The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

/ port Comet Band entertained the vii
lage generally from the piazza Of Glass
mire's Hotel, also from the steps of the
Baker House, with several pieces of
music.
+ We are not much Of a judge of such
matters. but 1t seems TO Us there has
been a decided Improvement in their
/ execution Of late.
+ Chas. kufen drove a team of horses.
attached to a sleigh. from st. Mary's TO
+ CentTeyille. a distance Of six miles. in .
( minutes and I seconds. and got a wager
f of 100 for accomplishing the same
1 The bet was on making the drive III 80
/ minutes Wi'3imSport Register.
/ Pretty good time for horses in double
+ harness, that distance. It's 4minutes,
( sos seconds a mile.
y The average pay Of the Elk county
Commissioners for 1872, as appears by
/ their statement published in the Dane
crot, Is SIS4.50 each.
Death Of an Gid Citizen.-Jacob Ham
meFsley. Of Hammersley's Fork died at
( MS residence AZ that place 0u the 4th Of
! February, at tie advanced age Of nine
I ty-fiye Years. Mr.. III. last summer was
I seen in field pl0ugiing with yoke of
oxen. looking more vigorous and better
able 10 work than many men not half
/ his age. He settled on Kettle Greek
more than fifty years ago. He never
saw a railroad or locomotive. He was
/ a good citizen. and VIII be mOurned by
numerous frieuds-tt linton Republican.
I The Emporium Independent copies
from last weeks JOURNAL our notice
Of that big load Of wood. and adds:
Now, if this load Of wood was eigh-
teen inches long, rs stated above. now
wide and high must il have been to
/ measure FIVE and q half cords.
! Evidently TOO wide and high for the
+ comprehension Of the wiseacre Of tie
/ Ia3epeadent Office. He should coufne
his attention to problems Of a less
magnitude.
We notice that Sheriff Reynolds. who
has been confined tdthe house nearly all
winter with intlammalory rheumatism.
Is 50 far recovered - to get out on the
street. though lie Is yet suffering from
The effects OF the disease. We hone he
may soon he able to attend to lis busi-
ness.
Elk county has voted in favor Of Il
cense 10y a majority Of 800. 50 far she
is the only county that has given q ma
j0rity that way.
T,-,,,. .....-..-. ---.-. ..r
day. whilst t5a .,sll,sti,4. or..z l.zir-
taken IN one Of our churches, a meT-
eldiil 20 ol o1I SoNi- 9'3--lll-lit u eAeIalllled
- I,i1,, : n 1,4 1,.a+I, 20 -,
fuI giver. '' and dropped into the coIlec-
ton sack the en2fmaus sum Of Frc
'''S.s-
80 80 % i'-7'.' ''--- l-'- IL '1-- Oh
Tuesday night Of this week. David
Cornelius was stopping with a span Of
horses at Perry Howland's, near Ly-
mansville. wednesday morning be
went to the barn 70 feed lis team.
when he found one Of them with the
left fore leg broken. The stable was in
good condition and Il was impossible
70 determine no" the accident occurred.
1T morse " 5's not :" very valuable one.
Court IS in session this week-since
Thursdayno0n. Judge Williams Is pres
ent. and both Associates. There seems
~ ~ "Dou1 .i'e '9'l'a amount OF Dusl-
ness, except the trial # cases and Grand (
jury business. This i tIa term al
which the rav,lz- elected -o,r,.gl,i,,. oe5 /
-
eeis H''1 10 appear give D5ll'S ana be
sworn IN. III TINS connection We wish (
o''-' 'l'l @. '-''i ~ '''5tS l'l 'Lr Va
seeing that fl -i- Officers gi+-s -n4i.;g,,- (
sacnri-v Tr1a an l.o,5y b,,-. =, l.. -,
,,rovad lv rla ror,r l,,rt f,,sa,,ar-T,.-ll,.
officers If tie C.o,,,-+ s,,s ,,,,z,--,,.;,.<-7
r,-i-b -. 49,, - -.
and = no a,.. o7-;...+..
- ~
ae1epleu "Ao nave no property quaint (
cation whatever.
We have a case Of this kind in our
mind now, v-b..,a f.,+1, .,,fio.~ e,,+ ,,o,,a. /