Republican News Item. VOL. XVI. NO. 28 THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. I COUNTY SEAT J I LOCAL AND PERSONAL| EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD § Miss Francos Moran spent Sun day in Jamison City. Miss Brown of Lebanon is the guest of \V. P>. Hitter. Miss Pyne is the guest ol' Mi ami Mrs. E. J. Mullen. Frank Drake left of Monday for Ralsfcon, where he will he employed John Miller of Ringdale was a visitor in this place Saturday last. 15. F. Crossley of Dushore spent Sunday with his parents in this place. 15. J. Bald and son of Fork strans aetod business in Laporte on Friday last. Miss Mable Speary of Soncstown transacted busness in Laporte last Friday. There was a picnic from lluglies ville at Lake Mokoma t>n 1 liurs day. (J. W. Potter of Dushore trans acted business in this place Satur day last. John Scouten, Jr., of Dushore was a business visitor in this place on Monday. Albert Ilelsman of Mildred was a guest at the Laporte Hotel last Saturday. Thomas Wright of Philadelphia was a business visitor in this place Saturday last. Mr-. E. L. Barrows and daugh ter Olive have arrived in Laporte for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey of Nord mont were calling on friends in town last Friday. Fred Glover of Dushore was in town Saturday last and registered at the Laporte hotel. 11. S. Payne of Williamsport was in town last Saturday and register ed at the Laporte hotel. Otto Horn,formerly of this place, now of Austin, was visiting friends in Laporte over Sunday. , C. O. Starr and Lester Boatman were in town Sunday last and registered at the Hotel Bernard. L. J. Smyth of ltenovoand Wm. Reinsnyderof Muncy Valley trans acted business in Laporte Saturday Mrs. H. 11. Kumm anil daughter Helen, of Portland Mills, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crossley. Mrs. AV. P. Shoemaker and daughter returned last week from :i visit to her mother in Cherry Township. Mr. Robert I'yle and family, and Willard Pyle and family of New York City have arrived at their cottage on Mokonia Heights. Mrs. Helen Hunsicker of Weh auken, N. J., and her sisters, Misses Frances and Laura Boice are spending some time in Lanorte. T. I'. Murray and family, Misses Gencviev Burke and Nellie Creed -011 of Scranton autoed to Laporte and were guests of Jas. Moran and family this week. John Vogel, who has been suf fering the past week from an abscess, is much improved at pres ent. Dr. Herrmann was called Tuesday night to open the abscess. The following were guests at the at Hotel Bernard on Sunday: J. J. Cupp, Tayro, Okla., P. J. Wells, Dushore, Henry McDonald, Du shore, Miss Mamie Forbs, Blooms burg, Alice McDonald, Dushore and Mary Cupp, Say re, Okla. Mis. Robert Mason left Wednes day morning for Austin, Potter Co., Pa., where she will join her husband. Mr. Mason is employed by the State as inspector of brick paving for roads torn out by the Austin flood. NORDMONT. Miss Clara Traugh returned home Wednesday from Greene, N. Y., after graduating from Greene High school. Miss Olive Peters, who has been attending school at the Commercial College in Williamsport, returned home Friday. George Hunter and wife of Fair mount Springs are visiting friends in this place. Miss Agnes Gorman has gone to Button wood, Pa., for the summer. Jera Cox left for Jersey Shore Sunday. Freda Arms has gone to Eagles Mere for the summer. Mrs. Henry Small returned home last week, after spending some time in N. Y. Those who enjoyed a turkey din ner at Evan Jones' Sunday were: Misses Edna Jones, Clara and Edith Morris, Marion Gorman,Fay Hess, Main'l Hunter and Dollie Snider. Mi's. Geo. Rae of Sonestown spent Sunday with friends in tliis place. Harry Knouse is erecting a new house near his saw mill. A surprise party was given Miss Lizzie May hist Friday evening in honor of her eighteenth birthday. Those present were : Misses Mar ion Gorman, Cecil Botsford, Katie and Anna Sharrow, Fay Hess, Edna Jones, Clara and Edith Mor ris, Dollife Snider, Mabel Hunter, Florence. Olive, Mary, Ethel and Edna Peters, Delia and Marie Pet erinan, Mrs. John Morris, Enos Peters, Miuard Peterman and Messrs. Abe Kilmer, Enos Peters, John Morris, Harry Hunter, Clias. Gorman, Harley and Waldron Sharrow, Horace Edgar, Lawrence May, John and Charlie Peterman, Ellison Strausser, Clyde Masteller and Stanley May. Bayless Gives Himself up Corning N.Y., July 14. —George C. Bayless of Binghumton, head of the Bayless Pulp and Paper Com pany of Austin, Pa. whose dam broke away last September, causing the. Hood, appeared before Justice of the Peace Fowler at Costello, Pa. He gave SI,OOO bail for his appear ance at Coudersport at the Septem ber term of cort upon a charge of feloniously killing Mary Theresa Mansuy, wife of Dr. A. E. Mansuy; Ellen Mansuy, a daughter; Mr Jane M. H ess and William J. Hess, who lost their lives ill the Austin flood. Village Imrovement Society Entertainment TheVillage Improvement Society will give their annual entertain ment on Thursday, July 25th, beginning a 2:30 p. m. IN THE PARK there will lie amusements in games at tables, etc. "Aunt Hecky" will be there to greet you, with a large pocket full of presents and for a few cents, you may take your pick, ICE CREAM, CAKE, PIE, ETC. also home-made Candy will be for sale. There will be an entertainment given in the evening in the audi torium of the School building con sisting of plays, recitations and music, beginning at 8 o'clock. Admission 10 and 15 cents. All are cordially invited. Proceeds will be used in keeping up street lights and park. (Jov Colquitt of Texas is a strong advocate of a better standard of marksmanship among Mexicans, which will prevent stray bullets from crossing the line. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1912. FIENDISH CRIME COMMIT TED AT BERN ICE BY SUPPOSED BLACK HAND Man's Abdomen Ripped From Side to Side The village of "Bernice, which dur tlie last few years has been the scene of several startling crimes by suppos ed members of the criminal organiz ation known as the Black Hand, was startled Saturday night by the news of another fiendish crime, the victim of which was Tony Kilo, a well known Italian, who is now lying at the Williamsport hospital in a criti cal condition. He was slashed across thestomach with a knife by a strange Italian, who succeeded in getting away before those who witnessed the act had recovered their presence of mind sufficiently to make any move toward capturing him. According to those near by at the time, the strange Italian met Kilo in front of"the white house"in Bernice, said something to Kilo which made him stop, and no sooner had lie halted when the stranger made a sweep with his right hand, in which he held a knife, the sharp blade ripping open Kilo's abdomen from side to side. The wounded man sank to his knees with a groan, his intestines slipping down to his knees, and when people reached him he was unconscious. Tho knife wielder took to his heels and ran toward Towanda. A half mile south of Hernice all trace of him was lost. The Hernice constable and several men spent Saturday night looking for the fiend, hut with out success. He is described as being about thirty years of age, height about live feet eight inches, smooth face, wore a light colored suit which was con siderably faded, lie was a little stooped shouldered, seemingly in clined to he a hunch back. Ile work ed in Bernice about a year ago, and went away, coming back about a week ago. He kept to himself,made no friends and said nothing which would lead people to think ill of him. Kilo is about 25 years of age, and has been employed in the Conned mines for some time. As far as can be learned he was not acquainted with the man who slashed him. Many Bernice people are satisfied it was a Black Hand crime pure and simple. That Kilo was a "marked man,'' and that the stranger came to Bernice, secured employment, ful filled his horrible mission and is now seeking a place of safety. The officers in all the surrounding territory have been notified to watch for the stoop shouldered Italian who slashed Kilo. Kilo was taken to the Williams port hospital on Sunday and every effort is being made to save bis life, although his condition is very seri ous at this writing. Look Out for This Sharper Look out for the fellow with a certified check. His method of operation is togo to a bank and buy a draft on New York, or make some other transaction where he can secure tin* signature of the cash ier. This signature is used to make a rubber stamp with which he goes through the form of certifying a check. Then ho rushes into business place with a story about getting a telegram to come home,that thebank is closed and he hasnt enough money about him to buy a ticket.but luckily he has a certified check for a couple of hundred that he got from the cashier that, morning for another purpose. Will the merchant (whom he calls by his first name) kindly cash the oheek so that he can leave on the 8:45. When the check is presented the next morning it is declareda forgery. Look out for this fellow, and if he turns up detain him on some pretence or other while you send for the police. He is a danger ous beat. — » m <+m John D. says, "Eat less." Most of us who are not in the Standard Oil have to. TEN INJURED AT SAYRE Trolley Cars Come Together on Switch Near Car Barns Sunday Night Ten passengers on board a. Wav- j crly, Sayre & Athens trolley car j were injured Sunday evening when two cars came together on the switch at the car barns on Spring j street, Sayre. The collision was caused by the, rear trucks of the Southbound car jumping the switch and throwing it across in front of the Northbound car, causing what is called a side swipe collision. Those who were injured are : W. 11. Brewer of Sayre, several angular lacerations to his scalp. Mrs. W. 11. Brewer of Sayre, painful contusion to top of head, contusion on back, many minor contusions, shock. Nellie Reagan of Wavorly, con cussion of the brain and injury to left elbow. Her condition is the most serious of those in ihe acci dent. Carrie Bieback of Sayre, sprain of back and shock. Her injuries are not severe. Mrs. Margaret O'Connor of Fast Smithlield, laceration to the hip. lacerations on both hands, many contusions, shock. Mrs. William Kockwell of Wav orly, severe bruises on back, main minor bruises, shock. Mrs. Jerry Murphy of Wavorly, two lacerations on left leg. many contusions. Charles, baby son of Mrs. Mur phy, abrasion of face. Martha Lumni of Wavorly. pain ful contusions. She did not require medical assistance. Mrs. M. K. Baker of Waverly, left shoulder badly bruised and ab raised, both legs hadly bruised, the ilesh seeming to he crushed to some depth. It was found necessary to bandage her nearly from head to feet. HIS TURN COST 40 LIVES Engineer of 111-Fated Express Admits he Probably Passed Caution Signal Corning, N. Y., July 1 (». —VVil- liam Schroeder, engineer of the ill fated Lackawanna evprces.which crashed into the rear of the pas senger train here on July 4, costing the lives of -10 persons, admitted at the coroner's inquest here that he had probably passed a block signal set at "caution" and the warning fuse placed beside the track by the flagman. Scliroeder testified in defense of this that trouble with the injectors, which sent the water into the boil ers, forced him to turn his attention momentarily from watching for signals to the injectors, and that in this moment his train shot past the stretch of 2,000 feet in which were said to be located both the caution signal and the flagman. He admitted lie had drank gin the night before, the wreck, but de nied that he was intoxicated. lie said his fireman had noted that lie was having trouble with the injec tors and came forward. The engineer asserted that lie got down from his seat to listen to the lire man and thought it was while lie was attempting to hear what the fireman said that he passed the caution signal and the flagman. According to Scliroeder, he saw the rear of No. !) ahead just after the fireman left for No. i) cab. lie applied the emergency brake and closed the throttle, but the crash followed. He had no time to re verse his engine, lie declared. Several saloon men, called to testify as to whether Seliroeder was intoxicated in Elmira the night before the wreck, bore out Sehroe der's contention that he was sober. WELLS—RUFF Francis Wells and Miss Emma RulT, both of Wyalusing, were quietly married at her home on Wednesday afternoon, July 10, the ceremony being performed the Rev. 11. C. Snitcher. After a short wedding tour Mr. and Mrs. Wells will occupy the Lewis resi dence on Front street, Wyalusing. Mr. Wells is teller in the First National Bank, the bride having held a clerkship at Smith & (Jo's, store. Both being popular young | people. SMALL BOY DROWNS IN SHALLOW WATER Companion Thought Lad Was Fooling When He Failed to Re-appear Sunbury, July 13.—For the third time wit hin four months the family of Frank Groner, of this city, was visited by death when at (!:30 o'clock last evening, David Groner, aged ten years, was drowned in the river, at the foot of Market street, with a number of young compan ions. The lad suddenly dipped under the water, which was only two feet deej) there and his com panions thought he was only (liv ing. When he failed to re-appear they became alarmed and search revealed his body, which still show cd signs of life. Drs. Schoffstall and Deitrich immediately applied hypodermic, they worked over the hid for an hour but were unable to revive him. For several years past the young boy had been suffering from a weak heart and it is thought that tin; exertion of swimming wi.s too much for his heart. The body wes removed to Shipmau's under taking establishment, where it was prepared for burial. Last April, Helen, a young sister of Frank, succumbed to an attack of measles and 1 ess than two weeks later, Henry, a brother, died from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Groner, the father, is a lineman in the em ploy of the Northumberland County (ins and Electric Company. Mrs. Fietta Zaner Mis. Fietta Zaner, wife of the late Adam Zaner, died Saturday, July t> at the age of 78 years. Mrs. Zaner was born in Kurks county in IS:>4. She was a daugter of Jacob Wentzel, who came from I Jerks county to Cherry township in 1830. Her mother was a daugh ter John Ha lir who came from Berks county locating in Cherry township in 1 833. I n 1853 she married Adam Zaner. The family lived i • the Zaner homestead in Cherry until INS 7 when they purchesd a property in Dusliore and moved to town. Her husband died Sept. 24,1901. Mrs. Zaner was a member of the Reformed church and always took an active part in religious and charitable work. She was a kind neighbor and she was highly esteemed by everybody. She is survived by two sons, Jerome of Dushore, and Lewis, who lives on the homestead, and their daughters, Mrs. Win. D. Bahr and Miss. Amanda of Dushore, and Mrs. Addison Yonkin of Cherry, also one brother, P. Wentzel of Dushore. The funeral was held Tuesday, interment taking place at Fail-view cemetery. Campmeeting at Hughesville Hughesville,July 16.—The Holi ness campmeeting is in session on the new grounds at the north end of Fourth street. Rev. John Pen nington, of Damascus, Ohio, and Rev. S. \\'. McCiarvey. of Irvona, Pa., have been doing some splendid preaching to attentive and appreci ative audiences. A goodly number of tenters have been on the grounds from almost the first service and the prospect is that every available place will be taken up before the camp closes. The Sabbath services were much enjoyed by large con gregations and were crowned with success. The evening service was a most enthusiastic, demonstration of the fact that llughosville ap preciates the benefit and blessing of having a good eainpineeting within its limits. A free will of fering was taken that entirely cov ered the indebtedness for the ground, with some SGO over for improve ments. The response to the ap peal for this need was prompt. The Oampmeeting Association pro poses laying out the grounds into avenues, planting some shade trees, erecting building, and lighting the ground with electricity, etc. If Woody should be elected Col. Bryan may be expected togo to Washington to tell him how to run | the Government, but may be will i turn out to be another Grover. 75C PER YEAR 0. s. Dauberman, editor PAY OUT MILLIONS OP STATE CASH Heavy Payments to be Made For School Appropriation and Highway Repairs Harrisburg, July 13. —Heavy payments for appropriations in be half of schools, road improvements, reimbursement of counties for prim ary elections and other objects will be made by the fiscal authorities of Pennsylvania between now and the first week in August, and hundreds of warrants are bjing drawn in pre paration for the distribution of a couple of millions of dollars of state cash. The arrangements for the withdrawal of this large sum of mom-y from depositories are under way. ' To begin with the state will soon pay S'_V>t,,oo(; to close to 1,300 townships entitled to receive money under the act providing that 50 per cent, of cash road tax collected by them shall be given by the state as a bonus. The appropriation avail able for two years is 8 ">OO,OOO. A couple of hundreds of thousands of dollars will be paid to counties in repayment of cost of holding the primaries in April. The auditing of these bills is a slow process and about thirty have been paid. The distribution of the state school appropriation will begin !>e fore very long, the drawing of war rants being well in hand. The money paid districts which lile. re ports showing how they expended their cash in the school year ending •July 1. Hundreds of checks will be sent out to pay the school dis tricts within the next thirty days. THIRD PARTY IN STATE Plans For Organization Are Considered at Conference With Senator Plinn Philadelphia, July 13. —Some of the followers of Theodore Roosevelt in Eastern Pennsylvania, met here today with former State Senator William Flinri, of Pittsburg, to consider plans for the organization of the third party in the state, and to determine upon Pennsylvania's representative at the third party convention in Chicago, August 5. Before the conference began Mr. Plinn advocated that a new set of candidates for state officers will not be placed in the field but that the candidates nominated at the regular Republican state convention last May would be supported by the Roosevelt followers. Mr. Plinn and his friends were in control of that convention. Roosevelt; men in Central and Western Pennsylvania will meet in the near future togo over the situation with reference to the third party movement in their respective sections of the state. m Pennsylvania Inventors The following patents were just issued to Pennsylvania inventors re ported l>y 1). Swift iV; Co., Patent Lawyers, Washington, I). C., who will furnish copies of any patent for ten cents apiece to our readers. Victor Angerer, Ridley Park,track structure, sold; Win. L. Bear, Wil liamsport, paper marking device, sold; A. L. Boyee, Druincre, O. W. Brenlzer, Phila., cable sup port; John Bugesh, McKeesport, wrench; Geo. F. Callahan, Kdgewood Park, non-refillable bottle; Samuel (J. Camp, Scranton, Chandlier, sold; Frank Conrad, Swissvale, recording measuring instrument,sold; Rudolph Conrader, Erie,pump;J. F. Courson, Pitcairn, draft gear; T. T. Donovan, Shason, valve; Michael Goerinan, Ford City, attachment for trolley wheels, sold; James I>. Gray, Blalrs ville, curtain fixture; Karl 11. Han sen, Pittsburg, door mechanism for side dump cars; llosea lfaxton, Stanford, rat-trap. i DEMONSTRATES, WANTED A good man to demonstrate the National Vacuum Cleaner in Sul livan County, A fine proposition to the right party. Address, THK REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte, Pa.
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