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.
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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
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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»
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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
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tliC-ictlU TON.
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THE RED 3FRQSTT
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J. S. HARRINGTON Proprietor,
Du shore, - - Pa
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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,
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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.
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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
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