LOCAL AND GENERAL. In accordance with the usual custom ranting the printer a holiday at least once a year, B0 paper will be issued next week. COURT PROCEEDINGS, — SECOND WF.F.K. —The rtcr sessions business was continued until the second k and the following cases disposed of : • Com vs. Valentine Smith— lndicted for Forgery, at M„v session- Jury being sworn, and evidence closed return J verdict of not guilty. c,m. vs. 11 of veil Luihtr.— lndictment for assault and v.-terv and disturbing an election. Alter hearing evi j (* the jury return a verdict of guilty, and the Court tence the defendant to pay a fine of $?3 and cost, ** Com Syfat iter C. Hickman Indictment for bur -v house breaking, Ac., Jury find the defendant not g | tv as charged in the indictment, but guilty of an at f"' t to commit missdemeanor. Com vs. Simeon Coot.-Defendant pleaded guilty at session, of larceny, and is sentenced to pay a ' " f fifty dollars and cost of prosecution, and undergo ,rimp>i*>nmcnt in the Penitentiary for the term of one vea r and nine mouths. • Cgm rJ- Dennis Manahan.— Defendant found guilty f dealing a bee-hive, and is sentenced to pay a fine of ° u d co^t of prosecution, and be confined in the jail of Bradford County, for the term of three months. Com c. Stth H Bigg* ■ —Found guilty of murder in the first degree. Reason for a new trial and arrest of lodgment filed. "d the Court giant a rule to show cause why a new trial shall now be granted, returnable to next term. In the matter of the petition of Willard Prentice for a transfer of John Langhlms tavern license, for the Ul ance of the year. The Court granted said transfer. On an action of Mr. Adams, and filing the requisite certificate EDWARD THOMAS ELLIOTT was admitted and (W orn as an Attorney at Law. with the right to practice in the several Courts of Bradfo.d County. EPITORAI. CHANGE.— We learn that Mr. Ba'dwin has withdrawn lrom his editorial connection with the Waverley Advocate. The Advocate wbl here after he conducted by Messrs. Kinney and Pulleys. j®-The Farmer & Gardener, for Decern ber has been received. Much that is useful and interest ing to the farmer, gardener and others, is found in tins publication. AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.—' The Lvcornin< Gi -etee savs. Mr. Adam King, of Larry's Creek, called Ust week to renew his subscription. For fifty fire year, Mr. King's name lias been on the subscription books of the Gazette, and his errand was to pay for the filty-sixth jcar. CHEERING — AS AN evidence of the fact that the spirit of reform is still alive, we may notice the fact that a Division of the Sons of Temperance has been of jtanized in Klmira. May its success iu reformation be tqual to tbe need of it. 3®-The Chenango American of the Gth int., contains the announcement erf the death of Hon. I lour. MOSEI.L. formerly a Circuit Judge of the Gth Ju dicial District of this State, who died at his residence Greene at the age of 74 years. * VETERAN GONE— The Tiosa Agitator no tices the death in Westfield township, of that county, of NATHAN WniTHOKK, a soldier of tbe Revolution—aged 107 years. Another veteran, Esos MARSHALL, aged iOG years and 9 months, died at Covert, Sendfca county, N.N on the 23d of Nov. Mr. Marshall was a soldier uuder Gea. Gates, and w as at Saratoga in 1777. TOWNSHIP AND LOCAL LAWS. — We nre in fiebtfd to Mr. Ecxeatd F. James, of West Chester Publisher, for a volume bearing this title. It is a com , T.istion of the laws relat'ng to the duties of Justices of 1 the Peace, Constables, Supervisors of roads. Ac., a I ivirledge of which is of importance to every citizen.— I It Alitinn it contains a number of blank forms for in w iLimnts of writing, most in use. The volume is a vai | utile one, and should be in the hands of every man, ' SKATING. —The river above the dam is now frozen over, with a surface clear as crystal, and every one who is the possessor of a pair of skates now makes He best use of them. At ail li-ors of the day the glassy turface of the pond Is covered with adventurous skaters —not boys only—but staid middle aged men. and ladies, the latter of whom do not possess that independence on ice which they sometimes assume on laud, for they ait manifest a strong desire to bestow their hand on some body. It is an exhilerating and healthy exercise, and the boys and girls should be encouraged in it/ LF.CTURF.. —A Lecture was delivered at the Cmirt House liefore the A. E. Literary Society, on Fri day evening last, by Dr. R. Shetfon Mackenzie, upon the subject of " The lights and shades of Irish character." The Br. is well known to the public as a literary man— being the author ol several works of interest, and as being the literary editor of Forney's Piers. The lecture vA'bith instructive and amusing; instructive in regard to the light thrown upoh the origin of the different clans, and in tbe illustrations which his personal association I with many of the eminent men of tlldt country en abled I sim to make; and amusing from the fund of Irish ancc- I 1 tea and Irish buils, which, the Dr. being himself an I -uman, were got off in the true spirit and with the I jsaine brogue. After the lecture, the Dr. delivered I "tt effectively, his well known legendary ballad—The I Ceraliline. MEAT FOP. CHRISTMAS. —Those wishing pond beef for Christmas will find it at McCabe's Central Meat 'Urset. HE has killed a five year old ox, weighing over • "'i pounds, said to be the finest ever seen in this mat krt. AGENTS WANTED.—The Attention of per *°a'in want of employment, is directed to an advertise treat in another columu, for canvassers for Township and ' Mi Laws of this State. Application must be made to ' . miovs 4 ALVORII, who are General Agents for Brad- J ford Ccunty. fcas" The O.vptro Gazette in noticing Mr. s pronations, says that " his acceptance of the ... e '' Protllon °lary may be properly set down in the J I "X'lryof cxes of •disinterested patriotism," and liopes I -■-a- he emoluments of the office will remunerate him I■ ■ sacrifice he makes for the public good. I , Rccardnf the Times, (fives the par I -.ars of a sad calamity, resulting in the death o* I ,r r P ' ITen P"rt °f Ross township. With several I ' r J "mg men tie was hunting on North Mopntain.and I 'Mh" 3t * rUnWa y w ''" e l ' le r,, hers started to chase I be- r) C fPr ' ' iad K" ne about 40 rods when they I >p- " ° C " n atu ' a which brought them bark. I r I " ' oun d him a few feet from his station uimbfe to I i J* ,i 3nJ ,U a feW rainoteH breathed bis last. It was I vl'nl h ste Pl >e d on a small tree lying down from I :aar"' \ . at "' t ' l ® R un striking t'ae tree was dis I entU T'" 1 " lUl ' tw " balls and several buck shot ? his side just below the ribs. I " I ofth w ChristWS ,s comi "P. h 7 the looks I InlTrsX &nd Store w ' mdow '. will be seen that our j I hiv, Or !i T ° ,P re P a ' atioos 10 meet it. All kinds of I drin ar. a i"®* ° D'■' -tl •an J Napkins, at ROCKWELL'S. YANKEE NOTION.'. Combs. Buttons, Brushes, Threads, Stfttienr-ry, Pins, Nee(l1PS, Hooks nnn Eyes Looking Glasses, Percussion taps.Beads, Bugles, I*l ited Forks and Spoons, Crochet Needles, Knitting Pins. Zephyrs, Scotland Wool ai d Scotch Yarns, at ROCKWELL'S. CROCKERY. Hardware. Glass, Sash, Oils, Paints, Nails, Putv, Burning Fluid, Camphene, Kerosine, Wood en ware, Bird Cages, Boots, Shoes :l r l( i Leather, at ROCKWELL'S. | GROCERIES—The best Crashed nnd Pulverised Loaf, • Brown and Coffee Sugars, Black and Green 'Teas. Java and Rio Coffee, Chocolate, Syrups, Molasses, Tobacco, Spices, Indigo, Starch, Soap. Crackers, Salieratus. Cr.-ani Tartar, and everything el- tti the line will be ionnd at ROCKWELL'S. ALSO—Fresh Ground Cayuga Plaster, at ROCKWELL'S. Many thanks for the liberal encouragement hitherto extended ns, and we shall eniieavo.i to contiuue to give satisfaction to all our customers, old and new. WILLIAM A. ROCKWELL, No. 1, Patton a Block. Towanda, October IS, 1800. CHEAP GOODS AT J.H. PHINNEY'S, JR. No, 3, Potion's Bloc};. HAVING made up his mind to make the Mercantile business a permanent business would most respect ' fuliy solicit his old customers and the public generally to give him a call and examine his almost entire new stock ol Goods, just rec. iving. and which 1 e offers at very re duced prices, for Cash or most kinds of Country Pro duce. He asks particular attention TO HIS Large stock of Domestic Goods. Sheetings, Phirfinge, Dentins, Ticks. Stripes, Linen and Cotton Diapers, Dam ask Table ahd Marscills lk-d Spreads, Jeans, Tweeds, Flannels, Ac. TO HIS I Prints. Gingham's, Coborgs, all Woo! and Union Delaines, ! Reps, Plaids, Black Silks. Ac. TO HIS Stock of Clothing, which is the Cheapest in Towanda, I and all warranted. TO HIS Large assortment of Men's and Boy's Hats and Caps, at I great bargains TO ins j Combs, Brushes. Hair Pins, Needles, Crochet Needles, ! Zephyr, Shetland Yarn, and everything in the notion j line. * TO HIS I-arge stock of Straw and Chip Bornets, Ruches, Flow : ers, Ac., which will be sold wholesale or retail '25 per : cent cheaper than at anv other place in town. TO HIS ! Crockery, Glass nm! Hardware, Boots and Shoes, for ! Ladies, Misses, Men ami Children, at Bargains. TO HIS [ Large stock of Groceries. Brown, Coffee, White and Pui j verized Sugars, fresh Linseed and Lamp Oils, White j Lead Zinc, Putty, Sash. Nails, Coffee, Tea Ac. TO HIS i Good Molasses at .18 per gallon. Prints from sto 10 cts. i per yard. Coats' Thread 4 cts. Best Horp Skirts 50 j cts per doz. Yellow Bank, fine cut. Tobacco 25 cts per ; lb. Smoking Tobacco, 8 cts. per lb., and everything cheap at PHINNEY'S. Towanda, < ct. 26, IsGO. A CAiO>. THE present depressed state of the Money Market having had the effect to place many kinds of i Goods within the reach oi Cash buyers, at much lower j prices ban heretofore, the undersigned begs to give no : lice that he lias availed himself of this reduction, to a ; large extent within the past ten days and is now offering } many iiargains such as have heretofore never been equall | ed in this market. Dec. 10, 1860. JOSEPH POWELL. K. TT. ck 23. RAZZ. ROAD. CHANGE of hours, commencing MONDAY, Nov. 26, iB6O. Trains will leave Waverly at about the follow ing hours, viz : COING WEST. GOING EAST. Dunkirk Express. .5.33 P. M.IN. Y. Express. .11.28 A.M Night Express 3.50 A. M.lN'ight Express. 1.25 A. M. Mail 8.10 P. M (Mail 7-45 A.M. Mail 842 A. M.jMail 4.20 P.M. Express Freight...6.oo P. M iFast Freight... 9.07 A. M. Fast Freight.... 11.32 A.M. Way Freight... 6.05 P.M. Way Freight 8.15 A.M.! Night Express (both ways) Express Freight and Fast Freight going west, and Fast Freight going east, run every day. Night Express of Sundays, runs only to El mira. The 8.10 P. M- Mail runs only to Elmira. The 8.42 A. M. Mail runs through to Dunkirk. The 4.20 P. M. Mail runs only to BinghamUm. CHARLESMINOT, Ganeral Snp. ittisccllanrous. GREAT REDUCTION" IN PRICES OF BOOTS, |AT HUMPHREY'S. The subscriber offers his very Large Stock of Boots of his own manufacture and also' his Extensire and well selected assortment of LADIES' FINE WORK, of all styles and varieties for the remainder of this Sea son to Cash Customers at prices which make it a great inducement to give him a call before purchiug elsewhere. Also, an unusually large stock of LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS at reduced prices to suit the times. Also, a flue assort ment of CROCKERY, ' which I will sell at bargains, in order to close that j branch of my business. FOUR TONS BOONETON NAILS, COLLINS AXES, CAST STEEL SHOVELS, MANURE FORKS, SADDLERY WARE, I ?MAMLY SMJGSSAIS. &c., &c., I Dec. 1.1860. J. D. HUMPHREY. KIJW FIRM. CODDING RUSSELL, HAVE purchased the large and well known establish ment of 1). C. Hall, and are now receivingfrom New I York, tiie largest and most complete assortment of HARD-WARE, ever offered for sale in this market, which will he sold CHEAP for Cash orappoved Creoit. We have a large and well selected stock of Wood and Coal COOKING STOVES, every variety of pattern and style of Parlor, Diuiiig-Hooni. Six-I'late. and Cylinder Stoves, which we can. and will sell as cheap a3 can be purchased in this or any adjoining county. Also a full and complete assortment of IRON AND STEEL, Nails and Glass. Paints and Oils, House Trimmings, Car riage Trimmings. Springs. Iron Axels and Boxes, of ail si/.es. Carpenters and Joiners Tools, iiiaek. smiths Tools, Cross-cut, Circular and Mill Saws, Table and Pocket wj _ ik ■ S.W 9 of every description. Pumps, Lead-Pipe, Chain Dumps and Tubes. imiTTAWIt AV I> PLATED WARE, the latest and most approved patters. A iarge quantity of TIN-WARE AND STOVE PIPE, always on hand - Patent Stretched Leather BELTING. Every name and form of FARMING TO. T,S. JOB WORK done on short notice and warranted. GRAIN, Old Iron. Copper, Brittannia, Brass, Bees wax and Feathers, taken in exchange for Goods. We invite " the whole world and the rest of mankind," to call and examine our our goods before purchasing.— Our motto will be use every man well and submit to noih ina wrong. xr£~ IID 1* door south of Tracy and Moore and Powell's Block, Main street, CODDING & lil'3sELL JOHN A. CODDING, ) c. s. wwEi.t. f Towanda. Sept. 21,1 SCO. STOVES R STOVES! SXj S2 received: HAVING lately returned from the city where wo 1, ive purchased for CASH a large as sortment of STOVES, of all varieties and sixes suited to this locality, we are prepared to sell Cheap D r Cash or approved credit. We would -.•all especial attention to the celebrated Coal Stove B-E3C EL - 2 •> the perfection of arrangement f r burning coal. We are also casting and setting up in our own Foundry, a num ber t as good of Home Manufacture. Our assortment taken a whole, is the Largest and Most Complete ever offered for sale in this market. We also rcanulacture and keep constantly on hand, a full assortment of TIN-WARE, and will make to order any thing trora a Telescope up— to a Sausage Machine ' iti'i'iiii and examine for yourselves, and yon will be ! satisfied that there is something in the world yet, besides i (jus, JOHN CARMAN. i Towanda, Aug. 50, 1860. N. ll.—Our Tin Store is on Main street, south store in Mercnr's Block. SULLIVAN COUNTY Hardware and Stove Store. T). C.~HALL, RESPECTFULLY informs THE citizens of i Sullivan County, and the public generally, that he I has commenced business in DUSHORE, where he has j just received a very extensive stock of of every style and pattern, adapted for burning Coal or : Wood, which will bo sold as low as any other place this | side of Albany or New York. The attention of those j desiring to purchase Stoves is particularly directed t j my assortment, which is especially adapted to the wants I of this section of the country, and will be sold lower j than can he purchased this side of Albany or New York. | I believe I can offer greater inducements"than any other ; establishment in the country. Also, Hardware, Iron, Steel, Kails, Glass, PAINTS AND OILS, House and Carriage Trimmings, j SPRINGS, IRON AX LBS A BOXES, of all sizes. Car ! penter's and Joiner's Tools, Blacksmith's Tools, Cruss | Cut, Circular and Mill SAWS, Table and Pocket Cutlery, i Pumps. Lead Pipe, Chain Pumps and Tube. Farming ' Tools Tin Ware and Stove Pipe, always on hand, at ! Wholesale and Retail. | Job Work done on short notice, i & Also to an extensive assortment of Plain and Printed 1 Merinoes, Plain and Priuted Coburgs, Plain and Printed Wool and Common Pe ains, Wool and Union Plains, Paris Iteps, Mohairs, and other • IDIR-ESS C3-OOEDS. Likewise to the Largest and Lest selection of English and AMERICAN PRINTS, And Ginghams, to be found in the County. BRUSSELS, VENETIAN,SUPERFINE, A INGRAIN , C ARPETIN Gr S i r WOOL AND COTTON > DEUGGETS &ND OIL CTOTES, MENS, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES, Of Every Description. HATS AND CAPS. HAKDWARE, IROX, STEEL, WAILS, CORDAGE, WINDOW GLASS, SASH, GROCERIES, OILS, PAINTS AND VARNISHES, r CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, All of which are offered at the Louest Price*. r Towanda, October 1. ISGO. A. WICHHAM & sow, lITOUT.D respectfully announce to the public that they e VV have purchased of J. 1). Humphrey, his entiro -to k of DRY GOODS, and in addition are now receiv - Ing, from New York, large -upplies of Goods adapted to the season, embracing all the varieties of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, HATS k CAPS. YANKEE NOTIONS, Ac. Which they now offer for sale, at the store formerly oo j cupied by Humphrey k Wickbam, (west side of the Pub lic Square). They would most cordially invite ail to call and examine their extensive assortment, as they are de termined to offer their goods, for cash, at such prices aa cannot fail to suit the closest purchaser N. B.—Dealers can he supplied by us with Gents Bo a e administrators, as per account filth, will attend to the duties of his np pointmt irt at his office in Towanda Borough, on FRIDAY the 24th day of J ANUARY, 1881, at 1 o'clock, p. ra., at , | which.time and place all persons interested will present ; their claims or be debarred from claimiug any portion of ! said fund. P. D. MORROW, ■ ! December 20. 1800. Auditor. V EDITOR'S NOTICE. — In the matter of the estate of Daniel O'Ketft, die d. In the Or • ! pban's Court of Bradford County. . ! The undersigned, an Auditor, appointed by said Court to distribute the monies in the hands of the Adininistra- I tor, will attend to Cue duties of his appointment at hi* . office in Towanda Borough, on MONDAY, the 28th day i JANUARY, IMGI, at 1 o clock p. m.. at which time and f place all persons interested will present their claims or be debarred from claiming any portion of said f-.md. G. H. WATKIN9, , Dec. 13, IS6O. Auditor. ,f "A EDITOR'S NOTICE.—/n the matter of I Al. the estate of J. F. Chamb. rlin, alm'r of S. iT. Riles, die'd vs. Il'm. Williams. In the Court of Con>- i mon Pleas of Bradford County, No. 223, Sept. T. 1859. The undersigned, an Auditor, appointed by said Court i to distribute funds raised by Sheriff's Sale of real and personal estate of defendent will attend to the duties of • ! his appointment at his office in Towanda Borough, on i SATURDAY, the 26th day of JANUARY, 1861, at 1 r o'clock, p. m., at which time and place all persons are • requested to j>reent their claims or else be forever de barred from said fund. G. H WATKINB. Dee. IS, Andftnr.