The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-09

was placed, has long since been trans
lated to another sphere, and has left
behind him many, beside myself, who
will ever revere his memory, and hold
! in high respect his many virtues.
As to the broken windows of the T.
Mon School House, we would Just say
that our borough folks concluded last
spring, to elect as Director that great
advocate of reform, John Cessna by
name, who promised to set every thing
to rights in double quick time. The
people of the borough thought they
had "a soft thing of it," and so they
had; but itappears that under the great
reformer's administration, things are e.
ven worse than formerly
Here we have number two of "Trav-
eler's" "Jottings by the way" as prin-
ted in the Somerset Democrat. "Trav-
eler" has so much to say about our town
and county, that we feel constrained to
transfer his letter bodily to our col
umns. Hear him:
Bedford is neither handsome nor a
! h0mely looking town. 1t is the coun-
ty seat of Bedford county. The prin
cipal business street is at the northern
extreme running parallel with the
! Juniata. .-Julianna is the main cross
street. Bedford has some splendid
residences. 1t has four large Hotels
and several boarding houses. The
'Mengel House is kept by that prince
of landlords, Isaac Mengel, Esq,
who is the Democratic candidate for
County Treasurer. The "Bedford
House" is kept by Joshua j. Shoema-
ker, very agreeable, polite and gener-
Gus landlord. The Washington House
is kept by w. Dibert and the "Union
House by Valentine Steckman, Esq,
a very honest man. Judging from the
number of Banking houses, Stores,
Groceries and Restaurants Bedford con-
tains, it must be quite business place.
Judge King the President. Judge of
! this district esideS here. He isSpOken
of as a very able and impartial Judge,
but has very bad politics. 0. Il. Shan
non, an able lawyer and an energetic
Democrat, is the PrOthonotary. Ro-
bert Steckman, Democrat, is Sheriff,
and George Mardorff, Democrat, is
the County Treasurer. E. f. Kerr,
Esq, is very ably and satisfactorily
performing the duties of District Attor-
| ney, and is the Democratic candidate
for the same position. His opponent Is
NJ. A. Points, Esq, who a few years
since was celebrated for the bitter
| Democratic speeches he made, but Mo-
ses is now frank enough to acknowledge
! that ''it pays him better to be a Republi-
can than a Democrat" Harry Fisher
is the County School Superintendent,
and John G. Fisher is clerk to the Com
misiOners. They are brothers and
both Democrats from Berlin in your
county. The "BedfOrd GaZette' is the
able and fearless organ Of the gallant
Democracy Of the county and is edited
and published by Meyers & Mengel.
The bedford Inquirer" is the organ
of the Radical disuni0nists, and is edl-
ted and published by DurborroW q
Lutz.
H. NicOdemus, Democrat, and j. w.
Lingenfelter, renegade Democrat, are
! Justices of the Peace. Bedford has We
! ryable laWyerSand eminent Physicians.
| This is the home of that venerable Dem
| Ocrat, Hon. Job Mann, who for many
years served the people with distinction
| in various positions. Major Lawrence
Talliaferro, an old and faithful officer
of the army, resides here. Maj. t. is
Democrat and a good talker and can
! interest his hearers for hours with the
history of his early campaigns.
To strangers, the finest looking and
| the most imposing parsonage seen on
the street, is Col. Joseph w. Tate. He
dresses very elegantly and sports one OF
the finest mOuStacheS that ateVeradOrned
a face. In the humble judgment of
your correspondent, Col. Tate looks like
a Roman Senator. 1t was about Col.
Tate the radicals last fall sent out the
Telegraphic despatch stating that at
| Democratic meeting Col. Tate said that
Scotland had her Bruce, Rome had
her Brutus and America had her Booth,
and that a more magnificent mOnu-
ment would be erected to the memory
of Booth, than ever would be raised to
that of Abraham Lincoln" This was
sent out for electiOneering purposes :;
andsince the election both sides laugh at
the silly report. The report was sent
abroad to SANDER Col. Tate and injure
the Democratic party.-The most insig-
nifiCant looking parsonage to be seen
| uJOll lllC CllCCU cODII SOFoSlIfij WV iNAi
egade Democrat and migrate to his for
mer friends.
The public buildings are good. The
Court House, on Julianna street, is. of
moderate size and pleasantly located
The new Union School House is very
large and is supposed to be the best
building for that purpose in Western
Pennsylvania. The cemeteries are
beautiful. The New Cemetery about
a mile North on the Hollidaysburg
road, will be lovely place. DIR. G. n.
Hickok is displaying his fine taste in
laying out the grounds and in having
them properly adorned.
The Chalybeate Springs are about
one mile on the Northeast of the town
and are owned by Col. John Hater. L
have heard the water spoken of very
highly and the place described as be-
ing very handsome. w. ChenoWeth
has fitted up very large and commO-
dious boarding house. Quite number
Ofpersons regularly visit this celebrated
summer resort.
On my way to the Bedford Mineral
Springs | passed the splendid house
recently erected by RObartS Smith,
called the "Arandale House" 1t is
large building-in length eighty-slX
feet, in width forty feet. The halls are
large and the rooms are commodiouS
and well ventilated. The Bedford
Springs are two miles south of Bedford.
| need not give your readers descrip-
ton of this celebrated watering place,
indeed could not do justice to the
subject if | attempted it. The cOmtor-
table buildings can conveniently accom-.