Published Every Friday. Volume 2. Business Cards. SONESTOWN FLAGGING iis c» ctioi HILLS GROVE HOUSET SMITHGALL & SICK. First-class accommodations. Centrally located. HILLSGROVE, PA. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KEEFE, Proprietor. DUSIIOKE, PA. One of the largest nnd best equipped hotel iu this se. tio . of tin- statu. Tale o ( e bo>t. tt.ies I .Ou collar per 'lay. Lai «e Bi I'les. Professional Cards. f~T& F. H. INGHAM, ATTORNEYS-AT- LAW, Legal bu> n> ss attended to in EYH«AT«LAW, OFFICES 714-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING. l;U So. 12th Street Philadelphia, Having retired from the office of United States Attorney and Assistant United .States Attorney, will continue the general practice of law in the United .States courts, and ail the courts of the City and County of Philadelphia, HENRY T. DOWNST" ATTORN KY^AT-LAW: OFFICH IN PUBLIC BUILDING CJUKT HOUSE SQCARK. LAPOKTE, p A J. H. CRONIN, ATTORKFY-AT LAW, KOTAKY PUBLIC. OFFICE o» MAIN STREET. . DUSHORE, VA JLPHONSUS WALSH, ATTOBNEY-AT-L W. Office in llauk uilding. DUSHORE Republican News Item. ? From the Keystone. ( i STOP YER KICKIN'. r Stop yer kickin' 'bout the times— Stop yer Kick in', git a-hold \ p Git" h hustle 011 you; Of the wheel and turn it. £ 1 Skirmish'round and grab the dimes Non kin never handle gold 3 Ef the dollars shun you. 'Less you try to earn it. J Croakin' never bought a dress, Brush the cobwebs from your eyes ¥ Growlin' isn't in it. Stop your blain'd repinin' J \ Fix your peepers on success. An'you 11 notice that yer skies C Then go into win it. Allus'll be shinin' J r Times is gittiir good agin— Ifyou hain't the nerve to try Try to help them all you kin. Sneak away somewhere and die. i Don't sit 'round with hang n' lip ; J That is sure to floor you C r Try to git a better grip YES, STOP YER KICKIN'. 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LAPORTE, -fffii, THURSDAY, JANUARY TO. Claims He Was Given Knockout Drops. A (rial of sufficient magnitude to draw a crowd that more than filled the Sheriff's office was heard before Justice Stormont on Monday, with Atty. Mullen for the defendant and Atty. S. B. Kama pleaing (or the plaintiff in thu larceny case of T. F. Culling vs John Urbenchia, both of Baumtown. The plaintiff claimed the defendant bad administered a stupefying drug with intent to feloniously steal the money lie had about his person which was to the amount of $45 and among the missing. The half dozen witnesses in the case were thoroughly German and when the attorneys began their interrogation,in each case they were stupefied with a mixture of German and English, and it was onlv through the assistance of Judge Kraus as interpreter that the case was tried. The Justice after hearing the testimony discharged the prisoner on the strength of the evidence that claimed the prosecutor had drugged himself with '•o' be joyful" and was not capable of ascertaining where his money had got to. Teachers and Directors Institute. The Teachers and Directors of David son Laporte and Shrewsbury townships, and Laporte boro will hold an institute at Muncy Valley Friday evening Jan. 28th and Saturday Jan. 29 1898. The follow ing program will be carried out. FRIDAY EVENING. Music by Sonestown and Muncy Valley chiors, Pupils representing different schools will deliver recitntions and essays ,md Supt. Meylert will deliver an address. Saturday 9a. 111: Discussion of the following quest ions: Essentials to success in teaching. Rapid Calculation. Object ofTextbooks, Language Training. Teach ing decimal fractions. Afternoon Ses sion, 1:30 ]i. m. when and how should Literature be taught, Antoinette Lancas ter; Practical drawing for busy work T. F. Kiernan; Object of School entertain ments, Anna Biddle; Moral Training, Jennie Roach: How to secure better schools, M. D. Ilorn; How to make Geo graphy interesting, \V. B. Hazzen; The < !.ild considered Psychicaii ,* and Physi callv, A. Dunham; Whisperiag how reg ulated, Nellie Cadden: Enforcement of compulsory school law bv directors, A. A. Baker. In as much as the school prob lem presents a practical and a theoretical side and the teach* province is to man age the latter, the isolute necessity of the directors present-* ;> discuss the practical side is evident tizens are cordially in vited to attend, Bernice. Sleighing parties seem to be the order of the day. For the past week horses and sleighs were at a premium on those beautiful moon-light nights. A sleigh load from Hades passed through this town about 2o'clock Wednesday morning. We may be mistakened as to their place of residence, but if they were where some of the people they woke up wished them they would not need any sleighs. A number from here attended the ball at Lopez Friday evening. They all re port a fine time. The Oregon Indian Medicine Co.showed here all last week to a good size house. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby terian church will give a supper at the I. O. 0. F. hall on Friday evening, Jan uary 14. All are cordially invited. Rev. and Mrs. J.C. Campbell of Wilkes Barre have moved to this place. Mr. Campbell lias accepted a call as pastor of the Presbyterian church. He will occupy the new parsonage. All the schools reopened here Monday of last week after a week vacation. Simon Fromburger returned last week from a ten days' visit at Greater New York. Misses Nellie and Mary Haley visited friends at Dushore Friday. L. L. Lowrey was doing official busi ness at Ricketts Monday. Mr. James Brown and Mrs. F. Thomp son were united in marriage Tuesday evening, January 4. 1898, by John White Esq. At the regular meeting of the Hernice Cornet Band Friday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, Charles Morter; Vice Pres., William Dempsey; Treasurer, David Pea cock; Financial Sec., Jumes Rutherford; Corresponding Sec., J. S. Ilibband. Rev. Mrs. Rosa C. Allen of Evergreen, who is the guest of Mrs J. 8, Taylor, is holding revival meetings at the Holmes school house, and meeting with good suc cess. The State Line A: Sullivan ~. 1"1 of K* tella last Thursday evening. A Jolly Sleighing Party. One of the jolliest sleighing parties of the Season visited SonestOWh last Tuesday evening. They came from EagfetfMere and were brought here by Mr.' Dan ley and royally entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Mencer. (tames and music were-rndulged in until 12 o'clock when supper was announced. The table groaned under its weight of delicacies to which all did ample justice. After a few more games the party departed for their home, having spent a very pleasant eveti ing. Those who were present from Eagles Merc were Misses May Menctr, Ethel Van Buskirk, Bernice Be'rkholdcr, Ada Chase, Bessie Cheney, Lydia Sfeincr, Mr. and Mrs. Authur!Lissoii, Messrs. Walter Bennet, Curtis Berkholder, Hafvey Dan ley, Harvey Confer, Floyd and Clarence Dunham. From Sonestown were Misses Leah and Anua Ilazzcn, Ada Hall, Rose and May Simmons, Messrs. Walter ari.l Bert Hazzen, and Spencer ahd Alvab Starr. 'X