DAILY TOWANDA REVIEW. VOLUME 11, NO. 244. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Personal. Mrs. L. PI. WOODWARD, of Elmira, was in Towanda yesterday. Mrs. Judge ,J. F. LONG of Burlington is visiting her sons in this place. Miss EDITH THOMPSON is quite ill at the residence of her father, in Ilerrick. Rev J. S. BEERS is visiting parishioners in the southern part of the county to-day. F. A. THOMPSON is teaching the North Towanda school for the summer terra. CORYDON CARR, of Canton, ha? taken a position in the grocery store of D. W. SCOTT & Co. The reader will And an interesting Kansas letter from the pen of Hon. C. F. NICHOLS in another column. Mr. WAKEMAN, who has been spending several weeks very pleasantly at the Rectory, returned to his home in Connecticut, on Mon day. Rev. Doctor TAYLOR of the Uniyersalist Church, will preach a memorial sermon ap. propriate to Decoration Day next Sunday evening. Mr. BETTS, of the First National Bank, procured several copies of the revised New Testament last week, and brought them to this place. CLARK PORTER believes in encouraging home enterprise. He has just given OTTAR SON the upholster, the job of upholstering a parlor set. EDGAR SMITH, proprietor of the Towanda and Monroetou line of hacks, has put a new hack on the road. It looks strong and com fortable. The wagon is from the celebrated shops of D. L. HUNTLEY, Monroeton. Street Commissioner NORTHROP is doing a good work at the inter-section of Bridge and River streets. Heretofore it has been almost impossible to get down the steep bank but it has been filled in until the street is now quite passable. Strawberries of good quality are quite plenty in market, and are sold at reasonable prices. After next Tuesday it will be lawful to catch black bass that are over six inches in length. The stores and other business houses of this place will be closed on Decoration Day after 3 o'clock. Two weddings to come oft' a week from to day, but we are not going to tell who the victims are. SAMUEL OWEN, of W.vsox, is furnishing our citizens with early vegetables. Ilis asparagus is very fine. The second corps of advertisers for the cir cus which is to exhibit here on Tuesday next were in town yesterday. Thursday being Assencion Day Services will be held in Christ Church at 10:30 a. m. The usual evening service will be omiited. The Rt. Rev. Bishop IIOYVE has partially recovered and hopes to visit Christ Church on Wednesday next, June 1. Services at 7 ;30 p. m. A member of the tirm who secured several of the mail routes in this section is here for the purpose of sub-letting them. He resides in Kentucky. A special meeting of Mantua Hook and Ladder Company, No. 4, will be held ttiis Wednesday evening. Every member is earn estly requested to be present. Notwithstanding the popular tradition that oysters are not good to eat in the months which do not contain the letter "r," SEELEY is serving bivalves of excellent flavr yet. The Graded School will close for the cur rent year on Friday. Closing exercises to begin at 2 o'clock. The principal and his TOWANDA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1881. assistants will be pleased to see the parents of their pupils on the occasion. The Mutual Musical Alliance will hold a four days' session at South Auburn, com mencing Tuesday June 7 and closing the fol lowing Friday with a concert. Prof. 11. E. COGGSWELL, of Seranton, has been selected as director. The County Commissioners have not exer cised their usual good judgment in the matter of the walk they are putting down in front of the park on Main street. It would have been much more economical to have used stone in stead of plank, especially now when good flagstone can he procured so cheaply. Decoration Day. HEADQUARTERS WATKINS ) POST NO. OS, G. A. R., j TOWANDA, May 4. 'Bl. Special Order No. 1. In compliance with the rules and regula tions and orders from Department headuuar ters, Watkins Post No. 68 will observe Memorial Day, May 30, by the customary cer emonies of the G. A. R. A monument of evergreens will be erected, decorated with flowers, and dedicated to the memory of our fallen soldiers whose graves are unknown. The soldiers graves in our cemetaries will be decorated and strewn with flowers. The flowers and evergreens placed upon the graves and the monument are to remain there to fade and wither, and not be carried away by any one at the close of the ceremo nies. Other decorations plaoed upon the graves and monument by the,comrades of the G. A. R. are to remain there until removed by them, and every soldier should guard them with sacred vigilance and allow not a flower to be removed. The organizations that are to take part in the ceremonies or parade, are requested to assemble in front of the Court House at 3 o'clock, p. in. and immediately be assigned a place in the procession. A programme of the order of the exercises and place of each organization in line will be distributed on Memorial Day. By order of J. R. KITTRIDGE. GEO. V. MYER. Adjutant. Commander. An agent for "My Wayward Pardner" will canvass this place this week for the work. All who have read "Josiah Allen's Wife," will be glad of an opportunity to secure this book. Two or three first-class painters wanted. Steady work and good wages. A. 11. BEAN. WANTED.—A good strong lad to help in the bake shop through the summer. D. W. SCOTT & Co. FOR SALE CHEAP. —A large office table, in good condition. GEO. W. KIMBERLY. You can always get good ice cream at C. S. FITCH'S. Don't you forget it. Don't fail to go to JOHN SULLIVAN'S, on Bridge street, for the best five cent cegar. Fitch, the confectioner has just received a large invoice of flags and is prepared to fill orders for Decoration Day. Fitch's ice cream parlors are now open for the season. His cream needs no recommen dation. It is unequaled in quality. WANTED. —Two or three pleasant rooms in a dwelling house, suitable for housekeep ing. by man and wife. Address P. O. Box 39. The next session of the Northern District Convention of Goocf Templars will be held at Milan, May 31st and June Ist. P. MCMERNEY, Dist. Sec. IMPORTANT TO TRAVELERS.— SpeciaI in ducements are offered you by the BURLING TON ROUTE. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere in this ssue. When you're down town drop in and try a dish of the celebrated ice cream at Titus' con fectionery store. It can't be beat. They al so have elegant Florida oranges, lemons, pine apples and bananas constantly on hand. Give them a call. WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.— Fair, no chauge in temperature. The News Condensed. It is reported that Senator Cameron has gone to Albany. The report that Senator Piatt, of Con necticut, is in ill nealth, is incorrect. Vice-President Arthur aud ex-Seuators Coukling and Piatt arrived at Albany, yesterday afternoon, aud were enthusias ticly received. It is reported that Conkling has been employed by parties interested in dissolv ing the Manhattan Elevated Railway Co. his fee being SIOO,OOO. The steamer Victoria, running between Springbank and London, Out., colapsed last evening. The boat was returning from Spring bank to London with „over six hundred excursionists on board, all of whom were percipitated into the wa ter, many of them beneath the debris. It is beiieved that at least one hundred and seventy live lives were lost. One hundred and fifty dead bodies had been recovered up to last accounts. The excitement on the shore is intense. A sensational story is being circulated in Paris, from St. Petersburg, that on the 16th iust., four days after the birth of her child, Ilessy Helfman was hanged in pris on. It is saie that she was tortured dally in the most fiendish manner, to ring con fessions from her. Night after night she was awakened and warned that her hour was near. For several days in succession she was strung up, and cut down just in time to prevent her death. On the morn ing of the 16th, the hanging process last ed too long, and when Hessy was cut down it was discovered that she had strangled to death. The indignation and excitement at St. Petersburg is immense. Troops are forbidden to leave their bar racks. A revolutionary moyement is anticipated, Bird seed, best only 10c per pound, at C. P. Welles crockery and 99c store. Homeopathic Lung Syrup, is the best rem edy for coughs and colds. It is mild, pleas ant and effective, Sold in Towauda only by C. B. POKTER. GEORGE LYNCHCOME has removed his barber shop from the room over POWELL & Co's store, to his old quarters under the Meat Market, one door south of Ward House, where he will be pleased to see all his former patrons and everybody else desiring tonsorial services. Sherwood's White Lustre Ware, in castors, cake baskets, fruit baskets, tile tea pot stands, toast racks, berry dishes and tea strainers, at C. P Welles' crockery store. AH. BEAN, - Plain and Ornamental Painter, AND PAPER HANGER. All work in his line promptly executed on short notice. From long experience both in city and country, he prides himself on being able te suit tie most fastidious. THE UNDERSIGNED Hereby gives notice that the Books and Accounts of the o late firm of Myer & Devoe, are in his hands fir collection. All persons indebted to the late firm fre requested to call and settle without delay. May 17,1881. C. M. MYER. T ADIES OF TOWANDA •J™"' Wishing to have anything made in the line of Hair Switches, Braids & FINGER PUFFS, WATER CURLS, in fact anything in the line of HAIR GOODS. Custom Work a specialty. Switches made of combings and rooted. Send your old switches and combings by mail, and I will return them by mail in a few days, in the best manner possible and warranted. Orders by mail will receive more atten tion than if attended to in person. Address MISS ELLA J. POWELL, No. 12 Lombard St. Towauda. PRICE ONE CENT. BUSH'S C WANTED! §§ a call from everybody in search of READY MADE CLOTHING. It is an ad mitted fact that BUSH, The Bi-idg-e Street Olothier, keeps the largest, most fashionable, and best made Olothing-, consisting of everything in the line to be found in the country. He defies competition either in quantity or 1 qu.ali.ty of stock. His pring uits 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 justjreceived a cargo of TRVJIKS, VA.LISES, GRIP SJLCKS, ETC., IRC., which he is offering at manufacturers prices. His invoice filled one and ajhalf cars, and comprises the best line of those goods ever offered in this market. •T. K. BUSH.
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