Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-06-27

Pt'A'lcSo are agaln agItatlng the
construction of a railroad from Lev-istoyvn
to Sclinsgrove.
"A morse belonging to David VI. Zook,
OF Menno, was stolen last week. but it is
reported was recovered in Stone Valley.
Thomas Steel, of Granville township.
shot two black snakes on the stump of =
tree about twenty feet high. measuring
eight feet each.
DR.. MIntyre with his pills and iini-
ments was in town last week. lecturing
and selling as usual. He has cures for,al-
most everything except empty pockets.
Most of the State Bank Notes will con-
unue to be receivedon deposit at our bank
and banking hoeses, though they cannot
be paid out by the first named after July |.
y canal boat belonging to J. c. Blymy-
er & Co., loaded with grain, we believe,
was 'oTertaken in a storm on Chesapeake
Bay last week, and sustained some dam
age.
a spil'ittd revival has been in progress
for several evenings in the ct}Ured church
back of Wayne street. Several readers of
the Age and Democrat have it is said
become quite serious.
An exchange has an advertisement Of
drug store headed Keep your eve on
this Place." in large letters Don't see
how people can read the rest of the adj
vertisement.
Samuel Bear, formerly of this county.
was killed on Sunday night near Centre
Hill, Centre county, by one Of three men
who had been arrested for robbing store.
The murderer broke loose, fired 1T Con-
stable Bear, killing him on the spot, and
then made his escape
Two old ladies ran into a neighbours the
other day very much concerned that they
had seen the moon in day time. One Of
them must be nearly 20 years old, and
says she never saw it before Some
thing will surely haptor," :" said she.
Levi Klauser, formerly Of Newport.
Perry county, fs ee4bIishing agood Union
paper - Kingwood, Preston county, West
Virginia. That county, out OF vote of
$500, gave 794 majority for excluding
rebels from the right to vote.
An equity case, involving an injunction
oss the School BoarG Of Granvill. town.
ship to stay the collection Of a bounty tax,
was up before our Judges yesterday. The
Valley district alleges they made u;2 more
than their share, ana that this tax is laid
to supply deficiencies created in the mid
die and river districts, ana therefore con-
tend that they ought not 10 be taxed for
the neglect II the others.
We noticed a woman on the streets the
other day begging contributions under
the plea that She had lately been burnt
out abour fctr .eaiIcs west of tlj- place
The names to her certificate were aIl
strange 10 our ears. The house she saws
was a shantce, and therefore nobody knew
Of the fire-had il been otbricll She thinks
everybody Wotij haye known it. Her
story may or may rot be true.
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Rsss" The American N@vicHlturist, in it, .
May numir.+' e''doiss>s tie t'l"ro,Yea Sew .
lng Machine, III connection with some
others, and states jlat thcy would no,
part with their ScWing-machinC, provided I
they could get no more for 5000. We +.
quote their argument in defense Of the /.
5tatemc"t: The 5000 could be invested /
in [. =, boIAds and bring PERHAPS ~}5 a /
vear interest. The sewing in one large .
family can seldom be done by two full /
lays week OF steady thanksgiving. or /
toul lA"hths in Near. But with any one .
Jl these machines a woman can sew at .
least eight times ~ fast a. bv taud; but. /
allowing for all the bn-ting, etc. call il i!
only four times rs fast. Then with a /
seWIng-machine three ont Of four months
sewing can be easily -avcIl Cana any one .
A'Fr and board = >ta,G>tir== three months ,
Tor $50. We hnor that amy one Of our
.owcr-prlced seWmg-machine% paES for ,
itself every year with Us. Then there il /
lhother important consideration. The /
'rampcd chests, the rounded shoulder. the /
iciormed spines the injured cyeSight, aII .
50 common among those who sew much !
with the needle, are avoided by those who |
use machine. The benefit III thiS re-
'pect by far Uutwcighs the cost Of the ma /
chine.
$50 much for what we think and know
about sewing-maChincs. Ji'c 0lruJs uG- /,
use erCTV man IChO u2Es JtLr OUjaig4 tO act /
'0ntc gocd machine FOR his house cycl II |
tc has to sell an acre Of 1.5l;d 10 ctO ii.
We would add that tOr family use there .
: no machine giving such universal sat
stactiOn in all points az the "FIorcnce /
Lock-Sutch Reversible Feed Machine" .
Al
James Parker i Sons Agents.
DIED.
IN Union township, after LINGERING
illness, CHRISTIAN SHARP. aged about