Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-04-26

evening at o clock.
By Rev. J. H. NJ Cord, in the Methodist
church. morning aad evening. Sabbath
school at 9 A. NJ. Prayer meeting, every
Thursday at II p. NJ. Communion services
First Sabbath of every month at I0@ \. NJ.
By Rev. Mr. Skinner, in the Baptist
church, morning and evening, alternately.
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To the Republicans.
The members of the Republican County
Committee are requested to meet in the
Court House, at Clearfeld, on Tuesday the
ol day of May, at > o'clock, p NJ, for the
purpose of electing Representative, and
s.o a Senatorial, delegate to the State Con
vention, to be held at Harrisburg on the
18th day of May All other members of
the party are respectfully invited to attend.
T. II. MURRAY,
March %. Chairman Co. Com.
THERE was tremendous display of gas
and of some ''gassy'' people, on Second-st,
Monday evening. No muselc-consequent
ly, no blood.
THE swamp along Fourth street is fast
being filled up, aud few years hence, we
will know of no such thing as a swamp in
that part Of town.
NoIsY-on Saturday evening-bad whis-
Ky Those fellows, in front of our Office at
about clock, should have been visited
ly Constable Mcclellan.
THE CIRCUS. Elsewhere we publish the
advertisement of Warner & Cos Menagerie
ard Circus The propriofo-s promise "a
big thing" Sec bills, for particulars.
FzsuIoNABLE-playiug baseball on Sun,
day, short distance below town. Those
chaps had better keep a sharp look out. or
they may be caught out on fly" By the
Constable.
JUGGEp.-Sheritf Pie, very properly, led
TO the 'juc," yesterday, a gentleman ~
who was doing considerable swearing and
black guarding on the corner. Do. it
again, Sheriff.
TAKING IT CooL-that chap who was
gracefully reclining" in wagon, which
stood in front oc the Drug Store, during q
fine shower one day last week. He hadn't
sren bsrroor that day. Oh, no
PARTY of about thirty or forty. mostly
young folks, went to Tyrone to hear Anna
Dickinson ''cackle, on Saturday evening
last. They returned the same night by
special train, run for their accommodation.
On Thursday last Mr. John Wcavcr's
stable clerk John, left his horse run
away. Guess there was no materia! damage
done, except having badly mixed up the
driver Joha with ''culled gemman, y who
was also aboard the wagon.
The Tyrone Blade shouldn't attempt TO
''heave" the shortcomings of some of its
own miserables' upon the shoulders Of
Ciearfelders. One of our ''tonsorial ar
ti>teS'' says the Blade might get his run
net busted for offering such an insult 10
the profession.
LAST Sunday was beautiful day and
seeing 50 many persons out walking over the
cemetery hill, and other places usually
sought out by pleasure seekers on a fine
summer Sunday afternoon, made one ina
gine that it was already midsummer, rather
than early spring.
PREVALED-extensiye fires or the noun
tains north of this place, last week. Much
valuable timber was destroyed. The fires
were, evidently, enkiudled by persons
who are in the habit of hunting IN that
section. Should they be discovered. they
viii have to pay dear for their ''tCn.
An exhibition of horse training was Civ
en- on the street in front Of the Shaw House
on Saturday evening last. I'rainist told
horse To- lay down - and re-re RE peated
lay down. but horse couldn't see 1t.
l''Trainist'' leads horse trimaphanty from
the field amidst tremendous applause irou,
bystanding boys!I
We have heard of chap mot more than
thousand miles from CIearferil who
thinks eating 80 much Il matter OF business.
that he sometimes sits down to the table
and begins to sing, imagining that he is en-
tering upon his daily duties in tie
office. The same individual thinks serious
y Of abandoning it leating) as useless
custom Good boy.
CURRENT report that cave had been
discovered on the hill east of Mr. A. II.
Shaws residence 1t is said, that some
persons having seen smoke ascending from
the hill, AMI being curious to know what
caused it, went there and found it issuing
from cave. As the cave" has not yet
become public, it Is supposed the story was
hoax. An exploration of the hill, would
more likely reveal rendezvous for cooking
stolen chickens and corn. than a cave