North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-08
Local and Person al.

A Sewing Machine for twenty-five dollars can
he badofP G. Burns d Co. 1t is one of the Bart
lett patent new with table and readle, the same as
sold By travelling agents at s30 Cal and see'
Pew Iettfng.--The PeTs at the N. T. Church
In this place will be let for the ensuing year. on
Monday 18th inst at o'clock, P. M.
All interested win please attend.
DIR. J. w. Lyman since the dissolution of the
old firm by the death of Jacob Myer, has associated
with himself DIR. E. Wells, of Meshoppen under the
firm name of Lyman Wells. They will contin-
ne to keep first class Drug Store, and will always
bs ready to attend to professional calls,
See advertisement in to-day paper.
Flour is sI6 per barrel, and is scarce and poor
at that.
1t is not to be wondered at that laboring men, all
over the country, are demanding higher wages. The
and threetenths per cent. shoddy contractors
bond holders and spectators, are delighted with
the "change !" but the poor laboring white man
i'can't see it."
We begin to think that the niggers could rule the
county better than their abolition allies-Hoor-a
for universal suffrage and universal suffering
Rain--At our last issue we hoped we should not
again have reason to complain Of too much rain -
but now we go to press, the rain which has been
long continued. is hurtIing down in torrents. 1t
seems almost impossible to find time between storms
to plant an onion bed.
The blooming, merry month of May, of former
years, seems to have departed and instead we haze
cold freezing, wet black republican weather. But,
wait little longer: There's good time coming
by-and-by boysp'
Destructive Fire occurred at Factoryville,
on the evening of Saturday the 4th inst Eleven
buildings, in all, were destroyed The fire we un-
derst and, first broke out in the Good Tempars Hall
ever the dwelling of Mr.. Wells, which with the
buildings appurtenant, was entirely Destroyed
Orlando Reynolds lost House blacksmith shop,
and barn-Mr Warner a wagon-shop and contents
Henry Nemcomb Cabinet and Furniture shop and
contents-Mr, Beam a dwelling-Mr. Curry
dwelling, barn &C. The fire is said to have been
caused by some careless Templar there having
been a meeting at the Hall that evening.
Phancy Phi1ihs, Ihinery, phussery and
phlumnery for the Ladies, just received, and fer
sale, cheap, at Mrs. Z. Leases Toy and Fancy
store. She has gloves handkerchiefs, perfumery
cosmetics cas, collars, filters, hiIters skilters
Echimpers, (confound the names } and an endless
variety of unmentiOnable, unheard Of articles, for
the comfort, convenience and conversation of all
classes, conditions, ages and seres of women
We don't know what she has got-Ladies, 90
and see for yourselves.
Two scamps--Eugene Cooper and 2Ringler
from Scranton or Hyde Park--who had stolen q
watch, $40 in money and some other articles from
Mr.. Jerre Stephens, hotel keeper at Niven, Sus-
quehanna Co., traced to tn place and arrest
ed few days since, They pretended to be making
arrangements for giving concert here. Sut az
by the confession of Cooper after the ar
rest, they were awaiting favorable opportunity to
make a raid on some across the river Who
they understood had some spare greenbaeks about
him. Cooper is quite we'll known about here, hav-
ing lived for some time at sprngville, AMI was for
short time clerk at this place. Ringler who was
evidently the ring. leader in the business, adopted
during his short visit with US the euphoneous tit Ie
Of Mr.. Florence. They will probably have an op-
portunity Of taking free ride to Philadelphia in
the company ofthe Sheriff of Susquehanna.