Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-20

o%iio'ila'lol % III Chls State by Mr.. III. A.
street OF Harrisburg, has many valuable
ana interesting features peculiar to itself
ana the wants of the people. We are
happy to learn that the agents for this
excellent work are meeting with great
success, and we think that teachers or
any one wishing for honorable and use
ful employment, would do we'll to address
Mr.. Street at once for particulars, and Sc
cure territory. See his advertisement in
| another column. Agents selling the Bible
only, are not required to pay license. See
70, Article 81, U. S. Revenue Laws.
Ee5 have for sale a WILCOX & GIBBS
SEWING MACHING, with top-box and
drawer, and all the latest improvements
Manufacturers price $60-I will take $40.
This machine has twice been awarded the
first premium, by the State Fair as the
B EST machine for Family Sewing. 1t
certainly has no superior. This is rare
chance to get afirst-class machine at low
price. The reason why I offer it so cheap
is simply this: want money.
MARIO H. FRYSINGER
EMBER DAY.-Last Wednesday, being
Ember Day, was wet and in the evening
stormy, indicating according to the wealth
erwise wet spring. Ember days in the
early days of Christianity were observed
with much solemnity, being devoted
to fasting and special prayer for the di-
vine blessing upon the fruits of the earth,
while penitents humiliated themselves by
sprinkling ashes on their heads.
EIF We have received number of the
Christian Family Companion, published
at Tyrone, Pa, by III. r. Holsinger, at
$3.50 per annum. 1t is filled with we'll
written religious articles from the pens of
German Baptists" generally known as
Dunkards, to which church this paper is
specially devoted. We have entered it on
our exchange list.
SOMETHING NEW AT GRovE's.-The
latest and best article for housekeepers,
ever received in town, is the Azumea
Baking Powder-it requires only half as
much as any other, and is cheaper also,
salt fish, smoked pork and sausage, dried
and canned fruit, prunes, raisins, lemons,
musk drops, and anything usually kept
in stores of the kind.
Cor OFFICEs.-We are pleased to state
that WIN. +. SHAW, Esq, has been ap-
pointed one of the Assistant Doorkeepers
of the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, a position we have no doubt he
will fill with credit and ability. -
Our neighbor of the Democrat has also
got an office with little work and good
pay, to wit, School Director of the Bor-
ough of Lewistown.
GOOD IMPROVEMENT Burgess and
Town Council have erected street lamps
at the intersection of the alley with Main,
Brown and Dorcas streets, thus affording
additional light to church goers on dark
nights to the Lutheran, Presbyterian and
Methodist. If less attention was paid to
the moon and more to dark nights, it
would make another decided improve
ment-one too which could easily be
made up by emitting lighting during
cleareveningsin summer, when gas lights
are of little use except to draw together
gnats, bugs and other. annoyances. 1t
would be a good idea to put up three street
lamps every year, and we would suggest
opposite the Henderson Hose House, op-
posite Apprentices Hall, and midway be-
tween Brown and Dorcas streets, on
Third as the next most suitable places.
THE CANAL.-Considera feeling has
been manifested by report that the canal
would be closed altogether in 1868 for the
purpose of enlarging it, and many per-
sons seem to be under an impression that
the Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal
Company had law passed for this pur-
pose. We think this is a mistake. The
only law we can find relative to this mat
ter is the act approved May /, 1866, in
cooperating the Pennsylvania Canal Com
pany, which is authorized to purchase
the canals, and to facilitate the enlarge
mentand Improvement thereofis author
Used and empowered to suspend the nav
"igation of the canal, on any part Of it
being enlarged, for a period of not more
ethan one full boating season, or one-half
''of two successive boating seasons We
do not believe this could be construed as
authority for closing the whole line un-
less every part of it was put under process
of enlargement. AS the company above
referred to has not yet purchased the ca
nails, we presume there is at present no
cause for alarm, as ample notice would
no doubt be given whenever it becomes
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