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THE REPUBLICAN. FRIDAY, PBOEMBKR I>. * * * * —*—.— * —*— * —* * I The N. Y. WvMy J'™™ I *1 and «! Sullivan Republican * ] I for r '« * $1.25 One Year 51."25. | Wild game is very scarce in this locality. The printers wilt suou have a week's vacation. Our landlords are not reaping a grand harvest, this week^ Court is iu session this week. Ihe attendance is not, overly huge. Laporte should organize a gun club. Wc have the material lor close shooting. Sheriff Mahaffgj <has been exceed ingly busy the past two weeks at tending to official business. Up to October Ist the Baldwin Locomotive Works had built, siuce_ organized, 14,500 locomotives. The Laporte M. E. parsonage is advertised at sheriff's sale to take place on January 3rd, 1896. After a man has worked on a newspaper he begins to understand , that the editor doesn't abuse half as many people as he ought to. An exchange says that all store butter should not only bo washed before it is used but some of it should have its hair combed. Lake Mokoma was covered with ice several inches thick on Saturday j last, and our young people enjoyed a good time gliding on its slippery surface. H. H. Coston, our court stenog rapher, of Scranlon, is in attendance j at court. Mr. Coston is one of our jolly court visitors and has a whole j lot of friends here who are always j glad to see him. D. 0. DeWitt Esq. of Towanda, is the only lawyer from si distance in attendance at court, this week. Mr. DoWi tt has many clients in , Sullivan count}'. He is well thought ot by our people. We are told that l)ist. Atty. E. J.; Mullen of Dushore, will locate in Laporte on or about the iirst of the new year. He will occupy the | Sheriff's office and will <lo the legal j work of our new sheriff', Alphonsus Walsh will practice j law at the expiration of his term as j Protlionotary. He will locjie in 1 Bushore. AI. has lots of friends I and will do his share ot the legal business of Sullivan county. The two New York girls who fore-I ibly kissed a dude on the street j was fined £2 each. They should , have been imprisoned for life. No, ■elf-respecting girl would kiss a dude, and especially in public. F. F. DraKe, Diet. Atty. elect, of Wyoming county, has moved his law ofllce into the Gray Block. Mr. Drake was formerly of Sullivan Co., and his many friends here wish him lots of success in his new field. Ex-Sheritf Tripp and daughter, Miss Fannie, of Canton, Bradford eounty, were in attendance at court yftlonday and Tuesday. Miss Fannie ' has grown to be a great big girl and is just aB pretty as she used to be. The people of Towanda and Wya -1 using claim to have the best water in the state. A draught of the pure cold water taken from the Cold Spring in Laporte would convince any person that the above assertion is not correct. Prothonotary elect, W. J. Law rence, of Dushore, and Sheriff elect, Ellis Swank of Muncy Valley, were in attendance at court, Monday and Tuesday. They will do the business of their respective offices at the Feb ruary term of court. Nut cracking is one of the chief occupations at present at Gartersford on the Perkiotnen. Kulp Bros, have contracted to furnislj a city house with several hundred pounds of nut kernels, and they have employed an army of small boys to do the work W. P. Mahoney of Lopez, while on Ilia way to the coi:nty seat Mon^ V afternoon, by way of Thorr.edale a large deer, in the forest. The inal had been wounded and Mr. toney got within short range of ut unfortunately didn't have a >ting stick. iviil Brown, a well known lnm rnn ot Thornedale, has captured two deer and nine bear in the of Sullivan county during the ,w years. His last capture fine specimen of black bear about 350 pounds. This i taken alive. David is a •vn trapper and enjoys the apturiug heavy weight Ex County Supt., J. W. Martin, of Dushore, was a guest at court, this week. County Treasurer, A. L. Smith, of i Forksville, was among the busy men in town, this week. R. L. Marks, the one price clothier of Dusliore, has a new ad in the REPUBLICAN, this week. Married. FRBV-TEIIO: —At Laporte, Pa., Doc. sth, 1895. by W. C. Mason, J. I\, Bertrim Frey of Williamsport, and Miss Ida Tebo of Montoursville. The REPUBLICAN gives the court proceedings elsewhere in this issue. \t.ty. Downs reports these proceed ing for the REPUBLICAN and he is one of the very best legal reporters in the county. Two boys near Ilazleton conceiv ed the brilliant idea of a bull fight and last Sunday corralled two fine Jersey animals in a barn. The re sult was more than satisfactory, as the barn was damaged and one of the bulls will die. A freight wreck at Bean Run on the Bornice branch, Tuesday after noon of last week blocked traffic for the remainder of the day. Trains from Towanda and Wilkes Barre jiantothc point and returned the i passenger being transferred from one train to the other. There is a rumor in Washington that Senator Hill contemplates mar riage. Some smart correspondent must give the name of the lady and a copy of the marriage license before the public will believe it. David has been married too often by rumor to fool the public again. St. Louis is the place and June 16 is the date of the meeting of the Republican national convention, j The selection of the St. Louis city ! will be a big surprise to a large por | tion of the country, especially as that j city was regarded one of the weakest of the claimants. The county wind mill has been changed to pump water from the I dug well instead of the bored woll owned by the county, into the larsjc water tank in tho courthouse build ing. The bored well did not furnish Iho necessary supply, hence the change. A western paper tells of a fellow who, every time he gets on a spree, insists upon paying a year's subscrip tion to his town paper. He has already paid to Jan. 1, 1947. An effort should be made to ascertain what brand of whisky tho fellow is using that it may be more generally put on the market. Fourth Quarterly Meeting. Rev M. K. Foster, tho presiding elder, of Williamsport, will preside at the fourth quarterly conference in the Cherry Grove church, near Nord mont, and will preach on Saturday evening Dee. 21, and Sunday morn ing l)ec. 22 at 10:30 o'clock. E. S LATSHAW, Pastor. C. H. Jennings of Lopez, was ap pointed foreman of the Grand Jury. Business in that department was rushed at a fair rate of speed on Monday and Tuesday. Dist. Atty. E. J. M ullen had the Commonwealth eases well in order and much credit is due him for prompt action on the part of the Grand Jury in rendering Llieir decisions. A piece of dynamite was exploded in the streets ot Dushore one night last week. Th<s rash act on the part of some vile critter, disturbed the peaceful slumbers of the good citizens of the metropolis and they hav'nt got a good word for the scamp, either. You disturb a man of his sleep and you can put him down as an enemy for ever. The Dayton Flouring Mills in To wanda were consumed by fire Sun day morning. At the time of the fire there was in the building about 15,000 bushels of wheat and some thin}; like 10,000 bushels of oats and corn. This was all destroyed and rendered valueless. It has not yet been decided whether or not the mill will be rebuilt. Judge Dunham in his charge to the Grand Jury remarked that votes were bought and that the purchaser is allowed to enter the election booth for the purpose of knowing that the goods arc delivered. The Judge con demned thisprooeedure most earnest ly. The man who is brought before Judge Dunham for this crime has our sympathy. Cards are out announcing a grand ball at the Magargle House, Sones town Fa ,on New Year's eve. The men are invited to bring their ladies along. Everybody who receives an invite is considered a Brigham Young. This is a rank mistake on the part of the printer who did the job and Mrs. Magargle should re quest it made right. The department of public instruc tion is preparing a revised edition in the school laws of Pennsylvania, which will contain all tlie laws per taining to the public schools enacted by the Legislature since the founda tion of the system. A young lady walked into a Du shore store, and after selecting a piece of cloth asked what it was worth. "Four kisses per yard, said the polite clerk. The young lady stood abashed for a moment and replied that she would take four yards. The cloth was cut off, nicely wrapped up and handed to the fair purchaser who received it with a smile and said: "Send the bill around to my grandmother, she will settle it." lion. Joliu Lawshe (tend. Hon. John Lawshe, one of Wil liamsport's most prominent citizens, died at G:3O o'clock yesterday morn ing at his residence 1035 West Four th street, after a long illness. He was 09 years of age and death was the result of a complication of dis eases. The deceased is survived by his wife and also leaves the following brother and sisters, all of whom re side at Jersey Shore: Robert H. Lawshe, Mrs. John A. Gamble, Mrs. Elsie Wilson and Mrs. Anna Mc- Curdy. Mr. Lawsho was a member of the Lake Mokoma Land company. Harrisburg, Dec. 9.—The letter from Senator Cameron in which he states unequivocally that he will not he a candidate for reelection, had not been received by Senator Mc- Carrall at midnight. He has no mason to doubt it, however, that such a letter has beeu written. There was somewhat of a sensation in political circles caused by the news from Washington. A few persons, however, knew of the conference and its result several days ago. Senator Cameron is ambitious togo abroad as Minister to England or Franee and it is believed his action now is with this purpose in view. Specu lation is rife as to his probable successor, but no two politicians mention the same name. Governor Hastings is believed, to be the f.ivor one. Tlie llnut. Our sportsmen enjoyed a second grand hunb on Saturday last. This time Captain llackley won by 145 scores. The doings of the dny was a repetition of the Saturday proceed ing, only the honors fell on the other fellows. Captain Ballard and his sharp shooters are now oonsidered on an even with Captrain ilackley and bis crew, each having won a "horse." We understand that the Captains have suggested that the contest be decided by target shoot ing. The side making the best aver age receiving the liouors and will be titled the sharp shooters of Laporte. Supper was served at the Com mercial House, Saturday evening and the tables were spread with all the good things of the season. Land lord McKibbins has convinced out people that he and his estimable wife know how to"put up" an ele gant spread. Covers were laid for about thirty guests. School Report*. Report of Elklick school for month ending November, 29. Num ber in attendance: Males, 22; females 12. Percentage of attendance, males 98; females, 93. Those missing no days; Burton Boston, Edgar, Thos. and Ralph King, Frank, Zera and Bessie Cox, Charley and Willie Green, Alvin, Thomas and Bessie Speary. Ray and John Cottrell, Thomas Keeler, Ottie Farnum, Jane (iritman, Irma Gansel, Agnes Wor thinglon, Dora Campbell. Missing but one day: Alice King, Aliae Worthing, Dur Haines, Louie Cas selberry. ASTASIA Luscn, Teacher. BUNKEK HFLL SCHOOL. Report of Bunker Hill school, for the second menth ending Dec. 2, '95 Number of pupils enrolled; males, Hi females 5; total, 10. Average of attendance during month: males, 9; females 5; percentage of attendance, males, 82; females, 91; total, 86. Visitors, 11. One of our visitors was Supt. F. W. Meylert whom we are always glad to see. The pupils missing no days are: Sadie Bennett, Nettie Worthington, George Breitmier and Charles Wor thington. The following program was well rendered at the close:— Singing—"Help it on" followed by re citations* A littlo boys speech, by Emery Worthington. llow did they know- Nettie Worthington; The turkey's lament —Ralph Bennett. The lost balloon —Ber tha Worthington; A young man—Sadie Bennett; Johany's Soliloquy—Charles Worthington; A boy's opinion—George Mannell; Bill the engineer—Clayton Wor thington; The boy that laughs—Thomas Mannell; The mill wheel—George Brelt meir; Thanksgiving acrostic—lvy Bennett Not melancholy days—Albert Bennett; Uncle Joe's cotton —Clayton Worthington, MAKTHA FIESTER, Teaoher, Report ol Uraiid Jury. The grand inquest of tho Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, inquir ing for the county of Sullivan in all matters relating to the same, do re spectfully report: That they have acted upon four bills of indictment of which four were found true bills. We beg leave further to report: that we have visited and inspected the county buildings and find their gen eral condition good. Wc would, however, respectfully recommend that a roll-top closing desk, a book case and a coat and bat rack be placed in the Judges room. We also respectfully recommend that a suitable drain be put around the courthouse to prevent the water from tho eaves from coming in con tact with the foundation walls of the building. Also in view ot the fact that the American people are much addicted to the habit of tobac co chewing, we would respectfully suggest a more liberal supply of cus pedors about the building, particu larly in the jury rooms. In view of the abuses that occur in the opera tion of the "Baker Ballot Law" as it now stands this jury is of the opinion that the said law should be so amen ded as to make it necessary for a voter desiring assistance in marking his ballot to make an affidavit to the judge of election that he is phys ically unable to mark it himself at the same time stating the nature of nis inability. We respectfully ten der our thanks to the Honorable Judges and District Attorney for their courtesy and assistance render ed us during our deliberations. C. H. JENNINGS, Foreman. Dec. 10, 1895. Flo to B. & W., Sonestown, for stock food and produces. T. J. Keaier cin fit your boy with a suit of clothes from sl.gr>, up. AcrUlent* on I lie Itnll. There were 1,538 persons killed and 10,f>07 injured by tiie steam railroads operating in Pennsylvania during the fiscal year ended June 30 last. Twenty-nine of those killed were passengers, 447 employees and 1,107 other persons. The number of passengers injured was OL2; employ es, 8,340; other persons, 1,649. These figures are taken from the advance sheets of the annual report of General Latta, secretary of inter nal affairs. The number of persons killed in 1891 was 1,372; injured, 7,'2(i0; 1892, killed, 1,459; injured, 8,8.'0; 1893, killed, 1,828; injured, 11,123; 1894. killed, 1,411); injured, 8,669. The number of employes killed in 1893 was 050 to 8,848 injured. The re ports of the department show that more employes were killed and in jured in 1893 than in any othor year This is accounted for by the fact that the number of employes for that \ ear was greater than for any other year. In the list of companies showing the greatest number of casualties the Pennsylvania comes first, while the Philadelphia and Heading is third. The former killed 480; injur ed 3,948. The Heading killed 188; inj ired 1,292. From the returns of all roads to the department it is found that to every 432 employees there is one killed, and to every thirty-three there is one injured. Amoug pass engers there is one killed out 4,325,- 718 carried, and one injured of 204- 977. The Philadelphia and Read ing carried the greatest number of passengers in 1895 to each passenger killed. The Pennsylvania is second 011 the list. Bodine & Warn's, Sonestown Pa., pay cash for geusiug, Ncltool Report. Report of South school Fox twp., for the month ending December 2, 1895. Number of pupils eurolled, 28; average daily attendance, 25; per cent, of attendance, 92, The pupils who Lave attended avcry day nre: Amy, Mamie and Blanche Mc- Kay, Zoa Sargeant, Ruby Warren, Ettie and Lynn Bohn, Walter and Waldo Kilmer, Alvin Battin, Wal lace Shephard, and Wilcher Wright. Absent one day Elon Salisbury and Jessie Letts. Examination grades: A. arithmetic—r'yrus Hine, 95; Emillie Wheeler, 93; Elon Salisbury, 85. A Geog.—Emillie Wheeler, 91; Cyrus Hine, 80; Elon Salisbury, 80. A. Hist.—CyruH Hine, 85 A. spelling—Lynn Bohn, 94; Waldo Kilmer, 94; Don Warren, 91; Cyrus Hine, 88; Elou Salisbury, 84. B. Arith.—Waldo Kilmer, 89; Lynn Bohn, 84. B. Geog, Walter Kilmer Amy McKay, Eleanor Salisbury and Ettie Bohn each 100. Don Warren, 78. Visitors during the month Mrs. D. Williams, Mrs. B. E. Bohn, Mrs. R. T. Battin, Charley Brown, Ira Fuller, Orlando pickerson, Otus Porter, Jos. Frev, Thus. McKay and C. W. Porter. COHA E BATTIN, Teacher. Import mi I to T»»«hnr*. One of the principals in the city schools called the attention of a Wilkes Harre Leader reporter re colly to the grave mistake made by physicians in issuing certificates to children recovering from contagious diseases, or coming from homes where such diseases have been, for re-admittance to the schools. The principal referred to says they fre quently bring such certificates with in a period of live days after recovery and if the teacher turns the pupil away, the parents become incensed and threaten all kinds of revenge. The doctors issue such certificates in ignorance of the fact that a law passed by the last legislature and signed by the governor June 18, '95. provides that no child who has been afflicted with a contagious disease or coming from a home where such disease has existed, can be admitted to the school within a period of thirty days after the patient has been pronounced as being fnlly res covered. The law reposes a fine of not letis ] than $5 or more than $10') on the teacher who knowingly admit pupils to his school within the proscribed time, or in default of paj r ment, sixty days in jail. Ths physicians are evidently ignorant of the existence of such a law and almost every day send children to school armed with certificates, who demand admittance although contagion may yet lurk about their persons. Just received a complete line of gents and youths overco its. Call and examine them, we are positive our prices will meet your approval. The quality of our goods are the be :t in the market. T. J. KEELER. The following from an exchange nits every community: Some men take it as an insult if a bill be sent to them. No matter how long the account may have run, or how long it may have taken to aggregate an account of a few dollars, the moment the printer sends a bill, the ire of the person owing the same explodes. How silly this is. Why if business men did not send out statements, and even in many cases demand prompt settlements the business of this world would soon goto the how wows. The way to avoid get ting a bill is to pay what you owe in i reasonable time. We expect to address statements to a large number of delinquents next week, and we trust all will re spond by the first of tho new year. There is something over two thousand dollars due us on our sub scription book and we propose to collect a part of it at least. Undine & Warn, Sonestown, Buy beef bides and furs and deal m all kiudsof pro duce. Letters for anil against the pardon of John Ts:irtlsle3' Lave commenced U) drop into the Executive Depart ment, at Harrisburg, and they are almost equally divided, those in favor of executive elemency being slightly in the load. This is explnined 011 the theory that the friends of Bards ley will exert themselves to make a good showiug for the prisoner, while those opposed will not be so active. It is believed in some quarters that Bardsley will be pardoned before the close of the present administra tion unless there is a strong demon stration against the movement., If it be true that agents for Japan ese manufacturers are already in this country taking orders for goods on which they can undersell the Ameri can manufacturer, the next adminis tration has but one thing to do, and that is to place the duty so high that the foreign made goods cannot drive the American goods from the market Protection to American industries every time is the watch word of the Republican party, and by that sign will it live or die. The Jap will uot fly very far in this country before he will find bis wings clipped. American labor cannot compete with Japanese labor at 20 cents a day, and little or nothing for living expenses. The Japs are furnishing us with the best kind of a protection argument. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of a writ of Fi. Fa. Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Sulli van Co. and to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House in Laporte, Pa., on FRIDAY, JANUAUY 3d, 1896, At one o'clock p. in., tlie following de scribed property, viz: A piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being in the Borough of Laporte, county of Sullivan and Biate of Peunsylvauia bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a corner on the south side of Meylert street which is 130 feet east of Beech"street and 180 feet west of King st., thence south 147 feet to Church Alley, thence aloug Church Alley west 50 feet to corner of lot owned by Alphonsus Walsh, thence north 147 feet along line of lot of A. Walsh to Mevlert street, thence along Meylert street east 50 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 7850 feet, strict measure, en Which is erected a, large new dwelling house with other improvements, and some fruit trees thereon. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of the M. E. church Trustees of Laporte at the suit of J. W. Ballard et el. THOS. MAHAFFEY, Sheriff. Inghams Attorneys. Sheriff's office, Laporte Pa., Dec. 7, '95- Now is the time to get great BARGAINS At the closing out sale of Spring and summer clothing: Q At your own price to v-X v-/ J—/ O Make room for the largest Fall and Winter line of r*» Ever shown in this vicinity. Lola of Staple \JyJ UAXXXX}J»J Goods in this Largo Assortment. Goods must and will be sold within the next Thirty Days. J, W CarroSl Co. Dashore Pa. IQQ "J Spring 1895, j** don>t iArtificial Yes it Is a fact; our new stock represent;- n suv- Bait prising line of bargains. And now we are after . C3"ot Up buyers. Our bait is bargains, genuine bargains; ! jUSfc remember, real bargains. "Wo have secured as good a i'Cnf-pli line of goods as was ever offered in tins \:cinity. / V It is this fact and our extra Low Prices tli it ma'es J CUSIOIII, ur present bargain offer the event 112 the season. Call and be Convinced of the Above fact. MOSIS W&MAiVB mm,' THE ONE PlilCE CLOTHIERS TAILORS AND HATTER# Opposite the Court House, WILLIAMSFORT, PA Capital $50,000. MU Surplus and Undivided Profit:. $.4,000 The First National Bank, OF HUGHE3V;LL2, Pk. DKNVTTT BODTKE* A T,lis ! rin '' >'he usual facilities for '' 4 the transaction of a Vice President, l C. W. VVODDROP; GENERAL 1T J BANKING .BUSINESS VV. C. PItOXTZ. Acoonnt* Re,pootfnily Solicited. We have planted our T7 T TTp TD T7" Prices so low that J V .L_J 1\ X l^f"" > ST~V\/ r Is Astonished, We have -J—X opened up a fine line of |Dress Goods,!' »s«ssj«ssssme» s sssssa© Consisting of Ducks, Royal Piques, Jaconctte Plisse, Henriettas, Serges, Broadcloths, and a hundred other different kinds, styles and rarities of goods suitable for this season's trade. . , . . BOOTB & HhojsS CROCKERY &SUSS WARE. We make a specialty of thn Grocery Trade r.nd ot all times have the choicest and best good 3 the market afford. CASH PAID For BUfSIB ? IfiClß & 'WOOL. Thanking the public for thdr very liberal patronage, wo invito a contiuuance of the same. 1 E. G. SYLVJIR& D ashore Pa. J S. HARRINGTON, Mauufaetuter and dealer in Boots anil Shoes. I Defy Competition. ALL MY r Spring Stock Of Fine Shoes marked down 25 PER CENT. The most complete stock o( reliable Footwear in the county. Everything Stylish and fresh from the Manufacturers. J. S. MAIN STREET, - - DUSHORE, PA TO THE'PUBLIC)I o- o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o I am prepared Id meet any prices or quotations with a first class a>4 well selected stock ol MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHIN® If A TS, CAI'S, AND GIANTS FURNISJIING GOOD A TR UNKSy BA GS AX/J UMBRELL+Iis. I also have full lines ot Samples from iwo Merchant Tailoring Eatfcb* liehments, for Custom Work. Perfect tits guaranteed. Call and get pricfefc* Yours Respectfully etc., F, P. VINCENT, CRONIN'S NEW BLOCK. LOYAL SOCK COAL. Loyal Sock Coal, for sale at the Breaker of the State Line A SnlllvM Railroad Co. at Bcrnico $3o00TON! The Siato lane & Sullivan R. R.Co. I O. BLIGHT, Bap\