DAILY
TOW AND A REVIEW.
VOLUME 11, NO. 225.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Personal.
J. (). FROST is laid up with rheumatism.
Senator DAVES is attending court this
week.
ADD LAPLANT shot ten ducks on the river
yesterday morning.
I). C. DELANEY. of Waverlv, spent Sunday
with friends in this place.
SIDNEY HAYDEN, J. W. Bisnor, and J.
BILL MEANS represented Say re in this place
yesterday.
11. A. BUKRANK, travelling salesman for
HOLMES <FC PASSAGE, is home for a brief vis
it after an absence of several mouths.
DAVID GARDNER, of Wellsboro was a
"looker on in Venice" at court yesterday,
"Uncle DAVE" is as welcome as his face is
familiar here.
Mrs. S. DECKER, wife of the liveryman, is
very ill of rheumatism. It was feared yes
terday that her heart was involved and but
little hope of her recovery was entertained.
CIIAS. E. TERRY, junior editor of the
Wyoming county Democrat, has severed his
connection with that journal. The Democrat
is an excellent newspaper, and we are pleas
ed to add, appears to he appreciated.
A description of the Washington home of
VINNIE REAM, by Mrs. BURNS, the Adver
tiser's Towanda correspondent, is elsewhere
printed this morning. Our correspondent is
a personal friend of the artist, and her dis
eription of the house is no breach of hospital,
ity, as Mrs. IIOXIE'S consent was obtained.—
Elm ira Advert iser.
The Foreman of Naiad Engine Co. No. 2,
particularly requests the attendance of every
member at the annual meeting this evening.
Officers will be elected and other important
business transacted.
Have you been to Titus' confectionery store
and tried some of tint celebrated Wyoming
county Ice Cream? We have and unhesita
tingly pronounce it the best we have ever
eaten. Call and get some.
L. W. LEARNED, a weli known citizen of
Alba and a commercial agent of repute, died
yesterday afternoon of apoplexy. lie leaves
a wife and five children. lie will be buried
with Masonic honors in Alba on Thursday at
11 o'clock a. 111.
To-day the school directors of the county
meet to choose a superintendent of schools
to serve dm ing the coming three years. Or,
rather, to be more exact, to register the will
of the people in extending the term of the
present able, efficient and popular incumbent
—Prof. RYAN.
The teachers and scholars of the Sunday
School of the Church of the Messiah, elected
the following officers on Sunday last:
Superintendent —Dr. TAYLOR.
Asst. Supt.— .Mrs. 0. I). KINNEY.
Sec ret aryan d Treasure r — ALHE RT LONG ,
Librarian—"Mrs. M.J. LONG,
Asst. Lib. — F. 11. COVER I>ALE.
A corre-pondent of the Owego Pianette,
writing fr<m Tioga Centre, savs there is quite
an excitement at that place among the em
ployes of the Erie railway in regard to the
discovery of what was the real cause of the
terrible railway tragedy at that place. The
story, as told, is that two or three men of the
section gang have recently been summoned to
appear before the officers of the company. It
is reported that it has been discovered that
the switt h was turned by the employes pre
vious to the disaster, in order to remove snow
and ice. and that it was not propcrlv replaced.
The correspondent rather mysteriously closes
as follows: " We are informed however, that
1 lie section gang are not censured by the com
pany as having caused the accident for either
revenge or plunder.
WKATIIKU INDICATION'S KOIt TO-DAV. —
Clearing weather, preceded by occasional
rain, lower temperature.
TOWANDA, PA., TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1881.
Court Proceedings.
May term of the several court* of Bradford
county convened yesterday morning, his
Honor Judge MORROW presiding.
The following named Grand Jurors ans
wered to their names and were sent out un
der the charge of the Judge:
Wade Beardsley, Wells; Lewis Crane,
Troy Boro; David Dunning, South Creek;
Andrew J. Doud, Towanda Boro; William
V. Duggan, Barclay; William M. Dean,
South Creek; James 11. Eastgate, Canton
Boro; Elisha Forbes, Sheshequin; Finley N.
Hubbard, Springfield; Charles Kid', Canton
Twp.; Wallace W. Keeler, Towanda Boro;
George Ludlam, West Burlington; David C.
Leonard, Springfield; Andrew J. Layton.
Towanda Boro; William Mather. Ulster;
Edwin Owens, Wvsox; Alpha Stone,Lelloy :
David B. Vincent, Ulster; Pcarsol T. Wol
cott, Springfield.
Ex-sherifl' DAYTON was sworn as foreman.
Licenses were granted to the following ap
plicants :
HOTELS
C. 11. Seely. W. Pitcher, Ilenrv Barrett, O.
11. P. Disbrow, Ornall Kellogg, T. 11. Jordan.
B. W. Funis, Wm. Ilenrv, Towanda boro.;
J. G. Daugherty, I). S. Kennedy, Wysox; V.
Baldwin. Kidgeberrv: J. S. Ilimnan, Mon
roe Boro; A. J. Noble, Troy Boro; Daniel
Brown. l'i>ter: J. S. Thomson. J, M. Brown
Wyalusing; J. J. Hannan, Overtoil!" M.
Crowley, South Waverly Boro; P. 1). Will
cox, Albany; Morris Kellogg, New Albany
Boro; G. Jordan, Athens Boro; J. P. Strong,
Columbia; W. Smith, Austinviile; F. O.
Lantz, Monroe; J. MulholLaml. Athens; J.
jP. Kodgers, Sheshequin; A. Norton, South
Creek; J. N. Wolfe, Canton Boro,
EATING HOL'SKS
V. Marey, Monroe boro.; M. B. Calkins,
Burlington boro.; S. M. Brown, Towanda
boro.
MERCHANT DEALERS.
John Griffin, 11. W. Noble, Jas. Cuinmis
key, C. T. Ivirbv, Towanda boro.
The Court disposed of the following eases
during the afternoon:
Com. vs. Theodore Burnett and J. W.Spen
cer. Conspiracy to defame character; Miss
Nett Conley prosecutrix. Court permit a
nolle prosequi on payment of costs.
Com. vs. I.E. Hall; adultery. Defendant
pleads guilty and is sentenced to pay a fine of
S2O and 1 osts.
The ease of ihe East Towanda road which
lias occupied the attention of court more or
less for the past two years, was argued for
several hours with considerable warmth. It
came up in the shape of a motion to compel
the commisstoners of Wysox township to
opeh the road or stand committed for con
tempt in not complying with the order direct
ing them to construct it. Senator Davies, L.
M. Hall und Jan. Wood appeared for the com
missioners and Gridley & Payne for the rela
tors. The matter was finally adjusted with
out the Court imposing sentence.
The Mews Condensed.
There is a serious break in the Cuban
cable.
The net profits of Sing Sing prison for
April are $4,000.
A great number of horses are being
c irried off in France by a tetrible epidem
ic resembling typhus.
Abraham Lincoln's widow is ill at
Spiingfield, 111., and her recovery is doubt
ful. She is subject to great mental de
pression.
The New York, Lake Erie & Western
Railroad have commenced the work of re
building the freight and passenger yards
in East Buffalo, to cost $275,000.
It is stated that the majority of the
committee of arrangements appointed by
the chairman of the Republican caucus,
favor holding some executive sessions.
It is reported in London that Sir Ed
ward Thornton will probably be trans
ferred to St. Petersburg, and will be suc
ceeded at Washington by Sir Austin 11.
Lava id.
There is some talk of dividiug Texas
into two States, but the Texans take lit
tle interest in the matter, and say there
is 110 sentiment at home favoring such a
division.
The inquiry into the death of Abdul
Aziz lias developed the fact that the plot
contemplated the assassination of all the
imperial princes and the proclamation of
a new caliph.
The Pennsylvania Railroad proposes to
beautify its stations between Philadelphia
and New York with flower beds. Fifty
thousand plants of various kinds have
been ordered.
Up to Saturday evening $47,194,000 of
the six per cents had been received in
Washington for continuance at 3a* Pa
pers, representing a large portion of the
bonds held to secure circulation and de
posits, have also been received, but have
not yet passed through for continuance.
Secretary Windom has no doubt that all
the bonds will be presented in due time
or countermanded.
Secretary Windom has issued a circu
lar that on and after May 4th the five per
cent bonds of 1881, included in the 101 st
call, will be paid at the Treasury in
Washington, with interest from May Ist
to the 21st, the date of the maturity of
the call. The interest due on May Ist j
un the registered bonds embraced in the
call as not having been redeemed, will be
paid as usual by checks drawn to the or
der of the payees of the bonds.
Earthen Stew Kettles—better than Granite
iron—very cheap, at C. P. Welles Crockery
Store.
CANARIES, a few good singers at the 99e
store.
Step Ladders and Clothes Bars at C. P.
Welles Crockery and 99c store.
Children's Carriages, $5 50 and upward at
C. P. Welles Crockery Store.
Don't do it! What? Sharpen your knives
on the stove pipe. A good Knife Skarpener
only 2 cents at C. r. Welles Crockery Store.
The Adams and Westlake absolutely non
explosive Oil Stoves. Cooks, bakes, fcc.,
perfeclly, for sale by C. P. Welles.
FOR SALE CHEAP. —Having abandoned my
public hall I offer a nice stage curtain, cost
SSO, will sell for $lO. A lot of seats painted
and numbered, cost $2 50 each, will be sold
for a dollar a piece. Address
May 2. J. G. PATTON.
Get your tiair mattress made oyer at Ottar
sou's.
Second hand Herring Safe for sale cheap,
quire at this office.
Good Maple Sugar only ten cents per pound
at Swarts & Gordon's.
Nice lot of neio garden seeds at George
Ridge way's, Bridge street. 218-5t
Before purchasing your new hat call and
examine the assortment just opened at the
Globe store, Bridge street.
WANTED.— Good agents in Bradford Co.by
the SbainoKin Mutual Aid Association. Ref
erence required. Losses paid promptly.
W. I). WAGNER, District Agent.
Dusliore, Sullivan county, Pa. Office over
post-office. s
ICE!
John Adam's Ice Wagon has been running
for the last month, delivering Ice to his many
customers. Ice gathered one mile and a half
above town. Orders solicited, and prices
satisfactory.
W ANTED —Hoard and two communicating
rooms, not over one-fourth mile from the
Court House, for which a liberal sum per
week will pe paid. Only one room need be
furnished as party will furnish one. Ad
dress B, care of REVIEW, or call for inform
ation.
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, Tlie 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
quality of stock. His Spring Sxiits 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 UJVJTS, TA.LISES, GRIP SJLCKS, ETC., PIC.,
which* he is offering at manufacturers prices. His invoice filled one and a half cars
and comprises the best line of those goods ever offered in this market.
J. K. BUSH. .