f'33 WRBWn"!? LAPOBTE, PA. OCTOBER, 4th, 1889 lOCAi DEPARTMENT bunday was a beautiful day. Pay your poll tax before October 5 th. Chestnuts will be pleanty this year. Buakwheat cakes will soon be in order. Court proceedings, elsewhere in this issue. The next legal holiday will be Thanksgiving Day. The Sullivan county Fair is now in progress at Forksville. Politicians aro busy 'his week, at the Forksville Fair. Prothonotary Walsli spent Sunday with friends, in Dushore. B. P. I.igham returned to Phil adelphia, on Saturday last. LaPorte was visited by a thunder shower, on Tuesday, Oct. Ist. S. F. Colt, jr., of Philadelphia, will visit LaPorte, on Saturday, Oct. 12th. A number of our citizens are in attendance at the Benton E air, this week. Esq. Simmons of Sonestown, was doing business at the county seat on Saturday. Miss Lizzie Downs of LaPorte. speut Sunday with friends in Du shore. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Watrous of LaPorte, will visit Philadelphia, on Saturday. James McFarlane Esq., of La- Porte, was transacting business in William sport, on Prof. F. W. Meylert of LaPorte, will commence his term of school, at Forksville, on Monday next. E. V. Ingham of Hotel Eagles Mere left for Washington, D. C., on Mon day, where he will spend a few days. The foundation for the new school house at LaPorte is about completed. The building will lie erected in early spring. People say that John Lt>: is a "Kicker"'and should be " Kicked. A lesson at his own game will teach him better. The meeting of the Democratic , Standing Committee at LaPorte on Saturday last was what might be called a failure, judging from thej ( small number in attendance. 1 < Hon. Judge Mctzger, Messrs. ;j Clinton Loyd, (.'has. Geddes, Fiauk J Forseman and D. 11. Merriman, all j of Williaiusport, were guests of the j Mountain House, last week. 1 < The dancing party given in the j ( Hall on Friday evening, was partiei- , pated in by the young people of our ;, town and city guests of the Moun tain House. The party was enjoyed ' by all. Miss May Watrous of Brooklyn Susquel" anna county has been em ployed by the proper officials to , teach the winter school at this place.! She will commence her term 011 the j 15th of this month. hake Mokoma presents a very i creditable appearance from the turn ! of the new road near the old borough line. We doubt if there is a finer view in the county than the one presented at this point. Cold weather is coming on apace aad the season for putting up the stoves is at hand. Before the stoves are put up and Are kindled in them examine the Hue carefully and per haps 3'ou will save a costly burn out. John P. Kennedy of haPorle, re moved bis billiard and pool tables and barber clmir, to Lopez, on Tuesday last. Chas. Wing has been employed to assist him in his new place of business. Mrs. A. H. MoNeal, Misses Nat alie, Jessie and Ethel McNeal, and Miss Jennie Phillips all ot Burling ton, N. J., are spending a few weeks at LaPorte and are guests of the Mountain House. Considerable snow fell on the mountains and hills west of Tre mont. Pa., on Thursday of last week. A heavy storm of bail, snow and wind raged 011 the mountains all morning, while the valley enjoyed sunshine. No snow has ever fallen so early in the Autumn in that vic ■nit.v heretofore. T hr. Stormont brother of Robert 1 tonuont, oi LaPorte, who some' » I years ago was a resident of LaPorte tannery, died in Scotland of inca rnation of the lungs, Sept. 14th. Owing to the G. A. R., meeting at Sunbury on Wednesday Oct. Dth< tickets will be sold at all stations along the line of the W. &N. B. R. R., at the price of a single fare for the round trip. Good to return on Oct. 10th. Mrs. Dr. Murrelle of Athens and daughter Miss Willa who have been spending the summer at La- Porte, left for their home on Satur day accompanied by Chas. Lauer and master Victor Smyth. The two latter spent Sunday in Athens- It is a noticeable fact that Mr. Ftz and liis seconds are getting vert/ scared over the result in Nov ember. M»\ Utz hasn't the follow ing that be had in 1877 and his workers are few. ITis regun) for the principles of the party is U:e cause. Wm. Mover of Lake Mokoma, has captured 30 speckled beauties aver aging 12 inches in length in his eel rack at the waste gate of Lake Mo koma He has them in the trout box at the lake on exhibition. They are pronounced by all to be the finest lot of trout ever seen in this section of the State. Lake Mo koma bids fair to be the superior fishing grounds in Northern Fenu sylvania. Meylert Brunei 1 , Esq., who grad uated from the University Law School at Philadelphia this summer, after a two years' course, left this week for Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he intends to follow his chosen profession. Mr. B. is a hard student, and he stood way up in his class at the University. As he lias lots of grit, we predict for him a height caiecr in the new i-fi uthwest. Ili, leaves many warm friends be hind him at old Muncy who will al ways be glad to hear from him at any time.— Muncy Luminary. The next big event among the old soldiers of this part .of the state will be Grand Army Day at Sunbuty, Wednesday, Oct. 9th. The indica tions are that this occasion will be the largest gathering of the 0. A. 11. eve. - witnessed in the \\ est Branch Valley, and thousands of citizens ns well us old veterans will be present to enjoy the festivities. Every (t A. Post in the district will attend in a body, accompanied by a baud or drum corps. There will be a big [dinner to the visiting veterans, a i grand parade,, fine music, speeches, and a rousing camp fire in the even ! in". We arc 110 longer dealing in horses. 11 Quv local advertisement last weekt brought us a victim and we exclud ed our only horse (it such it can be culled) for a two wheeled cart, 011 Saturday lust. We have experienced j much and shall, in the future, be governed accordingly. Our cart is a pretty gocd one, we offer it for sale cheap. We emphatically re-j fuse to loan it unless in case of sick ness or death. Possibly we might consent to loan it to a politician to electioneer his friends. Nothing small about us, is there ? The horse owned by Atty. Downs ran away on Sunday from in front ■ of Hotel. Kennedy where Mr. Downs had left him without tying to deliver a message to Mr. Kennedy. The course taken by the horse; was out Main St., and up by the Presbyter ian church. He ran back of the cemetery where the cart to which the horse was bitched struck a large stone throwing the horse and de molishing the vehicle* When Mr. Downs and others arrived on the scene they found the horse on its back and the breast collar wound about its neck and but for the time ly assistance he would have choalced to death. The horBC received no serious bruises. 'lhe Odd Fellows picnic which was held at LaPorte by the several lodges of Sullivan county, 011 Satur day, was not represented by as large a number of that organization as it merited. Those who were fortunate enough to be present enjoyed the day equal to their expectations. Dinner was served in.the Hall at 1:30, after which G. M., Craft de livered a fine address on the true principles of Odd Fellowship which was highly appreciated by t hose in attendance. At 1! p. in.the party I visited hake Mokoma and injoyed a I Hoat ride returning to the Hall at 1 4:30 when they left for their respect . ive homes, well pleased with the day's doings. T'IO new Episcopal church at Athens which was begun by Mr. Robert A. Packer dee'd some years past, was completed recently and was consecrated to divine worship 011 Sept. 24th. Our friend S. P. Kelly was among the clergymen present at the consecration. William J. Lawrence is in 110 sense a politician. Although be has always been a conscientious Repub lican, he has never taken any othei interest in politics except to cast bis vote. He is no "blower," has never been in any rings, and is no political "bummer." His whole life has been spent Jll hard work and attention to uis business, llis integrity is of the very highest ami if elected to the office of Sheriff he will give the county a clean, honest and impartial administration of the of fice. He is not so well known perhaps as his opponent, but throughout the Eastern end of the county where he has followed bis business of carpen terand builder he can bring hundreds of men, Democrats and Republicans, to testify to his high intelligence, fairness and integrity. We predict for him great popularity in his manner of conducting the office, if he is elected, of which there is scarcely a doubt. No better qualified man for Sheriff was ever nominated in Sullivan county than Win. J. Lawrence. He is a clean pure upright citizen. He is not a rich man, but he certainly is a worthy one. No wonder that from all sides, people are speaking good words for him. He is a man of the people. lie is a man for the people. A vote for Lawrence is a vote for an honest, worthy, and capable man. The friends of John Utz through out the county are at a loss to find something good to say in his defence. The past life of Mr. Utz politically, has been of such a character that it would puzzle the keenest politician to defend him by quoi ing the same. I He has been poison to the Demo cratic party for the past ten years and ho should now suller the sting which he has caused man* others to suffer. Democrats isn't this a fact? He refused to support Mike Mc- Donald in 188* simply because McDonrdd was successful in rec. v ing the nomination for Treasurer in | the Democratic convention over j Ransom Thrasher. If John Utz is the leader of the Democratic party 1 of Sullivan couuty, follow his ex ! ample and when he puts the follow ; ing question to you: "Will you i support me," say "no, but I will lbl- I low your example." The only time Utz had an office he beat Hun. John G. Wright the regular Democratic nominee, and only a few years ago it was tried by certain Dushore politicians, to get the Republicans to nominate only one candidate for Associate Judge and it was said John Utz would then come out as an Independent. This was when Yonkin and Taylor were on the ticket. The truth is Ut/. is neither Democrat or Republican but simply a free lance who drives the knife into any one who will not be bossed by hiin. The fair minded men of Sullivan county will adminis ter a suitable rebuke to him this Fall. The few so called Democrats wfyo stick to Utz are saying "Utz wr.s fairly nominated, he is on the ticket and you must vote for Utz or never ask for the support of the Demo, crats." Apply this to John Utz himself. Has he voted the straight ticket when it was fairly nominated? Ask Jacob A. Meyers, !i.sk John Yonkin 2nd, ask Sheriff Tripp ask any Democrat nominee who was not a creature of John Utz and hear what the reply will be. Lawrence is a poor man Utz is a rich man, Lawrence gets what little he has by hard work, Utz laid down his blacksmith tools twenty years ago and the interest on loans paid to him by poor men is ample to sup port hiin. Utz has had the office and doesn't need it again. Law rence is a laboring man and worthy , of the honor. Workers of Sullivan count) r for whom will you vote 1 The use of monoy in politics ia endangering the rights of the masses of the people. We hear it said con ■ stantly that candidates for ollice 'must have money or they mnnot lie elected. The result is that rich men ! are monopolizing all of the offices. If the honest laboring men o' .this county do not soon wake up to de feat this alarming tendency we shall have upper and lower classes in this country as they do in Europe. The rich office holders will be the naobs, the laboring masses will be the serfs. 11, has been our pride that in this free land poverty is 110 bar to political preferment. llow long will this he if money is made the test of nominations? Not long. Unless honest laboring men unite to defeat nominations purchased by money, the day is not far distant when 110 poor man can hold an of fice that is worth anything, and the laboring men's sons who have brains and talents to rise will be kept down forever. The remedy id in the hands of the laboring masses. Let them lift their noses from the politi cal grindstone, and look out for themselves an i their children. Let the men who are rich enough to buy delegates and political bummers de pend 011 their money to secure their elections. Let 110 honest man in any party help them. Let the watch word of the people be "Down with the candidate who user; money to secure his nomination, and his election. It cannot be successfully denied that John Utz owes his nomination for the office of Sheriff to money. |Heis a rich man. A thousand dol j lars is a small matter to him; he can I raise it in ready money any day. I He cannot be cu'led the Democratic j nominee, because it was not the un biassed free will of tl*e Democratic i party that nominated him. He j forced himself upon the convention. 1 The masses of the Democrats of the i county wanted Crossley. When I Utz defeated Crossley he defeated I the will of the Democratic purty, I and has 110 right to call himself the | Democratic nominee. | If J • ■Lm Utz was not madeaDemo j cmt by the action of the so-called Democratic nomination what is !he ? It is said that calling a donkey I a horse does not make it a horse, ! and calling a man a Democrat does not make him a Democrat. \\ hat j i~> John Utz politically Is he not i one of those nondescript men who ' is neither Democrat, or Republican, or laboring man or Prohibitionist or anything else founded 011 honest principles. What is he but a bilycr and seller in the political market? We need not answer these questions ! for be is kno\vu by all men. let I those follow after him who arc of his ilk and kind. John Utz has been Sheriff, lie was not elected as a Democrat. He was not elected as a Republican. The Democrats had regularly nom inated John (j. Wright ol Forksville, a uian whose Democracy has never been questioned. The had nominated Dr. W. J. Randall nil active and well known Republi can. The Grecnbaekers who at that time were strong in this county were about making a county ticket, when Utz, unexpectedly to the best men in that party, forced himself upon them. With hypocritical pre tences that he was a reformer, he condemned Democrats and Republi cans alike, ami with methods pecu liar to himself, and too disreputable to be adopted by either of his ait- j tagonists. he secured his election. John Utz worked with Henry] Van Etten to defeat the late. Charles C. Finch who was the reguli.r nomi nee of the Democratic party for Pro'y. llis colleague Tail Etten was elected, and served his term, lie closed his political career in Sullivan coun ty in jail for embezzling State taxes If John Utz has exhibted any political trait except an unscrupulous love of himself it lias been to avenge himself 011 those who have net eou ! rented to become his political pup pets. His opposition to John Von kin lor Associate Judge was not ; founded 011 any love l'or Mr. Strong- It was not founded 011 any regard jor Republican principles. It was not in support of Democratic priuei ! pies. It was merely to punish John i Vonkin because as a Democrat of | the old stock he would not join with tiie Utz clique in political ' traffic iFURNITURE y UNDERTAKING. JACKSON'S If LOCK : : Dushore, Pa LAWRENCE IIROS. offer new fumi-ture of all kinds, at price which wili astonish the purchaser. HAKDWOOD SUITS as cheap as soltwooo suits, could formerly be bought at Dusliore. Everything manufactured from the best material by skilled workmen. TJ$ TODERfIEIM 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. VV T e request a. bhare of the patronage. ■ —Lawrence Bros, To the People of LaPorte, [FROM] GUNNINGHAM : ES- : COLE; "^2^ 4 K have recently removed our stock of hardware to TH N known as "Biddle's Block." We have increased our stock immensely ancl have reduced our price to bottom figures, and cordially in vite our LaPorte friends to call when in need of any thing in our line. niORDEHS t'jt ST 0 MMLJz, WII.I. receive our prompt attention. We carry in stock all kinds of goods kept in a first class hardware store. Roofing, Spouting, Job work and manufacturing of Tin a specialty. At Cunningham & Cole, LOYAL SOCK €OAL» tttt t t t t Tll E best and cheapest coal in the market. Tc customers from— LAPORH A<«JD WoMIJ T H E price is reduced at the breaker to (n-O. (o n [>ER tliC-ictlU TON. The State lino & Sullivan R. 15. Co I. O. BLIGHT, Supfc. 112. no M THE RED 3FRQSTT A&SJ) »:• SHQH -l- S7CXE J. S. HARRINGTON Proprietor, Du shore, - - Pa J | 1J: | 1 1~ 1 >-« 1~1 ~11 It will pay you before purchasing to call and examine my large stock of new and well selected goods. Large sales enables me to sell for smal: profits. Cash customers can save a good percentage by buying goods at 1 me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of French Kid i hand turned <joods are very fine and low in price. All goods guaiantecw in price ami in quality to be the best that any maiket can aftoid, rrr-rj-rzy n-M7|~: —: I BOOTS & SHOES made to order If you want a fine sewed boot or shoe try a sample pair. Repairing done 011 short notice. <J ASII PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL. TALLOW &c„ AT J. S. HARRINGTONS, DITSIIORE, PA. juneid4,B7 SP YI'HfCBMT BttT DEALER IN Mens' Youth Boys' and Ghil drens Clohing Crcmir's New Block, Dushoe, Pa. > J. W. BALLARD i BLACKSMITH:* LAFORTE - - - - - - PA I un ifiotur i all kinds of heavy and wagons at reasonable prices Have on hand several new wagons which I offer at bottom urices. Al work guaranteed. Call and examine my stock. I HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY 5 ' I ALL FRESH HOF3. HEMLOCK GUM ««.t« P,NE BALSAM COMBINED k i>chC. biJet KV'urr atl* TTi, w /fl \t J A Ul Bj k V C KJdLit-y Wotikiiek-H Tendor l un^, 7/ ~ MP kf R| W g Boro ChP«t, Bilff Female II / SOLO B V !r/ B Pain®, Crick, Sprain*, &to. /? EVEKVWHER* fig Er J |tean;;jeverysortof Pain, Ache, or Weakness, ' 25 CTS. ■ 112 and quickly, too. II 9 6 FOR SI.OO Vyikjm ti 7«nfwr« <jf HOP PLASTEN CO., I or maUeJ for price. fr P*OPI»ICTO*«, BOSTON, om tlx gtnuvne
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