Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10

| day.
One of the latest applications of
electricity is the making of floor
mat that throws out heat-an cleo
trio heater, in fact, in the form of
mat. An excellent device for warm
ing the toes.
Applicants for the appointment
| of census enumerators in the various
twp, are not scarce by any means.
he-matter-with LaPorte
boro. she should have representee
in the field.
Stewart Chase moved into the
Court House on Monday. j. II.
Thomas who served as Turn-kee
under Sheriff Tripp's administration,
is now occupying the Finch dwelling
house, ON Muncy st.
A large number of our citizens,
both ladies' and gents, left on Thurs
day morning for ForksVille, where
thew will attend the Prohibition
meeting which will convene at said
place during this afternoon and even
ing.
The publication of the Geo. Pardoe
decd estate in Elkland by Orphans
Court Sale, will be found elsewhere
in this issue. Also the estate of
VIM. Whitley, decd. of Elkland.
Read them both.
The debate between Gladstone
and Secretary Blaine, in the North
American Reuieao. has been aptly
termed "a battle of giants" Two
more prominent and distinguished
disputants would be hard to find.
The county commissioners favor
the idea of lining enc or more of
the cells in the county Jail with
heavy iron which they argue Will
make the cell more secure and will
prevent the escaping OF SO many
convicts.
The REPUBLICAN solicts corres-
pondenc from every town, village
and hamlet in Sullivan county. We
have number of good news-gather-
ers, and would like to hear from
{ them weekly, and if you don't get a
half column of news, send us what
you have.
| The parade of the P. o. 5. of A,
organization of Soncstown held at
that place on New Years day was
participated in by nearly 100 men,
bers. OF this number so were visit-
ing guests of the Picture Rock
and Hughesville camps. There was
very large gathering present to
witness the ceremonies.
Monday Jan. 18th, is the time set
by the Sheriff and Jury Commits
sioners for filing the Jury box and
drawing the jury for February
term. This work should have been
done on the first Monday in JAN
uary but owing to the absence OF
Jury Commissioner Haas, on this
date, it was postponed until the
above date.
The Spring election is only little
over five weeks off, and it is there
fore proper to commence discussing
available candidates. The local Of
fees of the borough or township are
generally of great deal more in
terest TO citizens than any others,
and If you have any choice it is not
too early to begin making your
: selections.
The REPUBLICAN job department
has the facilities for printing neat
and attractive sale bills second to
no other office in the county. All
sales for which the bills are printed
at this Office are given a notice in
the local columns. This is often worth
: more than the bills as the REPUBLI-
CANS wide circulation gives the sales
mentioned therein great publicity.
"La Grippe"-the Russican in
fluenza, an epidemic that effects
e people with sore throat, cold in the
' head, high fever, and the like, is sale
TO have made its appearance in La
Porte, and the fashionable thing fol
j every body to do now is to sneez'
f and vigorously use the bandanna