North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-07-11
Local and Personal.

ssssaa% Local and Personal.
Sc. Statement of the condition of Finance, ss
the Bank at this place, in another column.
Zee Cream, such rs prepared by Mrs Lease al
her Fancy and Toy store, So good to take during
these hot days Try it, and see.
Summer Hats. of all the standard and latest
styles, con be found in .in6nte variety. at Stsers
new store. on Bridge Street.
Groceries, provisions, ard dumpling timber OF
all kinds, can always be found at Buck Fitch's
new store one door below a'dwin's Hotel. pr -
Look ever the List of advertisers in the Dem.
ocrat it always safe to buy of those dealers
who advertise. They want to sell their goods- z
Dent intrudo upon the quiet of those who shut thsm-
selves up, like snails in their shells "@
A Coed Bargain VIII be given any person wish
ing to purchase piano. by the editor of this paper
who, has an order given Dy Grovestein & Co., thu
manufacturers in D. Y. for sl0S, being one third
price of one of that Co.'S 1925, Piano Fortes. Ths
instruments manufactured by them, received Pre-
miums at the Worlds Fair in England, the U. s.,
Fair at Chicago and at the great Exhibition in New
York few years since. We will make such de-
ducton for cash on this order as will make it to tho
interest Of any wishing to get a frst class in
st ument, to purchase it.
The Fourth passed off at this place with the
usual amount of fre-crackers, cannon shooting,
noises, and raher unusual amonnt of drunken
moss, fighting and other sgracfu exhbi TONS
Some four or FIVE young scape graces and vaga-
bonds in the evening fore and in the early morn
ing of the day were engaged in breaking, changing
and defacing signs, marking houses shops &C., with
the obscene and filthy emanations OF their depraved
minds. We have heard them threatened with
prosecution which, if carried out would teach them>
a lesson they would not soon forget ..<a
Army of the POtomac.-''A History of the
Campaigns of the army of the Potoma,," by WIL-
LIAM SwINroN IN advertisement of which will be found
in another column ofour paper to-day, is by far the
most complete and reliable account of the operations
of those memorable campaigns we have seen. The
writer with the army in the capacity Of a news
paper correspondent during the and since its
close has been furnished documents, official and
otherwise, by distinguished southern General,
which give him greater facilities for arriving at the
truth than has heretofore possessed by other writer's
on this subject There is nothing of political or
partisan nature in the work. which fact should re-
commend it to all who wish an impartial account Of
one Of the most terrible and bl ody struggles of the
age ..EH.s.-
Schools of Design for Women. .--Many Of
our readers wi II fail to fully comprehend the mean
ing of the above caption, at first sight-the Institu
ions or schools bearing this title being few in num-
ber and of but recent origin in this county There
are now three of them in this State one at PhiIs-
delph:a one at Pttsburg and one at Wilkes Barre.
From Prospectus and Catalogue of the Wilkes
Barre school, learn some of its objects. The
principal one being the encouragement, develope-
ment and cultivation Of correct taste in the art
sketchng, drawing, painting and designing, which
may be applied the inclnations or taste Of the
pupil may dictate to the qualification OF the fancy or
amateur artisanship, or to the more profitable and
usetu! purpose Of designs for manufactured articles
The Directors, among whom are Judges Wood
ward Conyngham and other prominent men of the
State have by liberal contributions secured for this
school, casts of the most celebrated ancient and
modern Busts and figures, architectural ornaments.
diagrams, copies of paintings, engravings, litho-
graphs, designs &c, used and studied in the arc
schools of this country and Europe.
The course of instruction embraces Drawing in
out line, shading coloring pattern designing, tho-
graph, wood engraving Landscape painting &c. &c.
Sessions commence on the first Mondays of Febru-
airy and September and continue five months Tui-A
tion for the session sl4 Arrangements can nearly
always be made for the receptonI of Free students
Gen. E. L Dana, with whom many of our readers
familiar is President OF the Directors. Under
his judcious and fostering management the school,
at least, deserves success. Those who may wish
further information in relation to the school, can
obtain it by addressing L. P. Darling, Secretary,
Wilkes Barre Pa.
We will hint Tin a whisper to our lady friends
who may contemplate a course of Instruction in
this institution that this isa "Scbool of design for
women"--not school for designing women.