Published Every Thursday. Volume i Business Cards. SONESTOWN FLAGGING > Company, Chu. F. Billaraboa, A trentS. D. 11. Jjorah. n » 111 SONKSTOWN I>A FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NRSHOCK, I'K.NNA. CAPITAL. - ' aURPIiUH - - ,#IO.OOO. I toes a (ifiicral Hanking business. \B. W. JENNINGS, M. P.SWARTS. President. t'usluer. LAPORTET LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES. Connected with the Commercial Hotel. First-class Horses and < larriages. Hates reasonable. T.E.KENNEDY Prop. HOTEL MAINE THOB.|W. BEAHEN, Prop. LAPORTE, PA. This new liotel huslK-en rwontly fuiui&licl tliroUßliout ami will I't «i.ll for I i %i*cial ttccomouatiou «»l the tru\elWUK pul h • Tile iiwit sUK'livil bar in the county, Rates uu low. COMMERCIAL MOUSE. 'I'HOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. I. A PORTK PA. This large unci well appointed liuuse is" the most popular hostelry in this section "HOTEL PORTER. CantonlStreet, PA. w. K. PORTKH, Prop 1 r. CARROLL HOUSE, » D. KEEFR, Proprietor. nusuonii, 1»A. One of the largest »n«l liest equipped hotels ill this section oi the stale. Table of the best. Hales I Oil ilollar per 'lay. I.*rge stables. Professioual Cards. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOHHKYS-AT-I.A W, Legal business atteiiileil to in this anil adjoining counties LAPOHTE, ,>A £ J. MULLEN, Attomey-at-Law. LAPOHTE, L'A. , (tHice over T. .1. Heeler's store. J H. CRONIN, LAW, BOTAHT PUBLIC. ORRLLB OK MAIM ST UK BT. IXISIIOKE, I>A YYM P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney at Law. Miticc in <'oinily building. LAPOKTK, PA. Culleotioiis, conveyancing; the settlement of estates ami other legal business will receive prompt attention. H J. BRADLEY, ATTORNEY-AT-1. A W, OFFICE IN COUNTY BUILDING Nit AH COURT 110 U8 K. LAPOKTK, PA EUery P. Ingham. Harvey K. IMewitt. |NGHAM& NEWITT, ATTOHNKVS^A'-LAW, OFFICES7I4-17 FRANKLIN BUILDINO. IXI So. 12th Street Philadelphia, Having retired from the oßice of United suites A ttorucy and Assistant United States Attorney, will eontinue the general practice of law in the United Stutes courts, and all the courts of the city and County of Philadelphia, BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP Just opened at the Laporte Tannery. Custom work solicited. All work guaranteed. O. W. BENNETT, Prop. To Cure CoiiAttpatlon forever. Take Caaearets Camlv Cathartic. 10e or'-Tto It C. C. C. fall to cure, tlriiKxistH refund nioiiey. Kducate Tour llwrela With t'aicsrehi. . Cathartic, cure constipation forever. lOe, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, UmgKistH refund money. Everrbody Bays So. Cascarets Candv Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, ma Reutly and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, di«|»el colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, Ml cents. Isold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Educate Your Bowels With Cusearets. J? a " d * CatharUe cure constipation forever. VK, sk. If C. 0. C, tall, drugKlsta nruud money. Republican News Item. I )We have been (gleaning House For some time, but we are through at last. Wex 112 are all fixed up in apple pie order for the / torabe s S asasatat C £ with the largest and best stock of goods wer 1 Somethingfor Everybody, IX.ISJSS.S.""/ )We think \vi' can please the most critical buyer in Sullivan V \ RETT KN BURY, S C DUSHORE, PA. THE J EWELER, / C01e5...™,. * U -ty ill o-> e/, GENERAL l)(lf (iWclf ARDw AR E PAINTS, OILS, VARNSHES and GLASS. SPECIAL inducements given on CTOVES and RANGES and all kinds of HEATING STOVES for Wood or Coal, suitable for parlors, halls, churches, school houses, camps, etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from 8.'!.00 to $ 10.00. Also a line of coal heaters from $2.50 up to $35.00. My Special Bargain Sale is open 011 a line of heaters slightly damaged by water. Good as new, but they must be sold CHEAP If in need of a cheap heater, call early. My "Dockash" Ranges are without a question the linest in the market, made up of the best material and designed to lie a handsome Range. Furnaces always the best on the market. In fact we are ready to heat the universe either in hot water, steam or air. Try us, we guarantee satisfaction. STOY REPAIRS AND REPAIRING. PLUMBING, STEAM KITTING AND SUPPLIES. MILL SUPPLIES. Goles Hardware. DUSHORE, PA. SUMMER NECESSITIES. '"'Screen Doors Ready to hang 75c 1.00 1.25 Window Screens 15c. 25c, 35c. ICE CREAM FREEZERS Best Make 1.90 up to 6.75. HAMMOCKS 50c up to 3.75. FRHINft TAfKPI 'irtat variety. Cloth Baskets, ."sic and I IOIIIMVJ I »»v» l\ L 1., up. Can't l>e I teat for the same money. Western Washers Clothes wringers 1.50 and up, White enameled, all iron beds 4.50 up to 9,00. Bed springs, woven wire, 1.75 up to S.OO to suit. Couches and lounges 4.7s to Baby carriages, 4.9) up to kj.OO. All goods delivered to your R.R. station. Jeremiah Kelly, HUGHESVILLE. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." | LAPOHTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, JULY 13 1899. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE RAGED AT LAPORTE. Another Hotel at the County Seat Licked jlfi By Flames, Along With Meylert's Stonr Building and Maben's Pool Roopf GALLAGHER'S HOTEL IN/fitilNS. Driven From Bed by EteAes, the Entire Population to Battle. WAS IT OF ORIGION ■ The Early Mornii)gr Fir£ Originated in the Shed Back of the Hotel, Wholly Wraped in Flames Be fore Discovered', and When Assistance Arrived, Had Reached the Rear of the Hotel Which Burned Like Tirfder, Awakened by. the ringing of bells aud* the blowing of ♦he tannery whistle at 3:15 Tueso»y morning, the entire community leaped from their beds, some to save their pro perty and others, through the good ness of their hearts, to assist the more unfortunate neighbor. There was but little time lost from the tlrst alarm until crowds began to arrive on the scene of the most disastrious conflagrations Laporte ever sutt'ered. Men, women and children all came with tilled buckets to join the brigade, and wagons till ed with barrels were soon moving at high speed for a water supply, which, sad to say, is a scarcity in many parts of the town and especial ly in the business center. Some tire extinguishers were used on the rear of the hotel, l>nt of no avail, the tire was now under full headway aud delicti interference. The work of savins the contents then began in a rushing manner. The newly erected portion of the Hotel burned fierce and quickly. l.ong tongues of flames, seemingly greedy for more prey, leaped toward the adjoining old part of the house which was soon enrap ed and th» little shoe shop close by soon conveyed the flames to Maben's pool room and barber shop and IH*- fore any human effort, with the means assessable, could prevent, it reached the Meylert store building. With the entire square all ablaze, it was one great torch that shamed old Sol in illuminating miles of early morning sky. With a southerly breez whipping the flames toward Keeler's residence, and showers of sparks settling on the roofs of opposite buildings many of which liegan to do evil work and insipient blazes starting along the eaves, but willing hands with pails of water upon the quilt-covered, water-soaked roofs kept vigil in their attention toward this danger ami squelched the little outbreaks when ever they appeared, yet it looked at one period of the excitement that some of the structures across the street would take uneontrolable tire. Prof. Meylert's residence across the street from the store building, from the first, seemed certain to be engulfed but the task of saving it was not abandoned although the flames had eaten away a large portion of the siding and cornisli, extinguishing was accomplished and the fiames were cheeked ill their path of de struction. TIIK THIRD HOTEL BURN El >. This is the third hotel burned to the ground at this place within the last sixteen months and all have strange origin. The cause of this destructive blaze is not ascertained. Nothing readily combustible was stored in the shed that almost joined the back of the hotel where the fire originated. A goodly portion of the furniture from the hotel was saved. Some of the guests and the family lost more or Iras clothing. N. C. Maben saved the conteuts of Ids place, aud Mrs. M. Eauer who was conducting 1 a grocery in the Meylert store- build ing saved the entire stock. The Misses Meylert who occupy rooms on the second tloor also sustains no loss of personal effects. "Mike" the shoemaker says he is only out a place to do business. The hotel carried a small insurance of *2OOO. The loss is heavy. Miss Fannie Meylert carried a small insurance of K>oo on her building. Conrad Kraus, who owned the other two buildings was a small insurance. Muney Valley. Alkout tlve o'clock last Thursday morning tire broke out in the wood department of C.J. Secules black smith shop, and before it was discov ered was beyond control and was burned to the ground. A largeforce of men soon were on the ground and by hard work saved the adjoining buildings,which were J. L. Derr's on one side and DavidTenipleon the other, lxiss between live and seven hundred dollurs, no insurance. Mr. .Secules was badly burned about the face and arms in trying to save his tools. Miss May Donovan of visited Miss Jennie llausc last week. Mrs.Alex. Mngargle is entertain ing guests from Philadelphia. Mrs. D.M. Taylor spent Hum lay in Hughsville visiting her aged father who is in from the West. Mrs. M. Donovan of Laporte,spent Monday and Tuesday in town. .Several from this place attended the P.O. S. ofA. sermon at Sones town Sunday evening delivered by Kev. Dunn. Honeatown. Dr.J. H. ltothrock,who has been quite sick, is able to be around again. Miss Edna Taylor of Strawbridge, called on her sister last Friday. Miss Maud Mitchel of Jamison City spent a few hours with acquain tances here while enroute to Eagles Mere on Monday. Miss Maine Hall of Philadelphia was in town last week. Alvah Starr and sister Maud, vis ited in Benton on Saturday and Sun day. Calvin Armstrong and friend of Lock Haven, visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Dora Cook and son Ulen re turned on Saturday from Milton and Banbury. Mrs. Cook is now attend ing the Normal at Ijaporte. Miss Leah Haw*n, who is spending her summer at Eagles Mew, was home on Saturday. Miss Myrtle Crist ami Mr.J. Watts, spent Saturday and Sunday in T.airds ville. Rev. Mr. McCord, of Muney, will fill llev.Resh's pulpit on Sunday evening. You remember him at the Muney Valley convention. Every body come. Itev. E. B. Dunn preached a P. (>. S.of A. sermon at Nordmont on Sun day morning and one here in the evening. A number of the order from this place attended services at Nordmont,and were returned a like compliment in the evening. Special music was sung and the church - was beautifully decorated. Year. / Niibtf 13, DEATH OW&6 44CNRV T. DOWNS REST /:■ ETERNAL. An A*iiv«and UMAII Llf* Stopped by t)»*Qui««, of .th* RMP JOK. m»d W WrilUwuwt. 112 Henry T. Downs, Esq., one of Stfllivan county's leading lawyers is (lead. He secumbed at the William sport hospital Sunday evening, July 2, following an operation two days previous. He was conscious to the 1 - end and passed away painlessly, creditable to his medical attendance - Mr. Downs was first taken ill on Tuesday with Itowel trouble and de spite the skillful attendance at hand grew rapidly worse and on Wednes day Dr. Xutt, of Williamsport was summoned in consultation with his physician, Dr. Wackenhuth. They found that medical aid had reached its end and recommended an opera tion as the only hope. lie wished to be removed to the hospital and was taken Friday morning to Wil liamsport, accompanied by his wife and son-in-law X. C. Maben. The op«>ration revealed a tumerous sub stance in the l>owels which made it a hopeless case of recovery, yet the gre \tcst carc was exercised, aud effort made to relieve him of pain until nature took charge of him and gave him rest eternal. He reariized his failing condition and kept hi* clear mind to the last. Sunday mor ning he sent for Atty. McCnrmick to write his will, and conversed free-' ly with his wife until the last few moments of the end when he l>eeaine choked and s|*oke his last words, "my boy Harry, I want you." His son, Harry, was drowned when a boy some twenty years ago. His laxly was brought to Monday where sorrowing friends met the remains at the station and conveyed them to his late residence, where the funeral services wen held Wednesday morning, July con ducted by Rev. Raymond, a guest at Kagles Merc. The honory pall bearers were Hons. K. M. Dunham, John S.Line and Conrad Kraus, Atty. Win. I*. Shoemaker, Kobt. storiuont and 11. <J. Hufl'master; the pall bear ers, Attys. F.II. Ingham, A.J.Brad ley, E. J. Mullen, K. J. Thomson, W. H. Hill and Alphonsns Walsh. Mr. Downs was l»orn in Richmond, England, May 27, 1843. He was ed ucated in Berltourgand Paris, France. He was for a time in New Zeland and served in the Maoria war. He was later engaged on the sea as :(d officer on l>oard the Prince Charles, a British merchantman. He came to New York in 1871, aud to Bradford county in 1874. In 1877 he came to this place aud served as deputy pro thonotary under Vanetten until 1880 when he was elected to fill the office which he held two terms,up to 1880, and since that time has practiced law at this place. Mr. Downs was a men of high standing in this community, neat in appearance and precise in manner and habit; a kind husband and indul gent father; a good friend aud neigh bor. John H. Orean D*»d. "Captin John Green" as he was familarly known to the residents of this place where he was raised aud lived until the past few years when he has only spent the summer mon ths here, residing in Washington, D.C., winters, with his sister, was brought to this place dead on Mon day. Mr. Green died of brights dis ease on June 30th. The funeral ser vices were held at the Episcopal church immediately following that of Mr. Downs, on Wednesday, July .», conducted by Rev. Haymond. The pall bearers were: Hon. E. M. Dunham, Prof. L. L. Ford, Robt. Stormont, F. M. Crossley and T. J. Keeler. Interment in Mt. Ash cemetery. Card of Thank*. We wish to thank the friend*and neighbors of Laporte and vJetoity for their kindness and sympathy in our late bereavement, the death of our dear brother, John H. Green, and the choir for the music at the fnaeral. MRS. JENNIE BREWSTER. Maa. ANNA G. Hlu.
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