Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-12-20

Christmas.
We shall not issue the REPUBLI
CAN next week.
Contest court will meet in Laport
on Friday, Dec. II.
Christmas goods are being display
ed by our merchants.
A great display of Christmas goods
T, J. Keeler's.
Day laborers in this vicinity fin
employment very scarce.
We wish our many patrons
merry Christmas and happy Ne'
Year.
Mrs. Russell Harms of Laporte
was shopping in Williamsport, Mon
day.
E. V, Ingham of Shamokin, wa
calling on friends in Laporte, Mon
day.
The boys and girls are having fin'
times skating on Lake Mokoma, day
and night, and Sunday, too.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. T. Cheney ane
daughter Bessie, were visiting will
friends in Laporte, Sunday.
Miss Lottie Miller of Laporte
who is attending school i'll Towanda
is home on three weeks vacation
In sight, the hottest political fight
of the last century-in the '96 Sulli
van county Democratic convention
Prothonotary Walsh is placing
his Office in apple pie order, prepar>
atory to turning it over to his sue
ceSsor.
Kitty Glover, one of onr CORES
pondents of Estella gives an account
of an elopement in that vicinity,
this week.
The Rev. II. X. Miller Of the
Baptist congregation will reside in
Laporte and will occupy the Clark
homestead on West Main street.
Jeremiah Kelly the general mer-
chant of Hughcsville, is advertising
his holiday stock, by circular, quite
extensively. Mr.. Kelly has q large
assortment of goods in this line.
The young people of town enjoyed
a surprise party at the residence of
Sheriff Mahaffey on Wednesday
evening. The gathering was in
honor Of Lewis Mahaffey, and all en-
joyed pleasant evening.
Sheriff Swank will occupy our new
court house dwelling with the begin
ming of the new year. Ellis will
make good Sheriff and will attend
strictly to business. We wish him
a pleasant and remunerative term.
James McFarlane, general mer-
chant of Laporte, has new ad in
the REPUBLICAN, this week. Mr..
McFarlane is one Of our enterprising
men and his large assortment of
goods are appreciated by our people.
Quite number of prominent men
Of the county were in attendance at
the sheriff sales on Friday last.
Among the list were, Judge Pomeroy
and L. E. Wells of Dushore, Hon.
W. @. Rogers, Forksville, Ulysses
Bird, Estella, and others.
The friends of Mrs. DR.. W. B. Hill
of Laporte and vicinity will be pleas
ed to learn that Mrs. Hill has Just
received draft of $4,000 the amount
of the policy held by her on the life
of her deceased husband in the Penn.
Mutual Life Insurance company.
Next week is holiday week, hence
we shall not go to press, but will
make an effort to collect out>stand-
ing bills due us on subscription.
Our Office door will be open for the
transaction of business and especial
ly issuing receipts to delinquents.
The drippings of the caves of oul
new court house has been arranged
to run direct into the sewerage pipe
This will protect the foundation
wall Of the building and food any
debris that might find its way into
tue sewerage. A commendable &C,
- the part of our commissioners.
There was considerable polite.
ked in town last week and especial
by Democrats. This party ha.
army of candidates in the felt
each fellow with his friends ar,