r
agreat national work.
Ceitcnnial History of the United
t!lUlesfr0il f'e tiscovrV fthe Atxeri
7 Continent to the dose of the First
C-n' try of American Indejjcndetice. By
f'e, LK XcCabe. Author Qf "A
V,nm! of General History u The
Great Republic Etc., Etc.
t', has Ions been a great and ilm-
rslIIy-felt want of a History of the United
cL. uitab!e for general use. This want
n,,w being supplied by The National
Vub'i-i"- -"5 l11?'1' have
.,.-,, i handsome volume, styled "The Ccn
.,ri'ul History of the United States," by
j ,,es D. Mcl'abe, a well-known historical
,r This work will, undoubtedly, take
aa tlio Standard History oi the Lnited
It 15 no dry mass of details no
; effort to inflame the notional
but is a clear, vivid ana brilliant
rrrath'e of the events of our history, from
the discovery of the American Continent
ruu
;,.vn to the present time. It traces the
ien00s of that mysterious race, the first
f VIu
f our country, and gives a most
i-.-crin- account of the Indians of North
1 1 i .-
u-r. the time of the coming of
nM . rri i
:;e w
rV
us of the different nations cf
r..T, r.;:i the CnaJ
occupation and con-
. ut't of the land by England, are told with
power.
r.
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GUT
colonial hi.-tory is
ill pati-nt fidelity, and the sour-
and we trust, enduring
?; which have made our country
-v-?. are sK-wn with remarkable
r.5 rfth
Tie aues oi our creat struc:
1. o i.,.,;
t
r.l
::i-ce are tuui with
alhitv u:iurra?sed
m any!
.e dr. v. Then follows a clear and
r.iM.-t-v.nt r.f the formation of the
; u:ut:on ; me esta
cstaoiisriment or
I'r.'
.e O' urse of affairs until the!
f the Second War with Kng-
ill and ct Uiprch.ensive account
and its results. The events
i'-i. m the cl' Se T that contest
ncv-:r..'::t of the Civil War.
rder. The history of the
. t ? - i v nii in,o!!e vigor
and
...;v to tnuli. 1 i
i;e autuor
1 1 r.o rai ty cr sccti. n. He
:ts I'Ut the lessons which
:f baling to neither passion
trusts to the ecod
: n:on
to sustain his
,k contains an Appendix,
y.rz rn ctcrur.t cf the sjprcachirg Cen-t-
rniul Exhibit;-: n.
-risod
in
one h;rc:e. handsome
.l.i
4 . t J
prges, and contains
,;irs c n
steel and wood of :
r:Tcs and scenes. The price' IIoi-er ,iave len admitted to practice in
,. . . I the Suppreme Court and all the courts of
...run lo.rd to IurchaseatheTerritorv These scntlemcn are both
'i ( u l r
sut scriLor is presented with
rat l ie encravintr of the Cc-n-
: n Buildings and Grounds.
: script icn only, and the pub-
vczv c:i diod at York the
jr tr.e corn
crop of this
k-Is to aa acre.
X A TIC N A L Co N V ENT IO N . Th e
r;;::-.r.cr::ti? Convention meets in
v
i is
n .)',
:e -7th.
IT
ri-k i;
Wri-ht distributed i to
''Vcs of hrad to the poor of
-rre n asnmztcns birthday.
i'Trir "yrv in the trial "of General
-''"c r. ly.uis. for alleged complicity
,r-v"V irauds. on Thnrsdnv. rpn.
I to
AA
i veraict of not cruiitv.
i nr. Brooklyn
Advisory Council
ict, eustaininc? Ply-
E-.'J'h f
urcn nn ad thp onrt?onn ;nh.
r'-'"r t tr.at a further church inves
ss r?'.'c. ci mended under certain cir-
t:---'..'
ierr!. i or.e of the marrt's of
growth nnd frc-grc-. In fonir
'nnatiin has increased from 1,-
and it is
growing at the
r;
ds a d;iy.
.iX t::o r f Doyle, the "Moll v Ma-uire"
cr nv'd ht week at Mauch
'' K. , ;r xv; njurr,,r 0p nijnP koss Jones,
' "--"t)riae refuseil the application for a
ar-'i l'"ive sentenced him to be
ll" '? 'pt well guarded by
r' '1"" Pirce to prevent any at-
u'i " rescue him.
' i: "
' l r.vthias. have issuel a circular
t!: jurisdictions in the United
;s- wdain-ng that tlie next session of
trif.
?remo U shall be held in Phil-
'rh-.a l
egmnitig on the fourth Tuesday
of
"-a ,'JPrena Lodge are authorized to
centennial celebration during the
w. M 1110 Supreme Lod'e as lod
loirof
res.
lor nsiradp.
A
annua5 Uleet'ing of the Delaware,
T vna Western railroad company
ir,rfpn New Y on the 22d, the follow-
ffirrs wore
elected for
the ensuing
3tr ti
Uirv i '
1 fpfirtpnt
Samuel Sloan
Secre-
ll'r.rri v. Uiell; Treasurer, Fred
v. '""ns; M
anacrers, m. h. Dodjre,
inU Pyn r' Geor? Buckley, J. I Blair,
irisMn Uv!rarps S- B. Chittenden, John
ft
Wm ? -r-e Percy R. Pyne,
0 H, Phelps, James Blair. Wilson
ailf - I. M.v-y. and A. L. Dennis.
A careful measurement of the distance
cu,uurwea tne tact that the riaitor to
" , t,ruiuai wno ould see everything
,T v u lue DU1inps, must walk
eighty-four and five-eights miles.
There s nothing mean about the sultan
of Turkey. His servants at the palace
number o,400, the kitchen employing 500
the stables 400, the menagerie 200, and
others accordingly. The gentleman's wives
number, 1,200.
W hen a California woman deteated a
hon m a hand-to-hand combat, the neigh
bors were greatly astonished, but her hus
band quietly remarked : "Oh ! that's noth
ing. That woman could lick the devil."
There was a tear in his e3es as he thus ac
knowledged his inferiority.
Although the revival awakenings through
out Schuylkill county have gone on for
over two months now, there appears to be
no abatement of interest in them, and some
of the churches actually eipect to keep it
up for two months longer, and indeed there
is every indication that they may do so
profitably. There have beeu a large num
ber of conversions.
i
O
ur triends from nrmca ,-
promise to visit us in force, this summer
General Norton, of the Centennial Bureau
of Finance, states that every berth on everv
stcaync-r to arrive at Philadelphia from
foreign ports, has been engaged from the
1st of May until the 15th of September.
The leading lines plying to other cities also
expect a largely increased passenger trafSc.
A rival of Tom Thumb has appeared in
Einghamton. X. Y., in the person of a boy
rive years old, who weighs nine pounds
when fully dressed, is twenty-three inches
in height, is physically perfect and healthy,
and who talks very distinctly. The child
weighed but two and a half mends at
birth, and has not o-rown cmoo l.n -n-n
few months old.
Croup can be cured in one minute, and
and the remedy is simply alum and sugar.
The way to accomplish the deed is to take
a knife or grater and shave otF, in small
particles, about a tea-spoon-full of alum,
then mix it with about twice its quantity
of sugar, to make it palatable, and adminis
ter it as quickly as possible. Almost in-
-tanevs relief will fcllo.
says an ex-
c!i:.r;i:.:
P. T. Barnum. tl;e showman, is at pre
sent busily cr. raged in erfccti!)g arrange-
i ments t ir a Centennial show during the
coming summer, which is to eclipse all his
I former eiforts. He will have employed
110O m?n and women and "xO horses and
ror.hvs, and it will require 120 railroad cars
for trjsportion purposes. He proposes to
visit all the prominent cities and towns in
the United States, going as far east as Ban
gor, and as far west as Kansas City.
mi
i. he
Penver, Colorado, Daily Times
?riys : Gen. Harrison Allen and Mr. Fred.
lawyers of trood standing in
tne courts of
Pennsylvania, where they have prctieed for
several years. Gen. Allen's talents and
legal ability secured hi3 recognition for
psominent positions in the gift of his party,
and Mr. Hooker was for a long time the
partner of Hon. Glenni W. Scofield, one of
the most prominent lawyers in Pennsylva
nia, and for mcny years a member of Con
cress. The new firm has our best wishes
!or their success.
TfiE Dziiccr.ATic Leader Hill, of
Georgia who has ccme forward as the
Democratic Confederate leader iu Congress,
the same man who offered the following
resolution in the Confederate Senate at
Richmond :
Iiaohed. that every person pretending
be a soldier or officer of the United
States, who fcha.!l be captured on the soil off
the Conreuorate states alter tne 1st oi
January, lSo"3, shall be presumed to have
entered the territory of the Confederate
States with intent to incite insurrection and
abr-t murder, and that unless satisfactory
proof be adduced to the contrary, before a
military court before which his trial shall
be had, he shall suffer death."
In effect this was a resolution that every
prisoner of war should be put to death
the most barbarous proposition that could
be conceived, and borrowed from the most
savage tribes in Africa. And its author is
the man who now takes the lead of the
Democratic Confederates in Congress, and
lias the effrontery to arraign the Govern
ment of Abraham Lincoln for its conduct
of the war !
A Hnsical Ilonse.
A Mr. William Stevens, living at Union
Corner, Md., is the happy possessor of a
musical mouse. According to the state
ment of our informant, Mr. Stevens' house
hold has been kept in profound wonder and
amazement for a long time by the sweet
strains of and unseen warbler, the music
being precisely like that of a Canary bird.
At various and uncertain hours of the day
and night, and in diiferent localities in the
house, the mysterious melody would break
out, puzzling and delighting the inmates.
After awhile the mystery was partially
solved at least it was discovered that the
sweet singer was a mouse ; and straight
way plansVere adopted for the capture of
hi mouseship. A trap, temptingly baited
with a morsel of savory cheese did the work,
and a few mornings ago Mr. Stevens' family
awoke to find their singing morse a prison
er. This minstrel mouse is not unlike oth
ers of its species in its physical appearance,
except in the item of color. Though in du
rance vile, the little animal is apparently
contented and happy, and continues to war
ble as cheerful as ever. He has been trans
ferred to a neat little cage and entertains
the samilv, and numerous visitors who are
attracted'by the curiosity, with almost con
stant warbling. Our infomant says that
the singing is precisely that of a Canary
bird, and that no one would imagine other
wise than that he was listening to a fine
specimen c this popular feathered song
ster. Milford Neves.
TERRIFIC TORNADO.
A Western Town Devastated.
St. Louis, Feb. 28. A terrible wind
storm, amounting almo.U to a tornado,
struck the northern rart of. St. CharW
Mo., yesterday afternoon, and passing down
Main and Second streets, demolished or
oauiy injured twenty or more bu:!dinsrs.
Among those most seriously damaged
are Kramer's warehouse, wrecked, and his
fiourinir mill ereatlv ininrpH t.Vn .-.nrf
house unroofed and the front blown down
The county jail was unroofed and the wall
oiown down two stories below the roof,
leaving the iron cells exposed. Concert
Had and St. Charles' Saving Bank, th
Gas Works and Piper's Agricultural Ware
house were totally destroyed.
The First National Bank will have to be
pulled down, also the County Clerk's Office
and California House. The Democrat
News and Zeitung offices, the Park Hotel,
t&e Oerman .Methodist Church, Odd Fel
lows' building and numerous other build
ings were badly injured.
James Gasney, an employee at the gas
works, and his little son were killed. Three
cr four other persons were more or less
hurt. The storm went in the direction of
Portage des Sioux, ard is said to lave
destroyed several farm houses and iujured
a number oi persons.
The storm lasted less than five minutes
The damage at St. Charles is estimated at
$300,000, but th is is probably exaggerated.
The Storm in Illinois,
Chicago, Feb. 23. A terrific wind,
rain, and thunder storm prevailed in this
section last night, lasting until nearly morn
ing, it was especially severe in the vicinity
ot .uiiwauk.ee. 1 olographic communication
is entirely severed with poiuts north of
here, and the wires are reported badly
down in all directions.
The Tornado in Indiana.
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. A despatch
from tvansviile, Indiana, says that th
tornado in Princeton, Indiana, last nisht
1. 1 i i i -
uiew uown ten nouses, vjne nouse was
burned. One old lady aud a boy were
seriously injured.
The Damage at St. Charles.
St.Louis, Feb. 23. Later advices from
St. Charles state that the damge by the
tornado yesterday was much exaggerated,
but it' will still be heavy, probably from
6100,000 to $130,000. The remains of
George Linebur, a boy, were found in the
debris this morning, which makes the third
person killed by the storm, and about
twenty persons were injured.
Children Blown Away.
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. A special from
Evansville places the number of houses
blown down by the tornado at Princeton
Gibson county, Indiana, last night, at thirty-
nine. I he storm struck the southwhestern
part of the town, and, although it lasted
but one minute, badly damaged the fine
public school building, demolished the new
church of the Covenanters, uprooted trees
blew down fences, &c. A larre number of
persons were injured ; one or two fatally.
A little child was blown from its bed into a
garden, and another was blown a hundred
yards, and found on a railroad track.
The names of the injuied, as farasascer
certaincd, are Mrs. Clark, back broken
James Taylor, injured internally ; Mrs.
Llackherd, thigh broken ; Miss Kindle, both
legs broken ; the family of Mr. Jennings all
more or less injured. A number of horses
were killed. There are rumors of gre;
dame throughout the surrounding coun
try, but no particulars have been received.
The damage in Princeton is estimated at
over 550,000.
Huge Haii Stones.
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. Additional par
ticulars from Patoka, a station a few miles
north of Princeton, say many hail stones
were found there measuring over six inches
in circumference, and fiome nearly eight
inches.
The Princeton Casualties.
Further reports from Princeton state
that eight persons were dangerously injured,
four of whom arc not expected to recover.
One woman lost her eyesight.
Houses Demolished.
Over fifty houses were totally demolished,
and about fifty more were badly damaged.
The tornado was most severe from the
north side of the public square to the
southern limits of the town. In the track
of the storm it is impossible to distinguish
streets or the former location of residences,
everything being prostrated and spread
over the ground. Several persons were
buried under the wreck of their dwellings, .
and were taken out unharmed to-day. j
Walkin;
on the Ceiling.
One family found themselves walking on
the ceiling of their house, the house having
been overturned, yet they escaped un
harmed, while those who attempted to
escape were injured.
Porter Williamson, colored, charged
with the murder of Robert Hamilton, was
taken from jail at Lebanon, Term., on Sun
day night, by a band of masked men, and
hancred and shot.
There were shipped from Indiana dur
ing 1875 1,338 horses, value $203,300;
5,;CG cattle, value SI 93.3 10 ; 27,795 sheep,
value 111,180 ; 0,292 hogs, value $G2,920
a total of 41,141 auimals, the aggregate
value being 35S0,G10.
At New Orleans on Monday, the House
of Represetatives resolved to impeach Gov
ernor Kellogg, and so otified the Senate,
which body promptly organtzed as a high
court, but could not proceed because the
House suddenly adjourned until to-morrow,
which is the last day but one of the session.
Governor Kellogg says this action was had
to defeat his defense.
At West Chester, Pa., on Sunday, John
Turley mortally wounded his wife by shoot
ing her in the head, and, thinking her dead,
he shot himself twice in the neck. The
wounded woman was alive when found, and
was sent to St. Joseph's Hospital, Phila
delphia. Her assassin is in jail, and it is
thought his wound will not prove fatal.
One hall has been extracted. By this
tragedy a home is broken, up and four small
children left unprovided for.
Frtnthe Tidioute, Pa:, Ncu)s. '
Ploughing Every day in January
Mr. W. W. AVarrcn ploughed every day
in January, 1S7H, tip to 'the 25th day,
brealciug up in that time thirty acres If
pasture land. If any of the '-oldest" cau
beat that story send it in. ,
"BRIDAL OF DEATH."
Polygamy to be Suppressed.
t Salt Lake City, Feb. 4. Chief Jus
tice White in charging the grand jury to
day concerning polygamy said : "We had
better Jook it suuarely ia the face, distaste
ful as it may bo to some, and govern our
selves by right, reason and manly discre
tion in dealing with it. Polygamy must
be suppressed in this Territory. Mor
monlsm many survive it, and relieved from
it would stand unshackled and free, as
every other creed or mode of religious
worship, shielded and protected by the
Constitution of our common country ; but
if Mormonism cannot sever itself from
polygamy it will be to it the bridal of
death."
What Regulates Easter Day.
Easter will full this year on the loth
rather than on the 9th of April, because
Easter Day is regulated not by a solar, but
by a lunar cycle the cycle that regulates
the Golden Number. Now, by a solar cal
culation day always begins at midnight ; but
by a lunar calculation it begins at noon. If.
therefore, the Paschal moon falls cn a Sa
turday after 12 M., it is counted as falling
on Sunday, and then Easter Day is, under
the rule in the Prayer Brock, the Sunday
following. This is what happens in the
present year. The Paschal falls on Satur
day, April Sth, at 2.43 P. m. It is there
fore counted as falling on Sunday, April
9th, and Easter Day is the Sunday follow
ing, that is, April 10. It may be added
that should the full moon fall on March 21
before 12 M., that full moon, (counted, as
falling on March 20) would not regulate
Easter day, but the one following. This
happened iu 1819.
The Stay Law.
mi i. mi . t f
.ine out proviaing tor a stay ot execu
tion which has passed a second reading in
the House, grants a stay of execution for
two years on judgments now remaining
unsatiGed, or which may be obtained with
in six months from the passage of the act :
provided, that the defendant can show that
he is the owner of property to double the
amount of the claims held against him ; or,
the defendant may give security to the
Court or Justice of the Peace before whom
the judgment was obtained, which security
shall consist of one or more persons, who
shall satify the Court or Justice that their
property at a fair valuation is worth double
the claim.
Strange Petrefaction.
Twenty-five years ago an old lady in
Providence township, well known for her
many excellent qualities, died and was buried
in a psivate burying ground back of Hyde
Park near the Continental mines. The
body was removed a short time since, and
it was found to present some very singular
features. From the skull to the pelvis, or
hip bones, nothincr remained but the bones,
which were well preserved ; from the pelvis
to the feet the limbs were found to be per
fectly petreued, havincr all the appearance
of stone, both in weight and color. We
offer no explanation of this singular pheno
menon, but leave it to the physicians to de
termine why half of the body should be pe-
trefied and the other not. Scranton Re
publican.
Public Schools at the Centennial.
3Ir. Wickcrsham, state superintendent
of the Pennsylvania public schools, has
adopted a handsome plan for the building
for making an educational display at the
Centennial. The building will be of glass
with i frontage of one hundred feet and a
depth of one hundred and forty-eight feet.
The contract for its erection was awarded
on Saturday and it is proposed to have the
1 11 .1 f 1 M T. Ml
wors nnisnca py tne lotn oi .April, it win
be amply large and will have a lecture room
with a raised platform where the various
modes of instruction can be illustrated, be
side considerable space for the display of
maps, models of school buildings and furni
ture. A large number of colleges, uni-
veritics, seminaries, normal schools and pub
ic schools have given notice of their inten
tion of being represented by contributions
and classes. A regular programme of lec
tures, class exhibitions, &c, will be made
out. Pennsylvania's school system will be
ully demonstrated.
An Aged Horse.
There is now in Erie county, Pa. or
was at last accounts an equine curiosity
in the shape of a forty-five year old horse.
The venerable animal is in the possession
of Hon. Morrow B. Lowery, of that coun
ty. The horse was taken to Erie in 1S35
being then a frisky fonr-ycar-old by
Geo. Lauman, Esq. The animal came into
Mr. Lowry's possession in 1S49, and he
ha3 owned him ever since. He wa? then
a raven black, but the frosts of the forty
five winters which have passed over him
have turned his head as white as chalk.
Some years ago the old veteran's teeth gave
way, and after various experiments with
soft food his kind-hearted owner secured
the services of a dentist, who fixed up a full
set of first-class "uppers" and 'dowers,"
since which time the old horse can take his
rations with the most vigorous of his equine
brethren. Two or three times a week he
is driven to Erie from the farm where Mr.
Lowery keeps him, and is a wonderfully
stylish hack yet. Whenever the horse ap
pears on the streets he is the object of much
attention, and when his affectionate driver
tightens the reins and brings him to a halt
he is speedily surrounded by a crowd of ad
mirers, who tenderly smooth his frosty coat
and talk "hoss" with his owner as long as
the patience of the latter will permit. Of
course the horse is treated with great ten
derness, the best morsels being reserved for
his delectation and the warmest and cosiest
nooks in the stable and barn yard reserved
for his reception, and with anything like
ordinary luck he will remain to cheer his
old owner's heart for many years to come.
The horse is a curiosity, and we doubt whe-
ther one of equal age can. be found any
where in the country. i
tee: cedar mines of hew jersey.
. Among the strange productions of Cape
May,, says the Monmouth (N. J.) Demo
crat, are the "ced-tr mines" swmps of
dark , miry stuff in which are buried im
mense trees of th? white cedar,. Cwressus
thyokles of the botanists. These mines con
tain enormous trees, buried to a depth
varying from thrcs to ten feet. The los
lie one across nnother, and there is abund
ant evidences that they are the growing of
different fcuccessive forests. Indeed, in
these verv swamps forests of the same trees
are now growing. Ihe miners have be
come very skillful at their work. An iron
rod is thrust into the soft mud, over which
often the water lies. In striking a buried
tree the workman will, by several sound
ings, at last tell how it lies, which is its
root end, and how thick it is. He then
managos to get a chip, of the tree, and by
its srnea determines at once whether it is
worth the labor of mining, that is, the
workmen will tell unerringly whether the
tree be a windfall or a break-down. If a
breakdown, it was so because it was de
cayed when standing ; if a windfall, the
trees fell when found, and has been pre
served ever since by the antiseptic nature
of the peat marsh in which it was buried.
The soft earth is then removed. This makes
a pit in the swamp. Into this the water
soon flows and fills it up. This is rather
an advantage. The saw is now introduced,
and at regular intervals a cut is made
through the trees, when the log floats to
the surface. It is curious that the log of a
sound tree will be sure to turn over when
it floats up, the lower side thus becoming
uppermost. Trce3 in this way are some
times obtained , which will yield 10,000
shingles, worth $20 per thousand ; thus
one tree will yield 200. The age of such a
tree, as the season rings have been counted,
has been made out from 1,000 to 1.200
years, and even more. A layer of such
trees is found covered by nnother layer,
aud these again by another, and even a
third, while living trees may still be grow
ing over all. It is evident, indeed that
New Jersey has experienced what the geo
logists call ''oscillation." Cape 3Iay con
tains abundant evidence of having been lift
ed out of a modern sea. The recent oyster
and clam are found in natural beds, just as
they died in the ocean, but now in posi
tions many feet higher than the contiguous
oyster beds ; while buried trees exist at
depths low
er tnan tne beds or Iivm-jr mol-
lusiis.
Special ILSTotice.
Everv other thinl;eing equal, the cheapness
cf an article is a great recommendation. It in
bound to decide the purchaser. He would he
foolish indeed who should pay more than he
need, for an article fur the simple sake of pav
ing! In buying clothing, which is quite an
item in one's personal and family expendi
ture", cheapness rules the dav, and ought to.
At Wanamaker & Erown's Oak Hall, Phila
delphia, it is certain that the purchaser buy
cheaply. Cheapness, with every other excellence
accompanmg it, 13 the very basis of their enor
mous business.
' KEYSTONE DRUG STORE.
Dr. S. L. Foclse & J. Kresge, successors
to IV-tor Williams, have purchased the Empire
Dru 'toro, on Main Street, a few doors below
the Post-office, and for the convenience of those
who vish to call, will have a red lamp in
front, and known hereafter as the
Keystone Drug Store,
where will be constantly kept Paints, Oils.
Varnishes, Drugs and Medicines, and all
articles usually kept in a Drug Store, at the
lowest market prices.
S. L. FOULhTE,
J. KRESGE.
Dr. S. L. Foulke being a practical Physician,
having his office in the rear of said Drug Store,
cordially invites the public to give him a call.
a iic is imiv quawneu 10 prescribe ana com
pouna an prescriptions. 2s ov. 11,
1 u-uiu.
Goods cheaper than ever at N. Rustcr's
He has them marked way down to bottom
prices.
New goods will arrive at N. Ruster's this
week and next. Don't fail to call and see
them.
Those wishing to secure a good bargain
will do well to call at N. Rustcr's, as he is
bound not to be undersold.
MAK1UED.
On Fehruary 24th, 1S76, by Rev. G. D. Car
row, D.D., Mr. Calvin Martin and Mis Emma
Lousia Flory, daughter of Captain William S.
Flory, all of Stroudsburg, Pa.
On February 24th, ISTrt, at the Cherrv
Valley M. E. Parsonage by Rev. G. L. Staffer,
Mr. Alonzo Ilumer, Esq., and Miss Eella
Marsh, all of Stroud township.
On February 12th, lSTfi, bv Rev. Samuel
Hull; at Ids residence, Mr. J. W. Hall of
Stroudsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Harriett P. Steele,
of I'clvidere, N. J.
February Cth, by Rev. Robt. Pitts. Mr. Geo.
II. P.utler, of Prooklvn, N. Y. and Miss Lucy
Anna, daughter of William S. Rees, of Stroud
township, Monroe county, Pa.
February ICth, by Rev. Robt. Titts, Mr. Eu
gene Van Vliet, of Eat Stroudsburg, Pa. and
Miss Theresa Kcllet, of Stroud township, Mon
roe county, Pa.
February 19th, by Rev. Robt. Pitts, Mr.
William II. Scott, and Miss Mary Cecilia Gor
den, both of Stroud.-burg, Pa.
On Feb., 20th, 1S7G, at the Cherrv Valley
M. E. Parsonage by Rev. G. L. Scha'ffer, Mr.
John F. P.artholomew of Stroudsburg, Pa., and
Miss Lizzie Fable, of Stroud township.
DIED.
At Reseca, Monroe county, Pa., February
19th, Owen Ca-sey, aped CO years. His funer
rl and interment took place at East Strouds
burg, on the 22d ult.
Near Delaware Water Gap, Feb. ISth, John
II. Rarnes, aged 2 years, 4 months and 1 days.
Fb. 13th, near Sand Cut, Wayne County,
Pa., Thos. Duer, aged 4 1 years, 1 month and
23 days.
TO LET,
A House and Rarn, in the Poroneh
of Stroudsburg. The House in good order,
with 12 rooms. Irirpih-e of
J. R. MILLER,
J. T. PALMER,
BYD. W. PALMER.
February 17, 1575.
Decker's Column!
Old Kriss Kinde
After going around Monroe county, creep
ing slyly down the chimueys on Christmas
aud New Yesr'a and filling the stocking
ot the little urchins, make them and their
Mammas dance for joy, has gone back
again to his Cottage in the mountains of
"Paradise" where he keeps his good things,
there V) stay until next Christmas :
BUT DECKER
OF THE
Wonderful Cheap
1UCTI0N STORE
is
STILL AROUND TO PUT
THE DOLLARS INTO
THE POCKETS OP
HIS CUSTOMERS.
He wants to SELL off all his
Goods, from the finest French
Merino, down to the last Shoe
String, He wants to SELL every yard of Calico-,
every yard of Dress Goods, every yard of
Muslin, every yard cf Flannel, every yard of
Beaver Cloth, every yard of Cassimer and
Satinett, and every Root & Shoe, every
Coat, Pants & Vest, and every Hat & Cap,
In fact he wants to sell every thinfr ho
has now in the Store, so that he may fill it
up early in the Spring with tlfe cheapest
and most beautiful Goods ever sold i
Stroudsbur?.
We Will Sell off at Auction
Prices,
Commencing at S o'clock in the morninpf
and close at the same time in the evening,
at the following
Smash Down Auction Pricci
Best Shoe-Strings, Sets dozen.
Best Needles, Sets a paper.
Pins all sizes, octa a paper.
12 Dozen Shirt Buttons, all for 5ct.
Ladies' made Callars, 2 and 3ct.
Men's heavy mist J Hose, only iOcts.
Children's & Misses Fancy Hose, 8 and
12cts.
Ladies' Fancy Hose, only 20cts.
Ladies' Merino Hose, only 15cta.
Splendid Calicoes, 6 J and 7cts.
Fine Muslins, 1 yd. wide, S and lfJcta.
Beautiful Alpaca Lustres, only 20cts.
Black Alpacas, only 25cts.
Plaid Dress Goods, only 12cts.
Fine Delains, only locts.
Very fine French Merihoes, 7G to 90cU.
Bedtick and Denims, 12 to locts.
Very fine Wool Flanels, 20 to 25cts.
Heavy Cotton Flannel, only 9cts.
Heavy fine Bose Blankets, only $3.00
to $4.00 a pair.
Fine Black Beaver Cloth, only $2.00 a
yard.
Black, Blue & Gold mixed, Cloaking
Cloth, 75cts upward.
Ladies' Sacks, ready made only $1.00.
Good heavy Cassimersr only 50 to 75cta.
Kentucky Jean, only 15cts.
Cotton Bats (good) only 14cts.
Cotton Carpet Warp (fine) 2Scts.
Meu's Boots, (fine & heavy) $3.00 to
$3.75 a pair.
Youths' & Boy's Kip Boots, only $1.25
to $1.75.
Ladies' fine Laced Shoes, only $1.50 tc
$2.00.
Ladies' fine Button Shoes, $2.50 to
$2.75.
Ladies' & Misses Rubbers, only oticts.
Meu's Rubber Boot3, $3.15, Shoes 75cta.
Men's Coats $3.50, Pants $2.50, Vest
$1.25.
Boy's whole Cassimer Suits, $4.00 to
$0.00.
Men's Cassimer Suits, $3 to $10.
Men's Black Broadcioth Suits, $12 to.
$1G.
Men's Soft fashionable Hata $1.25 tc
$1.75.
Boy's Soft Hats, 50 to OOets-..
Ladies' Velvet Hata Trioix-ied, $1.50 to'
$2.00.
Ladies' & Children's Pars, aa.rly as
possible half price.
Besides lots of things- too numerous to
mention here. Now we are bound to sell
th ese Goods at these Auction prices every7
day and night during the winter. The past
year has been a hard one, and money scarce,
but thanks to oar customers it has been a
busy year witd for we have sold more
goods the past year than any year previous,
sinco w have been doing business in!
Stroudsburg, and- we trust that in the year"
to come wa shaft nuike goods of all descrip
tion so cheap that our cuatomers and sale
will be largely increased.
DECKER A CO.
4 doors below tho Post-Office',.
Strorjclsburtj . Pas.
April 15, 1S73.- ly. '
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