Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-28

A few days ago Inc SuSar nun IeIly DodO
making trip across the river collided with
raft passing down the stream, striking with
such force as to run several feet upon the
raft, which foated on with the prize taking
the ropes that held the boat and carrying it
some ways below. The next day the boat
was put into position and ferrying resumed.
Wyalusing, which has had two lawyers, Il.
F.GoFF and w. III. THOMPSON for some time
past is about to loose them by removal from
the place. But we feel free to say that so en-
terprising and thriving village as we know
that to be, will be supplied with legal advisers
as soon as it is known that there is vacancy.
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The new stores will all be occupied in few
weeks. E. G. OLIVER & SoN will occupy
the one next the Troy House as a furniture
store, WOOSTER & BooTHE occupy the middle
store of the Oliver Block with fine crOckery
and china store and grocery, DoBBINs u
JOHNSON occupy the one next NEWBERY,
PECK & Co.'S as hardware store, and NEW
BURY, PECK & Co. will get into their new
quarters as soon as possible, the finishing
touches being put on rapidly. Troy Gazette.
sharp contest for the post office at this
place is now on the carpet. The contestants
are O. d. STEBBINs, Major r. w. BANNA-
TYNE and Major Fl. w. BARDwELL, the
present incumbent. We are informed that
the wife of one of the candidates is distant
connection of the President. If this be so
and Garfield has any of the Grant blood in his
veins the gig is up with the other two gentle
men, TunEhdnnOck Standard.
The people of Tunkhannock had better let
well enough alone. They have. one of the
most efficient postmasters in the country, and
one whose military record and services for
the party entitle him to the position.
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ga Fair Barbarian" Mrs. BURNETT's last
and most interesting story is concluded in the
March Scribaer, and we advise every one
who has not read it to do so at once. The
heroine-'' A Fair Barbarian, ,"-is a young
American lady who has lived in Nevada and
who comes upon an English country town,
with the suggestive name Of Slowbridge, to
astonish its inhabitants by an individuality of
character wholly unique. 1t is not fair to
forestal the readers interest by revelation
of the full plot of the story, but its more sail
ent points NAV be suggested. The heroine is
q thoroughly interesting and original crea-
ton. She is thoroughly American. She is en-
tirely unconventional in her ideas, when tried
by English standards. She confounds and
amaZes the rigid devOtees of propriety with
whom she comes in contact in this sleepy
English village. All look upon her
A. md Il
solutely horrifes Lady Theobald, who is the
head of Slowbridge society, and who embod-
les all that is arrogant, angular and domineer-
ing in the worst types of the British regula-
tor Of the. proprieties. The raciness of the
scenes that attend the meeting Of these par
ties is indiscribable. The American girl is
not an untamed hoyden, by any means. She
is, OH the contrary, true-womanly in the best
sense of the term. She is kind of heart, SYM
pathetic and self-respectng--a really lovely,
if somewhat unconventional, person. She
is hgh-spirted, too and while she manifests
awillingness to learn the standard of those
among whom her lot is temporarily cast there
is charming youthful dignity about her
which is one OF the best points in her define
alton. OF course she finds her lover. OF the
result that attend his wooing, we leave the
reader to learn from the story.