Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, June 06, 1878, Image 3

padfora tporter,
Towanda, Pa., Thursday, June 6, 1875.
W. A. CILUBERLIN,
Dealer in
Fl:srp JEWELII , I 7 ,
WATCHES,
SILVER & PLATED 'WARE,. •
TOW AikiDA,
\ •
Towanda, Jan.lS, 1877.
LOCAL 'AND GENERAL._
Tnu: Episcopal festival. netted about $BO.
,TllE,now bas arrived, and
on trial \ give's satisfaction.---
THE Murphy festival on .Tuesday eve-,
r ung war 4 Urgely attended, and generous:
ly patror med.
M:Evcn.6 TS will 'not forgt that Mer
canVie Apptaiser has appoint
ed Friday, June 14th as a day for hearing
appeals.
THEDushoim Review learns. that Join
'St . I .1A VAN, of the Elwell Htmse, has made
a strike in oil, netting him sro,oo o . We
hope it's true. . ,
Tur. public entertainment to \ bc given
by the scholars of the graded .school on
Tirrsday even:jug nest, will be a rich treat
and should be enjoyed. by all wlio, have
any Mterest in the school.
IF you don't want to buy jewelry and
"sick" g aud you must keep .away froM
t:NDEI,II S auction. The exceedingly
low prices at which,the goods sell togeth
ler with IttionE's persuasive eloquence are
irresistible.
Tai Lidies of the Presbyterian Church
li-ill hold' a fair and festival at the Mason
ic llall in Monroeton, on the. evenings, of
Thursday and Friday, June 13th and 14th. All are coWially invited. Refreshments
from 5 to 11 o'clock r.
Tn tir.4 year of • Presi4nt .13,F.rrs' ad
ministration of the aliairs oT the State
Line and Sullivan R. R. "'CO.,. shows a
handsome net profit - to the concern, not
-withstanding • the - unfavorable circum
stances under which the managers have
been compelled to labor, -
3lt:moittAt, Day.wits observqd at Smitl
field, notwithstanding the incessant rah
An address was de!iimred in the Baptist
Chureli. by Itey J. 11. N'AsoN. The dif
ferent orders invited did'not attend owing
to the weather. The cemeteries were vis
ited by members of Nips Post, and sol
diers 4 , aver Nrer.. , , decorated with flowers
'during the tolling of the bell.
Yours ItespecitfuHy,
East Smithfield, May- 31, lS
ALTIIOrOir the school year begins June
Ist, Prof. RalAli, the new County Super
intendent, has not yet received his com
mission. fle does not expect—the docu
ment Until next Monday. lle has already
been directed by State Superintendent
IVUKECICSIfANI ts4attend the examination.
OT the State 2Corinal School at Mdnsljeld
on Wednesday next, after which time Jac
will be prepared to devote hisientire time
to the onerous 'and resPensiblb ` duties of
-
his position.
' • BETEII. THAN A S0I100;\ - EACITER.-
Bishop Alms, of the Method\q Episcopal
Ch4reb, has a remarkably leel bead on
the, valud of a newspaper as a Pnblic edu
cathr: miaa rccnt interview he :. id : "I
\
mill an old schOol teacher but' my eouvie 7
• tion is that a snort new sparer an ong a
family of children is worth u k o re tit (
, f :. IQ
' Oil t you ran pay if selling h , idler. It:vilf
give more sound views of lifeandits chi
tics, so that at any time 'that ..you cAti
lodge a newiipaper in your family, yti
' will be lodging seed that will bring forth'
fruit after yoh.are gone."
) . •
THE school board of this borough met
on Monday morning and orgiiidzed by the
election of the follo,Fizig officers : •
P;wideht—di. W. SCOTT.
Scrretary—S. W. ALVORD.
Tawyol rer- r -N. Tim?.
A. Wipiffam was re-elected COlector.
The .following corps of teacher's were
selected : Principal, Prof. E. T. ButtoaN:
Assistants, Mr. E. B. Mc Misses
'STILL. PITCHER, F.LI.A SPALDING, EFFIE
PENNYEACKER, ANI/IE
CIIA RERUN, HATTIE BIRIART,. CLARA
LE« • IS. .Janitor, LvitEs TANLon.
•
PERSONAL. —Mrs. STAR K, of Saginaw.
Mich., 77 , r Miss HAN .tu NAr;JJ is 'OS
iting her parents in Monroeton
Lawyer.Wit.Liams is enjoying. a visit.
frinn his father, who is a citizen of Steu
ben County. N.Y.
—Miss Amt E Durk - min, of Philadel
phia, 'is 'visiting at Judge-Mt:Net:res.
—Mit. Burros. the engine builder, was
in town this week:
—Rev. .I. ti. BEF.ns., , ,E. T. Fox, and
GEO. D. STnorn are attending Ithe,Dio
cesan Convention at Reading this week.
—4,.!LguElicE fOrtnerly em
ployed as a salesman in,ktlic store of Pow:
Co.,
,isinowl a large and ,suceessfin
farmer in Kansas.' A gentleman of this
place who recently visited `hint, says he
has ore hundred and twenty','
wheat to hai+st this season
the owner of two . good farm:
ecssary agricultural impleu
he bas accumulated since he '
—W. J. YOUNG, of this pi
11. TilomrsoN, of Wyalusing, last
week admitted to the bar of Sulliali s Co.
4'
WEST WYSOX.—Our road commission
ers deserve much credit for the excellent
manner which our roads have been im.\
proVed- the past week. By the way, the
new path master on the Bowman Eddy •
road, tithe: forgot to finish his Work, .or
'the joli= must have been superintended by
a boy young in years.
Our* little village of Wysox is. now be
ginning to swell her borders by the addi. :
tion of new buildings, and tlid improve-
mutt of oid Ones.'
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
arc tearing down the old water tank, and
will soon move - the passenger depot to
•make room for the new track which is be
ing laid beside the old one through this
valley
The Presbyterian Society will entertain
their friends on Wednesday. evening,
' Jtine sth, by way' of ,an ice cream and
strawberry festival at Grange Hall. The
Towanda•people are cordially itivited;.as
well as everybody else who have a spare
quarter to invest in 'good cause. We be- '
speak for this society a liberal patronage,
• * as they are laboring luffil to raise money
to repair the building and thus put the
Church in Is good working order. The
new pastor, 1tev . ..)1 r. MASON, is the right
man in the right place, so says everybody
in this vicinity.
Our Sunday-School is' larpt and grow
ing, and we are pleased to-ra(tte the interest
manifested--on the part nf the attendants.
Th e h o use was well taw taut tuuday ;
but still there is room for More
June 1, 1878.
DEcoristrorr . rr Was On
eraVED.—The heavY \ fall of rain which
prevailed on Thursday, prevented' the
carrying out of the interesting programme
which had been arranged\ with much care - .
by Watkins Post, G.A.ri\ but the "corn
rades" did not permit th occasion to
liass without the custornarytrowing of
flowers over. the resting plams of their
brave associates who gave their lives in
defence cf the institutions. which \ we now
enjoy. The largo throng Who had ar
ranged to participate in the solemn ser
vices were disappointed, but none can
doubt that the unselfish' devotion of the
suryivors of the rebellion In honoring tlO3
- .
heroism of their comrades and the cause in \
whielithey fell, will be abundantly reward.
ed although no kat tended with all thepom p
and parade of former years. The Post
was escorted to the cemetery by Bradford
Lodge, 4 0. ea'F., the K. of P's - , the
Fire Department, and a goodly number
.of
citizens. The usual ceremonies were
performed by the Post, with the exception
bf an oration. •
In tho,ovening the Court Homo was
crdwded to overflowing, and addresses
were delivered by Comrade J. M. VAN
DOtsuck, of Philidelphia, and Corporal
TKlr.kirat, of Brooklyn. There Were pres
ent at this meeting G. A. R. boys from
Athens, Leßaysville; and other distant
places, and the occasion was an enjoyable
one to aßand especially to those who had
taken part in the sturing °Vents .of: the
•
war.
Join; M. VANnEasufv, Assistant Ad
jutant General Dept. Pa. G. A. R., of
Philedelphia, was introduced by COT-
In ander .1. A. WII.T t anal spoke as follows :
LADIES AND GENTI.VMEN t AND - COW
tiEs—The stranger:- from other lands
sojourning in Americai to-day must' have
regarded with wOnder. and -surprise the
popular demonstrations which' he every
where saw throughout the — country,--the
bc:iutiful, impressive Ceremonies in the
- observance of a custom which ten years
ago • the Grand Army of the • Republic
originated and to which has been accord
ed such hearty co-operation"by the people
that it has become a natiowal custom. In
this season, when the skies are arched
with a`deeper blue, when the air blows
softer through the valleYs fragrant with
the perfti m e of flowers and the sweet ex
halations Of renewed life, when our hearts
are tilled with tender emotions, the loved:
lost take their places in the silent halls of
Memory and we think of those dear to us;
it is -then, wherever Federal soldiers' rest
and sympathetic hearts 'beat, that the
hum of the wheels of industry is ceased
and our people \ repair to the burial
grOurAls, bearing not the cypress but the
lamed ; bearing flowers, emblems of na-.
titrO's resurrection in the Spring-time—
tokens that in the _joyousness of the sea
son our dead are not forgotten ;-
flowers,
so typical of the bloorii, and freshness of
the lives of the youthful soldiery whose
graves they arc fir' decimite. And down
through the long generations of the fu
ture, as the cycles of lime Shall roll on ink ,
theilveaseless round to usher in this me
.
morial day, may posterity keep green the
graves of those whose, memories history
and tradition will ever keep'green. For
it hasuwell been said, .that there \ are (lays
that cannot fade and days that Shall nut
wither. Ages have passed, dynasties anti
empires have been reared and overthrown
since Leonidas and his 300 held the Pass
of Thermopylae against the Persianthosts,
yet epic song and story-have made every
schoolboy familiar with the bravery of
that little band of Soartans. - \
The eloquent oratdr referred to other
Idstorie dgetis which will never die. And
how much inure worthy, he said, of im
mortal fame and
,everhisting national grat
itude are thiase, to whose memories we
hay consecrated this day. They will nev
er be forgotten, no Matter how humble
and obscure they may have befm, for-when
the overthrow of the .Repubbe seemed,
imminent and inevitable then from the
mighty masses-of the people came those
swho were to work out its salvation and
add new lustre to ire glory.
The speaker desmibed the call _to arms
at the outbreak of the war -and the en
thusiastic response of the people in a vi ay
that evoked_ thu I tarty applause of the
audience. lie described in glowing muds
the dangers of the battle-field and the he
roism of American soldiers lighting for
the old flag. Ile referred to the peetillar
feelings with which the comradeS of the
Grand Army of the Republic apProached
the graves of those wno had fought, with
them and died by : their . sides. Ile de
scribed the scenes of death wherein was
heard no word of complaint or regret; but
only tender messages to the dear ones in
\distant homes, and expressions of love for
their flag and their country. In the pri
son-pen of Andersonville a young soldier
ofIS lay dyin,.,... Starvation had fastened
its hangs upodlitu, and as he looked to
wards the setting sun and thought of the
widoved mother anti lone sister who were
prayiu . for his return in their far-off
I \
WeSteAi home, in his anguish he cried
ont: " Would to God that I might this
niidit sleire.the meal my mother gives her
(14." - 1 . 1, when release was ()tiered him
if. he won ci forswear allegiance to his
cOuntry, indignatitni invigorated that fee
iilo6- flame ' lire dashed from his
eyes as he :011 can starve this
body, but t stain this soul with
.
, t reason ''
A. O.S
The adv .ace 'ar.d the circum
stances Alt, it were -feelingly pic
tured by th aker—the waving of ban
ners, the ri.___ ago 7 bells, the joy Of all,
mingled with the sness for those, Who
were forever at rest. le said he had vis
ited 12 of the inTtional burial lields, Land
11;01 looked upon the gives of over 100,-
000 of his dead comrades as they lay there
in their long, white rows, \s i if in review ;
but oh ! how many market " unknown."
The scattering 1f the laurel and the
rose upon the graves of tle\se. departed ,
'heroes, said the speaker, is nt a simple
act, but the spirit sanctities th humblest
deed. Well may we say to the r \ ,—
“
.
P.rro:e . comrade:, mid soldiers , We ir4rol. here. Vl*
The garlands of love fin your green 6ra
Viz are missed fn the homes that one
1 right
Sour rremmee and lnvc gave them beauty
It lit hu>hrd are 3 our volves, [bolt' ectme
Awl your dearly-loved forms Ile unilor
hill."
M. is
Comrades ! in - the solemn presence of
these memories we are reminded that the
Grand Army of the lteptibl• must pass •
.away ; that soon its pnstres will be
known only by their ashes, and the voices
of those win) meet and talk of their sol
dier-lim shall be hushed iii the silence of
death. IIZOon the last old veteran will be
mustered out. We must-go over the river
and meet the boys that are now in camp;
and w e hope that when we have passed
away others Will perform the tender .o ftice
of decoration : that the annual strewing
with 'lowers of the patriotic warrior-dead
will become a fixed national custom, to
\be observed as low as heroism shall be
• honored and.patriotism prized.
\ln the presence of such memories as
Ouse the orator urged his comrades to re-
TWA% their vows of fraternity, charity and
\ I
loya iy. Ile . said ho meant loyalty in the
broadst and most generous acceptance :
of the term loyalty without Vellseance -
\ \l
or. bittt 'mess ; a loyalty that means an
ea r nest aewoti,, to :i re-united, harmoni
ous pcop i The Grand Army of the rte—'
public liar ors not; encourages not'venge
mice or haqed. To the men who fought
with tnisguned valor they can extend the I
hand, • they c. n forgive, , but they cannot 1
\
and_will not f 'get—no !__While we prize
an honorable I 'ice, while we depreca
war and all its t grrors, yet when danger
'threaten., from N. Meyer quarter,,ave will
take our sabers ft ni the wall and strike
\
as we struck before These men sat} not
havO died iu vain 1 Applause.)
The . speaker eXhoted his comrades to
see to it that the government that was I
preserved from overthrikw by war be tot
undermined by civil corrhption or the am- 1
bition of the demagogmt.Upon each and
Livery member of the Gra' d Army rested
high anti solemn duties of n honorable
Citizenship. lie impressedu on them the
necessity of perfoi•ming those- rubes faith
fully, and c ised with the full - wing brill
iant pereratit - 1: .
The old (kola nis swinging by swing
ing by with the old-time tread i life's
March, and goon it will-go into tha silent
camp of eternity where our comrad s who
have gone before us are nowinvona ini
after their long, tiresonie.march ; an We
will soon sleep the lone, long soldi is
rest, until the trumpet of the- angel \ gif
resurrection shall sound the reveille ang
the Grand Army of the Republic shall
WM
stand, up for roll-call above. So live that
when others come to decorate yorti,paires
they may say that your deeds as citizens
tarnished not the proud-fame you Wen as
soldiers ; that your epitaph may 'be :
"Here ilea one who, as soldier and as Cit
izen, was worthy of the proud name of .
American." - •
• So Use that when thy soutmons'entnei to Join' f or closed his remarks by another 'glowing
The inmunerable caravan that moves , . eulogy on the virtues of our departed he-
To that mysterious realm where each shall take " roes, / •
Ins chamber in the silent halls of death, :D d r. STEwAnir. pronounced 'the benedie
,
Thou go not lite the quarry-slave at night . tune and as the , attdienee filed (Jut the
seouresaiosis dungeon, but,sustained and soothed Grand Army boyssang'" Marching Thro"
By unfaltering trust, approach thy - grave
- Georgia" v% itli- thrilling 'effect;
Like-one who writpi the drapery of his couch
Alma Alm and lies down to pleasant dreams: , AT . Mr TALUSINO. 1,
Until this present , year, this day had
' Corporal jamßs - TatitsEst, of Brooklyn,
net'er been observed in the southeastern
'N; Y was introduced 'by Commander
't part of the county, and but few people
WILT as a man who stood ow no legs, hays
-
\ ing lost both those useful appendages in had any idea that more than one or two
soldiers were buried at Wyalusing. --
the war for the, Union. The first striate-
SOOO after the organization of Jackson
getic.manouvre of the brave Corporal was
Post N 0.4 the subject began to be die
to4.orn out the side-lights which stand on ' 7 ' '
cussed,finally arranged that
either side of the speaker, remarking as and it was
Hurst Post at _Herrick should this year
ho did, sfs that his eyes were rather weak;
and ifthe audience were willing he would • unite with us and observe the day with
furnish all the gas himself. The audience
fitting ceremonies at Wyalusing., For sev
eral days past consmittees •of Jackson
laughed, and as laughter seemed to give (
Post hail been busy in making such ars
consent, he proceeded with his speech.
CORPORAL TANNER'S REMARKS.
rangenfetits as. seemed necessary ; but
' - when the of the' 30th dawned it
He alluded to his having attended the ' morning
Decoration Day services at Athens. and was. with drippingss!kies. All 'day long
said he came down here supposing that the rain poured down, bringing disap- ,
the oration was already delivered ; and peintnient to many hearts. ,In aceordance
now, after his ening to the magnificent withWpronosition from Hurst Postit as
panegyric on our dead boys delivered by as. - =
determined
the previous speaker, he was called upon to defer the - celebration / until
also to talk'of the soldiers. Ile was full the next day.
/
of the soldier question, he said, but some- Friday though not_the fairest -was not
limes when the heart is full the brain is
i the foulesttlay of the, week. A . out noon
not in the best condition for-evolving sen
tences. - - the people, began to assemble/ and at two
• Decoration Day, the speaker said, al- o'clock the procession 7.4 formed and
ways stirs me very deeply. Did you ever marched in front of the Academy square,
stop to think what it meauswhen old sol- v
• when . tr. C.A. ta ma, in a n
diers eet together and revive recollections:
speech, p.esented to the Post iu behalf of
. You saw these boys, • many 'of you of
whoin you have heard this utterance to- the citizens of Wyalnsing a National flag,
night; you saw them when they went out and - W. 11. CAItNfAIAN, Esq., in behalf of
of your town, marching gaily and keeping ]lon. J.F. CIIASEItLIN, presented Bates'
step to music, , hearts beating high, with
the hope of manhood Ilashiw , out their History of Petnisylvania volunteers, which
brows. But to us it meansd e
the men Who were respond to by Rev. D. CR4T, the
sll day long kept step with us on the wea- Post.Chaeliiii. The prociessionthen moy
ry march. To us it means the men who
gathered with us around the impromptu ed to the cemeterywhere after prayer by;
camp-fire at night, as we built and coached Rev. L. CosE,'the decoration ceremonies'
our coffee and turned our heels up tiCi it were performed under the direction of
and went to sleep under our blankets Commander W.- T. Ilowrost, 'of Jackson,
with heaven for a canopy. To us it s• , _
o.st. lit .U. KINTNER had charge of the.'
means tho men with whom we shared the-' 17 .
last drop that day - and. ammo; whom we children. The music was rendered by -s I
passed around the canteen, the old, fit- tlic Wyalusing Glee Club, and the iustru
unbar canteen, said to contain sometimes ql_
mental by Ihe•Herriekville Band.
water, I
sometimes milk. and sometimes -
applejack as fine as silk. [Laughter.] ' tiS said -to be an ill wind that blows
'Well, there rat a little of it 'once in good tosno one. By_deferring, our memo
awhile '. But it means more thin this. rial services we hatf with us Col. VANpEIt-
I t means to us that we arc reviving recol
-smelt of Pidladelehia, who made a short
lections of -men who stood on our right, '. s
stood on our left, touched elbow with us, address with \which all were delighted.
kept the line •up and went on as far as W. H. Causocusx, Esq., of Towanda,
their Physical power would allow them to WAS the speaker for the, oecasiom - who, at
go, until the shot and,ghell of opposin, th •
e unanimous request of the Post, and
hosts had swept them lust of existence. '
The speaker conthe earliest solicitation of numerous citi
tinued further in the ..
same strain, saying -
_that they would lie ' zees. has consented to the publication of
Pardoned if once / in it year they rattier M s address, which •is herewith given.
roused up their American spit-it and nip- •, , .
nopolized a little of the old Fourth-of- bah' • • ,
6
et . entienicn and Conlearles: .
July feeling. We feel. a little prowl (if ' One hundred years ago, the`settlers of
these old veterans, individually and red- . this valley were startled by intelligence
lectively. We have got a grand country th a t the Indians and their no less savage
and you are all proud of it, and we are I British allies, had determined upon their
Proud with you, but we remember away i destruction. Women and children were
down iu our hearts as well as you do that ' bullied to what were deemed places cif
we made it a country united in ISTS. safety, and the men organized for-defence..
"Applause.] There were men who MOM XVhell the blow came, on the :id of July,
it should be divided, and we recorded -an ! 177, what human strength,f3ould do was
oath on' the ottkr side that the country dide—w.hat Inonan eourage could accom
should not be divided, and that if these 1 plish, was accomplished—what ethe skill
men lived they shmild liveaii. citizens of of brave and patient - Men could prevent,
the United States ;_if not; we had the coo- 1 teas prevented. e .
tract to put an end to thekearthly exis- ; But superior numbers triumphed, Men,
\tome. [Applause.] WoIIIVII and children perished in the fear-
The men who saved the country, . con- huh 'massacre. An hundred - 'years have,
I tinned the speaker, have a right to be 1 , 0111. by. Mothers have told the story ti
prqud. He referred to the great sidle' hies their (-161(1ton—tattlers have, repeated it
lof the soldiers. Ile related an incident of to their sons, until 'the knoWledge of the
a neiii who was in Fairfax :7;i ininary Ibis- Wyoming massacre is air -perfect in this
pital, \Va., with both arms and both legs generation as in . Ihe last, or the one that
shot oft: among the boys he was knoWn I precasted it. The men who participated in
as the 'lt' lom cripple." Conversing one it have bin, since gone
. to their final ae
day about his case, one of his comrades count. but their children and their wand
'remarked:, `.'that if he was in such a children are still ret:pected for the sake ot
fix as that, be would be blessed if lie their ancestors. 1010 died at Forty Fort%
wouldn't cut, his throat." The wounded In Prose and in verse the event has beep
man heard the remark. fie raised him- embalmed, and a monument of -granite
1e up on Lis \ \ elbow, maimed as he was,
!milli's the place Where bones of the hero
and with a IleartY defiance iu his time is dead lie. During the coming summer
which every old, soldier will heartily ap- the peoplei - dll gat'he'r from far and near
predate, said, "You would, eh? I would to do honor to their' Memories—pilgrims
like to know how 'the devil you wind(' go
from distant States will gaze•with reveren
to work th do it!'' Il
the orator told thestory of the poor sol- TThential mien ;dieddowncast eyes, upon the
peaceful spot wheri . .. transpired the fearful
diet who, while lyingjo the hospital with outdid. This niari's fidelity and that man's
both legs shot off, waS. Presented with a
courage will be talked of, but these quill
tract by a kind lady \who was passing i Ries do not constitute the charm which
through his ward, the stiblect of the tr:wt, will , attract men thither. They "fought
being the sin of dancing flikeilirave men long and well" in defence
It--is well, said Corporal Tanner, to of their homes .and 'fatuities, but -this is
write in living letters in the \ histor•y of the
„ not what, Makes their memory sacred.
nation the deeds of the paSt captains '" i The brutes do that. A lioness for her
the laud. Buts when Grant sent that fa- i whelps, or the she-bear .for her cubs, will
mous dispatch from the Wilderness to light unt , the death. •
the President, that "lie would light it out ' These men fought fUr liberty—'sacrificed)
On that line if_ it took all summer," be themselves to an idea—died that the gen
expressed thateontidence because be kuew dations to come after them might haves
the material that was at his bat).. lie f ro government, 'Hence it is we vener
keew that they were the men Who, in ar. ll isie--hence it is. as the years roll on
obedience to the commanfriir'' f (;rivafit-,- their memory become's greener, and fresh
march ‘'." would not stop to ask the lines- .
flatlands of glory are added to their
tion Whether the cannon in front of them 1, 1 ,,,, w5. ..-
were going to belch out enough of the tire The' stories of Lexington and Concord
of hell to - strike them out of_ existdice sir;: have been recited=the sufferings of Val
not : they were going to o . it o y th e ir gcti2,;
\ ley Forge recounted, and the glories ofJ
drays orders; they were going forward to .... ,
. , `.-armisga awl Yorktown repeated to will
victory or they were going,' to die ill their i
di , cars for a ceetury-z--yet every year we
bolas. [ A isplause. ] . ' • ' asso»ble and listen again aud again to
The speaker referred to other retnini.s- the, old, old story. l'lle mention of Ar
ce4 o: the war. Ile alluded to Shermairs . ,
tw i n's tr e ason sends a thrill of execration
famous despatch to General ts.rse—tliose, 1 hrongh the frame of every man—the fa-
historic words which have sinsa• been snug . delitY\and purity. of Washington, causes
around the Christian world : " Hold the, a glow \Of a aisfaction to 'pervade the as
fort, for I am coming !" . And then hy , • senility:\ He was an American citizen—
gave Cotse's Plucky reply, emphatic his virtue reacts upon ns—his glory is
wit polite t "I am short one car and parr our l'evii. ' Aided by his fellow patriots ho
of a cheek bone, but we can whip all hell, laid the foitudation of free governnient,
yet !" [Applause and laughteis ]br ,=
oad and `deep. The wild dreamk of
The speaketsthen related several loci- • Fi elicit enthusiasts liberty, equality,
dents of army life under "glorious Phil fraternity—were selected as corner stones
Kearney," and then proceeded to speak of the grand, • lice.
of the Gran 1 Army of the Republic. Ile I Al ; men :- , cieated equal, they are ,en
spoke Of i a on-partisan ;it never asks, (leaved by sir Creator with. certain ina
heroes whether( man votes the Bepubli- . lienable rats—aetong these rights are
can or the De °Celtic ticket, and I pre- life, liberty, and the \ pursuit of happiness:
tr i )l
some they wi n e ver get s o far as to ask , For the better seeming' of these ,rights,
them whether they vote the Greenback 1 governments are instituted among men
ticket. [Laughter.] Two questions aroderiving . all their
.inst powers from the
asked of an applicant —list; were you a .•
ronsent of.tbe governed. ' .
soldier or a sailor in the army ( . irliavy of
,1 Upon this rock was °id . , temple Minded
the U. S. during the war for the Union ? —upon tltis foandation it Securely rested
- second, have you an honorable dissharge? for wore than three-quarters of a century.
The object of the Grand Army of the Re- At length the storm came; During all
public, the speakersaid, was to gather these years, under the protection of our
together in friendly converse and extend shag—under a government professedly the
helping hand to those who needed it. asylum. of the iippresSed,- human beings
.
\he organization will exist, he said, until . bad been bought and; sold. Within the
\I
the last comrade shall have been mustered shadow of .lefferson!'s momisgent, and
out Ile spake feelingly of the pleasure I Patrick henry's statue were slf . iva marts
of rwivingsold associations in the Grand w h ere
Arms 'meetings. He said the Grand Ars
my of thaßepublic . would see to it that •
peace lyas_
kept throughout the land.
They who have known to the bitterest
eitent what war is . will not countenance
any •uprism,g_or any revolt upon any occa
sion in the'land, and the first lime it is
attempted the feet will lie swift to the
muster and t\ic arms will be strong to
strike; believii i• that if ever that unfortu
nate time does 'ome„iudging by experi
ence ill thf.3 past , he blow that, is struck
first - will be mosttetive awl will save
the country the gi atest amount of loss
awl saffering in Hiland. I Applause.]
There are men of su li a disposition that
they will have peace i \ they have to fight
for.it; that is the way Hie old soldiers feel.
Let us have peace and \ii fraternity that.
will reach from Maine tothe Gulf of Mex
ico. Fraternity, LoyaltssMid Charity are
the watchwords of the Grand -Army.
They are for fraternity with WI mankind;
charity for every man' who tii,er raised his
'hand against the flag, provided re repents;
[laughter] los alty fore.ver to th ' flag. and
the constitution.'
' Referring to the sentiment of th -South
ern people and the proper
,course to be
pursued with them, the Corporal si id he
would not speak anybody's but his wn,
but those I eritiments he believed as fria id
ly as if there was four or, five hundred f
c,
him. He said be drew a line of distim s
t ion between different people in the South,
between the brave soldiers and the lire
eaters, and the provost-marshals and the
prison-guards. In decorating the grave
of a. Union soldier, if a rebel soldier lay
alongside he would -put -a big wreath on
the Union soldier, but his•marthood and
his Christianty would not allow him to
goSbY the ts:sor rebel soldier's grave with
out casting a'fiower upon it.' Helapiake of
lion: Alfred M. Waddell, of NGith Caro
lina (an old Confederate soldier), -being
invited to speak in Steinway /lan, New
York, by four or five hundred veteran
soldiers. - They were, criticised for it; but
they had watched the course of the than
In Congress, aud they, found him always
voting in- favor of every pension for a dis-
abled Union soldier. gave them a lee
•ture on "The Confederate Soldier,' in
which ho predicted that if the time of nec
essity should ever come the veterans of
Massachusetts and South Carolina and
Pennsylvania and Louisiana - would •be
foUnd side by sidc,-. keeping .step to thii
- music of the Union. The eloquent speak
•• • there were men. young men and old,
'• iicarrtd with hot iron and the lash ;
•• women. crushed with griefs untohi;
•• And little children, cheap forleasti
".Alt waiting, walting-ito be mild!,
Ton tong my thoughts were sellotilewl to see
-Some pretext for buck fatal thrall :
"Now reason spurns eaelw narrow prep,
•'r one thrlll.or manhood cancels all, .
throh.f pity sets me free."
The -irrepressible conflict 141 come.
This government could no longer exist
half slave'and half free. The laws or the
Almighty could no longer be• set at defi
ance. •In Ills Providence either slavery
must cease or liberty_ perish from the
earth., •
True,wedid not so 'comprehend it at the
tiMe. The7-light 'of subsequent events
makes it so plait), however, that no man
need err therein. "God moves in a mys
terious way his wonders to perform." As
if to give emphasis to His Divine will - the
decree was so ordered, that the oppress
ed should-not strike for freedom—that
the North build net attempt the 'aboli
tion of slavery, but that the oppressor
should strike the first blow—the slavehold
er begin the war—and that those who loved
the Union, who reverence their country
and loved its . fiftg,, should fight in self-de
fence. Sumpter was tired on—the war
began. No one could see the Overruling
Hand which was .guiding us to a greater
and a grander destiny.
•In hiS first proclamation for troops,
resident Lincoln took care to say, "that
" he first service assigned ,to the forces
"h n-cby called forth, will probably be to
"re sissess the forts, places; and property
•" wh di have been seized from the Union,
( " and 'u every event the utmost care will
"be ob erved, * * * to, avoid any de-
I "structir of, or interfere - nee. with_ o'o
- "perty, • any disturbance Of peaceful
6` citizens' f any part of the cbuntry." • '
Yet, vole teens Came forward by thous
ands when hMidtcds ' were wanted.. The
free spirit of t e North was aroused. Her
best and brave 1, gave thethselves to the
b cause of the U .o.
\';
. Says Bancroft, -the bbibarian;',!' When it
came home :to the conficionsncas of the
Americans that jibe war which they were
waging was a war for the; libertr, of all
the nations of the World, for 'freedom it
self, they thanked God for giving them
strength to endure the severity of the4ri
atto which be put their sincerity, and
armed themselves for their duty with an
inexorable will. The President was led:
along by the greatess of their selfatactifle
ing example; and as a child in a dark
night, on a rugged way,- catches hold Of
,the hand of its father for guidance and
support, he clung fast , to the hand of the
people, and moved calmly through the ,
gloom; While the statesmanship of Eu
rope was mocking at the hopeless vanity
of their.efforts, they put forth such mira
cles of energy, as the history'of the World
had never before known; The 'contribu
tions to the popular - loans amounted in
fourteen years, to twenty-seven apd a lialli
millions of dollars ; the revenue of the
country from taxation was inereased - sev- '
en fold, The navy of the United States,
drawing into the public Service the will
ing militia of the seas, doubled its ton
nage in - eight months, and established an
actual bloc, ado from Cape Hatteras to
the Rio G i tande ;'in the course of the war
jt was increased five fold. in men and' foli
age, wil'ile the inventive genius of the ,
coutityy devised more effective kinds ; of
ordinance, and.new forms of naval ar4hi
teeettre in wood and iron. The rewent unto 1
the field, for various terms of enlistment,
,ithout twp million men, and in March,
1865, tie. men in the army exceeded a mit
;lion ; that is to say, -nine of every twenty
able bodied men in the free, Territories ,
and States took some part in the war ; ,
and at onetime every fifth of their able-'
bodied me' was in service. In one single
mouth one huildred and sixtyztive thous.
and men were recruited into service. The
well mounted cavalry, numbered eighty
four thousand, of horses and mules there
were bought, from first to last, two-thirds
of a million. :In the tuovements.of troops
science came in aid of patriotism, so that
to choose a single instance out of: many,.
at army twenty-three thousand' strong,
With its artillery, trains, baggage and an
imals, were moved by rail ..from the Poto
mac to the Tennessee, _twelie hundred
miles, in seven days., , On the long march- 1
cs, wonders of military construction
bridged the rivers, and wherever an army
halted ample supplies awaited them -at
their ever changing base. The vile
thought that life is the greatest of bless
ings did not rise up. In six hundred and
twenty-five battles and severe skirmishes,
blood - Rowed like water. It streamed over
the grassy . plains ; it stained the rocks,• l
the undergrowth - of the forest was red
.with it ;and the armies marched on with 1
majestic courage from obe conflict to ano
ther, knowing that they Were lighting ford
God and liberty." i
So late as Align:o, 1862, President Lin. l
coin - officially declared, "my paramount
object is to save the Union, .and not eith
ther to save or delitroy slavery." Even 1
he had not yet learned that this was God's
war, waged in the interest of the human
race, and a grand preparatory step to the
eStaiffishment of liberty throughout the
world.
It required the discipline of. the panic I
at Bull Run—the disasters of the Penin
sula—the defeat, of Manassas Junction.
and the invasion of Pennsyhania, to teach
our nation .and 'its, rulers that the war on,
our part must be ag,gressivethat it was
lawful to use all the weapons ,four dis
posal for - the suppression of armed rebe,ll
- That the conflict was the same irre
pressible conflict which has been going
on between freedom and slavery since ;
Noses led the children of. Israel up out of
the house of bondage. .
The war for the Union was God's war.
It was a war ft-u the right—a war for lib
erty—a necessary ca ollary to Vie war of
the Revolutien. AS a nation we were
raised, exalted, purified by it.
We assemble this day to do honor_ to
the. brave 'men who fell In ' such -
a war. Not alone do we honor them—we
'honor ourselves by so doing. And not to
them air to ourselves, but to the cause in
which they died. belongs the greater glo:
ry. Death comes alike to admen. Wheth
er, preceded by months of lingering
pain and feebleness, or coming suddenly
while iii the flush olyouth and health, all
that we know-, or think or fear of agony'
is concentrated in I ha6ingle word. To in
dividuals it is the event of existence. To
me, my Oath is an important epoch; to
you, your death is a terrible transition ;'
to the mass of men the death of any of its
is an' ordinary occurrence-situ/ unimport
ant circumstance. We live and-are whirl
ed along the railroad of life, with the
multitude—we die and are buried in -the
oblivion of the past. A few near friends
cherish our memories—emit monuments
t(rmark our last resting places—visit our
graves and. discuss our virtues for ' a few
weeks or months ; but they too, soon for
-get. The intervais of grief are lengthen
ed; and before many years have passed,
nothing is left t, remind the world that',
we have lived,,save the crumbling mono-
ments erected for us or by us. When mien
(lie for their race they . .have erected a',
monument to themselves, in the hearts of 1
inankirld. Their names Shall be perpetu
ated,and their memories cherished by '
rgenerations yet unborn.
So (lied the men who fought, for the -
'Union. It is this I .which entitles them to
our respect,
.and demands that each re
curring year their graves shall be &cora
ted with spring's early flowers, and an
thems of praise sung over their milseless
bodies.
• By etimmon consent, mankind have re
cognizedwar as one of the world's direst
scourges. So dreadful, so
, terrible in its
wildest aspect that no justitimition can be
admitted for its maintenance, except its
necessity' in order to avert evils of direr
magnitin e. The same law of self-defence
whieli - ju - titles homicide by an individual,
alone justifies war by a nation. _
. Snell - a necessity existed—our nation
engaged ih war; our heroes fought and
fell—therefore do we honor them. All
peoples, in alrages have reverenced the
memories of _courageeus men who have
fallen a sacrifice to the - good of the living.
Leonidas and his three hundred are in..:
mortal for their defense of Thermopyhe's
'pass. But Captain Niles with his com
pany of Bucktails at Gaines' :Mill were
equally gallant;and equally self-sacrificiug:
The namJ'of Arnold Winkelreid shall live
forhe broke the Austrian ranks by gath
ering their spears in his-own body. ,
"Make way fur Madly," he cried,
,
"Maki way fur liberty, and died."
!hit priva A 3 Martin Kelly, when he step
liedfrom hi i cover at Harrisonburg say
ing to Col. Kane, "shall I draw their
fire r' and fell pierced by twenty bulletsti
lain an equal claim upon poste' ity. Wlieri
Col. Guy Watkins, .if the One Hundred
and Forty-first, on that fatal June day in
1864, received the order to charge the en
emy's works, near the Hare Coda House,
in front of Petersburg, although he knew
that order was his death warrant, he ut
tered not one - word, but quietly, and firm
ly turned from General (Madill to his reg
iment and heroically wntit to thesperifice.
Nor were they single instances—hun
dreds, yea thousands, as noble, as.devot•
ed laid down their lived without a mur
mur—voluntary{ offerings on their coun
try's altar. SeVenteen years ago, about
this time of the year, when nature had
,iiik , donned her mantle Of green, and the
flowers of spring were just putting forth
i
their\beauty .Captain Gustin's Coftipany
"C,' then known as the "Troy Guards,'
were leaving for the seat of war. The la
dies iad \*rought a silkenThanner, and I
was ntritsted with the dill Yof presenting
it to the apards. In so doing I said,. "the
"flag of your country is committed by
"these ladle's to your keeping, confident
1 "that in your;charge"no single stripe will
"be erased, and not one of its bright
"stars obscura"
That•banner Was carried with the Com
pany from Drainsvifie
. 4 1 ) Malvern Hills,
through Manassad, and Antietam. At
Frederi4sburg the Color bearer was shot
to death, but when his body was buried
the banner was found enveloping his per
son. • The•same ball which took his life,
pierced its folds, but the'enly stain it ever
received was the one given by :Jerome
Blanche's lifc-blood. He had preserved it
to the last, and it was buried with. him
on the field. •• ,„,
• Deeds like these have hallo Wed the
graves of Union soldiers. Acta\ of heroic
devotion have 'sanctified the humblest
meri.who fell in the great struggle; .
About twenty-five companies went out
from Bradford County lalone. Hundreds
oflnkm, moved uy the same spirit .ef. de-
votion to the Minor of the flag, left ' m u
midst to do battle in the same cause, jus
tified by the same necessity, the same la*
of self-defence. Some of them returned:,
Many,did not. The, - names, of Bradford
County men are on te'death roll of near
, ly every battle-field. Some of them are
buried in the different cemeteries of the
couisty—many lie among strangers, their
graves marked only by the simple govern
ment elab—inaeribed with the name,—the
company and ireOnerit to which ho be
longed, or it may be marked "Unknown."
The longyearscotod slid go
And the pest.- .
The sorrowful, splendid p.ist,
With its glornind Its woo
seems never to have bean
0, somber days and grand
flow ye crowd bark once more,
Seeing ovr,heroaa graves are green
By the Potomac and the Cumberland.
'And In the Talley of the Shenandoah:
The long years tome and go, but y
Come not again
Through vapors dense and gill,
Stealahack the May,
But th 4 come nit agaln,—
Swept tr'yttio tattles fiery breath
Down unknown ways of death.
How can oar . fancles-help.buf go
Oat from Ulla realm of mldt and rain,
Ora from thls‘realn of sleet and snow,
Wbeu the first Southern violets blow?
How must our thoughts bend over them,
Blessing the tlowM.s, Mal corer them,'
- Piteous, natueless payee: •
Of all these men, how few are remem
bered
,as individual . Perhaps no one
here could enumerate the Union soldiers
burled in the grave yard of any one vil 7 -
lage in the county. The individuals are
forgotten.
We decorate-the graves of Union sol
di !rs here. Symbolically we strew flow
er's over the graves of_our Union soldiers
bLried in distant States—not.for the sake
of the dead alone. -Living, PerhapS they
',Mild be little' heeded. But death has
glorified them. Our floral tribute is nut
alone a personal offeringz—but a tribute to
them as Union soldiers—a tribute to the,
Cause in which they died.t •
That is the significance of this day and
its observinee. They engaged in jastitia-
We war. They. gave their lives for-the
defence of our liberties. They MI a sac- 1
ritiee to the principle of .freedorn, symbol
ized by the banner of stripes and stars.
Therefore are we assembled. As the
blood of the Christian martyrs was the
seed Trom which the - living Church was
strengthened—so. their blood sprinkled
the tree of liberty, and Makes strong the
living government of the people. -
I have no sympathy with• the spirit
which on this day would ask us to forget
on which side the .soldier fought..
We owe it to the dead ; .we owe it to
ourselves ; we owe it to posterity ; weowe
it to mankind ; that the story of the re
bellion shall be perpetuated, that the men
who suppressed it shall not be forgotten,
that they shall be retnembered for their
love of country and not , for their physical
courage only—and that side - beside inthe
niches of Fame's temple Shall be placed
the patriots of ttifii , and the patriots of
Is their patrio ism less worthy to- be
ghirified than th. t of other men in other
lands, and other times Are Meade , and
Reynolds, and Sedgwiek, and McPherson,
and Farratfut, to be remembered as bt•ave
men only. and not as patriots? Then arc
the American people unworthy the fair
heritage bequeathed by their fathers, pre
served and purified by the men we to-day
honor. •
- The sentiment of reVermce for our sol
dier dead is worthy the best, the purest,
and the greatest of mankind. It incites
to noble actions, gallant deeds and undy-
trig patriotism ,
' Besides this it is but repaying an obli
gation to which we are 'all- bound. Our
word of honor was pledged to these men,
that if they fell, their memories should be
held sacred so long as free government
lasted., Their story was to be rep , :ated
to their children and their childrens' chil
dren in all coming time.
Inspired by such promises, sustained by
tiles?, hope,s, they left Inane, and friends.
and family) No kiower can release us from
th obligatifips we then incurred. Grand
ly have sonic of the proniises' been kept
by the government of Pennsylvania thus
far. 'First and foremost in fat-dishing
men, she has been a leader in the redemp
tion of her pledges. Thousands of or
phans-have been fed, clothed, and educa
ted—freely, cheerfully, and gladly. Money
without stint has been lavished from her
treasury, in fultilhnent of this duty to her'
soldier. dead. i
• But our oblig'ation is .. ot recleaned. We
owe it to those orphan children and their
widowed mothers—to themaimed soldiers
who still survive. that th , story shall not
be fkmotten. That their heroic deeds
shall be perpetuated and their memortes oi
kept green in our own hearts—that the
rising generation shall be iuststructed in
their history, and taught to emulate their
patriotism.
We may raise, pillars of marble to their
memory—annually in sadness, and with .
solemn ceremonies we may decorate their
graves with flowers. But the most glori
ous monument we can erect—the bright
est tribute we can otter, is to perpetuate
the principles of free government—to
maintain in peace the principles for which,
they fought in w:ir--.freertone for allcanen
in all the, tend—liberty of thought and
speech and action for every citizemln ev
ery county of the nation.
.This establish-,!
ed .their monument is completed, their,)
glory perfect. Until this end is attained
their deaths have been in vain, their chief-
est honor remains to be paid them. •
' That, it,inill come, our:faith in the Prov- ,
. idence of God compels us to believe—that
it may quiel - ly come, should be the heart
felt prayer of every patriotic citizen.
AT LtICAYSV ILLE
The ceremonies were postpo'ned until
to-day
AT ATHENS
Perkins Post conducted the memorial';
services, and afterwards listened, to a
ssirring and elegant address from Corpo
ral TANNER in the Presbyterian . Churchp,
This day was also observed. at Tr 4,
Smithfield and Ulster. The general 01 ) .t
servance of Decoration throughout thel
country is one of the most cheering and
hopeful signs ot the times. When a peo
ple
can put aside the business perplexities
and the turmoils of politics to unite in the.
holy and patriotic ceremonies of honoring
the Nation's - dead heroes, there should be
little fear that the great lessons of'thelate
war are being forgotten ; but there never
has been a time when the' salutary. Influ
ences of the day were more necessary, in
order to impart to the young a proper
predation of our free institutions than
QM
" . Scarcely has the grass groWn over the
graves ortreason's victims before there . is
cause to ask the question 'whether these
have died in vain who fell defending the
Union of our fathers. It is. well that at
such a time-the - 'spirit of devotion and
honorp the-memory of the fallen ones of
the Itepliblic should manifest itself and be
fostered by those whose hearts - beat true
to their country. Decoration day has
come and gone once more. It has not
been without its results. The graves of
the dead- have been strewn afresh with
flowers, and the hearts of the living we
trust refreshed with a renewed spirit of,
patriotism. Unless this be so, then indeed
have the ceremonies been a hollow mock
er."-
EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE PRO
GRESSIVE TroirENANct: J‘EFORM SOCIETY
AT EAST SirRINO IIiLL, FOR itiri-TO MAY
29, 187 S
Mend;crs and I.WendA 4
On this, our ninth anniversary as, a
Temperance Society, and our fifth as a
chartered Association, we eome together
on our birthday, to review the past, and
Counsel for the futuren,..
The past year has been one of peculiar
activity : in the temperance work ; our So
ciety has in a limited way taken active
means to bring itself into effective service.
Our work has been personal rather .than
organized. Of the members Of this Socie
ty pledged to "abstain from the_ use of
alcoholic stimulants as a medicine," not
one has beercknewn to violate the pledge.
The pledgeJO abstain from the use of all
intoxicantit as a beverage 19; not been so
sae! edly kept. Every year adds evidences,
that the acientifii• understanding-of The na
ture and y.ise•of alcohol as injuri
ous in sickness and : health, is the only
safe and true temperance platform. As .
'a...Society it is our higli prerogative to
'Work in harmony with the' Law of Ilim
that is over all, "GOD blessed forever—lf
lie be for us, it matters but little •Who
may against us. We may therefore
\
forward confl. ntly .and reverently as
on dependence upon Divine:
favor, assured of . titimate and complete
victory. • . ' •
"The Reform Mostment."—A remark
able,feature of the tenirratice work of the
past) year has been the ~ opular meetings
held by men who have laen in. the army
of King Alcohol. We do not quetition,
but many have .been thus reached and,
rescued;-but if our Pfliniples are true this
"movement" cati only prove atemporary
benefit to the temperance canse.\
, Joit'it B. Llocrinatlirrns, "I wolld give
that right band if I bad never thuched
strong drink, and as „T.. L. .Curr.nik de
clares; "we do not want our boys to go
:through life with arms in a sling." lye
have to-day in our great country this ate I
my of "reformed, crippled, .scared and ;
wounded Men, Wounded in every con
ceivable manner. .Qh ! that we could
bring thiS army before yott as we S ee
them, needy of every aid that an All-Div
ing Heavenly Faber could bestow, and
note their danger. :4ee'too, :ining them
all classes of men, women, spa children.
To adininister to their comfort id sickness
we find .an army Of physicians 60,000
strong. King Alcohol has alt army 600,-
000 strong—with aclivision of 0,000 dy
ing drunkards--41 of the subjects Of hilt
majesty we find 70 per cent, of the no,ooli
physicians aro among his viethns.
For both of these armies we have 7)1 or
0,000 ministers. Strange as it may seen,
this army of "reformed" men and minis
ters—temperance men—teaches,-and ed
ucators of - public sentiment—employ the
ti( - 1,000 physicians legal to King Alcohol to
prescribe for them in their wounded and
needy- condition. Let statistics Corm the
basis of our estimate, and ninety-lice per
cent. of - those n-ho have been victims cif
- this King will 120 atiin Won to his service.
The Temperance Army is not Yet . in sight
of the citadel of the - enemy. The " Re
form Siiciety " of all others hare got be
yond the' skirmish line, we must now
tight, cowardly surrender or retreat: To
turn our back to the enemy is no better
than death. We have been lighting lon:r.
We now come down to this practical ques
tion, and look it squarely in the ". face—
nainely- : Are ire in. poxxcrxii,n o/ a
plc, it po ircr, !luta" ptart.i,:,ll,
• ir,!' , ild 11E4 Orc Piker, er of King A
hol ? We reaffirm as 4 nit' earnest conl-ic
tion TOTAL ABSTINENCE-6o: LAW
Written if/. rrery loom!
mirkbe...ot anti xa , She, 411 ,. 4101,
p bllln rcr filC xv4 , iiii%a (lTT- (2/i , _
kirtiVrt,), 01.14 e pr,irtira, 7 , 110111 , 1,.:eltre
[obit firert "' Y , .I. COC.. \V MA:,
jay Is7s
AlirllE Northern District Convention, 1.
0. of G. T., 'Mach met at Sayre, :tlay•2•4,
1s; i's, was called to order by C. E. 1V n rrE,
1), W. C. T. in the chair.
The follow ieg e',.mrimittees. were ap..
pointed
O/ . Rcs4,l,/tio.nß—M. 11. P.o:so.S - :.,
DETiocii, 0. I,AR( um, 11. 6. MuNN
A. Jig VA
Op o,w/ of 01 , 7ei:—. _PIATT, A.
MUNN, 1'„ FEltta'soS, JANII-1S WILSON :Ind
EM I.\ '"INTL.
Fi r• h: r• 3I; E. Ciii•i:pur.K. - , I)r, - 13)
II911.6):: and 31. E. ELLII,TT
yil9n receiving iihe report of dejegates,
it. was .finuici that twiitty•tive Loci r:!,
represented
('onnn:ittce on gooa of .order report
fullinvs
EvENING S ' EsSION TO OPEN AT 7:3n
Prayer by. .1, lill , -111 . 1.1.:; Song-by Cirgii - r;
speech by J. KErri.s!: essay by EvA
IlitAtsAiw ; sung ; essay by Wm. M , o - 1.-
TO.;: song by Lti.mF. IJAhNr.n. ;
_deelama
tion by M. E.. ELLIOTT
‘_; speech by. WM.
SMITH ; song by Commitlee ; select reading
by EmMA V 6 Ti : speech by M. E. eni:l;-)
num: ; song, " Hold the Port. ;" recitation
by MAY C.I.AVSON : speech by' S..l'. WAti,
:ixt; ; song by Conindttei; speech by A. Jr .
SPAI.DINi; ;llld JAMES ELl.lvrr ; remarks
by C. E.WIIITI:.
Mi utesi of previous , ses•iou read and
arprov •11
=
-4 - 'olvention °polled' in th - • third degree.
1 7 :. WHITE ill the chair.• ,The sec
ond and third degrees were conferred up
-on:fifteen members of the h der.
This being the annual meeting of the
-Cunventhm, the Chairman declared the .
election of officers irvorder, when the fol
lowing were elected :
D. 11 - . r. - T.-J. B. Ft:c.cli.
. _
D. 11: V. I;1 - .Ir.
ry-31. E. Ciluilnucg.
Treqsarer—.l. M. PrATT.
McNEHNEv. ,
.31.—„Miss - WELLEn. -
I.eiist.
See' EVA
R. 11. S.—Mrs.J3Artm:n.
L . H . ,•:.—Miss 1:11.1 uii.E.
G.—P. Moour:. . -
1., (..,;. ___.m iss .m AI . Tr 0, ,,,,.. • , • (....4,-..1 r.,:- iii, ~:t iii:trr alio ri,1in...,‘ , ; ton. it i
linpail, It ooiiiiiiii, noiiiii..r nil. ~,, ayi•, nem cif!!
• After th e °Ulcers elect had ta k en their ii.ii•—ii .ir i..,i.,i.,..tiii,-,•iinii„i - c - „....1 iv i„,cs long i
stat Otis, the e.ommittee on resolutions le- "a Ili.. hair. iii,i lic. 9 , ii ria..ti aii 1 tiig, , rvt.N. Fin:
ported the following resolutions : sALF: ItY .11.1.1ii' \1.1:1:r• 1
.110 ,,, tred.. That we recognize with li.grate- • . . .
• •
ful hearts. that kind Providence, which has • B ' ' LOCAL.
watched over its and the interests_ of our -•-. _ „
-
beloved order. and permitted ns again to . . i.. ..-- Du; ,o1)Ds at te db ee d pr i ces
meet together under so favorable eircum- j at ,t. 1.. KEN-1 , . rilar2.•
stances for the consideration of the inter- 1 -
. ,
esti; of the great temperance reform., . - -i,'3•;". MiS , ics" Sntt.t. & FAIZICIIANI (10 all
Rexolro?, That we than' .- great. reason ~,, , ,,,, ..1. ,,,,,,, - ~ ~,,,,,,,. _
(Or enconragement,. tall account of the ~ .
wide-spread and deevinte-r.est which the • , ,- .7.:• - 2. - I It)S1. I-: It Y ! lit /SI L! IZY ! .IP.fSI E
enligli towel public, have of late manithst- „ y - : A ;I n ,„. ~yr,,, at J. L. 1ii ., : , , ,•, • i i .,y 2 .
ed in the temperance Work, and we bid
God speed to the. Murphy movement, and ;, - 7,...iir Rvei- thing in the line of station
pledge to aid and encourage. it to the ex- cry at wtirrui.mn Sr Sic ‘V .- T'>
tent. of our ability. ,
lics , do , 1., - 'Chat while we welcome to the
field of contest any and all organizations
which come to wago warfare against t lie
mai.ufactitre, sale, and use of intoxicating
drinks, yet, still we believe that none of
these should be allowed to supplant - our
order, to which we pledge constant lidel
i ity
lleftolred. That the
. grand purpose and
object of our order, is educate
lie. sentiment, inside and outside the
Lodges, that We shall be able to-secure at
the earliest day possible, .he total prohi
bition of the liquor traffic, but that - it
should be left to the enlightened judg
ment and conscience of each individual to
determine howethey can best accomplish
this purpose.
Iksoired, That we deem it the duty of
every citizen and voter contacted with
our order, to carry out its principles -at
the ballot-box, and that no candidate: for
position shah receive supplie.l from
us unless he be a pledged total abstinence
man. .
Regoleo?, That it,is of the utmost im
,,purtance that harmony and a fraternal
i and himily spirit should be cultivated and
.sustaimid in all our Lodges, and to , this
1 ..
end we urge all our members to abstain
from the introdu. , tion among. IN . of cpiei
i thins which ;tender strife, or tend to pr.)-
duce division.
Rexn!ri'd, That while we arc unwilling
to commit ourselves to any scheme tiTe.,v
ern-mental regulation of the liquor traffic,
which stops short of the total e:ct inetion
of the manufacture and sale• of alcoholic
stimulants, yet, that so long as our gov
.ernment continues to regulate and encour
age the sale of such stimulants, that emn
monjustice requires that the vender and
user.should,-thr.fugh thrOut,4l the opera
tion of the 3toffet bell punch. and ;ill oth
er practicable measures, be made to eon-.
tribute to a fdnd for theskuctit of these
rendered poor, halt, maimed and blind by
such traffic and habit. ,
lltivdred, That our thanl:s ale due and
are hereby tendered to the nrethbers of
Sayre, *id to the citizens of Sarre ';;;tiuer
ally, for their kind greeting and - the gen
erous hospitality which they haveextend
; ed. to us-during tins convention.
Moved that the above resolutions he
i considered seriatiii.
1 The first, second,-third,- fourth, .sixth,
and eighth were adopted without debate.
Ifth distms.sed-by C. E. Wurri. Adopt;
SoN;etith. discussed by C.. 31. HALL.,
S. . WARNR.II,.O. liAACIY. Adopted.
. The ()Bowing persOns were recomm ' en47
ed as District Deputies : 3P. lI . ..PARSONS,
W. R. WELLInt, GLEAsox, E. G. VAN
( DTKr., 0.. J . ..Catme.ucg, M. E:Roexwrr.t,
Low, S., S. BUTTS, G. N.. WRITt.:, C. F.
)luNsise,Elt, M. A. .11otmzroz , ;, W.
. ,
'Borer., - -
The ftilltiwing petsons constitute the 'ex
ecutive coin mttce - of this Cotiventieli : J.
• `8... VUE:Neu, M. 'E. Cuennt: - cx, C. ,E.
WluTl; C. 31. ;C. mcvAuc,n.
The. temperance camp meeting will meet
at,l'isgab Angtist.29tl). It is boDed-tbat
all the friends of temperante will be pres
ent. : •
. Adjblirned to meet at South Creek,
31.. E. Cuue.ucK,
Towanda; Pa, Secretary,
- • ,
Li - NITA Hose Cninpany
their annual election on Tnesi.44, June
4tli, \anti selected the following aleeri:
Pi...:ident—eitAs..L. TRACY:
NORT.E. •
,k'erret4 y-11 - 3.r. S. - V tx!7EN't! - :
1"i•p• I FAL' AV. , .
T re , tsur6N it
.I,ks T. I{ - 1:11 , ;..
B. PonTEn.
..,15.d.,---,A7.I ' EtzT LUNG.
HEED,
E -:-1 c(). s E.t Ns. •
31rb,herIL - floim
\ •
PY yth—W. li.. MARSHALL:,
)Iv -EP. , ;. E.o. rMc
(7.0:1-:, S. G. MI'S; IV.
(EIVA!MEII, Jr. , :
Fite. I'vi.fre- 7 -4 ; ;I: , 1 7 S. , EsT m.l I). \V.
11'rr.r.r•ot :
A - nom -attempt 'to' rob the bank of
DoA:cr. at Canton, was made ,on
'Monday night. . The burglars succeeded
in securing :5....),:100 in reH• , i'tered - bonds,
sail s:',o in caste: They did •effect-'an
trance into the safe. The ; robbers were
in this* place mday, and
_hired- a
horse and . buggy from Mr. L. E.Eises
nt ny. They •were pursued by - Officer
r•CroNE, of Canton, who tracked to Mon-
Dimon - where he'-lost • the :track: The.
hi•rta! was turned loose and returned to
the stab:, and the
buggy' was f 611114 iu the woods hear the
farm - in Towabila iOwnshin.
itt-V.-I).CICA'r'T the tem
-I,eranee xructir34iik.r4et: Court rfous.e'next
edueFilay eveuihg;'
FILONr THE c:ONTINI::NT:—Mr.
:UM Selo, o,evon, 'writ.2s that 1
Dr.- • 5:154....s - Catnrrh J aedy - and Dr-
Pierce's Colden MedicarDiscovery cured '
Icier wife of-eatarrh, bronchitis, and ashth-
ma, aft, r- she Ithd . ,been peonfaince(l incur
able 1,:; physivilms, For nt:aty a (marto .
of a yentin r Dr- Sage's . Cartarrh ItCluedy
has been a eknowled”ed as. the favorite
modieine fp: cold in tbv head s ozxna, and
catai.h, _ many poysieans 'use it
,::staM ly: in their practice depending
wholly upon it. thi4- class of .affections.,
‘Ve have only space for a few of the many
tip asand name's of those cured; whose
letters are at tile in I)r. Pieico . •sotlice, at,
the World's Dispensary, P.uffil , /, 1. Y.
The following-are ainomr them
L Stewart., Carmi, Ill.; R llarpek,
ljailerson, ti, (`.:.1. 31. ° I lowatd. Chpetaw
Allan Wo , ni,
connanze. Texas:' •Itolie l , t
Martip. Paadv. Pa., Samuel hltmiek,
nt, t 7 lnts. Q Anderson.
A • P, Ritnigold i
•• The Tonwdy k a g o,tls e nd. to
the 'artlict,d." Nate T IVardner,' Rav
chswo;id, IV ? ' Va., •• I owe my life to
the 3 emedy." For further particulars see
Dr.. Picroe's M vw,randupi llotd:, which
is given 3Way by thuggi2-1-s.
Ear
NEW LOCALS
Z.7g - (10(. , !D.PASTI:11:
1.,:r I:A. - lull'', of (..
Z"..7i.?" HEADY :L S.UITS: Ho
rAEIZY, GT.I./Yl•>:upl FANCY 6001.1,
1:r1 . !,:or
EMS
MILLIS:EPS G(n)D.S in the larg,,
o , t VA NIETY, 11:.2 :,1 7 41.5t, ksal,
:tail retail. at "1",
1:elt , ,:•• St ri ., t; 7'4
.F, ('ontroverss among tile first: Cass
.st•tv that Ow
el,t; , ;:i!,-z from 1;1,, twtei ttime
c.;;;;•r,-;1;;;;11,,; , ~ t
-;:;.1:1;. I. t 3
011 ;It 41, ;;1:-.1*.t ;;; trzo.eley•-; 1> 11:at
r ..11,; -;;AnIt• a , conilu,;;l:r ions
forme , rtzl'ilt;;; ,, ;1;;:!;er• I; ;;;dap Tha:;;; the rather..
Vitri,ll.lti -years:
twie4ntary
to tint, alr hall' gray,
and t w,,•r,rt tin it to Slked prenl:itnrf' .
ly, II re-tore faded
g'l7cy. 114i 1 3t,?:/:r ro•O kilt' to :1 riel3,llr, , wrr ~r
loay ,•lealr,e:.. 1
gr, int; it a lwalllly'aetha).
and van , . and 13 , itn0r,4, falling
hair and a now growth will he predne- ;
e,: L, all t• ant
~r . tj.•o)iyenl. It, ;
tra.hy„, w . e,d; . , or .ii•My Lair Zr' wiii,ll s i
few apviicatiut, wig vro la,•,'• tint' g . 1 1 ," aunt rre,4l-
ti•
ii is i m-•ku,;^.trai , !r as - a .11 t--iii4..111.1
.."?.:"SIIETL.INI):.,SII.A\NILS in r.redt
r:.
antl • Cllileirens•
(,I: tv Es a 1-14 , S11:11,1' lc, .1. L. Nl l l, mar:
N
)11' at. a.. i.. I:ENTN.
- 4`7:3l.l;:'iw s :Work 1:11(1 111e,tc1lug a .pc
c l.litV?lt ~~Tt.L S' :'.l': AlL.\'t'n
Z .s7llomps , ,u•s GLOVE -FITTING
CQr..s.t:T n:.l. :
-_ • _
...nrpA.R.A.si.)LS mid UMBRELLAS at
144. I's
. -
You can g yt an t h lathst sfyles (4.
Stat limejy. very at \V it TcIA,M,I:
31r-!::. E. J. M iNi;os is stAliir. goods
TII.IN UAL and
beiore pnr 1; sing.
Z^- j". E.. 1. MEN(a)s, has returned
rifle. the (•ny, and I,4,.le,ri.lesny the Ft \,I:&
OF AIII.E:INF):1" NOTioSla
?t1114,t0r..1
rfr T. TB., I N1:11 F:
111 . :;'s tNE '
GI) to) SN F.lit.Nll.l3l:S fOr
IJ..st 5111114,,ry
Z 7. 11 i )liNcos the. best. Skirt
all:o
;'%''''..ColtsEtt has flic-besf,we - aring - Sli vs
rot' )lei, 1 1, ?Y7 , 3114 Y"utho zyar . t:vor often,. lo
'l' ,Ar'tinda. tiod tit K in,: oiflillt tft . Zr roti6.ll of at .
:751." 1 lorsc Powers for - .sale, One Second
halo, an.! IteW OM'S Of 1; leea,S, ro's manufacture,
Sayre 313111);
ssyre,..Pa.
lllan. 3' mouths
"JOY 13E.T.1.!•;;" a new .Sinulay
.
Setin-lStuging Book, by W. A. 4)4.:1r.N. :amply
Itoplos 7.1 cons by n ttL
e . L. Is. l'ova . .t.L.,
• Scranton, Pa..
fMr, & Co.e(Taytor & Co.'s ohl
I wtand), natit tltreet, haring Just returned front the
City, are uft'erlitg one vf the 110.4 Assortruetas of
hill' 6CKII/ii, FANCY I.lOQp3;,llt , :tlF.llY, CA11;
r ETit, 011. &C., ever vahthlteti In To.
I Wanda. and their Prices are AsiotitOtlngly Lotr.alS
Ur Great roduciion on rates ,to al?
points West, Xtottrarest and: Sootbtiest. '.?tor
cheipesttares ever offered. Write or apply to O.
B. Sherwood, Totvanda,l7. V. B. H. ticket tem
or The Largest, Best and .CheapeaC
line of . Shim. for Ladles', Misses' and Cldldiens 4
wear Is found a CORRinli new store, cornet gal&
and l'lne•ats„ Tracy & Noble's Block.. spr4ll&
Cev.:Les' Bakery Wigan, of the
lst *aid. liakery," will. be on hand dally with .
Fresh Crackers, hot from the oven, Dread, pies,
Cakes. &t. sprit
. ALLEN bop kali! to
Inform the.l,adles of Tor4nds that and-Is now pre-.
- pared to do SEWING BY VIE DAT on reasonable
terms. Itesidenre, N 0..; Ward l Oyerton'ab bet,
First Ward.. . . • aprr7
Mr Don't you forget it. We have an
exectletit .CltiteK ER MANUFACTORY 111 Virffn
at t;OWLES' Ipt.K.llllY, where you can buy.the
best freshibaked crackers. -
earti.:l3. Rcrpciats challeugea comrie'
'for quality of goods and low prlce's on Masb,
T/,ora, Blinds and Itoldledds, and all pnlldlng ma.
terlat • Eang'S-tt 3.
;377_1V001,. CARDING.--,-The business
of Carding's?Dl be conducted so nsual - at the old
establlshnient In Clatuptown_durtng the coming
summer. We wlll he' ready to do the drat Sack
that comes, and cheerfully refer to those for wbooll
we worked last season, cheerfully
to the quality, work!
that may be expeeted:‘, •
Vir To 'rim PUBLIC.—The Steam Grist
Mill in ':,.ltienbeti Wu, foimerlyo'wned
will be started tinder 'NEW MANAGEMENT'
an;l wits Increased facilities, on . MONDAr; Feb.
11, 1574. We Invite all the old Patrons of this pop
ular Milt to give us a call. We filial! not object to
making now friend.. SATISFACTION-41tAit7
ANTEED. W. ItOptil.ltti, Agent: •
Feb. 7, 1878. ' .
Eff" CLOSING OUT S,-114E of,Gold and
Silver Watches, Chains, YancyJewalry, etc, r. The
undersigned having purchased at Sheriff's hale the,
entire stock of - Watches. Cha i ns, Silver and Plated
Ware; 10- the store formerly eccepted by M.
DELMA S, :Ina not valbing to remain In the bust
toss. concluded to sell the entire Stock regard
less of cost, In order toutind npthe business. .Call
early anal secure bargains. M. JaC9IIS.,
-0- -0 , -
~
MEE
:`..;APts:INS :110
EASE 3
MI
ME
ME
May . dth
M — MooDy.-To any.an,d•alf demiring a"
v 011,11,0, or D. L. Mor..dy's • Ser . mois, Prayirs and
address ex, as revised by hi+ own hand, best In print,
book large, type plain, paper good. and contains
°ter Geo pages,.with 73 sermons and 29 tuidiesaea,
well bound. according to binding, ti 2,50,
0). 1.130.
This Book shout t be In every house; as tionrrand
1.111011.4 • mate- well: Apply to E. It urreughs ttt
MEE
nr E. 11. DOR3IArL, •
JSJ Fast TI - ter ,Et,rr et,
1:4,3f11t., N. T.
First Floor—PßY • • •
S.!colid FIoor—MILLINF:ItY. '• •
'Third FIoor—CAUPETS.
.Fourth FIoor—CLOAKS AN!) SUITi.4
ypp r floors necesblble.bylevator..A visit of
In;pt:etion will more than amplyrepay. • pips.
GREAT AUCTION SALE.:-M.
4.tt 3111 E.N DIILMA es old Stand, Maln•st,
will offer at Auction. Sale, .comm.4cletng TP:ES.
DAY. MAY 21st, 1575, at JO o'clock, A. M. and to
erioilonej every afternoon and evening; .until the
entire str.ek. of Goods and Store Fix' ores are sold,
t;4 rt.i t altd Sol I. VER WATC I I ES, GOld, Silver and
Plated 411 A I NS,, Gehl and Plated JEWELRY.
Slicer_ Plated Ware, Atnexican - ant"
- Freneh CLOCifiS. Ofdd and Silver' SPECTACLES
and hy E. 0 - I.,tsSEI. &e.: Jtc.. fi r. - All got... Lite be
s ew hnlio . highest Wader, regardless of eus'
l All,
gbods ;old warrantell as represented.
M. JM::011.5. Towanda.
MEM
. . •1! . . - • . ,
LTI! esti make motley faster at work for nit than pt
adythina else. Claidtal not required ; we will
F...t.yrt. you. ff.! per ,
lay at honteinade by the Indtm.•
triotui. Men, women, hop& and girls wanted every.
Vt livre to work for us. NVW Is the time. Costly
Outfit owl tends free, Address Tatta A Co., Au.
guqa, Maim'. . ' - . inapo.lX. •
ANt) OnoAxs.—l f you wish
to joirella;:e a very supelor I'l4Nr) to* ORGAN,
equal In every excellence td any nMe, at Nanette
turer, NV'holetale Prive, and thus save nearly one
half of . your-money, Alo 111 , Z-fall..l.efore purchasing,
to - write. for catalogue of descrifitton and Videos, to
ro‘t ()glee !lox 8T.35 . , New York:
' March 7. 1679. tf.
. .
j)1: CT inkiness you can tog:101n. ??, t o 120 pet
")I.4day made •liy any worker- of either sr;
right in thrir own localities. Particulars and um
ph!., worth N free. Improve your spite time At
this business. Address SytNSt.ibt .4 Co.. Vortland,
Maine. ma3ll).ly.
J. L. Beat.!
SUMMER
GOODS !
CASH PRICES
111 AV NOW ON HAND A
FULL LINE. OF,
Figured L« fens,-
Figured_ Lawns,
11, 1 kite Goods,
White Goods,
liwti,igs, ~gc.
Buntings, &c.
Fans and Parasols
IN GREAT VARIETY AT
REDUCED PAICES.
Towandit, Pa., June 8, ISM
MEIN=
• '
SIM
J. L.KE,NT.