Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-29
Local and Personal.


painting up and repairing old oncs &c. are going on
in every part Of the town. We hope shortly to be
able to notice these matters more specifically.
RemovaI...The Burns Bros are aboutremovipg
their Jewelry Store and Dental Rooms, to their
new and commodous quarters on Tioga st. Their
establishment when fully finished and fitted up will
be one of the most elegant and attractive in town.
ConsoIIng Fact for the citizens of our town,
is that the drouh-which for the past six or seven
wseks. has only been interrupted by one slight
shower-having pretty much used up the garden
sass " has also been very severe on the weeds
Our ga riens are quite free from these cum6erers Of
the gound-as well as of cucumbers.
Finished. .--The Rail Road bridge abutnent on
the north side of the creek at this place. is fin
ishsd up to grade, and the work on the pier and
south abutme mt is being vigorously pushed forward
Let the work 60 on Everybody is waiting for the
Rail Road to turn up,
Horse Power tread macAines-for one and two
horses. combining the patented principle contained
in the larger lever powers of Cyrus Avery, are
being manufactured the foundry and agrcultur al
machine shops Of Miller Avery, at this place
examine this mpro' ed machine.
Break In the Canal occurred on Monday
last "A short distance above the Falls creek which
it is said, will require ten days two weeks labor
to fully repair. singular fatality seems to attend
this canal. The bad condition of the Horse race
dam which had occasioned several days delay,
had but just been remeded.
I'll L. 81
owners of stony and stumpy farms, is Lyons patent
Rock, Stone and Root Digger. We lately witnessed
practical exhibition Of the virtues of this machine,
on the farm Of P. W. ReifeId Esq.,-which we re-
gret to say, furnished abundant grounds for its
by F. A. Ward who has the machines and right for
sale. This machine with two men and yoke of
oxen will do the work Of score of men, root aud
rock diggers in the time At the present
prices and scarcity Of farm labor. farmers should
consult economy by employing this great labor
ing machine.
Mason aud Haml In ave added to their al
ready large list Of Cabinet Organs number of new
styles. Go to Powell's Music Store, Scranton, and
tn en-
The Great European Circus which will ex-
hiOt at this place Friday next will, without
doubt, attract thither large number of ''coun
try Cousins Almost all our towns people-inclu-
ding the boys and girs--ar looking forward to the
event with much anxiety.
Tie drove of Dromedaries- the golden chariot
the. fine music and the Lion in the streets are all
objects viii ch will be new to the circus going peo-
pie.
Gas Light has heretofore been considered a con.
venience which could only be afforded those living
in large towns and cities, where the demand justi-
fed the manufacture of gas on a large scale by gas
companies or corporations formed for thJt object-
The discovery Of petrOeum-and the extraction
from it Of gasoline, has resulted in the invention
of an Apparatus for its utilization Single baildings
or blocks, and even private dwellings can now be
lighted by gas, generated by simple apparatus IN
der the eye and exclusive control Of the proprietor
1t is claimed too, at far less expense than by any
other mode. This mode of lighting buildings has
bee in apparently successful operations at Wallis |
Hotel, in this place for lays past A small, !
bat perfectly working model may be seen 10 opera
tion at any time at the Post Office, in charge of
c. Wright, who, we understand has purchased the !
night for its use in this county
Township, in this county time since, discover
ed evidences of the existence Of bear on cider rdn
branch Of the Bownan's ere ek. Mr. T who has
been successful hunter and ira pper from mis- youth
set trap for it which he fastened as usual with a
heavy Giain day or two after he found that |
bruln had found his trap, and being caught in it, |
had broken the chain. AMI with the trap which |
weighed "A pnunds, had left for other quarters
Ar Thompson, and bis son, with Joseph Blossom |
Ziba Sickler and Christopher Whtlock, with two or
three days rations in their kHapsacks pursued with
their dogs and guns. Following the trail, which |
they enabled to DO by the marks Of the drag |
ging trap, for two days, they overlook bruin near
the head waters of the Mohoopany AMI Bowman's
creek-about Is miles from the place of starting -
The trap Was still cliDgng to the fore paw which
had become considerably swellej. He showed fight
from the first, and on being approached by young
Mr. Thompson. turned upon him in an angry and
threatening; manner. He eveed his gun upon him |
and attempted to fire. but it failed to 20 off The |
bear continued to approach, About this time Ezra |
the father up, and seeing the danger to which
the son was exposed, took fatal aim, and fred The
'varmint" of course, surrendered He was up
Wsrds of feet in length and weighed nearly 500
pounds.