The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-16


press Train leaves Mt. Dallas at I.3O p. M, an,
arrives at Huntingdon, at 445 m; leaves Hunt
ingdon at las a. m, and arrives at Mt. Dallas
at 1859 a m.
Mail Train leaves Mt Dallas at 6.lO a. m, ar
rives at Huntington at go a. m; leaves Hunt
ingdon at p. m, and arrives at Mt. Dallas a
S.57 p. m.
MESSRs. EDITORS Some poor dev
il ofan author, in the agony of hi:
spirit, once exclaimed, ooh that mine
enemy would write book :" Had ht
lived in the borough of Bedford, in the
year of grace 1867, he would have said
ooh that mine enemy were the loca
editor of the Bedford Inquirer !"
think have the advantage of the fel
low who wanted to have his foe become
a book-maker. / live in the borough
of Bedford, in the year 1867, and mine
enemy is GRANDMOTHER Grumble, the
"local'' of the Bedford Inquirer. Poor
old lady! How she snaps and scolds,
and spirits and sputters, and frets and
fumes!
''More peevish, cross and splenetic,
Than dog distaught, or monkey sick ~
Just hear her snarl Says Grumble,
says she, "whenever you find a man"
(Of course a maH-the poor Grabbed old
thing can't abide anything m0aLy)
"that takes sides with a monopoly,
you may be assured he does so to the
advancement of his own private or
precuniary interests" Why, she is so
mad, is Grumble, that she got that r
crosS-wise in her mouth! Well, who
takes sides with monopoly?-HOld
your tongue just for a minute, Gran
ny, and let me get a word in edge-wise,
now, will you ?-Who takes sides with
a monopoly? The Bedford Inquirer
used to call the Huntingdon and Broad
Top Railroad Company ''a monopoly"
and grumbled aboutit weekly, just as
it does now about the Springs and the
Hackmen. Well keep still, will
you, justa minute, you garrulous Grum-
bic ?-WelI! The Bedford Inquirer
doesn't complain of that Railroad Com
pany as it once did-nOt much, it
dOesn't-0n the other hand it bespatters
it with praise, lays on its cOmmenda-
tons thick.-Hold on, GRANNY
Ahem! Is there any advancement.
of any body's "private or precuniary
interests in the neighborhood of the
Inquirer office? And again-please
don't interrupt me, termagant We'll,
what is it?
'"The question is, who pays the CD
zette for defending our local nuisances?"
Oh! that's where you are! The GA
zETTE has never defended yOu, Gran
ny, and you are generally considered
the greatest nuisance" in this part of
Gods moral vineyard. OF course, you
refer to n1y defence of the Springs and
the Hackmen against your miserable
vituperation. You call the Springs
and the Hackmen ''nuisances !" Why?
what is yOoT motive for indulging in
this unwarranted abuse? Who pays
yOu for your scurrility? Now, Mrs.
Grumble, of the Inquirer, your i'll
timed complaints have done positive
injury not only to the Bedford Springs,
but to all the boarding houses in this
Persons who intended
coming here, changed their minds after
seeing articles from Bedford paper, de-
crying the management of the Springs.
OF course, they didn't know that you
couldn't tell the truth.-DOn't flare up,
now! Keep cool, Granny, keep cool =
But public opinion has settled down to
the conclusion, that you are peevish,
petulant, impertinent, self-conceited,
hysterical humbug of an old hag, and
/ am QUI?
MEssRs. EDITORS DO not consider
me as 'grumbling" when l call the
attention of the Borough authorities to
the terribly dusty condition ofthe bus
iness streets of Bedford, especially Ju-
llama. The streets could certainly be
kept free from dust alta very little cost,
by sprinkling in the morning. Not
only stOre-keepers complain, but the
people who reside on those streets say
they cannot any longer endure this ter
rible nuisance. If the authorities can
not afford sprinkler, let them pass an
ordinance, if they have none already,
prohibiting sports and others from
driving at break-neck speed. But
your space is precious and will say no
more at present. Yours,
JONES.
Jones'" complaint is not without
reason. We have noticed some rather
fast driving on our streets, of late. 1t
produces dust, and aged and decrepit
persons and children cannot with safety
cross the streets. Something should
be done to limit driving on our streets
to reasonable speed.
'THE MOsT UNKINDEsT CUT OF
ALL. I've are we'll aware that the In
luirer is hostile to certain standing can
didate for the Abolition nomination for
who doesn't live a thousand
miles from here. But the following
from that paper of last week, is "the
most unkindest cut Of all -
"Where ever you find man that
takes sides with monopoly, you may
be assured he does so to the advance
ment of his own private or precuniary
interests -