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Hon. A. H. Stephens
(Column 02)

Summary: Reprint of Stephens' speech, in which he states that the election of Lincoln is not cause for secession, that Georgia must be conceded equality under the Constitution, and that he won't consent to Republican aggression on the Constitutional rights of his state.

England and Cotton
(Column 03)

Summary: The East India Company has finally abandoned attempts at growing cotton in India. England's prosperity depends on cotton. As a result, they are very anxious about the South and are likely to try to find an alternative supply. However, it isn't likely that they'll find one.

Origin of Article: Baltimore Exchange

The Methodists on the Crisis
(Column 06)

Summary: The Shanondale circuit of the Baltimore Conference held a meeting on December 19th and resolved to not take a position on the political situation until the people have taken a stand. They will follow whatever the people of Virginia decide. In addition, they will receive slaveholders in the Church.

News of the Week
(Column 01)

Summary: The financial situation remains very poor. In addition, "the impression that a dissolution of the Union is inevitable is becoming more firmly fixed on the public mind every hour." The South is "ripe and ready for secession."

Repeal the Law and Save the Union
(Column 04)

Summary: The secession movement appears to be gaining strength. The Spirit once again urges Pennsylvanians to repeal the state laws that deprive slave owners of their fugitive slaves in order to keep Southern states in the Union.

Effects of Lincoln's Election
(Column 05)

Summary: "If the people of the Northern States had made up their mind to commit suicide in a business point of view, they could not have taken a better way to do it than by electing Lincoln."

A Model Letter
(Column 06)

Summary: Wm. Packer, the governor of Pennsylvania, sent a severe rebuke to a group of abolitionists who invited him to help them commemorate the anniversary of John Brown's "death." Packer stated that he believed that Brown "was rightfully hanged, and his fate should be a warning to others having similar proclivities."

Remedy for Abolitionism
(Column 06)

Summary: The South should starve out abolitionists by refusing to buy any goods made by companies that support abolitionism.

Origin of Article: Manchester (NH) Union Democrat

Editorial Comment: "There is much sound sense in the remedy it [i.e. the article] prescribes for that curse of our country, abolitionism."

Railroad Accident--Joseph Dunwoody Killed
(Column 01)

Summary: Joseph Dunwoody, a conductor on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, was killed while attempting to uncouple two cars.

Notary Public
(Column 01)

Summary: Although the Democrats have been shut out of the scramble for offices after their defeat, some Notary Public positions are still available. Gov. Packer has to appoint a few before he retires.

Hunting Party
(Column 01)

Summary: Capt. Campbell, Major Hershberger, T. Fletcher, Esq. and Mr. A McDowell have gone for a month-long hunting trip to Ray's Hill.
(Names in announcement: Capt. Campbell, Major Hershberger, T. FletcherEsq., A. McDowell)

Court House Officers
(Column 01)

Summary: The new Court House officers have been sworn in.
(Names in announcement: A.D. Caufman, E.C. Boyd, W.G. Mitchell)

Concert by the Band
(Column 01)

Summary: The band concert on Thanksgiving night was "well attended and delighted all present."
(Names in announcement: Mr. Seilhamer)

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(Column 01)

Summary: "The semi-annual report of the Franklin County Jail, ending November 22, 1860, is as follows, viz: whole number of prisoners admitted--71; Number of white males--41; white females--3; colored males--25; colored females--2."

Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Franklin County Educational Association
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Summary: Report of the Educational Association, including statistics for pupil attendance, reading, writing, studying mental arithmetic, written arithmetic, geography, and English grammar.
(Names in announcement: J. C. Atherton, J. F. Boult, J. W. Coble, J. L. Detrich, Mr. Dyson, Mr. J. Eckart, F. Enterline, T. Enterline, S. Esterline, D. D. Fabrney, B. F. Fry, J. R. Garr, C. G. Glenn, J. R. Goff, W. H. Hockenberry, J. S. Jostetter, Rev. Mr. Kennedy, A. McElwaine, J. S. McElwaine, D. S. McFadden, J. H. McMullen, Henry Orwake, T. M. Richards, Mr. Richards, Mr. Shoemaker, President Shoemaker, I. N. Snively, Jane Walk, Miss K. A. Wilson, A. B. Wingert)

Married
(Column 05)

Summary: Married on November 27th.
(Names in announcement: Rev. W. R. Deatrich, Jesse Baer, Rachel Whitmore)

Married
(Column 05)

Summary: Married on November 29th.
(Names in announcement: Rev. W.R. Deatrich, S. A. Zumbro, Sarah Deatrich)

Married
(Column 05)

Summary: Married on November 29th.
(Names in announcement: Rev. S. M'Henry, Robert Small, Rebecca Leitner)

Married
(Column 05)

Summary: Lemuel Kennedy married Catherine Bender on November 29th.
(Names in announcement: M. Snyder, Lemuel Kennedy, Catherine Bender)

Died
(Column 05)

Summary: Died November 30th. He was a local minister of the Church of God for many years.
(Names in announcement: Samuel Angel)

Died
(Column 05)

Summary: Died on December 1st, aged 33 years.
(Names in announcement: Geo. Bitner)

Died
(Column 05)

Summary: Died November 24th of consumption, aged 22 years. He was the originator of the Fayetteville Brass Band.
(Names in announcement: Adam Heysinger)