valued at 3l75, at Pittsburg, by some
'lnlrers.-The "Calithumpians" We're
out on last Friday night.-Attention
directed to the advertisement elsewhere
the celebrated medicine, ''Dr. R. a.
wilson Tonic, Cathartic and Anti-Dys-
!epoc Pills I'VE would also direct
Is attention Of our merchants to the card
VI +. e. Whitman & Co, Confectioners,
MA This house has established a rep
-Suon which will be a sure guaranty that
~Se who deal therein will receive the
'''-h Of their money.-C. c. Stewart,
.''4ery with Handy & Brenncr, is now
-saSed IN the hardware and cutlery es-
1O'shment Of Buehler & Howard, Phila.
1'chasers Will look to their interest by
s'MS him their orders. See advertise
An unsuccessful attempt at eel
'r"1e'1ng was made on the premises Of
l. Roberts on Monday night. Mr.. r.,
'Ds awakened and hearing the noise,
,' ''e and went to the door, when the
r.% lube thieves took to fight.-lhe
',uer has been very wet and disagreed