Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-02-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


in the Lutheran Church of this place or
next Sabbath morning, afternoon, and eve
ming Rev Fl r. Flcck will preach in
the morning at half past ten, and in the
evening at halt past six, and the Rev. ,Iud-
son Smith at three o'clock in the after
noon.
RELIEF For kANsAs.-At IA meeting
OF the citizens of Miiflin county, held in
the Town Hall, Feb 18th. 1861, for the
purpose Of taking measures to procure aid
for our suffering fellow citizens in the State
of Kansas, Mr.. GEORGE BLYMYER was
elected president, John Mckee, James
McCord, Joseph Amch and John Sipe,
vice presidents, and r. F Mccoy Secreta
ry
On motion, the Rev NJ Leithead open
ed the meeting with an impressive prayer.
On motion of c. W Elder, committee
was appointed to appoint sub committees
for the purpose Of collecting means Of re-
lief. The president appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to compose the committee:
G. W. Elder, T. j. Hoffman and George
Frysinger.
While the committee was deliberating,
the Rev Mr. Leithead addressed the meet
ing in an interesting and impressive speech,
with evidence that the suffering was not
misrcprcsented.
The committee, through G. ". Elder,
made the following report:
Central Erecutice CommiHee.-F J. IIoff-
man, Chairman and Treasurer Ii. w. Jun
kin, John Hamilton, Jacob Fisher, II. j
Walters.
Leoristocn Borough.-Luidgarti Horner,
Margaret BIymyer, Mary Stauber, Jane Van
valzah Mrs. Jane Mcdowell.
Derry Tdacaship.-Wm. Womer, Jesse Men
denhall. Vim. Creighton, John Alexander,
j. McGinnis Martin, Moses Cunningham.
Decatur.-Jos. Burkholdcr, Jos Sigler,
Henry Bridge, Amos Mitchell, jr.
GranrMc-D. f. Robson, Wesley Mccoy,
Geo b. Penepacker, Jos. Strobe, ST., Andrew
Mckee, VIM. Graham.
Hc Teyto,rR BoroUgh.-Wm. Macklin, Ma
thias Neice
Olire,' 7orcaship.-Gen. John Rose Thos.
Mayes Geo. Ii. Calbraith, Robt. lorninG,
Elisha Bratton.
Braiton.-Geo. Settle, Chas. Bratton, jr.,
Simon Gro, Henry Hartzler.
Way11e.-Jas f. McNear, 7. S. Postle-
thwait, Adam Harshbarger, Major VIM. Will
son, David Withrow, Elias Penepacker, Eli
jah Morrison, Geo. Wharton.
Ne,Uton Hamilton Borough.-David Heis
ter, Jacob Norton.
Brorn 7opnship.-Wm. Mann, jr., r. NJ.
Kinsoe, DR.. G. Y. Mitchell, Shem Aook, Sam
uel Kyle, VIM. Henry.
Armaqh.-Dr Samuel Maclay, Geo. Bates, !
David loolev, Col John Mcdowell, Robert
6. Shaw, j. b. Alexander, George Bell.
Uaiom-John Alexander, Robt. Campbell
Rev. - Floyd, Joel Zo0k, j. d. Roper, D. !
iNenno.-Wm. W. Gilmore, George Wilson,
Taylor Wilson, Christian Yoder, c. Detwiler /;
On motion, Joseph Milliken, Abner |
Thompson and Prof Smith were appointed .
as additional members Of the committee
in the borough Of Lewistown, to which /
DR.. Hoover and g w Elder were subse- |
quently added.
On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted for the information of the |
committees in the county:
Resolred, That we recommend to the sub |
committees throughout the county that as
soon as funds or merchandise are collected |
bv them, they will forward the same to the
Central Executive Committee at Lewistown.
Pesolred, That the chairman of the Cen
trail Executive Committee be directed to des
ignate the chairman Of the several sub-com'
mittees, whose duty it shall be to assemble |
their committees in order that they may pro-
ceed without any unnecessary delay to the
performance of their duties.
On motion, the proceedings Of this
meeting were directed to be published in
the county papers.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
G. BLyMYER, Pres.
7. F. Mccoy, Sec. !