Republican News Item. Published Every Thursday. Volume 3. Business Cards. SONESTOWN FLAGGING o^Company, Chas. P. Billamboz, AgentS. D. H. liorfth. SONESTOWN ,>A FIRST NATIONAL HANK OF DT'SHORK, PKNNA. * vTTAJi - * $50.000., «io 000 SURPLUS - - Ifio.oou. Does a General Hanking; Business. 11. W. JENNINGS, M - U- SWA UTS. President. Cashier. GALLAGHER'S HOTEL ~ AND RES lAU RA NI, j LAPOKTE, VA. F. W. (t thu state. Table nl the beet. .lUtcs 1.0(1 dollar per day. Large sti'bles. _ Professional Cards. J # J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOIINKYS-AT-LAW. Legal business iittemleil to in this and adjoining counties LAPORTE. PA " £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTK, PA. Otlice in Court House Building. M P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney-at-Law. (itliee in Conntv Building. LAPORTE, PA. Collections, conveyancing: the settlement of estates and other legal business will ic«ti\< prompt attention. A I BRADLEY, ATTOKHLTY.AT-I.AW, ORFICR IN COUNTY niiu.niNa NKAR COURT BOUSK. LAPORTE, VA Monday of each week at Forksville. Ellery P. Ingham. Harvey K. Nowitt. |NGHAM & NEWITT, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, OFFICES 714-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING. 133 So. 12th street Philadelphia, Having retired from the ofllce of United States Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney, will continue the general practice of law in the United States courts, and all the courts of the city and County of Philadelphia, HENRY T. DOWNS, ATTORNEY*AT-LAW: OFFICE IN PUBLIC BUILDING COURT HOUSE SQUARE. LAPORTE, PA J H. CRONIN, ATTORNEY*AT -LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC. OFFICB ON MAIM STREET. DUSHORE, I*A BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP Just opened at the Laport" Tannery. Custom work solicited. All work guaranteed. O. W. BENNETT, Prop. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Cattily Cathartic, 10u urSc If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 26c. If C.C.C fait, druggists refund money. \ (gleaning House <> C Yes, we have been cleaninghouse, and find j / we are overstocked with L } LACE PINS, SHIRT WAIST V < EAR RINGS, SETS, / J CUFF BUTTONS, ETC., ETC. \ j\A/ l: IIA ti* l **'! *"'t* «liow (-hhc wi'l' iliiMii in"! will close tliein nut j r »\ Mt ono-liall" or less than the regular prices tor cash. II von arc fin need hi anything; in tin* assortment ii will !'■'•>' you '"°' v diem o\ei. | V We also have a lot of seeon.l-hnn.l watehes that we will sell cheap 112 I lor casli. £ lit'spfcllullv, etc.. j I > RETT EN BURY, <> C DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. Coles.. . * ~—~m GENERAL B3TdWaL«H ARDWA'R E PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES and GLASS. SPECIAL inducements given on CTOVES and RANGES and all kinds of HEATING STOVES ■ l'or Wood or Coal, suitable for parlors, lialls, churches, school houses, j eainps, etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from i Sii.OO vi> 810.00. Also a line of coal heaters from £'2.50 up to s3s.Oft. My Special Bargain Sale is open on a line of heaters slightly J damaged by water. (!ood as new. Imt they must l>o sold CITEAI' !If in need of a cheap heater, call early. My "Dockash" Ranges are without a question the finest in the market, made up of the best material and designed to lie a handsome I Range. Furnaces always the 1 »est on the market. lit fact we are j ready to heat the universe either in hoi water, steam or air. Try us. ; we guarantee satisfaction. STOY REPAJ RS AND REPAIR!*(J. PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING AND Sl' PPL I Ks. ! MILL SUPPLIES. stoles HurJwar^ DUSHORE, PA. THIS SPACE RERERVED FOR fI.A. Rogers & son., FORKS VILLH, PA. PI i I "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTK. PKNNA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1898. 'BATTLE IIROWS DESPERATE, I Politics for Breakfast, Dinner and i Supper Here in Sullivan. WALSH IS GROWING NERVOUS. Meyers is Springing Newspaper An- , nouncements Now-a-days. A Hazy Out look for Walsh and Franke. It is simply impossible t<> arrouse iinterest in anything here hut the j campaign. The most important ■ topic of the day all dwindle down to who will he next Sheriff, Member, and Prothonotary, notwithstanding | the fact that Woodin has taken tirst j place in the race and seems to retain j it.' To say that the contest is not' warming up is absurd. Here is' Meyers out with a published announ-, cement stating what he thinks he can do if elected, and next we see! Rig .Jim Walsh constantly coquetting j with both wings of his party; and a score of men of political reputation in different parts of the county tak ing part in a conference held at Mul len's oftlce one day last week, and - advertised thunder meeting soon to occur in the county in hopes of shattering the Republican party. The political wisdom here i- Mullen and (Jallagher's. To claim the "silent vote" for either Franke or Walsh is preposter ous. All that they have, arc pro-- claiming themselves on every house top and street corner. The difference between them and.the regular- i- j the difference between the street and home circulation of a newspaper. A hundred noisy hoys with a thousand newspapers on the streets make more show of circulation than a hundred thousand papers delivered at the homes of subscribers. The unwary' may be caught by such outward dis play, but not the veteran. The last dodge of our Democratic friends in this Congressional district to defeat the election of Woodin for Congress is a shrewd one. They have found that they have no stand ing with the people 011 the National issues. They dare not repeat their j exploded arguments on the silver question; nor dare they denounce the McKinley tariff. The memory of the ('leveland tariff,and the ( levc land financial policy is too fresh in the minds of the people. The con trast between the present prosperity ! of the nation and the ruinous ' de pression which existed under tliej last Democratic administration is so great that no Democratic orator has j brass enough in his face to openly contend against the successful ad ministration of President McKinley. They perceive that the popular 111:111 for ('ongrcss is W. 11. WOODIN, ; who is pledged to sustain the atliniu- [ istration of McKinley, and therefore ! they have determined to dodge the true issue. FlairingJiandbillsare posted which starts out like this,"The friends of better government in Pennsylvania will hold a mass meeting tit Carey's Hall,"and ends up with announcing that the leading orator is to be 1!. K. . j Polk the Democratic candidate for Congress, and O'Boyle, the well j known Democratic leader in Luzerne! county. They are claiming to lie 1 the especial friends to better govern- i nient ill Pennsylvania, but what litis that to do with the great National issues with which Congress litis to deal? If the Democratic candidate i for Congress wants the support of the honest voters of Sullivan county let him put out his true colors. Will lie support ti- riff measures, the I finan'"' .< and the war and' ..'es of President Mc- Kinley, or will he oppose tliein V! If he will, wherein is he better then than W. 11. Woodin? If he wont i let him say so, and those who agree ' with his sentiments will vote for : him. If he is truly a Democrat let | him advocate the measures before the public which he intends to sup ' port in the National House of Rcp resentatives. We can tell him he makes his debut as an orator before the voters of Sullivan , county in a very questionable shape. Me will find the voters of Sullivan , county too wide awake to be deceiv- j ed by false pretences. The man 1 who represents them in Congress must be an honest supporter of Mc-1 1 Kinley's administration. Walter Spencer Hurt. While attempting to alight from a P. A- It. freight train in William sport Monday evening, Walter Spen cer, son of.l. Harry Spencer, missed his-footingas he stepped off the train and fell, cutting a long gash 011 top of his head and hack of the car. He was taken to the hospital, where i( was said that his condition is quite serious. Bernice Echoes. I The Citizen's Military Band re ceived their charter from the Court j ofSulli villi county on Friday. They are now a chartered organization and no one need be afraid to do bus iness with tliein. We predict for j tliein a brilliant future in the music world. They are fast climbing the ladder of musical fame and by the time the blue birds commence to j warble their sweet notes again this j band's name will be a draw card to every music lover. .Invitations are out announcing the j marriage of Miss. Maggie Collins and Robert Ramsey, both of thi place. Supt. 1.0. Blight of Towauda was transacting business in town on Fri day and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Morter visit ed friends at < ireenwood, Sunday. (ieorge Roeliy and his sister Delia, jof Dushore, visited friends here on Sunday of last week. Win. Fppler visited friends at I Wilkes IJarre, Tuesday and Wednes day of last week. Lewis Thurston who has been vis- I ! iting his son William, at New York, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. .1. L. Taylor, who has been at Towanda, for treatment during I the past two months, returned home Wednesday much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy re turned from their wedding tour last week, and received the usual reccp : tion from the boys; cigars, cigars. Mrs. 11. (J. Lewis of Towanda, was the guest of Mrs. Ilarry llanipson last week. Miss Cora Thayer has been quite sick Iml is convalescing at this writ ing. Mis- Mary llaunon, who litis been visiting her sister in New York, for sometime, returned home Saturday. .lames Mctieeand John Murphy !of Lopez visited relatives here Sun day. (i. B. Winters ant! daughter Ftliel lof Towanda, were the guests of his : father-in-law Hon. J. S. Line last week. District .<>. F. through out the county last week. There was a hot time in the little street Wednesday night. Sonic of flic boys got on the war path and serenaded their friends. Estelia. Farmers are busy. Homer Bcnninger is preparing to build a new house. A. F. White who has been employ^- | ed in Fuller's shop this summer', has ! leen compelled on accoiftit of ill j , loaltli to give up work. <'. .1. Flll | ler has taken possession and will ! look after the interests of his patrons 1 this winter. Frank Larrison of Forest City, ; made a business trip to Fstella Sat urday. The infant child of Roland Bartow who has been very ill. i- recovering slowly. Miss <»ra Fetherhay, who litis been j spending the Slimmer at llillsgrove, ' has returned home. F. R. Shomo and family, of the Shonio ('onccrt ('onipany of William . sport, have organized a singing class |at this place. The people of Fstella and vicinity are fortunate in securing j the services of as talented innsitioiis as they for instructors. L. Chapel and family of Carbon Run were visiting friends in thi~ locality last week. Harry McWilkinson of < ilciiMawr, litis moved iu town. Mrs. Ezra Williams of Canton was i calling at C. .J. Fuller one day last j week. 'Mrs. 11. \V. Osier is on the sick I list. J. J. Teevan had a valuable sheep ' killed by dogs last week. 1.25 Per. Year. Number '!h WORTHY IIF SI PPIIKT. ! Candidates Who Will he Elected On the Eighth of November. THEY FORM A VERY STRONG TICKET. I Men Who Will Carry the Grand OUI Party onto Victory in the Fißht Now on. Vote for Them and be Among !he Cheerers. Much ar • ■lit that 11. \V. Osier will he the next Sheriff of Sullivan county. lie is urowiny extrcmoly popular, ami will have the liackiny of the hot element in the county. Mr. Osier will prove an able suceessin - to the present incumbent, Klli- Swank, whose administration has heen clean ami generally satisfactory so far a he was concerned. Mr. Osier i- one of Sullivan county's most successful tanners anil a thorough btisiues man. Ile is genial anil pleasant to cverybddy, ami when in control of the Sheriff's office hew ill do his duty with as little otfense as i- possible, for his ji-ood nature would not allow liiui to do otherwise. At the same time he will do his duty tirmly and promptly, as all yood officer- mu.-l to carry out the mandates ofthe law i>d\'eriiiny this hiyli oflice. The name of Win. .1. Lawrence w ill prove a sure winner for I'rothon otary. Mr. Lawrence a man who has earned all the succ<•— he ha.- at tained as ;i business man and a com petent and ohlijfino' officer, and care ful voters w ill consider him when casting their hallot-. The people in general sound the same high chord in his praise and his worth as an in cunihent to the present place he holds which is a highly important one and requires care and a special aptne— lin connection with a thorough know ledge of thealfair- of the office. For this reason a re-election has always i heen yiven an officer in this branch of the public's affairs. A man like lie, tried and true, w ill have the un divided support ofthe voter.-. I >r. J. (..Christian, candidate for the legislature, is most competent to till the position. hein» a genial,pleas ant, well-hooked gentleman, well thought of in hi- community and throughout the county. A vote for I >r. Christian i- a ballot in the riulit ! direction. I ( hristian i- a man of honor and when j he jjoes to I larrisbury in the interest I of his constitutents they can rest as sured that lie is there for them alone, and not for any -o called machine, (Juay or any other man. Christian { is a man of the people and will «ns i tain himself a-such when he jjoe- to 1 I larrishurtr. Voters should look to their inter ests and to the interest of the Com monwealth by electing men who represent the party that builds, not destroys; men who are able, honor , able anil possess trained minds; all of which enters into the composition of I>r.Christian's makeup and makes him the most adaptable and ilesir- t ; able man for the office lie aspire-. A tin i. i: i; hi wsr.i.r. The Shaniokin Xrirx says The |{e publican party workers are lining up solidly to j;ive Mr. W.ll.Woodin a handsome majority. In the bi»- towns such as Lerw ick. Llooin-biiru, Danville, Sunbury, Mt.Carniel, Mil ton, Shaniokin and W'atsontown the healthiest kind of a sentiment pre \ vails while in the country district the name of Mr. Woodin is on | everybody's lip-. The general im pression i- that he i- the man for the place. lie is courteous, kind and -mart, and strictly honest. In Lerw ick, where he is best known the inhab itants honor hiin for many "food acts . he has trone through with for their benefit, lie is, as i- well known, connected with a bij>- manufacturing . concern there ami the hundred.- of men who have at one time or another found employment discover ed in him a square man. lie toiled faithfully since childhood about the works and knows the worth as re ward of labor. No better compli imyit could be paid him, for a man who takes «ood care of his employe surely is a man, and in these days there are many who do not. Mr. Woodin is needed in Washington j next term of Congress, lie is coni- I petent and will be a credit to repre sent the voters of this district.