Hollidaysburg Some of our citizens are still troubled with the thieving propensity, which a few daring spirits manifest. I have to note two late operations which reflect little honor upon those engaged in them, whoever they may be, or what the circumstances under which they were forced or disposed to commit the disgraceful act may have been. One day last week, the new firm of W. H. Cannan & Co., found, upon examination, that on the evening previous, a portion of their stock of fish and bacon had disappeared. The mode in which the perpetrator, or perpetrators, obtained entrance, is supposed through a door in the lower story of the Warehouse, which had remained unlocked, and unattended to, when the building was closed for the night. Our friend and excellent Daguerreanist, Frank Proctor, had one of his beautiful pictures stolen last week. He had hung it in front of his gallery for public examination, but some unknown individual from some motive or other, very unceremoniously relieved him of it. In both those instances, the necessity for the exercise of great care and vigilance is seen, in order to avoid a like repetition. A grand and glorious (?) fight came off on Tuesday week at a low dogger the canal basin of which Mrs. M???lly is proprietress. The scene must have been bloody and disgraceful. The noses and faces of some of the participators gave unmistakable evidence of the severity of the blows administered and the animal passions called into exercise. The result of the whole affair was holding the proprietress and the three principals, over in the sum of $100 each, to keep the peace and appear to answer at the next court. Who does not desire the abolition of such groveling holes and incentives to such disturbances of the peace! The power of the law in a form unmistakable ought to be brought to bear upon such places. The offenders are now in the hands of the law, and does not true humanity and good citizenship require that they should receive the utmost penalty of their offence? On Sabbath, a fire broke out in a frame building situated on Montgomery street, near the Basin of the Canal, and destroyed the roof. The fire originated from the stove pipe. It was happily discovered before the flames had progressed far, or else, in all probability, the whole building would have been consumed. ------------------- Change of Proprietor On entering the oyster saloon, next door to the Bank, a few evenings since, we were surprised and gratified to find behind the counter, dealing out the delicious bivalves, our young friend Isaiah Taylor, late a brakesman on the Accommodation Train on the P. R. R. Having purchased the interest of the former proprietor of the saloon, Isaiah is now serving the public in a different capacity from that of brakesman viz: with fine oysters and other luxuries and from the neat appearance of things in his establishment, we think he understands his business. He was clever and accommodating in his former situation and we find him equally if not more so in his establishment. We wish him plenty of customers. ------------------------------------------------------- A Gay Lothario Pulled On Saturday officers Radabaugh arrested a gay deceiver from Altoona, charged with having betrayed and deserted a young woman of that place, who, like many others of her sex, "loved not wisely but too well." The fellow was taken to Altoona and made disposed of according to law "in such cases made and provided"--Harrisburg Telegraph Who is the "gay Lothario?" It may be all true enough, but like many other little circumstances, which occur hereabouts, we learn them first from abroad. -------------------------- Census of Hollidaysburg From the returns of the Assessor of Hollidaysburg, who took an account of the number inhabitants in connection therewith, it appears that there is an actual population of 3,175 in that town--pretty good for a "one-horse" concern. The colored population, included above, numbers 165. There are 886 children under 10 years of age. ---------------------------- Thanks Our kind friends of the "Model Store" will accept our thanks for the handsome manner in which they contributed to render our Christmas a happy one, and realize to us a portion of our dream. Their generosity shall long be remembered. But not to us alone do they exhibit their kindness. All who deal with them can bear testimony of the cheerful and accommodating spirit which actuates them and renders their store, in every particular, the model store. Our young friend, J. E. Burchinell, will accept our thanks for the fine young turkey which he dropped into our office while we were at supper on Christmas eve. He knows how acceptable such presents are, about holiday times, to poor printers. May he live long and never lack a turkey for his Christmas dinner. Our grateful acknowledgments are due a gentleman (who shall remain nameless at present) of the town "over the hill," for that tremendous big gobbler left at our door on Christmas day, by that clever fellow, "Yankee" Jones. The donor's heart is in the right place, though little did we dream, when we made honorable mention of his name, that we were to be so handsomely rewarded. We are now fully convinced that all we said about him was true. May his anticipations and our ardent wishes be fully realized in his experience. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair