Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-02-16
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N Grow will have $4,000 majority
:. A live butterfly at this season o.
. the year is quite uncommon. John
i'ioe Andrews captured one in his kitchen
5 as the other day and now has it pre-
served,
sTH.
- Mrs. L. M. Dunham, mother oil
), - - Atty. Z. M. Durham, was quite
= dangerously ill Of neuralgia of the
- heart on Tuesday. At this writing
- however, she is reported some better
l. but not entirely out of danger.
= The noon train on Monday was an
,e hour late. We understand that
owing to wreck on the Reading r
X r., in the vicinity Of Reading-the
X W. & n. B., were compelled to run
II to Willamsport, on this date, hence,
$ the delay.
Tt is not presumed that Judge
Savidge, who will preside at this
Feb. term of court, will take hand
' in granting licenses, hence, the
day Associate Judges will be called up
on to do this work. The Associates
ade are equal to the task.
A party of sixteen couples of La
md norte enjoyed sleigh ride to Eagles
Mere on Friday evening. The even
ing was spent at Hotel Eagles Mere
80 in dancing and other amusements.
Supper WAS served at 1l:30 and a
ISL pleasant time enjoyed by those pres
ent.
rv- The grand jury of Columbia coun-
rte. ty reported that Benton shall be in
ont corporated into borough, last week
..o and Smith of the Benton Argus is
correspondingly glad. On our next
ses visit to the incorporated city, we
III shall expect to see at least passable
sidewalks.
La Ruttcr. of the Hughesville Mail.
0S complains of the removing of the
the Telephone Exchange in said
to place to a room on the third floor of
sed the Laird block and suggests that
the Railroad Company erect an ele
INV vator for the accommodation of the
in talking public.
sic. Joseph Mddendorf, formerly of
tIr Dushore, assumed the duties of land
md lord of the Wyalusing Hotel recently.
in The young people of Dushore took a
sleigh ride down to Wyalusing the
other evening and enjoyed a dance
. A' in JOS ball room. They report an
:. excellent good time.
The young men of Eagles Mere
have invested in boxing gloves and
=" spend the evenings in this sort of
- amusement. They have a club room
0o' in Hotel Eagles Mere, and the par
titions Of this apartment is dotted
lty with gore from floor to ceiling. The
an boys say they have fine times,
~ How many farmers can truthfully
state that they know the value of
Ir. their farms, stock. feed and imple-
on, ments ? Very few, as it is seldom
asst that an inventory has been taken,
and yet it should be done every year
IL Just as the merchant examines his
IN stock. Farming is business" oc-
.rv cupation.
'as A monster bridge is to be built
across the Mississippi river at New
nm Orleans, and the contract has been
re. awarded to n Pennsylvania firm, the
CIV Phoenix Iron Company, of Phoenix
nm vile. The bridge will be two miles
long, will contain 25, 900 tons OF iron
r. and will require two years or more
to BALD it.
nd ---
.te 1ssacher Houscknecht, who so
nj mysteriously disappeared in Muncy
mt at recent date, an account of which
was given in the REPUBLICAN last
week, has not been found. A pool
'n' of blood was found in barn close
. by whcie the fatal shot is supposed
." TO have been fired, and the belief that
lot Housekpecht was murdered is strong
II er than ever.
There has, recently, been more
10 rumors concerning railroad from
Tue Dushorc to Wyalusing and thence
ms up the creek, on to Binghamton, but
TX we viii await for authentic news be.
od' fore we ondeavor to give any w.