THE REPUBLICAN.
FKIDAY, DECEMBER SO. 1895.
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Christmas goods at Keeler's store.
It has the appearance of a green
Christmas.
We shall not issue the REPUBLI
CAN next week.
Contest court will meet in Laporte
on Friday, Dec. v! 7.
Christmas goods are being display
ed by our merchants.
A great display" of Christmas goods at
T. J. Keeler's.
Day laborers in this vicinity find
employment very scarce.
We wish our many patrons a
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year.
Mrs. llussel Karns of Laporte,
was shopping in Williamsport, Mon
day.
E. V, Ingham of Shamokin, was
calling on friends in Laporte, Mon
day.
The boys and girls are having fine
times skating on Lake Mokoma, day
and night, and Sunday, too.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cheney and
daughter Bessie, were visiting with
friends in Laporte, Sunday.
Miss Lottie Miller of Laporte,
who is attending school iu Towanda,
is home on a three week's vacation,
Iu sight, the hottest political fight
of the last century—in the '9O Sulli
vau county Democratic convention.
Prothonotary Walsh is placing
his office in apple pie order, prepar
atory to turning it over to his suc
cessor.
Kittj r Clover, one ot our corres
pondents of Estella gives an account
of an elopement in that vicinity,
this week.
The Rev. 11. K. Miller of the 1
Baptist congregation will reside in '
Laporte and will occupy the Clark :
homestead on West Main street. !
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Jeremiah Kelly the general mer
chant of Hughcsville, is advertising
his holiday stock, by circular, quite
extensively. Mr. Kelly has a large
assortment of goods in this line. £
The young people of town enjoyed
a surprise party at the residence of
Sheriff Mahaffey on Wcdnesda} -
evening. The gathering was in j
honor of Lewis MahafTey, and all en
joyed a pleasant evening. I
Sheriff Swank will occupy our new j
courthouse dwelling with the begin- t
ning of the new year. Ellis will t
niaiie a good Sheriff and will attend i
strictly to business. We wish him <
a pleasant and a remunerative term.
James McFarlano, general mer- '
chant of Laporte, has a new ad in '
the REPUBLICAN, this week. Mr. '
McFarlano is one of our enterprising
men and his largo assortment of I
goods are appreciated by our people. '
Quite a number of prominent men J
jcvT the county were in attendance at .
T;he sheriff sales on Friday last.
Among the list were, Judge Pomeroy
and L. E. Wells of Dushore, Hon.
W. C. Rogers, Forksville, Ulysses
Bird, Estella, and others.
The friends of Mrs. Dr, W. B, Hill
of Laporte and vicinity will be pleas
ed to learn that Mrs, Hill has just
received a draft of $2,000 the amount
of the policy held by her on the life 1
of her deceased husband in the Pcnn.
Mutual Life Insuranee company. '
Next week is holiday week, hence
we shall not goto press, but will
make an effort to collect out-stand
ing bills due us on subscription.
\ Our office door will be open for the
transaction of business and especial
ly issuing receipts to delinquents.
The drippings of the eaves of our
new courthouse has been arranged
i to run direct into the sewerage pipe.
This will protect the foundation
wall of the building and flood any
debris that might find its way into
the sewerage. A commendable act
l the part of our commissioners.
There was considerable politics
ked in town last week and espccial
by Demoorats. This party has
army of candidates in the field
1 each fellow with his friends are
Jeavoring to persuade the oilier
OWB to quit the field in his inter-
E. Botsford of the firm of Z. E.
E. Botsford, merchants of
' Souestown, was transacting business
in LaptMe, Tuesday; whilo here, Mr.
Jiotsford called on the REPUBLICAN
'and left his order for a supply of
stationery. The REPUBLICAN is
headquarters for job work,
To Tax Collectors.
If tax collectors will inform us
when the six months' limit expires
; after which five per cent will be add
ed to the taxes, we will publish Buch
t notice free of charge. Remember
the REPUBLICAN has a general circu
lation all over the county.
Married.
I MENCER-GRITMAN, —At Muncy
■ Valley, Dec. 12, Mr. Augustus Men
cer and Miss Clara Gritman were
i married, Rev. W. A. Leplcy perform
ing the ceremony. They left on the
afternoon train for a short wedding
trip. *
A very pleasant surprise party of
near relatives was tendered Mr.
Griffith Phillips, father of Judge
Phillips on Wednesday Dec. 4th in
honor of his 76 birthday. Refresh
ments were served and conversations
indulged in when all departed for
their respective homes wishing him
many happy returns of the day.
According to whether prophet
Ilicks, a general cold wave will
spread to all parts of the country by
the 22d, followed by rain and snow
crossing the country. Another cold
wave will follow the storms being
central on or about Christmas day.
December crosses in a regular storm
period. Many parts of the country
will bo under a blanket of snow and
blasts of cold waves will have touch-,
ed most parts of the country.
Prothonotary Lawrouce, elect,
will do the work of said office in
person for a time at least. It may
be possible that lie will appoint a
deputy to assist him in early spring.
Mr. Lawrence informs us that he
will not take up his quarters at the
county seat, this winter. There are
no vacant dwellings in Laporte at
present and there arc other good
reasons why Mr. Lawrence prefers
to reside in Dushore until spring.
Miss Adelaide Swingle, a popular
young lady of Tioga, and Chis.
S. Mabin, of New York city, but
who has held a position in the Tioga
tannery for several months past,
were married at Lindley,N. Y., Nov.
26th, 1895, by Itev. David B. Craft,
of Lawreneeville. The bride was
dressed in a handsome suit of orange
silk tiimmed with black velvet, and
tiie groom wore the conventional
black dress suit. Congratulations
are now in order.—Ex.
Tbe Spring Klcctions.
The spring elections aro not a
great way off and the substance of
the law relative to these elections
may not be out of place at this time.
The electioutuicxt spring will take
place on Tuesday, the 18th day of
February.
According to the act of the Legis
lature of 1893, the nominations by
party primaries for all offices within
the city must be made at least
twenty-eight days before election,
which makes January 21st the last
day tlicy can be so tiled.
Nominations for city offices made
by nomination papers must be filed
twenty-one days before the election,
which will be January 28th.
All other nominations by party
primaries—that is, tor borough and
township offices and school directors
must be filed eighteen days before
the electiou, which will be January
31st and nominations by nomination
papers fifteen da 3's before the same,
which will be February 3d.
It is a safe rule not to wait until
the last day, but to file certificates
as early as possible.
There was a large attendance of
parties interested, their several at
torneys, and others, at the sheriff's
sales at the courthouse last Friday,
when the following properties were
disposed of : The 57 acres in Las
porte township, sold as the property
of the estate of Mary Ann Snyder,
deed, was purchased by Alphonsus
Walsh for $390; this is the farm
formerly known as the Baldwin or
Croll farm. The two adjoining piece
of land in Elkland, sold as the prop
erty of A. Uunsinger, were both
bought by Mary Wlately Snell; the
4G acres for SSO and the 47 and 3-10
perches for $25. The Farmer's
Hotel, and other lots in Dushore,
sold as the property of R. H. Brewer
were divided up as follows: The lot
with the Farmer's Hotel thereon,
was purchased by Grant & Dewaters
of Elmira N. Y., for $1850.00; tbe
lot with the hotel barn thereon, by
J. G. Scounten for $175.00 and sub
ject to unpaid purchase money of
about SIOO. The two improved but
vacant lots, were purchased by Jno.
Utz for $102.50.
All Sheriff's Deeds for the above
properties, will be acknowledge in
open court on Saturday Feb. 4, 1896,
at 2 p. m., and all returns of the
Sheriff to these writs, will then be
made to the court.
There will be two more sheriff's
salt sof real estate held on Friday,
January 3, 1896, which will finish
up such sales for Sheriff Mahaffey's
term.
County Institute,
Notice is hereby given that the
thirtieth annual teachers' institute
for Sullivan county will bo held in
Gai'ey's ITall, Dushore Pa., begin
ning at 1:30 p. m., Monday, December
30, 1805, and closing at noon, Friday
January 3, 1390.
The instructors aro as follows: lion.
Henry Houck, Deputy State Supt.
Public Instruction; Prof. H. E. Cogs
well, Mansfield Normal School; Supt.
J. M. Berkey, Somerset county;
Prof. George P. Bible, Prin. East
Stroudsburg State Normal School.
Evening entertainments: Monday,
short talks and sociable. Tuesday-
Prof. Geo. P. Bible. Wednesday—
Hon. Henry Houck. Thursday—
Concert, New York Male Quartet.
The law requires tbat all public
schools be closed during the week
of county institute and provides for
the payment of all teachers in atten
dance. The best talent attainable
has been secured for instruction and
entertainment. Last year all but
two teachers in the county were
present at the institute. This year
let there be no absentees. The time
has come when no teacher who val
ues his reputation can afford to miss
the annual institute,
Thursday, January 2d, will bo
observed as Directors' Day. Last
year the Directors' Association was
organized. This year the first regu
lar meeting will be held. In the
afternoon Deputy State Supt. Houck
will address the association. It is
hoped that every school district in
the county will be representd at this
meeting.
Teachers holding certificates but
not at the present time actually en
gaged in teaching, and teachers of
private schools are earnestly invited
to enroll as members.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all friends of education, to whom a
warm welcome to all the sessions of
the institute will be accorded.
F. W. MEYLEUT, Co. Supt.
School I>l rectors' Association.
The School Directors' Association
of Sullivan county will hold its first
annual meeting at Dushore, Thurs
day, January 2d, 189G. The direc
tors will meet with the institute in
Carey's Hall promptly at 1:15 p, m.
Hon. Henry Houck, Deputy State
Supt. of Public Instruction, will
address them. After the address
the following program will bo carried
out: The School House-Plan and
Furnishing—Ulysses Bird, M. J.
Phillips. Necessary School Appa
ratus —R. D. Lancaster, Fred Newell.
Joint Directors'and Teachers' Meet
ings—L. 15. Speaker, A. A.Dunham.
How to Secure the Best Teachers—
M. 11. Black, 1?. S. Collins. Other
questions of interest will bo discuss
ed. A large attendance is expected.
E. M. DUNHAM, Pres. Assoc.
TO THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.
Wc wonder if some school dis
tricts in Sullivan county will not for
feit their appropriation through
failure to comply with the following
law.
Be it enacted etc. That boards of
school directors and controllers of
each school district in the common
wealth be and they are hereby re
quired, at least once during each full
school term and prior to the first of
January of each year and within
thirty days after the close of each
annual school term, to have taken
out removed or hauled away all ex
crement and waste matter from every
out house or water closet connected
with or standing upon the premises
of every public school house in the
commonwealth, or have the same
properly disenfected; and they are
required to have every out house or
water closet properly scrubbed and
washed out, the inside walls whites
washed and the vaults or receptacles
covered with a layer of fresh earth
or dry slacked lime within ten
days of the opening of each school
term.
That tbe president of each
school board of school directors or
controllers is required each year to
certify in the regular form provided
for that purpose, that the require
ments of this act haviDg been fully
carried out before tne district can
draw its annual appropriation from
the state.
P, H. HASTINGS, GOV,
June 24, 1895.
Goto B. & W., Soucstown, for stock
food and produces.
Theodore E. Lewis of William
sport, and who has served on the
police force of the Lumber city since
1880, died on Friday, Dec. 15, aged
06 years. Deceased served all
through the Rebllion and linn a fine
record. He served in many engage*
ments. As a policeman he was con
sidered one of the best in William-*
sport. Mr. Lewis was a cousin of
11. A. Conklin of Laporto who was
present at the funeral which took
place nt the home of the deceased on
1 Sunday.
CoutCMi Court.
The contest court finished their
labors, BO far as the ownership of
our judgeship is concerned, on
Thursday last. Following is their
finding and an order to our commis
sioners. The result, so far, is very
satisfactory to our people.
In re. Contested election of E.
M. Dunham. No. 83 December term
1895.
And now December 12, 1895, after
having heard and duly considered
the evidence and the arguments of
counsel, we lind that at the general
election held in the counties of Wy
oming and Sullivan, composing the
44th judicial district, on the Cth day
of November, A. D. 1894, 3205 votes
were cast for the Respondent, E. M. j
Dunham, for the oflioc of President
Judge of the said district, according
to the corrected count of the same,
and 3178 votes for John A. Sittscr
for the same office, but we further
tlnd that a large number of said
votes, to wit, to the number of 525
were cast by persons who wore not
qualified to vote at said election by
reason of non payment of taxes,
alienage, non-residence, not being
registered, and .lling no affidavit or
not sufficient affidavit before being
admitted to vote, and otherwise, a
schedule of such persons showing
the districts in which tliey voted
the causes of their disqualification,
and the number of their respective
ballots having been heretofore filed.
And upon the examination of the
said ballots so illegally cast, we find
that 199 were cast for the said E. SI.
Dunham, that 314 were cast for the
said John A. Sittscr, and that 12
were blank or defective.
Wo also further find that all the
rotes cast in the First Ward of Tunk
hannock borough, in said Wyoming
county, must be rejected for the
reasons set forth in the allowance of
the motion to that effect made by
the Respondent, 56 of which, after
deducting the votes of disqualified
voters, were cast for the said E. M.
Dunham, and 91 tor the said John
A. Sittscr. The results thoreupon
reached is as follows:
Votes cast for E. M. Dunham,
according to corrected count, 3205;
deduct illegal votes cast for same,
199; deduct votes cast for same
in First Ward of Tunkhannock 50;
total votes legally cast for saidE. M.
Dunham, 2950.
Votes cast for John A. Sittser,
3178; deduct illegal votes cast for
same, 314; deduct votes cast for
same in First Ward of Tunkhannock
91: total voles legally cast for said
John A. Sittscr, 2773.
Majority of votes cast in favor of
said E. M. Dunham, 177.
We thereupon adjudge and declare
that the said E. M. Dunham receive
ed for the ollice of President Judge
of the said 44th judicial district, a
majority of the legal votes given at
the said election for the said ollice,
and was duly elected thereto,
The question of the disposition of
the costs is reserved for future order.
By the Court.
In re. Contested Election of E.
SI. Dunham. In Com. Pleas of Sul
livan county. No. 83 Dec. T. 1894.
Let a rule be entered on the coun
ty commissioners of Wyoming and
Sullivan counties to show cause why
it shall not be adjudged that the
complaint in this case was not with
out probable cause and why the
costs shall not thereupon bo duly
apportioned between and paid by
the said counties. Returnable Dec.
27th at 9 o'clock a. m.in open
court, a certified copy of the said
rule to be iorthwith served by the
sheriff of Wyoming county upon the
commissioners of said county and
a like copy to be served by the sher
iff of Sullivan county upon the com
missioners of the same.
It. W. ARCIIBALD, Pres. Judge.
D. W. SEAItLE, Pres. Judge.
Our many readers will notice by
the above order of the court that
Friday Deo. 27 is tbe date fixed by
said tribunal for the final reckoning
and the disposing of the costs made
in this case. The session held on
Thursday last was interesting. As
was announced in the REPUBLICAN
the battle centered on the dispo
sition of the cost. The attornies for
the Respondent argued that the
petitioners who instigated the pro
ceedings were the proper persons to
settle the bill, while the legal lights
for tbo Contestant were just as pos
itive that the tax payers should be
called upon to settle the debt con
tractcd by the petitioners.
In their plea, the atlornies esti
mated the cost at ten thousand dol«
lars and we presume this is about
right.
Mr. and Mrs. Judge Ingham and
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ingham and
family of Laportc and Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Ingham and son, of Philadel
phia, will spend Christmas week
with Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Ingham, of
Sliamokin.
The county commissioners will ap
point a clerk, solicitor, janitor and
jail physician at the beginning of the
new year. The court will appoint a
court crier and two tipstaves on or
about the same date. We under
stand that there is no shrinkage of
applicants for a number of thesa
positions. Good appointments are
appreciated by the public.
The many friends of Edward C.
Green of Laporte and vicinity will
regret to learn of hit death at his
home in Picture Rocks on Nov. 30th
1895. Deceased was the eldest son of
the late John S. and Elizabeth Green
who were old residents of the county.
Deceased was born in Nashville,
Tennessee, Oct. 30, 1828 and came
to Sullivan county with his parents
in 1832. His illn»ss was of long
duration which he bore with chris
tian fortitude. Ha leaves three
brothers and three sisters to aiourn
his loss.
It was reported at the county scat
on Tuesday that liezal McMahn of
Onshore, had shot and dangerously
wounded his brother, Robert Ale*
Malm, the result of a quarrel. We
understand that the report is incor
rect so far as the wounding is con
cerned. The true story is, Bezal
shot at Robert three times, but
neither shot took ell'cct, one however
passed through his hat. Bezal went
to the J ustio and said he had shot
Robert and gave himself up to the
law. While the Justice was en
gaged in writing out the commit
ment Robert entered the justice
ollicc and stopped the proceedings.
Fancy work boxes, jewelery cases,
Manicure sots, decorated plates, cups and
saucers, picture books etc,, ul T. J. Keelers
A. C. Brackman of Tioga county,
and who formerly carried mail be
tween Laporte and Forksville was
arrested at his home on a warrant
sworn out by Alphonsus Walsh, on
Tuesday and was brought to Laporte
and placed in the county jail on the
same date. Constablo Lowry of
Bernice made the arrest. The charge
made against Brackman is forgery.
In 1893 Air. Brackman harrowed
S3OO of Alphonsus Walsh and gave
his note for the same, with Henrv
Brackman, father of A. C. Braek
uian, as endorser. At a recent date
Mr. Henry Brackman learned that
there was a judgment entered against
him in the prothonotary's oflioo and
on inquiring the cause was shown
the note containing his signature.
This, he denounced as a forgery,
lienco the arrest.
The place to buy all kinds of Christmas
presents is at T. J. Keelers.
The Twelfth Internal Revenue
district has been redividud from
seven to six districts. The Fourth
districts, composed of Wyoming
Susquehanna, Wayne and Pike
counties, is dissolved. This was
under Deputy Roney, who is now
out of a job. Susquehanna and
Wayne have been attached to the
Lackawanna district. Monroe,
whieh was in this district, is now
joined with Pike and Northampton,
with heaqbuarters at Easton, Wy
oming has been joined to Montour
Columbia, Sullivan and Northum
berland with headquarters at Blooms
burg. The Fifth district will now
be known as the Fourt, the Sixth as
the Fifth and the Seventh as the
Sixth.—llazleton Standard.
About this time of the year it is
the custom of families in town to
make out lists of what each one
would like Santa Claus to bring
tliem. Everyone makes a list, from
papa down to the littlest child who
can hold a pencil, and the notes com
prise all sorts of thing, large and
small, cheap and expensive, adopted
to all purses. These are always
placed in a table drawer, where they
may be consulted by friends and
relatives, who agree among them
selves as to which they will provide
for. In this simple way these peo»
pie are quite sure of being satisfied
with their Christmas gifts and of not
receiving what they do not want at
all.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Pi. Fa. issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Sulli
van Co. and to nie directed and delivered,
there will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House in Laportc, Pa., on
FRIDAY, JANUAHY 3d, 1896,
At one o'clock p. m., the following de
scribed property, viz:
A piece, parcel or lot of laud lying and
being in the Borough of Laporte, county
of Sullivan and state of Pennsylvania
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a corner on the south side
of Meylertstreet which is 130 feet east of
Beech"street and 180 feet west of King St.,
thence south 147 feet to Church Alley,
thence along Church Alley west 50 feet to
corner of lot owned by Alphonsus Walsh,
thence north 147 feet along line of lot of
A. Walsh to Meylert street, thence along
Meylert street east 50 feet to the place of
beginning. Containing 7850 feet, strict
measure, on which is erected a large new
dwelling house with other improvements,
and some fruit trees thereon.
Seized, taken into execution and to be
sold as the property of the M. E. church
Trustees of Laporte at the suit of J. W.
Ballard etel.
TUGS- MAIIAFPEY, Sheriff,
Inghams Attorney*.
Sheriff's ottlce, Laporte Pa., Dec, 7, '95.
Now is the time to get great
=—BAI!GAINS
At the closing out sale of
Spring and summer clothing
A? your ° wn p rice to
U WWiJiJ Make room for the largest
Fall and Winter line of
nnthino 1 Ever shown in this vicinity. Lots of Staple
vlUUg Goods in this Large Assortment,
Goods must and will be sold within the next
Thirty Days.
J, W Carroll Co.
Dushore Pa*
ISQPI Spring 1895, don,t
Artificial
it is a fact; our new stock represents a sur- Bait
prising line of bargains. And now we are after Got up
buyers. Our bait is bargains, genuine bargains; illSt
remember, real bargains. We have secured as good a j fi<, j- n i,
line of goods as was ever offered in this vicinity. / ua 7 11
It is tliis fact and our extra Low Prices that makes ' CUStODI,
u ur present bargain offer the event of the season.
Call and be Convinced of the Above fact.
MOSES TOjMAH'g BOM,
THE ONE PltlCE CLOTHIERS TAILORS AND HATTER&
Opposite the Court House, WILLIAMSPOR.T, PA
Capital $50,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits §14,000
The First National Bank,
OF HUGHESVILLE, PA.
President,
DEWITT BODINE; * )an ' { offers all the usual facilities for
4 the transaction of a
Vice President, )
c. w. WODDBOP; • GENERAL . •
J BANKING .BUSINESS
VV. c. FIiOXTZ. Aocoimta Respectfully Solicited.
We have planted our TT 1 "T 7T7 T"> "\ T
Prices so low that ±_j V HjJtv JL
Is Astonished, We have
J—' JL opened up a fine line of
fDress Goods,s
®'j?JS2SSSSS??S«SSSS??S?JiSSSBS
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. . , . ,
BOOTS & fcIHOMS
CROCKERY & GLASSWARE.
We make a specialty of tho Grocery Trade and at all times have
the choicest and best goods the market afford. CASH Px\lD For
Biff SI, I§OS & WOOL.
Thanking the public for their very liberal patronage, we invite a continuance of
the same. " "
E. G. S iV.MUL
Dushore Pa.
J S. HARRINGTON.
Manufactuter and dealer in
Boots and f^lioes.
I Defy Competition.
ALL MY
J" Normous Spring Stock
Of Fine 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 STBEET, - - DUSHORE, PA
j THE PURJLiIcT"
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lam prepared to meet any prices or quotations with a first class aa4l
well selected stock ot
MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHIINI
HATS, CAPS, AND GENTS FURNISHING GOOD A
TR UNKS, HA GS AND UMBRELLAS.
1 also have full lines ot Samples from two Merchant Tailoring fistabt
liehmcnts,for Custom Work. Perfectfits guaranteed. Call and get price**
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 8nlll?aa
Railroad Co. at Bernice
$3.00?§5!
The Slate Line & Sullivan R. R. Co. 1 0, BLIGHT, B«p\