Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-09-25

PRESIDENT as uay ol IastlnS; Illumination
and prayer. Service in the Episcopal
church morning and afternoon. The Slem-
mer Guards will attend the Methodist
church, at II o'clock a. H., meeting for pa
rade at 9 a. NJ.
re- Alexander Clark, editor of Clark's
School Visitor" author of the "Old Log
School House" etc., who is now on tour
of School visitations in this State, will give
an entertainment, consisting of Readings,
and Recitations, &c, together with practi-
cal hints on the cultivation of the voice, at
the Town Hall, this "wednesday evening,
commencing at II o'clock. The exercises
will consist of quite variety of pieces, pa
thetic, comic, patriotic, colloquial, &C.
The lecture will reveal many important
facts, bearing directly upon health, and the
laws of our being, how to acquire strong
musical tones of voice, and how to become
good readers and speakers. Parents are
respectfully invited to attend, bringing
their children with them. Admission 10
cents, children cents.
FIRING GUNS, &c.-This nuisance has
been carried to an almost unbearable extent
within the past few months in the borough
limits, and something ought to be done to
put stop to it. The State laws impose a
fine Of 20 shillings for firing off gun or
other frearm in a town 40 shillings for
firing at pigeons, doves, partridges or other
fowl, on the open streets of borough
and 40 shillings for firing off gun on or
near any public highway.
RELIEF BOARD.-The Board will meet
again on Friday, October 4th, for the trans
action of business.
Any sum from $50 to $4,000 will be Ia
ken on loan for the use of the board, and
per cent. with release of county tax al
lowed therefor.
PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The public schools
Of this borough opened on Monday last,
with quite an army of Juveniles in atten.
dance. The board has made sundry i'm
provements and repairs during the past |
summer, the principal of which-that of |
the armory building-will prove a source
OF comfort to both teachers and pupils
The upper story has been thrown out Of
use altogether, the stairway taken away,
aud the building renovated in other res
poets
bsrMr. McAtee the proprietor of the
hewlstown Mills, has been making some
extensive repairs at that establishment, so |
AS to place it in working order. Wheat ,
and all other kinds Of grain are now wan
Ted, for which cash will be paid
SSWe are pleased to hear that N. j.
Rudlsil has secured the contract for sup
plying the State with 10000 army caps.
1hH is the right way of doing business
We have number of mechanics who, if
instead of waiting like Micawber for "some-
thing to turn up" would hunt up work,
every idle man, woman, girl and boy might
be set to work and at least earn something.
Idleness is the parent of vice, trueism
daily realized by parents here, yet too
frequently disregarded.
MIFFLIN COUNTY DRAGONS.
following letter from a member of this
company to the editor of the Gazette, da-
ted Camp Reynolds, Sept 20, contains
some items Of interest. The Dragons are
company c.:
-FOUR companies, A, B, and of the lst
a. reserve Cavalry, to which we are attach.
e. nave been removed since Tuesday last
Irom camp above Washington TO about IL
u nliies northwest of Tennally Town and miles
nom rom former place, within sight of the Chain
3tuge, where we water our horses twice q
1ay' while in camp near Washington, We
we're visited by Gov. Curtin and Stat, with
our worthy friend Col John A. Wright. This
I1eg.ment, with number of infantry, mum.
SSeflng about 5000 in all were reviewed on
saturday "a last at Tennaliytown by Gen. Nc.
Uleiian. Lieut Bayard Of the I'd regular
cavalry regiment. who had been highly rec.
olnmended by Gen. Stone and Gov Curtin,
was elected Colonel after we reached Wash
,@gten. Lieut.. McEwen, after the election
VI u COL Baysrd, was appointed by him Adju. +
H'' and q. W. siegrist Sergeant Major