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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26
Grangers Speak.
rom The Bloomsburg Sentinel,

From the Bloomsbury Sentinel.
At the last regular meeting oi
Pomona Grange No. p. of H.,
held in Briarcreek Grange hall Fri
day June IL, the following resolu'
tions were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, The Legislature has
met and adjourned and looking over
the very little that was accomplish
ed.
Resolced, That we commend our
members of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes the Honorables +. NJ.
Tewksbury and VIM. Krickbaum for
the fulfllment of their pledges by
giving their support to the Bill for
the equalization of taxes.
WHEREAS, Grant Herring, Senator
from this district, before his election,
in reply to the question of equaliza-
ton of taxation, answered, II am
and have always been in favor OF the
support of measures for the equaliza-
tion of taxation" In as much us
Senator Herring did not fulfill his
pledges and proved himselfa servant
Of the corporations.
ResolUed. that we emphatlcally
condemn nis course on the Tax Bill
and consider him unworthy of the
office he holds.
Resolced, That copy of these
resolutions be offered to the County
papers and Farmers Friend and
Crane Adoocate for publication.
VIM. MENSCH, Master.
Attest: Ii. nj. GRoTz, Secretary.
This is not very grand send OIL
for Grant Herring who would like
to be the Democrat choice for State
Treasurer this fall.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26
Children's Day at La Forte.

Children's day was most appropri-
ately observed in the M. E. church
ut LaPorte on Sunday last. Music
was furnished by very large choir
of young ladies accompanied by the
organ.
The recitations By the older as
well as the younger ones, were never
Fequalled on like day at LaPorte.
The church near the pulpit was
handsomely decorated and the
wreath over the word "Religion"
under which the Queen was seated
was beautiful. In fact the entire
evenings entertainment was q sue
|cess and much praise is due to
those who took such an active part
in teaching the school their parts, as
we all know such tasks are very
tiresome to even the patient school
"marm." A large audience listened
to the exercises.
FOLLOWING is TIE PROGRAM:
Singing by the choir, "Hale the
glad season." Prayer by Rev. j. f.
Glass responsive scripture read
ing," singing, Introductory, "the
pearl of religion" B. f. Crossley.
Miss Jeanette Spencer personating
queen of Religion. She was seated
upon throne and eight boys and
girls each bearing a banner, came
upon the platform and told of the
pearl they had found. They were
as follows: "The pearl OF
Righteousness" Miss Lottie Miller
"The Pearl of Education" Byron
Williams; ''The pearl of Love-
Miss Mable Spencer; responsive
reading singing "The pearl of In
dustry," Harry Karns "The pearl
of gentleness," Bertha Crossley /;
''The pearl of Innocence" Master
Victor Smyth; singing; speaking,
by the Rev. j. F. Glass singing,
ave are but little children" "Jesus
and the children" by group OF
little ones +; singing; "The story OF
Eden;" "The child and the serpent
1.-THE two pictures !" "The pearl OF
Obedience, Arthur Miner;" singing;
"The pearl diver;" "The pearl OF
Nazareth )" Clara Ballard; singing
| The board Of education and its work,
defined by the Rev. j. F. Glass
singing benediction.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26

Prof j. E. Bond gave very in
teresting performance on the slack
rope and trapeze at LaPorte Satur-
day evening. The performance was
witnessed by large crowd of peo.
pie who were we'll pleased with the
entertainment and considered it
much more interesting than the
average similar performance in a
circus. A collection was taken up
and all donated literally. In the
evening he entertained the boys by
doing slightly hand performance
He is quite fly at this, also.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26


During a thunder shower on Mon.
day ..evening lightning struck the
residence of T. J. Keeler OH Main
ST., doing considerable damage. The
bolt came down the parlor and
kitchen chimneys splintering good
part Of the floor in the latter place to
k.ndliug and tearing the paper from
the wall in the parlor. 1t also came
down the cave spout on the south
west corner of the house trenching its
way into the well. Mr.. Keeler was
passing from tie house to the
store at the time of the bolt and had
just stepped off of the well platform
and was decending the store steps
leading from the house, distance
of about four feet from where the
bolt entered the we'll. Miss Rider
the servant, had just gone from the
kitchen to the dining room. 1t
certainly was a very close call for
both of these people. The others
of the family were in the store.
The copper and ground telephone
wire which was attached to- Mr..
Keeler's house leading to Judge
Ingham's Office was burned entirely
up nothing being visible of the same
except where it was melted and
splattered against the hall window
pane. The bolt entered Ingham s
office where the phone is located and
set fire to the building and but for
the presence Of Dir. Ingham the
building would have gone up in
smoke.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26
Fourth of July, one week from
this Saturday.

Telephone connection from
LaPorte to Williamsport, was cut
off short on Monday evening. A
stroke of electricity at this place
made short work Of it, however, the
wire was put in repair on Tuesday
and Wednesday and the machine is
working all right now.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26

As is customary the printer is
granted vacation of two weeks
each year-4th of July week and
Christmas week hence, we shall not
90 to press next week.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26
LOCAL DEPART MEAT.

Suuuay was tHo tohSSSo u''y Va oiio
year.
We shall not issue a paper next
week.
The watermelon crop will be inn
mense.
The recent rain has done the
crops much good.
There is talk of organizing brass
band at Jamison City.
Don't monkey with the business
end of the honey bee.
Children's Day was appropriately
observed at this place, on Sunday
last.
Extensive Improvements are
being made to many cottages at the
Mere.
Michael Gallagher Of Ringville,
was calling on friends at LaPorte,
Sunday.
The LaPorte borough audit will
appear in the next issue of the Re-
PUBLICAN.
Attend the picnic and dance for
the benefit of the LaPorte band, on
July 4th.
G. w. Biggers of Muncy Valley,
was doing business at the county
seat, Monday.
Nj. J. Phillips of Muncy Valley,
was calling on political friends at
LaPorte, Tuesday.
Miss Grace Lawrence Of Dushore,
was visiting her many school mates
at LaPorte, the early part of the
week.
The laurels are in full bloom and
are very pretty. Owing to the
drouth they are much redder than
common.
Hughesville expects to entertain
five thousand people, ON the 4th of
July. A grand old celebration is
anticipated.
Hon. Russell Harms of LaPorte,
took trip down to Columbia coun-
ty, TO look after the interest of his
farm, Monday.
The richest people often want the
most for nothing. This strikes a
certain class that visits the Mere,
and don't you forget it.
Williamsport parties will give a
general picnic at Nordmont on the
4th of July. Two thousand people
it is said will be present.
Prof d. j. Hill and family of
Rochester, N. Y, took possession of
the Meylert mansion on Tuesday
and will spend the summer at La
Porte.
On his way to the races in Eng
land the other day the Prince of
Wales was Kissed at by the crowd
and asked if he had his counters
with him.
The rink at the Mere, under the
management of jerry Young, was
opened on Friday evening last. The
program, was dancing, and all pres.
ent enjoyed good time.
S. B. Karns mail contractor be-
tween this place and Forksville, drives
a brand new two seated skeleton
wagon. 1t is good locker and a
desirable vehicle for the business.
When fellows best girl points
out to him the place where ice cream
is sold he alludes to recent account
of three deaths and hundred per-
sons made sick by eating food of an
icy nature.
Atty. j. G.. Scouten of Dushore,
passed through town enroute for
Williamsport, Wednesday morning
before half of our people were down
stairs. We bid the gentleman good
morning.
LaPorte is to have q celebration
on the 4th after all. Committees
are actively at work making the
necessary arrangements and success
will no doubt crown their efforts.
Picnic and dancing will be the
order of the day.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-06-26


idson twp, on June %, 81, Robt.
Stormont, J. P. of LaPorte, officiat-
ing.
Frank Shaffer of LaPorte, former
ly of Muncy, was granted pension
of $4,000 back pay and sl2 a month
on Tuesday.
The Pennsylvania girls marry
young. During the past year there
were 23 girls married at the age of
Ia; los at Is; 353 at l6; BIG at II |;
and 1856 at 90.
The Montrose Republican says
that the work on L. Il NJ road to
Montrose is progressing daily and
it is expected that trains will be
running ON it by the first of Sep
tember.
The potato bug has not shown up
in very large numbers thus far to
the great joy of all, and unless some
other unknown insect comes to light
with an appetite for this vegetable,
we can expect a good crop.
DR.. Murrelle's Office was moved
one day last week without interfer-
ING with the Doctors professional
engagements. Several patients
were operated upon while the build
ing was in transit.-Athens Nesos.
Under the new license law, as
adopted by the last Legislature and
approved by the Governor, boroughs
will now get four-ffths Of the licenses
for the sale of malt and brewed
liquors instead of three-fifths as
heretofore,
M. Nj. Marks of the firm of Marks
& Co., of Dushore, accompanied by
his sister-in-law Miss Fannie Sails
bury of Wilkes-Barre, were register
ed at the LaPorte Hotel, on Sunday.
They were quite favorably impressed
with LaPorte.
A picnic and platform dance will
take place in the grove at the second
Ward under the auspices of the La
Porte band, on July 4th. In the
evening the dancing will be con
tinued in the LaPorte Hall. All
are cordially invited.
1t is rumored that Hon. e. A.
Strong Of Dushore, the present As
sociate Judge, will he candidate
for the office of Member, to
assist to revise the Constitution of
the Commonwealth, at the Sullivan
county Republican convention, this
fall.
The following young men of Jami-
son City formerly Of LaPorte, made
our town visit on Sunday Thos.
E. Kennedy, j. w. Flynn, Thos.
Sheehan, Frank Barrager, Clarence
Youngman and Henry Fell. The
boys are always glad to call on their
old home.
A SALARY-With expenses paid
will come handy to anyone who is
now out of employment, especially
where no previous experience is re-
quired to get the position. If you
want position, see advertisement
on editorial page headed, "a Chance
to Make Money"
Many Of our people are of the
opinion that the railroad now under
construction from Lopaz to Thorne-
dale, will not end at the latter place,
but will be continued to connect
with the w. & N. B. at Nordmont.
1t certainly don't look reasonable
that these two companies will leave
a space Of 6 or miles of unbroken
forest between them from which
millions of feet of lumber would be
cut and shipped.
Hon. William Mckinley was ON
Wednesday of last week nominated
for Governor of Ohio by the Re-
publican convention in session at
Columbus. There was no opposi-
tion and he was nominated with a
hurrah. He is one of the big men
of the country, made doubly so by
being the author of the Mckinley
tariff bill, and if the people of Ohio
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
ONE-CENT SAVINGS BANKS
A Eocont Financial ond Philan-
thropic S;ucct ss.
New York Institutions Which Are Prov
ing of Great Benefit to Chi
Grcn aud the Poorer
Ci..s,rs.

The penny providcut fund, organized
by the charity organization about two
years ago. is proving q great success,
says the New Yorl; Sun. 1t was the
design of the organization to encourage
the saving of ssnall sans among it's pro
tcGes by providing Il place of deposit
for even SO small an amount us /, 3 and
5 cents, and stations were established
at the ten different branch Offices of
the society for carrying out the plan.
SO popular did the work become that
outside organizations wore allowed to
come il from the churches, The missions,
the Industrial schools, and the working
girls clubs. unit! there arc now LIS sta
tons OF deposit, 1900 dcpositors, and
S1o,46iG5 on deposit in the different
stations. There arc no hired clerks In
these stations, the work all being done
by voluntary charity. The depostors
are quite fairly divided between chill
drcn and grown people, AID. though it
is the desire of the society that all ac-
counts of IS shull be transferred 10 the
savings banks, many poor people refuse
to take out their money.
The plan OF the work resembles that
30 long prGcticcd III Englnnd; /. 5, 5, 10,
e5, and so cent ind 81 stamps orc sold
to tho depositors. pasted il the little
book given to caoh person.. nnd ren;;in
the guarantee Of the amount due until
it Is needed md drawn out again. When
S. or $40 ns ,uInulntcs the dcpositors ers
helped to open Gil account III II savings
hank, md tho United States und West
sidc savings bunl1o havo placed the
stamps on sa.a st one of their windows,
where sums Off osntup will be received,
and Us soon as 81 Is accumulated the de-
positor will receive regular passbooll.
This work noccssitatcs the addition of
only one clerk, and it Is hoped that 9TH
or banks will take it up.
One poor woman succeeded in saving
about $50 in this way, and when her
husband deserted her short time ago
she was able to start lodgings with the
fund
a little girl whose father is very In
temperate meets him every payday be-
fore he reaches II saloon, and conxes oil
the money she can from him. This she
divides among her little brothers md
sisters, and all is placed on deposit. Not
long ago the father, through intempcr-
ancc, WAS discharged from his work,
and the money thus accumulated by tho
children paid the rent until a new SIT
uation could I've found.
Another little girl has managed to
save enough in pennies and niclscls to
pay for having her fathers grave put in
order.
The working girls clubs are some of
the largest contributors, one club alone
having raised $500 il the last year.
Much of the money is drawn out at
Christmas and during the suinInc. v;ic;l-
tons, but the purpose of the society Is
only to save for sorlc such need and not
simply TO hoard up money in Il misery
manner.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
School EluIiderS.

a to'scher in a public school gave out
list of words 70 be defined and put in
sentences Among them was the word
"chasm.' a little girl looked in the
dictionary md not being quite satisfied
inquired if 'chasn" meant "gap."
The teacher abscntly replied yes but
was astoaished when she presented h err
paper with this sentence: when | am
sleepy always chasm:"
But this is hardly equal TO another
teachers experience in little district
school solnc years ago She gave out
words 70: analysis 'Banlt-note" was
one Of them and the teachers ustonish-
ment may be imagined when one young
lady brought the following unique anal
ysis:
"Bank-noto Is compound primitive
word. composed of bank md note.
Bank is simple word, meaning the
side of stream; note to set down.
'Bonis-noto.' to set down by the side of
stream"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03

instant, BIC was lying high up on the
sand Then Charlie noticed that there
wns small rope tied to o belt about
his waist by which h,s mother had
pulled hirn In
80, mamma" he cried, +that IS very
nice plan-oh, very nice plan indeed!
Don't you think that you would let nc
go in, In such very safety way? VIII
you harness Inc tomorrow, mnmma?"
Nlamma wns SO much pleased with
the safety way" of bathing that the
next day two little boys might have
been seem harncssed, as Charlie cy-
pressed it, snd tumbling about in the
surf together. OF course they made
each others acquaintance Immediately,
and soon bccnmc firm friends
They both decided that bathing at
the end of rope was by far the most
enjoyable way.-A. L. Hannah, in Our
Little Ones.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
4 CMnnll,ni:stfc Cow.

Fort Worth, Tex, possesses COW
that is unique in being carnivorous and
cannibal. as well us an infanticidc.
Her peculiar propensity was discovered
while She was yet calf by the discov-
cry of the bones Of cat which was In
the habit of fr>equenting the stall where
she was confined and the blood
smearcd upon the calf's mouth revealed
the startling fact that puss had actually
been eaten by her. Since then she hos
been seen to catch mice and rats ven
turing near her and dcvour them alive,
while She has twice killed and eaten her
day old calves She exhibits no pe-
culiarity beyond her cnrnivorous appe-
titc, but appears gentle enough. md
has never been known to behave i'll
humorcdly, except when in sight of
freshly killed meat OF when shown
blood
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
RAILROADS
b : s J. w M Northumberland
SCHEDULE il EFFECT AUGUST 30 1s,,

SCHEDULE IL EFFECT AUGUST 20, 1891.
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$50 =; m. for Radlord. Pulaski, Brlsto also TOR
Bncncld, pocahontas. Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
ley Division and Louisville via Norton
l'nllinan slecpcrs 10 Memphis and New Or.
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":l5 y. m Tor Radio.t. Pulaski. Bristol Con.
meets at Eadfor,! FOR Blucfeld and Pocr.
ho'iias Pullman sccpers to Memphis vim
Chattanooga.
NORTH AND EASrBOrSD. LEAVE ROANOKE Daily
6:;0 \. IN. for Petersburg and Richmond
l2;Il y. N. for llaecl-iOWu. Pullman sccncrs 10
New York via Harrisburg and Ihiladclihia
II: - y. III. daily FOR Richmond and Norfo X Pull
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a-iln.ton via SHENANDOAH junction and to.
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CIinch Valley Division Leaves Blucficd daily
400 a. III. for Norton, and l:35 y. m for Nor
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via Norton.
North Carolina Diyi-ion-Lcavc Pulaski daily
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03

having splendid time in the surf Il
was not the regular bathing hour. so
the little follow had the whole ocean to
himself and he was splashing about in
grand style. Charlie could not under
stand it at all Why would he be In
danger, If another little boy could go In
in safety?
Mamma" he said at last, that
little boy is lots hitler than am, and
he is IN I'LL nloEc. Sec! there is great
big wave coming, and l should think
his mamma would be afraid that he
would be washed away"
But the little fellows mother did not
seem to be in the least worried. She
sat quietly on the beach, and watched
her boy tumbling about in the water,
as though he was not in the slightest
danger.
In minute moro, Charlie understood
the reason. On came the big wave,
tumbling and tossing; but before it
reached the little bather, whom Charlie
watched very anxiously, he saw him
suddenly skip backward II another
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
Ilesh md Fashion

The greatest craze among the women
OF the city today is to keep from get
ting fat. a fashionable doctor told q
reporter of the New York Sun chat the
illnesses resulting from their methods of
keeping down their weight form the
bulk of his practice. Few of them diet;
on the contrary they dine elegantly,
give dinner parties, and rely on medi-
cines, acids and tight lacing to offset
the effect of their Indulgence. A few
who are of strong will take to gymnas-
ties and walking, as men do, but this
doctor says those are too few to DO
worth counting.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
a Tree with a retIisree.

When Alexander Pope visited tho
orient nearly two centuries ago he OBJ
tanned slip of one of the willows be-
side the waters of thc Babylon, where
on the children of Israel hung their
harps in tho days of captivity. Plant
ing the wand upon his return TO Eng
land, he secured thrifty tree in time.
From this latter Martha Washington
procured twig. which she brought to
Arlington Heights, with the same re-
suit And now tree, grown from q
slip taken from hers, has just been
planted in TIE Indiana state house
grounds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
SALEM
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
TO Begin e. Salem Next Tues
day.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL. LUCEI,NE, SALEM, VA. {


The drawings for the Salem Tennis
Club tournament, beginning next Tues
day, took place to-day.
In tho singles. in the first preliminary
. o. c. Bell, Bee ford City. against o. l..
Stearnes, Salem.
w. c. Beck, Roanoke, Us. f. X. Wad
leigh, Roanoke.
+. Hull, Lynchburg, vs.. a. c. Web
G. S. Bowman. Salem, VS.. Mr.. Boisse-
vain, Roanoke.
Wynham White, Abingdon, VS.. W. S.
Taylor, Salem.
Rowland, Roanoke.
l.. Reid, Alexandria, VS.. G. NJ. Lang
horne, Lynchburg.
r. S. Stearnes. Of Salem. is TO play
the winners of tho first game.
In the doubles, Reid and ---, OF
Alexandria, VS.. Readc and White, Of
Abingdon.
Beck and Wadleigh, Roanoke. VS.. r.
S. Stearnes and Bowman, Of Salem.
Sale and Bell, Of Bedford City, VS.
Taylor and Nugenu. Of Salem.
o. T.. Stearncs and Webster, OF Salem,
VS.. Hooker and Pechin, of Roanoke.
Langhorne and Hull, of Lynch burg.
VS.. winners of the first game.
The second prize will be gold medal
instead of a racket.
The first prize will also be n medal.
There are fifteen entries for singles and
nine entries 90, doubles.
The second drawings are to take place
on the grounds on the day of the play.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
Cal AND RAJ.
"A Charitable Feline Adopts and Ca-cs Cur
Homeless Rodent.


Homeless Rodent.
a laborcr employed in one OF the mills
at Suffer Creek has in his house one of
the strangcst families OF animals in OK
istencc. The head OF the family, saws
the San Francisco Cali, is an old cat,
which is n mother OF Il thrifty family Of
five kittens; but, in spite OF the cares Of
motherhood. she has taken it upon her
self to provide for rat that she has
taken under her protection.
During storm about two months ago
a half-grown rat, lame and ncurly
drowned, crawlcd into the house, cvi-
and by some chance nude its way to
the place where the old cat lay snugly
on the heap of snclss with her family.
Strangely, the mother seemed touched
with pity over the condition of the wan
dcrcr, and, instead of attacking him,
she coolly made room for him and did
everything to relieve his sutFcrings- The
rat displayed every sign of gratitude,
and the miners family, when they dis
covered the Intruder. were so struck
with surprise that they forbade anyone
to disturb them.
The result was that the rnt chose to
remain with his ncw-found friends, and
las now become rs docile us his foster
mother. a warm attachment seems to
have sprung mp between the two, and
the rat has grown fat and lazy, wan
dcring about as it suits it's fancy, and
evidently pleased with it's new surround
inrs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03
Recognized Them.

my e7n hurts so, papa said
Jamescy, who had broken his right
arm-
Eyes, my boy, know. The bones
nrc knitting said papa
~ guess that's it, and It's the needles
feel" said Jamesey. -Ilarpcr's Young
PcODlo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-03

The big celebration at Radford is to
be postponed to Monday, September z