The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-07

Iollll young lady living III the place
and to whom it seems he was engaged
TO be married, hastened to see him, anC
: IN order that she might remain and at
tend to his wants a clergyman was call
ed in and the knot matrimonial was
tied while the injured man lay fiat Oh
back III bed. fright here we might ap-
propriately quote little of Scott's po.
etry, but as the words don't just occur
to us we forbear.
We are happy to be able to state that
Mr.. Edgecomb is doing well. with every
prospect of retaining both Of his legs.
The man who was in company with
him at the time of the accident also re-
ceiyed some quite serious injuries.
The local elections We're held in Tioga
county on Friday, the 2+th of January.
The county gave a majority of S61
against license. Thus the good work
goes on; wherever the people have had
q chance to vote on this subject they
( have closed up the rum shops.
The whiskey interest throughout the
state is said to be making IA desperate
effort to have the Local Option law re-
pealed, and are raising large sums of
money for that purpose, but the Legis-
latWe will hardly be induced to meddle
withit in face Of the decided expressions
of the people At the ballot box.
James q. Clark was Last week holding
concerts through Tioga county. We
would like to see him get around to
COudrsport, His singing is something
to enjoy. and to remember.
In our notice Of the Buffalo ErjreSs
last week we stated that the price was
eight dollars a year. That is the Price
ut which it is furnished to city sub
ScriberS by carriers. 1t is sent by mail
for six dollars year.
Mark Twain hits off one of the pccultor-
tits Of a certain class Of society. He
has written a lecture on his rights to
the vacant throne of the Sandwich
Islands, in which he bases his claims
on the fact that he has 10 other means
of support.
The boys will appreciate this from a
Williamsport paper:
4 Snow PALACE entelprising
and ambitious youths of our city have
just completed the building and archi-
TO which they have given the title Of
=" Temple of snow dedicated sister Ia
the famous Palace Of Ice" built by
Queen Anne of Russia during her reign
from 1870 to l74O Some idea Of the .
size of this ediiicc may he formed 10y
giving the following dimentionS: Cir
at base 81 feet; at top % .
feet: altitude 10 feet: an excavation .
forming q room by T. and 5 feet high. .
has been made in this huge SHOW pile, .
which is handsomely fitted up for the
reception and entertainment Of guests,
with strict rules aud regulations for the .
welfare of the structure. 1t will no
doubt stand many months a monument F..
to the aSSidu0us laborS of the youthful F.
and huildrrs
Nev-County-isms.-The new county
when the little thing finally draws
breath. is to be chriStencd Highland .
county 1t is very nice name, and
when conferred we suggest there shall
bc no wrangling among the godfathers. .
one ef the WeSttield IIighlangcrS +
gives as a reason for the plan. that the
i44,ple Of that village feel bad because .
Wcllsboro has got a railroad and they /.
haven't. They propose to console them I
selves by the erection Of county build
Jugs.
How about the new county seat, any
way? There seems to be some uncer-
tainty and little bad blood on that
subject Pity there couldnt be a half
dozen of them. /
Probabilities" under date of Feb. F.
4th. predict for the Middle States fresh
southerly to westerly winds, cloudy
weather and rain.
Al a recent meeting of the Elmira
Farmers Club, under the subject Of
sheep raising, one Of the members talked
about dogs and dog owners in this way:
Mr.. Howell declared that while striv-
ing to do his duty as an Assessor he had /,
positive proof that men whom he had .
deemed true would lie about the posses .
sion of 4 dog lie had asked snch men, .
= Do you own a dog? and in spite of .
the negative reply his OWN eyes had Civ
en- him positive proof that dogs claimed .
the spot rs home.
Queer men-thOse Of Elmira,
The Republican voters Of Potter Go. .
are requested to meet at the court house .
on Thursday evening of February court .
to choose County Committee for the
ensuing year, and transact any other
business that may be introduced.
JOSEPH MANN, /
CblaH ca. Cam. /.
Coudersport. Feb. 6, 1S7&
r The last session of the Literary S0ci- /
ETY. held Monday evening, Feb. Sd, being /
the annual meeting, the officers for the I
ensuing year We're elected as follows: /
Pres. !. ). Mann: Vice Pres'tS. W. ID. I
Weaver and Miss Mary Ross; Secy., /
\. B. Mann; Cor. Secy., W X. Jones;
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