Towanda daily review. (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, June 22, 1881, Image 1

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    DAILY
TO WANI) A REVIEW.
VOLUME 11, NO. 268.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
% Personal.
S. C. ADAMS, of Syracuse, was in town j
yesterday.
Miss FANNY NOBLE, of T.ioy, is visiting 1
friends in town.
Senator DAYIES was called to Harrisburg ;
yesterday on professional business.
GEO. BEERS left this morning for his an
nual visit to friends in Connecticut.
Col OVERTON returned from a trip to the
St. Lawrence river Monday evening.
Mrs. (). A. BALDWIN and Master GEORGE
have gone to Cuba, X. Y.. for a visit.
J. R. FAXSHAWE and A. D. CAMPBELL of
Philadelphia, are at the Ward House.
Miss KATE PHIXXEY started for Water
bury, Conn., this morning for a visit.
FRED D. BROWN, of C. B. PORTER'S drug
store, is visiting at his former home in Union
X. Y.
Mrs. W. 11. DODGE and children went to
Bernice yesterday and expect to remain there
a month.
Miss LOVKLL, of lonia,Mich., is visiting her
former schoolmate, Mrs. J.vs. T. HALE, in
this place.
EMIL DITTRICII left yesterday morning
for a pleasure trip to Xew York, Boston and
other cities.
We are gratified to learn that Col. MASON
is improving and his friends hope to see him
around again soon.
Miss JENNIE SMITH, who has been visiting
friends in Canton, returned to her home in
this place last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. EICHELBERGER have return
ed from their bridal trip and are staying at
W. G. TRACY'S for a few days
Rev. Mr. ROSEXMULLKR, wife and child,
of Sayre, were guests of Mrs. R.'s father,
M. C. MERCUR, Esq., yesterday.
Mrs. BURNS, D. 31. TURNER, E. A. PAR
SONS, and P. C. VANGELDEK joined the edi
torial excursion to Long Branch.
Miss FANNIE JEWETT made her Towauda
friends happy yesterday by returning from
Sayre. where she had been visiting.
ROBKRRT 11. SAYRE, Chief Engineer and
General Superintendent of the Lehigh Valley
road, is registered at the Ward House.
W. I). WAGNER, the wideawake insurance
agent and dealer in hay, grain &c at Dushore,
made us a pleasant call on Monday, He was
on His way to Xew York.
SAMUEL DICKSON, E. G. PLA IT, V. GUIL
LIN and JAS. MCQUILKIX, of the Philadel
phia bar, and Judge LINN, of Wiiliamsport,
are stopping at the Ward House.
Brother STRONG, of the Dushore Jtevieio
was in town on Monday. 3lat.rim.iny appears
to agree with him, as he was in the best of
humor and looking happier than ov< r.
Gen. 11. J. 3IADILL, of Pennsylvania, an
old friend of Col. Xiciror.B, will he here in
July to look up the country with a view to
settling here.— McFherson (Kan.) liemib
lican.
In our notice of the funeral of 3lr. CARNO
CIIAX we inudvciteutly omitted the naming
Superintendent XKILSOX of the Xorthern
Central railroad, who was on the special
train from Elmira.
General Superintendent BOWKN, of the
Erie railway, sailed for Europe last week.—
This leaves his recently appointed Assistant
Superintendent, B. F. THOMAS, acting gener
superintendent of the road.
XEAL WOLCOTT, a former minister of the
31ethodist Church, was baptised in the Sus
quehanna river near Atliens, Pa., on Sunday
last by the Rev. G. P. WATROUS. pastor of
the Baptist Church in that boro. 3lr. WOL
COTT preached in the Church in the evening.
Waverly Review.
A post office is to be established at Long
Yallev.
TOWANDA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, ISBI.
IT. M. WELLES IT Co. advertise for berry
pickers.
The Bradford Baptist Association met in
Troy yesterday.
WM. VAXDEUMARK, the island gardner,
has put ont 30,000 tobacco plants this spring,
covering about four acres of ground. The
plants were purchased from the ROCKWELL
Brothers, Ulster.
We are in receipt of number 1, volume 2,
of Rut-ledge*s Monthly, a neat little magazine
printed at Easton. Pa., artd devoted to liter-
ature, science and general information. $1
per annum, ltutlcdge Publishing Co. pub
lishers.
If one travels much in the country in the
neighborhood of Towauda, he conno ( t help
but observe that TOM GORMAM'S man made
a mistake in remaining in Elmira. He should
have gone to Towauda. On fences and barns,
trees and rocks, wherever there is an avail
able place for the words, in plain black
stencil work, appears the sentence: "Buy
your coffin of E. J. CIIAEFEE of Rome and
save thereby from eight to ten dollars!" —
Elmira Free Press.
Mr. SIMPSON, agent for Becker's Wash
ing Machine, is in town, and will be happy to
explain the working of the new invention to
any who desire to witness tho operation of
washing clothing by a process which combin
es comparative ease with thorougness. The
process is very similar to the old fashioned
wash-board plan, divested of the hard labor
and •' knuckle skinning." Mr. SIMPSON is
stopping with his brother, (Hon. J. G. PAT
TON'S residence,) on Second street. The ma
chine can be seen in operation this morning,
or he will cneerfully experiment with any ar
ticles that may be brought to him. We have
seen it work and can bear witness to its ex
cellence. Mr. SIMPSON desires to secure a
live man for agent in this place.
He will give a practical exhibition of what
the machine can do to-morrow morning be
tween the hours of 8 and 10 and invites the
ladies to call and witness it.
From the Excursionists.
" ON THK WING," June 21.
We went into Wvalusing with two loaded
cars; two more were filled there, and at all
points below additions were made. The Wv
alusing cornet baud went to Tunkhannock
and discoursed excellent music. The day is
fair, the party is jolly and everybody happy.
Conductor Johnson lias charge of the train.
X.
The ladies of the M. E. Church will hold a
sociable in the church parlors this evening
and cordially invite all their friends to be
present. Ice cream, strawberries and other
refreshments will be served.
NOTICE. —There will be a strawberry and
ice cream festival at the Good Templars Ilall
in North To wan la. on Saturday evening July
2d, 1881. All are cordially invited to attend
and help on a good cause.
By order of Committee.
Brick for sale. Enquire of J. T. Hale, at
torney at law.
WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.—
Fair; winds mostly noit'ierlr; stationuiy
t miperaturc; higher barometer.
The News Condensed.
Forty-four thousand immigrants arriv
ed in New York this mouth.
The Irish census shows a population of
5,150,000, a decrease[of 252,500 since 1871.
Jubge VanAistine has called the at
tention of the grand jury to the reportee
bribery of legislators in Albany.
Gov. Iloyt lias vetoed the judicial ap
portionment bill, thus affecting a saving
of SBO,OOO a year to the state treasury.
Secretary Wiudom says he knows of
no reason why Upton should resign, or
why he should request his resignation.
J. 11. Wade has given the city of Cleve
land, 0., a larga tract of land valued at
half a million, which he ha's been con
verting into a park. It will be known as
Wade Park.
l)r. Albert G. Mackey, of Washington
the author of the Masonic Manuel, and
one of the most prominent Masons in the
country, died at Fortress Monroe Mon
day morning.
The statement was published in Wash
ington yesterday that yellow fever had
appeared at Galveston, Texas. The
National Board of Health have received no
such imformation and the report is not
credited.
There are at the present time forty-two
female medical students at the" Paris
faculty. Eighteen of them are English,
eleven French, ten Bussian and three
are our own country-womed.
An official return states that there are
now 55G blast furnaces in operation in
Great Britain out of 907 existing.
Preparations are making to reduce the
production of iron at Cleveland and in
the Durham District to the extent of
nearly 1,000 tons weekly.
To judge from their talk, jtlic Virgin
ia Republican delegation do not feel ju
bilant over the outcome of their inter
view with the President on Friday night.
Representative-elect Dessendorf says it
is uncertain what the Straight-out Repub
licans will do in reference to the State
ticket.
/ have a number of
SINGER,
HOWE, and
WILCOX & GIBBS
Sewing Machines in good condi
tion, for sale at very lozvfigures.
Sewing Machines rented at 50
cents a week. O. A. BLACK,
June IG, 3m. Agent.
FmrMEM, <®>
A larere assortment of CAN
TON and MADRAS DRESS
GINGHAMS just received ; also
large additions to their stock of
CALICOES, APRON GING
HAMS, CRETONNES, FUR
NITURE PRINTS, &c.
Powell & Co.
have just received 10,000 yard
of PRINTED LAWNS, the
best quality and newest styles,
which they will sell at NINE
CENTS per yard.
Powell & Co.
have just opened a large stock
of LACE AND PLAIN BUNT
ING, with a large assortment of
NEW STYLES of WORSTED
DRESS GOODS, which they
are offering at great bargains.
PRICE ONE CENT.
BUSH'S COLUMN.
WANTED!'
§§
a call from everybody in search of READY MADE CLOTHING. It is an ad
mitted fact that BTJSXI, Tlie Bridge Street Clothier, keeps the
largest, most fashionable, and best made Clothing, consisting ot everything in
the line to be found in the country. He defies competition either in quantity or
quality of stock. His Spring Snits 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 o
TRLJVJTS, "VALISES, G-RII SJJ.CES, ETC., EIC.,
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.
•T. K. I3USII.