Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-07-10
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

pea The convention of the Mjffiin Co
,t,sical Association will be held at Relly'>
Church, August 20.
a. T. HAMILTON, Sec'y.
Natural Curiosity. passengers
.hrourh the Narrows below this place, on
tbe P. R. r. no doubt fail to observe q
I.r,a rock about half way up the noun
toiu inst above the division house, about
miles down, which nature has carved
;oto the form of soldier standing on
ricket, in the act of peeping around a
rock as if listening, his cap, coat, KNAPP
sark. and other appurtenances being we'll
defined, she whole forming giant statue
Of lifc-like appearance.
Fourth of July passed off quietly here,
If we except the usual firing of pistols,
crackers. &c by Young America. Some
eight picnics were held in different groves,
nearly all of which received a drenching
from the heavy storm of the afternoon.
cone of our citizens attended the dedica-
+ion services at Altoona. Some drunk
ards were on the streets, and one little
scuflle composed the riOtic without Pat
mart of the day, and the town was gaily
decorated with t10O fagS.
TX Our young pastoral friend John
Henderson, who has been absent for five
years, now holding a charge in Indiana,
has returned to sojourn week or two at
his old home. On Sunday last he preached
morning and evening in the Lutheran
church and also addressed the children's
church which convened in the afternoon.
lie has large number of friends, who
were glad to welcome him after SO long
an absence.
Delth Of Rev. ]. P. Swanger.-We re-
cret to learn that Rev. J. p. Swanger,
formerly Of this county, died suddenly,
after a brief illness, in Baltimore. He
was member of the East Baltimore Con-
ference of the NJ. +. Church, and stood
high in the estimation of all who knew
him. At the time of his decease he was
pastor Of the Grecumont Avenue Chapel,
in Baltimore city. His body was en-
LaImed, and passed here on Monday, on
the way to Milesburg, Centre county,
where it was buried.
Repairs. Lewistown Mill is
now in process of renovation and i'm
provement on an extensive scale, nearly
the whole interior having been denuded
Of machinery TO make room for the work
men. The extent Of this establishment.
now that an entire floor can be taken in
a. a glance, is far more apparent than at
any time since it was put up by John
S.errett, and this is especially the case on
the lower floor, where what constitutes
the water way Is exposed to view eigh-
teen or twenty feet below. Here work
men are engaged in doing the ncces-
sary work for the reception of four "Tur-
bine Wheelsn-generally considered the
best and most powerful wheel ever invent
ed-which are to replace the old wooden
ones. The strength of the Turbine wheel
may be inferred from the fact that
stream of water running through an inch
pipe is sufficient to drive power printing
press, which fact was proved at (if we rec
Ollect Alright Hartford, Connecticut, du-
ring the past year. When re-modeled.
the machinery will no doubt represent all
the latest improvements, and enable the
proprietors to turn all the wheat in the
neighborhood into first class article of
the staff of life
An HeIr.-Several weeks since we pub I
lished an article relative to the Johns
fortune Mrs. Kaufman, an elderly la /.
dy OF this place, being able TO trace her
lineage III that direction, has written sew
eral letters, addressed to parties mention
ed III the above named article, but has not
received very satisfactory answers as to I
their own claims To the estate, 50 that not
much information could be given as to
her connection with it. The matter no
doubt will be more thoroughly investiga-
ted.
Sold on Trial.-The Champion Clothes
Hruger.-The only wringer with the
patent cog wheel roller regulator, which
allows the rollers to separate and adjust
at both ends without separating the cog
wheels. Best thing out. Call and ex-
anime, and in less than five minutes you'll
be convinced of what | say. A Iso. inst