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W, A, CIIAMBERLIN,
Deme,in
.FINE JEWELRY,
WATCHES, •
SILVER Sz PLATED WARE,
*TOWANDA,i'A.
• Towands,4an. 18, 1.874.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SELLEV is enlarging his. European hotel
by thea addition of a largo kitchen and
store room.
HON. R. REED 31YErtdeliVer,ed thD me
merial address at the deemtiori ceremo
'ties in Leltaysvill on Thuisday 'Vast.
THE Tunlihantiock Democrai , says Mrs.
GEO. KIRBY of this place was, vitikig in
that place last week, accompanied bylier
son. ,
THE next Quarterly INeeting of the
ciplee. for the Bradford district, will I , e
hell at Waverly, N. Y, June 21-23,
CHET. COOLBAUGII is happy. Boy-9
pounds.. Mother and baby both doing
well. Our compliments and best wishes
for many returns of the joyous event.
TnE Bradford Baptist Association
meets in the 'Baptist /Church at East
Smithfield, on Tuesday; June the 18th,
and continues until the afternoon of the
20th.
LJonx W. Mix, Esq., wkites from Colo
rado Spring, under date of Juno 3d :
"Quite a know storm miTike's.reak last
night ; had to close up the' house and put
on overco: ts."
A.;4Ew sidewalk is being 'constructed
on the south side of Chestnut Street, be
tween York Avenue and Third Street,
whieliwill - prove a great cOnviodenee to
some of the residents of the neighborhood.
REV. DAVID CRAFT will preach a meme
rial sermon on the lateANros YORK, at the
Brick Church, in .Wysox, on Sunday
morning next., - at 1O O'clock. Mr. Y. was
one of the original members of the:Church.
TILE Knights. 01 minor\of this place
propose celebrating., the Pointltof July by
a basket pie - -nic, some where °tithe line of I
the Barclay llairoad. The committee in
`vite all citizens wh6 desire to do so toPar
tlcipate with them in the pleasant affaii::•:
WE regret to learn that our .respected.
and industrious townsman, ABEL Ban
'NEiti_had the misf6rtune to lose two
valu
able cows last week. It is supposed their
death was caused by eating some old hay
which had been thrown from a barn where
rats bad been poisoned. • '
WE direct especial attention of our
readers who visit Elmira, to the advertise
ments of several houses of that city to ho
found- in our columns. They are all relia
ble establishments, 'and wo take pleasure
in•cmnmeuding there to public confidence
and patronage. • • '
VOR the benefit of those whotoardesire
to Vend the festival in -aid of the
Presbyterian Church in 'idonrceton on
Friday evening, Supt. JUDD has - kindly
consented to nip a free train, leaving the
Court House at 7 o'clock, and returning
at an early hour. There ought to be a
large turn out frAn-tlfis place.
• DE LA MON \ TANYE bas opened a lumber
•
rd in Plainfiekl; New-Jamey, and ship
peilliis goods tIM e -last week. We red
gretto lose M. M.. d his estimable wife,
r \l
from this comnignity;. itt heartily -con
gratulate the people of I' infield on their
good fortune in securing the as residents
of their city.
LAST Sunday as some children o
SAYEECOO7, were picking wintergre
in the woods where the buggy was lett b3l
'the Canton bank robbers, they found a
sataiel that was left there by -the burg
lars containing bread, lAA:ter, roast tur
key, etc., • ai well as papers hearing Mr.
DoANE's name. This would indicate that
the robbers separatedlitt this point after
making a dist,ributioni 6 of their plunder.;
— ON • Sunda Mr. PENNIs CARROLL, Of
Wilmot, -was driving a colt, and when in
the vicinity of the water tank belOw town,
the animal became frightened, ran one
wheel on the bank, upset the buggy and
threw the occupants out, breking his
•-„ „
slaughter .r.J.I.Es - s arm. Dr. I.lEnllsi , ;:c
reduced the fracture and the patient is
doing well.—Tht:tliore Review.
TO. death of INNS. IL IiITON, second
son of, Welate Dr. 1h although not
unexpected, was deeply mo b
urned y his
many friends. Although an unfortunate
cripple frin6 cliildhot?d, he niade himself
may way? to his family, and
was a friend to everybody. He was wide
ly. knowiraud was a welcome guest in not
a few households. "Lee's fitful fever
(Acr he sleaps:wal."
i-A. NOTIIF. It Fl TIE IN ' Meilvuorrot,wr—Our
ta;i;zl,ll,,oring village Of Mouroeton is being
seilimhly scorched ollatelt A few Weeks
sin.-e we chronicled th burning of sever
al buildings the - re, and tyriday after
noon last the foundry and machine shop
o - 11. W. ltocKwF.l.l, was bu?Tl ti h
gr. , 1111(1. The fire caught fr./.
-.-
(luring the operation of casting.
n i ot learn the amount of the lo:
irrlrstand there was an • insuran,
04r.
.Priv , osio,.—Pllll.lP (ASE, an •old citi
zen of Ithaca, N. Y., and who lived in
this county when a boy, was in town seV
,eral days last week.
enAs. E. Cli.Annmoand daugh
ter, are visiting Mrs. G's. parbas in this
I=
-I ._ W I LT, Esq., whq, attended the
encamp of the G. A. It. at Spring
', Aida, Mass., last week, has out thanks
fs , r papers containing a full aectinnt of the
inVL • ittg,
—Among the published arrivals at the
( ;rttlll'entral Hotel, Denver, Colorado,
(Al :lune -lth, we notice the name of Jour
311, Esq., of this place.
--31rs,'C. 31, 'MANVILLE started on Sat
111fi%4 last for Poebl6, Colorado. She goes
in son:I-any With her father, who will en
g-age in mining operations there. • ,
Tiin - goud results of the Grange organi
-1
, zathin are being realized in many wa) 8 1
aml , si.(•ciallyin the attention given -to
tlieinprovcment of stock. By discussing
1
the in titer, farmers have come to under-
I stand tthat it emits no more to keep a' ood
1
au pal than a poor one, and tnany are
t-6 in., thr exlwriment. We clip the fol- t .
I;)ning from ,he Harrisburg Patriot or
Saturday :.
. 7 We had•the pleasure of examining at
the .(1%:p0t., yesterday,- two splendid year.
ling bulls, thoroughbred Alderney stock,
front theline load of Wm. Calder,Esq. , this:eity, whildt 'Weie being ship p ed by
the Adams•F4press Company to it-..E. C.
31yer, a prominent agriculturist of North
cru Pennsylvania, at Wysauking.,-Brad
ford County. The pair* weighed 0ver1,306
pounds, light crates include& -_. . ----=- : - -
Tim Presbyterian !Sociable will meet on
Wednesday evening next, at the residence
of C. D. HUMPIIIIEY.
GEORGE D. &rump" a member of the
bar of this place; has decided to go into
the ministry of the Episcopal Church.
TuE festival at the Giange Ball in Wy- .
soa, - for tie benefit of the Presbyterian
Church, was a 'success. Net. proceeds
about $75.
!-‘ Oun Boarding House " has never been
presenickli in this section,
.and wo have no
doubt Mercur hail will -be crowded on
Friday. evening to witness it. •
TUE Ladies' Mite Society of the Uni
versialist Church, will be held at the house
of M. D. SWARTZ .on Tuesday evening,
the 18th inst. A general invitation is ex
tended.
THE theatre-going, public are delighted
that raEONAity Otttwines celebrated 'play
Of "Our BOarding House" is to be given
at Mercur Hall on Friday evening of this
week.
GEo. H. Wool) has taken two fine
stereoscopic views of the improved interi
or of Christ Church, Towanda. They are
for sal© at big gallery, and at the book
itt:Tes of WmTc ouni&:SuauT 4 and CHAS.
F. Cross.
Itins. t t . DRICII is certainly entitled to
-the premiul on Strawberries._ We have
before us a 11.r.sketful from her garden,
which are the lam b st and most - delicious
of any we.have ev r'seen-or tasted.
\
TIIE, commencement .xercises •of the
SuSquebanna Collegiate Iri'tiite for„ the
present year, will take place inAhe Pre,s
byterian Church, Thursday evening June
130, commencing at S o'clock. All arc
cordially invited. Admission free:
AT a regular meeting of White Lilly
Lodire, No. 808, I. 0. 0. F., held iit their
Lail at Wyalusing, Slay 25,,1878, the fol
lowing ix solutions were adopted :
WHEREAS-, It bath pleased our Heav
enly Father to remove by death the. wife
of our brother, 11. L. Terry.
Reso'lred, That We extend to our broth
er our fraternal sympathy in this hour of
his great sorrow, and though by this be
reavement he has met with an irreparable
loss, we are confident he will be sustained
by that God in where: we trust, acknowl
edging that it becoMes us also fo heed the
lesson so frequently taught by Divine Prov
idence. •
Regolved, That these resolutions be .cn
tered upon the records of oar, Lodge and
be published.
A:SPLENDID INA - ExTiox:—We have had
our .attention called to a Practical and
unique article -in the way of a Ilea - dy
Binder, in which one can bind music, IT p-•
.4,er'.•l Weekly, Chintney Com?r,' and all
Other papers, magazines, etc., binding'
the'tn,one at a time as received, thus lace,
ing them on file and making a strung a d
handsome . .; ,, eltiniewhen completed. But
the best of all of this is, the elleapness at
which they caii. be bound, ranging from
twenty-five cents'and upwards. We learn
that Towanda and Vicinity' will be on
•vassed for this IWe:2S:l.'2:Pk article .. shortly.
THEM is stopping at theVwell House,.
I ToWanda,- at. this date, ly.r. who
has the most complete step Ifieler we
have'ever seen. It comprises tf,- 4, \lad
ders in one, and is an elegant thing in tvv
;ery respect., ~ It can be placed--on stairs
or winding stairs as safely as on the floor,
and when Closed occupie's but little room.
• It is just the thing for parties that have
use for such an article for such purposes.
whether it is for pOiing fruit, washing
windows; papering walls or store. use,
etc., etc. - Wouldn't it be wise for sone
of our moneyed men to purchase the state
.and throw them broadcast over the terri
tory ? i/
OUIt
. NEW &mom. TicAmrEn.—Prof.
ButtGAN, the new Principal of our gracicd
-scho4 comes warmly, endorsed, by the
preks of Pottsville, as well as the friends
of education in that city. The following
extracts confirm the good opinions enter
tained Ly the•school board :
A MERITED Ilicon.- - -Tiof. E. T: Poir
gam teacher .of the Norwegian Street.
School, has received tlm appillitment of
he Principal of the schools of 'Towanda,
I ldfoid .County, over .twenty competi
tor The salary is $1,200 yet. year. Prof.
Burg; i well deserve:; the honor thus con-
k tst,
con
ferred o him, and will carry with him.
from Pot .ville the best wishes of hosts .
of friends a 1 Nch 61 ars for his future w.:l
- —PatNe 1 . • Erc h (eq Chro:iir(e,
PERsoNA.L.— ofessor E. T.. Burgan,
'who foi some - time las been Principal of
the Elective Ur:lmm • selnsPl Of - this bor
ough, has just been e •ted Principal of
the schoolsAn Towanda, Bradford Coun
ty, at a salary of $1,2.1)0 - pc mnum. This
is all, the more compliuu.si ry, because
Professor ilurgairwas selectee 'biro a list
of twentytapplicants. While hcs many
friends here will regret his retnond, they
can but rejoice at his merited sueees , . anti
se can assure our friends . in Towanda
that they have (It:lined a thorough teach--
et-and. accomplished gcutleman.--'l/ificr's
„hitt rital - Y -
GOLDEN . YVEmuNo.—A hirge coin - pally
to the•number of more than one hundred
gathered at the home of Rev. Joux Luc
ntsoN, on the-13th of May, to celebrate
the fiftieth - anniversary of their marriage.
Early in the day the guests began to as
semble and continued until thelarge and
„commodious house was Nvell tilled in every
part: Persons were present from Che
numg, and Stenben Counties, Y., and
Bradford and Tioga Counties, Pa: • .
• Hey. Jowc LAnitisox was born in En
field, N. V., in the year nOS. When 13
years of age he moved to Wysux, Pa., :mil
from there to Jackson, 'no*); Co., PA.,
where he was•married by BENJAMIN II
lin:, EMI., to Miss MAny lit:sTLY, of
Chewing° Co.,' N. V. •
From Jackson he moved to Itifigebury
where he now resides, and has for more
lan forty-six years. In 1843 he eras set
ap. it for the work of the • ministry,
uncle the Freewill Baptist denomin
ation; be country beirig almost entirely
neW at th, t time, and especially in that
vicinity, ant*,ll' settlements few and scat
tering, ho was ibliged to labor much with
his owo hands to scar the land, 'and se
cure a home.for hia amily. - .Thus all Bit)
preparation, he oft t had to preach
the Gospel on the Lord's,day was secured
in following the plough \ •or felling. the
.trees, or close bs the dim light; of UM eve
nirg tire. But with all these discourage
inents and-privations, he shares ,stk•day a
good standing among the ministers f his
denomination. Ile,lts been permitte to
baptiie a goodly number, in his ministry
and, many noire date; their earliest cony ic-•
tiortia to his faithful ministry.
Six sonsVw•ere bop to them, all of them
living at the presout writing. DAvin the
youngest, is the able and . successful Sun
day Sehdol Superintendent at Pennyville
this year. •
The presents given to' the aged couple
Were very nimerous, and some of them
gtiite costly, and were presented by P. s - .•
fEvEnix7, of the Wellsburg Bap
list Church. The singing was conducted
by Miss MATTrimvs, a lady of fine musi
eal :aid ability; assisted by Miss
GRISWOLD; and Mr. Yomius, all of Wells-
burg, N. Y. -A recitution.was given by a
,Miss LARRISON, gradnate of the Troy
Giaded School, of rare merit We bespeak
for the young lady a bright future'.
Thus closed one of the most" enjoyable .
occasions the writer hati.: l- .l(ttendad- for
=WY* • 'BM*. -•
. . .
CRYSTAL Lodge, Knigh , of Honor, of
Towanda, will plc-nic at Wpston Station,
on the Barelay'Railrotd, 4th of July nett
A cordial invitation is extended to all
that would like to spend . 6., day in.. the
woods - to join us. All that can attend will
provide their own lunch.- Ice cold lemon.;
tide will be furnished by the; Lodge free'
to all. Excursion rates have been secur
ed, and all that go will have the benefit
of the low rates, Fare for the round trip
8.5 cents: All those desiring to go will
colder a favor on the committee by . ' buy
iug their tickets on& before the 20t of
June, so that arrangements ca n be'. made
that will insure comfort and pleasure.
The committee will receive all baskets,
croquet sets, ice cream freezers, etc., etc.,
that are brought to the stations, -and see
that transportation is furnished to the
grove and return. The train will leave
the freight depot at 7:20, Court House at
7:40, and Barclay depot at 8 o'clock A. at.
and return at 6P. m. 'No pains will he
spared to make the day one of real pleas
ure. Felice -will be on the ground to pre
serve order... Tickets may be had at any
time of either of the committee.
S. W. RoDomts, ' • .
J. 12: KITIIIIDGE,
G F.O P.G F..' HA lla RW AY,
• - -Committee of Arrangeinents.
WYOMING CENTENNIAL.-!--The one hun
dredth anniversary of the battle and mas
saere. of Wyoming will occur July 3d and
4th, 1878. Tho committee appointed to
collectiiistorical matter desire to exhibit
at. Wyoming upon that occasion as muth
of its unpublished earty history was can
:possibly be gathered. As this'will proba
bly be the last concentrated effort to col
lect: such documentary papers, mann
scripts, records data, old books, fading tra-
ditions, material even fragmentary,. etc:,
etc., the committee make , this lastlappeal
o persons having mothing of the kind re
la ‘leg to old Wyoming,' to furnish them
to oily of these gentlemen, members of,
the committee. Such articles or materi
als:will be\eared for, and returned after
July 4th, 'unless otherwise requested-
Rev. EO.I,IXDON, Of mowapda ;"*Wo.
P. :141 Eu,, Fir. lV.sr. -Sruu
11E-VANT, Wilkes-I3a) u. 5.44 ) . BENE
DICT, Carbondale ; S. KENNEDY,
Waverly ; Itev. D.
HOD. *Y.T.VI> 4 TF.It DANA,
3. 'C. PLATT, Scranton
Pltiston ; I')r. II oLtIsT
Providence
PomoNA GRA:intl.—Bradford and Sulli
van County Grange District Pomona
Grange, 9.3,cmet at Asylum Grange
liall. - on Friday morning, :Slay :11st, and
was called to order by Worthy Master C.
D. Doss, and opened in the - usual term.
In consequence of the almost incessant
rain for nearly forty-eight - hours, but a
few of the officers were present.
'The following brothers were appointed
to till the offices PIO
ll'or(l'/ o . Ferseer-13ro. G. W. GnEitts,
of Wys , anking,
Ste'rrdrd—Bro. C. B. TAY 1:1D1t, of "Co.
lunibia.
- C'hq ) ,l-f 7 -11ro. J. C. I .r.kuc; ttx, of Wya
Gate Kee, , e,.—Bro. C. NEILtY.
• The minutes of the previous meeting
Were read and declared approved.
The roll of officers wet° called and ab-
‘ scntet;s noted.
\the committeg...on'credenfials repfirted
sevtiteen Granges as follows :
Asybui F No. 211 ; llercar, Ito. 245;
Home, "No, 95 ; Towanda Valley, No. 204
°sea.luwa; 142.; IVyrauhing, No. 58 ;
West GranvillejNo. 257 ; Standing Stone,
No. 3;11 ; Centre, No. 300; New .
Era. No. 020 ; Wyalusing, No. 124 ; Cen
tral, No. 194 ; West — lyarren, No. 208 ;-
Highland, No. 103; Colley', No. 865 ; To
wanda, 'No. 200, and North.. No.
20-i. •
- \. c •
Tim executive committee was tlled on
and made their reports, , •
Worthy Master appointed thiifollo \ Wing
a committee - on resolutions: Bros. B.
EimTE, E. .1. A.1"1 . 1:, and G. W. GREEN.
Tim special committee was called ou for
the report on the state of thaorder, who
made a lengthy and
, satisfactOry report.
Grange tl:(41 adjourned for dinner. By.
this time the hall was quite well
and feats werdexpressed by. some of 'the
members of Asylum .Grange that they ,
might be short of rations, for, owing to.
the storm they did not know- bow many
to prepare for, but it turned out as it al
ways has, and in all probability will -7
p!! ~!y aad t , O t ie.
Ttltir beautiful and spacious building
was well calculated to accommodate such
a crowd-it Icing about thirty by forty
live feet for a dining room, and in the
rear of this -are - two rooms sixteen feet
square
that answer for a pantry. and
kitchen With a large cook-stove, with' an
elevated oven . well calculated to—keep-the
chicken pies red hot, and to make the tea
and rutPw. With . thesc facilities and dis
position that all the Grange ladies possess
all need not guess at the re tilt.
At f:! o'cloel; Grange was called tortir
anti opened in usual form. All feeling in
good humor, and largely reinforced, lisd-
ecKs rvile: active
"Worthy Master in a very gent emanty„
nuttier excused himself for making so
wild a mistake in adverth.ing. the meeting
on the wrong day, and asked the forgive
ness of all, and sugg6l4eil that the adver
tising of Meetings in the future bp left in.
the hands of the Secretary. _
„lbother C. F. Iluisistxity.it made a_mo
thm, and was carried, Oat' the Secretary
be authorized to :lave:E:o the meetings
in the Sullivan County tippers as iwell as
in the Bredfoid ; also in She 1 2 7armers'
i
i
Worthy. Master presented the resigna
tion of Sister IlosErra FULLER, of Fox,
No. 310, Of the office of Worthy Ceres,
and declared that nominations sere in or
der to till the vacancy. Sister ,t. 0.. At,
Gcn, of North Orwell, No. 208, was nom
inated. It was moved that the nomina
tions *close. Sister At nmi• was elected
and duly installed by Worthy Past Mas
ter E. 11. DELomi, assisted by V. S. LAN;
RON, - of West Granville.
~The committee on resolutions were
called, and made the following report:
-/ - ?esoired, That we think our State Leg
islature was.lbug enough -in session to
have passed some mensurn'of relief in
the way of reducing the expenses of gov3l
ernment by lowering official salaries, in
conformity with the changed condition of
business affairs, ~ and the greatly increased
purchasing. power of Ike dollar since their
salaries were fixed. We look, in vain for
R vthing in that direction, except the
not ,fee'bill, and feel greatful to our ser
vaut4') for whatever measures of relidf
there timy.be in that act. ,
.11eio/r4 That in. the present state of
the count\the office-holders arc the
most prospe US members of the commit=
nity—they having a fixed income against
low prices on evbrythmg consumed. -
. llczto?red, That citizens, and as vet
ers, ,w-.l' demand . of\political -parties the
nomination of men for \ oar legislative bo
dies, who* will strive earnestly to give us
nn equal tax law, and k Ss for
our officials, coiumoncinp r own
Fly. • ' . .
Resolved, That we wat the in
terest of the people LI .1. fair
words and promises from i men '
and we promise acts hertafterrathet4haa .
words'tolindivatu our dlipleasure of -unfit
men, or professicmal politicians' nont
lusted for our suffrage. - : - •
Resolved, That our large, lad important
affairkinvolving taisititaratat.:
peiatituitaattOalhat4o:sittt : thotiaagal
,',.,-;::,--
; , 77 ? '-..3%,,b2 ;•S'.;tl;:n'.:'''.
NEE
~_ -. _~ _
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dollars per annum, call for,the highest in
tegrity and the best business capacity in
our Comniissioners' office. And we call
for the nomination of men of character
and intilligence for, County Commission
ers, who can neither be used as toots Or
fools by men having designs upon the
County Treasury, and who will _charge
only for their time necessarily spent in
the transaction of the business of the
county. Wodci not believe that with a
!faithful clerk a perpetual session of the
Commissioners is necessary.
Resolved, That our duty 'to ourselves,
and a proper regard for the public welfare
may requile es to fallback upon our ina
lienable rights to vote as we please, If in
our judgment unfit men are placed in
nomination by, the political conventions.
\ Resolved, -That the great need of the
times is integrity, capacity, and;. interest
acursympathy with the grest-tai-paying
masses, on the part of the public meta who
make ocir,laws and exercise- the power of
taxation and expenditures.
Resolved, That we recommend to pa
trons and farmers generally, the Farmers'
Friend and the Huabaadman, -as worthy
of their patronage, and as more important
to be sustained than airy. merely partizan
newspaper.. In thO struggle which must
.come te'free labor %from its unjust bur
dens, we need the aid of - newspapers free
from the contro l of public office \ holders ,
and the influence of powerful corpora
tions. \
. Resolved, That a committee of six ‘on
each side of the river uo appointed to vis-,
it all the Granges in their, vicinity, and
report a the next meeting, consisting on
the east of:Bro. E. Piollet of Wysa,x,
A.. D. Munn, of Litchfield, George Mos
crip, of Wapasening, P. 11 . Buck, of Le-
Raysville,'W. Shaw, of. Rome, and ,C.
S. Hornet, of Wyalusing. And on the
west, B. Laporte, of Asylum, E., IL De
_Long, of Osealuwa, C. B. Taylor, of Co
lumbia, V. S. Landon, of West Granville,
E. H. Crayton, of Towanda Valley, and
C. P. HUnsinger, of Colley. - •
Resolved, That we tender our sincere
thanks to Asylum Grange, for the warm
and hearty reception this Grange has re
ceived at their hands.
Resolved, That we shall ever hold them
in remembrance for the cordial welcome,
and hope to be able to return like kind
ness..
motion was made and carried, that
he resolutions be adopted
A motko was made and carried, to.hold
an evening session, ancr that the -fifth de
gree be conferred in due form.
A motior, was made and carried, to hold
the next session of this_ Grange at Open
Hand Grange, Leßoy, on the third Tues
day in August at 2 o'clock.
A motion was made and carried to re
consider the motion. Moved and carried
to . hold the next session, at Highland
Grange, Litchfield, as above..
Brothers J. E. Pror:LEr, B. LAPORTF,',
and Worthy State Master were called on
for remarks, and"all responded most no
bly\ It would well pay ra,A . )erstin for driv
ing fee mileS to, listen to
such 14 of the farmers.
A 11 and. earned, that
Brothe I hereby invited to
delivc, ir . .next- meeting.
Alsc made and carried,.
that S .I R AN is hereby
in
vitedlto prepare and deliver an essay at
our eekt ; meetin g . •
Grange adjourned forsupperto reopen
at 7:30. Supper was served in the' same
good order and 'taste as was the
,diner.
After, an had eaten to their entire satis
faction,-and the smoke all cleared away,
a class of seven candidates were assem
bled, and the beautiful and impressive
lectures of the fifth degree were adminis
tered by Past Master E. R. DELONO, as
sisted-by Brother C. B. TaiLon.
The Grange was again opened in the
fourth degree and - business taken 'up.
Brother W. IL SMITH and V. S. LANIXIN
reported on the prospects of a Grange
Store in Towanda and in Troy. 'Brother
B. LAPORTE reported on the prospects of
wool; that a few large lots. had been sold
by our State agent iu Philadelpraa, at
large saving from, the price we would be
compelled to.take if sold at home: Also,
reported the price of salt for fanning pur
poses by. the car load at rates, 'that they
could afford to buy at. •
Brother :Cat. PATTERSON reported lime
by the car load atia ranch lower rate than
ever bought in this vicinity.
,Brother J.
W. litsantrry, or West Granville, was
called on for a declamation,' which he-re
\
spondedto a - n-y appropriate manner:
wo was taken up in social
corn hich was participated in by
ent. The declamation 4 s•aa
ed, that Brother MERRITT
was called on `again. Io -appeared' the
second time, and as lie unto the first,
only a more so. \
The conclusion_was its,l cture on butter
leaking by Ilrother..EL R:l3 - ELoNet.
Grange, closed at 10:30.
A cordial. invitation to all to lie present
at the next meeting at Litchfield
W. IL • SIIAW, Beeradry.
DECORATION AT LERAYVILLE.—under
the auspices of Spalding Post, No. 33,
A. IL, the ceremonies of, decorating the
graves-of those who fell indefence of the
starry flag, was performed on, Thursday
last, June tith-the rain on the 30th caui
ingAhe necess4 of an adjoernment t -At
8 o'clock the Lellaysville Cornet Band,
accompanied., by Spalding Post in Car
riages, proceeded to Stevensville, where
they were. met by the citizens of that
prosperous -village on the banks 'of the
beautiful Wyalusing, and the Sunday
School, also a number of Jackson Post at
Wyaluing. The line -of march was tak
en from the Church to the cemetery,- led
by the band, where the impressive ceremo
ny of placing flowers upon the graves of
our fallen heroes, was , conthicted under
the direction of COL. CARTER, Post Com
mander. During 'the ceremony' Captain
IValvrat paid a fitting tribute to the
memory of AARON BENDER, a member of
the l-list Regiment,, who was itilled at
the battle of the-Wilderness. Ile waitol
lowedl4. Rev. TRONIAS THOMAS in a short
and appropriate address.
The ceremonies having been concluded
"'Forward" again ran along, the line and
the march was taken toward • thO family
cemetery of J. A. BOSWORTII, :Which is
beautifully
. kept, and tor which he do
sCr%es great' credit. : After a
,dirge by the
band and leaving flowers upon the graves
of comrades buried there, the Procession
which noiv numbered fifty ,wagors and
carriages, soon arrived at the cemetery
near WarankS-rzvEris'. After strew
ing the resting places of the fallen brave,.
arrived at Leßaysvilte at noon, where a&
dresses were to be made, At 1:30 r .
the procession was formed at the Mothed
ist Church in the following order :
Leßaysville Cornet Band..
Clergy.nd Speakers.
Sunday &heels: ,
Spaulding Post. • ,
Citizens.
121131
Acor.,
In an,
near)
so 1:0
, .
Reaching the cemetery the expressive
ceremonies of placing flowers, the em
blems of love and purity, upon thegrwrs
of those comrades who sleep the sleep,t4t
knows no waking, "on fame's eten4l 1
camping ground, 'Abet the bright galaxi,l
of stars upon our national - ensign might'
wave over a united land from the. Adair
tic to the ?acing, and from Maine to the
golden shores of California," and as wart,
said by ono of the speakers, "greater love':
than this bath no man." After' prlfyer'.
by the Rev. Mr. RICHMOND, lion. E. Rxxxo
Min was introduced by Col. rearms;
who delivered ono of the best eulogies up
on the service. to the country oftbebrave
en who gave their lives to *tbo
tufty of the Untian i - end . :>l! +r;;'
ritieu-otO4itlibettirlbitit
" .. ,,.f:,,:'
'Wg'gtif.:4-TalWal:Vaftaikrt
~~::~:K:t::.
K... ~k':t€:.
fortune to bear./.His address was listen
ed to by an an / dunk:a of over one thousand
people gathered from the hills and valleys
of Bradford / rmd - Susquehanna, ;eager: to
pay the full measure of
,respect to our
eciuntr7,'s brave defenders. His address
was fitting to the occasion, and was well
melted. Mr. blvun's ability is well
knOwn in this county, and his long public
service is without reproach. He was fol
lowed by'Rev. A. H. Hoop, *a Susque
hanna County, who delivered an eloquent
and patriotic address, which commanded
the closest attention.
Rev. Mr. ANortt made a, few,appropri
ate remarks, and the procession prewled
by the band, returned to the Congrega
tional Church, end was dismissed by the
Rev. Mr. RtilinOND, with. the benedic
tion. Col. CARTER, Post Commander,
Adjutmt iiiitES H. SMITH, Captain WAR:
NER, and Comrades Boswoarn, BHivx
:Ind TAYLOR are, especiady deserving of
mention for their untiring - efforts to ren
der the proceedings a success. But where
all did so well it seems invidious to pat
ticularize. •
Spalding Post did themselves 'hor s ier,
and it is the earnest wish of all that they
may witness the return of many dedora
,tion days before the sod shall grow
above the mounds of the surviving de
fenders of the nation's existence.
By order of Spalding Post the papers
are requesd to print the proceeding,sand
addresses tifliy..ssns. MTEn, and noon, a
copy of that Or.Fi.. Myra accompanying
•
this communAeatitm :
ADDRESS OS' HON. E. It>dirrert AT LERAYSVIELK,
- rt./NE 6,ISTS. •
.Ify Ettloto -Citizen
I . \..,
You need not tha I should remind you of the
deep nignificance o this hour, or oftbe solemn Im
port of the fen/Ices In which we are Mee -engaged.
Beneath the lone altar ot the turf, upeid e whieh we I
have Just tread, in sacred urn silently repose the 1
tuartyredtlefeunlers of liberty. N.
While under the arch of the broad belleMeli that i
so compassionately encompassed 'pew as on many
a blood-stsined battlefield, they crOntended for vie
tory. we their grate NI survivors hare assembled to ,
do reverence to thou memories, to meditate upon
their virtues, and from the example of sublime he
roism, they have bequeathed to us and to the world
catch inspliatina, for the future. I confess, how
ever, that 1 hesitate to invade the sanctity of ibis
day and occasion by attempting the utterance of
thoughts and feelings su much, taore emphatically
. and tenderly in all the solemnities of this hour it
self, and niers espeicielly In ibe pure offering with
which you have decorated the graves of the Inds
trlous dead, and'yet led linty b Impressive rites
and eeremottles, bid also by all the arts of speech
of which wul are Master. Thuseto commemorate
the virt u es of those to whom we are so - ereatly 'in
cebted, is a duty t•.thA performanco of ' which we
are impelled by the loftiest instincts of our nature
and Ideal of every consideration capable of stimu
lating or controlling the actions of a loving anal
grateful people. There are many thoughts suggest
' ed by this occasion, thentteraniee or which Is Ir/i
-v/snide : thoughts of a sorrowful past, of times in
which the giant war demi surcharged with wrath
ful bolts. huog darkly in the heavens of times in
augurated in the Interest of oppression and wreng,
dating far hack In the history of our government,
and especielly to that fatal day, the 14th of April.
'ISIS, when the flare of our country, honored and re
vered by every nation beneath the heavens, finally
suecumblng to the treacherous assaults of the very
people it -had hitherto sheltered and protected,
went down Over the amoultterlng ruins of Sumpter.
They Will came toNaur minds as suggested by the
occasion of the horning,. recilections of the past,
of the limes when the retilebt spirit then In -the
-hearts of-men alhe looorlostitetions, from thence
as dire centers:and a idening \ eirrles.dia'used Itself
through the aid of bar/ men nelli all thinks resell , -
tittle of its hithience ' , sere tuttae4 of its even ten
dencies. and subotelioated.l•sel: to the purposes of
Insurrection and revolt. awl the nation like a vast.
tempest tossed Sea, lets torn in esntliming tumult
and intestine strile; Yee, rapidly uperrour mines
grows the burning recolleetion of the`ltmee In
which the Woad' this land of Columbia. beneath
the banner of which no sinlthileld fires, or tha,rack
or the torture of any limulettion has ever dared to
he applied to the. Church of Christ, seemed trent.'
Wing in the scale of Fite. When administrative,
Weakness charactei ized the general government:
and all things appere.ttly y..•re left to the mercy of
the assailitets,. and the eiediteet. that ruled the
times Inn: edlately soeceediffe. Times ot the most
Intense anxiety alike utemereble In heart and In
honor, meniorable by thrilling ereetamations and
etere sun/Veining+ 10 the battlefield, and by, the sail
farewell and the parting tear as tire loving ,. mother
and siileradil them g, etiel.ye and tßel speed to the
defense slte the ram lOU'S honer, made memorable by
the long days of-pet - lent walling and watching, and.
hinging fur the rein re it the loved one, by painful
searching of the cruel list of killed arid wounded
atter 'battle, by the Iteevy grief shadows resting en
theionely heartioU , lle, and which the light of m ray
nuns can never chase away.. Stich are bat a. few of
e N
the many though; sby his- occasion suggested and
which raven winged fflt brooding over eti many
1101311`R in our land to del.\ It was a time of trial
and desperate emergency, 'tunes when from aimed
every loyal home In one land. went teeth brave
ones to rescue our ertslangeted\pationality endan
gered by ae entinislasm inspire by by the /sublime
consclences.of the imperaffv. denesids of tier op
easeen. and the rights - mit-uses of their \ cause' never
nakinlng whether they should ever return. Indeed
never caring to return until victory shetild perch
en the old:banner. and of the multitude that' went
forth how many that faille not again, heir, inauy
who without burial wasted fin fl esel ted battlefields,
or in shallow graves ranmeistened by a single tear
await the resurref , lif al fmrn.
No chiseled mated,. Or painted board bears 'their.
narrie or tells the (peel spot hallowed by their re
pie.e, they - are ,nnst however leeyend the range of all
knowledge. iThe lie& of universal IM/owl/Age
knows the itlaee of thilr slumbers, anti the bread
eye of heaven wake. le perpetual vigil over their
lonelygravee.and :me:ghetto hands may not wreath',
their graves to-stay, their 'memory shall not-perish.
From their very dust are springing perpetual flow
ers'of fadeless hue,atef fragrance nil pervasive, the
seeds of which welt. scattered by God's angels who
In passiug said, I Itsse have no memorials, no gar
. lands wreath their 'meths, hence in their dust I
plant the germs of life, which springing thence
shalt bloontinimorml shedding over ail the nettles
of blood a rich perfume. end nit It. letgehe are thus
.wreathing the duet of the unknown heist's of the
• war, how eminently proper and fitting that we a
kindred °Mee should this day perform, for those
who by loving bands lifted trove gory Lode were
. tenderly enrrleel back to their early lioness, where.
amidnative tails they have rotund it quiet and hon
oretirestlng place. there then as to a sacred statue
we come around the graves of patriots and heroes
wn shalt this day gat!' -r that, with. every demon
'etratlon of grateful atreetion that the dutiful heart
conceives, IYII may appreprlately celebrate their
lives so glorious and their death so grand.
It is tale of the sayings of _divine inspiration—
than which there Is 1104.0 triter or mote grand— I
Mist." greater tote bath no man than this. that a
/Inn lay down his life for its friends." Aye, the
strongest. most eel 4 y hieing evidetwo that passably'
Call be griett for . 'cause is to die foe--...:
it' Mt
that a man hat h ill he, give for his life.- This Is
the ultimate. tit ,i aii-eompreheneling good : 'hence,
beyond the sacrifice of life in the interest of any
cause the fervor of devotion rennet carry us. For
-'filter all. it Is riot the empty v./pen - 111g on Wand pm
f63sion-of the flippant tongneetut the sacrifice of love
Mat e attests.lte reality aud illustrates its power.
Words may be spoken, tear% may be shed, prayers
may beeottered, en Men, talent and Incaleniable•
wealth Maybe conse rated.avel yet Ilmialittate test
of devotionsto any e use is something beyond;some
thing trar.scrifolieg eel tills.', , When we see men of
whirl' the gellent leyon is ut a type, who fell so
early lu our conntrvi's recent etruggre kw existence
as a Union : wheel ! we see a mall like' him first of
alt elteerfully :thanoffing his home with all Its pre
eminent claims and Zeurearmenta, and at the sacri
fice of his werldly
and ...Otis and all his subordinate
(1 1.,
hopes d aspimthe if, goit r f forth unhesitatingly
to the rescue o f his count - . and imperiled liberty.
deeming this a bete ineo small. and pouring eat un
falteringly as from tbe.baek'nef his noble steed he
felle his very lifederel upon Ile altar, I think we
can safely say_of hit)) . trough In that dread hour of
death AO iViird eSellped Ills lipe.—tbough spent ho
lived, the siteedhe dite....- e teere is a an who loved
his country becanee he died for R. And this, let
me Say, Is precisely the evidence of devicion to the
cause of their country ;Open by those.wheacirnein -
Ories we Se - fondly cherish today. wlsethei \ they be
soldiers:a of the Revointionary War or Of 17 1 air
more terrible and bloody cOnfli.q. They di d \ for
their Conntry's cause and Its ultimate tri alPir 1
they Cave all they had to tive.r-their lives 4 they,
downlaldownthetrilvee for their friends .' Trento the
starting significance ortheir death : they deed for
no. In our stead ; benee. politic:illy mud settially,
they are our saviours. 'ln title &Mee titers }vas re
(IMO:011ln their bleed aiii it was poured out upon
the hatilei-fields or Antietam arid (iettyslturg, and
satirratird the earth from Nalasitlngteri to Richmond.
Hence, also, the muching power of the deed: •
It is not rnere:y that ti, ~ ./e Men have.dlert that
we sr tenderly emitting; [heir memorle.s_ In our
hearts today. but that In 11 sir dying they Celenpled
a position . which we olliewlse must bayellited, or
-failed forever of the gratithreettits that now aeerue
to us as the citizens of a t att.,* once endangered
but vow redeemed and reee itthlished on thed • mu
table !basis of- universal f sedom and equal rights
to all, and its this lefty sacrifice of the individual
in the behalf f mutual rights and In the interest
of the etern I prietipies hat underlie the well
.. being of our e that gives to-thodeath of the pat
riot its gram ur and Its power to kindle and com
mand the ad tiration of the world ; -It le this that
renders the emery of the deed hero Imperishable
and his deed. Immortal. lips is no private death ,
but a nation
its
boon, and as such claims A =Wool
recognition and reward, awl gladly responsive to ,
the claims of those--who have on lore's high altar
consecrated themselves per their country's eta];
we this day, with thilr g.irferaftts 'comrades yet cur.
Awing, unite In lavishing upon their graves the.
simple testimonial of our undying gratitude and;
our high appreciation of tholmmeasurable services!
they rendered ourcndangored nationality, and to
the cause of freedom Cud. humanity throughout '
the world.. When our Savior wagon his way to his
death, you will remember he 'said folds friends, In
substance, .. Do not forget me ;" and ourhe very
eve of his srealon,llegerlng sufficiently loW,g to In
stitute a simple commemorative rite, in the'observ
-Mien of which helcquested his folldwers toiengage
to the end, of time, saying, ".'. s oft as yo do this
dridt in retaembrinee of me." It Is nut, therefore.'
au Instinctive weakness of Vanity, but it 15 a lauda
ble, praiseworthy desire of all noile natnres,"and
onewhich,theconque.ror of worlds participated in,
—ebb" desire to be remembered by those who sur
vive. The poet Milton is reported to have said that
"he desired to writs. something that the world
would not w nil avy let tile,'' and surely has his
. great aspirations been realized. In the flowers,
then, with which you decorate the graves of these
departed heroes, we receptive Etat of all the, simple
testimonial of the affectionate remembrance in.
which we ever bold them and their - great work In
our behalf. We have laid flowers reverently upon
their graves as the , ponce-Offering of- our grateful
item, and .as In the sweet -breath of these flowers.
' the graves of hereeivare embalmed to the memory
of their valiant deeds and - glorious death. And
not only so Inhellowere with which you hare deci
mated the Union soldiers' graves do we recogetze
.the symbols of thatisweet influence which,"thoogh
• dead, those brave men are atilt earning upon ;he
worm ; as far out upon the balmy Mess these flow
:. en throw their rich fragrance to gratify and regale
:thellestes, so pervasive of the Union Is thelnliti
ence of the bran, - cheering and invigorating with -
sweet memories, the spinier libenyin an heretma-
Mate or- th e worid , and in the lowers spread upon
. . g0ut...11044n: rleas se sho o Vethe 1
rip= l it.bede fit 3Rfrr>~t ciW :- latitt,iul
orisons the tiongairpevtiriter,4o4otir: ,
pwwith.theeratanall*i.oo ll n;e' — ''' ::''''' ''
''''
;:True 11nrielaien. lora : tatiruei' tkiiluier7 'AII - oi'
~ . , • , canalwarn tberdiede, litt . VisdyLettorte.
4fralt,Ae:sl* .441111016*;:-JarNisiar VW:
~,..... ..,4* , c .*:,..7,5? "r•- - VIIT."-,_ , .^-,1 1 / 4 e , . ..- P5.**57, 3 ; 1
each straggling luiro rising= sublimely etragliefi I
and crowned from -the gory Sakti of martyrdom,
and the peat truths for -which they Med.\ liberty
and union, then as ever triumphant over , all lo
bes going forth into the - world Meltiplyhsg Melo.
tortes unto the end of time: •
The fall reallitation of Martirdoineaute to of
mind and heart as In the metropolis of the State I
Wood by the lifeless body of the last and crowning
martyr of - the war.. The lips wens sealed Mattes
long before bad utfelvsLas If inspired by God him
self, this grand sentiment, "With malice toward
none and nbarirt for •elt."—the ever•to•be.remcm
bered, the (Tod-like Lincoln. but reveal ti you,
when declaring atuliLthe solumnltiesor this daf ,
that the stwingeat h=an.pledgq_that can possib y
be given, to tbir success of say Inobacause is - the
comics of its Marts:al heroes. As In
tine
blood
and moublered remains of the martyrs to our holy
Christianity is the seed of the church. so In the
blood and mouldering remains of the heroic , de
fenders of tbs , Tinton. Is the seed perpetuating It
through ages yet to come. - To my eyes of national
-faith,there is to be read upon every leaf of the tree
springing from- the reed, in totters of living fight.
the' American Union as long as tbo sun and moon
shall endure, giving to the sentiment oft-repeated
a significance more sublimely tine and holy than
eiYISL , .._ •
"A union of Takes, s union of lands,
A. union no power can Bever ; • •
A union of bearteZ a twin of bands.
And the American Union forever P.
Fitting, then—yea, eminently fitting, that eVery
Union soldier's grave should' be clothed In , all the
beauty of spring flowers, of which some one has
said, they are the smiles of God, the rays of Ills
complacency still lingering on the earth's surface
blistered by Ills curse, symbolizing their virtues
and v•Ars over oppression and wrong, and .meltlng
with furnace heat of civil war.the chains of slavery
from four minions of bondmen, and Planting amid
the dying embers the standard of universal free.
dom and equality before the law of all men, - where
we trust It may stand with the. flag of our country
at its top waving over a land of isnivertial brother
hood until time shall be no more. Tim liburge of
war in oue land has pass , :d away and peace, thrice
blessed, has come to shed her blessings. Bring,
then. lu each succeed leg year year wreaths. your
garlands, and lay them tenderly on the soldiers' ,
graves and baptize them with the sweet fragrance
of flowers ; but remember that more precious even
than tide, that dearer far tnan the odor or perfume
of violets Is the fragrance of the tears of widows
and orphans this day bathing the graves of, buried
. lore ; and yet more precious, far more .dear as the
memorials of our: gratitude, are the substantial
tokens of kindness with which we may every day
in theyear ameliorate the lonely pathway along
which the widows and orphan); of the now silent
defenders of their' country Journey to - meet, their,
husbands or fathers in the quiet land on other .
• side of the grave, where.- thank Grel; the ehrill
notes of the war bugle shall never again startle the
ear. Resting thus in peace their country he their
monement.
" They need*no statute or Inscription •
To reveal their greatness.; tt ts around them
The hallowed ground that bolds their
Vt neroted bones, the peace that smiles
Op the , land for witch they fought,
The wreath that clothes the land they preserved—
These, though nutty as feeUngs ever are when
deepest, I
These are monuments more lasting than
Shags reared to kings or demt•Gods of old:"
-
TnE \ public exhibition . given by
.the
students of,the Graded School on. Tues
day evening wasihe most enjoyable affair
of the season, and was attended by a very
largo audianee.-
TEE County Teseberie • lAssociation
meets Lore to-morrow. ' , •
PitACTICKI/ . WlSDO3L—Ati\ancient ad
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war." Is it-not equally wise to.prepare
for sickness in time of health? When an
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maps are studibusly examined, and
possible information of the route Mid,
country obtained. Yet many make the
"journey of life" . and throughout the
entire trip remain almost strangers to
themselves, in profound ignorance. of their .
ability, and.have no knowledge of phys
siolOgical laws that govern mind,and mat
ter. 'To such, life is like a boy handling
an engine, lie may . bay° - ascertained liow
to start and stop it, but-lie knows not how
to keep it in running order. The People's
Common Sense Medical Adviser, an illus
trated work of over NO pages, is designed
'by its author, as a popular hand-book of
anatomy, physiology, hygiene, medicine
and the most common diseases to which
all are liable, and with which many are
afflicted. The work is replete with - sound
practical suggestions. Price $1.50.
AH
d.res§ the author, It. Y. Pierce, M. D.,
Banal°, Y:,
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lar Mrs. E. T. lkinqaos'llas TRIMMED
HATS fur ONE DOLLAR. and upwards.
IgirGo to SNELL' & tor
best Millinery Goods.
31118.. 3lrsoos bas tho beat STdrt
Supporter. also the Skirt Elevator. -
tirCousite.bas the feat welding Shoes
for *en, Boys and Tennis' wear. ever offered to
Towanda, and at prices within the reach of W.
' :
,
ilorio Powers for eale, , on, Second
band, and now onoi of - Blood Ilt ' Coso Inannteetvue,
BayrollanricCa.
WM, Pa.
MariL.ll , months
t "JOY BELLS," • a now Sunday-
'schoo singto 4l oßook. by W. A. Own*. Sample
41ea 3.4 am by mall. IL rowis.b.
• , Elesubis.
statittl l ,ll.aillWea4;! . so l2 t 14 1 0 liAnseikti* - Voit
scityr. OgeOnc. obi* "!. 00#:
. 0 ... 0•4, t
:#IFie2O49I"`PAIOXii .
tr Great reduction 'on rates to all
Wats Vast, NOrthwest eM ffoothwest. The
cheapest tares 'ever offered. Writis or apply to G.
It. Sherwood, Towanda, L. V. B. B. ticket °Mee.
VirThe Largest, Best and Cheapest
line of Sties for Ladles', Misses' and ClAWrens'
wear is found st COASZICS new store, Corner Main
and Masts., Tracy * Noble's Block. - spr4lB
ar,Cowtits l Bakery Wagon, 'of the
Mt Ward Palterj, win be on hand dilly with
Fresh Crackers' hot from the crien; Dread, Pies,
Cakes, ite: • . sprit
. gar Mrs. C. H. ALLEN begii leave
.to
Inform the Ladies ot Towanda that she Is now pre
pared to do SEW IXG BY THE, DAY en.reasenahte
terms. Residence; No. 6 Ward dt Orertoit's b ock,
First Warthr. • apr27.
t Don't you forgetiit. We have an
excellent CRACKER MANUFACTORY In town
at COWLES , BAKERY, where you can buy the
beg frosh-baked crackers.
IIarWOOL CARDING.—The business
of Carding will be conducted as =UPI at the- old
establishment In Catnptown during the coming
summer. We will be ready to do the first Sack
that comes, and cheerfully refer to those for whim
we worked last season, as to the quality of work
that may be expected,
:May Bth ICS
or CLOSING OUT SALE of Gold• and
Silver Watches, Chains, Fancy des elry, etc. The,
undersigned having purchased at Sheriff's Sale the
entire stock of Watches, Chains, Silver and Plated
Ware, in the store formerlY occupied by .3101EN
)DILIAN, and nut wishing to remain In. the busi
ness, has concluded to sell the entire steel regard
lass of cost, In order to wind up the business. Call
early and secure bargains. M. Jaconsi.
rsr E. R. DORMAtiL,
325 East Water Street,
EL3I IRA, N. Y.
First Floor—DßY GOODS.
Second FIoor—MILLINERY.
Third FIoor—CARPETS. '
Fourth FIoor—CLOAKS AND SUITS.
'Upper floorsolecessible by Elevator. A visit of
inspection will more than amply repay. Julys;
• tir GREAT AUCTION SALE ! - ;~I.
JACOB& at M. HENDELIIAN'S Old stand, Main.st.,
will oder at Auction Sale, commencing TUES,
DAY. MAY 21st, MS, at 10 a`clock,.A. M., and 'to
continuo every afternoon and evening until the
entire stock of Goods and Store Viruses are sold,
GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, gold, Silverand
Plated CHAINS, Gold and Plated JEWELRY,
ilvcr and Sliver Plated Ware, American and
French CLOCKS. Gold•and Silver SPECTACLES
and EYE GLASSES, &c., &c., &c. MI goods In be
sold to the highest bidder, regardless of East. All
goods sold warranted as represented.
mayl6. JACOII6, Towanda.
SPECIAL LOCAL.
PlANcis AND OnaAss.--If you wish
to purchase a very anpetor PIANO-or ORGAN,.
equal in every excellence to any made, st Mannfac-
Ulm's - Wholesale Price, and thus save nearly ono
half of your money, do not fail, before purchasing,
.to write for catalogue of description and prices, to
Post Office Ilox 3085, New York.
'March 7, 1878. tt. •
-nrE. F. KUNKEL'S BITTER WINE OF
Mos gives tone to the stomach, improves the ap
petite and'assists digestion. excites the boa-els to
healthy action. eipelling all the foul humors that
contaminate the blood, corrupt the secretions and
offend the breath. It excites the liver to a healthy
action and strengthens the nerves, imparting that
gletv to 11 to that proceeds alone from perfect health.
Thousands In all walks of life, testify to the virtues
of this eXceellent nOpliclne in correcting the, de
rangement of the digestive organs.. Get the genu
ine. Sold only in one dollar bottles. Ask for E. F.
KUNKEL'S DITTEII WINE OF 1110ZZ, and take no
other.
Dyspepsia! Dyspepsiais s . Dyispepsips
E. E. Kunkel's Hitter Wine of Iron, a sure cure
for this disease. It has been prescribed daily f•ic
many years in tee practice of eminent physician's
with unpuralelled success. Symptoms are loss of
appetite, wind and.rising of food. dryneseinniouth,
headache, dizziness, sleeplessness and low \spirits.
Get the genuine. Not sold In bulk, only one dollar
bottles.
Do you want something to strengthen you? De
you want a good appetite? Do you want to get rid,
of nervousness? Do you want energy.? Dn yon
want to sleep well, or be cured of dyspepsia. kidney
or Hirer disease? Try E. F. KVNK EL'S BITTER
WINE OF I nos. Every bottle guar.anteed to do as
itcontmended. Depot and office. ?AO Kurth - 'Street. Philadelphia, ea. Get the genuetie. Sold
.by all druggists. Ask for E. F. Kunkel's and take
no other. - All 1 ask is a trial of this valuable med
icine. , One bottle will convince you. • Get sts. bot
tles for live dollars, one dollar for one. •
Tarpe 'W.orm - Memored Alive.
Tape Worm. Pin, Seat and Stinuaelt Worms re
moved alive in from two to four hours.; No fee tin
ill head of Tape Worm passes alive and to one.
Ask your.drugglst for Kunkel•s Work Syrup. Sold
only In one dollar bottles. Used for children or
grown persons. It never falls. Or send .for circu
lar to Dr. Kunkel, L'sa North Ninth Street. Phila
delphia, Pa. Advice by mall free. Send three
'cent stamp for return of letter.
ie. F. Kunkel's Mistral and E. F. Kan.
ket's Shampoo for tine Hair.
The best and cheapest Hair Dressing and Hair
Cleaner in the world. They remove dandruff, allay .
Irritation. , southe and cool the heated scalp, prevent
the hair tram failing off, and promote the growth
in a very short time.- They preserve and beautify
the Hair. and render it soft and glossy. They im
part a brillianefand a silky appearance to braid
and wiry Hair, and as a hair dressing they are un
rivalled ;eratileate dandruff and prevent baldness.
The shampoo cleaank \ the Hair, removes grease,
scurf, itching. eruption., Cures headache produced
by heat and fatigue. KUnkePs StMenpoo and Lus
tral restore Hair to a natural and 'glossy color, re
store faded. dm : harsh and 'wiry hair. Price per
bottle Ask your druggist' for them, or sdurd to
E. F. Kunkel, Proprietor, No ‘ ,"59 North Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. \ Elfay2.-3n.
MARRIED.
•
HOLLENBACN—OORDON.—At French 'own on
the sth Inst., by Ltev. J. S. Stewart. 0. 11-'O. F.
Ifolionback. of Owego . . N. Y., and Miss Augusta
0. Gordon, of FrenchtoWn.
DEVOE--MTER.--At the home of the bride
Monroeton, Sone sth„ by' B. ilallock Arm
strong, Mr. Wlll4. DeVoe and Mtss M. Annie.
Myer, of Moroetem. cards.
,ROBINSON—MARSHALL.—In Franklin, June
\ Ird, by Veler Newell, Mr. Manuel Rob
inson; ortiew Albany. and Mrs. Elizabeth
of Franklin, Pa.
T OWANDA. MARKET S .
REPOTED BY STEVEN'S .k LONG,
General ilealern Groceries and Produce, Patton's
Block, cernelgaln and Bridge, Stree ts.
VrE,PNESDAY 'EVENING, JUNE 12, 181'8
FnozasAy.E. - ItZTAIL.
#‘43 00087 50 #6 5003 00
1 65p. 2 00
1 264
I 250\1 20, E 4 061 1 49
40 ISO 5:1E6
500
\ 60 65
25 \ ‘3s®
40 \ 50
00'\
ocita t 25 1 500 2'oo
12 SC@ • 0.14,3 10
05 \ •
07 'OS 9 \lO
08 09 12
12151. 14 IE-‘4 16 1
iso 15 15t4 16
12 • 14
12 - 15
Flour per bbl
Flour per sack
Corn Meal per 100 lbs
Chop Feed,
Wheat per bush
Corn
Rye
Buckwheat
Clover seed.tnedium.
Timothy.
BeseS, 6 Ms,
Pork. mess r'
DreSsed hogs
llama
:Moulders ,
Lard
Butter. tuba "
Rolls
Eggs. fresh, '
Cheese
Green apples, bus'a
Cranberrtes-per quart..
Potatoes, per bushel... .
01110113
Beeswax
Ices
iy2.
31E
irz.
BM
great
iyz._
.ens'
may:.
and
52-
CODIRECTED AY DAYTON Jlt IMO
Hides •
Veal slant - •
Deaeong
Sheep pelts.
Tallow
spa-
MG
ay2.
NORTHERN- CENTRAL RML
WAY TIME TABLE.
.8 at
magi.
Through and direct route to Waahlnitcm, Balt,
more. Elmira, Erie, Buffalo, nochester and Nlaga
ra
tes of
ears
On and after SUNDAY, November 2ilth, 187 ft,
trains on the. Northern Central Hallway will - an as
follows:
=!
Niagara Txpresa—LeaTes Harrisburg daily ex
cept Sunday at 10:40 a m.. Williamsport at -:20 p.
"was Muir. it se2a leases Canandaigua
arrive
lIIM
I=
except
SuMtay a. p. at, w.. -
leaves Williamsport daily except Monday= 12:34
p. In.; SWIM tlarsiibind daily at tdo a. in.. rires
at 'Baltimore dilly at 135 a. m.
litaxhington Enteig..te&Telli Itiorisburg ily
except Sunday at 70411kr0.. arrives at Baltimore
Ude a. m. _
Mail Uwe* lianisterg daity except Bands, at
ymo p. amine at Baltimore at add ;NM; •
-Day Expresii-4.eliree Watkins Gieddidly clone
Sunday at Lee a. r kw.* Zile** daft, except
aF!l4o...th: wiroot.
Alateit -- "Fik — Ctat*
"'Via:loolcm
U. B. INGISAM
. 04411
. ( (4%0
. 20(410
Mr@ -1
. 02006
today at
pc bun-
% a. ni.;
, leaves
~leaveg
it 10.30
aity ex
rrisburg
UM
wpt Sun.
'4l a. m.
anamlal
gna daily
ra at 0::tr.
*mires at
to., at.
UERiFF'S SALES v~etae:«
y of sundry writs Issued out OE the Court at
Ctunnuni Pleas of Bradford County. and to me Of
reeled, texpose topubllcsal , on THURSDAY..
the .27th day of JUNE, 1874, at the door-of the...
Court house, In Towanda Bortugb. at 1 weloelt; t ,
M. the following described property, to wit:.
i/ot. One tot. piece or parcel of Lind slthate la : - .41 -.4- ;
Athens born', bounded north by Sumnetiannset.: , .
'east by landsof it L Wake, smith by_ the latish of •
the late Edward Herrick, west by lialovsst; being
33 feet front on .itslreet and 183 feet on 8
ua-st: with tbreostory brick building en s i 7=,
franol house, 1 framed tort, and few froth trim - .
thereon. . .
2; ALSO—One other Int situate In Athens bow
ro.„ boundl , d. as foikAirs Seine lots No Masud 211
according to ph/tor plan made by Orson Mickey foe
the Iton b:dwarl li4rriek. and recorded 'Bra& .
ford C,ountv Common Pleas; It Win the Mae 106.'
deeded to E. At etark by N L Harris and wife. by
decd datcsl-Dec, 1, 1575, with dwellthg toga:
thererr.: - .• • • • •
• No 3. ALlOl—flne• °firse lot situate to Athens
twit, hounded an.l4leserib4 as follows: lthennlng
at a pod on the east bank of the Sasquettanna eV.
ter: bettlg the northvrest cur Of, land In prieseeslost
of 3 T ft Myer's land: theace along the north ,Ene
of said Myers land south ice, 30'. east 176 widths
a loot and stones for a rue ; thence by lands of Sam•
eel Hub tt north 3°. 3o' east 28 4-10 sods to a post
and stones for a con thence by same lands of Satne,
• .uettlotett,lsnuth tia°, to'. east ao 16100 rods ton
post and aChnen foraVor ; tbenee by lands of liarno.. -
rt frrenshlre north • ln°, ao , west 61 34400 rota too
post and stones for a cur: thence by landi of grant
ors, tooth a6°, 30' west Id kW rots to a Tall and
stones for a ear; thence by lands of-grantors north
wt;st 4.1'7-10 rods to a post on _the west side •Of
th,public road running from Athens to Sheishe-:
quint said post below! feet , oat from a mull elm
tree:thence along the West side of said public reed
soak 4u°, VI west 16 rods to a stake; thence north
444° . 30' welt to the east bank of the. Elusquelmorm
river to a :butternut tree; thence ilong said rive
south V, 30' :vest 14 240 reds: thence south IV. 30'
west 10 rods; thence south 27°, 30' .west 23 rods;
thence sou/It 32°, 30' west 41,40 rods to the place
bf belfhlbing; contains 103 acres and 21 perm more
or.less, about 70 acres Improved, with 1 framed
house. I trained barn, and au orchard ofkfmlt trees
thereon.
Legit,
••• No 4. ALSO--One tither lot situate In SheafHO
quip twp, bounded and described as follows Be.
ginning at a pine knot standing on the south line
eV; II - Sheitard's land; thence along. said Shepard'i•
south line canoe originally run 114 9-10 rads to $ .
post, the soutbeas; cor of Shepard's farm; thence
south as originally run 50 rods to the center of the '
creek road; thencealong the center of the same 40 0
'west as originally run 12 1-10 rodd to a Make for a -
cor thence West or 'parallel with the north .line
203 1-10 rods to a stake. cor: thence north 2.1 0 , east
as originally run 64 3-10 rods to the place of begin
thick ;.contalns-72 6-10 acres more or less, according
to a survey made by T. F Wafter; being the north
'half of lot No 4 on the itabdlvlslou of Asylum 'CO
lands on warrant No 497, about`!/0 acres Improved,
with 1 - beard learn, and few fruit trees thereon..
Seized and taken Into execution at the snit of W
II Caroler vs J Li Corbin.
No 5. ALSO—Ontrother lot situate in Towanda
boiSso f Isetrulecl and described .as Begin
ning are post cn the corner of Ceritre-st and First
eve; thence by rirst-ave north 70°,
east 10eft to •
poet: thence by lot sold Loveland south 20° east l
754 to a post cor, thence be vacant lotsout h 70 0 , -
west 100 ft to Center-ave; thence Centeneve ;-
north 2e° west 73ft to the place of beginning; con
-tains 7500 square feet, being la/ No 11, block No 7,
.in Sayre Si Co's Adition to Towanda, with a fram
ed dwelling house anti few fruit trees thereon.
Seized anti taken into execution at the suit of the `
Towanda Building and Saving FundAsseclatioti of
`Towanda born' vs Ira E Stephens.
No 0. ALSO—One - other lot situate In Canton
tivp, hounded and described as follows: Begliturtur,
at - a post the antheasteer of lands formerly owned
by Janus Mettler; thence 109 6-10 pets to a Post; •
thence south 89 0 , east 96 S-10 pers to a post; thence
south 109 6-10 - pens to a post on warrant line; them*
along the same north Ss*, west 96 8-10 pens to the,
.place of beginning; contains-62 acres' and 94 pens
more or less, about 50 acres Improved, with 1 fraM,
ed house„l framed barn, and few fruit trees there
on. Seized and taken into execution at the suit of
JSf Snitch's use vs S Smith who survives Silas
Smith.
ANDREW J. - LAYTON', Sbenit
Sherltrs oMce,Towa , nda, - June 5, 1678,
TN BANKRYPTCY. = - District
Court uf the Crated States - fur. the Western
DiStrlet of Pennsylvania. Yu the matter of Judson
S. Blackman, ;Bankrupt. Western :District of
Pennsylvania, es. =
. A warrant In bankruptiy has been Issued by
said Court against the estate of Judson S. Black-•
man, of the county of Bradford and State of Penn
sylvaula, in said District, adjudged a bankrupt
upon petition'of his-creditors. and the payment of
any -debts and the delivery of any property belong
ing to said bankrupt, to him or to his use, and-the
transfer of any property by him are forbidden by .
law. -A meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt.
to prove their debts- and choose one or more as.
signees of his estate, will tes.- held at a Court of
Bankruptcy to be hoiden at Towanda,ln said dis•
't 'let. on TIiIIRSDAY, JULY iltb, A. IY
-10 o'clock, A.M., at the office of Ciierton IF Mercury
before R. A, 3lercur:Esq..; one of.the Registers to
hankruptcy lu z sald district.
• . , • • JOIIX HALL, •
U. S. Marshal fonaatdDlatrict s ,
Towanda, June 13, 1878-w2. . • . • •
71 BANKRUPTCY. District -
_Lcourt of the United States for-the Westerii Dls
Oct of Pennsylvania. la the matter orJotin A.
Codding and Chauncey S. - ICusscll, baolfropts.
Western District of I'ontisylvarda.'ss. - 4 ' • '
A warrant in Bankruptcy has been issued by sat .
Court against the estate of John A. (lodging and
Chauncey S Russell, Isiah of, the' County or -Brad
ford and State ef Pennsylvania, In ssiti• District, - •
adjudged' bankrupts upon petition of their
turs, and the payment of any debtk and the delivery
of any property belonging to, said bankrupts, to •
them or
- to their use. And the transfer of any prop
erty by them. Are forbidden by law.. A meeting .
of the Creditors of said bankrupts, co prove their
debts and choose one or more Assignees of their es
tate. will be held at a Court of Ilaukttiptcy to be
holden at Towauda, in said Distrlre, on the 13th ,
day of 'JULY; A. 1). IS TS. - 11 4 1o'cl ck. A.-31.. at
At
the office of Overton 3ltrcitr. ,efore It. A. Met
cur. Esq.. one of the Registers In Bankruptcy of,
'said District. .10IIN MALL,
may3o-w2 311rshal for said District.
TNCORPORATION NOTICE - -
ji,„ To all' whom it may concern ; The undersigned
citizens of Springfield, Bradford County. Penna.,
hereby give notice that they Intend to apply to the
Court of Common Pleas of ntadford County, or a
law Judgedbersibf,_ for a charter, and to be Incor
porated Into a body politic in law ; with perpetual
succession under the name, style and title of "The
FirA Rapti;: Church of Springfield," for the pur
pc.e of extending the ,Christian religion. and, to,
provide necessary land and buildings therefor.
• FERDINAND NEWBURY,
, EZEKT,EI. BUILT,
WALTON GATES,:
GEORGE CORY.
lITARCDS STRANGE,. '
FRANCIS RIPLEY. •
• Springfield, Pi., May 30, 1575-ow.
A •
•
A SSIGXEES' NOTlCE.—Yotice
Is beret.) ; given that J. Leroy Corbin. of. At
hens Mro*,.l3rad ford County. Pa., by tleva'of volun
tary assignment, have assigned all the estate, real •
and personal. of the said J. Leroy Corbin to Wia.
Snyder and P.. Ti4P. , ge, In said county, in tntst for
the benefit of thc , creditors of the said J. Leroy
Corbin. Ali persons,- thtrefore.- indebted to the
said J Leroy Corbin will make payment to the said
Assignees at the store of E. T. Page. In Athens
80rt.% and those having claims - or demands against
the said J. Leroy Corbin will present the same - .
without delay. ' SNI - DEll,,
AprlS'.7S-8w : F. T. PAGE,
ASsignee of .1. Leroy Corbin;
AUDITOR'S NOTICEL--In the
matter of - the ostnte of Wm.ll. Morgan. late
of Towanda Borough, deceased. In theqrptunas••
\Court or Bradford County.
y i he undersigned, an Auditor appointed by 'an
C trt to 41 , 4tibute moneys In thehands of IL.B.
.Morgan, Administrator of said estate as shown by
• his partial neci,lgnt, will attend to Med utles °t
his appointment at his opre In Towanda Borough,
Pa., orrplt 1 1 AY. JULY . I:, 1 - 6.78, at 10 o'clordc,. A.
M.. when aiui witvre all purses haring Claims upon
said funds mum present them, or' else be forever
(Warred treat coming its upon the MOM
-
JOIIN W. MIX, Auditor.
Towandl, Pa., June 6, 1876-w l. -
. • -
/11:13DITOR'S NOTICE.—In the
Orphals' CoUrt of -Bradford County, No
—., May lend, 1.478. in the matter ot the exceptions
to the float account 0r ., ,,k. 0. 11.111 Cr, Guardian of
Aitr.'d Miller. .•
The undersigned, an Auditor appointed by tie
Court fo dispose of said exception, ,wlll - attend to
the duties of his .ppointnh-ni FRIDAS.JUNE 14,
A. D. 187 s, *at his office In Towanda Borough, at
10 o'clock. A. 3L,when and wher e all persons In.
terested - In salexceptions must be present or .to
forever debarred.. 1.:. F. (TOFF..
Towanda,-May =-I¢4. Auditor,
A ITDITOR'S NOTICE. —_First
al,: National Bank of Athent. Pa.. ea. Hyman.
Vandnzer. In the Court of Common Pleas of Brad-'
ford County, Sept Term, 1877. No. 934.
The undersigned. au Auditor appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas Of Bradford County to Ms
tribute the money arising front the Sheriff's sale et
deteudant's personal property, will attend' to the
Ititteg of his appointment at his office in Athena
ttOio', on MON DAV. 1831. - at 9 o'clock.
A.' M., at, which cline and place all persons inter
ested will present their claims, or be forever do.
barred from comb,: in en said fund. . '
' J. B. REEVE. Auditor.
A t ns, .3 tine 6.4 w
NCORPORAtION
.NOTICE.
I
- NOLI CO 13 hereby given that application will be
made to the Court of Comtnon. Pleas of pradford
Coludy, or the President Judge thereof. for the
Incorporation of the "M. E. Church Society of Mi
lan,' in Ulster• township. 'The objects of the said
astnciation are the maintenance of the public weir
rldp of God to accordance with the rules and distil
plhie of the 3t. E. Church. ,
Milan, Pa:, May . 23, WS
EXECUTORS' NOTICE.- - Notice
is hereby given that all permms Indebted to
the estate of Amos York, late -ot wysor,
Aermse(l, must make, immediate payinont, and
all persons having claims agalufd said estate must
present them duly authenticated for settlem.ut.
SIMEON - A. YORK,
J. M. WATTLES, -
Executor& '
Wysox, June 6-we
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE...-- No-
Gee la hereby given'that all perviot indebted
Co Um. estatelot F.... Gregory. late or „Wyaluxing
towns hip, deed, must make Immediate payment,
and all persona haring &alma against .sald CSrate
mest, present them duly authenticated' for settle..
MOIL _ _ `'.._
...11 /Ural:SOS BLACK,
XECUTOR'SNOTIQE.—Ncitice
Lj is hereby given that all persons todetded to
the estate of Joseph Humphrey, late of Sheaheiptln,
dee•ii, are relocated to make Immediate psystient,
autl ail persona hating claims against said .state
must present them duly authentlrated for
lock. A. J. Tllo3ll'Bo h.
lieshetiiiin, kW 6, la. Executor.
1X EC ?TOR'S NOTICE.-=Notice
is hereby given. that all persons Indebted to
thwesiate of O. A. Canon...late of Wilmot, decd,
are °requested to make Immediate payment, and
all .persons haling elatma agalust said estate most
present them duly anthentleated Joe settlement..
THOMAS K. QUICK. Eteentee. -
*3 gatkßan„ Mar .
MINI
E.-11. MINIM
D. H. VINCENT,
S. I.; ANTHONY,
A.O. SN FAA,
S. N. HAVENS,
=
ATO