Sullivan republican. (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, September 27, 1895, Image 3
THX REPUBLICAN. PHtPAV SK.VTKM 11BH 27, 1M) '- ' Tk- A'. y Weekly Pr«»» l # *. and | J JSuliioan Republican * I f<,r *| |i1.25 One year $1.25. | ♦—-t—♦ Forksville fair next week. Is this our Indian summer ? Sensationai~ stories are afloat. Our candidates are growing in favor. . Potatoes are a good yield in this vicinity. Decorations will be in order next Monday, The Hughesville fair is in session this There were only four days of court, last week. Will Rogers, Suudayed with friends in Laporte. Contest courtOctober 15; special court October 21st. Several pass ed through town, Sunday. Judge Dunham is holding argu ment court in Towanda, thisweeK. The people of Sullivan county take kindly to our farmer candidate. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hugo of Du shore, Suudayed with friends in La porte. A large number of our people are in attendance at the Hughesville fair this week. __ Our candidates can be found at the county fair next week. Give them a call. We have recently addressed bills to a large number of our delinquents. Please remit. The G. A. R. boys will meet at Laporte next Monday. Give them a royal reception. The engine of an express train consumes twelve gallons of watei for each mile traveled. Montour county has only twelve post offices, the fewest number ol any county in the State. Mrs. C. H. Jennings and little son of Lopez, are confined to their rooms with scarlet fever. The members of the New Albany cornet baud have taken the tempei— ance pledge for one year. The county fair, this year, prom ises to surpass anything of the kind ever before held in the county. There will be considerable driving over the new Forksville road next week, going to and from the fair. The Sonestown base ball club «hould challenge the Bernice boys for a game at Laporte, in the near future. One dollar and ten cents is the ex cursion rate from Laporte to the Hughesville fair. Good only for one day. T. J. Heeler of Laporte, has on exhibition a 55 pound pumpkin, grown in his truck patch. Who tcan beat it ? .Hon. Russel Karns of Laporte, m Jooking at his farm crops in Columbia county, the early part of the week. Fawcett and Lawrence make a good ticket Let every worker «trive to make toeir majority as large as possible. Bernice and Sonestown base ball clubs should cross bats. Laporte would be the proper place for a meeting of this kind, The young people of town enjoyed a dance in the Ingham pavilion at Lake Mokoma, Friday evening. They report a good time. Mrs. A. M. Cheney of Laporte, left for Centeremoreland, Wyoming county, Saturday, where she will visit her sister for several weeks. Election will occur on Nov. 5, hence you must pay a county or state tax on or before Oct. sth, to enable you to vote at said election. It is estimated that 3,000 marri ages are daily performed through the world. And yet old maids and bachelors are still very much in evi dence. Each one of our neighboring counties have served tie REPUBLI CAN with a comp. to their annual Fair. As yet we have not heard from our home society. The annual convention of the State county commissioners will convene in Meadville next week. County Commissioners, Farrell, Lit zelman and Webster, with their clerk, J. E. Gall igher, will take part in said convention and will leave for »uld place, Monday. fiw wi'viuits in a "cliool for tfirin in Connecticut while cleaning up the i , w ,m- after -cuool closed, discovered I wad* of chewing gum stuck about in various place*- i Sheriff Mahaffey assisted by Swank or Muney Valley, conveyed I that man Wilson, of Bcrnice, who wa* convicted last week of assault with attempt to kill, to Cherry llill. , Wednesday. I A Texas preacher threw a bible at a deacon who started to run awaj with the collection, aud knocked him down the front steps of the , church, breaking his leg in two j places. Uuue Ball* Laporte vs Sonestovvn, at Laporte Saturday. Score, Sonestown 33, La- ( porte >24. This is the second game played between these clubs. Both games were won by the Sonestown , boys. Base Ball Challenge. The Reserve ball club of Towanda wishes to challenge any team in Bradford, Sullivan or Lycoming counties, to a series of games for the championship. The county commissioners award ed James Brown of Bern ice the con tract of Binking a well in the court house yard for use of the county buildings, last week. James com menced work Monday and will de scend about 40 feet. Atty. J. G, Scouten of Dushore, has sued the officials of the W. & N BR. R The hearing will take place in Dushore on Saturday, at 2 p. m. The W. &N. B. officials are ignorant of any claim that Mr. Scouten may hold against them. The county commissioners award ed the contract for the erection of a new iron bridge over the Loyalsock at Ringdale, to the Horseheads Bridge Company, last week. The contract calls for the erection of the bridge by the Ist of December. The Lackawanna county jail has in it 147 prisoners, and there is no room for one more. One of these days, says an exchange, it will be necessary to wall in the entire county for jail purposes, i f the number o. offenders continue to increase as it has for some time past. We are told that the attornies ol the county will petition the court to appoint a janitor for tue county buildings. The reprimand by the recent Grand Jury, relative to the condition of the county buildings would lead one to believe that there should be a change in this direction. The Supreme Court now holds thafc damages for an injury upon a defective skle walk or pavement may he collected from the property owner if he has been notified to repair the same and has neglected to do so. There are soaic side walks in La porte that require attention. 'i he council should act in such cases, A lunatic escaped tlio vigilanoe of the attendants at Pantile's asylum a few days ago and climbed a tree, refused to come down. -A well di rected stream of water from the garden hose, Gnally induced the un fortunate man to descend, after which he was overpowered and a large batcher knife removed from his clothes. Lizzie Perkins, the West Virginia girl who disappeared at Wilkesßarre August 27, was found with a band of Gypsies at Plymouth Wednesday by Constable Kulp, Kanticoke, who restored her to her anxious brother. Lizzie wanted togo to Pittston and asked the Gypsy man to direct her. He put her on the Plymouth car and brought her to his camp. P. P. Drake of Tunkhannoek, was nominated for District Attorney of Wyoming county at the Democratic convention held in paid place on September 16th. The Republicans of Wyoming made no nomination for this office,, hence Mr. Drake's election is sure. Frank was former- It' of Laporte and his old friends here wish him every success. Mrs. A. A. Overholtzer left for her Bangor home, Monday, where she and her husband will live a retired life. Mr. Overholtzer has been en gaged in taking care of his crops on his farm in Luzerne county for tlie past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Overholtzer are genuine hotel people and have given the best of satisfac tion during their existence in the Laporte Hotel. As usual the REPUBLICAN takes the lead. We gave the list of votes thrown out, the result of the judicial contest, in our issue of September 13 The Dushore Gazette followed suit in their issue of September 19th, and took the same from the REPUBLICAN without giving us due credit. Those who were anxious about the doings of th« contest and subscribed for the REPUBLICAN to this end, have not been disappointed. Mrs. IS. Kulp of Williamsport, in visiting ber brother, Sheriff Ma- ImfTey and family of tliif* place. , Between the teacher who tells him the earth is round aud the preacher , who tells him It will come to an end, llic small boy is in doubt. Mrs. S. F. C olt and son, Master Fred, of Buffalo, who have been visiting friends in Laporte for the past few days, loft for their home, Wednesday. Have the baby's picture taken. Kemp the photographer will show t,he little follow on card board just as real as it can be made and his charges are reasonable. Henry IJpman of Laporte, recently sunk a well in his yard and now claims to have the best water in town. Henry has got a very con venient and pretty home, and be is deserving of it, too. G. C. Jackson Esq.. of Scranton, was transacting business in Laporte Wednesday. Mr. Jackson drove from Dushore and Judge Dunham accompanied him to the metropolis; Wednesday afternoon'on his way to Towanda where he goes to hold argument court. The condition of our roads and sidewalks are about on a par. Our Burgess should take a stroll around the town and make a note of the con ilition of our thorough f:ires and re port the same at the uext meeting oi the Town Council. Perhaps this body has overlooked it. The telegraph operators in the employ of the Lehigh Valley are to be given an examination. Blanks contsining over 200 questions have been sent to all the operators, and it is stated that the man who answers all of them correctly must be well up in the business. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Maud Croesley, ot Santa Monica, Cala., and formerly of Laporte, to Mr. Curtis J Boyd The ceremony will take place at the residence of Mrs. R. R. Fanner, » friend of Miss Maud's, on Wednes lay evening Oct. 2d. The REPUB LICAN extends congratulations in advance. W. J. Jligley of Laporte, formerly ofElkland twp. and an old neighbor of Henry E. Faveett the people's candidate for Sheriff, speaks of Hen ry as l>eing a good man, neighboi ind citizen. Mr. Higley is a strong believer ot Prohibition principles, but notwithstanding this, has many kind words for his old neighbor and friend. Those who know Mr. Faw cett best will give him their undi vided support in this campaign. P. C. DeWitt, Esq., of Towanda is one of the Democrats who >8 al ways ready to respond to Lis ' call, and whose services in national elections have been much sought not only in Pennsylvania but in adjoining states. But when he asks for office or appointment at the hands of the Democratic party he is always gently stood aside. That was the situation at Williamsport at the recent convention, and the sur prising thing is that Mr. DeWitt takes such treatment so good natur» edly. Some time ago Sheriff Mahaffey was called upon to make sale of a quantity of personal property sup posed to be the property of Geo. W. Reimsnyder. At the sale, however, Mrs. Elizabeth lleimsnydcr claimed the goods and forbid the Sheriff to make the sale. The Sheriff secured the necessary bonds and proceeded to sell. Mrs. Reimsnyder has since taken exceptions to the procedure and brought the matter before arbitrators Wednesday. The hearing was held in the courthouse at 1 p. m. Sher iff Mahaffey, is the defendant in the suit. His bondsman, is, of course, interested and will look after his side of the case. The arbitrators are: Hon. W. C. Rogers and J. W. Rogers of Forks ville and Walter Spencer, Laporte. The attornies are: Bradley for plain tiff and Scouten for defendant. Arbitrators awarded their verdict in favor of the defendant. May Erect Town Buildings. The last Legislature passed a law which is of interest to many towns ships in this county. It provides that tho township commissioners may erect town buildings to be used for election purposes, and for the storage of road machinery and in which town meetings of all kinds may be held. For the erection of such buildings the law provides that money may be borrowed and bond-< issued. If every township in the connty had such a building it would be a great saving to tax payers. At present in most election districts the county has to pay rent for a voting place, and the towns rent for the storage of its road and other machinery. We believe tho law is a I good one and will be taken advan tage of. Election, November 6th. The aupply of water in Uporte l» tfxtreioely low. Co. Supt. F. W. Moylert is report »d on the sick list. Kemp llic photographer ia busy looking after the babies. Mrs. Dr. Meylert of Wilkes Barre. s visiting trien<ls in Laporte. The Bradford county fair is in session at Towanda, this week. Mrs. Wallace "Wootlruirof William sport is visiting with friends in town. Mrs. Helen Boico llunsicker, of Philadelphia, is visiting with friends in Laporte. Harley Ed bin is a first class rail« road conductor. He is looking after the regular, now. Mrs. E. S. Chase and children of Eagles Mere, are visiting with friends in Wyal using. Notice, I am prepared to nil orders for Lehigh Valley "Stove" and "Nut" coal at $4.50 for 2000 lbs. delivered, or $4 00 from the yard. JAMES MCFAKLANB, Laporte. Hunting season is close at hand. We are told that one of our citizens will devote a month in pursuit of birds for shipment and will capture them in snares. Were he to use a gun, we would wish him good luck, is the birds would then have a show for their lives. Any boy can set a trap. The Nordmout Hotel, Peterinan Bros., proprietors, burned to the ground Monday afternoon. The Ire kindled from the flue in the attic. The building cost fc'22oo and was insured for SI2OO. The furniture of which a good part was saved, was also insured. At this | date the boys are undecided as to ' re-building. Ladies, have vou seen the new dress woods at T. J. Iveeler's. He can astonish vou, both in quality and price- The "Prohibition Shoe Entertain - | ment" will be given at the M. E jliurcli at Forksville on j evening Oct. 3d, under the au-pice >f the Forksville W. C. T: IT. Eacli .art is taken by the best procurable ionic talent, thereby giving an eve ,ing that will be both entertaining md instructive. Children undei r .en years, admitted free. Adults, •en cents. Come, everybody. By order of Com. Mackerel, lake herring, and meat at iodine >fc NVarn's, Sonestown t a Public Jiale. J. T. Brady, a jobber of Jamison City, will dispose of his personal property consisting of a thousand tnd one items, on SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1895. it liis barn in Jamison. Among the idvertised list are: Eight horses seven wagons, one fine surrey, set ol blacksmith tools, eanthooks, picks '« Termß) all sums nndei etc, eu;. jjjjjg months $5.00, cash; over ~ •redit. Remember the date lay Oct. 5, 1895. Mn. EDITOU : It was the writer's privilege to travel the new road from Forksvilie to Laporte last week. As your read ers are no doubt aware this road is built along Loyal Sock and Mill U'reek, The grade is therefore ex jellent as it follows very nearly the natural grade of these two streams. To residents of this county who lave been compelled to travel the >ld road over the mountain via Eagles Mere to get from the western listricts to the county seat, the opening up of this new thoroughfare s a cause for hearty congratulation ind thanksgiving. The distance by ,he old road was fifteen miles, By .he new road it is but nine. A trip >ver the old road involved the climb ng of a mountain. By the new road he only ascent in the natural grade )f the streams along which the road msses, and this ascent is so gradual ,hat it is no hardship. The time re quired to travel the old road was ibout four houre. By the new road he trip can be made in less than lalf that time and with much less langer and fatigue. Altogether the ipening of thi9 road markes a new jra in the history of Sullivan county, bringing together, as it does, the ;wo sections of the county. The scenery along the route is svild and picturesque. We doubt 112 one oan find in the State a road of this length having more natural boau ;y for the eye of the traveller. Mr. Chas. Williams, the contractor ias done a good job of work, Con lidering the great difficulties that were in the way it is surprising how well the work has been done. Of course the road is new and it will be several years before it becomes smooth. The road commissioners :>f Forks township have not yet ac* cepted their portion of the road from Mr. Williams but the difficulties be tween them will doubtless soon be adjusted and the road opened for public travel. The people generally are getting anxious to make use of tUia long-delayed thoroughfare. , Report ol Uraud Jury. The grand jury of last week re ported B8 follows: Wo have acted upon eight bills of indictments of which seven were found true bills and one not a true iiill. Wo bog leave further to report that we have visited and inspected the county buildings and find the water closets in a deplorable con dition, and recommend that the county commissioners procure a proper supply of water immediately. We also find the sidewalks around the public square in an unsafe con dition and order their repair at once. We also recommend the immediate r?poir of the iron fence. We further report water pipes from the roof are to the walls and grounds ind recom d that tbeßc pipCS b£ with the sewer. > strongly recom mend that the county v "Omm ssioner. appoint a suitable person . or who shall take proper care ( jounty property. RUSSEL KARSTS, Foreman. T. J. Keeler can fit your boy with a )uit of clothes from $1.25, up. Goto Bodine & Warn Sonestown Pa., for all kinds of general merchandise. Death-bed Marriage. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 22.—At Chris Shaw's hotel, on North High Street, there was a sick-bed marriage to-day. The bride who is in the last stages of consumption, is Miss Rosa L. Shaw, daughter of the pro prietor of the hotel. The groom Charles Lee Moody, of 1011 Easl Hoffman Street, has been attentive to Miss Shaw for some time, ant their engagement had been announc ed. Some weeks ago Miss Shaw be came ill, and has since been wasting away, until now she is but a shadov of her former self. Mr. Moody has been ascidious in liis attentions since her illness, and lias spent most of his time at lier bedside. It was the wisli of both that they be married. Accordingly Rev. John M. Bolaud, of St. A in ccnt's Catholic church, was called in and the couple were married, Mr. Moody taking in his hand the hand of the bride, who wa3 too feeble to move. Those who witnessed the marriage were Mrs. Emma McChell, Mrs. Em ma Omelia, Miss Liza McEldon, Miss Emma J. Omelia and Miss Kattie McEldon. Mrs. Moody has not lieen able to leave her bedside since and may never do so again. T. J. Keelercan fit you out witli Boys, Youths and Mens ready made clothing al bottom prices. CJeorgetowii lias a Kent UtioMt. WILKES BAKKE, Sept. 22. —There :ias been a big scare at Georgetown, a suburb ot this city, for the pasl few days, all on account of a inyHter ions something, which, for want oft iietter name, the residents call £ ghost. Mothers are very carefu „bOuL letting their children go neai ■«» where the manifestation! , -oid when the littl< RFLLG PLLICV ... « , ""-e liberal aave occurred, u. Jnos have to pass it they ... y sprinkled with holy water befoic venturing and hurry past with all (peed. The place is at the corner of wo streets and the ghost was first leard on Thursday night. It has lot been seen, for there appears to JC less nothingness to it than to the usually accepted idea of these uu» 3arthly beings. HERARD A WAILTXG. On Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. Tames Hennessey and John Edwards were sitting on their porches when 'hey heard a peculiar wailing, it times quite distinct, and other times very low. They were startled, [t seemed to be in the air around them and they could see nobody. It waß some little time before some ane suggested that it was a warning of death and those who heard it. burried into their houses. An hour later the wailings commenced again *nd Hennessey went out to invests ?ate, but could see nothing, although the sound seemed just above his liead. The next night Jameff Woods, Patrick McCue, Patrick Golden and several others heard the sounds, but could see nothing, nor can they ac couut for them in any way. At times it would sound like a man talking, although they could dis* tinguish no words, but most of the time it resembled a low moaning or wailing. The people living near the place are thoroughly frightened and do not know what to do about the matter. They are convinoed it is no trick, and sure it is something supernatural. MARTIN LANOAX'a SPIRIT. Close to the spot is the house of a man named Martin Ijangan, who died suddenly a week ago, and some think it is his spirit which has re turned. They say he did not treat his family well and cannot rest easy, but this explanation does not satisfy them. Now is the time to get great BARGAINS At the closing out sale of Spring and summer clothing P AAP\C At your own price to v_y v_y I_J O Make room for the largest Fall and Winter line of Ever shown in this vicinity. Lots of Staple PT- mng Goods ill this Large Assortment. Goods must and will be sold within the next " B " w j, W Carroll 4 Co. Dushore Pa. ion- Spring 1895, dont JLO JO Artificial Yes it is a fact; our new stock represents a sur orising line of bargains. And now we are after J*OJ up ; vers. Our bait is bargains, genuine bargains; JUSt i,u - -nber, real bargains. We have secured as good a I CatCh ~c me' 112 <)ods as w&s ever offered in this vicinity. J cus tom. ine of g -, aQ( j our extra Low Prices that makes y .t is this lu r „ a j n o ff er tjje event of the season. Sir present b. ' Call and be Convinced ° f t^g A gQ t ERS TAILORS AND HATTERaS. THE ONE PRICE CLOTUx Lit ° . , n fTT WILLIAMSPORT, PA Opposite the Court House, ■— Undivided Pror> ~ The First National BanK, OF HUGHESVILLE, PA. President This bank offers ft n the usua? 1 facilities for DE\\ ITT BODINE; A t j lo transao tion of a .... « Vice President , J -CITM-BTO A T - m C. W. WODDBOP; GENERAL "BUSINESS J BANKING < iSU&iJN » ' Cashier, T _ e .. .. . YV C PRONTZ. Account* Respectfully Solicited. We have planted our TP TT? TD ~\T Prices so low that -I—' V I—jX V. -L TD Is Astonished, We have i)v J 1 J X opened up a fine line of iDress Goods,| sseßseesssssßsesßssßßse»Bßsa§ Consisting of Ducks, Royal Piques, Jaconette Plis?>e, Henriettas, Serges, Broadcloths, and a hundred other different kinds, styles and varitiea of goods suitable for this season's trade BOOT® & Shoeß CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. We make a specialty of the Grocery Trade and at all times have the choicest and best goods the market afford. CASH PAID For BUOTUB, !@GS & WOOL. Thanking the public for their very liberal patronage, we invite a continuance of the same. E. G.SYL VAiIJL Dushore Pa. * T A RRINGTON, J S. ii^_ Manufactuter ana Boots and [ Defy Competition. ALL MY Normous Spring Stock Of Pine Shoes marked down 25 PER CENT. The most complete stock of reliable Footwear in the county, Everything Stylish and fresh from the Manufacturers. «/. S. MAIN STREET, - - DUSHORE, PA TO THE PFBIjICF O - O—O—0"~O—O—0~"O—O—0-—0~"0""0 t [ am prepared to meet any prices or quotations with a first class and well selected stock ot MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING; HATS, CAPS, AND GENTS FURNISHING GOOD A TRUNKS, BAGS AND UMBRELLAS. 1 also have full lines of Samples from two Merchant Tailoring Estab* lishmentßjfor Custom Work. Perfect fits guaranteed. Call and get pricea. Yours Respectfully etc., F. P. VINCENT, CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK, LOYAL SOCK COAL. Loyal Sock Coal, for sale at the Breaker of the State TJn fl £ SullirM Railroad Co. at Bernice $3.00^5: The State Line & Sullivan R. R. Co. I 0 BLIGHT, 8up1»