Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-08
Local and Personal.

,.pew buildings are pecOmlhg quite marked and
M ,,,oreor. In almost any direction which the "eye
~, fall" new buildings seen going up for TIE
r,s of the humble denzens and dweIlers OF earth"
uis Rumored that the mail contract for car
.;o, the mails between this place and Montrose
las sesp awarded to a gentleman, not unknown to
no travelling public, living within less than thou
.,rl miles Of the vicinity of Tunkhaunock
The Roads along the river, which have been for
.b. mast tva wee. in very passabe" condition
,,. arain TO be delayed with mud and uire to the
yaat Inconvenience AMI annoyance of the travelling
,abI, Such The vicisSitudes OF the "showery''
arrl;her "snewy" month OF April What May will
Bnn, forth-aside from flowers and sich like
time alone viii tell.
Mud, mud again is the order of the day The
snow and rain which fell yesterday will serve only
to make mud.
Wheat CrOP.--We motto, that winter grain
the wheat crop especially in this County is looking
finely. The favorable winter has protected it from
freezing, and the warm weather, previous the late
SNOW storm was bringing it out nicely The pros
poets are for an al uniant crop
Tie Talk is, that P B Baldwin the very COM
prionable apl genial host Of the Baldwin Hotel re-
from this house on the 18th Inst and will be sue
Ieeiel by Harry Hufori long and favorably known
among the prince Of landlords" as proprietor of
the iIuFJsl House. at Pitston and more recently
Of Steee's Hotel at Wilkes Barre. The Bald
win Hotel has been very quiet and orderly kept
house, comparatively free from all those noisy
brawis 50 common wherO the exhilerating bevera-
ges," impregnated with strykenine,are dispensed
freely to the gaping crowds.
Runaway. "A span Of horses belonging 10 Dan
isl Wright, attached to lumber wagon took fright
while iron was being loaded in the wagon, and ran
luGiously Warren street, from the lane rup-
En, by Wright's store. knocking down Mr., Jacob
Rhodes Store" sign, and from thence proceedsi
to the dwelling house Of said Rhodes, knocking
down some picket fence-which is all the damage we
learn of their Going, saving and excepting some
Slight injuries resulting to the wagon that WIS left
somewhere in close proximity to the Store" afore-
s,il, MINIS he tongue and other valuable gearing
aFlrrenant thereto. TIE horses we understand,
came cut Of the unnjured
The Weather.--The showery month Of Aprilo
las had change DER it, which does not
fuIg judiy its ancient reputation for sunshine and
showers. According to that very ubiquitous indi-
,t!1al the weather Irognosticator," We we're to
have Ihry-two storms before tae genial rays
ot sTnn- time set in. But, contrary to pre-
di1tjou, very carly yesterday morning the thirty
third storm in covering the ground by day
Light With a sheet Of snow iva or three inches in
depth. Should this wiutry element continue long it
vi. not have 'ery fruetfying infu ence upon the
awery month Of ~ :" and in the language Of
TlomEsJn, on the Seasons" many will be led to
"a laJ'u--
Come, gentle spring, ethereal milines. come"
An Item for Esoys.--The following we take
from New York paper s. Ten years ago little
boy twelve years oil, sold newspapers, nuts can
lies, etc, as train boy railroad train running
ng' 81! New York city. few days ago be purchas-
81 1r his mother aui sister suburban residence on
to- HIisan river, for which he paid $50 0.00O."--
P'ys mat d. you think of that? Industry and ap-
F.aton to his business enabled that bov to become
rch ana ts provide hanIs5mely for his mother and
sister. LnJlate his example but wh ila you strive
Fl competence, don't become misery ami mean.
Fearful accident. --A cad and painful acci-
de-: occurred at the Diamond Coal Mines in Scrnn.
tou. one day last week, As seventeen workmo1
were being low. rcd down the shaft of the une, the
oh'5a .apfar,jrc the pa f"rG gave way. preciyt,g-
rg me ro-' - ..e bottom sr tas sIaft distance a.
$50 fees. E..r-u .. .a5 u.cu were instantly sli!sI
ore ii. sao4 after .a4 ,oo Others have sr:r died
otg ujI1.s- receive. ], is f.ii lagt By this aa-i-
deht-t5e most painui whlsh has occurred tor wears
in The mining regloR-that eleven women are made
r!ioss and twenty-eight children left fatherless-
The funerals of the deceased very largely az
t~nled and public meetings have been held fer the
purpose Of rai,ing for the pecunary relief Of
those who have SO suddenly been bereft of their
friends and protectors.
The Strike. .--Four or FIVE hu lired mechanics
employed in The Machine Shops Of tho Delaware
LAcklwanna Western Railroad Company, at
Scranton struck tor higher wages da las. week.
Tie cause assigned for this extraordinary proc dHr.
is refusal Of the Company to accede to a demand
Of the employees for increase Of their wages, the
latter alleging that their present pay insufficient
t. support themselves and their families in respec
table manner. We gather from circular issued at
meeting Of the employee.-p published in the Scran
tau Register of Moniay Isst-the statement that
the Company, last Fall, reduced their wages frst
per ce mt. and Afterwards 10 per cent, an subse-
qTenty REDUCED the Iaboring hour. from 10 to 8
with pro ratd reduction Of wages, uu!sr the plea
that hey would have to discharge a portion Of their
w0rkmen if the eight hour plan was not sdoptsd.-
The employees continued to labor, under the
tons Of the Company above set forth, until last
week, when they became restiVe and impatient cul-
minatiBg an absolute refusal TO longer work with
out increase Of wages At the last accounts the
parties yet at variance. without much prospect
Of an agreement.
Sydnie AdrianCe OR, TRYTSG THE WORLD
IaIs the name Of new Novelet by Amanda NJ
Douglas the talented author of " In Trust " " Ste-
Ihen Dane" &c. 1t is the story of young orphan
girls experiences. 1t is now being published in the
Saturday Erening Post, and will run through from
fifteen to genty papers. One dollar sent to the
publishers, H. Peterson Co., Philadelphia; will Sc
The Post for six months including this and
other deeply interesting stories. Single numbers
cents.
The Eady's Friend for Aprl.--A beautiful
AM pathetic steel engraving Caught by the Tide