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LAPOBTB, PA , NOVEMBER 14th, 1890.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT ~
Our rooster did not crow.
Rabbits are now legal game.
Christmas will soon be here.
Thanksgiving ball at Dernicc.
Subscribe for the REPUBLICAN.
Fresh oysters at Hotel Kennedy.
Thanksgiving Thursday Aov.
:27 th.
Sunday was a cold disagreeable
day.
Christinas this j-ear falls on Thurs
day.
That was a cold rain we had, oh
Tuesday.
The dull sound of election has
about vanished.
Just at the present time items of
interest, are very scarce.
It will soon be time to look up
and sharpen your skates.
It is quite evident that this is an
of! year for Republicans.
Miss Alma Lauer of LaPorte. is
visiting friends in Athens.
The Senate of 18ft 1 will be 34
Republicans and 16 Democrats.
The Hon. Russel Karns of La-
Porte feels very proud of his vote.
Prof. J. P. Little of Nordmont,
•was doing business in town, on Tues- 1
day.
There are nearly 25,000 school
teachers in the Stato of Pennsylva
nia.
The english sparrows were ex
ceeding numerous on our streets, i
Tuesday.
We have been exceedingly busy
in our job department for the past
four weeks.
Charley Croll of Dusliore, made a
business trip to Muncy Valley, on
Thursday.
We shall urge a settlement of our
deliquent subscribers by the Ist of
the new year.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. "Walsh of
Cherry, were visiting friends in
town, over Sunday.
Atty. F. U. Ingham of LaPorte,
was called to Forksville, on legal
business, Monday.
It is a penitentiary offense for an
election officer to disclose what feort
of a ticket a voter casts.
Mrs. Temperance Stone of Mont
rose, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B.
A. Conkliii, of this place.
Good manners include not merely
pleasant tilings said and done, but
unpleasant ones left undone.
J. W. Flynn and Tlios. E. Ken
nedy of Jaicisc a City, spent Sun
day with friends, at LaPorte.
Miss Sarah Gallagher of LaPorte.
left for Philadelphia, 011 Friday,
"•where she will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Van Fleet of
LaPorte, are visiting friends in
Scranton and New York, this week.
Mr. John "N. Messenger and
daughter, Mre. A. J. Hackicy, both
•of LaPorte, are visiting friends in
Columbia county.
Pat Daly cigar agent of Beruice,
was in town 011 Monday en-route
for Jamison City. He was a guest
of Hotel Kennedy.
The post-office should be kept in
the centre of town. This is the re
ques of all citizens, regardless of
■who shall receive the appointment.
Chas. Sergeant ot LaPorte, has
recently purchased a span of extra
good mules aud solicits a part of
your hauling. Charges reasonable.
A united effort will be made by
the constables of Pennsylvania, at.
the next session of the Legislature,
to have their compensation increas
ed.
The Farmers Alliances claim fifty
of the Congressmen elect. It would
be a rare joke if the Democrats
would find themselves in the minori
ty after *ll.
The morning schedule on the W.
&N. 8., will be changed on Mon
day next from 7:50 to 8:20. The
departure of the LaPorte stage will
also be changed from 6:15 to 7 p. m.
The large store owned by Proctor,
at Jamison City, was entered by rob.
bers on Saturday night last, and
goods stolen to the amount of S4OO.
or thereabouts. The cash in the till
-which consisted of but SI.OO was also
&aken.
Darby Kennedy, proprietor of
Hotel Kennedy, who recently fell
froui the loft of his barn, is improv
ing from the injuries received,
very slowly.
Congress is strong Democratic
and there is a regular stampede for
the Speakership. It will perhaps
be given to a Southerner of Georgia
or Mississippi.
Everybody most ie this section,
is suffering with a bad cold. This
weather sw.-ms to be a scorcher on
those of oar people easilly taken
with this disease.
There were a few bets made on
the result of election, in this locality.
An extra opinion of one's own
judgment, is apt to cause a lons
financially, occasionally.
The Democrats of this section,
did not give a demonstration of any
kind in honor of their victory at the
late election. They could'nt find
tiuie between cheers to get things in
readiness for a bon lire and such.
I The fuMonists of Bradford county
celebrated their success in an old
time blow-out, on Tuesday. They
roasted an ox and ate hearty of its
carcass. Alvord was not bashful in
I calling for his proportion.
John English of Lal'orte, who re
cently received a pension of eigh.
teen hundred dollars, is about to
purchase a farm near Terrytown,
Bradford county. John has many
friends in Sullivan who wish him a
prosperous future.
The next Temperance Social will
be held at the house of Mrs. T. J.
Ingham, on Friday eve. Nov. 14th.
The program for the evening will
consist of the usual, question box,
parlor games charades, music etc.
All are cordially invited.
Mr. Ilenry Williams of Shunk,
who lias been confined to his bed
for several weeks with sickness, died
•on Sunday last. Interment on Tues
day. Mr. Williams was one of the
oldest citizens of the county and
bad hosts of friends who mourn his
loss.
W. E. Miller of Forksville, who
recently contracted to erect the
telephone poles for the extension of
the W. <fc N. 8., phone Irom the
'Mere to Forksville, has the work
well under headway, lie hopes to
have the same completed by the Ist
of next month.
Frank L. Shaffer of LaPorte, who
has for the past few months been
serving in the capacity of clerk of
Hotel Kennedy, resigned the same
last week. Mr. Shaffer during his
•*tav here made hosts of friends who
will have a fend recollection for him
in the future.
j Alvord, editor of the Athens
[ -VetM, was a trifle previous in his
I statement last week, in regard to
i the defeated candidates of Sullivan
jconflty. Alvord has "been known to
publish a death notice for a mar
-1 riage, in his columns, hence no of
fense will be taken of the above.
The County Commissioner, Jacob
Meyers, Chas. Hugo and James
Campbell, accompanied by their
Clerk, R. M. Stormont, were in at
tendance at the convention of State
county commissioner held at
Williamsport, on Tuesday. The
meeting convened for several days.
Republicans should read article,
4 'What of the Future" published
elsewhere in this issue. It will af
ford .you much information as to
why the recent election was so over,
whelmingly Democratic throughout
the Western states as well as Penn
sylvania, and is also & good guide
for the future.
The young men of Bernice will
give a ball in the K. of L. Hull at
said place, on Thanksgiving even
ing Nov. 27. A grand good time is
[anticipated as the boys will spare
no pains to make this the boss hop
of the season. All are cordially in
vited. Kill SI.OO. Extra good
music will be in attendance.
MARKTF.D: On Wednesday, Nov.
12th, 1890, at 11:00 a.m., at the
home of the bride's parents, centre
Main street, Mr. S. B. Karns to
Miss Carrie Keeler, both of La-
Porte. Rev. T. S. Pause ofliciat
ing. The bride was the recipient
of man}' valuable presents. They left
on the noon train for Philadelphia
and other points of interest and
will be absent Irom town a week oi
ten days. The young couple w»l! re
reside in LaPorte, this winter and
will look after the business interest
of the LaPorte Hotel while the old
gentleman, Mr. Karns will be assist
ing to make laws at Ilarrisburg.
Minister Lincoln of England de
nies that lie intends to resign his
appointment, as lias been remarked
by Democratic newspapers.
"A LaPorte, Sullivan county, barb
er tried to cut his throat with one
of the razors he nsed on his custom
ers but lived to die of gastritis.—
Berwick Independent."
Bowman what do you mean any
how, a barber could'nt live in this
town long enough t<> die—he won Id
starve to death.
This is perhaos the worst season
of the year for people subject to the
asthma. James Walsh and Chas.
Sergeant, both of LaPorte, arc af
flicted with this disease and for sev
eral weeks prist have spent their
nights bolstered up i.i a rocking
chaw. Mr. Walsh claims that this
is a bad climate for people alllicted
with this disease and has some no
tion of taking up quarters in Colo
rado.
There was a flock of ten wild
geese on Lake Mokoma, Tuesday.
They had scarcely lighted on the
deep waters of the artificial lake,
when our world renown nimrods,
three in number armed with two
guns each, a Winchester and a shot
gun, proceeded to the scene only to
see the birds soare to the air and
leave for South America. They
were a disappointed crew, but disap
pointments are quite frequent these
days.
It was generally understood by
the tax payers of Sullivan county
that the Prohibition party of this
countv were anxious to show their
strength, hence placed in nomina
tion a full county ticket. The re
sult lias proved anything but pleas
ing to the third advocates, as the
vote has very materially decreased
in the past year, as the following
shows: In 1889 the Prohi. candi
date, Mr. Johnson received 123 votes
for State Treasurer. This year
(Gill) for Governor received but 71
votes a falling off of nearly one half.
The result of the recent election
has brought many dark shadows up
on the Republican party, its future
resurrection now depends upon unit"
ed word of the leaders of the ' party.
Quay and Magee have long been on
the outs and so long as this exists
we can expect trouble in our ranks,
which the result of Nov. 4th gave
undoubted proof. The minor Re
publicans ofthis State, especially,
are becoming tired of this sort of
things and plead that some action
be taken to relieve the feeling which
exists at the head of our columns. The
time has come when the party shall
interfere. Quay and Magee have
held the ruins of the Republican
party in this Stato one year too
long and it is high time that we
select another. Ex-State Chairman,
TIIOS. A'. COOPER, who lias car
ried us over many a deep gulf, safe
ly, is the choice of the Republicans
in this section. It is a true saving
that all politicians have their day
and we agree with the popular opin
ion that Senator Quay has experinc
ed that time, much as we regret to
say it,yet it is nevertheless a fact.
Marrittyes »n Penney 1 vania
in 1886, thirteen per cent, of all
the men married in Pennsylvania
married women older than them
selves. Eighty per cent, married
them younger than themselves, and
the remaining seven per cent, took
wives their own ages. The average
age of the men was twenty seven
years, and of the women twenty
three years. More men arc married
at twenty-three, and more women at
twenty-one. This seems the favor
ite time. A woman of fifty-nine
married a man of thirty-one, and a
girl of twenty-three took an old man
of seventy-four. The youngest
couple who ventured into matri
mony was a boy of seventeen and
a girl of fifteen. One man of fifty
four married a girl of eighteen.
Ilis age was just three times hers;
and a man of forty-eight took a girl
of seventeen. Where the men are
older, the differences in ages varies,
but where the women are older, it
rarely exceeds five years. Two
boys of sixteen were married, and
two greybeards of eighty tried the
same thing, probably not. for the
fir.it time. Of 14,726 women mar
ried, whose ages were given, 4,035,-
or 27.« per eeut., were less than
twenty years old.
' Jamison City can boast of one of
the finest Hotels in this section of
the State. With the exception of
bad roads leading to the City, it
would be a Hrst class place for the
young people of LaPorte togo for a
pleasure trip and dance. There are
several LaPorters engaged there
who would take pleasure in dealing
out a good time to their many friends
of the county scat.
"J. Artley Beeber, Esq. master in
the case of the Williamsport and
North Branch Railway Company,
vs. the Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road Company, has filed his opinion,
recommending a decree in favor of
the plaintiff, according to the pray
er of the bill. The document, which
decides all the points in controversy
in favor of the plaintiff, is a bulky
oue. In a nutshell it decides that
the plaintiff has a right to enter the
city as desired, and virtually re
strains the Philadelphia and Erie,
from further impeding progress at
the point in dispute, viz: The
crossing in the lower end of the city
on the land of John Metzger.—
Gazette and Bulletin."
It has been generally understood
that this litigation has caused the
delay in completing the W. & N. B.
railroad from Nordmont to a point
on the L. V. Now that the case
has been determined we can hope
that work w ill be resumed at' Nord
mont bv the fast of April 1891.
Another Prohibition Defeat,
From the Philadelphia Press.
"lii the general Democratic colonel
of last Tuesday the"fate of the Pro
j hibition amendment in
been lost sight of. Enough returns
I have been received, however, to
show that itihas been badly defeat
i ed. The majority against it will be
40,000, and it may be much more.
This is a large majority in a State
casting only 200,000 votes, and it
evidences how strong the sentiment
against the prohibitory method of
dealing with.thc liquor traffic is in
Nebraska.
Some weeks ago The Press stated
that'appearances indicated that 11 the
: amendment would be defeated by at
least 9000 majority. It made no
prediction, but phased the statement
on the best information that could
ibe obtained. A correspondent took
exception to this and asked to have
his prophecy put over against that
of The J'ress , and predict that the
9000 majority will bo found to be
for Prohibition. The result shows
which came nearest to gauging pub
lic sentiment correctly. The state
ment of The J'ress was intended to
be moderate and far insole the indi.
cations, as it turned out to be.
There was, besides, no attempt to
prophesy, but simply to give the
best and most accurate information
| that could be obtained.
When the returns came in from
j the Prohibitory amendment election
| in New Hampshire in 1880 the}- were
carefully gone over, township by
I township, and it was made evident
i that there had been a decided re
j action against Prohibition all over
[ the State. It was as marked in the
rural districts as in the cities. From
| these facts The J'ress concluded
that there was a general drift against
Prohibition, and that there was lit
tle prospects of any of the amend
ments then before the people being
adopted. This statement was con
demned as incorrect and unwarrant
ed by the advocates of Prohibition.
But when the elections had been
held in Massachusetts, Connecticut,
and Pennsylvania, it was seen that
The J'ress had accurately for
shadowed the fate of tho amend
ments.
There is a vast difference between
taking cold facts or immoderate
zeal as a basis for forecasting events.
The man who trusts to the latter is
pretty apt to be misled, but the con
scientious newspaper which relies
upon the former and seeks only to
know the truth can give a very fair
indication of the drift of public
sentiment even a thousand miles
away."
In many instances even in Little
Sullivan, the members of the Pro
hibition party become angry at pre
dictions made either in conversation
or newspapers, unless the drift of
the conversation is in their favor.
This is ungcntleunuily, unfair and
hhows distinct prejudice upon the
part of the third party advocate.
The article above from the J J resa is
very evident proof of our assertion
, and this is why we rc-print the same-
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