North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-01
Local and Personal.

One of the Largest and best selected stock OF
goods, of all kinds, ever brought to town A0" on
exhibition at Bunnell & Bannatyne's.---sales naae
at the close of the Show.
patp Rain. Rain---has been the order Of the
a,, Coz .s,aral days in succession. We have con-
eluded to do as they used to do In old Colonial times,
,.han ,hsv trusted in God and tried to keep their
powder dry---let IL raln'
The Prospect of getting the river bridge at this
place, rebuilt this season, is said to De good We
hope it may grow better the season advances
With the bridge in its present condition. one OF the
main arteries of our growing tcWn is pretty nearly
severed Let the Doctors attend to this case lmme-
diately
Saturday was quite gay day for the sporting
men Of a pu gilistic turn of mind, in town. At one
time it seemed as if free fight was to be introduced
into the order of exercises. The present High Con-
stable and Chief of Police in their almost super
human efforts to bring order out of chaos, came very
near getting confused, themselves---which would
have made Confusion worse confounded"
school Moneys.--The attention of School Di-
rectors is called to the following Law, passed. we
understand at the last session of the Legislature
"It shall be the duty of the board of directors in
each school district to publish an annual statement
of the amount Of moneys received ana expended
and the amount due from collectors and setting forth
all the financial operations of the district in not less
than ten written or printed hand-bis to be put up
in the mos: public places IN the district"
Sprins--The modest creature seems TO be
afraid to come fearing Doubt that all the young
Ladies will exclaim with one accord that ''spring
has arriI p and perhaps write it down too IN those
choice poetica "confusons' which almost everybody
at particularly tender point in their existence, in
dulge in. The Llacs, Johnny Jump-ups, Blue birds
and other accompanyments OF the season, don't seem
as plenty as on former May-days.
Beyond the Mississippi, "a work by Albert
D. Richardson author of "The Field the Dungeon
and the Escape. Is being canvassed for in this
County, by s. L. Howell. This book gives the writ
ers personal experience and adventures in the Great
West from the Mississippi to the Pacifc--sketches
and incidents of pioneer ifeGreat Nat ural euriosi-
ties &c. Mr.. Richardson, judging from his former
Book, is one of the most fascinating of writer's.
NoTE.---The person who borrowed, and did not
return our copy of The Field, the Dungeon and
the escape" will please send it to office, forth
with.
The Band, under the in5piriting influences OF
some of its warm-booded members, got out into the
streets Saturday evening last, to give the good
people of the town few 'meogeous toots y but
finding the air rather too bracIng after one two
lively 'lnts" concluded to let that old bag of wind
sirnamed Eolus,-who had taken his station in the
North West corner Of the compaSs,-do his
blowing. We presume everybody who heard the
playing were pleased with it though didn't see
any handkerehiefs waving out OF windows, nor off
stoops or balconies the air was too cold for that
kind of applause Several hundred or less Of small
boys, Notwithstanding the incemency Of the weather
graced the OCCASION with their presence, ami gave
demonstratve evidences of their approval.
Sudden Death.--0ur townsman, Mr. Bernard
Ofner, died very suddenly Thursday afternoon, at
his residence. He had been confined but two days,
aO1 while his diseasa-hernia-was Of ferrous
char rcter, yet his attending physician did not think
his dangerous one.
Mr.. Diner was among the oil dest aud most respect
ed of our German.ctizens and enjoyed the confidence
and esteem a all classes and his loss will be sincere
Iy mourned by large circle of personal
friends He leading memter Of the German
order of Free Masons having held all the principal
Offices and his death was pastM aster of the or
der. He is the last OF the P Ms.of his lodge, 1t is
asingular fact that Mr.. T, Berger, Mr. Christian
Robinson ami Mr. 0lner all members and P. Ms,
have died in about one year Scranton Register,