The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-04

he had found one thousand and forty
dollars in Cumberland Valley tp., sup
posed to have been thrown away by
the Clearfeld bank robbers. lie was
arrested and searched, and on his per-
son was found theabove sum, all but
sl039.60! He was released on ieg-baii.
SHOCKING AcCIDENT.-O last Satur-
day, as number of persons were enga-
gedin taking down theoldstonechurch,
in Bedford township, the walls fell in,
burying in their ruins, Smith Tom
linson, w. w. Phillips and Holiday
! Zimmers. Tomlinson had three ribs
broken and received severe inter
nal injuries; Zimmers had wrist
and hand horribly mashed and Phillips
was stunned and bruised considerably.
| The injured plrtfes are all doing well,
the only wonder is that any of the par
ties escaped instant death.
Our friend, ]. Harry Hutton, of the
old aud popular shoe house of A. A.
! Shumway 6 Co., PhiIa., requests us to
say TO his mercantile friends in this
county, that he is on the trail with a
nice lot of samples of boots and shoes,
| and expects to be in the county in a
/ bout ten days, and will wait upon and
take pleasure in show ing his samples,
and be pleased to take their orders. To
those of our merchants who have tried
the house, we need say nothing, but
would advise those who have not, TO
give the young man their orders and
try his goods. Look out for him.
DECORATION DAY.-On last Sunday
afternoon the surviving soldiers of the
late war decorated the graves of their
fallen comrades, who lie in the several
burial places about Bedford. Fair
hands had gathered beautiful flowers
the day before, and at the appoint
ed hour the living soldiers met at the
| court house, formed into line, and,
preceded by band of martial music,
marched to the silent cities where lie
the hOnored dead. The ceremony of
decorating the graves of the fallen he
roes was then gone through with. The
turnout was large one, many friends
of those for whom this day had been
set apart swelled the proces sion and
embraced this opportunity to go
where
Affections hand may strew her dOwy flowers,
GREENBACKs Go8BLED.-C Cyedrfeld
County Currency Captured We have
often heard of mountains of iron and
hills of gold, but Bedford county has
the honor of having a valley of green
backs, and Cumberland Valley is the
spot where the stamps can be picked
up. Ever since the Clearfeld bank
robbers took the deposits out of
said bank, and, after being captured,
deposited them along the road, money
has become plenty in Cumberland Val
ley and almost every day we learn of
its being picked up. No doubt some
has been found by travellers along the
road which win never be accounted for,
but up to this time s., 1920 has been
brought 70 town and placed in the
hands of Justice Lingenfelter for iden-
tification. 1t was found by diff, rent
parties, as follows: George Leasure,
s., 900; Annie Arnold, $500; Mrs. Dick
EN-, sl20 On last Sunday, Sheriff
Steckman and John Defibaugh found
$12.2 in new ten cent postal currency.
IF the robbers had been searched inn
mediately after their capture, at Cen
treville, no doubt every cent of their
ill-gotten gains would have been cap-
tured. But they were determined
that.no traces of the robbery should be
found on their persons, and they man
aged to throw away all the mon
ey along the road. 1t is remarkable
that 50 much has been picked up, con-
sidering that the first was found NJ
most a week after the capture.
THE Mercersburg Chassis of the Ger
man Reformed Church, commenced its
annual sessions in Chambersburg, on
Thursday evening, May, 18th, Rev
John w. Love, of Alexandria, Pa, was
chosen President, Rev. William NJ.
Deatrick is the Stated Clerk. The
geographical territory of this Chassis in
cludes Franklin, Fulton, Bedford,
Blair and a part of Cumberland coun-
ties 1t has % ministers, and 6,086
church members. In addition to its
min listers, each pastoral charge is rep
resented by one elder.
The business usual to such meetings
was transacted. The parOchial reports
indicate large and healthy increase
of the church. The contributions dur
ing the past year for strictly benevo-
lent purposes, amounted to 50, ,55S.-
This Chassis has eleven young men un-
der its care, and designs to give them
full education for the gospel minis
try.
Among other things, "Mercersburg
College" " received a large share of at /
tention. This church school is now fill
ed with young men who are pursuing
their studies with great advantages,
and the expenses are so small, as to
place college education within the
reach of almost every one. The Board |
of Regents, elected by the Chassis, has
been instructed to go on with the full !
college course, according to the provis-
ions of the charter, and nearly enough |
means have already been supplied to-