Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-11
Local and Personal.


,-t week j. aear al hamd.- Won't our d.
mont subscribers rush In with the stamps, then
.-.ir l-t en- come We arc prepared for a. most
,rhing. since political whipping. Ne repeat,
,., language Of the immortal-who-wasit Let
......uel If some of them don't come before long,
aeIl "ao lor EN-
:.,ra.san y isit.--1he friends of the Rev. C.. r
,,,, are Invited to make him a donation visit, on
-.@,,zIav. Noy. Goth, afternoon and Evening Chill
..r under ten years of age are not invited until
,~Iay.at2P NJ COMMITTEES.
,sSsivingi is Coming: anl We are not
.,-..ol that 4 single Turkey is on It's way to our
Woa,tsomc turkey-ralslng subscriber interpret
a..fywIhiut
nucs and sterling have now opened a second
..l new suite of Furniture ware rooms just below
@ National Bank in 5. Stark's brick block, where
-. arast and By far the largest stock of Goods IN
..,,-Irns. ever brought 20 Wyoming County, is on
exhibition.
cau and see them.
s.Xcursion,--Quite large lumber Of our cti-
..sri ci;izencsses have arranged for excursion
ayE.i,, ..yo ancient town oGWilkss Barre. The
Ve.,ufn, Valley House kept by that popular
aa OF lIndlorde, }. B. STARK, Esq, is the obiee-
:.-.,snt We lesTc' !or the Skirters and ex-Skir-
..-, -roi cheer end pleasant time .
yhe central Express Co. Of the LeLi gh
VALLEY Rail Road is now prepared to forward goods
.-rackages to all important points the lines of
rae several Railroads of the country. Articles for
s..pment from Tunkhannock can be left at BillngJ
phillips store In town, or with the subscriber at
IA. Depot Articles received this line for Tunk-
ssauock will be forwarded daily to the above men,
taal store.
F. NJ PHILLIPS, Ag't.
80, RIVeT Bridge at This place, tv1 spun. Of
which are up and about finished, VIII probably be
20 iv for crossing-if the work Is not delayed by
Lgh water-by the middle Of December next. This
.sructure as far as It has gone, has a good and
SUBSTANTIAL appearance. Nothing has apparently
s-en neglected and expense spared to make it one
1.-THE most permanent bridges on the river.
Registered Letters.--Post1aster General
Randall has issued an order that from and after the
rst day of January next, the registration fee all
tters registered in. and addressed TO any part OF
tie United States, shall be fifteen cents, dnstead Of
aenty Five cents at presently the same to be in
4. cases fully prepaid in postage stamps affixed TO
.e .ettcr and cancelled The present rates viii
-.u,iaue until New Years dag.
ImpprtaHt 10 Esrners.--A wiiter in the
New York Sun advises farmers not 10 hold on to
their crops but to forward them to market as soon
IS ,..iyle. He says there is now at least onethird
. e grain In the country than usual at this season
..Ie year crops abroad are larger than the aver
A-- and prices here must come down. Flour and
DIVISIONS will be considerably lower in price than
gs axe now. Every farmer must judge for himself
r..t.er the advice Is sound or not.
trcl5ri.t ri white HavtH.--Ehr wife Of
H. Gerret Albertson drowned IN the IIehigh at
White Haven las; week. she had prepared her Aus-
-. breakfast Leore daylight, and he had depart
CD A., work. On his return to dinner, he found
- l.slt sim burning and his wife absent. lie
lied down to the river where sac was in the hab-
. citing her wash-water, and there found one
N .slt on the bank, and the other, together with
.-..uet floating On Tire surface Of the river. 1t
NJ ...,ysad that she lost her balance when in the
..ai1g her bucket ANA fell into the water. She
-.l ysung wife, about eighteen years ofage. Her
rw4s recovered near the spot where She had fall
..a-ig-erae Union.
VI rsw sage fs0tte.--A regular daily liue Of
81. s.Il hereafter be run from this place through /
.l,anlny TO Scettsviile. arriving at this place in
t,- the 1905 p. u. New YORK and Philadc- /
e.. .-.ia and leaving here on the arrival OF the !
T. -I train. enabling, those in the upper part of
M gggnty to take breakfast at home and sup at /
.g. tie cities nGmcd and rice uersa, We also !
stand that daily mail will also be carried to
.se5 along this route.
z..,-.aac. .-~TAe fuvkhlunJci. brass Band, On
.4. eyeuing las. serenadel Robert !. Packer, I
-.i looking highly respected and popular su-
..e..ul.nt of the Wyoming Division Of the l.. '.
a-,g his rooms at HuHoris Hotel, in this place.
M .,' as j., Is almos: universally called, appeared
NJ u ..an,wleGg,ed the Compliment In a hrioI and
Il .-,r7late adjyess-the substance OF which as we
M Il f., down" was, "Than} you, gentlemen will
take cigars or what "tapplause and cries OF yes)
utmost harmony, 1--WE don't speak of the music,
prevailed. After htroductions and "cheroots,"
,eulacr, dispersed with the kindest of feelings
rs:.- ,he j.. y. r. Il. men generally, and super
sai.us Bob in particular.
lar. RaEish.--Nr. T 3. Wall took from
..-.a,la!e garden which is probably tine largest
.|.s. cultivated one in the country, radisA
ching upwards of seven pounds. The root,
.a. Judging from appearance, size, and weight
.arreIy sound. resembles more Mammoth beet
-.L rldlsh II. however. looks radish, smells
-. tastes radl-h, and is radish; and considering
.es.1-- which IS srhi!e-it IS a most remarkable
s..meu OF a radical.
ID this connection. we may safely say, that Mr..
.. not only keeps one ofthe best Hotels in north
Peun=y ylyonia. but IS aIso one OF our largest,
.. thorough ana successful Farmers.
g.. E'!fs. lhIou=n l;. AZ. T!clet, from Phil
plaza a. this place was purchased and used by
lrg >'arE who for some years past has res ided in
p. e.;y pn Monday last TlougA yet apparently
.4 body and sound in mind. AIr. stark does not
@ single resident OF tke town who was here when
-.. located in this, then, hardly village; and
s hv Ai- pfobity, energy and. industry. he laid
.uuIatiJu of his now ample fortune.
.a rae site Of his fnt brick block in which we
r 7s,te was then-nsarly $50 years Ao--s log
is. Of very primitive size and appearance. Who
'- sly that Tunkhannock does not-like the world
-4gvel -.s.-a-...a.aH
81 prise ra-iIc-,--Savea ofthys pleasant