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OFFICE in Market street,opposite the Post
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LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN CO., PA.
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er, Grubh &. Co. Jan. 20, 1848—tf.
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cently occupied by Esquire K'ulp, where
he will attend lo all business entrusted to his
care with the greatest despatch.
Lewistown, July 1, 1848—tf.
M. MONTGOMERY,
Root & Shoe Manufacturer,
MARKET STREET LEW IBTOH.N.
CIONTINUEtS to manufacture, to order,
J every description of BOOTS AND
SHOES, on the most reasonable terms.—
Having competent workmen in hisemploy and
using good stock, his customers,as well asall
others, may rely upon getting a good article,
well made and neatly finished.
January 22,1848 —tf.
SOMETHING NEW.
In the Diamond, Lewietown.
A DRUG & VARIETY STORE.
A A. BANKS has just opened a general
• assortment of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils
and Dye-stuffs,
with SPICES of all kinds, fresh and genuine.
Also, a great variety of
Coiifertionaries, Nuts, Crackers and Raisins.
ALSO,
Foolscap and Letter Paper, Quills, Steel Pens,
Slates, Pencils, Envelopes,
Copy Books, Blank Books,
English Bibles and Testaments,
with several kinds of SCHOOL BOOKS.
Tobacco, Siiitft and Scgart,
of the best quality, Segar Cases, Snuff Boxes,
Pen Knives, Kazorj Strops, Shaving ('ream, .
Hair Oil, Perfumery of different kinds. Tooth i
Powder, Motto \Vafers,Gold and Dutch Leaf,&.c. J
All of the above articles will be sold at the j
LOWEST CASH PRICES,
at the ARCADE, East side of the Diamond.
I.ewistown, April 5, 1850—tf
GREAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT
Hen jam in Ilinhle\*s Patent
Plastic Spring Bottom
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
* A. FELIX,
At the kwiftlown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms,
WHERE the article can be seen at any
time among his large stock of other
FURNITURE of all descriptions. The fol
lowing testimonials from those who purchased
and have now in use, or had the bottom put into
their old bed&teads, will speak for themselves:
CERTIFICATES :
This is to certify that I purchased twenty
pair of new bedsteads with llinklcys patent
elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with
them, consider them a good article, and would
buy no others. 1 would recommend thein to
all persons, as they arc easily screwed together,
and con be kept cleaner than any hitherto made.
JAMES ALLISON.
I concur with the above and consider it a
good article for tavern keepers and others
THOMAS MAYES.
We certify that we got A. Felix to put B.
Hinkley'* patent bottom into our old bedsteads,
and that they answer the purpose exceedingly
well. Wc consider it a bedstead that can be
kept much cleaner from insects, screwed up
firmer than any others, and recommend them
Lo the public.
J)AVD JOHN CLARK,
JEKMAN JACOB, D. SDUDKBUHD
Lew into wn, April 20,1850 —tf
IL 11. ROACH,
BARBER ANI) HAIR DRESSER
\ 1 ARKET STREET, Lewmtown. next door
1 tI to Judge Ritz's. may24tf
sett English and American Wagon Boxes
25siit English Tire Iron, Ito 1 in. broad
Allirb'. „f tlris kind always on hand by
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X AAA kegs NAILS, at $1 25 per keg, for
, jyl9 sa'e by WH. RBWALT.
j ¥1 LV L'S EMBROCATION for horses, for
sale at the Bee Hive Drug store, sefitt
QUININE, rendered tasteless without de
stroying any of its medical properties, (or
sale at the Bee /Five Drug store. septG'f
PRUNES —a very superior article just re
ceived and for sale by E W. HALE,
septOtl at the Bee Hive Drug store.
JAYNE'S FAMILY MEDICINES for sale
by E. VV. HALE.
septGtf at the Bee Hive Drug'store.
C 1 INGER ROOT PRESERVES—a choke
J and delicate article just received and for
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BLEY S MAGNESIA—an elegant article,
mixing'freely with water, forming a cream
which is readily taken. For sale at the
septGtf Bee Jlive Drug store.
Attention bald heads;—storrs*
CHEMICAL HAIR F.NVIGORATOM, to restore
the hair when it has fallen off or become thin,
for sale at the Bee Jlive Drug store. scGtf
SARSAPARILLA OLD DIT JACUBTOWH
SEND'S SAKSAPARILLA, which speaks for
itself when tried, for sale at the
B?ptGtf Bee Hive Drug store.
m/TEDICAL MINERAL WATER—a cnol-
IYJL ing aperient, pleasant to the tasty, and
answering the same purpose as Epsom Salts,
Magnesia, or Scidlitz Powder. For sale at the
septGtf Bee Hive Dr itg store.
LEMON SYRUP, made from the pure juice
of the lemon—a convenient and elegant
article for making lemonade. For sale by
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PERFUMERY. — IUI>SI:I.'S celebrated Pu
choula, Jenny l.ind, Violet, Rose Gera
nium, Cologne, Bay Rum, Shaving (.Team,
Tooth Paste, &c., &c,. for sale at the
septGtf Bee Hive Drug store,
I~xOR\\"ARD DROPS—an excellent rem
edy for Diarrhoea, Dysen'ety, and ail af
fections of the bowels—for sale bv
E. VV. HALE,
septGtf st the Bee Hive Drug store.
Harrison'* Columbian Ink*,
OF ALL COLORS—a supply just received
and for sale at the Bee Hive Drug store. ;
These Inks are highly esteemed by all who
have used them, and decidedly superior to any
now in use. seGtf E. VV. HALE.
Louden'* Family Jledieino*.
I OUDEN'S EXPECTOUANT
" Alterative
" ConipoundCtt-ininative Balsam
" " Tonic Vermifuge
M Sanative Pills
" Female Elixir
" Pile Liniment
" Oriental Hair Tonic
" Hair Dye
All tin a' ove articles for sale by
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WATER VILLE Manufacturing (Jo.'• su
perior FEN and I'oi KETCCTLERY—man
ufactured by the VVaterville Manufacturing
Company, Walerbury, Conn. An invoice of
the above splendid American Cutlery just re
ceived. Premiums were given for these grvds
at the New York and Philadelphia Institutes—
rivaling in quality and finish VVestcnholm and
Rogers' best cutlery. Each knife warramed.
For sale wholesale and retail hy
Jy26tf F. G. FRANCiSCUS/
i\cw Slioc I'iiMl in;; Slore.
f f F' r Ball's celebrated l,asls, assur ed
1 • 12 set! Boot Trees
10 Clamps
0 sett Schive's Patterns
8 pair Crimping Boards
For sale at lowest prices for cash hv
F. G. FRANCI.SCLIS,
July 2fi-tf Dealer in Shoe Findings,
MOROCCO SKlNS,Tanipico, Madras,
O Cape, &c.
4 dozen Lining Skins
4 do Binding do
12 sides Upper Leather
1 dozen French ("alt" Skins
1 do Stiait Morocco
4 do Kid Skins
3 do Red, Blue & Green Morocco Skins
1 do Bronzed do do
2do Fancy Colored do do
With an assortment of Kit, Files, Rasps,
Pegs, Tools of all kinds, Shoe Thread, <&c., at
Jy2otf F. G. FRANCiSCUts'.
FOR SALE.
ty d v hlils. No. 1, 2 and 3 MACKEREL
OUU 50 hnlt-bbls. No. 1 do.
50 do. No. 2 do.
500 sacks SALT
2(H) Dairy do.
10 hhds. city cured HAMS
5 do. Shoulders and SIDES
5 do. Sugar House MOLASSES
10 bbls. N. O. do.
5 hhds. of SUGAR
10 bbls. Porto Rico&.crushed SUGAIt
50 Bags of COFFEE
100 Kegs NA{LS
20 Boxes GLASS
100 ions Plaster
500 tons Wilboahnrre Coal
200 tons Pine Grove do.
S(H) tons Ly kens Valley do.
10,000 bushels Uituinioous do. for Black
smiths
400,(MM) f et LUMBER —Boards, Plank Ac
1(H),000 SHINGLES
1,000 bushels OATS
100 bbls. FLOUR
50 bbls. Mofiongalielii WHISKEY
By VVM. RE WALT.
Lowi-toa n, July 10, 1850.
FRIDAY EVEMM;, SEPTEMRER 20, i
jJoctru*
i'lit? following is a copy of the song for
which the prize of S2OO was awarded by
Barnum's committee. It was sung by
Jenny J.ind at her lirst concert.
GRKLTIYC TO AMERICA.
WORDS nv TAVI.IIR—MUSIC BV JULES BESKDJCT.
I OUEET, Willi a full LU-arl, the laud of the West,
Whose Banner of Stars o'er a world is urn oiled ;
Whose empire o'ershadows Atlantic's wide breast,
And opens to the sunset its pateway of gold !
The land of the mountain, the land of the lake,
And rivers that roll in magnificent tide—
Where the souls of the mighty from slumber awake,
Ami bailow the soil for whose freedom lliey died!
Thou Cradle of Empire! though wide lie the foam
That severs the land of my fathers ami thee,
I hear, from thy bosom, the welcome of home,
For song has a home in the hearts of the Free !
And long as thy waters shall gleam in the sun.
And long as thy heroes remember their scars,
Be the hands of thy i hildren united .as one,
And I'eace shed Iter light on thy Banner of Stars
THE SII. VE R 51 OOV.
A SONG.
As I strayed from my ci.t, at tin: close of the day.
To muse on the beauties of June,
Neath a jessamine tree I spied a fair maid,
And she sadly complained to the moon.
Roll on, silver moon—guide the trav'Jer his way,
White the nightingale's song is in tune ;
For I never, never mote with niv true love will
strfy.
By the sweet silver light of the moon.
As the hart on the mountains, my true Jove was
brave,
So handsome, so manly to view ;
So kind and sincere, and ho loved nic so dear—
Oh, Edwin! rny love was so true.
But now he is dead, and tire youlh, once so gay,
Cut down like a rose in full bloom ;
And he silently sleeps, and I'm thes left to weep,
'Neath the sweet silver light of the moon.
But hi< grave 1 II seek, when the morning appears,
And weep fornty true love so brave ;
I 11 embrace the eold earth, ami bedew with my
tears,
The flowers that hloom on his grave.
Oh ' never again can my heart throb with joy—
.My best one I hope to meet soon ;
Kind friends then will weep o'er the grave where
we sleep,
By the sweet silver light of the moon.
Jitlol eila it to tt a.
|
From the < im n iati Commercial.
TII E REDE L PE D L 111 .
I
[CotciuJid from lust treri's fl.izrllr ]
CIIAI'TER IV.
For some time the British Captain rode
on in silence, while the guide strode before
on foot, taking the up river route. About
two miles from the house of .Steel, the
road ran between a high bluff and the San
lee, skirting on the foot of the hill, and
leaving but a few feet between it and the
stream. This pass extended for nearly a
mile, when the bluff abruptly censed, and
a lovely valley, nearly half a mile wide,
spread out from the river.
It was a lovely moonlight night, and the
sabre hilts glittered in the silvery rays, and
the measured tread of the horse's hoofs
sounded out plainly upon the midnight air,
as the hand swept down the hill and en
tered the black pass. Here all became
dark, the tall trees which grew on the side
of the bluff effectually screening the road
and shutting out the moonligbi, save here
and there a straggling ray fell athwart the
path as it lit up for an in tint the drearv
way.
•fust half way through the pass there is
a narrower spot than at any other, where
a ravine comes down from the high lands
and empties into the Kan tee. Across this
a rude way had been dug by excavating
the banks and the road, after gaining the
bottom, turned down it, as though going
directly into the river, but when near the
stream suddenly mounted the bank, and
again wound on between the bluff" and riv
er. The bottom of this ravine was dark
as pitch, and as Langsford and It is men
followed the pedlar down into its depths,
they lost sight of him altogether.
Ordering a halt, the Captain hailed in a
low voice, called for the guide, but no an
swer came. Again and again did he sum
mon the pedlar, each time in a louder kev,
hut in vain ; and with a muttered curse
upon the stupidity of the guide, Inngsford
ordered his men to advance.
Scarcely had the hotly once more began
to move than a loud crash was heard in
the ravine above them ; something came
tearing its way through the brush which
lined the steep hill side, and a large stone
hounded into the ranks, crushing a horse
and rider beneath it as it fell.
A moment of confusion ensued, amid
which the groans of the wounded trooper
could be heard, when a loud voice, which
thrilled like molten lead upon the nerves
of the British, was heard exclaiming :
' Right lads—give I hern the others?'
And, like a rush of a destructive torna
do, a large quantity of rocks came tliun- I
during down the hill, landing with fearful
accuracy among the excited troopers, and
creating sad havoc among the horsemen.
1 Sold !' shouted Langsford, in a voice j
which rose far above the din and tumult
around them. " Sold by a pedlar ! Re
treat in the rear there, and let all follow as
fast as possible.'
k Aye, sold,' thundered a voice in reply,
as the Captain ceased, ' and the blood of
those you have foully murdered during our
absence calls loudly for revenge, l/pou
them, comrades, and spare not a man !'
' Darned ef I give quarter tew a darned
one ! spoke out the well known tones
of the pedlar. 4 Hurrah for Yankee Doo
dle Dandy, and won t we dew 'em up so
handy f Shute, hoys, and he darned* of
'em !'
A volley of riiles followed the last order,
and a blaze ran along the hill side, while
the messengers of death sped without mer
cy into the trooper's ranks, killing many
and creating a terrible tumult and dismnv.
Sonic few of those farthest in the rear
made an early retreat, among whom was
Langsforil, he having pushed his way hack
when the first volley of stones was rolled
down upon his men, and lied as fast as
horse speed w< uld carry him back to
Steel s, accompanied by about a dozen
men.
Upon reaching the house, he dismount
ed Irom his steed and rushed to the door,
which he found was fastened ; but a few
knocks brought a person to it who threw
it open, displaying one ol his own troop
ers. The Captain entered, followed bv
tlie men who bad escaped with him, and
the door was again secured.
I his done, the Captain hastened up
stairs and knocked upon the door of Marv
Steel's room. No answer came, and he
knocked more rudely than before, but in
vain ; all within was silent as the grave.
He shook the door, but it was firmly fast- .
ened upon the inside, and lie ordered a
man to bring him an axe, which stood at '
the loot ol the stairs. With this he soon
fma d an en rance, by splitting- the panels '
in pieces, and sprang like a famished tiger !
into the room. But it was empty—the
prey had escaped ; and like a fiend, Langs- :
ford spring to the open window, out of j
which In; thrust his head. As he did so. j
the sharp crack of a rille was heard, and ;
staggering back, the Captain fell upon the ;
lloor, with the blood slowly oozing from a !
bullet bole in the centre of his forehead.
CHAPTER V.
V c must now return to the rebel lover
of Mary, whom we left hound to the sap
ling, with the penknife given him bv the
pedlar, secured in his mouth.
After the departure of Langsforil. the
three men who had been left to guard him,
took their stations not nianv feet from him,
and for a few moments aitentivelv watched
every movement he made. But the troop
ers had ridden hard and far that day, and
it was soon proposed that two of the party
lay down and rest, while the third kept
watch for an hour, when he should rouse
one of the sleepers to take his place. Lots
were drawn, the first guard fell upon one
ol the three called Lazv John, from a well
known propensity he had of going to sleep
without being aware of so doing.
4 'Fake care, John, or you will be asleep
before we are, said one of the men, as lie
stretched himself upon the ground at full
length.
• Keep your eyes wide open, John,'
cried the othets, as he followed his com
panion's example.
4 * ( an t sec the use ol watching a man
who s tied fast to a tree at anv rate,' mut
tered John as he sank upon a log near the
lire.
Twenty minutes went by, and the two
men, who had stretched themselves upon
the earth, gave undoubted signs of being
fast asleep. John, however, still remained
seated upon the log, with his head nid, nid,
nod, nid, and his body occasionally lurch
ing to and fro, in a state of drowsiness
which was next thing to sleep, but which
a slight noise would have thrown oil' and
awakened him fully.
It was in this state of a Hairs, that liacr
ty Hodman, the prisoner, began his pre
parations to escape. .The knife was taken
from his mouth and the keen blades soon
severed the cords which fastened him to
the tree. lie then stooped down, and
drawing oil' his hoots, took one in each
hand and noiselessly made his wav to the
door of the house—it was partly ajar, en
tering it he quickly ascended the stairs,
w here lie paused and drew 011 his boots,
then advanced to the entrance of Mary's
apartment and knocked upon the door.
4 Who's there ?' deniaii led the well
known voice of Steel.
4 \\ alter, let me in.' he answered.
The key turned instantly in the lock,
the door opened, and he glided into the
room.
*' I low did you escape ?' murmured
Mary as lie hastened to her side.
' \ ou saw the pedlar V
4 (le.i. Marion—he was in this room,'
she answered.
4 He furnished me with a knife to cut
the cords that hound me, and as all the
men left to watch me slept, I took advan
tage ot the opportunity to come into the
house. Hut hark !'
I'hey listened in breathless silence, and
could plainly hear the sound of heavy tir
ing up the tSantee, which told die lineman
were engaged.
44 May (iod defend the right !' fervently
ejaculated Mary.
4 Amen !' responded a deep voice out
side the window, and three distinct raps
were heard upon the pane.
4 W bo's there demanded llarrv Hod
man, as he strode to the spot.
4 Brady,' replied the same voice. 4 Hoist
the window, Hodman, you have no time
to lose,'
Harry threw up the sash, anil the man
outside sprang into the apartment. He
was full six feet high, dressed in a hunt
ing shirt of deep blue, anil carried a long
rifle in his hand. For an instant he gazed
around him, and then exclaimed—
-4 You must all leave the house at once.'
' Has Marion been defeated, then V—
asked Mary in breathless alarm.
4 No, Miss, but a portion of the flogged
British will make this house a place of de
fence, and in a case of that kind you were
better out of it.'
4 But we can fasten them out,' said
Steel, resolutely.
' Nay, better lot them trap themselves
in it, replied Brady calmly. ' There is a
ladder at the window, which you can all
go down, and in my opinion the sooner
the better. 1 hear the British coming al
i °
ready.
As he finished speaking, the distant tread
of horses feet wore heard galloping down
the road towards the house.
* Be it so,' replied Steel passing through
the window on to the ladder. 4 Let Mary
eome next.'
1 he maiden followed her father, and
the two reached the ground.
4 Stand close to the house in the dark
shade there,' said Iftvidv, speaking to those
below, and as they obeyed him, the sound
ol the advancing horse nen griw fenrfuliv
near.
4 Down with you, Ilarrv—he quick !*
exclaimed the scout; and hurried thus by
his companion, Bodman stood behind Ma
ry and her father.
Brady followed, and upon reaching the
ground, hurried forward to a large log ly
ing in the yard directly in front of the
window, behind which he ensconced him
self, pointing the muzzle of his rille toward
the house.
This had scarcely been done before the
troopers reached tlie house, sprang front
their horses, and in a few moments the
scout saw the head of Langsforil thrust
j from the window. To level and lire with
the efieet already noted, was the work ol
an instant; and, as- the Captain fell heavi
ly back upon the (loor, the tramp of more
I horses was heard, and the rebel band of
Marion galloped to the spot.
; The noise ol barring doors and securing
the first story windows of the dwelling
was heard for a few moments after the ar
j rival ol the Americans in front of the house
anil then all relapsed into silence. The
men of Marion had dismounted and sur
i rounded the house, but the shade of the
night was so gloomy where Bodman, Steel
j and Mary stood, aided by the shadow of
the building, that they had remained undis
covered bv either friend or foe.
Ben Brady, the scout, still crouched be- ,
hind the log, with tiic muzzle of his gun
directed toward the window out of which
he had escaped, within the room of which
the light was still burning.
Suddenly the moon was covered by a
cloud, and darkness rested like a pall upon
everything around. Then the voice of
Brady rose gradually upon the air, as he
exclaimed :
4 Hist, Hodman, come this way, and
bring the girl and her father with vou.—
Quick, as the moon will soon be out again.'
Hodman grasped Mary by the arm, and
glided from the shade of the house, but had
scarcely proceeded twenty stops when the
muzzles of two carbines were thrust out
the window and pointed toward them in
the gloom, while the duskv figures of the
troopers who held them were plainly per- ,
eeivahle within the apartment.
The ritle of Hrady was raised in a twink
ling to his eye, and the three pieces belch
ed forth their contents together. A wild
shriek instantly rang upon the air, and
that voice of agony was recognized by ev
ery rebel soldier as belonging to Marv
Steel.
There was an instant of death-like si
lenee again broken by the wails of the
wounded girl, but this time they were
drowned by the yells of vengeance which
burst from the lips of Marion's men as like
so many blood-hounds, they rushed to the
assault.
44 Sparc not a in m !' sh nited a well
known musical voice, rising high above
the din and tumult of the conflict. 4 Death
to our oppressors !'
4 Down with the Hiitish—on !'
And the s >und of heavy blows falling
upon every door, mingled with the sharp
erack of rifles and the curses of the roin
batants, as the assault progressed.
In the midst of the conflict, and ore an
entrance had been gained, Harry Hodman,
followed by Hen Hrady, suddenly appeared
before Marion.
4 A dozen men !' said the youth hoarse
ly.
' For what J'
44 There is ail ungarded way into tlic
cellar, by the spring-house/
A shout from .Marion brought the requi
site number ol' men around him, and they
followed Hodman and Brady to the place
of entrance. A narrow passage led from
the spring house to the cellar, and in a few
minutes the party stood within the build*
ing. It was the work of but an instant
fir Hodman to find the stairs, up which
they caret idly ascended to the cellar door ;
it was not fastened, and passing through
it they stood in the hall which led to the
outer door of the building. It was dark
rVew Series—Vol. I—IVo. 48.
as pitch, and they could hear steps of sev
eral beside themselves near the end of the
hall, when crash after crash came against
the door, fairly making everything creak
as the heavy blows descended upon the
panels.
4 Follow me up stairs,' muttered Bod
man, in a low tone, and silently they
groped their way to the second story.
As they reached the top of the stairs,
the light shone out from the room where
the carbines had been discharged, and they
hurried to the door. Five troopers stood
prepared for conflict within the apartment,
while two dead bodies lay stifT upon the
floor.
To discharge a volley inlo the room
which killed every trooper, was the work
of a moment, and then rushing forward,
Brady thrust a candle into the window
and uttered a loud well known shout. It
was answered by twenty men. and in a
few moments several of Marion's men had
mounted the ladder into the room.
The remainder of the contest was of
short duration. The British fell to a man,
while scarcely an American suffered in the
strife.
The wound received by Mary Steel
turned out .not to be mortal—and shortly
after her recovery, which happened about
ten weeks subsequent to the attack, she be
came the wife of Harry Bodman ; and
for many years afterward, two old tin pan
niers, surmounted by a black cap, could
be seen upon the mantle piece of their
lront room—being the same carried on that
ever memorable evening by the Rebel
Pedlar.
A colored gentleman was seen in such
an attitude of attentive listening the other
day, near the depot of the Pennsylvania
liaiiroad, as to attract attention. He stood
bent slightly forward, with his ear cocked,
and his lips (and such a pair !) as if " pre
pared to pucker" at an instant's notice.
Presently the whistle of the locomotive
was heard, which no sooner caught the ear
of the gentleman in black, than he was
heard to say, " Ah, it's no use 1 I gub it
up ; 1 can't whistle wid dat child !'
NEW PI.ATFORM.—A candidate for of
fice in Michigan, thus announces his plat
form : I am, sir, in favor of the next war
—opposed to cholera—in favor of high
salaries—opposed to uncurrent funds and
poor brandy.
A m;in committed suicide on Feather
river, California, when a Coroner's Jury
was empannelled, heard the evidence, and
brought in a verdict that lie was 44 a d—d
fool."
GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO
I NI III) [US'
eubsciibers having purchased the stock
X of goods lately owned by C. L. JONES
at a heavy discount on their first cost, now of
fer them at the same stand, nt
PHILADELPHIA PRICES,
in order to close llicm out. This stock has
nearly all been recently bought, and is well
selected, and as it is the desire of the present
owners to run it ofi' in the shortest possible time,
Cash Buyers
will have such an opportunity for
GOOD BARGAINS
as rarely occurs. The assortment of
LADIES' DRESS ROODS
is very fine, embracing a SPLENDID LOT OF
FIGURED, PLAIN, CHANGEABLE AND FOL LARD
SILKS,
Handsome Rarcgcs, French
Lawns, <inghaiii, Prints,
Fringes, (.imps, Ac, Arc.
The stock also of
BONNETS, SHOES, PARASOLS,
BONNET TRIMMINGS,
is large and desirable, and can be had at
T">P~ sp T~i*n jyc-J
Fnglisli iV French
BROAD CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES, SATINETS,
mmi MM Sib'MS,
HOOTS & SHOES,
AND
ua . CoH
can all bo bought at first cost.
M KUUU A NTS wishing -to replenish will
find they ran do better by buying from this stock
than by going to Philadelphia.
DO" Apply soon, as the store will be kept
open bul a -hurt lime.
A. STGLF.R & CO.
I/iwistmvn, may 3, 18 r 0.
• Tobaccoj Snuff and Segars
OK every description at the Diamond Dru<*
and Variety Store of
nps