BSPOBMCfI® LAPORTE, PA., JUNE sth., 1891. LOCAL DEPARTMENT Roses are blooming. Pic-nics will soon be in order. A huge spider is the latest for the head. Monday opened the first of the summer months. Court adjourned on Friday of last week at 6 p. m. Tho luscious wild strawberry will soon be in the cake. E. P. Ingham returned to Phila delphia, on Monday. It is pi-edicted that the cherry crop will be immense. A slight thunder shower passed over this vicinity, Sunday. If Chinese can bo kept out of this country why not Italians ? Township and borough collector's receipts for sale at this office. A special meeting of the town council, was held on Saturday even ing. Warm weather makes business for the barber. Beards grow more briskly. Several court guests last week were anxious for a barber shop in the Ist Ward. Several dwellings in LaPorte were very appropriately decorated, on Memorial Day. Carl Hess of Piatt, was amoug the numerous new subscribers to the REPUBLICAN last week. Monday the Ist of June was a beautiful day—the temperature was to perfection for enjoyment. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Armstrong of Glensharon, were calling on friends at LaPorte, Saturday afternoon. LaPorte will, in all probability, observe the approaching 4tli of July in a quiet and Incoming manner. Mrs. E. T. Brown and daughter of Glen Mawr, were visiting friends iu town, tho early part of this week. Hotel Raymond at EaglesMcre, has recently been painted and its appearance thereby very much im proved. Avery Messenger and family Of DuEois, Pa., are with friends at La- Porte, where they will spend the summer. Thoe. Shoehan and Thos. E. Ken nedy of Jamison City, were calling on their many friends at LaPorte, Sunday. E. J. Flynn, assistant out side •superintendent of the Janii3on City tannery, was calling on friends at LaPorte, Sunday. A few of LaPorte veterans spent Memorial Day at Dushore, while a large number joined iu the exercises at home and Sonestown. If American tin is to be made the battle cry, it will be perfectly proper to open the next campaign with a Lome made can opener. Mr. Milo Tripp and Mrs. Henry Tripp and daughter Miss Fannie, passed through towu on their way to Jamison City, Sunday. The LaPorte twp., school board and auditors met at tbe Court House in LaPorte and audited the several -accounts of said twp., on Monday. Wm. Vansteenburg an old veteran of LaPorte was granted a pension last week of five hundred dollars back pay and is to receive $4 per mouth. If beefsteak gets much higher and potatoes don't get any lower hash will soon be one of the highest priced luxuries on the entire bill of fare. The local democratic candidates are already working diligently to secure the nominations to be made by their party at their convention later on. WILL BE EXPOSED AT PUBLIC SALE: 4 —One new Champion Mowing Ma chine, on Monday June 22. For particulars see notice elsewhere in this issue. 11. T. Downs, attorney. Robbins'great railroad show ex hibited at Dushore, on Wednesday of last week. This fact will long be remembered by a few of Dushore capitalists who were fleeced out of several dollars by sharpers connect ed with tho exhibition. Dushoro is said to be a good show town. The W. C. T. U., will meet at the home of Mrs. J. L. Smyth, Friday, June sth, at 3 p. m. Tramp printers arc on the move. When members of this fraternity take to roaming, you can put them down as N. G. The band boys met on Tuesday evening and made assignment of the different instruments and ordered band books. They hope to be able to play a few melodies by the 4th of July. The Lake Side hotel at the 'Mere will be enlarged this season by rais ing the roof of the eastern portion of tbe building another story. A. C. Little contractor will superintend the work. David Taylor of Muncy Valley accompanied by Marks Reeder and son George of William sport and Thos. S. Simmons of Sonestown, visited EaglesMcre and LaPorte Sunday. 11. A. Conklin of LaPorte, came home from Johnsonburg, where he has been doing carpenter work, ill with the grippe, la9t week. At this writing he is quite bad, symptoms of pneumonia having set in. E. S. Chase of the 'Mere, shot a two hundred and fifty pound bear, last Saturday. It was fastened at the time, howcVer, in one of It. W. Bennett's steel traps, on the moun tain near Bear Creek. Signs of one or two cubs were visible, but the boys failed to bring home their scalps. Prof. I). J. Ilill and family ot Rochester, N. Y. will take posses sion of the Meylert brick mansion at LaPorte, this Friday. Mr. Ilill has rented the building of Judge Ingham for three months and will spend the heated season in our midst. One thousand dollars reward is offered for the capture of C ideon W. Marsh ex-president of the de funct Philadelphia Keystone Bank. llis bondsmen are Jones and Wana maker of said city, who arc anxious for his capture. It is thought tlmt Marsh is hiding some place in the city or not far distant. Here are ft few Democratic candidates seeking the nomination for associate judge, viz : Robert Taylor, Jr., John Vonkin, M. J* Phillips and Jacob Meyers* Two of this number must bo disappointed and we presume numerous others who have not yet openly announced themselves for the honor. By the will of the late Thomas Beaver of Danville, his entire estate is left in trust for twenty-one years, when it will revert to * Is children or their heirs. The income ot the same, alter paying certain annuities, is divided among his children. He appointed his grandson, Mr. Win. l>. Chamberlain, Trustee of the same. A. C. Little, builder and contract or pf the 'Merc, is making some very extensive improvements on the two cottages at said place, recently owi - ed by Mr. Breed opposite Hotel lesMere. Mr. Brown of Williamsport purchased the same of Mr. Breed about teu days ago at a considera tion of? 9,000. There is a small fortune in a few feet of land at the 'Mere. Veterans of the late war should keep their eyes open as there is a new swindler about. This time it is n canvasser pretending to be secur ing dates for a soldier's history. The questions asked are cheerfully and correctly answered by all. After the information has been writ ten out and the unsuspecting in formant is requested to sign it, being assured it is only wanted as authority for publishing. After a few days those interviewed are furnished a sls history, and are surprised to find their signature to a contract agreeing to take the book. The people of LaPorte are be coming thoroughly disgusted with the actions of Mr. McFarlane who orders his men to impound cattle running at large in the vicinity of the 2d Ward. For a release of the cattle 50c each, is charged which he claims is for damage of trespassing upon his land. While it is only right that parties should be com pensated for damage, yet it is not the law that individuals can make | the price of damage to Buit their own generosity. Damage is fixed by appraisors and our people have expressed themselves as willing to test the right of the gentleman in his uncalled for, actions. They arc of the opinion that a small D. C., would be the proper step for the 2d, Ward. The legislature adjourned finally, on Thursday last. Alvin Day Ed. of the Tunkhannock Democrat and tho Piatts of the same place are having a little tussle on paper. We are only in receipt of one side of the story—the Demo" crat, hence can only enjoy what our brother editor has to say on the subject. It seems that the Piatts accuse Day of "sneeking" a draft to the war in 1862. Day says this is a lie and that he did as much to save the country in the time of war as did any Piatt. Day quots Jim Piatt as being an aspirant for Judge of this district. Jim says this is not so, that he could not afford to exchange his business for the Judge; ship, inferring that his practice amounts to more than the Judges salary. This is a Democratic light from first to last and we sayj "lctter-her-flicker." More Needed. , s \ Wc have some of them, we are glad to say, but we need more of them. We mean progressive men Men who will push their own business. Men who will do something besides croak. Men who will rejoice to see their town more rich and happy Men who will not tell a stranger that he is a fool to come here. Men who will invest in home property and home enterprises. Men who lovo their town unselfishly, as tlicy love their country. Men who be lieve in their own town, and who can sec its good points. Men who will patronize home enterprise and buy goods of home manufacture- Men who are bound to keep in the swim, and whose love of progress extends to their pocketbooks. A syndicate composed of the fol lowing firms, viz : Jennings Bros, of Lopez, Pa., Davidge Ilorton & Co., and S. B. Davidge & Co., o' Newark Valley N. Y. and 11. H. Crary of Binghamton, N. Y*., and representing at least five millions of dollars, have about completed the arrangements for one of the largest single purchases of land known in j the history of this county. The land to be bought is that owned by Col. 11. B. lticketts and i9 situated in Davidson and Colley twps., of this county and in Forks and North Branch twps., in Wyoming county and includes the land lying at the headwaters of the Mehoopany Creek. The entire quantity will enibiasc at least twenty thousand acres. 11' the purchase is made, and of that there is little doubt it is the inten. tiou of the syndicate to at once commence operations. A tannery will be erected which will consume from ten to fifteen thousand cords of bark per year and a saw mill having a capacity of from twenty to thirty million feet ot" lumber per. year wiil also at once be constructed The site has not been chosen but it will either be on the headwaters of the Mehoopany Creek in Sullivan county, or at the village of Mehcop any, Wyoming county. C. 11. Jcn ning of Lopez, will be the active manager and Superintendent. Un der his directions the bark will be peeled and shipped to Messrs Dav idge and the logs gotten to tho mill. Mr. Jennings long experience and great business abilities insures the success of this part of the under taking. The syndicate will also build at their own expense a line of rail road to connect with the Lehigh Valley at Mehoopany and which will tap the unbroken forests lying at the headwaters of that stream. Served Him Right. A stranger called upon a farmer in Butler county a few days ago, i and for $25 painted the roof of his barn with a mixture that he said would make it last longer than the stone foundation. The first rain washed all the paint off. Last week he reappeared and waitted to sell the farmer a patent corn planter. The latter was still hot about the paint, and said he would not buy a corn planter, but he would do a little painting at the agent's expense. The agent offered all sorts of ex planations. but they availed nothing. The farmer sailed into him in the real Butler county pugilistic style, and in a few moments painted the agent's nose a beautiful carmine tint, and his eyes a genuine blue-black. The colors will last longer than the paint on the bam. The spring chicken is assuming broiling proportions. There is an odor both in the Ist and 2d Ward that strikes our streets very offensive to the passerby. The odor that comes from the scrapings of the hides at the tannery is awfully sickening and has caused horses to increase their speed to a run. What a horse won't stand people should not be compelled to. Here is a chance for the borough council to increase the healthful condition of our town. Remove the obstacle. We are anxious for a correspon dent in each borough and township in Sullivan county. Wo invite young men and young ladies to send us an account of the events transpiring in their respective lo calities. Names of correspondents will be withheld from ttie public. Manuscript will be revised if they need revision. To be able to put your thoughts on paper, fit for pub lication, is an accomphlishment of which every young man or woman should be proud. No matter what your education may be, successful journalism is attained only by practice. The most noted in that profession were born and schooled, not in the cities but in the country. Some of those who have made their mark in the world of journalism be gpn their work by writing for the local newspapers. It is a field that offers greater opportunities for ad vancement than any other now open to the possessors of bright minds. The gathering and writing up of the news amounts almost to genious in some persons, but no one knows what he may be able to do in that direction until he tries. To one person in each precinct, sending us the news regularly' we will mail a copy of tho REPUBLICAN every week free of charge. Memorial Day. Memorial Day was appropriately observed at LaPorte and Sonestown, the proceedings being under the auspices of S. S. Simmons Post No. 477 G. A. R. Reversing the rule heretofore ol>- scrved the morning ceremonies were held at LaPortt. At nine o'clock a large delegation from Sonestown, headed by their corps, arrived here and soon after ward a procession was formed ami marched up Muncy St.to the M. E. church where a large audience was assembled. The Post commanded by J. W. Harvey opened the pro ceeding's. Some excellent music was furnished by the LaPorte choir and Ellery P. Ingham Esq., made an appropriate address. Tho time of march was then taken up to Mountaiu Ash Cemetery where the ritual of the Grand Army was spoken by the comrades and the soldiers graves were decorated with Uowers. In the afternoon, the Post, with tho drum corps and a !arge number of people from LaPorte proceeded to Sonestown. The sun came out and the day was lair and pleasant and the little village was thronged with people. Tho ceremonies took place in the large and handsome M* E. church, which was filled to over flowing. The proceedings were opened by prayer by comrade Mctzger, the Sonestown choir sang some stirring war songs, and the drum corps played a beautiful dirge. E. P. Ingham was then called upon for some remarks and made a stiring off hand speech. After music by the choir the audience proceeded to the cemetery and the soldiers graves were decorated by their comrades. The entire program passed off in a very satisfactory manner—the at tendance was large, the music was excellent and the speeches were good. Particular mention should be made by the excellent playing upon the fife by comrade Recder and his son George from Williamsport; The dirges played by them both at LaPorte and Sonestown were certain ly exhibitions of the highest skill and understanding and added large ly to the program. The graves of the fallen comrades buried in Eagles Mere cemetery, were decorated by comrades, Danley and Avery. These reunions upon Memorial Day of the people of Sonestown and LaPorte have proven not only suc cessful but very enjoyable and we hope will long be continued. BLUB= GMY= ARE TIMELY COLORS THIS DECORATION DAY SEASON. WE HAVE ELEGANT SUITS IN BOTH BLUE AND GRAY, As well as all fashionable colors. Style andfit perfect. It will make yon feel BLUE IF YOU PAY MORE ELSEWHERE FOR THE SAME GOODS AND YOU ARE LIKELY TO GROW PREMATURELY VERY GRAY by worrying over wasted money. Please call at THE ONE PRICE Clothing House M. M. MARKS & CO. Prop. SCOUTEN'S BLOCK, - DUSHORE, Pa. Factory, 18 North 3rd St., Philadelphia, Pa. FURNITURE! T} FURNITURE! We arc offering Furniture Cheaper than ever before, and are bound to please in price and quality. Our large and elegant stcek of chairs, Fancy, antique and ancient looking, are bound to catch the eye of every purchaser. Cheap Bed steads, Bed room suits of all price and quality from 5i5.00 upwards. Fancy Cabinets, 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 assortment of WOO D CASKETS, Coffins, Robes, Trimmings, &c. Also a new line of STONE Casket ß which are beautiful in design covered with Black Broadcloth. Plush and Satiens and constitue witLin themselves Miniature Vaults, and are 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 connty. Lawrence Brother^. JACKSON S BLOCK, DUSHORE, PENNA. rKR O M BASSE'S BLOCK BOOT AND SHOE -:-* STORE« J. S. HARRINGTON Proprietor Dushore, - - Pa _ _ t x 11 11 I__ 1 __ t It will pay you before purchasing to call and examine my large stccb of new and well selected goods. Laige sales enables me to sell for small 1 profits. Cash customers can save a good percentage by buyinggoods ot me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of French Kid hand turned goods are very fine and low in price. All goods guaranteed in price and in quality to be the market can afford. _t- -t_ -j- -t- -t- -t- -x- BOOTS & SHOES made loo^der If you want a fine sewed boot or shoe try a sample pair. Repairing done on short notice CASH PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL, TALLOW &c„ AT J. S. HARRINGTONS, DUSHORE, PA. june*4,B7 li THE PUBLIC! O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O I 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 CLOTHTSTG. IIA TS, CAPS, AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS TRUNKS, BAGS AND UMBRELLAS. —H I also have full lines ot Samples from t* Icrcliant Tailoring Esab lishments,for Custom Work. Perfect fits gi| >teed. Call and get prices. Yours Respectfully etc., i F, P. VINCENT. CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK, The First National Bank ot HUGHESVILLE Offers all the facilities transaction of s GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Accounts respectfully solicited. DEWITT BODINE, Presidtnt C. Wm. WODDIIOP, Vice P*- sident. W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier. LOYAL SOCK GOAL* tttt t t t t TXI E best and cheapest coal in the market. To customers from— OND YgfNITY T H K price is reduced at the breaker to The Slate Line & Sullivan R. R Co I. 0. BISIOUT, Sujt*
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