Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Accidently Shot by His Brother,

The shooting of Levi Foust which
occurred in the woods along the Loyal
Sock, a few miles from this place, on
Saturday, adds another cunning ac-
cident to the long list of victims who
have either lost their lives or become
crippled for life in the woods of
Sullivan county.
AS Mr.. FOust and his brother,
Aaron, were making their way
through thick underbrush, but a
few feet apart, Aaron's gun was in
some manner accldeutly discharged,
the ball entering Mr.. FOusts hip,
taking an upward course and lodg-
ing in vital parts of the abdomen.
The wounded man was accisted to
the camp at Reeder's mill where
doctor was summoned, and on cX-
animation found it advisable to have
the patient removed to Williamsport
Hospital, where he was taken on the
afternoon train, and died on Sunday
morning after the ball had been re-
moved from its lodging. Foust was
resident of Penn twp, Lycoming
county and laborer on Lyons saw
mill. He leave Il wife and nine
children.
Scarcely a year passes without
some of these accidents happening,
generally by being shot at by some
fellow huntsman who either do not
see them at all, or mistake them for
game. 1t seems to be the policy of
some hunters, ''if you see pair of
eyes, Shoot" and generally when
/ the eyes are those of a human being,
the hunters aim is then fatally ac-
curate. Accidental discharge oftiire
arms is very frequently told in news
papers. These casulties are bound
to happen and there is little or no
use in warning them, or moralizing
over them. "Familiarity breeds
contempt" and so we find those who
handle guns the most are the ones
who have fallen to the traditional
carelessness in carrying and using
their deadlp weapons. So serious
have these matters become, that
when men go hunting, it becomes Il
question whether they will kill some
body, or themselves be killed. But
they must hunt, kill or no kill.
In scanning the official vote ut the
late election we observe some facts
which may be well for our Republi-
can friends to note and remember.
On the State ticket
Greasy had 1859;
Barnett had 1000; l59 Dem. plurality
Caldwell 7G; 2235, Total vote.
On County Treasurer:
Lusch had 1ll9;
Beahr had 1901; Lusch's plur. IS.
Molyneux 80; 2265, Total vote.
There are thirty more votes on
County Treasurer than on the State
ticket. Lusch has 40 votes less than
Greasy. Behr, 81 more than Barnett.
On County Commissioner:
Crafty had 1920;
Brown had 1868:
Baumunk 1865;
Taylor had 1035;
Graify's vote is 80 less than Crca-
sy's.
Browns vote is 90 less than Crea-
sy's.
Baumunk has 81 votes more than
Barnett.
Taylor has 81 votes more than
Barnett.
AS three out of four of the candi-
dates had to be elected, it will be
observed that three votes added to
Baumunk's vote, and % added to
Taylor's vote would have elected
both OF our candidates FOR commits
siOnerS. In other words % more
straight Republican votes would
have elected our Treasurer and both
of our Commissioners. Where were
these votes? We answer, at home.
There is not in the county single
district which had less than two
Republicans who failed to go to the
polls and vote. There are 10 dis
trictS, and two more straight Repub-
lican votes in cash district would
have made the election of our Treas
urer and Commissioners sure. There
is Il lesson i'm this which we trust our
Republican friends will heed here
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