North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-12-07
LOCAL AND----PERSVNAL

A1~ShwAoat IneSbo.
Potatoes, Turnips, Beans, Pork, Beef Poultry AMI
4 Eggs. @
Every Body Says, We have had quite spell
ofweather" for the" past ten days-''what every
says must be true'
The Draft, which was to have been made last
week, we are informed, has been postponed for
few sdnys @EC-AE R ~ ~ .S44za~ AN
Donation 1.-The friends or Rev c. R. Lane are
invited to make him Donation vis at Keilsy's
Hall in sterliDgvie, Wednesday Dee I4th 1854
-. Leg Broken.--Norgan Maxwell, a resident Of
Washington Township in this County had his Lex
broken one day last week, by Kick from hls hsrss
which he was driving Down the long hill, abous
mile above this place, & e-t 500 III
The Rev, MIR. Peck, who was drafted and held
to service, informed de posted $780, with the
board Of enrolment for the purpose Of procuring
substituts. The arrangement TO secure him fat
cbaplancy in the army, having failed, this
preacher shrks the musket, and doubtless ere this
time some poor fellow has donned the shoddy rs
substitute for him. This SUBJ Of course, will be
sustained through all tie trials privatons and dam
gers Of csmpfe by the prayers Of his principal who
while he is in favor vgorous prosecution of the
war; prefers eating the minced pies and ''yaler-sg-
ged" chickens of his par shoners to the beans and
| salt pork of Uncle Sam
"The BuehIer House," at Harrisburg, whieh
has been kept for number of years by GEo. J
BoLroN formerly of this place, has lately been pur-
| chased by him and'is Undergoing ,uch altera-
tions and!improvem ent as viii make it of the
l. IL
Mr.. George W Hunter the courteous apd gentle
manly clerk md manager of the House still contin-
ues at his pest Such of friends as have occasion
to visit the city by cropping in at the "Buehler
House. will satisfy themselves that tbs ''two
Georges" "kuov how to keep Hoteli--and Keep
| it.
The Boating Season CIosed--at least en- the
upper North Branch Canal-rather abruptly on
Wednesday night, of last week, by the breaking ont
| of the Aquaduct at Fa 8. This structure has been
! considered rather insecure iop months past
| 1t was hoped, however, it would last during the
present the close of which it was the de-
| sign of the company to rebuild it. Although the
season for boating rapidly drawing 10 close;
and but few days of the canal could
| have been expect ed this unexpected accid mt will
prove very inconvenient and damaging 10 uany.
Some have neglected to secure their SUPPLY Of cod
| for the winter Others have large quantities of
! grain, produce lumber, &C., which will have to
await the opening in the spring for transportation.
| We learn that 10 600 bushels of wheat already
loaded and on its way to Pttston was stopped be-
| tween this place and the Falls, We do not fully
appreciate the advantage Of ''the raging canawl,'
until, in the present instance, ee rnadcto
feel its necessity
b. Z. 8. = amp Duties under the act of Congress
approved June 30th, 1864 are not nerally under
stood by the masses Even those in active business
have frequent to refer to their list to rsf esh their
memories The necessity for cheap list-ane that
can be preserved and carried about in convenient
form is therefore pparent Hlppsrsiny in a. Ross
Book st )rc the ether day We found just the thug
noedful" In little pocket diary, for l665-be-
sides the usual blank spaces for memoranda rf do-
ings for each day in. the year, sIFcetfoF Cath A.
coups" !" Rates Of Postage, Allnana; Ac. '&e.-*o
found compe tie Table o. stamp duties, under the
latest amended set o: Congress We bought one OF
them, of course and feel certain that every srsan
having any buinezs W hascver to ioY shouti 60 Nai
| do likowise. s-
The State rd,--Tacrc se.ms to be a posi-
bility that the organization of the State Guard
tn Drized by the Leg gisIature. will be commenced
The Governor bas' been negotiating with the War
Department far sort of exemption fer v"lun-
teers in the Guard, If they should drafted un!'r
the NATIONAL conscription laws, ana has. toa con
siderable eSteAt, succeeded If a volunteer in .he
Guard shall be drafted for the United States service
he is to be furloughcd for the whole term OF enlist
ment in the Guard. This his uninterrupted
service to the State, and Will pre-, highly ne
eessary organization from being broken up, as it
might be under any othsr arrangement If the term
for which he may be drafted into the ted States
service shall be longer than his enlistment in tho
State Guard he will only have to serve out the e1-
Cess under the draft, Should he whole year
in the State Guard he viii be. credited with that
length time upon any future calls, and the State
will also be credited her quota in any future dra
Under the bill for organizing the State Guard 10 4
full regiments to be org anzed, FIVE of which are
to be furnished by own city--Age.
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