The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-02-03

than houses. That was the case in this
place a few years ago, until our peo-
Pile found it necessary to make more
room for themselves, and the result Is
that Bedford boasts to-day of thirty
five new dwelling and business houses
more than she had two years ago.
| The Huntingdon Globe, of last week
SAYS. 1.-The revival in the Methodist
church of this place continues with un-
abattd zeal. About seventy-fve per-
sons Of beth sexes have sought forgive
ness of their sins, of whom fifty-seven
have applied for admission into the
church. This il one Of the most sue
cessfui revivals on record"
One day recently as some men were
engaged at work on jones' Contract,
near Mineral Point ,onthe .'ittsburg and
Conneilsville Railroad, blast exp!c-
ded permatureIy, killing two men aud
injuring two more. One man was
blown up in the air about fifty feet,
aud alighted sixty feet from the place
where the accident occurred. The de-
ceased were Canadians.
NEW BANK.-B Bloody Run is to have
a bank. The stock holders are, J. VI
t. Fisher. ID. P. Gwin, W. P. Orpison,
/ w. Doris, III. q. Fisher, j. Scott, q.
! ". GarretisDn, and j. II. GIazier, of
Huntington county, and 5. =. Russell,
). Nycum. j. NJ. Barndollar. J. B.
Williams, j. w. Barndollar and j. Du-
I bois, Of Bedford county.
/ RAILROAD EFFoRT.-At a railroad
meeting held al Somerset, on the 22nd
uii., 81. $50 were subscribed to build a
branch from the Pittsburg aud Con
neIlsvilie Railroad TO that place. l.
+ leven meetings are announced IN the
+ several school districts aoout Somerset,
and d thorough canvass Tor sUbscrip-
( tions i to be made. The people Of
/ Somerset seem determined 10 have
railroad.
TEMPERANCE LtCrURE.-On Mon
day evening last, the third of g series
/ OK temperance lectures was delivered
/ in The Court Hall, TO q deusely packed
house, by the Rev. J @. McAtee.-
/ The subject, "Handmaid to Christian
ity' was a happy one, and the lectur-
er handled it with consummate skill.
/ The people of this place seem to have
an awakened interest in the cause of
temperance as is manifested from the
large crowds which these lectures
draw.
+ RECENT DECISIONS. The Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, Judge Read
delivering the opinion, has recently
decided that bond drawn in the name
of one obligor, and signed and sealed
/ by him and four others, Is the joint
aud several obligations of the five per-
sous. If the words are Il promise to
pay" and there tre many siguers, the
/ instrument contains the several prom
lie of each and the joint promise of
all.
VANDALI>M.-We learn from the
/ Somerset .Sandafd, that Mt. Zion Re
/ f,rmed church, IN that county, was re
i Gently entered by some williams and
J desccrated in the most shameful man
ner. The carpet and fine table cloth
"a present from the ladies Of the con
F gregali ,n-were carried of, while tie
/ hymn books and a German bible were
T mutilated and the leaves scattered a
/ bout The perpetrators Of this heath
enish outrage should be ferreted out
( and punished to the utmost extent of
/ the law.
NoTIcE.-All persons knowing
/ themselves indebted to me either by
/ note or book account are requested to
/ call aad settle soon, as / need money,
/ and m0ney l must have. Those who
/ givethi their immediate attention will
confer great favor, and those who
neglect complying with this, my re-
quest, can blame only themselves il
costs are added. Piesise remember this
aud do as you wish to be done 10y.
jan27&3 i. l.. DEFIBAUGH.
"a SLIGHT CoLD," CoUGHs.-F Few
are aware of the importance OF check
ing cough or ''sIight coldi in It's
first stage; that which in the begin
ming would yield 10 mild remedy, if
neglected, often ATTACKS the lungs
Browns Bronchial Trocilesi' give
sure and almost Immediate rellet,-
the Troches" iiaVe proved their eli
ctcy by test of uapy years, aud nave
received testimonials from many emi.
nent men who have used them.
ITEMS FROM BROAD P.-MIners
at and around Dudley, and on the
six Mile Run region, have been on \
strike sinre the 10th inst; also mines
on the Back switch, have been idle the
same time On Tuesday, 1Ith, the
miners of the Broad Top, Carbon and
Cook Vein COllieries struck, but there
are hopes that they will resume work
soon.
a large meeting of miners was held
on the 10th; between five and six hun
dred were present. A more staiwart
lot Of men in a single community, |
dare say can not be found in the coun-
ty, than the dark faced miners of
Broad Huntingdon Glo5e.
DIsFR NC.HIsE THE Poor
WHITES. Ed. Scull alias Join CESS