Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-02-08
Local Correspondence,

BURNSIDE, Jan. 30th, 1871.
Mr.. EDIToR-Dedr Sir After a long
sileace, caused by the scarcity of news, |
again present to the columns of the JOURNAL
few items, which | hope will be of in
terest to your intelligent readers, and more
especially TO Prof Offhand,' correspond
ent Of the Republican, but more noted for
his great perseverance, and for the tenacity
with which he clings to any undertaking
which many of his achieyievements testify.
One of the same is stated in the following.
1t is said that in his youthful days he held
in his loving embrace, for whole night, q
circular box, called Churn Wash that
tenacity? He is also noted for his brilliant
business qualifications, which are indeed of
the highest order. would recommend him
| TO the public as very suitable man to act
as chairman of the ling committee for
l knoE that be could do the sitting.
Next to the Bible, he idolizes the Clear
field Republican, and in its columns ap
peared Il mixture Of doggerel and prose, to
which the Prof. signed his name; his labor
was. no doubt, an arduous one, judging frolu
the number Of quotations which he had
huddled together But was it fair2 Should
he not also have assigned to the authors Of
those beautiful, but desecrated quotations,
the hono-s of composing them?
Some writer has beautifully said: <'He
who lives for himself, lives for very mean
fellow" but Prof OFhand'' and his de-
scendants will not be guilty OF this crime !;
for the Prof. lives to regulate the affairs of
the village, while some of his descendants
live to pluck the evergreen out of the CEN
etery, when placed there by the bereaved
friends; the other mem bcrs are busy aiding
the Temperance cause; - this they do in a
very peculiar way, namely, by rubbing the
cratiur on their necks-not the outside,
either.
Lucky Old Ben is in town, to day, for he
was seen sitting on a stump. in Bennett S
meadow, with pencil and paper in hand,
noting the particulars Of fight between
Jonnie Crack khimhard and Sammy Tough
enough the particulars of which will doubt
less be published soon. Our informant also
stated that he thought that hair dye would
take an upward turn, judging from the ap
| pearance of Ben's moustache.
The earth has again been mantled in a
| beautiful robe of white, and the fascinating
music of the bells, silver bells, floats on
every gale that sweeps from the north. !"
| With the snow came an entertainment IN
the shape of grand bail, given by A. H.
| Schaffer, proprietor of the Burnside
House" There were about twenty six
couples in attendance, and, had there been
more conveyances comeatable, there would
| have been a much larger attendance. Why
don't some man engage in the livery busi-
ness here? This is just what our town
| needs
The lumbermen are busy improving the
snow, and the banks of the Susquehauna
are rapidly being crowded with the lnot
very valuable) stuff. If they don't soof
stop there will be larger run than there
was last spring.
| A sad accident occurred, one day last
week, to a man named Josiah Hileman
| He was engaged in making timber for j. A
McGee, and while telling a tree, the unfor
tunate man was caught by the butt end o.
the tree, which crushed one of his legs in ,
| horrible manner. Physicians were imme
diately summoned, and upon examination
they found that amputation was the only
means of saving his life; they therefore
| performed the amputation, and we under
stand that Mr.. Hileman is In fair way tc
recover, though he will be a cripple for life
Too much care cannot be taken while telling
| trees. DISCIPULUs.