North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-29
Local and Personal.

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= -. ms oIass in plain and ornamental pen
.b3, IIo will ,robably be here the fore part OF
-, We have or two very fine specl-
c,;, ,,ork and have no hesitation IN saying
IT. be Is an ga. No. IT, quill-drlver
wild cherry Balsam.--Ths memory OF Dr.
,vistar is embalmed in the hearts Ofthousands "non
his BaIsam of Wild Cherry has cured Oh coughs
colds consumption some other form OF fulm0n
disease It is now over forty years since thispre
marathon was brought before the public and yet tne
demand for it is constantly increasing.
Ser,ous AccIdent,--Mr D. 7 Sterling ofMe- |
.bonnep, who, with his wife and daughter, had
started on Journey to Philadelphia on Friday last
in coming down the hill near Morgan Maxwelfs IN
Washington TIP had the tongue of his carriage
brokeg, when his horses ran away, upset the car
rage, broke Mrs. Sterlings leg and somewhat in
iured her daughter DIR. Wells of this place, who,
f,rtunatev for them was with them and escaped un-
hurt set the bones bounl up the bruises, enabling
them to return home on the same day.
The Change in the advertisement of Ross, Mills |
& Co-which will be found in paper to-day dis
closes the present character of their business They
propose keep up first class Hardware Store in all
its branches In order to confne themselves eXclu
sivey to this line of trade they Offering the
remainder er of their stock of Dry Goods Clothing,
Boots Shoes, Hats & Caps at prices below the
present wholesale city priceS-Call and secure bar
gains
Fire al MeshOppen.--The new CARR age Shop
of R. j. Hallock, at Meshoppen, with large amount
of made up work, stock and tools and materials
stored therein entirely destroyed by fire Mon
day morning, last, The fire originated from the
bursting of a Kerosene oil lamp which one of he
hands was lighting, about o'clock in the morning.
The lamp-lighter was seriously burned, but with
great presence Of min /, saved himself from death
by reck!essly rolling in pool of muddy water near
by The loss to Mr.. lalIeck amounts to about S5OUO,
about half Of which is covered by insurance.
Juan Ponce De LeOn--a visionary Of the
oden time, is said to have spent his life, in vain
search after that fabulous spring. whose waters were
reported to restore health youth and beauty to all
who drank Of them In his old age, he found, not
the spring--but that he has wasted the Spring and
Summer of his life, in pursuit of phantom of
the imagination. The DeLeons not all dead. But
they can avoid the deep sorrow and disappointment
of the old Mr.. Leon, by repairing to the sodafoun
now in full operation Dr. Rhoads drug sto re,
where such pleasant and hcalth-givng beverage is
dispensed, as does not make make you Think of
your head in the morning"
The Horse, ana other live Stock By Robert
Jennings, Veterinary Surgeon, author of ''Horse
Training Made Easy" work of upwards of 1900
pages, bound in leather, Is being sold to sub
scribers by Mr. 5. l., Howell agent To every prac-
ticai sensible it is worth load of the trashy
books purchased by some. Every farmer at least
should have a copy---to whom it would prove an
invaluable handbook.
The work treats of the history and varieties of
Horses, Cattle, Sheep &C. ana their diseases, their
crossings and breeding AMI the best method for their
feeding and general management. and. is intended
as a complete guide to farmers and others.
Rain in this place, up to Sunday last is said by
those who have kept record Of it, to have
occurred within every twenty-fyur hours for forty
three days consecutIvely. This period will oe long
remembered and spoken of by all as the rainy
season" In durationit exceeded, by three days
the famous food Of Noahs time. We are not
aware however that anybody had laid the founda-
tions'of ark. 1t was thought no doubt as by the
sinners in the oIlen time, that it wouldn't be much
of shower after all, or that the new canal boat
now about finished by AIr. Flicinor. would carry
all those who would have through tickets for the
excursion. The difference il the amount of rain
between this and Noah's f)od, has probably saved
folks in these parts, from pretty tall
ding-if not from baptism by total immersion.
The Public Schools at this place we learn
will be opened on Monday next. The directors have
secured the services principal teacher of Mr.,
Thompson BodIe, who is recommended by our Coun-
ty Superintendent and others acquainted with him,
as a very competent and efficient teacher As as
sistants, and tor the primary departments, Miss
Sarah White and Miss Z. 0verfeld, are engaged -
With these teachers unless their capacities for the
positions have been grossly estimated all that
will De required to afford us good schools for the
season, is hearty support and cooperation in
the work on the part of parents pupils. Without
this the best of teachers and schools will fail to
do all that could and should be done. The Teach
ers should at least, finI NJ unnecessary obstacles
in their way for to those who go about their work
with an honest earnest Will to do their whole duty
thereit always enough to keep their heads, han ds
and hearts fully employed.
Few More Left.--A few-say ten or a doz-
en- of those persons Of whom some one, long ago as
serted ); they were not all dead" we're found to be
alive, and around On circus day.
smooth-facei, curly-haireI, Peter-Funk and
sharper, that eveutful day. with horse and open
buggy drove at hea long speed into the very center
of town, stopped, and rising up in loud voice, like
crying in the wilderness, announced to the as
tonished natives" the astounding fact that he
wasn't after stamps'-din't want money-had
more of the filthy stuff than he knew what to do
with-was going to give to the people of th is
poverty stricken town--so help him johnny Bull p
He then proceeded to sell to the first &c nuine
slO, Greenback for S9,-Then S., for 81 then
one dollar bills for seventyfve cents and when he
got down to the ragged stamps he scattered them
to the winds AMI they fell like shower of blessi ngs
on the heads of his gaping auditors assuring tn EN-