The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
MoRRIsoN's Cove, May 10Th, 1862.

aOurlocanews is somewhat scat
tered, though not to say scarce. It's not our OBJ
ject in opening a correspondence from this Sec
| ton of Bedford county, to laud our locality to
the skies, by dragging others into significance, as
Bed/ond Inquirer, has done, by rearing Schclls-
burg on the ruins of St. Clairsville. We oc-
cupy position here, which is
"Never elated while one mans oppressed;
Never detected, while another's blessed"
MOONLIGHT, a correspondent of the same pa
per has emitted a few dim rays, lowing their
dimness perhaps to the dense smoke which lately
overhung the place,) from Pattonsville and the
fag ends of Morrison's Cove, in an article con-
sisting mostly in a description of frogs, hay
scales, &C., and as the readers of the Inquirer
are scarce, the publication of news from this
vicinity has not been made general.
The war news here as well as in every other
section of the country has the ascendency at this
time. In the burying ground, near Oberton in
in Middle Woodbury., sleep side by side, the re-
mains Of three brave soldiers of Captain Bris-
bans Company. First was brought there the
body of Alexander Croft, who died, as you know,
in Bedford. Next, were sent home the remains
of Philip p. Croft, who fell, whilst bravely de-
tending his .country's cause on the bloody field
near Winchester. And lastly, in care of his
brother Daniel, was brought to his fathers res
idence, the body of George Bowman, who died
at Winchester, of typhoid fever. The inter-
ment of the bodies OF these deceased soldiers,
was attended by large and respectable crowds Of
people.
The funeral services on each occasion were
NOR hu nf r.I.
zeal, as a minister, has won for him many ar
dent friends.
would have taken thclibcrty of stating that
much just credit has been awarded to Mr.. Val
entine Steckman, of Bedford, who with driver,
two horses and wagon, conveyed the body of
George Bowman together with his brother from
Bedford to Waterstreet distance of eighteen
miles, for the small sum of three dollars, however
much this liberality may detract from the charac-
ter OF the man, who brought the same corpse
and passenger from Cumberland to Bedford, a
distance of thirty miles, for which he asked twen-
ty dollars and actually took fourteen dollars, all
the money which Daniel Bowman, the soldier in
attendance with the corpse, had.
SCHooIs.-So far as the number of scholars
that attend school during the summer, will JUS
tify the employment of q teacher, the schools
are keptin operation. The Misses Younkin are
teaching school in the town of Woodbury., it is
said, with admirable success. Miss Barthelow
has charge of the schoolo on Pleasant IIil South
of Woodbury. and Miss Bishop is teaching a
school in the stone school house near Potter's
mill. Other schools may be in operation in
Middle Woodbury. district of which l have not
been informed. We wish these lady teachers
an enjoyment in their present vocation that viii
induce them to continue in the cause, which they
have so earnestly espoused.
In South Woodbury. district, there are but two
schools open at present Mr.. Speacc is teach
ing a fourishng school in Pattonsvillc, q hope
MOONLIGHT will forgive US the unintcndcd intru-
sion,) and Mr.. Williams is doing justice, in ''rcar-
ing the tender thought" in a pleasantsi near
the village Of Enterprise. These gentlemen are
working teachers and think all who ontrust