- • NV,•"4' _ In X3ratifoul Neporttt Towan4, Pa., narzday, July 27, 1876; LOCAL AND "-GENERAL. ANA DICKTSSON is spending the suin . tiler at Pittston. . . THE Pa. at. N. Y. R. It. Co. bavc again placed niileage tickets on sale. R. A. F.l.mEn, Esq., is President of the iIIAYE.S and WHEELER Club of Waverly, IN. Y. • Tits Liu-tas have added another story to theii engine house for the accommoda tion of their band. C. VAN, DYKE has been appointed :Post Maiter at Enh Canton, rice MEnTox iLANDON* tesigned.l - flont ints should begin to make prepa tations for the approaching Fair. Its success depends entirely upon them. TRE Pastor, Doctor STEWART, having returned; services will be held as usual iu the Presbyterian church next Sabbath:: Rasn.kr.r. WILMOT, father of the late lion. DAVID Wii.Ntor of this_place. died at his residence in Ilazetta, Ohio, on the eth inst., aged 88 years. " TUE CENTENNIAL," iS thoj name giv en by Dr. G. S. PErK to the new,;inil novel mowing machine just inveiited . Aucl built by himself alid son. war writes tbia friend in this place to be careful in rdgard to his diet,. in this brief note "'Don't eat Q-cumbers ; W-up." =MIIECZ LlErrz:J. 31. CALIFF, IT. S. A., passed over the Erie rail road-last - week, in charge of two Innuired soldiers, en route to the the sceneof the ,Indian troubles. R. 3t. "WELLES recently purchasedsome verb' line imported Cotswold sheep. They ii-erc taken to his farm in Towanda town ship,, where the buck died last week. InA lii - NIPITIZEY has just returned from a visit to the cast. where he pur chased a large :•teck of !-oosls for the en terprisit; firm of which lie is tire head. I)Artn is iliitting• some very handsome stoix Stt ts in frvnt of N .11ETTs, elegant residence. The stone are:from the quarry at Ilorn Brook:: A BRIDGE which is Thought to be salty has at last Lcen constructed from .Qvu ton's basin to the gravel liar in the river, and material for the- streets is being pro cured. 1). U. Ifor,Los informs us that lie has tried Haul: pepper as an anfeilote for the cald,age worm. Apply in the morning, while the flew is on. It is an effectual rem My. • ! • 0. i; Mak il extensive re pairs and additions to. hi:.; residence in North Towanda. When completed .he will have tine of the pleasantest places in this vicinit V. 11. IT. .14.‘cE, who was injurt(l some days since by being: thrown from his wa on, still lirs condition at the house of JoiiN" Coi.iim.N:s, the phice Is here lie was carlitd on the 114;14 of the acei dclit. THE ;,Na n d ciesibg- Celle( rt of the National Mnsi,T,l Institute sill Le held in Mel( ur er, hinq,c August 411% instead (,f 11m -tip-N . the 3(.1,: pt. ens. Long. Tmcnimn. rri. • : 17.3y_i?0 - canisucLc.‘ In German. MP cIIEM & RSO'KINNEY, T.T9R-vRYS-A T-LA TOWA ND A. PA. (Hike in Tracy h Noble's Block To'vranda, San. In. 1,471; UT 111111 Lr34.11N: —A mauls' way .M.k.um'STm:Kr.\-ruru, (4 . p4ut,.truule us a plcasant Saturd?ty last. Mr., :•z - . was. hen. on military nuss. -116 is 01:e of the Most genial. com-' ranionable men Nvc have ever Met. anti is ch:fervecily popular with the . 12th. Regi ment.' TEE Friday evehitig. concerts by the Normal Institute have become Wry pop ular. atiilare iriironized by the,r,m rieill Feeple of this plave. Admirer's 4.f g. , 041111111C are suit% INvotiltl feel cell laid wci - e. they to attend., \\ - tr. are iu ri ecipt of the lint 11:u Lrod, J'ittst,iii, by Nix is ‘t\ I )il INS•VN literary editor. ;t a little .h t. its here sies,Ancrits- a geihn , ot , snk , l; , 4t. • . , 11.‘1:1:.: rare opr4rtuu.ity is,olli.r). (1 14) ally HI) ty the cr).ekery 1)1t.i)))•:,:,1.)).11rehas(::). stmt. m'cll.e.1:11)11411411 (Isipg 'Ft e 4)111y est. Ole kind in or .1. 1). •322 trx E. now c•n:;alzc•cl in rli‘ erinz his books:- lie info! ms us that the demand for the history of Mormonism is very groat. liitervst , in this Nvork D11111:0(41 I.y. the efforts ni 31:.rmott fast cu tLc unholy syNtt-tri upon sections of this COIIII, I . At.7.n)sT A • lig:htcd lamp in one of the 114,11-. - at the \N":111 ex piodt (,1 . 1 3lonilay cver;:tor last. As no was hest u! tin,c, the I,nild imz uatil)wly l'.1•St1111 . 1 i..n. Th e lq (Wing in - the was dcstroy. : (l. lint the tianie . t; « (le ex: d \*- 11)g :I Linn. St..vrEnviLLE has I.eonne a favorite re sort for l'owandians. Mrs. Bra 311'S. . IL L. Scorr, Fi).X. hare Wen there for sonic tin:e,land yesterday 31i., I:. Movrk‘l"l* Mrs. WIL)!or, l'AvroN, and Mr•. TlLEs'rors starti - ,1 for the same plae. They arc all gnests of the Fduntain 11 use. 'l'H7-. rir, tine liold by Co. N: t n F r id a y uvenin ,, last. rrsultcd in the selveriol of 1). L. SN% 1..E.N EY as ('alo!aiu, in plare of (•:! I .t. • st,, Lt. .1. A. VI I r.• First Lieutenant., iti place of EEN EY, I.lllllltttrii. .1(.11N ontl Lic11101:1111. The colliany expo, tto Do to Philadelphia itt!,.t week. THE Seho44 Directors o f home borough rc'ectitly .1.;;ss411 a icsoluti m ord e ring,:i diange of readers in the schools, but On taking the .sober Second thon t :ht the action and retained the Union serieS. Warini the question or merit this is no time to subject parents to unnecessary ex pense in buying new school books. IZr.v. L. F. FoLT Er. awl wife, of To- wa -3 (la, :OA the Rev. G Lincsvillc. will prcacli at Ulster. in Mc- Carty's (:rove, on Sunday, August 6. at 10:3a A. and. I P. M., :URI clo se w itli atemperance meeting in, the evening- at the Town flail. whefe,.shottld it milt, the -meetings will be held during the day. Tut:: statement of the First National Bank, printed last wctik,_shows the hist i ta..te incmasing itrospetity, and in the confidence of .t he p V tlple.lt rea ll y fulfills the mission a bank, i. c ,„ aids the , busitiesti community, and ,afiiolsa safe'depository for the surplus earnings of those who are not ctigag,ed in occupations requiring all their capital. THERE may be directors anti parents who prefer other readers than those now in use in the sch.t tts ote the count y, but we do not bdiere aay consideraltle 'num ber of school boards will ioe found willing . sulrfpci: the people to the hi - miens inci dent to a ~chan:ze :at this time. The ex pense to the patron.;::of the public school's would be, %cry beau. THE barn anti 56015 of ('n s. Tw.,•,11.01.:,( " • U 1414; by 1111! and (14.i - :troyeti, widLcontAlits• .7311 . 7 *- I ) - bad his hay and whi;•:ti . all in. and that. af- lei noon frail !;:folle !he had- ;u le ' t swdllcu in the Fiirocts' of . Inse.;- tal on vu s. Sr' et Ytt:ll';‘ , ago 14 Larn—lrll the SANK , feiVlibltioll—lVAS ited byl lightning.. rltiumet Wile; uiiitsnal . Mr; DAriskoi incl'ilie tymotby 144: cadre . commit• NM ; - 4 ,2rirign tiro ba r n, An WitMliii k Cinb organized at fierrieltville,•en Wed nesday evening next, Ang. 2. lion. (Ito. Linos will address.the meeting. Ws. had the pleasure of looking through the very converient aild commodious liOnse just completed by Mr. Jour 11. Ott• cam; on Main St., the other day, and pronounce it a model, not only in design,. but in the character of the work, most of which has been executed by Mr. ORCUTT hirnself. Mr. DYE, one of 'our hardware merchants, will ()map) it, having leased it from Mr. ORCUTT. ONE of the grandest treats of these:then may be expected' at the third concert of the Normal Institute, on Friday evening, Slily 2s, in the Court House - . Not only will the entire talent of the Institute ho represented, but selections by the' Lid-Ta Band will also enrich the programme. Prof: P. P. BLlss will also be present and sing his new Centennial Gospel Song. WE are pleased to see our people show their pride and love for our grand old State, by subscribing so universally as they are, for Dr. Eumes llistory sylvania. This is a magnificent work of over 1.000 royal octavo pages, and between three and lour innulred elegant ergrav ingS. No true citizen should lose the op portunity to get this great work, as we haVe had no history of the State for near ly forty years. No library is complete without it. A HAY ES AND WnErmr.n C1.1.11' was . lr ganized at elsterpn Friday evening last, and the following tinkers einted: Pn.7.thieht.—.l. • MERsEi.E.W. Viee Pre.q.—ty .H. I WELL, C. W. HOI.coMIL ..c.'erefruill.—c. B. ELSBREE. Ak.d.. sm rrn. Tre!surer.—JAMEs MATHER. The meeting was addreNsetlby Col. ; t11': (tvt•!nro . s, and Jutisort The next meeting of the club will be on Fritlay,evening, Ammst 4. pbblish in another column an ae conittof the accidental shooting Of W. T. D.O - tr.4, Esq., at Wyalusing. The excite ment here on receipt .of' the news. was quiti, as intense as at Wyalusing, and Mr. residence was thronged by friends . anxious to learn the truth of the report. We'are happY to inform the public tlutt. no serious s:onsequcuces are likely to re sult 'froni t the -wound and that :dr. D. Impcs b(:., entirely recovered in a few J: rna I:t.wt:m.. at the recent dinner of the ;l' rrei7i of the IlliHnnsburg :Normal School, toOlt preasion to commend in . strut:; terms the ladies of the graduating class for hawing attended the examhiat ion and 2railuatii in in neat, calico dresses, /Hot 1,',erq , ( 1 ,70.3.- It \V.I alueeedent, he lsaid, that shorild,he gen. erally Rivalty in dress is not midt,; harsh upon :lie pet rer hut necessarily districts the mind of a female pupil from her lessons and examinations: SEX ITI - NDI:En tickets for the Ilin.ta Convert, last :Nl,mlay coming Nvere sold. Thee:. handy'. d people came in oti . a, spe cial 'train over the. S. IL IL, in charge or (~., n ductor 1;1( . 1i. The enter tainment also exceded in interest any._tliat preecde.l it. faculty • of tlii Normal of AVili ianeZport. Mrs. I ir. )10NTA:NYt:, Mrs. 11.“.- Dwrs - , and .Miss N \ct.Ey. all satrg. It is the fin k - cr.:al expression tlliat it was lit far the richest musical t teat ever en.ioye!l by the people of this vicinity. The ;:et receipts were ::,4300. • S. It. CII.ANF. of CI 411111W:I X I:.,aifs. has jue-i n'ecivt.d a ..e.py right" for a most ar. , l Ilzertll the ;imp.: of a tax duplicate. Thejl..ook is so arratigoil that' each tax payer cau• see that• rialfie is entirely vernoved-4nor Inertly (.l.3 g4 ,1_ 11 .,, n1 the b,,,,k, thn, iru; thr and tlis, , ati,faction rtsalts rIII bet weei , i (S and t-fix pavers. The ("orntnis•- sioni , rs should ''s"tijgdy thrtr. .to the colli•c -akd ervAol.lll,llip and sh l :,nld t•are Lie 11(1 . ;•It, lion it: re arts So address or .aft on S. 11. Ci:ANt, Columbia X Roads, • . , 1'„t: the past vit4ht ;"cars uniformity in l Fellii“ll.o. ' ,lcs has 1.4 ea m;tintained in the sehe;ol4 t 0 - I Ilk county, kith only a j e w ex eertiofi,, mal i t regvet now to see an er,- foit made to iicsirov--it. A refort havin (..htained that tlle bireetors 4: thi , Boro arc aleoat to (ii,place• the Union I:c:idyls; the otlicurse of the 1;oattl leave made. the feell9wing stateny_nt. ii T., 5e,..,, .. 1).,.:,.....,,, :—.lvi --, 1,,:i.,,1 ti c ie l :,,irt.,".i'iroiin eh ceildtie! tee the. ertre ct Xlihi. tilt!: St• 1 1 .1,111 1;11;l1t1 of I 1 1 i , . 11t1r1111g1f. 'are. :11 , .1111 tee eneecr a change. ei ll'allul,. 11 is t0111• . , ,' j',l`itlCl . 1 , . Cll.' 8. , .11t1 :Ind th. , ,c! Wilii arc c,etii.4,l to 1:1Iy litie,lZS Ili ..i:l.t.t:t.ll4t. 1114410 I. ' 1 t. t. a wore! of ti - utlr in tile - s:oly, r We:. ::at isne.i with tly.2 1te:.1.1, is no* in 1 . . , 0,, :1:1.1 1:1•1 :- ....' - ‘1• ally (•4,111',ft,!, .it lire,Clit F. Nii-n“r ALv,.!;,!). ScYct.tr, Trea•ii:cr. • 1, was in town advw day:: to v:ite l'Alz , oN , , or the reli:tl&. 1'4 11 ; 4 11”t1,e of -)l. • Ne'sv Voi p.thl a I.:sit to his filunds .bete last —LIEFTENANT N;.vcr,!N E. - .\1.%!•( , N, N., w week:: with Lis c ! .l. (;. 31... ,, 0.tN, is thi , place. -41155;. 55. 4.1 NVatortovol, N. V.J paid I.i , ii,1.15.1ti 11.• itn L.-king wasi i! *Act . . ( 1 .r..;. I)..1 ti.:.•.. \ 11r ills ti c.,,,nt r . \vas 1!1- 2 NRND Ll', \VI Lin , ! ;t t1:1.5 :1: v weck, i. au ~ ! !i c „ ttj 1:F1 1 9110j :1 MU . C 11ai ills, and lib'. ~~cic~~t:~r railr Sor,:;bnli. who ha.; jii,t t . el frern a visit te the — Faer vva> in tt,wil ea Monday. Ile is lam cm - i t t,,y,;';;l in the 1.11- L , .e clot , B1141.1:it, N. V.. i 11. , r.l aceklotcli s'.ll.lat !WI in an Seminar; in 1;10,,k1yn..N. Y. Mi,i4 ;1. i, int. , ,t_i•ilit:ient and a c c ,. ll , 1 , -aclicrs in 111,2 and i , NS i! hill rare . 1 etalit it, S 61: Lead :old heart. (.. C;I:'.V.." hiS frivlldti -trek. NVO :t1( :11;:t haN Lraitlt 31‘..1 I , now in tlu t nj4.:,n.t.nt 4.1 % ;,,,j , incntal sie.4l I:teulties. :t c.indidat.• 14. r n anitr,aion f o r (*, 11.;11% ., 5 : iu S.U7l:lltAl.lnila , FIE -1' LI .Vl - 11:1 - . - -The peopi o ”f tint sr t - nitcd !-Imes have long f e lt Bie l need of a: wotk that treated n this, sulticet. They have celehr..ted from yea ii to year, the day which the DeCiara-, tin n kl• Indepc.,dt was signed, untih the 'hand on the,dial has p isscil Nine dred. Mid now tile s , .ing of joy and rejoic-1 Mg . tomes from ail parts of the Each ~ne of these years have been trarleil with, some e•reat "cvent_which has made itl • N , memorable. We Venture to say that tite r events of the pas , ..l•entury can scarcely he , cxcrrd.,p in wondurfulncss by any century ' )ct to - fo - dow. A ovoid. treatini.; upon :1111 these events. otlered to the public.' The title is "(Mr First Century." -.and the author is the able anti well knowlf ( M. 1)1:‘ ENS'. lie has speid, the I.e.t n ell. in Writ Mg up the mat the l 111 , 1kher, have ex pcinicil over!, 7.,1 oil, on Chetng ray ings w Lich the bOO% will ci•ntaja, Over one tipiusand nudidatiilits have been given the :work, and inure than sixty of the leading men in our goccritment have ahead) ordered ti c ,-,py. and reeommended.',' : it. A hiStorY proper is mit attempted in this worki 'clic whole comprising ten haul;; iu out, giatni satin gal volume. ikiizinal and and: unique in plan, rich in it. varied add ample contents, and InnitirrasSUd in abint davit ornamentation. One division of the volume treats upon the wonderful phenomena of earth, ocean and heaven ; another, the appalling publ i .. lie ,ealamities,, disasters, panics, etc.; rei. inarkabic rciorins. delusions, and c%criteii merit's in t h e mord and wligitymt, world ; eliln.l 4 olillarydil,COVelit!;: and invent srivatitic inns and tltc splendid tr umplis of mechanical , genius; super achievements of. American l oratiiry; cdo 111.4ted et canon and t vial t rmediesl l , rdinqs, conspiracies; et.'.; im poitant battles upon land and tea; mti inantons political events of absorbing in teiests .Sze. 31r. H. H. WINI 3; is 1,4 stoit roe 'alp{ 013,0it1(t . ry cirpii • T. roicrEi:. or ME lii== {- s~,:: f _..,~=. ma y, - • ~-~ e --, a y • .ea : otP. .wtthaPahxll4 the hoary. rata ofla Oadity:' quite - a large . :number of i)obiile gatbired at the Sayre school house on that evening fur the purpose of forming a Ilayes and 'Wheeler Club. The Athens band was eci hand and enlivened the occasion With • • good nnisie. The meeting organized by electing 11. W. TnoNtAs President, and J. P. STEEL, Secretary. Committees on Resolutions and on the permanent organization of a' Club mere appointed by the chair, wlio in ~due time made theigreports. The resolu tions were good, and very appropriate:, The committee on organization of a Hayes! and Wheehir Club reportcsl Mims: Titom.‘s for President, HAWLEY TOTER for Vice-President, for Secretary, Rnix F. STEELE. The repmfts were unani mously adopted. Brief speeches-were .made by • O. It P. lirx . sEv and M. J. WAIeNEIL Esq., and froth the close and earefid attention paid, by the audience, we judge they were }sell( eceived and satisfactory. :Mr. Wantitn was partienlarly happy, and successful itt i presenting the issues of the campaign, and itl; 4 thivinciug people that the best inter estS of the country demand the continua tion of the Republican party in power. We , regard * the meeting as a profitable one; and hope the Club just organized will have more such meetings and keep the ball rolling. After three hearty cheers for Hayes and Wheeler, the meeting'inl- Joni-tied till next Tuesday evening tO Per the organizatiod of the Club, and put it in workil , order. Tut , : Rev,.. B. L of Auburn, N.iY. occupied the pulpit of the Methodist church c r. S Imlay last, morning and toien hig. we. are rightly informed, lie was 'first a nown it this vicinity, as a famous church beggar, whose ;advent was afix iously awaited at every"chureli dedication. Those who listened to his missionary sermon on Sunday morning will readily eoncedcithat he is by no -Means confined to any :Angle - line of action: Whet her! stands outside his can! , e its an adypezite,l ur goes into council in any of the matii 'fold departments of church ci'r, state, it is. equally evident that he incapable of doing goAl service., There is no'rarer treat for saint oisin mi. than to come in contact with a mind like his, that has sulliciept compass :to spin► the small disasters of these trOublints transition times with a faithdu the l ifutUre of oar country and religion. And in the piisition 1)r. Ivrs ecenpics, as minister. atialist, moralist. wit and orator. lie Will set a lii on the movements or the .day, that. will tell granilly, if we mistake not,' in the thud shunning up of mmulane af fairs. The sulject of Temperance 2n the evtn ing was handldled with a hoKfuless of irs-' pert that inspires a full belief in its ',vial thal tiiumph. Point after point, in past, was marked oil; as cmphaslzing the landmarks ofat taimnent already 471,` and. the • Verk fart that it is difililagi.t•l speak ia an unintcresting. nayon a hauku tvo theme, was nnale to serve !its tenet as - ev l nlenee that the- . piddle mind is ~ .e dueated, and eonvii.e , 2,', or the - enk.- mity of this 141e:it evil, as to- need little fait lief. ideas •or present a thin. v!..:= does not disturb -s into hi, diselmrse, neither dots he tnailde, himself overmuch to exelade those que,siions •Whieh involve the issneit of the And one-is notlkft very 1. set iu sllspl.ll,Se ;IS the uatr.re (2,11 fai.li. liis text, haa not a lint of 1 ,4 11 .. Ind shading, and as Ids tumble mind laud hold of the thoul.t that is drifting thc current or theitimt,„ one feli the en- - t husia s iu of Ici. parpose, ar.-, t ii i,te strength NI of the grip that wreechit 2; every in rained a;~~~ LEE 3; MI ;~~. ir - 6 oa r P .P ., grif Chet Tea