Republican News Item F, L. TAYLOR, LESSEE. B. M. VANDYKE, EDITOR. PUBLISHED FRIDAYS By The Sullivan Publishing Co At Hie Count y boat of Sullivan County. liAl'OH'i'E, PA. TIIOS. J. INGHAM, Soc'y & Treas. Entered at the Pohl Office at Laporte, hp second clans tnail matter. | PROFESSIONAL CARDS, jjj r-IRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUSIIORE, I'KNN'A. CAPITAL - - $50,000 1 I'BPJiUB - - J40.000 Does a General Banking Business. FISHER WELLES, M. D. SWARTS. [•resident. Cagliior 8 per eent interest allowed on certificates. fRANCISW. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. office in Keeltr's Block, [J A FORTH 1 , Sullivan County, PA. I & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORHKYB-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this IRND adjoining oountiop .A PORTE, rA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA OrPICK t!f COtIKTV BHILDine MEARCOtJUT UOUBE. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORN EY V AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIO. oprtl'a OB MAIS HTK«KT OUSIIORE. iM First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - - - $25,000.00 Trail acts a ceneral banking business. T.IOS. .T. ixciiam, i:nw. i.am.ky President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. J P. BAHL, TONSORIAL ARTIST Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars. Opposite . Hotel Bernard LAPORTE, PA. What The Comet May Do. The approach of Halley's comet seems to be regarded with mingled ('••clings. "The superfluous are worrying without cause over the dreadful things they expect will happen when that aerial facsimile of Barnum's "Whatisit" swipes us wite it stem end, forgetting that nothing has ever happened from its former visits nor front those ol' any other'comet. Scientists naturaljy •anticipate its coming with scientific ii.terest in the hope that some light may be shed upon the movements and constituents of these myster ious visitors. Then, again, there are others who assert that the cel estial wanderer will bring to the world any amount of good. We read, for instance, of a pro fessor (they are always professors) w ho says that the star dust emitted by the comet's tail, when it envel ops the earth, will clarify the minds of men, lead them to higher thoaght, and set us all studying the signs of the zodiac. Imagine all Laporte out star-gazing 011 a night like some of those not far past, when man's footpath was rendered precarious by its icy cov ering. We believe terrestrial stars caused by the impact of unlucky gazers against the slippery thoro i'are, would be quite numerous. We are not much interested in t!ie zodiacal chart, but we welcome anything that will clarify the mind •and lead to loftier thinking, and we could use some of that dust to snuff tip into our own think tank. Our lawmakers, who now so fre <l tently seem to be befogged, will f j e able to think and act with in fallible clearness, 'iind never again w ill they be in doubt as to the con stitutionality of anj' measure before congress or a state legislature. I he whole puzzle of high prices will be solved, and every mind, whatever its former benighted state will become so luminous as to clearly understand the workings of the tariff. It is even possible that it may so affect the minds of some witnesses in beef, sugar and other trials, that the unfortunate lapse of memory from which they now suffer, may be entirely overcome and every detail of past shady transactions remembered and re counted. And then there's—but if we keep on supposing, we will have no space left for our corres pondence. Suffice to say: If Hal ley'* comet will only do these things, it has our permission to switch its dusty appendage in our face till Kingdom come. On a Farm Eighty Years Ago. The writer, when a little boy, went to his father's meadow in haying time where his father and three hired men had been mowing and were then whetting their scythes. "Who mowed this awful looking swath?'' inquired the little boy, pointing to one 011 which the stubble was cut in ridges resem bling stairs. "Your father!" an swered Jason Horton, one of the men, in a tone which showed he was glad the poorest mower in the company was the boss. The boy was considerably disconcerted and plainly showed it. lie had con denied his father's mowing incau tiously, not knowing that it was his. Like most little boys he had believed that everything his father did was right, and now it appeared that be was a poor mower, and that his son had told him so. The little fellow was troubled but his father cheered him by quietly saying: "Yes, they can all beat me, but you must learn to be a better mow er than 1 am." I remembered the admonition and when I commenced mowing kept the heel of my scythe down level with the point, and cut a smooth, level swath. Scythes were kept in all the stores, of different lengths, and they did not differ from those in use now in shape or temper. For stumpy meadows the shortest were preferable. My father's meadow being free from stumps, the longest scythes having more cutting edge, cut easier and could cut a wider swath. In regard to snaths, there were none for sale anywhere, and every man made his own, with as much bend or as little as he saw fit. My father's was of ash, steamed and bent by himself as he bent his ox yoke bows. 11 is three mowers had natural crooks which they had hunted up in the woods—one being a big laurel bush. It was not un til a number of years after this that we heard of the "patent" scythe snath. They were first manufactured 011 an extensive scale in Massachusetts, by a man named Lampson. lie was not a Yankee as we would naturally expect, but ■a Jew, with a beard as long as the old patriarchs of' Old Testament times, as pictured in the family Bibles. The mown grain was spread with pitch-forks, and raked with hand rakes. We did not hear of any horse-rakes until some time after the advent of the patent snaths. Castki.au. ESTELLA. Merton McCarty and Harry Webster are working on A. T. Mulnix' saw mill. Mabel McCarty has returned from Willianisport, where she has been for some time. Center School was the first to be closed for the term. Harry Kiins was teacher. Miss Yaw of Big Bottom was in this place Sunday. The Odd Fellows contemplate a shad supper in the near future. Edith Edler who has been at Bernice for some time is again at her home. Jerry Davidson and wife an* 011 the sick list. Mrs. David Boylcs of Bear Moun tain, visited her brother, U. G. Little, last week Thursday. A. J. Ilaekley and wife are in Susquehanna county, called there by the sickness and death of the lady's mother, Mrs. Susan Mes senger. SHERIFF BROWN NABS DESERTER. TaKen Into Cvstody While At tending a Party Near Sonestown. Williamsport News. Sheriff Judson Brown on Satur day night took into custody War ren E. Parcel], charged with being a deserter from the regular army. The man had for ahout a week been stopping at a Sonestown hotel registering under an assumed name and claiming to be a detective in the employ of the government. On Saturday night Sheriff Brown drove to Sonestown to apprehend him, but was told lie. had gone to the home of Jonathan Ritchie, some distance up the mountain, to at tend a maple sugar party. The night being very dark, the sheriff secured the services of Constable J. W. Laird, who accompanied him to the Ritchie home, where Purcell was found in the uniform of a private of the United States Army. When confronted by the officers he admitted his identity, and after being relieved of his weapons he was brought to Laporte and at midnight placed in the county has tile. The sheriff at once got into communication with the adjutant general of the army and expects to deliver his prisoner to the military authorities of the general govern ment at New York City. Purcell enlisted in Co. E, 13th Infantry of the United States army on Nov. 17. 1908, and is reported to have deserted from Fort Leav enworth, Kansas, on Feb. 12, 1910. Fugitives from justice will do well to give Sheriff Brown's bailiwick a wide berth. LATER. Sheriff Brown, accompanied by De\\ itt Sciulder of Kenneth Square who has been staying in La porte for some time, left for Fort Porter, Buffalo, N. Y.' Thursday morning, where they will deliver the prison er to the military authorities. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan County, Pa., to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed at public sale, at the Court House in the Borough of Laporte, Pa., on Friday, April S, 1910, at two o'clock p. in., the fol lowing described property, to wit: The undivided, one-half idterest in all those two certain lots, pieces or parcels ol land, situate in the Borough ol Englo Mere, t'ounty of Sullivan, State ol Penn splvania, hounded and described as fol lows: LOT Nil, 1. Situated in Ivigles Mere Borough, Sullivan County, Pa., at the southwest corner ol' Alleghany Avenue and ha Porte Avenue, coutaiteng in tront on Alleghany Avenue, westwardlv, one hundred sixty-seven and one-halt (167J) feel to the easterly side ol' Fern Alley and extending in length or debth, southward ly, ot.that width, between the easterly side of Fern Alley and the westerly lineot LaPorte Avenue, one hundred and fifty (150) feet. The above lot is improved and has erected thereon a large hotel building known as "Hotel Alleghany," the same being a licensed hotel. Said hotel is about seventy-live by ninety feet, tlnee stories high and contains all modern con veniences. An annex, twenty bv twenty four leet, contains the bar-room and all necessary tix'.ures. There is a good well upon the properly. The buildings are in good condition and the grounds attractive. This lot and improvement? are sold subject to the lien ol a certain mortgage amounting, with interest, to about $4,-50. Said mortgage is tully recorded in the ol- I'ice of the Hecorderol Deeds, at LaPorte, L'a., in Mortgage Book Vol. ■'{, page 357. LOT NO. 2. BEGINNING at the southeast corner of lot No. 7, of the plan or plot ol hagles Mere, as shown by map of Gamble's Addition on plot made by William A. Mason showing the allotments of Eagles Mere, at a point on the wester ly side of LaPorte Avenue; thence wester ly along line of said lot No. 7. one htm dred sixty seven and one-half (11>7A) leet to the ea.-t line ol Fern Alley; thence nor therly, along the east line of Fern Alley, to the south lineot Lot No. 1, as above described; thence along the southerly line of said Lot No, 1. above described, oast waidly, one hundred sixty-seven and one half (lti7i) feet, to the west line of La- Porte Avenue; thence southerly along the wist lineot LaPorte Avenue, to the place ol beginning. Being lots > os. 7 stid 5 of said Gamble's Addition to Eagles Mere. The defendant's half interest in the last mentioned lot is lo be sold subject to the restrictions contained in the deed of James M. Gamble and wite to Peale and Dick son, dated Oct. 4, 1886, recorded in Sulli van County, in Peed Book Vol. 19, page 580, to wrich reterei ce can be had. The half interest in the above men tioned lots is sei/.el, taken into execetion ! and to be sold as the properly of \V. 11. i Van Buskirk, at the suit "of Fred \V. ! Peale. j .II'DSON BROW V, Sherill. Sheriffs Office, LaPorte, Pa., March 14, I'J 10. Mevlert, Attorney. I FIREMEN DISCOVER II TRIPLE KILLING Called to a Blaze in New York House Find Father Shot Two Sons and Himself A VICTIM OF MELANCHOLIA Herman H. Morltz, Real Estate Man, Corners, Clubs and Shoots His Two Boys Dcfore Suicide Outbreak Climax of Melancholia. New York, N. Y., Mar. 15. —Her- man H. Moritz, u retired real estate dealer, whose home was in No. 2210 Aqueduct avenue, The Bronx, sent his wife and servant away from home, shot his two sons to death, set fire to the house and then killed himself. Before he sent a bullet into his own brain he left the house, saw to it that a tire alarm was tuYned in and then returned to his home and killed him self. The firemen were forced to push his body aside to get the front door open. The man had been suffering from melancholia longer than a year, and his condition had become much worso in the last week. Nothing had been said by him up to the time of the shooting. The family was wealthy and each of the slain boys would have received from the estates of their mother and grandfather about $250,000. The victims were George, 17 years Old, a student in the Bordentown Military Academy, in New Jersey, who died in his school uniform after he had been shot three times as he crouched in a closet in a bedroom, and Walter, 12 years old, who was chased by the maniac from the second floo? to the cellar and shot down near a coalbin behind which he had tried to Bcreen himself. It was not until the firemen had extinguished the blaze which the crazed man had kindled that any one had any idea Moritz had murdered' his two sons. The body of Ceorge fell out of the closet when they opened the door to see if any traces of fire could be discovered there. Before Moritz did the shooting he took both his hoys out for a long walk, which they enjoyed exceedingly, having no idea their father in sending their stepmother and the servant away merely was clearing the way for n.urdering them and killing himself. Mrs. Anna Moritz, the wife, who had gone to Englewood, N. J., at the request of her crazed husband, was Informed there of the triple tragedy. Biie returned hurriedly to New York, and is prostrated in the home of friends in The Bronx. Borough Presi dent Miller of The Bronx, who was counsel for Moritz and guardian of his two boys, took charge of the Moritz home. Moritz retired from the real estate business four or five years ago, after having prospered. lie owned, among other properties, the three-story frame house in which the tragedy took place. NORDMONT. Mrs. H. I). Williams entertained a number of ladies at her home on Wednesday of last week. ITer guests were: Mesdames if. C. 11 ess. Ct. M. Fiester, W. B. lla/.en, (Jer liart Hess and Lloyd Fail-man. M. O. Peters, wife and son, Ken neth of Picture Bocks, are visiting his parents at this place. H. C. Hess and family visited relatives in Sonestown over Sunday. James Miller of Mttncy Valley was a culler in town Tuesday. Madge Gritman his returned home after spending the winter at Powell. r Ernest Botsford visited his par ents at Palmyra, N. Y., hist week. Cecil Botsford visited friends in Sonestown over Sunday. Harry Lloyd of Montgomery was the guest of his uncle, Harvey Amies, last week. Mrs. Harry Smythe has returned home after a two weeks' visit with her sister in Ilarrisbnrg. W. B. Ilazcn and wife and Mrs. Thomas Laird attended the funeral of Mr. Simmons at Sonestown last Thursday. MUNCY VALLEY. Rev. Ruth and wife went to York Tuesday to attend Conference Brady Houscknecht transacted business in Williamsport Saturday. Mortie and Josephine Housc knecht and Penile Jillson spent j Sunday in Eaglesmerc. Smith Bondman and wife ol' Sonestown, called on relatives here Friday evening. James Miller and Leo Moran at-' tended the spelling contest tit La porte Wednesday evening. THE LEADING RETAIL STORE OF N. E. PENN'A. □ Fowler, Dick & V/alker announce \ nj that their New Catalogue of b g Fashionable Garments for Spring = j n and Summer of 1910 is now § 2 ready. A copy of this Style = Book will he mailed Free upon E application. FOWLER, DICK & WALKER, | _ BOSTON STORE. South Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. RILLSGROVE. Mrs. Till Meyer of Mawr Glen spent part of last week with John Speaker and family. Buras Woodley who was operat ed on at- the Williamsport hospital recently litis returned home much improved. Jacob Caseman had the misfor tune to fall down cellar Thursday daof last week fracturing his shoulder and one limb. Dr. Mcr vine reduced the fractures. Miss Lilzie Lit/el man has re turned to her position in the Don aldson Sanitarium in Williamsport. Administrators Nbtice. Letters of administration 011 the estate of Albert S. White, lute of Davidson township, Sullivan County. Pennsylvania, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons in debted to the said estate are request ed to make payment, and those hav ing claims, to present the Minie with out delay, to Mrs. Sibyl Hallstead, It. 1). 1, Sonestown, Pa. Administratrix of Albert S. White, deceased. Feb. 2.'5, 1910. 40t<» I 3 CENTS iLINE ADS. j t FOR SALE—A team weighing about 2,(mil lbs. Broke single or double. Sell separate or together. Inquire of G. S. Eddy, Laporte, Pa. GET. YOUIJ WIM I Of course you get y ur wish if you come to our I s'ore for y< ur goo.ls We have about everything in the Gener.tl Merchandise Itne that you could wish for ,md our sto>. k i-> neat, clean and up-to-d.ile in quality. I * BiischhciuseiVs. LAPORTE, PA Poultry, Butter, Eggs and Country Produce. Dressed Calves and Hogs. Write for prices : PARRISH SOU AU E MARKET. lfitli & Parrish Sts., . Philadelphia, Penn'a. Anyone sending a nketeh and description may quleUjr ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Com muni ca imSVr T t A 3 [V o, i ndcnt,tt, -,HANDBOOK on Patent* sent rreo. Oldest agency for securing patents. 1 litems takon through Munn & Co. receive tptcuil notice, without Dlmrtre, In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I,nrcest cir culation or any BcientlUc Journal. Terms, *3 a Bo ' J by * u newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 3etßfoadw «»- New York Urauch Oillce. 026 F 8t„ Washington. C. 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Money saving advantages I are always being searched for I.ose no lime in making \ thorough examination ofilie New Line of Merchandise Now on .»****-*** *« *"C *****-*** iMHlHlt****** 7 7 7 ??? 7 7 7 STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. Ail answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. BEiHagrove, Pa. Gbippewa Ximc IRUne. Lime furnished .n car load lots, delivered at Right Prices. • Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvilla P®nn'a. i M. E. Reeder, MUNCY, PA. ALL HORSES DIE. Metropolitan Live Stock Insurance Co. is writing contracts to cover your invest ments in horses and cattle against death of any cause for a small amount, quarter ly, semi-annually or annually. Agents wanted everywhere. Home office, 410-411 Bastable Block, Syracuse, N. Y. Try a SMALL AD in this paper, It will pay you.
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