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Middletown transcript., 1881-04-29

ST. AENEs EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev. W. G.
W. Lewis, Rector Morning services and SER
mon, 1890 am. Evening prayer and sermon,
7:3O pm. Evening prayer, Friday, 4p.m. SUM-
day School, $50 am.
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. W. G
Alexander, Pastor. Sunday services, 1890 a.
m. and 7:30 D. m. Sunday School, 9:l5 a. m.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-Rev. w. l..
s. Murray. Pastor. Sunday morning service,
1890; evening service at ~. Sunday School,
2p.m.
TOWNSEND METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. I. L. Bell. Pastor Sunday services,
1870 am. and 1880 pm. Sunday School, 2:30 m.
ODESSA METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-Rev.
w. H. Hutchins, Pastor. Sunday services, 10
am. and 1880 pm. Sunday School, Bpm.
DRAwYER's PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ODESSA.
Rev. W. V. Louderbough, Pastor. Preaching
at 1880 am. and 1870 pm. Sunday School at
9:l5 am.
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SILKS.

Heavy rich damasse silks of all colors, 81. 70;
last seasons s. and Sc goods; are now selling
in preference to the latest novelties, of course
of the same colors to combine with them.
The following are just received from our
buyer resident in Paris:
Pongees, richly embroidered by hand, with
sprays of flowers and with birds. The prices
of those ready to-day are $2s to $36 per piece of
AZ yards. More are coming.
New designs in French foulards 81.
Bayadere Ombre stripes. Here's one, for ex-
ample; garnet-ombre-intO-gOld alternating
with Observation-Disclosures; stripes half an
inch wide and no interval between
Chequered damasseS. Georgcous with color;
variety of designs. the only feature common
to them all being the arrangement in squares.
not unlike Il chequer board. 81 to $4.75.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Next outer-circlP. Chestnut st. entrance.
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Next outer circle, Chestnut str
Medium Woolen Dress Goods.

There are three notable Woolen dress fab
RIGS at 81.
Melange pin checks, of five coIors. The
warp is of a uniform light shade in each; the
wool is of alternate clusters of threads, three
or four being light, the next three or four
having twisted with them thread of darker
shade.
Wooden sateens of eight coIors, more or less
mixed in carding. The sateen effect is pro-
duced by heavy warped threads thrown
almost wholly on n, the s surface they jump
pass under only one. The warp scarcely
comes to the surface at all, as you can see by
the selvage.
Croise cashmere of fifteen plain colors; diff
fers from ordinary cashmere in the twill
This is probably no better moneys worth
than the others; but almost exactly the same
has Just been offered us at wholesale for a
little more money than we are selling it at
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Third circle, south of centre.
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FURNITURE.

\ clue to the character of our furniture
without seeing it. Take, for example, bed
room suite of three pieces
Lowest prices:
Ash, wood tops S96
Anotherstyl walnut OF ash marble tops s.
such as are in every furniture store; common
wood and common work. We keep also
small assortment of " cottage" or painted
sets. Lowest prices in first-cIass work:
Walnut, wood tops $47
same style IN mahogany j6
OF plain style, but proper for some rooms in
any house, no matter how rich
Lowest prices in elegant work:
Maple or walnut, Tennessee-marble tops Ss5
Lowest prices in luxurious work:
walnut, Tennessec-marble tops SI25
Same stylein mahogany ia
work: v
Maple, wood tops slG5
same in mahogany 175
W have very large assOrtments both below
500. and between 800 and $500 At higher
costly decoration
JOHN WANAMAKER.
The western gallery.
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LACES.

Not every day are our lace counters filed
with buyers. They would be, if every lady
knew two facts, viz: first that we have the
newest and choicest of laces of every grade !;
second, that we sell them below the market
The difficulty is that every merchant says
the same two things and You don't think it
very saucy to doubt just little, because ad-
vertising does paint things too rosy some
times.
We much desire you to find out how careful
we are to say exactly what we mean, neither
more or less. For example, see to-day tor
chon at 10 cents, which sells everywhere else
for 20 cents about. How do we know? Why,
we sold it ourselves for 15 cents last week.
Not one in a hundred of our regular custo-
mers knows how we crowd prices down. How
can we expect others to believe that our
policy is low prices, when almost every mer-
chant studies how to keep them up?
As to assortment. what do you suppose we
do with nine lace counters Why, there is no
such stock in Philadelphia. We have thou
sands of dollars worth of fine laces shut up
in boxes. We have very poor facilities for eX-
hibiting them; but we shall surprise you if
you ask to see them.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Nine counters, southwest of centre.
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BLACK DRESS GOODS.
Second circle. south from centre.

New things in black dress-goods of almost
all sorts are ready.
Silk grenadines came some time ago; now
the wool and silk-and-wool grenadines are
here and the variety is greater than we have
had before, greater than anybody ever had,
so far as we know.
New armures, plain and figured are notable.
especially the latter. Among them are ar
mures, with small figures and plaids. that can
be seen only when looked at in certain ways
The draping of dress of these would appear
to be partly plain and partly figured or plaid.
The figures and plaids seem to have no eX-
istence at all. You can't find them except by
accident.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Next outer circle. Chestnut street entrance.
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DRESS GOODS.

What art and skill are doing in cotton dress
fabrics Two counters are gorgeous with
them. The lowest price is So cents yard and
the highest 621& cents but they are made in
soft and delicate ways and by texture or
print or dye, to rival the stuffs of luxury.
Here are their familiar names
Scotch Zephyrs FOulards
Madras ginghams Sateens
Seersuckers Lawns
ChintZes Cretonnes
Oxford cloths Monies
Toiles d'Alsace Cheviots
Printed shirtings
In almost every name are triumphs. You
are not often asked to admire so modest
works of art and skill; but see if you can
pass these counters without new estimate of
the times in which you live.
JOHN WANAMAKER,
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CARPETS.

We ask you to see our wilton, administer
moquette, brussels and tapestry carpets. Our
carpet-trade is new our stock is large ana
nearly all new (what is not new is cheap
enough), and many of the patterns are
thought to be fine indeed
Large buyers, for hotels, churches, &c. find
here, perhapes. surprising advantages.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Market street front, up stairs.
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DEBEIGES,

Everybody knows, are staple goods. One
looks at novelties and buys staples. Staple
means something that almost everybody
buys.
What everybody buys is certain to be q
good thing somehow. The way debeiges are
good is this: the money goes all for use and
none for show or rather none for that kind
of show which limits use.
Why, last spring we bought in one lot of
$50 900 worth of debeiges and have been buy
ing in debeiges ever since. And now we have
more debeiges than you will look at, all
brown and grays and nearly all new. The
prices are all the way from p cents for p inch
to $l.10 cents for 46 inch. A particularly good
quality is so cents for 43 inch.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Second circle. south from centre
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PARASOLS.

twenty-five silk parasoI-covers embroid-
cred in China with silver and Gold in quaint
ana rather characteristic, but not extreme.
Varlegated silk Innings, have been imported
sticks. VI
Fifteen of the twenty-five have come to
US. They are in our collection of novelties
at Sl2. We have about three hundred STYLES
OF parasols. There is such u diversity in
the styles as to battle description
For mere accessory of n scrupulous
lady's toilet perhaps no article is chosen with
SO much care. We shall not tire of showing
you; ladies, every one; and if we may Judge
oy the interest shown yesterday, you'll not
The opening continues to-day
JOHN WANAMAKER
Chestnut-street entrance.
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syohn dUuamaher's Grand aepot bhiladelphja
Spring Goods at John Wanamaker's.

friends in Philadelphia get notice. from the daily papers,
of the of interest relating the few days.
things changes styles prices and timely upon
topics of interest to shoppers.
direct and useful give readers of
weekly papers perhaps be found these very notices. avoiding such
of only transient interest
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LINENS.

We have visited every linen manufactoIy
of note in Europe, and gathered stock which
for variety of fabric and finish is beyond all
precedent, comprising:
Sheeting linen
PillOw-case linen
Diaper linen
Star linen
Ladies' underwear linen
Gentlemen's underwear linen
Butchers linen
Towels
Toweling
Table-elOthS
Table-lincn
Napkins
DoilieS
We have linens entirely unknown in the
American markets also every flvorite here
Noother house in Philadelphia buys abroad
Hence no other house can have either oul.
goods or our prices. This we say without
knowing what other houses have, either in
goods or prices
JOHN WANAMAKER.
City Hall square entrance
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Correspondence of The Transcript.
Port Penn Letter.

The shad fishing is considered very sue
cessful this season, one fisherman alone,
(Mr. Ozmond Webb having caught 93S
shad last week; another boat caught 900.
They are very fat, and when broiled, moth
ing could be more delightful in the fish
line.-A gentleman rode through town
to-day on a bicycle, which was as good as
a menagerie for Port Penn.-Apparently
mer weather has rushed upon US. The
sudden transformation of the trees and
shrubs from bare sticks to living green
ness, seems more of miracle than ever.
E.
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DIED.
The Churches.

HAYES.-In Kent county, Md, on the 22nd
inst, Robert H. Hayes formerly of Cecilton.
Nd, in the 10th year of his age.
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HANDKERCHTFFs,

New fancy white handkerchiefs many.
New initials; New letters, different letter
for each price. New colored borders Linen
centres with colored silk borders (nowhere
else, probably require to be washed with
care; but with care they wash perfectly; col
ors fast. Woven color borders plaids and
stripes of course. Not a mixed cotton-and-
linen handkerchief in the store.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Third circle, southwest from centre.
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UNDERWEAR.

Fine muslin cambric underwear. richly de-
corated with lace and embroidery, carefully,
finely and skillfully made. This we have in
greater variety than You will find elsewhere;
of work.
Underwear of a palmer sort is difficult to
get carefully and skilltqlly made but we
than year past we have been raising the
standard of manufacture and cultivating
simpler styles. We have work the like Of
which is i'll no other house, here or in New
York. The ideal of it is the best of homemade
underwear at such prices as will cause tito be
preferred to homemade and stops home
making as fast as the work becomes known.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Southwest corner of building
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Our well-known friend Robert S.
Wilds is yet engaged with the leading
Phila. Clothing House of A. G. Yates & Co.
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MUSLINS,

Who wants to read about muslins? And
yet you had better know how. by little
crookedness in dealing they are made to
bring an extra price, even in houses that
ought to be above crookedness of any sort
Take an example: Wamsutta is branded
part OF it Wamsutta, and part of it with the
merchants name. That branded Wamsutta
Is sold at the current market price and the
other is sold for an extra price, and the sales
men are instructed to sellas little as they can
OF the genuine and as much as they can of the
other.
The practice, we are sorry to say prevails in
some large houses here in Philadelphia. If
you find that merchant considers such
dealing fair, perhaps you will look out for
him in other goods as well as muslins
We have everything in muslins that is want
ed here; everything is branded with the
name of the mill that made it ; and everything
is sold at the bottom of the market
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Outer circle. northeast from centre.
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SATEENS, &C.

Toile a. Alsace is a similar fabric to scotch
gingham. but of softer finish and printed !;
30 cents. Satecn is even finer, and the warp
is thrown upon the surface SO successfully as
to leave it rs smooth as satin. which indeed it
much resembles. This also is printed i'll eX-
quisite designes, and the printing is the more
successful because the surface is so smooth.
The bouquet squares (nobody else has them
yet, so far as we know appear to have been
Partisan sfterthought. They are of sateen
and are used as garniture of sateen dresses.
Nothing in cotton printing. probably was
ever anything like so rich before.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Fourth circle. Thirteenth st. entrance.
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You WILL be pleased with your Clothing, if
you purchase from ROBERT 5. WHDs. with A.
Q. YATES q Co. Philadelphia.
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FLANNELS.

French wrapper fiannels As You Stand be-
fore the counters you may see row of them
displayed along the top of the shelves; Il
large collection of itself, but only part
Look at the shelves, too No two pieces
alike of all you see. There's no such variety
OF f1annels anywhere.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Next outer circle, northeast from the centre
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DIR. ROGERS VEGETABLE WORM SYRUP instant
ly destroys worms and removes the Secre-
tiOns which cause them.
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For your Spring Clothing our friends
should not forget Robt. S. Wilds, at the
popular house Of A. G. Yates & Co., Phila-
delphia.
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CLOAKS AND DRESSES.

We have just opened foreign black wraps.
dolmans, capes, &c, at 50 to SIS light colored
coats. wraps. and ulsters, some foreign and
of our own make, at 81 to $I2
Silk dresses in styles not to be found else
where. at Sl5 SI7 and $ls; and cloth dresses at
$40 to $50.
Also misses and children's coats. ulsters
and dresses in great variety. \ few misses
coats of last spring will be sold ut halfprice,
viz: So and 81: ane misses debeige dresses of
last spring at less than half-prices. viz: : 50
and s.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Southeast corner of building.
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DIR. KLINE's Great Nerve Restorer is the
marvel of the age for all Nerve Diseases. All
fits stopped free. Send to 93I Arch street,
Philndelnhin Pa.
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SILVER

\ fine collection OF minor articles In siI,.o,.
fiat ware, ice-cream service children's sets
napkin rings, &C., &C. -
Silver plate.-A comprehensive stock.
ware we have three grades of plate the
lowest grade we do not keep. In hollow
ware we have the best grades only
JOHN WANAMAKER
outer-circle, northwest from the centre.
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Beautiful lot of Fancy Bamboo Knick-
Knacks, suitable for Wooden Weddings, at
S. NJ. REYNOLDS & Co.
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CottOn-and-W Dress Goods.

Here are three cotton-and-wool dress cloths
of single width in browns and grays:
Balerno cloth, like alpaca. but heavieF.sat
I21l cents.
Cashmere beige, in appearance somewhat
like the 81 melange, described above plain Is
cents: twilled Is cents.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Third circle, south of centre.
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USE LUCAS PAINT! Because it is RELIABLE
and costs no more than the unreliable.
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GYPSUM! The best preparation for white
washing in the world, for sale by
w. II. JOHNSON.
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HATS FOR SPRING.

styles ready, $l.75, $500, $3.50, $500, $3, 80 Our
Sl.I5 style Is II new grade not made before this
season, just under our 81 hat of last wear the
others are of the same grade as we have sold
heretofore. All these STYLES are TO he fonnJ
elsewhere, for so ceets to 81 more limitations
OF them abound also. You scarcely need the
caution to buy where you have Confidence
that you will get genuine goods.
Chlldren's and boys hats. A few styles are
ready, from 60 cents to 81. So
Mems silk hats for spring are of lower
crown, narrower brim, and of less decided
DeIl-shape. low crown is always popular
unless a. spoiled by the shape A few are ready !:
S40O $3.50, $500.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Northeast corner of the store.
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ZEPHYRS.

Zephyrs, embroidery materials, begun en-
broideries, fancy boxes and innumerable
articles which these suggest; the best Of
everything provided with rare knowledge
and care.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
The centre of the circles ~
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DURNo's CATARRH SNUFF cures Catarrh and
all affections of the mucous membrane.
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INCEST French Heel Button Kid Shoe.
G. w. w. NAUDAIN.
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Those who dealt with
% first understand their wants. and second
who with cordially
and welknOWn of ultimate
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Philadelphia.
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DOMESTIC CALICOES.

Chintz of indigo-blue ground with white
polka dots of various sizes, and other little
figures not unlike the dots of American
make, at 10 cents, is great favorite.
Calicoes in general are cents but some
patterns are 51a, simply because they are not
liked so well.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Fourth circle, northeast from centre.
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DR.. Morris LIVER PILLS are the best Cathar
tic Regulators.
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CALL and see Sigwalt Sewing Machine, at
G. W. W. NAUDAIN's
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YoUNe MAN, for Fine Cassimeres, go to
". H. MOORE & Cos.
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If YOU want Harness, call at
G. w. w. NAUDAIN's.
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FRIDAY AFTERNooN, APR1L %, 1881

DELAWARE r. R.-TRAISs LEAVE MIDDLETowN.
Going North. 7:49 AN. 1I:I0 AN. sos PM.
Going South, 10.4 AN. 207 Pm. 7:29 Pm.
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FIFTY FARM GATES for sale low,
RV q + UTrETTT
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CALL and see our fine fat 1Iackeral.
q
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CLOCKS,

Wouldn't you like clock 81 to $50.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
City-hall-square entrance.
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THE DIAMOND SHIRT fits all.
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HOSIERY.

dUSlEkY,
These items in hosiery are everywhere; but
our prices are lower, probably, every one of
them.
LADIES'
English, plain colors 1920
Gernen, fancy, 81, 81.
English, fancy, 80.
English, Isle, black 65
English, Isle, black embroidered .7j.
English, spun-silk, black, $l.5O.
MISSES.
French, heavy-rib, gray, $40.
German, ribbed, Isle, black. "a.
MEMS.
English, extra-stout, SO.l7.
English, fancy, .25.
German, Isle. black, 80.
German Isle, black, embroidered. 30
German, silk, plain colors, .75
German, silk, plain colors, embroidered, So
Ifyou find elsewhere a stocking called by
the same name as any one of these and mt il
price no higher than ours, look at the quality
JOHN WANAMAKER
Outer circle, Chestnut street entrance.
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BAKERS PAIN PANACEA cures pain in Maj
and Beast. For use externally and internally
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8usiness Gossip

-
CALL and see sigwalt Sewing Machine, at
G. W. W. NAUDAIN's.
CALL and see our fine fat Mackeral.
G. w. w. NAUDAIN.
IryoU want Harness, call at
G. w. w. NAUDAIN's.
THE DIAMOND SHIRT fits all.
G. W. W. NAUDAIN.
INCEST French Heel Button Kid Shoe.
G. w. w. NAUDAIN.
USE Lucas PAINT! Because it is RELIABLE,
and costs no more than the unreliable.
DR.. Morris LIVER PILLS are the best Cathar-
tic Regulators.
DURNos cATARRH SNUFF cures Catarrh and
all affections of the mucous membrane.
You've MAN, for Fine Cassimeres, go to
". H. MOORE & Cos.
FIFTY FARM GATES for sale low,
BY G. E. HUKILL.
A HEAVY FARM WAGON for two horses for
sale, on easy terms. by $. NJ. r. & Co.
BAKERS PAIN PANAcEA cures pain in Man
and Beast. For use externally andinternally.
GYPSUM! The best preparation for white
washing in the world, for sale by
w. II. JOHNSON.
Beautiful lot of Fancy Bamboo Knick-
Knacks. suitable for Wooden Weddings, at
S. NJ. REYNOLDS & Co.
DIR. ROGERS VEGETABLE WORM SYRUP instant
ly destroys worms and removes the Secre-
tions which cause them.
You WILL be pleased with your Clothing, if
you purchase from ROBERT 5. VII Ds. with A.
g. YATES & Co., Philadelphia.
DIR. KLINE's Great Nerve Restorer is the
marvel of the age for all Nerve Diseases. All
fits stOODed free Send to q3I Arch street
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HEAVY FARM WAGON for two horses for
sale, on easy terms, by S. NJ. r. & Co.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEs.-Two Dollars a Year;
One Dollar for Six Months; payable in nd
rance.
ADVERTISING RATEs.-Seventy-fiv cents per
inch for first insertion; Twenty-Five cents
per inch for each additional insertion. Stand
Ing advertisements of five inches and up
ness Gossip Notices ten cents Il line for one
insertion six cents "a line for each additional
insertion. No advertisements inserted among
reading matter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-03
Sandy AHp puBols ITEMS.

The Directors of Sandy township
have decided to lay tax Of twelve
mills for school purposes.
The valuation OF Dubois borough is
1926, 900, upon which 16 mills on the
dollar have been levied for school pur.
poses.
w. W. Mccullough, for q number Of
years teacher in the public schools Of
Sandy township, is now teaching in
Kansas, having recently graduated OF
the Kansas State Normal School
The borough has eight schools, an
eight months term will be taught,
eight mills levied for school purposes,
eight mills Tor building purposes and
eight teachers have been employed.
Tho Directors Of Sandy township
met on Saturday last and let the con.
tract for building two new SCI ol
houses, which, when completed, will
make eleven houses in that township.
The borough Directors have pur'
chased two lots in Central DuBc.s,
having in view the erection OF Cen.
tral graded school building. The con.
tract is to be let soon and the building
completed by tho Winter of 1881.
The examination of teachers was
held in Dubois July 26. Twenty ap.
plcants were examined, Of whom cigh-
teen received u license 10 teach. In
the evening of the above day, the Di-
rectors met and appointed the follow.
ing teachers for the coming term;
Central High School, John $. Lid.
die; Central Primary School, Eflle But.
lcr West Side High School, Geo. W.
Nelson; West Side Primary School,
Barbara Pifer; East Side High School,
Rose Butler; East Side Primary School,
Maggie Sweeny; Independent Primary
School, Alice Weaver; White School,
Thomas Eagan.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-03
JOINT SCHOOLS.

The following important bill has been
approved by Governor Hoyt and is
now q law:
SECTION l. That it shall be lawful
for the Boards of School Directors of
school districts of different counties or
townships adjoining each other, to es.
tablish joint schools on or near the
county or township line for parts Of
said districts upon petition Of not less
than twenty taxables of said adjoining
districts, whenever by reason of natu-
raj difficulties and distance from the
schools of the said district it becomes
desirable and proper to establish the
same.
SEC. 2. That said Boards of Direc.
tors for the purpose aforesaid shall
meet jointly, and are hereby empower.
ed to exercise the same authority as
in case of the establishment of joint
schools for districts Of the same coun-
ty. All proceedings in relation thereto
to be spread at large upon the minutes
of the respective Boards.