Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-09-18


Rrat;"n-Rlcheson Rratton. Jas. Rennger.
NcNeytown-W. Fl. Mcclellan, W Wilson.
HecalUr-JOseph Siglcr, A. VI. Ingram.
GTanyiile-JOs Brought Harrison AUrand
Derry-Jesse Mcndeuha Amos Mitchell.
--~~ ~.------
The weather has been pleasant during
the past week.
VIM. Lind recently purchased Mt. Rock
Mills for 10000.
The dwelling of Mrs. Maria Diggs, a
colored woman, was lately robbed of Sc
hv some heaTtless scamp.
The Lewistown Academy will open to-
day, some delay having occurred on ac-
count of refurnishing the room with new
equipments.
The County Commissioners appoint
ell J. r. Louder Assessor of McVeytown
II fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of John NJ. Mccoy; John Baum to fill
the unexpired term of r. d. Smith, AS
SCISSOR of LewistOwn, absent.
4 boy named Charles Price found an
envelope with $l11.72 enclosed on Satur-
day week, and received 5 from its own
er, VIM. Foy, for restoring it. An honest
boy will always be remembered and trust
ed.
Several cases Of palsy have lately oc-
occurred in town and neighborhood.-
Among the last are Mrs. Farmer, an old
lady, who was struck on Sunday night,
and Wm. Mckee (mason,) on Monday
evening while ut work in front of the old
Ranti4t church buildiuor
There is 4 time for everything, a time
to be merry and a time to be sad, time
10 laugh and time to mourn, but the
time for buying goods at Groves is now
at hand, and of course every one who
knows what is best for his own interest
will patronize him. He has lately re-
ceived an extra lot Of those good mess
Mankercl and Shad which he is selling
cheap. Try his groceries, etc.
Two pups among litter of dogs exhibit
the strange feature of having no fore legs
at all, yet with perfectly formed breasts
Some boys were sent out TO drown them.
and one of them had already been dipped
i'll the water when the discovery was
were then taken to Mr.. VIM. MontgOm
ery's, where one of them is still living
the other which had been thrown in the
water having died
A Revenue Case.-Weber's market caI
was seized at Niilerstown last week by a
detective, charged with having a lot OF
whisky on board manufactured at the
East End Distillery in this county, on
which it is alleged the revenue tax was
not paid. We hear it stated however
that a permit had been granted for the
removal of this whisky, and consequent
ly that the seizure was without cause.
The Morning Glory.-We beg leave to
call the attention of the public to the fact
that the Morning Glory in size is a much
larger Stove and more poUerJM heater
than any other similar stove made, the
No. Of the stove giving no similarity an
size. For instance, the No. Morning
Glory is III inches, the No. of other
similar stoves is only 1O4 inches. So on
all through the different sizes, making to
the purchaser a saving of 81 to So in each
stove, according to size. Examine them
at F. G. FRANCISCUS.
The Watkins (Schuylkill CO., n. "
Express voluntarily publishes the follow
ing testimonial of an esteemed gentlemen
who has lately taken up his residence
among us:
PerSonul-We are pleased to hear that
Dr.C. ;. Hurlbut, one Of our mostintimate
and highly esteemed personal friends. has
taken up his residence in the flourishng
town of Lewistown, Pa, where, we un.
dcrstand, he is now practicing his profcs
sion. We became acquainted with DR.
Hurlbut in the village of Oleau, \. Y.
where, as practicing physician and sur
geon, he earnedan enviable reputation for
skill in his profession, and attained an
extensive and lucrative practice. As OuI
family physician, we learned to esteem
him not alone for his superior professional
abilities, but for his estimable moral and
social virtues. His solicitude for, and fl
deity 10 his patients, We're most remark
abie, and these qualities, together with
ms cnterprize, libcrality and reliability as
cItIZen and man, endeaTed him to q
"lde circle Of patrons and friends We
commend him 10 the good people of Lew
IS town, as an experienced and skillful
physician, and All upright and true man,
worthy of their confidence and patronage.