m>? Lafokte, Pa. Skpt.wbku, 13th, 18S9. LOSAI DEPARTMENT Court next Monday. The oyster is now in the soup. Sullivan county fair—Oct. 2, 3 nnd 4th. The potato crop is proving a fail ure throughout this section. One touch of frost makes the summer resort landlords hot. Mrs. Judge Ingham <\f LaPorte, is visiting friends at ToWanda. Miss Carrie Koeler is receiving medical treatment in Williainsport. Will our people submit John Seouten, to be Sheriff of our coun ty ? Republican Convention, at La- Porte, on Saturday Sept. 14th, at 2 p. m. Born. —Sept. sth, to Mr. and Mrs. John English, a bouncing baby boy. Henry WUHaras of Skunk, was transacting business in town on Tuesday. There are thirty-five teachers in attendance at the Institute now in session at Soiiestown. The Sullivan county boys in blue, took the train on Tuesday morning —oft for Gettysburg. Republican delegate election, Friday SJept. 13th, between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock p. m. The apple crop appears to be short this year every where, and generally of poor qu;i!it\\ A stove in the dining room with a I bright cheerful lire, is an appreciated I companion now days. The new baptist church recently j erected at Allegheny, will bo deli-! cated to-day (Thursday). Ol* the 16,000 post-master appoint-! Ed since the Ith of March, over one half are Fuioir Soldiers. Editors Mewell and Streby wre over on Tuesday taking notes at the Democratic convention. Our sportsmen spend their leisure hours now days, on Lake Mokoma, in persuit of wild ducks. Court ,'uests will find good board at reasonable terms, at Jlotel Ken nedy. Slain St. LaPorte Pa. Four hundred and one ears of lumber and bark were shipped from Lopez, during the month of August. Court guests should take in the liumerous lecture, by the llev. S. P. Kelly, on Monday evening, Sept. lGth. The wea'Xier on Tuesday, the day of the Democratic convention, was all that our Democratic friends could ask. Sept. court guests will find charges reasonable and board good at the Mountain House. Give the Moun tain a call. Prof. M. R. Black accompanied by Richard Rogers, both of Forks" ville, were calling on frinds in town, on Sunday. Wonder if our people at home who were eclipsed by John Utz some time since, will show the white feather this fall? Persons desiring entertainment during court week can be accomoda ted nt reasonable rates at the house of Wm. Meylert. Frank McDermott of LaPorte, who has been employed as boss tan ner in Reddington Maine, returned home, on Friday last The annual meeting ol the W. C. T. U., of LaPorte. will be held at the rooms over Meylert Co., store Friday Sept. 13th, 3 p. m. The Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., will run an excursion to New York city on Monday, Sept. 16th. Fare from Towanda round trip, $5,60. Wm. Lawrence of LaPorte moved to Dusliore, on Wednesday last. "Will and family have many friends here who regret to see them leave. Those of Our subscribers knowing themselves indebted to u> will do lis a favor b\ calling and settling the same while in attendance at court. A liumerous lecture will be de livered in the Court House ou Mou« day evening. Sept. 16th, by the Rev. si . P. Kcllc, to which all are invited. Proc?eds for the benefit of Episcopal church The Democrats of Shrewsbury township to run their own' delegate elections, which wis proven on Saturday last. Work was commenced Monday at the nail mill, and the damaged part will be rebuilt as rapidly as possible. John P. Kennedy proprietor of the billard and pool room of this place and barber, will remove bis tables to Lopez on or about the Ist, of October. It is said thnt smoking after meals is injurious. Ji has been establish ed that smoking before meals is harmful. The only refuge for the sniokeV is to drop eating. Frank Crossley one of the Demo cratic candidates for the office of Sheriff on Tuesday last, was as hap py as a clam after the nominee was chosen. Sheriff Tripp came over from Slnink 011 Tuesday to attend the Democratic caucus. The Sheriff was anxious to know who the fellow might be. Sup't. M. It. Black was 011 the ex amination board at Mansfield last week. During his absence Prof. F. \V. Meylert took charge of the Normal Institute at Soiiestown. Mr. T. F. Carskadden merchant tailor of Williainsport, will make LaPortc a visit 011 Monday, Sept. 16th. For further particulars see i ad els where in this issue. It looks as if the Cleveland wing! ol the Democratic party was swing- j ing into position to try and run the! Democracy of Pennsylvania thisj Fall on a Free Trade platform. Mrs. 11. J. Tnppen Mr. and Sirs, I E.B Kierstcr and daughter all of N. J., who were visiting Mr. Mc-; Farlane at the LaPorte tannery last j week left for their homes on Mori-! I day last. Who did the Democrats nominate j for-Sheriff, John Seouten or John) Utz? Wo are positive there was aj "John" to it and to the majority .! "Scoutcr ' is believed to be the nominee. Ii is generally believed that Forks twp., will give John I tx a black eye on the sth, of November, judging j from the bad blood which existed in that twp., at the Democratic dele, gate election. The death of John L. Sullivan's 1 mother on Aug. 30th, has caused a change to pass over the slugger, j When he has served out his sentence | it is believed that he will be in j shape to enter ns a feather weight, j Divine service with preaching, at j St. John's Episcopal church on j Sunday next, Sept. ) f>th, morning at I 11:30, evening at 7:45. Holy com-| munion at morning services. All; are cordially invited. Chicago is nothing if not original.' The latest development in that place j ia a Chinese divorce suit. The female Celestial alleges cruelty and deser-j tion and appeals to the laws of the j heathen for protection. James McFarlanc & Co., will re-j model the Thornedale tannery in the very near future and will put it in operation as soon as the lease of Hunt & Co., expires which will be ou or about the first of next month. Mrs. Dunham, mother of Atty. E. j M. Dunham, has been confined | to her bed with illnes for the past! week. At this writing, however, she is some better and hopes are enter tained that she will recover in a few! days. There are little frys in all com munities who never tire of finding fault with their own lot as well as with the public at large. A\ e are pleased to note that LaPorte has but a few representations of this kind. There are thirty carpenters em ployed on the new tannery which is being erected at Jamison City. The fiame work is about completed and it is expected that the erection of the building will take place next week. The Democratic nomination for Sheriff ma le oil Tuesday last lia.- canst I much dUsalisfai tion in the Democratic ranks and it-is «aid thai not more than two thirds of tin- Democrats will stand by the ticket. They say that llz i-. nof a Democrat and they are under no obligations to vote the i.ominee. They al«o say that he was not the choice of the convention and that boodle made the nomination. Wo received a letter from State CLairiiian. 'To; Wir.. 11. \lldrews, on Tuesday, saving that he would j present the Republican party of; Sullivan county with the banner j won in the Harrison campaign, in October. It may be generally known that from and after the third Tuesday <>f February next the constables in all the townships and boroughs of this Commonwealth shall be elected for a tei :n of three years. The same' law applies to the election of town ship and borough assessors. Charles Lauer was on the sick list last week, the result of being thrown out of a wagon while break ing a tfxas poncy on Sept. 4tli. He has entirely recovered, however, and still persists in throwing the harness on the horse and has about accomplished his undertaking. Editor Streby arrived at the Democratic convention on Tuesday last, just in time to hear the bene diction pronounced. Tljis surely was an over sight of the bov —the whole business might have gone to splinters. Scouten will be called upon to write up the convention as he arranged it which will be in all particulars correct. A little daughter of John McAn drew, of Scranton, was returning from the butcher's with a package of meat Monday, when a New fund land dog scented it and tried to pull it from her. She resisted and in the struggle she had a finger bit ten off. The dog was killed. There will be a general foot race in town next week, all arc invited to take part. The point of starting will be (material. The point in view will be the KEH HLTCAN office to pay up back subscription. Old and young are cordially invited to join in the exercise. David 31. Crawford, of Bern ice, Sullivan county, challenges any marksman in Tioga, Bradford., Ly coming, Luzerne and Wyoming counties to shoot "go as you please, seven best shots out of eleven, dis tance 100 yards for SSO a side.— Jinxdford IleptrMlran. Master Johne} Beahau of the La- Porte tannery w .le playing with some of his companions oil Sunday last fell and broke his 'gft arm below the elbow. Pr. I'ill was summoned and set the broken bone and at this writ ing the little lellow is improving as rapidly as can be expected. Atty. Meylert Brunei- ot Muncy spent several days visiting friends at LaPorte last week. Mr. Brunei graduated in the law department of the Penna. University in June last and will practice his profession in New Mexico. He will leave for said place about the first of October. We wish him abundant success. Wilbur I. Clark, local editor of the Montgomery Mirror, suddenly decamped from the field of labor, one day last week, without a word of explanation as to the cause. The publishers Fo.snot A Burr, have taken charge of the Mirror and the paper will continue to make its regular weekly visits to all its patrons. Work on the new baptist church at Eagles Mere will be commenced next month. The chapel will be built this fall and the main building will be completed next spring in time to hold services f-t the opening of the summer resort. Mr. Rowley' of tho 'Mere is taking a very prom inent part in the move and it is claimed that when the building is completed it will be one of the finest at Eagles Mere. The rainfall in Pennsylvania is ahead of that of any other State, this season. The State Weather Service has calculated thal,ifgather ed ill one place, the rainfall in the State, this would form a hike 1,000 miles square and.'l 5 feet in depth. At the time of the Johnstown flood 7.000,000,000 tons of water fell upon the mountains and plateaus of North ern Pennsylvania. According to the ITarrisburg Call the olil Pennsylvania eanal which figured so extensively in the history ■>f the early days of 1 lie State Oov ernnient, will semi be a thin" of the past, abandoned and forgotten. The late floods have given it its death blow. What was once an important and busy highway of com merce through the State, is now but the ghost of it * former greatness; a -."••1 memorial of old time methods; a relic of a time that was, but in these days of steam and electricity shall never be again. Convention. \ Oil : ' • .Si lOtil at li )>. m., ! chairman Walsh called the Demo cratic convention to order. .1. 11. Kotlirock of Sonestown was made President, and C. E. Jackson of Rerntce and Win. Harrison of Forks twp., were made Secretaries. The list of delegates were read after which the following nominations ( were made: For the oillee of Prothonotary A. Walsh was nont inated by acclamation, then followed the nomination of Sheriff, .lames Sweeney nominated John Utz, R. \l. Stormont nominated F. M. Cros sley and J. If. Rothrock, J. C. St«ck Mr. Crossley and Steck declined tlie nominations which left o clear field for Utz. There being no opposition to Utz his Domination was made unanimous. For coroner W. B. HiII, |of LaPorte. This finished tip the important business of the conven tion. James Connor of Bernice was selected as delegate to the state convention and Dr. Chaffee of Forksville was made delegate to the state central convention. Russel Karns was made chairman of the standing committee. Then-heel had been carefully lub ricated, and even on Saturday even ing the result of Tuesdays convention was positively known by the close observers of the political thermome ter. As the convention had but little to do aside from going through the motions, as directed by the. bosses, the business was soon finish,'d. The kickers were numer ous and they were firm to the last. It is true that an individual might have his say, but that is all the good it did himself or his friends. .Short ly before the convention small groups of threes and a half dozen gathered in the court yard generally represented by one of the Utz bosses quoting what shall be done in the convention. Among the little folks wlio had a linger in the pic were: John E. Gallagher, John E. Finan, James Sweeney and Thos. Mahati'ey. Those who were permitt ed to put a whole hand in and were the bosses; were Johli <j. Scouten, Josh Lull, A. L Grim and J. 11. Botliroek. .Mr. Utz was not by any means the choice of the convention and it was said time and again by Democrats that his boodle was what gave him the prom inence. The Democratic delegate election on Saturday last, was bitter!} eon tested in nearly every precinct in the county. With the exception ot' the two La Ported there were two sets of delegates, termed the Crosslcy and UU supporters. In On shore the home of Mr. Utz, the. light was fearfully contested, Utz only winning by 7 majority which is not a very good send olf for the boss Democratic politician. Owing to tin! delegate light l he out come of the convention was known as soon as the result of the delegate election was telephoned over the county. F. M. Crossley. as usual drove the mail to Onshore on Monday and while crossing the bridge in said borough met John Scouten who in sulted him in the meanest and most contemptable manner, by saj-iug i that he could "remain at home and drive the old stasre wagon." We imagine that the Crossley friends will not hesitate to say on the nth of November that John Utz can re main at home and look after the "rum shops," which for the past few years has been his chief calling. The moon light excursion from llughesrille, Picture Rocks -and Tivoli to Nordmont on Tuesday veiling last was attended by about 500 people. The excursion was to have taken place on Saturday last, but owing to inclement weather it was postponed until the above date, j We in company with several young gents of town visited the grounds luring the evening and was surprised to see how nicely they were arranged for the occasion. The centre of attraction, with the e\ •ept ion of the young ladies, was the •roipiet lawn where a very interest ug game was being played for the •hampionship of Lycoming county. Die lawn was inclosed by a railing some six or eight feet high where lapanese lanterns hung perniciously L'iio band -land adjoined this de i.artuient and the occasioned wa» enlivened by the fine music rendered by the llughesville band The ei tire party seemed to enjoy the rec reation beyond expi essiu!" JACKSON'S BLOCK : Dvshore, Pa Lawkknck Bros, offer new furni-tnre of all Kind-;, at price which will astonish the purchaser. IJ\Kf>\\oon si; its as cheap as softwood suits, could formerly be bought at Dusliore. Everything manufae! um! from the best material by skilled workmen. J3* IFKD ET? T A KTWG A fall line of caskets and coffins constantly in stock. Fail alminc when required. Elegant hearse (the finest in Sullivan county) for attend dance at funerals. We request a b hare of the patronage —-Lawrence Bros. p "' b w« : To the People of LaPorte, [FROM] have recently removed our stock- of hardware to known as "Biddlc's Block." We have increased our stock immensely and have reduced our price to bottom figures, and cordially in vite our LaPorte friends to call when in need of any thing in our lino. o— s - —"5 "6~cTc c> o o - £" "3 zjOKDEIES : ■ BT 0 M&.TL\z Will receive our prompt attention. We carry in stock all kinds of good." kept in a first class hardware store. Roofing, Spouting, Job work and manufacturing of Tin a specialty. At Cunningham & Cole, JL.OY Alj. SOCK COAt. tttttttt T iie best and cheapest coal in :lie market. >' { customers from-—■ LAPOR7R AND VinfaSTY Th r in'c. is red rod ' 4 the "nrcake l In (po KffPi:i! The State Line & Sullivan R, u. Co 1 O. Bmokt, Sr.pt. B R () Iff TSS RED FRDET ■KWT -5- AXQ -i« SHOE -i- STOSf J. S. HARRIGTON Proprietor. Du shore, - - Pa rf~tititttz; | l f~ lb will pay you before purchasing to oall and examine my lnrue stoc-r of new and welt selected goods. Large sales enables nie to sell for smal profits. Cash customers can save a good percentage by buy ing goods of me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of French Kid hand turned goods arc very fine and low in price. All goods guaranteed in price and ih quality to be the best that any market, can afford. BOOTS & SHOES mads to order If you want a line sewed boot or shoe try a sample pair. Repairing done on short notice. ,j ASII PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL, TALLOW &c„ AT J. S. HARRINGTONS. DITSHORE, PA. juneiM.B7 2? P TISfGESfY r=T JBtfi- DEALER IN Mens' Youths Boys'and Ohil drens Cltohing Cronin's New Block, Dushoe, Fa J. W.. BALLARD PRACTICAL «■ BLACKSMITH^ LAPORTE ------ PA mxnuf icture all kinds of heavy and li-rht wagons at reasonable prices T-Inveon hand several new wagons which I offer at bottom iirices All work guaranteed. Call and examine my stock. IIOESESHOEING A .SPECIALTY 'n- - _aßli .. FREfcH HOPS, M2.JUCC* GOM *MW Pine balsam gom&ined J&rS Spread on white muslin. £' jf*' 'Wj i? /* 3" ' S"* The Popular & Js and Reliable r / _ W P B * Born^hoVt,"'etitfiiueolßß. I'era&to / SOLD Ek K'S ¥ Palna. Crick. Bprolr.a, ot»>. / EvtBYWHERB a y Itcures every sort of Pain, Acbe. orWeakncss, 25 CTS. 112 and quickly, too. sronsl.oC Look far *igna>urc of Hop PLASTER CO. or mailed 101 price. gf < pROPRiETOns, BOSTOP4, " n the genuine (wotU. | m "Mil- nil" »itM> IIW
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