DAILY
TO WANDA REVIEW.
VOLUME 11, NO. 302.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Personal. *
Mrs. GEORGE CLARK is visiting her friends
in Dansville, N. Y.
Judge and Mrs. MERCUR have returned
from tbe sea shore.
Mr. C. P. WELLES has moved into bis new
bouse 011 Poplar street.
Mrs. ED LYNCH and three of her children
are visiting in Wiikesßarre.
Assistant Postmaster OOLBAUGII is visit
friends in western Bradford.
Miss KATIE WATT# is visiting bea sister,
Mrs. W. S. VINCENT, in Erie.
Mrs. MEHAN is visiting her friends and
former neighbors in this place.
Mrs. E. J. MrNGOSis visiting her husband,
Dr. G. W. MINC.OS, in Toledo.
President CLAGIIORN, of tbe S. L. & S. R.
It., is registered at tbe Ward House this morn
ing.
Doctor 11. NEWTON YOUNG, of Wiikes-
Barre, was tbe guest of Dr. IIOLLISTKR over
Sunday.
Miss HELEN TRACY and Mrs. HARRY E*
TRIPLER are guests of Mrs. HENRY PORTER
" in camp."
Bev. Father HOIIAN is enjoying a visit from
bis mother and brother, who reside in Haw
ley, Wayne county, this state.
Miss JENNIE IIOLCOMB, who has been
spending several weeks with friends here, re
turned to Philadelphia yesterday.
C. 11. SMITH, the Montrose insurance
agent is in town. He is now general agent
of the Southern Tier Masonic Belief Associa
tion.
Mrs. IIEIN nv C. PORTER and her two lit
tle girls have pitched a tent at '• camp Tay
lor," and will try tbe pleasures of camp life
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. SMITH have left tbe
Adirondacks and are sojourning for a few
days at the most delightful of all our sum
mer resorts —tbe Thousand Islands.
Dr. REESE DAVIS and family, of Wiikes-
Barre, have been visiting bis parents at Neath,
this county. The Doctor and wife were the
guests of bis brother. Senator DA VIES, last
night.
Mr. OWEN JACKSON, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at 11. AVE PATRICK'S. The young
gentleman is a member of the elioir of St.
Clement's church and occupies the position
of leading soprano, of that ritualistic estab
lishment.
Maj. E. W. IIALE and Hon. J. G. PATTON
leave this afternoon for a tour of the fash
ionable summer resorts. They will take in
Long Branch, Ocean Grove, Coney Island,
Saratoga, and other places. AVe wish them
a pleasant trip and safe return.
We were mistaken in stating that the gen
tlemen who were treated to a ride on Col. it.
A. PARKER'S yacht, " Emily," spent the night
on Cayuga lake. They embarked at Fair Ha
ven and were taken to Alexandria Bay, re
maining over Sunday at the Thousand Islands
and returning to this place yesterday.
Dr. WILLIAM H. MERCER and sister, Miss
ELIS A. took a pleasant drive up to Say re, to
visit their sister, Mrs. KOSENMULLKR, yes
terday. The Doctor returned in the evening,
accompanied by Mi&s MINNIE WOODRUFF,
of New York, who will remain the guest of
M. C. MERCER'S family for a few days.
C. T. MCKINNKY'S new house on Third
street is approaching completion. It is near
ly enclosed, the siding lias alrsady received a
coat of paint, and the building will be ready
for occupancy in a few weeks. With his usu
al enterprise, CHARLIE is just " pushing
things." In location and general appearance
the house is a great improvement on the old
one, which was burned a few weeks since.
Prof. CHARI.ES AV. SHELDON, of Hamilton,
N. Y., has been added to fthe faculty of the
Collegiate Institute, in this place. Mr. SHEL-
TOWANDA, PA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 18S1.
DON is a graduate of Madison University, led
bis class from the time be entered college,
took several of tbe prizes, and was valedicto-.
rian at graduation. Being a teacher by pro
fession and a man of high moral and relig
ious character, be can not proye otherwise
than a valOable addittion to tbe faculty.
AA r e appropriate from the AVyalusing cor
rcspoiulanee to the Elmira Advertiser the
following:
Dr. Brown, of Syracuse, with his iively
wife, returned home this evening after a
pleasant visit of a week at his old home. The
doctor is set down as a boss fisherman, but it
is said bis brother Theodore gave him a back
seat as to both numbers and weight of bass
caught during the present campaign.
F. G. Churchill, wife and little girl, of Ilar
risburg. are stopping a few days at Mr..How
ard's. By the way, our professional fisher
men had better look after their laurels, as Mrs.
Churchill, on Tuesday last, lauded in the boat
a bass whose weight was 4 1-2 pounds, the
largest one reported at this place this season.
" Harrisburg papers please copy."
The Exstensiye Itosery and Nursery House
of R. G. Chase & Co., of Geneva, N. Y., is
represented in Towauda and vicinity by Mr. J.
T. MOORE, of Ithaca. This is one of the oldest
and most reliable Nursery Concerns in the
State of New York. Their large and increas
ing trade is due solely to their honorable
! method of doing business. Many of our best
citizens will cheerfully testify to the very
satisfactory manner of their dealiugs with
them in the past, always receiving their or
ders in the best condition and True to name.
Parties giving Mr MOORE their orders can do
so with the utmost confidence. A\ r e bespeak
for him o large patronage.
The M. E. Church and Sunday School will
pic nic at Eilenberger's Trout Ponds on
Wednesday next, August J. Train will start
from Court House at 10 a. m. sharp and return
at Gp. in. Fare for the round trip 50 cents
for those not members of the school. All
members of the congregation and other
friends are cordially invited to join Tickets
for sale at C. T. Kirby's, Dye & Co's and
Geo. liidgway's.
Gcrmania band will accompany the pic nie
and discourse appropriate music.
Don't fail to go to JOHN SULLINAN'S on
Bridge street, for the best tive cent cegar.
Tne News Condensed.
The public debt was decreased $10,078,-
023 23 last month.
The New York Central has begun issu
ing rebate tickets to the AVest.
The population of the Dominion is 4,-
350,933, an increase of 080,498 in 'the
past ten years.
The activity in the iron market contin.
lies, and prices will probably soon be fur
ther advanced.
A new plot to assassinate the Czar lias
just been frustrated. A lady of high rank
had been chosen as the assassin.
James Robb, formerly at the head of
the banking system of the Cuban Govern
ment and later a banker in New York, is
dead.
L. Gross & Co., of New York, large
giain exporters, have suspended. Their
liabilities are mostly in Europe and small
there.
Fluctuations of the President's pulse
and temperature are attributed to slight
causes such as weariness, restlessness or
moving the patient.
A live stock express company has been
formed in New York to bring live stock
from Chicago in from forty to forty-eight
hours in improved cars.
Ten prisoners escaped from the Mur
physboro, 111., jail on Friday by cutting
through the wall. One remained in the
jail. There was great excitement and a
large posse is out after the fugitives.
< The Norwich Pistol Company, a joint
stock corporation, having its manufac
tory at Norwich Falls, Ct. has closed its
doors and it is said will go into Insolven
cy. The liabilities are estimated at $50,-
000 and the assets at $20,000.
A fire in No. 9 slope of the LansforU,
Tamaqua, was caused by boss Powelljen
tering with a naked lamp which iguited.
Powell was nearly suflicatcd and render
ed unconscious. The lire is still raging
llercely and the mine will be flooded.
The will of the late T. C. Riley, of Buf
falo, N. Y., bequeaths the Young Men's
Christian Association slo,ooo,the Church
of Charity, the Foundation of Buffalo
Society of National Sciences, the Buffalo
Historical Society, the Buffalo Fine Arts
Academy and the Buffalo Orphan Asylum
$5,000 and SIO,OOO a piece, in all sixty
thousand dollars.
The President's Condition.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
8 :30 A. M.
The President slept well during the
night and this morning is cheerful and
expresses himself as feeling better than
at any time since he was hurt. After the
slight rise of yesterday afternoon, his
temperature again became normal in the
evening and so continued. 11c appears
strong and lias evidently made progress
in the road to recovery during the past
few days. His pulse is now 94; tempera
ture 98; respiration 18.
7 I*. M.
The President remained with his head
and shoulders elevated until the time for
dressing the wound this evening. It con
tinues to progress in a satiefactory man
ner, and discharges healthy pus freely
from the deeper as well as the superficial
portions. He lias taken uourislinent well
and in sufficient quantity, and in all re
spects continues to do well. The rise in
temperature this afternoon was slight.
At present his pulse is 104, temperature
99.5, respiration 20.
THE BALL LOCATED.
By the aid of Prof. Bell's instrument,
constructed for the purpose, the location
of the ball was yesterday determined. It
lies 4| inches to the right and below the
naval, at the point where a blue spot was
visible some days after the shooting.—
The exact depth of the ball was not defi
nitely determined. It is imbedded not
less than two nor more than live inches.
No effort will lie made to remove it at the
present time as it is causing no trouble.
Prof Bell is delighted at his new achieve
ment in the field of science.
METEOROLOGICAL.— The thermometer at
Dr. 11. O. PORTER & SON'S Drug Store, at the
corner of Main and Pine streets, indicated as
follows:
AUGUST 1.
Ga. ra.—oß deg. above zero. 9a. m.—7l; 12 m.—
76; 3 p. m.—74; 0 p. m.—73; 9 p. m.—7o.
Average temperature during the day—72.
AUGUST 2.
6 a. m.—G5 degs. above zero.
AVEATJIEK INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAT. —Local
rains, followed by clearing weather; winds mostly
southwesterly, with stationary or higher tempera
ture at stationary pressure.
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELERS.— SpeciaI in
ducements are offered you by the BURLING
TON ROUTE. It will pay you to read their
advertisement to be found elsewhere in this
issue.
Lost, Sunday evening, between AV. Dittricn's and
F. AVatts', a pair of lisle thread gloves, with colored
wrists. Finder will confer a favor by leaving
Mr. AVatts'.
PRICE ONE CENT.
We are constantly receiving orders for " Linn
Smith's Imitation Stained glass," and are ready to
give our patrons the full benefit of an inexpensive
and handsome decoration by placing it on any glass
whether door or window, large size or small glass,
gieen or white, round or square, in fact any posi
tion, shape or kind of frame or glass that needs
shading from the rays of the sun, or from the gaze
of inquisitive eyes. Thankful for the very liberal
patronage bestowed since we have received the
agency of this Imitation, we shall by a strict atten
tion to business, hoping to merit a continuance of
the same. To those who have heard of the •'lmi
tation Glass," and have not seen it, we extend a
cordial invitation to examine into its real merits,
and ask the prices for which it can be obtained, we
are prepared to contract with churches, halls, or
or other public buildings, and warrant all of our
work to surpass in beauty the genuine stained glass
and our prices are less than one-fourth the cost of
the same. Those in need of anything of this kind
or who are lovers of art, whether they wish to pur
chase or not, are respectfully invited to examine
the same at C'IIAS. F. CKOSS' Book Store.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Pomona Grange Xo, 23, P. of 11., will hold its
next Regular Meeting at West Warren Grange
llall, No. 298, on Thursday, August 11,1881, at one
o'clock p. m. A general attendance of 4th degree
members is requested. DWIGHT KELLUM, Secy.
The Revised Edition of the New Testament
in three different styles and ranging in price
from 20 cents to $1 25, just received at Whit
comb's Book store. 24(5
Get vour couches,sofas, easy chairs—every
thing in the upholstery line repaired at
Ottarson's, Bridge street.
The 2" Senate " has long been considered
headquarters for the best clams. Mr. Nestor
is now receiving his supply direct from the
famous Perth Amboy beds, and serves them
in every style.
LOST—A Gold Pon No.J3JMaybie Todd & Co.,
in pookct rubber holder. The finder will be re
warded. (298-6t) CIIAS. M. IIALL.
ICE CREAM.— We are now prepared to fur
nish ICE CREAM on short notice. Orders
left at Kirby's drug store or with driver of
the milk wagon, will receive prompt atten
tion. Price 37 1-2 cents per quart. Iw.
H. ELSBREE.
H. WILCOX.
WANTS.
Under this head we will insert FREE, notices of
situations or help wanted.
Wanted, work by the day, to support my family.
Mrs. Saml. G. Berry, Mechanic street.
Good trusty hoy to do chores and milk, enquire
at this office.
A GOOD GIRL, one who understands all kinds of
house work and cooking, wanted. Highest wages.
Inquire at this office.
TO WANDA AN I) M E HOOP A N Y
Stage leaves Towanda Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, atone p. m. Notices of passen
gers and packages may bo left at Stevens & Long's,
and will be carefully attended to. B. 11. BROWN,
jul-28. Proprietor.
BARCLAY JUNCTION HOTEL.
If. (JAT Off, Proprietor,
Near the Barclay depot. Good accommodations at
reasonable prices. Call and see us.
ARCTIC HOUSE, Corner Surf and
Ocean Avenues, OCEAN GROVE, N. J.—
Furnish Dinners for Excursions. M. A. BULL.
I have a number oj
SINGER,
HOWE, and
WILCOX & GIBBS
Sewing Machines in good condi
tion, for sale at very low four cs.
Sewing Machines rented at 50
cents a week. O. A. BLACK,
June IG, 3m. Agent.
HW. MILLER
■ keeps several
PUBLIC HACKS
and is ready to attend all calls in his line promptly,
lie runs to ALL TRAINS. Charges for night and
early morning trains (Nos. 12, 8 and 3,) no reduction
for these trains, 25 cents per passenger . Regu
lar customers supplied with tickets at reduced rates.
Charges for attending parties, one couple $1.50; two
couples in one load, SI.OO per couple; for attending
funerals from $2.00 to $3.00. Hack by the hour sl,
Horses and carriages to let.
Orders left at his office below council rooms will
receive careful attention. 11. W, MILLER.
Nov. 27, 1880.