15 Feb 1861
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Newspaper
Carlisle Herald
Location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1861
Page
1
The Carlisle Henaty outlines subscription rates 1.60 prepaid 1.75 midterm 2 after year. Advertisements charge 3.00 per square for three insertions, 0.26 per line each additional. obituaries free up to five lines. Job printing offered by Carlisle World Office with presses and varied material.
The document lists President Buchanan and a wide slate of cabinet and federal posts with names. It then details county officer roles including President Judge and associates, District Attorney, Prothonotary, Recorder, Sheriff, Treasurer, Coroner, and County Commissioners, naming individuals for each post.
The notice lists town officials including Chief Burgess Blair and Assistant J I Alexander, council members Gutshall and others, and church service times for multiple congregations such as First Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian, St. John's, Evyllab Lutheran, German Reformed, Methodist, and St Patrick's. Changes should be communicated to the proper persons.
The document lists several faculty members and titles including Rev J M Johnson president and professor of moral science James W Marshall professor of Latin languages Rev Win L Bushell professor of Greek language and literature William C Wilson professor of natural science and curator Samuel D Littman professor of mathematics A F Mullin principal of the grammar school and John B Storm assistant in the grammar school.
Board of Directors led by President Andrew Blair and Secretary C2 Humeriv J. Hamilton meets on the first Monday of each month at 6 AM at Education Mall. Members include I. Saxton P. Quigley Cornman Jonson W. Eby treasurer Jota Sphar Messenger.
A fragment listing officers and directors of Canise Deposit Bank Provident CanLisle Gas and Water Company and Campellramy Valley Bank with officers, plus Cumberland Valley Railroad passenger schedules Carlisle trains east and west, and local lodge meeting dates at Marion Mall and Trouts building.
The text lists several fire companies with formation years and officers. Union Fire Company organized 1980 with officers Prosianat Cornman vice president Samuel Wetzel secretary J D Yampton treasurer P Mon er meets on the Saturday in March June September and December. Cumberland Fire Company instituted February 18 1809 with President Thos Thomson Secretary Philip Quigley Treasurer E D Quigley meets on the third Saturday of January April July and October. Good Will Hose Company instituted March 1845 with President J A Sturgeon vice president C Humrich secretary William D Halbert treasurer Joseph W Unilby meets on the second Thursday of January April July and October. Empire Hook and Ladder Company instituted 1859 with President Wm M Porter vice president John O Amon treasurer John Campbell secretary John W Paris meets on the first Friday in January April July and October. Y MC A Room Manrow EAL regular monthly meeting third Tuesday evening. Prayer meeting Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock. Reading Room and Library admission free open every evening except Sundays from 6 to 10. Arrangers welcome.
Postage on letters up to one half ounce is 3 cents prepaid, with California and Oregon at 10 cents prepaid. In-county delivery is free, state rate is 13 cents per year, nationwide 26 cents. Postage on travelent flapors under 3 ounces is 1 cent prepaid or two cents unpaid. Advertised letters incur advertising costs.
A dying father warns his daughters in verse about faction and discord within the family. In a separate tale a widow and a charming neighbor share a Paris to Corbeil journey centered on a treasured cheese and a perilous letter. Delannoy unravels deceit as a wife’s youth and a servant’s confession restore balance and reveal a hidden past.
Madame Bonaparte formerly Miss Patterson seeks legal recognition of her marriage to Jerome Bonaparte and rights to his estate for herself and son. The Paris tribunal will hear the case with counsel Berryer and Legrand, detailing marriage, Napoleon’s attempts to annul, and letters indicating family acknowledgment.
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