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Franklin Repository: February 3, 1864 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

Another Call for Troops!
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Summary: Announcement of Abraham Lincoln's order for a draft of 500,000 men on March 10th, a measure the Repository enthusiastically supports.

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Summary: The author scolds the Democratic Congressmen from Pennsylvania for having "neither the pluck nor the patriotism to utter a word" in support of the bill to reimburse the state for the damages caused by the Confederacy's invasion the previous summer. The Republicans did speak up.

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Not one of the Democratic members of Congress from this State had a word to say when the bill came up to reimburse Pennsylvania for her expenses in repelling the rebel invasion of last summer. Mr. Coffroth, who represents the greater part of the invaded region, was mute. He, in whose district lies the battle-field of Gettysburg, had not a word to say in behalf of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bailey, who represents Cumberland, Perry and York, was equally speechless. Mr. Dawson, another border representative, maintained an equally expressive silence. Even Fernando Wood, of New York and Cox, of Ohio, had something to say for the claims of their States; but nor Pennsylvania Democrats had neither the pluck nor the patriotism to utter a word. Fortunately Thayer, Stevens, Leonard Myers and Kelley were there to represent the State and vindicate her claims. But it appears to be a deliberately adopted policy, among our opposition members, to do nothing for the dignity or the honor of Pennsylvania. The people must remember all these things.

Burning of the Cathedral at Santiago Chili
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Summary: In this article, which is part of the "Washington" column, the anonymous author recounts how his thoughts turned to a dreadful cathedral fire while he was sitting in a crowded theatre in Washington. "There were not less than 1800 persons present, and I thought, should a fire break out, here too would be a tragedy almost as great ... Time and again I have seen the President and his family and the most prominent and useful men of the country occupying boxes close by the stage, and I know that had a fire broke out their lives would scarcely have been worth a penny." The author suggests a special committee be formed to increase the number of doors in public buildings.

Legal Intelligence
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Summary: The following letters of administration and testamentary were granted in Orphan's Court: to David J. Skinner and Joseph M. Doyle for the estate of John Skinner, of Fannett; to P. S. Dechert for the estate of Caroline A. Hoffman, of Chambersburg; to J. C. McKee for the estate of Matthew McKee, of Guilford; to S. S. Shryock for the estate of George Flory, of Chambersburg; to J. W. Bougiss for the estate of Mary Jack, of Hamilton; to Lewis B. Eyster for the estate of John Rudisill, of Chambersburg. All the accounts presented to the court were confirmed, but not listed in the paper. The following guardians were appointed: Jacob Rife, guardian of Susan Sahm, minor child of Abraham Sham, dec'd; Jacob Shank, guardian of Melissa Stahl, minor child of Daniel Stahl, dec'd; James A. Cook, guardian of George M'Cleary, minor child of John G. M'Cleary, dec'd; Jacob Harshman, guardian of Abraham Harshman, minor child of Samuel Harshman, dec'd; George C. M'Cleary, guardian of Mary and John Harshman, minor children of Samuel Harshman, dec'd; John Deck, guardian of Mary K. Crider, minor child of Henry Crider, dec'd; John Crider, guardian of Samuel, Jacob, Aaron, Frank H. and John Crider, minor children of Henry Crider, dec'd; John Shank, guardian of John, Mary and Samuel Crunkleton, minor children of S. J. Crunkleton, dec'd; Jacob Seibert, guardian of Robert Seibert, minor child of Jacob M. Seibert, dec'd; Adam Zarger, guardian of Adam and Matilda Carbaugh, minor children of Sarah A. Carbaugh, dec'd; John E. M'Clay, guardian of Hugh Cover, minor child of John Cover, dec'd; John Walter, guardian of Helen, Charles and Phares Weagley, minor children of C. T. Weagley, dec'd; Nathan H. Brumbaugh, guardian of Anna M. Nave, minor child of George Nave, dec'd; Henry Small, Jr., guardian of Susanna C. and George W. Oyler, minor children of George Oyler, dec'd; William Herman, guardian of Milton Herman, minor child of John Herman, dec'd; David J. Skinner, guardian of Martha A. Kirkpatrick, minor child of James Kirkpatrick, dec'd; Henry Lutz, guardian of George F., Samuel P., Jonathan C., Reuben A., Camasa W., Theodore J., Susan M., and Durbin C. Hawk, minor children of Samuel Hawk, dec'd; Henry Smith, guardian of Sarah C. and Margaret Smith, minor children of John Smith, dec'd; Samuel Brubaker, guardian of Jacob, Henry and Anna Myers, minor children of Mrs. Jacob S. Myers, dec'd; A. H. Senseny, guardian of Lucy Nitterhouse, minor child of Elizabeth Nitterhouse, dec'd. Inquests were granted for the estates of John Sleichter, dec'd, and Henry Miller, dec'd. The following trusts were discharged: Benjamin Chambers, administrator of Mary Jack, dec'd; Abraham Stouffer, guardian of C. N. Eberly; J. M. Bishop, administrator of John Thomas, dec'd, funds deposited with the Clerk of Courts; Thomas Johnston, guardian of Martha H. Murray; Abraham Stouffer, executor of Philip Laufman, dec'd; Henry Miller, guardian of Melissa and H. Stahl. The following orders of sale were recorded: estate of John Etter, dec'd, John H. Etter, trustee to sell; estate of Joseph Van Lear, dec'd, John D. Van Lear, trustee; estate of John Renfrew, dec'd, S. K. Burns, trustee; estate of Robert Geddis, dec'd, James Kelly, guardian; estate of Charlotte Smith, dec'd, T. J. Nill, trustee; estate of Rebecca Treher, dec'd, William Bossert, trustee; estate of Robert Ramsey, dec'd, W. P. Ramsey, trustee; estate of Jno. Sackman, dec'd, B. A. Cormony, trustee. The following were confirmed: sale of estate of John Gilbert, dec'd; sale of estate of Gabriel Baer, dec'd; report of T. M. Carlisle, auditor of the estate of Jacob Brindle. dec'd; report f J. McD. Sharpe, auditor of the estate of Samuel Radebaugh, dec'd; inquest on estate of Nancy K. Carson, dec'd; inquest on estate of Daniel Monn, dec'd; inquest on estate of Joseph Van Lear, dec'd; inquest on estate of Conrad Eckenrode, dec'd; inquest on estate of Daniel Coble, dec'd; inquest on estate of Michael Coble, dec'd; inquest on estate of John Renfrew, dec'd; inquest on estate of Anna M. Caseman, dec'd; inquest on estate of Freferick Keefer, dec'd. The following were appointed as auditors: Jer. Cook for the estate of Joh Kerr, dec'd; J. McD. Sharpe for the estate of Samuel Radebaugh, dec'd; J. W. Douglas for the estate of J. C. Henry, dec'd; D. Watson Rowe for the estate of G. H. Kerlin, dec'd; D. Watson Rowe for the estate of Solomon Eckert, dec'd. The following citation was recorded: John King, cited to file an account as executor of Robert and Jane King, dec'd, on petition of John Shirts, guardian of minor children of James C. King. The following proceedings were recorded for the Court of Quarter Sessions, concerning roads: petition to vacate and supply public road in the township of Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Bonenrake and William Walker appointed viewers; petition for re-view to vacate road from Falling Spring to intersect Chambersburg and Gettysburg turnpike in Fayetteville, George W. Immell, John Stouffer (of J.) and Jacob Lehman appointed viewers; petition for a road in Quincy township, John Frantz, Samuel Snively and Jacob Carbaugh appointed viewers; petition for a road in Antrim township, Jacob Deihl, Jacob Bender and Benjamin Snively appointed viewers; petition to vacate private road in Peters township, E. Kuhn, Jacob Krider and David Hefer appointed viewers; petition for re-view of road in Montgomery township, J. C. Rankin, A. L. Coyle and David Hays appointed viewers. Petition of citizens of Southampton township for removal of the school directors recorded; rule issued to directors to show in court on February 23d, why they should not be removed. Licenses were granted to the following people: Alexander Martin, in St. Thomas; John Miller, in Chambersburg; John W. Taylor, in Chambersburg; J. R. Brumbaugh, in State Line. T. Pewling's Greencastle license was transferred to Brant and Deitrich. The following petitions for licenses were continued: A. B. Seibert, for license in Concord; John Newman, for license in Greencastle; John W. Hartle, for wholesale license in Greencastle. S. S. Hays petition for a license in Shimpstown was refused.
(Names in announcement: John Skinner, David J. Skinner, Joseph M. Doyle, Caroline A. Hoffman, P. S. Dechert, Matthew McKee, J. C. McKee, George Flory, S. S. Shryock, Mary Jack, J. W. Bougiss, John Rudisill, Lewis B. Eyster, Jacob Rife, Susan Sahm, Abraham Sahm, Jacob Shank, Melissa Stahl, Daniel Stahl, James A. Cook, George M'Cleary, John G. M'Cleary, Jacob Harshman, Abraham Harshman, Samuel Harshman, George C. M'Cleary, Mary Harshman, John Harshman, John Deck, Mary K. Crider, Henry Crider, John Crider, Samuel Crider, Jacob Crider, Aaron Crider, Frank H. Crider, John Crider, John Shank, John Crunkleton, Mary Crunkleton, Samuel Crunkleton, S. J. Crunkleton, Jacob Seibert, Robert Seibert, Jacob M. Seibert, Adam Zarger, Adam Carbaugh, Matilda Carbaugh, Sarah A. Carbaugh, John E. M'Clay, Hugh Cover, John Cover, John Walter, Helen Weagley, Charles Weagley, Phares Weagley, C. T. Weagley, Nathan H. Brumbaugh, Anna M. Nave, George Nave, Henry SmallJr., Susanna C. Oyler, George W. Oyler, George Oyler, William Herman, Milton Herman, John Herman, David J. Skinner, Martha A. Kirkpatrick, James Kirkpatrick, Henry Lutz, George F. Hawk, Samuel P. Hawk, Jonathan C. Hawk, Reuben A. Hawk, Camasa W. Hawk, Theodore J. Hawk, Susan M. Hawk, Durbin C. Hawk, Samuel Hawk, Henry Smith, Sarah C. Smith, Margaret Smith, John Smith, Samuel Brubaker, Jacob Myers, Henry Myers, Anna Myers, Mrs. Jacob S. Myers, A. H. Senseny, Lucy Nitterhouse, Elizabeth Nitterhouse, John Sleichter, Henry Miller, Benjamin Chambers, Abraham Stouffer, C. N. Eberly, J. M. Bishop, John Thomas, Thomas Johnston, Martha H. Murray, Philip Laufman, H. Stahl, John Etter, John H. Etter, Joseph Van Lear, John D. Van Lear, John Renfrew, S. K. Burns, Robert Geddis, James Kelly, Charlotte Smith, T. J. Nill, Rebecca Treher, William Bossert, Robert Ramsey, W. P. Ramsey, Jno. Sackman, B. A. Cormony, John Gilbert, Gabriel Baer, T. M. Carlisle, Jacob Brindle, J. McD. Sharpe, Samuel Radebaugh, Nancy Carson, Daniel Monn, Conrad Eckenrode, Daniel Coble, Michael Coble, Anna M. Caseman, Frederick Keefer, John Kerr, Jer. Cook, J. C. Henry, J. W. Douglas, D. Watson Rowe, G. H. Kerlin, Solomon Eckert, John King, Robert King, Jane King, John Shirts, James C. King, Alexander Hamilton, John Bonebrake, William Walker, George W. Immell, John Stouffer, Jacob Lehman, John Frantz, Samuel Snively, Jacob Carbaugh, Jacob Deihl, Jacob Bender, Benjamin Snively, E. Kuhn, Jacob Krider, David Hefer, J. C. Rankin, A. L. Coyle, David Hays, Alexander Martin, John Miller, John W. Taylor, J. R. Brumbaugh, T. Pewling, Brant, Deitrich, A. B. Seibert, John Newman, John W. Hartle, S. S. Hays)

Gossip with our Friends
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Summary: This weekly column of local tidbits includes an announcement of Lieut. William H. Knight's return home from the war, and teases the women of Chambersburg more than usual.
(Names in announcement: Lieut. William H. Knight)

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The Spirit is appalled at the prospect of filling up the armies. It complains of everything that promises to strengthen our gallant soldiers in the field, and give success to the National cause. It is indignant because the Repository wants a conscription act "sufficiently stringent in its provisions to gobble up every poor man, as well as every man of moderate means, and force him into the army before spring opens." Just not so, as usual with the Spirit. We want a conscription bill that will "gobble up" a due share of the whining, cowardly, copperheads, who pollute the loyal atmosphere of the Free States with their denunciation of everything designed to preserve the government that protects them in their persons, their property and all their civil and religious rights. The loyal hearts alone have volunteered and given success to the Union arms, driving treason from more than half its territory, and leaving it to winter in want and despair, while the quibbling, treacherous copperheads remain to defame the cause to which our brave sons and brothers have consecrated their lives, and to inspire confidence in the dominions of crime by declaring that "the rebellion is revelling in the pride of its strength to-day." For such foes of order and humanity, we bid the conscription speed its work!

The Battle-Ground of Gettysburg
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Summary: An Association has been formed "to secure and preserve as nearly as possible in the condition the battle left it, the historic and sacred ground on which the sanguinary battle of Gettysburg was fought." Shares are being sold at ten dollars each to finance the endeavor, and the local committee responsible for gathering subscriptions is comprised of A. K. McClure, Thomas B. Kennedy, J. Allison Eyster, George W. Brewer, William M'Lellan, F. S. Stumbaugh and F. M. Kimmell.
(Names in announcement: A. K. McClure, Thomas B. Kennedy, J. Allison Eyster, George W. Brewer, William M'Lellan, F. S. Stumbaugh, F. M. Kimmell)

Volunteering
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Summary: The number of men volunteering has increased: "Peters township put in her quota under the old call on Monday and paid $100 bounty; Chambersburg has more than filled her quota, and many were enlisted here and credited to Philadelphia, where very large local bounties are paid."

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Summary: The author praises Mr. Kinney, the new principal of Chambersburg Academy, for his "energetic and efficient management of his pupils and in the selection of teachers."
(Names in announcement: Mr. Kinney)

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Summary: According to the Waynesboro Record, Jeremiah Cooper finally heard from his son of the same name, the Fife Major of the 77th Pennsylvania Regiment, who was missing after the Battle of Chickamauga. He is in Scott's prison in Richmond and in good health.
(Names in announcement: Jeremiah Cooper)

Lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg
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Summary: Rev. John R. Warner, formerly of Chambersburg, will return to town next week to present a lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society.
(Names in announcement: Rev. John R. Warner)

Fire
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Summary: "On Monday night of last week, Mt. Rock School House, about two miles west of Shippensburg, on the turnpike, was destroyed by fire; nothing but the walls remaining."

Sorghum Molasses
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Summary: "We are indebted to Mr. Jacob Stouffer, of Guilford, for a sample of his Sorghum Molasses. We noticed some weeks ago his success in raising the Sugar Cane and manufacturing the Molasses, and we can bear testimony to the excellent quality of the article."
(Names in announcement: Jacob Stouffer)

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Summary: "An election for President and Directors of the Sherman's Valley Railroad Company will be held at the house of Mr. John D. Cree, in Landisburg, on Wednesday next..."
(Names in announcement: John D. Cree)

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Summary: "J. M'D. Sharpe, Esq., has associated himself with H. G. Smith, Esq., of Fulton, and editor of the Democrat, in the practice of the law in the Fulton courts."
(Names in announcement: J. M'D. SharpeEsq., H. G. SmithEsq.)

Married
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Summary: Mr. William Harmony and Miss Regina Bauers, both of Chambersburg, were married on January 28, 1864, by the Rev. M. Wolf.
(Names in announcement: Rev. M. Wolf, William Harmony, Miss Regina Bauers)

Married
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Summary: Miss Agnes Cook, of Chambersburg, married Mr. John Pickle, of Harrisburg, on January 12, 1864. Rev. Bernard M'Cullom performed the ceremony.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Bernard M'Cullom, John Pickle, Miss Agnes Cook)

Married
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Summary: Mr. Clarkson Starliper, of Montgomery township, was married to Miss Elizabeth Stefey, of Peters township, on January 28, 1864, by Rev. I. G. Brown.
(Names in announcement: Rev. I. G. Brown, Clarkson Starliper, Miss Elizabeth Stefey)

Married
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Summary: Mr. W. W. Anderson, of Waynesboro, was married to Miss Jennie S. Hill, of St. Thomas, on January 31, 1864, by Rev. F. Dyson.
(Names in announcement: Rev. F. Dyson, W. W. Anderson, Jennie S. Hill)

Died
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Summary: Mrs. Margaret L. Campbell, widow of the late James Campbell, Esq., died on January 27, 1864, at her residence in Chambersburg, aged 79.
(Names in announcement: Mrs. Margaret L. Campbell, James CampbellEsq.)

Died
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Summary: Mr. James Kerr died on January 29, 1864, at the residence of his son-in-law, Daniel Minnich, at the age of 87.
(Names in announcement: James Kerr, Daniel Minnich)

Died
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Summary: George Franklin Shafer, the son of Catharine and Jacob Shafer, a carpenter, died on January 26, 1864, in Chambersburg. He was 4 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
(Names in announcement: George Franklin Shafer, Catharine Shafer, Jacob Shafer)

Died
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Summary: Jacob Bonebreak, the son of Henry Bonebreak, died on January 25, 1864, near Waynesboro, aged 22 years, 1 month and 19 days.
(Names in announcement: Jacob Bonebreak, Henry Bonebreak)

Died
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Summary: Levi Hawbecker died on January 23, 1864, in Greencastle, aged 48.
(Names in announcement: Levi Hawbecker)

Died
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Summary: John Hennicle, the son of Henry Hennicle, died on January 24, 1864, near Waynesboro, aged 5 years, 9 months and 26 days.
(Names in announcement: John Hennicle, Henry Hennicle)

Died
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Summary: Samuel Stake died on January 24, 1864, in Upper Strasburg, at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days.
(Names in announcement: Samuel Stake)