Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-17

'that if the citizens ofthis County, and those who
live the route of said Railroad, will raise the
funds and grade and prepare the bed of the road for
the ties and rails. he will the to be fur
nished putting on the rolling Stock Cars. Engines
SC, thus opening the Road for freight and travel
thereOn.n
Now in order to aid and forward this project, II is
by this Meeting resolved that three persons in each
Township here represented, be appointed to call up
the citizens thereof, and obtain releases of the
right of way and subscriptions to the Stock Of said
Road and to report the same to the EXuctiye Com
mittee appointed at the late Railroad Meeting in
Nontrose
The Committees for Wyoming County are as
follows;
TuXK. BoRo.-G. E. Palen, Perry Billings, VIM
VI. Piatt.
LEMoS.-wm. p Shaw, H. H. Mitchell, W. W.
stevens.
NIcHoLsoN.-A Squires, z. Billings, 5. N. Oakley.
TUNK. TP.-Geo. Stark, Jos. Shupp, ~ Billings.
MEsHoPPEN-Otis Loomis, L. }. Mowrey, VIM.
Sine.
At the Railroad Meeting at Springville last
week, Mr.. Parke stated that he went to Harrisburg
4s2s before any Railroad, cor passenger travel
built in Pennsylvania, and resided there till 1860,
when the Southern part Of this State and the West
to the Mississippi was net work Of Railroads.
That although single railroad though a town add
ed largely to its business, and Of great benefit
yet that junction road added far to the busi
ness enlargement and growth of town, than the
frsto through road, from its making it place OF
stopping and transhipment to a greater less ex-
tent, requiring the erection of warehouses, work
shops and hotels, sc and men to attend them,
A glance at the map showing the lines of Railroads
North and South Of us, will demonstrate the impOr-
tance OF the link proposed to be made from Tunk-
hammock via Montrose to Bnghamton. At Bing-
hsmton we meet the new road just openedto Albany,
where roads from Canada, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts-centre draining it were
the whole Northeast of our Continent. We also
meet at Binghamton, not only Thea. Y. and Erie
X. r., but also the Railroad to Oswego on Lake
Ontario.-erossing at Syracuse the n. y. Cen
trail, and then stretehng-its arms, by road and
steamboats, both North and West. Now when we
reeOllect the distance from TunkhannOck to Bing
hamton around the river by Towanda, and then
look at the short link from here will it not be
that all who wish direct line to and from the
South, will patronize this route Then, thous-
ands will inhaIe the pure mountain air of Susquc-
hannah County, and see our hourishing and daily
growing towns, with the wild scenery of the Susque
hannah and the classic vale Of Wyoming who other
wise would have been obliged to have Travelled fur
ther and through much less interesting country
1t was therefore, perhaps well that Mr. Parke in his
remarks.at the Springville meeting gave hOtelkee-
ers notice, that as this Railroad was com
Pleted, they must have both enlarged and better ac
commodations, for hundreds If not thousands from
the cities would prefer a visit here to being crowd
ed and ovcr-chargcd at the fashionable watering
places.
TIE LENrES SEAsoN-The solemn sea-
son of Lent commenced on Wednesday
last ASH Wednesday, 1t is typical of the
great events in the life Of Christ-his fdsts
his humiliation and passion, ending with
his death and glorious resurrcction-being
observed by the Episcopalian and Catholic
Churches. The ornaments are removed
from the altar, and the music becomes sad
solemn MISUNDERSTANDING But, although
the season Is cminently penItcnt&l, some
Of the ceremonies which mark its special
days are maryellously grand 'Ihe Iene-
brn which presents the two religious DIS
penSatiOns-tuUse ecclesiastical links which
unite tha ancient and modern World
considered far more beautiful and comprc-
hcnsive than thecmblem- Of GrrIatn..s and
Z E.ster II is the principal feature q the
services Gf Ash Wednesday, Monday Ihura-
llavand Good Friday. In Tins ceremony
lights are placedoI Il triangular candelebra
20 represent the prophets and apostles. and
when all have been cXtiuguished amid sol
emu chants, il denotes the death Of the
leaders of the Jewish and Christian disPen-
sation One light, however, towers nhOyc
the rest, and it Is typical OF Christ. II is
removed, to call to vivid remembrance the
last scene on the cross; and then great
noise is heard, to signify the commotion OF
the world at the awful event.
The solemnity of the season OF Lent III
Episcopal Churches is marked by penten-
tial services which are alike solemn, beau
tiful and impressive. The collects, epistles
and gospels OF the day are scriptural and
Eturgical reminders of the scenes of Christ
sufferings and death. The grand music
which marks the festival of triumph OF the
church is not permitted during the great
fast which ends on Holy Sunday.