The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-12-09
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 9. 1863.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 9. 1863
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0Lri JACK FsosT has beer around :or The
pa>t I've or lllree nights, closing up mud
holes, and pinching tolks on The nose and
ears A few more Aourishes oil his icy
wand will eflec;uaIIy stop navigation on
the cilnal.
Bal,r1sT MiseriSas.-The Baptist Congre-
Ratiola of misplace are holding a series OF
nightly meetings in their Church on Third
Street, 10 continue every evening this week
and sll of next On Sabbath next hey will
have preaching al 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
and d. 81 o'clock in The evening.
Blsoxx JiiL-The Sheriff of Sullivan
county offersa reward of S25 for C. S.
WILlIAMxE, sho mede his escape from the
county jail, on the evening OF The 26lh nit,
by means Of false keys. The charge
against the prisoner was horse stealing.
He had been in jail iour months.
CHaIsrMAs FxsTrvAL-The Ladies' con-
necls,d with ,he Lutheran Church, al Espy,
Columbia county. design giving Christ
mas Dinner lrd Supper at that place, on
Friday the 9TH of December. The proceeds
to De applied for the beneft of The Church.
WE world direct aiisation to The new sd
verti.ements in Today 3 STAR. They may
provs of interest to yon. The way 10 pros
per IS to lei the people know what you
have to sell, aud how low you can sell and
what kind oi pay you can afford 10 take.
WE hnd ON examining our last file OF the
STAR that. il is shori three Numbers, viz -
Vol "a No. l5 No SO, aud No. ~; aIisthe
same voluma- Some one has lifted them
in orr absence, and we put il down as be-
ink an act OF ssvery small man." Who
would be guilty OF stesIing a Printers file
papers We will pay fair price TO any
person who will furnish as with the three
numbers above mentioned.
THE price of Printing Paper is still ad
vsncing. II is selling al s5, 30 per ream, or
sII 90 per bundle, al this place. The in
crease on The price of paper being at such
high figure, we will be compelled, if this
thing continues, TO raise our subscription
Everything in the printing line is cash, and
all work done by Us must be paid for when
executed. Dur subscribers will please pay
attention to heir subscriptions to the STAR,
and pay up more promptly
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WANTED, ON SUBSCRIPTIONS, AT This OFFICE,
Wheat. Corn. Rye, Oais, Buckwheat, and
grain Of all kinds. Also, corn in the ear,
good winter apples, potatoes, butter, lard,
and produce Of most all klnds. Money
sever rsinse,j.
CoUsEEaFlurs -Counierieit fifty cent notes
oil The new fractional currency are in circu-
.alion- They are made by splitting ten and
fity cent noles aud sticking halves of each
together The way to guard against them
is I'd look at both sides of allfitty centnotes.
aIrnoRY OF SoIDIERs-Measures are in
progress in tarious towns and cities Of this
Safe for the erection oil monuments TO the
memory OF their soldiers who have fallen
during The var. This is right. Let The
memory OF cur fallen heroes be appropri-
atsly honorad.
ARREsTs are being made, OF deseHers, in
thi.s county, every feg days Last week
Capt Silver, OF this place, took Two desert
ers 10 Harusbrrg men who were drafted
iasl fall, reported themselves, were muster
ed into The service. and then deseHed.-
There are several in this county who stand
IN the same position as does those already
taken 10 Harrisburg. What better are they
than the resi- of Us who served our tine, in
com pliance with The law for such was
snd is The law, that every man who was
drafted Oci. 1862 owes 10 the United States
nine months service and the Democratic
parry are law aBiding class oil people =
We may iske special pains to see that
couple OF gentlemen yet 90 service who
come nnder The structures of this aHicIs.
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Tax DIFFEH EncE We are informed OF a
Iisile transa,.tiou that took place not long
since in which the principle and good qraI-
iiIss Of mankind had fair chance TO dis
play itself Il was something like this -
The child OF Volunteer Union Soldier hav-
ing died, the friends wished to engage
team and wagon oil neighbof, an ardent
Republican OF the last man and dollar stripe,
10 convey corpse, relatives and friends TO
the burial ground, but were denied, pay
sren being offered. After which DEM
ocraiic neighbor was called upon, who fur
nished team and driver willingly and gra-
tnilousIy. The former belongs TO the pre-
tended soldiers frseads, while The later be-
loags 10 The real friends of the soldier. That
is the difference. This happened in The hot
bed Of A5oll lionism-G Greenwood township
where sea Of the original tories abound.
PEE JoHs, ore would suppose, would De
the last man TO cringe under the pressure
ol the heax,i price Of printing paper. and