Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-09-16

Will be rented at the Church, Saturday,
Sent. Goth, at O'Clock, P. NJ.
uaInes Bros Pianos
Are excellent instruments, and are sold at
moderate prices. They are for sale, whole>
,ora and retail at Powel's Music Store,
Scranton.
Lecture.
Ms. Frazier, Esq, Of TcWanda, will deliver
,Tenperance Lecture at the NJ. E. Church
in Tunkhannock, on Friday evening, Sept. IS.
All are invited to attend.
Not so Dry as 1t might have been.
rainv. disagreeable forenoon and two or
three free fights among the "trooly loil," ;"
made the Republican mass meeting, at this
place, quite juicy affair
Campaign Song.
We have received, for publication, from the
non Of lady correspondent, an excellent
Campaien Song, and regret that it came to
hand too late for this issue. It shall appear
in cur next.
Dedication.
nack will be dedicated 10 the service of God,
Thursday, Oct l, 1868. The Sermon will be
rreached by the Rev. DR.. Craven, of Newark,
NJ The services will commence at 10 l2
o'clock, A. NJ All are invited to attend.
Death of Judge Jessup.
Hon. Wm. Jessup, of Montrose, died at that
place, on Friday last, aged II years. The
deceased was for many years one of the most
prominent lawyers IN his county and previ
ousy to The law making the judges electives
was President Judge in a district composed
# the counties of Luzerne, Susquehanra and
Uyoming A few years ago he was the vic
tin cf parylitic stroke, from which be new
cr after wholly recovered.
Aged Persons.
ERRoRs CoRRECTED.-In the list of aged
persons gwen by US last week, the age of mrs.
Eleanor Wilsey, Of Tunkhannock township,
vas given IS years and the place Of birth as
Connecticut. We have since learned tina:
Mrs Wilsey is 10 years of age, and was born
in Falls township, this county, making her,
probably, the oldest native resident Of the
county.
4 correspondent writes us, in reference TO
Ms Morley, of Brantrim, that she was 80
wears Of age on the 9th of April last, making
her, from April to July, the oldest person in
The county-that she was born in Connect
c1D-remoyed TO this State IN 1S0l-now lives
With her daughter, Mrs. l.. d. Sturdevant, at
n SINNERS Eddy.
AnOther correspondent furnishes the name,
age, &c, of an aged person not mentioned in
1- last, to Wit : Timothy Bedford. Of Eaton
ned ST years in December next-born in
,-ringtieId, Essex Co., NJ.
III Wyoming Sabbath School Convent on.
The second meeting Of the Wyoming Sab
Nj bath School Convention will be held at Tunk
aannock, in the VI. E. Church, on Tuesday
a'ening, Sept 29th and Wednesday, 30tb.-
Eminent speakers from abroad are expected.
u PRoGRAMME.-Tuesday evening, Addresses;
Wednesday, 9 l-2 A. NJ, Prayer and Praise :;
reading Reports of Vice Presidents, Addresses
and general discussions of Sunday School
topics, Wednesday. 2 o'clock, P. NJ, Chill
MI iren's meeting, with Sunday School exercises,
and brief addresses. Wednesday evening.
Addresses, closing with general business Of
Mi he Convention.
The Vice Presidents will see that each
School appoints their delegates, and they will
also please forward their reports (before the
meeting Of the CoDvention) to the Secretary.
The delegates, upon their arrival, will please
pnr' 70 4. B. Mott, in order that places
nay be assigned TO them. All friends Of the
Sabbath School cause are mos. cordially nvi-
ei to attend. G. E. PALEN, Sec'y.
Tunkhannock, Sept. l6, 1868.
In prOvements.
3 former resident of Tunkhannock, who
a' been absent from the place for some three
four years, and who is at present visiting
amongst US, remarking upon the spirit of i'm
1Oyement at present prevailing in our DO
'eugh, said it was like the waking Of Rip Van
Nrkle, after his twenty years slumber
among The hills bordering upon Sleepy Hol-
W. Tunkhannock, from being one Of the
i1.est, most self satisfied towns imaginable,
'esm' at last to have caught the spirit Of The
age snd is reaching out in all directions where
icI',ies can be met with TO increase its busi.
,s's, population and prosperity.
Success in one enterprise induces another.
.tgs whether the railroad facilities with
'tich We are soon TO be favored, induced the
Hs''fs. Pslen TO erect their extensive tannery
are and engage in various other enterprises,
calculated 20 add to the business, industry
nd healthy growth oi the place, or whether
y. railroad is being built as a sequence to
e spirit with which they commenced and
ave carried on their operations. is Of little
1uWent. To illustrate our position, it il
'.ficien; to know that the one work followed
he other and that other enterprises have
lowed them. For instance, until CON-
A'alively recent date, the manufacture oi
boots and Shoes was in very primitive state