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the bank A; Of the Muskingum Riyar.
The President, / all State Governors,
and leading civiIiunS and military men
havu been invited, arc generally cx.
PCcted ir camp. Correspondence had
with General Sherman and General
COckrOll Qatc Of the Confederate ser.
VicO), lead US to hope that both, so far
nov as they can tell. will bO with US,
and We hope 10 announce others short.
ly.
The exercises will consist Of artil.
lOry SaluICs, brass band contests, dress
ParadeI, experience meetings. sham
battles, &c.
A boarding bureau. on the Centcn.
NAL plan, will be established for those
who desire private entertainment.
Those who wish to go into camp should
form moses and bring blankets, &c,
along. We furnish shelter and fuel
for camp frts only, but will allow a
few suttler stores in camp, WhOrO sup
plies can bo had At reasonable rates
The executive Committee will be
pleased to IakO charge Of and return to
tho owners at the next Re- Union, any
relics Of the late war that holders may
be disposed to have returned. Tho
return Of a captured sword by Major
Estes, Of Texas, to Col. Archer Of the
18th Iowa Regiment, at the Re. Union
Of 1875, was an interesting and im.
Prcssivc ccrchouy.
Marietta eau be reached By two
navigablc rivers. tho Ohio and Musk.
lugum. Direct rail connection can be
made from Columbus. Baltimore Clcv-
and, Cincinnati and PNtsbarg. The
lowest possible excursion rates will be
procured, aud parties should club to.
gCthcr aud write for rates FROM their
respective homes. Further iuforma.
tiOn chccrfulIy given upon application
to the secretary.
Respectfully submitted.
D 7. BOSWORTH,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Il. y. HOOVER. Stc'y.
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ARRIVAL AND Departure &
or TIE NAILS.

Clarksburg-daily except Sgalays--leaNi
Weston At s 4. M.-arTivcs ai 1 7. ".
Dra1,ou Court IlOuie-daIly eNsePt Sun.
lays-loAveI Weston At ; \. ~, and arrives
at r.. u.
BuCkhanuon-arrircs at Weston l. ",
Tu,sdays, Thursdays and SaiuTlayI-lcavCi
Weston > ? u. same days.
Philippi-arrires III Weston TUESDAYS mad
Fridays At or. NJ -leANeJ Weston Neines'
Jay and Saturdays at : \. v.
Mount Plra.lui-leAvcS Weston Mondays
and Thursdays at 7A.M.--aruveS Tuesday.
aud Fridays by 5P y.
West Union-ArrivCs Mondays at ) 7. u
LEAVES Weston Tuesdays At a. u.
sand Fork-leAye5. Weston NSnllyI al 6
\. M.-afriyeJ hUhad3I Ats 7. u.
80 Parties having mail TO 20 should
bring it to the oiics hnlian hour before tue
departure Of the maili.
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CHURCHES

Y.B. Church, Rev. II. c. S,udford, Pas.
tor. Preaching every Sabbath. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School
y. a. Barnes, SupeTintendrnt-eVcry Sun.
DAY at O'Clock, ?. u.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. George u.
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday. Sabbath SChOol-Wm l.. Dun.
ningtOu, SuperintendenI-eYery Sunday at
. o clock, \. NJ
Catholic Church, Rev J. 4. Tracy, Pas,
tor. SsrrictI every iIJt and third Sundays
at 4 AMI 10 4. ", and I =. y. Sabbath
School-JacOb Schmitt, Superintendent
every Sunday at3 O'Clock, Pm.
Episcopal Church--a.icndrd occasionally
by The Rev. Nr. Wood, Of ClaTksburg.
African ". E. Church, Rev. T. Il. Cyriy,
Pastor. Services every Sunday at 10 O'Clock
Sunday School-Gcorgc 7. Jones, Sagcrin'
icuicnl--eyery Sunday At . O'Clock.
Colorrl ". Z. Church, Rev. John Hughes,
Pastor. Services every Sunday at II
O'Clock. SUNDAY School Charles Ice, Sg.
Tcrlntenlent-cvrrY Sunday At > O'c!GrE
Pm.
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Ma,
TIONAL REUNION.
Fourth Annual Encampment.'
HEADQ'Rs, MARIETTA. Quo, !
Nav 81. 1877,

May %, 1877.
To Me Veterans of all buucheI Of
Military and Mdul Serricc through
out The United ISaies.
CoNRADES-Throo annual encanp.
mOniS Of the National Rc.Uniou have
been held At Caldwell, Ohio, tho last
one having an average daily attendance
Of 10, 900, with 81 States represented,
The attendance last year demonstrated
that tue gathering has OutgroWn tho
place aud accommodations. 1t has
decided, therefore, to hold the Fourth
EncamPmcnt at Marietta, o., Sep.
teDber lth, 9TH, 9th and seventh,
1871, and tho Executive Committee
hereby extend hearty invitation to
ali Soldiers, SailOrs aud Veterans Of
oil grades and branches Of'thc service,
without distinction, 10 meet with US as
above. In this matter We know no
politics, no North nor South, but wish
to mCGt upon tho broad platform Of a
common aud united country.
The most extensive preparations arc
under way to provide for the comfort
and entertainment Of the great gather
ing, The city has offered tue use Of
all public buildings, parks, &c. The
CEREAL Government and the State OI
Ohio haYe voted US the usO OF artillery,
tents, muSkets, ammunition, battle
Gags &c. The Ohio National Guards
will generally cncamP with u.s. and
Gov. Young, with staff, has accepted
an invitation 10 be present, aud review
them. This county alone will furnish
battalion Of 800 to 1000 men for Cs'
cOrt and camp duty. An immense
camp will be located acaE tue city OF
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ofits reoccupatiOu by the enemy, who
will then be in 4 position to cooperate
effectively with Banks 10 bis COntcm-
plated invasion q. tho Valley. When
tho spring campaign opens tho tnOvc.
ment made in this direction will be on
both aunkH As we'll as from the front.
They want this Valley. and il this
Valley is lost, Virginia is lost,
Such, substantially. wcrc his 70.
marks nS bs continued TO traverse the
room until fnully, after hc had thus
given full vent to bis feelings and rc.
sumcd his scat, reminded him that
it was growing late; and, that as |
would have to lOavo Winchester by
dayligh! on my return TO Richmond, 7
hoped hO would not lot mo 60 back
utterly disappointed in tho result Of my
intOrViOW-that il hO yOul d consent to
romain in command Of tho Valley dis.
trict, would insure him against any
further interference from tho Sccrola.
ry Of War, that | would do everything
in my power to have his force increas-
cd, aud tho di'ufcctd portion of troops
replaced by those which would be more
reliable rnd effective. l told him
then Of the arrangement which tho
Governor had mado to havO no action
taken for tho present on bis rcsig.
nation. At this ho exclaimed:
why has tho Governor intorfercl
between me and my duly?"
because" said |, ''it was his duty
to do so; his duty to you as well as to
tue States, for you know he is OuC'Of
your best friends aud true Yirgiuian
And, General, ii is Virginia, herself,
through the Governor, her highest
constituted authority. who asks you to
continue in tho service. It is our old
mother State who makes the appeal
She has been rudCly smiIteu on the
check, aud forced to summon her sous
to stand by aud defend her from further
insult aud injury. Will you turn
deaf car to her solicitations I"
After appealing to him in tbs way
for some time to allow the Governor to
withdraw his resignation, I at last got
up to 60 ami when took hi hand to
bid him gOOd.by, Isaid;
"Wcll, what message anu I to take
back to our good friend, the Governor,
iu answer to his letter :"
lie was silent for somo sGcond1, and
saw that there was conflict oEicel.
iugS within him, but fuaIly, ruling
bis spirit and thus proving himself 10.
be mighticr e than he that takelh
city," hO slowly replied, pausiug be-
tween almOs. every word:
" Toll him-that-he'Il have to DO
what ho thinks is bcst-ior the
State"
Aud thus it was that StOnewall
Jackson consented 10 remain 10 the
army to make
bis Valley march to fame.
Hon. 4. BO'eler in Philadelphia
Times.
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Marrow Gauge Railroads.

WESTON, June IL.
Editor Democrat
That much ignorance as to the mer-
itsy narrow'guago railroads exists
in the minds Of the community, not
only here, but elsewhere, is every day
evidenced to one having somo knowI-
edge OF them aud in no particular
more than in their carrying capacity
and ability gcnGaaIy to perform all the
work required of 4 railroad. The
wide spread impression seems to be
that because they arc termed " uar-
row.gungO they arc in this sense in.
significant, and too small 10 proper.
ton to be considered anything else
but temporary erpsdieHt, and will bO
done away with IS soon as trade in.
creasGs to such an extent as 70 seem To
demand q road with q greater carrying
capacity, and the communities through
which they arc built have grown Eufi-
cirntly in wealth 10 substitute q track
which, as they think, will be more in
accordance with the records Of a zig
railroad in fact, there are many in.
Ielligent persons who look upon them
as having but little claim to the name
Of railroad aud only as q sort Of o.bs.
tween 4 turnpike, or common road and
real railroad that must be soon built.
These opinions arc frequently held
among those Of high practical acquire.
ments, and the cause eau be plainly
imputed not to . lack Of general infOr-
nation, but to q lack in this particu.
lar ono.
These opinions arc erroneous, as Cx-
pcrieuco has shown that narrow guagc
railroads arc not only not temporary
Gxpcdients, but" arc iu every sense
that tue word railroad eau DO and is
considered, fully up to all the require
mcuts, and that they are only narros,
in name, whilst in fact they are as big
and as broad, alignment and gradients
being equal, as anything that ever was
built in the shape OF q railroad, and
this too at q far less expenditure Of
money aud time in construction.
Want Of space will not permit any
thing mo'e than reference to some
Of the more prominent existing E'.!s,
which are Sid to be " stubborn
things" and verify this has beO1 prov.
Gu in tho case OF nurrow.guagc roads
and it is with thcsoT I propose briefly
to deal. showing incidentally cOmpaEi'
sous that arise between them and thc
broader guages. Some will say Il
they have 50 many claims to cOasidcrl'
ton over tho broal.gunges, why were
they not adopted bciOrc?' lCsi
this Is indeed straugo-aui jus. sher,
is. and IaS been, a great wonder cx
isliug but man is au initiative crCa
turc, as well as 4 conservative one rand
after the prescat standard suagc
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~ WoSDEgguL Gas WELL Thu
explorers iu Mexican county, Pa, in
boring for oil have struck 4 vein OF
natural gas a. a depth ot l,lsO feet.
and it tissues from hole live aud i'e-
$gliis OF an iuch il diameter with
6ISc Indicating pressure at Iho mouth
II about sixty Poaals to the square
inch
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gland, Belgium. FraGc0, Gcrmany,
Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Russia and
Normany; also, in India, South Amcri.
ca and Mexico IN fact, though bUt
lately sprung into existence, they hayo
widespread aud vigorous being. aud
every indication is that they will 10
the road Of tho future. Iu India the
English government has already chang
cd many miles Of tho broad to the mar
rOW.gungo, and a iOW years more will
undoubtedly SEQ tho whole system Of
that vast country changed, amounting
at interest to about 5000 miles.
But will not go beyond our oWA
borders: there is enough hero yet 70
be done, and sufficient already douO to
provo the great advantages to bo dcri-
we'd frsm Il. Here il has often beoa
urged that tho system would be too
narrow for our great trunk lines but
the moro its workings arc seen, tho
weaker these objections become and l
feel confident, With somo others Older
and moro experienced than myself,
that il 3 feet tracks were substituted
for tho present "staniard.gauge." they
would be amply sufficient to do al! tho
work required Of them, and that, too,
at cost 30 to 10 per cent. less. But
the present trunk lines will probably
SO remain; their track and machinery.
with that Of all their connections, would
involve too great an expense TO Justify
q change but who will gainsay that
there will bl no other main routes
to be yet oToncl in this src,. country
to supply its demands more chcapIy.
and that Of tho rapidly growing sys-
tenn?
In the case of branch lines from 4
few to many miles in length, connect.
ing with roads Of siaulard.gaugc, tho
argument has often been heard that TIN
tracts Of both should be uniform, aul
that it il now too late to advocate any
change, owing mainly to the delay and
expense $50 said) Of tr1nS.shipmcnt.
When the thinking public can rcalilo
that the narrower lines arc bull; at least
one half Of the outlay required for
wider ones, and thA they arc operated 50 :
much cheaper than the other, they will
readily sec that 4 sum much less than
the interest on tho saving Of each ono
Of these items will far more than pap
for tho traus.shipment Of goods Tcqpir.
ing it, hence this argument l0oscy its
force. In fact, experience has proven
that it can be done for SUN not cx.
cCcding eight to ten cents per ton,
which is in fact SO small as hardly to
bc considered Of any account in an ai-
verse argument.
l will close by saying, that the logic
Of events show tRat the future devel.
OpmOnt Of WeA Virginia will depend
nlmos! entirely on a we'll connected and
carfully arranged system Of narrow
gauge railroads, iii is to bo dcvel-
opSd SoOu; but ii this System is not
adopted, then is itS development put
of to q very far and indefinite future.
In my next l will speak Of the com.
ParatiVo costs Of th railroalo Systcns,
with grades, curTaturos, 10, Ind Of
tho peculiar adaptabiIity Of the three feet
road 20 mountainous country.
Respectfully Yours.
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HOLDING OF COURTS.
GNrcMNt GoMYtH.

Lewis, lst day Of March aud September
Gilmcr, llth Of Nltrch and September
upshur, 22l Of March aud November
Preston, 9TH Of April and October
Randolph, 23l Of April aud October
Tucker, II 0. May and November.
Barbour, 9th Of May and November
Wcbster, 9GIh Of May and September
Braxton, 18th March aud 18th Augu.t
Harrison. GOth May and 3Oh October
Calhoun, 99th Of May and lGil Of Oct.
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8GeT3YJB3,

y y ~ . ts tNIN1GN
A.F.&A. M.-StaIrI cUmmunII ,tiGus
u Weston Lodge No 10, :. +. and \. ",
will Dc hc,! on the First and Third Mon.
days OfevrTy mouth.
". e. BENNETT, v. w.
J.J PrTvWoS, Sec
JANE LEW.-Slairi communications Of
JACKSON Lodge No. IS, \. :. mud \. " I,
Wi, br held ia their Halt, in Jane Lew, On
tue seroudSAiurlay in each month.
ISAAC JACKSON, w. H.
". b. CAmER, Sec
81. Jot+ph'5 Z. 7. \. n. Sociriy.-Shicd
meetings are held on the lirst Sllil,A h In cV-
Cry month. FATHER TRACY, PrrJI.
Il. J. SlNPioS, SECRETARY.
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Local Directory.
COUNTY OFFICERS,

Judge Circuit Court BRANNON
CLERK " W II BYRNE
Pres t County Court PETERSON
Clerk J WOOFTER.
Prosecuting Atty-A EDMTSTON
Sheriff JIG VANDRRYORT
County Surveyor D 7 PETERSON
Assessor lSt District JOHN KRE
" ID GEO FISHER
Dun90a093.
Court HOuse DiSriet.
G " Turner and z Dargan
Frscmdn'S Creek Dil1ei.
G " Stricklcr and VIM v Wood
Hackers Creek DiJiret.
NJ MOWhorter and D I SWisher
Collins Settlement Disiriet.
SB Smith and " K Wilson
Skin Creek DiSirieI.
W V ChidCstOr and W G McwhortOr
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JurieS Deciding that TIlden was
Elected.

GosHES, June IA ysrv .ipou,
lar lawsuit camo I'D in tho Cireui.
Court to-day. Las. fall ,svorsl dov,
after the Presidential election Isaac
Ayres of Elkburt, offered n bc, s1Oo
tha. Ti!den and Hendricks b6I ,c.
cs.ycl a majority of til, electoral vote,
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TOWN OFFICERS.

Mrpc- -ohn II Todd
Rcron na Joseph B. NcF
.Ahlsrmen-P'. Hale. 7 & Dawson.
II a BankLcad, " ] DaugLcrIy
aud 0 II = WuthLuru
Scrgm"t--J S Wilkinson
TO,ra ARorney--Jamcs v Wolinliu
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31

ficcr; for the Representatives, in the
body of the hall not provided for the
Senators; for the tcllcrs, Secretary Of
the Senate and Clerk of the House Of
Representatives, at the Clerks desk /;
Tor the other officers of the two houses,
in front of the Clerks desk and upon
each side of the Speakers platform.
Such joint meeting shall not be dssolv-
ed until the connt Of electoral votes
shall be completed and the result de-
clared and no recess shall be taken
unless question shall have arisen in
regard to counting any such votes, or
otherwise under this act, in which case
it shall be competent for either house,
acting separately, in the manner here
inbeiore provided, to direct recess OF
such house not beyond the next day,
Sunday excepted, at the hour OF ten
o'clock in the forenoon. And while
any question is being considered by said
commission, either house may proceed
with its legislative or other business.
SEC. 6. That nothing in this act
shall be held to impair or affect any
right now existing under the Consti-
tuition and laws to question, by pro-
ceeding in the judicial courts of the
United States, the right or title Of the
person who shall be declared elected,
or who shall clam to be President or
Vice President of the United States il
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31
A SUNDAYA7 MOSCOW.


To one who has for long time been
a stranger to the sound of the "church.
going bell, !" few things could be moro
interesting than Sunday at Moscow.
Any one who has rambled along the
maritime Alps and has heard from
some lofty eminence the convent bells
ringing for mathis, vespers, and mid
night prayers, will long remember the
not unpleasing sound. To me there is
always something in the sound of
church-going bell, in its effect upon the
senses, but far more in its associations.
And these feelings were exceedingly
fresh when awoke on Sunday in the
city Of Moscow In Russia they are
almost innumerable but this was the
first timo ! happened TO pass the Sab
bath in this city. lay and listened,
almost fearing TO move, lest ! should
lose the sounds; thoughts of home
came over mo; Of the day of rest, of
the gathering for church, and the greet
ing OF friends at the church door. But
be who never has heard the ringing of
bells at Moscow does not know its mu.
sic. Imagine city containing more
than 600 churches and innumerable
converts, and all with bells, and these
sounding together, from the sharp,
quick hammer note to the loudest
peals that ever fingered on the ear,
struck at long intervals, and swelling
in tho air as if unwilling TO die away.
arose and threw open my window,
dressed myself, and after breakfast
joined the throng called TO the rcspec-
tive churches by the well known bells.
| went to tho English chapel, where
for many months ! joined in regular
church service, and listened to an or
thodox sermon. | was surprised TO
see so large congregation though
marked among them many English
governesses with children, the English
language being at that moment the
rage among the Russians, and multi.
tudes of cast off chambermaids being
employed to teach the rising Russian
the beauties of the English
tongue
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31
TRAINING CHILD.

Hero is the secret Of making a child
happy, and of finding happiness in
child he or she must be taught to
obey. And in ordinary cases this dit.
ficult lesson should be learned before
the child is thrcc years old. 1t is mar
velous how child knows when q
parents word can be relied on. know
very well (writcs mother) how diff.
cult IL is for mother to keep herself
sufficiently up to the mark to see that
her wishes are attended to. 1t seems
so much easier, for the moment, TO let
things slide, and il entails so much
difficulty aiterward. Tho trouble is
really the greatest at the beginning
for if the child forms, while young,
habit Of obedience, and if the younger
ones see that the older ones obey, COM
fort and happiness seem to follow al.
most as a matter OF course. There il
no doubt that obcdicnt, we'll conducted
children are by far the happicst. Once
begin trying TO give child everything
it wants, and the old story is repeated
it asks for the moon, or something
equally inaccessible, One way OF pun
ishing small oflcnscs was TO withdraw
the permission TO do little services for
Jack and my self, and very heavy
punishment was TO send the child TO
bed before papa comes home. This al
ways caused terrible grief Our re.
ward were books and toys-no impure
sweets or wiped buns. 1t such a pity
to bring child up to think that some.
thing to cat is to be the reward Of vir.
tue. Far better give Il pretty book,
which will interest and amuse Il when
the sweets and buns have done their
mischicvous work and gone. Mothers
can do much TO instill into their chill
dren's minds reverence and love for
books, which will be a blessing TO them
as long as they live.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31
VIEW MARRIAGE cEREMoNY

Our wise legislators at Harrisburg
are about making some new laws regu-
lating marriages IN thisCommonwealth.
The following is copy Of Senate Bill
No -, which has passed first reading
AN AoT relatingto marriage licenses,
for officers herein indicated
to issue licenses for parties to marry
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after thc--day Of,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-scven, nopcrson with
in this Commonwealth shall be joined
in marriage until license shall have
been obtained for the purpose from the
Clerk of the Orphans Court in the
county where the female shall reside,
which said license shall be in form rs
follows to wit
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31

A bill to provide for and regulate the counting
Of votes for President and Vice President and
the docis ion Of questions arising thereon, for
the term commencing March fourth, ammo Dom
ini eighteen hundred and seventy-seven.
BE Il enacted By The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Senate and House OF Representatives
shall meet in the hall of the House OF
Representatives, at the hour of one
o'clock post meridian, on tho first
Thursday ia February, Ammo Domini
eighteen hundred and seventy.seven I;
and the President OF the Senate shall
be their presiding officer Two tellers
shall be previously appointed on the
part Of the Senate, and two on the part
OF the House OF Representatives, to
whom shall be handed, as they are
opened by tho President of the Senate,
all the certificates, and papers purport-
ing to bc certificates, Of tho electoral
votes, which certificates and papers
shall be opened, presented, and acted
upon in the alphabetical order Of tho
States, beginning with the letter A !;
and said tellers having then read the
same in the presence and hearing OF
the two Houses, shall make list OF
the votes as they shall appear from
the said certificates; and the votes
having been ascertaincd and counted
as in this act provided, the result Of
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31
Livery Stable.

1NHE undersigned hegs leave TO inform thepub-
Il lie that he 10 nov fully prepare' 70 sceommo'
date ali In the way Of furnishing II. .ses, Duggiss
saddles and Harness, on the shortest notice and
W reasonsi;- ;ssiss, Residence on Locust street,
bctweon Third and Fourth.
oRo. W. oEARIIART.
riesfseia. Feb 4. 1874