«FBS KSPQBMCJ© JJAPOBTE, PA., JAN. Bth, 1892. 10CAl DEPARTMENT. Write it 1»»2. Judge Mason of LaPorte, is quite seriously ill. We give the list of jurors drawn for Feb terra elsewhere. Conductor Knipe of the W. & N. B. railroad, is ill with the grip. Valentine Dohm of near Ringville, died of consumption, on Tuesday ot last week. Thos. Flynn, superintendent of the LaPorte tannery, is quite, ill with the grip. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Chase of the 'Mere, spent last week with friends at LaPorte. Mrs. Dr. Murrelle and daughter Miss Willa, of Athens, are visiting friends in town. Edward Maben Esq., ef Kiinoza Lake, X. Y., was visiting friends at LaPorte, last week. James McFarlawe fcsq., enjoyed the early part of last week, with his family at Fairview, N. J. The eleventh annual ball given by Russel Karns, proprietor of the La- Porte Hotel, was a success. J. \V. Flynn of Jamison City, is dangerously ill. Dr. Herrmann of Dushore, is in attendance. Jo#. H. Murrelle, foVeinan of the Athens News office, was calling on friends at LaPorte, last week. County Treasurer, Win. Murray of Dushore, is looking after the business of liis office, this week. Mrs. Alfred Taylor of Muncy Valley, was visiting friends at La- Porte the latter part of last week. ; Miss Carrie Colt of Wysox, Brad ford county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. V- Ingham, at the 'Mere. Did you receive a bill of your in debtedness to the REPUBLICAN, and most essential of all, have you re mitted ? John Boyd, foreman of the HE PUBLICAN office, enjoyed a trip to New York city, during the holiday vacation. Wm. Hull gt'rieirtl superintendent of the HiltfG-rove tannery, was doing business at the county seat, on Tuesday. Send $3.00 to this office im mediately and secure the Pittsburg Daily Times and the REPUBLICAN for one year. W. T. Watrons of Johnsonhurg, enjoyed the society of his many friends at LaPorte, during the holi day vacation. The Williamsprrt Gazette cC* Bulletin , will please accept our mnks for one of their beautiful jalendars, for 1892. Miss Dolly Croßsley of Reigster, 1/uzerne county was visiting friends it LaPorte, Wednesday, Thursday ind Friday of last week. Governor—Senator Hill of New lost one of his titles on iri .y last. Gov. elect Flower captur iit and now David B. Hill is only enator Hill. Mrs. Jataes W. Lee of LaPorte, ho suflered several week's of ill ess died on Monday afternoon, ilerment took place at New Albany, n Wednesday. The old residents of Sullivan ounty are dying off quite rapidly. 7e chronicle two this week—G. W. ennett of Shrewsbury and Robt. aylor of Davidson. It is now asserted that the >jection of Secretary Blaine's mily to his becoming a ca«didate s been withdrawn. Another ong point in his favor. The editor and wife spent the holi y vacation with friends in Bing mpton, and had a very pleasant ae. We trust all of our renders oyed themselves likewise. A.t a meeting of the County Com *sioners, on Wednesday of last ek, Michael P. Gallagher of Cherry was appointed Mercantile Ap iser, for the present year. Ve recently received of the secre 7, a beautiful picture of the uods and buildings of the rld's Columbian Exposition to ■i place in Chicago in 1893. 'he personal property of R. D. caster, merchant of Forksville, sold by the sheritl, on Monday Tuesday. Several people of orte, were present at the sale. F. W. Gallagher of LaPorte, is on the sick list. The lumbermen are smiling—two inches of snow, on Wednesday. The offer of the Pittsburg Daily Times and the REPUBLICAN for $3.00 per year is within the reach of the poorest of our citizens. Subscribe. Rjv. J. tV. Crawford of Hughes ville assisted by Rev. J. F. Glass of Muncy Valley, are holding pro tracted meetings in the M. E. church at this place. Notice our marriage column this week, it is quite lengthy. The city papers are nowhere. We wish all the contracting parties lots of happi ness and prosperity. Prof. F. W. Meylert and wife of Forksv.lle, wero visitieg friends in Middletown, N. Y., during the week of Christmas. They returned home by way of LaPorte and report a good time. The Co'uftty Commissioners made the following appointments on Tues day : For clerk, R. M. Stormont; solicitor, P. S. Collins; jail physi cian, Dr. W. B. Hill; jauitor, Mr. Stewart Chase. Joseph Newman, station agent at Xordmont, while engaged in coup ling cars at said place had two fingers smashed on Thursday Dec. 24th. H6 is recovering nicely, how ever, from the mishap. The newly elected Jury Commis sioners, Geo. W. Simmons and C. Caseman with Sheriff Utz. were en gaged in filling the jury wheel and drawing the jury for February term of court, on Tuesday. The Lyon Lumber Cothpany of Xordmont, have quit work, owing to the open winter. They will resume operation as soon as snow comes. This company gives steady employ ment to one hundred men. The attendance at the teacher's institute held at Dushore last week, compared favorably with former years, as will be seen by our report of the gathering and proceedings given elsewhere in this iSSue. G. W. Bennett, one of the oldest residents of Shrewsbury twp., died of heart trouble, on Saturday night last. Interment took place on Tues day in the Hugkesville cemetery. The funeral was very largely at tended. It is rumored that Hon. E. A. Strong of Dushore, will go into the banking business at Wyalusing, Bradford county, about the Ist of February. Mr. Strong will hold the essential position of cashier in the new enterprise. Wilson Crawly an employee of the Lyon Lumber Company *t Xord mont, lrist a valuable horse on Thursday of last week. Mr. Craw ley's team was said to be the best on the job and was valued at four hundred and fifty dollars. A number of young people of La- Porte, attended the lecture delivered by Prof. Thomas M. Taylor of New York city, at Dushore, on Thursday evening of last week. The subject of the lecture was "Cranks" and was highly entertaining to all present. The Co, auditors G. C. Wright and J. H. Spencer and clerk, Mr. Downs, commenced work preparing the an nual cotlntj 1 statement, on Tuesday. Ulysses Bird Esq., the third auditor owing to business relations, failed to report for duty until Wednesday. C. A. Hess, the Sonestown tailor, made LaPorte a business call on Monday aud for his trouble was awarded several orders for suits. Mr. Hess is formerly of Lewisburg, Pa., and comes to Sullivan county highly recommended as a first class tailor. His card appears elsewhere in this issue. Ex-Governor Hill of N. Y., before disrobeing the torn and disgraced old blanket of Gov. of said state stole the Senate hy issuing certifi cates to Democrats beaten in place of Republicans elected. That man Hill in our mind, would be an un scrupulous gentleman to carry a laboring man's dinner. The Christmas tree at LaPorte, under the auspices of the Sunday school, was well received by our people and was more than welcomed by the little ones. Each scholar was presented with a gift, in re memberance of their interest taken in the Sunday school work. The tree was heavily laden with presents and presented a very gorgeo'JS ap pearance. Prof. M. F. Albert of LaPorte, will please accept our thanks for a report of the teacher's institute which we give elsewhere. S. S. Simmons Post, No. 477, G. A. R., elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year, viz : P. U., Isaac T. Low; S. V. 0., T. S. Simmons ; J. V. C., Asa Speary ; AdjU, M. M. Fiester; Q. M., J. J. Low ; Surgt. George Keise ; Chapt. J. W. Harvey; O. D., G. W. Sim mons; O. G., 0. B. Miller; S. M., D. W. Darling ; Q. M. S., Washington Sheets. We received a well written com munication from Dushore this week, but owing to its great length, we are unable to give it space. We shall be pleased, however, should our new correspondent continue sending us the news from the me tropolis, but insist that he grow weary before filling both sides of five sheets of foolscap paper. Short sketches of the news is much pre ferred bj' the reading public. It is pretty evident that Josh M. Lull of Bernice, will be a candidate for Mem bet - this fall, subject to the will of the Democratic convention. With Messrs Lull and Karns in the field for this honor, we can hope to see a lively and interesting Demo cratic Convention, with the odds about evenly divided. Josh, how ever, has the faculty of making things hum when he takes a hand in politics ; perhaps more so than any Democratic politician in the county. Both gentlemen have their friends, however, who will come to their rescue and a blast can be expected. The profits of the Louisiana Lot tery are larger and the investment of the company safer than auy other kind of business carried on in the world. The value of tickets for twelve drawings is shown to be $28,000,001). Total number of prizes given in twelve drawings, $14,767,200. which represents the gross profits to bo $13,*232,800. In other words the company takes 47 per cent, profit for themselves and gives a trifle more than 53 per cent, to the few winners of the prizes. Hundreds of dollars, Jwe are told, have been sent to this lottery insti tution from LaPorte and out of the hundreds who have sent their money into the sink hole not one has ever won a valuable prize. A state that will allow such a money making scheme to exist has but little regard for itself. - m» « The ticket to be voted in this slate next November will cover as much space as a large newspaper page. The names of the thirty-two Presidential electors for each party, the nominees for Congress, includ ing the candidates-at-large, and for Senator, Representative and county offices, must all be printed on one ticket. Secretary Harritv says that if the names were printed one after the other on a ticket four inches wide the ballot would probably be three yards long. As soon as the state commission shall have deter mined on the exact size and details of the new ballot, Secretary Harrity will send a specimen copy of it to the County Commissioners and others interested in the printing of the official tickets. COUNTY OFFICERS. On Monday last the newly elected count} officers were sworn in and took charge of their respective duties. The out going officials hand down to their successors the burden of official life most gracefully and with a good clean record. The out going officials are : As sociate Judges—Strong and Tay lor. District Attorney, R. J. Thom son ; Jury Commissioners, Farrell and Haas. It is suffice to say that all of these ex-officials have done their work well and carry with them the best wishes of the entire com munity. The incoming officials are : As sociate Judges—Johu Yonkin 2nd and M. J. Phillips; District At torney, A. L. Grim ; Jury Commis sioners, George W. Simmons and C. Caseman. These newly elected of ficials are well and favorably known throughout the county and we pre dict will make good and efficient of ficers. Success to you all boys, and may you at the expiration of your term retire from official duties with the same good grace as when admitted. A great combination 1 The Pitts burg Daily Times and the REPUBLI CAN for $3.00 per year. We have concluded an arrangement whereby wc can furnish to our readers a first class daily with the REPUBLICAN at a price within reach of all. Cash must accompany each order. Sub scribe. A YOUTH COMMITS MURDER IN PHILADELPHIA :—Harry Lascaden a youth 18 years of age, of Philadel phia, shot and killed Policeman Findley and wounded Policeman Nesper in the arm, on Tuesday even ing of last week. The boy was caught in the act of burglary and in attempting to make his escape com mitted the deed. The Cascaden family are spoken of in tbe highest terms by the Philadelphia papers and the mother of the desperate youth is almost distracted by the conduct of her son. HE DID NOT MARRY HER. On the Contrary, Ho is Charged with Running Off with Her Money. Irwin E. Scott, a middle-aged man of East Saginaw, Mich., hut who has been lately stopping at Front and Harrison streets, was ar rested Dec. 28, by Detective Geyer on a warrant sworn out by a young woman who resides at Dushore, Sullivan County, charging him with the theft of $4,025. It is said that he was about to be married to the young woman, and was given the money to purchase a house, but in stead lie decamped to this city. He was given a hearing before Magis trate Clement, and was held in sl,- 200 bail to await the action of the Sullivan Countv authorities.—Phila delphia Inquirer. The woman connected in this business transaction of considerable importance, is Mrs. Mcllwain widow of the late Geo. Mcllwain who was for many 3 T ears engaged in the mercanlile business at Eldredville, Sullivan county. This man Scott was brought to Dushore immediate ly after the hearing in Philadelphia and placed in a room in Hotel Carmody for safe keeping. He made good his escape however, on Wednesday night Dec. 30ih. We understand that rumor has the amount stolen, much less than is given in the abeve report, and also, that apart of the stolen goods were refunded to the Mrs. during Scott's stay at Dushore. WILKES-BARRE AND WILLIAMS PORT. ThG Lehigh Valley's Road to the We®* Branch Nearly Complete 1. Wilkes-Barre Tirnea. There are two big gangs of men at work on the Lehigh Valley Company's Williamsport railroad by way of Harvey's Lake, Bowman's creek and Lopez. One gang is on the Williamsport end and another at the Bowman's Creek terminus. A report from one of the construc tion bosses says that the fcnds are not quite two and one-half miles apart. The weather has been favorable to the work, and it is likely that the gap will be closed and the new road opened before March Ist. As the river bridge is ready to receive the Williamsport business it is probable that no time will be lost in getting the line opened. The railroad dis tance from this city to Williams port will be reduced bj' more than thirty miles, and the Lehigh Valley trains will of course carry all the business to that section from both the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys. The section through which the new road extends from Harvey's Lake i-) a wilderness which, when opened by this railroad, will become at once a great lumber country. MARRIED. SPANGENBURG—BOSTON. —At the M. E. Parsonage -Vluncy Valley, Pa., Dec. 24th, 1891, by Kev. J. P. Glass; Mr. C. D. Spiingenburg to Miss May L. Boston, both of Nordmont, PHILLIPS—MOSTELLER.—At the bride's residence, by Rev. J. F. Glass, on Dec. 24th; Mr. A. G. Phillips to Mrs. Clark Mosteller, both of Muncy Valley. SPEARY—BRUNDAGE.—At the M. E. Parsonage, Muncy Valley, Pa., Dec, 81st, 1891. by Rev. J. F. Glass. Mr. B. I. Spearv of Nordmont, and Miss Phoebe Brundage, of Nordmont, Pa. FLICK—TEMPLE—At Mr. Jonas Swank's Muncy Valley, Pa., Dec. 31st, 1891, by Rev. J. F. Glass Mr. I. D. Flick of North Mountain, Pa., and Miss Savilla J Temple, of North Mountain, Pa. HOUSKNECHT—BOG ART —At Mr. Kohenspirger's near LaPorte, Pa., Dec. 31st, 1891, by Rev. J. F. Glass. Mr. E. 8 Housknecht of Sonestown, Pa., and Miss Maty E. Bogart, of Sonestown, Pa. HANFON—MAIIAFFEY.—At Wa verly, N. Y.. on Dec. 29. Richard Hnn non of Ftrksville, to Miss Anna Mahaffey of Dushoie. SHAFFER— BAKER.—At Waverly, N. Y., on Dec. 25- Frank Shaffer to Miss Gertie Baier, both of LaPorte twp. -*£. G. SVLYAiIA * DUSHORE. PA. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, AND SHOES,' CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF THE PRODUCE BUSINESS AND AT ALL TIMES PAY THE' HIGHEST PRICE IN CASH FOR WOOL, BUTTER AND EGGS,' EL G. J. S. 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