Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14
LApORTE ALL ASTIK.
The Contractors OF the w. a N. II.
R. r., Leave for Quarters
Unknown.

Contractor Z. J. Gaynor, of the
extension of the w. & n. b. X. H.,
was absent from Laporte, nearly all
of last week endeavoring to raise
sufficient amount OF cash with which
to pay off employees engaged on the
works, he failed in his purpose. how
ever. which was learned by telephone
on Monday evening, and on Mon
day night and Tuesday morning the
head men in the Office and along the
line left for quarters unknown.
This brought the work to a stand
still and the American people as
we'll as the Italians were at loss to
know the cause. 1t was soon hurled
about however, and we dare say a
more disheartened gathering never
walked our streets. They resorted
to lawyers for protection and we un-
derstaud that good share OF the
labor claims have been placed in L.
J. and f. II. Ingham's hands for
collection. Z. j. Keeler and J. W.
Ballard who held claims against M.
Shoots, an employe on the road is
sued summons and attached his
horses, carts etc. The several
horses and mules and railroad imple-
ments left behind by Mr.. Gaynor,
were levied upon by Hon.
Russell Karns ct. al. for debt. 1t is
estimated that the contractors
Messrs. E. j. Gaynor & Son, E. E.
Gleim, Saylor and Embeck are in
volvcd something like thirty thou
sand dollars.
1t has been whispered for some
time that the contractors were
losing money on the job, but no one
dreamed that this would be the re
suit. Mr.. Gaynor bears very
good name for his honesty and in
tegrity and those who know him
best say, he, if possible, will pay
every dollar he owes and that all
will be made right in the near fu-
ture. In short the r. r. officials
should make the contractors good.
The work of grading the road is
all completed with the exception of
short cut at Nordmont and por-
tion of one or two trestlines between
Laporte and Nordmont. de con-
tractors have done an excellent job
all along the line and are deserving
of much credit, knowing as they did,
that every dollar they payed out,
since the middle of May, came out
of their own pocket.
If we are any judge of human
nature-Mr. Gaynor has suffered
and worried more about this diff
Guilty than either of his workmen.
We are q sincere believer in Gaynor
and believe that he will pay every dol
lar he owes. Give him chance to
make ends meet.
LATER w ord came by telephone
on Wednesday evening that Mr..
Gaynor will arrive at Laporte on
this Thursday noon with a bundle
of cash and will pay off his men.
This is good news to all, and is as
we predicted above.
STILL LATER :-Thursday P. NJ.
The train has arrived and Mr.. Gay
nor has failed to put in an appears
ance. The Italians and Huns
grouped in large numbers about
town, are getting desperate and it
is feared that much damage will le
done along the line of railroad.
Judgments have been entered
against E. j. Gaynor Son & Co., in
favor of James McFarlane and
others amounting to about five thou.
sand dollars, and executions placed
in tue hands of Sheriff Mahaffey.
Frank w. Shafter died very sud-
denly, at his home in East Muncy,
on Wednesday afternoon July 5th.
He was standing in his front yard
and was seen to place his hand up,
on his left breast and start into the
house. He had just entered the
door when he fell over dead. Heart
disease was the cause. He leaves a
wife and one daughter, Mrs. ii. II.
App. Deceased WAS an honest, up
right, hard working man, was well
thought of by all who knew him, and
was about So years of age. He
served three years as member OF
Co. f., 1l2th p. V. end Penna
Heavy Artillery and was an active
member of John ID. Musser Post,
No sc, G.. A. r., under whose
auspices he will be buried, in the
Grand Army Circle, III the Muncy
! Cemetery Friday July I, at 10
O'Clock, a. m.-AIuncy L'tninary.
Deceased had been in the employ
of James McFarlane g. Co. for the
past five or six years and left La
porte few days before Decoration
Day. for his home, to take part in
the decoration services under the
auspices ofthe Musser Post. Frank,
as he was commonly called here,
had hosts of friends in this vicinity
to whom word OF his sudden death
was great surprise.