Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-08

RAIIRoAD MEETIEa.-0n Wednesday even
ing of last week, the Court House was well
filed by an audience who had come thither,
pursuant to previous notice, to listen to ad.
dresses on the subject Of railroad for Bed
ford, to connect with some route already sur
yeyed
On motion, the meeting was organized by
the appointment Of Hon, s. L. Russell Pres
ident, Hon. George W. Gump aud DR.. Geo.
Anderson, Vice Presidents, and NJ. A..
Points, Esq, and Geo. H. Mengel, Secreta-
ries.
/ Hon. A. King then proceeded 10 address
| she meeting, and after short, felcitous ad-
dress, which was attentively listened to, be
introduced as the orator Of the evening, Col
James Worrall, OF Harrisburg, who is dis
tinguished throughout the country for the
eminent part which he has borne in Promo
ting the interests Of Railroads Ia graphic
manner he portrayed our present isolation
and the backward, antiquated state of Bed.
for. he declared the route proposed by him,
to lead from Harrisburg to connect with the
Connellsyille Railroad, was better route
than that Of the Pennsylvania Railroad ;
while Bedford enjoys all the advantages of
position and natural wealth. yet she is In
statl quo, and might as well be at the North
Pole, for her energies really seem frozen up.
He offered himself to incur the preliminary
expense Of surveying, engineering and ar.
ranging the first details incident to building a
road.
Hon. D. Watson Rowe, Assistant Law
Judge of this Judicial District, then eloquent
Iy addressed the meeting. He contrasted bis
home, Greencastle, with Bedford, and show
ed how steam had dispelled the Rip Van
Winkle sleep of his region and breathed life
and vigor into every business interest. That
five should get a through Railroad, Bedford
Springs would rival the celebrated Springs of
Yichy and Baden Baden.
On motion, Committee, with two books,
was appointed by the President, to receive
subscriptions-one from Bedford to Mt. Dal-
las and one from Bedford to Bridgeport.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting
we're directed to be published in the papers of
this county.
On motion, adjourned.
S. L. RUSSELL,
President
Gr5l y, A + Po5ETs, nTSer, Secretaries.
PooR House MEEr1NG.-Pursuant to the
call Of number of citizens opposed to build
ing on the present Poor House property, a
meeting was held in the Grand Jury Room on
Wednesday evening of last week and the fol-
lowing resolutions we're passed.
/. Resolcea by the taxpayers of Bedford
County, in Mass Meeting assembled that We
are opposed to the building of an expensive
Poor House, on the present Poor House
property, that we believe the said property
to be unsuitable for the purpose of Poor
House, and that the same ought to be sold,
and a suitable property be purchased, on
which a comfortable, plain and mparatiye-
ly inexpensive building should be erected.
>. ReSoJCed, that we know Of no way to
carry out our wishes except by nominating
candidates for county Commissioners and
Poor Director, without respect to party who
will pledge themselves to our view.
3. Resoiced, that we do hereby nominate
Samuel Shafer of Union twp, for County
Commissioner, and Henry Moses of Bedford
twp, for Poor Director, as an indep pendent
ticket.
I. Resoleed, that Wm. Cheueworth, P. H.
Shires aud Thomas Hughes, be a committee
of three to inform the candidates Of their
selection and to ascertain if they accept the
and will pledge themselves to
carry out our wishes.
5. Res0tUsd, that We hereby recommend
to the incoming Legislature the appointment
of commissioners, for the sale of the present
Poor House property, and the buying of an
other.