Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-05-22
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Notices of New Advertisements.

Notices of New Advertisements.
10000 Sweet Potato Plants for sale b
+. G. Franciscus.
The Kirby Reaper and Mower for 1856
Jenkins & Tongues Hatchets.
Shoe JOUrs Wanted-Auditor's Notice
&c, &c.
Don't forget Mr.. Nourse's sale of pei
son1I property on Saturday next at tn
Academy.
Public Meeting.-A meeting will lie hel
in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening
23d. at = O'Clock to devise means to ali
the Southern Relief Fund. Members Q
the Executive Committee of Miffiin Co.
are especially requested to be present.
Gs9- The Exhibitions of the Publ
Schools of this Borough, on Thursday anc
Friday evenings last, were attended b,
vast crowds Of parents and friends. ASH
usual on such delightful occasions, Lew
istown WAS proud of her schools. The SC
lection Of pieces and characters, the part.
so well committed, and the performance
of all the children, indicated that boil
teachers and scholars had earnestly and
attentivcIy engaged in the work before
them All felt that it was success. Al
the close, Miss Mary McCord, one of the
teachers Of the High Schools, was pre-
sentcd with a handsome bouquet, a trib-
ute of regard and esteem from her pupils.
The proceeds amounted to $II3 above cy-
penseS, to be appropriated to the purchase.
of fastrouomical and geographical appara-
tus, maps. t,c., for the use of the Schools.
Fishing Trip,-We spent a few agreea-
bic days IN Licking creek valley last week
catching fair number of good trout.
Great changes are taking place in that
region, the choppers axe having been
busy in all directions in cutting out ties
aud slaves, which are fioated down the
stream, the channel having been cleared
out for that purpose. We left for home
on Friday morning, crossing the noun
tain opposite Minehart's Gap, and took
the cars al Granville Station, where sev-
eraI dwellings, have already been erected.
with quite a demand for more. The re-
mainder of the party staid until Saturday.
got astray in crossing the mountain. and
had rugged pathway until they reached
the gap.
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Society Will hold its annual meeting at
Pittsburg, commencing on the second Of
June. The session will continue three
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10 = ''''1 % 'I'S -A''eG ne
ny county Association to give the body
public reception, and TO this end Drepa-
ratfoDS ara heinz made C,a,..,ai. f,,II
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'''''' '''', uo'i' 'i5'9e" Iot Iie occasion.
-Iu'II'''' written IN french, on prize
lHeIle "deF'i at the last session OF the
convention.
AttemDted Snicide-Tbe NIount T-nio,
Times gives the following curious account
Of AN attempted suicide.
On last Saturday = man Iivipgin %o,v-
ton Hamilton, by name OF Fclty Smith,
attempted suicide 10y cutting his throat
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been aide 10 learn thrn. II seems that
Mr.. smith has been laboring under
I,Lg.l,tl as wen aS Physica disorder Tor
sent rna ro S .t,I ~, .7i,tu'if i''St ne
n5a,ifI.,. 1 .-,
coulare,! a quantity of brandy Rim -
Good Irmplar, he seemed to be very much
lLsI ulsIIe~NtI III the idea OF drinking brandy.
He y, ,a -, "rar1 "t',' ITli. iiiii ~ i'gii.
his prl-knifa cut his throat three finns
When found he was very nearly dead
bIL nom latest accounts he will likely re
or,i,, - = 7,il nc outiiI d G"i7lGeFaPle
attelnrteI 10 kin himself
The Pennsylvania Reserves The first
Annual Meeting Of the Pa. Reserve As
sociat.on. will he held at Harrisburg. on
the seth May, 1861, Gen. VIM. McCandles.
oasi0u. All members of the above dis
tiaguished organization during the war.
are earnestly requested to attend. The
&0th of Nav, 1864. the Reserves fought
aprfye-sarv \. G. Curfin pres;dcnt.
Cen Sicl,Ics Vire President. Gen p