Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-24


most continually occupied by the Daily
during the session Of Conference.
s9-Our next weeks issue will be on
Tuesday, 10 order that we may commence
the DAILY RECORD on wednesday. Please
send in Notices aul Advertisements on or
before Iynigy. SO
n.Last Friday, some 200 Members of
the Legislature and others visited the fast
Normal Institute in Pcnnsy ylvania, at Ntl-
lersviIle, near lancaster. The visitors
generally we're exceedingly eratlHed with
their reception, AID with the Institute.
In particular, the ,eacLcr OF E!ocutIon, a
young lady from Boston, is complimentct
most highly.
r@- Friday of last week, ohD Walls &
Co. of Lcwisburg, took il aud paid the
money for 1900 bushels Of grain, (cxcll-
sive of clover seci) brought IN by aG
teams from Brush, Sugar, and Buh4!oc
Vallies, in Clinton, Ccutre and Uu!on
counties. Good oil tlalesi
rsn. Enough money came 10 at the end
of our second weeks Court, to enable Mr.
Laird (Union County Trea>urer) 10 pay
off the Traverse Jury Of that week with
money instead Of orders. Those of the
first week, and the Grand Jury, would
have been served the same way if the
means had been furnished hy the Co.lcc-
tors aud taxpayers. Our County Officers
hope to be able to pay Jurors in Cash
hereafter, as heretofore. Good old times
again.
SELF RULING ENVELOPES Many per
sons desire to have their letter envelopes
ruled, in order to write straight, AMI 10
place their dlrections in the proper place.
There is style of envelopes now for sale
at the Post Office which gives distiuc;
lines before the letter is put in, but the
letter conceas the lines, and the end is
gained without the betrayal Of any lines
to the eye.
nsa-The Fair held by the Indies Of the
NJ. Z. Church, in this place, last week,
passed of with harmony and profit. We
learn that the receipts amounted to some
four hundred dollars, leaving nett profit
of about three hundred.
The 22D IN LEwIsBURG.-rhe l26th
Anniversary of Washlngtou's Birth Day
was observed with some animation. We
were visited by the Cameron Infantry, of
MitHinburg, commanded by Capt. G. II.
Hassepplug, and accompanied by the Milf
finburg Brass Band and martial music.
They were escorted into town by Capt G.
W. Forrest and the Valiant Fire Company,
of Lewisburg. The day was one Of the
most disagreeablc of the season, yet the
two companies paraded our streets with
true patriotism, although their uniforms
suffered complete soaking lleld's Cor
net Band also turned out in The afternoon
ABOUT VAMosED-The sn1w which
fell during the latter part Of last week,
(the heaviest of the season. i Just about
gone-at least the sIeighing part is COM
pletely used up. The heavy rain of Wed
nesday liquifed it, and sent it in torrents
to the streams. A heavy l,od is antci,
pated.
DV Yesterday was observed as day of
Prayer for institutions of learning through
out the United States
COURT-(coucludcl The case Of
Aurapds vs. Schafles, resulted in verdict
for Deft.
Musser & Reber vs. Corporation Of Uni
versity, resulted i'll special verdict for
PIfs.
Critics VS.. Shrincr, verdict fox p.lT with
cut defence.
Wm. johnson was sentenced to two
years aud four months imprisonment in
the Eastern Pcnitentiary, on .hrce iudic,-
ments of burglary and larceny.
An Argument court on Tuesday the 18th
of March, and special Court on Monday
the 23i of April were appointed.
rea-At the Annual Election last week
of the Union County Agricultural Society,
the following officers were chosen:
JACOB GUNDY, President Levi S'er-
ner, John Zeiles, Michael Brown, VIM
I. Linn, 4. G. boop, b. b. Kgr,r, Isaac
Eyer, ThOs. Comfy, Wee Prc,IIcurs; Il
Ill. Lrird, Treasurer; j a. Mcrrz, Rec.
Sec; 1hos. Howard, Cor Sec; Francis
Wilson, Librarian; Sam'l L. Beck, Che
mist; Daniel Raugcr, Jr.. Gcologi,t.
s9-The Harrisburg Patrioi gives the ,
religious prepossessions and occupation. Of
the SO State Senators, as follows: c
o. S. Presbyterian, 10; n. S. Pre,by- 4
terrain, 2; Methodist 1; Lutheran, 1 !; Bay !
tst, ); Cutarian, .: Universali,t, |; :