Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

rooms utter scnOOi cios'''
3.6Ts wads of chewing gum s'"ch
about in various places.
Sheriff Mahaifey assisted py h'''s
Swank of Muncy Valley, conveyed
that man Wilson, of Bcrnice, VINO was
convicted last week OF assault wi.p
attempt to kill, to Cherry Hin
Wednesday.
A Texas preacher threw oiole
Mt deacon who started to run away
with the collection, and knocKeo
him down the front steps OF the
church, breaking his leg in TWO
places.
base HALL.
Laporte vs. Sonestown, at Lapor'e
Saturday. Score, Sonestown 3S' La
porte "a. This is the second game
played between these clubs. botn
games we're won by the Sonestown
boys.
Base Ball Challenge.
The Reserve ball club of Towanda
wishes to challenge any team In
Bradford, Sullivan or Lycomlng
counties, to series of games 1or
the championship.
The county commissioners award
ed James Brown Of Bernice the con-
tract of sinking a we'll in the court
house yard for use OF the county
buildings, last week. James com
menced work Monday and Will de-
scend about 40 feet.
Attv. T. G. Scouten of Dushore.
has sued the officials of the W. q N
B. R,R The hearing will take
place in Dushore on Saturday, at
d. m. The W. & N. B. officials arr
| ignorant of any claim that Mr
| Scouten may hold against them.
The county commissioners award
ed the contract for the erection OF
new iron bridge over the LoyalsocI
at Ringdale, to the Horsehead
Bridge Company, last week. I'M
contract calls for the erection OF th'
bridge by the 1st of December
The Lackawanna county Jail ha
| in it l47 prisoners, and there is M
room for one more. One OF thes
days. saws an exchange, it will D.
necessary to wall in the entire count,
for Jail purposes, if the number o
offenders continue to increase as
has for some time past.
| We are told that the attornies G
| the county will petition the court t
appoint janitor for tue count
buildings. The reprimand by tn
recent Grand Jury, relative to tn
| condition of the county building
| would lead one to believe that ther
| should be a change in this direction
| The Supreme Court now hold
! that damages for an injury upon
defective side walk or pavement ma
be collected from the property ownf
| if he has been notified to repair tn
same and has neglected to 90 81
There are some side walks in La
| porte that require attention. In
council should act in such cases.
A lunatic escaped the vigilance {
| the attendants at Danyiiie's asylur
a few days ago and climbed tre'
refused to come down. A we'll dl
rected stream of water from th
garden hose, finally induced the un
fortunate man to descend, afte
which he was overpowered and
large butcher knife removed fror
his clothes.
Lizzie Perkins, the West Virgins
girl who disappeared at WilkesBarr
August 81, was found with a bant
of Gypsies at Plymouth Wednesda.
by Constable Kulp, Nanticoke, whit
restored her to her anxious brother
Lizzie wanted to 60 to Pittston ant
asked the Gypsy man to direct her
He put her on the Plymouth car ant
brought her to his camp.
| F. F. Drake CT Tunkhannock, wa
nominated for District Attorney o
Wyoming county at the Democratic
convention held in said place OF
September 18th. The Republican
| of Wyoming made no nomination
for this Office, hence Mr.. Drake
election is sure. Frank was former
Iy of Laporte and his old friend