Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-02-08

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Relief and Poor House Business.

The Relief Board meets on the Third Fri
dav of each month at the Commiss oners'
Office and the Relief Orders are issued on
the last Saturday of each month.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the % Monday of each month.
nA-One or two boys, not too young,
who can board at home, will be taken
temporarily, perhaps on time, to learn
the printing business.
THE DRAFT-The evils of the boun-
ty system are now falling upon the
rural districts with great severity-so
much SO that few men liable to draft
will be left in our boroughs or town.
ships by the 18th. Of the 172 enrolled
men in this borough more than one
half have already left, and the remain
der are ready to go Of course no
fault can be found with them when the
alternative of volunteering with
bounty or draft without bounty is
presented, yet we suspect this depopu-
lation of the interior will do much to-
wards bringingP Philadelphia cityand the
eastern counties who are running them
selves by debt, to a sense of their folly
by heavy decrease in business and
products of every descriptions, which
in the end must affect them.
The quota of this borough will be
considerably larger than we anticipa-
ted, in consequence of several districts
not having men enough to fill theirs,
though where the men are to come
from even here by the 18th is beyond
our ken Welearn that the calculation
is that it will take one out Of four,
which would require Lewistown to fur
nish between 43 and 80 men.
ssa- The Junior Editor of the Ga
zette left on Monday last with Capt
Selheimer's company, and by this time
is probably enrolled in the service Of
his country. His absence leaves us in
precarious way in the Office, but we
will endeavor to do the best we can
until better arrangements can be made
The WINTER continues with only
slight mitigation of the cold we have
had since the middle of December, and
the ground continues covered with a
coat of ice and snow, still affording
good sleighing. Spring will soon be
here, and we look for some pleasant
days, though if the ground hog is to
be relied on it will not come for six
weeks from Candlemas day, that sober
looking fellow having seen his shadow,
returned to his comfortable quarters,
and is now snoozing away two score
and two days nap ere he will again
show his phiz.
Snow commenced falling yesterday
morning and continued until last night,
covering the ground to the depth of
about one foot
FIRE.--The frame school house, ad-
joining the Lutheran church, in Armagh
township, few miles east of Milroy, |
was totally destroyed by fire on Thurs
day night week. The fire probably |
resulted from placing kindling wood |
upon or near the stove.
SELLING OFFS. J.sBrisbin & Co.
are selling off winter goods, such as
Me1noes, Wool Delaines, Coburghs, |
Plaids, Ladies Cloth, Shawls, Hoods, |
Blankets, Flannels, Linsey, Cloths, |
Overcoats, &c, &C., AT GREATLY
REDUCED PRICES.
lTEMs.-We learn that the Exchange
Hotel, Hollidaysburg, but recently
purchased by Samuel Aultz, formerly
OF this place, was totally destroyed by
ire at an early hour on Thursday
morning, with nearl y all it's contents.
Many Of the inmates made narrow es-
capes with their lives. There was we
believe no insurance, and Mr.. Aultz's
loss Is therefore very severe.
OUR SoLDIERs.-On the 1st of Sep
temoer last, we learn from the Demo |
ofat, Ambrose Johnson, a young man !
VINO had been raised by Judge Stine,
OF wayne township, volunteered, and
joined company A of the 18th Penna
cavalry. On the NIGHT of the 10Th of |