Republican News Item. ,THURSDAY, AUG. 1(1, 1900. W not abound to any great extent J I in Sullivan County. J £ So that there £ is But Little £ J Scepticism J about the Value of * hbe IKteWB \ i ITtem \ £ As a Profitable # ! labvcrttsino J j flfeebhint. J 5 { * Read it, Your neighbor does. J 112 Subscribe, Don't borrow. County Seat Indices. , AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. —Samuel Colt and family are spending the week in Eagles Alere. —Aliss Hannah McCarty is home 1 from Williamsport for a few weeks. 1 —John V. Pinkie is beautifying his residence with a new coat ot ( paint. —Atty. H.J. Thomson of Dushore was doing business in Laporte on ( Monday. , —Airs. F. AI. Crossley spent last week with Airs. ('has. Hugo in Elk- j land township. —The Democratic County Conven tion is billed to take place on Tues day, August 21. —Hon. Rufus K. Polk and Sec'y AI. P. Gavitt are in town on a politi cal trip through the county. —Airs. F. W. Gallagher returned home from the Williamsport hospit al on Monday very much improved, j —A. number of our town people went to Williamsport on the excur sion from Sonestown on Saturday. —Emerson lligley moved from Elkland to Laporte last week and is occupying one of the association i houses on Aluncy street. —AIi-s. Ernest Hegel and daughter have returned home after several months visit with relatives in Ger- I many. —Win. AF. Cheney and wife of Biughamton, and Aliss Alollie Keel er of New York are guests of Mr. ' and Airs. T. J. Keeler. —Robt. Stormont has increased the valuation of his property by plac ing a fancy wire fence and a new board walk in front of his residence. The new arrivals at the Alountain ( House are: Airs. Horace Traubel, Aliss Gertrude Traubel, of Canulen; Air. Howard Sprogel, Chicago; John j L. Sprogel, Philadelphia. —Ray Minnier while driving T. E. Kennedy's team from the hotel to the barn on Tuesday made too ' short a turn while going at good speed causing the carriage to upset 1 and damaging the top badly. Ray - and the ponies escaped injury. At the hour of going to press a 1 copy of the Republican County Chairman's call for county conven- I tion was received. The date of the convention is Tuesday, August 28. i The call will appear in our next i issue along with the names of dele gates. . —The post office at Ringdale litis ( been re-established and a postmaster commissioned, but the government cannot get a messenger to convey . the mail from the railroad station to the office at a price the officials feel justified in paying. There must be a Democratic combine in that local- i ity. —The severe storm that passed over this section Sunday afternoon did considerable damage on the hills ! about Nordmont. Parts of the roof of Samuel Speary's residence was blown off and the rain poured in up- ! on the furniture with damaging re sults. A ortimer King had a valu able cow struck by lightning during the storm. —Dr. 11. J. Costello, of North Fourth street, Philadelphia, com- 1 mitted suicide by hanging himself at ' Eagles Alere, Alonday afternoon. Coroner Willson was summoned * and after an investigation decided that an inquest was not necessary. •' Dr. Costello was 29 years of age. The remains were shipped to Phil adelphia on Wednesday. Shunk. Wanted—More rain, less smoke, and eooler weather. Wonder what become of our sing ing school. /. T. Kilmer and T5. K. Holm are doing an extensive business with their new reapers in this section. Mrs. George Kline, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Lorenzo Brown after twenty-six years absen ce, has returned to her home in the West. Miss Stella Manley of Canton is visiting at Mrs. Martha Manley. Mr. and Mrs. George Walker of llillsgrove were calling on friends in town one day last week. Mrs. Haughey of Vernon, Ohio, and son Kenneth of Wisconsin are visiting at ('has. Warrens. Horn—June 7, a son to Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Foster. Mr. and Airs. George Dumond of Elmira, have returned to their home after spending some time with rela tives here. Mrs. Frank Warren of Windfall, I'a., is spending a woek with rela tives here. .Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Campbell and children are visiting relatives at Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y. They will visit New York City before re turning. Mrs. Eldaah Wilcox is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Osa Williams of Auburn, X. Y., have been visiting relatives in this place for the past ten days. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Campbell call ed on friends at llillsgrove Thursday of last week. The young people held a dance at A. 1). Dickerson's pine grove Tues day night of last week. Despite the showers there was a large attendance. Lane llickok of Canton was in town over Sunday. Bonestown. Miss Margaret Minsker of Blosser ville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Frank Ilazzen. Miss Leah Ilazzen of Eagles Mere spent Sunday with her parents at this place. El wood Lowe and Miss Hitter of Muncy Hills, wheeled through town on Saturday enroute to rela tives a short distance above town. Andrew Edgar was in Hughes ville between trains, on Monday. Miss Mable Pennington, of Nord mont, has been spending the past week with Mrs. John Converse. Harry Taylor, of Ktrawbridge, called in town on Monday. Misses Alta and Mary Croman, from near llillsgrove, are the guests of Mrs. 11. C. Boatman. Mrs. Charles Wing and Miss Harriet Grimm of Laporte, were among the excursionists to Starr Is land Park, on Saturday. Alic Weed, of Williamsport, was a Sunday visitor to town. The washboard factory down on Monday and was obliged to shut down for repairs. I)r. C. F. Wackenhutli, of Picture Hocks, called on friends in town on Tuesday. Mrs. Belle Magargle who has been in a camp during the summer has moved into the Mencer building. Airs. 1). C. Grit man spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. A. Mencer. M. D. Sweeney was in town re cently. E. J. Mullen of Laporte, was a business caller in town on Monday. The recent rain has benefited many by tilling previously dry wells with water. Airs. Dora Cook, Myrtle Edgar and Walter Lorali took the teachers examination at Aluncy Valley on Monday. The infant son of John Converse is very ill. —lce cream will l»e sold at the Baptist Church Parlor Tuesday eve ning, August 21, also Thursday, August 2:1. MnTK'K is hereby Kivcii that my wife, Mpria, has left iny bed unci l>oar<l without just cause or provk ution, ami 1 hereby forbid all per sons to harbor or to trust her on lay account for I will pay no debts contracted by her after this date. Mil BIN T. It ATT IX. Shunk, I'a .August", lyoo. Oct your Watermelons and Bananas at lliischhatiKcn's. Special bargains in hats at .I.W.Hack's I (old's can tied meats are unsurpassed (or llavor ami are all Government in seed ed. for sale at Huschhausen's. Some scythes and snaths and sevthe stones and grain cradles at. l. W. Hacks. Von cannot find a finer Red Alaska Salmon no matter what the price you pay I.Octs a can at Bttschhattsen's. Lake herring and white fish at .1. W Hack's. CONDENSED DISP» TCHE& j Rotable Events of the W>rt Briefly and Trrielr Told. A British-American union litis lieMi -or ganized in San l'Yancisco. A Mississippi negro was lynched at Corinth by a mob that took hint from jail. Three street railway striker's were ar rested in St. Louis charged with dyna miting. The fourth Zionist congress opened at Loudon. Many American delegates were present. Honolulu's death rate has grown until a quarantine against consumption has been discussed. Philippine war veterans gathered in Denver to form the Society of tile Army of the Philippines. Three men were killed and four injur ed by the explosion of a pipe in the New York Steam company's building. Mnjor Ilussell B. Harrison's claim of $677 for extra pay in the volunteer ar my was refused by the treasury depart ment. Two Asbury l'ark (X. J.) hotels allow ed their men guests to sit in the dining room ut breakfast and lunch yesterday in shirt waists. The ameer of Afghanistan has begun mobilizing forces, and it was reported in Lahore, India, that he would cross the Russian frontier. Monday, AUK. 13, Mrs. Booth-Tucker is reported serious ly ill at her summer home in Spring Lake, N. J. i One boy was killed and several per sons injured in a train wreck near St. Charles, La. The intense heat prevailing for a week in the United States was broken by heavy rainstorms. Twelve people were killed and 40 in jured in a railway accident between Home and Florence. A movement is on foot among many in fluential citizens of Chicago to insist on a new federal census of the city. Three lines of electric omnibuses in tended to compete with the street cars for patronage iu all parts of Chicago are projected. At Xorfolk Miss Mary Mathias, a girl of 18 years, whose home is at Fall Riv er, Mass., saved from drowning Frank Brown, aged 10, of Birmingham, Ala. Xiue persons in ({renter Xew York lost their lives in the terrific storm which put an end to the hot weather, and nine others were terribly hurt.- Five of them, it is thought, will die. Saturday, AUK. 11. The apple crop iu western Xew York has been damaged by the hot weather. Between 5,000 and 10,000 people were reported as facing starvation at Cape Nome. Att Italian crank tried to present a big brass projectile to the president at the White House. The Kansas wheat crop this year has been officially put at 78,081,000 bushels, breaking the record. Lord Itusscll of Killowen. chief justice of Kngland, died in London after an operation for gastric catarrh. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was brought to the front again as a possible nominee for governor of Xew York. Washington Turner jumped from a traiu near Auuiston, Ala., with his wife and child. He had never ridden on a railway before. Treasury statistics showed a 50 per cent increase iu Porto Uican trade with the United States since the new tariff act was passed. Friday, AUK. JO. Cape Nome gold to the value of $,"i45,- 000 arrived at Seattle. President McKiuley has arranged to re turn to Washington next Thursday. A Texas man was sentenced to life im prisonment for leading a lynching party. Severe cases of yellow fever have been cured at Vera Cruz, Mexico, by a serum. The English cricket matches set for Philadelphia next month have been de clared off. The Turkish commandant at liitlis has massacred 200 more Armenian men, wo men and children. Johnny Keiff. the little American jock ey, won two tirsts and one second out of five races at Dublin. Comptroller Coler refused to pay bills of certain experts in the Molincux ease because they were so high. Tliumday, AUK. 11. The Peruvian cabinet has resigned. The bursting of a Uostou water main caused $73,000 damage. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hel ene arrived in Home. Evidence accumulated that several ac complices aided Humliert's murderer. The population of Providence increased 38 per cent in ten years, being now 173,- 000. The British parliament adjourned. The queen's speech mentioned both South Af rica and China. The court ordered the telegraph compa nies to send Chicago hoard of trade quo tations to Kansas City Arms. Embassador Choatc has been made ar bitrator between the British and Chinese governments in the Kow-Shing case. Judge Lacoinbe, iu the United States circuit court, rendered a decision indi cating that he will sign an order for the extradition of C. F. W. Xeely, accused of embezzling Cuban postal funds. Wednesday, AUK. N. Mississippi has declared a quarantine against Tampa, Fla. Dr. Licbknecht, the Gernutu socialist, /Med at Charlottenberg. Emperor William's yacht Meteor won the queen's cup at Cowes. Fred T. Berdan, a capitalist of Toledo, was drowned at Middle Bass island. The military road from Port Valdes, Alaska, has been completed for 100 miles inland. The Powers trial at Georgetown, Ivy., continued, new accounts of the murder of Goebel being offered. Hiram Bagcley. a farmer living near Belvidere, X. J., said a stranger hypno tized him and made him sign notes of hand. Victor B. Fay of the United States forestry bureau, died at Pine Bluff, Ark. The Xational Afro-American council will hold its annual convention in In dianapolis on Aug. 28. Will Dlnfrnnehlar More !V>Kroea. CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 10.—Returns from the Alabama elections show that the Populists aud Republicans combined have chosen only ten members of the leg islature against 24 at the last election. The outcome of the election will be a con stitutional convention to disfranchise the Ignorant nagroM. $1.25 FOR NOTHING Our presses have completed printing out Catalogue No. 99, of everything: to iEAT, USE AND WEAR. Each copy JHuJ) costs SI.OO to print and 25 cents to mall.; As an evidence of interest, JS2mSy/ send 10 cents in stamps to help / pay postage, and you may deduct A99Sq4"- . .these 10. cents from your first JKMT Z order of sl, * It required 47 car- MErSS*/ » {loads of paper for this won* 4 There derful catalogue, which con- /ffl&jßM/ i Q ii»ti* tains 180 10Hxl4 MEW Inches, equivalent to over thinkVof 1000 pages of the ordinary that this catalogue. We save you J3!mWu\ h *l: 25 per cent, to 75 per ££§Offl contain .cent, on everything JgjgflW ™ season'ls th* Jm/"Comotives and ff ki ' y ,A MMxf/ Boats. Wo even inls book quotes nuot« T !v« Ani & con mal °- • KverytUng ind" £uh n > woman or ■nd with It to child wears, all kinds AanvaaXm^' ot food ' everything rhL.i! 2? f//t7Am/ f° r the home, for the fh.£ f Mr/jwif/r/ office, for a hotel, for use i v«a » Mw/ on a ' arm i in a bam, or for °every known purpose, Can P** l9l '• be found in this catalogue. r This book contains over W/ 13,000 Illustrations and ouotes MngMr/ prices on over 150,000 differ ■Qw' ent articles. JDRSBF ' Lithographed Carpet,' Rag "and Drapery Catalogue, ani our Clothing Catalogue with luge aamplea at- LFLFLR taohed, are also Free. Xzpreaaage paid i*™ on Clothing; Freight paid on Carpet. IfW'cA book thall vie send 112 Address this iioy S JULIUS ,HINES & SON - " "Department QOg, BALTIMORE,MP. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the partiner ! ship association entered into on the Thirty first day ot' .Inly, A. I). 1899, between Raphael Kessler, Raphael Kessler, Jr., Ilenrv W. Kessler, MARL Melville Peck, Thomas Medlund, William Pentecost, W. O. (files, Carl Lorenz, A. P. Kirtland, J). W. Art ley, John W.Sutton, John I'.Tay lor and Thomas Sutton, under the name ol' "Sutton, Peck A* Co Limited," for the business of the manufacture of wood alcohol, accetate of lime ect., in the County of Sullivan, Pennsylvania, tor the period of twenty years from said date un der the Act of June 2, 1874, and the sev eral supplements thereto, has been dis solved by the mutual consent of the par ties. KM. PECK, Chairman. Attest: .T. W. Sutton, Sec'v. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the partner ship association entered into on the first day of March, A. I>. 1898, between Raph ael Kessler, Raphael Kessler, Jr., Henry W. Kessler, Karl Melville L'eck, Thomas Medlaml, William Pentecost, Walter Goodrich Giles. Carl Lorenz, Alfred Pot ter Kirtland, Daniel Weise Artley, John Walker Sutton, John Hell Taylor and Thomas Sutton, under the nameot "Feck. Sutton A Co. Limited," tor the business ot the manufacture ol wood alcohol, acce tate of lime etc., in the counties of Indi anna and Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the period of twenty years from said date un der the Act of June ti, 1874, and the sev eral supplements thereto, has been dis solved by the mutual consent of the par ties. E. M. PECK, Chairman. Attest: J.W.SUTTON, Sec.'y. A MKNDMKNT TO THE c< INST I II I'K IN I'UO " P< IS ED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM MONWKALTH FOR THKIR APPROVAL OR RKJKCTION BY THE ti EN ERA I. ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF I'EN NSYL VANIA, IM'BLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN I'CRSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITI TION. A JOINT RESOLI'TION Proposing an amendment to the constitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Beit resolved by the Senate ami House of Representatives of the Commonwealth in General Assembly met, That the following is proimseil as amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight, Section One. Add at the end of the tirst paragraph of said section, after the words "shall lie entitled to vote ut all elections," the words "subject however tosuch laws requiring and regulating the regis tration of electors as the General Assembly may enact," so that the said section shall read as follows: Section 1. Qualifications of Electors. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age iiossessing the following qualifications, shall lie entitled to vote at all elections, subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registra tion of electors as the General Assembly may enact: He shall have been a citizen of the I'tiited States at least one month. He shall have resided in the State one year (or if, having previously been a qualified elector or native born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, within six mouths, immediately preceeding the election.) He shall have resided in the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two month- Immediately preceeding the election. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, lie shall have ]>uid within two years a State in county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section Seven. Strikeout from said section the words "but no elector shall lie deprived of the privilege of voting by reason of his name not fieing regis tered." and add to said section the following words, "but laws regulating and requiring the registration of electors may lie enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws lie uniform for cities of the same class," so shut the suid section shall read as follows : Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws.— All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens or for the registration of electors shall lie uniform throughout the state, but laws regulating and requiring the registration of dec tors may lie enacted to apply to cities only, pro vided that such law s be uniform for cities of the same class. A true copv of the Joint Resolution. W. W. DRIEST. Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITI TION PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL UR REJECTION BY THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISH E1) BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE Will OF THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Pro|osing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Beit resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 111 General Assembly met. That the following is promised as an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with the provision of the' Eighteenth article thereof. Amendment. Strike out section four of article eight, and in sert ill place thereof, as follows Section I. til elections by the citizens shall lie In ballot or by such other method as may be prescribed by law Provleded, That secrecy in voting be preserved. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. \\. W . i,lll EST. Secretary of the Commonwealth. WANTED—Quaker Aspen or SHAK er Poplar, us some people mil it. Also White Poplar and Husswootl in the lojt, or by the cord. Address, KEYSTONE WOOD CO, William-port. To Cure Coimttpattoii I nrevcr. Taliu Cusuarets Candy Cathartic, luc or!»o. It c. C. C. fail to "lire, druggists refund money. Campbell, The merchant, I 1 .■ „■—»♦»♦#♦#♦ LADIES. I have just returned from the city with a magnificent new line of Spring tnid S'.iminer Dry <{nods, Notions and Ladies Furnishing (Joort*. Everything of the Latest Please call mid examine, the prices aie right. Don't fail lo look over the Uargain Counter, it will interest you. GENTS. 1 It;i \ V jiifi r«'(!(.*i \ e<i ;I car ol HCCMIS, consisting ol (fiinlcii, ltcil-top, Orchard (iniss. liinotliv :i11«1 ( lover Scc«l, also ji car of I'owkors Kertili/.cr an»l tlie prices «u c \ civ low. \» hen in need ol a plow I can supply yon with the I test made "IU I- WlliAK' l! yon want anything in General Mcrchninlise I can supply you nt the lowest jossihle price. HIGHEST Market Price paid for Butter and Eggs. Yours very respectfully A. E. CAMPBELL. Olbat $12.00 w j" ly The above named price on several hundred Very Swell, Very Pretty, Vsrj Exselleut Suits. The fabrics are pure wool in fancy patterned clothing as well as'plain and blue: shapes of coats are single'or double breasted, and Jthe entire appearance and serviceability of these suits are e<|ital to any which you may have made to measure at #25. There is a reason why we sell these uit-i at this low price, but it concerns you not, il has m> hearing on i|ualily or price. There are rich pickings for early comers. This is an opor Utility which should not be lost. or -w DINI, I LAPORTE Clothing Store. WE'RE PREPARED WITH A VFRY LARGE STOCK ()F Clothing, Shoes and Gents' Fine Furnishing Goods Etc., and a Very Large Variety of the Finest Ladies' Wear for Spring and Summer. We are able to offer you a good many articles cheaper than the cost of making them. .Men's suits at ."i.tio up to Ki.nii; made in the latest styles. Youth's suits at ."i.no and s.tin arc the finest qualities. Childrens'suits at 1.25, 1..V1 and 2.<in .Men's line shoes i»"ic, 1.2"i, l.'iO, up to 4.(M1. Ladeis'shoes'.Kit-up to :>.no. JOE COOPER, The Clothier. CLOTHING! <3. fcafter, v * * —T Of LAPORTE, liesires to call the attention of buyers of clothing lo the I'act that he represents The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago, in this locality, the World's Largest Tailors, and that lie has a lull line of Fall and Winter Samples ol suits, pants and overcoats, in all styles and at prices that will defy competition. Also a lull line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water proof I Goods. Call and examine his line ot goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere All orders filled promptly. Perfect tit and satisfaction guaranteed. C'orrespondeucv solicited throughout this section. AI.UItKSS, A A BAKER, LAPORTE. PA. Wright & Haight, furniture t , , . . BRANC CONNECTION AT LAPOKTE, IP.A.. NEXT l><><»R To \VA<i<>N SIMM'. R. A. ('ONKLIN. Mgr. Ten Years Experience has taught FORKSVII I F PA Us how to give the best value for rv/Fii\OVIL.LL, V t\, The LEAST MONEY.
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