i')liwiri Niws Item. THURSDAY. FEB. 17, IS'JS. \ i Fiction lags aftsr truth, J \ Invention is unfruitful, and T I' imagination cold and barren. T And tbs truth is that £ p" c ißews | } ITtem | # Ever Charming, Ever New, # is the £ # Handsomest and Best # # Newspaper r # in Sullivan County # J giving t # All the News # 5 ° f t # All the County # 2 All the Time } I # # Read it, Your neighbor does, 112 # Subscribe, Don't borrow. # A Pay up-to date— 4 A Or else we can't keep up 4 J tnls gait. County Seat Indices. With the valentine before him, On hi- knee. What a precious thought came o'er him: ••Sjtteit I ie Did she send it ? Does she love me?" Ho» lie sighed ! "She's un angel tar a lime inc, But i wish her for my bride," Then lie kissed the scented letter Un ii s knee' And said "iioiu* could love you better- Sweet T le! Did she semi it? 1 toes she mean it? Wish i knew." Ah, the pity ! Susie sent it And Staiy didn't care for Sue. —The iloor of success litis the won I Push on it. —To endure and lo pardon is the wis dom of lile. —Ernest Latter is on the sick list suficr ing with neuralgia. —Judge Dunham is holding court in Towanda this week. Rev. nud Wrs. Win, S. Skinner left on Monday for a lew days visit in Phila delphia. Judge Ingham was transacting legal business in the Bradford County Court at 'jfft>wiinda last Friday and .Saturday. -SSihCe the Laporte twp. election the weal is cooling off considerable. A general flLaw is the only ihii&'we could ex|H-ct. 4 subjerl to the new immigration law. —The Democrats were <.ive - > their pass ports for suit river long ago, but they keep on abusing the President. Altys. F. II Ingham, E. J. Mullen and A. .1. Bradley were at Williamsport the early part of the week, expound law before the Superior Court. Win. Cheney of Binghaiiitou was in town Friday on his way to Eagles Mere where he was called to the sick bed-ide "I his mother, who is at present some better. Master Robert and Miss May Mason gave a pleasant social IO their many little friends Wednesday evening of last week at llieir home, where games and u very nice su; per were much enjoyed. —The sleighing is reaching die stage again where the yoke of oxen and the stone boat are the only outfit that can make much headway on thecoiintry roads -•-Some of those Democrats who profe-s on the floors of Congress losee so much calamity are possibly look ing .it the po litical fences which ihey 1 must depend up on this fall. —lt is rather strange that, being a r>'si dent of Wilkesharre, Judge Woodward never had his alteiiiion calhd to news paper liars uuiil some were imporied from New York. —There seems to be bin one hope com mon to modem l'Zl (I womankind, to which all her admiration is anchoied ; one sign in which they unanimously repose un swerving faith : $! >lr. John Smith formerly of this place now of Buffalo WUH a caller O" friends in town the early part ot the week. lie accompanied Miss Terena fleegan who brought the body of Lotiie Deegun to this place for burial —Already are some of Ihe Democratic pollutions, who can't split rails orcuiuiiv ice either, occupying a great deal of time mending fences. The Republicans seem n little slow in this respect bill this is only the substantial proof of winning the race by being a little slow on the siart. —Talk about hoi times in the old town, why, the boys never had such a good time crowded into such a small space of time as at ihe dance . P. installed the officers of camp No. 2i'o. —The two Dushorcjournals have lock ed horns and are now furnishing the public with a woidy war over ilie Kratis- S'oliteii affair. To the public, their effusions sound like ihe braying of two animals with long ears. Every valeii line season brings out a reflective essay generally congratulatory in tone, io the effect that the custom of sending tokens is d» iug out We miglii by virtue ol ihe beautiful art received on Monday gladly wish Ihis lo be a fact, l»» iheboird highly recommeiided Tli* board receive pplica ions Iroin Williamspori, Pittsburg Columbus, New York cily and various other places. Drowning men, says the proverb, grasp at straws. When a resistless cur rent is dragging its viciim to destruction. the unfortunate reaches frantically lot anything that seems to promise him safely. I'his is why the mugwump newspapet as the Dushore Review, last week, iriet u, persuade its credulous readers tobelievi that the present efficient Board of Com missioned were in some mysterious wav responsible for or wholy identified will ihe portentous increase ol ihe county % • indehtedness. Tne Commissioners lei no room foi criticism because they exer ciseil llieir choice and denied the Review a third ol the usual amount paid for ad vertising the statement which as a wlioh is nieag.r enough. They saw fit to liavi it published according lo a nensible view— in the two party organs, which was sutli cienl to comply with the law, ami as tin Review is not the o.ily paper CII eaith. we lb ink llie public has been made thoro uglily iiCi{Uainted with the linuncial atlair ol the County. As the Commissioner! ' are oblige to pay the expenses that ari mc.ssarily incurred, and when theii accounts have been carelully audited anil approved, such reflections as in the Re view were wholly uncalled for, save t> give vent io peisonal animosity. Eagles Mere. Our road are very muddy an I sl.t.sliy. Mr. Norman Shickhouse Mer otaokliou.se J.>hn O'Neil Miss Mazit Stuekhnu.su aiul Mary Whitmoyei | were to Laporte Friday evening last and attended a ball at Hot* 1 ivennedy. Then reported tin-1 sleighing very thin. Mr. 11. D. lluzzy was tending i spikes for R. McEwen one day ol last week when the sun shone so bright thm he did not see a small log coming when he sieped his lei", foot in the slide with his canthook above it and the log striking the hook which broke hi* leg above the ankle. Drs. Gross and Wood- In ad attended to the wound. Smith Boudmau, Bert Rider and Normon Staekhouse went fishing in the E iglesMere lake on Friday and set their tips up and stood around •all afternoon and did not get a bite and then went home and left their hooks but they had not gone long until Mr. Harvey Danley caught u beauty twenty inches long; hard luck. Smith Boudman and wife were seen driving through town on Sun day and were on their way to Houseknechts to spend the after noon. Mrs, R. W. Bennett has been | very *iek for hist few weeks but is improving at this writing. Mrs. Cheney mother of Chas. | Cheney is very sick at this writing! I and had a very bad attack Sunday. 1 Sheriff's Sale. I Bv virtue a writ ol Fi. Fn. issued out of 'j , the Court ot Common Pleas ol Sullivan County and to me directed ahd delivered j ; there will be exposed to public sale at the I i Court House in Laporte Pa. on Fridays the 25th. day ol February lß9Sat. 10a.m. the following described property viz: All those certain lots of land lying and being in the township ot Shrewsbury. Couniy cfSullivan anil State ol Pennsyl vania.* bounded and described as follows: Beinjt lots Nos. 5, 7 and 'J in Oatnbles addition on the plot or plan of Eagles Mere le and surveyed by Win. A. Mason beginning at a |ioint 150 feet from Southwest eoriiorof Laporte and Alle ■rhanev avenue thense one hundred,and sixty-seven I'eet and six it-dies VVesierlv to mi alley tliense Northerly along said alley 15ti I'eet in Lots of Peale and Dickson, liense lti7 leet and 6 inches Easterly to the place ol beginning. Reserving there from Lot No. 9, bejriiiiiig on West side of Laporte avenue, 240 feel Southerly from corner ol Alleghany avenue, it being the corner between Lois Nos .7 and 9, thense along lot 7 North 09] degrees West 1(17J t'eei to an alley, thense along said alley *oiith 201 decrees West C 7 feet to lot No. 11, thense along lot No. 11 >outh 09] de-frees West 107] feet to Laporte avenue mil thense along Laporte avenue West .0] degrees East 00 feet to place of begin -ling, containing 5(1050 square leet. Land all improved and suitable for iitiilding pur|ioses Seized, taken into execution, and to be -old as the properly of C. Peale Jr. ut the suit of F W. l'eale. . ELLIS SWANK Sheriff. Ixohams Attvs. Mierill's Oltice, LtiporlePa. Jan. 31, 189S. Sheriffs Sale, By virtue ol an alias writ of Levari Facias issued out of the Court of I 'oniinon i'leas of Sullivan County and to me direct d anil delivered, iliere "ill be exposed to üblic sale at the ourt House in Laporte .'a. in. Friday I ebruarv 25 'B9iS at 1 .'nlock p m.the following described rojierty viz. _ _ i All tiiat certain lot of land situated in ! lie Township of Shrewsbury, 1 oiiiuy ol ullivim and Slate of Peinisy Ivauia bound | <1 and described as tollows: Beginning at a |«ist corner on the South ode of public road leading from Eiigles ili-re to Forksvilie, thense South nine and | itie-ha 11 degrees West, eight rods to a post liense South eighty-five degrees Ensl six j I oils to a post thense North nine and one . i iiilfdegr-es En t eight rods to a stone .ile on south side of aforesaid public road liense along South side ol s line North •ighiy-live degrees est six rods to the ,ilaee of beginning. Coinaiiiing foriy-eijrht perches ol land nore or less, on which is erected a two • torv dwelling house and other oui btii d ugs. Land all improved. Seized, taken into execution and to b< -old as the property ot Win S. Partnitier ■ I the suit of U. VV. Sanders. ELLIS SWANK, Sheriff. Bkadi.kv, Any. Sheritl's olfii-e, Laporte. Pa., Jan. 21, '9B. Charier Notice. Notice is hereby given that an applicu ion rtill be made io ilie Hon. E. Ai. Dun ■ :iin President Judge ot the Court ol Coin ikiii Pleas of Sullivan County, Pa. in.i ■loiuiay the 2lst day of February, A. 1). 898, at three o'clock p. m., under the vet ol Assembly of the Commonwealth oi iVniisy Iva ii in, entitled, "An act to providi or ill- incorporation and regulation oi •eitain cor|ioratioiis." Approved April , .9 1-574. ami the supplemeuis thereto, loi lie charier of an intended co. poratiou, to j •e called Thk WksI.KYA.N Mk'IHoUIS'I j Jltl'KCH, of Alilview Sullivan County, Pa. I . lie character and object whereof is tin vor-hip of the AI in igli t> (iod according to j ue taiili doctrine, discipline and usuages | -t the Weslevan Methodist connection (or -liurcli) of America. And lor those pur o-es to have, po-sess and enjoy all the j ijilits, benefits ami privileges of the said ; Vet of Assembly and its supplements, lie proposed charter is now on tile in the - ticeol the Prothonoiary of Sullivan ; bounty L'a. Rush J. I'iiomson Soltciior. j lanuarv 27, 1898. i * j Charter Notice. In the Court ot Coiiildou I'leas for the 'ouuty ol Sullivan Notice is hereby given that an applica ion will be made lo the said cutii'l on .M •inlay, the 28ih dav ol February, A. L) at three o'clock p. in. under the Aci i >1 Assembly lo provide for the incorpor I i'ion and regulation ol certain corpor lions,'' approved April 29, 1874. and Hj i iippleiueuts, by T. J. Keeler, R. A. Con- I .liu. J. 11. W. Little. Mrs. Miua M. | Jnase, and E. K. Powell for the charter oi j 'oi intended eorporniion to be called tlit- ) | iln|iii.»t Church ol E iglesMere, Sullivan j County Pa. The character and object oi 1 I (Vliicli is the support ot the public wqi- j liipol Almighty God. according to tin i iilll, doctrine, discipline tllul ii-unges o ■the Bap ist Church, and for these purposes ! o have, possess and enjoy nil the rights, benefits and privileges conferred by the s id Act and Us supplements. flic proposed charter is now oil file in lie office of the Prothonoiary ol Sullivan • .on ii ty Pa. S B. Kahns, Solicitor. Laporte Pa., February 3, 1898. Charter Notice. In the Court of Common Pleas for tlie Cuiimy ot Sullivan. Notice is hereby given that an applica lion will be made to the said court on vlouday, the 28th day of February, A. D . j 189*, at three o'clock p. m , under the •Act of Assembly lo provide for the incor poration and regulation ot certain corpor itions ."approved April i9. 1874. audits: supplements, by T. .1. Keeler' K. A. Con k I in, J. 11. W. Little, E. R. Powell, and William Meylert lortlie charter of ait in- 1 j tended corporation lo be called the Baptisi Church of Laporte, Sullivan County Pa. I'lie character and object of which is th• support ofiht public worship of Almighty (Jod, according to the faith, doctrine, dis cipline and usuages of the Baptist Church and for these purposes lo have fiossessa|id enjoy all the H-rlus, benefits and privi leges conferred by the said Act and its supplements. j The proposed charter is now on file in theotfice of the Prothonoiary ofSuilivan | County Pa. S. B. Karvs, Solicitor. I Laporte Pa., February 3, 1898. Williamsport & North Branch R.R XXOVtE TABLE. 11 In Effect Monday Sept. 0, 1887. Northward. Southward" pm. a. m. | a.m. pk 515' 10 W Halls 945 740 fS 211 flo 451 I'ennsdii le 9 41, f136 531; 10581 lliiKhesvitk* 9 :i'2[ 4 24 5 40 11 07 Picture Rocks 9 26! 4 14 fu-tl fll 11: Lvons Mills f9 22 M US f547|f1l 14 !„ (jhamnunl 9 20 ft Ofi 554 11 211 Glen Muwr 9 14 4 Oil ftio4 fll HO stni w bridge fao7 f:i47 fi>(9 fll 3(11 Heech Olen f9 02 f3 40 612 1140 Muncy Valley 8 49 338 6 18 1146 Snnestoun 852 332 6 341 12 01} Nordmont 837 3 15 6 54! 12 25 Lal'orte 821 257 657 12 28 Lal'orte Tannery 8 19 254 f7 13 112 451 hniKdiile fßtvi f233 '27; 100; Sattertteld 755 2 20 p m.jp. M.i am.tpm. An crni..B daily except Sunday; >'f" flag slati ns. onnections wi h 'he P"bilnnh and loutli, ami the Pall Itronk nili Hqi-eh i leek ro ilmn is. At ■'aitirlleid for llp ints on the Lehigh Valley railioiid. At SO.ICSIOWJ wiih tbe Eagles .Uert railroad. R. E. EAVLNSON, (Jen, M na.'cr. Hugh osvillu, Pa. QOURT PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS, HON. E. M. DUNHAM. President Judge. Honorable.- John S. Line and t'ouiud Klaus Associate Judges of the Courts of Oyer and I'eruiiiier anil Ucnerul Jail Deliverer, Quarter .-e.-»ions of the Peace. Oiphaus Court anu Com mon Pleas for the County of Sullivan, have issued their piecept, bearing dale the 27 day of Dec. 1897, to uie directed, for holding the several courts in the HorouKh of Lapoitc. on Monday the 28Ui day of Feb. Ih9B, at 2 o'clock p. m. Theiefoie. notice is hereby given to the Coroner Justice* of the Peace and Constables within the county, that they lie then and there in their pro|>- er person at 2 o'clock p. m.of said day, with theii ioll», iccords. inqu.sitions examinations and other remembciauces to those things to which their offlces ap|>erlain to be done. And to those « ho are bound bj lheiriecogni/.atioii to prosecute against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of thesaid county of Sullivan are hereby untitled to ne then and there to piosecute against them as will be Just. ELLIS SWANK. Sheriff. ■Sheriff's Office, Laporte. Pa...Jan. 17, 1898. Goto J. W. Buck, Sonestown, for rubbers, blanket**, carpets, clothing and dressgoods at December low prices. High est prices paid for butter and eggs. Administratrix Notice. Estate of J. c. Bobbins, deceased. Letters of administration on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all |iersous indebted to tIM! said estate are (equested to make pa) ment anil those having claims, to present the'same without delay, to •MRS. MARY W. ROBBIES, Admrx. Or to her attorney Nordmont, Pa. S. B. KAHNS, Laporte. Trial List February Term 1808. HETUBN tIAY, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1898, AT 2 r.M. 1 Ilenry McDermott vs Thomas Mahafley, No. ->(,, May term, 18j5. Trespass, 2 MitJiell Voi.ngiUi. vs A. J. Hackley, No. lu4 sept. teim. 1895. &cire Facias. 3 Mrs. Alice Aialrus vs John K. Bird; No 79 December term, lsuii. Trespass. 4 siepheu Murphy vs Joseph Thall; No. 59, l ebruar.v term. 1897. Plffs appeal. 5 James McFarlane vs W. t'. Mason- No 9'' February term. 1».i7. I Ills. ap|>eal. (i Kate yuigley vs Ellis Swank; No. 1, May T -189*. nils, appeal. 7 Kussel K.irns trustee vs Holmes Jfc Passage- No. 3, Maj term, 1897. lifts. ap|ieul. v 8 A-C- Haverly vs Benjamin Knykendall Jr. No. (1, May term, 1897. lies pass. 9 A. L. smith vs Kobett McEwen; No. 1119 May term, 1897. Dfts. appeal. 10 Martin Maikie vs E- V. Ingham; No. 152 .-ept, teim 18'.I<. Lilts. appeal. „ , . , WM. J. LAWRENCE. Prothy. i I rothy s office, Laporte, i'a., Jan. 22, lsys. Foreign Attachment, J.D. Rhodes vs Kobert J. Mercur.—ln the Court •if Common Pleas of Sullivan County, No. 33 Feb iuary lerm 1898. suilivan County, ss: The Commonwealth of 1 enusylvania, to tlie Sheriff of said County Uieeting— Vic command you, that you attach Robert J. Mercur Juteof your county" by all and singular Ins goods uiul chattels, lands uml tenements. ia whose hands nr |«>sscssioiis soever tlie mime milV ue, mi tliut lie be .uid appear before our Court of ] Common Pleas to be holuen at La|iorte in and for sunt county mi tlie loiiitli yiouuav of Kebruarv ; next. Ihcie to answer J. I>. Khodes a plea of Assuui|isit. bull to dissolve 81GC0.U), ami also that . >ou altucn all and singiilui tile gt.ods and chattels money* lights. eieilits mid ellects lands and ten ements ol the defendant in w hose hands soever : illey may lie found und summon as garnishee ihe |nr>oli or |>eisoiis who hold or |mssess such j property and es|ieuially sherill to attach the un- I •nviUeil one-half interest in all those two certuin ■ pieces pai eels or tracts of laud in the warrant! c names of Henry Hurley and George Uurlev and -ltuaied in me Township of forks. County of | 'Uilivan and.state of Peiiiis)lvitnia. bounded and ! deseilLed as follows, viz: on the North by laud | n the warrantee names of Henry sibbee and ; Joseph .-il.-bee. on the East by laud in the wairau [ lee name of Andiew H'irley, on the South by i .a id in the warrantee names of Samuel Klvnu .mil Andrew Flyini. on the West by laud in the warrantee names of Wm.Ktcadnmiumd Jeremiah Jackson, being the two tract* of laud known as • the .Mereur and Lippim-ott Coal Lands," that he be-and appear befoie our Court 011 the said tourtn Monday of February, to answer w>oite, I'a..Jan. 11, Isas. Administratrix Notice. Estate of Patroclus Kline late of Fox town shi)i. deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of Adminis tration 11)1011 the estate of said decedent have been gianted to the undersigned. All peisons iidebu-d to said estate aie iei)uesteil to make payment, and those having claims or dema..ds 1 against the same will umkc them known without • iclaj to MARY E. KLINE, Admrx. ! Piatt, Pa., January lu, lb'JS, Announcement. I hereby announce mvself as candidate for road supervisor of Laporte t wnship. subject to Hit- decision ol tlie tax-payers ot said township. ■it George P. Karge. Register's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the follow j ing Accounts have been filed in my office First and Final Act of GeorgeWancn, Administrator of John Wanch deed. First and Final Act of George Fiester, Guardian of Glen Peterman, minor child of James Peterman deed. Fiistand final account of Jasper Clark Admr. of Alary Clark deed. Also the following widows apprais ments have been filed. In the estate of John M. Brown, deed; Chan. 8. Hartzig, deed; Allen M. Brown, deed; Patroclus Kline, deed; Richard Lisson, deed. J. C. Robbing, deed. And the same will he presented to the Orphans Court of Sullivan County on Mondav,March 7,1898, at 3 o'clock p. m. for conformation and allowance. Wm. J, Lawrrxcb, Register. Reg. Offic* Laporte Pa. Feby. 5 189 d. I L R. Gumblc, Dealer in and flanufacturer of Farm CARRIAGES WAGONS. AND Your l-'Htronage Lumber [.*. noli»it#d on the basis of low prices. Don't let tl.is fact encupH. ii/ \ e are r«d of our lar*re stock of lihim] n««le WHgons. WagOllS, VVe also deaJ in factory made plethora spiing wagons. Blacksmithing and Repairing. We»t°i?ain Street OIEv ' I ' H !. CAMPBELL The Merchant, S.HUNK, PEW A To My Friends and Customers:— Why has my trade increas ed 50 per cent.? while my competitors are complaining of hard times. I can tell you. There are three reasons: First Class Goods, Lowest Prices, Every thing as Represented. That is the secret of my success. I save you money and at the same time make some myself. lam now opening up my new line of Holiday Goods. Presents that will please the old and young, the great and small. Don't fail to to see them. Call and inspect my new line of Fall and Winter goods of every discription. My stock of Groceries and Provisions are always fresh. No trouble to show you my goods; call and examine them, for I cannot save money for you unless you give me an opportunity. Yours very respectfully, A. E. CAMPBELL. *-HEE|| John W. Buck, IE • DEALER IN sp-SONESTOWN, PA GENERAL MERCHANDISE. An endless line of canned goods, fancy and staple grocer if s, as well as high-grade but reasonable-priced table delicacies, may always be found at ous store. A Sensible Wife will Always Watch the advertisements of responsible merchants especially Grocers. Bv Uiiß , n<>ans p)ie wj| , bp (<> save in the course of a year enough money to pay lor r good many other household necessities. OTTIR, STORE Is well stocked with seasonable goods ami