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Newspaper
The Watchman
Location
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1822
Page
3
A February 21 1922 river rise is noted as possibly excessive. A man digging a well uncovered a thirty seven foot underground square piece of hewn timber in York Pennsylvania. The cause remains undetermined and is left to philosophers.
A poet submits an elegiac verse on Napoleon Bonaparte’s death. The piece laments his end, contrasts fame with mortality, and meditates on virtue, peace, and the transience of power, ending with a moral about virtue bringing happiness.
The Arkansas Gazelle recounts Indian country fighting where Cherokees defeated Osages. A Cherokee faction of about 50 to 60 attacked an Osage group mainly composed of elders and women and killed and took nearly the entire party.
A fragment reveals Cherokee forces boasting of slaughter and capture of Osage prisoners. Reports say about 63 Osages were killed or imprisoned, including an Osage woman executed after resisting Cherokees. Cherokees reportedly burned skins and goods taken from Osages and recovered items belonging to white men.
News letters describe a period of revival activity in Wilmington Delaware's Presbyterian Church. A Princeton student and pastor urged daily prayer and family visits, sparking large gatherings, converted strangers, anxious inquirers, and widespread town interest amid fluctuating hope and concern about whether this constitutes a true revival.
The note records ongoing church progress in New Castle and a hope that all churches will glorify God. It expresses willingness to publish more good tidings from every corner of the church if the work continues, inviting encouragement for congregations.
A 20 year old man, intoxicated, rode through the main street when his horse suddenly reared and toppled, crushing him to death. He spoke a blasphemous reply to a companion before the accident and was carried to a nearby house lifeless. The writer laments the doomed soul.
A compact historical note traces early newspapers to 17th century London. It cites the Royal Society founded in 1662 and Sir Roger D’Estange as an early editor, marking 1663 as a milestone in journalism's rise.
The first Pennsylvania legislative body met in Upland, Chester in a three day session and enacted 63 laws. The laws focused on practical local concerns and organization of society, unlike later national legislators who were paid handsomely for talking.
A person who mistakenly received a bag containing two bushels of dhopt rye at Mr. John Montgomery's mill is asked to return the bag to the miller or leave it at this office by March 6.
The Northumberland Academy trustees announce Rev James Kay elected principal succeeding the late Rev Mr Plumb. The school opens May 1 offering broad and classical English education with reduced tuition rates and options for stenography lessons. Boarding available for distant scholars at nearby private residences.
Northumberland Academy sets a May start in the green house opposite Dr Jackson's. The 1st class learns Guthrie universal and Cumming abridged geography plus Murray grammar and Blair lectures. 2nd class studies Willet geography Murray grammar abridgement and American spelling. Tuition 75 cents. six boarders at 150 per week. boxes and crafts offered March last week. G H Plumb E J Burr Northumberland Feb 28 1822.
Readily accepted barter options for the Watchman include flax and wool as payment at this office. Wood or grain, at market prices, can be exchanged by Milton subscribers at Montgomery Sweney’s still house in Milton. Produce payments should be made as soon as convenient.
The Watchman editor will take rags as payment for the newspaper and value them as the printer allows. With thrift, a family may save enough to cover yearly paper costs.
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