French creek 237 HORTICULTURE. MARGARET FURNACE. 2 Windsor township, Nov. 24, 1829. S MR. WAGNER, Sir.-In your paper of last week, you mentioned, that, "a Beet weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. was raised in the past season, in the garden of Robert Wilson, Esq. of Loganville, in this county." Supposing that this was considered a brag, I was led to examine how far I could exceed it. I this year have raised three Beets, which together weighed thirtythree pounds twelve ounces, the largest of which alone weighed twelve pounds twelve ounees, and I have several that will weigh upwards of eight pounds. I also raised three heads of cabbage the largest weighed 21 pounds, one eighteen and a quarter pounds, and another nineteen & a half pounds, making a total of fifty-nine and a quarter pounds, exclusive of the stalks & outer leaves. PATRICK BROWN, gardener. York Recorder. GENERAL TABLE. 2979 5538 1454 List of Taxable Inhabitants, Slaves and Deaf and Dumb persons in the several Counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the returns made to the Governor by the Commissioners of the respective counties, for the years 1814, 1821 and 1828. Taxables 1814 Taxables 1821 D.&D. Slaves. Taxables 1828 D &D. Slaves. 4 Beaver, 28 Lehigh, 2902 3063 3656 36 Northumberland, 1687 39 Pike, 473 3344 2 2045 50 Westmoreland, 5370 7983 Storm.-On Monday last this county was visited by a Our town has been quite enlivened for the last few tremendous storm of wind, rain and hail, accompanied days by an important discovery which has been made in with thunder and lightning, which did a great deal of this neighborhood. A mine of Anthracite Coal has damage. As far as we have heard, its principal force - been discovered, and several large veins have been was to the south and east of this place-unroofing opened; specimens of which have been sent to expe-dwelling houses and barns, and levelling fences to the rienced judges, and by them tried and pronounced to ground. We have not heard of any lives being lost, or be inferior to none in the state. any person or cattle being injured. From present appearances, I am induced to believe that this town will become one of the first places for The New Jersey and Pensylvania Commissioners closed business in the county; being about midway between their proceedings on Saturday evening, and finally exeLancaster and Reading, both of which places can ere cuted the treaty or agreement relative to the waters of jong be abundantly supplied from our mines. the Delaware. |