Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-09-07

in the road between Williamsport
and his home on Sunday. Heart
trouble is supposed to have caused
his death.
The Laporte graded school COM
menced on last Monday. There are
IS pupils enrolled. Prof. Orr Davis
is principal and Miss Belle Me-
Gloughlin of Clarion county looks
after the primary department..
Hon. Russell Harms is erecting a
very neat and a good sized cottage
at Lake Mokoma When finished 1T
will be a credit to the lake. Other
stock holders in the enterprise
should follow Mr.. Karns' example.
The people of Dushore expect
large attendance at their horse races
which commences to-day Thursday
and continues until Saturday after
noon. A number of our people con-
template going over tomorrow, Fri
day.
Conrad Kraus has purchased OF
Judge Ingham the meat market
building on Center Main street and
will give it general repairing.
With this done Conrad will establish
first class meat market in the
same.
The present Town Council gave
the people to understand that they
would be progressive, if elected.
Observe our sidewalks. In fact
thev have done nothing extraordi-
nary. Turn them out rs fast as their
term expires.
W. H. Riddle, tailor Of Picture
Rocks, will be at the Kennedy
Hotel Laporte, on Monday evening
and Tuesday morning, Sept. 10th
and 1lth, with a full line Of fall and
winter goods. Go and examine his
stock. He is No. ! tailor.
The forest along the Shanersburg
Valley is on fire and much damage
is being done to the growing timber.
We understand that it is following
the path of the Eagles Mere cyclone.
On Saturday evening the blaze ex-
tended over the tree tops and was a
pretty view from Laporte.
Chas. Mead of Laporte twp. has
been ailing for sometime. Last
Saturday he went down to William
sport to be examined by DR.. Mutt,
who called his complaint-catarrh
of the stomach and said he could re-
lieve him some at least. Charley S
complexion is bad and he has suffer
ed much.
Our subscription list is growing
so fast, that we are obliged to order
another quire of paper added to our
bundle. We have been cutting our
exchanges for the past two weeks.
We hope to have sufficient to 60
around next issue. This will
max Q two quires added in the past
three weeks. Encouraging isn't it:
Chas. Landon of Laporte, was
laid up a couple of days last week.
He let a heavy hardwood plank fall
on his foot. 1t knocked the sand
out of Charley. He said he never
tainted in his life and didn't know
where this disease affected person
but he had a darned queer feeling in
his stomach shortly after the board
tumbled.
Mr.. Peter May, one of the pro.
prietors Of the Laporte Hotel, who
hurt his eye recently, an account o.
which was given in the REPUBLICAN,
has suffered much pain from tht
accident, but we are given to under.
stand that DR.. Koser of Williamspor
who is in attendance, has every
reason to believe that he can effect
partial cure of his sight.
Messrs. John Purcell and Martin
Gallagher, who are excavating tn
trench for the court house sewerage
fired several blasts in Maple Par
last week. They did it with neat
ness and dispatch. No accident re
sulting from the shots. Mr.. PURGE
is an old hand at the business an
thoroughly understands the require
amount Of the explosive to do tll
work.
Fr. Enright is arranging to chano
off his horse. He contemplates sci