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Business Cards.
rsONESTOWN FLAGGING
-v Company,
Chan. F. Billamboz, A geiltS.
D. H. Lorali, <">
SONESTOWN I>A
FIKST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUSHORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - " $50,000.
buhflus - - *IO.OOO.
Does a General Banking Business.
F. B. POMEROY, M D - SWARTS.
President. Cashier.
GALLAGHER'S HOTEL
ANI» RESTAURANT,
LAPORTK, PA.
F. W. GALLAQHKH, Prop.
Warm meals and lunches at all hours,
Oysters, and game in season.
B„Ued withch^u r ,rs. -
LAPORTE LIVERY AND
BOARDING STABLES.
Connected with the Commercial
Hotel. First-class Horses and
Carriages.
Rates reasonable.
CHAS. COLEMAN, Prop.
HOTEL MAINE
TIIOB W.BEAHEN, Prop.
LAPORTE, PA.
This new hotel has been recently ,> l'V 1 11 , 1 l I V a :- 1 '!•' tlit
furnished throughout and will !«■ nil loi lit
»iiecial accomodation of the traveluiK I'" ''" -
The best stocked bar in thcc.ii.itj Kates arc low.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOS. El. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE PA.
This largo and well appointed house is
the most popular hostelry in this section
HOTEL POKTER.
Canton Street,
SHUNK, PA.
"NV. E. PORTER, Prop'r.
CARROLL HOUSE,
I). KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSIIOKE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped
hotels iu this section utthe state.
Table of the best. Kites 1.00 dollar per day.
Large stables.
Professional Cards.
J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
LAPORTE, PA
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
Office in Court House Building.
yyM P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney at Law.
Ottice in County Building.
LAPORTE, PA.
Collections, conveyancing: the settlement of
fstates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OFFICE IN COUNTY BUILDING
NKAK COURT UOUSK.
LAPORTE, I>A
Monday ol each week at Korksville.
EUery P. Ingham. Harvey K. Wewitt.
JNGHAM & NEWITT,
ATTORNEYS-AT**I.A W,
OFFICES7I4-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING.
IX! So. 12th Street Philadelphia,
Having retired from the office of United States
Attorney and Assistupt. United States Attornej,
will continue the general practice of law in the
United States courts, and all the courts of the
city and County of Philadelphia,
JJENRY TV DOWNS,
ATTORN KY-AT-L A W!
OFPICR IN PUBLIC BUILDING
COUItT IIUUSK HtJUAKK.
LAPOKTE, PA
J # H. CRONIN,
ATTORN BY*-AT LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
orrica OH MAIN STRICT.
DIJSIIOKK, >'A
BLACKSMITH
AND WAGON SHOP
Just opened at the Laport"
Tannery.
Custom work solicited. All work
guaranteed.
o. W. BENNETT, Prop.
To Cure Con*ll|>ut lon I' or^ver.
Take C'ascarets Candy Cathartic. Me or "sc,
If C. C. C. fall to cure, UruggiHts refund money
Educate Your Dowels With Cascaret*.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c, 26c. If C C C. fail, druggists refuud money.
y (gleaning House <>
£ Yes, we have been cleaninghouse, and tind
y we are overstocked with L
> LACE PINS, SHIRT WAIST I
d EAR RINGS, SETS, /
J CUFF BUTTONS, ETC., ETC. \
\\l K IIA\ T K filled one show case with them and will close them out
J W at one-hall'or less than the regular prices for cash. It you are £
in need nl anything in the assortment it will pay you to look them o\er.
We also have a lot of second hand watches that we will sell cheap J
Respectfully, etc., j
> RETTENBURY,
R DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. /
*
♦ ♦ ♦ The Cheapest Place in
——————————— t^e County to Buy
fiardware w w
i 1 s2s
s2s Wheels S4O Wheels
High .
Large tubing, [v Large tubing,
Grade Flush Joints, J Flush joints,
If
Fully Wood rims, I Reversible
m Single tube tire, 112 Handlebars,
Guar= <2 piece crank hang-
Detatchablesprocket 112 ~
anteed l|*t ers ' Hunt saddle '
Single tube tire, etc.
BICYCLE REPAIRING and SUNDRIES.
Ilunillelmrs, Saddles, Lamps. Bells, Looks, Brakes, IVddles, ('ranks. Spokes. Kim*. Tires,
both siiißle and double tulx\ a full line of Bicycle Supplies.
New and Complete Assortment of all Staple
Goods in the Hardware Line ......
such as Barbed Wire, Nails, Poultry Netting. Milk Pans, and Palls, Harden Tools, Paints
Oils, and
PLASTICO
and heavy and shelf Hardware. All kindsof Tin Work and Spouting done by cumiwtent
workmen. Write for prices or give us a call whenever in need of Hardware.
tholes Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
H.A.Rogers & Son.,
PA.
SPRING LINE OF NEW
Silks and Dress Goods
Allow us, if you please, a short disquisition on these
important adjuncts of woman's dress. It's just the
season when everybody is looking after nicest dresses.
Hence our showing the large assortment.
LADIES' WRAPPERS,
The very thing lor the coining warm weather which will soon he here.
SHIRT WAISTS,
All prices, from the low priced ones to the silk.
Full Line of Staple and Fancy Goods.
Remnants in Organdies and Dimeties.
Dress Goods in Wash Fabricks, Worsted, are given
our best attention. A big line, complete in every
particular.
CLOTHING
<3troc«rij sr*foclt
More complete than ever before.
Highest Price Paid for Butter and Eggs.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
' LAPOIUI PENNA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898.
Bernice Echoes.
Born, to Mr. unci Mrs. Thomas
Fitzgeralds, Monday, August l jt
son.
Miss Julia McGeever visited her
sister Mrs. Thomas Kellher of Corn
ing, last week.
Mrs. James Ross, who lias been
visiting friends at this place for some |
time, returned to her home in lten
oldsville, last week.
Misses Katie and Thresa Lenard,
of Waverly, visited their parents Mr.
and Airs. Thos. Lenard, last week.
Atty. E. J. Mullen and wife of
Laporte, were in town Monday.
Misses Lily Evans and Delia Wil
liams, of Pittston, were the guests of
Miss Katie Line, last week.
Miss Nellie Welch of Waverly,was
the guest of her mother Mrs. M.
Welch, last week.
Misses Nellie and Hlanch Sweeny
and Prof. E. L. Sweeny of Hiugdale,
spent Monday of last week with Miss
Maggie Wright.
Miss Lizzie Deinpsey of Cherry
Mills, visited friends at this place
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Morter and chihlren
visited friends at Canton hist week.
Judge Line was transacting busi
ness at the county seat Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Canttlehl of Ohio,
were visiting friends here last week.
The following young ladies cooled
their heated brows at Eagles Mere
Wednesday, and enjoyed a day's
outing: Misses Katie Line, May
Watson, Florence Thurston, of this
place, and Miss Nellie Welch of
Tunkhannock, Misses Lily Evens
and lJedella Williams of l'ittston.
The ladies report a pleasant time.
Mrs. Sterger of New Albany, was
the guest of Mrs. 11. E. Watson last
week.
Mr. Bullock of Monroeton, is the
guest of his daughter Mrs. I'. F.
Merithew.
Miss Anna Biddleof Dushore, was
the guest of Miss Maggie Wright on
Wednesday.
Mr. H. Harding of Towantla, was
transacting business in town one day
last week.
Robert Mathers and daughter
Fanny, of Sayre, and Prof. Ruther
ford of this place furnished music
for the dance on the loth.
At a democratic caucus held in the
K. of L. Hall Saturday evening the
following delegates were selected to
attend the convention: I'. 11. Mc-
Cee, Frank Moyer, and John White
was elected standing committeeman.
Mrs. James I toss, who has been
visiting friends at this place tor some
time, returned to her home in Ren
oldsville Friday.
Mr. ami Mrs. Robert Met See of
Dushore, visited friends at this place
Sunday.
Thomas Wright sprained his ankle
while at work on the shift engine
Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church held an ice
cream festival on the church lawn
Saturday evening. A large crowd
was in attendance. The Citizens'
Hand furnished very line music for
the occasion. The boys are certainly
artists with their instruments and
are improvidg very fast.
The Dushore Ball Club came up
here Saturday and done the locals
up to the tune of lti to 111 in live in
nings.
The picnic held by the St. Francis
church in the Bernice grove, August
loth, was a gnuul success. The
dance was held in the church in the
evening ami was largely attended.
The Citizens' Band was in attendance
during the day and discoursed some
tine music. Thegross receipts were
$.147.0i1, the net receipts #202.1(1.
Mi-s. Thomas Donoganof Waverly
is visiting friends at this place.
Muncy Valley.
—Unity ville camp meeting was well at
tended liy the people ot this place last
Sunday. Abeut one-half ol the people in
town were there. Some of the young
folks camped out for a few days; tliey re*
port having a big time.
Mrs. Frank Magarge! attended the
Kagles Mere Chautauqua last Saturday.
Quite a number from this place atten
ded the democratic convention at I.asorte.
Mrs. Taylor Stronp returned home on
Wednesday, after spending a week with
her sick mother at Pensdale.
Mr. John (iirton's son aud sister of
Bloomsburg visited him over Sunday.
INCIDENTALLY A TICKET WAS NAMED.
Cott, Tripp and Bender Met Defoat. A
Western End Nominee lor Prothonotary
Doubtful of the Future.
The Democratic county conven
tion, which met at the Court House
Tuesday, carried out the prearranged
harmony program to the letter, and
| the Democrrtic county ticket is as
follows:
Congress—Alphonsus Walsh.
State Senate—E. J. Mullen.
A ssenilily—J act >b M eyers.
Prothonotary—Edward Franck.
Sheri H'—J all ics Walsh.
Chairman Gallagher called the
convention to order at .'1:30 and tin
roll when called showed :>7 delegates
present out of the 4(1 elected. The
following officers were Pres
ident, Hon. Kussel Karns; Vice-Pr's
Hon. Conrad Kraus, John A. Speak
er; Secretaries, (Seo. Streby Tlios. E.
Kernan; Committee on Resolutions,
P. 11. Met See, Thos. S. Tompkins,
John F. Finau.
The nominations were all made
unanimous with the exception of
Sheriff. The last ballot resulting in
giving Walsh 22 and Cott 18.
"Harmony" characterized the pro
ceedings from first to last, the har
monizers being in such a decided
majority that they could compel
the kickers fo be harmonious,
although it required several hours of
preliminary work before going into
convention. A secret meeting that
lasted nearly two hours after the
time for calling the convention to
order keeping the court room in strict
seclusion. Delegates were grouped
here and there aud seemed rather
slow to respond to the call after the
bell had been rung several times.
The reasons for all this was most
likely that the nominations had been
agreed upon in advance by the lead
ers, and democratic harmony for
such an occasion is so plentiful as to
be a drug on the market. Those
who domineer the party now talk
harmony. They inhale harmony as
they breath and exhale it with their
cigar smoke. They dream of har
mony in their sleep, and eat, drink,
talk, work and sleep iu an atmos
phere of harmony so dense as to lie
almost oppressive, and in their
speeches before the convention used
the word "harmony" almost inces
santly. But why?
At the close of the convention the
nominee for State 'Senate,- E. J.
Mullen anxiously responded to a call
for an address, iu which lie distribut
ed oratorical bouquets with strict
impartiality to all the slated nomi
nees just elected, and spoke of the
confidence of success, seemingly (in
their ability to nominate their own
candidates and elect their ticket).
His denunciation of the Republican
party was too hot to be printed upon
ordinary paper. As he spoke in
this strain his hearers liked it and
listened to it with absorbing atten
tion. lie closed his remarks by
stating he would give the floor to
the gentleman who had been given
the honor of running for Congress.
All looked for the tall diplomatic
figure to rise and sustain the distinc
tion given him by Columbia county
newspaper in his last campaign—one
of his "eloquent speeches." But lo
and behold the seat was already
vacant, which signified that he did
not propose to simplify the situation,
and called to mind irresistibly the
parrot's soliloquy: "The trouble
with me 1 talk too much." Adjourn
ed for refreshments.
Found Dead in lied.
Orrin Bennett was found dead in
bed Thursday morning at his son's
residence, <>. W. Bennett id" the 2d
Ward. Mr. Bennett was past 74
years of age. He came from Walton,
NN. V., to this place last April to re
side with his son. lie had suffered
but a few days with dropsy of the
heart before his sudden demise. Mr.
Bennett was at one time Associate
Judge of Delaware county, N.Y.,and
for many years a Justice of the Peace.
Funeral services were conducted in
the M. E. church by Rev. Patton,
Sunday morning. Interment in
Mt. Ash cemetery.
1.25 P er - Year.
Number 111.
Mangled by a Train.
.Miles Hums, a tanner residing in
I Cherry township, was killed and his
; body horribly mutilated hy a freight
train, a few rods beyond the depot at
Dushore, at I o'clock Sunday morn
ing. .Miles had driven to town Sat
urday afternoon to attend the Dem
ocratic primaries, and as politics was
warm and interesting he remained
about town until a late hour. About
11 o'clock lie was seen driving
toward the station which is not in
thi' direction of his home, and it is
supiwised was 011 his way to the
brewery. Sunday morning at (5:30
his mangled body was found along
the track where it had been dragged
and scattered for some distance,
showing that he bad been struck a
short distance beyond the crossing,
where the shaft of the wagon was
also found crushed and the wagon
thrown below the track. The theory
most probable to suppose is that he
bad goten off the road at the crossing,
which runs nearly parallel with the
track, and in trying to guide the
animal back into the road, overturn
ed the wagon, throwing him out and
rendered unconscious laying on the
track. The horse had broken loose
from the wagon and went home.
The remains were gathered up and
taken to the undertaker. Coroner
\\ ackcnhuth was summoned and re
sponded to the call, but found it un
necessary to bold an inquest as the
cause of his death was understood.
Estella.
Very warm weather; the ther
mometer registered !MI in the shade
Monday.
Miss Nellie Webster of Forest
City is visiting at (i. I!. Norton.
Miss Bernice Osier has returned
home from a visit with friends at
Andoverand Addison, N. Y.
('. A. Boyle and ('has. Maguire
made a business trip to Dushore Sat
urday.
.1..1. Webster had a sheep killed
by dogs last week.
The l'omona Grange for the coun
ties of Bradford and Sullivan held
here in the P.O.S. of A. Hall Thurs
day and Friday of last week was
largely attended.
(>uriiew school house is completed.
Mrs. Meyers of Bear Mountain,
had a valuable sheep killed by dogs
a few days ago.
W. T. More and wife of Jakers
ville, were calling on friends in town
Saturday.
Uoneutown.
Miss Eva WhitacreofPhiladelphia
was in town last week to call on
friends.
Several of our |>eople took advan
tage of the excursion to Eagles Mere
Saturday night, and enjoyed the
rare musical treat of hearing the
Park Sisters.
Walter Hax.cn spent Thursday
night of last week at home.
The Sunday School convention has
been and gone. The sessions were
very good, and the Supt. of our Sun
day School, at least, has overflowed
with "Hallelujahs" ever since.
Mrs. Dora Cook, B.S. Starr, W. B.
lla/.en took the teachers' examina
tion in Davidson twp., on Thursday.
Mrs. H. P. Hall and Mrs. Jack
Boatman drove to lluntersville last
Saturday returning on Sunday eve
ning wita their husbands who wheel
ed over on Sunday.
Miss Grace Montague of Glen
Mawr is spending a week in town.
D. H. Lorah has placed new board
steps to the front enterance of his
hotel.
Miss Pearl Mower of Willianisport
has been visiting Miss Rita Arm
strong.
J. 11. Dayton of Willianisport,
was one of the visitors brought here
last week by the convention.
Willie Dunn, who for the past
two weeks has been staying with his
uncle, Rev. E. B. Dunn, left on
Monday morning for his home in
West Virginia.
Andrew Edgar was a business
visitor to Willianisport Monday.
A. T. Armstrong is building an
addition to his grist mill.