Republican News Item.
THURSDAY, FER. 1, 1900.
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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
—Buller's big check evidently
caused another run on the banks of
the Tugela.
—Atty. Bradley had business in
Williamsport, on Tuesday.
—Miss Winnie Keeler spent a
few days with friends at Picture
Rocks, recently.
Misses Ina Osier and Kate Bea
lien spent Sunday pleasantly with
Sonestown friends.
—S. A. Roatof Ridgeway was in
town on Monday, looking after the
tax interests of the Union Tanning
Company.
—Mrs. Spencer, who has been
spending some time with relatives
in Williamsport, returned home
Tuesday evening.
-—Kop in Dutch means head. So
that- in that Spion Kop case the
British really lost their head.
—Mrs. F. M. Crossley, who was
badly hurt last week by a fall while
langing out clothes, is somewhat
,otter but unable to be around much.
-Polities are beginning to look
\) a little, and the campaign lies
at will require attention are al
idy sending nails to a sky-high
ce.
-Chicago pork-packers utilize
ry part of the hog except the
?al, and now an enterprising
, factory has hired a man to
r> phonographic records of the
Vis for use in toy pigs.
I. E. Tripp and family return
pm New York on Saturday.
Tripp's health was very much
led while living in the city,
fc returned for the betterment
I. Eugene will return to the
k few weeks to engage at
wring.
■. R. Lauer, of the firm of
ip A- Lauer, Dushore, is in
ft-k this week taking the
■the furniture exposition in
■ There will surely be some
■Tered by this firm when
'■with their large spring
miing ball given at the
"me Hotel on Thursday
°Bst week proved to be |
"ftdful function, although
t'Bit weather prevented
! * Bier from coming who
inm ( . present. However
f'Mod attendance and im- >
mtHp,i | )V tl,o participants
w l®>e kept away by bad
"■man, the enterpris
i»Kftth stores sit Muncy
Ya®p n t roftn( | Hillsgrove
this week, an
nouH> m >. He has failed
to dHf],j s enormous stock
of wHt Hillsgrove and in
made some des-,
prices.
a town
l>ut for the
past hand for
Mr. him a com-
old age, was j
Monday in a I
mind and plac
ed in He j
use a pitch
fork his family,
and attacks made
by best to have
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j —At a Democratic caucus held in j
| the Court House on Friday evening i
'the following ticket was named : i
Burgess, K. J. Mullen; school
j tors, Win. Kennedy, F.W. (iallagher;.
J. P., Robt. Stormont, ("has. Lan-i
don; overseers, Jolin Minnier; audi
tor, Jacob Fries; collector, (.'has. Lan-.
| don; councilmen, Robt. Stormont, j
IVm. Walsh; judge of election, Mart
[Gallagher; inspector, Win. Heim.
i — The public can have little re
spect for the Presidential candidate
who spent an entire campaign on
the stump urging people to vote for
himself, and they must have less
for one who spent an entire four j
years following that failure in asking j
to be given a second trial. There is '
a feeling that in a position of this
dignity the office should seek the |
man, or at least the man is hardly 1
justified in making a five years' per
sonal campaign in ids own behalf.
—General Puller hns met with
utter defeat in his attempt to relieve
Ladysinith. Once more the Boers
have outgeneraled and outfought
him. The capture of Spion Kop,
instead of giving the British the
key to the situation, gave them
merely another another experience
of how easily the Boers, with their
superior brains, can trap their en
emy.
Buller has retreated, and is back
in his camp beyond the Tugela,
leaving, according to Afrikander
dispatches, fifteen hundred of his
men dead upon the field.
England is sunk in dejection and
humiliation. The war that was not
worth the name, and that was to
see a triumphal march through the
Transvaal, ending with a Christmas
dinner in Pretoria, has seen asuc
cession of pride-killing disasters.
English prestige is ruined, and the
empire is in peril. Since Japan ex
posed tin' weakness of huge China
the world has had 110 such military
surprise. Small wonder that the
British people are dismayed and
thinking less what they can do to
the Boers than of what Russia, Ger
many and France may do to them.
For the other freebooting nations
are quite ready, as opportunity of
i fers, to prey upon the British em
pire with as good an appetite and as
little conscience as the British em
pire set out to prey upon the little
Dutch republics.
Punishment never came upon a
people more swiftly and more justly
than it has fallen upon the English.
The war is a wicked war, waged
for the destruction of liberty and
the satisfaction of greed. Therefore,
at each victory of the Boers, men
who love liberty and respect justice
have rejoiced. Wherever there is a
generous man whose instinct impels
him to side with the weak against
the strong, there is a friend of the
republics whose stalwart citizens
in defending their homes and free
dom have beaten every English
army sent against them and left to
110 Englishman who has fought
them arag of reputation.
The fall of Ladysmith must fol
low Bullers defeat, if the Boers care
to have it fall. The situation of the
garrison is desperate. Provisions
and ammunition is running short
and disease is ravaging the army.
It may not suit the Boers to take
Ladysmith. So far it has proved
excellent bait for the British gud
geon. It may be that Buller will
try again, and so oblige the Boers
as he did when he sent Warren up
Spion Kop to be riddled.
It would be a bold man now who
'should venture to say how the war
lin Africa will end.
i Toachi-rs' Local Institute nt Soneatown. j
Saturday. February 24, 1900.
111 Nature of Child Study; Mr. M.
!P. (iavitt. -1, Punctuality in regard
to the progress of the school; Mr. T.
11. (iallagher. :!, Benefits of Local
Institutes; Miss Anna Karge.
1, Interest of Parents in school
work, and how this interest is best
shown; Frank Shoemaker, Clean
liness in schoolroom; Miss Bessie
Swank. <>, Value of Mental Arith
metic; Mr. Calander.
7, Attractive Schoolrooms; Miss
j Met <ee. s, Teacher's duty to his
I profession; .Mr. \V. B. I lazy,en.
(», Teacher as a social factor; Mr.
Starr.
Debate.
Resolved: That it would benefit
j our schools if the present system of
teacher's examinations were abolish
ed, and the teachers required to take
a college or normal school training
j before being allowed to teacji.
Affirmative, Mr. Kernan and
! Miss Lawrenson.
Negative, Miss Kernan and Mr.
Neidlinger. Question Box.
F. E. DKITUS, MARGARET
I SHALE, MAYMENCER, Committee.
i Goebol Assassinated. Was a J?om'ir
Resident of ihl» County.
Senator (ioehel, tin* Deniot r.;ti<- J
claim mt fort lie gowriKn ship of K MI- ,
! tucky tieneral Taylor, was
as-a»siii!it.«'il in front nf tin* i-apitol i
I Tuesday morning',
i The greatest exeitenionf prevai's |
and more bloodshed is sure i«» tol-i
low. Five shots were tired at <ioe
hel, but it is not known how many
took effect. < ioehel was carried to
the Capital hotel and laid on his
lied. The bullet which struck him
j was fired from a window on the
j third floor of the executive build
! infj. The police have captured the
| man who is supposed to have shot
| Senator Goebel. Thousands of peop" o
are clamoring about the scene.
Senator < Joebel was a IVmisylv.ui
• inn by birth, beiiij? Imr:i iu Lie
Settlement, this county, lie went
to Kentucky when a young man,
1 becoming identified with politics
and holding several responsib'e
positions.
Bernice Echoes.
Friday evening, Dist. President
11. W. Taylor installed the follow
ing officers in Washington Camp
No. 481, P. <). S. of A. of this place.
Past Pres. A* L. Wilmot. Presi
dent, Joseph O'Neil. Vice Presi
dent, George Potter. Master of
forms, John Vaughn. Conductor,
K. (!. Kirkendall. Financial secre
tary, Jos. llelsman. Recording
secretary, W. K. Holmes. Treas.
Harry Hasley. Inspector, David
Shields. Guard, Frank Watson.
After the ceremonies the members
and there wives retired to Hotel
Jackson where a banquet was held.
The popular landlord and his esti
mable wife spared no pains in the
bill of fare for the supper, and the
members did ample justice to all the
good things of the season. A very
pleasant evening was spent by all.
James Cook, while at work in the
mines on Monday of last week,
slipped and fell beneath a loaded
mining car which passed over his
j left leg, bruising it and tearing some
of the cords loose. He is getting
I along nicely at this writing.
I Quite a number from this place
attended Miss Iloache's dancing re
ception at Dushore, on Tuesday
evening of Ist a week.
The Democrtesa held their caucus
in the K. of L. hall Friday evening,
and we are safe in saying there was
not offices enough togo around.
The board of school directors vis
ited the schools in this place on Fri
day. They found some of them all
right while one cr two of them was
all wrong.. They also found some
of the buildings in bad condition.
We think it about time that some
one is looking matters up, and we
hope the board will do what is right
for this place should have one of the
best schools in the county for we
have the largest number of scholars.
David Peacock who was called
to Mongolia, lowa, by the death of
his father, returned home Saturday
evening.
The following were circulating
among the politicans at Dushore, on
Satu.day: John Donovan, Win. Ab
by, Joseph Oneil, P. 11. McGee,
John Cahill, Julien Vogle.
Mrs. J. S. Taylor visited friends
at Towanda, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Roberts spent
Thursday at Dushore.
Thos. Fell and Nellie Cahill, were
among the cullers at Dushore on
Sunday.
I'. A. McGee of this place receiv
ed the nomination for town clerk on
the Democratic ticket, and Win.
j Abby, another one of town boys re
ceived the nomination for school di
j rector.
I Mildred Is liable to take a boom j
jin the building line next spring. i
I
An exchange prints the following
marriage ceremony, which was said
by a Tennessee squire a short time
ago:
"Wilt thou take her for thy pard; 1
for better or for worse; to have, to
hold, to fondly guard till hauled off!
in a hearse? Wilt thou let herhave he ;
way, consult her many wishes; make
: the tire every day and help her wash
, the dishes? Wilt thou comfort and
.support her father and mother, aunt
| Jemima and uncle John, three sis
ters and a brother?" And his face
' grew pale and blank, it was to late
' to jilt; as through the floor lie sank,
, | he said: "I wilt."
I —Seven or fight Cornell law stud
ents, of Cornell Fniversity, were
injured Monday morning by jump
, ing from a burning building to the
ground, a distance of thirty feet.
CARPETS.
4 You can hav* a batter car
-1 pat. ■ prettier carpet and a
MWHRn cheaper carpet than your
jK'SBKWI neighbor by writing for one
ot our 16-colored lithe*
graphed catalogue*, which
KaZSVP ahowa Cantata, Ruga, Art
Squares, Portiere*, Lace
, Curtain*, and Bed Seta In
their real color*, *o that
Cup*. «• «' » » can'telf erectly
how a carpet will look oo your floor ora drap
ery at your window.
r •We prepay freight, sew car
pets free and furnish wadded
lining without charge.
Pen tril Cata- > n
thfng to eat,
u«e, and will aava you l|\ A\utt|l|| 11111 I
money on every thing
you uae at every **a«
Our Order
Clothing Catalogue, — 1
&"edVh h This Iron Bed $2.65:
latest style* of suits and overcoat*, price* rang
ing from $5.95 to )ii. We prepay ezpraaaage.
if you have not dealt vritn us before, now la
10 All catalogues are tree.
Which do you want 112 Address this way:
JULIUS HINES & SON,*)
• BALTIMORE, HD, 2Hpt.VW.jtT
Register's Notice.
•Notice is hereby given that the following nc
counts huve been filed in my office, \ iz:
First und linul account ol Caroline HeverJy,
Admrx. of Solon Beverly deceased.
First and final account of J. 1". Miller and C. F.
Waekenhuth Executors of Rebecca Stroup, deed.
Fourth and final arcoiiut of li. M. Sylvariaand
Rush J. Thomson Administrators of J.M.lleacock
deceased.
And the same will be presented to the Orphans'
Court of Sullivan county on .Monduy. Feb. 2'i,
1900, at 3 o'clock p. m.for continuation and
allowance.
WM. J. LAWRENCE. Register.
Register's ollice, Laporte I'a., Jan. 2<j, Ishju.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Court ot' Common Pleas
of Sullivan County ami to me directed
and delivered there will be exposed to
public sale at the Court House in Laporte
Pa., on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900,
at 1 o'clock p. m., the following described
property, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land, lying and being in the township of
Cherry, county of Sullivan and state ot'
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a corner by the side of
the road on the line of AVm. Bobbins:
thence by the said road south 20 degrees
east, 22 perches to post and stone corner;
thence by other land of the said .lohn
Smith, south 78 degrees west 10 perches
to a post and stone corner, thence north
12 degrees west .'iß perches to a post and
stone corner on James Thomson line and
thence by land of the said .lames Thom
son and Win. Robbins south 5S degrees
east perches to the place of beginning,
containing three acres neat measure with
the privilege of a spring below the road
to get water, and being all woodland.
Lot So. 2.
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land lying and being in the township of
Cherry, county of Sullivan and state of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a |>ost and stone corner of
land deeded to Charles Connor, thence by
land of John Miner's heir* north lifty-six
degrees, west twelve perches to a post:
thence by other land ot James and Patrick
Connor north thirty-four degrees, east
forty perches to post; thence south fifty
six degrees, east twelve perches to line of
said Charles Connors land: thence along
same south thirty-four degrees, west forty
perches to place of beginning, containing
three acres strict measure, and having
erected thereon a Hinall house and other
buildings.
Seized, taken into execution and to be
sold as the property ot Sanibrd Bentlev
at the suit ot James and Patrick Connor.
11. W. OSLER, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office,Laporte, Pa., Jan. 215. I'JOO-
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue ofa writ of Fieri Facias issued
out of the Court ol Common Pleas ot
Sullivan County and to me directed and
delivered there wiil be exposed to public
sale at the Court House in Laporte. Pa.,
on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1900.
t 10 o'clock a. 111., the lollowing describ-
a d property, viz:
All that certain lot or parcel of land
situated in the Borough of Dushore, coun
ty and state aforesaid, bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point iu north-east line
of main street produced, sixty feet from
upper side of old stone wall on alley be
tween said Cronin'n and John 11. Farrell;
thence north fifty-six degrees west along
saitl line sixty-six feet to point: thence
north thirty-four degrees east along lands
of said Cronin one hundred and ninety -
J three leet to line of Catholic cemetery;
I thence south fiftv-six degrees east along
said cemetery sixty-six feet to a post:
j thence south thirty-four degrees west one
| hundred and ninety-three feet to the line
|of the street, the place of beginning, con
| mining 12738 square feet more or less,
and being all improved and having there
on erected a two story framed dwelling
house and other outbuildings, a good well
of water thereon and with truit and orna
mental trees thereon.
1 Seized taken into execution and to lie
I sold as the prpertv oflieorge Dobin and
Thomas Collins, at, the suit of Wendell
| Sick (use)
11. >V. ( tSLEIi. Sheriff.
Sheritl's office, lAprrte Pa.. J: n 24.!'.ti11'.
Qill'lST HCOi'I.AMATiON,
\V ukukas. !(«»;-. >;. >l. in niiam. j resident,
.litdgc. Honiimlilo lnlm s. l.lne tuid (ouriid
Kinn»,Associate.lndies of tliuCoi.rt. of <tvci-mm
' Terminer mm 'ieneml lail Deliver} tiumtei'
; Sessions of the Teuec, Oipliens Court ind ion •
i mon l'leas for tue < aunty of sill !I\an. h;'\<■ !s-uiM
their preeept, Waring .niut Ju >i:i\ nf !<ec.
1.V.1.1, to me directed, for holding the several
I courts ill thi .lUiivilgli of L;ipovie. on Monday tin
, .'till 1 day of Februarv V.KH). ato'clock p. 111.
! Therefore,notice i- hereby given t«t the Coroner.
! .1 ustlees 01' thePeaee and Constables within the
i county, that they lie then and there in I heir prop
er person at 2 o'clock p. 111. of said day, with their
rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and
other ivmemberanees to those things to which
their offices appertain to be doue. Anil to those
who are bounaby their recognizance to prosecute
against prisoners who are or shall tie in the jail of
the said county of Hullivau, are hereby notified tt>
be then and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
11. W. 08LF.K, Sheriff,
lieriff's Office, Laporte, Pa.„ Jan. 13, I'jOO.
r.ampbell,The MERCHANT,
! nip now taking inventory of stock and find
m.iny in every department that is
shop worn or :i little out of style, that you can
BUY AT YOUR OWN PRICE.
Ask to see them. ' They must go.
LADIES:^-
1 ot' tin' next :t0 days i will make ynti :t present, \\ it li your
li r-t t::■* 11 i'urcluiso, t hi.-, yenr. fit consists tif ,100 pieces and
will last you I!,i- whole year.)
Come vjiiick! Bevore mey are all given away.
Votirs very rrsiKi-lfullv.
:H. campb em, Li.
The above named price on several hundred
Very Swell, Very Pretty,
Vcr ij Excel Tent Suits,
The tabrics are pure wool in tancy |iuttcrncil clothing as
black and blue: .shapes of coats are single or double breasted, and entire
appearance and serviceability of these units are to any which you
may have made to measure at There is a reason \\ h_\ we sell these
suit.s at this low price, but it concerns you not. it has no hcarin<;|oti quality
or price. There are rich pickings for early coiners. This is tin Jtpor
tunitv which should not lie lost.
J" W OAROLL. Blo l ck, C:,rio " DITSHoHK,
LAPORTE Clothing Store.
Our New Fall and Winter •
Goods
Consisting of everything you mant in
Stomny,
Ladies' Capes, Skirts, Wrappers,
Shirt Waists, Corsets, Etc.
We Can Save You From Two to Three Dollars on Each Suit.
From Hoc to 1.00 on every pair of shoos and from 20 to 10 rts.
on overy article you buy of us. Wo sell our goods at very small
profits. We have no extra expense and are satisfied with the
Small Profit System.
JOE COOPER, The Clothier.
CLOTHING! a. a. fcalter,
N Of LAPORTE,
I'esires to call the attention of buyers of clothing to the tact that, he represents
The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago,
in this locality, the World's Largest Tailors, and that he has a lull line of
Kali and Winter Samples ol suits, pants and overcoats, iu all styles and at prices
that will defy competition. Also a lull line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water proot
(toods. Call ami examine his line ot goods and (trices before purchasing elsewhere
All orders tilled promptly. Perfect (it and satisfaction guaranteed.
Correspondency solicited throughout this section. «
AtmtKss A A BAKER,
LAPORTE, PA.
Wright & Haight,
Furniture , . t >.
-™U«dsrtaßiug,
-TWO - Si; 4 .
nkss. Fin
BRANCH CONNECTION AT
Laporte. FJi-.
XKXT IMIOR TO WAGON SHOP. K (ONKLIN, Mgr.
Ten Years Experience has taught FORKSVII I F PA
Us how to give the best value for ruilhOTiLLL, in.
FOR THE LEAST MONEY.