DAILY
TOWANDA REVIEW.
VOLUME 11, NO. 210.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Personal.
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Senator ROCKWELL is attending court this
week.
Senator DA VIES is in town aud will remain
over Sunday.
Rev. Mr. SKWALL and wife of Troy are at
Dr. STEWART'S.
Master UI.IK MKKCUR is spending a vaca
tion with his parents.
JAMES T. DALE has been on the "sick list"
for the past few days.
Miss WINNIE DAVIES. of Elmira College,
is visiting her parents in this place.
Mrs. KNOX of Elmira and Mrs. S. W. POM
EROY of Troy are at N. N. BKTT.N'.
Mr. HARDY, the tailor, shot a Brant, a
species of wild goose, in the river the other
day.
Mrs. L. B. RODGKRS has a handsome be
gonia which is upward of seven feet in
height.
Mr. HOMKT, of Wyalusing, was a vis
itor at this oflice the other day and became a
subscriber to the REVIEW.
Miss SOPHIA LOIUNG, President of I'resby
terial Society Lackawanna Presbytery, is the
guest of Mrs. O. A. BALDWIN.
Senator JOHN STEWART, of Chambcrsburg,
is spending a day or two here as the guest ot
his friend, Rev. Doctor STEWART.
D. A. LAMKNT. who has hut just removed
from this place to East Troy, has been elected
superintendent of a Sunday-school there.
A committee of the Pennsylvania legisla
ture visited the Elmira Reformatory yester
day. Senator DAVIES is a member of the
committee.
Cupt. G. V. MTKR, through whose agency
THEODORE BROWN secured his pension, in
forms us that the amount is $8 instead of sl4
as stated the other day.
Rev. G. F. and Mrs. ROSENMULLER, of
Sayre, had their cup of happiness replenished
yesterday morning by the aflvent of a ten
pound baby—a precious little girl.
G. V. MYKR has received an order admit
ting the little CnAPMAN boy, who lost A leg
by being run over by the ears a year or so
since, to the Soldiers' Orphan School at Mans
field.
Rev. DAVID CRAFT of Wyalusing has been
invited by President CATTELL of Lafayette
College, to preach the commencement
before the Christian Brotherhood of the
Brainard Society of that institution in June
next.
GOOD APPOINTMENT.— Under the law pro
viding for a board of examiners of mine in
spectors, Judge MORROW has just appointed
JOHN DITCH BURN, of Barclay, a member of
•aid board. Mr. D. is a practical miner, and
a very intelligent gentleman.
Our venerable friend and valued subscriber
Mr. IRA P. BALLARD, who has resided in this
place for the past year witli his son-in-law,
D. A. LAMENT, has returned to his farm in
Troy township. lie is a genial gentleman
and will be missed by his many friends here.
This is Good Friday.
There was a large flock of wild ducks in the
river Wednesday, and many were the shots
fired at them.
4 Maple sugar and syrup were quite plenty in
this market yesterday, and were sefling at
reasonable prices.
Mrs. THEODORE MANLEY of Smitbfield
died Wednesday, and wiil be buried at 10
o'clock this morning.
The poorm asters of this borough expect to
transfer the poor of this district to the poor
house on Wednesday next.
Two young gentlemen of Hornbrook baying
discovered what they believed to be indicn.
lions that some of KIDD'S treasures were
TOWANDA, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1881.
buried on the bank of the Susquehanna near
that place, spent a whole night iu digging for
the gold. A quick-sand bank rewarded their
labors. The boys arc now satisfied that they
got the wrong place.
WILLIAM J. MADGER died at his residence
in North Towanda Wednesday afternoon,
aged about 57 years. He was an old resident
of the town and a much respected citizen.
The high appreciation of his fellow-citizens
was evidenced in the confidence they reposed
in him, by electing him to the most responsi
ble position in the township for thirty consec
utive years. The remains will be buried on
Sunday in Ulster.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.— The an
nual meeting of the Towanda District of the
Women's Foreign Missions Society, Presbyte
ry of Lackawanna, was held in this place
yesterday. Delegates and guests were pres
ent from Athens, Barclay, Canton, Mon
roeton, Stevensvilie, Savre, Towanda, Troy,
Wyalusing and Waverly. Miss I.ORING,
President of the Lackawanna Presbyterial
Society, and Mrs. Doctor KNOX, of Elnaira,
were present. At 9:30 a. m. a devotional
meeting was held, led by Mrs. KNOX, and at
10 o'clock the meeting was called to order for
business. After singing the doxoiogy and
prayer the routine business was transacted,
followed by addresses by Miss LORING and
Mrs. KNOX, an essay by Miss COOK, and sing
ing by Mrs. BALDWIN. The session was
closed by repeating the Lord's prayer in con
cert.
An elegant lunch prepared by the Towan
da members was spread in the church parlors
and after partaking the members were again
called to order and enjoyed a pleasant and
profitable afternoon session in listening to the
president's address, a talk on Japan, by Mrs.
KNOX, an address to the " bands" by Miss
IAIRING, reports from auxiliaries and com
mittee, singing by Mrs. BALDWIN, etc. About
350 ladies were present.
In the evening Rev. A. L. OSTRAXDSR of
Owego delivered a very interesting lecture
discriptive of what he saw in Turkey. By
way of illustration, a number of young gen
tlemen arrayed in oriental costumes were in
troduced to afford a better idea of the man
ners and customs of Constantinople. We re
gret that we are unable to do the lecturer jus
tice by giving a synopsis of his admirable ad
dress, which was listened to witli wrapt at
tention to the close by the entire audience. —
At qHite a late the meeting was brought
to a close, after a few appropriate remarks
by Doctor STEWART, by the congregation ris
ing and singing that grand old missionary
hymn, " From Greenland's icy mountains."
The report of the secretary of the Society
shows a membership of 282 and contributions
amounting to SG2I 53.
The church was bevutifully aud artistically
decorated with dried grasses, which were
greatly admired by all. This was the work
of Miss HELEN CARTER.
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year:
President —Mrs. S. W. FOMEROT, Troy.
Vice Presidents— Mrs. S. I\ GATES, Can
ton; Mrs. JAMES PKTKIE, Barclay.
Secretary— Mrs. O. A. BALDWIN, Towan
da.
The new Harvard Burner gives entire sat
isfaction. For sale by C. P. Welles.
On and after April 20th Ed. Mouillesseaux
jewelrv store will be removed from Streeter's
new block to Means block, with Manville's
music store, in store formerly occupied by
Powell & Co. w /
Children's carriages—good assortment and
very cheap at C. P. Welles' crockery and 99c
store.
WANTED.— Four men to sell goods—must
have good address and be a little handy with
tools. Also one active man to assume general
management and control of this division;
business good for four or five years; could be
handled in connection with any other line of
goods; is controlled by monopoly and no corn
petition; goods as staple and "necessary as
sugar in any household, easy to sell and high
ly respectable. This opening is for the right
man in the right place and is not often found
in a lifetime. For particulars call at Seeley's
Hotel and sec our line of goods.
SIT R. FRISBKY.
The News Condensed.
Lord Beacousfield is slightly better.
The Ohio Republican State Convention
will be held at Cleveland on June Bth.
The Republican State Convention of
this State, will be held at Ilarrisburg,
September Bth.
Governor lloyt is confined to his house
by illness and is threatened with an at
tack sciatica.
There have been 1,014 horses shipped
by railway from Montreal to tfrej States
the past month.
Ohio Democrats arc a good deal disap
pointed because Governor Foster of Ohio
won't go abroad. They want him out of
the way iu October.
A Loudon dispatch says the steamer
,James Harris, an English coaster, was
sunk in a collission last night and four
teen persons drowned.
All the Nihilists concerned in the assas
sination of the Czar, except llessy Helf
raann, will be hanged to-day. RussakofT
and Michaelotf have sued the Czar for
mercy.
A number of Nihiiists attacked the sol
diers who were keeping guard over the
condemned assassius of the Czar, and
twenty of them were arrested with bombs
in their possession.
Sergeant Bates, who inarched through
the Southern States aud some parts of
Europe, bearing the American flag, is dy
ing at Say brook, 111., in abject poverty.
He has a wife and six children.
Governor Ordway, of Dakota, was in
Washington yesterday, and called upon
the President and Secretary Lincoln to
urge the importance of immediate assis
tance to the citizens of Dakota, who have
been rendered homeless by the recent dis
astrous lioods. lie wants government
rations issued.
It is said that a powerful syndicate of
bankers is forming to buy up all the six
es in the market, to get the benefit of the
probable rise in price, believing that they
can secure nearly all the bonds not al
ready controlled by the banks before May
10th. The effect of this will be that very
few bonds will be extinguished under
Secretary Windom's circular.
Two fresh milch cows with calves by their
sides for sale. 11. 11. Mace, Towanda Twp.
Bird cages, bo9t goods, only secure fasten
ings, at C. P. Welles' crockery store.
MARRIED.
WALBRIDGE — WALBURN —At the resi
dence of the bride's parents, April 13th, by
Rev. C. T. Hallowell, Henry L. Walbridge
and Francis L. Walburn, both of Towanda.
NEW SPRING GOODS!
Now is the time to make your
selection of a
JVE IF SM'KM.VG SUIT
from the attractive array of suit
ings on exhibition at the tailoring
establishment of
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These goods have just been
opened and are of the latest styles
and very best quality.
We guarantee fits, and make
prices as low as the lowest.
PRICE ONE CENT.
BUSH'S COLUMN.
WANTED!
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a call from everybody in search of READY MADE CLOTHING. It is an ad
mitted fact .that BUSH, The Bridge Street Clothier,] keeps the
largest, most fashionable, and best made Clothing, consisting of everything in
the line to be found in the country. He defies competition either in quantity or
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quality of stock. His Spring Suits have just arrived, call and examine
them. He can fit you out with every article of clothing needed by man or boy.
TRUNKS.
BUSH, at the Bridge Street Clothing House has just received a cargo of
TR UJVES, VALISES, GRIP ETC., EZC.,
which he is offering at manufacturers prices. His invoice filled one and a half car#,
and comprises the best line of those goods ever offered in this, market.
JT. K. BUSH.