North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-14
Local and PERSONAL

uotel Burned 1.-The Hotel; at M0nrose known
u, .ome years past, Hatchrs Hotel was destroy
"A by fre on w rdnesday of last week. We are
80, informed whether any Of the loss wars covered
by insurance OF not.
Miss r.. V0se who has been very successfully
engaged in seaching select school, at this place.
during the past few months, viii open her Spring
Term, ON Monday, the Goth iEs: Those deshlng to
attend or send pupils should make their arrange
men Is accordingly
improvements on rather extensive seae. in
tho way of grading streets and laying down side
walks are contemplated by Our Borough, authorities,
as soon as Spring opens. The owners Of lots along
all our principal streets will be required to grade
and lay wn walks Of plank or Tagging in front of
their premises If not done by such owners of lots
it will bs done by the street commssi ner, and 20
per cent ad led to the thereof which expense is
by law, made lien upon the property Let every
lot owner look ont in time tor his plank ia ggng.
Caught --Zba Ike nods "a we'll to do farmer
residing at FactnrypiIIe, in,this County while at
teuding donation, about a moath since. had his
house entered, chest broken open AMI some $500
in U. S. securities AMI coin taken therefIcm. Al
attempts TO discover the perpetrttor of th' crime.
proved abortive until or two since, whe he
learned that a young man. Alvah Letter living
next door to hru-w hom he hid placed under re-
peatsi oblg ltions By way of pc. unidry aii-had
nepotiated $500 at one Of the Banks at Bingham
ton. LETTER was arrested, and upon examin iion
before Justice Frear. required TO give honis for
his appearance to answer the charge If Larceny;
fsiling {, do so he committed 10 Jail Thu cir
sumstances ms we have learned them, 90 to provo
pretty conclusively that, Mr. Reynold, has go, the
right man,
Prot. DeWitts lecture on phrcrolory, at
Wallis Hall, in this place, list week, well at
tended and so far have hearl gave entire
AGisfaction to his intelligent and arpreciative audi
ence. The Professor being intimately acquainted
with most if not all present, t'ors uI.'; en-
bsrassmepts; but quilted himself in manner
thar showed that sOms men may acquire honor, even
in their own cOuhtry. The fact that he was sup
p1sed to know something. of the mental pecuarties
of those present suggested the proprety OF havirg
the Prof blind folded in his examination Of heads.
This under the circumstances, he readily assented to,
and showed himself to be an expert in bumpo ogy.-
Reading the character of his subjects through the
.ips Of his fingers, with accuracy that truly
wonderful
Have YOnr Deeds Recorded According
to the la VS. Of the satc all deeds must be recorded
within six months after their execution: otherwise
to be deemed fraudulent and void against suisse
9uent purchasers ;:.ots 'ges unless re'orie be-
fore the deed under which the subsequent purrha
claims UnrecorIeI deeds are not only liable 10 g
defeated by subsequent recorded deeds mortgages
out ara in i niger of seins lost destraye". Bs
sure then that your titles nude secure by hrv-
iag all deeds, by which you claim, recorded
sorins to law.
NICHOLSON, Feb 10, l666
Mn EDITOR
The heretofore qnict and unpre-
tending town of Nicholson, w o business men. re-
rrarkable for being content vii the we'll triel ro-
cations Of life, an averse to spccu!a' ions and en-
pertinent, has of late be the theatre of great
excitement which has. like elilenia slowly bat
surelymade ts way from the of the All, ghenys.
A few days since, IN this tOEn, spring f1wing
from the base of Of romanti. hills was DIS
covered, upon the surface Of which found "A sub
stance having tire physical properties o the wDil
known substance, brIcatins oil or concrete coal !
oil Thi, fact, together with Others, such as for in
stance, the discovery # OIL BY tke Tusearora Co.
but. fifteen mics distant, with by means better
surface Indications geoio gcal conformation ana
the discovery of coal cropping out Il Tunkhan
mock creek, in this immediate vicinity, led some of
the more enteJprisin5 citizens of this own to inves
tigate the subject among wnom T.. n. Bacon I.
Esq, Cor A. Gorlinecr, n p Wilcox. E q. John /
Nivsr, Capt W. Res noiIs, EA Sheriff ZibA Bill |
hngs, and others.
The result of their investigations being satisfaeto
~, meeting of the citizens hell, an
mttee was appointed to determine whether the nee
esary territory could be le use sal comm ttee to
report at an adjourned meeting. to be held at
.Pierceyille, Feb 10th, I866r
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens convened
at the time and place aforesaid At least tw hun |
"drcd representing several adj ace mt towns,
present
The preliminary steps to orgtnzs Co. TO he
known as the Nicholson Oil an Mining Co" were
taken. The Sec'ty. e. Bacon E-q. drew up
subscription, shares twenty five d'ars each, AMI in
few moments sutsc'itcd SSCO0. motion
wss carried, that So soon as the subscribed
rea ches the amount of five Thousand dollars per-
manant organization shall be male. In order to
lease lands and obtain subscrp p:ons of stock, and
do other necessary busness. temporary organiza
tion was made. PIes'nt 4. f.. Blakesee NJ. d.
Sec 'ty E. n. Bacon committee Of managers whose
duty it shall be in the name Of the Nicholson Oil
h Mining Co" to lease Territory procure slbscrip-
tions &c Ex-sberff Ziba Billings, l. Harding,
Cspt. J. W. Reynolds, John Niver Otis y, Stark
w. M Stark, N P. Wilcox q. Com.
Adjourned to meet at the Hotel Of L n Bacon
Esq, on Saturday, Feb l7ih, 1866 at one o'clock
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