The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-02
Improvement.

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finish and work.
Improvement.
Mr.. c. ii. Armstrong Is making eX'
tensiye alterations and Improvement,
in his dwelling house When completed
it viii be a commodious, handsome resi-
dence.
some Marrying.
We publish notice this week Of a
marriage by Rev. Tracy Scott, which Is
the one hundredth ceremony of the kind
performed by him In Potter County,
Law Changed.
We give below the text Of a law pass
ei last winter transferring the power to
Izvy and collect the tax on dogs from
tie County Commissioners to the School
Directors Of the several school districts.
twill be seen that this law provides for
a-sx from fifty cents to one dollar a dog,
in lie discretion Of the Directors. We
L7-always looked upon dogs as a class.
and dogs aS individuals, as unmitigated
rai~uceS. but here is way provided
s5r making them substantially useful
and our advice is 10 get all the benefit
ua. Of them they are capable Of render
iag.
In this connection we call attention
tota5 notice of the Commissioners to
he several Collectors. published in an
Gaer column.
\ -4n 5-, G. e171qe t.s nlD7s of IaruiH7 mi CO.
.--tH9 tas dog tar IN ne CJuHtg gf Potter.
>EC.l. Be It enacted Jg the Senate aud
n Hee II representatives. II the Cop,nt0a-
rgh II PmnSglrGui1 m Gmertd Is
ii s-.i'g H.f. and Il is herebq enacted By tie
--.u-.tH0f the same. That j. shall be the
W .gty 0f the school directors in the Seve-
ID. school districts in the said County to
III =ry "a tax not less than fifty cents nor
-lr- than one dollar on each and every
NJ z owned iu the said district to be paid
II the owners thereof for the support
II al maintenance Of common schools in
.r >,id district; to be collected a other
Il school taxes are by law collectable.
SIC >. That possession shall be con-
sdeIed conclusive evidence Of owner
III salp on all questions that may arise on
Fl tat subject.
>EC 5. That al laws now existing re-
III curing the County Commissioners to
FL -vy and collect the said taxes and dis
1Qgsr tie same are hereby repealed.
W. ELLIOTT.
Speaker House O Representatives.
GEO. II. ANDERSON.
Speaker d Se7adts
Approved, March 2S. 1873.
!. T. HARTRANFT.
FesthcId Index"
We have received No. /, Vol. l, of
II -a FatfsIi Inder, published al West
1 TioEa Co. by Jas. Y. Leach and
W. McNauglton. 1t is a fye-col-
-1 laper, and tile number before Us
we'll made mp and indicates enterprise
ability. We feel little Interested
= success, rs il IS not only the same
t-at the ITEM was but is printed on
-- ed IIEN press.
Gold Weather.
-a7 Month Of April just past has been
-l's, Unprecedented for cold weather
'-.i SLOW storms Farmers have been
e5 70 accomplish almost nothing. so
I. aud tie prospect IS discouraging.
. We are no worse off than the c0un-
general The snow storms of April
's-'t oaen peculiar To Potter County.
~'>, and west it has been the same. 4
~" Storm passed over a lrrt Of Iowa
-9'. time since that. for severity and
--'- cold, had not been equalled du-
Ne winter. Men were frozen to
@ going from their houses to the
4 only few rods distant. The
y frustrated the houses, and whole
--.irs Ierished at their firesides. The
A'ety seemed to be to remain in
aAll the storm passed over.
noticed, the other day, one anus
Incident Of the cold spring During
-a'5 Flsa in gold, while the excite
NM - d lie New York Stock Exchange
@. is height and the room rang
/. 't-shouts and cries of the flen-
-.'"a as the price gradually went
o'dh'Tyman appeared in the gal
= 'al1 ny white hat. Suddenly the
- IL gold seemed to be forgotten,
-s made or fortunes lost didn't
- ana Tor several minutes nothing
47a'd but jeers and jokes at the
''-'" Tor his faith in spring.
-''ron Court.
had Court III Emporium last
= -, :, lion. ;. T. Wilson presiding. The
Speaks in very hattering terms
as gentleman.
- %''hoppers.
- ''IF7spondent Of the Olean Times
81 gs,oa,s Mills, writing under date
..~ I'll says: Yesterday there was
s-, about one mile up tie Has
'l'pers, Teal and lively ones.
: sFasshoppers wereof the grass.
ana 1t Is bnt another indication