Local Institute Notes at Diamondville February 1874
The Diamondville Teacher's Institute met February 27 with debates on school priorities. Topics included Bible use, arithmetic texts, and exhibitions. W C Mitchell led grammar drills. M M Trainer and others discussed penmanship and orthography. Adjourned to February 28 with plans for Greenville sessions.
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Mircuela Huston
M. M
L. L. Long
W.C. Mitchell
M. M. Trainer
Sickenberger
J. BR. Lytle
Greenville
Diamondville
Pres
B. J. R Lyrne
Sec'y
Word to the Wise in Blairsville on Liquor and Local Option
Blairsville March 9 1874 residents urged readers to oppose liquor traffic. The column laments gossip and notes deaths and local quarrels, then argues for temperance and removal of liquor from the town. It also recounts a Harrisburg report about petitions to repeal local option and questions the integrity of petition signers from Westmoreland County.
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Blairsville
Tam
Neilson
Elmira
N. Y
Jas
Walnutstreet
Wm. McCrea
Center Township
God
Ohio
Biatravilla
Jack
Captain Piper
Wesmoreland County
James L. Toner
Piper
Toner
God and the Constitution Oppose Baptism of State Religion
The Senate Judiciary Committee reports against adding a clause recognizing Almighty God and the Christian religion to the Federal Constitution. It warns such a provision would distort church and state, provoke sectarian fights, threaten Hebrew and diverse Christian groups, and invite tyranny by enforcing a state religion. It urges learning from history to avoid religious governance in law.
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Committee On the Judiciary
States Senate
Mohammed
Europe
Prosperous Times In Weat Lebanon Notes
In Weat Lebanon the town reports ongoing improvement with a good winter school taught by Mr. Crawford. Dr. Hoesch may lecture soon and Dr. McRea may stay. A local groom faced a missed wedding as the bride failed to arrive, while Prof. Blough continues singing. A hotel may open with Mr. Rodecker moving here, and the steam mill is busy.
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da Monongahela Republican
W. C. Coleman
Greensburg Tribune and Herald
D. Coleman
War. McElveen
Latrobe Schoola
Mr. Crawford
Dr. Hoesch
Blough
Rodecker
Debate on God and Christian religion in the Constitution
A reader urges presenting a pro and con pamphlet on God and the Christian religion as an amendment to the National Constitution. The letter asks readers to suspend prejudice and read both sides in the county.
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Bprror
Duties of Board of Revision and revision powers in 1841 text
The document outlines that county commissioners form a Board of Revision led by the oldest certif icated county commissioner as President. Board members swear an oath to faithfully revise and equalize county property valuations, with assessments and valuations reviewed by county commissioners to adjust values to actual worth. It also details duties of assessors to value taxable objects at bona fide sale prices and the board’s authority to raise or lower assessments to reflect true value, with procedures for public notice, examination, and possible adjournment until valuations are revised and equalized.
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Board of Revision
County Commissionea
P. L. May
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