Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-08-08

re- George Freeburn, we neglected to
state last week, has taken a stall at the
market house, where his friends can find
him every market morning with beef
&c
IMPORTANT POSTAL CHANGEs.-The
Law Of Congress, approved June 18th.
1866, and which went into operation On
the lst inst, makes several in2portant
changes, which we note below:
/. Letters sent, in which there is an or
der to return, If not called for, are return
ed to the writer free OF charge-such let
ters have been charged three cents post
age heretofore.
; Letters forwarded from one post of
fee to another are not charged additional
rates of postage, and are returned TO the
writer from the dead letter office free of
charge-heretofOre letters forwarded were
charged single rate of postage from each
post office from which they were forward
ed, and single rate charged to the wri-
FER when forwarded to him from the dead
letter office.
8. The sum for which money orders can
be issued has been raised from $50 to $40.
and the rate hereafter charged will be 10
cents for all orders under $50, and 20 cents
fer all over $50 and under $50. Also, that
money order shall be valid and payable
when presented to the deputy postmaster
on whom it is drawn within one wear af-
Ter lis date, but for no longer period, and
in case of the loss of a money order, q du-
plicate thereof shall be issued without
charge, on he application of the remitter
or payee, who shall make the required
proofs and postmasters at all mOney-or-
der offices are hereby authorized and re-
quired to administer to the applicant or
applicants i'll such eases, the required
oath or affirmation free of charge
Some Of our young men have been prac-
ticing at base ball for some weeks, and we
presume in a short time we shall have
one or more clubs. 1t is good exercise,
but an awful waste of time for those who
have work to do.
The fence around the town hall lot has
been removed, and a pound constructed
on smaller scale. This leaves the north
eastern end of the market house open, and
if filled up level with the market house,
will make decided Improvement
The back building of Samples Hotel
was discovered by Judge Woods, who was
passing there, to be on fire on Wednesday
last. He gave the alarm, and hydrant
being near, it was eXtinguished before
much damage was done.
A valuable COW belonging to Henry
Book, was thrown down rocky embank-
ment about ten feet high, near Mann's
Axe Factory, by the NJ. & c.. train about
two weeks since. She lived several days
after
4 farmers wife across the river attend
ed market one morning last week with
some chickens, and in less than ten min
utes sold out the whole lot. We have no
doubt if any one from the country would
bring hundred to market, they can be
readily disposed of at from 80 to rs cents
per pair, according to size and condition.
There is no charge for occupying space
for the sale of such things.
There was a big crowd at Van Am
burgh & Co.'S menagerie and circus on
Friday last. As usual, those who had of
ten seen such exhibitions and expected
something Of the tOWtderbdr order pro-
nounced it humbug, while others who
had not got tired Of seeing elephants, Ii
ons, tigers, monkeys, &C., and riding in
the ring, ground and lofty tumbling, and
hearing the clowns jokes, thought it first
rate.
Atameeting of the commissioners of the
Middlecreek Railroad last week, Moses
Specht reported S2S, 200 subscription and
. releases, y. X. Gift 50 500 and & releas-
Is, and John y. Sterett $4,000 and II
releases. An instalment of S5 per share
was called for and y. Thompson and los
Sigler appointed collectors for AIiffiin
county. a meeting was held in the Town
Hall on Monday evening and another
last evening, at which some additional
subscriptions were made.
Seme boys discovered "a Porcupine near
a public read in Bratton township on
Sunday last, and dog with them, not
knowing the strange animal he had to
zeal with, succeeded in killing it, but had
his mouth stuck full of the needle point
ed qUlls, which rendered him quite fran
uc until with much difficulty they were
extracted. The porcupine is a stranger
IN this county, although numerous to the
northward, and this is we believe the
nfSt one seen up the river for many wears.
II was about the size of an opossum.
hcA- \ poor, afflicted widow, almost
destitute, in Monroe township, Miffiin
county had about half an acre of wheat
stolen from her small field this harvest
by some unmitigated scoundreI IF e9. ~
hear OF any meaner trick. we SHAH he
much surprised. 'i''ii "e
We find the above in the Lewisburp
Chronicle. There is no Monroe township
IN Mift1in county, and the credit of this