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From: "Helen in Pa." <>
Subject: Newspaper clippings-part 5j
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 18:30:18 -0800


How The Patent Office Was Saved
While the city of Washington was occupied by the English in
1814,
they were about to discharge a cannon trained upon the building in which
was
located the Patent Office, of that day, when William Thornton, its
resolute and scholarly head, bravely threw himself before the gun
demanding:
"Are you Englishmen or only Goths and vandals? This is the
Patent
Office, the repository of the invention genius of America, in which the
whole world is concerned. Would you destroy it? If so fire away and
let the charge pass through my body."
The gun was not fired and the Patent Office was saved--The
Patent Record.

East Finley
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Simpson and Miss Mollie Ealy are visiting
friends
in Haneytown and Majorsville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter visited their daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Oldham, near Beham Wednesday.
Cook Grim, is moving from the farm of W.S. Waters, near
Prosperity, to the farm of William Leonard.
H.D. Ealy has purchased the Pettit property. Consideration
$600.
Mr. Ealy moved on Friday to his new property.
James M. Ealy, who has been seriously ill for some time does not
improve. Drs. Scott, of Rutan, and the two Drs. Throckmorton held
council over the case Sunday.

Local

J.A. Huffman removed this week to Harvey's, Pa.
S.S. Bell visited friends at Washington this week.
The chrysanthemums never used a comb on its flowing tresses.
C.S. Miller has removed his family to the Bell house on Bell
Ave.
Edward Henry, a colored man, who gave his age as 106 died last
week
in Pittsburg.
W.H. Erhard, of Erie, Pa. visited his brother, Rev. R. L.
Erhard,
over Wednesday.
H.H. Brownlee and family have returned from a visit with friends
at Cadiz, Ohio.
John Holmes has operated a neat market in the shop above Grimes
&
Hilton Livery Stables.
W. & J. foot ball team will play the Naval Cadets at Annapolis
on
Saturday afternoon.
Dr. C.T. Noble and wife of Pittsburg, spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Noble.
The date for Canonsburg's farmer's institute has been set for
January 31 and February 1, 1901.
Harry C. Dennison and wife, at Edwin Dennison, of Pittsburg,
spent
Sunday at their home near town.
There will ba a local institute of teachers and directors of
West
Finley, the first Saturday, in December.
10 dozen ladie's Union Suits, credit house price 50 cents, our
cash
price, 39 cents.
Milligan's Cash
Joseph Plants is building the foundation for a new residence on
the
William McCrerey farm in Buffalo township.
Mrs. Hawkins, widow of the late Colonel A.L. Hawkins, of Wade
Avenue, has been granted the usual pension allowed to the widow of a
Colonel
$30. per months.
Marriage license No. 8,800 was issued last Saturday, making a
total
of 7,900 since the establishment of the bureau in 1885. During the
intervening time an error of 900 was made, as seen above.
Talk about guns, you ought to see Snodgrass & Gromo's line of
Hammerless, Repeating, Double and Single Barrel Shotguns. Also guns to
hire.
Stable owners on North Alley are annoyed by some person or
persons
taking their harness. It is not all done at night either. The stables
are visited in broad daylight.
Harvey Martin and family have removed in to the Birch house,
adjoining his property. Mr. Martin will tear down the old house and
erect a new
six room residence.
Thanksgiving day falls on the 29th of November this year. It has
been so designated by the president of the United States but the
schedule of
the football games has fixed that date. That of course settles it.
Frank Rodgers left with us two apples that are curiosities. They
were taken from a tree and his orchard near Coon Island which he
purchased of
a nurseryman and set out himself. They grew on the two branches of a
year's growth which are about an inch apart growing from the same limb.
One apple is a distinct russet while the other is of a widely different
variety. The name of which Mr. Rodgers could not recall. The tree was
never grafted and the two variety of apples have been produced for
several years. Fruit (two lines are missing.) account for this.
The Buffalo Circle Academy reopens on Friday evening, at the
opera
house.
The ticket sales at the B. & O. Station for October amounted at
$924.45.
Mrs. Liggett, of West Middletown, is visiting her daughters Mrs.
T.C.
McFadden and Mrs. John Barr.
For Sale--Pure Bred Bronze Turkey's Prices reasonable. F.R.
McCracken, R.D. No., Claysville, Pa.
A pound social was given on Wednesday night by the members of
the
U.B. church to their pastor, Rev. R.L. Erhard, which was pronounced a
very
enjoyable affair.
Rev. R.L. Erhard preached in the Dallas Presbyterian church
Thursday night and will do so this (Friday) evening also. He preached at
Coon
Island at 4 p.m. Nov. 11th, and at Good Intent at 3:30 p.m., on the
18th.
William Kelly, of Washington, was instantly killed by the
explosion
of the boiler at the J.S. Wilson Well No. 9, near Coffey's Crossing,
Saturday afternoon. The top of his head was blown off and his face
badly disfigured. Charley Lander, of this place.

This ends the submissions I previously sent to the list way too big and
they didn't get to any of you, will keep them smaller next time. I have
tons more if you are all still interested, since all the emails today. I
am sorry for all but had to continue, so I could remember where I left
off.
Sincerely,
Helen in Pa.

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