North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-01-16


A Donation or the benefit Of the Rsy. IL
Lsgg, will DO held in stark,s Hall, ON ths .f.s,:
n con and evening of Thursday, January l7th.
All are invited to attend
NeViVal--H now going On under the preatb
ings OF Elder Grow, Baptist minister. who bo,d.
his meeting at the school-houss The Eide IN,
worked upa considerable interest and has erowa-
ed house every night.
Frank Bun neIl--is now in New York sslset;p,
a large stock Of cheap and good goods, which will
Dc sold at prices that will make the eyes Of some of
the dealers in this vicinity stick out with
astonshment
5- Ysss.s is
warning. .--Tbose who owe rs ON spbsc,;,,;o,
had better not attend court next week un,ss. ,b.
come prepared to pay up. The sight of an,in,ured.
sighted printer to any such persons ,is NOT
and might cause tWinge to even the TOUCHES, con
science. Better stay away altogether, or come
prepared to settle up old scores.
DonatioD.--Tb friends of the Rev Isaa. An.
tin will make him donation visit at the Me
Parsonage. in CentrenOreland, On Tbursiavssth.
24th of January. Old peopl. will ss present ID tb.
afternoon. young people In the Evening. All arc
respectfully invited To attend.
By order Of the COMMITTEES.
A History of the War between the Statss-
Trasirg its origin causes and results; By Hon
alexander H. STEPHENS, late Vice President Of tho
Conf,derats States is nov in pre,,. and viii short
ly be issued by the National Publishing CO., No.
507 Minor St. Philadelphia This work will doubt-
less be . dignifsd and impartial kistory Of those
fur years Of terrible strife Tho writer's asknO~i.
edged capacity, bi. facilities for the acquisition Of
facts from sources which hare been almost closed to
northern YEARBOOK writers with the fact that he a-
ways gave his voice and irfuenes on. .he SIDE Of
peace and unity renders him the fttes man fsI tho
accomplishment for the work perhaps in the country
The Book win be sold by subscription Agents
wanted to Canvass every usighborbood--to. whom
liberal commissions will be paid, Address National
Publishing Co, No. s07 Minor Street, Philadelpha
A Splendid Prize for the. Ladies. .-.Ths la
dies and young folks of our town can not find more
charming prize anywhere than by sending for the
HosE ANUsEKESr one year. This beautiful Maga-
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Besides every lady sending Club Of ten subscribers
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of forty eight with 500 subscription money rscsiyes
one of Wheeler / Wilson'S best SIS Sewing Ma
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Send for copies aud raise your Clubs.
Address HONE AMUSEMENT,
No rs Nassau Stre,t Few York
Almost Conf nfiagration.-On Sunday ersring
last while the family Of Mr. BaIwn we're at snppsf,
OF the girls returning to the private sitting
which they but few minutes before had left dis
covered the room wrapped in sheet of flames
which were streaming from an adjoining. eloset and
clothes room. The alarm vas Immediately given,
when Mr. Baldwin seiziDg bucket efa water with
rare olRes and presence Of mind crept through the
beneath the sitting smoke ami dashed it into
the clothes room This 50 checked the fire that the
approach les, dangerous. and wi tn q pentifal
use Of water the fire in shGrt time entirely
extinguished not however, until it had Destroyed
a large quantity of bedding and wearing apparel
Indeed every article contained in the two rooms wa.
either entirely consumed or burned so as to render
them worthless The loss to Mr., BALDWIN viii not
fall short Of $3.50, exclusive Of the injury to the
building, which viii probably amount to $50.
There ras no insurance on the goois and proba-
bly, none upon the House The origin Of the FIRE is
a mere matter OF conjecture. - -F.'