THE REPUBLICAN.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1893.
Christmas next Sunday.
Buy jou Christmas goods at
Keeler's store.
The Germania Band of Towanda
has disbanded.
A fine display of Christmas goods
at Keeler's store.
The next issue of the REPUBLICAN
Will appear on January Cth.
The school children are pleased
that the vacation days are here.
A large number of people in this
vicinity are suffering with colds.
Atty. E. M. Dunham is in attend
ance at court at Williamsport this
week.
Mrs. W. M. Cheney and Mrs.
Ward of LaPorte, were Bhopping in
Dushore, on Friday of last week.
The February election is not far
distant. It occurs on the third
Tuesday after the first Monday.
Wedding gifts as well as Christ
mas presents will be in demand this
year. They will be sent abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Karns of To
wanda, are spending the holiday
vacation with friends at LaPorte.
Our watch tinker—Mr. Weber,
has fenced off the north east corner
of his large and commodious room
and is now keeping bachelor's hall.
Keeler's store is filled with custo
mers buying Christmas presents.
Call and select before the best is
taken.
It is time to begin working the
elate for February election. Who
will handle the pencil ? The voters
will do the scratching.
As usual the REPUBLICAN gave
llie court proceedings one week in
advance of our contemporaries.
Subscribe for the paper that gives
you the news when fresh.
Mrs. J. 11. Spencer and daughter
Miss Mable of LaPorte, left for
Philadelphia, this (Thursday) where
Ihey will spend the holidays.
Gould's division ot his wealth was
simplicity itself. He gave away in
charity the same amount to the
penny that he took with him.
Judge Ingham was called by tele
phone on Tuesday to his sister s
bed side, 3&rß. Dr. Hornet of Wy
alusing who is not expected to live.
What State Superintendent Waller
has to say elsewhere in our columns,
about the progress of our schools
will be read with interest by our
school teachers.
Heavy engines are being run over
the new bed between Lopez and
Noxcn, so as to test it for regular
traffic after Jau. 1, when LaPorte
people can go direct east to Wilkes-
Barrc.
Pike county polled tbe smallest
vote of any county in the State, tbe
number cast being 1650. Forest
county was the next lowest, giving
1736. Sullivan county came third
polling 2223.
Last week's court was an expen
sive one to the tax payers. The
jurors seemed to be dead set against
the county and called upon the
county cash box to settle at least
two-thirds of the bill.
John V. Finkle, shoemaker and
harness repairer on Muncy St., has
recently hung out a new sign, tbe
lettering was done by Ed Benjamin
of Dushore, and is very nicely ex
ecuted. John, at all hours of the
day can be found on the bench
"welting" away as busy as a bee.
Stewart Chase who has served as
Warden of the Court House for sev
eral years, now occupies the Finch
house on Muncy street. Sheriff
elect Mahafley will move into the
Court House the last of this week
or the fore part of next and will
look after the jail during his term
of office.
Henry M. Harrison of LaPorte,
has just completed a picture of Gen.
P. H. Sheridan at Winchester. The
photo is sketched with pen and ink
and is remarkably good. Sheridan
on his coal black steed is in the
centre of the picture and calls to bis
retreating and shattered forces and
leads them back to battlo and to
victory. The picture will be on ex
hibition at the World's Fair.
Word comes from Miss Mollie
Keeler formerly of LaPorte and who
is nursing in Melbourne, Australia
that she is well and enjoys the ways
of the people on the otner side of
the Atlantic very much. Miss
Mollie bad the honor of christening
a Yacht, recently, which was owned
by an individual. She titled it
•■Happy-Minutes." Miss Mollie
liopes to return to America in time
look upon the World's Fair.
Three Employees on the W. 4*.
B. R. R. Injured lor Lite.
Last week will be put down as an
unlucky six days for men at work
on the W. & N. B. railroad in this
vicinity. On Wednesday the 14th,
George Carrigg of Muncy Valley
a boy of perhaps 17 years of age
who is employed as horse driver on
one of the dirt cars and while thus
engaged slipped aud fell on the
track, and his right arm was run
over by the car and broken. The
car was empty at the time. Had it
been loaded with sand, as George
was working in the sand pit near
Lake Mokoma, it would have severed
it from his body. Dr. Hill set the
broken bones and George grated
his teeth and stood the operation
like a little man.
On Friday the lGth an Italian boy
about the same age of George, 17
years and who was also a mule or
horse driver on a dirt car, slipped
and fell under the wheels and liis
right leg was so mutilated that he
was sent to the Hospital at Williams
port on the same day of the acci
dent where Drs. Detwiler and Con
nolly amputated the limb below the
knee. The car was loaded at the
time of the mishap, hence, the fear
ful result. • The young man was at
work grading the fill near Henry
Kohensparger's about one mile from
town. Frank Bascos was the un
fortunate boy's name and he re
sided with his uncle d aunt at this
place.
This accident was 'low
ed by the third which came on
Saturday. An Italian at work in a
pit near Philip Karge's about three
miles from town was struck by a
falling rock and his leg broken. Dr.
Hill set the limb and made him as
comfortable as possible. He was
taken to the Beading Hospital on
Monday.
Rlter Oppose to Quay lor United
Ntates Senator.
Frank M. Riter esq. a Representa
tive of the County of Philadelphia,
has written a letter to tho Phila.
Press urging tho Senate and House
to elect George 8. Graham, now dis
trict atty. of Philadelphia, to the
United States Senatorship in place
of the Hon. M. S. Quay. One would
hardly think with the high recom
mendation of Mr. Graham as re
marked by both Mr. Biter and the
Press, that this gentleman would
allow these people to make such a
consummate tool of him.
Mr Riter has assumed much r6-
sponsibility in urging Mr. Graham
in the field, aud at this late day can
uot hope to defeat the man who car
ried us to victory in 1888—the Hon.
M. S. Quay. Mr. Graham will have
an opportunity of attending his own
funeral as Mr. Depew tells us about.
In regards to the Press, but few
people care what it says. It has
kept a continual uproar in our party
for years. Should the Press adopt
an entirely new rule from the past
and epeak for harmony in our party
instead of fight, it would have a
heap more friends in the rural dis
tricts than it lias at the present date.
Increase the Whiskey Tax.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Repre
sentative Owen Scott, of Illinois, is
collecting facts and figures, and will
immediately after tho holidays re
quest the Ways and Means Com
mittee to accord him a hearing on
his bill increasing the internal reve
nue tax on whiskey. The bill in
creases the tax on distilled spirits
from 90 cents to $1.25 per gallon.
The present tas on wiskey pro
duces about $90,000,000 annually.
The increase proposed will give
about 40 per cent, more revenue, or
a total of about $126,000,000 from
distilled spirits alone.
James McFarlane is selling hard
coal to LaPorte customers at $5.50
a ton. It costs SO.OO or sfi.so to
have a ton of the Bernioe coal de -
livered here. Three dollars at the
mines and three or three and a half
for delivering. Our people prefer
the Bernioe eoal but under the cir
cumstances are obliged togo else
where. The people of this vicinity
have always patronized the Berniee
mines and do not like to be driven
away from our own production in
this manner. Mr. Blight ought to
make some arrangements by which
his old customers here, could pro
cure coal of hlin as cheaply as of
mines one hundred miles distant.
The Forks township road com
missioners have filed papers for a
new trial in the case of Sullivan Co.
vs Forks twp., and the same will be
argued at Tunkhannock on next
Tuesday, December the 27th. This
case was heard in court laat week
and relates to the vacating of a road
down Loyalsopk- TUe verdict was
jp favor qf the Commonwealth. The
attornies employed in the case were:
A. L- Grim and E. M- Dunham for
Commonwealth and J. G. Scouten
and F. T. Dempsey for the defend
ants.
HEARD IH COURT.
Nome Experiences of Lawyers as
Related to a "Republican"
Reporter.
From the Willlamsport Republican.
What District Attorney Iteilly of
Lycoming county has to say regard
ing the disposal of court costs by
jorors:
"There is," said Dist. Atty. Reilly,
a day two or ago, "I admit, much
objection found to the law that
makes it possible for a jury to find a
man, accused of crime, not guilty
and yet put the costs of the trial of
the case on him. But it is some
times a pretty good law. A short
time ago, for instance, [ was pres
sing the charge of desecrating a
grave against a man. The case was
something like this: Two childreu
of a poor man in the city died and
he was without means to purchase a
burial lot in the cemetery. A neigh
bor appreciating his condition came
to him and generously informed
him that he could bury the bodies
of the little ones in his lot at one of
the city cemeteries. The otter was
accepted and the bodie's of the poor
man's children were placed at rest
in the lot of his generous neighbor.
A few years later the generous heart
ed man died and his body was placed
at rest in the same lot with the re
mains of the children. A few
months later a son of the lot owner
notified the father of the dead chil
dren that he wanted him to take the
bodies of his d brats out of that
lot within 24 hours or he would
take them out for him. The man
was yet poor and unable to stand
the expense of the removal of the
bodies. He plead for a little time
but a few days later was informed
by a neighbor that the son told him
that he had removed the bodies of
the two children from his lot. The
poor man hurried to the cemetery
where lie found evidences of the re
moval of the remains of his children.
Hurrying then to the aon of his
benefactor he asked him if lie had
removed the bodies. The soil re
sponded that he had, and added that
lie had thrown the bodies to the
hogs.
The grief stricken man had the
young man arrested charged with
desecrating the graves, and at the
trial of the oase tlje Jacts as re
lated were presented by the Com
monwealth as the evidence upon
wiijch it hoped to sustain a convic
tion. The defendant thereupon
denied that he had disturbed the
bodies of tL|e children, and the sex
ton of the cemetery testified that lie
had that very morning examined
the graves and found the bodies un
disturbed,"
"Of course we couldn't hope to
convict the man after that. It
would be impossible. But the jury
put the costs 011 the wretch,and 1 tell
you there was not a man in the court
house who did not feel like thanking
God that there was a law that made
it possible to lind a man not guilty
and yet put the costs on him,"
This saying of District Attorney
Reilly of Lycoming county should
be weighed well and digested by
Sullivan county tax payers who
serve as jurors, and in place of put
ting the costs of petty cases on the
Commonwealth, they should heap it
upon either the plaintiff or defendant
iu the case. This would have a
tendancy of lessening the number
of petty cases brought before our
courts, and the large amount of
county monej' now used in defray
ing and paying witnesses and jury
fees of such cases—oould bo dedi
cated toward paying off the coun
ty's indebtedness. It appears very
funny to us, that our tax paj'ers
should complain of the indebtedness
of the county and by their verdicts
at court increase the burden ten
fold.
After January Ist t * A
registered letters at all \ ..ifices
will bo reduced from 10 to 8 cents.
• Tuesday was pay day on the rail
road and fifteen thousand dollars
was distributed among the work
men.
Tbe printer will have a vacation
next week. Christmas week you
know. We are going to putin the
time hunting rabbits. Our ofllce,
however, will he open for the trans
action of business.
Sheriff UU will retire from office
on the first Monday in January
when Sheriff-elect Mahaffey will
take up the reins and servo tbo peo
ple as High Sheriff for tho next en
suing three years.
We placed four new subscribers
on our list this week. The circula
tion of tbe REPUBLICAN is increas
ing at a satisfactory gate. Our
friends, especially in the Western
part of the county, have resolved to
assist us in this department.
Mr. Konklo who cut the right
away for tho W. & N. B. It. It, paid
off the earnings of Lis men for last
month's workon Tuesday. There was
a general stampede of the men to
get their cash first. All were
paid, however, and satisfaction pre
vailed and those who. would have
discounted their due bill tQ a oash
buyer a month ago would have been
more than pleased had the amount
of the same been thrice as large,
This Is a fair example that men can
be too hasty in condemning the
honesty of their employers.
Hon. James G. Blaine is danger
ously ill at his residence in Washing
ton and his death is looked for at
any minute. He is suffering from
Blight's disease.
The ladies of LaPorte gave a
bazaar in the old bank building
commencing on Wednesda}'. The
proceeds of which will go toward
purchasing a piano for the school
hall. The entertainment will be
kept open until all goods are
posed of, possibly all of the week.
Elegant Christmas presents adorn
the tree. We would advise our
young men to call and glance upon
the beautiful display of home talent
and tasty work before purchasing
their best girl a Christmas gift.
Here is an article from the New
York World regarding the pensions
awarded the old soldier boys. You
will no doubt read it with interest
aud grasp the fact according to
the World's say, that you have
been "fraudulently placed there for
the purposes of vote-buying," and
that in all probabilities your pen
sions will be greatly reduced if not
entirely taken from you. It would
appear that the Democracy intends
paying out the now pension funds
in "salary" which will bo awarded a
certain few. Here is the article :
Pension Reform M u*t Come.
"For the honor of honest pension
ers not less than for the protection
of the Treasury against fraud, it is
the imperative duty of the coming
Congress to purge the rolls and of
the present Congress to prepare the
way.
Fortunately the partisan cow
ardice whioh has so long controlled
Congress in this matter is losing
its hold. The fear of the "soldier
vote" which prompted Democrats
for years to vote for every pension
bill, private or public, however
flagrantly unjust it might be, is no
longer dominant.
The result in November showed
that the soldier vote is not so venal
as politicians of both parties have
assumed it to be. In spite of the
attempts made to purchase it for
Harrison by the fraudulent abuse of
pension legislation tho States in
which the vote is strongest were
carried for Cleveland. Illinois.
Wisconsin and Indiana aro Demo
cratic, and even in Ohio the Repub
lican plurality is reduced to nominal
tigil res,
The Democratic leaders have
taken fresh oourage from this fact
and are already planning measures
to restore to the pension list its
character of a roll of honor and to
strip from it the names that have
been unjustly and fraudulently
placed there for purposes of Yote
buyingV— World-
Anthony Attack!* ttie Pension
Lawn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Repre
sentative Anthony, of Texas, intro
duced in the House to-day a bill re
pealing the act of June 27, 1890,
granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors and to widows, minor chil
dren and dependent parents of
soldiers and sailors. The bill also
provides that all pensions granted
under the act shall be discontinued.
County Institute.
The annual meeting of the Sulli
van County Teachers' Institute, will
be held at Dusliore in Garey's Hall
during the week commencing Mon
day Jan. 8, 1893. The first session
will commence at 2 o'clock p. M.
Mondaj-. The regular instructors
will be Hon. Henry Ilouck, Deputy
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, of Harrisburg, Pa., and
Superintendent J. M. Coughlin, of
Wilkes-Barro, Pa.
The evening lectures will be as
follows:
Tuesday evening, Supt. J. M.
Coughlln. Wednesday evening,
Hon, Henry nouck. Thursday even
ing, John R. Clarke, of New York
city.
Thursday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock Deputy Supt. Ilouck will
deliver an address to the directors
and patrons of our schools.
M. It. BLACK, CO. Sup't.
W C. T, V- Hunrterlj- Convention.
Tho First Quarterly Convention
of the Sullivan County W. C. T. U.,
will be held in East Forks P, M.
Church, Deo. 38th, 1892. The fol
lowing program will be presented :
FIRST SESSION 2 V. M.
Devotional exercises conducted
by Mrs. S. Ilottenstein. Address
of welcome—Mrs. M. E. Ferrell;
Response—Mrs. V. F. Bedford ;
Singing; How can we more effectu
ally Interest our children in the
temperance—Mrs. L Carpenter;
The promises to those who over
come—Mrs, & Select reading
—Mys. A. Y> Rogers} Women's
sphere; Is it only in the home ?
Miss Ada Meylert; Singing » Mis
cellaneous business; adjournment.
SECOND SESSION 7 P, M,
Devotional exerolset; Medal
oontest work—Miss H. E. Grimm ;
Medal contest; adjournment.
Miss IIAKRTET E. GRIMM, Pres.
i Miss lUußilil M. LIUXE, Scc'y.
Our Public School System.
Advance sheets of the annual re
port of Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., Super
intendent of Public instruction, are
out. Some interesting statistics are
exhibited, and the figures for the
past year show that the number of
pupils in the public schools was
977,528, an increase of 8,022; the
number of schools was 23,426, an
increase of 522; the number of
teachers was 25,339, an increase of
414. The total expenditure, includ
ing that upon building was $14,-
329,140.46 an increase of $810,431.48.
The estimated value of school
property was $40,242,G64, an in
crease of $4,705,720. The State ap
propriation for the year was not five
millions, but two millions of dollars.
The great appropriation of five mil
lions of dollars first became avail
able on the first Monday of June of
the current year, 1892.
Dr. Waller says the indirect ef
fects of the great appropriation
have already manifested themselves.
School boards have made much
needed improvements at the cost of
the districts. Free text books have
been introduced, the term has been
lengthened, salaries have been rais
ed, and school buildings have been
erected in all inspects worthy the
cause. Improved apparatus has al
so been introduced. In 2,481 school
text books were supplied free of
cost, while in others the boards
adopted the policy of supplying part
of the books annually with a view
to a general introduction.
Dr. Waller is against the division
of the school year into a summer
and winter term, as was once the
general practice, and presents strong
reasons in favor of the single term.
The superintendent also thinks
the minimum school term should be
longer. Now that school boards
can lengthen without additional coat
to themselves, all receiving State
aid should be requirod to have an
undivided term of at least eight
months.
It is stated that the experience of
another year has emphasized the
need of closer supervision. The
greater the number of schools the
greater the need of supervision.
This number has grown from 10,000
in 185-4 to 23,000 in 1892.
The proposition to attach a salary
to the ofllce of school director, the
superintendent says, implies an im
mense expenditure of public money
and also such a change in the char
acter of the men chosen us would
portend great harm to the schools,
lie thinks they should be paid when
they are in attendance upon the
triennial convention for the election
of superintendents, as directors
should not accept the hospitality of
candidates. lie is also of the opin
ion that the directors should be paid
on directors' day at the county in
stitute.
On the subject of compulsory
education he says that in addition
to the reasons given in the last re
poport in favor of such a law in
Pennsylvania, it may be added that
at least twenty-seven States and
Territories have compulsory educa
tion.
Dr. Waller observes that the
twelve State Normal Schools have
won the confidence and support of
the public to a decree that has made
.Xheir usefulness almost inestimable.
There are gathered annually in these
institutions about eight thousand
of the youth of the Commonwealth.
Respecting the colleges and high
schools he says the gap that has ex
isted between the higher institutions
of learning and our public schools
is steadily closing.
The legislation most needed
a single term, for an increase of
the minimum term, for closer super
vision, for the limitation of the pro
visional certificate, for a recognition
of a college diploma under tbe
proper restrictions, for meeting the
actual expenses of directors and the
tri-ennial convention and for one
day at tbe county institute.
liiwineas Local*.
HORSES! MULES (
Buy your stock of
F. 11. TOMLINSOK,
ttonestown, Pa.
All stock guaranteed as represented.
Insure your life in the Great Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia,
F. H. TOMLINSON, agent for Sullivan
County.
EXECUTOR'S HOTICH,
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have taken letters testamentary as
executors of the last will aud testament
of John Phillips, late of Davidson town
ship dee'd. All persons having claims
against said estate are requested to present
them duly authendtcated for settlement.
D. B. PHILLIPS, )
[ Executors.
EJ*WARI> PHILLIPS. )
Dec. 4-82.
Dynamite,
1 have a quantity of Dynamite Caps,
and Fuse for sale. Any one wishing to
have stumps, rocks or boulders, removed
from their land, can procure this explosive
in any quantity from me. Can also
furnish a man to handle the same, if the
party so desire.
11. P. HALL,
Oct. 14, 6m. Sonestown, Pa.
The UEFUUWCAN, only SI.OO a year.
NOTICE NOTICE
The people of Western Sullivan are hereby requested to give us their attention
for just one moment—While we tell you that our stock of—
Fall and Winter Goods
Are now Complete and che iper than ever. Our stoek consists of Dry goods, Gro
ceries Hats Caps, Boots, Shoes, Rubber goods, Clothing of every description, Pat.
Medicines, Drugs and everything usually kepi iu a lirst class General Store Aud
don't forget that for cash we give you—
-10 per Cent Discount
On all these Goods. - Give us a trial and We will convince you that "We can sate
you money. No trouble to show—
Goods and Give Prices.
We don't want the Earth, only a share of your Patronage.
Yours Very Respectfully,
J. H. CAMPBELL & SON, Shunk, Pa.
Shunk, Pa., Sept. 2, 1892.
FOR
A Big Bargain,
Come and see us,
J. W. CARROLL & CoT
In our mew branch store at Laporte.
We have on hand an CTteellent line of Gents furnishing goods of all kinds, includ
ing suits, Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Underware. Boots and Shoes, Rubber goods, Felts
and etc., at prices that e'efy competition.
Custom Work:
PItOMI'TLY AHTO
Correctly done at our head quarters in HOTEL CARROLL BLOCK at Dushore, Pa.
We respectfully invite YOU to call and see us and examine goods and prices be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
J, W. Carroll Co.
W. HARRISON, Manager.
30 Days Clearing-Out Sale!
To make room for Fall Stock commencing on July 20, 1892.
I have » large stock of goods which will be sold at a great bargain. Will Bell Shoes at whole
sale priceß. Ono dollar will buy a good pair of
MEN'S, BOYS', YOUTHS', LA DIKS'
MISSES' OR CHILDREN'S SHOES.
o
VII V s lender, Til ■■ Largest Stock,
I Hll Uratcst variety, I Hp Most Correct Styles,
I Ilk JJe* t (ioods, I Ilk Heat Values,
BEST MAKES, LOWEST^PRICES.
Wholesaler, Retailer, Manufacturer.
Every style, stae, quality or grade of goods known to the trade In stock or to order. For
the Foil trade we are making an nnnsally large stock of lluud-wade BuOts and Shoes at prices
very low. Repairing neatly done on short notice. _ ...»
i always carry a lull stock ot Leather and findings of every description. Cash paid for
llids, l'clts, Wool, Tallow, Ao.
J. S. HARfc.. «GTON,
DUSHORE, TA. - LOPEZ, PA J
. Leading Shoe Denier nnd Manufacturer of Sullivan County.
, Manager, X.opei Store.
55£ G. SYLVAM.K
DUSHOKE. PA.
DEALER IN
R.VIT GOODS,
GROCERIES, BOOTS,
AND SHOES,
CROCKERY AND
GLASSWARE.
WE MAKE A
SPECIALTY OF
THE PRODUCE?
BUSINESS AND AT
ALL TIMES
PAY THU
HIGHEST PRICE
IN CASN FOR
WOOLj BUTTER
AND EGGS.
E. G. S
TO TUB PUBM©T~
o-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O
lam prepared to meet any prices or quotations with a first class and
■well selected stock ot
MEN'S, YOUTUS, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
HATS, CAPS, AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
Tit UNKS, BA GS AND UMBRELLAS,
I also have full lines ot Samples from two Merchant Tailoring Estab*
li6hments,forCußtom Work. Perfect fits guaranteed. Call and get prices,
Yours Respectfully etc.,J
,F, P. VINCENT.
CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK,
LOYAL SOCK COAL,
Loyal Sock Coal, for sale at the Breaker of the State Lino & Sullivafl
Railroad Co. at Bernioe- .
S3.QQ?SS:
Th» Slate Liufi & Sullivan R. R. Co. I. 0. RttGttf, Snpt;