qk 1 .6 Town,- Count 4 r, , Valiettle -I the Lecture —"rhe Baud of Hope meets tu Room el the M. E. Church on 'Saturday after acgqi neat t at 4 o'clock p. m. • —We lead that - Col. Ttutus Smith,ot Frank lin, is litylhg dangerously ill with paralysis and dropsy, and but little hope of his recoyerris 'entertained. - • -t.'—getre Tilden and Hendricks ciu6'-room was 'filled to over -flowing on Saturday evening last - . 'Several 'addresses were made, and' much entliv-, shim manifeetel+ The ,aieeting adjourned 'till zpaturday evening next. . • • .„ ' 'e 31' ' ' v. Rob tC . atloc Sect 'y o, the society in aid of young men preparingi for the ministry, will preach iu St. Paul's. Church next Sun* morning. - . A collection will be taken up in:behall of the society —Rev. W. L. Thorpe leaves town this'week for a vacation of about three . weeks. He will -visit his mother, in Otsego Co„ 14'.:x., and also see:the Centennial before his return: His pul pit will be creditably filled during his atisence; wish him a happy tOp. --A very sad omen was that to the bass , wood-pole- w ei top party, which appear ed on Monday mor4ing. . The streamer;bearing the names of HayeS ?tell Wheeler was not only, at in angle of 45 degrees, - but„ vias •flapping in thr lnd bottom side up. TheShenandonh.-.4Terald says.that l it haNg alreadteostSehuilkill dountri \ ie,atly. ten thou sandr.dollars. iu the Maguire' .trials, .and prOSpeets . nre ; that ,it will .:•eqst, forty..thou.and .tnore,,betore'theY b through; ;with , the. music.; Mollie .is:an expenSiyeluury: -;----The old Democratic hen has',"been and gone - and done, it e!- Augustus Darrow,Of Bridge witer;.lelt is hen's egg at our °dike lai+, Monday that nteas,nres nine and ane•hall in.eltee one - Way by seven the other. Wait till you .hear (torn Ohio and then see what the: old hen do: •liartrantt...lutss, issued death warrants fUr 1,14 exeeution'ot Thomas Munley, James Carroll James Boyle, [high . McGehan and James Roarty, Magutrei,who, were-reeentlyeonvlieted in.t‘ehuylkill-'eounty of murder in the first degree. The execution to 'take place.Oetolier• . . —The melancholy days , bave come when the merry, btisy little fly, chilled by the .morn; , ing crawls under the upper crust of tie ap , • ple pie and itr i radiates the sullen Pastry"with the gleam of bis dying smile. when you turn bac the crust to sPrinkle, in a little more su ' gar.—',Burlington, Hawk-eye. - —To give an idea of the supenor econo my of narrow guage. over. broad; guage rail roadssit is , stated that since tho Pelaware,Lack awauna and Western road has been reduced in gunge, two or three cars are added to every freight and Coal train, without' adding to'the expense of I fuel.' The locomotives are able to draw lareei and heavier trains no"w than ever before, withotit burning a pound more coal. —Mr. Robert A. Packer and family have taken posession of his hattidsome new residence at Sayre. The fir“ meal in the-new residence was partaken of on Wednesday last, Vol. y. E. Piollet and Mr. and Mrs. John 11 `ontagne, of Towanda, "assisting." In the t evening friends called, and later the Tioga Pose Band of Wa verly, appeared upon the.:grounds'-and gave choice selections.. Mr. Packer will be missed by-Lin-ta Hoie and the citizens oCrowanda. —The "Texis Ranger" will need to make another speech at Honesdale and denounce'the editor of the (Mizell ! , the Republican Organ of 4 that county.as a Common liar. frOgetheivith the pnblicationof tb proCeeding or their late noun ty.convention he says: • - "" '• ** :! The business of the A. n ton".. having sb n. ae , n en d completed, the lion. >t'. i . Glenwood,- was nit - duced• and: addressed she audience on filch the9Canvention adjonrnedlsiii:dge.: :' -- t the eighth annual ' , meeting , tit!t e te Peonsllanl , State. Dental College; Phi .aai : : . Pliia'itij2sfhlB73; the following hoard Were ' !,e . ' a th P e P° n in eW law regarding tbe.practice.of dentistry,, M g lov - attorneia to enforce with privileges t o e- P t , ,. nd B eck,• for three the 138113 : _ Drs. Pierce. ' a . . f o t • two yearn,'D :Darby", and, J . S. ! King, , r d a. ' lila ill and Greeo lii.r one year.: years . . „T e dental ; new i ' isd. practice i v a WD i i . l T: 3 ''' I I t 'i makes I a t e 4 li g. • e k a . r e ii ' y l 't' education.! 1 4: - , ,: '. °1: 1 t 1 l a i e l n: : _ e' last... - comity : 'Fair was postpone , --4 , -The'" , - - ..account week nntil to -morrow ra i n y day, yet .;' ". a the weather.. it was a 7". several came into town, and most of . the -.bib '. . itors Vi'l'k-011 band . It was not decided to ad ; inur itLuntil nearly- noon , and atiumbcr .pu :, -,.. z - ti,, - . 4 .,4 - n itelf a- and viiited grounds.Al'ei-- Ii ''''')'' ''"-... ae '. policy and' judgment to e it v• . eturn ').-*;l'..'4l.4i&467.i.'m'b!efincii9:ii!.-10all who tent in, as of - - 'el value received,but the . 1 1 1 ,nA7', ....**,:-';'** ionise theyAind n o • rsejth ey_ . . _ -* " aie % meat thought•otherwise. , What" , con .‘ ' m,, 4 irthose who rtrA4rl,77 tickets shall ' - ."-- i ir i i -il -_, - i l n; l ni * o i:ip`w,** 'vie iti!iiiiiiii , ito . i!'?ied. ..ii, , convected: .again' this weeliwin .-,.- --.-,...:—:- 00 1 10," - ' 'f* ' * d, on talkilig ''':'' ..f . di Die i_pi'esiiiing. 'We onii .., li; er ' 1 : :- , '1 ,,,11 1 , 1 0 .14a e ,ii ' li * ,13: 11r4 t - yi.,4044, Lfr ,,,:tcr o ,, ,tri ..,,,.. : k th i: l tta der ,:i e different .o . th w o n ut :: : ;i d: l l : o)i).h, l l:i n ri: P l k r. ' ' . r ___,__- : •,r,', ed:thoie.:'foreio 'judges °0 jnidt#'F , Fallis!Y. - - d . 'ea than out of hilki3jn .. botiess for , hini,an payed salary' `. This :is - ..a . mistake. 7 A. lawgita been - (and. of coulTt s the d by'the:lJeglslature , .-' ,, ..1 ) ,, a5e -.- . :-.. r: t bungi. it bout because they are. ~-. : ..:"-a4 l o ges ; did 0.9 . ''' 'r''. '•• lAA " mee) , whieh allows :one .juilte to : rll4)n an uFa oth — e - r, ~fr.-017,(01:4'partioe; , - -i fie;Bttite to.hold '' .llll and 'be - is - Paid Cnit9f:ttle State taxes s .courtsi ..„ . .toid 41itige:: - Xv.erY j u Og e . . V 4 7;;;::11:::'. C'' '&11.1-4414:1 1 7 . 4 4 :144j . VA of;ilus.' ..-: hns it:will '-..: ;'-' 4461:* ' ' 1 -' iti t: at:h i pUlct there be I:4l4diee*cteu in. --,',.,,,,----,,,ittier 'itereittter,Vho ii!,4euiu .;i•c., ";';.. '. ', . ifit7.4 -,•,,. I ',-, , - 0ne5,it fm,,,,,,,..,1,.,,'.::::,,,i,:.,..:. 10, ,-- Te l tugdttYftutili,ly... o present- ' .I, t . -,,h,-..!ty.,,, - - , c, 4 I 1: L. , Z ., 11 4 :4 1 , c! ., , tr,,,, ,_,.... .. I:i i is_. 2, 5.:.1,., tivorkasn.llo,:lbe, ,* - xattiAi`it.Aiß . 's.' .. Dt p .. ''::' iii44-ilie,P2"t° caauWi ,;. '''''' --• '' " ''' ''''' • '' ' d„hy.lwellre.4ollars.P..,,Y ~‘ , V ,_'. 1 ? , X „. .,:J , : - , i ' 1....". • - . „(tritteit5,.., ..:...,,, ,, ,,, ,,, ir ths t ey 'r i .-- '.-.'- -- . - i h - n ow inetigre(4 miglitinereaSe eir. this ,- I-trap-cage X 4,500 or 1.5,000 by i f 000 to ..' -:.-..,, ~;'-. ~:- 0 , tickle: i, - -. -,' ..-'--, Id e of 0 1.11.y0u, . present comp an y /8 always cone con. But of ' course P. - . . . . . , , MEI ~'.~.a'+'.^.C'.~'y'~' ----A. South Carolin itinan was bitten by a modcasitl - snake' 40 -'oeing carried to the near 'at ding Store was tZured with three pints of ap ple whiskey. —Ez, • , , There must nave been some serious 'eases.of "r4oceasilt,' bites". or Fair.day, for to all appear= \twee several -person® bad not only hunted around , to be "bitten," but evidently had found the ”three pints?' • i -----0 u Thursday we hade a storm , which might have beeli considered the equinoctial hid we not been Wored 'with a better :one on Sunday last, The last one was more buck-dal than the first, hence we, accept it until we get a better one. Limbs, trees, and various other Sunday were ,flying alopid protiiiscuously on 1 Sunday evening.. 'Rile reported as; the hardest, bloVg storm . for many years. A. Nip" number of our citizens were at the Montrose Railway depot awaiting the train:- enroute . for the Ceti.: termini:. The,train' should haVe - , arrived 'at 5 o'clock a. m., but 'on 'account of obstructions la the way, trees across. the track etc., the train did riot arrive untill after nine o'clock a. M. . . . The "Catnptown races"` have been re-. , peated for the third ' time at Towanda in the . Republican . congressional , , .donforenek held_ there last. week. The. conference -an Tuesday .elected Hon.Wm.' 3, Turrell, of Montrose, President, and ,preeeeded to .ballcit s seventyl . five times without .giving the "Texan Ranger" a nomination, , : On Friday,• while a part' ot ' the . Bradford county conferees - were - ..-.abFent - ,, a "snap"' adjournment carried it, to this, county to meet yesterday. This was' considered a . , • &iping Move - inept As we go. to press We cannot give any results - of yesterday's transac tion:, The first ,"Oamptown race ..resulted in the defeat of Judge Jessup, of this county, for State Senator. and the nomination of Hon. G. :Landon, Bradford• The second "race" re : : suited in the defeat .of Wm: H. Jessup Esq., his son, and the nomination .ot .1 2 ' M. Ouster , bout', of Wyoming. As to what will. Grow out of this we will give due notice in our nett. Friday 'night last the StOre of Wm. S. Mulford was broken into by two. burglars, • but they were met wita suchsa warm recltion by'; Mr• Fred, Brown, It clerk . who :slept in the s.tare,that they made their iretre.at with -greater baSte than they made their entrance and with out stopping to look at the price of.goods or the ,denothination of any -bank notes that were in the.storeat the.tiqe. . About two o'clock Young,. Brown was 'start led-by the smashing of a P4tie of glass in . the-1 side window 'to the:store riioin, directly under. his rooms, in the chamber Caltere he • slept. .He immediately arose; seized his pistol and started down stairs: While near the foot - of the stairs he stoppedto listen ,and he _heard: some one,- unlock the cellar door and pass dew n: . He went down and placed hitmelt near the defir to wait for the burglara to return up stairs again. White standing there be hear'd some one, as. he . thought, entering . the window . and he fired a shot in:that direction as well as he :,could in the almoit.ittky darkness of the night and im mediately. he heard- , burglar number two run-. . 'ming tawards him. - .tlian fired a- second shot when burglar number two passed by him andfoilowed his pall dOwn into the cellar He fOil3wed them and fired a third shot is they were passing out 'the hatchway door to the• cel:ar,'where they evade their exit and succeed-, edin Young . BroWn then gave an alarm btit nnolue to the thieves has yet been . As is generally theca=eyarious rumors are afloat about suspicious circumstances and agons . drivng,out . of town etC..'retc., but the above'CompriseS alt the known 'ken. roung . . Brown deEerves:gre.at, credit f0r. , ..11is boldnesS An attacking them ane so effectually flanking. their burglatious designs. at a • *ery.great risk of his own,iife: . • —We are pleased to . learn i c hat our yoking friend, .leroine DeWitt, Esq., one of our Sus quehanna County boys, but now a popular at torney Binrhamton, New York, has been nominated for member,:'; of •Aiseral - Ay in his district.• \We aiways ii we had a particular in terest in his weliare as We also' have in all.who wereZir pitpils while we were 'principal of the New ,Ailford Academy; and .it `givesus pleas-, ure to add our fullest endorsement to the fol lowing-complimentary 'notice from the Bing hamton Le4der: - "Jerome:DeWitt: Esq., is one of the most popular, able, enterprising, worthy young men of the city; one who has the - confidence and respect of Our citizens to_ a larger exten t t, than most any • young man among us.' For nirie 'years be has been in our. midst ; fast as a' law student, then as a Surrogate's clerk; and latter ly as, one of our most successful lwyers, and. in whose hands some of the most intricate and important cases have beenintrusted. His early education was. received in the corn= mon schools of New Milford, which dot;btless tended to make him the strong and ,earnest friend of the common I free• school system, which he has ever -shown himself to be. He has always taken:a firm, • stand in favor of free P T schools and free education for all who desire to avail themselves 'of it ; and that our sehoola should and must be kept, tree from all sectarian \l'imAftei:passing throigh all the grades of the 'qsl44-Xilfori3 'Academy; be attended the Uni- L veraity of kieliigan, it ~Ann Arbor t .one of the most populatinstitiitions of this country, for t4O study pf the Arts and Sciences/ His tastes led him-to devote much,. IA his time to the law department : of:that iniatitution, 'and affer fin iihing his attidiee'there, he came to this. city _in 1867, nine. years ago, and by the advice Or Judge Griswold , and others - entered upon the study of law.- For the first year he was>ip the office of the-late Wm. ,Barrett. enter":, ed the office of Judge ,liorace remained with him as' Clerk of Conrsnotil the death-: of:the 41'40: - '4le then 'enteredtbe office of JUdg4 Loomis who had , ,been appointed to the *IMO mused by, the death. of Judge Griiwold, , and adted'o . Surrogates Clerk. tintil'adinitted;,tti'tftiltiieL; Since that time he has been a member of the well-known law tirm of Scoville & DeWitt. As an attorney we think we can truly say that his O=4W been unsurpassed as a young lawyer?' TRE_ - ''DE* . :Q.:6RA,I%.'‘E:..B - EiT r i - y , ':`:9: T i . ll : :B:7 - q -.--.;.-- 'fa , mere? Ilitivest 'Home pic-nic,,S;i , tl'a' Gifting , p ot it, will ba livld 012 the Fait Groond bled! ti:(.:e, Mt., Fral4 , Sept, t:(I 1h i 8 ; . 6. -T. , A: - Tit - Oar:on of llii , tt: , 3ota, tr. Lector , . r DI - zttic nal (1, - ailse as d , Moit infer; Wbi I ehead, - .MA 4I Sr - ' or: NftW. J 6 mil SttUe.Gr.iiiittiof I.c9tional repota: tioa as sped els, will be present and\ a ' cordial invitation is herebTextended to #ll.inlerested, , l ontside,or in the grange,to join with us in Wain*. a plea(an L time and in listening to a history' of tlie ,t 2 ,r..nie .nuivemen I. and what tt has accorno iNIKAL Couto' one-;'come all and ', 1 - J! log your, l'aslAelS II i I ",s ytm : - Tea o'.:locli A. , M$ tl3 0 el ib t, Ciip will be o inlet:. .No fee' ilantanded 'at the ~ , Ivi ` dr:vc tight in., L,, , —On Saturday' evening last it. basswend pole with a short -'"Pine top wasraised on-the corner near• the: new - •i'blac!csmkth shop" Or _,'Wigwam":,as the More high-toned Republi bans are pleased to ,call it). - This seems \very emblematiCal of their financial principles. The' party whi3 have: been inflating the mon e,y tu"such an, extent in this - country on the "soft money", or basswdod principle, are now' trying to steal the old- democratic thunder ot "hard money" by topping out 'their political pote with pine promises. The people however will only be satisfied .with the "Old Hickory" style of ban'ting. , The East winds from Ver. ntont and Maine set, their standard at an angle of tortv-five degrees arta 'would have 'caused it - . to telescope their "Wigwam" had it not been for \ the "curbstone' at, is foot 'that acted,as a brake to prevent IL If it could not stand the East winds from Vermont and Maine'what will become of it when the West winds come fr. m Ohio and lndianna. - , • - MAss:MEETTNp:—A.n Democratic' illasall.eet ing will be, held at Meshoppen .- on Wednesday, - Oct: 4,18776.- Hickory pole 'raising at 12 o'clock, sharp. Speaking at 2.p. No. One speakers will be ih.attendrince and a good time is , autici7 pated.. A general invitation to all is extended. S torch-light proces.lion the evening:oy the. 31,lioppen Tilden and Hendricks Club. - ' - •:-• _ BY ORDER Com. COIIRETR)I4.—Dear Sir:. ln your kind no tice of .the sent you, you made A'slight mistake, which:l- `wisli to correct as I would not like my old . friends to think we do !mil nessson' so small a 'scale as to ship only 2,000 mellons•fn the season. I Wrote. we would ship befit 2,000 on.the.day I sent those to you. We shipped Over ,1,806 • that : day. The total ship ment up to this day will reach 12,000 and will more 'than average 20 pounds each. Plenty .more to ship. I have the Seeds of, one-weigh ing_so poundi 'to plant next year. .. Yours truly,' Houston, Del., Aug, 29,1876 . _ . MUD LAKE AND 1/ leINITY. — The - . Rev. Mr. - MeKnallot Warren, Bradford Co:-., will iireselt. in the Presbyterian church - at -Mud i Lake,F,un- • daY,lßept. 24th... , .The bouse'ot Thomas 11On ahanlin Hawleyton,burned to the ground Tues day inorning,Bept. 12th... , A good share:of the furnittirewai saved: The cause_ of fire ;is Unknown, iliut it originated 'in a section - 'entirely removed from stov . es, - pipes,'etc ,- ,and it is rather mySterious..: Understoodthejniuranee had run out a'Short time previons.::.'.3lr. - Lawson MUr-• ,pity, of Mtid . Lake, has , his . new . h s ouse nearly completed..