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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27

E An Irish girl and operative in.
Smiths paper mill, at Lee, Mass, recently
found five genine $1,000 Treasury Notes in
the paper rags, and another girl in another
mill, in another lot Of rags found gold chain
valued at $50.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27
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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27

GEO. :. TUITION, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
VI Tuukhannock, Pa. Office Stark's Brick
Block Tioga street.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27
4oet's QJornnr,
TEEE THREE EoNTEs

THREE HoMEs
" Where is thy home 2" I asked child
Who in the morning air,
Was twining flowers most sweet and wild
In garlaudS for her hair,
MY home" the happy heart replied,
And smiled in childish gee,
''Is on the sunny mountain side,
Where soft winds wander free"
Oh blessings fall on artless youth,
And all its rosy hours,
When every word is joy and truth
And treasures live in flowers
Where is thy home % asked of one
Who bend, with blushing face,
10 hear the warrIor's tender tone,
In the Wild woods secret place.
one spoke not but her varying cheek
The tale might we'll impart;
The home of her young spirit meek,
Was in kindred heart.
An! souls that we'll might soar above
10 earth will fondly cling,
And build their hopes on human love,
That light and fragile thing
Where is thy home, thou lonely mani"
l asked a pilgrim grav,
Who came with furrowe brow, and wan,
Slow musing Oh his way.
lie paused, and with a solemn mein
1.-The land I seek thou ne er has seen
My home is in the skles!''
Oh blest--thrice blest the heart must be
To whom such thoughts are given,
That walks from worldly fetters free
Its only home in Heaven
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27
Qprtb Yranrh 4emutrat,

Terms--l copy year, lin advance) Sl5O. If
hot pain within six months, $500 will be charged
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27

TT =. COOPER, PHYSICIAN Il SURGEON
Il. Newton Centre, Luzerne County Pa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

< GREEN JueYaaS.-The district court in one of our northen States was in session last summer. and after the first days business was over. lawyers and others were sitting out before inc hotel, when q long, lank, unscphisticsted couutrvman came up and unceremoniously made himself one of them and remarked:
 .Gent!emen, wish you'd go on with thia court, for want to go home--I left Betsy looking out An r said one of the lawyers. Pray, sir, what detains you at court ? Why. sir said the countryman. am fotched he- as a jury. and they say if I go home theyIs have to Jfnd me ; and they mightn't do that live good place of What jury are you on?' asked one of the lawyers. What juryf' Yes, what jury? Is it the grand or traverse jnry?' Grand or traverse jury2 Dad fetched me if know Well, said the lawyer. did the judge charge yon?' Well, squire said he the little fellow that sits np in the pulpit and kinder bosses, over tke crowd gin us q talK' but don't know whether he ctaiyed any, thing or nos There was an explosion, and two or three of the legal gentlemen tumoied ou their chairs
 Soldiers and Officers in the Army, being exposed to sudden changes. should always be .supplied with {. Bro,on's Bronchial 1foches, !" as they give prompt relief in Gold, Cough, or an Irritstsd Throat
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31
l" Ring outthe Old,
 Ring in the New !1

HA. What is being done for Recruiting in our town2 But four days more remain before ell bounties will ceasc, and yet the quota of Litch6sld is far from full. Other towns of our county Winchester, Colebrook, Cornwall and Watertovn, have filled theirs, and that w'sh but proper efforts on the part of recruit. ing oineers. In one town, (,Narren, we learn snas tne frst selectman was . yiru!ent conner head. and though appointed the recruiting of. tcer by the Governor. did moro to discoura e than forward enlistments. FinalIv tba c;t;z.D. i. of Warren took the matter into the;, hon n,,sI wrote to the Governor and procured ,ha ,' pojntment of another and more conpetent re. q scruiting officer, who has gone yigorously to work, and hope to fll the quota Of thetowu b, 1'nesday next.
 Does thc same state of things apply in Litch feId Ws hope t does not, and that we shall -1shr ofhsrfiss ffoa our first seleetmsn "a adjourned noedns q Monday next
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

CoRswALL.-Christma day was beauty. Just one of those days days when all nature seems in harmony with the sacred memories it's yearly return commentaries, bringing to mind the .sgood tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. On earth peace, and good will to men,. 7
 Strange that a day commemorative of an event designed to make men purer and happi- CT, should be made an excuse for giving li- cense to all the baser passions of the human heart. by so many of the human race.
 With us everybody tried to be happy, some with merry greetings and memealoes, bound stronger the cords of love and friendship others in more doubtful ways drove dull care away, and all seemed glad of an excuse to pc merry and happy
 The parsnts and children connected v''n'
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31
To Our Subscribers.
..sub Hoo signo vineinnuI
LITCHFIELD. CONN.,. THURSDAY. DEC. 3l. 1883.

We take the occasion of the opening of the new year. to endeavor to square our accounts with our subscribers and all the world- beside. We therefore enclose due bills in this paper to those who are in arrears to us, with the ex- ception of those, who receive their papers in single wrappers, who will perceive their in ashtedness to us at glance bS the direction label on tho wrapper.
 Where the amount has over-run an erea rear, or where it lacks but few months of an even year. we include the remainder of the current year in tho bills, prssuming that every one will be willing 10 trust us with the fraction in advance, when We have trusted them for the other fraction withou. hesitation.
 We have already stated the reasons why we do not always insist on the rule of payment ;n ndrance. We should be glad to do so always: and should do so always, if we did not expect our subscribers were at least as honest as tie average of newspaper readers. And we be- leve they are more so. But if there is any one who reads this or any other newspaper, inten. tionally, without paying for it, even after he is reminded of his indebtedness by Q dun, he is mean enough to begrudge the nails in his moth- CTS cofin,or cheat the doctor and undertaken Out of their fees. And we shorld like ts print the ndmes of such men, if we can get them, as warning to honest folk to shun and avoid them as they would the small pox.
 This is the season of happy wishes and brigh. aspirations. The year to come promises to be the most memorable in our history. What with the State and Presidential elections, and ths winding up of the rebellion, newspaper which chronicles, faithfully and honestly, the events of the times, must be necessity to ey- erybodY who can read. If the friends of the ENQUIRER wish its continued success and pros perity, and welcome it's weekly visits to their homes and firesides, as we hope they do, they will pay up what they owe us, and thus be twice blessed, blessing him that gives and him that iakes-the paperi
 We hope to make the ENQUIRER more inter. ssting, and lively, and worthy it's position and patronage during the next year than it hal been the past but to this end we must look as well to our patrons as to our own best endeay ors. And to the friends ofthe EKeUIEER, scat tered wherever they arc, throughout tho coun ty. the state Or the west, one and all, we wisl tho happiest of NeV Years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31
- ----'' '--'' - FROM THE 1lTu C Y

The following is from letter written AT, A..
 2oth inst, by Adutant s. c. Barpum Inf No,. folk), of the lth c. V. now stationed a, Glo,. cester Point opposite Yorktown, vs.-rRD
 ESouIRrRl
 tefr'hc Ire occurred 5: Yorktown on thn
 night ot the 18th instant. It broke ont in
 Building just fitted up as a hospital. Tb;.
 ouildins stood near two others where large
 amount Of ammunition was slowed. Great sf.
 loi's were made to subdue the A.m. .s but to
 little purpose, and they soon Communicated
 With the magazines, aud Il llosi terrific ,x,,lo.
 sioh followed. We ha discovered ,is fir, n, It's hfst appearance, snd watched il with Js.n Interest, expecting the explosion. The night
 Was somewhat dnrk, aud Ike sky ill the back ground quite black with clouds. So that ,ro,,
 our point Of view we had tLe fuii beuu6. of the sight. The effect vas grand sud uasni6. cent, and imagine Eesu.ius coo!I sca,c.lv pfoaeca mere grandeur ai.ii sabliia;,y. Aa lhe Ire became hotter, tho ahelia began to sxolois and continued all night 'withoi;. in;.r,as.o, so that tao storm of iron hurled tat,ush ihs streets oi Y ktown was quits as sppalns ss hostile bom@rd'nent. Although a largo amount of alll ,niniton and ordinance yas ds,. troyed, quite portion of il ,sas uaservicsab!,, 50 ''aS The actual less to the goveras.. at is ss. 'l'nateo at moi over s51sou. There were many instances Of fidelity ani bravery nolicsd during the confngraiion. One seu,insl sta toned q: an important poiut continued at kis post, muskst n hand, un:i regularly relieved aiter hia lsg WAS broken by s:i.ts.
 Recruiting of vetsrans has been oai,e brisk h't an unlocked fer contingency taa d,.apersd lsfor fc~ days. Up to thr i3;l. ns.aat 1 iiat re-eriiaiud lS2 Of our Regt. 1, was rep ras"ti:ed tn the mcE that wi.-n thres t,cr,hs haul ra-cnlistea we could be oI. a: Christmas aud there 'Tas every prospect that 10 should get i!ie .rqns.ta nHnlbeE. B.: upog aoplicn. ti;>ii to ia,. lit!,r. he unfortunately cald not gran; !;r iut'n!ge'ce, jus; si preseHt bu n oald give inc matter further c,nai,i.rs.i,r. auj ar anawtr soon. so jist now Te aga i,ls on aur olfs awaiting it's arrival As su,n ss ;rn nave i basis wc ziii! shapa our pam arc..r iias!y, lat We hop" to be hoGnr ii iwo !=,,
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

Late advices from North Carolina state that considerable numbers of rebel soldiers, in clading officers, are now delivering themselves up as desertcrs and offering to abide by the conditions of the Presidents Amnesty Procla- matiou. On the 9th inst, 2 whole company were captured by party of our troops near Washington. North Carolina. Recruiting in North Careliha still continues active. One Loyal white regiment has been raised in the Newborn district, and is under the command of Col McChesney and the second, under the command of Capt. Charles Henry Foster. is rapidly filling up, and abou. three hundred uten have been enlisted within the last six or eight weeks by his personal exertiohs. An other regiment of white soldiers from North Carolina has been raised by Gen Burnside in East Tennessee. To these must be added two regiments of colered yolu ateefs that have been raised and are now in service. X cavalry reg iment of blacks is also recruiting by Major Garrard, of the Third New York cavalry.- This last regiment is obtaining nearly one hun dred recruits day.
 By flag of truce at Fortress Monroe Rich mond papers of the 18th received. They con tain dispatches of severe bombardmens of Charleston on Thursday and Friday, of last week, attended by large fire and considerable loss of life. A gunboat fight is reported in the Stono River, which is said to have been drawn fight, which means the rebels wers whipped. Gen Johnstone had taken com mand of the. rebel army in Tennessee. The Richmond journals were still grieying over the losses inflicted by Averill's great raid.
 Brig. Gen. Robert o. Tyler, formerly Colon. el of the lst Conn. Artillery, has been relieved from his late command of the artillery reserve of the Army of the Potomac. One dispatch says he has been ordered to report to Maj Gen.. Augur in the Department of the Gulf, and an other declares that he has been given the com mand of the late Gen. Corcoran s Irish Legion at Fairfax Court House, Va.
 Soldiers, see to your own health, do not trust to the Army supplies. Cholera, Fever and bowel complaint will follow your slightest inaiscretion, Holloway.s Pills aud Ointment should De in every man,s knapsack. The British and French troops use no other medi- cinss, Only 20 cents per boz or pot,
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31
The Old Year and the New.

The old year is rapidly dying out as We write, and before our paper reaches most of our readers the new year will have been usher cd into being. How instructive and encour- aging review of the past--how momentous the futuref
 The old year will long be marked in our an. pals as one of the most eventfnl of our history. In it the nation seems first 10 have awakened to 8 sense of the momen.ous struggle in which 1t was engaged-not for its life merely, but for the cause of liberty throughout the world. Its birthday gave us that grand Proclamation of Freedom which christened it the Year of Jubi- lee, and which was the happy augury of the glorious line of successes that have followed in its train. The year has witnessed the opening of the great navigable artery from the North to the South, which for two years before had been dramatically sealed by the powers of darkness and rebellion. Within the year the victories of Gettysburg, of Vicksburg, of Port Hudson and of Chattanooga have been ours' and Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas, so loug grooming beneath the oppressor's chain, have been liberated and disenthralled, and are al. ready to be counted among the loyal states.
 The new year opens with suspicious hopes Ths rebsllious district cut in twain by its pre- decessor, we may hope to see the last vestige of theaecursed villainy crushed out ere '64 shall grow hoary with its brief twelyemonsh. Then indeed, shall it be brighter Year of Victory and Jubilee than the past has been Then shall we sing peans of rejoicing at it's close, which shall resound not only throughout happy and reunited country, but all over the world, and down through countless centuries
 Ring out the Old,
 Ring in the New !'
 Let us make this new year the era of renew ed.sigor, and determination and courage, aud our strength shall receive reward, and our hopes fulfllment from Him who t seeth the snd even from the beginning P
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

Gan. Du,!.r has ::!rsajy pua u+g rnsse upoh the matter ut the exchauS. of prissrtI,
 i.e has a3rea'ly succneiei iu r.su;ilns E,s hnnlied of our men from iiIts and aryslior. il Nlchnlnd. Raj s now r.nartT,l ti.s. tt, reh>'s will hot proceed wilh ,hs sxcAaagg, un-
 less our Government sbandons sll ,he eass- tionB in controversy and Tecoro,zs5 tie rsbsl
 aw of ret d;sii.n againsl black tr1nps and lh..ir white nErrrs. 1t is also said tim. iha re',as r-fisa to trs1t wi:h t;er. i:,t~r na any
 jns4i io!i. icc,uss of Jeff ilayis' p,o. ias s.oa Of last JeAr. t,ennRacing him as aa o.,ii.w.--- i This pnsitiSl is tory ri,liculous, as ihrr al- i ready i,ays ir.n.ri th him. rseevag co.n:nu. nica,;oas medcinea. and five han3 rl If iheir oan n,rn nt his hands, Gen Butler lns adroiL 1 ly ,hrogn the responsibility oFsn ate: refusal 1 to proceed sith the exchange u!'er the rshCl
 anthori.iss and compelled tha.n to assign
 mas: riicplons reasons therefor reasons
 which they will have to abandon rheueves Gen Butler takes his next step.
 Nc LARaE BoUSrIRs ArrTk JASvssT 5ru.- We find in the Norvich Bulletin. the following
 letter from Gov. Buckingham, concerning hoantirs. IL vii; be seen thar bat few days as left for recruits to secure the liberal boun-
 ties offered by the government. Now is tho time to enlist
 To THE BuhLErIN: l have just received an official telegram stating that !" a law hns been passed to tic effect that no bounties except such as are now provieed by law shail Do psid
 to any person enisting after the 5,h of Janu
 ary next. The only bounty provided by law is the one hundred dollars authorized by act ot
 Congress promulgat d ill General Orders 4s' series of 1861, from this office (Adjutant Gen
 erals, Washington.) Counties will be pald in
 accordance with existing orders to recruits who
 enlist before January 5th, inclusive, for any three yeats organizations in service or author ized by the War Department and in pr-cess or completion" Wh A. BUCKINGHAM Norwich, Dec. 24, 1863
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

A DIsLoyAL PAs-oR.-N observe tho New Haven papers ss, discussing an "e1-nsrte council, recently held n that city, ut tse re- quest Of some members of the South Conerega. tional Church, to consider ard advise then, with regard to the relations to thair church Of i tia Rev. J. Il. Carroll acting pastor of the eialc!l. It seems tliis saverenl gentleman was decidedly avefsa to recognizing the religious duty of his congregation 10 sustain the gov ernmer. n:da which thvi; ssgvices arc weekly held, or to n:erretls for Difi:.c favor and pre- .cc,ion upon those who haze. gone forth ;n OUT countrys de:sEce--in shoft- nat he was ''ley- al' aleF ths New Haven R,gisfsr stripe. Tie decision to ;s..i~ii ae ces&c::: u..aaiiors!y y came was :-
 " To refs,se {; rscoanise i1,e Society of the Church as Of any regular Congregational or. raniza.o.- n lon.: as saii s3yuirty chnlnucs !c et.;n the ee, ;"a of ;Iie I.ev J. Iiaiss Car roll. oa aeeoGnt 0. his Dot exhibiting adeq;iat,, proof of his i;,sin2 a r.su-r stvl:;lng as cer- ayman of said dsaonl:natioG, -nd> because Of his alleged disloyal,y The cnmpiainarts were further requested 10 withdraw from connection with said church."
 This Reverend Secessonist is son Of the Rev. aIr. Carroll who succeeded Dr. Beeeher
 in the pas.orate of the Congregational Church
 in tAis village The son sometime since mar ricd Southern widow with a large fortune il, tine peculiar institution" and, we presume that's what's the matter with him now.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

WATERTowN.--This noblo old town has raised her full quota (1s) on the last cali for her portion of volunteers, and the way she has done it is that her citizens take hold of the matter in earnest, and without any buster, and do the business up. In this way she kas raised in all 163 volunteers for the war, lo6 on the first call, 38 on the second, and l9 on the last. Good for Watertown, the banner Union town of our County!
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

WEST GosHEN.-Therc was very pleasant social gathering at the NJ. E. Church in s'Can- ada Village" on Tuesday evening, of last week. After refreshments had been served, several appropriate sentiments were offered, which brought out some first rate impromptu speeches. A purse of nearly $50 was then presented to the pastor, Rev. J L. Bouton who seems to have gained . host of friends and we'll vishers, during his stay among 'hls people.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

WASHINGTON. MT. Seymour II Wslton, of Washington, this year raised on B seven acre lot $50 bushels of corn in the ear, 40 cart loads of pumpkins, ,000 bushels of turnips, 37 bushels of potatoes, 8 bushels. of white bsans. He also raised, on less than half an acre, sugar cane that yielded 53 gallons of sorghum syrup, a first rate article, just tho thing for buckwheat cakes. If any Litchfsld county farmer has done better on the same quantity of ground than this. VIC shall be glad to record 1t.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

woonBunr.-Corporal Henry F. Hard. of sra r d Conn. Heavy Artillery came home on . recruiting tour for the Regiment, and had just commenced discharging 'he duty when he was taken severely i'll with the diptheria, and died on the 18th inst, having been sick only five days. His funeral was attended at the Methodist Church, on Friday, the 18th. This is the fourth member of Co. I, that now sleeps beneath the sod of our quiet valley.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

Sometime since, the Winsted paper ac- cused us (e:rcncously, as t happened) of a slip in our English. What would MrLindley Murray, were he alive ard read the Herald say to such paragraph as this, which appeared in the last number of that sheet =
 This 8 fair statement Of the case between You and I, Mr. Subscriber"
 Wouldn't he say. "Me hercue'?
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

BGs- We understand that John D. Champlin Esq, of this town Formerly of stouiugton.) is about to assume the cou.se of the literary and local department of the Bridgeport Standara, and that ths papsr is to be considerably en- larged and improved. We congratulate the Standard on securing the services of so able and accomplished writer; and shall gladly welcome the advent of Bro. C., iato ths jour naistic field.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

SHARos.-They have Tavern down in say, in that thrivisg yillaga--whch is kept by one St. John, not by any means the Apostle of that name, but coppa.heal of mean a stripe, and Of 50 filthy tongue aud disgust ing manners that he could only be classed among the disciples e that Church, of which Fernando "oc4 is High Priest, aud Benjamin his brother tie scribe Hero is the head quarters and hot-bsd ot ruin and scccssioni#m for all that region; here the image Of Jsif. sDasis, is the pros:ding deity AaEs the Bridgeport Farmer papers the walls and adorns tie tsblas hare ;ha unwary traveller is treated 10 glorihcstions Of tue '.Soulhern Confeteracy," and doub:s as to the '.fal of Vicksburg"; here the blatant cry Of 'sl--n the abolitionists !'' '.hurra for the rebels !h is uttered in the same breath here dirt, grease, nastiness and filth naturally go hand ii han l with such foul and traitorous billlngssato. Out upon such pest-houses, good travellers Go twenty weary miles, after dark. if nscer
 sary, to avoid such. Draw line all around such door, gaod people of Sharon and lei
 not foot, that claims respectable body as tached, step over it Withdraw s.ernly from the society and knowledge of such man. bs him go to his own, and sec whether tlisy vii receive him better.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

of the public frern week to week. From tha specimen numbers befure ns. we cannot bu, doubt ss we most sincerely hope. that the ex- pertinent will be success There can be no question that just such 3 journal as this, yigor GUS in tone. trenchant in criticism, independent in spirit, is needed to breast the tide of qnack- cry and charlatanisln that has become of late years so rampant in American literature and manners. Modelled somewhat after the plan Of the London weeklies, (e. g." Saturday Re. view, '" Examine-,p . Atheneum, Speeta- tor, &c) but of a more popular cast than they, it's aim and endeayor appears to be re liable, critical and searching review of events. conservator of the useful, the truthful and d the good, faithful and fearless expositor in literature, science and art an in iependent American literary journal and such we believe will be it's achievement.
 Its typographical execution is deserving of the highast praise-in fact, we do not hesitate to say that even it's first numbers present an appearance beyond anything we have seen be; fore in any similar publication on this side of the Atlantic. It is printed in quarto formssach number containing sixteen pages. with three vide columns upon each, and with sufficient margin.
 We heartily recommend 1t to all who possess the literary taste to appreciate such a journal, and the liberal desire to support such an one in our country.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

"A barn bslongingto Mrs J. P. Marshan. and near her residence on Main street. was destroyed by fire on Monday night, the 2ist. Y was occupied by William Tyler, who lost three horses, three wagons, harnesses, robes Sc. Loss about $500 Mrs. Marshall was insured, Tyler had no insurance.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-31

ssg~ Our paper is delayed a day this week, on account of our boys " keeping Christmas
 Our engine, also, got on too much steam that day, and was quite 'bust" in coBsequence So we hope our western county friends will pardon us.