The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-05

see Shakespeare's Henry V. Part 8.
Act v, Scene /. Among the early set
tiers in western Tioga. Potter and Me
/ kean counties the use of the leek rs an
article of food in the early spring was
quite common; and its anti-phlOgistic
and anti-sc0glJutic qualities rendered it
Il gentle stimulalii t6 the liver. which
WAS always followed by good effects.
III In justice it should be stated that
no county iii tie Union sent any more
soldiers in proportion to the population
than did Potter county Wests5oro Ayi-
jut"f.
NoyEMBaii !. .S73
ED. JOURNAL & ITEM: On certain
evening last weeh, the stage from Port
Allegany left at one of the stores in
town a mall box address d 10 tie firm.
When little less busy, tie clerk opened
it and took ont Il very fine silver cream
cup. One of the proprietors seeing it,
tcld him to put it back and close the
box, remalking I'VE viii hear more
from this" Last evening word WAS
given that said box VAS TO be delivered
to J. W. Allen, Esq, Co. Supt., and it
WAS sent to his house. The messenger
found Mr.. Allen going to his barn,
called him back and told him lie had a
box for him. Mr.. Allen said, well, I
X,-1ll lAyt-,, I.r,, l,.f L
take it to the house when | come from
the barn The young man suggested
that it might be little valuable.
We'll, " he says, u will take ii to the
house now" The messenger aceonpa-
MED hm and when the box WAS opened
very nice silver tea-set came to light.
The set consisted of four pieces: Il tea
pot, creamer, sugar-bowl and slop-bowi.
On one side Of each piece was engraved:
To Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Allen" and
on the reverse side: : From the Teachers
Of Potter County, October IS, 1873. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen expressed their sur
prise more by looks and actions than 10y
words. They said they We're very CRATE
full, and Mr. Allen remarked he did not
know what he H,m or had ant done to
cause this. Your correspondent sur-
gested that most likely what he had not
done was the cause. Yours,
MESSENGER.
OK Saturday morning last f. ".
Pagrmau, of Kibbeville, arose and
built fire, after which he returned to
his bed While his wife prepared the
breakfast Wien breakfast was ready.
Mrs. Plageman sent one of the children
to call her husband, when he was found
lying ON the floor in front of tie bed
dead. He had apparently arisen to
dress himself and fallen dead to the
floor Mr.. Plageman was tanner and
we'll known III all this section Of coun-
try.
fReuhen Card. ST.. one of tie oldest
settlers Of this county, died in Roulct
ON Friday or Saturday last. I'VE have
not heard the exact particulars, but it
Is reported that he worked until three
O'Clock on Friday afternoon and dled
Tat hig!it or the next morning.
And still another: On Friday, Oct
81, 1873, III Bingham died Charles \.
woods, aged 80. lie WAS one OF the.
iiiSI 10 s,OIIe III bingham IoWhShIP'
w f e ,IitI I''''', ,, ,a,G 'n,o ~, amt 3,'
nf this I,Ia,p recently Inn,Ioltt home his
fair bride, respondent in a true-hlut
TIE r;NghaiF@ngsS of SHch luxury III,
dAcrd l.iIh 10 ofitf her ie3ft ana LaLG-
~ fellow countynah who nails from
Potter county; and "BuklS being VII
Ing. in'y repaired 70 tHr house ut 4
German learned IN tie Jaw, W.o Drew
up Il gtrt-" q q, '!Ffd. and for consider
alton Of five dollars. twenty-five cents
down and an approved Il note for The isil-
ancpl. the lady Transferred her atfcc-
tiOnS TO the gay L0tIario and retired
with him to her new home"
T WE had au idea t1at t}.is v..,. ov;,o
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WIS hol c"bn"G' OF IcHi'tcjdbie SIZE III
Potter county. We attended the faiI
of tLp agricultural sorirtv and tlar.
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oi "ui SUi pIISt "iiSli hdlk Union, Esq.