The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-07


appreciated and warmly yreceived. Hence
more value is attached to this because
it was purely free-will offering, spon-
taneously parting gift. May the Lord
reward back unto their own hearts and
homes spiritual and temporal mercies,
a hundred fold; and may every one who
shall minister to them receive as large
a welcome and bear away with them
the memory of as many tokens of re-
spect and kindnesses as / shall always
cherish, are my sincere wishes.
j. l.. LANDS
Coudersport, Pa, Feb. 25, 1873.
Consistency is a jewel, but it is rarely
worn for common. There was 4 con-
sistent man lately travelling through the
north part of the County. He put up
at the LeWiSville Hotel and called for
something to drink. The proprietor
told him he could have tea, coffee, or
water, but nothing stronger
What: don't YOU keep anything to
rarm a felier op?"
NO, sir; they won't let us sell it, >
responded the landlord.
Then I'm in Pennsylvania, aint =
! Well, want to get back to York State,
where they aint afraid to DO sensible
thing; l wouldn't live iii such town. :
He then began to inquire about deaths
in the vicinity, and it turned out that
he was taking orders for grave-stones.
Sensible mani Liquor selling is the I'M
dertaker'S right bower.
DEAR JOURNAL:-A veIy fine idea
lately struck the people Of Lewisville
and vicinity The NJ f. Church had
been troubled to raise tie means for
what might be termed incidental cxpen.
ses, They concluded to adopt a very
common custom and hold weekly meet
ingS at which collection Of ten cents
from each person should be taken up.
They call them Dime Parties. Up to
February 10th the amount raised was
about thirty dollars. They have found
the following rules essential to success:
Every one shall pay ten cents and no
more. No family shall be permitted to
furnish refreshments or go to any extra
expense. No one shall be permitted to
stay later than midnight. They recon-
mend their discovery to the public, as
there is no patent in it.
A couple of young. men who have
been stopping III our village for several
months past. and the pecu'iaritieS- of
whose conduct has won for them GER
tain notoriety among onr quiet popula-
ton. last week determined to leave town.
Fearful that the event might not other
wise attract sufficient attention, they
determined to celebrate it IN a manner
behtting their habits. Friday afternoon
ami evening was devoted to the occasion.
We have not space nor inclination to
follow the exercises through. One part
of the performance was cutting the
wires that held Il stove pipe IN place and
letting the pipe fall when the stove was
at a red heat, whereby one Of the shops
in town came near being burned up.
Another was putting their room III such
condition that the services Of u house
cleaner at high wages will be required
to fit it for another occupant. They
kept it up until late into the might've
cannot tell how late-for thankful that
the din was over at last we went to
sleep without consulting the time.
Saturday morning these young pRt7c-
n,e,, went quietly up a back street, took
the Wellsville stage and departed, le; V
ing several bills unpaid, including their
washerwoman' bill. Thus endeth tie
story.
A stranger stopping in our town over
night, almost any time the present Will
ter, might easily be startled at the noise
and uproar that would greet him from
the streets i'll the course Of the evening,
and possibly might imagine Capt. Jack
and his Modocs were making a raid
down this way. But it is only "ow
boys"
We may be mistaken. but it seems to
us if these same boys had a little less Of
the street, and little more OF some
other employment of All evening, it
would be an advantage to them. and
add very much to the orderly appearance
of the town.
Intense excitement was created in
Market Square, Monday forenoon, over
the freaks of dog suffering from hydro
phobia. The animal was taken with
fit III the Opera House billiard saloon,
creating an indeScribable panic among
those present. The cues We're suddenly
dropped, and billiard tables mounted,
being the most available place OF refuge.
One fellow became SO excited that it is
reported he attempted to perch himself
upon the gas pipes. Not one admired
the idea of being cloSeted with the fero-
ciOuS canine. The door was finally
opened, the dog ruseed out and down
the stairs into the street, when the eX-
cttement was increased by the bowling
CANNES who followed pursuit. After
a run, the animal returned, and like a
bounding deer went up the Opera House