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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19
What w G heard and Saw Within
the Week.

Since the departure of "Fanchon the Crick-
et," our friend "H," keeps late hours and hirts
with the ease of professional. When the
cats are away, the mice play" Beautiful
is no longer the watchword; consequently the
verses are laid over.-Exit Booth; enter
Buckley" last Thursday night.-Thed dulcet
voice Of the blonde" blending with the tones
of a piano accompaniment is charming in
'Silver threads among the gold. - 'Stickem'
frequently exercises himself hunting for mice
He generally starts out when the shades OF
EUe-ning are lowering "Billey," the hand
some cigar-maker, has been testing the Emery
grinders of the Tanite Company. Wonder if
he will buy ?-We know Of young lady
down town that has "sittins up seven nights
in week, and still she is not happy
''Greely" says, don't put me in this week No,
we won't, but then you should not be so sweet
on that little ''gaP' at the quarry.-Getting
up designs for barns, chicken coops, and other
out buildings, on Sunday, is out of order, my
christian friends. The buildings have been
completed and Sue" calls one "chickery,"
but we never saw a "chickery" with celler
and cupalo.-Those hats are perfectly
charming. So are the fair faces that sparkle
beneath them.-The original John says the
Sewing circle" are the most amiable young
ladies in town. So say we.-If you want to
hear good story, regular side-splitter, ask
our esteemed friend Sue TO relate the story
of the "quince" or the "little black pigs at
VI Al.
Prof Perkins singing school, our friend Simon
is continually humming "do me ra fattle dol
lar" Prof. P. says he possesses a splendid
voice and with a little cultivation can sing
oysters and clams.-No wonder every thing
is so beautiful in Danbury, Conn. 1t is
the home of Baily the funny man of the New'
and "Fanchon the cricket HE arrived last
Saturday night and our fair friend in Hoboker
was happy "Buttermilk Frank" and the
"blonde" were out airing themselves behind
ing-Yonng ladies' should see that theil
bustles are properly adjusted before going tc
church. Neglect in doing the same oftentime,
causes much embarrassment, as was the case
last Sunday night.-The helpmate of Adam
has "sifted" from the garden of Eden
j. w. F., has returned from a cruise to Bing
anton. He is loud in his praises of the
brunette" and two "blonds" at the fashionable
millinery establishment, No. Is Court street
From the description; we rather admire the
"chief engineer" especially her luxuriant
golden tresses. "Dawdle" is putting in all
his spare time on his little wagon.-Sinct
birds have become a fashionable ornament or
ladies bonnets, little sparrows fly high.-A
new way to sweat-stand along side OF
friend Simon when he is singing. Morey is
our authority good natured friend got
her fingers burnt but she won't tell how. We
pity her and only hope she won't say "cuss'
words in her sleep.-Alas! poor "Oofty,'
''scoot' or buy wig, for "hel hath no fury
like woman corned."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19
By the Governor :
NJ. S. QUAY, Sec. of the Commonwealth

A legal question has arisen in regard to
the time when the newly-elected County
Commissioners should enter upon their
duties. The new Constitution provide.
that all elective officers shall begin their
terms Of service on the first Monday of
January next after their election The
matter has already beed judicially acted on
in Schuylkill county, where the newly
elected County Commissioner appeared to
take his place in the board. The Court
unanimously decided that the old incumbent
should remain in Office until the 4th of
January, 1875. 1t also appears that the
new Constitution makes no provision for
electing Commissioners this year to serve
until 1876, when full boards are to be
chosen for a three-years term. But this
consideration will hardly be allowed to
affect the status of the officers elected this
fall.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

OK Thursday last, about P. NJ, Mr.
G. A. Tranger, who resides near Mill
Brook, n. j., while engaged loading coal
at Experiment Mills, in this County, his
horses took fright at No. 22 down coal
train, and dashed off up the track, and in
attempting to cross the Railroad bridge,
the near horse got fast between the ties
and in bis struggles pulled down the other
horse. The near horse was badly injured
The skin of the left foreleg was cut entirely
around the leg just above the knee joint
and stripped down full six inches, laying
bare the bone and splitting one of the
tendons three inches in length. 1t took
about two hours to get the horses out ot
the bridge. After the horses were relieved
the injured one was cared for, the skin
being replaced and scwed up, Mr.. T. has
hopes of his speedy recovery.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19
THANKSGIVING Day.

HARRISBURG, November IA procla
nation of the President of the United
States designates Thursday, the 26th day
of November, as day Of THANKSGIVING
and 1 recommend that the people of Penn
sylvania .reverently dedicate that day tc
making acknowledgement to Almighty Goo
for the blessings youchsafed to us daring
the past year
Given under my hand and the great sea
of the State, at Harrisburg, this seventh
day of November, in the year of our Lord
1874, and of the Commonwealth
j. T. HARTRANFT.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

A well-dressed man in Chicago attracted
considerable attention the other day by sit
ting upon the edge of the sidewalk for some
time with his head between his hands, as
if in deep meditation At last sympathe
tic stranger approached him and said
Friend, you seem to be in trouble can ]
assist you in any way?" The man sprane
to bis feet, and taking off his hat, parted
his hair carefully, and said, stranger dc
you see that cut? My wife did it this
morning with fat-iron, and then sent me
down town to buy her new bonnet, anG
| have been sitting here for an hour trying
to decide whether [ will buy it or not, and
blame me, stranger, if | haven't almost de-
cided to get it"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

THE Stroudsburg Cornet Band under the
leadership Of Spcering Shaftr we larn in
tenls to put in an appearance at Brodheads-
vile on Friday next, on the occasion of a
Democratic pole raising, in jolifcation over
their recent victory.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

CONE boys, the time is now here when you
should be looked to your sleighs and buffalo
robes and sponduljcs The snow will come
directly, and then the girls will be looking
for sleigh rides and sleighing parties and a
good time generally. Why not get together
and inaugurate sleigh rides to Tannersville,
or Bartonsyille, or Snydersvile, or Bossards-
vile, or KelIersvile, or Brodheadsville, or
Ssylorsburg, or the Gap, or all of them.
The landlords at all these places knows how
to take proper care of all guests who call up
on them and there is no better way to secure
a proper amount Of fun for the outlay Let
US think upon the thing, and practice upon
it, and be prepared to act upon it when the
snow comes.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

VINO vii start the ball for the establish
ment Of 4 Normal School in our midst He
who does it will in after years earn the name
Of having been public bencfactor Come
Jerome bcstiryourself You did well last fall,
and we know of no one hereabouts better
calculated to take the initiative in, and secure
the success ofthe project now. Imperishabc
honors await the accomplishment Of the fact
for some one.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Here is new game very popular in the
country just now A young man takes a
chestnut, cuts around the hull with sharp
knife and then takes one-half the chest
nut in his mouth, and pretty girl takes
the other half in her mouth and they pull
and the hull comes right off There may
be quicker methods of hulling chestnuts,
but none more soothing to the feelings Of
the young folks and they don't get mad
and dance wildly around if the hull doesn't
come off for five minutes or so. Country
games are not to be despised, after all.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

JUDGING from the appearance of a head
line over the leading editorial in this week S
Democrat, AMANDUs OREvUs must contem-
plate turning his lck-spittle organ into a
Molly Mcguire sheet We can't expect
much else from the great | am, but do pity
the poor. dear Aunt Miriam.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Re- And pray, thou truly good and sober
AMANDUs OREvUs, what kind of whiskey
did your right hand torch bearer indulge in
the night of your grand jollifcation, that ii
should take him the whole of next day to re-
cover from It's effects
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The Erie blast furnace has started up
after rest of several months This fur
mace has been changed from the m9nutaC-
ture of COMMON rig iron to the best quality
of charcoal, or white iron.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The Cincinnati Gazette tells of a thrifty
woman named Mayhugh who, supposina
her husband, who had been absent eight
years, to be dead, sold his farm to one Rob
inson. Five years after, Mayhugh
turned up, and Robinson had to buy his
interest to make the title good. After
ward Mayhugh died, and the widow sued
Robinson for her dover in the very land
she had conveyed to him. The court sus-
stained her claim, 50 that Robinson had to
pay for the farm three times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

A number of Titusville girls have tora-
ed themselves into a society for the de-
velopment Of the muscular system. One
of the exercises on their programme Is to
assemble in yard with high fence
around it and kick at mark Some
wicked young men have cut holes through
the fence.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

MUCH BEET Jacob H. Fetherman,
of Stormsyille, brought to our office on
Monday, a beet weighing thirteen pounds
and a half If anybody can beat this beet,
let them trot il out.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Old Commodore Vanderbilt, one Of the
most successful business men in New York,
gave the following rules to men IN HaA
street during the panic last year -
Never use what is not your own. ;. Never
buy what you canont pay for. ). Never
sell what you have not got"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

IF 4 person in a house on fire has the
presence Of mind to apply wet cloth or
handkerchief to his mouth or nostrl's,
passage can be effected through the densest
smoke without any serious Inconvenience.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The work devolvin@ on the Democrltc
party IS, according to its promises. to make
everybody healthy, wealthy and wise, with
out having it cost anybody a cent. There
must be no taxation, or It Is gene up.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

THANKSGIVING day will be generally
observed in this place All places of business
will be closed and religious services held in
the various churches
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The ex-sIavehoIders of the South are be-
ginning to feel better. They think their
chances for receiving pay for their eman-
cipated "ProPerty" are improving,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The Deposit Courier says that near :, Mar
rowsburg, a short time since, Mrs oALu-
ner died aged one hundred and four years.
She distinctly remembered hearing .n5
cannons roar at Bunker Hill, and segH5
the red coats of the Britishers pass l''
fathers door.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

FARMERS and others Interested :;
ing milk are invited to attend rna-L. - p'0acc
the Van Doran House, Washington, N at at
Friday, November Goth, at II o'cIoG. ~ D.
November 1925. d. n.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

sGg~ Just hear the great AMANDUs
OREvUs talk about home guards. And
what brigade did he belong to? Echo
answers, the foreign brigade.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The citizens of New JERSEY have discov
cred a way to make rum out Of cranborries.
That accounts for the recent Democrats
victory in that state,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The government has brought suit ,o,i,..
an Iowa whisky distiller for the triHir9g 9,us' sl
Of $4,000 taxes fraudulently cvaded soma anu,
years ago.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

4 firm in Reading promises to distribute
one hundred loaves of bread per week
among the poor of that city, during the
entire winter
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The poor people of Meadville ara
planning of the high rents that landIaa9 loll-
demand. O'uS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

California has curiosity called the uls, I
Spring. 1t is among the mountains wv
water is ice-cold, bubbling and foaul,5, l5
but no living thing is found within an nun %a,,
dred yards of it. If birds fly over 1t ,'n,o ,a
often fall dead. 1t is said that II hll'a, N
being inhales the gas it will xii MN ;ar ~
twenty minutes. Standing near the SP'r2 ,,T
for five minutes viii give one dnI n,1sI a,.I
sensation, the result of the caFOoI''' ''
gas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

It is an actual fact that in Boston with
a less population, and with Proh1bitorv
law, there are more grog shops than in
Chicago.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Artificial butter is becoming quite an in
portant article in trade. large factories
are in operation in Hamilton, Canada, and
other places.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

That animated cobweb, Bill Allen. still
labors under the delusion that he is {, he
the next President Of the United States
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

A two-year-old daughter of Frank r,n
han, of Bethlehem, ate the phosphorus s',ls a.
forty-two matches, the other dav and E.5 VI
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

A San Francisco paper SAYS there -,
200 Chinese gambling houses in that c;tr
carrying on business night and dav.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The puddle mills of the Valentine r
Works, Williamsport, will start m nOa -
few weaks.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The following notice, rerbat'm e' p.,Es .r
atm, was found posted on tree IN pSr az j |
county; "Notice | have lost a CO" GOV r;5si
cant find her She is A White yellow ,,oi, F,r.
or spotted COW her years shourt anu Nv ,C' tbo
ing and marked there | doc nI' n doo
Mark ther il A hole in one year VpI l,.rsy
not no which year it il in She IS 5Ii,r l,' some
set COW in good fix and was yet sn5%o p;5 cone
little milk when she left She has pli pm 5Isas
10 days Any person noing OF mel W.
let it Bee none TO -,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

As the not boils, the scum rises to the
surface. They talk Of Toombs for the navt
United States Senator, down in Gaorcia
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The rolling mill of the Messrs. Light.
In Lebanon, has been closed on account of
financial embarrassments. This throws
about one hundred men out of employment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Tho Hessian fly is running the NJ
the Eastern counties. "ueat in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Gold ore, near Dahlonega. Gcorria :,
said to be yielding the enormous amopnt
of ten thousand dollars a ton.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The colored people Of Alabama have bo.
tween six and seven million dollars worth
of property in their possession.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

What's all that intorminable WaeI;nr
ton safe-burglary trial about? Did some
body steal something?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

The wages of the men employed n :.
Oil City barrel factory have been raIro.5s 'ls
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

A Lehigh farmer swallowed his 49,,
A doctor got EN- out for him. '''F'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

Some of the iron working mills Of
caster county are rcsuming Operations ''''
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19

There were 266 deaths in Pbj,Jd.,.
last week. Pima
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19
BURR T Wo1F aged II years son of

BURR T. WOLF, aged II years, son of
Edward L. Wolf, of Scranton, and formerly
resident here, was shot and severely injured
in that city week ago last Monday. Many
rumors having got afoat here, and we have
been at some pains to get at the exact facts OF
the case. La response to our inquiry we learn
that Burr aud his youngest brother, Duane,
were playing in the sitting room, just before
the supper hour, Burr laying on the floor.
In the roughness of the play the little one
was hurt, and stepping away seized gun
standing in the bed room adjoining, and not
thinking it loaded, set the hammer and
pulled trigger. Unfortunately the gun
had been loaded to shoot rats, and the whole
charge went into the wrist, hand and neck
of the victim. Fortunately, too, Burr at the
time was laying on his stomach and resting
his neck between his hands, or his death
must have been instantaneous. DR.. Leet
who was called to the case pronounced it the
most lucky accident he ever heard Of, the
wrist and hand serving as protection to a
thoroughly vital part. As it was, three OF
the shot entered the neck within
an eighth of an inch of the carotid
artery. His many young friends here
viii be pleased to learn that though
having some fifteen or twenty shot In his
wrist and hand and eight in his neck, and
the skin being somewhat powder burnt,
Burr is getting along finely and will soon be
about his business again. From the position
of the boy the muzzle of the gun could not
have been more than foot from Burr neck
when the shot was fired The shootist is
not yet seven years of age. The father was
setting within six feet Of the boys at the time
of the accident, and as can readily be coniec-
tured big scare was the result.
THE SHORTEST WILL ON RECORD. The
Scranton Sunday Times gives the following
history Of what is probably the shortest will
on record. According to the decision of the
Luzerne Court there is no need Of having q
lawyer and an overly quantity of 'fuss and
feathers when it comes our time to dispose
Of our property, gather up our feet in bed, y
like the patriarchs of old, land yield up the
ghost" The Times says last spring
there was will fled in the registers office
which must take it's place among the many
curious ones in the world, and is probably
the shortest one ever admitted to probate
anywhere. The following is a copy:
Emily r. Miner
is my heir.
SARAH K. MINER"
It was written on one sheet Of note paper
with lead pencil, and on the envelope enclos
ing the same, written with lead pencil, were
the words, Read this when am dead" Il
was not found, being mixed up with Other
papers, until three Or four months after hel
death After due deliberation it was admit
ted to probate and letters of administration
cum teStdmentO dnneco granted. The writ
ing was in her own hand. She was an agec
maiden lady, and daughter of Hon. Charles
Miner She will be remembered as the blind
poetess, and is spoken of in Peck's History
of Wyoming.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-19
Majority,

Estimated
Temples majority 4,oS4; McCandless 1925
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-18
The Markets.

New YORK, August 18.-Money-no loans
= Gold g. Stocks active and higher. Flour
dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet and droop-
ing Corn steady.
BALTIMORE, August l8-Virgnia IS, pcclcrs,
"a; do consolidated 81 West Yirginias Q. Cot
ton shade frmer; low mddlings l5y. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull and easier !;
choice amber 140al43 good to prime red lSSa
13S Corn quiet white Southern 92s95; yellow
Southern Sass mixed Western nominal at IS.
Oats dull; Southern 4sa50; Western mixed Alta
at S0a95 Hay dull and unchangcd lGaSlS. Pro-
visions steady and quiet. Coffee quiet; good to
prime 134a201c. Sugar quieg and steady.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-18
NV Green a. WISE.

Real Estate Agents and Auct:oneers.l
SALE-By virtue Of q
~ decree of the Corporation. Cour; for the city
of Alexandria, Va, rendered at its July term,
1874 in the suit of }. Il. Bcckham and
wife VS.. W. n. McNegh, the undersigned,
Commissioners, therein nunei, will oller Tor
sale by public auction, on SATU RDAI, the
18th day Of September, 1874, at II oc clock M, in
front of the Mansion House Hotel, in the said
city, that desirable BUSINESS STAND tssasa4Af
on the west side of Royal street, between .s=ssa.
King and Cameron, now occupied by Henry l..
Simpson as boot and shoe store-bcing u three
story brick building.
Terms Of Sale: Ten per cont Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the residue in l.,
Is and "a months, with interest from day OF sale,
to be secured by the bonds or notes Of the pur-
chaser, with approved personal security or good
endorsers; the title TO be retained rs ultimate
security, or at the option Of the purchaser, one
third in cash and personal security dispensed
with but should the purchaser elect to pay one
third cash, he shall keep the property insured
and in case of his default to do SO for more than
twenty days after the date Of the purchase, the
Commissioners shall insure the same .t the pur-
chasers' expense. Conveyancing at expense Of
purchaser GEO. WALKER,
Z. w. WATTLES,
aug 10-eots Comm rs o! Sale
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-18
nv r. A. Kerby.

Real Estate Agent ana Auctl0neer.
THU STE E. SALE OF VALUABLE
l. REPRESENTATIVES. deed of trust from
Col B. +. Sceva and wife to the undersigned,
dated 18th Of May, 1869, recorded in the Clerks
office OF the Corporation Court of the city Of
Alexandria, and by direction of the beneficiary
| will sell at public auction, on SATURD AI,
the 9Th day Of September, 1874, at II O clock m,
in front of the Market House, on Royal street.
in the city of Alexandria, that VALU A fzsa
BILE PROPERTY on which said Sceva sssa
now resides, embraced within the following
boundaries to wit: Beginning at the intersec
ton Of Washington and Wolfe streets, and run
ming thence southwardly with Washington ST.
and binding thereon to the north line of the
Lancastcrian school house; thence eastwardy
and parallel to Wolfe street lightweight (SS) it,
and six (G) inches thence southwark with the
eastern boundary of said school house and Il lot
of ground conveyed by Samuel II. MarStellcr to
the Common Council of Alexandria; thence
eastwardly thirty -four GA feet and eleven Qn
inches to the line of the property owned by the
Quaker meeting; thence northwardly with II
line parallel to Washington street to Wolfe ST.;
thence weStwardly with Wolfe street. and bind
ing thereon one hundred and twenty. three U2jl
feet and five o. inches to the place of beginning.
There is on the premises good THREE
STORY BRICK HOUSE, with goodt summer
and winter kitchen convenient thereto.
Terms Of Sale: One half the purchase money
to be paid in cash the residue at twelve months,
to be secured by deed OF trust on the premises.
Selling as Trustee, | shall convey such title rs is
vested in mv by the decd, which Is believed t.
unquestionaDlc. G. +. SUBTLE,
aug I-eOts Trustee