The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-05-18
.otb of MAY is Decoration Day.

Corn planting is nearly over in lower
Bucks county
How wonderfully the leaves have come
ont since the rains.
Competition has reduced the price of
t.,r in New Ulm, Minnesota, to two glasses
for five cents.
An infant daughter of Joseph INITIAL, of
r.sron. fell into tub Of water, the other
5av and was drowned.
George Won HoIlern, city collector of
Cbieq-5. Is a defaulter in the sum of $780,
G00 and has taken trip to Europe
Governor Hartranft reviewed the Fourth
and Sixteenth Regiments PENNSYLVANIA Ma
.:,osI Guards at Allentown on the 18th.
inst
Those who objected to the issue of silver
81, the ground of Its weight in the pocket
have not been compelled to invest in any
dray hire yet.
The Supreme Court, now in session at
Harrisburg, will not adjourn before the
middle of June, the business before the
tribunal being very heavy,
Montreal is infested by a lot of scientific
and serupulous burglars, who apply a.
chemical test to the family plate and reject
risdly all that is only plated.
In splitting open hickory tree stump at
the New York Central Railroad shops in
Rochester, the other day, horseshoe was
r-,r1 embedded II its center.
The PottviIIe PENN -Hiaers' Journal
saws that according to present appearance.
the people of the SchuyIkill and other min
ING regions have cherries summer before
them.
Rhode Island sends to the Centennial
policeman who measures six feet three
inches. That comes from living in small
Suite Not having room to spread, he
ian Up.
Charles Boldly, colorcd, died at Wright
vile, Lancaster county, j few days ago.
lie WIS supposed TO be I05 years of ace.
tu. Charles himself couldn't tell whether
lie WIS $50 OF 80.
Sheriff KirkcnIalI, ofScranton. delivered
70 the Warden Of the Eastern Penitentiarv
I'd tuesday Of last week. eleven criminals. /
sentenced from eighteen months to fifteen
years imprisonment.
The N-5raska supreme Court has de-
riad that railroad companies are liable for /
damages resulting from prairie fires caused /
ly sEaras from chcir engines. Spark ar
r.,,lzs are nov in order.
Sa1 Francisco has an 5. s. T. 4. c. c. /
IN /. Il. :. which Means the South /
san Francisco snti-C0oiie Club and Young /
Mems Universal Reform Society. is UNI
bl.aal cord Is opposition to the Chinese.
AWiscoHsin editor illustrates the prevail /
Ing eZtravssguce Of the people of the pre-
sent DAY by calling attention 10 the costly
baby carriages in use now, while, when he /
Vas I baby. they hauled him around By /
the hair Of the head.
The american Bible Society during the
7as- Esar have circulated the Bible in twenty
tgrign countries and had Il printed In nearly
"a many languages. The next anniversary
Tli be held IN Philadelphia.
The school house at Rondeau. Canada.
Tas struck bE lightning on the 18th. inst /
Inc children we're playing in the yard at
me time, and nearly dozen were knocked
down, Oae, named Scott, was instantly
Injured
Charlie Ross vas discovered wanderingi
a19uJ the streets Of Lancaster. the other
cay. L. was surely Charlie because a police
men Sid 50 but Lancaster family sought
-ld canned tie boy as their very own
An exchange says: I'VE are in receipt
Two poems, one On the .Throbbing Brain.
AMI the ether on Blocking Heart. Wei
I'll Wait until we receive on enc the
'2aea2che, and publish all three
U.srae-7
NJ Taunted field in va olden time could
'-2are III color with the scarlet plumes
How topping over many 4 ncighboriug
meadow from out the tops Of ragged robins.
VI as others style them painted cups, which
~'s II Bloom by the million.
4 New England man writes I'm the
49, Eo1 o. my district, on line OF
3 .'.l 2a-i q nile in extent. there are seven
.5-7l.s, -..5 nine dogs and a taxpayer And
., g'.I ! ia- knowledge Of the dogs, l believe
are better characters than their
Masters"
! FentuTesome Philadelphian undertook
--- round a square, in a state Of nudity,
wager. He started in the race. but
'S ~ arrested before he got far, and taken to
~. s,2Jion house, where he was taught a
~" -t'Ty to the tune Of fifteen dollars and I
1T. ! -Io.rty-year-old goose at Newberry,
4. ming county, Is said to have taken IN
c.. - protection tame rabbit Every ,
.-. ,-.4.as when It becomes necessary to look
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