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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1869
Page
3
A zigzag mix of notices reports and anecdotes from a Philadelphia region paper. Items include railroad news injuries at a mill daredevil hounds on fox chase and transport notes with occasional weather and skating rumors.
Jounstown in Wambria county builds an opera house costing about 630000 dollars to serve a city of 45000 residents. The piece notes public interest, financing questions, and a related local incident with Anthony Fix and others in a separate night disturbance leading to a court appearance.
The document details iron foundries and machine shops employing 8 to 18 workers, several brick yards and distilleries, mills, rope walks, and various mercantile stores. It lists specific trades such as brick yards, rope makers, stocking manufacturers, and numerous retail and craft shops along with approximate worker counts.
Noted artists Mr Marsh and Amos Gable present new canvases at a small studio on Penn Street. Marsh shows two completed works while Gable unveils a homely scene of a child with a ball.
A horse owned by butcher A N Boyer ran away from Cherry alley, colliding with a tree at Second and Franklin. The wagon was badly damaged, the driver Solomy Doebler unhurt, while the horse sustained no serious injuries. Also noted are plans for Charles Pi Hoyer to showcase his Novelty Business Card Rack in Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroad coal tonnage figures from 1855 to 1867.
An 1869 Lurline letter argues character is a personal, enduring trait, distinct from reputation, guiding virtue beyond public actions. The piece asserts true character resides in core virtues, shaping judgment and daily life, with caveats about appearances versus real motives. It also notes court prose and a land dispute vignette from Upper Born township.
The Hart Township School Board faced a dispute over a £300 refund to three men tied to a 1864 contract. A tax was levied to cover costs, with jury verdicts and court rulings affecting whether refunds should be paid. Attorneys Beckey Rich eel Laupke Sassantan argued for the pité and the defense respectively in this lengthy local proceeding.
Charles A. Miller, son of Rory Samuel Miller, wandered from Portsville on Tuesday and returned home Sunday night after walking to Sunbury and back. He was reported as mentally troubled but is now improving. locals thank editors for publishing the missing notice.
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