Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-05-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS


Republican County Committee held a
meeting on Saturday last, and appointed
D. ID. Mutthersbough of Lewistown, Jo-
seph Sigler of Decatur, and r. l.. Gamble,
of Newton Hamilton, Senatorial Confer
ces and VIM. Creighton of Derry, Reu
ben Smith fLewistown, and Ner Thomp-
son Of Locke's Mills, Representative Con-
ferees, with instructions to vote for Dele
gates favorable toJudge Linn for Supreme
Judge.
First Glass Machinery.-We lately paid
a visit to the Foundry and Machine Shops
Of Reese x Slagle in this place and must
express our pleasure and qualification at
the variety of extensive machinery found
there. The hands had just set up the
thirty-fiVe horse power Stationary Steam
Engine, built under the supervision of
Owen II. Davis, foreman of the shops, for
the Freedom Iron and Steel Co. This
piece OF machinery, so elegant in its con-
struction, would Go credit to q city man
ufactory; almost noiseless in its motion,
every connection perfect, and constructed
ot the best material, ii cannot fail to give
satisfaction. Wew were particularly struck
with two massive castings, one IA fly wheel
used at Il lathe, weighing 3400 pounds, the
other cog, weighing 200 pounds, perfect
in all their parts.
Minerals. discoveries of ochre and
subsequently of gold quartz rock near
Newton Hamilton, has induced many
people to look around and examine things
they had passed a thousand times without
a thought that they might be of value
Tne latest discovery was made a few days
ago by Jacob Coon, on the tract of land
owned by Mr.. Buchan, (the old Miller
place above town where Il spring is evil
IDENTITY disgorging a white mineral like
thick milk, probably containing a large
portion of magnesa. Itis to be analyZed
The Middle Greek Railroad-A meeting
of The directors was held on Saturday last
at which it was determined to proceed
with its construction under the contract
made by the late President, Mr. Thomp-
y
ing the President, it is understood were
in favor Of first making a final effort to
realize the amount of subscriptions which
had been determined upon and then hold
ing Il public letting. The latter would
probably have been the wisest course, and
perhaps the safest for the stockholders ;
but if its action will make the road the
public will not care much how or by
whom.
neG2- II. w. Junkin has just received Il
fine lot of Methodist, Presbyterian and
Lutheran Hymn Books, different styles
and bindings. y general assortment of
JcweIry, Notions, &c. on hand. He has
also enlarged his stock of clocks, plain
and fancy, at low prices. Those in want
of = good meerschaum can be supplied.
Price from $2.5Oto So. Silver and Plated
Ware cheap.
Books.-John Swan has added to his
Confectionery and Toy Store book de
partment. Novels, Song Books, Dime
Novels, &c. can always be had He is
also agent for the Hoyt Novelty, by which
you can purchase articles of all kinds at
such low prices as to astonish the Jews
Call on him, and he will give you partIc-
ulars.
Queer Produoe.-Some Of our 8torelcep-
ers now and then meet with strange things
in the line of business. The other dav "A
roll of butter was cut in half in a certain
store in town, in the centre of which was
lodged 4 large sized cucumber pickle. At
another grocery roll was found to con-
tain lard. Butthe last heard of was filled
in with HtuShed potatoes. Some of these
people must have taken lessons in magic
from the Fakir Of Nishnu. We can i'm
agine the sentiments of these butter maids
10 be:
T People .5t as %i T5s 5ay Tog4 54 Saf.q Maf as @ i @n
Cheap-At Patton's JewcIry Store, Bank
Row, you can buy good Plated Ware
cheap. Go and see his fine stock of goods
of all kinds. If you want a tirstrate time
keeper, he can furnish it. Give him
call.
Accidental young man named Harry
Siples, i'll the employ of Reese 4 Slagle,
while assisting in loading an engine on
Friday last, was struck by projecting
part of the machinery OH the lower jaw,
seriously fracturing it.
A large quantity of rain fell OH Sunday
last.
VIM. B. Hoffman & Son have received
an extensive stock of lumber of all kinds
Boards, scantling, paling, sash, doors, &c,
at from 10 to 20 per cent. lower than for
mer prices.
Quite an excitement was raised in Mar
ket street the other day by discovering
that the pavements and cellar doors Were
covered with a strange substance like
down. Whether proceeding from the
tannery, from the furnace, or from trees
i'll bloom, has not yet been decided.
Jerome Hetrick, Of Juniata county,
and I. NJ. Uttley, of Mitliin county. were
elected patent democratic delegates to the
Hop, Step and Jump State Convention,
with instructions to support Hon. James
ii. Graham, of Cumberland county, for
Judge OF the Supreme Court.
y passenger car has been attached to
the evening freight train going east for