North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-31
Local and Personal.

See--New Advertisements ofP. C. Ru-,, ,,s
Bros.
F;nte and string Bands. Drum Corps &c.
can be supplied with instruments lower than A..
city rates by applying to l.. B, Powell of Scranton
The Decker Bros. Pianos are increa,,.
very rapidly in popularity, They are decidedly the
| favorites among cultivated musicians. AItbop,h
gh in price they considered in reality the chase
est PSnos that are made, because they are the best
and most durable
Hits al the Times.--A Lecture will bs o;v., hx
S. NJ. Hewlett one of the most popular Lecturers of
the Country, at the NJ. E. Church this (w.dn..d.,,
evening.
Tomorrow evening the Course and the Cure" b,
the orator.
Price of admission for Gentlemen Is cents -
For Ladies Is cents. Go and hear tho iniri.able
Hewlett.
Justic fthe Peace will bear in mind that
by an act of Assembly passed May slh 1854. it In
made their duty to return all recognznnces cntersd
into before them, by any person charged with the
commission of any crime except cases Of assault and
batteries at least ten days before the commence
ment Of Court. com pliance with this duty is en-
jined in order that may be prepared for the;
action Of the Grand Jury,
No Revenue Tax on Dress Makere.-We
congra ulate dress makers and mliners on the fact
that no only have they beer relieved from the on-
tax that lately threatened to entirely destroy
their business but also that. from the hrst day Of
August all miIliners and dress makers are exempt
from all tax whatsoever. We quote from the new
law ARTICLES of dre:s made or trimmed by millin-
or dress max RS for the Of women and chill
iren, shall olso be exempt"
The Widows ofSoldiels an d Extra Boun
'y.--Thcre Icing some misrOnception rs to what
class of widows of iers are entitled to the extra
bounty recently voted by Congress it is again m
nounced that he Second Comptroller of the Treas.
urv has deci ed hat if widow marries second
timo before the passage of the Bounty act July 2a
1866 she is not entitled to bounty, but that her
second rriage after that date dnts not effect her
right to the extra bounty.
Memory --That faculty of the mind by which
re:ai's ID, knowledge of facts and events, Is q
great thing especially is this SO to one who pos,es.
j. in such eminent iegree to keep in mind
thar there is such n object the printer. That be
Is airoys poor. Th,t he is usually, blest, ike John
Rogers, in the Pgmmer) with wife and numerous
small children Mrs. Lease of this place. seems to
Re thus flyorci-no with tIe cEildren---but such
memory as W have been speaking of neat and
elegant present to our better-half proves the fact
Speaking OF this LAZY we are remn led Of the fact
that she has just secured from the city, one of the
I,rgr>t, most el.grnt and varied assortment Of
Frn.y Goods, Trimmings DC, ever brought to
town. 1t wJa,i he lie for US to attempt an euu-
meraio Of what may b. found at at her establish
ment. Suffice to say that un srstan lug the wants
.. the ladies, she has provided for them. II the, to
u. unnaanahe, unmcntjonable nOndescript articles
that the conf,r convenience fancy or caprice Of her
patrons require.
The Ladies must call and tee for themselves.
Improve merts --It gives Us pleasure TO note The
varioGs improvcme nts going on AMI contemplst-
e. in our town. Fist among these is tho large
Tanne'y which is rapidly nearing conn leiion. Ths
whole building IS now enclosed The engine and
boilers are set and ready Cor work The eeches,
vars AMI machinery viii shortly be completed Tho
Luiujpg is upwards Of 4UU # about 25 rods in
IcUg'a, with Sc width of 10 It. If the bus-
u tIEnia is done on scale pToport onate with
the arrangements for it - and that it will there ism
douut- this establishment cannet fail to be decid
ed benefit to the place, n;furnlshing permanent en-
ployment to a lIrgc number of workmen. The
Pu!en Bros who have the work in hand have also
now nearly finished. neat little building designed
for business Office.
Prominent among the private Improvements should
be mentioned the large and eh CANT house Mr..
jacob RttisPaugh has re constructed at the site Of
what is known as the old Coudry house" Mr..
r. has converted one of the eye-sores of the town
in o one Of the most attractive residences.
Mr. Back and Mr. Billings just opposite have re-
modeled and.g eatly improved their residences
Mr. Jacob BcrIinghof has by the most untrins
industry, secure to himself very pleasant and
desirIb!e location the corner of "a anl Turn
pike streets. The uns;ghty shanty-lke house and
tumble down fence, have been superseded by neat
cottage. surrounded by on elegant and substantial
fence
Going up town we find en- the corne- of the pub
lie square the paning mill ani work shop of Peck
ham and Y~ungs' Judging from The almost
slant hu INNING aud ufing coming from that direc-
iol, think their little engine of the busiest
workers in town
VIM. S hu.z Major Ross and Others have great
ly improved and beautied their private residences
and the grounds adjlcent
Among the prospective impro 7ements which will
certainly he made during the next season, may be
toned the Jail, and one is not two, frst-ca.s
churches, all Of which will be decidedly ornam-n-
tai and it is hoped, useful. As to these we say to
the people You pays your money and you takes
your choice