Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-10

'.e..ssa .1raa-l .ia.ila.al... a.l~u~
Democrats in the entire country
senator Wnllas. who. while chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee proved himself 10 be one
Of the most energetic. uniiring and
effective officers our party has ever
had. and who is recognized every.
where as one Of the most talented
aud promising men IN this Common
wealth; Judge Barrett, who has bad
the honor Of being called from his
home, 10 occupy the bench in q
distant Judicial District; Judge Mc.
Enally, who presided over the several
Courts of this district during the
vacancy occasionod by the resignation
Of Judge Linn Judge Graham,
Judge Wright, DR.. T. J. Boyer, ].
Blake Walters. ESQ. fellow prisoner
with us in hncoln's Guard House.
many others well known to the bust.
ness men and politicians, not only of
this, bat adjoining States. ltalso has
II Bucher Swoope, the present u. S.
District Attorney, for the Western
district of Pennsylvania.
On looking around, you will observe
that Clearfielders 20 il strong on
churches. The Presbytcrians bavo
the Gucst-in fact, the handsomest,
best arranged church we have ever
seen. 1t was built, we believe, under
tie exclusive superintendent of Ex-
Gov Bigler, and while one stone stands
upon another, il will be monument
to his good taste and moral worth.
The Methodists are erecting very
fine church, which from appearances,
we suppose will be completed IN few
months The Episcopals have neat,
cosy little place OF worship, that looks
like an admirable place TO sleep away
a Sunday afternoon; it's so quiet,
shady looking Several others you
will notice, but as we didn't learn TO
what particular denominations they
belonged, we cant inform you. Ask
for Yourself, is the way to find out.
A walk round town will give you .
view of some very handsome resi-
dcnces, and n very fair idea Of the
spirit Of progress. now blessing the
place. On every hand you see new
houses improved and other evidences
Of the enterprise that has, in a couple
of years, advanced property from o
mere nominal figure to what some
would call exorbitant rates.
Ifyou feel like paying a visit TO tho
printing offices, 90 up first into the
Republican establishment. owned and
edited by one of the bravest Democrats
in the State-G. b Goodlander, Esq,
and you'll find him running about as
able, straight out and fearless a white
mans paper, as honors the State--a
whole soulcd, wide-awake gentleman,
who will make you feel at home as
long as you stay. The journal, a
full blooded, kinky-hairod advocate Of
all the rumpery of radicalism. is a
few doors on. In it you will find
Row, editor, etc, who is too clean
fellow TO be at the black business he Isl
After you have become acquainted
with our young friends, Will, Ed. and
Harry Bigler, aud taken look at their
steam mills and mammoth hardware
store, called to see attorneys Krebs &
Irwin, who, by the way, have the best
arranged and furnished ofiice-except
the pictures-we have ever seem
Fielding, Barrett Walters and Smith
taken a view of Judge Graham q Sons
store-tried Shaw's soda fountain, aud
heard him try bis lungs at a regular
sidc.splitting laugh listened to few
pieces by the corhet band which is
not excellcd by any band Of its age
and practice in this section admired
the lovely women, for which the town
is famous. aud observed about a
thousand other things you can leave
if you feel like it, either 10y the rail.
road as you went, by the river round
by Lock Haven, by the public road
to Philipsburg, or through the brush
Just us You choose But before you
leave the county, remember you are
in a section Of the State, that Is unsur-
passed in wealth of woods, bituminous
coal, honest people, Democratic major
ities, general morality and everything
else that goes to make up county, in
which any one might be proud to live,
die and be buried