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From Harrisburg
(Column 3)

Summary: Reports the progress of raising troops in Pennsylvania.

Are You Ready?
(Column 1)

Summary: Encourages Democratic voters to vote in the upcoming election and not to abandon the Democratic Party.

Look out for Them
(Column 1)

Summary: Warns that Democrats should not be deceived by the Republicans and should cast their votes for Reilly.
(Names in announcement: James Nill, Wilson Reilly)

The Judgeship of our District
(Column 2)

Summary: Endorses Reilly over Nill.
(Names in announcement: Wilson Reilly, James Nill)

The Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Election
(Column 1)

Summary: Reports provisions established to enable soldiers to vote.

Who Encourages the South?
(Column 2)

Summary: Asserts that Republicans encourage the rebellion by making it appear as though they have allies and sympathy from Northern Democrats while refusing to ensure the rights of the states.

Voters Remember
(Column 1)

Summary: Warns Democrats and Republicans alike not to be fooled by the Republican ticket.

A Lie Nailed
(Column 1)

Summary: Accuses an editorialist of lying about Lesher's remarks at a Middleburg meeting.
(Names in announcement: Christian D. Lesher)

Can't be Caught
(Column 2)

Summary: Asserts that Democrats can't be caught in the Republican-backed Union ticket trap.
(Names in announcement: Duncan, Hamsher, Armstrong)

The Mongrel Ticket
(Column 2)

Summary: Denounces the "mongrel ticket" of former Democrats fielded by the Republican party.
(Names in announcement: James Nill, John Rowe, John Nitterhouse, D.K. Wuderlich)

Will a True Prophet be an Inconsistent Politician
(Column 3)

Summary: Accuses Nill of inconsistency because he previously denounced Republicans as abolitionists but has now joined them. Item quotes a previous Nill diatribe against Lincoln as proof.
(Names in announcement: James Nill)

Home Again
(Column 5)

Summary: Reports that J. Allison Eyster has been freed by the Confederates and has returned home. He appears to be in good health.
(Names in announcement: J. Allison Eyster)

The Legislative Ticket
(Column 6)

Summary: Recommends Lesher and Wishart over Rowe and Sellers for reasons of character as well as party.
(Names in announcement: Capt. Wishart, Christian D. Lesher, Maj. John Rowe, W.W. Sellers)

Origin of Article: Fulton Democrat

James Nill
(Column 1)

Summary: Objects to James Nill's candidacy based on his shortcomings as a lawyer.
(Names in announcement: James Nill, Wilson Reilly)

Origin of Article: Bedford Gazette

Married
(Column 5)

Summary: Married on October 3.
(Names in announcement: Rev. Snyder, Jacob Leedy, Ann Carbaugh)

Married
(Column 5)

Summary: Married on October 1.
(Names in announcement: Rev. T.A. Colestock, David M. Baker, Catharine Avey)