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_ LAPOBTE, PA. APKIL 25th, 1890.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT-
Court Mai' 26th.
Have j'ou slicked up your back
j'ard ?
The editors of the Dushore papers
did considerable clipping last week.
Decoration Day and Fourth of
July, both come on Friday this
year.
The potato'bug has come to the
surfiice. He will no doubt stay
during the sumriier vacation.
Doh't J T OU think it would be the
'proper caper to transplant your ash
''heaps and rubbish piles, about now.
Mr. I. Lamoreaux of LaPorte, w1:oi
fell and broKe his leg fccently, i3 j
mending as fast as could be expected.!
Delightful Spring weather con-|
tinues and the farmers are as bus)'j
as bees getting read}' to plant their
spring crops.
Frank Ruck the well driller of I
DuShore, was in town Wednesday!
and removed his machine to Lopez,!
where he will drill several wells. |
Prof. J. P. Liltle of Nordmont. I
who is engaged in the lumber busi |
ness at said place, was at the county J
Beat doing business on Monday.
The Democrats of this vicinity!
don't soera to mind the death of
very much. He was not
'one of Cleveland's pets, hence the
treatment.
Tho largest catch of the season—
-147. F. M. Crosslej' of this place
"•accompanied by a friend, captured j
'them in Poll Bridge. Frank says
they were the finest mess of trout
he has seen for a long time.
The force employed on tlie new
'school house building, are: T. J.
Keeler contractor, A. .J. Hackley,
John Andrews, John Thomas, Geo.
Latirenson and Ernest Smith. The
work is progressing nicelj\
Congressmen C. R. Buekalcw of
this district, is a candidate for re
election. Why not some of our
Sullivan county Democratic friends
bob up and ask for a share of the
honors. Hon. B. S. Collins of I)u_
shore, for instance.
The Williamsport Republican
keeps the people of this vicinity
pretty well informed as to the where
abouts of the Sullivan county man
who is spending a few days in the
Lumber City. We assure the Re
publican that the news Is apprecia
ted here.
Constable Lawrence Lowry ac
companied by James Wood, both of j
Bernice. were out in search of a'
Columbia county man on Wednefc- 1
day of last week. They visited I
Benton and Light St., but the hunt!
proved in vain, for which the girl
was very much disappointed.
This is the proper season of the
yeat for proprietors of summer
boarding houses to commence a series
'of advertising for summer guests-
We would suggest that the Phila.,
jPresß, owing to its large circulation,
is an excellent paper to insert such
advertising.
Ezra and Dewitt Shullz who were
convicted at last term of court of
larceny and who have filed reasons
for a new trial which will be heard
nt this May teVm, were bailed by
J. G. Scouten and given their free
dom on Monday last. The amount
of bail required was SSOO. each.
The 2Gth of April will be tlie
seventy-first anniversary of tlie ir.
traduction of Odd Fellowship into
the United States. Long may it
prosper. It would be a good thing if
every man wjis a good Odd Fellow.
It would work injury to no one, and
be a great benefit to many. The
occasion will be properly observed
at Danville.
If the road machine recently pur
chased by the proper officers of La-
Porte township, can not be worked
to an advantage owing to rocky em
bankments of highways, why not
dispose of it to the highest bidder.
The machine cost the tax payers $225.
from which they should realize some
thing The value of the machine
has been decreased but little by use
but neglect of care is plainly visible
for which the ex-road commissioners
of La Porte township are respon
sible.
Our exchanges quote G rover
Cleveland growing in weight at the
rate of 25 pounds a week. He has
growed the partition right out of
his law office in New York. While
writing ut his desk he invariable
takes the left hand corner of his
table leaving his right arm on the
desk; in this position hisabdomen ex
tends into the middle of the room
and when he desires 'no admittance,'
he heaves it against the door which
prevent l ; all intruders from entering.
A patent bolt, which perhaps, will
never be duplicated.
Owing to the fact that Patsy Con
nor of Bernice did not deny the
statement made in the REPUBLICAN
at a recent date, that he was a can
didate for Member this fall, it is
fair to presume that he will be
among the number seeking the nom
ination. Patsy is a fine young man j
and it would be hard for the Demo- j
cratic party of Sullivan county to !
find his superior within its borders.,
Since our statement that 1m was a '
candidate, we have heard the con- i
versationof several Democrats in !
this and adjoining precincts who ex- !
pressed themselves very warm for his j
selection at their Convention. Patsy j
would make a good Representative, j
We have received several letters
from Cherry twp., residents request
ing us to continue our attack upon
the people in charge of the insane
man Hawk of that township. We
have also been urged by an individu
al of Dushore to continue, he ?a3 - s
that we are in the right and that the
manner in which Hawk is treated
Im* been conversed liberally in the
town of Dushore and yet the editors
of the Dushore papers were ignorant
of such a man living within a mile
disli.nt. This is absurd and is of
no credit to a newspaper man. Per
haps they preferred not to bring the
matter before the public fearing
that they would loose a patron or
two by so doing. A worthy act up
on their part.
In answer to the Gazette request
ing us to exonerate the overseers of
the Poor from all blame, we would
merely re-print a line appearing in
the article of the Gazette, y iz: "One
of the overseers of the poor on
hearing of some of the above runi
ora (as given in the REPUTTMCAN) 1
Went to Mr. Hawk's residence and i
found him in good health." Now
Streby if the overseers of Cherry j
twp., did i:ot consider themselves :
responsible for the treatment of
Hawk, owing to property owned by
liim, why did they visit him in the
capacity of an otHcer? In our
Article we did not hold tlio overseers
wholly responsible, but said that
they were partly in the blame. By
the otlicer visiting Hawk he admits
precisely that part which we accused
them of. In reference to what we j
said about the insane man be : ng a I
conirad, we would state that our in- j
formant stated that he was receiv
ing a pension of the c.ract amount
quoted in the Gazette, sl2. per month
arid from which we inferred that he
bad served a time in the war. This
we understand is granted him by the
Jeath of a son in the army and that
be was not a participant of the war.
We also received one other
letter from an individual of Dushore,
who stated that Hawk is receiving
fill the comforts that he deserves,
owing to cruelty to his family while
living. It might have been that
Hawk was cruel to his family, but
2an 3 r ou believe that an insane per
son is responsible for his actions.
No, we think not, and we believe
Lhat our readers will join us in our
leeisiou. The wotds: "comioits
hat he deserves" appearing in the
ibove mentioned letter lias much
significance and goes to prove, to
some extent, that our informant
nade a correct statement of the
reatment of Hawk. The person
ivlio Informed us and requested us
;o make mention of the fact said
'urthermore that he and two other
gentlemen called on Hawk and the
)der of the house the filth on the
loor the filth on the man and the
nanner in which he was dressed
caused two of the party to become
loathly sick and brought on a spell
:>f vomiting. Streby we sincerely
believe that we are in the right and
jnless you can produce more satis
factory evidence to the contrary, we
liave every reason to think that the
public sentiment will uphold us in
>ur attack upon those in charge of
t-he unfortunate man.
' This is what a subscriber to the
REPUBLICAN said the other day: ''l
am a subscriber to all three county
papers, but my choice of the three
is the REPUBLICAN, it contains more
news and prints more facts than
either of the other papers. I un
fold it anxiously and am never dis
appointed to see much of interest in
its columns."
The new boat house of James
McFarlane, on the borders cf Lake
Mokoma, is about completed. It is
a j'im slicker. Who will be the next
to follow suit ? Those William'
sport capitalists and ?>tock holders of
the Lake Mokoma Land Co., should
show up pretty soon. A little in
terest shown in the new enterprise
about now would do lots for its
future success. The Mokoma
Heights under the supervision of D.
W. Garrigues of Philadelphia, is
progressing finely. We wish we
could say the same of the surround
ings of the lake. A move is neces
sary. Each Williameporter inter
ested should erect a cottage this
summer. It is useless to hope that
uninterested parties will build until
those who were the instigators of
the enterprise, have at least shown
some interest in the welfare of the
place.
AVe fear the Williamsport Sun
j will be no more. That paper made
the gross statement in a recent is
| sue that a Mr. Fague edited the
I Hughesville Mail. Mr. F. is fear
j fully out of sorts about the wrong
done him and fears are entertained
that he will put an end to the Sun-
It will be admitted by all that Mr.
| Fague has been viciously insulted;
but we trust that he will use proper
precaution in dealing out his feel
ing:'. It can't be that the Sun has
ever smiled upon the dudish editor
of the Mail or else he never would
have forgotten him. Rutter you j
will please step forward, take off,
your hat, pull down your vest, wipe j
j your nose and arrange your eye;
i glasses while the 6oleiun duly
j of a formal introduction is perform
■ e( j ** * Y ou IV ju now your
j seat and in your next issue please
inform the Burg people that the} -
never will be called upon to answer,
your blunders as c 'iter of the Mail, j
jin the future. Oh! what a relief
! this will be to them.
Annual Commencement of the Forka
ville Graded School.
The exercises were held in the M.
JE. church on Wednesday evening
April lGth. The interest of the
people was exhibited by the as"
sfMiiblying of a very large audience.
The occasion was enlivened by some
very choice instrumental and vocal
music admirably executed by Mrs.
F. Chatfeeand Miss. Blanche Collins.
The salutary address was given by
Miss Jennie Molyneux,also an essay
entitled "Trifles," both of these
productions were excellent and were
read in an easy and graceful style.
Next followed an Oration, by Mr.
Albert L. Lewis, entitled "National
Developement" which was delivered
in an impressive manner, and a
bounded in historical illustrations,
and showed deep stud}' and close
thinking, and was an able produc
tion. Next in order was an Oration,
by Arthur J. bird—Subject, "Silent
Influences." Mr. Bird has a fine
address and au excellent voice for
public speaking, and his oration was
delivered with force and eloquence
His comparisons and illustrations
were very tine. The motto of the
class of'9o was"l)eligence, Vigilance,
Success." The valedictory and an
essay on the class motto, was given
by Miss Sadie Molyneux. The ad
dress was well written and exceed
ingly appropriate to the occasion.
The board of directors occupied a
prominent position on the platform,
and tlui diplomas were given to the
graduating class, by J. W. Rogers
president of the board accompanied
by a few well timed remarks. Mr. R.
I). Lancaster in behalf of the board, i
presented their thanks to the teacher.
The literary exercises of the class
showed close application, and a high ;
degree of culture, and reflected
credit on Prof. Meylert as a com
petent instructor. Prof. Black
being called upon made a few very
pertinent remarks. The closing ad
dress to the class by Prof. Meylert
was very touching and beautiful, and
abounded in happy illustration, and
instruction, aud was greatly admired
by all. 1).
112 $2.08 Excursion.
To the Odd Fellows of Sullivan
county : There will be au excursion
on the W. & N. 8., to Danville on
Saturday Abril 26, to witness the
anniversary of I. O. O. F., at said
place. The train will start from
Soncstown at 7 a. in.and leave Dan
ville at 10 p. m. Fair $2.05.
To'Tha School Oirectors of Sullivan
County.
GENTLEMEN : In pursuance of the
forty-third section of the Act of
May 8, 1854, you are hereby noti
fied to meet in convention, at th»
Court House, in LaPorte, on the
first Tuesday in May, A. D. 1890,
at 1 o'clock, being the 6th, day of
the month, and select, viva. voce, by
a majority of the whole number cf
directors present one person of liter
ary and scientific acquirements, and
of skill and experience in the art of
teaching, as County Superintendent,
for the three succeeding j ears; and
certify the result to the Stato Super
intendent, at Harrisburg, as required
by the thirty-ninth and fortieth sec
tions of said Act. M. R. BLACK.
County Sup. of Sullivan County.
Forksrillc, April 9th, 1890.
AN OLD MAN'S TERRIBLE DEATH
Burned to Death m His Store at
Lairc'svilTe.
The particulars of a horrible ac
cident at Lairdsville, this county, |
reach the Republican this afternoon.'
Shortly after 1 o'clock Monday
morning the general store of Hiram
Grouse, at Lairdsville, was discover
ed to be completely enveloped in
flames, and an bour afterwards there
was left nothing but the ruins of
the establishment, although those
who had been attracted by the fire
made every attempt to check the
progress of the flames. Unfortun
ately, however, the fire darted at aj
time when the whole neighborhood !
was wrapped in slumber, and when J
first, discovered it was apparent
that no human etforts could save the
place.
A MAX BURNED TO DEATIT.
The most unfortunate result of
the tire was the burning to death of
the owner of the store, Hiram Crouse,
| a managed about sixty-five years.
JHe was a bachelor and slept in a
! room over the Btore, and his re
.
mains, burned to a crisp, were dis
covered in the ruins of the fire this
morning. It is known that the un-l
fortunate man was in the liabit of
sleeping with a lamp burning in liisj
room aud from the condition ot the'
fire when first discovered it was'
evident that the blaze originated in |
the part of the building occupied by
Mr. Crcuse as a bed room. The.
supposition is that the lamp ex
ploded during the night and Mr.
Crouse was overcome by the tire and
smoke before he could make his es
cape. The horrible affair has
caused intense excitement and much
sorrow in the neighborhood
Lairdsville and during the entire
day the people from the country
round have visited the scene and
gazed upon the ruins. The store
and its contents were valued at $2,000
on which there was ah insurance of
$1,500.
LATER NEWS.
It is learned late this afternoon
that man} - people ut Lairdsville are
not satisfied that the fire originated
from a lamp explosion but believe
that the conflagration was the work
of an incendiary. It is asserted
that Mr. Croyse was believed to
have considerable money, and not a
few believe that the place was en
tered by thieves, who robbed and
murdered tho old man and then fired
the store to destroy the evidence of
guilt. Be this as it may, the fire
so completely wiped out every part
of the building that there is nothing
left to form much of a clue upon.
The remains of the victim will be
taken to Columbia county for in
termont.— "Williamsport Republi
can. '
Mr. Croupe was proprietor of the 1
La Porte Hotel at this place in 1852
and has several relatives in this
sectiou. They were notified of the
fearful death of Mr. Crouse on Mon
day. Those who attended the fun
eral, whicli took place on Wednes
day morning were : Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Crossley aud daughter, Miss
Hertha, and Mr. Fred Fleschutt.
The remains wore entered in the
Crouse cemetery in Columbia coun- ,
ty-
The First National Bank of
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Offers all the lacilitics for the transaction of a
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Accounts respectfully solicited.
DEWITT BODINE, President,
C. Wm. WODDItOP, Vice President,
W.C. FRONTZ, Cashier.
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The most ipagnificant display of fancy furniture ever shown »n Dushorc,
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