North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-01-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,

EGGS and LARD, at Leightons Grocery StoR
Starks Bck Block. Tunkhannock Pa.
The County Auditors--are now busiIy sngss-
cd in settling up the accounts Of the Commissioners
and Treasurer for the yasr ust cls sed.
Hon. B II. Harding--Uuited States Senator
from Oregon made short visit to his Father and
friends here last week. lie appears in excellent
health and spirits
Donation Visit.--The friends of the Rev. g.
w Scofe Id will make him donation visit
Thursday the 18th inst at the house Of Jacob Deck
er in Washington Township Afternoon and RveL-
ing.
The LEMON PARm in North Branch Town
ship al, er.ised for sae by the Executors S.ts,-
day next, should bs locke ID 10 by oil whe ~ist t.
buy good farm reasonable terms. Tt. sa!s
will bs made Oh the premises.
All ScHoosmAgER now at Montrose is
To have d donation en- the 18th inst. We would sLa.
to his friends there that if they donate any Maple
molasses, they had better not carry it in litehsr
particularly a silver oHe-Schoousy has hanksyinS
after that kind.
Took the hint.--The hint given Dy us jast be-
the holidays in relation to lhs scarcity OF Tar
keys in our Coop, taken by friend B d!
Jaques in real earnest at least had the evidence
that it taken, in the Snaps VI very fine fat
gobber weighing about ten pounds. If we were 60
ing to preach q "sermOn the nonnt," after
had said BLESSED the Peace-maker" We
should AID ; Blessed those tha. remember the
Printer.
Another Draft --The cohscrpts from this re
gion who reported the 22d ult and who deposited
e52s for procuring substitutes have received notice
that the price Of persons to fight bleed and die or
run away for them, has been increased soms &20o,
by ALrdham's cal! for "30000s more" draft fer
the extra 5000 is therefore made on their pocksA-
The resources of the county, both al to men and
money" says "honest Abe" are ''inexhaustibs. .'-
'On with the dancs'-Nero's fddling.
The ELECTION Of Judges, Inspectors 81
elections and other Township and Borough OfRcsm
will take place in this County on Tuesday next the
10th inst Too little attention is paid to the sscur-
ing of honest and capable for these minor posi-
tions Much of the prosperity Of community de-
pends upon an honest and economical administration
of its loo al affairs, Besides, the place to lay tn"
|
al affairs, to tho hands Of the Democratic party.
the only which has ever shown itself competens
to administer them, is at these primary eeetiOns--
| Every Democrat should attend and do his duty,
We find in Ayers American Almanac. fnow
ready for delivery gratis by all their agents,the 70
markable statement that the temperature Of tbs
earth has not diminished more thau 1905 part Of
| To g. To
quiry how he could make such assertion. DR.. Aver
writes US the f0llowingsuswer "Hirparchus gives
the exact record of an e,lpse in his time. This en-
ables US to measure with extreme accuracy the
earths diunal revolutions since to any eclipse
Diminution of its heat would by concentration, short
en- its axis and consequently its time of revolution
on its axis The data shows that this chage has been
only such state it msthcmalcaliy and indispu-
tably true" New York Journal.
Important to the Friends Of Soldisrs.-~
, The Postmaster General at Washington dssirss the
newspaper press TO call attention 20 m,ttsr Of no
| ment in regard to packages sent to the Army He
says "A large number Of packages Intended for tha
army. have arrive at this Office with the Wrappers
destroyed, or the address mutatsd tha. they
not be forwarded and therefore necessarily seat
| to the dead letter office If persons sealing would
take the precauion to writs out card or slip OF
paper the full name of the officer soldier for whom
the package is intended the numb ofthe regiment
and corps to which he is attached, we'll the
name and post office address of the person by whom
it is sent, and faston the card slip thus addressed
securely to tn" contents Of the package inside the
wrapper, it will, all cases. insure their deveryos
| prompt return to the owner"
Obituaries,
Died suddenly, Dec 90 1864 in Dushors, Sa,li-
van County, Pa, Henry Metcaf, Esq, OF 1unkksn-
mock late Major of the 53th ReSt P V in the 44.n
year of his age.
Major Metcaif s'uli.l law at WiIks.s Barre ard
WAS admitted to practice in l848 In 1919 he re-
moved to sullivan County, and engaged in .ho
practice of the law until the beginning of the
In 1861 he raised company among his neighbOrs
aud friends for the defence of the country lie wsG
in the following engagements:
Zun, Va. Dec. /, 1862
Sandy Ridge n. c., April Is, 1852.
do do do do 20 do
Gum Swamp, May % 1863.
Bachelors Creek My % l9i3.
Commissioned Major June q 1885, and resigned
after two years aAi nine months service account
of ill health and pressing private matters of trust
nature
Died on a visit to Sullivan Co. and WAS buried in
Eaton by the side of his youngest daughter who died
while he in the service.
OF friendly, joyous nature Under this hilarisy,
deep strong current of sterling sense and OF pro-
found religious feeling
He was a regular attendant upon and liberal
! supporter of the ordinances of tic Gospel.
Thu, has passed away from us friend whose
place cannot be easily filed, and citizen whom We
could i'll afford to loose. The profound sorrow Of the
community mingles with the still deeper sorrow Of
the widow and children the jyous companion,
useful citizen the upright lawyer. and the gallant
soldier, Henry Mescalf.