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Toorall4ll:JFL IS, 1677.
TOWANDA POST OFFICE.
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FOR INFOR3fATION OF THE . PURLIIN
ehe Post °Mee will be kept open free 7 o'elock,
A. M., till VI% P.M. Money Order and Registered
Lettcr deportment tattl,close at f, o7etnek, P. X. •
N SUNDAYS the O3ce will be open from 9.30
to i0..30, A. M. .
ARRIVAL, AND 'DRPARTCDDS OF MAM..S.-- ,
Malls DM arrive and depart from Towanda Poet
Oflce as follows until further notice :
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yhtlanetphia,,Wew York and Eastern States, 1 a.m.
Fr4 . na State I.lne,k S. at 0:30, A. A;
Front ftatelay at 7 P. At. .
From ranton at Sr. X.
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From Troy et
From Leßarnille, Wane, ke., at 1: Y.
Froni Sheahequin at 10 A.
From MetalpanylMonday, - Weetnesday and Fri
day) at ht
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.day) at 11 A.' N.
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Pa. & N, Y. , R. 8., South, I.:3n.at
Through mail to Philadelphia, New York and
Eastern States. 7. , ": ti Clock, r, M. •
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North, CIA 1..,14.
Thrriugh mall to Elmira and points on N. C. It.
10.20 A. lit.
S. It. It., Bernice and intermediate potato
7.:410'c10c15, r. of
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Barclay, 12.90 r. tr.
s'antou, 9 A. M.
'Troy, tT. M. ' ' • -
Stietatequln, 12 31.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL' .
Tut: Sherifrs sales were largeli attend•
iedon Fridy, axrdthebiddin4w'as spirited.
TitERE is a. 1 - attendanue at Court
Ibis week
Tni .Yfirtherii :Tier - Gazette has entered
.upon its tifteentli.yra,r.
THE Historical Society. meets next
.Monday afternoon. -
EDWIN iI. PARKHURST and W. M. TULE
husked two hundred and eight" bushels of
earn in-one day at Ifinriequa.
-:.~.~
Tun d)Utt Preeeedings and other arti
cles prepared forthis week are unavoida
, .
lily. crowded -out:
EntmAit meeting of Leah Lodge,' Fri
day evening. :Members from sister lodg
es will be welcome.
THE W.:C 4 : T. U. will meet on Frid y
Diternoaon in;the rooms under the residen e.
of 3!rs.
CARNO:111. - have taken po.
session of their 'new office VI the Ward
House, and will be glad" to see all their—
good clients.
!fonAcE' BEMIS Nal deliver' a
t -wpm:ince lecture at the 'Court House:
tlds'uvening.
_The simple mention wilt
smilice to draw a crowd.
ME
• A coarespoildent of the gazelle strong
ly urges the people'of Troy to take meas
ures to sectire the seiivices of Mr. SPARS
for the band in that place- -
11Uxen, who built and put up the
th.gan in the. Episcopal .Churelt some
6Venly-tlve years ago, ;was in town last
week removing and repairing the instru
ment,
VNIVERKALIST Social'le 'will be held in
the Lecture Room of the Universalist
Church, on Friday evening,• Dec. - 7. Re
fri.shments Will be served. All are cordial
ly invited tornattend.
THE Canton Musical and Dramatical
Associat ion will give an -entert.ainmnt in
that-place on the llth inst. The pice to
be produced is entitled ' " 'Sew
Eve. — The Sehtinel predicts, that it will .
be rep - 4.w ed.
poNITION.=-Thi: fried t of ;Rev, .T. R.
AN.:O!!.' will make him a• halation
the'parsunag,e in Leßaysville, cm next
)Vcdnl•sday, evening, December 12. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
ST*DpEN I)ATIL—Mrs EDWINNOSBURG,
_9f [lib; place'was visiting her 'sister, Mrs.
l'AcsAnn,. in Granville, a few days since,
and was apparently in robust health on
retiring to reston the evening of the 21st.
ult. On the following morning:, which
- was the forty-first anniversariqf her birth,
sintwas found dead in her bed having
'diet . ): during the night, of heart disease.
TWO new papers have made t eir ap
pearancie in this place. The Milotion!iry,
edited by Ite . y. G. .J.PinrrEn; and-devot
cil to the interests of the Universalist
nvirch ; and Christ C'h rch Visitor,
ed
i.rd by Rev. .1. AEEns, Mid printed in
Ilii , ;,The paper is to belimblii;had month.
'ly. In•ovided enough subscribers are se
cui-ejl, and will beau expOuent, of tile doe T
tunes of the Epi3copal Church. There
itlay be a demand for both the% period
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..c;lls„"but it strilielos the information ; they
will contain might be_ given a ivider . circu,
hubmiat much less expense, through the
othuniis of the
_various papers.already 'es
tablished. . T - •
THANKSGIVING Day servites• resulted
iir replenishing the treasury ofithe
I .athes4tenevolent AssoCiation, for which
tL2 President, Mrs. BA D returns
inmks to the generous donors, who by
contributions have made it
for the Society to relieve ad vast
atti!,trnt of distress. The rollliwing sums
Lane been handed to the treasurer :
1 non .services at M.. E. Church, • $5l 65
1 n' , yersali:4 Church,_ 22 00
l',l 4. - ‘,llal Church, 21 63
B,.'N in post Ofitce, 3 59
Total, . • ,
I 'ili-fism.—S.•ol,loNgs, (if Harrisburg,
e;.; iste rti - d -at ihe War ei !louse, one
1r
—Miss I EMIT Nis of Rochester, was
vi-ititig at E. T. Fox'itast week
antl Mrs. E. T.' Fox spent last
.St;!l , l:ty with friends in Elmira.
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• J -- M CARSOCIJAN, of PFAINE'S cele
j,Lited r..,m , Mintile :establishment, Batb„
N• - 1 . .. 'pent Thanksgiving' day with his
bi•it her. t . 'tpt. W. Ii..CARNMAIAN, intliii
ME
• - Mrs. Col. I /VEIiTON has returned fretn .
l IV liingten, where - she Laid been spend=
i , everal weeks with bet.
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Ml'N. E. 0). 31Act•Ani.ANE . , is •in town,
'i:;lher ielativettand otittmftiends..
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fi
M rs . E. .0: Gonintien is in liarriS,
att....nd•a wedding at; Gen..CAne.%.
ti . C-dad, -.•• •
-i--)iksh.FORKNCE. Wag, the
g.n(st AL BERT Los family durh.g
• liet-qay ip tows labweek.
"1r never raids inittit potlrs. 4 E.- I.
Baowarau
net with -an &oddest at
It'Atostoiv manufactory acme time -"Mee
which disabled hiti for several weeks,'aed
the other day he had a narrow escape from
another serious injury.
A. R. Molt is advertised to bmture on
Temperance as follows : Hibbard Hill
Church, Albany township, December 1 at
7. o'clock p, nt ; North - Towanda, Bth. ;
Granville Center, 14th.; Bailey Corners
15th.; West Burlington 16th. The inset
logs will open promptly at
,7 o'clock.
Tnr. following are the offians of the
Canton Musical Association : President,
.1. 13. &taw ; Secketam, PERRY PRATT ;
Treason r, Dr. C.: H. GIBBONS ;. Musical
Director, J. D.
,:l'ltt.utt ; Gen#ral Maus
'ger, C. H. WX1.1,8. The present roe:Tiber,
ship is about thirtpilve. `.
- G BAND CONCERT=.ColtritittiENTAlti ,TO
MR., SPAM' CELIttiIiATED Sr.ko EMS—
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`A BAND. The coin
to Wx. C ,SPAiY,
..-.., a sulikcient pltilge of success
The echittithat" at,' to Nll'. SPARY
as a leadi, and the re utatioh of the sing
ers-, attracted one of theargest and most
appreciative audiences that ever gathered
in Mercur Mall, upon any Imilar aces.
sion. • . .
Miss Karts MAhli . of Ha burg and
Mrs, RoiAbl , oito --- oi Troy, were , he so.
erttrio singers.,
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,PEsTEr. of Hal 'more
had a contraltolioiee of rare swee efts
and compass. ...li. Osnonx the ten.
was from Philach,lphia% Mr. l'iitAtVi' fa
vored-gra 16ttii•ale with two cornet solos, :
which were enthhsiastically applauded.
.Mrs. IlnAnron'n sane tiro soprano solos,
Which were-heartily encord and won 'the,
I s
adMiratiOnA t e. entire . audiencej, . She
has a eleir,' strot -vibrant .voice and run
dory difficult passages with ease and ex-_
Inessioti.
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Miss MANN shared in tbehonors given .
to tbo ;epprrish, parts, and her singing of
Italian opera showed areinarkable degree
of cilltii,ation.
Miss PEirrEt.'s 3oicr, is - quite wonderful
in its purity and range of_ tone. lit lief'
contrf,lll4) solos elm won thc most enthusi
as tic applailse.
.The Lin-tax played some selections with
their 10ipal exquisite skill and effect.
Much of the success of the singers was
due to the 'iccepti4nally fine piano acCom
panimentil by its: POPE. Especially
when acooMpanying 'Mr. SPARS' in his
cornet playing w4,s her complete mastery
of the institinenetnade manifest.
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MAO'S DAVY CROC WETT. —on Fri
day evening lust - Mr. FRANK MAYO enter
tained amMtlemte audience with the pro
duehion• of " David Crockett." a play .
wlitbse title role has obtained for that ar
tist a wide celebrity and Proved to him a
Source of professional prolit. Like other
Specialties, for the most part, in the cc
centric drama, the character set in a
play Which is a :auk absurdity: in dram.
atieartt Toe dialogue is JIM amKhack
neyed, andln a high degree grandikiquent
and affected, and the situations are as tar
removed froM human exPerienc43 .38 e:
lie. As to historical taking into
*vomit the fact of an actual existence in
the flesh of a DA vtn eItoCKETT, from
whose life, character end manners Mr.
3IAY4 - i• supposed to derive his coneep
tion—no`thing, could- bwfurther fruit; reali-
All this,. however, as plays ana play
acting
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go, may be allowable, beitiga scot
of draMatic license in which dramatists
are prone to freely and capriciously in
dulge. There are few faithful pictme:
cif the realities of !Usti*, as they areout
(lined to the imagination, in"any of the
acting . plays.. No one, indeed, ,cares for
such a thing, and - no one seeks for truth
or .probability even, when there is a cer
tain coherence of conception, a `sort of .
dramatic yininetry acting ;of a
part, o-matter how witle may
. gci of
the truth nature and history. No 'cute
cares for historical misnomers, and Mr.
FIANK MAvo and his playwright, are as
oblivious to th'e claims of history, as the
most doting and deluded of theU.admirl--
ers. • So Mr. Mivo) May as.well e ll the
pail he plays DaVy Crockett' as . anything
else. pii,vided whatever he _shies- in his
namels N MIod after its kind. What Mr.
:%1 aro dye's do in this Connection is a tol-
Orably subdfied piece • tit business in dra
matic vulgarity wherein Roaring Ralph
Stackifide, of previous renown in the
iu
digeirons drama, nuffalO Bill, Oliver
Dowd Byron and the •Arkansas Traveller
.are beautifully blended in a hornogenams
while, set out .in the costume of Daniel
Boi
fifln.ebodyOf the name of Crockett may
11#€$ delivered himself Or• his mother
tongfie; in the manner of Minn in this
pa * ?•tA I fso he probably never yielded to the
-iMptilse, as Mr: M %I'll does, of forgetting
hid Niernacular in flights of passionate ut
teean s 3, when' he comes very, near to
.
'Spviaking the King's English like a chris
t4a. This trilling inaccuracy, however,
wit militate against the astonishing
destruction. of time •and - space•that
pt'itedly occurs throughout the My—as
hOir should it? ,•
The lingo of the part is the book talk
ofi the Crocketts of the_ dime novel and
the Ledger. The deeds done in the body
ofthis Crockett are enough to stiff, rib imo
pei• I o re,the. profoundest sensibilities of any
scullery maid who gives herself up on oc=
casion to the dream sheAwelt ihinarble
t r
T heipcidents of the play. include the
rescue of' the heroine in a storm, the de
liV,erance of the. same of a very pretty
p* of high-heeled shoeS, • (no tassels,)
feat which Davy performs after adminis
tering whiskey to his rival for a 'fever, in
eqUal forgetfulness of Mut phi and if/ a feria-
Wood being - scarce he splits up
the bar of the door of his cabin, and di
retly afterwards brings in a neat bundle
of faggots to replenish the tire, Then the
wOlves Wiwi and the bar is gone, and
Crockett's aim comes in, and subsequent
ly its seen smeared with red paint, and
Davy in a state '9f exhaustion. and'
forth; and more to the,:s.tme effect, endi ng
wiTh the elopement of Davy and the her
oine in. her wedding garments on the
night of her nuptials flab another man; the
rescued rival, in all of which exploits our
backwoods lioanerges lays over the thief
of ver's Isle , and Mr. Mehotte or any
other man on record. The whole, in the
*strophe, is pleasantly diversified with
the appearance of another and a younger"
Crockett, in jiuris nituralfbint,idhis night
shirt ; the .closing tableau presenting
pia* of delightfully incongruous ele
%Maks, brought together under the roof
of tlie maternal caliin.
$9B 87
' 31r. MArois caplible of good acting.—
lle has a tide figuic aud.does some rather
good 'things. ill the course of this pbor
play. Miss GREENMAN'S Dame Crockett
'was as good as could be • made of the ma
terial. flie d :other parts, including that
of the heroine, were all that could be ex•
pected, under the circumstances.
efficient leader of. the
state, - the Lin-ta COrnet
:rear Hall, on Tuel44*
a deeidely brilliant aP
ntatittetsor thcfiehe,
.liINCYB,./grB s POPE,' Mit.
essra. GARNER: BRIG
. .
Titirmsortinvor Di.v.-The •day , eet
part as a senson;of special thank" to the
Lind of the barest for thii Teitirtielusenil
time and harvest," and for all the bless
ings %Ali vihich Divine Goodness has
crowned the 'Year, was,veryi generally ob
served in Toaranda. Most of the 'busi
ness places were closed,: add cliurch-go
ere generally attended publie wOrship.—
Aunion service flints heldln the Methalis' t
Church.. Doctor. SrEw.larr, occupied the
pulpit with Rev. G. C. Jories,`and made
the 'opening prayer. The discoure was
delivered by Mr. Joriss, and , was an able
and eloquent effort, and was llsiened to
witle closest attention by the large
cong atlon. At the closed the sermon,
Doctor STEWART made an earnest appeal
foil a liberaicontribution for the Benevo
lent Association, which 'was generiously
responded -
in the evening the tnitersaliet Church
was crowded to overflowing. The church
was neatly trimmed and appropriate
texts adorned the walls. The musical
portion of the service was quite elaborate
and most exquisitely 'rendered% ':.l3eforg
:conimencing the sofilioni the pastor very
feelingly and effectively preseirted the
clalmi of the Benevient Society.
Through the kindness 'Of Mrs, BURNS,
who reported the serthOilsl#e rkrti enabled
giVo our readers. a very full synopsis
of what both the reverend gentlemen said.
REV. G. C. JONES' SERMON
Tens.— St. Nark, 7th Chapter, 87th Verse: "He•
hath done all things well." . - • -
People often speak a higher truth than
they known David, when fleeing fldm the
pereteuliiittA or Elatil, Said 'i there is but a
http between me and death." He thought
only of the prepientAiuger of death at the
lands of his rival ; but he gave utterance
to a fact which was true every moment of
his life, both before and after that hour
of recbgniaed peril. When th 4. AMR said .
of Christ in the Ittnghttee of the text,
"He bath thille Mt things Well, ' they
elated a broader, truth titan they had ever
dreamed. They thought only of the few
i iraefEklielad wrought, of the wonder-
Tit cures he had performed in the provitice
of ( llilee ; and yet they spoke that which
wall, tie edneerning ?HS works for all the
eternit, past and a ll the eiettay t.,, tiome.
Their tr tite Of approval, though mutual
itivd in'ex ression•was but as a tiny rill
in the great ide of praitCe forever akend
ing to Him fr in the whole creation, over
which are His eircies' continually.
\
. We. can • but nd abundant cause for
\
adoration and gra Rude when we seek
througlr.Nature a d )er knowledge of Na
ture's God. Carlyle ys, "Man should
place himself at zero ; a d then ret4ton ev
ery succediug voila frol
. that ascending
\
as au of.kasion of thanksgiding." We see
that " - He bath done all thins well" in
the creation of the universe. 'e are con
tinually hurried in the accompli. uncut of
pour Puroses. - We form a plan o action;
but before, we can carry-it out we c ange•
it for anotht.r. Men are but childre, of
a larger growth and groW tired- of th •r
toys. There are no doubts or,contingen
cies with God. His works are : enduring,
laud when, as a manifeStatiOn of His
thought; they pass away•it is only because
heir palsirig away as well7as their exist
tacetlkis involved-in some Wider manifes
tation oft His thought. It L not through
,either•the caprice or failUr&-of 'His. will,
but through the unifortri ,-action of His
eternal purpose. Death itself is but an
evidence. 9f His life, and change the effect
of His uffehangrable will. There is no
burry,•no jostling of foreeS, . in all th i e
multiplicity of His works. Out of whqt
seems to' us a very' - chaos of .. coati
sioni, Ile has , evolved the most perfect
harmony. He has adjusted the, motions•
of the Countless worlds revolving through
spaem With. a marvellous accuracy and
regularity. . ' - •
Witness the preparations that are made
for calculating elipses - with exactness.
Thesc ofetervadon s hare screed, for ages -
psi ! to enlarge'our knowledge of astron
,omy, It would be a sufficient cause of
-wonder if eclipses could only be calculat
ed to within a feW hours of .their 'actual
occurrence. Astronomers tied that they
take
pluce within.the minutest fraction of
„•,.
a-,s;cciind cif tlielimes predicted yeitrs and
Years before. Such is the dependence to
.ls?placed upon the regularity of Christ's
ivitrks. There are some tklings which we
. Ikepend upon His "doing we 11,14, with
inch absolute'certainty that we pass them
by - unnoticed. We hardly thank him for
the regular succession • f the seasons ; and
yet if, during * a
single summer, bleak
winter should reign throughout the world,
the
_probable result 'would be the de-,
- population of the • planet. Seed time
I and harvest,. the early and latter rain,
I sunshine and darkness, - folloW each
1 oth u• as they have since,ti , e morning
stars sang together for joy-over the crea
tion which Ile pronomiced go el .
H. is said that when Handers "Messi
ah " was tirsj brought out in London, - -as
that magnificent chorus sang out, "The
Lord, God 'ofnuipotent reigneth !” the
~whole audience -rose to their feet, moved
' by. :the common impulse of adoration.
tiurvly we ought to lieu somethink sweet
er thmethe fabled music of the 'spheres
in the 1-e,gularity and harmony with which
cimlitlets the att:tirs of the nniversii.
Everywhere we 'see a nice adaptation of
the, end desired. The law of
want mid supply regulates commerce,
• -
working up through %Ideal international.
relationships; so that political emmomists
can predictits workings as accurately as
the astronomers carr-foretell 'the. move
ments of the heavenly .bodies. - We find.
that the food produced/ iti , arctic and trop
ic regions is exactly suited to the tutulify
mg influence of each • partichlar . climate
on the animal organisms residept there.
The camel, thrives tip on .stunted Arnim.
ond bitter herbs,
the only vegetation that
grosys upon the hot, arid deserts, across
which he so o' ten journeys. The reindeer
is swift and strong,' though he tliga i d
through snow- and ice with his sharp,i
hoofs, fur the dry moss and lichen, that
constitute almost the only food his wintry
home pi oduces. The, half dozen domestic
animals, most necessary to man's comfort,
and convenience, are just the ones,' that
can live xvhercver man lives.. He and - what
lie needs have alike theltidest
. _
Our own bodily organizations -are a
proof of the wisdom anTgiciodness of Hiin
who bath done all thing:pi well. The pri
mary object of our being is hapiiiness.
The Creator could have matte every nerve
tinOe with pain. Ile has so constituted
us that, tinder normal conditions, we re
ceive pleasure' from all our surroundings.
The nerves are the sentinels upon the sur
face of our bodies to warn us of danger.
I Pain, like au alarm bell, admonishes us
'l , that we are going too fast, or .on the
1 wrong track, 'and that we must correct
our modes of living. . .
We recognize cause for: gratitude- in
God's wise and provident direetion of the
I affairs of the huMan race. >l.le never re
moves" His govern i ing hand foam the
world's machinery. There are twelve
thousand millions ofyi iman beings upon
',the face of the earth each one of whom
) i,
I is endowed With tl eimmeasurable_gift of
LL never-ending lif --each selfishly, seeking
his own good a ve everything else, gen
erally very blindly and vicienisly; and not
one kinowin , ' how these, innumerable Mil
lions can- best be steered into the haven
of desti Dir. God has His finger upon each
of these intelligences. The gfeatmajori
ty of mankind is governed by their lower
.natures: yet out of all Weir selfishness
:Ilia blindness, out of warring appetites
. and. passions, He. brings civilization, hu
manity and piety. So, after all, goodness,
which is, the evidence and. work of God,
rules the - world. We see theke • barques
of humanity tossed on the boiling, seeth
ing.billows of pie sea of life," 'Collision
and destruction seem imminent. ' We
think there will be a dragging of the at
ehors cast out into the
We
, v depths of
vim and ignorance. We find that the'o
is a Rock of Ages sure and :teadfast,
which holds each :grappling boo! firmly
and securely.' We - realize that ,th is
One who sitteth - turd God omnipo 'nt
, over the water-floods: '-- • •
Some do not believe in speciiil provl
deuces. It seems tomomore dillicuitto
believe than to believe:. If there is a'spe
(dal providence which guides and - dimets •
the affairs of individualß, it Must also be
tine in the case Of" nations. How pleas-)
autly and peaceably•We and keeping hiis
Thanksgiving holiday as the inhabitants 1 ,
of a great and free country. God has :
brought us out of the fiery baptism.- Of al
civil war, and our garments are purified I
.from 'the touch of that unclean thing, 1
slavery. Welook back through the ages
past, and see when and where .fie has_'
planted and preserved the germs or root-
lets of the natione'that now exist'. We
must recognize -a special providence in the
Various epochs irrlhot". : Worid's history.
If Aleitander the * Great lied not tirtfrled
the standard of . lii• reek..OdWiligstlart `
upon
the plains -of Hiodostan, We might', all
have beeniierbariAps. If . Chat* - lilaro
tel,surnameltheillitifilitiri had Weft de:
bated the Saracens at the tattle Of Pohl=
tiers,. more,theo a Ahoulland - years since,
the whole Anglo-Saxon race might' have
beep Mohammedans to-day. Look' away
to little Athens; *here; MO - years before
Christ, was sown and genhinated the tiny
mustard seed of free government. Behold
it grown up into the peat tree of libert,y,
spreading the protecting - legis- of its foli
age over a vast continent- and in. its
branches and under its !lade,' the na:
tions .of the earth come and' dwell se.
curdy.- ~," - -
Our greatest Joy. mi this happy 'rhattlrs
giving. morning, il that *l3 dot& Ili - the
peace of Christ. "He War done all things
well" in the-.:plan of redemption:- • The
blood of atonement has proved to those
who are saved through faith in its effica
cy, like a life-bdat on a sea of fire, or. like
- a ladder- reaebing. trent earth to !leaven.
Between God and man, there Was areat.
gulf fixed. . God in his justice' , coul d not
'go to man; man in his weakness could not
go to God. But. Christ is on both sides of
! the gulf ; God on that side, man on this r
and now in Christ the aWftil ~volees are
hushed ; we bray approach and not tinter ,
ble ; we may look on God and not be blast
cd—touch and. not be consumed.
Let us narrow down our dimes' for
thankfulnefts to dui oirn nation; The y
past year hair been, pei extiegtion to the
rule Of Gods pfoiiideites. Utlr . lidfiestS
were never so plenteous and overdowirig.
We are safely outriding the - storms of
financial disaster, which not long:' since.
threatened as. Without making any Com
parison of parties, we can safely say that
in the revival of husinefts Weloire tlythitig
to polliiclans,or their itittigOes, h . hail
been dile so lely Id the eVolntion of God's
laws, which govern the commerce of all 1
nations. - -
At least one problem has beeri solved i
during.the - past year. We have tested the
rights and strength of the 0011Ittutniatie i
element in this country. Statesmen did ,
-not 'know its, poorer. Party leaders had '
not reekonett on ito force in Phautiig polit-
lest issues. Per the Brat tittle it had the i
Opportunity of voting upon the question
of _Labor:teepee Capital. 'The hard times, 1
the enforced idleness of multitudes, the
partial disintegration of parties, all
conspired to aid lu Its development. The
latent tom of the people wani.distrae - ted and
perplreed by . the Cehtie, troubles in the'
East, the Chinese question hi the We3tl
and thercolored interests in the 'South. It
attracted the disorderly and pwdy de,
intents of society to Ascii'. It had the
pangs Of poverty and-;hunger to hound it
on i and yet poverty itself_ was too sensi-,
ble to engage in Po unequal a warfare, .
What have been, the . .results r There has
been a little rioting; 'a slight turhnlenee
on the eierfinie of then Pea of ordCri Wit its
depths have remained calm and unmoved,
for it rests upon the solid granite founda
tion of God's eternal law.
Like , the fable of the toad, whicir swell
ed tc ! ) . bcirsting in order to rival the huge
lealk - of the ox, and thereby called :Atom
Lion to its own Meanness; so thd lawless
element in the country has contrived to
attract notice to its comparative littleness'
and insignificance. Even iir these (Benin-L
-ances we see that " lie Meth deep all things
II:" ' These discussions and •threnw•
eine 1 evils have had the eliect of creating
a stringer bond of sympathy between the
capita 'st and the laborer. Ido not • like
the tern w orking men, as applied to those
who live wages, ik ii for we should all he
\
working me !but one class lives on the
gains of,capital and the other upon the
wages paid fin- labor. Both are really de
pendant upon ea 'tai. Thesedwo classe,
have become bette acquainted with their
mutual relations to, and depeielence upon,
each, other.' The aver . fie nian, has won
respect by showing trims If patient as well
as self-reliant; lie has bee learning les
sons of economy, self-restra sit and politi
cal wisdom, whiek - will be/of future ad=
v vintage_ to himself and/ country. Both
factions have realized,. /as neve r before,
that there is' a rock olVlaw and order, un
derlying the siirfa?e Of `society, which
God has made etroi g and enduring; and
that no nations air individuals can run
aggillat-it withmit receiving hurt. .
We haveha,l the usual noise and ex
citement of nlnother. . political campaign.
It has beent ike a blowing oft' Qf hut MAU- I
//
one gas to relieve.preasure. When I was
crossing the ocean on steamer, my little
child came runifing to me one day, .in
great' terror because she had heard some
sudden and unexpected noise which seem
ed to her as if the whole vessel were be
ing blow-n to pieces, "0 papa, , papa,
what is that?" I reassured her by saying
i• 31y little daughter; that shows us that
we are not in as Much danger of an ex
plosion as before. That is the safety
valve which is blOwing off . the excess of
letearm l ' lam thankful for this safety
valve to the pent-tip moral forces s'oetheng
beneath the 'surface. of political fife. I
am often reminded of , two storm clouds
approaching each -other from opposite
points in, the summer sky. TIM eompari-
San is not uiine, but it is a striking one.
The clouds loom up, black and- threaten
big, until the light of the sun is obiscured.
There is the awful,' portentous e: lm, as
if natere paused to gather her forces for
one !nighty, final effort. .They touch, anal
the, forked lightnings leap out like angry
serpents of lire. Tire thunders rattle and
roar. 'fire winds shriek with fury.- There
'is a confusion 'of elements which would
seeni to the ein side looker-on to portend the
destreetion of the planet.taThe rain falls,
the tempest subsides, the in shines, out,
the meadows laugh with joy, and peace
and hariliony-follow tine ,discord of ,war
ring elements. Sr) there-have been cam
paigna. in the past filet looked to other re e-
tions- herose , the sea as if everything
:aloud our body politic would be broken''
in nieces. They have said that we ought '
to harts stronger government, a consti
dint ional monarchy' at least. They thought
we needed the liallakt of a throne. But,
after all the excitement and confusion,
the little piece of papinr, which eaulevoter
puts into the balemboion election day,
settles - dine whole difficulty. •
s.,Let. us examine into our causes-for
'thieekftilnesa as families and individuals: .
It iiitot probable-that the past year has
broaglit,usbniuterrupted happiness. But
in looking, back we ' fi nd ample reason for
acknowledging that God is a tender anti
laving; Father, as well as, a benelicient
Sovereign. A, wise ruler or goyerm
merit, makes la w which , shall subserve
.the good of the greatestaiumber. Father
and mother do not 'make rules for 'the
regulation of the family, in any sue], way.
They do not say. that thisor that course
will be best for the greatest number of .
any children, though the req., stiffer ; but
they seek to-proniote the,welare, and hap
piness of each and. every one' of those
whom they dearly love. So God \comes
to each of us as a - Father, a loving Fr = iend,
as if there were not armther individundin
the universe.• -s,
In reckoning our blessings during_ the \
past year, I am afraid that We think 'more
of the fair things we have net had, than
of the fair thing( we. have received. We
think - More about the, month of sick
ness than the many months of health,. We
, think of the one friend gone, -not of the
many left. We mourn for the sound of
the one dear voice; hushed in the 'silent
sepulchre, and mere not grateful for the
many glad, sweet toues - still heard in leap
by households. We look through, tears
at the one "empty .chair at our table of
feasting, and'do not count the many seats
yet mercifully filled. We need not 'ex- j,
poet unalloyed pleasure here. We are
'like soldiers in a, march, and must endure
inconvenience and hardship. Let-us count
our gains as well as out losses,
Alter the close of that war which we
call the Revolution; and whidh they speak
of in England as the Rebellion, tire colo
nies appointed a day of, Thanksgiving to
God for freeing them from the yoke - of
. the rnother, country. George the, 111, not
to be outdone, said he should se apart a I.
day for giving thanks in, Great Britain. I
his ministers . asked him what special
'cause for gratitude should be incorporated !
in the .proclamation, Should it be said I
that he was thankful because he had lost
thirteen of the most precious jewels from I
his crown—fora long war—for a new ri- ,
val'in power-for the millionk of treastiret;
--erAled r .d?
lied
ihat
So' '
off '
doulit tbii Whotaiiiith now; but Ho
is His Otni interpreter, and inrills'own
goal finds, Ha will make all Onto gain.
•
Tie hendtionts • eh tar n ' Sicand
, lieW s - CID 7
$ .. . .., - ,
mot, intent, thilvithildhU Idrellliti - . was.
4_, • •
ieri meautifollf *Sol tipprdpettelt;ded-.
~
... -
miv ated emblematie dewiest hi print;
.flowers, Vegetables, grains . and &bee f
for tie - Thanksgiving, Services iiit - rn's, !
day Veiling lent • A. - titiartith cow, i posed ! .
of 3 eters,. Gift . anti aild MillitAt Mrs:
Dr..t
lONTASITiand Mrs. 6T.JogN, assisted
by a carefully selected choir, i furnished
the music. which was exceptionally line.
..
The tierriees ! were ,
Opened„ by 'the choir
singing a hymn entitled; "The Lord Is
tititldrlblloited b# restronsisiejeadlng of
the geriptnrea The Minis 041041" h
is a good thing to give thanks,"
Row G J. PAZIRTEI4, the pastor, offered
. 1.
-,an earnest and feeling prayer. The
-,-.
ritlartotte sang "God.beemerciful. to ns
and .-hleSs us." lit •PCllrtfAh read the
XXIII and XXIV Psalms. The - 'conge. ,
gation then joined in singing ! "0 ! lie!) , 1
Father ILIA .add true:" Thei - ,minister
Made an elognetit jtled tof Out Poor; ,and
a collection r twas - :taken tor/tile tidies
Benevolent Society tte-use in c harity.
..
Mts. Most AIME sang an offertory hymn
- . r
rig a solo: !cis otily ilecessaty laths tot
SayrdieWig-41.6611y * . eil l ter the fead4
era of the Rm.' oitzhn. who have listened
:
to her pure, sweet, Well-trained_voice, to
appreciate the rare treat 'that i the trud-j
fork* enjoyed: upon that odeassidn. . •I .
31i; Poiheit !laid; •"I *ill take for the
Who alma *hick id: talk— , faillet than'
as the text of a surnom-Lthe words "0 give
-thanks unto the Lent for Ile ilgootl; for
'His mercy endttreth forever; CV II Ps. ,
1 - vere , .• .
. , .
As we look !about as we 'find jourselves
-surrounded by sharply contrasting scenes.
tin the onelittal we see health and hap
- Pities--t - hi. the , other Sorrow abet deattrA
This morning I stood .beside, tire cold
form of a dead mother. I witnessed the.,
grief of •bereaved relatives and friends.
It was verily the' house of Mourning.
To night I listen to the glad; songs of
'Thanksgiving. I look into bright, youth
ful faces, that, - have already caught the
glow of neariy won hopes and ambitions.
I see ripened manhood and woinan-hood.
crowned with the ivelirearnett froitions of
a toilsome past.' Is it not well to turn
from this. rejoicing •to contemplate the
_afflictions. now suffered by others; but
:which may be nCareetneach one of us at
this moment than we dream 2 The cheek
rosy with the hues of health to night
may be paled with disease to-morrow.
I We prise that molt width costs; us most.;
The pleasures are -' the ^aivecstrist which
come to us after the 'bitterness of grief:
j The sun light is-never so vivid; as- when
' shining . against a dark back ground of
! clouds.. The prise:tor values the free air
and light of liberty as never before. We•
shall appreciate our present bleSsiegs the
I more highly by contrasting than with : the
I trials of the p 4, or those passible in the
future. The good and evil things of this
life seem alma enuaby dijided. Tile.
time will sorely come to individuals and
~ nations ' wheat the 'perfect peace -and joy
! of Gpct's Kingdom shall fill the' whole'
earth. I
I To day -we have many reasons for ,
thanking our kind "Father,. the; giver of
all good and perfect gifts. ;We have
plissed safely through the convOsiens!of a
civil war: kiaveryliatlbeenblette.dout for
-1 ever, we trust, on Americus soil: we haVe,
! escaped threatened. financial train; our
I harvests are plenteous and our. graneries
overflowing with enough and; to Spare.
i'We arc blest above all the petiple of the
earth in having a freer and purer form of
' government. In spite of the earplugs of
' grumblers, it iw administered with more
, honesty than - any other. It is ii paternal
; government; and brings the blessings of .
its protecting care to
us
home WI the
lapel, It ensures to the right to wor
ship God according to t h . dictates of our
indtvidiial consciences. - It, protects us in.
person, indperty, :t!nd the freedom of liv-
Jjug the religious life that seems. best and
right to us. Any man is at perfect liber
ty to be a Christian or a Mohammedan,
a believer or an infidel. If my friend
- chooses to worship deity in temples made
• with hands, or builds his, altar on the
mountain top, there is none; to forbid him.
If he finds his god in stocks and stones or
in an image of marble, fif he seeks hint in
duty or Inimanity, iu sun, and stars, in
growing grass or rippling stream: if be
adores the virgin Mary or the Trinity, ho
iti at, liberty to worship in any Way be,
chooses, the God in \claim lie believes. ,
I have
. the same sacred and ioalienable
right to stand before this people, and,
teach that : system of morality that I
believe to be truer. There atita.nien who
would bind every other 'finial' being
down to the narrow formula of their own
creed. Freedom of errueieuee is an ' hies
' tunable boon • from, the hand of the
Fattier, and to him alone are we accounta
ble for Its uses or abuses.
• A short tnne since I heard the follow.:
ing story about proscription of!opinion in
SOIlli.! part of Texas.. A certain; physician,
living in an inland village, wasl called out
one dark night to visit a patient at 'some
distanee froM his own home. • After trav
eling for-several r miles over- the prairie,
he suddenly found himself sureounded by.
a band of armed and masked men. He
asked the meaning of such a detreinstra
lion, and was told it was a ruseto get hint'
in their power, for they had determined
'he should leave the county becauiic he
was a free thinker. They could not say - 1
but that,he was-a peaceable citizen,, and
a good Man, but they. Would not_havd,any
free thinkers in their county, ' ;
If :melt a spirit of bigotry and inttiler- 1
ancp were carried out,swe should, soon t
Itavit a form of worship prescribed by law;
or rides for the conduct of life :promulga
ted tn the halls of legislation. There ar '
those who insist that the .name of God
shall be incorporated in the constitution.
If this purpose were accomplisleSd the re
ligious 'freedom of the people would be.
destroyed. We have no moral: right, un-,
thir this form of government, to limit the
religious belief of any -indi vidual by a,,
creed embodied in the constitution. • '
In this country we have-the inestimable
privilege of intellectual culture, for which j
wershOuld offer tipa perpetual thanksgiv- I
jug: The land is dotted with common ,
schools, or "country colleges"' as they I
have „been approiately termed. _There
are many seminaries of learniug, for • the
attainment of tr higher scholastic training.
We cannot praise these ahuni'ant bless
ings too . highly.. I have often- thought
that culture bore the same relation to the
natural powersof mind that' beautifully
tashioned.garments, decked with precious
jewels, do the humanform. Letos clothe
,ourselves in the fine rairtient of knowledge,
adorned- with the'brightest geMs of a lib
, eralaslucation. I thank God for our free
school system; which brings the opportut:
nities for cultivation to the very doors of
the poor as well as the rich. ; It is true i
that there is a class who have tried to I
thrust an unwelcome sectarianism into]
our schools. : It is true that some parents
have had occasion to complain that their
chil' eit were beiug taught - a 'faith they
did nti believe. But that' tittle is passim , "
'away, at our schools shall be' free 'to all,
without regard to any' trescribed form of
religious cre4l. The difficulty, will be ad
justed by the *xl &MSS of the people.'
When the peoplessaid that Slavery should
no longer ex'st, it as summarily wiped
out. .
,' Many of our youth, any of our men .
and women, aro weariugxthe fetters of a
slavery worse than that Winch held the
colored man in'bondage, the'slavery-of in-'
temperance: now many fathers and
mothers are praying earnestly; to to-
.night, that he would speedily r em the I
curse of rum friam our land.. TruAnten'
and wouren , have gonelutothcfront rah
of that noble army, fighting; under tt\
banner of total abstinence. 'rimy ask us)
'to follow them—some - of ns hive already'
followed•them, but many of us are still
lingering iu the rear. -Like stragglers bn
to march, we arc in constant danger froth ,
sthe enemy. As we thank Getd 'this day
`that lie has stricken off the manaeleS, of
the slave, we shall yet keep a thanksgiv=
ing because He has set us tree from the
galling chains of this giant evil. Then
will-the shoat of ransomed ;Souls go up
over sea and land. The time is heat at
hand. God has already stretched forth
His arm of 'power ; and, within the year
just past:, many thousands have Wen res
-1 cued from the drunkard' s dorsal. Let Its'
thank him for every rescued soul ; and
strive-, by every means in. oue power; to
•-, ! lift fallen humanity : into a higher and
purer mauhoodind womanhood. -
1 . It itt ottr;duly to tknk God for wha f
are •er religious belief we a . have. I If we are
Ueltholies or.Unitariaits, Ort,' hodox or Vat
verealiStif; let. us thank'Thin for , being
Catholic or Unitarian, Orthodox' or .Unt.
verstillst. leannot thank htnt flit urn&
dozy, became I dp not believe; in pm to.
tel depravity or endless panistunent or the
human fete. : But I do thank him for
Unitersallsill
I thank God that :lean -see Him. in all
His *arks, and•that 1 recognise no soul
as wholly ttriiktfek Bather I behold a di
vinity in every human head. Tnitheolues
by inspiraticin - of the Holy •190trit, All
right action has troth for. its source f
therefore every human, being is as truly
inspired on *On Jesus ofliezereth.
I could not thank - God ill believed that
he would take my wifa or \ chikiren and
doom theta to misery. •\
Ton, 0 mother, canuotstend beside the
grave of your deed pad an+thank -Him
.because your loved ono is talteo from yOu
forever; • You,..bereaVed wire, cannot be
thankful !Or the treed that 'teaches you
that-ttie manly arm orf you leaned
is eternally lost to you. I<od rather thank"
Him for a belief aturconfldeneo in His kry
ing kindness, that is biciader_ than your
creed. -.You are all. Universalists once in
your lives;whether - orthedox or heterodox.
What your .friends die, you look for bell
not for your dead ones, but'rforsolne one's
else demi friends. In spite - of any formu
la of faithzon . thank Him that -He is the
Father of..att g apd not th at Ho is the Fa
ther tiff a few.,
The hope 'of the final satriticrn of all
men makes 'me happy to-night. It
strengthens mein the effort to. 'overcome
evil.
-
bet ON keep a perpetual `thanksgiving
day to the Matfett!' 'ln out hearts and
lives. Let '
Us serve hint *Kb niten hands
and pure hearts, and make every set of
our lives show forth our faith in the boy
ing kindness of a just and holy . God,
" whose mercy endureth foroier." ,
•
' triembei4C aid
friends of the M. E: Chutch asPletnbled on
Thanksgiving day last Mid were plear;ant=
ly enter-biked by an okhibition given by
the scholars of the sunday s chool. Not
„withstanding the inclemency of the weath
-I,er and the morning hour, there were a
goodly number present; and all were
Highly gratified. After the prelimina
ries.we listened to it deelaniation, 'entitled
"A Drunkard's child,” by Mtie LlZth:
the sad condition of the unfor 7 '
Innate one appeared in the pathetic. tone
of the speaker. Missf.ls Loris. OILNISTIY,
31)A , MAICTIN •• SCLIRADER, TO
oit€l/41Psalms of very appropriate selection;
Miss HATTIE SellliAohlt sang very beau
tifully a song entitled "I'm a little sol
dier"; Miss I)EM.A BAII4 recited. the
55th chapter of Isaiah. Psalms were'
recited by several classes in concert. A
- class of little girls sing with a great deal
rif.effect the song entitled "A sweetritdry
of old;" the beautiful manner. in \ Whieh
the - children sang arid suiting the action
to their .words, is. due' to the training- of
Miss 31a1y The Lord's Prayer
was' rehearsed very feeliitgly by class
number one, after which a few remarks .
were iiiiide . by Viollti..x of *Dush
•ore, in which lie said • he was highly
gratified by the • very entertaining
pious character of the exhibition- and . '
surely as the children listened to him, the
"Master" was present to own and ti
bless. J. C. B: M.
New Albany Dec. Ist. 187. •
A young man. named ComMEY who
lives in Sullivan county robbed EDWAULI
OvEt'ros,;Esq. of sevthal hundred dollars
on • Friday evening
, last. COgIIEY,
to
gether with two other men, were in town.
and had been transacting' some business
with Mr. OvEaTox. At about 5 o'clock
Friday evening he called at the home and
said he desired to see Mr. OvEnT.o! , ;, but
as the old gentleman was at dinner be
was cOmpelled to wait some tithe, so that
i; was quite thirk when they entered the,
office to transact the business. Mr. °v..:
EICTON took out Ids pocket book contain-:
big some ia3oo or ,';4300 in money and laid
it on the table and While his face was
Wined away, the loatig man wade
a hasty Tptreat. He was pufsued by Mr
PvEturoN, and although he :Succeeded
4, fir making his es - cape, was_solin after
captured .by officer BURNS, and after a
hearing before Esquire Tam; was held
for
REV. DU. FontisTEit is to be in Tow-:
tda the 1 lth.and 162 th. lie will lecture
iti tha clinrell of the Messiah. We call
attention td these lectures again for the
r .;ison'that we feel they will be so good:
The doctor is an able man and an
" - eloiptent sikacer, and all who listen to
him n ill be aniply repaid for the time and
money spent. Subject of first lecture—:
"Past young Subject of second
lerqnte—"Frce I l asoury an Idea, an,
,In•ititutioU and an Influence' Admis:
sion 3.) cents to.eneh leetuie.
THE Mian* 11u4se oninibu s s,teatn be
came utimanageabre while proceeding to=
wards-the depOt on Suhday,night, and up'
set the 'bus lust after crossing the bridf;cs
over the track, 'near the Station. Throuot,
the-good horsemanship and 'coolness, of
I t the driver, serious damage, was avhided.
/ - Young WALtionx, the newsboy, was quite
badly cnt, and the vehicle considerably
shattered.
i N . V.:HEST in Mite Societies is unabated:
On Monday evening last the one connect
edt, with the Episcopal Church met at-the
residence orMrs. E. H. SMITH: The at
tshidance was large and all present enjoy-,
ed the - meeting. The collection, $l7,
does not savor much of hard times. The
next meeting is to be held at WM. M.
MALORI?S;
F. H. 11tar.itmAN is determined to -130
his shard toward improving the stock of
his neighborhood. He has jitsi, imported
from Canada a Cotswold eWe, " one year
old, and weighing two hundred pounds.
Ho also purchased. at the same time a
short-horned calf which took the premium
at the Ontario Provincial fair this fall. •
Tire citsgilteeful• spectacle • of a Id of
yOung mendrunk on the street :was wit
nessed W i t people rin• the . Third Ward on
Sunday,evenilg last. Regard fur the par
ents preVents us from giving the names,
but a repetition of the disgraceful per
formances will result in making an eiani
ple of them. •
TV F. Baptist denomination - will 'hold a
quarterly meting in the Ilerricksille
church in Ficrilek tomishiP in the Coun
ty of Bradford, Pa., to conimMige on
Friday evenint; December 14th 1877' and
continuo over Sunday. Good preaching.;
Come one, comb all. '
Si nvrcr.s will belel4 in the basetnen
of Christ Chlreh next Sunday, !wiping ,
and evening at the usual hours.. , The
BandarSchool will-also meet. in the sane
place.
W. S - . Dotsafxs, who was-twice thecan-
1* 'date of the -Whig party for Sheriff of
County, and on elected thirty years
a ,, 0- is a candidate for .the Democratic,.
nomination next fall.
•
SrucillOgent Ihriats visited Athens
week fOicthe purpose of settlizip the .
question'of Sst Office location, . It is un
derstood that he i the removal_ up
town. •
•
• BUSINESSALOCAL.
a A, Good Winter - Su itf-?l'''Ten
lays ar. ZOEEN F'l YAM'S. \
* - - 7 "..We beat them all Op,Carvingnives
avl 'Forks, 3lsn . lLL's eroOery th re.
• •
Ur Bargains in Hosiery at : T. L. Kerr%
ur can at 1. L. kairir's and Mei) ni36'
'srSilvepPl.ted Knives, triple 1/ate;
Ainit4 4 . oo imr - doi• CrockeinSion.
Yon can WY a plated. Caatorfor grt
kistemi •
Large dock bf Shawls just received
tar Closing out our Silver- wank
krADILL's Crockery Store.
Fr The: finest assoximent of Lamps In
town for 09 cis. st t6e 99,citoS tore, N0r.9.4w.
vv. AU tho htestpublicatimus, very
Clear, at Wiltsccras t anarrs.
ririNeis goods in great variety at J.
L. K ItNVS
1111 r A full stock of Card 'Board, Zeph
yrs, Canvass, ate, etc., at-J.. L. iitsvrig.-
tar Gloves and mittens, 99 cts. at 99: et
Staid
Viritetietntter shy' eye, • that we WS
SIT • yoq Tampa; Greckerylnd Glassware at the
lowest prices - MATILLII:Croekery Store.
. .
Pxts, and Ginghams at J.
L. KENTIi.
, liar great Bargains; in OVERCOATS
at Itosexvizties. - sept. 27.
tsrllorse Blankets, for 99 cts. at 99 Ct.
store. N0v.9.4w.
I?' Call at I. \ and see the
Cerk COTtet• •
rir Ladies Mewing Chairs; (110cm \ rs) for
cents, et tbe iteitiPle!e.
rir Fancy Gnarls, and Notion_' in , great
taziety at . J. L.:KANT%
or Yon can get - all the latetit styles of
Stattouory, vcry.che . ap, at WuriTcormel Sus UT'S
or Ladies and Gents Underwear, )9
cts, as theBs ct Store. NuV.9.4w.
VW' Boys L4rge Tool: Chestm,', for_ 99
cents, at 'O9 c,sul. Store.
Di .. New grro, new goods and low pri
ces4t the liridgeStreet Furniture litere.tmarl9.
rir Sleds, all kinds, "for 99 cents, at 99
cow. Store. ' '
• Cam" Black Cashmeres, , and Black Ala
paean, very cheap at J. L. litaara.
tir Cloths and Cassiniers, in great
variety, just %wiled at J. L. X FeNT'S. .
Lidias, Vases and ICliildrens,
Qlofes, at L. kw:it's, •
•
nr - Rime Blanket very cteap at KEN'S
.
, ,
Qom' Undertaking a speciality at the
Bridge Street Furnittire Store. utsr2.9.
r :Table Lineu iu great variety at
KE.NT . %
re - Everything in One line •of station
ery at wurreone Sit :ken!.
ntr Bronze Lamps with Crystallllum
inator, only tart. lar Crockery' Store,
Of Three . Button Kid Gloves in all
the new slia,leyat Mits. isc.ob*.
M"Tarvora frcim , ooct. to 4400, at 31A
DILL'S cmckery Store. i. Nov.:-.lw.
ItT ". t 181LkUT. sell the best.
Blank Books iniuufactureti to the country. .
1104,
17 - -New GoOds, IColidap Cloak, Toys
and Fancy Goods, next week at MADILL 6 S frGek
ii'y Store. Nov. =.lw.
M;' Cheapest Black Pure 3lobairs
Al
paw, 111a,lc and Colored - t'a,inn;res Jnit ope.ned.
PoWELL & CO.
• Just received Another :Large
Stock of Lawp.i,ut MADH.VS Crockery Slum,
. re" Calicoes; •nice Style just opened at,
5 cents. 10 Cases of 'het Catkoz.s., `lgt.outlful styies,
l cents, riIiVELL & en;
MRS. MINGOS" has the best *Skirt
SiTporter, also the Skirt
,M 3" To FARRIMS 1 NEED 01.' FANI4IIG
aILLq.—We hgve tt larg4 stock of the Fanning
Nlll, wlll.ll is declared to Lc the he Alll by all,
wtilett 'o'e will sill eltrap fir rash; -
'octll. , • J. 0 Ftowng Strikg.
i Cologne Sets 'and Vases. at great
,r bargains than ever offered before In thig market
31ADILL'i Crpckery-Store!.
Mr - In making yonr selections tor -the
nolidar, remeMber the jr.lees of the articles for
sal , a , .11s.ritt.Cs Crockp'ry Store, range from one
cent upv.ar4s. .
. .
------5....5.....---
. .
Gents--We have jits . t, re
(.:..117e41 a 11ne of getillitie:Japanesto gp.,ds., bought
dir:•W froittMie Importer. ai:4.l would extend a cor
di tl invitation to Lou conic ex:4,lllle them,
MA ut LL', crOeliery,Stero7
L' - '-.'"U" Santa Claus Las k , :4ablished
headquarters it MA1,114 . S Crockei y :Store fo'r
the coming antli any one In want of beau
tiful articles will be le•Ippl least In - their selee
tlo:,q by looting over the stork. in thc assort meat
Isllound goods front ilatraM France, Germany,
std other frireign eountlles, as well as a great
\ number of :maples of A merl can akiiland wurkmati
stip, • . - •
, .
.
MARRIEM-
.
,
, .
sTRIrpt:I;II—A.NI)ERON,—Nprir Ifertlkville,
on the '.:S111. by Rev: E. S. Lear. Mr. ( . 6 : at:es
Strapler„ (if, South 3loitrose . : ;Pa., to Mary it . '
A j uder6on, ofiferrieltri le. Pa.
,
igin,ccif.fiS-11:4;ASS).N.—At Norway Ridge
`No:,. 29. 1e.77. by .t.7it. tirliplit. Mr. lf,,iner Rey,
n. , iilt, and 111,s 1..i'.01,..i V.ttgaben, both of Nor
away Intim, Brailford\Ch.,-Pa. ' -
..
lIONVELI,--= fi t-:-\, t the r,amonage, In
,lonrokon, ll.e. hit, by,l4 , K.l.lalleel:.Arinstrotig,
Mr. Milk C •flogredl. and Miss Clarinda E. Es
telle. both of New,61190 , 4. \ .
DIED. - •
- \
•;
'PARK—On the evening of Getsber 2801.,:.t Lis res.
',tepee in Litchfield,. Pa., Orlando.). eldest t:olt or
:dotes anti Hannah Park, aged 2g years and twit
tismths. , i , • - \
W9Silt , l:(4.—At the residence at her brothercn
faw, J. is. Packard. lii it:ram-tile, Oct. 22, krill
Fiiita, witi) of Edwin Vbsliurg, of Towanda, aget4,
4: years. I
PECK AM.—ln Colum b ia. Nov. 2:th. lan., Mrs..
Mary Peckham, widow ;of the late Peleg Peek
• bate. aged Si years anditt months.
.-• • . New Aclieo,lsemeats.
SELLING . 04 • •
J. DAVIg
•
Is selling out entire stock of
WINTER CLOT ZING REGARD
LESS OE COST.
- Dont 1 , uy your
CLOTHING AND -
PURNISIIINC4 GOODS
Until you have . examined his stock.
- ...
Every bo4. ,s:'Vs tie, givc4 , the
lliCr i G.47S 11,1)?Ge INS
• OFFERED TOIViI ND A.
.'J. DAVIS:
Timandi.pec. i t ta7l.;
ruf=sz 4.aux
NEW.', 'OOODS.
• AT
V ASII PRICES.-:
Choc bny ira
.will.awl It to their lute - rest to ex-
anittle. tll 114
WINTER STOCK OF GOODS
JUST .ktCEII,rED,
'Consisting of xi full assortment of •
PRINTS,.
. ,
FLANNELS . •
:
. \ .
• UNDEIMEAR, \`-
. , ..\ ‘•
_ •
BLANKETS,\WATERPROuFS,
BEAVERS, .- •
•.\ • -
DRESS" GOODS, . CASSII4ERES,
\ • •
• FANCY GOODS (1,-..C&C:
A LARGE sTock OF
NMI
HOLIDAY
FURS ! FURS FURS 211
„ .
LADIES, A.N.D..,PIIIL
' D:RENS FURS
GIiEATLY REDUCED PRICES
LAI►IES. TIES,. FASCINA'I76RS.
KNIT JACKETS, &C. , itre.
Towanda; Deepmber 1677.
ASSIGN . 'E'S -;SALE.
- 7
The verdict of .:the. people, is
that,M. E. ROSEN FlEtn'S is the
CHEAPEST
PLACE TO BUY
CLOTHING.
And now 1 am Valo,befOre the people with the
BIGGEST INDUCEMENTS
\ That have ever heen• uttered to the
\ •
C ITIZENS OF 'TOWANDA
. ,
A /drip, TEE CLOTHING
OUSE tieing obliged to .
• •
"MAKE AN ASSIGNMENT
• .
For the bent . ifill'iif eredifeirs%;tbe
ak:roffilee - •
Slo 000 . 00
'
OF R EADI 3IA DE
CLOTHIN G,
WORTH ,
TO I .BE SOLD:WITHIN, :THE
IN
NEXT . TEN PAYS
Mf posittre Instructions front the assignee are to
&ell - these goods for cosh, a 9 sixot as possible,
WITHOUT .REGA:RH TO WHAT
TILE 3" COST,
GENTS'
.I.I.TUISHING GOODS,
• . HATS, CAPS, , -
,
\ . _.
Came Early lfli'on Want Bargaista.
Tawand , lec.lolN - :
. \
EEC
\
EIPIIIN
r:' z. IaIEL
I=ll
't or
=MI
J. L'kENT.
n ~ ` ' J
'GOODS
JUST
OPENED.
A.larro stock of • •
A large stock of
J. L. KENT-;
I=li
And Its surtutindlnp
have:algO alatge line of
M. E. ROSENFIELD.
< •
'!„ Ler& g
►TRIAL LIST POWDEOE
JIL TideM l 177 : ,
•
eScOn.i. Intr. - . !
, .
Thomas Heiken°, vs Charles nosiest/v.,. i.lls
C 1"; Pierre's use vs Edwin Blakeslee -
E.lic rah.' Mitchell vs Jaaies Kelley. Aljeetwiett
Win A Nixon vs VG Van Born; et at terspeat
James roster, assignee vs llitealas & :debt
Jackson 'Lewis IS 0 Pickett:—
trot, Mc' N (rid is P W. C0we11..., — repletril
11. W Patrick irs Benjamin Northrop....ejeetment
C Chlison vs T Waltman.., " apron..
John.Famett vat L.T Parkk., et ejectment-
Geo W Goodell Vs A Lewitt - covenant
Prankl. (illhert:vi Geo-AV Weller, ant... .Iteleei
• Marg't rarksrtnie vs Theo Doughterty, etal..set fa
'Edmund Kelley vs Phille Tamer • siveler
C K Ladd' s . ; adze's vs El nabSmith'..... ..anpt
John Merkle vs Lemon D .Tartest.
J'C Vanes vs John d Ward.' la t
Smailey's use s is M Acme.
John 0 Wordless vs Lebanon Mutual las e . o.distat
•Wellier k Ellis vs D Mclelahow's err.: • , assumPlit
DicKlustrey . k Childs vs lames Mart • repteela
Alex Dewing, adni'r vs Geo Fox, err debt
T McMahon and,wite vs D err., —sail
D. C DeWitt's nee vs Serader Coal Co. MaLtresPilln,
James Sullivan vs A-. 1 Layton 'Prig
\
SaCOND Witt. • -
LEComMaViIEnWMWM .011110'
Enos B.Luther vs Al) Knapp, et al eject ment
.1 W hewls's tole J'IT Benjamin ' ' Meta '.
Justus it 'Raynor vs W J Puller debt
Elias liunskker vs Cornelius Hunslcker i , et ni.delst
John liiiirmoh vs 31 V B Boyers. et at— ~.srerpsan •
Cm, H vs Pa & N Y C &nit Co—re' ent.oct .
Peter Bratty vs Jane Gibson. - ',11401
A L Helieamva Wm Blies
.. ejectment
Win Cahill vele' N . +Paris..
_apneas
Win Cahill vs Kelsey Nicholls.. . appeal
J O Frost vs G A \ Bums appeal
Hercur vs John R 5.121019 hen&
E Lewis vs B W Martin • +PPM
J S Westbrook vs Jerelniah Vandenuark....appad
'James Sullivan vs Dank! Driscoll.... • thulium.
Nvic S Whitney vs Elliott Whitney, et al. —set fa
Samuel B ninithvs Lest Waite. ' • asspmeidt
W S Pierce vs Jesse Schoonover set fa
Wm (orthrop vs Wm Griffis appeal
Washington ]Thiel r vs John H Schrader
Geo N Scholl& vs Isaac-Decker, et al' '
Kingsbury &Solomon vs Dee DeWitt..lassampallt '
E Colwell as Elias... debt
Midget Connizily vs Wm R Storrs - • - ejeetment
Subjrimias 24 Week rat nrnable Monday, Dec.lo,lT.
3d 46 .64 . 11 IC
. • N. pEct.:
Towanda, Pa.,Nov. 29, DOT. Prothonotary.,
A SSIGNEE'S SALE. , --$y virtue'
of in order Issued out of the Court of Com-
tool% Pleas ofßradford County, the undersigned, •
Assignee of the Towanda VuretalfowerCoinpany, ' i
of TOwamia•,.Pa..*lll expose to public male on the '
premises,- on TfltiltfiDAY„ DECEMBER 271 b,
1827, at 2 o'cloik P. 8., the following' real estate
situate in Towanda Borough, Bradford Cp., Pa.:
Beginnuig on Malfest at the southeast corner of
three-story brick . . machine shop building: 'thence
n i
westerly along the line of land now or la ty,pwned
by J. ,P, Means to Second-st;- thence h along
line of Second-At 110 feet, more or less, t land of
John ilraund; thence easterly along hint
s ot said
itratinil audothers 1111 it intersects the lisle of land' •
conveyed to grantors by Henry Essenwhie; thenee- • ,
_northerly 34 feet timid 10 inches; thence - easterly . • -.
along the
. centerpf an alley (10 feet wide ,) 27 fer n
to o est line of Mlmst; thence southerly 145 feet to
the- place of beginning. - -
Al-S0 -,-One oter ftit, situate. In said boron-r , .
and bounded-as follows, ifs:: Beginning at the
northeast !ames of Land of the TOlNlatia • Eureka,
Mower Conipany, , on 'Bain at: thence asenterly.along
the center of au alley 28 feet to lot twionglng to
Wm..i). Demorest: thence southerly along the it,,
of said Demorest lot to the north- line of land of.
do) Towanda ,P.ureka Mower Company: thence '
easterly alonrsaid4lne 241, feet more or less •to a
corner: thence 4 4Ortherly along line of land of the
'Eowanda-Eureka Mower Company to the plate of ' •
.beginning. -- , •-• ..
- The aforesaid lots having thereon a three-story
brick machine shop, ,with brlck; stone and wood _
additions, and_aitwirstOry fraine building
- used as
~ t shop—with tottettfnery and Sutures - themini and •
other outholidingicknown as the manufactory% of
tiM s Towanikifinrek a Mower,Co_mpany.
Ult3l:4' Op, BALE.-41,000'f - o - be [acid en the
pr-lii;ily being fit'Nek downottel balance on eistillr•
%nation; \-. -•-• • - E. - T. VON,
clei:::,"7'7-, - ' - . . . ' Assignee.'.
• \ - - - -
. ' '- -•—. .. , -
I will a.lso ell at the hartie time and place ammo
, try of MowinOlaehltie:i. extra parts'of Machine.,
Lumber. Maekriere, Tonl4,,.Pattertin, Patents. tt t
tke Furultnres.and other pnvertyinetudingiall
ale pew:final ak.;dt.s . nt whate_ser kind of the Towite.'
da Eurek.i3lower riemipnny. .. ,
TEAM 4 OF
,SA E.=7Cat,li. E. T. yox,
_Pocs,'77-37. \ „
.• Arignee.
T:N.T t'OR POR,A.TI6N NOTICE:- -
I_ Notice Is hereby giien that application will ho '
unade-to the Couit of Common Pleas .of Bradford
Comity,. or a Law thereof , ' Judge for the incorpora
tion or CiAertorr'Lote:b HALL A‘F.,4019,1. TION of
i-z t ' .,tt ROO. The i.), h4ect of tbe As..cociatlon edit he
for the' purpose of erpcting - aud.rnaintalning a hail lfor th e 1. 0. 0. E.. , .
• - .
.' ~.- WM. IitNTNF.R \ , \
'' WALLACE .1301) . “ F., '
.
- J. A. SHUM AN,. \ '
-
..'
STEPHEN 1)041f);" - X
fr."...11-ERY CON; 1..; A UGIIT;\
. ,
J. M. CLARK . : " :\\.
•
St.g•ar Run, 'NM. := 5 ll-814. • -Committee. \
= , \
ILN• •
EINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
- A
:_•-•,,Notiee Is hereby given that all pi.r•oes In
delded to the ei.tate of Philip William:, late ot , Pikli •
p:•,deceate4, are requested to Make tmanediuto •
pay inetti.- and all ptrsour• ms :valud zaps
etuate must prestiit thriu duly authenticated VI.
,ettienteitt. • H. lit OW EIA..
Administrator._
I).IIIVIBTRATRIX NOTJCIT:
k Hereby given that all persons In.
,t , i,tr.l to the estate of Orlantio.J. Park, late of
Lit..hihtld tap. th•etl. toted make immediate pay.
itt,u.t, and all vrsons haringelaimi agakot ohl r..-
tafe,mtpd present them dnly autfouttft.atert for set
dement. 31..P.ELL 'PARK.
nuc i •_ AAMMlstraix:ll,:.
A,I)NIINISTRATOR,Tr.: ,.. ! - NO.TICE.
—Notieo is hereby given that; all persons In
debted to the estate of L - 7f Sherman. late of I.lteh
nebl trip, decld, are requested to make immediate
pay TIP' It t, and all persons havlnjelalnekagainst Fal , l
csrate most present them duly afithentlrated for
sy,ttlk meat. ' -
rit")...-:w. • Aduilnlstrater.
G= The 'AlinualMectitgtof the Stock
bold6rs Of Owlow:1;1 , 1a Bridge , Co. for the elect het
of a President, Treasurer and tdx Manager, 14
serve the ewsultx }'earl will he hell-at the Firg
National Bank, Towanda, Pa:, on Wedneiday tba.
thty of 3.cauar,y, - between the hunts of 1 and;
P. M.
•
Vec. 4. t 577
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E ANNUAL MEETING 'of*
Stockholders of thir First National Bonk. of
't.manda. Pa., for the election of Dlee•ter„arill
held at the ofllee of the Bank, on Tuesday, January
S. botiVeen the Lours of 1 and 3, I'. M.
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4 1 . Ckni. And ill other styles in the same pro,
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! •all„firel.elase-,sitl atacet to the lieuple rd factory
!..prieos. No agents: Ito commissions: no disrohnts. `
I These Planes made" one of the finest 4lliplayi at the
1 Centennial Eatiibitlon. and. were Ainaulthonsty
receoniended ton the illuddrsx linmints. -New
Alatittfartory-,-one of -the largest" and finest In .hd
! world. The Square Grailds contain. MathuslteVe
now patentilnplex Oconttnmg Seale. the greate.t
Imprtweltient In, the Itt-tory of piano utak leg. The
, Uprights 1111. , the jititNt In 4 iherieii. lintillsil to
write for blustrated and Descriptive Catalogue-, mailed free. " \,.
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.3IENDELSSIIetti lANO
56.11r0r4w ay, 'N. I'
•
y istr OF . LETTERS temainina iti
I 4 Pont atnee Tmrantl4. - Dradtonl co., Pa.,
t6r - the %fleck ending December ,6,1c77:, ; •
„In•ber,-.sladise.i' • ' Joyce, Helen • •
A 1:••ley, Dye 'Kennedy. Katie
I:l6:ptunn, KM her - Latta, Lll -
~11111- d y. Manika Norls, . '
itII. Weston . . Nichols, ACa
brow, Ohre M J -- Sweet, Jane, <- •
Mary A Sterebs, - V ••: - •
.1•• - '2.Joyitet
El
El
13EP.
N„.N.,BETTS,Jr..,
Treasurer