Towanda daily review. (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, December 15, 1879, Image 3

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    QOAL ! COAL I
(HliVir i.ts/l
•'he following price* will be charged for
YMMCMVE €'01 L, in the yard, in all the
yards signatures hereto attached, until furthe
notice:
STOVE, $ 4 oo
CHESTNUT, 4 oo
ORATE, 3 75
EGO, 3 75
Cartage, PI FT Y CENTS PEli TON IN
addition to above, and an EXTRA CHARGE for
carrying in.
W. M. MALLORY, Towano .
HENRY MERCUR, •
NATHAN TIDD, 44
E. B. PIERCE,
BARTLETT BROS., Wysox.
At ff4EiMjOKf& I'.flf D, formerly l'hln
ucy's:
Sullivan Coal,
LARGE STO VE, 00
SMALL STOVE, 3 25
CHESTNUT; 3 25
EGG t 3 (jo
GRATE, 3 GO
SMALL CHESTNUT, 2 15
With same additional charges for cartage.
W. M. MALLORY.
October, 24, 187s.
fcrTHE REVIEW, is the
• txxt ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do not
forgo ii. fl'g
BUSINESS PARTY AND CALLING CARDS
printed to order,.
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NESS CARDS.
Al.vomi A SON.
LIST, December term, 1879.
SECOND WKBK.
Jsohn Chlison vs E W Decker appeal
| Daniel Bensley vs Charles E Noble issue
! Nathaniel Davison's ex'r vs ,J Leroy Corhin.. .asspt
Joseph Towner vs B W Lane ejectment
j Shaw A Co vs Andrew J Layton trespass
! Codding & Itussell vs Towanda boro School dis.dbt
Phenix Life Ins Co vs H A Burbank et al Bci fa
| Jackson Lewis vs William Whitney trespass
j Seth Donne's adrn'r vs C W Doane trover
Weller it Ellis vs Dennis McMahon's adtn asspt
i S H Farnsworth vs J Cobb issue
l) C DeWitt vs Schroder Coal Co trespass
| Sarah Jordan vs Olive Fox Elliott issue
j F M Palmer vs Eugene Keeler appeal
. Harrison Black vs Niram A Black "eject
J William M Keeler vs Barret Keeler asspt
! Andrew Pratt vs John Smiley appeal
j J P Horton vs Robert Bennett et al n**pj
I J J Thompson vs W H Dunlup inq
C W Clnpu vs J W llollenback et al trespass
| William M l'iatt vs Charlotte Ward's ex'r... .asspt
j Lydia Lewis' use vs Peleg Peck's exrs asspt
j Margaret D Kline's use vs David Luther et uL.tres
I Joel Davis vs B Lacey MoAffee asspt
B C Hall ve William Br ague appeal
THIRD WEEK.
S Kirby vs H (' Carpenter ejectment
Arthur Cunningham vs B J llousekneeht... .tresp
Cornelia Turk's ad'm vs J Turk sci fa
Alexander Ennis vs J N Cole appeal
A V Snyder vs G 8 Ackley appeal
] Edward < >verton's adm vs John C'onmey
| Frost's Sons vs Federal Ins Co asspt
j Elizabeth Drake et al use vs S II Farnsworth.. . ejet
| Brad L & B A of Athens vs F A Root sci fa
j 1) B Walker et al vs Pa A N Y lili Co eject
! Guy C liollon vs Elhanan Smith appeal
j Win M Mallory vs James T Clark et al ...partition
j J C Blum vs Andrew J Layton trespass
i C A Heavener vs David Hervener's exr asspt
j J B Bradley vs Alonzo Hill et al ejectment
j M Cunningham vs David Whipple
j Brad B & L A of Athens vs N B Reeves sci fa
j Daniel daggers vs Lewis Biles et al trespass
' Wm II Barnes vs Wm May trespass
| Iliram Horton's usevs Erastus Shepard sci fa
do do do do..
do do do do..
; II B Ingham vs James McCrossen
| Catherine 1) Leffler vs Win Leffler et al issue
L F Goetchius vs Wm Gardner debt
Subpmnas for second week returnable Monday
Decembi r 8 at 2 p. m.subpienas for tiiird week re
turnable on Monday December l. r at 2 p. in.
GKORGE W BLACKMAN,
Towanda Nov. 12 1879. Prolhonotary.
. ... .
(xPcat
CROW 1 )S!
at
J. L.. KENT'S.
and an
| IMMENSE STOCK !
DRESS GOODS,
CLOAKS and SHAWLS,
GLOVES and HOSIERY,
3 button Kid Gloves, only 75
Cents, worth a dollar.
SHEETINGS & SHIRTINGS,
I of the best brands, cheap !
CLOTHS and CASSIMERES,
of all qualities and prices.
RIBBONS & FANCY GOODS,
the best selection ever offered
in this market.
FLANNELS & BLANKETS,
in endless variety.
In fact my assortment of DRY
GOODS is complete and is not
excelled by any establishment in
the country. In prices
I DEFY COMPETITION !
and cordially invite inspection of
mv goods and a comparison of
prices.
Col. Means' mammoth
store, second door south of Mc.
1 Intyre Brothers hardware store.
|
IKENT,
Nov. 14. Agent.
y ertical
Feed.
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As usual, the Vertical Feed
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Sewing Machine took First Pre
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mium. at the late county Fair.
A* I
Overwlielmin <y Stock
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OK KVEKYTHING IN
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Alillinery,
Motions and
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Fancy Goods
LINK AT
MRS. S. H. SWEET,
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One door south of Evans k Hildreth's, Main
Street.
Having learned by experience where
t bargains can be found. I mean to maintain my
| reputation in the future as in the past, and
! those who desire real bargains should see
what I have secured at the sales the past week
in New York.
Mrs. Sweet takes great pleasure in announc
.igtothe ladies that she gives personal atten
| tion to trimming hats, and by long experience
flatters herself that she can give satisfaction
CALL AND SEE,
AND BE ASTONISHED AT
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Low Prices.
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, MRS. S. 11. SWEET.
Sept,. SO.
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Text Book Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
At a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held a Bellefonte, Decem
j ber 26, 1878, pursuant to the call of H.
Meyer, Esq., County Superintendent, for
the purpose of considering the propriety
of taking measures to secure a uniformity
:of the text-books used in the schools of
said county, the following action was
taken, over fifty directors being present
and nearly all the district in the county
being represented:
i COPY OF MINUTES.
| i Upon motion of C. I'. Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and 1
,| resolutions were adopted:
i WHEKEAS: Great expense and waste are I
! frequently incurred bv the present and con-I
nstatlv changing variety of text-books used in 1
j the common schools of Centre county, there-1
i fore, be it
Resolved. By the representative directors
here in session, that a system of text-books,
suitable, complete and uniform, be adopted in
accordance with the laws of the State,
throughout the county.
Upon motion of J. C. P. Jones, the follow-'
I plan was adopted with but one dissenting !
vote, to carry into effect the following pre- I
amble and resolutions:
! First. The various publishing houses to
sead samples of their books to enct school!
board in cne county ror exHinination and to
submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr -
duetorv and wholesale prices, and the length
of time they will guarantee to furnish them
at said price.
Second. No agent ofanv puhltshing house
to be permitted to do any work in the county,
to be either general or local agent, beyond
sending his books and terms as above stated.
Any house or agent violating this under
standing, their books to be counted ou of the
contest.
Third. The several school boards of the
county, after examination of the various
books which may have been submitted, to
hold a meeting at which each director shall
make out a list of the bowks which he prefers
to have adopted in the county, and se d it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., County* Superin n dent,
Robersburg, Pa., prior to the first day of
June, 1879, who shall ma.:o & * e
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having th ighest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, after having
made the above canvaos as above, to send the
result of the same to each of the papers in the
county for publication.
W. C. HEINLE, Chairman.
J. C. P. JONES, Secretary.
The following is the result of the votes
of the Directors of Centre county, Pa., on
the uniformity of Text-books in said
county, with the number of votes cast fro
each book, under the foregoing plan and
resolutions :
READERS. No. vote.
for eacsh
New Graded 74
Independent 20
Applcton's 17
New American 12
SPELLERS.
Swinton's S3
New American
Independent 23
Applet on's 1
Patterson's
Sander's Union
Raub's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
Swinton's 100
Colton's 14
Mitchell's 10
Independent 1
Monteith's
HISTORIES.
Swinton's OS
ltedpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Ouackenbos' 1
Watson's .... 4
V R ITT EN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 57
Green leaf's u
Brook's
Gilne's >o
Bolt's 12
N rook's Union g
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Milne's 7
Green leaf's 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's 53
Greenleafs 1
COPY BOOKS.
Spencerian 0$
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's 10
GRAMMARS.
Kerl's 72
Swinton's ] i<?
Clark's Brief * i*
Bullion's j
Harvey's ] 20
Ouackenbos' "3
Fewsmith's \ j
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's 5
Clark's 5
Harvey's ]
Morton's 5
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant A Stratton's 44
Fol sum's g
Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Townsend's
BOTANY.
Gray's 49
Steele's [ *
GEOLOGY.
Dana's 30
DRAWING.
White's Industrial 4a
PHYSIOLOGY.
Steele's
Cutter's !!..!! 0
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Steele's 2
Ihe attention ol Directors is called to
Section LXII of the School Laws, which
requires every School Board in the State
o adopt a series of Text-books everv,
}ear, during vacation, which books, and
110 others, can be used during the ensuing
school year. This is intended to fix a
uniform course of study for the school 01
each district.
The undersigned having been appoint
ed a Committee to count the vote on
county uniformity of Text-books in Cen
tre county, respectfully report that
they have carefully performed such duty
and that the foregoing is a correct can
vass of the same.
SAMUEL FRANCX,
JAKKD HARP'.R,
W, C. lIKINTJcj
Committee appointed by the Count?
Superintendent to canvass the votes
BELLEFONTE. PA., June 23, 1879.