THE REPUBLICAN. FKIPAY, AUGUST 88. 1895. * * * * ♦ . * * * * —* I The If. T. Weekly Press l # *| and | * Sullivan Republican * | for I. *| 11.25 One Tear $1.25. * *— * —* —* *- • —» * * Only one more week of summer. We are having changeable weather. The vacation days are about over. Republican State Convention, next Wednesday. Potatoes are selling for 30 cents a bushel in Lycoming county. A number of our young men rode their wheels to Sonestown Sunday. J. W. Buck and wife of Sonestown, Sundayed with friends in Laporte. Tho Democratic State Convention ■will convene in Williamsport on Sept. 19th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Gavitt:, of Laporte, on Friday, July 16lh, a son. J. W. Ballard and Arthur Miner, of Laporte, rode their wheels to Scran ton, Sunday. The Republican county conven tion will convene in Dushore, on Tuesday, Sept. 3d. It is as cowardly to talk about a man behind his back as it is to throw stones at his house in the dark. A medical authority says that whiskey will kill disease germs. Some whiskey will kill almost any thing. The game of base ball between the home team and the Bern ice boys, on Saturday last, was wou by the latter. Score, 10 to 8. J. H. Spencer of Laporte, who represents the Fenn Mutual Life Insurance Company, is doing a good business in this vicinity. You can tell more about a man's character by trading horses with him than you can by hearing him ; talk iu prayer meeting. 1 _ i There will be plenty of peaches ( this year. The railroad officials es- , tiniate that there will be 3,500,000 , baskets shipped from Delaware durs , ing the season. Extra care should be taken in : erecting guard rails along the new I Forksville road. This the people ■ should insist upon, as iu many places ( it is very dangerous. The new law compelling children to support their aged parents has ( given rise to numerous lawsuits by 1 poor districts against neglectful 1 Children. It is a just law. Congressman Wolverton, of Sun bury, is being spoken of as a prob able appointee on the bench of tbe United States supreme court in the place of the late Justice Jackson. As advertised, the farm of R. F. Bradley of Davidson twp., was sold at sheriff sale on Saturday last. The farm contains forty-five acres and was purchased by John Bradley; consideration, SBIO.OO. Hon. W. 0. Rogers of Forksville, and Jerry Osier of Lincoln Falls, were transacting business at the couuty seat, Friday. They drove the new Forksville road and report ed the new thoroughfare in first rate condition. This will be good news to many people of the county. Miss Jennie Roach of Towanda, contemplates a danoing school at Laporte this winter, providing Bhe can secure a class of fifteen or twenty scholars. Miss Roach is consider* ed a very good instructor and we don't believe she will have any trouble whatever in securing a class in Laporte. Is there a town in this part of the State better located for manufactur ing purposes than Laporte ? We think not, and the business men ex tend an invitation to all manufactur ers who are looking for a town to locate in, to make a visit to Laporte and look over the ground. Edison is experimenting with a spring to supply energy In ascend ing hills with a bicycle. The device is so arranged that it can be wound up while traveling on a level or de scending a hill. There is nothing electrical about it, being simply a mechanical construction. America's flrgt female sheriff was appointed at Springfield, Mo., Satur day evening. A five-day deadlock was ended that evening in the eounty court by the appointment of Mrs. Helen C. Stewart to be Sheriff of Orcen county, to Bucceed her hus» band, who died a week ago. As the ■heriff must preside at all executions for capital crimes Mrs. Stewart may yet become tbe world's first woman vxeeutioner. We placed five new subscribers on : our list, this week. Hon. Bussel Karns of Laporte, is confined to his room with rheuina . tism. John V. Finkle ot Laporte, con templates repairing his dwelling on South Muncy street. It is sad to see a family relic sold at auction, but the most painful thing under the hummer is generally your thumb nail. The Ladies Aid Society of Laporte will meet at the residence of Mrs. W. J. Higlgy August, 24th, 1895. MRS. J. 11. SPENCER, Secy. There will be a dance at the Las porte Hotel on Monday evening next. Good music lias been engag ed and a right good time is antici pated. By order of Com. Married:—At Green Mountain, Elkland twp., Mr. David J. Boyles to Dora J. Little, both of Elkland twp., August 14th, Rev. S. F. Fra zier of Millvicw, officiating. Joshua Battin and son Walter, of Piatt, were transacting business at the county seat, Tuesday. Mr. Bat tin is one of Sullivan county's oldest citizens and has many friends throughout the county. The annual convention of the Sullivan county Sabbath school association, convened in Laporte on Tuesday and closed its session last evening. There was a large atten dance and all seemed interested in the work. We will give full pro ceedings in our next issue. Miss U. LaPierr, Camden N. J.: Miss M. C. Ambruster, Camden; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Goodall, Philadel phia; Mr. and Mrs. Leon B. Wolf, Charlemange Wolf and Isabelle Wolf, of Lewisburg, Pa.; Mi*s Anna T. Kerrigan, Miss Ella .1 Brady, Phila delphia; Mrs. Julia 8. Freeman, New York; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Murrelle and daughter, Miss Willa, of Athens, are guests of the Mountain House. The Towanda manufacture of or gans seem to have the preference, in this locality. Two were purchas ed by citizens of Laporte last week One by Geo, Cooley, of J. A. Man ville, and the other by John Minier, who preferred the Ilolmes & Passage make. Horse-slaughtering establishments at Hammond, Ind., are doing a large business. Old and worn-out horses are bought for a dollar or two, killed aud transformed into sausages and 'corned beef." A ready sale for the •jtuf is found in Chicago and other cities where unscrupulous dealers buy it because it is cheap and sell it not as horse meat, but as beef. A German boy living in Lancaster county has developed a case of normal appetite of late, lie eats nearly all day and frequently wakes tip in tbe night to devour food placed near his bed. During one day he ate two dozen eggs, three ordinary loaves of bread, two cans of peaches, three pounds of beef, two raspberry pies and a quantity of vegetables. I will expose at public sale ou THURSDAY, August 29th, 1899, at ten o'clock, all of my household goods consisting of three chamber suits, parlor suit, new buggy, robes, blankets, two horses, one a thorough bred Hambeltonian, both being first class drivers. Terms, all bills under five dollars cash. W. B. HILL. The Republican county convention on Tuesday, Sept. 3d, should nomi - nate tbe strongest possible ticket, and thus clinch the assurance of suc cess in November. With a ticket made up of the right men there will be no doubt as to the result. Let tbe convention do its work calmly, and carefully weigh the merits of the several candidates and then unite on those best calculated to unite the party and rally the entire strength. Judge Biddle, of Coumberland county, has filed an opinion which interprets the new fee bill relative to constables' and justices' costs, decid ing that the fee for serving a warrant does not entitle the constable to 112 1 for each defendant, but for all. The suit was brought by W. D. Humer, constable of Carlisle, against the county commissioners in a case stat ed. The decision will effect every constable in tbe State. Frank Buck of Dushore, who holds tbe position of sawyer on John Hofta's saw mill In Colley twp., near Lopez, met with a fearful accident on Saturday morning last. He was arranging the guage on the large circular saw while it was in motion, and in some way bis left hand was caught by the saw, and all four of bis flngures and thumb were cut off Mr. Buck was taken to Dushore where Drs. Waddell "rjd Herrmann made bim as comfortable as possible. Frank has many friends here who regret to learn of bi« sad misfortune. Charges were recently made against the management of the State Hospital for the Insane at Harrisburg. It was alleged that the food and clothing were bad, that the general conditions were the reverse of what they should be, and that up on the whole, nothing was right. The Board ot Trustees made a thorough investigation, hearing several witnesses produced -by the complainants, and reached the unan imous conclusion that the charges were groundless. Mackerel, lake herring, and meat at Bodine & VVarn's, Sonestown Pa Pamphlet Laws, Since the adjournment of the Leg islature the State Department force lias been industriously engaged in preparing the new laws for publicat ion in pamphlet form. They will uisike a large volume, many of the acts being large anil having numer ous sections. It will give the law yers some trouble to avoid making blunders until they get the recent legislation digested. It is expected that the laws will be ready for dis tribution in a short time. Watermelons, Cantelopes and lots of fruits at B. & W. Sonestown. Quite a number of strangers visits ed our town on Tuesday morning to testify before arbitrators in the case of John Lane vs James Long. The difficulty is something like this. On July Ist James Sones, constable of Davidson township, at the request of Long and with the necessary papers, sold the personal property belonging to Mr. Lane for debt. It was a labor claim which Long held against the latter. At the sale .Mrs. Lane claim ed the goods and forbid the consta ble from making the sale. The plaintiff, however, insisted and Mr. Sones complied with his request. The suit now is to determine who owned the goods. The arbitrators are: Win. Yonkin, Cherry; Stewart Ohase and F. W. Galla-jher, Laporte. The attornius are: J. G. Sooulen foi Lane and A. J. Bradley lor Long Verdict in favor of plaintiff. Goto Bodine & Warn Sonestown Pa., for all kinds of general merchandise. The excursion to Shawanese Lake on Thursday, August 15th, under the supervision of Fr. Eniight, was a grand Buccess both socially nml financially. It was estimated thai there were two thousand people on the excursion, all of whom were will looked after by Fi\ Enright and his lieutenants, and uot a single accident occurred to mar the pleasure of the day. Shawanese Lake is a beautiful sheet of water and the many groves ibat surround it is most charming. The L. V. -R. R. officials have gone to much expense in beautifying the R. R. park which covers perhaps three acres of ground. In this park can be found every conceivable amusement. A party going there for a good time, and fails, can only blame themselves. There is an ele gant drive around the lake; it if shady and level and the distance is said to be fourteen miles. Two steamboats ply over the beautiful lake. The Bernice band furnished music for the occasion and Luffs orchestra of Wilkes Barre held forth in the large pavilion, and those who could dance were eager to take part in the exercises. T. J. Eeeler c*n fit you out with Boys, Youths and V «s ready made clothing at bottom prices. The following is published by re quest of one of our county officers who in his official capacity is called to all sections of our county: "Our people have all heard of the 'Credit Mobilier' and the 'Salary Grab,' but they have not heard of the yearly 'grab' the Supervisors in every township in the county are making. We call it a 'grab 1 because we see no improvement in the roads for the past twenty years. It is about time some change was made in the management of our highwuys. During the past two weeks we have traveled over a large portion of the county and failed to see any im provements. liose stone and rocks are in the middle of the road, thus obstructing the watercourses; there is not a rod of road that is ditched on either side; there are no water* breaks on the hill roads; the low-land is almost a perfect mud-hole. Come, gentlemen, you that were so keen for the office of Supervisor, wake up, use some judgement, or resign and tell the people you are unfit for the office. Build two miles of good road with the money you do the scratching on ten with and in time the county wilt have something to show for taxes thus expended. There is the best of material in this county for building roads and no ex cuse can be offered for their present condition." [So far as Shrewsbury twp., is con cerned we disagree with the above statement. ED, J Record of the First W kite Men On the North and West It ranch of the Saaqnehnnna, BY WM. METLERT. fOONTIHTntD FROM LAST WKEK. ] At the beginning of the year 1716 plans for the defence of the settlers were made on an extensive scale fortifications were erected, families residing in exposed positions re moved to places of safety and patrol guards established. Depredations, however, continued to be made, but the force of the blow had already been spent and the Indians found that their warriors were rapidly be ing killed or imprisoned. The government force was not yet sufficient to advance upon the Indian towns to recover the women and children taken captives but occasion ally some of the captive young men would escape from Tioga and find tlieir way home to the settlements and report the condition and num bers of others that were there and those taken into the Seneca country where captive children in great numbers were received in Indian families. Every measure within the power of the government was re sorted to in order to restore the heart stricken families their lost ones. So far as any controling power at that time existed in favor ably influencing the Indians was that Sir Wm. Johnson who held the appointment of Superintendent of Indian affairs for the British govern ment. His home was with the Mo hawks and he had held that Nation from joining the French and through them had succeeded in drawing away others of the six Nations to favor the English, from this source was the first gleam of hope, and was followed up by advances being made to conciliate the Delawares and Sliawanese. By the month of May 1756 a truce for 30 days was brought tbout, and during the month of July following, a treaty was entered into by the governor of Pennsylvania with Teedyuscung in behalf of the Delawares and others that had join ed him in invading the settlements. This was well known at the time, not to carry with it the strength de rived from treaties of united people for it was known that there was many of the Delawares and others represented that were yet in hearty illejjance with the French, all that oould be hoped was that it might prove an opening wedge by the following up of which the safety of he lives of border families would be restored and help obtain in restoring the lost ones. The terms of the treaty were; Ist that the country on both sides ot the Susquehanna above Fort Agusta should become perminently an ludi* an reservation. Second, that the claims of the Delaware Nation for lands obtained of them by previous treaties should be submitted with all the evidences of fraud to the King of England and each party to abide by his decision. Third, to provide suitable houses at Wyoming for the King of the Delawares and those of his nation living with him; further to establish schools for the education of their children and sustain ministers of the gospel among them who would enlighten them in a knowledge of the Christian religion. On the part of Teedynscung it was agreed that all that were living of those taken away captive should be returned to stop all hostilities against the English colonies and prevent to the extent of his power all hostile nations passing through his country. At this stage, in order to fasten the mind of the reader upon the events occurring upon the Susquehanna we will introduce the two men who have contributed so largely to its local history as well as being prominently connected with much that pertained to it we refer to Conrad Weiser and Rev: Christian Fredrick Post. Mr. Weiser was for many ot the early years of his life a resident among the Iroquois and became a great favorit with them, we have already had occasion to mention him in connection with the geographical survey of the country and tho aid rendered the first Moravean mission aries in 1742; two years later he en tered into the service of the govern* ment of Pennsylvania as interpreter and agent relating to Indian affairs and continued in the government service until the time of his death in 1761. During the 17 years of his service full reports of all his official transactions are found in the pub lished Colonial reports, covering hundred* of pages. In perusing his accounts ot the manner in which he performed the duties of his appoint ment nothing suggests itself more forcibly than the strict fidelity in which be served both the govern ment and the Indians with whom he had to deal. In every instance where depredations were committed [by either parties he was sure to be I appealed to for its settlement. Every thing transpiring upon the Susque hanna during the three years from the defeat of Jiraddock in 1755 until the English had regained possession of the Ohio in November 1758 came under his notice and the final suc cessful issue of events was largely owing to his wisdom in guiding those in authority. Rev. Post was a Moravean mis« sionary among the Indians on both branches of the Susquehanna extend ing his labors as far west as the Allegheney country. A Polish Pru sion by birth. lie commenced his labors in Pennsylvania as early as 1743 was the last man to abandon the field after the invasion in 1755 and the first to resume work after the treaty of 1756. His courage and faithfulness as a Gospel minister and intimate acquaintance with the hos tile people and countrj-, being well known by the government, he was engaged in their service with the hope that his influence would bring about a reconciliation among those disaffected by the treaty made with Teedyuscung and with the further hope that he would be able to recover captives. To accomplish this he felt that he was in the line of duty and undertook the most hazardous journeys both to the Ohio and the Lake country. His published jour nal, found in the Colonial Records gives in detail the accounts of several expeditions conducted by him in restoring captives in 1758. His labors were second to none in im portance in paving the way for the few years of prosperity eujoyed by the Delawares on the Susquehanna prior to their removal to the Ohio. His labors as a minister of the gospel wex-e continued until 1767 when he left as a missionary for Jamaca. CONTINUED. WESTFIELD, N. J., August 18.— While workmen were digging a sewer trench in Main street a flow of oil was struck that flooded the ditch. When ignited, the blaze shot up 15 feet. There is much interest in the town as it is believed that a good flowing oil well has been found, and half a dozen property owners are claiming the product. It flowed freely all to-day. Register'* Notioe. Notice is hereby given that the following accounts of Administrators etc., have been tiled in the office of the Register of Wills, in and for the county of Sullivan, viz: First and final account of W. GENERAL ' l -5TT«TivT&aa CMftr. J BANKING .BUSINESS. VV. C. FRONTZ. Accounts Respectfully Solicited. We have planted our TP T T T7» "O "V T Prices so low that ±Li V Hj i\ Y J - > ' J—' J- opened up a fine line of fpress Goods,! ®s«ss»»ssss®3««ss«ss3&3®Bas«B Consisting of Ducks, Royal Piques, Jaconette Plisse, Henriettas, Serges, Broadcloths, and a hundred other different kinds, styles and varities of goods suitable for this season's trade CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. We make a specialty of tho Grocery Trade and at all times have the choicest and best goods the market afford. CASH PAID For Burnsa, lees & Thanking the public for their very liberal patronage, we invite a continuance of the same. E. G. SIX iVIRJJ. Dushore Pa. J 8. HARRINGTON, Manufactuter and dealer in Boots and Shoes. I Defy Competition. ALL MY Normous Spring Stock j Of Fine Shoes marked down L—. 25 PER CENT. The most complete stock of reliable Footwear in the county. Everything Stylish and fresh from the Manufacturers. $. Harrington, MAIN STREET, - - DUSHORE, PA The largest and most complete Line of —^CLOTHING Ever shown in Dushore. Call and see my line of MENS & TOU^HBF^sut."7 S s To»is. Children's Reefer, Sailor, Junior, Jersey, Middy, and Kilt Suits; SI.OO to $7.00. My line of laundred White and , Percale Shirts is the largest ever shown in this part of the country, price 20c to $1.20, I have all the new styles in stiff HATS FOR SPRING TRADE. J, W Carroll <& Co. Dushore Pa. TO THE PUBLIC! O- O—*o--O—O—O—O—o0—o—o-—o—o—o lam prepared to meet any prices or quotations with a first class and well selected stock ot MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CJLOTHING HATS, CAPS, AND GENTS -FURNISHING GOODS TRUNKS, BAGS AND UMBRELLAS. 1 also have full lines ot Samples from two Merchant Tailoring Estab>i lishments,for Custom Work. Perfect fits guaranteed. Call and get prices. • Yours Respectfully etc., F. P. VINCENT. CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK, LOYAL SOCK COAL. Loyal Sock Coal, for sale at the Breaker of the State Line A Sulliun Railroad Co. at Berniee $3.00?!& [The State Line A Sullivan R. R. Co. 1 O. BLIGHT, Sup\