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WEDNESDAY) SEPT. 29, ISO 9.
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Revtibßican Nominations:
-FOR O , )V WiN,lll
- JOHN- W. GEARY,
nF cuMllEßLftatli" rmUNly
JUDOV. OP THE Sl3l.lli3tE COURT—
HON. FL yv. WILLIAMS,
OP A 'EfillTrir CoUNTY.
COUNTY.
(B. B. STItANG,
Assetnlily. .), J. B. NTE4I3B.
( (subject to cholen of Conforotico.) -
Prottionotary—LimoY TAnoo, of Charlo,:ion.
Ylogisier, Le.—D. L. Di:ANT, of Delmar.
'Treasurer—DAvio CANtvitoN, of Tioga.
cormuißsioner—P. V. VANNEse, of Huth' od. i
3 years—lsonvi, STUN 11, Delmar. .
Auditors 2 years—S. I>. Pot t. 1.114, Wr..i tiolil.
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1 year —I). R. MAItNil. Opine , .
Coroner--Dr. A . . 1 . 111:Goig, qrool:, . I
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Election Tuesday October 12.
ifs 161(In(IS Of 1?(11)111)11 0 ,A11. prin—
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reyietvd tee titAelll l tirt•e,,lry
1111)11,1 for oil.: paper.
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The Potter journal .I.o,:nci namea
of B. IL Strang and A'. /I. Niles as
candidates c•lr Alisenihly. is Niles's
hereabout, are "J. IL" There
may he an S. It. Niles in this county,
but we don't know it:
We nre obliged to Hon. S. A. Swailes,
of the South Carolina Se'nabo, for copies
of Charleston papery. We bare also
receiviA a letter from Mr. Swailes, in
which he speaks of laid Es in that State
as nnvottled though hopeful.
• ItEctisTEtt! Young niett monk& this
year "vole on age" 'unless they are
rep;isicr al. 11 lin-sotherwise leg,:k I voter;§
are registered they Will he obliged to
produce two reputable eitizens to :,wear
in their votes. Don't put it oil'. If
your name is not on the Registry list
fm your distriet have it put ii» if once.
I)elays are dangerous. ►
le etututy is making ;t despot ate ef
fort to defeat lteary hy m e an. s of 'traf
ficking in vides. \V berever . it it pos
sible to ereate divisions in tho Reptddi
apt); ranks, or to de•jisti 41iNeotiteitt, alo
alteulls of Asa are al work. Let
no friend of free institutions suffer the
enemy to hroak tho rortv:vl for
tho
um
The cleviorq iu f lie this
i•ar will vole
"('aunt}'," and "
s.lpetors in the liorotiglifl will ali.to vote
throe '".-4tAled •`Cotiiit,'," and
" C p
oniari t ;
I'onnty liekels ‘villi itt the head
this column, and lieAvare " split
sicktt,," copperti(qui trio:,, nod liar's
generally.
IVe learn that certain reeldess tnen
are cireu kti lig the rei)ott 11144.1.* the cost
of every Imo ict• 14) 1110 coo 11 I y hst year
wie4 $7 per xreelc I f any 111:1.11 will turn
in the slatenient of the Auditors, pub'
lisbeil in this paper last i\larelt, he will
(inn that the aettial ( - ist of eitett
wits our rlpl(ctr onrl thir/mcifild (rues
)ter wrrl:
If 11 11-Y Mall ' IIII'ILLS Lll , li.. net.c , ( 1 . 1 . ,
Ile Shall (lo i(, 0111 his v} (..( 0111`11— 1.7,Vi
flently, S1131111..1):1. - 4 DI) i)11/sh.
We believe that -the customary plea
(of all entprits arraigned for trial; NVitil-
Out referl'ilee to 1004 Or ir)1100114•0, is
" Elre-,vhere, I\l v. Don
aldson puts in that, plea to Lhe charge
of having violated his public and vol
untary pledges. We !Audi dispo:,e of
the clumsy casuistry of his plea by
saying that ills charge of unfairness in
the action of the 'minty Conunittee is
not sustahwd by either his assertion
nor the i'act. But admit. that there was
unfair action—which we positively de
ny-----;that action was taken on the 11th
of ,tune, more than a month before the
Coll vention was held, lit in the foci:
Of /he Thifaii . ncss'" toward
hint, Donald,son kip( his philge
nin , onditionut snlnnisSiOn to the (lr'ciSidll
of the Conficntion standing in this paver.
Honestly, Mr. Donaldson, 'if- yon at
that time deemed the action of the
Committee so unfair to you as to re
lease you from your pledges, why did
you not then announce yqurse'lf,as an
independent candidate, wit:lmA refer
ence to the Convention? Plainly, you
knew that the change of time for hold
ing the Convention was:as fair to you
:is to Mr. Tabor, and moreover, that the
Committee acted without consultation
with any candidate; or candidates. To
the charge of trickery,th the townships
we reply : Mr.. Donaldson and his
friends are well aware that they them
seiVes resale(' to unpardonable trblkery
in several districts. They tried to carry
the delegates, or instructions, by Dem
ocratic votes. IDo you deny it ? Mr.
Tabor and his friends did not attempt
to control Abe election of delegates out
_ side of the - Republican party.
But the hest reply to Mr. Donaldson's
complaint will be found in the:- ollow
ing statement ef fact , itt Support of our
charges, the ° compilation of whiell,
from the record, at Rarrishurg and at
home, we have procured for the infor
mation of the people. Let us prcinise
that. Mr. Donaldson is required to . keep
a strict account of all moneys received
b y m in as prothonotary, and (.Ik.rk of
the Courts, and to make quarterly re
turns to the Auditor General, under
oath, with payments of all due the
Commonwealth at such time. We mtb
lished the law two weeks ago.
'from the facts of record, furnished
' us from Harrisburg, welnow charge—
. That Mr. Donaldson has not made
a return, under oath, of his accounts
Ifor twenty years, if ever, as the law re
quires; nor could he have done so
without, showing himself to be a hope
less defaulter to the State.
—That without such accounts being
kept, the auditor appointed to examine
and, pass his general neeounts, and cer
tify them to the Auditor General, Must
proceed by this docket entries—charg
ing the 'Prothonotary with . such sums
349 are nunii . ed " paid " on the docket.
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Should the Priztlionotary negh et, or
dishonestly • I-Ot‘is.l3 to r e( , , ,,
I moneys
received on the doe1:0, of - coott-e the
Commonwealth mutt, suWcr loss, while
the Prothonotary pockets the public
funds. 'Plots it might in: peeliniatil i fy to
the advantage of Mr. Donaldson not
to render his account on 4 , oath, as the
candid reader will Lie at no loss to com
prehend. Bad he rendered hiSUCCOUnts
upon oath, as required by law it is' not
probable that this controversy would
havo arisen.
Front a certified copy of the aggre
gate fees and receipts pertaining to the
office of Prothonotary in this county,
and running through several years, we
take a single term of three years. 'This
is as returned by the county Auditor,
annually, and here are the figures :
Year ending 1855, Nov. 3n, charged-0179,7 2
ft "
received— 1465,66
1356, " charged— 3080,07
It " received— 1498,91
charged— %030,55
+, received— 100(1,:39
Thus, the aggregate amount of fees
for the above three years Was $9,290,34,
while the aggregate stun received, as
reported by the Auditor, was but
;14570,0(}—leaving a • balance unpaid of
$4710,38, one-half of which belongs to
the Commonwealtk; and but for criini
nal neglect of duty it would have been
collected and paid . over, as a matter of
course. WillThlrOlonaldson who,
pa
rades his charity - fo' the poor in apology
for this neglect' of duty, inform the
people of Tioga county if he, or any
other public officer, has a right to de
fraud the Commonwealth in order 'to
earn a reputation for leniency to the
poor? Does he remember how it is en-
joined upon man to "bo just ; then
generous?" And will Mr. Donaldson
explain how ho found it convenient not
to mark the poor man's fees " paid "
and so have been just to the State while
he was generous to the poor?
Because—and it is not pleasant to pur
sue this exposure of one whose record
does not pear scrutiny—the defalcation
above shown did not aid does not mine
of his gerierosity to the poor. Will he
and his backers give us their attention
while we uneoli•er this pious fraud? We
affirm then, that, it is a fact of record,
that Vie ameolleeted
.fets of tlo , three
years-above given- are (hie/by against
men of wealth, and men who would
scorn to (wept The chwity so ostcnta
tionstfi paraded. The (locket fur 19
years past, with a very trilling weep-
tiononakes the wealthy, - Bingham 14;1-
tate debtor for its rather extensive bus
iness with Mr. Donaldshn ; and the
exceptions are where the flefeiHinnts
Nod. The fees against Joel Parkhurst,
Tor4wenty years past, snail(' unpai(l uu
the docket. the fees against John It
Bowen stand unpaid ; and large bills o
costs; assigned by Mr. Donaldson, ant
long ago eollected, yet stand as unpaid
And Mr. Donaldson never rendered at
account of the moneys SO received (4111
erto the State, or tone auditor.
Now tho - Bingham ESiate
-Iv or Lit to the Prorhenolary, during
the three years noted foregoing prolat
bly not less than $lOO per year. Mr.'
Parkhurst's fees must have been worth•
hundreds of dollars, every year, for• the
last twenty years ; besides ninny otlyr
similar cases, which investigation has
revealed, and of which no account has
been rendered to the Corn montVealth
by Mr. Donaldson,, " the poor mit - Ws
friend." But what will be said when
we assure the people that,, if the Com
monwealth has suffered. Air. Donaldson
1111 H not, for the _Bingham Estate has
raid crow dollar, yearly, of its fees in
the ProlhonOtary's Office ;' and is it, like-
ly that Mr. Parkhurst, and others, have
neglected to pay their fees for twenty
years past? We lem i re the explanation
of this little allitir to Mr. Donaldson.
Turning again to the figures submit
ted under the great seal of the State,
we find that the total of fees for the
18 years ending Nov, 30, 1868, were $49,-
867,94—an average of $2,770,44, per
year. Of the whole sum Mr. Donald
son has $24,892,22, leaving a balance un
paid (by the record) of $24,975,72.
Now, the Prothonotary was entitled
to but $l5OO per year out of the fees of
each term during these six terms ; but
give him $l5OO a year out of the aggre
gate fees of the "is years, and it leaves
about $lO,OOO, with accrued interest,
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due the Commonwealth, and so far un
accountedor by Mr. D. But if he
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has collee; e j i the tees charged against
mthe rich n as above noted, and with
those fees any others, without giving
credit on the record, l l who has pocketed
that slo,ooo—the poor mCn, rich men,
or John F. Dcnialdson ? Somebody has
that public money. It was novel' paid
to the . State. Can " the poor man's
friend" explain ?
IV do notcomplain of " trifling servi-
GTE. g 1 'ells," performed by Mr. D., nor
shall we permit him to creep away be
hind such a man of straw. We charge
that he has either suffered rich meii and
rich estates to owe the Commonwealth
for twenty years; else he has appropri
ated spell moneys to his own use, and
so defrauded the public treasury. He
can take either horn of the dilemma.
l'urt4r—is it necessary for us to say
that it) is not Mr. D'S' business to with
hold moneys due the State, lest the
State squander it. Suppose every,
collector in Tioga Co., should re
fuse to pay collected• taxes over to the
Treasurer, excusing themselves by say
ing that the Commissioners would
spend the money foolishly ! Do you
see the absurdity of Mr. Donaldson's
excuse? He, like all officers collecting
moneys for the State, must pay over as
the law directs, and leave the responsi
bility with his superiors in office. No
good officer is in a state of chronic de
limit, as Mr. D. has been fora quarter of
a century, as he is to-day, will be to
morrow and so on. NC has not seated
«t IlaPrisburg. On the contrary,
heiewes for every dollar of State taxes
and surplus fees for the last nine
months, and probably-front $•100 to $5OO
on the account of MOS this day. We
will publish any receipts ho has had
from the'State during 1809. send th em
along.
Probably Mr. Donaldson owes the
Commonwealth more than $lO,OOO in
• surplus fees. It is likely to 'troy° more
on full investigation.
The question is not whether 'Boo
county shall give Geary and WPI
- a majority, lt is " How large a
majority shall bid Tioga give?"
We ask for 3000. Less than that will
disgrace ns, and lose us the proud dis
tinction of the Banner County. Are
you fully; aivako to the importance of
the strug? Forward for Geary,
Williams, aid the whole ticket!
1:4,0,
REGISTER ! Saturday, 2, is
the last day on which you can register.
Will the friends of, Republican
,princi
ples attend to it at once? • • -
Baya.the 2%-ibtate,=-'
The World naively "otyspives that t.hould its
hopes in Ohio be gr9alizial, and should "Asa
" Packer carry Pennsylvania, the Democratic
" party, after the election in New-York State, in
"November, will start" the now year with the
"control of three largest States in the Union."
Precisely. And should the sky fall °litho 12th
of October, wo shall nil stand an excellent ohanco
of catching larks.
Tho_ Republicans of Tioga County
have something, to do with the control
of Pennsylvania. •
Republican Governors have paid
more than $5,000,650 of the State : debt,
$7,000,000 of war expenses, and Geary
has reduced the taxes on real estate and
personal property upward of 0,000,000
during his three years. If you want to
pay your State debt and prosper, vote
for Geary.
And if you want to preserved the Su
preme Court as the representative of
Justice, vote for Geary & Williams.
The powers of darkness are on the
rampage this year. As Satan, buifetted
and cast down for thousands of years,
never gives over his ambition to rule
over mankind, so the Democratic party,
often overthrown, never abandons its
deaign to rule this country or ruin it.
Republicans, on'? the 12th day of Octo
ar you will have another opportunity
to smite this beast in the forehead. See
to it that every man of you in Tioga
county, who may legally vote on that
day, gives the monster a front face
blow. Are you awake, up, and doing.?
We suppose it ; is necessary to say
that Mr. Wilson did nol run as,an in
dependent candidate for Congress in
1804, though Mr. Donaldson makes such
an assertion. Mr. Armstrong was nom
inated and declined, Mr. Benton •was
nominated, andl also declined, f The
Conferees, save one in Center CoUnty,
then agreed to r4tify the nomination of
Mr. Wilson. For the truth of this we
refer to C. 33. Seymour, Esq., of frioga,
who, with the editor of this papei acted
as a Committee to effect the nomina
tion.
This disposes of Donaldson's " pre
cedent" for violating his pledges to the
people, if lie calls it a precedent. But
the truth is that the cases are in no
sense parallel.
A CA FID.
[The following , cominnnication from'Alr. Don
aldson was handed into this office Saturday night,
18th inst.---eno day too late for insertion last,
week. We mere receive and put in typo articles
of snore than ono fourth column after Saturday,
and in this ease the paper was morn than filled
when the article was handed in, so that to fiCCOLTl
modato matter then in typo one and ono half col.
coins of advertisements had to he left over. Be
sides, Mr. Donaldson haul four days in which to
prepare his article prior to Saturday morning.
We learn that Mr. Donaldson has taken advan
tage of the non-appearance of his article last
week to circulate Woadcast the story that we re
fused to publish big defence. flo knew that ono
of the proprietors told him Saturday night that
his defence would be published, but that it came
too late far last Week—giving him the reasons wo
give above. fn the face of that fact Mr. D.
oos abroad d eclaring that w:o rolusOil to publisl
his (Weems ! Well, that is as honorable as bolt
ing the nomination' after being served for thirty
four years. rn,l
Ivor the Agitator.]
Nevin?. Eu'itorfr—ln your last issue I find near
ly a column of editorial, criticising my Conduct
as a public officer, upon which with your per
mission, I desire to umke a few comments. You
start out with the assertion that I had violated
my pledged% word. To this I plead not guilty.—
To what was I pledged? To submit to the de
cision of the late convention, you alledge. Can
such an inference he fairly drawn? I say not.—
When my announcement was made in May last,
to become a candidate before the Republican con
vention; it was with the reasonable expectation
that a Republican convention would be held—
that it would be hold at the usual limo and the
campaign be conducted in a fair and honorable
manner. This was not done—hence I was ab
solved from any implied pledge. On tho contra
ry, the county committee, a majority of whom
Were my opponents, took it upon themselves lif
ter my announcement, and contrary to all usage,
to fix the Limo for holding the convention, six
weeks earlier than over before, specially to oper
ate against and dc/feat my nomination. Simul
taneous with this, all manner of calumnies.were
put in circulation against me—in addition to
• which, the worst kind of trickery was resorted to,
in many townships, to stifle the voice of the peo
do.
You next assert that the foes of my office had
averaged $2OOO per year for thirty years—part of
the time s3ooo.Now the fact is, that for the first
ten years that I held office, the fees would not
have exceeded $l2OO a var, all told. Since then,
it may have averaged $2OOO, and possibly a trifle
more. In 1864, the fees were increased 20 per
cent, which, with an increase of business, has
swelled the yearly amount considerably. This
thowever ' is no criterion by which - to judge of the
amount of receipts. Until within a few years
past, my receipts did not exceed one-half my
earnings. It is well known that I haVe never
been Tory exacting in requiring advanced pay
ments, nor in demanding my earnings after the
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serivces had been performed. I probably have
been more indulgent than I should have boon—
more certainly than was for my own pecuniary
advantage. But Vihy necessary to make this the
subject of a newspaper article? I suppose it is
to create the impropsion, that having earned a
large sum, I am rich, or ought to be—else, that
having earned the money, I should have com
pelled its payment, for the purpose of dividing
tho receipts over $l5OO a year with the State.—
I have' always taken all that I could reasonably
get, except that I have never boon in the habit
of charging for searches or such other minor ser
vices. Am I guilty of wrong in this? I always
believed that say time was my own, and, that I
had a perfect right to accommodate the people,
by performing for them such trifling services
gratis, and without snaking myself liable to cen
sure for so doing—butL as drowning mon will
catch at straws, I suppose this has been resorted
to, in the absence of any real cause for censure.
Is it my duty 'to exact from the people the last
farthing the law would permit we to take, in or
der to swell my receipts sufficiently to entitle the
commonwealth to a claim upon the f o r a trifle,
to be given away by her to some Railroad mo
nopoly, or other soulless corporation. To suit
present purposes, some may so assert—l think
differently.
As to the allegation of my indebtedness to the
State, all I have to say, is that it has been paid;
and if I have as you say, been a difattller seven
times, I have paid all balances that have been
against me more than seven times. I have paid
since I have been in office info the State Treasu
ry, at least $3OOO more than I have received in
State taxes; and if I am censurable for being be
hind sometimes, I should at least have credit for
paying up, when Ido i p . Can anything more ho
required of a person when in debt, than to pay
up his indebtedness ?,
It has boon currently reported during tho
whole summer by my enemies, that I have de
frauded the State out of slo,ooo—sometimes it is
put at $20,060, and even more, and that through
my ? connivance with the former sheriff's, the
county has been cheated out of at least $lB,OOO.
These allegations must have been known to be
untrue, by those who put them in circulation—
and, it is from this and other falsehoods that
havo been put afloat, that I desire to be vindioa
tot), and I believe that the people, by their votes
will decree that I shall bolo vindicated.
Another great scare crow that is used against
me, is that my running will distract and injure
the party, and that my supporters aro all bolters.
Did not many of Mr, Tabor's most prominent
supporters declare before the convention, that,
should I lie nominated, they would not support
-tho ticket, that they would vote for a democrat ?
I hatmknown independent candidates heretofore
elected te - efilee, and the party not ruined.—
Could not such an occurrence hair again ?
It is probably 'within the rooolle tion of many,
that in 1864, the conferees for this congressional
district, met at Williamsport, and nominated Mr.
Armstrong for Congress, and that tho conferees
from this county, at the special instance and re
quest of the friends of Mr. Wilton, among whom
was Mr. Tabor, the senior Editor of tho Agitator
and several others of the present prominent sup . -
porters of Mr. Tabor, refused to accede to the
nomination. Mr. Wilson was placed before the
peoplo as an independent candidate and voodoo.
tad. Who wore bolters then ? Rad not Mr.
Armstong declined, and Mr. Benson, who was
afterwards nominated, also dealing'', thin bolting
would have resulted in the election of a democrat
to Congress from this district, 'and that too, at a
time when all Republicans doomed it of vital int
portanco to Maintain the party ascendancy in
Congress, favored that movement at the time
and do not complain of it now. T only allude to
it as a precedent in point. I justified it at the
time, beeauso I thought wo -had been unfairly
dealt by. I justify mysol. now, for cia same
reasons. Many of those most prominent in the
affair, aro now loudest in condemnation of me.
M r a different party's 'Da has now boon gored.—
"That alters Cleanse."
" J. F. DONALDSON.
A CARD.
Mr. M. 11. Cobb.-7 Sir z There aro many sub
scribers to the Agitator that would like you to
print tho following in reference to Mr. Cox.
Wo bellow) wo are true Republicans that cannot
be duped to vote for Paokor, or do anything
contrary to good Republicanivineiplos.
Wo have a sympathy for Ton. Cox, that we
havO for no other candidato for county i office
now before the people. As we understand the
manner of conducting the county convention ho
should have bad the nomination for county
treasurer but owing to a few of the delegates not
going as instructed, and somo outsido influence
ho did not got the nomination. Wo have known
Mr. Cox a long time. lo was a good General
and won a reputation among the people. We
feel whim 'speaking of him as wo felt when wo
used to hoar our grandfathers toll of the mon of
the thnos;of tho ltovolution. The war tried mon,
and Gen.: Cox was ono if the mon tried. Re
ctune out with honors. hove was not a true
man for bis country in our county that did not
feel like hiking off his hat when ho mot Con.
Cox. Now ;we fool whoa Iwe support Cox, that
wo are supporting ono of the pillars of tho Ito-
Filth/lean party, that supported the party while
passing through the fiery trial of Rebollion and
was willing to risk life and limb in loading the
young men of our country to war to uphold the
principles that wo wish taught our children's'
children.
East Charleston, Sept. 23, 1889. 11. 17. 0.
RvarAnx . s.—Our friend who writes tHO sore
going seems not to be aware that the alleged
unfairness in the Convention is not sustained by
the facts. The Elkland delegates were refused
both Orodontlale and instructions by the election
board, and were therefore at liberty to vote as
they pleased. The Cox men, we say, refused to
give the delegates either credentials or instruc.
Lions . , and contested their right to sit in Conven.
tion while admitting that they hada majority of
the votes cast. Moreover, had every delegate
voted instructions., and had the Elkland dole.
gates voted for Cox, the result would not have
been changed. Two delegates voted for Roberts
on the last ballot when they should have voted
for Cameron. And the truth is, good people,
that neither Cameron nor Cox had first and
second choices enough to nominate them. And
had the Wellhboro, Donner, Mansfield, and Rich 7
mond delegates voted for Cox, he' would still
have been beaten by a majority of two.
tED.ACIIT4TOII.
Tioga County Agricultural Society
Fair at Wcllsboro, Wednosday & Thurs
day, Oct. 6 & 7, 1869.
PREMIUM LIST.
Class I.—HORSES
IST 2ND
Best stallion. 4 sears old and orcr sfl $4
11 3 it gt i 2
Bost pair matched horses 6 4
" Je, mares - 6 4
" draft horses - 5 2
" 3yr old geldings or mares 4 2
Bost single horse or mare 4 2
Committee: F E Smith, John W Bailey, 0
II W ood.
Class 2.—MARES (C• COLTS
Best brood mare and colt
" pair 2 year old colts
1 rr Id
" 3 year old mare or gelding 2
Id 2 rl rr 2
4i 1 "
sucking colt
Committee: Alonzo Kimball, J B Redfield,
Henry Searle.
Class 3.—J4CKS & MULES.
Bost jack of any ago 6
" pair mules 5
" mule colts
I "Tower.
Class 4.—CATTLE
Best Alderney bull
" Durham " 3 2
" Devon " 3 2
" Native " 3 2
" Durham cow 3 1
" Devon " 3 1
" Alderney " - 3 1
" Native " 2 1
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" 2 year old heifer 2 1
u 1 tc 2 1
" bull calf - • 2
" heifer calf 2
Committee : Relit Campbell, Chas Buckley,
Alpheus Willard.
(!lass 5. CA TTLE.
Best yoke working oxen 4 2
" 3 year old steers 3 1
.
''2 a • ' 2
.
a 1 "1
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" beef cattle :3 1
Bost hoof cow 2
" yard of cattle not 1033,4 than 6 head 6 2
Committee : W P ShurawaY, Win P Campbell,
Gee Gilbert.
Class 6.—SHEEP.
Best fine wool buck ' 3 2
" coarse " 3 2
" fine wool owe 2 1
" Scoots° " 2 1
"3 lambs 2 1
e " yard of shoop 10 bend or more 3 2
Committee: Ches. Eboronz, James Tubbs,
R. J. Tenho.
Class 7-17008
Best boar hog 1 2 1
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" sow 2 1
" sow and pigs 3 2
Committoo : F.D. Bunnoll, J. P. Donaldson;
Leroy Tabor.
Class B—PO ULTRY.
Bost cock and hen 2 0
" • pr Turkeys 2
" " Gesso . 2 0
" " Ducks 1 0
" variety of fowls not loss than 10 2 0
Committee.: Mart King, Chas. Van Valken
burg, John IV. l Guernsey.
,Class 020. DUCTS.
Bost: firkin butter 3 0
'tub 2 0
factory choose, 3 1
hand mado" 3 1
" 1p lbs maple sugar 1 0
4, gallon maple syrup 1 0
" box honey 2 0
Committee : J. S. Murdaugh, W. T. Mathers,
Moses Leo.
Class 10—FIELD CROPS
Best acre of wheat
. " corn
" oats
" barley
' / potatoes
' acre buckwheat,
" acre timothy hay
MI contestants for above premiums must sub
mit the proof of measurement of ground, quality
to Ben )1. W. Williams, Chairman of the
Executive Committee, prior to first day of De
cember.
Class lA—GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Bost 6 bead cabbagel 0
do A b4shel of beets - 1 0
-do A 'do of potatoes 1 0
do A I do of tomatoes 1 0
do bunch of celery 1 0
do 4 winter squashes 1 0
do 6 'water melons 1 0
do 6 musk do 1 0
do 6 bond cauliflower 1 0
do peck of onions 1 0
do 3 bushel rota bans * 1 0
do 3 carrots 1 0
coo A. turnips
1 0
do 10 pumpkins 1 0
do display of garden vegetables 3 0
Committee: John L Robinson, JIS Bush, J
G Seoley.
Class 12.—GRAIN.
Bost bushel winter wheat, . 1
• do ,spring do 1
do rya 1
do , barley, 1
~ do oats, 1
i do corn in the ear, 1
do buckwheat, 1
do clover seed, 1
do timothy, 1
do peas, 1
t do beans, 1
Committee :--tE Hart, C .1 Humphrey, John
Davis.
Class 13.—FRUITS. j
Bost variety of apples, 2 /
do pears, 1
do peaches, 1
do plums, 1
do grapes,. 1
Bost general display of fruits, 3 1
Committee—Augustus Alba, Nelson Whitney,
11 T Bentley.
Class 14—AGRIOULTURAL IMPIITS.
Beet plow,
- do Bide'-hill plow,
do cultivator,
do subsoil plow,
do hold drill,
do field roller,
do harrow, V
do reaper and mower,
do molvor,
do throatier and cleaner,
do atrawcutter,
do fanning mill,
do ft ore° rake,
do 134 tattler,
Committee :—L 0 Bonnet, J M Rose, Lem
Plank.
Class 15.—MECHANICAL DEPT.
Bost farm wagon,
do singlo buggy,
do family carriage,
•do sot double harness (hoary),
do double carriage harness,
do single harness,
Jo assortment of blackemithing,
do. do cabinet furniture, 5
Committoo:—Chestor Robinson, .1 a Park
hurst, Thomas Jones.
Class 16.—HOUSEIIOLD & 'DOMESTIC.
Bost 10 yards flannel, 1 .
do full cloth, 1
do ra g carpet, 1 +
do tow cloth, I
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do 5 yards linen, 1
do specimen wheat flour, 2
do loaf bread, . 1
do specimen apple butter, 1
do gallon of soap, 1
Committee:—Mrs. Hiram BrOoks, lifts. El X
Billings, Mrs. J P Morris.
Class 17.—PLOWERS & PAINTING.
Beat parlor bouquet, . I
do hand do 1
do dozen dahlias, 1
do display of flowers ' 1
do embroidery—work of extilb tir, 1
do oil painting do ' 1
do ponoiling, do • 1
do crayon drawing, do . 1
Committeo :—Mrs H. W Williams, Mrl Willard
Knight, Mrs W D Knox. 1
Class 18.—PLOWING MATCH.
Bost aoro plowed with horsos, 3 2
do do with oxon, 3 2
(time and depth considered.)
Committee :—D G Edwards, John Waco, P V
VanNoss.
All articles worthy of premiums and not Bpeo-
Mod in the foregoing will be referred to Discre
tionary Committees.
Class 19.—GENT'S DISCRETIONARY
COMMITTEE
John Dickinson, Morgan Seeley, Charles II
Goldsmith, A T James, Job Doane.
Class 20.—LADIES' DISCRETIONARY
COMMITTEE.
Miss Henrietta Todd, Mrs. James Bryden,
Mrs. G W Herrington, Mrs. Philander Niles,
Mrs. John W Guernsey.
FLORAL HALL"OOMMITTAE
M M DeLano, Walter Sherwood, 1! II Rob
inson, J W Panel, Prod Truman, James Van
Valkenburg. Mrs. L C Bennet. Mrs. A J So
field, Mrs. J It Niles, Mrs. P It Williams; Mies
es—Kato Williston, Mary Kimball, Margaret
Wylie.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
11. W. Williams, Chairman, Hiram Brooke,
Joseph J.lngbam, E. T. Bentley, Wm. Camp
boll, C. H. Goldsmith, J. W. Bailey, B. B.
Holiday, L. C. Ben et, A. M. Ingham, Thomas
B. Brydon.
Col. N. A. ELL OTT, Marshal.
Jiro. I. MITCUELL, II HENRY SHERWOOD,
Soe'y. I'res't.
In 11. I' Et XL e•
R. A. L. MONROE, is the authorized
Agent for Tioga and Potter Counties, to
effect insurance in the
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Wyoming Insurance Company.
Ho will canvass the county during the week ex
cept Saturdays, when ho will be found at the
office of John. I. Mitchell, to attend to all who
may give tljm a call. A. L. MONROE.
Sept. 22, 1869-3 m.
C. 13. 13,.01103Wr,
IX 'l t
r'" 3 "od his goods to the Now S t ore _
east of icar ki-EIT)-on. - . in
,Lots of New Goods
EMI
Just rcceivod, comprising every thing usually
kept in n
DRY GOODS STORM
So it's over the way,
The people say—
Kelley has gone with his goods;
Consisting of everything,
Including old women's hoods.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery
Hardware,Aoots 4 , rid Shoes,
and an endless variety of
SO-FORTITS,
that is usually found in a flrst-glass country
Thanking my patrons for their very liberal
patronage heretofore, I propose to. attend strictly
to business in future and sell all the goods I pos.
etbly can. So call in and see
Sept. 22, IEO9. KELLEY.
Insurance Agency.
WELLSIIORO, PA.
Cash Capital over $20,000,000.
FIRST-CLASS CO'S-NONE BETTER.
RATES AS LOW as any good Companies
will take. Policies on dwellings and farm
property written at this office, and delivered . on
.a.yment of premium.
Are You Insured ?
5 0
5 0
3 0
2 0
3 0
2 0
2 0
It costs but little, particularly to Insure dwell
ings, farm property, and contents. Detaelied
dwellings and farm property insured for 3 years
for one per centum and expense of policy, &e.
A house, detached IQO or moro insured for
$lOOO for 3 years, at an expense of $1.1,50. Only
$3,83.1 a year! Small tax—good thing in case of
fire. Furniture, provisions, bedding ho., at the
same rates. There is no excuse,
Everyone Should be Insured.
If not with me, Smith & Merrick will do it just
as cheap, and just as well. (Gratis, gentlemen.)
I should be glad however, to befriend enough in
this manner to pay for advertising.
' JNO. I. MITCHELL.
Wellsboro, Sept. 22, 18Q9-tf.
ALL persons indebted to D. S. Irelanar ,
will please call and settle; and any person
having any claim will please present it for eat
tlement or forever hold their peace.
I expect to leave Covington on the 20th day of
October, and any person or persons wishing to
go to Raleigh, North Carolina, with me, will
please meet me at No. 12, South Wharf, Phil
adelphia; on Wednesday the 27th inat., at 4 o'-
- clock, P. M., at the Steamer. ,
Any person wishing to buy small Lots from
to 15 acres, about Smiles west of Raleigh on
the N. , C. Railroad and Hillsdale Turnpike, on
main traveled road, at which place there is a
Station, Store, Meeting house, ac., can be ac
commodated by applying to D. S. Ireton, jr.,
and will assist any one who wishes to buy a large
placo. D. L. IRRLAN, Jr.,
Oct. 22,1869-31 Covington, Pa.
A W. POTTRH, of Charleston, has created
/I • a Cider mill in Catlin Hollow, and is
prepared to manufacture to order._ Bring on
your applos—tho more the better.
A. W. POTTER.
Charleston, 13 opt. 22, 1869-4 w,
A. M. INGILIM. M. D . ,
ROMOEOPATBIBT, office at his residence on
the Avenue. Wellsboro, Aug. 26ttt 1869-tf.
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store.
Notice
Cider Mill !
The One Price Cheap Store :
BM
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Etc.,
New Goods Received almost Daily.
HAVING made arranOments to keep a 'still Larger Variety of Goods than
last year, and believing Judieloutlvertising to be a good investment, intend to we the columns
of the AGITATOR more extensively then for the last two soars.- our Dry Goods Department is
made as attractive by us as possiblo. Wo keep a largo stock of all goods saleable that we fool
warranted in keeping, and allow no ono to undersell us at any time, Aiming to keep the Lost
article for a given price that the Market will afford. Wo invite all to oxaminoeur stook in tho
nomE STIC DEPARTMENT.
Brown Meetings, Bleached Meetings, , BrQlOll Skirtings,
'Pickings, Checked Shirtings, St4ol
Penims, blue if: brown. -
Wo'havo addod t.o this stock a fine moortmont Of LINIM GOODS conaistin of
Brown Table Linens front 56 cis to $l,OO, 3 Bleached Table Linens from 75 cis to $l,OO
Blcl'd do ; $l,OO to 150. 2'owelings, Towels, Napkins (6 Table Cloths,
. . to t 'o 1 I 030 po , , t ro o loot 80.:. 1 1 c.F
DRESS GOODS.
We have now in stook, (and aro receiving additions to (it almost daily) an unakmally large and
' well assorted steak 'of
BLACK SILKS, PRINTED DELAINES, SEEDED DELAINES, SEROES, AL
PACAS, FANCY POP IN, FRENCH POPLINS, PLAIN POPLINS,
CHANGEABLE PO LINO, ALPACA POPLINS, BLACK AL
PAGAS, BL 111( ALPACA-POPLINS. PLAIDS.
The above stock can bo found the root complete, did at much lower prices than any we have
offered before. Clornparing favorably with the largest Stores in the Southern Tier.
IT4C:›l 7 ' ISIX-K.lFt.ffrii.
We have made arrangements with our Skirt Manufacturer so have an extra discount on our
purobases of bim, and we intend to giro our customers the benefit of this arrangement. From
this date our entire Stook of Skirts will be sold at an average reduction of about 25 per cent, mak
ing them lower than over before.
75 ct. Skirt for 50 cts.; $l,OO Skirl for 75 cts.; $1,25 ,Sikirl for $l,OO ; $1,50 Skirt foi
$1,25; $2,00 Skirt for $1,50. if;a, (r•C.
In Ladies Bison. MiSEICS and Children's equally cheap. ;
Hosiery and White Goods.
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We can tio better for our custonmrs in this stook than at any limo during tho war, and as the
Goods arohow Very cheap, so that sales will warrant it, we shall keep a much hotter Stock than
for }worn' years past. Wo shall koop a very handsome stock of
pLAIN...r..!
Auull . E " D7W - IS - S, -- FERCAI,ES, .13 - 11 . ILLIANfS, - SIARSAIE L LES . ,'
BISHOP LAWNS, LINEN lID'KFS, &C.,
aiming to anpply all calls in as satisfactory niannor as possible.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
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We make prettybig claims on this Stoeic, and wo think wo can back them up. Our business in
this Department has boon an increasing one every year, and we intend to keep it so, if eolling .he
beet qualities of ork at the lowest Market Prices will do it. We shall Troop a still larger s
• eortmcnt of J. Richardson's Work, in following styles:
Alen's French Calf Boots,
do A. II; do
do Fine Kip Boots.
do Sloga do
do Calf Shoes,
do Kip Shoes,
WOMEN'S MISSES, AND CHILDREN'S CALF AND MOROCCO POLISH,
AND BALMORAL SHOES.
Wo also intond to hoop a still larger stook of Ladles, Misses and Childron's Fine Work, In
Sorge, Pebble Goat, and Kid in all the desirable styles, in those Goods and in Richardson's work.
we shall keep regular goods, so that we can supply our customers regularly with such work as
they have found to suit thorn in our stock. All our work except such as we sell for cheap work
we warrant, and make satisfactory ootnponsation if it proves iMperfeet in any way.
We aro now keeping as good an assortment of Trunks as we formerly did, and shall keep a full
Stook of
COMMON PACKING TRUNKS, ALL SIZES, EXTRA QUALITY, COMMON
FOLIO, EXTRA QUALITY FOLIO, COMMON AND EXTRA QUAL
ITY SARATOGA, AND GENTS' fRAVELING TRUNKS,
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Wo will also order from the Faotory any description of Trunks wanted; that w•e do not feel
warranted in heaping on hand, if desired, at loss than the usual profit °barged on fair Once
Parasols, all Rinds.
Wo would respectfully invite the at tent on of eustomors to our assortment of Parasols whi c h we
think cannot be surpassed either as to ity eor price by any ono in the trade. We haven full as-;
eortmont of colors in each of the style named below, and else assorted colors in Linings:
Plain Silk Parasols, lined and unlined cheap; . Beaded Parasols, lined and
unlined ;. Changeable Parasols, lined or ruffled ; also plain, lined milled
and fringed; Square and Pannier Parasols, lined and fringed ;
Lace covered Parasols; Childrens' Parasols.
SUN UMBRELLAS, cotton and gingham ; also Suple and full boiled, Silk,
and In all the desirable sizes.
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
Handsome Prints, warranted fast colors at 10 cents per yard
Good wido bleached Maelino at 11 canto por yard
Now styles Pornolos.at 25 eta per yard, sold all the spring at 44 ots. to 50 cents
Handsotho stook Dress Goods 23 eta. Ilandsomo stook of Shawls at $3 00 c . e. p .t $• I I
The boat Bargains in Black Mantilla Silks to ho fonini in this vicinity
Black Alpacas, 50,55,621 anil 75 oonts. Black Alpaca Poplins, lin, 75, 871 otp, a nd $l,OO,
the best goods for the money wo have over oirored. •
Lawns, ?figured Swiss and Organdies at very low prices
Thanking tho peoplo of Tioga County for their very generous.patronngo l.
in tho past, by strict
attention to business and soiling goods at a low figure, we hope to merit a continuanco of the
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DRALNate tN
& 111,1ESTIC DRY GOODS,
' Etc., Etc. , Etc.
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CORNING, N4_, Y.
IM
T R MIMS I
& CO.,
Bided Slehtin9s,
Pillow Case Cottons,
Boys' Kip Boots,
do Siva do
Youths Kip Boots,
do Siva do
do Shoes,
Youths do
g. 00X, of Liberty, !is candidatef or
'Trenauter, 'subject to ttss 3 dettsion lbo
Republican county Convention.—Geis. (!o.c)/1"/,-.
tio,liYcdge of Hay g, 1869.
TO TUE VOTERS OFA COUNTY.
(ARN. C. COX, having been n candid:lM o .
Ur - fore the Republican Convention for Trtai.
urer of Ti9ga. County, and believing that gr4t
Injustice tias done him in said Convention,
having been so strongly urged by his friends, w e
have concluded to announceihis name as an in.
dependent candidate for the office of County,
Treasurer. IL. C. Cox, " by many friends."
Sept. 15, 180-4 w.
JP. DONALDSON is a candidate Car
the talc° of Prothonotary, subject to the
dOcieion of tho Republican Convention of Tiog a
County. [Mr. Donaldson's pledge of May Dath
181.19.]
TO TUE VOTFIIt TIOOA COUNTY.
HA Vll4O been solicited by malty of my Re.
publican frionds from all parts of the
county, to become an independent candidate fi r
the office of Prothonotary, I have concluded to
yield to their roquosts, rind without offering tiny
further reasons for doing ,so, I now announce
myself as a ciantlidato for that•offico.
Aug. 18, 18811. J. P_DosALD:4Os.
Furniture ! Furnithre,!
B. T. VAN HORN,
ILTAVING completed his new Cabinet Ware
j_j_ bons!) on Main street, \Mistier°, has qeelt.
ed it with a largo and Fuperior aeeortcd Btork
FURNITURE.
Chamber gulls, Walnut, Ash, Maple,
! dce., so. , l&o,,
1 from WO down, and las altar,
as tho samo goods can be I . A.
~1 4 75. '-'4lC'al in the itice, freight added.
Parlor Suite, Walnut, Cherry, and
Mahogany, Reps or Hair Cloth,
from $125 down. Also,
SOFAS, LOUNGES, COUOIES, TEIE
A—TETES,
with Uphdlstory to suit.
Ornter 'Patiles, Walnut or Marble Tops,
Looking Classes, Bracket:, Pa
per Racks, Rocking Chairs,
all kinds, ,
Wholesale and Retail.
I am manufacturing as usual,nnd inttndto
keep a full stock of ware, bomo;nnd city made
at, all times. My Ware Rooms are spacious anti
neat, and now contain the largest, costliest sad
Lest stock of Furniture ever brought into the
minty. ,
planink and Matching.
SCROLL SAWING & MOULDINii,
dono to ordor nt tho Factory.
Sept. 1.5, 1869—tf
Wetishoro Academy.
T 1111 : ACADEMY building haring undergone
su Rabin repair, the FALL. I }Atm for 180 sill
open Sept. 2.ltd inst., under the direction of Prof.
W. W. MINT, A. 8., PutneithcL, end Jetthir
I'. (11 lISiiN, 1.1 raduato of Gonesseo Wesleyan em•
inary, Pr«.4..pirces. Thorough , ifs It n tie?
be given in all'the English nrAid,,, tonally
taught in Af. , adetnies and in he Aneient and
Modern Languages. Tuition from ys_ to ith,
one half to he paid at the he:.tinnibg 'of the
term. Full term 13 wevhs. It i> importaut that
ttdutlents should be present at the beginning of
the ter though they will be received at any
time. It.
(Iministrator's _Notice
1 4 ETTRRS OP ADMINISTRATION ha\ inf . ,
ji been granted upon the estate of 'Asa Short,
late of Chatham die'd, 011 pen , ons indebted to, or
elanaing again t said e't:tte, wit! I.ettle with
Inl=llll
For Sale.
rnill ) EXTRACT FACT6ItY :at Cow:mosque
1 VA ley, Tioga Co., Pa. This factory is 10x110
loot, two stories, ample steam power, and caparb
ty of 1060 pounds of tanning extract per day.
It is itfa location favorable for either its Iqtsad
business or as a tannery, and way he fatted Pr
the latter at a mall expent.e. About 111 cr
acres of land go with tha property.' 'Will be sold
low :and on easy iCTIIIB. Apply to I. N. Mc.
CoMll, Cow anesrino Valley, Tioga Co., Pa , tor
ic:"us., ,t*.
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Notice to Bridge Bni klci
TEE pounniF.i•iontrs Tiog r ui County bill
JIL meet On the ground in let a•
building. 4.1 n County hi idgo t•te'r the Tin}}
River tit a point nhern the To l ll4l 4,r highwaY
loading front Fall Brook to U n i ta , I , ,,s,llFhip
erogyes tho Tinga River in the • Towni.hip
Ward, on Thursday, Sept. 23, nt,ll..is'elock I'. M
P. V . . VAN NESS,
.1013 REX t 01117,
M. W. WETEEMIER
Sept. 15, 180
Cider ! 6Ydep_l
rpn E subscriber bas purchased a fiTEt•elhE .?
Power Cider Mill, and is ready to Inaba
eider for customers, by the barrel or on 1,1111TP,0
nt the rate of 20 barrels h day. Bring en your
apples.
Apples bought at fair prices. I am ull ready
for work at my Steam Factory. ;
S. A. lIILTLIOLI v .
Wellslioy;, Sept. 15, 18{19.
Farm for Sale.
AFINII RAW L Y FARM of 110 soros, SO
acres improllod, and about two miles from
Wellshoro, is offered for saloon reasonnblo term,s.
Said farm 18 well matured, well fenced, and has
oNcollolit Imiltlings, and an orchard of about -t lO
choice fruit trees. Address, or intiniro on Oa
premises, of L. P. or" of WALTER
SHERWOOD, Esci,, Wollsttoko, Pa.
Sopt. 15, I,IIID-30
Cords of 119iloe'k l Hark, wanted, for
5(71J which the lii 6 heet market prico will be
paid on delivery at my Tannery, in We'Woo.
JD° 2, ]BO9-tf. JOSEPH ItIBEROLLS.
B. T. VAN LIORS
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