Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-04-13


instead of Friday this week.
+. The hearing of the case of HARRIS et al VS..
ASA PACKERS executors, which was to have
commenced next week has been continued
until the 25th. Judge LINN is the master,
and eminent counsel are retained on both
sides. q.
Mrs. LYMAN WARNER has purchased the
steam laundry from Mr. HAIGIIr and will
hereafter carry on the. business in the room
one door south OF the dye works. Mrs, WAR
NER is an excellent lauhdfess and we hope
she may receive generous patronage.
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A NEW ENTERPRISE. - r. IS. Thurber has
provided himself with a suitable g rig y and
is now prepared to deliver all kinds of
nackages, goods, trunks, SC, on the shortest
notice and at reasonable rates. Orders left at
Stevens q Long's and Dye & Co.'s will re-
lceiye rompt-attention. Il sglp.pega .t
aB- Baggage and parcels hauled to and
from depots. II, no vint ltfr .ala1 pn 4--12
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The monthly meeting Of the Bradford C0un-
ty Agricultural Society was held at the grand
jury room on Saturday last The subjects,
when to SOW plaster, manures in general,
stock raising, and the adultcration of food,
was discussed by j. e. PIoLLET, the Presi-
dent; Hon. GEO. LANDON, Hon. B. LAPoRTE,
WIN. SMITH, Col. AYREs, and A. D. MUM.
j. HOLCOMB addressed the society on the
subject of transportation of farm products,
&C., alleging that the farmer of Illinois could
transporths products to New York or Phila-
delphia as cheuply as the farmers Of Bradford
county. The meeting was we'll attended and
considerable interest manifested. The next
meeting of the society will be held at same
place on Saturday, May 7th.
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The annual meeting of the Towanda District
of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Presbytery of Lackawanna will be held
in the Presbyterian Church of Towanda on
Thursday, the 14th instant. This, district or
ganizatlon includes the counties Of Bradford
and Sullivan. 1t is expected tnat all the allX
ilary societies within these bounds will be
represented, and cordial invitation is given
to all interested JIM the causeiof missions to
attend. The following program has been
prepared; ~ m
1,Devetional Sncetrugs9: 30 a. M, led by Mrs.
IyhoXs of Er9iIa. F,gB ~
MORNING SESSION, 10 O'CLOCK.
q Doxology and prayer; reading of minutes
OF last annual meeting; secretary's report;
treasurers report; roll call; constitutional
amendment, Miss Loring of Scranton singing;
essay, "Zenanas and the women who live in
them,' Miss Cook welcome address; re-
sponse solo, Mrs. Baldwin appointing COM
mittees;r Lords Prayer in corcert.0 4Muas
rtdzf AFTERNOON sESsION,2 O'CLOCK.galGu
Scripture reading and prayer; reading of
minutes presidents address ;asingihg talk
on Japan, Mrs. Knox; report from bands;
talk to bands, Miss Loring; solo, Mrs. Bald
win; verbal, report from auxiaries; report
from committees; miscellaneous; prayer. .,
@F1 EVENING SESSION, 7: 80 O'CLOCK. .-,a-
Opening exercises; reading minutes ;spopu-
lar address, Rev. A. l.. Ostrander, of Owego.
"GONE Rev. CHESTER PARK, one
of the oldest and most highly esteemed citi-
zens of Athens, died on Saturday night at the
ripe ageof about so years. For many years
Mr.. P. was Heading merchant in that place,
and as an upright conscientious business man
and Christian gentleman none stood higher.
He was local preacher of the M. u. denom-
ination, and for years labored for the spiritu-
al welfare of the, sparsely settled communities
in the northern part of the county, always
enforcing his teachings by a godly walk and
conversation, He was an active member and
liberal supporterof the Methodist church in
Athens, and hewill be sincerely mourned by
the membership as well as the entire commu-
nifty. .aaa @ 3.S :, '..-..r e.f 6fTag lg. .tqarll q
Although a cripple for the last years Of his
life, as the result of an accident, he was al
nln hlnc,.