UHE 3RSPOJSI*IC/I^I) LAPORTS, PA., APRIL 10th, 1891. "LOCAL DEPARTMENT Sunday was a bright sunny day. The borough schools closed on TbfesdAy. Now for April showers and next May flowers. Now is the proper time to catch trade. Advertise. The roads in this section ahj in very' bad condition. Spring fever is likely to step on the heels of the grip. Lycoming County will be 100 years old on April 12th. Farmers are making preparations 1 ,0 commence their spring work. Eagles Me re property owners are predicting a good season for 1891. The Governor has appointed April 10th and May Ist as Arbor days. Decoration Day is the next legal, 'loliday, and occurs on Saturday May 30th. Local item in a Kansas paper: 'John Thompson's dogs are all dead jut twelve." John Gallagher of Costello, is /isiting his brother, Frank Gallagher -V.fthis place. Hon. llussel Karns accompanied jy his son Harry, left for Harris burg Monday. The man of the house and the ,ove pipe will soon have their an lual squabble. John nassen of Bernice, was transacting business at the county 4eat, on Tuesday. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the louse of Mrs. J. L. Smyth Friday Vpril 10th at 3 p. m. The sudden disappearance of one >f our citizens will long be remember ;d by a few of our people The tannery of Proctor & Hill at 'owell, is being enlarged by the ad- , lition of one hundred vats. News is pretty scarce these clays, uess we will haver to start a racket ith either of our contemporaries. We cannot be assured that spring j ias come until the man with the ( land organ makes his appearance J ( The Hepburn House at Williams- 1, »ort when completed will be one of j ( he finest hotels in central Pennsyl- , •ania. The Y. W. (J. T. U. will meet at ( he home of Miss Fannie Meylert < ''richiy evening April 10th. All j re cordially invited. i General Hastings, it is s.iid, will s ie present at the Republican county t ommittee meeting of Bradford coun-'t y, some time next month. c A bill has been introduced in the sLate Legislature which changes the I egal weight of a bushel of potatoes 1 rom sixty to fifty-eight pounds. i An axe helve would not stand in ' ,ie way, as suggested the other da}-; 1 ;ould a man by chance come this , ray, with an armful of spring I poettra." Moving day April Ist, was not ob- 1 rved by our people. The larger ' linber of citizens of LaPorte are jite fortunate—they own the prop- 1 ty in which they live. A party was given at the Magargle ' lotel at Sonestown, in honor of icob Magargle, on Friday evening. * large number of young people of ( aPorte, were present and enjoyed 1 good time. 1 There are 507 Grand Army posts t l this state, with a membership of 1J},820. The death roll during the ast year numbered 603. The sum 1 xpended in relieving destitution c fas $30,774.08. s 112 Sugar has taken a fall in price. ( e notice by our exchanges that j •anulat.ed is selling for six cents a ound elsewhere. Credit this to ie McKiuley bill, a good old Re- j üblican measure. A bill in the interest of constables ! as been introduced in the House, >r the payment of a fee to these of ials for monthly visitations made ( inder the Brooks law. The bill pro- , ides that they shall receive fifty ents for each visit, one dollar for ach written return of violation of ' ioense law, and six cents mileage ' >r each mile necessarily traveled, he present law makes no provision or their payment , James P. Walsh of LaPoite, who drives a spirited team of horses ex perienced quite a serious runaway while in Dushore on Tuesday. Mr. Walsh was loading his wagon with chop at the grist mill at said place when his horses became frightened,) and ran dovrn Main street at a 2:401 gate, fulling everything that came in contact with them. Several hitching posts were broke down and among them two heavy stone posts in front ot the bank. At Har rington's store ODP of the horses ran against the sign post and was knock ed to the ground where they were caught. The wagon was slighlty demolished and the horse which fell slightly cut. and bruised. People on the streets gave the team a wide berth and saught shelter just as any other intelligent lot of people would have done. The select school under the super vision of Prof. M. F. Albert and Miss Annie R. EUinger to commence 011 Monday next, in the new and handsome school house at La Porte, | bids fair to have a large attendance. The term will continue for six weeks for which a small tuition will be charged Parents should not con sider the value of money when an opportunity is offered to advance their children in education Let the attendance be as we have re marked, large thus showing that the citizens of our town are interested in their children. Tlie funeral of Mrs. Wm. Meylert, on Wednesday of last week, was at tended by a very large circle of friends. Among those present whom we noticed from abroad, were: Hon. Isaac Brunei- and daughter Miss Edith of Muncy and Messrs. Chaplin and Albert Baldwin of Picture Rocks. Mr. M. F. Albert and Miss Annie It. Ettinger will open a term of private school, commencing Monday April-13, and to continue six weeks. Nearly all the public school scholars are anxious to continue their studies. The attendance of pupils residing out of the district are respectfully solicited. R. A. Conklin of LaPorte, left for I Johnsonburg, on Wednesday where he bus accepted a situation as carpen ter of the Philadelphia Improvement Company. Mr. C. is a good carpen ter and will undoubtedly prove him self equal to any work the Company may call upon him to do. Of all the novelties that cornes to this town, the meat wagon owned bv Goda the Frenchman takes the cake. It is a genuine curiosity of liis own make. Many-a-stranger upon our streets have lessened their speed to take a view of the vehicle, man, dog and horse a combination not often enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kennedy of LaPorte, moved to Jamison City last week where Mr. Kennedy has rented the barber shop owned by Eugene Tripp for the ensuing year Mr. K. is a first class barber and will undoubtedly be successful in his new quarters. Mr. and Mrs. If. E. YanFlcet mowed their household goods from LaPorte to Binghamton N. Y., Thursday, where they will reside in the future. The family and espec ially Master Boyd will be missed by his many associates of LaPorte. Depty. Sheriff Alahaffey of Du shore, passed through town 011 Tues day with a number of lumber wagons that he had levied upon for debt, of parties at Jamison City. The Sulli van county Sheriff, has much busi ness in that direction these days. A snow storm on Friday last re minded us of the fact that Spring clothing is not yet seasonable. The storm continued throughout the day and until nearly midnight, by which time about four inches of the beauti ful covered mother earth. The New Orleans massacre is still the principal talk id! over the land. Italy has, however, come to the conclusion that she will rest quiet and give the offenders of New Or leans a hearing. This is kind of Italy. P. 1. liarnum the world renown showman, died at his home in lirid.r. port, Conn., on Tuesday, April 7th C We give au account of a murder, elsewhere, in which a William Pain ton is accused as the murderer. The W. C. T. A. will meet at Mis. \\ ru. A. Mason, Thursday ApriliJtii, at the usual hour. 1 Guy M. Watkins an employe of ' the Custom House, at ! arrived with several car loads of l sugar at Williamsport, on Thurs ! day of lust week. The cars were | sealed and therefore in bond, and no ! person aside from an official of the | Custom House had the right to j break the seal. D. R. Coff'man court crier of Col umbia count}', wants the salary of that office raised by tin; voice of the Legislature. Mr. Coflfman will find to his sorrow that the people of this commonwealth are not of his opinion and ttie bill before the House for this purpose will, as it should, fall Hut. The office ot court crier is not essential. We can see no reason why the judge of the court when he comes upon the Bench can not civl' the court to order as does our high est Legislative bodies and thereby save to the county the unnecessary cost of a court crier. The Blooms burg papers are all opposed to the bill and Win. Krickbaum, editor of the Sentinel , will fight it hard. "Go away from home to find out the News." is the old Maxim illus trated in the Dushore " Gazette " hist week, as follows: "It's a dull day when Sullivan county cannot produce a rumor of a new railroad. The latest is that the citizens of LaPorte and the Lake MoKoina syndicate intend to build a line lroni LaPorte to Nordmont to connect with the Williamsport and North Branch road, and we under stand that $7,000 has been sub scribed for this purpose. The dis tance is five miles and the probable cost $40,000 per mile or $200,000 for the line. $7,0t»0 deducted from this amount would leave only $193,- 000 to be raised yet to build the road. We will probably hear the engine whistle when the LaPorte 'REPUBLICAN comes out tLc last of the week. All this rumor is founded on the fact that Civil Engineer W. C. Mason, at the request of Benj. G. Welch, General Manager of the W. & N. 15. R. R., has been making a prelimi nary survey from Nordmont to the LaPorte Tannery, to ascertain the distance and grade by the Elk Lick route. We are not aware that any subscription has been made to build the road. When we get 7000, on hand for that purpose we shall call; on Brother Streliy for the other! $193,000. The l'attison Presidential wave has got as far as Savannah in the South, and in spite of the average temperature down there appears to have got something like a chill. The Savannah Morning N eirs discusses the matter with a pretty straight face, but it is discouraging to find it agreeing with so many other Democratic newspapers that Gover nor Pattison really has no show of getting the nomination because he could not cairy Pennsylvania in a national contest. This our Savannah contemporary thinks will cause his name to be stricken from the list of available candidates, because 'it would bo folly to nominate a man who could not carry his own State.'' This is what the New York Demo crats who &re opposed to Cleveland think, but as long as Cleveland, who can t carry New York, remains in the list, Pattison who can't carry Pennsylvania, will not be disposed to stand aside. We arc glad to see the Pattison discussion spreading. A DECREE IN THE FAMOUS RAIL. ROAD SUIT. Thi Supreme Court Rules That the Philadelphia and Erie Has the First Right to Cross the Metzger Lot. PHILADELPHIA, April 6.—ln the Supreme Court to-day the appeal of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad company from the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming county, the de cree of the court below was re versed, the injunction dissolved and the bill dismissed at the costot the appellee, the Williamsportand North Branch ladroad company. The ease involved the question as to whether the location of the Phila delphia and Erie railroad company's branch upon the property of John Metzgar, in tie First ward ' of Williamsport, or the Willianisport and North Branch was prior, and as to which had the first right at that point After a thorough review of the case the Supreme Court decides that the lower court erred iu the action taken and issued a decree a 9 stated above. ' If you step on a tack you can pre vent soreness by holding your foot over some Burning sugar. This re lief is not so quick in its results as profanity, but it lasts longer. She Was Sensible. An exchange says : A well known lady recently remarked to the clerk that he should "turn the wrapping paper the other side out," as he was putting up her purchase in a printed wrapping paper. "I don't "A-ant to be a walking advertisement to your store. I read the papers, as all civilized people ought to do, and I think that in them is the proper place to advertise j'our business, in stead of asking your customers to cany your sign around with each purchase of goods. Tell the people through the pnpers what you have to sell and how you sell it." The winter term of schools of La Porte, taught by Prof. M. F. Albert and Miss Annie R. Ettinger closed on Tuesday afterrt'oon with appropri ' ate exercises which were witnessed ' by a large percentage of our people. The essays, declamations and read ing by the larger scholars were ex cellent while the smaller ones per formed their parts equally as well, considering their ages. The enter tainment took place in the Institute room of the new school house wlitcL was very nicely decorated and re freshing. The room is exceedingly large ana with the One hundred and fifty chairs furnished ample sitting room for all present. After the entertainment had closed many were the compliments bestowed upon Prof Albert and Miss Ettinger, not onl} - for their success of the entertainment, but as teachers. Parents and pupils are in unison that Tuesday closed one of the most successful term of schools at LaPorte for many years. The closing remarks by the mem bers of the school board present— James McFarlane Esq., Judge Ing ham and \\. C. Mason were very encouraging to teachers and pupils. Must Have Their Pictures Taken. The United States Express Coin puny lias issued an oider for all its employes, including ' messengers, drivers, helpers, clerks, bookeepers and others who handle goods or money, numbering 10,000 or more, to supply the company with photo graphs of themselves, accompanied by tilled in blanks. The descrip tion is to include name, residence, place and date of birth, parents' name and residence, height, weight, color cf hair and eyes, shape of nose, what hair is worn on the face and | any marks or deformities by which [the employe can be idetified. The Superintendent or agent must aNo add remarks as to appearance in other respects, the antecedents, and give the eompanj' all other informa tion that may prove necessary in case of necessity. DISEASED M c AT. Allege 1 to Have Been Sold in the Sun bury Market. If the following which we copy from the Sunbury Neics, is true, there is no punishment too severe for such a heinous offence against the welfare and health of a com munity. The News savs: "A sensation in the meat line has been the subject of legal investigation and it is thought highly probable that the proper parties will be broir'bi. before justice to answer to the of selling diseased meat. A little over a week ago a cow be longing to M. L. Hendricks became mad and furiously rushed through the upper end of town ana into the Wolverton woods. The next day the animal was found with a leg broken aud in a condition almost similar to a dog with the rabis. The owner had Butcher Treon tc kill the eow and skin it, after which the carcass was left to be buried within the coming day. That same night men with lanterns were seen working about the carcass and next morning nothing remained but the head, and even here the tongue was cut out. It is stated by those that know that this diseased mei.t was sold in Sunbury at market avid that the sellers thereof are known and will very shortly be arrested and made to suffer for their outragous act of bringing to market such sick ness breeding food. They should be given the full penalty. SPREAD THE NEWS! Tell your friends and neighbors tnat we have opened this SPRING SEASON positively with the largeat and most complete stock of MEN'S BOY'S & CHILDREN'S CLOTHING in Sullivan county and all of our own manufacture and we are determined TO SAVE Fon OCR < TSTOMERS the MIDDLEMEN' PROFIT. Fine Taylor made Men's suits from sls up to $25. Boy's S3 up to sls. Children's $1.25 up to $7.50. We also make all kinds of clothiug to order and guarantee per fect fit. Fine suits made to order from sls upwards Pants S3 upwards. Our lafge stock of Gents furnishing goods JNECKYVEAR HAT'S CAP'S* TRUNKS VALISES Umbrellas & etc., is to extensive to describe here and sold lower than ever. Shoes! Shoes!! Shoes!!! Don't fail to call and see our immense stock of fine boots and shoes at the lowest prices ever known. Nothing will give us greater pleasure than to have you call and be convinced that this is the most econmonical and satisfactory place to trade and we rely on our ability to give you the biggest dollars worth ill all goods we carry. 'I hanking you for your liberal patronage in the past, and soliciting the same in the future, Reepectfull Yours & etc., M. M. MARKS & CO. Prop, of The One Price' Clothing House SCOTJTEN'S BLOCK, - - DUSUORE, Pa. Factory, 18 North 3rd St , Philadelphia, Pa. FURNITURE' ! FURNITURE : We are offering Furniture Cheaper than ever before, and are bound to please in price and quality. Our large elegant stock oi chairs, Fancy, antique and ancient looking, are bound to catch the eve of evciy purchaser. Cheap Bed steads, Bed room suits of all price and quality from $15.00 upwards. Fancy Cabinet, Fancy Mirrors, Foot Rests,' blacking Cases, Card Tables &c. Come everybody, Happy to show Goods, whether you buy or not.' We also have constantly on hand, a full and complete ussoituuiit of WOOD CASKETS/ Coffins, Robes, Trimmings, &c. Alsb r- new line of STONE Caskets which are beautiful in design covered with Black Broadcloth. Plush and and constit'ic within themselves Miniature Vaults, and ar? furnished at prices within reach of all. Please call and examine our Model, as we are the only dealers that handle Stone Caskets in Sullivan' county. Lawrence Brothers. JACKSONS BLOCK. PUSHORE, PENNA. PROM SUE'S BLOCS BOOT AND SHOE STORE J. S. HARRINGTON Proprietor Dushore, - - Pa x x 1- -x~X It will pay you before purchasing to call and examine my large stock of new and well selected goods. Laige sales enables me to sell torsmall profits. Cash customers can save a good percentage by buyinggoods of me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of French Kid hand turned goods are very fine and low ih price. All goods guaranteed n price and in quality to be the best that any market can afford. _!■- -j- -x- —l -X- -X --BOOTS SHOES made to order If you wantaOne sewed boot or shoe try* a sample pair. Repairirg lone on short notice JASH PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL, TALLOW &c,, AT J. S. HARRINGTONS, DUSIIOUE, PA. june*4,fc7 "roTHST ptoafMcu" O-O—O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O [ am prepared to meet any prices or quotations with a first class and well selected stock of MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING IT A CAPS, AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS TRUNKS, BAGS AND UMBRELLAS. I also have full lines ot Samples from two Merclnnt Tailoring Estab~ ightnents,for Custom Work. Perfect fits guaranteed. Call and get prices. Yours Respectfully etc., F. P. VINCENT. OKONTN'S NEW BLOCK, The First National Bank ot HUGHESVILLE Offers all the facilities for the transaction of e GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Accounts respectfully solicited. DEWITT BODINE, Presid. Nt C. Wm. WODDROP, Vice P-vsutent. W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier. LOTAL SOCK GOAL. tttt t t t t TH E best and cheapest coal in ihe marke* Tci' customers from— Qpojlf JLND VICINITY THE price is reduced at the breaker to ?2.bo;§*: The State Line & Sullivan R. R Co I. O. BIIC.HT, £UJ4I'
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