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Valley Spirit, May 23, 1860Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Educational
(Column 05)Summary: Proceedings of Franklin County Teachers convention. Includes debate on whether the rod or moral suasion is the best method for "school governance," as well as discussion of the best methods of teaching reading, arithmetic, grammar, and so-on. The convention also adopted a resolution encouraging more women to become teachers.
(Names in announcement: Cook, Omwake, J.W.Coble, Newman, Gaff, S.H.Eby, J.Detrick, C.B.Wolf, J. RheaGaff, Hoover, A.McElwaine, A.B.Stoeler, W.H.Hockenbery, C.B.Wolf, Rev.E.Bridenbaugh, Rev.T.G.Apple, LewisDetrich, J.S.Smith, M.M.Richards, J.Reid, T.G.Apple)
For the Valley Spirit
(Column 06)Summary: This letter takes the Repository & Transcript to task for asserting that the recent re-election of Shoemaker as County School Superintendent was politically motivated, and points out the support of Republican school directors for Shoemaker.
(Names in announcement: Shoemaker)Trailer: A Township Director
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Description of Page: Poetry and fiction. |
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Description of Page: Poetry and advertisements |
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The Presidential Nomination
(Column 04)Summary: Argues that someone like Breckenridge would be the better candidate and would neutralize Bell's support.
Origin of Article: Lancaster Intelligencer
California Land Case
(Column 04)Summary: Many Pennsylvanians lost money when the Supreme Court declared that stock in the California Land Case company was fraudulent.
Epistle No. 6
(Column 05)Summary: The next in the series of letters from a former abolitionist nephew in the North to his uncle in the South; in this letter he writes several jokes about blacks in politics and warns of black plots for insurrection.
Trailer: Berkeley
Report of the Survey of a Railroad from Chambersburg to Gettysburg
(Column 05)Summary: Report of surveying crew on proposed rail line between Chambersburg and Gettysburg.
(Names in announcement: Eyster, McLellan, Goodyear, Honsum, Baughman, Stevens)
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Railroad Meeting
(Column 01)Summary: A large number of citizens of Franklin County gathered in the Court House to chose delegates to the Railroad Convention in Harrisburg. They chose the men who are listed above. Article points out that possible connections west to Pittsburgh make Chambersburg an especially attractive site for a railroad from either New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore.
(Names in announcement: JosiahAllen, JamesAustin, JamesBlack, WilliamBossert, Dr.WilliamBoyle, AndrewBrand, Hon.GeorgeBrewer, JamesBrewster, PeterBrough, JamesBrown, StephenBrown, WilliamBrown, SamuelBurges, MichaelBushey, CharlesCampbell, JamesCarson, BenjaminChambers, WilliamChambers, Hon.GeorgeChambers, JosephChristman, Rev.JosephClark, DanielCoble, JohnCrawford, JamesCrawford, JohnCroft, JohnCulbertson, HartmanDickhout, D.Dixon, J. WyethDouglas, JohnDowney, C.M.Duncan, HezekiahEaston, JacobEby, JamesElder, WilliamEverett, CharlesEyster, J. AllisonEyster, JohnFisher, JosiahFletcher, Dr.Flickinger, JacobFreese, S.D.Frye, DanielGehr, Capt.M.Gillan, CharlesGillan, SamuelGilmore, R.C.Greenewalt, J.S.Haseler, WilliamHazlett, ThomasHeskinson, JacobHeyser, WilliamHeyser, PeterHousum, Hon.JohnHuber, A.R.Hurst, GeorgeJohnson, DewaltKeefer, Hon.J.J.Kennedy, ThomasKennedy, AdamKissecker, JacobKreider, EmmanuelKuhn, Dr.SamuelLane, DavidLeisher, Gen.R.McAllen, Col.A.K.McClure, WilliamMcDowell, JohnMcDowell, WilliamMcGrath, WilliamMcKinstry, WilliamMcLellan, JakeMiller, JohnMiller, JamesMullen, SamuelMyers, Hon.JamesNill, JacobNixon, Hon.JohnOrr, WilliamReber, WilliamReed, HenryRegal, WilsonReilly, AtchisonRitchey, JohnRowe, JamesScott, SamuelSeibert, WilliamSeibert, Dr.A.H.Senseny, WilliamStenger, PeterStenger, L.S.Stevens, HenryStoner, JacobStouffer, JacobStrickler, J.R.Tankersly, DanielTrostle, CaptainSamuelWalker, UptonWashbaugh, AdamWingert, ThomasWright, D.K.Wunderlich, GeorgeZeigler)
Railroad to Gettysburg
(Column 01)Summary: Urges the businessmen of Chambersburg to seize the opportunity to promote the rail line between Gettysburg and Chambersburg.
Census Marshals
(Column 02)Summary: Notes the appointment of assistant census marshals, and prints list of questions so that heads of households can prepare accurate statements to give to the census takers.
(Names in announcement: ThomasOrr, FrancisBlair, GeorgeWalsh, JosephCooper)Excerpt: "[The census] furnish no basis for taxation and nothing is gained, in that respect, by withholding information. The Census has nothing to do with Taxes. It is downright stupidity in any one to suppose that by refusing to give the full products of his farm he will thereby lessen his taxes. We know that this was the opinion of many farmers, but we hope for the credit of Franklin County that no one can be found so ignorant at this day."
Speech in U.S. Senate
(Column 02)Summary: Thanks Senator Stephen A. Douglas for a copy of a recent speech in the Senate.
Railroad Delegation
(Column 03)Summary: Chastizes the Superintendent of the Cumberland Valley Railroad for not granting free passage to the delegates to the Railroad Convention, noting that the railroad would benefit if the proposed route is granted.
Life Insurance
(Column 03)Summary: William Heyser Jr. has opened an agency for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in Chambersburg.
(Names in announcement: WilliamHeyserJr.)
Returned
(Column 02)Summary: James Nill, delegate to Charleston Convention, had returned after a brief tour of the South, confident that the divisions in the Democratic Party will be healed at the Baltimore Convention.
(Names in announcement: JamesNill)
Married
(Column 04)Summary: Married on May 22 at residence of bride's mother.
(Names in announcement: Rev.SamuelPhilips, B.Hanshay, SallyDenig)
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Description of Page: Poetry and advertisements |
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Description of Page: Poetry, Advertisements |
Make Your Home Beautiful
(Column 01)Summary: Poem urging women to beautify their homes.
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Description of Page: Market information from Chambersburg, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. |
A Voice From North Carolina
(Column 01)Summary: Organ of North Carolina Democratic Party deplores the disunity of the National Party and disagrees with William Yancey of South Carolina, leader of the secessionists.
Origin of Article: North Carolina Standard