List of Grand Jurors to attend a Court of Quarter Sessions to be holden at Reading, in and for Berks County on Monday the 11th day of January, 1869.
Drawn according to law, December 21, 1868.
Geo. W. Bruckman,
Chas. J. Faber,
Jury Commissioners.
List of Petit Jurors to attend a court of Quarter Sessions to be holden at Reading, in and for Berks County, on Monday, the 11th day of January, A.D., 1869.
Drawn according to law, December 21, 1868.
Geo. W. Bruckman,
Chas. J. Faber,
Jury Commissioners.
List of Traverse Jurors, to attend a Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Reading, in and for Berks County, on Monday, February 1st, 1869.
Drawn according to law, December 21, 1868.
Geo. W. Bruckman,
Chas. J. Faber,
Jury Commissioners.
List of Traverse Jurors, to attend a Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Reading, in and for Berks County, on Monday, January 25th, 1869.
Drawn according to law, December 21, 1868.
Geo. W. Bruckman,
Chas. J. Faber,
Jury Commissioners.
Rev. A.S. Leinbach will preach at the Alms House on Sunday. The directors are making efforts to have preaching every Sunday.
The employees of the Eagle return their sincere thanks to J.L. Stichter, Esq., for the collation served up by him this morning. They wish him long life and a Happy New Year.
Mr. John Haus, of Lancaster, died in that city, on the 29th ult., in the 64th year of his age. He was the father of our efficient and esteemed clerk of Select Council, Mr. B.F. Haus.
This morning a four horse team started on a runaway in Penn street, but fortunately the brake was on, and the horses were captured before they got fairly started.
The Reading Library Company intends giving a free course of lectures in their hall, during the present winter. The first will be delivered sometime in the month of January.
People had a "slippery time" getting home from the watch meetings last night. The street and the sidewalks were as smooth as a glass. We noticed quite a number who came down, but "gently."
Rocholl's Orchestra were celebrating New Year's eve by serenading different parties last night. Their music attracted the attention of many a passer-by, who lingered awhile to listen to Rocholl's delicious strains.
The city of Boston has a detective whose sole business is to look after the thieves who steal newspapers from doorsteps. We think Reading should support such an institution for we are complained to almost every day by persons who have suffered.
Early this morning the sign of "Thomas Cat" Bitters, in front of Bulpin's liquor store, corner of Fifth and Penn streets, was blown down by the storm. It fell against the window and broke one of the large lights. In this case, "Thomas Cat" got his back down.
Last evening, as two men were examining a pistol in a saloon up town, it was accidentally discharged, the contents taking effect in the wall within a few inches of a man who was sitting at a table. Persons should be cautious when handling these deadly weapons.
We are pleased to announce that the "Reading Mannerchor" will give a Concert this evening at Library Hall. The known repute of this organization, over estimated for talent will, we doubt not, attract a large audience. Our German friends, and others, well may promise themselves a rich treat.
Notwithstanding the extreme inclemency of the weather, the good old Knickerbocker custom of making News Year's calls is being extensively kept up in this city to-day. The banks and many of the large manufacturing establishments are closed, and the day is pretty generally being kept as a holiday.
We learn that several of the boarders in our principal hotels have lately suffered from the depredations of hotel thieves. Boarders at hotels cannot be too careful in securing their clothing, and valuables from the grasp of those long-fingered individuals. The hotels of our neighboring cities are likewise infested.
Patrick Flannery was out celebrating New Year's eve last night. In drinking the health of a great many people, like Artemus Ward, Patrick slightly injured his own. Patrick became drunk and likewise disorderly; in fact, it was a regular old "benzine explosion" with him. Patrick was ringing in the New Year with whoops and cheers of a very discordant nature, because Patrick has stentorian lungs, which, however, were not in tune on this occasion. At last officer Schraeder, of the 3d Ward came along, and through his magnetic influence drew Patrick down to the Station House, where Patrick in peaceful slumbers (it is presumed so at least) spent the first part of the year 1869. In consideration of this being the first day of the New Year, Mayor Gernand (benevolently disposed as he invariably is), let Patrick off by paying $1.25 costs.
The New Year was ushered in at midnight by the ringing of the bells of St. John's Lutheran Church, St. Paul's Catholic Church, and the different engine houses of the city. It was also ushered in by the deafening noise of guns, pistols, &c. In the early part of the evening the citizens on Penn Street were greeted with some delicious strains of music by the Ringgold and Mechanics Bands. Watch Meeting services were held in the Methodist, Baptist and Evangelical Churches, at which crowded congregations were present. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the streets were filled until midnight with happy throngs of people to welcome in the New Year.
At a regular stated meeting of Reading Council, No. 46, O.U.A.M., held on Thursday evening, December 31, the following officers were elected, for the ensuing term
Councillor--Isaac B. Greenleaf; V.C.--Henry W. Wensell; J.--Wm. W. Bowers; Ex.--James H. Landis; J.P.--Lewis Fisher; O.P.--Henry H. Delcamp; R.S.--Thomas J. Rapp; A.R.S.--M.B. Ziegler; F.S.--Charles S. Settlers.
The Almshouse Farm is not so large by 100 acres as is generally supposed. According to a survey made a few days ago by Daniel Zacharias, County Surveyor, assisted by John Wenzel and others, in presence of the Directors of the Poor, Daniel B. Lorah, Joseph Muthart and Silas W. Fisher. The farm contains 419 acres and 16 perches, of which 95 acres and 3 perches are woodland, and 10 acres are taken up by roads, &c.; 50 acres are waste land, used only for pasture. There is another tract of land belonging to the farm on Welsh Mountain about ?? miles from the main portion containing ?? acres of little value.
The following list of letters remain uncalled for in the Reading Post Office Jan. 1, 1869. Persons applying for these letters will please mention that they are advertised in the Daily Eagle.
Miss Rosey Adams, Mrs. Susannah Althouse, Mrs. C. Bachtel, Mrs. M. Buckwalter, Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, Miss J. Caldwell, Mrs. Sarah Craig, Grace Darling, Mrs. Catharine Fry, Annie Greth, Miss Harriet Geiger, Miss Martha Hill, Mrs. H. McCarty, Miss M. Newkirk, Miss Melinda Roads, Miss Sarah Rhoads, Miss Mary Wentzel.
Joseph Albright & Co., William Alexander, Cyrus Bentz, J. & J.D. Bitting, Jacob Bellas, (2) Levi Brownback, Jerry Conover, L.M. Dehart, W.B. Dennis, Michael Felser, Richard M. Frederick, Samuel Fix, Daniel B. Gleason, Peter Goodhart, Col. John Hafer, R.M. Hall, W. Walton Harper, Chas. R. Koch, Henry Kendall, David Kline, J.F. Kerper, Stephen Knauss, William Kinney, Albert Leininger, Amos Lorah, C.C. Leader & Co., Jacob Lipdag, Michael Lynch, Levan Buoss & Co., H. Miller, Henry Maurer, John Mengel, (2) John M. Mengel, S.W. Moyer, Chas. Newman, (2) Jacob Reich, John Repman, Samuel Reifsnyder, H.W. Schaeffer & Co., John Smith, John R. Spotts, Joseph H. Scott, John J. Scholl, R.W. Seidel, Samuel Slough, William Scott, Alexander Wilson, George Wriggins, Shad. Williamson, Solomon Wentzel, Mark D. Yerger, Pronts & Sliannon, Henry H. Schoffer, Franklin Eckert.
Submitted by: Nancy.
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