The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-08-21

aER ARRANGEMENT TABLE.-Express
rain leaves Mt. Dallas 540 m, and arrives at
Huntingdon, at S-23 an; leaves Huntingdon at
COS p m, and arrives At Mt Dallas At s.53 p. m
Mail Train leaves Mt Dallas at 2 10 P. n, ar
rives at Huntingdon at 1 50 P. m; leaves Hunt
ingdon at As a. N, and arrives at Mt Dallas at
10 30 a. N.
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR CLUB MEET |
Eloquent Speeches By Gen. He
Kaiq and 4. Leo Knott, ESq.-On last /
Saturday evening the Seymour and /
Blair Campaign Club meeting was an
nounced TO be held at the court house. !
The evening being close, it was thought |
best to hold the meeting in the open
air. and accordingly it was held in front
OF the Bedford Hotel. The committee
on permanent organization, through /
T. +. Kerr, ESD, made report and
submitted the following as officers Of
the club: President, Henry Nicode-
mus, Esq. Y. Presidents, w. X King,
J. 7. Gephart Secretaries, w. {.
Schaeffer, a. d. Ko0ntz, Josiah Haley.
Gen. McKaig then addressed the meet
ing. and made an excellent speech,
which was duly appreciated by the
crowd, the speaker being frequently
interrupted by rounds ofapplause. \.
Leo Knott, Esq, Prosecuting Attorney
of Baltimore, followed in an able and
eloquent speech Of over an hour. Viii
liam Walsh, Esq, of Cumberland, who
had been announced TO speak, was
present, but owing to severe indisposi-
ton was unable 10 do so. After few
remarks by o. f. Shannon, ESD, the
meeting adjourned with three cheers
Tor Seymour and Blair.
The meeting was large, and the most
orderly and attentive one we have ev-
er seen. \ full representation Of ladies
were present, and the Democratic
Band discoursed It's sweetest music.
Hurrah for Democracy!
THE Franklin county, Democratic
Convention met on Tuesday, Of last
week, and made the following nomi-
nations:
Congress, T. NJ. Kinmei, Chambers
burg Senate, c. ". Duncan, Cham
bersburg Assembly, B. F. Wingert.
Franklin Co.; Law Judge, J. Mcdowell
Sharpe, Chan5ersburg, subject to the
Decision of the District Conference.
Sheriff, Fred. Zollonger, Letterken-
ny; District attorney, w. S. Stenger,
Chambersburg Commissioner, VIM. 5.
McAllen, Metal Director Of the Poor,
Jacob r. Smith, Antrim Auditor, W.
d. McKinstry, Mercersburg; Surveyor,
Hugh Aud, Chambersburg.
ADAMS COUNTY NoIINATIONS.-
The Democratic Convention of Adams
county met on Monday last and putthe
following ticket in nomination: For
Congress, William Mclean; Senate,
Joseph M'Devit Subject to decision Of
conferencel; Assembly, DR.. Dill; As
sociate Judge, Joseph Kuhn; District
Attorney, William y Duncan.
FEEL HURT.-Our remarks about
the r. s. c. Band, hurt somebody's
feelings. Somebody felt pinched and
a lengthy explanation in the Inquirer
is the result. five were wrong in our
deductions, why this much ado about
nothing, couched in such beautiful and
endearing terms, too? \ word in
your ear, Mr.. Defender. If, when we
tread on your toes you yell out 50, the
community will at once conclude that
you are afflicted with corns. Nersteh +?
DAMAGEs.-Th Commissioners to
adiudicate the losses 10y the rebel inva-
sion of 1868, have visited three out Of
the seven c0unticsin which losses were
sustained. In Bedford county there
are fifty claimants whose damages
amount to 1000. Intuition county,
which was most exposed, there are
one hundred and thirty claimants,
whose damages will reach at least $l0,
GOO, exclusive of the loss by a certain
party Of one hundred and seventy tuo
fat cattle.
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR.
The sixteenth annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania State agricultural Soci-
ETY. will be held at Harrisburg, COM
mencing on Tuesday, September 18th
and ending on Friday, October2d, 1865
We understand that unusual eff
forts are being put forth TO male this
the greatest and grandeat fair ever held
by this Society.
CoREECTIoN.-An article compli-
mentary to Bedford a. a watering
place, which appeared in last weeks
GAZETTE, was credited to the Frark-
In Repository instead Of the Vdtiey
Spirit, where it belonged. We cheer
fully make this correction, and, on be-
half of the good people Of Bedford
thank the Spirit for the kind words spo-
ken.
HARVEST HOME PGc-NIc.-The far
mcrs Of Bedford township held a pie
nic. in the beautiful grove near the
house of John Rooms, on Saturday
last. From one who was there we
learn that it was a grand affair and
passed off to the satisfaction of ali con-
cerned.
WILL the Bedford Inquirer, which
printed the miserable daubs Of carrica-
lures, two years ago, give Us another
edition? They represented our priso-
ners starving at AndersonviIIe A.