Towanda daily review. (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, December 18, 1879, Image 3

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    QOAL ! COAL !
CHEAP FOR CASH !
The following prices will be charged for •#•/%*-
TUB.* CM IT Mi CO.ML, in the yard, in all the
yards signatures hereto attached, until fnrthe
notice:
STOVE, $4 25
CHESTNUT, 4 25
GRATE, 4 25
EGG, 4 25
Kg- Cartage, FIFTY" CENTS PER TON IN
addition to above, and an EXTItA CIIAHGE for
carrying in.
W. M. MALLORY, Towanua.
HENRY MKRCUR,
NATHAN TIDD,
K. B. PIERCE, "
BARTLETT BROS., Wysox.
At JITAI.I.OR V*S formerly Phin
ney's:
Hullivan Coal,
LARGE STOVE, $3 00
SMALL STO VE, 3 25
CHESTNUT, 3 25
EGG, 3 00
GRA TE, 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 BOOK.
The oldest and Best Fashion Magazine
% in America.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
REDUCED TO $2.00 PER YEAR.
Subscriptions will be received at this Office in
Clubs with this Paper.
The DAILY REVIEW and Godey's Lady's
Book for one Year at $4.50.
See what Godey's Lady's Book will Contain
IN 1880.
Nearly 1290 pages of lirst-class Literary matter.
12 Steel Plate Beautiful Original Engravings.
12 Large 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.'
12 Architectural Designs for Beautiful Homes.
200 ur more Original Receipts for Family Use.
And the usual Original Department matters.
The January No. of the New Year will be issued
December rst. and will contain the open n g chap
ters of one of the Best Serial Stories ever printed in
American Magazine, by
CHRISTIAN REID,
the author of •' A Gentle Belle," " Valerie Ayl
mer," " Morton House," etc,, entitled
ROSLYNS FORTUNE.
We have eagaged a Full Corps of Distinguished
Writers, whose Contributions will enrich Godey's
l>ady'B Book during the year.
Send in your Clubs at once. You can add any
names afterwards at the same price us the
original Club.
TERMS.—Cash in Advance.
POSTAGE PUKPAID.
One copy, one year, $2 00
Two copies, one year, 3 70
Three copies, one year, 5 25
Four copies, one year,.....' 6 00
Five copies, one year, and an extra eopy to the
persou getting up the club, making six cop
icH, 9 50
Eight copies, one year, and an extra copy to
the person getting up the club, making nine
copies, .....$ 14 00
Now is the time to make up your Club.
HOW TO % II KM IT. —Get a Post-office* Money
Order on Philadelphia, or a Draft on Philadelphia
or Now York. If you cannot get either of these,
send Bank-notes, and in the latter case register
your letter.
1° intending to get up Club, a specimen I
copy will be sent on application.
Address,
GODKY'S LADY'S BOOK PUB. CO. (Limited),
1000, Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa
REVIEW, is the!
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. best ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do not
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forget H.-wFX
, BUSINESS PARTY AND CALLING CARDB
printed to order.
CALL
AND
SEE
OUR
NEW VISITING AND BUSI
NESS CARDS.
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ALVORD \ SON. |
j
Gri'etit
CRO WDS!
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at
J. L. KENT'S/
and an
IMMENSE STOCK
J DRESS GOODS,
CLOAKS and SHAWLS, j
GLOVES and HOSIERY,
3 button Kid Gloves, only 75 |
Cents, worth a dollar.
!SHEETINGS & SHIRTINGS,;
of the best brands, cheap !
CLOTHS and CASSIMERES,
I
of all qualities and prices.
I
RIBBONS & FANCY GOODS, j
the best selection ever offered
in this market.
FLANNELS & BLANKETS,
in endless variety.
| In fact my assortment of DRY
j GOODS is complete and is not!
excelled by any establishment in
the country. In prices
I DEFY COMPETITION !
I'
j and cordially invite inspection of j
my goods and a comparison of
prices.
Col. Means' mammoth
store, second door south of Mc. h
| Intyre Brothers hardware store.
!
J. KENT,
Nov. 14. Agent. ,
V ertical
Feed.
I
As usual, the Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine took First Pre
mium, at the late county Fair.
RIAL LIST, December term, 1879.
THIRD WKKK.
S Kirby vs H C Carpenter ejectment
I Arthur Cunningham VH B J Housukneclit....trcsp
Cornelia Turk's ad'm VH .1 Turk sci fa
Alexander Knnis VH J N Cole appeal
A V Snyder VH G 8 Ackley appeal
Edward Overton's adm VH John Conmey
Kront'H Sons VH Federal Inn Co asspt
Elizabeth Drake et al use VH 8 II Funis worth... ejet
Brad 1. it B A of Athens VH F A lioot sci fa
I) B Walker et al VH l'a & X V lilt Co eject
Guy (' Ilollon VH Elhanan Smith appeal
Win M Mallory VH James T Clark et al ...partition
J C Blum VH Andrew J Layton trespass
I C A Ileavener VH David Hervener'n exr asspt
; .T B Bradley VH Alonzo Ilill et al ejectment
M Cunningham vs David Whipple
Brad B it L A of Athens vs X B Reeves sci fa
I Daniel daggers vs Lewis Biles et al trespass
Wm II Barnes VH Wm May trespass
! Hiram Horton's use vs Erastus Shepard sei fa
do do do do..
do do do do..
i II B Ingham vs James McCrossen
I Catherine D Letfler vs Wm Lefi'ler et al issue
I. F Goetcliius vs Wm Gardner debt
Subpoenas for second week returnable Monday
! I)t member Bat 2 p. in.; subpoenas for third week re*
I turnable on Monday December 15 at 2 p. m.
GEORGE W BLACK MAN,
Towanda Nov. 12 1879. Prolhonotary.
i REVIEW !
Only Twenty-Five
Cents a TVlontJi.
TRY IT?
1
Text Book Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
At a Convention of School Directors, of
Cenfrre County, held a Bellefonte, Decem
ber 2(>, 1878, pursuant to the call of 11.
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 tollowing action was
taken, over fifty directors being present
and nearly all the district in the county
being represented:
COPY OF MINUTES.
Upon motion of C. P. Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and eon
nstatly changing variety of text-books used in
the common schools of Centre countv, there
fore, be it
He solved, Ry 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 count v.
Upon motion of J. C. P. Jones, the follow
mg plan was adopted with but one dissenting
vote, to curry into effect the following pre
amble andresolutions:
First. TVe various publishing houses to
send samples of their books to eMck school i
! board in tne county Tor examination and to
j submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr< -
J ductory and wholesale prices, and the length
I of time they will guarantee to furnish them
! at said price.
Second. No agent of any publishing 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 varioii®
books which may have been submitted, to
hold a meeting at which each director shall
make out a list of the books which he prefera
to have adopted in the county, and se d it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., Countv Superin n dent.
Rebersburg, Pa., prior to* the first day of
June, 1879, who shall make e .. l.e
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having the ighest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, afcer 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. IIKINI.K, 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 eacsfc
New Graded 74
Independent 20
Appleton's ]7
New American 12
SPELLERS.
Swinton's g3
New American 6
Independent 28
Appleton's 1
Patterson's
Sander's Union
Raub's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
Swinton's ... 100
Colton's 14.
Mitchell's 1$
Independent 1
Monteith's 5
HISTORIES.
Swinton's #8
Redpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Ouackcnbos' 1
Watson's .... g
V RITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 57
Green leaf's 14
Brook's
Gilne's 00
Boll's 12
Nrook's Union 3
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Milne's 7
Greenleaf's 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's 53
Greenleaf's 1
COPY BOOKS.
Spencerian 63
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's | 'lo
GRAMMARS.
Kerl's 72
Swinton's 1?
Clark's Brief ■ 15
Bullion's 1
Harvey's 20
Ouackcnbos' "3
hewsmith's .' j
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's K
Clark's 5
Harvey's 1
Morton's
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant & Stratton's 44
Folsom's g
Smith's .*.
CIVIL GO V ERNMENT.
Townsend's
BOTANY.
Gray's 40
Steele's *
GEOLOGY,
Dana's 30
DRAWING.
White's Industrial 43
PHYSIOLOGY.
Steele's a
Cutter's |
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Steele's 3
The attention of 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 every,
year, during vacation, which books, and
110 others, can be used during the ensuing
school year. This is intended to fix a
uniiorm course ol study for the school 01
each district.
Ihe undersigned having been appoint
ed a Committee to count the vote on
county uniformity of Text-books in Cen
tre county, respect fully report that
they have carefully performed such duty
and that the foregoing is a correct can
vass of the same.
SAMUEL FRANCE,
J A RED HARPER,
# C/ Ukini K
Committee appointed by the County
Superintendent to canvass the votes
BELLEFONTE. PA., June 23, 1879.