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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02
COUNTY NEWS
Happenings Of
Interest TO Readers
Columns OF Interesting
Items Gathered by Our
SpecialC Corps ofnustlins
Correspondents n
Nanny Towns.


Married.-At ~Elmira, N. Y. on
Wednesday, June "a, Mr.. A. V.
Shattuck and Miss Myra Brown,
both of this place. The happy cou.
pie departed Thursday for a visit
with relatives at Medix Run, Pa.
A. E. Tripp spent Sunday with
his family at Laporte.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Dickerson
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. B.
E. Bohn, in Elmira, N. Y.
The Misses Anna Porter and Eta
Bohn are visiting relatives here.
Will Baker of Elmlra is spending
a few days in town.
DIR. B. E. Gamble was in Towan-
da last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Foster are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby
boy, born June 90.
Mr.. G. r. Wing is visiting rela-
tives in Elmira.
Messrs. Burk and Anderson are
here from Canton, ON fishing trip.
The school board appointed the
following teachers Saturday night:
G. H. Warren, Center school; Mrs.
c. II. Warren, South school; Miss
Nancy Kilmer, South Hill school;
Miss Mamie Mckay, East school;
Miss Emma Biddle, Lower school;
Mr.. Calvin Fleming, North.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02

Mr.. Asa Burrows, senior member
of the widely known firm of Bur-
rows Bros. & Co., furniture manu-
facturers of Picture Rocks, died
Wednesday morning of pneumonia.
He was taken i'll Saturday afternoon
up to which time he had never seen
much sickness. He was aged ~
years, and is survived by three sons
and three daughter, all married, and
two brothers, S. III. and A. E. Bur.
rows.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02

The,proposed silk mill is almost
certain to locate here. E. G. SYLVIA
ra has donated the land, and they
will break the ground next week.
The Towanda ball team was in
town last Friday and played with
our team. Dushore, as every one
knows, has the best team in the
eastern part of the state. The score
ended 7-3 in favor of Dushore. We
think Towanda had better go to
playing marbles, and when they
come here again they will have to
have more l.. V,.'s and Monroeton
players or they wiz get beat as US
ual.
Mrs. Darlington and daughter of
Lopez, were in town Saturday.
Geo. Matthews of Ricketts, spent
Sunday in town.
Hon. A. l.. Dyer of Lopez was in
town Saturday.
A. G. McHenry Of Williamsport,
is visiting friends in town.
Miss Rowena Herman, who has
been studying music at Pittsburg,
is home for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mossman of Kansas,
are visiting at DIR. Herrman's
Mrs. Frye of Tunkhannock, visit
ed relatives d. this place last week.
G. N. Walker and wife of Mon
roeton, are visiting at w. G. Millers.
Rev. j. M. Smeltzer of Ricketts,,
visited Rev. j. w. Klingler last
week.
Mrs. Geo. Rowe of Scranton, visi-
ted at Jacob Thrashers last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Spence of Freeport,
Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Biddle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02
Asks Tor New Trial to Prove Title.

The verdict in the trespass cases cf
jackson VS. Gunton, tried last week
by Judge Hart at this place, was for
the plaintiff in the sum of $1404, in
the coal case, and 1925 in the timber
claim. The defendant did not dis
pute the claims of trespass which
was done unknowingly, but the
amount of damage claimed was con-
tested and the jury's verdict in both
cases were received with approval
on the part of the defendant as to
the amount of damages. The ques-
ton of title to the land on which
the trespass was made is the cause
for new trial being asked by the
defendant.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02
HHLSGROyE.

Mr.. Ezra Wager of Pittsburg, and
Miss Margaret Lewis of this place,
were united in marriage at the home
Of the bride, by the Rev. Mr.. Smith
Of Ferksville. We all unite IN wish
ing them long, happy and pros
porous life.
Miss Mable Allen of Bernice, is
the guest of Miss Mayme Helsman.
Mr.. Goodman, the popular cloth
ing dealer, is spending a week in
town.
Frank Darby of Piatt was Il Sum-
day visitor in town.
Miss Fannie Finkle was visitor
at HoffMan's block, on Sunday.
Laporte Township Teachers.
The following teachers have been
elected to teach the schools of David
son township, the coming term:
Mable Pennington, Nordmont; Em-
ma Karge, Ringdale; May Mencer,
Sugar Point; Harry Botsford, 6ag.
ar Ridge; the teacher for Kings
school has not yet been elected, there
being tie vote for Lizzie Hoydand
Miss Cook.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-02
EAGLES MERE.

It is the intention of the Bucks.
Wood Road management to make a
regular "narrow gauge" of their
road to connect with Eagles Mere R.
r. In the course of a few days the
solicitor for the new road will call
upon the business men of town, to
secure subscriptions to help them
along in their struggle to enrich them.
selves, and probably construct the
road. The Hotels will probably be
called upon to give about $1,000 each.
and others will be expected to give
what they can. The Company would
like about $l7,5O to start with.
Those who subscribe and do all they
can to help the scheme along, will
be given passes over the road, good
each way, so long as they will con-
sent to have their noses pulled when
ever the management gets a fit to
pull noses. The secretary of the
P. o. club says their organization
will give something in the way of
advice, and each member expects a
pass-big fellows and little fellows
alike-and they have engaged pro-
fessional to each day massage their
noses to get them in a fiaccid, flaby
condition so it won't hurt so blamed
hard to have them pulled when fit
comes on, they are also diligently
at work trying to find sure cure
for fits.
Norman f. Brink has the contract
for carrying the mail between Eagles
Mere and the Chautauqua. This
mail will be carried from July 1st to
October lst each year.
The Hotels are having iron fire
escapes erected, in compliance with
the new law.
The p. o. club was trying to decide
the other night whether it is more
sinful to countenance the dancing
habit than the beer, whisky and card
playing habits. Your correspondent
was discovered and rudely elected
before decision was reached. With
other prominent and Christian gen.
tlemen, your reporter thinks that of
the three, dancing is by far the most
horrible and wicked. To see the
youth of our country-the men and
We men of the future-to whom in a
few short years we will be compelled
by circumstances beyond our control,
to hand the reigns of this govern
ment, dancing to lively music, truly,
is too horrible for words and actually
makes a good mans cOrns ache !! AS
to beer and whisky, well, its too
tritiing-let it pass.
The work at the Eagles Mere
station is progressing finely, and
when completed will reflect very
favorably on the R.R. Management.
All sorts of schemes are used to
get into the Post Office Club. A
prominent citizen anxious to get in,
or to receive honorable mention,
spent considerable time one day last
week gratuitously moving the yard
i'm front of the p. O. He was quite
broken up when informed by the
p. M. that he thought the Club still
held forth on Kehrer's trash pile and
will now have to try another tack.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
ROSE CUTTINGS.

Rose cuttings can be rooted at any
time when the wood is in proper con-
dition. Florists generally use one eye
cuttings. The wood is in condition
when the flower buds appears on the
shoot. The joints are cut about one
quarter OF an inch above the eye. and
the stem on each cutting left about
one inch and a half long. The leaf is
shortened somewhat and the cutting
put in sand upon sharp bottom heat
until the roots appear. when il is at
once po;ted of in thumb pots. An
other way is 10 make cuttings with
three or four eyes just after the wood
is ripened enough TO show the devel-
opment OF the buds at the axil OF the
leaf. Such cuttings can be made any
time from October 10 January and
placed i'm cold frames, planting in
same way as cabbage or caulifower
plants that are wintered over. and
subjecting them TO the same winter
treatment OF airing. yet keeping them
as free from severe freezing as can
be done during the winter. Rose cut
tings placed in such frames about the
end of October will lie rooted and
iit TO DO. In March. People not hav-
ing the convenience OF frames may do
II equally well.-Frank Sweet. In The
EpitomiSt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
THONIPSON'S BED.

When the Tobique River lumbermen
took possession last fall Of the camps
they had occupied the winter before
a man named Thompson got one of
the lower berths; but he did not sleep
well. says n friend of him who writes
for the Maine Woods
Ordinarily. the lower berth is as
comfortable as the upper one. The
bottom Of ii, eighteen inches from the
ground, is made Of small poles. which
arc covered evenly and quite thlckly
with fir boughs. and all one needs over
the boughs is pair Of blankets. In
ThompsOn's bed. however, there
seemed To be n good many bubbles.
Just outside the camp was n large
birch tree. 1t groancd when the wind
blew. So did Thompson. He said the
root Of that tree ran in under his bed,
and when the wind blew il would rise
up and roll him over against his berth
mate. Then the bcrthmate would
punch him in tho ribs and demand
more room. ana there was unhappi
ness all round.
Finally Thompson said that n the
boss did not cut down that birch he
would leave. So the tree was felled.
| That night. however. lie found himself
rolled against the other man as usual.
Thompson said this had gone far
enough. He was going 10 see what
was under that particular part OF the
berth. The next morning. which was
sunday. after the crew got mp. he
dug the boughS back and pulled up
the poles.
The mystery was soon explained.
First there appeared huge black head
and pair Of paws. then a body-and
then stampede took place among
the men 4 black bear. weighing about
400 pounds crawlcd out over the "dea-
CONS seat" and in less than n minute
| he was monarch Of all he surveyed.
He did not feel friendly TO the people
who had unroofed his den and walked
him up.
They lassoed the bear and tried to
keep him. but he made things so lively
| In the cooks dingle that he had 10 be
shot. But after that Thompson slept
| better.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
BATTLE WITH 4 BIG SHARK.

August. says the New York Sun, is
.DnsiderCd 10 be the shark month III
Jamaica Bay. John Whitaker of
was as LONG as his rod, and which.
when spearcd. was found TO contain
six two-pound Holsters.
lie was fishing with the usual eight
ounce rod ard an eightecn-thread line
COO feet long His boat was anchored
at the point Of a bar in the Fishkin
Channel
Thinking that he might strike stray
striped bass or channel wcaktSh, he
put on a large bait of sheCder crab. AS
measure Of safety he took of his
gut leader and substituted n long wire
smell in case 4 biz blucfsh should come
along.
\ hundred feet az line had run of
his reel. VIXEN. whiaz! out went an
other 400 feet with rush. He real
lied that hc had strucn monster that
hc could not check witt his light
tackle but lie gave tie fish the spring
of the rod and reelcd in until the shark
was within 100 feet of the boat
The wind was blowing rather stifiiy
and there were white caps on the
bay. hut through the smother of a
wave he caught q glimpse of the great
fish. Then the shark, in turn. catch
ing n glimpse Of the boat and Whit
takers erect figure. made bee line for
the inlet. This time IL took all but
Il af nG nal
ana Whitaker was feeling for his
,.nife to save his rod. when the shark
slackencd. By sharp reeling he man
aged To return 100 feet of his line.
Realizing tho difficulty of capturing
so big a fish with SO slender rod,
Whitaker almost decided 10 cut the
line. but the fighting spirit got the bet.
ter Of his economical instinct. and he
determined to fight that shark TO a
finish.
A fat.hot;omed skill is solid enough
! IN a calm but when the sea horses
are running IL furnishes very in
secure foo;hold. However. by bracing
his feet against the sides Of the boat
| Whitaker managed 10 maintain an
erect position
The second time the angler reeled In
| the shark was led like lamb to the
! slaughter Ii came up 10 within thirty
feet of the boat. the great cleavine
back fin on the fish being plainly visi'
bic. Then came another rush.
By holding the rod straight up III
the air until every fibre Of the wood
was strained. the angler managed to
limit the rush TO 500 feet by this
time Whitaker was beginning TO he
more confident. lie is n big. muscu'
lar man. and the battle so far had
only stimulated his nerves and awak'
cned his enthusiasm.
Seeing a chance for ultimate victory
Whitaker decided 10 shift his position
so that in the event OF firing the shark
he could draw IL up in shallow water
on the bar and shoot IL. So he di'
rected the boy with him in the boat
TO pull up the anchor and row 1o'
yards further up the bar. The tide was
going out and Whitaker realized that
in n short time portion OF the oa'
would be above the water line.
From that time on Whitaker fought
the shark standing Ia the water up &c
his krees. for he had jumped out oi
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
SPRAYING

One Of the important points Of fruit
growing to-day il spraying. And the
man who says he will not bother with
spraying had just about as well drop
the question of ever planting an or
chard 1t is now well decided fact
that it pays well to spray the or
chard. The diseases and insects. which
10 so much damage to our fruit trees.
are here ana we must and it is our
duty to fight thcm. In community
where these drawbacks exist the man
who nCClects spraying is the one who
Is going TO get left in the end. As
more trees are planted throughout the
country. the diseases become more
ard more numerous. and something
must be done 10 check them. The man
who wants fruit cannot afford to neg
lect to do what he can. and every one
who plants trees wants fruit The
horticuturalist who keeps his eyes
open and works for his interest is the
one who will share the greatest profit
as the result of his labors.-ED.tom-
tSt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
HOW TO HAVE LARGE PUMPKINS

If you desire to utilize the entire
strength of pumpkin vine in the pro-
ductiOn Of only one or two fruits, then
thinning out will be necessary. Wait
until there are three or five pumpkins
Oh the vine, then thin out. leaving the
most promising To check the growth
of the vine and concentrate its
strength, pinch off the end of the
main vine four to six feet beyond the
pumpkin. Side shoots may be treated
the same. only they need not be per-
mitted to grow any considerable length
unless they are to produce fruit. AS
great size is your only object, it will
be best to allow only one pumpkin
on vine, and only one plant to a
hill. and after the fruit is set and as
large as 4 mans head, mulch the hill
with coarse manure or old hay and
give water in liberal quantities in dry
weathcr.-S. Il. Cook.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
HAD NERVE.

Many stories are told Of the com
splcuous personal bravery Of Field
Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain. who
died recently in England. full OF years
and honors Some OF these stories
are probably wholly mythical. for the
Field Marshars long career was va
ricd in the extreme. and IL would in.
iced be strange IL something OF the
apocryphal were not mingled with his
life history. The following little tale.
however. is SO characteristic that il
is probably true:
In the Sikh War Chamberlain. who
then held the rank OF colonel. called
or volunteers 10 assist him In blow
ing up bastion. Three or four re-
sponded. and the colonel led the little
party close up 10 the point where the
mine was 10 be fred. As soon rs the
explosives were in place and the fuse
lighted the volunteers started to run.
m order TO get out Of the way OF
the explosion. no less than TO effect
as speedily as possible their retreat
10 the safety Of the British lines. They
had not gone a dozen yards before
Chamberlain shouted. "Come back!
There's 20 he no indecent haste. young
men! Well walk"
And walk they did. all Of them. while
the fuse slowly and surely sputtersd
down to the waiting powder.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23

4 New ,r York-Juan -,I,sa. rauntes. .n% ss
! gust Osterlind, n Russian Finn-say
they knew when they went overheard
that their officers. Captain King and
the first mate whom hey last saw On
/ the bridge Of the sinking vessel, had
/ taken their own lives rather than
| submit 10 death by the sea. Both OF
these sailors said that they heard a
| pistol fired twice from the bridge as
they leaped from one end Of 1T into the
waves. Fauntes said:
Were all right now, only sick from
the kerosene we drank with the wa.
ter. l knew Captain King and the
first mate shot themselves. l heard
the shots. II was a terrible sound in
my ears. But, later, when ! thought
/ had 10 20 down. | wished | had shot
myself, too. We were all on the
bridge at the last minute, officers and
men. Captain King told us TO jump
for our lives. Most Of the men jumped,
but ! saw the officers on the bridge as
the Mcxicano plunged under, stern
first. We all had on life preservers
and flOated near the ship until she
went under, hoping 10 get hold OF
some large wreckage 10 help keep us
up Several Of US were floating near
enough together 10 shout back and
forth TO one another above the roar
Cf the storm.
Five Of US fought for hold on one
spar which hoated away from the
wreck. 1t was n terrible fight. The
spar would only hold three Of us. Two
Of the men let go and foatcd away. /
don't know what became of them. l
clung TO it with two others all night,
but got on top Of a floating hatchway
in the morning. II was better place.
! was almost exhausted, but managed
10 tie myself 10 the hatchway with
rope had about my waist | don't
remember more until / was picked up
by the crew from the Vidas.
II couldn't talk to tell them there
were other men floating about some
where.
This is the third time I've been
shipwrecked. | thought it was my
last. | don't want any more Of the
storms off Hattoras.'
August Ostcrlnd. who was picked
up out Of the water after having been
ahoat ten hours by life preserver,
was the happicst of the six survivors
to-day. He sat upon the life preserver
which had saved him ana smiled at
every one. but couldn't say much in
English. OstCri.nd was careful TO sec
that 10 one touched the p.cseryer. He
said:
II heard two shots from the bridge
of the MeXicano just after | had
jumped The officers killed themselves.
| stayed on the bridge until n big sea
stood the ship up on her beam ends,
and | heard the water kissing in tor
rents down the stack into the engine
room. Then ] jumped. ! think eight
or ten men jumped with me. thought
| would 90 down all the time. but
the jumper Gifc prescrver) kept me
up all right. | will keep it If | 90
20 sea again."-Ncw York World
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
FRENCH METHOD OF DRAINAGE.

How TO make durable and cheap
drain for the garden or orchard is an
important matter with those who do
not desire open bitches. The French
have method which may be valuable
10 some. \ trench is dug and the bot
tom filled with cement mortar. On
this is placed a rubber tube covered
with canvas and inflated. Tie trench
is then filed with cement. AS soon
as the cement sets air is let out and
the rubber tube. which is then re-
moved and used in another location
or section. By this method it is esti-
mated that six-inch pipes can be made
at cost of not over eight cents per
foot.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
BREAKING A BUCKING HORSE

y
Among bucking horses one can find
almost every temper found in man. A
writer in Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly says that the majority or
horses buck through fear. Some buck
from sudden grievance, perhaps be-
cause they are touched with the spur
in an unusual spot. Others buck from
viciousness. and still others seemingly
for the pure fun OF it.
The size Of the horse makes vast
difference in riding. The large animal
will give one a very serious shaking
up, but the smaller ones are often
much worse to master. unless the large
ones are KILLERS" for they have the
agility OF q cat, and can reverse in
the air. that Is, turn end for end in q
single jump. a man who can hold
ont against n series OF such maneu-
vers can sit anything.
shall never forget comedy we had
with a mean, old black stallion. One
Of the boys remarked at breakfast
one morning that "he reckOned he'd
bring him 10 n standstill."
We knew how often poor Ted had
been piled off until lie surely must
have had an entire new skin. and we
laughed at his boasting. But two or
three days later we helped him to sad
die and blind the brute, and then that
freckle-faced cowboy had the audacity
10 bring from the stable n buster
made Of blankets. II we laughed at
his first statement we roared now, and
the roar Increased when the show be-
gan.
The dummy was n good imitation OF
n man. There was an old discarded
coat with a good hardwood block and
quirt securely fastened at the end OF
each sleeve. a pair of old chaps" and
TO crown all and make ii real, as Ted
explained it, Bills old hat tied on top
Of the blankets.
The horse bawled, bucked, squealed,
rolled. 'circle-backed," struck ut the
air. Kicked. "sunhshed." reversed like
a three-year-old and repeated" and
still his silent rider stuck. now lash
ing him over the head. neck and shoul-
ders with those long. loose arms, now
batting him over the rump, now here,
then there, until that horse just Won
dcred and such riding was never seen.
Suddenly the old stallion gave vicious
squeal, made one mighty bound into
the air, returned to earth and stood like
n living statue. the sweat rolling down
mis- muddy sides. Neither quirts, yells
nor any other device could make him
move a step. and there his rider sat-
He was always easily ridden after
that afternoons experience.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
A HOPELESS CASE.

a great, big. able bodied man like
you ought TO be ashamed TO ask
stranger for money" said the well-to-
do citizen.
Il know ] ought" answered Mean
dering Mike, but, mister. I'm jes' nat
urally too kind hearted to tap i'm on
de head and take it away from him"
Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
REMEDY FOR APPLE BLIGHT.

For fungus diseases and leaf-eating
insects. the combination bordeaux and
paris green mixture would probably
answer all requirements. This prep
aration IS made up as follows: Cop
per sulplate biue vitrioD, four pounds;
quick lime, four pounds; paris green.
four ounces; water, one barrel forty
gallons. Dilute the solutions OF cop
per sulphate and lime to almost the
required strength before mixing APP
ply the above mixture with a spray
pump, using a fine nozzle; do not soak
or dreach the tree.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
THE SKELETON AT LARGE.

do you know" she said. the
Browns have a skeleton in the closetE'
"Oh. no" he replied. carelessly.
But I'm sure Of it." she insisted.
And I'm just as sure you're wrong
he returned The comments I've
heard are enough to prove that that
skeleton Of theirs isn't in the closet at
ALL it's wandering all over the neigh'
borhood. d."-Chicago Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
MUTUAL.

I'm satisfied said the angry tailor,
that you intend to beat me out Of
this money"
"All right chuckled the happy debt
or; IF you're satisfied | am.'-Balti.
more News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
THE ENJOYABLE PART.

Mrs. Church-"Do you enjoy going
to the theatreT
Mrs. GOtham-"No. l can't say that
do; the cars are so frightfully crowd
ed. don't you know. But | always en-
JOY it after l get there. .'-Yonkcrs
Statesman.