Republican News Item B. M. VANDYKE, Editor- PUBLISHED FRIDAYS By The Sullivan Publishing Co At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOHTE, PA. THOS. J. INGHAM, Proprietor. Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, AS second-class mail matter. iTßo7EssTohXair§ pRANCIS W. MKYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. Office in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORHETH-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining oountiM -APOKTE, p A. [ J. MULLEN, Attorn ey-a t-La w. LAI'OKTK, PA 'orriCß IH COOHTY BUILDING HEAR COllkT BOUSB. J H. CRONIN, ATTOBMEY'AT LAW, HOTART PUBLIC, ornca OH MAIB STRBBT. DUSBORK. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE. PA. Capital - $25,000.00 Transacts a general banking busim sB. TIIOS. .1. INtiHAM, Kl>\V. LADLKY President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest pni<l on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. J P. BAHL, TONSORIAL ARTIST Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars. Opposite Hotel Bernard LAI'OKTK, PA. Rugaboos. Judging from reports Laporte in the haunt, stamping ground or at least a place for the nocturnal visit of a certain spook, phantom or hu man prowler known as the "woman iu black". The western part of I lie village seems to be the only place iu which this mysterious "thing" stalks on dark nights. It has been seeu by various persons at various times and observers are emphatic in in their assertions that they really saw it, and deny that it is an im aginary being brought before their eyes by over indulgence of red-eye. It is said to appear as a woman dressed in a sort of shroud, black as the night in which it appears. The dress or drapery unlike that o' the statues at Harrisburg, hangs from the head to a little below the knees, like a long cape. This may be the style in spookdom. It would also be quite handy to have it thus in case the spook wished to make a hasty exit from the gaze of the startled spectator. The black lady is of medium heighth and does no harm so far as is known; don't *»ven make a noise like a Laporte wind mill on a windy night, but just appears and disappears like any orderly spook would do. This describes it as well as is possible with the information submitted. Any further enlightenment upon the subject will lie appreciated and should be addressed to the mystery editor of this paper. —— m No doubt the first victim of lightning stroke in the present year was Andrew Muzzleman, a farmer of Greencastle, Franklin County, who was struck and in stantly killed in the storm of min gled snow, rain and lightning which swept over Southern Penn sylvania Friday night. lie was walking along the road when a bolt struck a wire fence nearby, and it was communicated to his body. \ Rev. 11. L. Jarrett of Selins Grove, formerly pastor of the M. K. Church in this place, was in town the fore part of the week. lie con ducted the revival services Mon day night. GASOLINE BLOWS UP Explosion Injures Nineteen Persona,' Five Fatally. Nineteen men were injured, tive fa tally, by the explosion of a barrel or gasoline at Jamaica, L. I. The gasoline was on a work car In the Kong Island railroad yards and the men were laborers clearing snow from the tracks. The men were working with a "blower," a snow fighting machine, which throws a flame directly on the rails, melting the sno wand ice from the tracks and clearing the clogged switches and crossings. The machine Is fed by gasoline from a tank car. The report of the explosion was heard for more than a mile, and resi dents nearby jumped from their beds, fearing that there had been a repeti tion of the Communipaw dynamite disaster. Several of the injured were thrown nearly a hundred yards by the force of the blast. Not a man escaped injury. Seize Dried Mushrooms. United States District Attorney Jor dan has filed a libel in the United States district court at Pittsburg, Pa against one case of dried mushrooms. The action was based on an affidavit of John F. Earnshaw, food and drug Inspector of the bureau of chemistry, that the mushrooms are infested with live worms. Judge Young granted an orde ruuthorizing tliolr seizure. Payne and Dalzell 111. Representatives Payne, of New York, chairman of the house commit tee on ways and means, and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, second member of that committee, are ill in bed with the grip. Mr. Dalzell also Is chairman of tlio committee on rules. Hitchcock's New Assistant. The president sent to the senate the name of James J. Britt, of North Caro lina, to be third assistant postmaster general. Great Earth Slide Into Panama Canal. Another great earth slide a mile long has started to move in the Cule bra cut in the Panama canal. The slide has already completely covered the thlrty-five-foot bank of ti.e canal opposite the towpath with 250,- 000 cubic yards of material. The slide began, according to the canal record, Jan. 18, on the west bank of the canal, opposite the Cule bra hotel. Up to Jan. 25 the earth had not en croached on the railroad tracks in the lower part of the cut to any extent, and the regular operations there were not interfered with. Some hasty shifting of frame houses became ne cessary to save them from the earth slide. Snake Inside Kills Horse. A horse owned by John Haley, of near Mount Cuba, Del., died the other day despite the treatment of a Ken nett Squarfe veterinarian, who was called in. The animal was cut open to deter mien the cause of death, and three lizards and a snake were found near the lungs and heart. It is supposed that the lizards were swallowed In a gulp of water, but how the snake entered the animal is a mystery. It pressed against the horse's heart, causing death. "Coffee Trust" Plans 4 Cent Advance. An alleged coffee trust has been called to the attention of the depart ment of justice. It is charged that the marketing of Brazilian coffee is entirely in the hands of a committee which controls the market and is now planning an advance of 4 cents a pound. The statement made to the de partment declares that the committee is preparing to market 78,000,000 pounds of beans at an additional profit of? 3,000,000. Two Skaters Drown. John Geshquire, aged nineteen, of Paterson, and Huber Cleveland, aged twenty-two years, of Fairlawn, were drowned while skating on the Bergen county side of the Passaic river at Dundee lake, near Hackensack, N. J. Fully 100 other young men and women skaters witnessed the tragedy. Bed Warmer Kills Woman. A hot rock, used In warming the bed, set fire to her garments and caused the death of Mrs. Mary Car lisle at Lebanon, Ky. She was the widow of Colonel John B. Carlisle. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA FLOUR Arm' winter clear, $3.t>5@3.90; city mills, fancy, $5.50© t>. RYE FLOUR firm, at $4@4.15 per barrel. WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, new, 93 @93%c. CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow, 62@ 52 1 / & c. OATS steady; No. 2 white, 37% @ 38c.; lower grades, 36>4e. POULTRY: Live steady- hens, 16® lCVfec.; old roosters, 10V6@llc. Dress ed firm; turkeys, choice, 23c.; choice fowls, lfiVfec.; old roosters, 12c. BUTTER steady; extra creamery, 29c. per lb. EGGS firm; selected, 25@28c.; near by, 24c.; western, 24c. POTATOES firm; 60®65c. bushel. Live Stock Market*. PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards) — CATTLE higher; choice, $6.60@6.85; prime, $G.40(g>6.60. SHEEP slow; prime wethers, $4.25 Sullivan County Represented For the first time in the history of Sullivan county we have a school director on the Legislative Committee of the State School Di rectors Association. The associ ation held its annual meeting at Harrisburg last Thursday and Fri day, Feb. 2 and 3, S. E. Wortliing ton of Eagles Mere, was the Sul livan county director honored with a place on the legislative committee. Mr. Worthington is to be congrat ulated on his appoiutment to such an important committee. Sullivan county directors who attended the Harrisburg meeting were: A nth. Middendorf, Cherry: W. E. Ful uier, Shrewsbury; George Myers, Davidson; Alvin Rightmire, Elk land; S. |E. Worthington Eagles Mere. M. J. Phillips of Muncy Valley and County Supt. J. E. R. Killgore were also in attendance.,— Dushore Review. Botsford-Cox.J On Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at the home of the bride in Nord mont, Mr. Ernest 11. Botsford and Miss Beatrice M. Cox were united in marriage by Rev. Hertz of Sones town. The groom is superintend ent for the Nordmont Chemical Company and is a well known and well liked young gentleman. The bride is one of Nordinont's best and most attractive young ladies. The happy couple have the best wishes for a life of happiness dur ing their hymeneal career, and may "Nibs" get bis share of pros perity and good luck. Fire at Bernice. On Sunday night about *.) o'clock fire of unknown origion destroyed the machine* and repair shops of the Council Mining Company at Bernice. The large building was completely destroyed and the machinery very badly damaged. The wokers in the shops wore thrown out of employment tem porarily but the building will be re built as soon as possible. New Albany Again Dry. The number of remonstrators against the granting of licenses to the Wells Hotel in New Albany convinced the court that the con ditions in that place are no differ ent from a year ago when license was refused, and the refusal of the Wells application followed. The application of R. 3. Donlin for the Bartlett House in Wysox was also refused. Sl-.errran Saves Subsidy Bill. The senate passed the ocean mail subsidy bill, which authorizes the post master general to enter into con tracts for carrying the mails to Sou li American ports and to the Philip pines, Japan, China and Australia, at H rate of It a mile on the otuward voyage to \esscls of the second and $2 a mile on the outward voyage to vessels of the third class. The amount, of the subsidy to be paid in any one year, however, is lim ited to $4,000,000, and under no cir cumstances shall exceed that amount of money received on account of for eign mails. This is the first important administration measure to be passed by the senate this session. The bill went through under condi tions that give very little encourage ment to Its friends. On two separate I roll calls on the passage of the meas ure the vote was a tie, 39 to 39. The vice president exercised his prerogative and thus saved the meas ure from defeat. Brothers Jailed For Wrecking Bank. Pleading guilty to the charge of wrecking the American Trust com pany, in Philadelphia, Dr. J. Kln nean Crawford and Joseph S. Craw ford, brothers, and vice president and secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the institution, were each sentenc ed to three years in the county prison , and fined SSOO. The American Trust company was closed by the state bank examiner in November, 1909, when an examination of the books gave evidence of the con cern's unhealthy condition. A further examination of the trust company's books showed gross manipulation and fictitious and worthless loans to the amount of $338,000. Thackeray's Correction. A distinguished foreigner visiting Epsom downs In Thackeray's com pany noticed' many men dressed as sailors who were not to native and ex perienced eyes the real article. "Ah," said the visitor, "these are, I suppose, what you call your British tars?" "No. no." replied Thackeray; "only Epsom salts." Advocates Bond Issue. The Philadelphia Inquirer in its issue of January 18th. editorially says:—There is just one way to get improved roads and that is to build them. To do so requires money. How are we going to ob tain the money? The answer is simple—borrow it. The State is without debt, Why shouldn't it borrow? We are glad to see that the Governor advocates the issue of bonds for tliis purpose. But the issue canuot be made without a constitutional amendment. Such an amendment would have to be adopted not only by the existing Legislature but by the succeeding one two years from now. Then it would have to be submitted to the vote of the people in the November election of 1913. Thus there is time in which to devise and adopt to quote the words of the Governor, "a general plan of State-wide road improvement." There must be a comprehensive scheme, dealing fair ly with all sections, he contends. He is against the piecemeal build ing. He believes that the proper way togo at it is to open up good roads connecting the county seats as a starter. But there has got to be a comprehensive scheme, other wise he will not authorize the spending of money. This is all very, very sensible. Railroad to Be Sold. These be parlous times for rail roads. There is the little Kagles Mere Railroad, running from Sones town to Eagles Mere, in Sullivan county, that is to be sold at Sheriff sale for non-payment of taxes amounting to nearly 85,000, The road is seven miles long and has a grade of nearly two hundred feet to the mile. It is so crooked that they can't have steps on the side of the cars, because the cow catcher on the locomotive would scrape them off when they went around the curves. The road is a narrow gauge one, and the airs are the size of an old fashioned Demo crat wagon, while the locomotives are of the ' 'cabbage cutter'' order, with all the cogs and whirligigs im mediately under the boiler. They charge SI.OO per passenger for a trip over the road, and 50 cents ad ditional if he has a suit case. When it snows in the fall the rail road is shut down until fine weather the next spring. And still they can't pay expenses.—Canton Senti nel. You can get oysters of Smith Bondman at the Sonestown Hotel; Stewed. Fried or Raw. A Card. Ilillsgrove. Pa., Jan. '23, 1911. To the School Directors ot Sullivan Co.: 1 hereby announce myself as a candi date for the <»fKce of Superintendent ol Schools. Respectfully submitted lor your decision. Klection. Tuesday, May 2,1911. J. Robert Molyneux, Ilillsgrove, Pa. QOURT PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, HON. CHAS. H, TERRY Presideu* Judge, Honorables Henry Kiclilin and K. 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 I'leas ior the County of Sullivan, have issued their precept, bearing date the 2nd day of Junu ary, 1911, to me directed, tor holding the several courts in the Borough of Laporte, on Monday the lUth day of February, lull, at 2 o'clock p. m. 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 tkeir rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and other rememberances to those things to which their offices appertain to be done. And to those Who are bound by their recognizance to prosecute against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of thcsald county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to be then and there to prosecute against them as will be Just. JIIDBON BROWN, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, LaPorte, Pa., Jan. 2,1911. 60 YEARB' .OH^^^H^EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a (ketch and description may quickly ascertain onr opinion free whether an invention Is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldeet agency for ■emrlnc patents. Patents taken tnroash Munn 4 Co. receive special notice, without shares. In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any lotentlflo Journal. Terms, $3 a year, four months, |L Bold by all newsdealers. Tannery Prospects Brighter. The tannery at tliis place will soon be in full operation again judg ing from appearances. The "soaks" have been started and other branch es of the tannery will be working] as soon as the process of tanning will allow. A contract to enlarge and alter the leach house, a job that involves several carloads of lumber, has been taken by Con tractor W. H. Rogers and is being pushed forward as rapidly as pos sible. "The Only Thing That Will Relieve Neuralgia." The piercing pains of Neuralgia, which often follows a bad cold or La Grippe, are frequently almost un bearable and few medicines afford relief to the sufferer. 'I am a rural mail carrier and have been a user of the Dr. Miles medicines for years. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills can't be beaten. They are the only thing I have found that will relieve my neuralgia and I have tried most everything, besides medicine from the doctor. lam willing to tell anyone what the Anti-Pain Pills did for me." CHARLES HILDERBRANDT, Box 205 Woodvill. Ohio If you, like Mr. Hilderbrandt, "have tried most everything" in vain, why not do as he did, fight your aches and pains with Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills. Let the pills bear the brunt of the battle. No matter how stubborn the con test, they will come out victorious. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills stand on their record, which is a long list of cures extending back a generation. Druggists everywhere sell them. If first package falls to benefit, your drug gist will return your money. MILES MEDICAL CO- Elkhart. Ind. Trial List, February Term, ign. Return Day, February 13,1011. I.—Thomas D. House vs. The Le high Valley Railroad Company; No. 4G December Term, 1910. Tres pass. I'lea—"Not Ciuilty. Scouten Thomson 2.—William Landhack vs. W. J. McCartnty; No. 2 May Term, 1910. Defendant's Appeal. Plea—"Non Assumpsit" and "Set-OfF". Scouten Mullen Walsh 3.—William Landbaek, Jr., by his next friend, William Landbaek vs. W. J. McCartney; No. 3 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. 38 May Term, 1910. Assumpsit. Thayer Walsh s.—George Is. Sellers vs. M. J. Devanney; No. 73 May Term, 1910. Defendant's Appeal. Plea—"Non- Assumpsit.' Meylert Scouten 6.—Thomas Knecht vs. The Le high Valley Railroad Company; No. 8 September Term, 1910. Trespass. Plea—"Not Guilty," Scouten Thomson 7.—George Terry, by nis next friend, Sylvester brown, vs. John N. Walker and Ada Walker. No. 85 September Term, 1910. Trespass. I'lea—"Not Guilty." Mullen Walsh B.—John F. Ilunter vs. The Town ship of Laporte; No. 14 September Term, 19)0. Trespass. Plea—"Not Guilty." Scouten Mullen Prothonotary's Oftlce, LaPorte, Penna. January 2, 1911. ALBERT F. lIERSS, Prot'y. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of Administration hav ing been granted the undersigned on the estate of Buck, 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. H. BUCK, Administrator. Sonestown, Pa., Jan. 2, 1911. ; 3 CENTS A LINE ADS, j FOR SALE—Yoke of Oxen; part ly broke; well matched; Ilolsteins; coming 3 years old.. Will sell, or trade on cows. Address Box 104, Ilillsgrove, Pa., or call and see them 1 on my farm near the splash dam. Charles Chilson. M. BRINK'S PRICES For This Week. ton 100 lb Corn Meal 20.50 1.05 Cracked Corn 20.. r >o 1.05 Corn 20.50 1.05 • Sacks each (!c with privilege of returning without expense to me. Schumacher Chop 24.00 1.25 Fancy Bran 20.00 1.155 Fancy White Midds. 30.00 1.(50 Oil Meal 37.50 1.00 Clu ten 2(5.00 1.35 lirewers Grain 25.0 ) 1.30 Oyster Shells 10.00 (50 Choice Cottonseed Meal 32.50 1.70 Beef Scrap 3.00 Oat a per hn. .45 Charcoal 50 lb sack .(50 Oyster Shells " 35 140 lb bag Salt coarse or fine .55 5(5 lb bag Salt * 30 Buckwheat Flour 2.20 Slhumacher Flour sack 1.50 Muney '• " 1.30 Spring Wheat " " 1.(50 Potatoes per bu .45 M. BRINK, New Albany, Pa. The Best place to buy goods Is olten asked by the pru pent liousewife. Money saving advantages arealways being searched for Lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on AJulyluftiAJkAiukKAJtMuUMA |ExmmTi^| ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. HILLSGROVE, PA. | QUALITY I • When people realize that it a S is not the quantity for the $ X money, so much as.the quality 2 Z that counts, then they will X J patronize the store which does x • business in good pure goods. ♦ • Cut prices often mean cut ♦ X qualities. Our prices are as * X low as good goods wil allow. 2 X Our goods are not of the cheap x 5 mail-order variety. Whe 11 g 9 comparing prices do not for- 5 • get to compare qualities. It * a you find the prices lower than ♦ a ours, then you will iind the * 2 qualities inferior—generally Z X "bargain house" job lots. X • Ask us to show you why a a our stock is superior. a | Buschhausen's. j Gbippewa j Xime Ifrtlns. Lime furnished .n car load lots, delivered al Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvill* Tenn'a. M. E. Reeder, MUNCV, PA. WANTED At once. Men to represent us, either locally or traveling. Now is the time to start. Money in the work for the right men. Apply at once and secure territory. ALLEN NVRSEDY CO., Bochestcr, N. Y. Try a SMALL AD in th s paper, It will pay you. DeWITT'S CARBOLIZEO WITCH HAZEL SALVE For Pllea, Burn*, Bore%,
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