THE REPUBLICAN. FKIDAY. -FEBRUARY 8, I*o3. Sunday was a stormy day. To-day (Thursday) is ground hog day. It snowed several inches on Mon day. Mrs. Eugene Ward of LaPorte, is on the sick list. COUGHING le ads to consumption. Kemp s Balsam stops the coughs at once. One month of the new year gone and it was a cold one too. Miss Ellen Crocker of LaPorte, is confined to her room with sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Crater of Buffalo, N- Y., are visiting friends at LaPorte. LINE'S Medicine moves the bowels each «lay. In order to be healthy this is neces sary- Ovsters are selling nt $3.00 a gallon at LaPoite- To expensive for the printer. Don't forget that the REPUBLICAN office is headquarters for printing the February tickets. President Hayes was wounded four times during the war and had three horses killed under him. The editor of this paper feels him self as high above the editor of the Jieview, as the eagle is above the polecat. It is rumored that Ingham & Breed of Hotel Eagles Mere, will ap !»ly for license at this February terra of court. The grading of a new railroad from Trexler, Terrell & Co's. saw mill at Lopez, to Long Pond, has been completed. Philadelphia papers state that the snow fall in that city so far this season has been greater than any year since 1871. The work of grading ilong the line of railroad, progresses very Blow these days, owing to the depth .of snow in this vicinity. .George Walker of Shunk, passed through town on Monday, enroute for Jamison City, where he expects to secure work for his team. A large number of young people of Dushore and Jamison City, were present at the party given by Hotel Kennedy, on Friday evening. Frank W. Gallagher moved into the old bank building the early part of this week and is making prepara tions to apply for restaurant license at this February term of court. Mr. Carnegie has arrived home <fcom Europe. He will find a very .•different state of affairs around his 1 big mi Us, compared with the con dition of things when he went away. For Kule. One set of knee bob sleighs, near ly new. Handmade; suitable for ; livery or light drawing. Will be sold cheap- Inquire at J. W. Bal lard's carriage shop. 2t. Harry Patton of Athens, spent the latter part of last week with friends at LaPorte. Harry has been on the sick list, suffering from rheumatism, for the past three months. The Dushore Fire Company will give their first reception, on Monday evening February 13th. McDonald s orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. A pleasant evening is an ticipated. Jeremiah Kelly the hardware •merchant of Hughesville, was doing buainess at the county seat, Thurs day. Mr. Kelly is a friend of the printer and made the REPUBLICAN .office a call while here. The annual statement of the re ceipts and expenditures of Sullivan county shows that the county's re sources are $329.93 more than its liabilities. Good for Sullivan.— Towanda Republican. Elmer Sherman the barber, has accepted the agency of Lloyd's laundry of Williamsport, and will express semi-monthly. Those who desire laudrcd shirts, cuffs and col lars will do well to leave their order with Elmer. An Italian at work on the railroad in the vicinity of Nordmont, suffers a broken arm. The result of a blast on Monday. He remained within gun shot of the explosive and when it went off a large bolder flew his direction striking him on the arm with the above result. To-day, Thursday is the 2d of February hence, ground hog day. According to believers in the ground hog's ability to pronosticate the weather, if that day be clear and the sun shines, the animal will be scared at his shadow and retire to his winter quarters, there to remain during six weeks more of winter weather. If, on the contrary, the day is cloudy, the backbone of winter may be considered broken. Owing to our extensive advertis ing, wo ate obliged to omit the W. C. T. A. department, during the month of February. Grover is a busy man BOW getting ready for a busier time a month hence ; and those who intend to as feist in making him busy are them selves not idle. Old time doctors traveled on foot among their patients; half a cen tury later they went around on horseback ; now a spanking team and a driver obliterates space for the medicine man."The world do move." It is said that if frozen potatoes are peeled, put into a cool place and plenty of cold water poured over them, in 24 hours they will bo re stored to an eatable condition. Many will probably have an oppor. tunity to test the plan at this time. Teamsters all over the county have taken advantage of the ex cellent sleighing and have moved immense quantities of stone, wood, lumber, logs and bark during the past four weeks. Work in this line has been especially active in this part of the county. Attorneys aro well pleased to have the grand jury meet two weeks before the regular term of court. A petition asking for the change was twice presented while the late Judge Morrow was on the bench, and each time rcfusod.—Towanda Jieview. The engineer corps engaged on the W. &N. B. in the vicinity of Rings, Geo. Choyney chief engineer, have erected a small dwelling at Ringville and have secured the services of a competent cook of W'illiamsport, to prepare their meals. The boys enjoy house keeping ve.y much. Itailroud. At the annual meeting of the Eagles Mere Railroad Company, held in Philadelphia 011 January 9th, the following officers were elected: President, C. William Woddrop, Hughesville ; Vice President, John R. T. Ryan, Williamsport; Secre tary and Treasurer, B. Harvey Welch, Hughesville. DIED :—At her home near Muncy Valley, at 11 P. M. Feb. 27, 1893 Mrs. Margaret Taylor, relict of the late Frederick Taylor, aged 91 years. Deceased was long a resident of this county and the mother of ex-Judge Taylor of Muncy Valley. She leaves a large family and many friends to mourn her death. * * * Our reading space will be limited during the month of February. The annual statement, the mercantile appraisment list, the group of peti tioners for license and the trial list and court proclamation and register notices all have to have a place in the leading papers of the county during this month, hence our read ers will bear with us for a short time. Old "Doll," that gray horse of C. F. Cheney's of the 'Mere, dropped dead in the harness on Friday last. "Doll" was close onto 20 years old hence, her value was not much, only for the service she had been during her early teens, when she offtimes traveled the road, and heavily load ed, from Eagles Mere to Muncy in less than three hours. She surely was a noble animal. Arthur Jewell, a little boy of Hughesville, was run over by a bob sled on Thursday last and almost instantly killed. The little fellow only living a couple of hours after the accident. Arthur was a son of the late Wlll. Jewell who was killed in the Hughesville furniture shops about one year ago, and who was well and favorably known by the once base ballists of LaPorte. The party given by Hotel Ken nedy 011 Friday night last, was a most pleasant affair and was a suc cess in every detail. There were some thirty or forty couples present and the number of tickets sold reached over fifty. Aa Is customary on such occasions, the bashful fel, low came by himself. The supper was elegant and the music good, and judging from apperances, all present enjoyed an exceptionally good time. While in town Saturday, editor Streby made us a call and admired our little pet engine very much. Mr. Streby thinks we ought to ap peal from the county audit, in which event he is almost willing to guaran tee the payment cf those $97. for printing the November tickets. It surely is a pretty hard blow finan cially 011 11s and even though wn failed to change the audit, we would have the satisfaction of showing "up" the contemptibleness of our Bro. editor—Mr. Newell. Tht! question of llie annexation of Hawaii Is one that Should not be difficult of solution, for if the people had an opportunity to express their will there would be few who would be found opposing the scheme. Hawaii asks to be taken under the fostering care of this government, and it would be an outrage on the part of the national authorities to deny the request; and one of the strongest reasons why the islands should be annexed is owing to the arrogant attitude of Great Britain who has long been waiting for an opportunity to satiate her greed by gobbling up the very territory now appealing to the United States for the privilege of flying the American flag. As a result of the recent cold spell the country is hearing nothing about a failure of the ice crop this year. A year ago at this time there appeared to be little hope of a fair supply and the temperature during the rest of the winter of '9l-92 did not better the situation- The con sequences was that prices were high during the summer and much incon venience followed. There need be no such fears for the coming sum mer. Better ice was never made than the rivers ponds and lakes have yielded during the past four weeks. I.ocul Institute. A local institute will be held at LaPorte, Feb. 10th and 11th. There will be a lecture Friday evening and the following is the program for Saturday. 1. Methods of teaching compo sition. 2. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. 3. Class Drill; Primary Physi ology—Miss Hoffman. 4. Song "Bird Concert," several girls. 5. Opening exercises. 6. Recreations during school hours. 7. How to treat different "castes" of children. 8. Essay—Thos. F. Kernan. 9. Music, "Wail of the West." 10. Recitation —Dora Weisbroad. 11. Question Box. Mr. Groff of Lewisburg, will de liver the lecture. ANNIA R. ETTINGER, "1 ANNA KAROK, ANASTATIA Luscn, Mu. BRADLEY, Tuos. S. KKUNAN, Sec. J For a half a century now, more or less, the country has been agitated and worried with disputes about pro tection and free trade. We have had protection, and we see what it has produced ; and we have been continually assured that freo trade would yield benefits superior, more substantial, and more enduring. Hitherto our experience has been limited to one side of the controver sy, and now we are to have the other. We trusttbat we may have it prompt, ly and completely, and without qual ification or evasion; and then the dountry will be able to judge, not from arguments, not logic or mere assertion that tl.j policy is better than the other, but by actual knowledge and positive, substantial results. If the Democratic Repre sentatives and the Democratic Pres ident are faithful to the platform of the party under which they have recently been triumphantly elected, we shall have this knowledge without compromise and without delusion ; and we trust that we may have it as soon as possible. One ounce of fact is sometimes better than a whole ton of disputation. ** SONESTO WN ITEMS. Our stores are having a fair trade. Our schools are progressing fine ly- When will there be another oyster supper ? The general health of our people is good. Our blacksmiths are having plenty of work now. Jacob Lorah's teams aro hauling coal from Bernice. The E. M. R. R. Co., are building an engine, 80x90 feet. Our lumbermen are getting in their logs in good shape this winter. Our hotels are doing a good busi ness and both arc going to apply for license this court. Lots of teams now arc passing through town hauling grain, hay and straw, to the lumber camps. The Democratic caucus was held last Saturday afternoon. The Re publicans we understand, will hold their caucus on next Saturday after noon. We have been having good sleigh ing, but it went away last week, but now as it snowed again Monday, the sleighing appears again. Con sequently most of the people are happy. S. Sonestown, Pa., Jan. 31, 1893, ALL MUST PAY FA RE. Wholesale Arrest of Legislator* Who Hide on Passes. The details of a scheme were con cluded at Johnstown, Monday even ing, which promises to result in startling surprises to some of the members of the Pennsylvania Legis lature. The plan is a wholesale ar rest of the members of both Houses who ride on freo passes. Several prominent reformers are at the bead of the scheme, one of whom is a resident of Philadelphia, while another lives in Pittßburg. The plan of procedure is as follows: Three or four trusted men will be sent to Ilarrisburg, where they will spend several weeks in getting acquainted with all the members of both Houses. They will all be under the charge of one person, to whom they will make regular daily reports. When ever it is learned that, any member of the Legislature is going away on the train one man will be detailed to follow him, and will take a note ot the fact whether or not he offers a pass, and also the name of the conductor and the number of the train on which he is a passenger. At the close of each week all those on duty will leave Ilarrisburg, and will follow the members as fur as necessary to complete their observa tions. Two men have been ou duty ever since the Legiulature convened. They have made trips over all the roads from one end of the State to the other. As soon as the facts regarding a member are fully obtained, no more attention will be paid to him. Thus the list will be gone over until all have been scanned. Scarcely one member in twenty has been found who does not ride on a pass. The best legal talent has been secured from whom an opinion has been given that those who take passes will be indictable under Section 15 of Article 2 of the Constitution, cn the charge of violating their oath of oflice. The oath is violated if they take passes, which the Constitution strictly forbids, while in their oath they swear to defend and obey the Constitution. The law has been strained in Sullivan county to deprive the pay ment of the bill for printing the election tickets last November, al though it Wits not claimed that the bill was not proper and honest, or that it was not worth the amount charged. Mr. Cheney, one of the County Commissioners, i9 the pub lisher and proprietor of the LaPorte REPUBLICAN, the only office in that county having the necessary facili ties for executing the work, or at least the only one who would un dertake the job. When the audi tors met objection was made by a rival publisher of a neighboring town, that under an old act of as sembly which prohibits a county of ficial from taking or being concern ed in any contract to furnish goods or materials for the county. Of course, under the circumstances the auditors were compelled to reject the bill and Mr. Cheney is out $97. The county officials should devise some method of reimbursing Mr. Cheney, a proceeding that is de manded by every sense of justice and right where no fraud or cor ruption is charged.— Benton Argus. Thanks Bro. Smith. The Argus is the only paper in our adjoining counties who dared to speak its mind regarding this question. Democratic Standing Committee Meeting. Pursuant to call the Democratic Standing Committee of Sullivan county, met at the Court House in LaPorte Boro at 2 o'clook p. M.on Saturday Jan. 28, 1893. The meeting was called to order by the chairman E. J. Mullen Esq., and Mr. Morgan Gavitt was elected secretary of the meeting, and also the above named gentlemen were also elected to fill said offiocs for the ensuing year. In accordance with the rules of the party adopted August the 9th, 1892, the committee fixed the num ber of delegates to which the several districts are entitled in the county convention, the same being as fol lows : Bernice, 2: Colley, 2 ; Cher ry, 5; Pushore, 2; Davidson, 3; Elkland, 2 ; Forks, 3 ; Fox, 2 ; Forks ville 2; Hill&Grove, 2; Jamison City, 2; LaPorte JJoro. 2; LaPorte township, 2 ; Lopez, 3, and Shrews bury, 2. The Vigilance Committee wore appointed whoso duty it shall be, among others to hold the primary elections on Saturday the StU day of August 1893, from 3to 7 o'clock p, M. The time and pl ice of hold ing the next county convention was fixed on August 8, 1893, at 2 P, M. at Dushore Boro. Ambrose Farrell was elected dele gate to the next State Convention. Alphonsus Walsh was elected member of the State Central Com mittee from this couuty for the en suing year. • • BMIHtM Local*. . Insure your life in thef Great Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, F. H. Tomlinson, agent for Sullivan County. FOR SALE:—One good 2 seated sleigh, 1 pr- light 2 horse bobsleds, 1 truck wagon one 1 horse sled. Inquire of J. W. Bcck, at Bodine & Warn's store, Boneatown, Pa. The Rbpobmcan, only SI.OO a year. Sheriff's (tele. By virtue of a writ of Vend. Ex. issued omt of the Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan county and to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court (louse. LaPorte, Pa., on MONDAY, FEB. 27, 1893. at 1 o'clock p. k. All that certain piece or parcel of land sfituate In Fox township, Sullivan county Pennsylvania, described as follows : Be ginning at a stake in the warrant line in the side of the creek thence south 79 de grees, east 131 perches to a stake on the line of the E. U. Howell lot, thence along said Howell lot north 30 degrees, east 75 perches to a stake -corner of John N. Walkers land, thence sorth 89degrees west by Walkers land, 129 perches to a stake in the warrant line, thence south 80 degrees west by the James Bayard warrant, 49 perches to the place of be ginning, containing 49 acres and 98 perch es strict measure, and being part of the John Rhea warrant. Having thereon erected a two storied framed dwelling house, a framed barn and other outbuild ings, a small young orchard thereon, well watered, about 85 acres cleared and under cultivation; balance mostly hardwood timber. ALSO the undivided one- half interest of the defendant, John N. Walker in that certain lot piece or parcel of land situated in the same township, county and state described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the warrant line of the James Bayard tract, thence by land of Geo. E. Walker, south 89degrees, east 129 perches to a stake on the line of the E. M. Howell lot, thence by the said Howell lot north 3 degrees, east 50 perches to a post on the warrant line of the Anderson Hodge Sr. warrant thence north 89>£ degrees, west 189 perches to a hemlock corner, it being the original corner of the James Bayard, John Rhea and Andrew Hodge Sr. warrants thence along the James Bay ard warrant south 8 degrees, west 00 perches to the place of lieginning, con taining 40 acres and 50 perches and being part of the John Rhea warrant. Having thereon erected a small log hons*, a young orchard thereon, well watered and about 25 acres cleared and under cultivation, balance mostly hardwood timber. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of John N. Walker, at the suit of Albert Wilson (use). THOMAS MAHAFFEY, Sheriff. Sheriff's office, LaPorte, Pa„ Jan. 30, 'B9. MERCANTILE APPRAISEMENT The vendurers of domestic and foreign Merchandise &c, in Sullivan connty Pa., will take notice that they are appraised and classed by the undersigned appraiser of Merchantile and other License tax for the year 1803, as follows to wit: lUUiltn Uo*au> P! 5" > Names Residence kind of License § PI CHERUY. 3 10 Blight W. 11. 2075 14 Sick C. 8. 775 14 McGee P. 11. 775 14 Voirle Julius 775 COLLEY. 13 Clark Brothers 1075 14 Dit flcnbacher D. D. 775 8 Jennings Brothers 3075 14 Jennings Brothers 775 14 Kester E. P. 775 14 Kipp G- W. & Co. 775 14 Jolinsou G. W. 775 14 Thomson K. J. 775 12 Trejlor Turrell & Co. 1325 DUSHORE. 14 Carroll D. E. 775 14Carroll J, W. & Co. 775 14 Carl E. A. 775 13 Cole Samuel. 1075 14 Burch L. S. & Co. 775 14 Deegan George 775 14 Finnan John C. 775 14 Geary S. S. 775 14 Ilonneter G. H. 775 14 Harrington J, S. 775 14 Hoffa John 8. 775 14 Jackson George C. 775 14 Kline Ben 775 14 Poroeroy F. B. I 775 14 Pealer C E. | 775 12 Rceser John D. 1325 11 Sylvara Edward G: !1575 14 Rittenbury J. V. j 775 14 Tubach Emll F, 775 14 Vincent F. P. 775 14 Mingoes D. E. & Co. 775 14LenordP.J. 775 DAVIDSON. 14 Armstrong A. T. 775 14 Armstrong A. T. j 13 Bodine & Warren m-c, 14 Boatman H. C. 775 14 iMagargle Brothers 775 11 Stevens & Son < S7R 14 Webb E. C. 775 13 Penticost Lumber Co. <075 ELK LAND. 14 Ilartung August 775 14 Snyder George W. 775 I FORKSVILLE. 13 Bryan S. L. 1075 14 Molyneux W. M. 775 11 Rogers M. A. & Son 157* FOX. ■ 14Caseman C. 775 13 Campbell & Son 107* - I IIILLSGROVE 11 novt Brothers 1575 13 Hoffman \V. L. . 107''-, LAPORTE TWP. 12 Botsford >{. W. loot LA.PORTE BOROUGH. 14 Gaynor E. J. 775 12 McFarlane James & Co. 1375 14 Bpencor Walter. 775 14 Carroll John W. 77$ 13 Keeler T. J. 1075 SHREWSBURY, l t.Bodine Warn & Stackhouse 775 14 Brill George 775 13 Kelly Jeremiah 1075 14 Kherer Daniel 775 14 Vanßuskirk W. 11. 775 BILLIARD TABLES. COLLEY. 8 T. Dyer Albert 5075 DUSHORE. 2 T. McGee Robert 4075 IIILLSGROVE. 1 T. C, R. Sadler. 3075 SHREWSBURY. 2 T. Vanßuskirk W. H. 4075 An appeal will be held at the Commis sioners Oltice in Laporte on Wednesday March Ist 1893 between the hours of 2 anil 5 o'clock P. M. where and when you mar attend if yon think proper. JOHN J. LOW, Appraiser. REGISTER'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the following nc« count* of adm'rs eto., have been filed in the offioo of the Register of Wills in and lor Sulli van county vii. Third Partial acoount of R. J. Thomson and B. M. Sylvara adm'n. of iho estate of 3. M. Heaoock, dee'J, Final account of W. 11. Kennedy adm'f. of the estate of Thomas Kennedy, deo'd. Hnal account of Uljrsies Bird and Josef h Woudhead, ex'ors. of the tut Will and Testa ment of W. J Gldrcd, dee'd. And that the same will be presented to the Orphan's Court of said county, on Wednesday the Ist day of March, A. D. 1893 at 3 o'clock p. m , for confirmation and allowance. ALPIIONBUB WALSH, Register. Registers' offlce LaPorte, Pa., Jan. 28, 1393. NOTICE NOTICE The people of Western Btillivan are hereby requested to give as their attention fot just oue mement—While we tell you that our stock of— Fall and Winter Goods Are now Complete and cheaper than ever. Our stock consists of Dry goods, Gro ceries Hats Caps, Boots, Shoes, Rubber goods, Clothing of every description, Pat. Medicines, Drugs and everything usually kept in a first class General Store. And don't forget that for cash we give you— -10 per Cent Discount On all these Goods. Give us a trial and Wc will convince you that Wc can sate you money. No trouble to show— Goods and Give Prices. We don't want the Earth, only a share of your Patronage. Yours Very Respectfully, J. H. CAMPBELL & SON, Shunk, Pa: Sliunk, Pa., Sept. 2, 1892. FOR A Big: Bargain, Come and see us, J. W. CARROLL & CoT In our new branch store at Laporte. We have on hand an excellent line of Gents furnishing goods of all kinds, includ ing suits, Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Underware. Boots and Shoes, Rubber goods, Felt* and etc., at prices that c'efy competition. CUSTOM WORK PuoMi'Tiyxr ANP Correctly done at our head quarters in HOTEL CARROLL BLOCK at Dußhore, Pa. We respectfully invite YOU to call and see us t and examine goods and prices be fore purchasing elsewhere. J, W. Carroll & Co. n. W. HARRISON, Manager. 30 Days Clearing-Out Sale I To malic room for Fall Stock commencing on July 20, 1892. I have a large stock of goods which will be sold at a great bargain. Will sell Shoes at whole sale prices. One dollar will buy a good pair of MEN'S, BOYS', YOUTHS', LADIES' MISSES' OR CHILDREN'S SHOES. o m Leader, VftJ mm Largest Stock. (iratest variety, I ■■ !■ Most Correot Styles, A'ctt Goodt, I Ilk //outvalue*, BEST MAKES, LOWEST.PRICES. Wholesaler, Retailer, Manufacturer. o Every style, siie, quality or grade of goods known to the trade in stock or to order. For the Fall trade we aro making an unusally large stock of Hand-made Boote and Shoes at prices very low. Repairing neatly done on short notice. i always carry a lull stock of Leather and Findings of every description. Cash paid for Hide, Pelts, Wool, Tallow, Ac. J. S. HARRINGTON, BUSHORE, PA. - LOPEZ, PA Leading Shoe Dealer and Manufacturer of Sullivan County. A. B. MESSKHSMITU, Manager, Lopei Store. -XE. G. SYLY-AIIA.K -DUSHORE, PA. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, AND SHOES, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF THE PRODUCE'' BUSINESS AND AT ALL TIMES PAt THE HIGHEST PRICE IN CASii FOR WOOL, BUTTER AKD fcGGS. E. G. Si'Li 'TOTHETpijbijhF^ O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O I am prepared IJ meet any prices or quotations with a first class and ■well selected stock ot MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING JTATS, CAPS, AND GENTS FUBNISJIING GOODS TRUNKS, BAGS AND UMBRELLAS. I also have full lines of Samples from two Merchant Tailoring lißhments,for Custom Work. Perfect fits# guaranteed. Call and get prices. Yours Respectfully etc.,' J\ P; VINCENT. CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK, LOYAL SOCK COAL Loyal Sock Coal, for sale at the Breaker of the State Line St Sullivan Railroad Co. at Bcrnice |3.00?{& The State Line k Sullivan R. R. Co. I. 0. Btteinr,
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