DAILY
TOWANDA REVIEW.
VOLUME 11, NO. 276.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Personal.
Joa. POWELL, Jr., is home from school.
Mrs. JESSE MYER is spending a few weeks
in C'oinh rsport.
ONVEN MCCAULY of Barclay is visiting his
sou FRANK in Savre.
Dr. JOHN D. MERCER, of Philadelphia
is visiting his friends here.
Mrs. .1. M. COLLINS and daughter, BELLE
have gone to Binghamton.
Col. J. F. MEANS, of Towanda, was in
town la-it week.— DuShore Review.
Miss JENNIE and ANNA HOLCUMR of
Philrdelphia are visiting in this place.
Miss MAY CODDING and Miss ANNA EL
LIOT are visiting in Elmira for a few days.
Mrs. CARNOCIIAN and her children go to
Troy this morning for a visit of a few weeks.
EMIL DITTRICH and AL NELSON have re
turned from their trip to New York and Bos
ton.
W. If. COVERDALE has returned home,
from Bradford, where he has been for a few
111 niths past.
D. W. GORE of Waverly was in town yes
terday. lie will move his family to Hornells
viilc in a couple of weeks.
J AS. W. MERCER and wife, arc visiting
Mr. M's. parents in this place. We believe
they sail for Europe soon.
Mrs. M. 11. SCOTT, of Towanda, and Miss
IDA VINCENT, of Athens, are visiting at F.
P. VINCENT'S in Dushore,
Judge LINN and the attorn ys employed in
the railroad equity suit here, have gone to
Tunkhannock to take testimony.
S. M. BROWN has the honor of catching the
largest 'Black Bass" of the season, it was a
thiee pounds and ten ounces. Next.
The birth-day party given by little Miss ED
NA IVIRRY yesterday afternoon, was enjoyed
to the fullest extent by the tifty or sixty chil
dren present.
ED MASON, who has been employed in the
Kansas City post office for the past two years,
is spending a -hort furlough with his parents
in this place. lie is looking well.
It was 3liss MAGGIE DKLANO, of the Bath
school, whose arrival in this place the REVIEW
nit aided to notice yesterday, instead of Miss
FLORENCE, who will reach home to-day.
Our former townsman and typographical
friend A. J. TROUT is a candidate for the
nomination for county commissioner of Ly
cuming county on the Democratic ticket. We
hope he'll w 111.
Ex-Sheriff ZANER, of Sullivan county was
in Towanda yesterday. Although in his sev
enty-seventh year, he is still hale and hearty,
a id retains a vivid recollection of the first
•• wood chuck"' he ever saw,seventy years ago.
We are pleased to learn that the Clifton
House, at Mt. Clemens, Mich., is tilled to
overflowing with guests. Air. JACKSON is
very popular as a hotel proprietor, and the
increased patronage of the Clifton will be
good news to his many friends.— Dushore
Review.
SENECA ARNOLD, the new mail contractor
between this place and Leßaysville takes
c large of the route to-day. He informs us
that he is getting a new hack made and will
keep the line up in flrst class order. C. N.
BEERS, the retiring contractor has carried
the mail from nearly six years with entire
acceptability to the department and the pub
lic. He has been punctual, always on time,
and has won the confidonce of the business
men all along the road by the fidelity with
which all matters intrusted to him have been
attended to. We are sorry to part with him.
While J. W. FREEMAN, of the Sunday
News-Dealer, was seated in the Court House
to-day taking notes, he fell from his chair in
an epileptic tit. Considerable excitement was
caused, the people sprang from their seats
and gathered about him to see what was the
TOWANDA, PA., FRIDAY, JULY x, 1881.
matter, and Judge RICE adjourned Court, it
being about time for the noon recess. FREE
MAN soon returned to consciousness but was
too weak to walk and was conveyed to his
home iu a ei.rriKge. During the warm weath
er oflTyear ago ti> attacks
and the present one may he attributable in a
great measure to the heat of to-day.— Wilkes-
Barre Union Leader.
REN DELL, the market man, has some very
tiue lake fish this morning.
The entertainment given by the Knights
of Honor in Mereur Ilall last evening was
largely attended.
DOIIERTY who was arrested for indecent
exposure of his person, was yesterday sen*
teneed by Justice HALL to pay a fine of $5,
and to go to jail six months. Cheap enough.
A delegation of Leßaysvilleians were here
yesterday endeavoring to ascertain 011 whose
recommendation their postmaster was chang
ed. But to all their inquiries echo answered
44 who?" The people over there evidently
feel indignant over the matter.
The Baud will give a concert in the Park
this evening. "
PROGRAMME.
I —March—Fxquiwite—l'atz.
'2—Waltz—Pastoral Sonys—Casqnet.
3—Polka—Young America—Levy.
4—March—Cllckety Click— StobLe.
s—Andante and Waltz—Spary.
o—Selection—Beyer.
The L. V. R.R. Co., will issue half rate
tickets from all stations between Waverlv and
Wyalusing, good on any train, to give those
desiring to do so tin opportunity to attend tlie
Catholic Picnic on the Fair Grounds in East
Towanda, July 4th.
Wanted, by a steady, industrious young
man, work. Can do any kiud of common la
bor. Inquire at this office.
Having concluded to go out of the Groccrv
Business. I offer my Stock and Fixtures for
Sale, and the Store to Rent.
.GEORGE RIDGWAY.
Bridge St. below Main. Towanda June 28,81.
WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.—
Colder; partly cloudy, possibly local rains;
winds mostly northerly; higher barometer.
The News Condensed.
Lafayette College has conferee! the de
gree of LL. I)., on Dr. Henry Darling of
Hamilton College, N. V.
A London dispatch announces that at
the Ileuly Regetta, on the Thames, yes
terday, the Cornell crew were beaten,
coming in a poor third.
The American Protestant Association
of the United States is in session in Wil
mington, Del., with sixty delegates, rep
resenting most of the States. Samuel
Leggett of Philadelphia, is elected Grand
Master.
The steamer Vaudalia, from Hamburg
for New York, was spoken 011 Sunday, in
latitude 28 north and longitude 15 west,
with her shaft broken. Steamers have
been sent to her assistance from London.
The Vandalia carries one thousand pas
sengers.
Tlie Investigating Committee appoint
ed by Bishop Potter, lias decided that
there are 110 grounds for arraigning Rev.
Cowley, of Shepherd's Fold notoriety,
before an Ecclesiastical Tribunal. Cow
ley thus remains a clergyman of the Epis
copal church iu good standing.
Judge Bockes confirmed the report of
the referee in the suit to foreclose the
mortgage on the Adrioudack railroad, the
amount due being 89.730,000. The sale
will take place at Saratoga 011 September
loth. Included with the road is 700,
000 acres in three thousand parcels, in
the counties of Hamilton, Warren, Essex,
Franklin, St, Lawrence, Herkimer and
Saratoga.
" Fountain" Tobacco at Fitch's.
When you're down town drop in and trv 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.
Mr. W. 11. WITTER, representing J. AUS
TIN SHAW Esq., the nurseryman, of Roches
ter. N. Y., is in town and will call on our
citizens. He shows a magnificent lot of illus
trations of his stock, many of them varieties
controlled by the firm, and his testimonials
prove both himself and his employer worthy
of every confidence. We commend him to
the public and trust many may deem it wise
to purchase from him.
Have you noticed those handsome windows
at C. F. Cross' book store? If not, go there
and inspect them; then do thou likewise by
decorating your transom and side lights
around your front door, or a bath room win
dow, or perhaps an office window, or in fact
any glass in store, house or office that needs
shading from the sun, and still receive the
benefit of all the light. Many of our citizens
are availing themselves of an inexpensive
and handsome decoration, by using" Lum
Smith's Imitation Stained Glass," for which
we have the exclusive agency of Northern
Pennsylvania,, and a great, variety of patcrns
011 hand testify to the fact that we can please
any who may favor us with calls in that line.
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MARRIED.
DAILY—COOLBAITGII At the home of the
briite, in Macedonia, June 29th, by Rev. Ilallock
Armstrong, Mr. Joseph A. Daily and Miss Carrie
A. Coolbaugh, both of Macedonia.
I have a number of
SINGER,
HOWE, and
WILCOX & GIBBS
Sewing Machines in good condi
tion, for sale at very lozufigures.
Sewing Machines rented at 50
cents a week. O. A. BLACK,
June 10, 3m. Agent.
A large 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, ODD 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! I
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a call from everybody in search of READY MADE CLOTHING. It is an ad
mitted fact that I3USII, The 13i*idge 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 '
qnality* of stock. His Spring Sn.its have just arrived, call and examine j ;
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
7RL J\ T RS, VALISES, GR Sj7CKS, ETC., L7C.,
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.
.X. I£. BUSH.