North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-05-16
Local and Personal.


Explanation --The date on the ,;n,.d .sa..
label attached to this paper shows the time N b;ch
as appears On our books, the paper has been nail
for. Every subsxiber should take an occasional
look at it,
A Dry Spell is upon us, which has been of such
long duration, as u begin to be called q drouth-
an unusual occurrence at this season of the year.
Hoes, without eyes or rivets, and other farming
tools of the best manufacture at Bunnell 4 Bana.
tyne's store. .
Notice.--The pews in the Methodist Church
will be sold on Monday, the 2lst day of May, 1866
at ne O'Clock NJ. All persons wishing to pur.
chase are respectfully invited t. attend
Ice Cream Of the richest and most delicious
quality now be had at Mrs. Leases toy and fam
cy store. We've tried it, AMI know whereof we
speak.
Jack Frost visited this part of the vineyard on
Monday night but so far as we l. arm. did but little
injury to fruits vegetables. We notice the weeds
its only occupants-in our garden look as fresh
and luxuriant te-lay, as before. The early worm
gets snapped up by the bird,
A Gale of wind occurred at this place on Sun.
day last, not so violent however as in some other
parts Of our county. We hear of the unroofng Of
several barns and of fences being blown down in
various localities. No damage was done here ex-
cept the tearing off small portion of the roof OF
what was once the bridge which, consid ering its
present condition, IS not a very great calamity to
the public
The Side Walks, which our Borough au thori-
ties orda ined to be laii by the lst day of Juns,
are hardly yet begun. Many seem to suppose that
the idea Of COOL walks in this town is mammoth
"goak," and that the ordinance WIS all for fun
We assure our readers that the Town Council arc
entirely earnest in the matter and that the walks
directed to be built, be built by property own
ers at less expense to them than by the street Com
missioner. "a word to the wise 6c.'
The Circus at this place on Monday last called
together goody number of people, though not
near so many asthat Of year ago The stock and
fixtures of the concern good and exhibit q do
cijed improvement since their last visit here. The
performances, many of them by the same persons,
were to taste better than before.
The trained dogs aud monkeys advertised were
size tent containing one monkey something that re-
scmbled scalded whiffet, niger wench and two
stupid albno niger girls
Any of our readers afflicted with scRoFULA or
Scrofulous complaints will do well to read the re-
marks in our advertising columns respecting it,
But little Of the nature of this disorder has been
known by The people, and tie clear exposition Of it
there given, will prove acceptable and useful. We
have long admired the searching and able manner
in which DR.. Aver treats every subjec he touches ;
whatever has his attention at all, has great de al
of it; he masters what he undertakes and no one
who has particle Of feeling for his afflicted fel-
low man. can look with Indifference upon his labors
for the sick. Read what he sa VS. of Scrof fula, and
see in how few words and how clearly he tells us
more than we all have known of this nsidous and
fatal malady.-[Sun, Philadelphia, Pa.