Towanda daily review. (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, December 16, 1879, Image 3

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QOAL! COAL!
CHEAP FOR CASH !
The following prices will be charged for *€JV
VMS L, in the yard, in all the
yards signatures hereto attached, until furthe |
notice:
STOVE, $ 4 oo
CHESTNUT, 4 oo
GRATE, 3 75 |
EGG, 3 75
Cartage, FIFTY CENTS PER TON IN
addition to above, and an EXTRA CHARGE for I
carrying in.
W. M. MALLORY, Towana .
HENRY MERCUR,
NATIIAN T1D1),
E. B. PIERCE,
BARTLEYT BROS., VVysox.
At JltiQldIMOR ftMt 19, formerly Phin
oey's:
Sullivan Coal,
LARGE BTO VE, $3 00
SMALL STOVE, 3 2 5
CHESTNUT; 3 25
EGG t 3 00
GRATE, 3 00
SMALL CHESTNUT, 2 \5
With same additional charges for cartage.
W. M. MALLORY. !
October, *24, 1879.
50th YEAR
of
GODEY'S LADY'S ROOK.
The oldest and Best Fashion Magazine
in America.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
REDUCED TO 82.00 PER YEAR.
Subscriptions will be received at this Office iu
Clubs with this Paper.
The DAILY REVIEW and Godey's Lady's
Book for one Year at 84.50.
See what Godey's Lath 's Book will Contain
IN 1880.
Nearly I*2oo pages of llrst-class Literarv matter.
I*2 .Steel Plate Beautiful Original Engravings.
I*2 Purge and Elegantly Colored Fashion Plates.
"24 Pages of Vocal and Instrumental Music.
900 Engravings,on Art, Science, and Fashion.
I*2 Large Diagram Patterns of Ladies' and Chil
dren's Dresses.
I*2 Architectural Designs for Beautiful Homes.
200 ur more Original Receipts for Family Use.
Vnd the usual Original Department matters.
The January No. of the New Year will be issued
December rst. and will contain the opening chap- j
ters of one of the Best Serial Stories ever printed in
American Magazine,by
CHRISTIAN REID,
the author of " A Gentle Belle," " Valerie Avl
iner," •' Morton House," etc,, entitled
ROSLYNN FORTUNE.
We have engaged a Full Corps of Distinguished
Writers, whose Contributions will enrich Godey's
Lady's Book during the year.
Send in your Club* at- once. You can add any
nut nee a/terwarda at the name price as the
original Club.
TERMS.—Cash in Advance.
.
POSTAGE PKEPAID.
t >nc copy, one year, #2 09
I wo copies, one year, It 70 '
Three copies, one year, 25
Four copies, one year, 0 GO
Five copies, one year, and an extra copy to the
person getting up the club, making six cop
ies, y 50
Eight copies, one year, and an extra copy to
the person getting up the club, making nine
copies, 14 00
Now is the time to make up your Club.
HOW Tit It KM IT. —Got a i'ost-otiiee Money
Order on Philadelphia, or a Draft on Philadelphia
or New York. If you cannot get either of these, !
send Bank-notes, and iu the latter ease register
your letter.
To parties intending to get up Club, a specimen
copy will be sent on application.
Address,
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK PUB. CO. (Limited),
lOOfl, Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa
REVIEW, is the 1
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boat ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do not
.
forget
BUSINESS PARTY AND CALLING CARDS
printed to order.
CALL
AND
SEE
OUR
NEW VISITING AND BUSI
NESS CARDS.
AI.VOKD A SON.
Gl'Pil 1
CROWDS!
$
at
J. L. KENT'S.
and sin
IMMENSE STOCK !
DRESS GOODS,
CLOAKS and SHAWLS,
GLOVES and HOSIERY,
3 button Kid Gloves, only 75
Cents, worth a dollar.
SHEETINGS & SHIRTINGS,
of the best brands, cheap !
CLOTHS and CASSIMERES,
of all qualities and prices.
RIBBONS & FANCY GOODS,
the best selection ever o lie red
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 I
the country. In prices
1 DEFY COMPETITION !
and cordially invite inspection of
my goods and a comparison of
prices.
Col. Means' mammoth
store, second door south of Mc.
Intyre Brothers hardware store.
.F. IL. KENT,
Nov. 14. Agent.
V ertical i
Feed.
As usual, the Vertical Feed
!
Sewing Machine took First Pre-I
miuin. at the late county Fair.
A x '
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Overwhelmino- Stock
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OK KVKUYTIIIXG IS
M "il litter
\ot ions s ixl
Fancy (lootls
t/
LINK AT
MRS. S. 11. SWEET,
One door south of Evans & Hildreth's. Main
Struct.
Having learned by experience where
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 tin sales the past week
! in New York.
Mrs. Swe</ takes great pleasure in auuoune
ing to the '.dies that she gives personal atten
tion to trimming hats, and by long experienee
flutters herself that -Im' ean gi\c satisfaction
CALL ANI) SEE,
1
ANI) BE ASTONISHED AT
Low I *riees.
MRS. S. 11. SWEET.
Sept. 30.
ft
Text Book Uniformity.
RESULT WIIKRE ROOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
It a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre Comity, held a Bellefoute, Decem
ber id;, 1878, pursuant to the call of 11. I
Meyer, Esq., County Superintendent, fori
the purpose of considering the propriety
of taking measures to secure a uniformity i
of the text-books used in the schools of i
said county, the following action was
I taken, over fifty directors being present
and nearly all the district in the county
being represented:
COPY OF MINUTES.
Upon motion of C. P. Stone rod, of Snow I
| Shot; township, the following preamble and'
resolutions were adopted:
WHKKKAN: Great expense and waste are j
frequently incurred by the present and con
nstatly changing variety of text-books used in
the common schools of Centre county, there
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.
I pon motion of J. C. P. Jones, the follow
ing plan was adopted with but one dissenting
vote, to carry into effect the following pre
amble and resolutions:
First. The various publishing houses to
send samples of their books to etcb school I
board in tno county for examination and t
submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr -
ductory and wholesale prices, and the length
of time they will guarantee to furnish them
at said price.
Second. No agent of any publtshing house
to be permitted to do any work in the county,
to be either general or local agent, beyoiid
sending his books and terms as above stated.
Any house or agent violating this under
standing. their books to be counted oil 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 hooks which he pinfers
to have adopted in the county, and se d it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., County Superin n dent,
Rebcrsburg, Pa., prior to* the tirst day of
June, 1579, who shall ma.o a e
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having tin igliest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, after having
made the above eanvaos 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. 1\ JONES, Secretary.
The following 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 eaesli
New Graded 74
Independent 20
Appleton's 17
New American p>
SPELLERS.
Swinton's ,s3
New American ft
Independent 28
Appleton's 1
Patterson's
Sander's Union
Raub's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
Swinton's 100
Colton's |4
Mitchell's 10
Independent 1
Monteith's
HISTORIES.
Swinton's
Redpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Ouaekenbos' 1
Watson's 0
V RITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 57
Greenleaf's u
Brook's
Gillie's oy
Rolf's 12
Nrook's Union 8
Mew American 4
M ENTA L ARITHMETIC.
Milne's 7
Greenleaf's 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's 53
Greenleaf's 1
COPY BOOKS.
Spencerian 05
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's 10
GRAMMARS.
Kerl's 72
Swinton's p
Clark's Brief 7 15
Bullion's 1
Harvey's 20
Ouaekenbos' 3
Fewsmith's 1
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's 5
Clark's 5
Harvey's 1
Morton's 5
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant & Stratton's 44
Polsom's g
Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Townsend's
BOTANY.
Gray's 40
Steele's *.
GEOLOGY.
Dana's 3g
DRAWING.
White's Industrial 43
PHYSIOLOGY.
i Steele's o
Cutter's * J
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
I Steele's j
The attention of Directors is called to
I Section LXII ol the School Laws, which
; requires every School Board iu the State
o adopt a series of Text-books every,
; year, during vacation, which books, and
no others, can be used during the ensuing
school year. This is intended to lix a
uniform course of study for the school 01
each district.
The undersigned having been appoint
ed a Committee to count the vote on
j 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 FRANCE,
JARKD HARPER,
, W. C. HEINLE,
Committee appointed by the County
Superintendent to canvass the votes
1 BXLLEFONTK. PA., June 23, 1879.