THE REPUBLICAN.
rriumsDAY. MAY 2.'; 1882
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HERE AND HEREABOUTS.
titarte--Local Items.
Now ,repikir your mowing machines
The "political pot" L.; liekiiining to sini
EMSI2
There is talk ofreorganizing the Canton
Cornet Band.
Brushrine Post Office, in this county, has
beini discontatted.•
Tho Susquehanna river is said to swarm
with bass this year.
Fitch has.starte4l up his soda fountain
(linger in ours; please:
The flouring mill at Canton is reported as
tiding a very large business.
It was a good sized and well filled coal
bin-that did not give out this 'year.
Chicken thieves are troubling people in
the Northern portion of the county.
Ten thousand people visited Forepaugh's
vireos at Owego one day last week.
. M. W. Taylor, the East Troy cooper, is
having a very large trade this spring.
A new counterfeit sile'r dollar, bearing
date of 1877, has made
Pepie
sane very
It is not
now, you in
Three lierdie coaches arc now used on
the route between Athens and Waverly.
The stores and business places of Towan
da will he dosed Decoration Day, at 2:30.
Judging from the l number t 4 blossonis the
apple crop will undoubtedly 'prove a large
The Graded School building at Troy, was
slightly damaged by fire. on Monday of last
ERB
A Punch and Judy show• delighted the
citizens of Athens .a 'number of days last
Intl
J. M. Brown, of Wyalusing, has present
ed the hand of that placed with a band
wagon.
.
Eldridge Camp is about to commence the
erection of a Furniture
. manufactory , at
Wyalusing.
Russell Coleman is building a commodiOus
and well arranged barn on his premises at
Cold Creel::
• The lawn mower now traveleth about the
front yard in company with the "head of
the family."
John Schond's new hotel at Birch Creek,
near Bernice is to be 40x60 feet, and three
stories bight.
George M. Jillson is making , some quite
extensive repairs to his dwelling house at
West Warren.
The spring of 'i6 was more backward
than this is, and still w© made a tolerable
gam' year of it
-Inci of telegraph will Reno
.conneet
Wyalging village with the 13,ailroad, depot
a-half mile below it. .
The East Troy Cornet Band willfurnish
the music for the Decoration Day services
at Granville Centre. •
This is not the kind of weather to make
the, corn grow. Boiling ears will come in
a little late this yeax. - •
Whit-Monday failing on the 22th of stay
this year, and Decoratkin Day on May 30ilf,
brings tw•o holidays together,
It is rumor&l that another matrimonial
wave will ere long pass over Towanda and
the wedding hells i will ring,merrily.
Still the new subscribers continue to come
in. We believe Ne have before remarked
that still there rettpins room for more.
Some of the neh hats and bonnets are
, as large as parasols; others no bigger than
a saucer and others still are of medium size.
. Ihe entertainment 'by the Troy Graded
School will take
.place to-morrow, Friday
evening, at the Opera House in that village.
The man who asserts that life is but a
dream evidently was never called up at four
o'clock in the morning to help whip a car
pet. 1 -
Spalding, 'the popular and obliging
station agent at Sayre, is about to erect a
hamisorne dwelling, house in that embryo
•
city.'-
It •hus been discovered that water con
tains alcohol: Several of our young men
evidefilly imbibed too Much water Saturday
I=
Mrs. J. M. Ayres, of North Towanda,
WAS quite severely bruised ,by falling down
the'cellar stairs in her residence one day
rscently. _
Calton Dickinson, of Pisgah, will erect a
handsome new dwelling house on his pre,
raises at that place, during the coming
E=
C. E. White, is adding quite an extensive
addition to his barn in 2!Zoith Towanda,
and making other improVements to his
property there.,
l'enty-tour persons were baptiFed at 'the
Free; Will Baptist. Church, _ Canton, on the
7th instant, twent y -three of- whom united
with the Church. ' - -
, Wilkes-Barre is again afflicted with small
poi. The newspapers report a dozen cases
in the city-iiine in the pest house and
three on-Canal street.
List Thursday was Ascension Day, and
was observed in both the Catholic and
Episcoparchurches of:,this . place by appro
priate religious services. '
It is but little spring we have had so far
this season.. It has been a sort of a mild
winter right along, and soon we' will be in
the midst of scorching summer.'
The Athenian is becoming thirsty, and
hungry also. It is rumored that a lager
beer brewery and a pretzel factory are
soon to be erected in that. Tillage.
The Wappasening Grange are about to
move their quarters to Windham Centre,
where they have rentgd and fitted up a
Hall more suitable, for tilde; purposes.,
It is currently reported that Ihmtrose has
a man who can actually go fishing a whole
day and acknowledge to his friends, when he
comes home that he did not catch a fish.
.A..munber of headstones furnished by the
government for soldiers' graves, arrived at
Wilton last week, and will be placed at the
graves of soldiers buried in that 'vicinity.
The Waverly Feee Bets says the mana
gers of the loan exhibition, being held at
Sayre this week, have arranged to give a
series of entertainments mfrenings. Miss
Hattie L. Lane, of Waverly, is to sing this
Wednesday evening.
James B. may, editor of the Wainriy
Free Press, has been granted a patent ins a
paper perforating machine. We hopeJIM
may realize a fortune from the invention.
We notice that our townsman, Hon. J.
Li. Patton, recently sold a half interest, iu
the Jacob Weitzel tract of land in Chewy
township, Sullivan county. , Consideration
- $2,000. k
Macfarlane & Co., the Sullivan county
tanners, bought 4,095 acres of ' land • in .
Cherry Mid - Oolley township, in that county,
recently, for which they paid the sum of
$40,450. ,
On Sundity last Officer Burns arrested
two men for fast driving and disorderly
conduct on Main street. One paid a fine
of SA and ensts and the other a fine of $3
and costs.
There is to be another footrace on the
Canton race track, July sth. The person
ranking the greatest distance in two hours
is to be awarded the prize, which is to be a
purse of money. •
Rev.- Hugh Hughes, of Birkiatead,
England, a celebrated Welsh divine, will
lecture in the M. E. Church on Friday eve
ning next, May 28. Subject—" Lawful
and Unlawful Pleasures." •
Stephen Evans, of Litchfield, Pa., has
lust been granted a pension, netting him
the handsome sum of $1,870. Re was fthit
lieutenant in company E., 141st reginient
-of Pennsylvanit voqinteerso
If a stranger desires your address On a
piece • or a postal card, let him
write read of many notes being
writtei signatures obtained by char
pers ii or another.
The weather-clerk who has had charge
of affairs for the past. few days, should,be
continued in charge' by a large, majority.
He did just splendidly, end gave us such
weather as one expects in May. ;I ,
is appottratice
that we had
No need
_for any farmer in thillocality to
buy any implement ho may we t from a
travelling agent, as our ,home dealers can
supply your wants in every particular, from
a steam engine to a manse trap.
BEM
be thirsty
IME
Many of the good people of •Wyalusing
are beautifying and• adorning their. resi-
dences and groin* the present spring.
The people of that .•illage always were a
tidy class, and fore-handed as well. -
Rosenfield presented every person in at
teadance at the Minstrel entertainment on
Monday evening . with 'a neat fan. The
gift was a very acceptable one to' the per
'Tiring mortals packed in the HalV'
Robert A. Packer has contributed $250
towards building an Episcopal church in
Tunkhannock. Nearly half of the amount
required for the building his been secured,
and 'work will be begun next month.
When children seek their chief pleasure
upon the streets and speak lightly of home,
there must be• some reason. • Parents should
andeav,or to attract the hearts of their little;
ones, so tllat, in their estiination, there will
be no place like home.
Just as we had begun' to flatter ourselves
over the brilliant spectacle promised by the
new comet, a New York astronomer comes
out with the assertion that it is not much of
a comet, and that the promised brilliant
dia
plsy will not take place after all.
Flowers for Decoration Day are sure to
be scarce, but economy in the use of -those
we have - Will do much toward providing a
sufficiency to eke out the i3vergreen tributes
which this year will hai , e to eel* for a
largo part of the decorative material.
By referring to the Common School laws,
page 127, section 165, it inay be seen that
the professional certificates of ill teachers
expire on the first' of June. - Unless they
are renewed before that time they ; ' cannot
be renewed without are examination.
Towanda has three as good country
weeklies as can be found—the Reporter,
Journai and Republican4—but Owego fol
loWs close on her track—Water/y Free
Press. We always insisted that Bray of
the Free Press posseised excellent judg
ment.
The dwelling house in Sayre, occupied by
E. S. Dnnfee, and a 31r. 1 / Brink, narrowly
escaped destruction' by4flre on Thursday.
Prompt work s , hr the.. ,i`Bucket Brigade,"
prevented much damage to the building and
what would no doubt Primed a serious con
flagration. .-'
Mrs. Mobsla Se4t, of Wellabor°, has just
received the sum of $2,000 as insurance on
the life of her step* on, Theodore G. Scott,
who died the samCevening' on which "he
became a ,membef; of [ 'AIM Order of ;the
Knights of Honort at .Keeneyville, a few
months ago.
Cyrus T. Siiiith,lPrtterly of this place,
the veteran hotel )Beeper, is now at Asbury
Park, N. J:, and has charge of the North
End. Cottage, a hotel on , the sea l shore.
Should any of hisi old friends have occa
sion to. visit AshutiPark, they will know
Where to stop.
Says the Troy . Ifrgifiter'' trf last week:
"Probably the finet-i, pair of yearling steers .
ever slaughtered it(this market, are these
bred by W. H. Br4dforcl, and sold to Chas.
Card .& Co; ' They were Grade Short
horns,and weighed fourteen hundred and
twenty pounds."
Triad'No: 9 on thO 4 Lehigh Valley Rail
road, due in this e,ity at 5:30 p. m., was
run to New Yorklifonday,- arriving there
at 11:15 same and will hereafter be
a through train. At will always be on time,
as no waits will be made for couneetions.—
Wilke.F-Barrg Rearm f. •
Mrs. 1 PrY Hallo* Foote; , the artist and
writer, is entering upon a: new field of
literary work. Her "Storyof the Aleamr,"
inlhe June Century,' is a striking story of
sea-faring life, told in.the Yankee dialect,
1.
and drawing its tragic element from the
days of the slate trade.
C. E. Jennings, of Rummerfield, has a
ewe, which, on the 31st of. • March, gave
birth to three lambs, and when they were
siF weeks old they weighed mi , follows,
t7enty-six, twentrnine44azid thirty-seven
pounds, an aggregate of ; ninety-two pounds.
13eat, that with triplets ! '
,
An exchange says- if loVek of flowers will
gather the parings o c t htirse hoofs and steep
them iw hot water, and flex' water 'the
flowers twice a week or more, they will
have theii
_CYeit gladdened , by a floral scum.
A few iron' scalAiir filings added will ini
prove it and tone ;
up the plants.
Crp comes that ghost of a lawsuit that
has haunted Minuequa eier since the days
of Peter the apostle . of funny financiering,
and : the Methodis, - tamp meeting is likely to
be abandoned because - no lease can be had
for five years—the committee not feeling
justified in Fitting up the necessary - build
ings for a shorter tinie.—anit; on Sentinel.
If the citizens of Canton do not regret
the - postst of a rece-tn4 ere I92eny
years, then their•ezper,iearewith property
of that kind will prose difiererd, from that
of all other communities who, hat hereto
fore possessed . track of the ki d. We
clip the followimg from the Sentinel of last
week : • " TwoyoUng men got toopiir'sAbig
over a foot race on Thursday night end
Wound up.wlth t it disgraceful fight. Thex
were taken in tow by a policeman, but re.:
.
leased without fine on their promises to
hereafter keep their water tanks filled only
with the Pure element."
•V
The rose cram is the thing in floriculture
this maim. The iniat-•beautifid 'and the
most &Haat of cultivation of an floWers-r,
the floral queen—is the fashien., The
nurserymen are orerrhehned with orders
for rose hushes, and eferybody who raises
flowers at all, will this year haTe a large
pmportkm of roses. • - • -
List summer Jacob Stevens, a former•in,
Ridglnuy township, had occasion to dig a :
new well for use at his residence, and as
-• •
Soon as the well began to fill with water it
seeded offensive, and ever sinca has in
creased in a sulphur smell, until it has be
come so strong that it cannot be used in the
family for cooking purposes.
The Blitnsburg policeman receives $l5 a
Month for acting in the rapacity of night
watchman and attending to 'the" street
lomps.—Tioffa Agitator. First thing the
people of Blomberg know, that policeman
will be starting a-bank. (food gracious; is
that village possessed of a gold mine that it
can afford to pay such wages t
The Musical Normal Ut Waverly is to
commence oath! 10th of July, instead of
the 17th, as previously announced. Prof.
S. 0. Emerson, will be_ principal; E. P.
Andrewa, - of New York, harmonist; T. P.
Ryder, of Boston, pianist; Mrs. 'O. T. Kim
ball, of Boston, solo artiste, etc. The ses
sions wilt ,be held in Store's Hall.
.
It is tl } e Elmiis Adrert4ir Abut perpe
trates', the following. But why did she
marry a WaVerly man t "She lecorated
her room with bric-a-brac and pictures,
and perched her husband's photo on the
topmost nail. Then sat down to • admire
her work;.and blissfully remarked: "Now
everything is lovely, and the goose' hangs
high." '
Says the Pittston Gazette: "We under
stand that it is a common thing and almost
certain cure for children having the whoop
ing-cough to take them to the g4-works to
breathe the fames of ammonia an d sulphur
from the purifying-pans. It is nothing
new, however, for this remedy has been
resorted to for at least fifteen to twenty
years wt." • •
The Bridge Shops at Athens are now
lighted by the electric light. There are
seven lamps in the rivet shop and one upon
the outside. A large number of ladies and
gentlemen visited the shops on Tuesday
evening of last week, and remained Until a
late hour. The lights have been introduced
at an expense to Warta. Kellogg & Maurice
of about $2,000.
The Christian Union will hold its first
semi-annnall meeting in the Union Church
of pine Hill, Saturday' . and Sunday, June
3rd and 4tIC Rev. Mr. Hallowell, of To.
wanda, is expected to preach on Satiuduy
at . 2 o'clock p. m. Rev. Mr. Icennedy will
have chirge'of the Sabbath services, which
open'at 10 o'clock a. m.
In the year 1871, if you will take the
•trouble to examine, you will find the dates
of the months and days of the week to cor...
respond exactly with those of the present
Year. Those who have diaries of 1871. will
find they are of use this year. Foritistance,
the 20th of May came Sa t urday in 1871 as
well 'as 18821 Such is one of the laws of
the universe, which time alone makes and
governs.•
Columbus ; DeForrest, the irrepresible
"Colum," at one time a dweller in this place,
was last week incarcerated •in j the bastge
at Elmira,_ for intoxication. Not having
the requisite amount of filthy lucre to reim
burse the city for the attentions bestowed
upon him by its officers, he will , enjoy a re
tirement from the'active Pursuits of life for
a period of ninety days.
Mr. E. L (bodkin, editor of "The Na
tion," offers 'a forcible - answer in the June
Century to the plea , tha i t civil-service reform
would enteff "The Danger of an Office
holding Illstocrticy.'? 4 , He Aaims that
such a tendeney is wholly foreign to the
genius of the American people, and that
whether••tho machine politicians like it or
not, civil-service reform is inevitable and
probably near at hand. •
The adjoining landscape is now in its
glory. The new plowed fields, the spring
ing of emerald wheat and Vass, the fresh
foliage and , the pure white and crimson
tints of the peach and other fruit blossoms,
make up a most charming panoranib. Dot
thiS with silver water courses,, a life-giving
sunshine, the buiy industries of man, and
nothing could be more lovely and interest
ing. Ascend some kill near Towanda and
see if we are not right.
`Says the Wellsboro Gazette of last week:
"An orphan boy fifteen years old, named
Joaeph Hill, was taken sick while fishing in
the woods near Arnot, last week. One of
his companions tried - to help him „home,
while the other went for assistance.'; . It be
came dark and began , to rain and, 1 losing
their way, they were compelled to stop.
When found later in the evening, young
Hill was dead 'and his friend was watching
his body."
A loan eihibition for the benefit
of the 1 Methodist Episcopal church,
of Sayre, commenced at the Churnh
on A Tuesiliiy, and will continue for eight
days. . 4 daily five • column paper
:concerning the loan will he published each
day, and will be an interestink feature of
the entertainment. Fred. B. Evans, of
Athens, has charge of the eititorial part of
the publication. The loan is in the hands
or: t competent committee, and there is
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every pospect of making it a griind success.
H. S. McKean has been interviewing one
of these delightful
_little cyclenes . down in
Tesai. The large herd Mr. McKean and
party were taking to the Pan Handle; were
stampeded by a cyclone accompanied with
hail, and broke out of 'tho enclosure :end
ran 4verel Inge*, killing a nunOer. The
house in which they were rarMling was
battered by the hail which ilernelished the
windows and partly unroofed it The men
came in with faces . bleeding frail the
heady hail which fell in windrows piling
.up two feet deep.—Troy Gazette.
( G. H. Stimson's storb in Athens, came
very near being destroyed by fire onerrht
last week. Mr. J. Leroy Corbin, on of
the salesmen, struck a parlor. match with
which to light a lamp, when the head of
the match flea into a. quantity of batting
im the Up shelf, which was soon in flames,
'also setting fire to a large quantity of cot
ton warp and zephyr, nearly all of which
was burned too badly to be of use. Through
the efforts of Mr. Corbin, thehurning ma
terial was thrown out of doors and the fire
_extinguished'. Mr. Corbin had a hand quite
badly burned
As nearly everything is possible with*.
American climate, we ;suppose it must be
, admitted that the weather might be wen*
'than it has been for the past, feSr weeis, but
that it could be much worse is an incon
ceivable idea: The nseteondegical 'condi
tions from which we have been suffering
have licked no element of, discomfort.
The cold Mid the rain and 44 wind, end
that,,,imbe rawness of the etas*
phere which belongs rather to . ?larch than
to May, have combined to produce such
weather SS evfn apatient and experienced
'public may be justified in. denouncing.
Nor is this personal discomfort it las!, own
aimed the worst of it. This is 'the iesion
when the ;farmer's labors begin to need thi
;blessin g of the ton, and what the effect wilt
he on the craps= of a continiance of the
present almornial- weather ,is something
which it is'net pleasant to contemplate.
,
The folkewing takers weraghtsten at the
election of the S. k & B-Cos.; in
Phila=-
&Vida as Wednesday of bet week: Deed
dent—J. Baytnond Clegliceit; Supt. and
Oen. Manager—l. 0. Blight; Secreting—,
O. A. Balnwin; Treasurer--B. O. Davis;
Directors—E. M. Davis, Edward Lewis,
Wm. B. Bullock, J. T. Audensied, Oharles
M. Folke, N. N. Bette, Ediviid ilooper.
As George Scoville's team attached to a
heavy loaded wiqpin, =coming ~ d own
Bridge stieet, on Tuesday evening.' David
Keene, who was very much intoxicated,
attempted to cross the street in front of,
them as they' were turning into Main
street. He stumbled and fell, and one
wheel of the wagon passed over one of hfi;
legs, breaking it just below the knee. The
iojared man was taken home, and Dr.
Pratt redueed the fracture: ..
Fitcl4 'confectionery 'store, lately . fitted
up svith handsome oval glue show
cases, artistically decorated wills and
ceilings, elegant, curtains and portieres,
will not only compare favorably with any
other similar establishment in the "North-
ern Tier" but surpass any store of the kind
to be found outside of our large cities.
Call at his elegant parlors and you will be
convinced that the season for eating Fitch's
deliCious ie l e-cream has fairly begun.
A re to the old pbm of apprenticing
boys to trades is being advocated. The
hosts of young men in every large city who
apply for employment and fail to get it, • for
the reason that they cannnot•truthfully affirm
that they are educated' or especially fitted
for any Tartitudar business, constitute' a
potent argnment in favor of reform. Under
the apprenticeship system we should have
fewer ignorant mechanics 'and incompetent
business men. A trade is half a man's
'fortune. ' •
A writer in a German paper 'dates that
it is a custom in Offices in that country to
have a sliced potato on the desk.in commer
cial houses: Ho 'does not state wbetherithe
esculent should be raw or not, but the ke•
babflity is that it is boiled. The use of 'the
potato is to clean steel pens,. and generally
'act as a pen-wiper. It remain* all ink
.crust, and . gives a peculiarly smooth flow
to the ink. He also states that the Him
burg clerks pass new pens two or three
times through a gas flame, and then the ink
will flow freely.
. A fire broke out Thursday afternoim at
Sayre, in the hiMse occupied by a Mr.
Brink, and at one time threatened to !des
troy the home, but by the application of
water furnished byi.a "pail brigade," I the
flames were quenched. The__ fire started
sometime before it' was discovered. Had
the house burned it would no doubt have
destroyed the ' whole row 'of buildings,
stores, &c.,•on the east: side of. the track.
The house is owned by Mr. Tho Mas.
,--Athens Gazette.
Secretary:
• To • restore bare places in laWns, the
American Agriculturist says the quickest
Way is to lay, turf. In England 'a! method
kin use called "inoculation." ' The ground
being well prepared, bits of good turf
(sods) three inches square are inserted a
foot - apart each way. Then) will take root
and spread, soon covering the whole sur
face. In making or mending a lawn, re
,collect that the work* is to last for years
and that a good supply of fertilizing ma
terials will be a good investment.. •
The Sentinel says that " the closing exer
cises of Canton Graded School took place at
Disciple church Thursday afternoon. Many
were kept away by the rain, yet the build
ing wasquite comfortably filled. The grad
uates for 1882 were Joseph B. Bowman, E.
Moore Lake and Miss Dell ader, who re
ceived their diplomas from Prof. Barritt.
The order of exercises consisted of prayer,
music, declamations, essay, reci4stions,
et cetera, by various members of diet rhciol.
All acquitted themselves handsomely."
For the benefit of subscribers to osaws
papers who are inclined to jump their 'ac
counts, after having taken a paper from
the office, we quote the following from the
U. S. postal laws, under. which a New York
paper has commenced 'suit' against several
subscribers for such an offense: "The tak
ing of a newspaper, and the refusal to,pay
for the same, is a theft, and any person
guilty bf such an action is liable to a crimi
nal prosecution the same as if he had stolen
goods to the amount of the subscription.,
An astronomer who is unwilling to have
the people miss a pleasure_ which he antici
pates with much satisfaction calbi attention
to the fact that the plmiet Mercury, which
is n o t often visible to the naked eye, can
now be teen shortly after sunset, about ten
degrees from the planet Venus. On the
30th of the present month the two planets
will be less than two degrees apart, and
thirty-five degrees above the horizon at stm;
set, and those who witness the spectacle
will have an experience which few mortals
know. • Mercury is now below Venus, but
is rapidly rising to the same height.
Wo advise our readers not to send money
away in answer to any advertisement that
may appear in this 'paper, or any other
paper, unless you are well aware that you
get promptly what. it is worth. Some ad=
vertisements contain wonderful "figures"
of , profits to agents;etc., perfectly absurd,
some of them; If: you desire any goods of
fered thus, or wish to take an agency, let
the firms advertising send you the. goods
C. 0.D., that you may know' you are not
to be swindled. Don't send your money to
strangers, unless you are sure of getting
the equivalent. •
Have" you seen thoie beautiful colored
French engrivings in Cross' show window.
They are exquisitely colored and are superb
works of art. The largest pair are mag-,
nificently framed and are entitled "Suspic
ion" and "COnAlimation.'!" The pair en
titled "Spring" and "Autumn" are' also
elegantly framed in gold and velvet.. The
four engravings are valued at .sll's. Cross
'else has some new books, the works of the
best authors in cheap form. Just think of
buying Longfellow's "Hyperion" and
"Chltre-Mer" for 20 cents apiece, printed
in excellent type and (mane tinted paper.
Troy correspondent writes as -follows:
"Miry Johnson, a. five-year-old daughter of
Alfred Johnson, of this place, during the
last part Of April fell from the tap of the
fence just above the engine house, a dim:-
tance of four or five feet, and was consider
ably, brukol by the fall, but 'in a few days',
she was apparently well again: On Tue&-I
day of list week, at about , 10 o'clock in the
forenoon; she came into the house telling
her mother she was sleepy. *She was put to
bed, and soon became alarmingly M. • Dr.
E. G. Tracy wai callo and .pros mtwed it
concussion of „the 'brain, prothiced by the
fall,frorn the fence some weeks previous.
She rim lies in a very ended condition."
Says 1 the Owego cornaandert of, the
Bir,kgimintan Latest News ; Hader da t e of
dui 19th: "Michael Vincent, forme* of
Towanda, wis arrested C 42 a Charge of , be
ing ate of the gang of chicken *leas who
robbed the t ea rooite of 18. P.. Stone, David
thiodriCS, Lyman T. Goodrich ari&others
night ar two ego. He was tikes , Wore
Police ludic. Darrow to-day, cotricted
and sentenced to Bockats , far a ant: of
eit - montha The fatherouseut *Apia,
Ambrose ',wanm by rims, was - mod
and tried yaterday far whipping his wife,
and was caturritted and eentenced, abo, for
a term of six Undies in the hfcarme county
Penitentivi•ie
Sayi one- of cur iiipboiltatail •
"In *dim ineindoilatotekas, it is bes
Whored
plc* re e d mei enough ep they
can boos% together wbenthe time for limit
ing tunes, lilte a corpbraticm; at the 'crest
of au* coverimrthe bill. • Why not, alio,
siring the seed Sr little whit the row rather
than over a Gorham as big as a bad bar
ket. Line Nills bother the hasehoe and
makitashe snore work by band. &poish
ses4—'-no kg:Ty yet for weeks— would be as'
safe, two in a OM, stuck three feet sport'
in the row, Where plenty o( .dam bas been
plowed under. A jarge billet Mee compost
is apt nowadays /to bring the seed in con
tact with too many grate 'awl maggou."
- It is that excellent newipaper, the Han
over Spectator that gives its young lady
readers the following advice.;We
trust our young lady readers may read it
carefully and profit by it also: ''Let .no
young girl give ber "likeras" tO any mangy
unless be lea relative. It is holdingheriself
in very cheap "di:nation to do so." Whit,
pray, is left for her real lover, _ when he
comes, if so nerd . a gift lie on another
man's table, to be gazed upon by his chance
-and sometimes not very ehoice—racipahl
teams t Mang a young 'girl. who has
thoughtlessly committed herself in this way
would afterwards give worlds to recall the
foolish.gift, which has been prised only , as
a matter of boasting." '
List of letters remaining in the l'oat, 01.
Hee for the week ending May 8, 1882: I .
Ayers, Mrs Sarah Moore, Joseph
Brown, Chas Mead, ChaiF '
Bennett, John ifeCaniek, A M
Bedford, Lizzie Melntyriy Orilla
Cooper, Ansasiah McGill A4frs
IA
Conley, Mike O'Consielt, patriek
Clark, M ' , Pattetsois, dos
Decker, Geo Powers, Patrick
Thanlde, E L Peterson, Mrs sate
Harvey,., W B Ries, Mrs Edwin
Hartman, Georgiaia Boger", Josiah .
Helen,. 0 Batty, Eddie
/Weld, Samuel Sweel, Mrs Mary
Johnson, Cornelius Sweet, Mrs Jane
Jilson (rate& Squires, LricY
Kean**, Minnie Smithy Mary '
Kate Scanlon, MrsJno
Delman %Wul f Ellen .
Lynch, Mrs WinipherWhitney, Vanchie.
.
Persons calling for any of the above will
please say "Advertised . ," giving date of•list.
P. PowELL, •'P. M.
El
In the North . .Anevican Reeky for JunS,
Senator W. B. Allison has a paper on "The
Curiency of the Future," in which he indi
cates the measures that will have, to be
taken by Congress for insuring a stable
currency and the national debt has been
extinguished. , "A Metnoratidum at a
Venture," by Walt Whitman, is an.exphi
iation of his' purpose and point of view in
tienching upon topics not usually regarded
as amenable to literary, treatment. • "Ai
' dover and Creed Subscription," by Rev.
Dr: Leonard Woolsey Bacon, is a philoso
phical review of the present state of -deg
matic belief in the churches. Hon. George
F. Seward,late minister to / China, in an
article entitled "Mongolian Immigration,"
makes an arguinent against the proposed
anti-Chinese *legation. Dr. John W.
Dowling, Deati l „of the New York Homeo
pathic Medlin' College, comps to the de
fence of the, Halmemannic School of inedi
'eine, a recent attack upon its principles and,
methods. 0. B. Frothing, ham has a sym
pathetic article on Swedenborg. Not the
least important.paper is one entitled "Has
Land a Value'!" ,by Isaac L. Rice, being
a criticism of one otthe fundamental ptsitu=
laies of Hen r y George's'. political economy.
Finally, Charles F.i; Lydecker essays to
provo that a "National Militia" is a consti
tutional impossibility.
- Tuesday, Decoration Day, tha-Banks will
not be open for business. Paper must be
attended to the day before.
PERAIONAL.
Leonard Wilbur of Orwell, is very
M.
—Myron Nicholas of Orwell, is Rowly
improving in health. •
—Mrs. E. M. Farrar, of Orwell, is slowly
regaining her health. ; \
—Miss Helen Sherman spent Sunday last
with friends in Athens.
—Mrs. Ovenshire of Athens, was visiting
friends in town last week. - y
—His Honor, Judge Blorrevi, has gone to
Wyoming county to catch trout:
—Paul P. Bliss, little son of the late P.P.
Bliss, is very sick with pneumonia.
-4Orre Kingsbury; of Elmira, spent Sun
day with his parents in this - place.
and Mrs, Will Blight. of Elmira,
were in Towanda,on SaWly last.
= 1 -Dr. LD. Montanye has been quite ill
for, several !hips past, but is now improving.
-Harry Green has taken the position of
Assistant Local editor on the Elmira Adver
tiser
-.llrs. Eastman, of Orwlll, is prostrated
again with difficulty of the liver, and is
very low.
—Mrs. John Murray, of Waverly, was a
guest of Mrs. Percival Powell, on Friday of
last vfeek. '; • . •
Davisan has associated himself
with his father at Canton, for the practice
of medicine. • -
—Mrs. Foster, of. Mauch Chunk, was a
guest of Mrs. Judge Morrow on Friday and
Saturday of last week.
' —Mr. Charles W. Colt, eldest son of Dr.
S. F. Colt of Laporte.-mui visiting 'friends
in Towanda. last week. -
, --Ottumwa D. Croll and family, of La
part, will remove to Athens within a' short.
time.—Dushore Review.
—Ex-Sheriff Dean was in town on Mon
dai last and " took in" the Nevi Orleans
Minstrel entertainment. f
Hill has leased the Graham
Macfarlane residence, on Third street, and
will again "keep horse." '
—E. A. Godard, of West Burlington, has
gone to Kansas to visit his sons Arthur and
Willie; who are in Iran' an these.
—bine Shultz of Nichols, N. Y., formerly
and for many years a resident or Whalham
township, was buried last Sunday.
—Dr. Woodburn lectured before the
students of the High School, at the Graded
School building, on Fridayufternoon last.
—The liar of COlumbis county have
unanimously requested Judge Elwell to
accept a re-nomination for President Judge
—Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Horton, of Terry
town, will celebrate the 50th anniversary
of their wedding day, on the" seventh of
June.
—Says the Vernon correspondent of the
Pittston Gazette : "Mr. and Mrs. Beer
have been , to Towanda to look after a
—Senator Davies, Clark B. Porter, Geo.
W. - Ennis and ex-sheriff layten- started
Monday for West Cana& Creek, on a
fishing excursion.
—Rev. Howard Cornell, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Orwell, Maas'
at the M. E. Church on Sunday morning
and evening last. ,
-.Col. Luther Caldwell and daughter,
Mies Myra, of Elnurs, who have been in
England and Scotland the past year, are on
their way to .America.
On Thursday of last week, Chief of Police
Barns and N. Northrup, Jr. of Monroe
township, went fishing an Sullivan county
ind caught 218 fine trout.
Airs. H. R. Deming and Mrs. IL I. Long,
of Towanda, Pa., have gone,lo' Waterbury,
Cow. Mrs. Deming will soon remove back
to Owego.—thergo Mies. •
• —The Elmira Sunday Tidings contained
an excellent cut of Senator Kitchell, on
Sunday last, and one of . Senator . Cameron
that hardly did "Don" justice,
—Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Evans went to
BatiM, N. Y., on Wednesda_ y of last week
to ahead the funetal Mr. father,
who was well adminced m years.
—Mr. and Mn.i Joseph Bertrand, of
Atha% left Wednesday mang of last
week for Pembina ! Dakotah, re they
tabard to make then; futme home. .
In attempting to mime the lower tub of a
windoir in Mortar Hall, Monday evening,
'FL M. Allen, "Of the Reporter oaks_ , had
the thumb to his left hand quite badly cut
by is broken pane vi glass. •
lIIM
- —Mn.who
DesnA ry
' bin been virit6g
her niece Mrs. ' 4 l . Lon& Situated to her
horns mg IV # Conn., We week.
She wasarounSl by Yrs Loig.
m
-;-•Th Wel Ct._ , the G.E. S. &um
facturer, has ' : up* -,nrsidsoce in
South Waverly, trid will sox here the bus
iness in full blast.,Tf'averly Free Press.
—Mr. Andrew Ifeynard_ ,_` of Burlington,
whose two eons were buried at one time
May 8, las since then been further afflicted
by the death of his aged mother, who was
pt! yeanrold. -,.. • ' ~
t ' We are mrry ta learn that W.W.Kings
bury, Eaq., is Ain . confined to his room by
a yainfatattack of inlianimataq . rheuma
tism, with which he was. attacked three
monthiaince. 1 , .
• —Henry'ltirby, a well-known- and res
pected titian of Athens, died on Wednes
day. May 11'. and was buried on the 19
inst. Deceased was is btother: of - 4. p.
Kirby of this place.
• —Ms - Mary Satterlee, of Monroeton,
has returned home. after havbig spent
several months at Washington,' Philadel
phia, Harrisburg and Williamsport, in visit
ing relatives and friends, •
—Thefriends of Mr. Josiah Kilmer, will
be glad to learn that he ii recovering from
his sickness although not yet out of danger
and quiti feeble— He would like to have
his friends call upon him.
—While taking up a carpet in Mrs. E. 0:
Goodrich's roam at the. Ward House on
Thuriday, a large book-case was overturned
And badly broken. Mrs. 0. ' , waived
several bilged frozii the falling case.
—Rev. C. H. Wright, of this- place,
preached in the Presbyterian Church,
Orwell, last,Sabbathjtev.ll. Cornell being
absent on account of the death of his
wife's father, Mr. Henry Kirby, of Athens.
Prank Brown, dip" operator at ,the
Valley depot, in his' phme, has been ap
pcdnted Agent at the Barclay depot to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Harry Jones, It is an ' excellent appoint
ment.
—Mr. Isaac Morley, of Green's - Landing,
Who has paned his 94th birthday, has quite
recovered from his recent illness, and is
in the ernjOyinent of 1 a remarkable degree
of mental vigor for one who is so nearly
centenarian: •
•
—Joseph Wright, who was i hurt by falling
frmn a building last week, has somewhat
improved, and kis not thought his injuries
will be fatal, though from his age (about 05)
his recoiery twist necessarily be slow.—
Canto* Sentinel:
—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kulade, of Smith
field, recently moved into their new house
in that village, and a few evenings ago
quite a goodly number of their neighbors
gave them a "surprise:" The evening
pamped very plesaszitly to all preient.
—Mr. L. F. Gardner, lormerly a resi
dent of Towanda, but now holding a posi
tion U instructor at Eastman Buainess
341 = ee l eil.Y"wifik r ecm1 4celjo ce en* -
don" before the students• of the College,
July":ls. •
—Conductor J. B. Jtidd, late of Towanda,
met. with a painful accident at Elmira, on
Satufday morning last. - While : assisting in
miaow up a, freiot train for the D. L. &
W., *road, hislaad was badly crushed
between the bumpers of two cars. It was
feared that amputation would be necessary.
Hirani Thomas, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Sayre, : died
at his residence in that place on Sunday
night last. The funeral took place from his
late residence at three o'clock,Timm*
afternoon: Mrs. Thomas died a short i lti th e
since. Lovely and' pleasant in their lives,
in their deaths they were not divided.
—Circuit Attorney Harris, of. St..:Louis,
Mo.,who was formerly a member , of the
Bradford county bar, wes recently taken ill
while attending a case at Jefferson City,
Mo. A special car was - placed at the dis
l_of himself and friends, and an ambu
lance lent to convey him from the depot at-
St. Louis to his home in that city. His
physicians prescribe rest and a duo*, of
climate as the only sedatives and restore
__
tivea.
--4:leo. Lawrence a U 74311 known and -re
spected citizen of Windham, - and member
of Wappasening grange, died Sundayfmor
ning about 4 o'clockHe had been failing
in health for some time, and had, but a few
weeks ago had a large tumor removed from
under his arm. He soon rallied and became
quite comfortable' and strong hopes Were'
entertained of his speedy recovery. But
after a time other difficulties liven to rip.
pear which baffled the skill of his 44iyiti
clans. -
• —Nathan Weller, of Athens township,
visited Washington last week, and being so
near where his old regiment was encamped
during the sear for some time, twelve miles
north of Washington, he visited •the 014
camping ground. Nathan - was a good
soldier, and bears the scars of tfattlikupoti
his person, as well as one rebel bullet, in WS
body. Recognizing the issues involved in
the war, ate is a good Republican as he 'was
a good soldier.
—Miss Jessie'Burgess, one of the teachers
at the graded school, and Prof. John M.
Garman, the princip al of the school, were
both taken sick on' Tuesday of last week
and were enable to take part in the closing
exercises of the school. Miss Burgess had
sufficiently recovered from her illness on
Tuesday to enable her to return to her
home at Forkston with her father, who
came after her. Prof. Garman, we are
pleased to state is again able to be around.
—TeinAhonnock Republican. Miss Burgess
has visited Towanda several times and
has.many friends here who - will be glad
to hear of her speedy restoration to health.
—Jesse Hicks, a soldier of the rebellion,
and a private in Company 1., 6th Pennsyl
vania Reserves, one of the noblest regi
ments of the volunteer army of the War,
died on Sunday morning, May 14th, 1882;
after sixteen years of sickness; or, in other
words, he has not seen a well day since he
left the army. He was 44 years of age
last September, and was born in Towanda
'
township Bradford county. He leaves a
wife and three children, without anti means
The wife, however, h as labored and sep
prated the family, principally with what
pension her herW drew. It is ',hoped
that encouragement w il l be givens her in
a substantial form, in the future.—Athens
Gazette.
—St. Peter's Catholic church, at Wells
bozo, was dedicated on. the 14th instant.
In consequence of the illness of Bishop ,
O'Hara, of Scranton, Rev. Malley, of - this
place, performed the ceremonies and
preached the dedicatory sermon. Of Father
Kelles
y' sermon the WellsboroAgitator ye:
"After the ceremonies of • dedication sl Ld
been completed Father Kelley preached an
interesting and instructhe sermon on the
sacrifice of the mess. He said a sacrifice
was the absolute destruction of a tangible,
material object offered to Oodles an ac
knowledgement of the absolute dominion
of the Almighty over all things, - even life
and death, and the utter helplessness and
dependence of the creature. He traced
the history and showed the meaning of
sacrificial rites from the beginning of the
race down through the patriarchal age, the
Mosaic dispensation, and the Christian era
to out own time, when the - bloody 'sacrifices
of the old buckeye even place to the mys
tified sacrifice of the body and blood of
Clnist once offered for the whole world.
The preacher spoke without notes and in a
clear, forcible,- logical manner that made
his discourse very interesting to . every
some
ofwho heard him ? however much some
of time may have differed with *on .cer
tain dcietrinal points }'
The New Light of Aaide
"The Iliad of India" Come; call it, and
others liken it to Milton's "Paradise Lost."
Whatever teems maybe used to describe it,
EdWin • Arnold's re:Mutable poem, "The
Light of Asia," has certainly won a place
among the classics -in literature, end the
best edition of it will be wanted in every
home library. Related to the religion of
India it is not unlike Milton's immortal
poem as related to the Chiistian religion.
The new edition juit • by ,the ; Useful
latcrewledgePublis pany, NeirYork,
it per** the meet ` t
. • id/ tnellnifitie'
"mi t
ally, which has mit+ - mred, aid isi of
course far lower . in,lo 1.. than any other
edition published, which Will Comtism with,
it, being only 20 eta for the:Utility bind
ing, 80 cts. for the cloth, and 40 obi) for the
half &um*, or for the extrackethglit edges.
This edition is especially valuable, and for
that meson will disidaos every Other, and
canal those who are already supplied , with
other editions to put them aside and take
&II because Of the *itches of the lives of
Edwin Arnold, the author, and tit Buddha,
the subject, and the Mumma 'Mutative
notes °notating the 'Many _ references to
per, per,
.mistortis, etc.,.
.Which are
neansuily enignudie4 to or ono not
**4 "I*ln t i bsithitist feligkm,
Tatham? of Ind*. ° These vihiabler sal=
bona are from the pen of Mrs L L. Houser;
a most competent writer, who waa
many linos_ a resident of India;and 'IE;
knoim as the author of "The Orient and its
People‘"_ Enterprising booksellers will Imp
* tb. edition, and orarremers and club
eges4s are wanted morrY4hero, to whom
fterynnusual terms arid facilities are offered
by the *dithers.
uxoosarzoN Ear.
g.gADQVANII2II WATKINS } l 4;lFiTi:.
68; Ct. A. IL I
• - Towmilts, Pa., May 24, 1882.
oeneral orders, No. 2 : ; :
Ist. . The annual memorial exercises and
decoration of soldiers' graves will .be oh
served by this Pat ow Tuesday, May 30th,.
2nd. The Post, Military -Co., Fire
partment, secret , societies and all other or
ganized bodies, will assemble in the Court
House Squarest 2:30 p. m. The column
will move promptly at 2:45, and" march to
the cemetery, where the usual ceremonies
will be observeä, and co. 4 i Bth R og t., N.
G.'P., will fire three volleys, after Which
the comrades will decorate the graves.
After the ioremonies :and di:Coalition of
griyeo the column will reform and march
to the Court HMSO Square,-where tho ad
dress will be delivered by the Rev.
3rd. The- Committee of Arrange ents
will provide seats
.in the square for eel
4th, The public generally are cordially
invited to participate in 'the exercises, and
Os* the. (Maud Army of the Republic in
honoring the,Services of those, who died that
the' nation night live; Ex-soldiers and
relatives of ex-soldiers are' especially urged
'to impress on the minds -of the young the
objects of these beautiful services and cere
monies in order to perpetuate the annual
observance of decoration of soldiers graves.
sth. The citizens are requested to dis
play flags at half-nutst during the day.
6th. Programmes announcing form of
cnlumn, line of march,. ceremcniieS and ex
ercises, will toil distributed before leaving
Court House Square.
l'th. The decoration of soldiers graves at
jLiberty - Corners will take place at 10
Vele& a. m., and will be in charge of S.V.
C., Ed. A:-Thompson. At Ghent at 10, and
Hornlirook' 11:30 a. m., and will be
charge of J. V. C., H. B. McKean.
By order of
Sr. JOHN, Commander.
J. Enos, Adjutant.
DECORATION DAY CEREMONIES
At Towanda, Pa., Tuesday, May 30,1582.
To ail - ez4oldiers,- Sailors and Citizens;
generally: In accordance with the custom
of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in
purstience of 'General Orders No. 6, from
the Department Headquarters, you are
respectfully requested to be present and as
ide, the Officers and Comrades of Watkins
Post, 68, G. A. R., stationed at To
wanda, Pa., in decorating the graves of
their deCeased comrades, on Decoration
Day, Tuesday, May 30, 1882, 2:30 p.
Wirbmmily Yours,.
Comrades,
H. B. !alas;
" EDWARD Ormirroir, JR.
D. W. ScoTr,
' Committee =invitations
TOWASpA, May 22, 1882.
Quarterly Meeting.
The next regular quarterly meeting of
the churches of Christ, of Bradford Co.
Pa. will be lied at Granville Centre, be
ginning on Friday evening June 2d, and
closing Sunday evening June 4ih. .sters,
brothers and friends, from near and far
are cordially invited to attend. I
May 15th, 1882.' S.A. itocKwEll;
Clerk
Accident.
Wednesday morning; Burt Beckwith, a
pung lad,• son of Mrs:, Ileclrwitth • on Main
street, WU leading a yearling with a rope.
In order to keep a better hold on the animal
he tied the rope around his body. The ani
mal taking a sudden notion to run • dashed
forward, jerking the boy down and drag
ging him., In falling , he struck the right
side of his abdomen upon sharp Stake the
wlrdpenetrating the Seidl and causing a
serious injury. Should the peritoneum be
peiforated, there will be great danger of . a
fatal termination though it is now hoped
that nothing more serious that a severe
brilise will result. There have been several
cases mjthin . our knowledge s , of death re
suiting from the . carelessnes's of boys in
:fastening ropes around the horns or necks
of animals.—Troy Gazette.
Lively Little Sayre.
Under the above heading the local man
of the Elmira Advertiser has has the follow
ing to - say. of-- - the "City of the Plains."
"Sayre,, Pa. , will soon put on city airs
owing Cults fast growth and substantial im
iirevemenii.— — The large addition& to the
railroad shops and many other Minor im
provements, - are making the demand for
labor very great. - Many new cottages are
in (ionise of erection, and plans for one
hundred and sixty more have : been made
and work will commerce on them at once.
The new depot, a model by the way, will
be occupied June .Ist. It is is a beauty in
architectural design and one of the best
laid —out depot buildings in the 'state.
Around the depot grading his been done
and seed sown, and neat and substantial
walks have been laid. A gang of work
men are engaged in gieding, laying out
walks and otherwise beautifying the park,
which; when done, will be one of the hand
somest pieces of property in Northern
Pennsylvania. Near the southwest corner
of the park is being erected a four-story
three store front brick blOck for a hotel.
It will have all the modern improvements
and be lirst-class in every particular. It is
being built by Robert A. Packer, without
whom Sayre would never amount to much.
Other improvements are contemplated and
ere many year's it is expected that Sayre
will absorb her two near neighbors, and en
jey_the-privileges of a 'city charter."
COUNT PROCNNDINOS.
• Tkeersdaqb Mint 18• .
Hattie Glay vs Charles (lay. Betsey
Decker vs Henry Decker. Subpoena in
divorce issued in each case.
Ed. S. Zacharias vs, Lucretia Zacharias,
alias subpoena in div&rce issued. •
Mahal& Wheeler is Marshall Wheeler,
divorce granted.
Argument Court, Arenday a May 18
W. Pierce's Aduir'si vs W. , !:Bnunliiill.
Auditors repOrt fee d and confirMed ni si.
Szeeptimui Med.
I ) In the matter of the assignment of W. B.
Rockwell for the benefit of his creditor
J. G. 'Mims, Eeq., appointed Auditor to
distrait* funds in the Assignees limb.
Wm. /loom 2d, vs G. 31, Atigie l J.
Andrew Wilt, Esq., appointed Auditor to
distribute' fund raised by sale of defendant's
real estate.
Hubbell Ibudey's Exr's, vs Caroline E.
.Manley::, L. Mei s heinan..:Eat., ap'pointed
Auditor to distribute fund rained by 'Sheriff
siiFe at defendants real estate.
Pecherey, 43 E. L. Manley.,.. E.'Oeer
ten, appointed Esq.,; Master and Exiiiiiner.
J. E. Cooper's use vs/. F. Cooper, Adm'r
Garnishee. of qt. W. Samoan. Rule-for
judgment again,' it,the Garnishee.
H. L. Parsons vs Az!j. Inyton, 'Rule to
take off judgment at non suit.
E. T. Fox, Amkinee vs V. E. Piolett.
Rule it:141464y judgment.
Petri& &Foils int SallyDavidalin et al.
Ei,eintent.
"1 P. Kirby's use vs D. D. Blaejnitii--
4 4tArvara Philander Barnes--Ap :
New trial refused in each ow.
R. A. !demur use vs'E. K Buffington,;.st
W.ilitenrk Streeter use - vs E. E. Buffin
-4ames Van Dyke *a Chas. Wells etal.
No* Vanderpool ve, Sail& Vtunierix4.
Wirt Clark vs A. Dewey... Jace4 tall is
B. C. Claim. Thos. Golden vs Jonathan
HadloCk et al. Rules discharged in each
H. C. Dickinson vs AMCii Welch.. G.
Rdniinister ya Emma E ,Nelson t a/.
Wm. _Scott vv 1 3: Pierce. , Sophia' Mc - -
Carrick vs A. M. McCarrick, el at. . Rules
made absolute in each case.
.‘•
Sheriff neknowledged the following deeds I
May . l6.
To Win. Moore, 24 for a lOt in Athens
Boitic.", sold April 27. tut the property of G.
M. Angier. Consider Lion $l2OO.
Court oppoint Janies Sweeney and C. F.
Lyon, Auditors of Barclay, Twp., to fill
•R. T. Fox's use va J. F. Satterlee. W.
G. Tracey of E. T. Fox. Rules made abso
lute is each case.
onirtrAnr.
Mrs ! Ablpu Miley.
. Died tit her home in Leßoy. -- May 9th,
188 e.. She was born in Rosbur3r,,,Delaware
Co., NeW York, Karel 7, 18I8,rand was
married to John Kelley March 20, lfiro.
T. •ed to Leßoy, Bradford Co, Pa.
Nov. 5,1838, and have lived here to the
time of• her death. In the'year 1840 -Mrs.
Kelley and her husband were baptized by
Eider Isaac D• Jones, into the fellowship of
the Leßoy I3aptistChurch, and was a mem
ber-in good standing. at the time of her
death'• The funeral sermon was preached
by Bev. Alex. MacGowan, of Canton ; from
Psahn 234. She leaves a husband, four
eons and two daughters, also fifteen grand
, children, with a large circle •of friends to
mourn her loss. • -
"Blessed are the dead, who die in the
Lord." •
BUSINESS LOCALS:
Do not be deceived , but boy the White
Sewing Machine of• M. C. WEms.
. Mul6-3m.
—Fresh lake Ilsh and salt w.ater fish at
C.M. Payees market, Bnd.ge street.
* —L. B. Rogers his, a large stock of Sash
Door* and . Blinds, also Moldings, and is
selling.,chesper than any other establishment
in Pennsylvania. •
WINDOW SHAW., 8 of healthful designs at
Cross' Store. -
r-0. L. Ross can sell Groceries very cheap
because hit expenses are very - light. • His
customers shall have the benefit by buying at
the First Ward Store.
Go to Wtarcomz's for wall papers, bor
ders dodos, cornice &c. He has some of
the handsomest wall and ceiling decorations
ever brought into Towanda. ,
Clover and. Timothy Seed.
PRICES REDUCED.
Stevens and Long ha . ve on hand a large
stock of Clover and Timothy Seed selected
from the best new cropir,and warranted true
to name. They have alio a full Stock of Gar
-4n Seeds in "Bulk" and s in packages, select
ed from the crop of 1881. Together with- an
assortment always complete of all goods in
their "line," all of which-are offered at the
loivest Market prices and Warranted to give
satisfaction. ' Mr 23-tf.
etirREAD Tma.-11aving purchased
the Btean3 Saw Mill of J. G. Saxton,located
in New Albany Borough on the Sullivan and
State Line Railroad, I am prepared to furnish
lumber of every description on short notice.
Bill stuff a specialty. Rates reasonable. Or
ders solicited.
I am, also proprietor of the New Albany Ho
tel, where all persons desiring accommoda
tions can find them at reasonable rates. Good
stabling. 3. W. Wrt.cor
New Albany, Jan.. 30.1882.—Gm
THE. NORMAN STALLION
afLIMBETTA "
Will make the season of 1882, at his owners
stable in Milan, Ilradfoid Co., Pa. -
Taans-115 to insure Mare with foal; insur
ance money due April Ist, 1883. .
At a test of the qualities of heavy horses
made in N. Y. City, in Aug. 1881, the said
test by request of the western breeders be
fore the following named committee, The
Norman French horse far excelled the Clydes
dale or any other large horse, on act of feet,
action, endurance, ease of keeping. &c., &c,
and bring in the marked from 150 to $lOO
more than the Clyde. Farmers were ad v ised
to breed nothing but Normans. "Signed by" .
J. H. Dahlman, A. 31. Stied, N. Y. City; H.
Newman; S. Richards, Brooklyn, N. Y; F. J.
Berry, J. D. Decker, M. Newgass. Jas. Lamb,
Chicago,
, "Gambettal is a dapple gray eight years
01d,,16 hands high and weighs 1450 lbs., -with
fine style and action. His colts are in good
demand at big prices. He is owned by
M. S. Binaries,
Milan, Pa.
Mr3o-3m.
1
Fancy %midi of many kinds for sale
reasonable prices at Cross' store. Mr 2.
—No charge for delivering, and done
ptomptly_from C. N. Miler's market, Bridge
street. 7 -\ .11av 19-tf
Bay your STATIONARY at Cross' Store, in
room formerly occupied by Post Offiie.
—Go to C. M. lows market, Bridge street,
for the best cuts of fresh west., May 194.1
Boy WALL PAPERS - at Cross' Store
Finest designs - at most reasonable prices.
STEAM TIEREILFIER-TEX HORSE
POWER.
This Wink power mounted on' wheels is
portable and may be easily battled with a
team to any, desired point. , It is adapted to
the
wood w saw opulsion of Tuturausscv
le MAcatiota,
ing, feed cutters, portab saw
mills, or any other light machinery. It is of
simple can't:notion.. durable and easily
managed. Manufactured by Charles Perrigo
k Co., Groton, Tompkins County, N. Y.
0. W. HOLCOMB,
General Agent.
Mater. Pi., 'Tidy 21-v
The White is the stillest and easiest run
g Sewing Machine in the world. M. C.
Wsmas, Sole Agent, Tiraranda,-Pa.-314.3m•
BAewsWatlsis.,
In the first symptoms of this‘disease when
you are aching and having painful sensations
in the limbs upon rising from bed in, the
morning, a stiffness in the joints - accompa
nied at, times by swelling and reddess, all
'Physicians recommend the application of an
external remedy' something penetrating aad
ioothing; an article that will sot as a cura
tive agent to the parts affected: • Dr. Bosan
ko7s Rheumatic Cure givei instant relief up
on the first application. h lame back, pains
or strains it Is an invaluat :a household reme
dy. Ask your druggist for it. • Price 75 cents.
Manufactured by • The Bosanko Medicitie
Company. Piqua, C. For sale by Clark B.
Porter, B.:ftd Ward House Block.
•
June 2-Iyr.
MAIIRIBD.
DirMOMMY—HOUSER.—At the M. E.
Parsmap, Olin, Jones Co., lowa, May
4, 1082, lby the Bev. S. Goodsell, Mr. W.
A DeMoney and Wes Ginnie Houser, both
fcliuterly . f raFt Bradford Co., R. . •
PiLitER--ItEAdlt."—At the real&:itee of
the bride's parents, - in East Smithfield,
Pa., Aprn 29th, by Tteri.4. L. Mr
Arthur Palmer and ltrim Carri l e ing l4.eh,
all of SmithApld . .
HACKET--SMITH.—At the M.E. Parson
ap, Troy, Pa., April 24th, 1882. by Rev.
H. C. Moyer, - Mr. Joseph !locket, of
Union Twp., Tioga county; and ]ties
Celia IL Smith, of liranville, Bradford
ormay, Pa. ' ,
WI CORBY—At the home of the
bride, May 4, 1882,- by Rev, W. H.
Sawtelle, Mr. Caleb A. • Wiles, and Mint
Ella M. Corby, both otAthens.
Minnire4lUSßlE:.-!/11 cm
April 26,1882, at tbe., residence of the
bride's father, by Rev. Howard Cornell,
N. J .N. Elsbree and Idle Kate Lasko,
dmighter of Addison Friabie,:teri., '
FOWLER—YONTi—At the residerice of
IL Hagman, E.g., in Tunkhennock
N. 0144! 8,1882, by Rev. &IL'• ice, •
Joh* J:Yowkr, Eeg, of Plidlitdolphis,
andlestHismia Ray Yost; of Ilhmies i ,
N.
ROWE—FOREMAN.—By Justice C. M.'
Hall, at his office in Towanda, on Friday .
evening, April 28, 1882, Mr. •E. W.
Rowe; of Towande, to . Miss Anna Fore
' man; of fthaca, N. Y. No c a rds.
EATON—HA,RDINCS—it the residence of
, J. B. Harding, Waverly, N. Y., April
26, 1882, by;Rev.Apo./ L. Smalley, Mr.
W. H. Eaton - of Buffalo, formerly o f To-
WAIU/11, and Miss Emma IL Harding of
-
Waverly.
PAGETT,--EihfßETT—On the 4th of . Mei,
1882, at the residence of the bride'. aunt,
Mrs. Emily P. F2sbree in Niels*, N. Y..
by the Rev. J. Weller, T. A. Pagett of
_Elmira, to Frederica - C., only dangliglir
" of Dr. E. A. Everett, of 13tidiiN,
DENTON--SMMI—At, the If. E. Pa-ison
ege, April 29th, 1882, by Rev; Luther
Pec.k'Mr. Jas. 'H. Denton, of Liffey.-
vine,' to Mier Addie E. Smith of East Her
rick.
WIIIIAMS Apr —TH,LOTSON 4 :- . At . - Beet*
_Flats, U Hey. J.ll. Weird, Mr.
George F. Williams of Union and Mies ,
Mary A. Tillotson, of Lkfloy..
TREAT—THOILAS—Ity HSU. L. Phoenix..
at his residence in Alba, May lit, Homer
Treat, of Union, and Him We Thomas,
•of Fall Brook. . • . - ,
KENYON—ANDREWS.—At the Baptist
Pisramusfpe in Troy, May fld, br likw. J.
Barton French, Mem& Mr. Mules L
• Kenyon, of Sylvania, ` . and Him Canis E.
Andrews, of Austinville. •
INGRAHAM GARRISON —ln
May 16th, 1882, by H. IL Mott, Esq.,
Mr. Orange J. Ingraham, of Granville,
- and Miss Emma Garrison,- of Leßoy.-
SHADDEN— INGRAHAM -- In Leßoy,
May 16th, 18132, by H. K. -Mott, Esq.,
Mr. John Shiciden, of Eiciota, Pa., and
bliss Betsey A. Ingraham, of Granville
Pa.
OLIVER— LOW...TOY—At the Prekter
ion Parsonage, in Athens, May 16, by
the Rev. W. A. Sawtelle, Mr. A. James
Oliver, M. Li., of •Williamsport, Pa., and
Miss Libbie Lovejoy, of Sayre, Pa.
YAN CORDER-RICE -At the bane of
the bride's aunt, Sore, Pa:, Way 7,1882,
by the Ref. A. W. Hood, Ambrose S.
~..Van Gorder and Miss 3f. Jennie Rice,
of Millport, Chemnng Co., N. Y.
SCOUTEN—DOANE—In CoSington. Pa.,
April 29, 1882 by Ref. J. 0. Cats,
Meroy mote s, of Sylvania, and Mrs.
- Hattie S. Doane, of Covington, Pa.
May 19-tf
SWAIN—In Burlington,Aprfl 29th,Andrew -
Swain, aged 63 years.
KEYES--In Columbia, May lit, of timers],
debility, Demmon Keyes, aged 72 years: •
CREDIFORD!--In Springfield, - April 28th,
of paralysis, Joseph Crediford, aged 72
years.
WEST—In Springfield,April 27th, of
pneumonia, Mrs. Lucretius West of East
Troy, aged 65 years.
PETTINGILL—In Leona, April 28th, of
tumor,' Martha, wife of Monroe Pettin
gill, aged 35 years.
LEONARD—In Leona, May Ist, of general
debility, at the house of his sonin-law,
Addison Brooks, Albert Leonard, aged
80 years. •
CRONK-At Camptown, Apra 24, Freddie
B. Cronk, son of Calvin C. and Lottie F.
Crank, aged 4,Years, 5 -months and 15
days.
McCORMICK—In Owego;' May 2d, Honors,
daughter of Mary L. and John McCor
mick, aged .2 years and 9 months.
TOWNER—In Shisshequin, at the residence
of of her sister, Mrs. M. E. Horton, Jose
phine
W. Towner, wife of P. A,_Towner,
of Waverly, aged 27 year":
HANNA—In Waverly, May 7, Mary, wife
of Addison Hanna, aged 54-years.
EYANS—In South Waverly, May 9, Ear
moult. Evans, aged 16 years, • -
WARNER In WiverlY, May 7, Mrs.
Abigal C. Warner, widow of the late
-Samuel Warner, aged 93 years.
..
LANE—in Burlington, Ray lfith, ' Alex.
Lane, aged 46 years.
GRANTEER—In Canton, May 9th, David
Granteer, aged 86 years. I
JEWELL—At King's Ferry,
let, Sara Josephine eldest daughter of
Rev. J. S. Jewell,,, aged 14 years. • .
•BRIGHA r 4I—In Sudilifield, May 13th, of.
Bright's disease of the kidneys, Charles
8 1121 4 1 = 1 , aged 50 ye.
CARNACHAN—In Troy, Pa;,.. May 10th,
of paralysis, Margaret E., widow of the
late-Nicholas M. Carnacban,
_aged 58
years. t ;
• 34: In Springfield, May, 9th, 188 e,
Arthur, only,son of Wood and Lucelia
• •r, aged 15 years and four _months.
711 s JEARKara.
TOWANDA •
MISCELLANEOUS MAtIRETS.
_ corrected leery Wednesday.
swim a LONG
General Dealers In OROCLRIES AND PRODUCE,
Corner of /fain and Plas Stmts.
TOWANDA. PA.
Flour Mous
p pe er sockr barrel
Backwhest Maar.," 100..
Cora Meal 2 000
Chop reed
.‘ . ,
200
Wheat. ". bushel 1 3001 35
40. .. 35.000
Corn. ~., " .
Buckwheat. " ' - ' 60
Oats. , " 55 0 56 '
Beans, •• ... ..... ;." 3.0003 23
Potatoes. " ' 1 1001 20
'Apples Dried. ii rb ..... ' 6
Peaches " e• .- 12015 -
Raspberries Dried 020
Blackberries " " ... -10
Pork; VI barrel
Ilims. 11 lb
Itr2.
Lard. -,, " • _ _ _ ...
Butter, In Tubs • F irkins. 2 4
Butter. In Rolls . . .
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M g ver Seed M bushel . •
Timothy seed 1 .1 bushel.:
Beeswax, M tb 20822 >.
Syracuse Salt'
Michigan Balt, barrel.
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Ashton Balt , " ... t ~ 2 71140 00
OniOns. 1 11 bushel. ' ' e • -
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Wagons &Ca!flages
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would /7
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()pen lir. Top Buggies
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