Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-20
Local and Personal.


N on Sunday. Rev, D. W. c. olmstead, P. E.,
will Oficiate
Reoues,.-.Th man who borrowed a short
,.,,Isd SQUARE pointed dirt shovel from G. d. Will
',rs sbop-whsre it had been left for repairs few
,.r. siuce-is requested to call and settle Mr.. WIS
~; for fixing it. The rwner thinks he ought to be
.,.usei from doing so, as he has never had an op-
,ortuni,y Of examining the job.
NIB. If the borrower thinks he can't afford TO
L.., the shovel on these conditions, be may return
#. lit will Re taken in part payment, at least, of
the bill.
HazIetOn Railroad COmpany.--A meeting
# the stockholders of the Hazeton Railroad Compa-
ia called to meet at Wilkes Barre on Friday, May
- far the purpose Of considering and acting upon
an agreement for consolidating the said company
With the Lehgh Valley Railroad Company.
The Lehigh vsIley.--A correspondent speaks
Of the Lehigh Valley the great iron producing
zion Of Pennsylvania. The following is from his
Letter:
Tho total product of the iron furnaces right on
the line Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, exceeds a
npsrter Of million of tons. More than half of the
furnaces and rolling mills in the valley have been
fut since the opening Of the railroads. result due
u tue Encouragement which the management of the
Io4d, guided by the wisdom and foresight of Asa
Packer gave to the owners Of the existing furnaces
a.. projectors Of new ones"
Sewing Machines. .--PersOns wishing to pur
chase sewing machines with the greatest capacity for
rork will do we'll to examine before purchasing else
where the Combination Machine" Manufactured
-bola mi nd
sewing Machine Company" An entirely new ma
chine and by good judges regarded as superior to all
others. 1t is really combination machine. Be-
sides hemmiug telling tucking, gathering over
saming, embroidering traiding and dong
kinds Of Sc wing than all other machines combined
tnskes button holes in the most perfect and sub
srauaI manner and with marvellous rapidity. Chs
machine with specimens of work and working can be
seen at all times by calling on Mrs. Benjamin New
man and Mrs. Geo. S. Tuition at this pIaoe-these
lalies hlying accepted the agency for the sale #
them.
Importance of Newspapers IAN exchange
faithfully says that The newspapers OF town city
ar. is cornerstone, its very lie blood. Without
them it cannot prosper. The better they sup
rortei at home, the more powerful will their inhu-
ence be abroad. The newspapers have done more
to aid The building up Of towns in which they
published and to ruuse their business than ali the
merchants together. To the merchants they are in
disEenssbi. as those who have used them as meii-
uu through which to reach the public we'll knew
AMI they contribute largely to the prosperity Of ev
cry citizen for their influence is felt IL a thousand
different directions.
HoIeI Licenses.--At the recent session of ad-
urned Court licenses granted TO s aPpli ,ants
except three. in one of which the application was
ri.hirswn by applicant.
The following rules to be observed in future appli-
cations established 10y the Court. Hotel-keeP-
srs aal others interested should make note ofthem
a, the Court will hold applicants and oLjectors to
gi., compliance With them:
0-ierei that applications for Tavern Licenses
must hereafter be reprls nted by attorney whose
must he endorsed upon toe PeutiUE- other
use such application will not be considered by the
Court
circumstances specifying objections to granting
License must be fled or before Monday afternoon
psce,Ing the time appciu.ed for granting Licen,es.
Tuesday afternoon is the tune APPOINTED for grant
ing Licenses hearing applications AMI ohjeci7ns
Gu, contested the Court may fix future day
TT sucl hearing. Upon fling objections to granting
license signed bv citizens of The district for which
license asked subImnas may he granted for wit
Ltsses New houses must in all Cases, be shown by
Troof to be necessary for the accommodation Of the
public and the entertainment of strangers and trav.
sisrs aud also that the applicant by bis buildings,
BY THE COURT.
May lIth, ls63.
housekeeping School Districts.--The fol-
lowing Act OF the Legislature passed at its last ses
SON. will be found ppr, to those in accept
ng school districts who wish to avaIi thensel'e
the provisions of the school law. UnieT the hrt
section of the bill those districts which have accept
,l the school law since 1860 will draw state aTpo
lrations from 1860 up to :he time Of their accept
sae besides the appropriations for the present year
There are two districts in this County entitl to
Appropriations under th first section of the Act viz
Fails S4j7.62 and Lemon, $267 20. These amounts
vii be paid as soon after the first Monday June
as the and addresses of tine proper officers
are made known to the Department. This docs not
jaclule the sum for the current school year.
Those districts which open common schools accord
ilg to law during the school year commencing June
next; will receive State appropriations from 1860 the
s4ue though their schools had been in operation
tas whole time together with the appropriations OF
ID, year. which will be nearly twice as much
as tdlt Of preceding years. The districts in this
Cuy which come within this provis-
.'D Of the Act are Tuukha unock township, S65 60
All Washington, S563.63 These sums DO not in
euIs appropriations for the current school year
Tie following is the Act
SECTION | Be ii enacted by The Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the Com
aonreahh Of Pennsylvania in General is
emily met, and it IS hereby enacted by the
q4.lorify Of the same. That all school dis
lrcrs in thl> Commonwealth previously nom
accepting, which have put IN operation sys
TN e common schools according To law. at
any time siUce the year one thousand eight
hl, dred and sixty, are hereby declared enii>
tied to the same ate appropriations for
school purposes which they would have re-
celVrG had they crmplied with the law IN
Ietersace TO Common Schools during and
snce that year, and the Superintendent OF
Common Schools is authorized and required
- pay out Of the appropriation to Common
school, FIR the year one thousand eight hun
cred and sixty mine, by warrants upon the
State Treasury, all sums fond to be due to
such districts by the provisions Of this act,