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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01
Fire at Lopez.
Special to the REPUBLICAN.

ppeCidl W euC ieEfUBLlCAN.
The Kindling Wood Factory Mt
Lopez, was totally destroyed by fire
on Wednesday. The building
caught from defect in the fue on
top of the Factory. Help was sum-
rnoned by blowing the whistle, and
in a short time hundreds of men
were on the scene, but owing to the
mammoth height of the building,
but little assistance could be render
ed. There was no hose attached to
the machinery and all the willing
helpers could do, was to form a
bucket company. This, however,
did not last long as the heat got so
intense that it was impossible to
stand within SO feet of the burning
building. The forest took fire and
three dwelling houses and barns
close by the Factory were burned to
the ground. A telegram was sent
to Towanda for assistance and at
$3.50 p. m. an engine appeared upon
the scene. The fire ragged in the
forest ON the North side of Lopez
Creek and before the burning build.
ings above mentioned had tumbled
to the ground the shreak of Trexel
u Terelfs saw mill whistle was
heard calling for help. The force
divided and with buckets in hand
started for the burning mill. The
mill was saved, however, but much
fear is anticipated that owners of
bark in the woods near by Lopez
will meet heavy loss by tile fire
isnited by the burning buildings.
Twenty-Five men in the employ of
James McFarlane left foy the scene
and to protect bark in the woods at
3 a. M. on this (Thursday) morning.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

Chas. Lees great London Shows,
Circus Mesium and Menagerie, will
pitch its mammoth tents in LaPorte
on Wednesday May the 9Th. This
show has been here before and gave
the best OF satisfaction, and comes
this season enlarged to more than
twice its former proportions.
Prices of admission remains the
same. Don't fail to witness the
great street parade at noon.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01
Additional local on editorial page.


Mrs. ]. Ii. Spencer and her two
children, Walter and Mable, return
ed home from Philadelphia where
they have been visiting friends for
a couple of weeks. on Tuesday.
With the terminus OF the l.. V. r.
r., at Thornedale, and only 8 miles
from Nordmont, the end of the w.
& n. B., we can hope that the two
lines will be built to connect in the
near future.
Prof. F. W. Meylert and wife of
| Forksville, spent Saturday and Sum
day with friends at LaPorte. Frank
commenced his select term of school
at Forksville, on Tuesday, it will
continue for eight weeks.
Hon. Russell Karns and wife left
for Harrisburg on Monday, where
they will remain until Friday, when
they will take the train for Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City. They will
be absent from home two weeks.
A camp of the P. o. S. of A., was
organized at Dushore, on Thursday
evening last. There were "a char
ter members. Several members. of
the Sonestown and Nordmont camps,
we're present at the organization.
The "in your mind" stories pub
lished in the Philadelphia Times
about killing panthers, wolves and
the devil in Sullivan county, are all
a hoax and the Times ought to
know better than give them pub
licity.
Two tramp Polanders were ar
rested for maliciously setting fire in
the woods near Herman Rings in
LaPorte twp, on Tuesday. There
not being sufficient evidence to
prove the charge they were set free.
Mr.. Ring swore out the warrant.
Frank Harrison, proprietor Of the
daily stage from HillsGrove to Glen
Mawr, is an obliging conductor and
drives good rigs, hence is always on
time. We understand that Frank.
during his experience in the service
of the U. s., HASN'T missed a single !
trip and not once has he failed to
deliver the mail to Glen Mawr in time
for the tram to carry it to it's destina-
ton. This surely is compliment that
very seldom strikes stage drivers.
Frank is the right man in the right
place and the people of HillsGrove
will do we'll to continue him in the
service.
The tail end of the audit of the J
Greek Lumber Company,
was reached, on Tuesday evening.
The attorneys connected in the suit
are: AStys. L. j. Il f. Ii. Ingham
FOR the Labor claim and Attys. e.
NJ. Durham of LaPorte and Seth
Mccormick of Williamsport, for the
Company. The moneys realized
out of the sheriff sale of the property
IF the Company amounts to nearly
four thousand dollars and the Labor
ers are making a desperate struggle
or their proportion of said amount.
Atty. j. II. Cronin is auditor and
will file his report at May Term.
Fire at Lopez.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

The Lyon Lumber Company
of Muncy, has purchased three hun
dred and fifty acres Of timbered
land in and about the vicinity of
Nordmont, and will peel the bark on
the same this spring. The camp at
Nordmont was occupied by en-
ployees of said company on Satur-
day, who will commence peeling said
bark as soon as the season opens.
The company expect to realize
1900 cords from the tract. This
chopping will undoubtedly make
a decided change in the ap-
pearance of the surroundings of
Nordmont. Perhaps for the better.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

From the York Daily.
About three o'clock in the after
noon Turnkey Murphey assisted by
Deputy Love marched into court
with w. II. Painton, d. Wesley
Smith and Frank l.. Smith, the
parties charged with the murder of
Mrs. Elizabeth Strominger of Lewis
berry. They were met by their
counsel, Meade Detwiler of Harris
burg and E. d. Zeigler and P. j. NJ.
Heindel of York. A motion was
made to quash the indictments
against them for robbery, which the
court ordered to be filed A motion
was also made to quash the joint in.
dictment for murder, which was
overruled by the court and bill of
exceptions sealed for the defence
The prisoners were then arranged
and each pleaded not guilty to the
joint indictment and also the separate
indictments for murder, after which
they were returned to the Jail. Not
withstanding the time of arraingment
was kept secret, it did not take
long after their arrival for q large
lot of people to gather into the court
house, crowding the main room and
the corridors. The prisoners looked
well and did not seem to mind the
large crowd or seriousness of the
matter as much as would have been
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

The telephone is great deceiver,
it perhaps gives more people away
than does the gossiping women. A
little circumstance occurred on the
phone commencing at Forksville and
ending at HillsGrove on Saturday
evening last. a young man and a
resident of the Grove was doing
business at Forksyille and was de-
tanned much longer than he had an
ticipated, and having an engagement
for the evening with a young lady
at his home, was anxious to infolm
her that he would keep the same a
little later on. He called Walter
Holman in whose store the phone
is located. Walter being engaged
at the time, the father of the young
MAN at the other end answered the
call. The son did not detect
the voice and continued his message
until the father dropped the ear
trump and called Mr.. Hoffman say
ing that he could not catch on to
the racket. like prairie fire, it
spread through the town and on his
return home he was greeted OH
either side of the street with, "we
have delivered your message" This
was trifie humiliating to the young
man but he took it all good natured-
ly after inquiring the cause. Every
body smoked at the young mans
expense and the message is said to
have cost him well nigh onto $500.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

The commencement exercises OF
the Forksville Graded School passed
off very pleasantly Tuesday evening,
April, 81 The M. Z. church in
which the exercises were held, was
beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion. A large evergreen arch
displaying the class motto,-'sFor
life, not for school We learn" was
artistically arrayed at the back of
the platform, while on either side of
the portion of the stage occupied by
the speakers there was large bank
of beautiful flowers. The floral dis
play was said to be finer than on
any previous occasion. The pro-
gram was excellent throughout and
showed ability and proficiency on
the part of those who participated.
The music was exceptionally good.
The church was crowded and every
body well pleased. The four young
gentlemen who completed the
course of study this year and re-
ceived their diplomas acquitted
themselves with credit. After the
exercises at the church the graduates
of the school, now numbering six
teen, together with the teachers and
directors repaired to the hotel and
sat down to sumptuous repast pre-
pared by the members of the Alumui
Association. After the banquet,
speech making was in order and
several good ''toasts" were given.
Upon the whole, the commencement
occasion this year was grand sue
cess and speaks we'll for the con-
tinued prosperity of the graded
school.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01
WILLIAM PAINToN IDENTIFIED.
oid Man Stronninoer Declares That He
is HIs wife's Murderer,

| William Painton, who was ar
rested at Sonestown about two
weeks ago on the charge of murder
ing old Mrs. Strominger, at Lewis.
berry, York county, was last week
identified by Mr.. Strominger as the
man who killed his wife. The fol.
lowing account of the Identification
in the York county Jail is taken
from the Harrisburg Patriot:
Painton was called into a private
office. The party was there, and as
soon as the old man saw the cruel
murderer of his wife, he said
That's the man; that's the man. y
Painton was nervous aud trembled
with fear and emotion. He was pale
and haggard, and gave evidence of
having undergone untold mental
anguish during the last two weeks.
lie fixed his eyes firmly on the floor
and only took them away from the
spot on which they were riveted
when questioned by the detectives.
He was told to put on the hat and
coat which he wore when he COM
mitted the deed, and obeyed. Mr..
Strominger watched Painton closely,
and after he had dressed himself the
old man arose from his chair ex-
citedly and fairly shriekcd "That's
the man. He's the man that killed
my poor wife. He still denies it,
does he? Well he's the man."
Painton was closely questioned by
the detectives. He said he could
prove an alibi, and that on the night
on which the murder was committed
he was at the Opera House to see
"McCarty's Mishaps," but could not
tell what he had seen, or anything
about the performance. He stuck
to his story, however, despite the
rigid cross-examiuauion to which he
was subjected by the officers and
DR.. Stem. When asked how his
pantaloons happened to be muddy
the day after the murder, and his
reasons for having them washed, he
could not give satisfactory answer.
He could not tell where he had got
ten the Sl45 in gold, found on his
person when arrested at his home.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

"That man is awfully super
stitious ?" show so ?" He declined
to loan me s5 the other day because
It was Friday"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

(IrCuSeS are Ou Iuc IOuIC.
The r. R. is coming this way.
Court proclamation elsewhere.
Saturday was cold windy day.
A new sheriff sale in this weeks
issue.
Better to give than to receive
medicine.
The weather prophet say this is a
warm moon.
Dandelion greens are just now, q
favorite dish.
William H. Painton will soon re.
ceive his sentence.
The road leading toLake Mokoma,
should be repaired.
Lees circus will show at Sones-
town, Thursday May 7th.
There are several new buildings
being erected at Muncy Valley.
The trees will soon begin to look
grand in their trimmings of green.
An italian passed through town
leading cinnamon bear, on Sunday.
Amos Little of Nordmont, was
doing business at Hughesville Mon
day.
ALI of the many''cottages at the
Mere, will be occupied this sum-
mer.
DR.. Waddell of Dushore, was
called to LaPorte, professionally
Friday.
Lees great London show will ex-
hibit at LaPorte, on Wednesday
May 9th.
Miss Ida Keller of LaPorte, was
visiting friends in Williamsport, on
Tuesday.
Several cottage owners at the
Mere, are grading in front of their
residences.
Thos. w. Bailey and wife of Phil
adelphia, are registered at the
Mountain House.
A first class blacksmith wanted.
For further particulars call on j. ii.
Green, LaPorte.
Several members Of the Eagles
Mere Land Company, visited the1
Mere, on Friday last.
F. w. Gallagher and family, of
LaPorte, were visiting friends at
Jamison City, the latter part of last
week.
Jeremiah Kelly, the popular hard
ware dealer cf Hughesville, was
doing business at LaPorte, on We'd
nesday.
Sheriff Utz and his deputy, Thos.
Mahaffey, both of Dushore, were
doing business at the county seat,
on Monday.
Atty. A. L. Grim of LaPorte, was
visiting friends in Davidson twp,
and among the list, Griffith Phillips
1st, last week.
The second trial of young Cleary i
for the murder of Chief of Police
Paul, was commenced in Lock
Haven, Monday.
Atty. F. FL. Ingham Of LaPorte,
left for Philadelphia Wednesday,
where he will visit friends for a
week or ten days.
d. Kennedy, proprietor of Hotel
Kennedy, was calling on his two
sons, John and Thos e. Kennedy at
Jamison City, on Saturday last.
George Mead of LaPorte twp,
will erect dwelling house this
spring on his land recently purchased
of his father-in-law, E. j. Messenger.
Mrs. E. V. Ingham of Philadel-
phia, is quite i'll, having been on the
fsick list greater part of the winter.
, Her many friends here wish her a
s needy recovery.
Nhe W. & N. b. r. r., is being
repaired near Halls Station. A
much needed repair. No squeak of
the car wheel will be heard at that
point after this week.
Geo. w. Simmons of Sonestown,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

1t will before purchasing call
of well selected Large
profits Cash customers percentage
Everything and first class. My stock
hand turned price
in price and quality the best any afford
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-01

William H. Painton and the Smiths
Arrange Before Judge Latinaer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
MISS WILLARD REJECTED.
She Will Not Attend the Ecumen-
icaI Council as a Delegate.


The name of Miss Willard has been
rejected by the commission of bishops
and divlnes who elect delegates to the
ecumenical convention to be held in the
city of Washington next October. The
incid ent has occasioned some excite
ment and Indignation on the part of a
large number of ladies protesting the
Methodist faith. Among such the i'm
preston prevails that Miss Willard was
denied the privilege of representing her
section at the council because she Is
woman. 1t is reported that not
few of the female members of the
church desire to hold meeting in the
city of New York for the purpose of
protesting against the action of the COM
mission in this respect. 1t would APP
pear, however, that there Is little
ground for the belief that Miss Willard
has in any way been ''snubbed."
Bishop Fitzgerald has explained. for
publication, the methods in vogue in Sc
Iecting delegates. He, says in sub
stance, that the commission consists of
thirteen members, three of which are
bishops, five are ministers and the re-
mainder laymen. This body determines
who shall or shall not be delegates to
the ecumenical councils. The gem
eral conferences are made up OF
different annual conferences, and
are divided as evenly as possible.
''Some of them contained five annual
conferences, and others as high as
eight. Each annual conference nOmi-
mated four of its number, two ministers
and two laymen. These names were
sent to the commission, which is to select
seven from the lot to represent the gem
eral conference at the ecumenical gath
ering. The conferences represented
were from all over the world, and each
had its proper number of delegates"
Miss Wizards section is known as the
Rock river conference. 1t comprises a
large district of country, embracing the
states of Wisconsin and Michigan and
the northern part of Illinois. 1t has
five annual conferences, and as each
is entitled to four nominees there
were twenty names submitted to the
commission, from which it could select
but seven. Among the thirteen whose
names were rejected was Miss Wizards.
Bishop Fitzgerald regrets the useless
agitation that has. he thinks, without
the assistance of Miss Willard, grown
out of the affair, and has expressed his
appreciation of the lady's character in
the highest of terms. The discussion
of the action of the commission proba-
bly, arises from lack of thorough un-
Outstanding of the manner of selecting
delegates to the ecumenical council.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
"MADAMEs" MUST MOVE.
Business Men Are Driving Them
From First Street South.

FROM First street SOuUQ.
The First street houses of ill-fame
must go. For some time there has been
in existence an organization of business
men, whose object is to clear out the
houses of vice on First street south.
These are the men who are taking steps
to have the houses removed. not the
projectors of thenew union depot. This
organization is composed of business
men and property owners who nave
presence on First street of the houses
of ill-fame. They are deter
mined to suffer their encroach-
ments no longer. Several blocks of
valuable business property have been
blighted. Now it is proposed to cure
the blight. The men back of this move
ment are not foolish Ell ugh to imagine
that they can suppress the social evil.
They merely desire that its home be
made where it will not interfere with
legitimate business. They are setting
about it in business-like way.
AS before stated. these business men
have an organization. They have plenty
of money. A lawyer has been secured
to attend to their interests. They will
begin proceedings not against the
'madameS," but against the people VINO
own fhe property. There is law against
the renting of property to be used for
immoral purposes. That law will be
enforced until the property owners con-
clude to find other tenants. The first
move has been made by securing the
agreement of the Minneapolis Union
Railway company to GUST the tenants
from it's property. This company owns
nearly all of the river side of First street:
The company's agent has been in
structed to collect no more rents from
the frail sisterhood and to give them Or
ders to quit.
The case of the North Star Wooden
Mill company illustrates the damaging
effect of the presence of the houses
where they are. The retail department
of the company had to be moved up
town because customers couldn't visit
the Old store without subiecting them
selves to insult on the way thither.
Now comes the question, where will
"the houses go? Some of them may go
to Main street southeast. But there
isn't much room there, and the East
siders will object. On the whole, Sec
ond street, north of the railroad tracks,
seems to be the most out of the way
place for the confinement of the evil.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
Lodge installations.

Grand Officers Priester, Kraft and
Hartmann installed the officers of two
local Knights of Honor lodges last night
as follows;
Germania-P. D.. G. Werhn; D., j.
Guth; V. d., B. Eisele; A. D., G. B..
Lerch; r.. F. BerkholZ; +. R.. A. Buer-
fleming; T., Pb. Hartman; Ch., j. Kraft;
guide, f. Schultz; guard, f. AernelL; S.,
f. Gerbott; trustees, J. Kraft, B. Eisele,
A. Hornlng.
st. Anthony-P. D., II. Large; D., G..
Klein; V. D.. FL. Beseman; A. D., A.
Hengleman: R., FL. Dege; F. R., A.
Grotefend; T., G. Lampe; Ch., B. Free
tag; guide, G. Karow; guard, G. Het-
finger: S.. N. Wivinns; trustees, +.
Palmer, NJ. SeitZ. W. Haus.
George N. Morgan post, q. A. R., in
stalled their new officers last evening.
They are as follows: Post commander,
John Ii. Hasty; senior vice commander,
F. G. Harrison; Junior vice co mmander.
N. II. Nelson: quartermaster, E. G. Al
lep; chaplain, G. d. Pillsbury; officer
of the day, R. r. Wright; officer of the
guard, A. d. Cheney; surgeon, DR.. S,
E. Farnsworth, and E. G. Babb, Wash
ington Pierce and j. FL. Hasty, trustees.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04

than for any revenue. Prohibiting the
distribution of hand bills and dodgers
upon the streets or sidewalks.
The report was adopted, and the COM
mission adjourned.
All day to-day and part Of tomorrow
W. NJ. Bracket will taste the sweets of
private life. He Will be private citi-
zen, bound by no oath to enforce laws
or transact public business. On Monday
he will become Police commissioner
Bracket. 1t was expected that the
official notification of the appointment
OF the new police commissioner would
be received last night, but it came not,
and Bracket went bone without quail
flying. IL will, however, reach the
hands of the city clerk tomorrow morn
ing. Bracket will take the necessary
Doth, and the new commission. consist
ing of P. B. Winston, W. NJ. Bracket
and w. r. Guile, will meet in the after
noon.
Contrary to expectation, Police Com
missioner Brackets commission from
the governor arrived late last night. He
will not qualify, however, until to-mor-
row morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
BETTER TRY AGAIN.
Health officer Kilyington Jumps
on Another Of His Defamers.

ON Another or HIS DefamerSs
IF Dr Kilvinoton,s enemies wish tn
,n.La t;s ..,aat;or nnan;roone +ba,
~ mo cioo.Aon uue NY
Z SHOULD continue the course oi aouse
they nave started on. Baehr mas hardly
DIR. r. O. Beard with charge that dur
ing 1850 9. 4Oo dead horses were dismissed
of. and that a contract was let to Carl
sen Brothers. by which thew re-
ceiyed So. 400 for hauling away the
dead animals. AS during the last
wear only about 800 dead horses were
Hauled awav. the discrepancy induced
Me susnIcion that the renort of 1890 had
heen swejIed Dr Reard further
fharoes that the health officer has com
Sss,ied MANY owners tn have their dead
sfSss,a}s removed at their own expense.
H. f5S;;f1f,1affIv' Dr KiIvinrfon ia able to
Fgs3S5 IN MS records the absnrf}i t1 IN tss9e
zesiarges of his enyious subordinate.who
wants to succeed the man he attacks as
health officer, '- ~
.sFirst tits said that Q 4o1 dead horses
were disnosed of a wear AGO. whereas
nv renort shows "a horses killed and
one mule. and shows the total number
of horses removed from the CITY as 1863;
dogs. cats. etc. / 100. muIes. 65: cows
and calves. 73. He also states that there
were only between 500 and 200 animals
removed This wear az shown nv the rec
ords In view Of the fact that the citv
had made an ironclad contract with the
scavengers. and that there was no
object to be gained in cor
reeted record. we have simply kept
record of the eases killed.
or ordered killed. which shows 60
killed for chambers. 1t has been custom
ary for tho scavenger to call at the
office in the morning for his orders Int
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
NOW IT'S HER TURN.
Mrs. Davidson Will Now Make
Hubby Answer.

The Davidsons, of local restaurant
fame, will soon appear again in the dis
trict court on the divorce calendar.
The action against the wife was no
sooner dismissed than she fled COM
plant against him. She claims that
her liege lord lived In open adultery
with one Sophie Snow, at 910 Sixth
street south. The course of true love
didn't seem to run smooth in that
quarter, according to the complaint.
and he transferred his affections to
Emily Lundberg. and they have lived
together ever since at 421 Robert street,
in ST. Paul, where they are still at home
to their friends.
She says that their five children have
been living with her during all the
time, and That she is in destitute cir
cumstances and unable,to support them.
AS her recreant husband is worth sew
eral thousand dollars. she wants little
of it in lieu of the affections which he
has lavished upon other maidens.