The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-21

meiI had entered their room from the
window and attempted to violate their
+ persons. The landlord was aroused and
on investigation the evidence pointed
Enthusiastically to couple ofyoung men
from Addison, y. Y. who occupied a
room adjoining that of the girls, as the
perpetrators of the deed.
In the morning the uncle of the girls
refused To take any steps to apprehend
the villains, and continued his journey.
The two young men from Addison in
the course of the day, Feby. 4th. boast
ed Of what they had done
About ten days afterward the man
and his family, including the girls, re-
turned through Knoxville. but he stdl
refused To take any Stq,s 10 prosecute the
offenders. The girls were respectively
thirteen and fifteen years old
The conduct of this man is deserving
Of the sever,st censUre. God save his
nieces from such guardianship.
Profanity has become so prevalent Of
Lite that il seems TO be necessary TO re-
buke even ministers Of the Gospel for
their irreyerent language. The New
York OISerer under thehead of Pro-
family of Preachers" gives the following
as an instance that lately came under
its notice:
y clergyman WAS advocating the So
called Religious Amendment" " to the
Constitution. He said the Constitution
was once regarded as sacred inStru-
ment. and To alter ii sacriltge. But
il has been amended sixteen times Sc
curing To negroes. and all men. equal
rights, and now. " exclaimed the reyer-
end gentleman. we want to make one
more amendment TO secure the rights Of
ALMIGHTY COB"
Is iolitcncsS an observance Of the set
f"lms Of society, or rather an atten-
ton 10 the wants and feelings of these
with whom We are associated?
We have been induced to ask this
question ~ reading in some of our ex-
changes that old story Of the three pre-
else ladies who went visiting to a Ger
tain place where green peas were placed
on the table at dinner. The season was
early, the peas were large and nice. but
the forks had only two prongs. and
would not hold pea, so that these la
dies left theirs untasted on their plsteS. .
while the family used their knives. and
enjoyed the meal.
Were these ladies martyrs tn polite (
ness, or fools who were violating its
fundamental principles; Does not po-
litenesS require of us to adapt ourselves
to the condition and ways of those with .
whom We associate, and if need lie lay .
aside for the time being the habits If {
higher refinement that may cause them .
to feel awkward or inferior? T
We take the following complimentary
notice of the financial condition of this
County from the Williamsp0rt GazCtte
d Bdletin.
POTTER CoUNTY.-From tie Audi /.
tors report for 1872 We learn that the F.
expenditures Of Potter county amount /
81 tn = la-T26.l4, and the receipts .
Were : SZ7.TS0.63, leaving balance IN .
favor Of the county Of SS.u54.I9 This
i an encouraging statement and shows
that the affairs Of Potter are well man .
aged.
Not for many years have the streets OF .
ut WilliamspOrt presented such spec
taCle d at present. In all Of them there
are beds Of solid ice. from six inches to
a foot in thicknrsS, while in many Of .
those net much used by vehicles there .
are piles of STOW and ice from one to !.
four feet in height. This is something
very remarkable, indicating very clearly
the severity of the winter. from which
We hope shortly to emerge.
We take the above from the William
sport San, of March Is. 1t shows tiIc
progress Of spring down that WAY.
The closing exercises Of the winter
term of the Graded School occurred
last Friday. There were general re-
views of the studies of the term. and a
spelling contest. One hundred words
were spelled. Two prizes were affixed,
the first being Holland : last volume Of
poems, the Laocoon. Eugene Baker
having spelled the largest number Of
words received this prize. We append
the list of words used on this occasion.
The spring term of two months in
ength commences next Monday. the
24th. We hope to SCI large atten-
lance.
COlonelcy Separation
Buoyancy Innuendo