Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, Editor-
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
By The Sullivan Publishing Co
At the County Seat of Sullivan County,
LAPOBTE, FA.
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Detectives On Trail.
Captain Booth and other officers
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.
are spending considerable time try
ing to run down clues in connect
ion with the death ct Joseph Atello,
whose body was found under a pile
of ties at Bernice Sunday and who
is said to have died from stab
wounds.
It has been learned that several
days prior to Attello's disappear
ance two strange foreigners called
at Bernice and were seen talking
to the section l>oss, Attello. It is
the opinion of the Bernice foreign
ers that the two strangere were
agents of the Black Hand and that
they attempted to extort money
from the section boss. Failing to
get the money, it is believed they
killed Attello and then secreted his
body under the ties in order to
give the assailants plenty of time
to make their escape. Attello was
buried yesterday morning and in
terment was'made at Bernice.
The officers hope to make au ar
rest within a few days.
New Management.
v The Hugliesville Mail which,
since the death of it's former edit
or, A. H. Slump, a few months
ago has been edited l>y Mrs. Slump,
has been sold to Edward E. Frontz
a well known citizen of Huglies
ville. Homer H. Martin, who for
the past fiye years has been con
nected with the Cunningham & Co.
job printing establishment of Wil
liamsport will act as editor. The
patrons are promised by these cap
able gentlemen that as soon as they
get ''in harness" they will look
forward to the result of their very
best efforts to make the Mail a
newsy home paper that the sub
scribers will be proud of. Success
to you gentlemen.
Gas Kills Three Women.
Mrs. Rebecca Robinson, seventy
seven years old; her sister, Mrs. Jen
nie Osborne, sixty-eight years old, and
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Reyburgor,
thirty-flve years old, were asphyxiated
in their home on the south side of
Kaston, Pa.
The bodies of the three women
were found in an upstairs room. In
the cellar there was a mete:- used to
regulate the supply of illuminating
gas used on tl.e south side. This ma
chine began tc leak and the gas got
into their rooui.
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"It's good to see a man around the
place at last, even if It's only a boy,"
was the general comment on the ar
rival of Robert Henderson Hillman
at the Sherin home. Years had passed
since men had been admitted within
the sacred precincts of Sherin Hill.
Mrs. Sherin's great love had come
late in life, when she was a widow
with five daughters. She had fairly
worshipped the unworthy man who on
the eve of their wedding had eloped
with a chorus girl, Mrs. Sherin had
turned recluse, and forced her daugh
ters to follow her example.
But somehow Kay, the eldest daugh
ter, managed to meet and fall in love
with Bob Hillman, a tourist, visiting
the little town. She married him first
and asked forgiveness afterward. The
forgiveness was refused but she was
very happy with Hillman. The shock
of the tragedy of their double death in
a hotel fire brought the belated par
don and opened Sherin Hill to the lit
tle 6-year-old who had been left alone
in the world.
Nearly a whole year had passed
Ibefore Robert really began to
miss his boyish playfellows and
realize that even four very pretty
aunts who adored him, were no fair
exchange for one boy chum. Aunts,
despite their prettiness, cannot climb
trees or coast or whittle and so it
happened that Bobby struck up a
warm, though surreptitious, friend
ship with Ned Huntington, who lived
to the east of Sherin Hill and who had
looked long and longingly after the
pretty aunts with no happy results so
far.
A broken sled started the friend
ship.
"Going to fix it?" Ned asked, and
Bobby nodded, solemnly.
"It'll take a lot of time," he said,
ruefully. And you'll have to wait three
days before you can go coasting again
Just because there is no man up at
your house to use a screwdriver aii'l
a hammer?" Ned asked, pityingly.
"You poor little chap. Pass the sled
over here and I'll have it fixed in no
time at all."
Very unwillingly Bobby passed the
sled over the low wall and followed it
over himself. He trotted beside Ned
as that long-legged young man sped
toward the toolhouse, and he was lost
in wonder at the display of tools in
the little workshop.
He did not intend to make a secret
of his visits to Ned's, but some innate
delicacy prevented him from telling
the willing aunts that he had found a
playfellow more to his liking, so it was
several weeks befofe Dell Sherin, who,
being the youngest of the pretty aunts,
was Bobby's most frequent playfellow,
began to notice that the boy no long
er came to her with please that she
coast or skate or throw snowballs.
Wondering why he should suddenly
find new amusements, she slipped out
one afternoon to see what took him so
often to the east lawn. Careful
ly she parted the branches of the
hedge to peer through. Bobby and a
young man were pelting each other
with the newly fallen snow, and she
gasped with indignation as she saw
the young man occasionally throw a
snowball with what seemed to her to
be brutal force.
She was about to push through and
demand that the game cease when
Ned suddenly sent a ball whizzing
toward Bobby's head with such force
as to cause the youngster to duck.
The ball sped on and struck the hedge.
The branches broke Its speed, but with
no light shock It broke against Dell's
snug little fur cap. She gave a scream
of terror that brought Hobby and Ned
running toward the spot. Dell was
more scared than hurt, but it was with
a white, anxious face that Ned leaned
over her, and sought to assure him
self that no damage was done.
"I had no idea that there was any
one back of the hedge," he cried in
distress. "It was very thoughtless
of me, but —you all seein to keep away
from this side of your property. Only
Bobby ever comes here."
"It was to see what he was doing
here that I caine," she explained. "I
was afraid that he might be getting
into mischief."
"He was only seeking his own
kind," declared Ned. "A small boy
has a right to a father or an uncle or
some one masculine and since Hobby
was not provided with any of these
very essential relatives, I sought to
supply the deficiency.
"You are very good," she murmur
ed, realizing for the first time that
the young man was good to look upon.
She struggled to her feet, swaying
slightly, and Ned caught her arm to
save her from a fall.
"You must let me see you to the
house,"he said with a gentle impera
tiveness that was new and very pleas
ing to the girl.
Mrs. Sherin and the three elder
girls regarded the appearance of a
man In the Sherin grounds with shock
ed surprise, but Bobby hastened to
the rescue with an explanation.
"Me and Uncle Ned was having a
snowball flght," he announced, "and
Auntie Dell came to look for me and
he soaked her with a snowball be
cause he didn't-know she was there.
"I call him Uncle Ned," he explain
ed, "but, of course, he ain't a real un
cle —yet."
He looked searchingly at his pret
tiest aunt and paused expectantly.
The soft color flooded Dell's cheeks,
and there came a new look of deter
mination in Ned's blue eyes. Bobby
was only six, but somehow he felt
content that presently his playfellow
would be a real uncle. It wasn't such
a bad idea either.
Bernice Murder Mystery
Now Comes to Light.
Sullivan county's greatest mys
tery has been solved, and as was
suspected Bernice has been in the
scene of one of the most brutal mur
ders ever committed in Northern
Pennsylvania. The chances are
the guilty parties will never be
brought to justice.
Sunday a Polander while chas
ing his hat which blew off, came
upon the body of an Italian who
has been missingsince Nov. 2. A
crushed skidl and a gash in the
throat which extended from ear to
ear told only too well the story of
his death.
Squire Lowery acting as coroner
held an inquest last night and the
jury returned a verdict that the
deceased came to his death by vio
lence at the hands of parties un
known, and that he was murdered
for the purpose of robbery.
The name'of the Italian is un
known. The body was found in a
ditch near the old breaker in the
West end of Bernice, where folks
seldom go. On top of the body
was a couple of railroad ties and
a big rock which partly hid the re
mains. They were discovered by
the Polander when his hat blew in
to the ditch and landed on the ties
over the body.'* The horrible sight
completely unnerved the finder
and he tied from the spot shout
ing as he ran.
The body was identified as the
Italian who strangely disappeared
on Nov. 2, shortly after receiving
his pay and that of his 1 (5-year-old
son. The boy was left destitute,
and kind friends provided for him
for a few weeks while ho waited
for his father to return. Not hear
ing from the parent, he gave up in
despair, and like the rest of the
people in Bernice came to the con
clusion that the father had been
murdered and his body made way
with. The boy'was sent to Pitts
burg where he had friends.
Searching parties scoured every
nook and corner in Bernice, search
ed old mine workings but found
no trace of the body. They re
mained firm in the belief that the
man met with foul founded.
The missing man was employed
with a gang of Italians on track
work at Bern ice, aiul it was believ
ed that he was murdered for his
money by his fellow workmen.
They stayed in Bernice for a coup
le of weeks after he disappeared,
and \yhen the work was finished
they went away to no lx>dy knows
where.
When the clothes on the body
were seraehed 45 cents in money
and a watch were found. Al>out
880 which the man drew a short
time before he disappeared could
not he found. When the clothes
were stripped from the body, a
belt was found around one of the
lower limbs, and in this receptacle,
was slll. This had been over
looked by the murderers. The
watch was left on the person as the
assasin did not dare take it for fear
that it woidd lead to his detection.
Italians usually carry their wealth
in a belt'worn around the waist un
der the clothes. This man chang
ed the plan and put it in a belt
which he wore around one of his
legs. That was how the murderer
came to overlook it.
The body was in a fair 'state of
preservation. Snow fell deep
shortly after the Italian disappear
ed and did not melt until a few
days ago. The lx>dy has been
covered with snow and iee since
the murder and this accounts for
the condition.—Towanda Review.
Child Undergoes Operation.
Margurete, the 5 years old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rol>crt
Little, of this place, was operated
upon Sunday for an al>cess on her
neck. The child had been suffer
ing for several weeks with what
was supposed to be mumps, bat
her condition gradually became
worse until the alarmed parents
summoned Dr. Randall of Dusliore,
who pronounced it an abecss, and
with the assistance of Dr. W. H.
Kandall of Laporte, performed the
operation. The child is getting
along nicely.
Judge Dunham Stops Runaway.
Says' the Sayre Times-Record:
"The voice that had often meted
out sentences yelled "whoa" and
the hand that for years represent
ed the law, clutched at the bridle
and a horse came to a standstill
this morning. .Hon. E. M. Dun
ham served for ten years as presi
dent judge of the courts of Sullivan
and Wyoming counties. He now
resides in Sayre. This morning
he was going to his office when he
saw a white horse with a raggety
m all's wagon behind, dashing
southward on Elmer avenue. The
judge calmly walked to the center
of the street yelled "whoa" clutch
ed the bridle and that ended the
incident, except that Judge Dun
ham says lie nearly froze while
waiting the arrival of the owner of
the horse.—Towamla Review.
Tanneries Will Resume Work.
Says a Willianisport Daily: A
representative of this paper called
on President Beach of the Elk Tan
ning Company, Tuesday morning,
and elicted the information that a
number of the tanneries had put
hides*to soak and were going to
run 80 per cent capacity. It is
understood that this only applied
to what is known as "crop" tan
neries, which include the big
Eagle Valley plant in Ridge Way,
also Instanter, Wilcox and Fall
Creek. Now that conditions in
the leather market are brighter, it
will probably be no distant day
when all the plants will be running
to their fullest capacity.
To Do Away With a Holiday.
Although the amendments to the
constitution adopted last year
abolished the February election the
first Tuesday after the second Mon
day of February is still a holiday
by legislative enactment. A bill
has been introduced in the legis
lature to repel the act creating this
holiday, and it is expected to pass
and receive the governor's signa
ture before the date rolls around.
If it fails of passage, we will con
tinue to have three holidays in the
shortest month in the year; Lin
coln's Birthday, Washington's
Birthday and what used to be elec
tion day.—Canton Sentinel.
Howard Ileess of Nordmont
was a business caller here Wednes
day.
County Commissioner Valentine
Robe and son Frank were in La
porte Wednesday. The latter gen
tleman has l>ecn appointed Mercan
tile Appraiser for Sullivan County
for 1911.
A Card.
Ilillsgrove. Pa., Jan. 2.'>, 1911.
To the School Directors ol Sullivan Co.:
I hereby announce myself a« a candi
date for the i.flice of Superintendent ol
Schools. Respectfully submitted lor your
decision.
Klection. Tuesday, May 2, 1011.
J. Robert Molyneux, Ilillsgrove, Pa.
I
QOURT PROCLAMATION.
WHKRKAS, HON. OHAS. E, TERRY President
Judge, Ilonorables Henry Richlin and R. C. R.
Kskinka. Assoc. Judges of the Courts of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery, Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Orphans' Court and Com
mon Pleas lor the County of Sullivan, have issued
their precept, bearing date the 2nd day of Janu
ary, 1911, to me directed, lor holding the several
courts in the Borough of Laporte, on Monday the
19th day of February, 1911, at 2 o'clock p. in.
Therefore,notice is hereby given to the Coroner,
Justices of the Peace and Constables within the
county, that they be then and there in their prop
er person at 2 o'clock p. m.of said day, with their
rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and
other rememberanees to those things to which
their offices appertain to be done. And to tlu&e
who are bound by their recognizance to prosecute
against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of
the raid county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to
be then and there to prosecute against then l as
will be Just.
JIJIISON BROWN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Lal'orte, Pa., Jan. 2,1911.
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"I had been given
up to die by three
of our best doctors,
I could not stand it to be on my
feet and I was so swelled in the
abdomen I could hardly breathe.
But thanks to Dr. Miles' Heart
Remedy and Nervine I am able to
be about the streets, a walking ad
vertisement of the curative qual
ities of your remedies, although I
am 70 years old."
* JOHN R. COCHRAN,
Lewistown, 111.
Better than any statement we
could make regarding the value of
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy
are these words of Mr. Cochran.
He speaks from experience, the
highest possible source of knowl
edge. If you have any of the
signs of a weak heart, such as
pain in the left shoulder or arm,
fainting and hungry spells, short
ness of breath, smothering spells,
fluttering or palpitation of the heart,
you need
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy
which for over twenty years has
been recognized as the best prepa
ration of its kind to be had.
Sold under a guarantee assuring the
return of the price of the first bottTe if It
fails to benefit. AT ALU DRUGGISTS.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Trial List, February Term, 1911.
Return Day, February 13,1013.
I.—Thomas 1). Rouse vs. The Le
high Valley Railroad Company;
No. •!(! December Term, H>lo. Tres
pass. Plea—"Not Guilty.
Scouten Thomson
2.--William Latulhack vs. W. J.
McCartney; No. 2 May Term, 1910.
Defendant's Appeal. Plea—"Non
Assumpsit" and "Set-Off".
Scouten Mullen
Walsh
!s.—William Landbaek, Jr., by his
next friend, William Lanilback vs.
\V. J. McCartney; No. I! May Term
1910, Defendant's Appeal. Plea—
"Non Assumpsit" and "Set-Off".
Scouten Mullen
Walsh
4.—Patrick Connor vs. Margaret
Connor, Administratrix of John Con
nor, Deed. No. 88 May Term, 1910.
Assumpsit.
Thayer Walsh
s.—George B. Sellers vs. M. J.
Devanney; No. May Term, 1910.
Defendant's Appeal. I'lea—"Non-
Assumpsit.'
Meylert Scouten
(i.—Thomas Knecht vs. The Le
high Valley Railroad Company; No.
8 September Term, 1910. Trespass.
Plea—"Not Guilty,"
Stouten Thomson
7.—George Terry, by nis next
friend, Sylvester Brown, vs. John
N. Walker and Ada Walker. No.
!!"> September Term, 1910. Trespass.
Plea—"Not Guilty."
Mullen Walsh
8. —John F. Hunter vs. The Town
ship of Laporte; No. 41 September
Term, 19)0. Trespass. Plea—"Not
Guilty."
Scouten Mullen
Prothonotary's Office.
LaPorte, Penna.
January 2, 1911.
ALBERT F. lIERSS, Prot'y.
NOTICE OF APPEAL.
To the Tax Payers of the sever
al boroughs and townships ot Sulli
van County:
Take notice that the County Com
missioners will hold an Appeal in
their office at La Porte, Pa., on Feb
ruary (>, 1011, at 10 o'clock, a. m., to
hear such as may feel themselves
aggrieved by the late assessment and
to make such charges as may seem
to them just and proper.
County Commissioners.
Commissioners' Office, Dec. :10, 1010.
ADM IN IST RA TOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of Administration hav
ing been granted the undersigned on
the estate of Hannah Ruck, deceased
late of Davidson Townhip, notice is
hereby given to all persons owing
said estate to make payment to, and
all persons having claims against the
estate to present the same to
L. 11. RUCK, Administrator.
Sonestown, Pa., Jan. 2, 1011.
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ly broke; well matched; Holsteins;
coming •'} years old. Will sell, or
trade on cows. Address llox KM,
Ilillsgrove, I'a., or call and see them
on my farm near the splash dam.
Charles Chilson.
A Classified Ail will sell it.
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ton 100 lb
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Cracked Corn 20. 50 1.05
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Schumacher Chop 24.00 1.25
Fancy Bran 2G.00 1 .'{s
Fancy White Midds. 30.00 1.00
Oil Meal 37.50 1.00
(Jluten 20.00 1.35
Brewers Grain 25.0) 1.30
Oyster Shells 10.00 00
Choice Cottonseed Meal 32.50 1.70
Beef Scrap 3.00
Oats per bu. .45
Charcoal 50 lb sack .00
Oyster Shells " 35
140 lb bag Salt coarse or fine .55
50 lb bag Salt 30
Buckwheat Flour 2.20
Slluiniacher Flour sack 1.50
Muncy " " 130
Spring Wheat '• " 1.00
Potatoes per bu .45
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