Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-06-10

Buildings and fences we'll Lllntrd sld be in
good pre~"rvaton scores of years after those which
have not been painted crumb. to the dust One of
the best evidences Of thrift in man Is well painted
buildings. fences and tools. The same is also true
of towns-People with their houses make the town,
The fact that our town is rapidly improving is as
much evinced by the fact that people are painting
up, as that they are building up.
Sabbath School Convention aud Insti-
tute for Wyoming County, will be held in Tunk-
hammock on the third week in June. commencing on
Tuesday evening the 18th. Speakers from abroad
are already engaged to attend Friends of the
Sunday School cause may anticipate an interesting
and profitable occasion Il is desired that every
Sunday School in the County send at etst one dele
gate and report at the first session on Tuesday even
ing.
Wednesday afternoon will be devoted exclusively
to the children, and at that meeting commencing
at 10 o'clock the children are especially invited to
attend
Delegates will report to Mr. A. D. Mott, at his
store.
The Convention will he under the direction of Mr..
R. Crttenden, who for years has devoted himself
wholly to tha Sabbath School cause.
Mrs. Day, Mother of Alvin and John Day. of
this place. Gied at the residence of the latter on
Saturday last, after long and painful illness,
which she bore with true christian (ortitude. Her
remains taken to Silver Like, Su,quehanna
County for interment Tuesday last
Leap Year as we understand tho calcu lar, is
in trdnSita. May AMI June, in all time pas',
have both been considered excellent months for
marrying. And strange to say, there has b,rr
scarcely single case of mdrtyrimony to record in
the past six weeks We shall of course expect great
activity in the matrimonial market about the 4,h
Of Ju'v but can see why two such precious
months as May and June shouI be ed. Our
air friends should make the most of leap year, and
Like the little busy bee,
Improve each shining hour"
Important rrangemcnt.--An arrangement
of much Importance to the coal, iron AMI lumber in
terests Of this State, has been consummaed be-
tween the several canal lines on the Susquehanna
river and its branches, embracing the Wyoming ca
nal, tha West Branch ami Susqueharna the Penn
sylvania, ani the susquehanna AMI Tide Water ca
nails The respectively bind themselves to operate
'h-r canals as ane lire -r I'll through tonnage to
canals by the spring Of 1871 to six feet deuth of
water Il Is estimated ty the parties interested that
the above arrangement vii effect a reduction Of
half on the vast tonnage of anthracite AMI BIZ
luminous coal lumber, anil IRON Clinton Repub
Above His Business.--We notice among the
many imprny emenfs of town new and attractive
sign recently put up by Mr. Jamss LLnphelr Boot
aud Shae Maker The artist who represented the
hoot AMI shoe part of the sign by symbolism
painting the shoe, selected ladies' and to set of
bis picture more naturally painted finely turned an
ke around which appear few Thin feecy folds of a
skirt Of spotless hue In this be has certainly ex-
hbited evidences of close obger7 Ition AMI fine ar
tistic skill-hut, it would seem he rather got above,
his business. jim the boot and shoe artist however
s,icss as close to his business as-rar
Dead Beat.--Nisholas Barber lately bon riding
at the Mansion House. in th. city slipped his trunk
out of the window night before last by tying sheets
together to let it down. AMI went off without paying
his board Pass him around Scranton Repu5.
sabbath school Convention. .--0ur readers
vii DOT forget the Sabbath School Contention and
Institute far Wyoming County to be held in the
Methodist Church, Tunkhannock, Tuesday and
Wednesday,, June 10th and 18th inst, commencing
on Tuesday evening.
Ministers and laymen Of enterprise will be pres
ent to give their best instructions the Sunday
school work. Tuesday evening Rev. R. Crittenden
and b. 5. Russell Isq. of rowandi will address the
Convention. after which the subject of a County
5. S organization will be considered. Exercises
for Wednesday will be announced at this first
sion It.is hoped that every school in the County
will be represented at this Convention The pres
ence OF all ministers is specially desired.
MatrimOuy is one fthe relations of life which
fashion does not maks unf4 shonahis, nor custom
stale. People 60 right ON, marrying, giving in
marriage-and taking too-very much the same as
they did in Jacobs time only the boys now-a-
ia vs. don't serve the old man 50 long for the hand
of the far Susan Jane did that ancient patriarch
for the lovely Rachael. True there is now and
then case where the devil mot the printer's) Is
whipped around the stump-where parties who
ought have the benefit of the clergy, don't get it,
But, as general r1le marriage is both natural and
easy to young people of opposite sexes especially
in where the young'ns are agreed and the old
folks opposing the matter, strong Certificates
Of the fact of marriage. upon which are printed
very excellent portrait of the dad" in almost all
cases, come themselves There are exceptions how
ever-cases where the newly married have doubts
aud wish printed one fro the officiating clergy
man or magistrate. To meet these cases and sup
ply this want we keep on hand and for sale very
neatly printed blank paper certificates for both
these classes of spcers of the maiDbrace-matrimo-
nial.
"Spring it is CHEEKY,
Winter is jreary,
Green leaves hang, but the brown must fly;
When be is shaken
Lone and OrsIken,