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Towanda, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1881.
EDITORS.
P. W. ALVOKD. NOBLE N.ALVORD
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Towanda. Pa.. Sept. 12 133'-.
EDITORS REVIEW—AS you have gi\cn in
vour issue of to-day my endorsement to a
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very sweeping approval of The Towanda j
Water Works. I desire to give to the public, j
through your columns, the opinion 1 have in j
reference to them.
I believe 1 was the first, or one of the first j
persons to advocate in a public manner the |
introduction of Wtiter in our town for fire and j
dona stie purposes. I did it for two reasons:!
first. 1 believed there Were verv lew wells in !
town that eouid he considered safe and whole
some; and I gave what I bought good and
sufficient reavus for the position I took.
Second, I believed that oftentimes, in ease of
fire, the supply of water on our hills was in
sufficient. and that a hose-cart eouid get to it
fire and have the hose attached to a hydrant
and water phixing on the fire much sooner
than an engine eouid get the water to the
same fire from wells or cisterns; which would
result, in the saving of property.
I believed those positions well taken, and I
hold to them still.
Then eotues the question: Does the water
as vvc now have it fulfill our expectation*?
To thi* it might properly he answered. We
have not yet got the water; that is, it lias not
yet been tendered the borough as a fulfill
ment of the contract; and until a tender of
it has been made as fulfilling the conditions
of the contract, criticism i* premature. It
must be remembered that the company which
puts the water in our town docs not do it sim
ply as a matter of sentiment ; it is purely a
business translation with the company, which
to become a good investment instead of a hea
vy loss, must meet the requirements of the
contract. Hence, it is a matter of business
interest to the company to supply us pure and
wholesome water in sufficient quantities for
fire and domestic pnrpo-cs.
When I say pure, I do not wish to use that
term in its absolute sense. W titer that is ab
solutely pure is something Unit cannot he got
in sufficient quantities for such purposes, and
which no cities or towns are supplied with.
I mean water that is pleasant to the taste,
wholesome, and absolutely safe for domestic
u<c. That we have emitnu t-d for. and that
v e are entitled to. But how shall we know
we have got it? A* to quantity, I think that
can he left in the hands of the Chief Engi
neer of the Fire Department, for the proper
tests, with a committee of the Council to wit
ness them. As to the purity. I propose that
the Council send a sample to all expert chem
ist for examination. If lie pronounces it
good it seems u> tne we are hound to accept
it, ittnl I think we could safely rely on it. If
lie pronounces it bad, we can reject it. I al
so understand the Water Company considers
th"s a proper test.
But it is objected, that a supply of good wa.
tor ean never be had from the present source
of supply. Tl'iat is a question that would be
answered by the test. lam free to admit
that if I had selected the source, that would
not have been it; but I am also free to admit
that I suppose the manager of the company
i-. not only a man of common sense, but. must
also be a man ot good business capacity, or
the men be represents would not have placed
and continued in his hands their interests in
about a do/en different sets of works. This
being so. lie has notexp?nded from SOO,OOO
to $7 1,000 in this locality without knowing
what lie was doing.
It is a fact that the water as it lias been
coming from the hydrants of late has had a
l>ad smell—one that was positively offensive—
and I confess that I went to the Bond a few
days ago with a feeling of almost certainty
that T should find the water bad in it. But I
was disappointed—agreeably so. It was not
only apparently clear, but free from bad
ta>te and smell. I drank some of it, and found
it refreshing. I have made no test of it, and
can only judge front ordinary observation. It
is not the proper time for any one to test it.
neither is water taken from the pond the
water to test. The water to be tested is what
is drawn front tlie pipes in town. That is
now not satisfactory, and the question comes
why is it different from what is in the pond ?
My opinion is, that it is due to the fact
that tlie water has been stagnant in the pipes
for a number of months, having no drain on
its supply, or so little dram us not to change
its volume or characture. It has been shu t
up in the pipes without air. I think that
when that water is drawn out and a steady
supply kept continously running through a
proper filter, we will find a very different
s'ato of affairs; so different that it may stand
the test.
I may state further, that at one time I
walked the bed of the creek, from the dam
to the source of its supply. In doing so I
passed for nearly a mile over a rocky bed
whose action would be to break up the vol
umc of water and purify it. I may also state
that the question with us is. Will the wati r
be pure when it reaches us? Not is it pure
in its immediate surroundings of its sou reel
We use things every day as good and whole
some, the source or antecedents of which are
offensive: and if we can endure without
complaint other tilings in our own immediate
vicinity, we can easily endure the source of
this supply of water.
This communication may appear to some
as a labored effort m favor of the company,
but it is not so intended: I have only inten
ded to put the question in what I think a
fair light: I should he as little disposed as
any to accept the water if it fai's to till the
proper standard: hut I think it should be
judged by a standard accepted by experts,
and not by prejudice or whim.
K I>. PAYNE.
( FOK RENT. — I will rent the whole or a
part of my house on Second street, on reas
onable terras. Possession given immediately.
Mils. K. 11. MASON.
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELERS.— SpeciaI in
ducements are offered you by the BURMNH
TON ROUTE, it will pay you to read their
advertisement to be found elsewhere in this
paper.
Don't fail to go to .JOHN SL'J.UNAN'H on
Bridge street, for the best live cent cegur.
Tim VERY LATEST— St\ les in men's, chil
dreu's and hoys' suit*, overcoats and fur
nishing goods can he found at Jacob's Cloth
ing House as he has just opened an immense
stock of Fall and Winter goods.
JOHN DECKER I- now canvasing this place
for an article which ought to find a ready
sale in every household, as it will commend
itself on examination. It is an Ironing Board
so constructed that while it is durable it is
readily folded up and put out of the way
when not in use. We ask for Mr. DECKER
a cordial reception; we believe the introduc
tion of tin arliJe he is offering will prove i:
great benefit to all who have ironing to do.
The fifth annua! muanipment of the (Irsiul
Army of the Republic of Bradford county
and vicinity, and soldiers and sailors, will he
heltl on the fair grounds, in East Towanda.
j on the 11th. 12th and 13th days of October,
1881. it is earnestly requested thai the dif
| ferent Posts, and the soldiers and sailors, will
i lend their aid in making this encampment a
| grand success. General orders will he Issued
j tna few days. Giving full details.
FRANK AM MERMAN, Com'r.
CIIAS. IIINTON, Adjutant.
CALKINS' EMBROCATING EMUL
SION".—J. F. Calkins has been traveling in
the interest of Dr. G. 1.. Stevens, Of tlie city of
! <Jl> vclutul, Ohio, and in thi> past throe years has vie*
j itotl all the cities and principle towns of our State.
His business lias brought him. ill aei|tiaiiitanee v. itli
m&ny of the most eminent and talented I'livsichuis
I in the State, and in his intercourse with them has
| tfalhvTo.v!. u.wumbcr of valuable prescriptions from
Las eomnounded an article he calls Calk-
Emulsion, used as n lotion.
Ptf'dhy bf the eltWens of Towanda and surrounding
! io'Wflk by.lts use are recommending it ;s a valuable
,fftr .Rheumatism, Neuralgia, local and
| cluouifc pains, tbftck, i.ead or tooth ache, criek in
nectt yniiack. sprains, bruises, sore throat, quinsy,
bfirqC'Xri , l'rice 2 ) cents per bottle* .Druggists
Aufrpp'td'cin liberal terms,
yWe'liemini in town says, it is the best thing for
buriis I'ever had in my house.
A lady in Wilksbarre was.cured of quinsy in its
| iii.B.l SWMCK by it. wheu her physician said it could
I not be stop peed.
A \puhg man vp Mori roc bad a Revere attack of
neunsy flic "Embrocating Emulsion stopped It nt
i once. A lady in East I ry say * h -.-cured nor of In
flammatory Rheumatism with wftlch she was afflic
ted for more than a. year, having kept her bed for
; Weeks at a'time.
A lady ip Monroe Township sprained her ankle
| so severely that she was obliged t > keep her foot on
a pillow, by the use of the Embrocating Emulsion
in three days she was doing her house work, and
was at once cured. An old citizen of Ithaca was
afflicted with a pain in his side. He eouid find
nothing to relieve tiiin. He wt:s induced to use the
Embrocating Emulsion and writes: K. J. Calkins,
dear sir: Two applications ot the Embrocating
Emulsion stopped the pain. 1 was afflicted with
Itching piles. It also stopped them. It is verv
valuable. .Signed, P. Case.
'hie gentleman who was suffering with a severe
back ache caused by lying in bed for a long time
with sickness was,uffcctually relieved by three ap
plications of the Embrocating Emulsion.
A lady in our Town who had used the article
said Mr. Calkins ought to make a fortune out of
the Embrocating Emulsion.
A number ot Physicians are using it.
The -names of all the above cases can bo given
and many more cases added Try it.
Wanted, a young man acquainted with the
ciothing business. Enquire of M. L. Schnee
berg, Elwell House, or store in Means block
FOUND, in the road between Myersburgand
my house, Saturday, September 3, a pocket
book containing quite a sum of money. The
owner can have it b? calling on me and paying
for this notice.
STKIMIKN STRICKLAND.
Wysox, Sept. 5, lbSl.
FOR RENT.
Two dwelling houses in the First Ward
for rent. O. D. KINNEY.
Foil RENT. —The office lately occupied by
Wm. M. Mallory as a coal office. Apply to
1). W. Scott.
JM'SINKSN LOCALS.
ItAGS taken in exchange for goods at the 5 cent ;
Store.
Car loads of new goods now belng.recelved at the |
Five Cent Store.
I have bought and used the New Era Washer five j
days in the week lor the past five weeks and ami
satisfied it will do all that is claimed for it. it is :
the Lady's Friend. 'I he more I use it the better 1
like it. Mrs. E. ON AX.
C'ildhrens carragea at reduced prices to close out
stock, at C. I*. Welles' crockery store.
I.AWKKNCB MAi.i.oitAN, the old reliable and skil
fiilislloE M AKEIt is again "on deck." and wishes
to inform his customers and ttie public that hure
after, in "rain or shine," lie will be found at his
post ready to do till work iti his line in the best
manner and on short notice, fchop in rear of the
KEVIKW ollico.
I3ird cages, perfectly sale fastenings, cheapest
considering quality, at C. I*. Welles'Crockery and
93c store.
< Ty-tal Lodge, No 57, K. of 11., have reduced
their Initiation Fee to #5 00. The Lodge has 00
members in good standing and is in a prosperous
condition. Persons wishing to join can get the de
sired information by calling on or addressing .1. H.
Kittridge, Reporter, 'I ovvanda, i'a. 2w
Second hand Herring Safe for sale cheap,
quire at I his office.
Saratoga Potato or Chip Machines at C P Welles'
Crockery Store.
Go to Ottnrson for a new conch.
One of those thin gum overcoats sold bv
Itoscniicid is cheaper ami much more convcit
cnt than an utnhrella.
FOR * A I.K Clin \P. A "Good Morning'
Range, a foot turning lathe, and a foot jig
saw. N. p. HICKS.
Apple I'arers, Corcrs and Sheers at C P Welles'
Crockery Store.
You run no risk when you buy yourgroeer
es at G. L. Ross' new store in Montauyc
Block. 11 is prices arc way down to rock bot
tom.
Ill's store in Kelltnn Block. Ist Ward beats
the world by low prices and good goods.
If ycu call at BLUM'S boot and shoe store
you will tind iliat you can get more and bet
ter goods fori lie nioiicv than at at any shoe
house in Towanda.
Latest styles of Hats and Cups just received at M.
E. liOSJSNFIr LU's.
STORK TO LET—Suitable for ntiy business
j Rent Low! Possession given Sep 1, 1881 Apply
| to George Ridgway
You ctin get splendid Boston baked beans and St.
l.ouis cooked corn beef at Ross's and hundreds of
other tilings very cheap.
BIRD CAGES, 40 cents and upwards at the 0
Cent Store
Eagle, Automatic and Copying pencils, at C. P.
Welles' Crockery store,
i J
C. M. Mnnville litis a quantity of four feet flag
j stones for sale cheap.
Picture Frames, a large stock, variety and low
i prices at C. I'. Welles' crockery and ot)c store.
Buy Knapp'.s Superior Flavoring Extracts'
1 for family use. warranted pure.
Trunks and Traveling Bags, good assortment in
| medium and low priced goods at O. P. Welles' 99c
store.
Live spring chickens constantly on hand at
! Mxcr's Bridge St. Market.
Mattresses new at wholesale and retail.
J olain nd fancy stripe feather pillows, ready
made; plain pillows for shams, ready made;
double front couches, full spring; smoking,
sleepy hollow and students chairs, at Ottar
son's, Bridge si reet.
Get your couches, sofas, easy chairs—every
thing in the upholstery line repaired lit
Ottarson's, Biiilge street.
Wire dish covers, round and ova," at C.P. Welles*
Crockery store.
Berries. Garden truck at My re's meat mar
ket, Bridge St.
Brick tor sale. Enquire ofj. T. Hale, at
torney at law.
Passengers going West will save money by eon
suiting It. K. BABCOCK, Ticket Agent, Towanda, Pa.
before purchasing tickets.
The V* Senate " lias long been considered
headquarters for the best clams. Mr. Nestor
is now receiving uis supply direct from the
famous I'erth Atnbov beds, and serves them
in every style.
ICK CREAM.— We are now prepared to fur
nish I 'K CREAM on short n tice. Orders
jeft at Kirbv's drug store or with driver of
the milk wagon, will receive prompt atten
tion. Price 37 1-2 ceuts per quart. Iw.
If. ELSBRKK.
11. WILCOX.
The Revised Edition of the New Testament
in three different styles and ranging in price
from 20 cents to $1 25, just received at Whit
comb's Book store. 246
The Towanda Library, over EVANS & HIL
DKKTII'S store, is open from ten til twelve,
Tuesday and Saturday. Yearly subscrip
t'ons g'j 00. Any one may draw a book from
the library on the payment of ten cents.
NOTICK.—We wish to inform the people of
Towanda and vicinity that Mrs Harriet Collins
<s now prepared to do all kinds of Hair Work
at short notice. She also keeps constantly on
hand a large supply of Keadv Made Hair
Work, such as Switches. Curls. Braids, and
Puffs. Residence on Lombard street.
Mrs. HARRIET Cot I.INS.
NOTICE.—T want it distinctly understood
that I have Removed from Bridge Street Fur
nture Store to rooms over Turner & Cor
don's drug store and Woodford fc Vatulorn's
boot and shoe store where I will keep on
hand all Kinds of COFFINS ANI) CASKETS
from the best to the cheapest. Any one in
need of any thing in my line give me a call.
I*. S. I have no connection with any of Mr,
Frost's establishments.
Feb. 5. J. S. AI.I.YN, Agt.
The finest building lot ill Towanda borough
corner of Poplar and Second streets, between
the residence of lion. E. O. CJoodrich and
E. Walker, will be sold cheap. Apply to O.
1) Kinnev
HOUHKFOR SAI.K.—I offer fot sale a First
Class House on York Avenue near Locust
street, containing of rooms with closets, china
closet in dining room, pautrv in kitchen, good
cellar, well, barn and out buildings. The a
la.ve said bouse, 1 will sell on reasonable
terms for cash. Or will exchange for a good
farm. 11. P. MOORE.
July 8. .3 in. Towanda. Pa.
A GOOD nOMr. CHEAP. —I offer for sale
VERY CI IE Al', the bouse and lot. South
least corner Third and Eliz beth streets in
; this borough. The house is in good repair,
I the lot large, with good well of water and
i water in tiie hou-e. The property will be
! sold for half its value on long lime.
June 9,'81. O. D. KINNEY.
AN EI.KGANT'IIESIDENCK FOR SAI.K.—The
1 really decant and eligibly situated residence
of Mrs. Doctor Houston is offered for sale at
I a bargain. The lot is large and litis on it an
i abundance of fruit of all kinds. It is alto
j gel her the most desirable property of the
kind now on the market Only * small pay-
I moot required; balance can remain on niort
' gage. < all on the premises.
July 7. Mrs. HOUSTON.
FA KM Fot; SAI.K.—T offer for sale on reason
i able terms a valuable farm, located in the
valley of the Towanda creek, about "2 1-2
mi Ins from Towanda. containing 75* acres,
' under a good state of cultivation, well water
i ed, a young orchard of choice trees, good
■ framed dwelling house, and fine large barn—
| with underground stabling. I will sell this
ann on long time, or exchange it in part for
property in Towada borough.
JOSKIMI G. PAT ION.
The fJenrv House has recently recruited its
, resources with the addition to its cellar of a
' pipe of pure English Ale-i-lioue'-lirewed and
genuine. This excellent, malt liquor will be
found a useful natural tonic for the invalid,
and satisfy the palate of the most fastidious
| epicure. A word to the wise is sufficient—so
; sws the latin proverb. Oct. 4.
"What everybody wants is the best organ for
the least amount of money : Therefore every
body wants the Burdett ; and when you've
said that, you've told the whole story.''
; So say the brightest and busiest organ
dealers throughout the land, who are turn
ishing this matchless instrument to a musica
public, which is rapidly learning to distinguish
, its marvellously pure and beautiful voice
from that which is not music. For sale by
J. A. Manville, No. 3 Bridge St., Towanda.
I bad been a great sufferer from Neuralgia
for years and bad consulted a great many dif
ferent physicians, but got no cure until 1 took
Dr. Burr's Neuralgia and Sick Headache Pills;
they cured me and I have recommcrded to
over fifty persons and I have never known
I them to fail. They are also the best nervous
ami dyspeptic pill 1 ever saw.
S11) NEYBK () A1 > IIKN T.
Master Mechanic, Dickens Manufacturing
| Company, Scrauton. PH.
For First Class Custom Boots and Shoos, go to
: Morgan McMahotiV Shop, over Burchill Brothers
; Marble Works. Repairing of all kinds neatly done.
'• My Wayward Pardner," for $2 at Wliit
! comb's Book Store. 24(5.
SAFK FOR BALK—Fire-proof, Combination
Lock. Inquire of W. J. YOUNG.
" IJndsey's Blood Searcher"—the great modi
| fine for fever and ague, malaria and all blood pol
| son. Don't fail to use it.
(Jet your Uiir mattresses made over at Ot
t arson's.
TIIK NKW ERA WASHER!—Give it a trial.
, It does the wasbiyg clean, in one fourth the
i time.
2152-4w. L. S. BI.ASDKLI., Agent.
j Homeopathic Lung Syrup, is the best rem
j edy for coughs and colds. It is mild, pleas-
I ant and ellective, Sold iu Towanda only by
i C. B. PORTER.
A NKW ENTERPRISE.—R. S. Thurber has
provided himself with a suitable •' rig" and
iis now prepared to deliver ail kinds of
: packages, goods, trunks, &c., on the shortest
I notice and tit reasonable rates. Orders left at
i Stevens & Long's and Dye & C'o.'s will re-
I ceive prompt attention.
The only market in Towanda where you
I can get good, fat western beef is at Rundell's,
! where the best < tils of veal, lamb ami mutton
are always served. Also ham. bacon and salt
meats of all kinds, Fresh Fish, dressed poul
try, vegetables and fruit. Leave your orders
at Rundell's market.
FOll SAI.K.— A choice lot of Plymouth Rock
Fowls, call at Cow lea' Bakery. H.F.COWLK.B