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CUM?, 11. ALLEN, LOCAL 'EDIT())
owanda, P,ai, Thursday, June 5, 1879.
•
.. it; CHAMBERLIN,
DeAter I ti
FIN E . J . .E WELRI,
WATZEES,
SILVER:A: PLATED WARE,
TOWANDA ra.
Towanaa, .Tati; Is, 1977.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A ntwitcsinNo rain fell in this vicinity
u Sunday evening.
THERE, is talk of building a new church
Shepliard's Creek.
It:19'1 . 11E1:1A is said to be quite
t lil A.l menia township
I t•;; I `.,:(; to the late arrivai of our Harris
:it— letter we are nimble to print it this
Natioilal t;uar,(l propose to camp
.',l Szpivlnber at F . :dill - 1011a Park,
R M +Nt.r.v, of Canton,is the own
rof a vow that gives - 42 pout ds of milk
r. O l NNeelis from- to-morn ow. will bq
101 l of .lnly, and no arrangements
t Gv QCs celebration in Towanda.
r perSOns 'were baptised in the
i. E. lunch, at Ctiltunbia X Minds, on
May :2511L, by Rev. J. Kum.
-I,
i- the largest place in Tioga
.! • ,
The ;ue. 3(10 liottses and :1,000
' : c..mpany employs :7)00
• „IA h•,.!,•5.2 •
,'Counts. Dl:jot - Mimi services
Athens anti 'rroy, see 1)IIE
u,l,•t tiatSt• Vaults is an-
.6111111
C 4 .1.1.f Ns hare iti :Smithfield was
• ,4.1, 1, livjo hing int Sunday aftt:rnot.n;
‘,l ,1 to tlio ,tunnel, 10;zetlit . t• 'v tll
It NN:l,:'llo , llred for tsS.4ll)._
of the t_ hunch of the \I esniali
et Feitival, in the
ter MUStlity evening next,
ty NS ielt all are ,cordialy
Ow. I:tte I)igtrict
I (1. t.. T., ;111(1',st•N - 4.1:al C 0111:
crowdeti out
4ppoar in our c3pixt
ME
OE
in. In . q of tho National
NN
( ;II .1 V. IL Cal' ST( . IICCF, 011._WC(111es
-1L• lit I 11t‘, , 1 Allgtlht, Mal (.:10:ie
NI .1 Itia N
1 1‘ Cm..1.1..NN, of Smith
I:LtAilyshnt last Friday night
can•lch's handling of a pis.t.“l
I'. a :11..nd nur.clFoalsr. But little
rcefiNery
OE
EOM
:k I, I .1 , .N ail: :i.;l)Velly v \V 4.0115.
It ,- ;:ceident ozz Tue,da3
, A,-(.1; that will hy him up fut .
; 11 th it lie was using
~ . d cut his hand quite badly.
• !.!:, a inetillwr of titti LI
-1,• , y, iiijiircal by
cannon, Willett
I. in firing at Wooillawn
r.tc;i•ry, on Decoration Pay.
:s have a grand eciebra
Fouith festiN i
t o 't 1.1.1it7 pIaCC at Blackmun's Grove,
1 V. 11 , • - 11S1 ,1 , , f.daticing, sack meing„
,• 1 Taal ch and I , tllCr eXereiSCS
x:101, :-11 ,, t11,1 take syalning
1..0e 1:!;filfoli1, 'McKean
....; y li:ts ki•oni. par:11..3 zed
t'‘ii• t.:- arid is rentlefi•cl
• • .1; for life. All fur the fun of walk-
1 t' I
t' ; k ilrchF. an old resi,lent .of
Ftiday. May
: 11 ,, bday fi•P, aged wre
by side, having stir-
but Ala};•. Slbe was about
aLzt..
EMI
1.“1 (t-tr;lit t.xercises of 11!e
( , 1 the :-' , ll,quellavna
I , . , titute %%11l 1 e held in the
Thrir,day
at (..c1 , ...ck • Ail
: - 111 the' eliartel
establit, ; ll alodge of
h t , 1l: t 'ten
indiefite that
organized nunte
I:crie,r
of (1 - niversaliNt),
•11 I: • \ \ Yl,l, Pa,t..r. At. 1( , .
• . ,;( Sit:Way i
1,1 (:11';: , !,•1Coz : , of (11 , 1 , 1;im. `:;111)-
' - to
r 111 _
ihonth v•It:/ .1 mmit
I.kt• 1-...tturil:l)
i;,et cto y IT 1 ,, 1 0 1 tivizt et's ii
:knd 1-L11.41.1y ilegrce,i
111 , 4 1,,16:ii11y eal nett fir . c.nfling
:•11.1,1y
~f l\ t:;ti
I,r 4..!..t.i4rt,i ut iThiltt
,?eiphia i, tb:o. 4I'Lt:0:1 how hug the
.
013 11; , ;111 ):):/y exist.
ihrte mail after 11.).
Let! gt“ uof through the col
of ti anti ;L ;tte
ict. opl.ll
N the thkt t init.. of ili,:4olut
A not" r 1 109 lei:Niers of the, M. F..
Church at Tioy, indel,ed , in a: pound
party.at the residen:e of the pastiir. Rev.
II BLIN,,on l'loliday•vvening of last
ni.".l. and to r.einibilisc idin and his good
V%
if forth"..' . d'ainage indicted int the fur-
te., preented them at t he d i is e
Icippy an I enjiiyab'e t 4 venhig with
iiiizse C4o;itaii.in 4. $lOO hi gol,l.
S. -11rigao1e In
,,etor. v,ill i!tspt.ct :Lay K., 12th
ltet ins nt, N. G., :it their Armory, on
Thtirsday, Jane sth, in the afternoon.
The I'. nipanyhave been 'nit - Citing exten
t.ire repairs lc ! the assembly room and At - ,
run r, and per-;on. inten:stol in the ern
j.o,y-ean \siliwss the inSlN...ction at -the
Ai loot y 1 , ) n tiling application to Captaip
.1 .loNtrt:t.‘;', W! .T.
M vrTaNj:llv %CH Arran. , enients
hate heett tuaiiii to have a grand opetiiit.
of this iopular bathing pl tee iiil the bttli
of .11:ne. I'. S. GII.N1011P:S . full haul with
the :neat LEVY as cornetiqt hare been en
ga!eil for the sra , o». The manageturrit
Cit;:r for 1111 . .. , 11'1 , 1- 1 11 n'lll dttr ;rig the ,i•a .
mill great N:11Cly of advantages and at
- 11•31'111111111:-
(:•).' 1101. a Cloth New Yolk' either by rail
vi
.1
A TRAM', wonderfully gifted . la legs;
called -upon us on Wednesday last and de
nounced the Pennsylvania Legislature in
.inuncasured terms for passing the anti
tramp bill. lie thought this was a free
country and a man ought to be allowed to
make his living as he pleased. Wo did.
not feel inclined to join an issue With him
on the subject, from the fact we were an
utter stranger to his capacity for 'striking
out from the shoulder.
Tun Bernice Coal Company has com
pleted a new dwelling hbusc, intended for
the use of two families. It is the inten.
tiou of the company to build several more
such houses during the present season in
order to accommodate as many men of
families as possible.- *lt is - the' old, old
story, married men work better, are more
provident and ;better citizens than the un
licensedr unbridled laddy-bucks who car
ry their' - homes in a carpet-bag and their
into: L!st in their hands. —lntl/tore lierieto
KNArr., a well known and
khzitly respected icitizen• residing near
Gillett's Station, this county, was killed
by the cars, in Southport, on Thursday
last. He was rettirning to his home from
Elmira, where he L• ad been to do soitte hail
ing, and while crossing the railroad hack,
the wagon in which be was seated was
struck by the cars, hurling him several
friet into the air, :rid killing him inbtantly:
He was about fifty years of age.
A YOCNG man by the trtn4 of W. C.
Wittour, a clerk in the 'T'reasurer's office
of the Erie Railway in Neinork, commit
ted suicide at the Rathbun Raise, Elmira,
on Wednesday cf last week, by shooting
himself in the head, with a revolver. yor
o or three years previous to the first of
.I.t:mary last he had psided in Elmira,
being employed in the Erie TiCket
No cause . is Is n ?al by the -fricnds of, the
deeca.-ed 'for the rash act: His rt mains
were taken to New York for burial.
llow. beautiful the motnitainsisurround
in,: us. It is redly a treat to aseiuld some
elevation and view them. Strangers go
off in cestaeip over the grand 1 anotama
whilst our 4n people show very little
appreciation 't We are satistie'd that time
are scores yr citizens f 'who have net er
viewed thetiwn from any of her twiny
-hills nor theTheautiful „valleys leading to
it. Make up a lunch and spend a day
with your family one of the hills and
take a view of pint. -town.. You will nwt
regret it we assure you. •
IT doesn't make a 1 article hf difTeteuee
to Ftfrcu, the Cottfeetioner, whether To
wanda celebrates the Fourth or not, .he
w;iti stock his Gstahlishmtnt with the usu
al huge supply Fire Works. Fruits,.
etc., this year, just the s:: inas in years
past, and fn: this purpose is now in New
Y,Uk Making his pmehases. It wCI be
will, therefore, all those desiring; any
thing- in this line for that occasion to call
at his place, where the best prices may he
ohtained,..and the I rgcst supply of gaols
found crAnu lel to SCILTI. frOM:
ua night,last week, says the Troy
of lat:t week, a daughter of WALLACE
(luaus, of Weitiaah, had a narrow escape
firm injury by he. lu the evening on
giiing to lien route she lit a lamp and
threw the match down; supposing it out.
After some time she extinguished the
lamp and retired, but was awakened in
the Middle of the night by a dense and
siting smoke, +chc•n she found the bed
'n tire, and it was with great difficulty
put out. It is suppo:cd the match when
thrown 'down must have set tile to the
n x FAsi,,urdTliel:::: rord Conn
t3', Itxaclecls As•‘),!iation will I).c 1 . 1.14 :11.,
( X l:. ads, June Mtli
Co. ~i t a n A r.",top!iianix—M. E.
1ik , v.1.t.11(1, .1. T. Nlift.'4,F.wil.,= Mary E. Eal.
lard, )1:1111“n ;ma V.Ary E.
C f , ll E.
ley, E. T. roirgan aid .1. F.
I.c , Nrcr—ltcy. 11. Nasop.
p TN-- Mks llom, 1 tad, 314,,s 11 tait :t IV!
11. S. Pat I Crti.:.ll.
1(.11 Latitlldi! all'? 101114 -
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fractions, W. 11. Ile,nediet - exe - hauee. E.
ThotepAor: peret ntar.e. Bui-tott;
voice E. Nlehllee ;
in seiel.te (,eulogy iflr Bratliorti (mply),
A. T. Lilley. lithers have been invited
to do 'l% tit - I:. bet not having replied,
name , :tre trot plibliNheil.
OW! Per? , / 1 ,
t i OSI. , , Carnocli.n, Flora Lea:w:d
and Libby ....;11:111110111.
11l Iw:cher!: and friends cducatbet
an tirai-ti i'” be ;qv-, u• and li:UliCilate in
cierckes. Alto(' each lesson
an - I ,rt unity fin. discussioi - 1 ,if
inethisls proposed will be given.
The cc oil Intv(4for
w•triell inesident of 1.1. e as:-ooidt
tl.e foibiwing: vcsilntioas To discussion at
tli c next aline Vail and 14th., at
Odurnbia X 1:0 ids : •
Tit:.t 11 , 1
lit •.1 to 1111 . 11 , 05,111 p::lCl,9f.teelipt
. T17:0 1111,1•711". V. 01111 all , .1:11, Iliter•••tc of
etttlt alltati by .z..11.g . t. a • 111 . 1., thcis tlllll l l‘llll4
111,111,
. Tha . . in , 141,y 1.11.4 1 .1 N . 1:111011 by 111..411.s of
11.. • 1..j".1. • 11 1.1..tb..11. 1.,1a1•...
• ;. 1 . 1 a! •of t•Nttttilltation,
1:t t • .M.11:11 ...b ,ttglt( to 1.0
1.1 1 r.. • w1'.1 tu ,•111:t.1• or I Ills :,:nTt•
1 . 1 (nth, tf) tith^, In
t . l fling tbrit
I,y j.ittlntl•tn._trnth;ni!u
rt•-p •11
C. F -it it i• I: 11,ty got to ativil.l
a,tl tiwir ;.Ater to otato.•
it ti 4144.t;.0•
.11 . 1.1.% KISNEY, Stcletary
E. E. Qt.-iNLAN,
THE shot t article itt
N‘yek INA( ti:e List in frilly to
tliktsts at the I.:K;a1
t..tnlted th,•
. the
Rept,.' , ji;•7l , , 4 ;I , li2 , llnlelit in a vet y tend
er 1;1,4 larg,l
to a tuj , :intle.t. The i:teat
colitim! "%Nen: f -, R'' • "ns
MEE
the gcntlF2 - man.;`) of "iminctisu inagnitu,le
anti lnt c prel6nili.vosity, • '
alias "black,iiiith."
gave 11S the 'benefit of nearly a edinnot itt
tbe Local Department (if a department
lillyd with putt's of patent nicdieints can
h. , so ealled,) in the idlzipc of a, biogritph
ical sketch, Nrhi , •ll. as leg:kids point or
wit. r e.tained ju,,t ak.pont_ as much as its
anthoC: , head th , vs of a knowledge of the
' , Hutt:lg bt, , ines.i. We ate gLtd that the
yonn 111:111 'NA,: 7 . 4 , and solid
te.a, of the r.eli'are of this eil:131:111liity as
about the stre!ets'and into the busi-
'less places. awl by' a careful announce
ment of its contents prepare our people
tor the reeeption. Of his article. Hal it. '
Leon given to thOn unannonne:.:4l; and be
fore (heir minds hail been properly pre
pared to receive it, the results,' would un
doubtedly have been direful. The crowd
ed statc of our columns this week pre
v'ents a more extended notice of the 7ce
lebrities" attached to the Re p tit ‘ic.r
the future furnish the Great
Malcontent ; With a biographical sketch of
his polit , .eal life which we \\ill endeavor
to make interesting Lithe t eatier,althUngh
the subject is a dry m.., and the ace.nn-
Nisfunents of hitnf,l\% horn we shall write,
when his c.Trat abilities and the
magnificent opintrt an;ties which he has
had are taken into consideration. - In the
meantime the "Dutchman' . might use a
fish diet, as we may ineitentally . refer to
11:m in our forthe,nning an.i. 1 ,. 1
• .10a1,1 after hi , nceent 'Abut Ilk brain
v. require,a large addit of j
to prevent a coll.tpse slitntitl it be again
1:.4, ,:crt.tcly
TUE very Interesting and pretty drama,
"Hess Starbright," will be rendered by
"Home Talent," in Mercur Ball, on
Wednesday evening, dune 11, 187% The
proceedssof the entertainment will be &l
usted to the society of 'young ladies who
are starting a Circulating_ Library, and
this fact should ensure a full house.
There will be some very flue music be
sides thef lay, Mid can promise all
who may see fit to attend, that they will
ho amply repaid for the effort: The young
people who enact the drams hare been
under careful training for some months,
and are now remarkably well prepared
for its production. Tho price of admission
will be only "Z.Zi cents—with no reserved
seats. Go early and help yourselves. -
TnE' Sunday Morning Telegraot is well
received by the Towanda peeple,of whom
minky are up as eakly as i_o'cleck at the
AVard Mu , * to secure a number
Thus says the Sunday Telegram. The
number (of nips) these early birds secure,
is probably regulated by the credit at the
bar. And the correspondent of the Tele
gram must have had an extra number or
he never would have written the following
which appeared under the Towanda head
ing
The Observance of Decoration Day hero
was a failure. There was no proce&ion,
and.noither the fireinen nor band was out,
and aside from the school children the at
tendance.at the gime was very aline. Our
people' all seemed to be waititig to tothuse
over the circus on Saturday.
PERSONAL.
—.J. R. GUILD, of Lcona, has just re
ceived $1,400 of pension arrears.
—IL C. McCowAN and PERTHA.
.
of Cantomare quite ill witlqever.
—FRANK, SHATTUCK, Of TFoy, bits
bonlit the store of J. A. BAIA., ' at East
Tloy.
—Mr. and Mrs: IL X. WILLIAMS, of
this pla?,e, visited frit nds in Canton last
!--
wcek.
- 2 -Mr. It, C. Gowiti; of Clinton, who
hat been very ill during- the' past two
weeks, is eonvalesing.
—Mrs. dosakmot 'l.loB.Er,' of Towan
da, is visiting at Houma T. SMILES', un
Naftirt,.street.÷Ptibton Gazette.
. —Mrs. S. V. RYLAND, of Athens, who
has been quite seriously ill for, some time
past, is very much improved in health.
—Mrs. M. B. OwEN, of this place, and
Mrs: F. 11. OWEN, of Wysox, passed Sab
bath last with friends in Owego, N. V.
B. ESAf., and family Of ,
Tunbaunock, visited friends at Spiing
Hill this county, last week. -e
—The Spirit of the Tinas says that
Miss FANNY DAVENPOIg has accepted an
'engagement in California—Matrimonial.
—3Lajor HENRY, of Towanda, spent a
few days am4ong the wilds of Sullivan this
week.—Dux/ore Rcriew.
SANDEBs, of Caron, was quite
sever:4 inured by being thrown from a
buggy in which he was riding one day
last week.
-31 r. ALetto r Nso H. SMITII, an excel
lent pi inter and genial_eentletuan, 113 S ac
cepted the oAtion business nittitager
of the 3lin.trose Democrat.
-A letter friini Rev. GI:one:I,: C. Jirsy...q;
now in II elan:l, says he did nut arrive.at
16me eri tl his father had beia deaf and
btiriol , several days.
—The Rev. S. P. Itut.“Ercrlias accept
ed the call of tl c Wave , ly Presbyterian
Ch4rch, mul has comincnced his la
tlere. Salary, $1,200,
—Senator d.kri:soN has licen quite ill
for severabdays. This week he is improv
r er g and able to attend to his do
ties:—Dusilurt: Reriew.
M 31. KrA;LEY, of . Tunkliatniecic,
has receirt•d the ltppoielment. of 'District
Deputy Grand .Master for cluing
County itt the I. O. of O. F. •
—Pt (btlssoi• IT. E. Est.F.Y, of the Can
ton thaied School, has received an offer
from!' the Board Of Control, of Wensboro,
Tioga County, to take chargé of the
school there. •
—.A. 1.. 3101Acl:, Of Troy, whik on Pis
at ma ! day last -Neck, was quite serious
ly' injured by a 'earn door which blew vio
leatly a,;,:inst , hint, striking him ou c
head and side
—.l. S. Cill'OinEnLlN, of Bradford
County, rays the Dushore Reriett, while
sojourning '- at Jott:4; Sr ; ENIAN . S last Week,
pulled from the Loyal :7'.4):.!1: a troitt meas
nt lug I inches and wiiigh;ng t wo 'pounds.
—Editor CAMP - , of i the Tunkbannock.
./::7”;,-4);, and wife, will go to the sea
slme this summer. nave the beauties
of Ltrkc Winola been overdrtWn, as we
belle read them in our neighbor's pa per I'
P,Aturp, Esq., is moving into
the residence of J. M. Pike. Their friends
will be pleased t 0 learn of the return of
hi farnily. After all, Atluns has superior
attraetiCms, and few who Inlet: resided
here for years, and then tried new homes
in other places, regret the changes which
Ming tin m back. again.—..-lth , top G, t zef te,
-TIIE general alyzknal of the admittis
trat ion of Prof. .1. 'l'. 3lcl'ut.t..x..w,
la! ‘,l the T 11, 3, Graded awl High Seh , tti,
we are I. l .'ea-eil to say. t , t 4. 11:s coluute~ in
and it is- we_ to be wonderol at
that "Fluy ,takes sit.;ll a gi•tittitte interest
iu !iiin t , e15,014
Wit.:.l.x was at lier home
in this place a few days last week, return
ing sy, Taunton, 3/aSSaelitisetts, Stulday
everd'ug, where Rev. r TT, and Mr. ;11141
Mrs., Wri.soN are to emr:1);e" in Go , pel
Wo:414: for the next few ‘‘eelts. Their
nreOlm4s thiri.m.; the summer will be held
in a large the gift of a gentleman of
Taunton. We had the pleasure on Friday
of li , tenin'g to Mrs. W rr.sos sing a a -
bi2i7 if new pieces, ahmng Is hick was one
coMposed and set to music by herself, en
titld.,l "Glad Tidin g s," -and which was to
be sung.in putlic for the first time. at the
dedwat ion of their tent on Tuesday even
ing l !sc. It is a beautiful piece, and will
im doubt hee,un, fury popular.-
-We clip the I . 4l:using "personals"
from the Lellays‘ille ..I.lcerlin:r of May
;3'):
C . aptain Wm. Smivn of SOuth
jears r f lowed sowed the ground over
twice, dragged in 40 bushels of 'oats, be
s'ds rolling it 'and doing other work.
This is rein irkable for one of his years.
....Dr. t. S. Cunt:, formerly of tl.is
pia e..and 110 W of Southport, N. Y., drop
ped into our office on Monday last. - The
Dr. hasestablished a fine-practice in South
yort„ is well liked, and is piling up the
stamps. Success to • .... Mrs. Dr.
liucrwr a. of Saginaw, Mich. is visiting
at Dr. WAntittits .......... A.NNIE CUR-
Warm] Center, visited Cotti E.
VAN tlF.I.nEn, On Monday' last.... Mrs.
C. H. PAri - EnsoN and son of Pittston,
Pa., are visiting her sister Mts. A. F.
on South Hi 11.... E. KEEmm,Esq ,
of Stevensville, we are ghul to state is
; slowly recovering from his Docent injury
....Mr. C. P. Su its, rettaned from Eu
, rope May 19, is now visiting at his failier-
JouN lilacs, Esq., and will leave
foi.;' , :ew York' City, his home, on 3fon
day next.... 11 ALP!' ETTS, Esq.,. 'of
, has been visiting friends in'this
s e ction for the past few weeks, and left
I . :' his 'mine in-the west en Tuesday last
' - Miss HATTIE TutimAF, daughter of
11.. v. TimmAs THOMAS. 'of Stevensr*,
has gone to California to speed the sum
titer wit)i her sister, Apr. Dr. ADAM :1,
DEbORATIOI DAT rlt toWmtne.
On Friday last another mile stone was
left-behind 'upon the road which leads us
away from the bloody battlefields ' at the
receding past, ontnarti to a phnirierity yet
tindreatnelkof i and once - Mom the nation,
paused in its labors to do, hour* to hi
patriotictlea& No stranger Weld .bane
traversed the streets of our viilage on
that day *Rhea perceiving that it *as
one apart, for the ott.catilett was liens:. Set
ebtated herewith more unanimity or such
lively orithasiasm. The beautiful weatha
cr with which we were favored . no doubt
did its part to bring out the people from
their homes to join- in the'commemoraL_
lion,Belt more Was due 'to the fact that
year by year, as the nation grows in
strength, the debt of aatitttde it owes
to those who laid down, tbeit lines in its
preservation is better appreciated and
more acknowledged.
At an early hour of the day the people
from the surrounding towns and country
began to till our streets. with all assem
blage that was . noted, While being the
largest ever here - on a previoits occasion
of this kind, for its orderly bearhig and
good behaviorduring the whole day. The
ceremonies of the day were gone through
with without au accideut of any kind, and
.in a manner that rc tkctslgreat credit up
on Watkins , Post, G. A. It., under whose
direction they were arranged and so sue'
eessfully carried mit,
At 2 o'clock, P. m., Watkins Post, Mili
tary Company, Fire Department, Socie
ties, etc., reetat the Court House Park
and Were formed into line en Main street
by C.-E. Mimics, Conimander, and As
sistants; W. 11. CMINOCHAN,
J. A soitEw WILT, GEOII6F. V. Abell and
J; iDi, NAT; in the following order:
I. Liberty Colliers Cornet Band.
-2. Burgess and Town Connell.
3. Chief Engineer and Aassistant of the
Fire Depart num.
4. Fire Pollee.
5. Flunklin, N0..1.
6. Naiad, No. 2. •
•
7. Mantua, No. 4.
S. Bradford Lodge, No. 167, 1.0. G. F.,
and, Encampment • -
9. Towanda Lodge, No. 290, K. of P.
10. Herriekville Cornet Baud.
11. Company - K. 12th Reginient, Na
tional Guald of Pennsylvania.
12. iS Boys, sons of caddie : s, with nip
epreFentingthe •different States. .
13. Orator and Clergy.
14. Honorably Discharged Foldiers.
15. Watkins Post, No. 65, G. A. R.
16. Citizens.
At 2:20 the column mired on Main
street to Cemetery street ; case on Come-
Wry 'to William ; south on William to
Cemetery gate, where The , column' was
halted, ranks opened andirear 'of the col
umn, consistitig of NVatkins Post, G.A.lt,
honombly discharged soldiers and boys
with flags, marched between the ranks to
the front, when the lines were cloied up
and the procession entered the cemetery
marching to the northern part, 'where a
hoauw stjuare fo;mcd mound 111'41
stand erected for the speaker, when the
following programme of •ecrCmonies was
carried eui; : • t '
1. Address by C. E. Andrus, Post Con
Plunder. '
2. Hymn by Male Quartette, consisting
of Captain (.1..W. Kilmer, Dr. 17. Leonard
Pratt, Comrade .1. M. Platt, E. L. Innis,
L. S. Oatdner and Professor Strunk.
t. Prayer by Rev. J. S. Stewart.
- -l. Dirge by the Liberty Corner's Band.
• 5. Decoration Cerernon'es at a beauti
foil mound of flowers erected in 'front of
speaker's stand in memory of fallen com
rades whose resting places are unknown
and'unniaiked, by S. V. C.; Lcw Harris,
J. V. 421- Edward Ileverly, Adjutant Gen.
C. Stroud, a»11; Pos. Chaplain, Henry'
Powell.
6. 1 lym n—" 0 Sti ew These Graves with
Flowers," by. quartette.
7. Retding names by Captain George
V. Myer, of soldiers buried, in .Riverside
Cemetery as follows': Guyi . H. Watkins,
William A. Peck, Henry Adams, Jerre
('ulp, llenry'Fox, 1. P. Spolding, Edward
-Kingsbury, Oscar Brown, George. Scott,
David Scott, Frank Carey, Theron Hay
wald, Frederick W. Rutty, Thomas
Barnes, Abram Savercool; .lames Extell,
Wilham Kershner, James Watson, James
Clack, G,lbert Scanlan, Walter McCor
mick, Abijah Northrup, James Gillespie,
(mound), . Bull. George Dennis, Mor
gan Lewis. S}leattas Nichols, 11. E. Bar
bet, Acquilla MarSli, Newell Bogart, Ili,
.ram L. Culver, Jrnies Morrison, George
T. yule, Will (mu H. Morgan, Wiliiara 11.
11. 'Wilson, (Mound), James Savercool,
(mouil(1).
8, Strewing Flowers on Soldiers' Graves
by the Comrades Of Watkins Post, during
which ceremomy,applopriate' music was
rendered by the Liberty Corner's and
Ilerrickville Bands.
9. Address by Rev. William Ta3lor, as
follows :
LA lit I: 4 . it fiNTLENgiv, AY'' , Owl/A.I , ES : We
have wet lir re to-lay nit for hilarity and Jokes
1
and Joi,, replier for oteuning or ,orrow. but that in
the spirit Of prof•int d gratitude to the author of all
7.'""t, in the t•bil il.o vote palrlotbou and of dry,
[lon to coUttfry, We tu.iy eetutuettiorate the noble
arts of the departed and true., reheanw their deeds,
keep Kr...11 . 11:0s Inenuales. and lea,,, by these . ),
h apoili. and 410V6Iihrts to e slittlate their virtue: , and
to stand 1 . V1,1* ready to ropeat titellt In our lilies, If
ilee,--ary:
But a little more that. a century has elapsed TThee
our grAnqtai ben+ and their lathers dedicated their
means: their - honor and their live, to the establish
ment,tif thc proposition that there should lie a free
got etionent among the melon, or the earth, witch
hoird rest 'Wlriggort, up, n the free thought,
tree religtortrat d free ,ect h of the peopk% t 'wed
no, h e r,. ~.he a rs e seven years of trial, sacriace
anti , qr , gthlttahrongh which that prig - to:Olio:1 was
mealdl,lt,d, Vilt,e'vrill-ys in their solitude, It arty
t 0.4 tinlefmtle_ Ivlthql it weary fitotstelts
the, bititop. have screened their seonts sod TP
-1.111111,4 with title VOICVS is they et/PIM:47OA ..:10)
dither to their no.try march guider Sitlltsats and
others to tight Tory athl red Mill and regular'atid
to stetory Ito ein„ s:esen year. of •stseriflee aiui
herttlSM :Until t h e It Inter's storms.
half:hatred— half clad. they literally hewed out
:licit NV. y to f -tom and aletory;• aid conquering.,
nut ii the list y V1:1, 4 suhdued and the last insult r
drivon from, mu' (114 . 1 . 1117.t . ri bit dirty, as th,y
dill 1;g3111 Itu 1.63, %fartlr4 the d ,poll,lllt. if the
ss mkt l•Y their quiet and litmeefdti return to the 'or
dinary at nett Imo of lit,,. 'rileydald down the swohl •
f,•r set itle. the musket for the mat thek. the
ht-tut Gn tip peri, and amid asthnistodt ~f
moT rii
rirtst oes,t.,tl th..tum•ives'iintetly to the for
mation aso,,astiithlha I , r il and
lustsVllll , il ,- M Oft . Ilel'e,:try IK`l petit:llC thel f rec.
limo they had so hardly gained and to preserve a
l'atoti nt t ho people, it: which unity It wits clearly
mothets'i it that lei sttati. or Stollsidual lived for
self alm_ hit eat h for all, awl that the ;..teatest
gelid of the Wholc was I i lie the eential thought of
the s3.teiti add rutting spirit of the hatton ; that
WI , Ot i lls 1.1,0 ”.",/ state rights should Isr ro
erly re-ported; ye: that the govern uncut was hot
vtte if the States.' Mt. of the peopte . : that It. was a
ein:pael Let wren alt the people of the nation and
pt tatlon of 'this unity and rithsichite of all
eel. wa. the II r,-t Mit:n• of the nation. ihmmas
.le Res m: of whoin.-If of aley. It may le said he less
the ,1.4,u,01et ~•Il the principles upon which this
l'ittun reposes declared tt %c' principles of our tea
time:el (miry to be—stel 1 quote MS Verjtas--- equal
and-exaet put Ica to all men, of whatever state or
periussion. religions or von:teal : for," sand be,
•• hae:nc: batibbed fro!. Deer land that religious In
.totemne.i, mob r cildell mankind so long bled
awl sulfenol, we hayekizained tittle if we menden
mice a isdeticat iwolcrance as despotic, as wicked,
sod as cap:Mice! as Miter and Woody i•en•eeWlortc."
%vas that gr St man's mind then openitig ahnost
unconsciously to the dangers of the future? Was
he pointing with pro' h,dte fingefrand looking with
• prophetic e Won to that " peoitical intolerance .so
ele.leettie. and U icki.ft,” w Mete fee years previous to
isn„ , should,and did conspire, and atter then 'at
tempt. tee force with o bitter and bloody perseeti
ttoss- its opitilout on the people? Yet • It Is true,
that lest, than ninety years alter our fathers no he
r.ilcally sacrificed and it fey the establishment
of sewn liberty, less than: ninety years after Thoma s
Jelfenort ha;:. so - felett, that a degenerate part of
the descendants of those fathets • did so conspire
and attempt to force Just such a political Intoler-
WIN! as he referredippon us. They did unite to
prove that their aim slurs and ours were fools , and
that free eitizensli p, free education and equal
t
n
rights were a failure and a mistake. They did co
spire to est...Nish an .tristeicracy, founded on a lark
of celeir. on eduenflon and wealth, *hide 'they
claimed ILeowed WI: true right. to-govern. To this
etc.! they 't,pudiatedLltte principles of the declara
tion elf 1 ights: they I - fectrd the will of the people,
aii'lispress/s1 by large( majorities In tile ballot: they
denied tliu.auttorltylbf the nation over its comp"-
nent Parts"; they delleol the laws they had helped
to makel they claitiud the
,Tight to destreiy the
unity of ids turtion,i They robbed Its treasury and
its arses Is; they . 4 . tletreiel ifs nary ; theY deliber
ately an with mailer, prepense suexusted its of'd .
CCP,, perjured ltie,tnfirrives, and attacked its citizens
and Its strict tern,aittl;Stew them as they rose to the.
defense. ---the nation's forts and Capital. --_
1 Sty resmen of, their ~,trese leery tic are assemhn-d
j het , i'"aY. Ity 1 -, ti‘on-of their treacle. ry we ate
! I let t ainded beet with scatle e I utotintl.•nellnarWe
1 ittentanents, which mark the resting pturemd. gin d
111E11 and tent, who, 111111
,)tele., My re,llltUeleN he the
! etlei-t of- a pervet se and.wiekett generation, were
faithful, and like t. ell fathers of old, again laid
etc the 11111.111110104 "r peace for thine of War.
A gain.catue the American 11(17,11 r,erleliCry to fare
: the ha., to Ogler for fro...done and liberty alike for
al, against the pe . ejlirral :111 untrue who fought
ter an aristocracy elf eakte. for a dominion of the
i few over the many. Do ye u doubt the correctness
Or tiller.: a , sertions? It is a matter of his ory Slat
i :stab. conventions were Led annually at the South,
' tOr iereraryeats preciedot to the breaking mit of
the rebelliese, abet that they persistently urged the
' Ctillle, nuns-inn let all NentlePTll lttPratellV-.-:leNV,e.
! I.ls'rs, pericelica's, need especially school-bmks—
. and teachers and committees were appointed to
! lere..part! Selell , “!..eneAS Wttlell SllOlllll support pr...
slavery dews (see Ifraper, page 4211. They thus
tiered themselves lee direct eppo e sit ion to that spirit
of flee Institutions And ictet linen/ upon whichout
goiernment is foindad, and endeavored to bar the
door to the spirit of the age and the prollress of
Modern elellbatlon and flatten'sl proicierlry and .
grewth. In the rennet of & committee eppolided at
a Seilthern contention lieldltiTenectii lu 15:17; It
Ib disttqctit itillitied that "xliough this Vinton It
Mundell no AM the tied With life
equal, and hat equality Is right, yet that it Is not'
-true, hut that men see hot eqnat aud equall,ty Is not
right.j" that "If ode' !Minders Intended a Union It
Mils; slab here isseq IltSmtle,d teat .0; abetild bl 2 In
ft lationi of ittefrality," aci d ..tilit huMati firddetY
Was never intended to censist of such an Warden..
lated mum as a democracy." In the' Charleston
ConventletrOf 1560, Mr. Avery Introduced a major
ity report; In 111 , bleb It was asserted that the, .`• doe
trine of *Toler wrre, mighty wits dipterous." And
In that same yeiir the Melt ficArthdi of Sonth(At
reeoiiimended that ifttr. Lineolh*AmeleCted,
that that State and the Southern States should.ses
cede from the Union, " because there would be a
fixed majority hu Cortgreu hostile to their lustitu
tions ',Awe Draper,rolumel, Inge ISIS). I mention
thew facts here to show that the war of the
ion was Instituted by the South to direct oppositimil
to the principles of free government t that.it was a!
War by thetftutit felt liberty but agent's' liberty;
againd. instittitiohs, and initautc
merit ; that It was a direct and determined effort
to subvert and overthrow the very principles upon!
a bleb this government was instituted by its found
ers. and to destroy the government Itself resting
on them. -
, •
1 'aul rtorliere..bowerer,, t
-d
to dirtrus particolarlY
the crioSesWilie,ii led to that most tetee fruited
dal struggle, fertile!' than to remind you of the
cause why We should houorthese dead. keep green
their memories and decorate their graves ; to re
mind you of the rectitude of .the cau-o for which
we struggledend they died, and of the holiness of
the motive which animated us aiLiend that moved
them to to forward even unto death for the victory
of the right. I /or misguided and wironelyiedtteatell
brethren did rise th rebellion I they tn.l onitranr
to break up our family. to destroy the best govern
ment the earth ever know, to ribiltsrate civil liber
ty alike for ell froth• crt the earth. Thank tied
they failed - !n their attempt! And they faded
through no lack of effort or of bravery; they fought
like Americana. Their effort had been looked tor
waist' to for thirty years, and gradually prepared
for. When the ordinance of secession was passed
by South Carolina, Mr. Rhett said In convention
that South Carodna wreded not bermiso Mr. Lin
coln was elected. not because of the non-exeention
of the fugitive slave law. lint because for thirty
years she had het it prepai lug for it. Anil in their
toad reiolcitigs over the art of petesston, mite white
halmtl old minister prayed God to bless that accom
plishment of the work of thirty year —awl too
prayer was answered. Cod did bless it with tluele
lessons of retribution, through your instrumentali
ties, which taught the Berms of their folly , Ile
blessed It- with Ills condemnation when, three
yeah' afterward, the iron swamp angel spread Its
wings on M.-rris Island and sent its messengers of
retribution Into Charleston, and made IL a prey to
suffering and desolation. lie blessed it, when two
years mill later the conquering army that crossed
from Atlanta to the sea marched into It, and when,
amid the grand chores of the star-spangled banner
loom the lakes of our' soldiery, the Brats and bars
came down and the grand old flag of the 11,11•
ion floated once more and forever 'ln Its place 3
when one-of Pennsylvania's best and bravest sons.
our soldler-golternor General Gem", was made its
commander anti chief executive. Yes, vial blessed
with lessons of retrilintlre wisdom. I wish I Could
think to•tlay they are more than halt learned. Yes,
they got their blessings. Ile y, ,u recollect clearer
Dam, boys—hoW we held-diem there and gave ,
them the blessing they needed most 1 Do yen
recollect that when Smith Carolina-cent her, rem,
mlssienerSto Virginia to coostder the status of the
slavedioulfug States, even then contemplating Se
cession; that they openly said In One of their meet
ings, and It was copied by the press throughout the
Sent h, that " In case of their secession the North
dare not resist i that the avaricious spirit of our
uterrhanta would not permit Its to war for the Un
lon, because-!t would not payr7 Do you recollect
these words of theirs: It will be a peaceful sep
aration. If not, what have we to fear ;• Accustomed
to horses and arms 'from our youth, we can early
deVastallon through the valleys of the North, and
lay her rich cities under ransom. In the car of Cite
puritan we will call the roll of our slave's under the
shadow of the thinker If ill.montiment." tin you
recollect all this t Where are those slaves now ?
Free men and Women, thank Coil That fool tilt
IS removed from bur national escutcheon forever.
Where Is their army that was to do an this r it r a ve
nom they were, too; where Is II now/ Ito ask the
cypress swamps of the Carolinas, the and
valleys Of Virginia and Tonnosstse. of Dcorgi - a and
Kentucky ; go ask.the reetntls of history.' It has
„gone. The ;Muth has gent, : the Nortil•lia.sgone.
'here Is no South, there is no North—lt is one
country and (1111, nation, and a flee nation still
And we are gatheted 'hero to-tlay to, thank fled
that It is so, and -to mark anew our devotion to
these dead alto helped to keep it so. We are here
to kelp alive those Ares or patriotism w hick-need
yet to be gilartled and fed. Yes : tiod blessed the
In defeat, as mut its Ile did Ili In curt letory. Ile
blessed Mon. as 'lle aloot s does tow en I:1g, With
those lesaonn !KISI calculated to tom them from ti m
evil of their ways. They thomtlit wu would nett
light? comrades of the nth :tit 1 l'lth Itt serve's
frOto this equity, sonir of whom, I thin!, are is ,
for me, do yeti recollect Cleaver I )eathatt•
testllle,srhere for the:Atha- under fire the reserves
fought like het WS and etivered the nisch es all over
with glory? when: lice sth r glineht Iced so Mayne,
aud where your Comb:lcy F took so liras.: a pat t ?
aud where the rebel dead Welt , piled up before y o u
almost as high as your tirs artworks, and where In
your charge two Virginia reglinents were atintot
? Ily 1,11 it-Irl.llut,Ct Gallie'e 31111, Wte:o
C:iptalts Stllrroelt fell 1 We wouldn't tight, they
said? tilt but they changed their noels, A s
they on July :hi, ISA 3, at where,
havin driven Sykes and tits is gitlarts back' just
east ni p hound Tett, and w here our litess, testing a
tiomo tit, they heard again that shout they had
main . t i Li) 111.3:11.. a hat &fought
and raw that ormiokt it nue of btu,. coming up [role
‘, the Bali:more rite on the douldelitielc.Aklth yon
men of itradforti in the ilth. Silt and 12111 atiothg
them; when •' Meale's pets" eAnie at them w i• h
the charge, an I where, as (n+ fterwmil
told me, Ih6 word a, at do - o ti ;hell fine -lit amaze-
Menai, as they SOW the foe they 1,4 lc•an,ed to
dread and who they thought was Itli.es away, cent.
hog straight at them, cold steel in -front. and they
e semi mod, "" Pennsylvania lb:serves. I.y
An t though they stood it for a motto tit, the steel
with the true int n behind It. fighting on their own
•farins, literally on and for their own licarilistones,
as I knew some of them Were. drovc'thetn like
sheep before their line. down the Lill - until the
rocks of the Devil's Den. and Sherfey's pearli
orchard gave them suet ter. aro! our tine was fray
restot ed. They beamed their lesson, 3 11 3 i,
Chlekaluittlitty's swam, y fruit and at Malvern
here, hut for that fatal Ittistake, that ,t range or
der that can (Idly be eXP'a:ll,ll I i a•tlintil ;lig It to
a shattered ur a coo:toil', le-act, that
tootle ,t fall bark to It rri son's I-miffing; that orth r
whirls made alike goo teats :Put prita es to try
shame, and e 4 the Matt of gill -etc ted
tlettetal Phil Kt:air...l, as lie road it, that he dropped
his litatile-rein front Ids teeth; and v• lilt tha tme
toile -arm of his raised Wilma% en. hr :tall : •• I, Phil
lip litarzaty, on the hotor of an old soldier. say
that this movement is prompted ay elthet coo and Ire
or treachery; 1 kJ mv.not whit I:sit - for that
ord• r, how . many how dead might be with u s , Ad:.
Ulm we liglhtS Um ask that tangiod w iltiertotss,
those long, weal) hours:lround colt
those who tri..,l to step the rtu,g - ,.,..r the 6.11 at
rovetou, Go ask Da,. who fro 3 ,,,} th e 1.2 1 1 1.
win n 1. - .1 it at A ntie am, amt ..\1 1 ,•r o „
on ler the gallant and skillful _Meade, the reserves
loath , that to-tittle eltorg,‘ tip the mouldein that
titintot the fort one thot day and saturated that
corn-field With Illputt. Go ask Wat4.•ns, and Split:-
•1 tog. and Culp, and (toyer,. and a or 0 hcl,,
all;te/N now. -11.1 atk the men of Die 59th regille tit
with Its tlvert. n. Its Telford, IL, Ingham, and Its
Kellogg—three of theiti.:ll,tels Imo—and the few
brave others who were is Ittt It when it us. nt Into
the field flout Kitoxvl le with only e.ghty men left
- for duty. Time fork ids Me to tn, [Olen In detail
the bravery of Ica ad turd county's Sadiein la those
terrible days of struggle-. Your men in the 1031'u,
, the math, and the 137111, all earn.sd their niveit of
rea.tati. Rut it Is of the Hist, 'of which sn malty
i members have their remains ittoultieling to-.bay
. :Mont us here, I would now speak, iii id tap many .
of t heat We are coniteiled-to say, as Was Sileg of the
chivalry of old,—
The knights are drad, their <Nord4 are rest,
Thttr ;4411., ar , r.ith their God, we treat."
Essentially, the 141st was fio- Iliad ford ',Olad.
Its first edintlianiler, Mit it!!. snit liveS aura: g yen,
and toolay list• os to my poor attempt too ju.tiee
:001 lialOg honor to ' lll3 prate l'ollltUankl. Rh hell
to221.1111,o10!).1, Walk ito , .. Mir, !I , Maio', r ., [ilrill , g, I
went onward from the light an] field to pan the
trios of the hogets, nal are of lidoe bright minis..
terlog ones glow g itheioil alt i d ,. it,,, ~ii , t,
army of the spirit. ii.tening pionr words, looking
into 4113 r hearts. The regfult rit',. baptism Jvas in
bloat: Its rapid ileellipnii lit made in tnopreath of
siiiiintir and mill la, crash of !rattles, It wont iota
.Washington with llin Lorna my of the guns of the
Ueroust full Ititti tingli)g. In its ears. :Lai from
o iii'e until Its disoluirge. with the env...Olen of
the first miiii:l3intiii i lit iiiiritig the Winter q , l3ner,
of I,li't, 1 here In'sii.treely adeerik in Itslilstory ;hat
it was not nalivr fire ,•1 lit :,,, e n , z ,,,,en:.,. At
(•hatieeliorvilie:lt ast Jos: unit of oil its ~,,m,.4, h i
kill, it anti at.uiollt il. At livtiyaunf, tiiis itseotio
minder; It look in :ill() men any 0 envoys. awl rune
out with lint 3 otti,,rs and ~, i, to, ti: It fought Ili
vowigi•no.nt, in three ' l ay'. ; . ,g dot ii ;may I,,, i iiii,
as of one of obi. .• It tomgb I Ow g, o,! light, ii as as
tali - Witt unto-the iiiiil.'• An-1 as we look around ill
11 , {I . I ialny nod see tote sympat 0 izti.g friends . ;
as we observe there inattentiie. , ol e•teein and att.,.
till,: as we nro.k, those yearly cerenanin's of realm.
rat toot amt grntltr,li. ; as V. e , t, the gltstralflr,
glowft.Pfr --- e)e , or ti es.` slungmenWWl uolllrll Of
lIC 911 I 0.411ng if. n iration.aidliiiiserve their hearts
Loafing in pat rhitle iloviiti, it, their hive of ',entry
fired by the.e rpert is of the deeds of their fallouts
and older brothers, their relatives and friends, we
L time our WOrk or 't.-dry I, 1;14 ii‘D.,tod ,u,l that
tto s • ! , :es,eNl ilea4linve not died 111 r Ili. That the
, love of country Is .trt-i.gthen...ll-2. their dvoils ;1114
1 these tittitl,- ilt. , fliolt..s, I not site:. and that in
thar knowledge of ail that we feel and do here, as
' well n• in their owln raiseleitiness of duty faithful.
ty pertained. they have their b1e..5.,1...1 Terrard..
frier:Mr, time hero is preeitias. I would fain
tilscant • n a !Leine pregnant a itimo many precious
memories for boors. 4..ltizens of Brad t 4 ill county,
volt may be proud of your record. The 00tillty
which has Sent to the highest tribeitatof her na'ion
a Wilmot. a Nt'ic can. to Its Judiciary a Wiltuto, iii
the supreme bench of 'lts Ism te a, Wpm; a cmii i ty
that ha. through its representative foillbiltol a
Iprovim to the e. ustitutlt n of lts country,' at its
true of great peril. In the midst of the ti-trcest op
t... Won Is hlch - Secitrtsl the uttiver , ,,al amnesty of
all from silvery or p mat servitude, save for
milme. In ;tit 111. r, territory; and that sent for the
'support of the country and Its free inoittillorm. In
llt-ir bours•of greatest need. I general, g
4 lienteitantisstionels. 5 majors, 55 captains lott
limitenints. and 3,:W5 privater, may Well poitit wall
pride to its history' of thavotitri and ii•leilty. Air
army of Itself, larger than that which SOlllettlllt'S
fought the great battles of our Revolution. Such a
rerord.needs no eulogy Iron) the lips of any OHL'.
And now, Inv comrades, fellow cltizent , , that ttrug-
We is over. thank (tell, and 1 trust:novo% never to
1.t., renewed. IN% comrades of the Grand Inny of
the Hitueltlle, Fs ,cur task ended? Will it ever he
ended No; It is hut just I.Tuu. SO long
as patriotism Is dear to the citizen sth.tllcry of this
republic., your organization must he perpetuated.
Rota Perpet so be the motto of your t tanner, the
countersign of your org,nizat lon, so long as this
grettite and Marble shall onion ; yea, Win It '
ertinilties assay under the touch Of the linger or
Iltne. your orgl - dzatlon, perp.ttnated in your sot,
Mil exist, whose sacrel duty is. will Jet to renew
them and the memories. they recite; to penerve
these momentoes, to.lionor these dead, to I;eep
green In the hearts and mho:sof their ties-entlants
of what fattier and gf and father dirt to save -lids.
coahtry from Ito most dangerous :fees, to It-pile
the lirart . of all Hite werieans by a reeitat of
yeurideells and theirs, • and or their tasrlfices anti
virtues. To preserve by sour oN:std.:mien anon
sacred fire beruang , upoti the alt,r of liberty in pa
triotic hearts, that with t very succeeding: year
there names and 3".71,11: wilt grow faire sarred. your
det•tis groat brighter. and these spots of totrisi be
loose ilolloled lever. 0; so that liberty, frater
nity and equality, purtfitti by rullgfon amt rolaiged
by education, shall Inert art and abound; no that
'forever it shall he In thin fair land, as was said by
our martyred President, that the government of
the peure, b the people, for the temple shall not
perish trout oil the earth.
\or con the siert: of your el rand Artuy tease
wli I • danger still threaten , . Th,
that pretitteed the tebellion is far from dead. So
long as a resolution dare be openly offered by a
fate traitor In the tuitional legislature to restore its
got d standing in the, army of the Polled Staten
then.• very men who deserted It to tight agallnd ir,
and not only to rstort" them but to give !help the
III! Ma: they lotiti 1-ran lOUS lo Their treaelmy
; nt desert lort,over the heads of scores of good men
and true him towgitt bravely for the right, in honor
to themselves. faithful boheir country and their
Gish your atilt Is not milled, Your vigilance trust
retrain UtialoStAd, your intituolco nut ntpairrd.So .
hung as the very existence of that aims: itseif is
threatened, the pay of - Its soldiery estoppod, -that
.
political 'ends may be pined and mileage power
wetted, your organisation must be presented and
loaf power to esetelsed. So 'Wog as State flights
cowtinue to.he held seas of more value than the
right, of the halloo, or of the ledlnduareitisen,
maid or fetnale,hl any tiatiomeity,setor religfon or
ilelof, your anted :kinky has a work to perform, a,
point of timelier to golfed. .So tong it most watch
end work, Milli the great JeffetscUltul prinelplea
it represents, of eine) and evict right., aUd Justice
fraorketl in feeedent for ail, and to all, shall ' be so
rtilly planted In tilt
word
Batton that It can no
Unite ebtiangertol h tees Without Or:traitors
within; Until all the elle tee end !time that
a nation composed of intelligent American (few
men, ready le think as to act, who constitute a tit
itch Watery read) alike at any moment to rise to
the defense of their rights, and having secured
then in ley dewn again the 'Mier for the citizen:*
ready iltke to whit for ill fight for the prosperity of
ou r country and the presereation of fie! free ttisti
tutions, frt the true position for all humanity, the
true relation of the government and the retarded;
until all the world stall know that self-government
is the highest form of government, and that acem-
Munit4 of interest - is the highest ludnidnal Inter
est au the strongest bond of unity on earth or to
ileareitt So, *bile we forgive the sinner let us not
forget thd sin, and when cateetilly slatted its rept
titico. While we cordially eaten , the olive branth
to, and we shake hands anti welcoute etery ttue,
repentant, returning citizen, and would help then'
to be true, and bury forever against all such any
feeflng the war may have engendered,. let us never
forget to what too much confidence br mght us in
tile put; and,guard.carefully en ryav nue whence
danger may coma iii tilt rwatti, . • ternal vigi
lance le the price of liberty.'
- And mile, my comrades, away to your ratted
task - 1 , . Go on wait your appropriate work of love:
Strew here your flowers,—bright and fitting no-
Well)* of th .t resurrection through e bleb our com
rades have passed into the bright realms of para.
dire, And as yen se tter theta, give with earb, on
each grave, a green Power of memory, a cragratA
to-e tram out your heart's wreath of etreetion, and
let a fervent prayer go upwaru that our rather
God, who is our nitlpn'sGod and Get trople's God,
will bins them alit) us with Ills Icy awl coetioued
care, and that the free banner of the I.Toltetl'atates
of A merica may becothe the guidon for the ranks of
the nations., mail they have all learned. to, •• dress
right" at that stands, d ( universal liberty. And
so, bre th ren still sisters, my comrades and friends,
let US r.., terand grow en in this 'faith and work,—
A fel to conquer we must, Villite fMr rause Is 50 )ust,
With this fur our inotto--" In God is our trust 1'•
Till our star-spangled banner in triumph shall Wait,
tree a world that Is fr, e, and a race true as brave.
10. Ilynin by the-Quartette:
11. Prayer and. Benediction by Bev. 3.
1 S. Beers.
After which the column re-formed and
marched back to the Park, when . after a
few patriotic, and appropriate remarks by
Captain Wittimn CAItNOCIIAII, the
column was dismissed.
Tilt LAST OF AN OLD UNtotu.Sol.lmEm,
On Monday last, June 2d, at 6 o'clock, I'.
M., the funeral of DANIEL WILSON, for
merly a member of Company C.; : l7sth 'N.
Y. Volunteers, tea place. On April'l7,
1879, WILSON was discharged at his own
request from the Soldiers' JJome at Bath,
N. V., as he thought that he 'would be
able to earn his own living. WILSON has
a father and mother and also a: brother
living it Argyle, N. Y., but being of a
roving disposition had. no, home of. his
own, but has traveled over a large part of
the United States, and also outer coun
tries. On Sa' urday, May 24th, Witsos,
who was walking down the WaFerly road,
was overcome by fatigue and lay down to
rest alongside the stone wall whieh'skirte
the farm of .Jotix LANE, in North Towan
da. PrObablv he ft.ll asleep, and was sun
struck while lying there, where be remain
, ed all Saturday bight until the morning
.4 Sunday, May 25th, when he was re
moved by the Overseers of the Poor to
the carpenter shop of Wlttiatit MAI:6En,
and the services.of'Dr. LYMAN invoked in
his behalf. Ile was found to, be suffering
from partial paralysis, the result of sun
stroke and exposure. Mr. 111AuttEn and
family took clire of hint until Sunday .at
one o'eleek a! at, when he peacefully died.
Dr. LYMAN was in attendance cn Lim at
the time. On Saturday, May 31st, his
ease was brought to the attentaaref V;;at
kins Post, No. 6S, U. A. it., of Towanda,
who . requested their Adjutant, GEottort.
D. Steouo, to visit him early Sunday
mottling; whielthe did, and as soon as
his death was repOrted to Commander C.
E. Amines, measures were taken to give
him a soldier's 'burial. 'A plain shroud
and coffin were provided, and on Monday
evening the Post and a few other old sol
diers tattled outto honor the remains of
this old soldier of the Union. The re
mains were taken 'to lhvcrside Cemetery
•and interred. The ritual of the G. A. li.,
and a Portion of the EFiscojial burial ser
vice were used at the R•tave. " After life's
fitful fever, lac 'skits well." "licv:le3c-a.l
in Pnee." , Copt.
CHARLES B. WitIMIT lia.s.resigneti the
Presidency of the Northern - Pacific
read, on account of threatened loss- of
sight by cataract forming upon the 6 3 ? e,
and 'will go to Europe this mouth for
medical treatment, Mr. Wurotrr will Le
remembered by many of our citizens, liar=
lug been loin in Smithfield township, and
residej there many yews before remov
ing, and entering npon the pursuits which
have brought him prominence and compe-'
tenet!.
_ills !limy friends will be "glad to
hear of his success in business, and regret
for the affliction which threatens him.
Mr. Witroter's services as President of
the Pacific Railroad Company during
the past five years have - been arduous
and respunsilde. The read when he
took office was embarrassed almost to
bankruptcy—without means or msterials
to prosecute . the work, he has lifted it
steadily
. out of debt, with the assurance
of heal success. Many miles of road have
been constructed, and the credit of the
road is so firmly est tiblished, that its com
detion within a reasonable time is cur-
SuicinE.—On t3aturday morning early,
Ten Anon Fity,E3tAN, aged about litt, - a well
to"tb) farmer of, the town of Southport,
was found by members of -his family, sit,,
ting in a chair in a distant part of the
house, dean,' with a pistol bullet hole
clean through his bead. The bullet lodg
ed in a window shutter. It is presumed
be shut himself about daylight. Coroner
Him. held an inquest. The verdict- NV 3 . 4-
that deceased shot him , elf while laboring
under a depression - of spirits due tu'an in
jnry received soul' time ago. About a
y k ar ago thit4leceased, While : proceeding
along l'enn4ivania Avenue •one night,
was attacked by some highwaymen and
was shot in time lower part of the head.
It is believed he never recovered from the
effects of that night's work. lie was high
ly respected in the community where he
lived, and it is commonly believed by
those who knew liim.best [Latins suicide
was the result of mental derangement;—
Elmira Adrertimir, May
• STOcK NOTES.—The raising of blooded
and registered stock bas of lath years at
tracted considerable attention among the
prosperous farming_ community of this
eetion. Among these mAy be mentioned
S. IL'LLNDLEY, WARREN E. Coos, G. H
nr.Ygol.ns, D. LECULEY and Mr. McKEE,
f Beech Flats.
On Saturday fait S. 11. Lucntxr 'made
.Cale, at a good round sum, of one of his
fine herd, "Bessie," a thorough bred
yearling heifer, to AnTnnt . 3l.lloLmAs, -
of Trumansburg, Tompkins county, N.Y.
t :he,druly, is of fine stock, and it speaks
well for Mr. L's heard_ that parties in so
fine a farming section as Tompkins coun
ty should find it profit:olc to purchase
and ship from here.—Carrion Sentinel.
AN. error occurred in County Superin
teudent Ryan's notice of. teachers' exam
ination at Towanda,, which appeared - in
the REPORTER of last week.- The notice
as
,printed read that the examination
would he held on Saturday, June 17th; it
should have read Saturday, June :VG
Timllivan and State line Railread
Company hhve chosen the following offi
cers ; Pre.o'fbmt.—N. N. Ems. Diri•rtorA
-n. It. TIOI-111 , ..5T, Ar".1 , 14:11-Jii.NEs, E. T.
.Fox, (In once. I)..l.Acnsox. HoOS:wrs,
NATITANITAWLEY, W. N. WIILLE.N, E. S.
IVIILLEN, C. R. BAT T,
BUSINESS LOCAL.
far-Kid Gloves, Lace 'Mitts and Lace .
Top Mover, In good aasortit,t ir s E EVANS*
Q' WANTED I—A. span of Horses.
mast bo 'Maus ; 'jet iamb.; good style; over 18
bawls high and all right.
J. 0. FEOST'S SONS'
tr. Large tuiscirtrnent of Bird Cages
jest received at the Ceirt Store; 40c sod
wards.
111r0o to Sterthi ftim riour MILLINPAY
GOODS. ISM you will fled iho LARGEST
VARIETY of the LATAIST STYLES, and their
prices we within the reach of an. •
Fir' When 'going to the Post-Office step
into McCADE"A, three' doors north and examine,
ble groeartea.. ALL. NEW AND FDESD.
xs'3ooo LADlES s taski CifILDRENS'
I ATS f rom 10c 'up, at STERN'S.
12r Carpets, Oil Clothes and Matting
at "Wai bairn rtices" at EVANS 41k 1114
•
5000 yards of EMBROIDERIES
row 3c up, at STERN'S.
pr Full sets Croquet only 99 cents at
ho Cent Stone. • • • tf.
nr" Inducements in LADIES' LINEN
sum, DusTERS;IIoi.SIA.Ns, PAILASOLff arol
FANS,at ST-ERN'S.
.or Evans & 'Hildreth have an
cioalltlei and afxea of tlun Umbrella% valid* erefi
Lady slioutd see before porch:l4M elsewhere. , •
ilff" HOSIERY, GLOVES and COR
SETA in greafitarlety, at STERN'S.
Mr Ladies, - Gents and Children's sum
mer snide rwear, anti aloft eleeves at EVAM4
& JIILDRETIII. ,
C' SATltip, SILKS and RIBBONS
in all the new shtiaels; at STERN'S.
J .PIES kcCIBE,, located three
doors north of the Post-Orilee, Is paying tiAnti ter
CHOICE better.
Vi' Bronze Lamp complete for 70 centr,
at MADILL'S CROCKERY SfORE. 2w
MrJobit 'Maddock Sons' celebrated
cable-shaN sonl-poreclaln Crockery at the 99 Cent
Store ; also -a pill assortment nt Crockery and
Olassware lit the lowest prices.
Ur Baby Wagons, at 31-Mill's Crockery
store. • "2w
Or Table Painasks, Napkins. Doy
Towos, Sc., very cheap a
'EVANS et IIILDUEIII•J.
rM" (15 cents for a set of Knives an ,
Fc , ra 9, at MA im.L's enocKttre STORE. thr
£ Take your choice Butter to JAMES
lircm, three doors north of the Post-Otnee,w,
he in paying the HIGHEST CASH PRICE. for a
floe article.. 2w
Ear Stand Lamp complete for 2.7 i colts
3t 31,t - ut cROC E EAT STORE. .2w
•Tile Largest; Best and Cheapest
line of "S:hes for Ladles', St isles' and ChiWrens'
wear is found at CORSY.It'S ROW store, corner Main
and l'lne-sts., Tray & Noble*.ti Mock. al r 4 ,
I=l
EZ 7 LADIES 1 you will find a largo as
of CROCE:ENV, etc, at MADILL**
CROCK Ercv STORE. • • *2.‘s
Plain and Fancy cloths and cassi
meres In Suit Ibitiern3 or by the yard, ♦very cheap
at Evons
Or Don't you forget it. We have an
excellent CRACKER MANUFACTORY In town
at COWLES ; RAKI:RY, where you can buy the
best fresh-bated crackers. •
Z=3
ta'.TAMES 31eCABE keeps a goo('
stock of TIIE BEST Tr
MABIKF.T. Call at Ills Store In Mercur Block
Maln street.
CM
For fine 3liHillery, first elasS,llair
Goods, Java Canvass, Gold and Sliver tinted Card
Board, and eltildretCk Sailor - Hats, call on Mrs, M.
A. Fletetwr, No. 4, Bridge Street. Bleaching and
',piing over a specialty.
The Bridge Street Furnithre Store
ucw orcuples twit stores w ftp a'nw stork of Spring
Ge.:(l4. With low prlceit, good. gootls toul a large
stock to select ftout. we feel sure we can suit you.
t Go to Miss N. Farnham's a / few
doors north of post onAr.e for 11,2 w Spring anti Sum
mer hats.
'CV Summer Silks, Grenadines, 11lacic
01)1.,rel Iniutings at E VA d lIIL
1 / 8 Etirs.
Z:74 — Cons E n. has the best wearing Shoes
for Men, Iliys.and. Youths' wear ever tittered In
Towanda, and at prices within the reach of all.
Ear French Organdies, American Law
nes, :laiiottniti.; Pere*lis and Ginghams ; hi new
clityke Myles. at EVANIIii at HILDRETWL
L...if" Black Silks. and Cashmeres in
full assortutebf. and at lw:ver prices than ever at
EVANS at lIILDRETIVS.
Ur Miss. N. Farnham has a tine select
dd NiLwk of New'Nfillinery Goods in groat variety
sthivb caurh,f but inert the Wants of all. Call ;.;
la.rt , tore a few• doors north of the .l'est ulna) ant
examtae shins and pr
F;*. tickets to all points West,
North and Southweaat. :at the lowest possible rates.
call On or aaldreva, 11. E. BABCOCK, Aget.i, at
upp•ar , l!tlxit. Tow:tad:a.
air L. 13. Rom ;Ens challenges . compe
cna•ti ror qualify' goo+ts and tow prices on Sa
I),mrs, Blintlb and 1101,1114.5, and a , buililing nia
4.1131. (antic-Lf]
• M . Evans & Hiidreth oiler more
than T%eley styles of fors ti. "
I=l
_ I,A, l'A.. May I t, ISI9.
Mr, r:.11, rolvrEn, Dragghd, Ward Ilon , e'. 7l llear
Sir—Sevet eN r.velc,i since I reeef'ed a rumple hsale
or Ely; Cream Balsam for catarrh—ale pleased to
testily to its euratiVe properties. For several years
I have tree tronhlsil with tial, diseaNthave tried
many rein, dies without neh relief. Ely's Create
1131. am -ha, proved itself to l,u the arthde.dofred,
harlot; wonderful results In toy case. 1 am now
an , d - t, free rrencCatan h 'than I have been for year , .
1 In lieve this rvinedy to be the only sure cure (Cr
Catarrh.
Respect fully Yours
t."5 - EVEITIS &•Hildreth arc sellin,
all k leds of (1 itTO GooDS, at the Lowttr , T•Ftt
t" -prevailing be fore the advance.
MU. BLACK—DE:AIt liter_ giving 111
Marisa Ilwrough trial, 1 And It all you. recon:
tlitn led. Thd brattier to pariteular, is'eerlalnly
sueress.
\V think It superhlr to any, and feel so w
pleased that we decided oil keeping the Davis,
Your. Ite•pectfut:p,
MEI
DISSOLUTION.—The co-partner
ship heretofore existing under the,firtu name()
DaytOn At Brother is this day Alt.s.lved by maw,
consent.. AU accounts' will be settled by C. A
Dayton.
. The titolenigned will continuo the Wail an ,
111.1.• lin...loess as heretotoire conducted by Dare
St Brother. -
"e 1" gathereti a Large Stock of
reE, we are prepared to fitrulxli It at rate , : to snit
tie• time., and can reeenintehd It as hall; perfectly
pure in ercrr. respect.
* MEAD TEiTIMuNI A LS.
Tonrx 4, May 12. Pin.
Mn. E. 11. l'lktiCk-Sir: I have examined tin•
specimen of Ice left ‘l,ltli me a few days ago, awl
nod' that It compares favorably with valor tak,.;,
lront 2hq riror alone the op' Cana! Ilasitt, and exen
with water commonly used for drinking pairpOws.
A high power of the uiteroNeepe failed to short any
luftisoria, or anything that roold he considered in
jutions, even atter Standing 2 or-a days.
Itebpectfully, S. M. WOODEURN, M. L.
UFII4-1-: or .1. \l.', LYIYAN,I3I.
TOVCANI,A. Pa., May 13, P 179
- 'Having carefully exasulise4l a !specimen of Ice
left at my (nee by E. B. Pierce. 1 find it as
pure awl free frzin foreign matter as I - Ahluk
tcc eau be frozen in . auy country:
J. W. Ll3tAlq. Sr. 8..-
I bare PI Mi neti the lc,!geft by Mr. Pierce., :Ir.?.
NITY. atd 11114 It In e% cry way pure and free f mu'
orzaalt: matter. C. K. LADD. M. U.
WII.L:NOT RE ES I tEILSOLD I ii[e....onter
solicited:stud :Atts - faction guarantot-tt.
o-14. L. IL MERCY,
SPECIAL -,!BARGAINS !
UMMER .- DRESS SILKS,
WORSTED : DRESS , . GOON
ALSO, A LARGE LOT OF
COTTON & WORSTED DRESS 6100DS
Two Cases - rancy 'Dress Coods,
•
Plain and,Lace Bunting s ,
Hernani Clo l ths
• ,
Grenadines,
L. :
3ltiurning Dress Fabrics,
Organdies,
. , ...
_ La - wns, &d.
--, 2
~ .E l4:- R ,D_WAREI
Plain Mantols,Com plot° $15.00 l•ilifhite Marble for Children $5.00
II
Extra Fine - - ,• - , 20.00 1 --. Extra Fino . 10.00
Granite Monuments- - 150.00
I , Suitable for Crown People 8.00
" Extra Fine for Family 225.00 " ' " " Ex.Finels.oo
. .
. . . ..
t• would recommend etTertally - tlke Ileautlrul C01.1 , M 111 AN:NI Alt lILE, and far more durable for
this climate, will not sint., or Disco Lott with ageliise 0 , he rtnat Me. .. .
L. B. COP.IJR.N
MILAN, Mny ills;
ENBMOM
G. A. DAYTON
J.
E. DAYTON
EO. 1) AY.T6N
CAPITAL, - - 5500,000.00
Thip AWUPCiatildt ( . 011tilltleS to insure from Loss
au ,' ii muNr ... by Fire. nulhlkogs, Household Fur
niture, and Sterettatullse getieralty..
METE=
POWELL & CO.
R I FFER TIIIs':WEEK A LINE. OF
In various styles and all colors,
At 50 cents per yard, worth 75 cents.
ALSO, A LARGE LOT OF
At 16 cents per yard, worth 25 cents,
IN . VARIOUS STYLES AND COLORS,
At One Shilling per yard, worth Twonty Cents.
At Six and one-fourth cents per yard.. worth One Shilling.
Also, a larae assortment in a great variety of styles and makes. of
AT EOU,ALLY Low P I.CL S.-
Tow Linda, Pa., Stay 181'9
• ,
Successors to :Mclntyre tt Russell, Dealers In
STOVES AND `TINWARE,
Main Street,
• 1 =
A.
HI- 116 - :and -Granite Yaro3S,
.16
liscefittncous.
FIRE ASSOCIATION,
Of Phquelelphia.
1. . .
. ~
ORGANIZED SEPTnIItEIt I. Isl 7
ASSETS nearly - -54.000,000.00
WM. VINCENT; Agent,
Main Mieet, Towanda, Pa.
ood( &
ALSO,
JEST . RECEIVED,
4 . arbware, #inivarc r hr.
TOWANDA, PA.
W_ .AYER,.
1 bst Weft. Streo, MAIM, '.i. Y.
-
ELY'S CREAM BALM
HAY FEVER IS it USI
11 , trmIr*, , c. Efe , feeeilLnd &raja.; Rolliedy
The effect ig truly magical, giving litigant relief
and as a curative is without an equal.
It is x local reniedy sulistltutingthediragreeable
Ilse Of liquids and mfrs that cnly excite-Ind giv'e
tempolary relief.
CREAM BALM dm the pruPertY
of
reducing local Irrita
tl( n, . sores in the natal passages aro healed in a
rem days, ii..adaelle, the effect of-Catarrh, IS dial
sivated. In an altne.a magical wanner.
Asl:Not , ll. I;GuisT FOR cIRCULAR
Prtec ELY BILbTIik:US, Owego, N. Y.
For sale (*LAILK . U. POl:Talt, Ward Mime,
ibrugki,t
luteeeliteux Item.
31,ssrs. A :J..IN 1,1 r. Y.:
tieutlemen-1 (mind f.o much relief from using the
.ample boll.le of F.ly's Cream Balsam, for Catarrh,
that I purchased three bottles of large size, which
hxs almost cured ire. I . had suffered with catarrh
for ten years; at times the pale would be so bail
that 1. was oblig,tl to stay in the !mere anti send fur
a do._ NJ% 1 hail entirely Nat all sense of smell..
The t ream halm has worked a miracle fur me. 1
shall persaere itt Its use, fort am confineed it will
effect a cure.
• • .
C. S. II ALETS; Itingbainton, .
ALIENIINISTILATOR'S NOTICE.
—Not leeleherehy given that all personsdn
delned to the estate of Luke f)ol,sn, late of the
t....41%bir or Herrick. deceased, are reduesPA to
make itunuallate payntent, and all perm haynr:
c!altusiUrainst said estate must present theta duly
authenticated ter settlement.
I N. A, WI TM
lieittrivllk, V. 4., May Ii),
I
-
ME
MED PRICE LIST
'FROM
Januam hi, IN79'.
OOI►S 'ARE
CHEAPER
=
WENTI' YEAltg !
- gtlisceffancotts,
CATARRH
ts_crnEtl FIX
App . E.rsvy an Ligre.frlA
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