Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-06-13

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| Hon. A. l.. Fritz and wife oi
Bloomsbury, were registered at the
baPorte Hotel on Friday last. Mr.
Fritz is candidate for Senator OF
this district and was up in Sullivan
interviewing his political friends.
The Non Partisan W. G. T. o.,
will meet at Mrs. w. II. Watrous
June 18th. The social will meet at
Mrs. nj. G. Lauer Thursday evenings
June IL and 26. An early attendance
is desirable. All are cordially invited.
We publish in this issue letter
from Forksville correspondent who
urges the necessity of a new county
jail. We find that the tax payers at
large of Sullivan county are in
unison upon this subject. Newell
to the contrary.
The roof of the new school build
ing at this place, which is being
covered with slate, is about finished.
The progress of the work of erecting
the building is progressing very
rapidly and contractor Keller hopes
to have it completed by August lst.
M. J. Phillips of Muncy Valley,
general agent for the Bloomsbury
school furnishing Co., made arrange
ments with the directors Of LaPorte
to furnish the new school building
with desks &C., on Tuesday last.
The people OF LaPorte believein pat
ronizing Home industry.
1t is said that the Jennings Bros,
of Lopez, positively have the largest
assortment of merchandise in stock,
of any store in Sullivan county. The
Jennings Bros, arc fine young men
and merit their prosperity. To
materially increase their business,
however, they should advertise in
Jne hEPUBLlCAN.
A DOUBLE WEDDINe.-Harry Pat
ton and Miss Hattie Woodley, both
of this place, and Judson Botsford,
Of Nordmont, and Miss Minnie
Kunes, of Cherry, were married at
Elmira, Wednesday June 4th. All
highly esteemed and industrious
young people, and their many
friends wish them abundant suGcess
in life.-Dushore Gazette.
The town council should consider
the Importance of side walk to the
cemetery at their next meeting. If
a vote was left to the people of
LaPorte borough as to whether
a walk is needed to said place; there
isn't the slightest doubt but that two
thirds of the citizens would vote
"yes." The town council should
consider the Voice Of the people.
The sentence of Lincoln Edkin,
who has served term of three or
four months in the county Jail, ex-
pred on Monday last, and he was
released by the county commission
crs by giving his note of $500, the
amount of fine and cost. He i'm
mediately left for his home and
judging from the flop of the tail of
his coat, he was not long in getting
there.
The attention of our readers is
called to the article on editorial page
requesting the ideas, of the public in
general, Of how moneys shall be
levied and who shall be the proper
officials to take charge of working
our roads. Please cut out, answer
the questions and return the slip to
the secretary. 1t may assist in
bringing about good highway govern
ment to which end we are all inter-
ested.
The thunder storm that visited
this section, on Thursday last, was
the most severe known for some
time. We learn that during the
shower the barn, well filled with
grain, owned BY John Hartzig of
Cherry twp, was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground also
barn owned by Mr.. Lynch of Will
mot Bradford county, was struck
and IA head Of choice cattle to-
gether with grain and farming uten-
sils burned.
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