Valley Spirit Jeff McClurken 12/22/95 2nd Pass
ChambersburgFranklinPennsylvania
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1 Legislative Corruption McClure A.K. Complaints about the prevalence of legislative corruption. Defends their attacks on McClure as a public figure, as a opposed to a private citizen.
2 Toad Island "--Next to McClure's suit, the sale of Toad Island is the most interesting item of news we can this week afford our readers. This noted spot has passed from under the control of the former proprietor into the hands of those who will soon rid our town of this plague-spot on its moral character."

--Next to McClure's suit, the sale of Toad Island is the most interesting item of news we can this week afford our readers. This noted spot has passed from under the control of the former proprietor into the hands of those who will soon rid our town of this plague-spot on its moral character.

 McClure A.K. A note that Toad Island has passed into more reputable hands. frbrowser/july59.html#7.27a
2 Fatal Accident Duke Margaret Trostle Daniel Sterling N. Hardy John Duke, a domestic servant in the Trostle family, was fatally burned in an accident with lamp fluid.
2 Photographs "The familiar face of Geo. A. Shyrock, Esq. made me feel sad. The weight of years are evidently stealing upon him, but could we see a photograph of his heart we are sure it would look as young as ever." Brewer G.W. Shyrock J.K. Shyrock George Knight Robert Exhibit of photographs at Shyrock, Taylor and Smith. Pictures are of local figures, including long descriptions.
1 An Important Invention Laymaster Jacob McAleer Charles Trial of a new machine for binding grain. Very labor-saving and efficient.
4 Extremely Modest Indeed! Fulton Republican; Adams Sentinel; Repository and Transcript Fulton Republican Adams County paper is excerpting from a Transcript article about McClure's chances for Senator. Adams wants to choose, since the last Senator was from Franklin. Fulton County, however, thinks that it should get to choose.
2 Serious Accident Davison James Davison Andrew Sons of both Davisons injured in accident involving runaway horses.
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