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LAI-ORTE, PA. AUGUST, 9th, 1889.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
Potato rot is reported.
This is the last summer month.
"Dog days" will end on Aug. 22d.
Dr. Perry King, of HitlsGrove is
dangerously ill.
Forty-eight jurors arc drawn for
September term of court.
We give the jury list for Sept.
term elsewhere in this issue
The Prohibition State Convention
will be held in Har'risburg, Sept. 26.
Mrs. John T. Brewster, of Wash
ington, D. C., is visiting friends at
Laporte.
John E. Gallagher, of Dushore,
was calling on friends in town, on '
Sunday.
Work of painting the Presbyter
ian church at this place, was begun
on Tuesday.
Mi'ss Rosa and Miranda Station
of Bloomsburg, are visiting friends
at LaPorte.
The Sullivan county Fair will be
held at Forksvflle, on the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th of October, 1889.
Mrs. P. E. Armstrong and grand
child, of Philadelphia, are visiting
friends in Laporte.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Tripp and!
little daughter Fannie, of Shunk,
are visiting at Laporte.
The W. C. T. TJ., of Laporte will
meet at the residence of Mrs. J. L.
Smyth, Friday Aug., 9, 3 p. m.
Fred M. Bradbury Esq., of
Boston. Mass., is visiting his sister!
Mrs. C. C. Finch, at this place.
Take in the festival in the Odd
Fellows Hall, on this (Friday) even
ing. A good time is guaranteed.
Dr. W. B. Hill of LaPorte by re':
I
quest Of the EaglesMe're syndicate',]
visits the 'Mere professionly daily.
Mrs. F. M. Crosslcy. of Laporte,!
returned home from a week's visit
to Columbia county, on Sunday last, j
There is a treuiendious crop of
oats this year. The present season'
lor the farmer, looks very favorable..
There has been over one hundred
tickets sold for the festival to take I
place At Laporte on this (Friday),
eveniVig.
Ml. aud Mrs. Robert Munson and
Mr. C. Laßue Munson, of William
eport, were guests of the Mountain
House last week.
James Gallagher of Metchantville',
who has been spending a week
visiting friends in SulliVah, returned
uonie on Tuesday.
The Sullivan County Democratic
Standing Committee, will meet in
the Court House at Laporte, on
Saturday, Aug. lCtli, at 2 p. m.
A. J. Hacklej'. night watch at
Hotel Eagles Merc, is suffering with
seven boils, located on his hands,
six on the right and one on the left.
skating rink at Eagles Merc
which was sold by the sheriff on
Saturday last, was purchased by the
First National Bank of Towanda for
$3,200.
There will be k dance ih Carey's
Hall at Dushore on the evening of
August 15th to which a'l are cordi
ally invited.
There were al least one hundred
people gathered on the shores of
Lake Mokoma, on Sunday. The
boats were all putin use.
Ex-County Commissioner Tripp
'of Shunk, is the owner of a heifer
which gave birth to a bouncing calf,
at the age of 14 months and 14 days.
Joseph Shaffer, of Laporte town
ship, is badly afflicted with rheuma
tism. His right arm is nearly para
lyzed with the much dreaded disease.
Jury Commissioners Thos. Far
rell and Chas. Haas and Sheriff
Tripp, wete at the county seat draw
ing Jurors for Sept. Term on Mon
day.
Mrs. 0. C. Finch, of Laporte, who
has been .yiMting friends in several
of the Western States for several
months, jreturned home, on Saturday
last.
Court will corivene on Monday
the 16th day of September and will
continue for two weeks. We pub
lish the trial list elsewhere, which
consists of 22 cases. The attorneys
contemplate that a large portion of
these cases will be disposed of at
this term, which will be good news
all concerned.
The annual session of the Teachers
Normal Institute will commence at
Sonestown, Monday August 2f>, 'B9
and continue for a term of five weeks.
M. R. BLACK, CO., Supt.
Dr. J. W. Murrelle of Athens,
Pa., arrived at LaPorte on Wednes
day for a short stay. Those wish
ing his professional service will
oblige bv calling promptly.
Atty. F. 11. Ingham of LaPort
was the receipient of a handsome
meerschaum pipe presented by Ins
brother E. P. Ingham Esq., of
Philadelphia, on Monday.
Harry Corcoran and C. Stiltz,
both of Williamsport, have recently
rented the large hotel at Jamison
City and will the grand opening
of the same on or about the 20th of
August 'B9.
Kijiain declares that he is not
afraid of imprisonment in Mississippi.
He stood in the ring with John L.
for two hours and evidently feels
that Ihere can be no greater hard
ships on earth.
It is rumored that one of the Dem
ocratic candidates for the office of
Sheriff of SulliVan is indulging quite
freely in strong drink. This certain
ly is not a very good send off for
an office seeker.
Send your children to the select
school commencing on Monday next
thereby keep them out of mischief.
The boys of Laporte are not a model
flock by no means, and should be
placed under restriction
Mrs. Frank LaPierre, Miss Hallie
A. LaPierre, Miss Joanna 11. Shoe,
maker, Mrs. 11. W. Snitcher, Miss
M. C. A minister, all of Camden,
N. J., are guests of the Mountain
House.
The ro&d recently built by con
tractor WHtrous in the borough of
Laporte to Lake Mokoma, was
accepted by the town council, on
Saturday. They pronounced it an
excellent job.
Streby of the Dushore Gazette
has put his foot down on indepen
dent candidates and says the day
has passed for such politicians. We
imagine tl\e candidates will take but
little stock in Strebv's sayings.
The door of the Prothonoior'a j
oilice has recently been lettered like j
wise the Treasurer and Commission-1
ers' office, which will afford much !
convenience to strangers desirous to j
do business with the different offi- j
'cials.
Reasons have beeri filed for a new 1
hearing in the case of Chas. Cleary, I
of ii' nova, who was found guilty iii j
the fit st degree for the murder of |
Philip Paul, chief of police of llen-j
ova. The attorneys for the defendant I
are W. C. Kress and C. S. McCor- j
mick, Esq.
Mrs. L. M. Dunham, mother of
Atty. Dunham, of Laporte, who has
been visiting friends in Milan for a
few weeks, was taken sick at Towan
da, while on her way home on Friday
last. Word was received on Monday
however, that she is improving and
are entertained that she, will
be able to complete her journey home
during the week.
We arc sending out bills to those
indebted to us for subscription and
job work, and sincerely hope that
those who receive these statements
will not pass them by but promptly
remit. We need the money and
take this means of reminding those
so indebted.
The Tunkhannock , Republican
Was 20 years old on Friday last.
The Rep. is one of the best papers
published in Wyoming county and
we are pleased to state that, it receives
a good share of the patronage of the
people residing in its respective
county. May it continue.
J. W. Flynn has been employed
as book keeper in McFarlane k Go's,
store at the Laporte tannery and
will take charge of the same on |
Tuesday next at which time Mr. S. >
F. Colt, Jr., die present accountant
will take his departure to Philadel
phia where he has invested in a job
printing office.
Miss Watrousj of Brooklyn. Sus- 1
quehanna county, sister of W. £.
Watrous, of this place, will com
mence a term of select school at
Laporte on Monday next. Miss W.
is an old teacher and comes to Sulli
van well recommended. The parents
of children at the age of from fi io 15
I years should take advantage of this
j worthy cause and usher their chil
i dren into the school loom. Price
I SI.OO per month for each scholar.
Miss Bessie Wredc find Miss Lizzie
Downs, are entitled to much credit
for active work done in selling tickets
for the church festival, to take place
at Laporte on the 9th Inst.
The number of guests at Eagles-
Mere this season is greater than
any previous one. All the hotels
are occupied to their fullest capacity
and the cottages arc all filled, not
only with their regular occupants,
but with transient visitors.
Those of our subscribers knowing
themselves to indebted to us will
pfoafe forward the same to this office
at once. We arc not partial to sub
scribers who never pay up. Cash is
what we arc working for. Please
give this matter your attention for
a brief second and remit.
A tramp has been roaming around
town, bale footed, ragged and pre-!
tending to be deaf and dumb. Satur~;
day evening while prowling around|
on Front street, he came in contact
with a big dog, when ho gave ailiple j
evidence that he was abundantly:
able to hear and speak when occasion
requited.— Milton Argus.
The man who doesn't advertise
during the "dull season" might as
well shut up shop and go a-fishing. J
People don't care to patronise estab- !
lishinents which fail to invite them
to call. But the house that con
tinues to advertise twelve months
in the year is scarcely conscious tlult
there has been a dull seAson.
Miss M. C. Ambruste'r of Camden,
and a summer giiest of the Moun
tain House, while taking exercise j
riding 011 horse back on Monday
tell on the animal opposite the La-
Porte Hotel and quite seriously in- j
jured her spine. She was carried to!
her room by guests of the house
where she was obliged to remain for
sometime. No serious results are
entertained however.
Thursday afternoon of last week
a force of men were engaged in
raising a large smoke stack at. the
D. Stevens <fc Son's tannery, at Mtm
cy Valley, and when the stack was
within six feet of its proper bight,
the chairt bloke, lettihg it come j
! down on the building and smashing
| the stack in su h a way that twenty
five feet of it is worthless. No one
was hurt.— Muncy Luminary.
Stage drivers report the roads in
either direction from tlie counts
seat in fearful condition. In Laporte
twp., there was over two thousand
dollars raised by taxes and money
paid over by the county Treasurer
in 1889 which we think io sufficient
to keep the roads in good condition
for at least one vejtr. Can it be that
the supervisors do not give the mat
ter there attention?
The small boy who is permitted to
roam the streets at night, his parents
neither knowing nor caring where
he is, is to be pitied. He is apt to
go astray and the responsibility will
wholly be on the parent. No father
nor mother can escape by simply
saying that they can't govern their
children. A parent who deliberately
acknowledges tliat he has no juris
diction over his child advertises
himself a failure and invites tlie con
tempt of the community.
Sometl-xinfi That Interests Men nnrl
Women Old or Young.
One of the remarkable aspects in
physical accomplishments among
both men and women in our country
is a lack of knowledge of swimming!
No such thing is a general knowledge
of this advantageous art is diffused J
—there is no public, interest to'
swimming, no private purpose of j
encoutagitig people of all ages loj
accomplish themselves in it, and the j
consequence is increased in horror
because so (ew people can swim, j
There should, and could, be public j
means afforded, at little expense,|
wherever water facilities are pos-l
sessed, to enable boj sand girls to I
learn how to swim. Such education!
involves power not only to, save®
their own lives in periods of danger
but during a general peril possibly
to the lives of others. Public inter
est in this matter is equal every
where, as is private safety concern
ied in it td high degrees. The draw
back is a lack of public concern in
the matter. If that is once aroused
individuals will then become inter
ested. In our immediate vicinity we
have ample opportunities for learn
ing this art. Lake . Mokoma with
her sandy bed is a beautiful sheet
of water and close at hand. All
should enjoy the swimming exercise.
) JURY LIST DRAWN FORSEPT. TERM
i'
| GRAND JURORS.
j J. B. Lamberson, P. W. Hunslng
jcr, Fred Peale, George Craft,
j Antlioney Collins, A. J. Biddfe, W.
iH. Qraifly, I). C. Gritman, Alfred
|Hunsinger, Thos. Cadden, Jr.',
Reuben Thrasher, n. N. Bigger, A.
, C. Housterout, Joseph Gansel, C.
Peale Jr., Geo. Bohu, E. W. Hill,
William Dunn, JllO. Pardoe, J. E.
Brown, Owen Sweeney, W. H.
Dovey, JllO. Morrison, Thos. McKay,
TRAVERSE JURORS DRAWN.
FIRST WEEK.
J. S. Brown, R. W. Wright, W.
H. Lawrenson, J.J. Low, fehas. S.
Hartzog, Henry Dormhoe, Geo. C-
Jackson, Oreo. A. Gorman, A. W.
Sones, Edward Jordan, H. M.
• Chilson, R. H. Guye, Jos. Cook,
j Wm. Boyle, Reuben Brown, Jno.
j W. Ilottenstine, Ranson Thrasher,
Henry Norton', A. L. Smith, Jack
| son Walters, Al. J. Lull, Lee. Gavitt,
|A. B. Kilmer, Chris Snyder, Chas.
Darby j D. W. Pettc'r, Frank Galla
gher, Albert Kay, L. R. Hunsinger,
E. P. Fanning, Timothy O'Connelb
James McMahon, j. N. Messenger
j Jacob Galough, Peter Dunn, A. A.
: Collies.
SECOND WEEK. ,
Wm. B. Mcllerry, Wm. Weaver",
Augustus Bliler, C. J. Brink, J. P.
Kilmer, Michael Foley, Geo. L. Arey,
(leo. Rea, Jno. G. Holipes, E. S. Lit
tle, R. S. Fanning, Wm. Sheets',
C. S. Sadler, Wm. Lain!, Judson
| Rogers, Oscar Lewis, Frank Mid-
I dendorf, Frank Waples, John Yonk.
1 in '2d, Cyrus Connor, James Gansel,
: Miles O. Bernes, Chas. Morningstar,
'W. 11. Tripp, W. C. Mason, Ed.
Dunegan, Wm. 11. Beech', Jno. Wil
son, Henry Hottenstine, Harvey
t. and back, Frank Cox, Jacob JacobyJ
11. D. Brown, M. H. Hayman, JllO
Rogers, D. S. Phillios.
St. Johns Cliurch LnPorte.
Services were held in this church
on Sunday evening last by the Rev.
S. P. Kelly Diocesan Missionary,
participated in by a very large and
interested congregation, who listen
ed to a sermon 011 the Trinity as
made known in the old doxology.
On Tuesday the Feast of the Trans
figuration, a morning Services WAS
held with the celebration of the
Hol3' Communion and an address
! appropriate to and explanatory of
this hew Festival, which was unan
inously adopted at the general Coun
cil o r the church held in the City of
I Chicago in 188(i. The work of the
furnishing of this beautiful edifice is
almost completed, only a few things
remaining to be done. It has been
carpeted throughout with a superior j
quality of body brussels carpet of a j
light shade, In perfect harmony with j
the general tone, of the building.
'I his covers the aisle, the apace be-1
hind the rear pews, the front between
the pews and the chancel and the
robing aud choir rooms. These ale
from the Nave by a por
tiere hung w >kh heavy curtains in
ijlarine, with a border of sarum light
drab. Those 011 the choir side are fes
tooned with heavy chenille cords irt the
combined colors of the dossal drap
ery, entwined with gold thread {tnd
caught 011 bolts with enameled heads,
and those on the robing room side
hang in folds, with pendant.
The chancel and sanctuary are finish
ed in native wood and ate un-adorn
ed, except with the turkisli mat. be
fore the altar. The wood is grained
and stained. THe Bishops chair is
of oak, upholstered in royal purple
and siirnionteed with Mitre and
cross, the Priests chair being plain
and upholstered in tne martyr hue.
The rail has an opening before the
altar, and there are Clergy seats and
stalls on either side. A modest
lectern stands on the gospel side,
The pulpit and credence vet remain
to be placed. All of this complete
adornment represents a considerable
amount of hard labor and patient
continuance in well doing. Mrs.
Chas. Wrede who selected tlie car
pets and hangings deserves more
than a newspaper notice for the
display of exquisite taste, arid Mr
11. T. Downs and family, Mr. James
McFarlane, Mr. Ellery P. Ingham.
Mr. Stormont, have done a splendid
untiring work for the church, and
the town. TJie front has beeu
thoroughly graded, Mr. Kelly who
travels over the entire territory of
the Diocese and is familiar with
every county, in the State said
yesterday that there was not a more
beautifully appointed and thoroughly
constructed church of its capacity,
iu a town of treble the population of
LaPort in this state, and we have
the courage to add, ncir in any oilier
state. It is a credit to our town
and exceeds the expectations of all
interested in it. The only delay in
the matter of the consecration of the
l>uilding is in securing a resident
Hector who can goon at once with
the church work - As soon as the
j time is decided upon, due notice
| will be given in these columns. #
FURNITURE / UNDERTAKING.
JACKSON'S BLOCK : 1 fitt shore, Pa.
LAWRENCE BROS, offer new furni-ture of all kinds, at price which will
astonish the purchaser. HARDWOOD SUITS as cheap as soltwoo<,l
suits, eould formerly be bought at Onshore. Everything manufactured
from the best material b}' skilled workmen.
IN tTIfiJBRT'AIEIKCj
A full line of caskets and coffins constantly in stock. Embalming
when required. Elegant hearse (the finest in Sullivan county) for attend
dance at funerals. We request ft share of the patronage.
Bros,
To the People of LaPorte,
[FROM]
CUNNINGHAM : 5° : COLE
have recently removed our stock of hardware to j
TurnJJbw ii.mo,
kHown as "Biddle's Block." We .have increased oiir stock immensely
and have reduced our price to bottom figures, and cordially in
vite our LaPorte friends to call when ?n need of any
thing in our line.
CwOOOOOOCOOg^OCSCOOOOOOOOOOQ
BORDERS 0 ST i'i
WILT, receive our prompt attention. We carry in stock all kinds of good 3
kept in a first class hardware store. Roofing, Spouting, Job work
and manufacturing of Tin a specialty. At '
Cunningham & Cole,
I.OYAZ, HOCK COAiU#
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Tll E best and cheapest coal in tlVe market. 1C
customers from—
LAPORTE AND VICINITY
T H E price is reduced at the breaker to
(3 V W KAPER
ON.
The State Line k Sullivan R. R. Co 1. O. BLTGIIT, Supt.
K ROM
THE RED EROITF
BOOT :• AND •:* SHOE STORE
j. S. HARRIGTON Proprietor
Dushore, - - Pa
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i It will pay you before purchasing to call and examine my large stocl
of now and well selected goods. Larg? sales enables me to sell for small
profits. Cash customers can save a good percentage by buying goods of
me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of French Kid
hand turned goods are very fine anit low in price. All goods guarantee!?
in price and in quality to be the beet that any market can afford.
BOOTS & SHOES mads to order
If you wanta line sewed boot or shoe try a sample pair. Repairing
done on short notice.
°ASII PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL, TALLOW &c„ AT
J. S. HARRINGTONS, DUSIIOHE, PA. june!*4,B7
y F YOTCEHT
t&~ ftar DEALER IN ,
Mens' Youths Boys' and Ghii
drens Cltohing
Cronin's New Block, Dushoe, Pa.
J. W. BALLARD
* BLACKSMITH^
LAPORTE - _____ p A
I manufacture all kinds of heavy and light wagons at reasonable prices,
Have on hand several new wagons which I offer at bottom nritcs All
work guaranteed. Call and examine my stock.
IIORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY
- fresh hops, Hcmlock gum •»*
Ik 'fiLkftoW, Blde&ohe, Rhenm
t iWY \ Wm MALI V Kidney Woivkxießß, Tender Luna*.
1 / ml W ■W M Bor« Chest. Stiff Muaolos, Pemtto
/ rvr»,w\?r«« MXS |r / PHn«. Orlok. BprMna. etc.
if ■ W W Itctiimevetysonof Pain, Ache, or Weakne*,
¥ 25 CTB. 112 »nd quicklr, too.
5 F °" s l °° Loot for rlenahrt of ■ HOP PUSTER CO.,'
or mailed for pnee. r PnopwHTOW. BOSTON, on tAe ffcnuiae ffoodt. 112