Republican News Item. i ;
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THURSDAY, MAR. 17, 1898-
11 Ignorance is the mother of
scepticism. Ignorance does J
not abound to any great extent <r
V In Sullivan County. J
So that there #
is But Little *
I Scepticism £
about the Value oft
jube IfleWS |
ij ITtem |
I I As a Profitable #
jlHbvettteing I
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! > Read it, Your neighbor does. J
!> Subscribe, Don't borrow. *
County Seat Indices.
—Maple sap running.
Mrs. Wm. Skinner is on the sick list.
Thoughts of the housewife turn to house
cleaning.
—A. C. Haverly of Forks twp. was in
town on Sunday.
Chas. Lauer was transacting business
at Dushore Tuesday.
—Thos. W. Beahen is on the sick list
with an attack of grip.
—Michael Walls of Cherry twp. was in
town on business Monday.
—Dr. Voorhees was a business visitor
in Hughesville Saturday.
—Atty. John H. Cronin was in town
transacting business Tuesday.
—County Com. 11. G. Huffmastcr was
in town on business Tuesday,
—Mrs. Bert Cowell is on the sick list,
suffering with rheumatism,
—Do not be afraid to send us the news
That is what a newspaper is for.
—Editor Newell of Dudhore made the
county seat a short visit Friady.
—Frank Buck of Dushore was on busi
ness at the county seat Monday.
—Mr. Herman Ring will move liis
family to Dushore in the near future.
—Editor Streby of Dushore was at the
county offices on business Thursday.
—The facts may be learned later that
April and March have traded shifts.
—S. B. Karns, attorney, was on busi
ness at Benton Monday and Tuesday.
—The man who drinks is mortgaging
his future, and the debt must be met
sooner or later.
—Mrs Cora Storniont lias gone to
Pottsville where she will be employed in
a millinery store.
—Dr. Wackenhuth who is soon to locate
at this place was in town Saturday tran
sacting legal matters.
—Judge Dunham left on Saturday for
Philadelphia where he will attend Su
preme Court this week.
—Rev. W.S.Skinner left ou Wednesday
for Danville where the M. E. Conference
is being held this week.
—Henry Kraus will in a few weeks
open a uieat market in the building
erected by Stroup Bros.
—W. H. Townsend of Canton has been
in town several days representing the
New Orange Land Company.
—Miss Hilich of Rochester, daughter
of Fred Hilich formerly of th ; 3 place, is
visiting at Mrs. Emily Anders.
—Mm. Low, Geo.Kargc and Isaac Low
were in town Wednesday looking after
the interests of Laporte twp.
—Mrs. Pitt of New York who has
been the guest of Mrs. F. W. Mevlert,
left for her home on Saturday.
—Physical beauty doesn't hold a candle
to the sort that stands up to the rack
when moral force is necessary.
—Love that does not grow weary in the
prosaic every-day intimacy of married life
is founded on the right p.i iciple.
—The opening guns of the gubernatori
al campaign are not being delayed by the
throngs of orders in the gun mills.
—Chas. Tinklepaugh moved from Fair-
View Cottage to the M. E. parsonage
vacated by Chas. Yeager this week.
Hon. T. J. Ingham and Atty. E. J.
Mullen are the lawyers from this place
who are attending the Supreme Court at
Philadelphia this week.
—Sheriff Swank in impanv with l>n n
Phillips left Monday morning with Mar
tin who was sentenced to two years and
six months in the Eastern Penitentiary it
Philadelphia.
—Prof Wandall and E. F.Schanbacher
ot Forksville were in town Saturday. Mr.
Schanbacher journeyed to Muncy Valley
/ on bucines and the Prof, visited "with his
toany friends while here.
—Miss Jennette Spencer who recently |
graduated at the Williamsport Commer
cial College secured a position last. wpek
| with Burrow Bros, of Picture Rocks.
Laporte twp. Auditors, Henry Karge,
Wm, Lloyd and Joseph Traugh were in
town Tuesday discharge<• fte duties of
their office. * J
—Spring must surely he nere, as it has
been emphasized by an occasional reck
less pioneer from birddom coming to this
cold town.
—Miss Grace Lawrence returned home
Saturday after closing a very successful
teriu of school in Davidsod fwp. near
Nordmont.
—Borough Auditors, J. li. Spencer,
Thos. E. Kennedy and H. A. Karns ad
justed the accounts of the borough ou
Monday.
—James Dieuinger while up from
Harrisburg seeing friends dropped off be
tween trains and shook hands -with our
town's people Saturday.
—Don't expand with indignatiou be
cause we ask you to pay for the last two
years subscription to the NEWS ITEM. AS
soon as you can raise it we want it.
—The weather man bad a hard time
getting the rain machine to work, but
managed to accomplish his task on Suu
day.
—l'ay in advance, then when you read
a notice to delinquent supscribers you
will have the satisfaction of saying, "1 hat
doesu,t mean me anyhow."
—An honest man will not buy what he
known he can not pay for; he will not
borrow money when lie can see no way to
pay it back.
—lf in choosing your friends you select
those who love truth better than all else
you will never be called upon to decide
between honor and friendship.
—A country newspaper is the official
! organ of the town, but occasionally an
irate subscrider stops it, little realizing
that it is these '-stops" that makes the or
gan peal the louder,
—Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday as follow.-:. Sunday School at 11
a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p. in.
Preaching 8:00.
—Great Britain is going to spend «>IIO,
000.00 Jon her navy this year. At the
rate of increase going on all over the
world, peace will soon be more costly
than war.
—We'll bet anything that after the
present experience some syndicate will go
into the wholesale manufacture of war
ships so as to have a big stock ot ready
made goods for wnr scares.
—The rich are miserable because they
have discovered that money can not buy
happiness, and the poor arc wretched be
cause they have not money enough to
make the experiment.
—lt is the easiest tiling in the world
for a woman to get herself talked about
but it isn't halt'so easy to prove there is
no real reason for it.
—There is nothing on earth that does
so much toward making a tyrannical dis
position gentle and loveable as a chasten
ing course of real sorrow.
—By casual observation it is seen that
a lawyer has to press his own suit when
he goes courting,but a judge in conducting
his courting exercises the equity allowing
his claim too well settled to be shaken.
—II. O. Place of Proctor has moved
into the rooms occupied by Clias Tinkle
paugh at Fairview Cottage, and will open
a grocery store in the meat market bull
ing built by Harry Spencer.
—S. S. Prank of Spring Mills, PH. is
serving as mail agent on the W. & N. B.
this week, while Mr. Chas. Yeager is re
pairing and renovating the Cheney resi
dence and moving into same.
—Constable A. R Tripp, on Friday
arrested T- F. Pierce ol North Towanda
on a charge of larceny, and had him
bound over to next term of court. Pierce
had leased a team of horses to Win. Craig
of Miuicy Valley had been hauling
hark for J.J. Wew'.ir. Some difficulty
arose between the parties and Pieree went
to the stable and took the team along
with some harness that is alleged not to
have belonged to him.
—-Messrs. A. L. Armstrong and Geo.
Kiess, of Sonestown, passed through town
Friday evening on their return home
after a hard day's work scaling logs at
Celestia. ''Al" will soon commence the
operation of his saw mill at Celestia
where he lias lor many years kept the
place booming with some kind of enter
prise. Mr. Ivies.-, whose honesty has
earned him the title of''official log scaler"'
in all jobs where litigation has been
involved,will do the scaling for Armstrong
this season.
i Xo
Xo it injur what thy winter may have !
in store yet for a finish. Jlu: mild weather !
that has for several days has
been enough to materially etTect the sum- |
.Ter's trade. The frost is pretty well out!
of the ground, and in many sections the
fanner can get on with his spring work.
Repairing fences, plowing, patching up,
and that'ort of thing have been given
attention. Even should dackward weath
er come yet, the ground cannot de frozen
to any dapth again. So under ordinary)
circumstances, the work of the farm will |
have a good start.
—lf all our subscribers were women we |
would have very few bills to send out.;
As a rule, the women who subscribe for ;
local newspapers they pay in advance, 1
and we have ofteu thought that the men
who paid promptly were influenced by
their wives, and they are bv all appear
ance the best men.
—Farming utensils are now being put
in readiness to soon go into commission
and the farmers will in a few weeks be
tilling the soil that the wealth from its
products will replenish the till of the
armor plate manufacturer. After our
uncle has paid for this war scare he
should give $50,000,000 worth of armor
plate made into farming implements to
the farmers so that they can better fead
the Nation. We need life as well as pro
tection.
—Good housekeeping has far more to
do with domestic happiness than young
people dream of. These times need wo
men whose most beautiful work will be
done inside their own doors. Without
good housekeeping the romance will soon
go out of marriage. Of course the man
who prizes woman chiefly because she
"looketh well to the ways of her house
hold" does not deserve a good wile. lie
should merely employ a housekeeper and
pay her good wages. But there are social,
moral and spiritual uses proceeding from
the wise regulation of the household which
bestow :i dignity on what would be trifl
ing- !___ •
Estella.
Very fine and warm weather for March.
Mr. Woodchuck made a bad mistake
this time.
Making maple sugar is now the order
of the day.
Mrs. Harriet Brown of this place is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sila Campbell
of Benton Columbia Co.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Vargason received
the sail news last evening of the death ot
the lady's father Mr. Calvin Vargason of
New Era Bradlord Co. They started this
morning to attend the funeral which will
be held at New Era to-morrow. Wednes
day, at 10 o'clock a. in.
Mrs. lloland Barlow is quite seriously
ill, being unable to attend the funeral ot
her father Mr. Calvin Vargason :ii New
Era.
| The log drive has started, but will have
to hold over for more water. There has
been several accidents already on the
drive, i hie man had a leg broken and an
other had an arm broken, besides many
minor a vidents.
The twp. Auditors met at Eldredsville
Monday and being unable to nettle all the
Accts.of the township on that day they
adjourned for one week.
Oh, did you see the grand display of the
Aurrora Boreallis, or Northern lights
Monday evening. It was a grand display
jin North, North West and North East,
lasting several hours.
Our schools will close on Tuesday next.
Mercantile Apprai»ement.
The venders of domestic and foreign merchan
dise etc., in Sullivan County.l'a., will take notice
that they are appraised and classed by the under
signed appraiser of mercantile and other license
tax for the year lS'.kS, as follows, to wit:
Class. CHERRY. Auit:
1 Blight, W. II -JO 75
14 liojje, C. 1' 7 75
14 .. Hunslnger, P. \V 775
14 Sick, C. 8 7 75
14 Vogel, Julius 7 75
14 Sick, Wendall 7 75
COLLEY.
1 Dteffenbaeh, D. D 7 75
7 Jennings Bros 40 75
14 Johnson, C. A 7 75
14 Finkle, T 7 75
14 Mussleman, Geo.Agt.J.S. Harrington 775
14... Lopez Drug Co 775
DUSHORE BOKO.
14 Barth ii Kester 7 75
14 Carroll, J. \Y 7 75
14 Carroll. D. E 7 75
1 Cunningham, James 10 75
1 Crimmius, J. H 7 75
1 Connor, Patrick 7 75
1 Cole, .Samuel 10 75
14 Deegan, George 7 75
14 Harrington. J. 8 7 75
14 Honnetter, G. H 775
13... IlofTa, J. 8. ACo - 10 75
1 Kline, Bernard 10 75
1 McDermott, Heury 7 75
14 Morrit Lcverton i Co 7 75
1 Mingos A Molyneux - 10 75
1 Pealer, Charles E 7 75
11 Pomeroy, F. B 7 75
12. .. Reeser, John 1) 13 25
14.. .Rettenbury, J. V 775
1 8)1 vara, E. (i 2075
14 ... .Tubach, Emil K 7 75
14 Yonkln, Jacob H 7 75
DAVIDSON TWP.
14 Armstrong, A. T 775
14... Buck, John W 775
14 Mugargel, J. B 7 75
1 Hoffman, W. L 1575
1 Herr Hayman 10 75
14 Mencer, Tlioo 7 75
14 Magargel, Frank 7 75
13 Penticost Lumber Co .... . 10 75
112 LLKLAND TWP,
1 Hartung, August 7 75
14 Jennings, C.8., Agt 7 75
14 Miller, D. L 775
14 Hartt, Wm 775
FOX TWP
1 Campbell. A. E 1075
14. Brown, Charles 775.
FORKS TWP.
14 Norton <& Hottenstein 775 j
FORKSVILLE BORO.
14 Lancaster, B. 8 7 75
1 Rogers M, A. it Son 15 75
13. Smith, A. C 1075
HILLBGROVE TWP.
1 lloffmau, W. L 1075
12. Hull, Vernon 13 25
I. A PORTE TWP.
14. Botsford, Z. E 775
LAPORTF. BORO.
1 T. J.Keeler 775
1 McFarlane James 1325
14. Tripp, A. E.,Assignee 775
SHREWSBURY TWP.
14 Cheney, C. F 775
! 13. Kchrer, 1) 10 75
BILLIARD TABLES.
I 2 tables,McGee, Robt. Dushore, Borough 10 75
1 do Roe.Wm., Cherry twp 30 75
2 do Mabcn, N.C., Laporte Boro 40 75
j 2 ito George, J. P., Colley twp to 75
WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSE
l-'inan, L. D., Dushore Borough
O'Neal, Wm., do
DISTILLERS LICENSE
schaad, John, Cherry twp.
BREWERS LICENSE
lillbert, Leonard, Cherry twp.
And that an appeal will be held In theolllce of
I the County Commissioners, Laporte, Pa., on the
18th day of April, beginning at 1 o'clock p.m.;
I when and where you can attend if you see proper
11. W. 09LER Mercantile Appraiser.
W. L. HOFFMAN'S
; MUNOY VALLEY STORE.
Specialties for our
S)a?
THURSDAY, MARCH,24, '9B.
Watch these store tidings
closely, which are money
saving opportunities of a most
inviting character.
Calicoes, 4c yard.
Ginghams, 4c yard
Table oil cloth, 12c yard
Good loose coffee, 10c lb.
Brooms, 10c each.
Clothes pins, lc per do/..
41b. prunes, 25c.
41b. rasins, 25c.
Good carpet, 25c yard.
Ask to see our driving shoes
sold for $2.20.
THURSDAY'S SPECIAL SALE.
I Wish to Arrest
Public Attention,
and declaim to the people of Sulli
van county my willingness to serve
any who wish the services of an
experienced Auctioneer.
ELLIS SWANK. Sheriff.
Laporte, Pa.
To Cure CouHtkpatluii I'orever.
Take Casearets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25a.
It C. < \ C. tail to cure, druwtists refund money.
Everybody Says So.
Casearets Candy Cathartic, the most, won
derful medical discovery of tlio aire, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of C. C. C. to-day; 10,33, SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Good News.
No oilier Medicine was ever given such
a test as Otto's Cure. Thousands of hot
ties of this great German remedy are be
ing distributed EKKE OK CHARGE, to those
siitlicted with Consumption, Asthma,
Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and all
Throat and Lung diseases,giving the peo
ple proof that Otto's Cure will cure the."
For sale only by T. J. Iveeler, Lajy
W.L. lloflman,llillsgrove; U.S. Lau
Forksville; C. B. Jennings, Ksteljf
W. l!uck, Sonestown. .oe.
Large bottles 50c and "~C>c
Don't Tubnrco Spit an<l SiiioUe Vnur I.lfe Anay.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, bo mag
netic. full of life, nerve and viyor, take No-l'o-
Bae, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
Btrong. All druggists, COc or ft. Curegnaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Goto J. W. liuck, Sonestown, for
rubbers, blankets, carpets, clothing and
drcssgoods at December low prices. High
' est prices paid for butter and eggs.
T« Curt. Constipation I ore%er.
Take Casearets Candy Cathartic. Wo or C*.
If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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CONDENSED REPORT of the condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Dushore. I'll.,
At close of business, Dec. 15, IS'JT.
RESOURCES: .
Loans and Discounts ? 112,1£>
U. S- Bond* to Secure Circulation. If >OO (*)
Premium on t'nitcd States Bonds. I.ooo'* l
Stock securities to-jjO 00
Furniture • ••■•
Due from Banks Approved reserve Agt tl.Sii.r.
Redemption Fund U, S. Treasurer.. oC2»
i Specie and Tender Notes I<-HS OJ
j $ 202,172 55
LIABILITIES.
5 Capital * «•«»«
? Surplus wjgoo
? Undivided Profits
? Due National Banks. 4.675W
? Circulation «.i>o 00
? Dividens Unpaid ,S*
5 Deposits
3 202.172 5.1
i)
3 Stiite of Pennsylvania, County oi Sullivan ss:
? I. >l. D. Swarts, Cashier of the above named
!* bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
i ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be
-3 lief
5 M. D. SWARTS, Cashier.
5 Subscribed ami sworn to before mutbis 2Sth
? day of Fob, 1898. .
5 JOHN 11. CRONIN. Notary Public.
r, Correct—Attest:
1 ALPHONSUS WALSH. )
? JNO. 1). REESER, >•Directors
? F. B. POMEROY )
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5 BLACKSMITH
» AND WAGON SHOP
» Just opened at the Laporte
a Tannery.
Custom work solicited. All work
5 guaranteed.
5 o. w. BENNETT, Prop.
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5 Williamsport & North Branch R.R
I TIME TABLE.
5 j in Effect Monday Sept. G, 1897.
Northward. Southward
5 pln", a. m. j a ' m, i
5 ftlii 10401 Ha 115...... 0 45! 440
£5 20.f1045! Pennsdalc v 41 *4 «*'
I 5 311 10 58; HughesviUe. » ? ( 'f \
9 540 11 07! Picture Rocka » £ * "
f541 fll 11. Lyons Mills f«22 MOh
- f;> 47 fll 14: Cnamouni 920 n <>♦,
0 554 11 21: Glen Mawr 914 4_ <xj
f604 fliso! Straw bridge f907 (-4.
•5 1609 fll 36 Beech Glen WO- f3 4<j
!5 612 tl 40 Muney Valley s 'J 9 , U
'5 fi 18 11 40 Sonestown Jsl 892
t> 81 12 011 Nordmont *J; •> J;
. 651 12 25 LaPortc 821 25.
o it 57 12 28 LaPorteTannery hltf 2,>l
s nisf 12 45 Ringdale.. »® ' 2 3j !
727 100 Satterfleid <•» * A
| am. pm.
5 All trains daily except Sunday; "112" llnj
5 stations. , . ,
Connections with the Philadelphia A Reading
at Halls, for all points north and south, and the
Fall llrook and Beech Creek railroads. Al
Sattarficld for all p dnts on the Lehigh Valley
railroad. At Sonestown with tho Eagles Men
railroad.
R. E. KAVEN'SON, Gen. Manager.
Hughesville, Pa.
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L R. oumbk,
Dealer in and
rianufacturer of
Fa CARRIAGES WAGONS.
ANI) Youx 1 Patronage
Lumber ' H BO '' c i tf, d on die ot low prices. Don't let this l'aut e«cup<>.
We are getting rid of our large ttock ofliand made wagons.
WagOHS, U e also deal in factory made pletfrom spring wagons.
Blacksmithing and
Repairing.
Wost Main Street LAPOETE.
CAMPBELL The Merchant,
BHUNK, PENJVA
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. Isa ve you money and at the
same time make some myself.
lam now opening up my new line jof Holiday Goods. Presents
that will please the old and young, the great and small. Don't fail to
to see thein. 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.
9 I ill John W. Buck, I ;i-
DEALER IN SONESTOWN, PA
FUNERAL MERCHANDISE.
An endless line ot canned goods, fancy and staple
groceries, 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 oi responsible merchants
especially Grocers. ~ ~ • , .
1 • l>v tins means she will be enabled U
- ive in the course ot'a year enough money
iii pay lor a good many other household
necessities.
iOTJIR> Gt-'EJISrJir&JLXj STORE_
Ts well stocked with seasonable goods and we intend to"--"
dispose of them in a hurry if low prices will carrv them off.
All kinds of country produce handled.
J\ "W IBTXOIEC, SONESTOW^PA.
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M VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vermont ■
800 Hen's, Boys' and Children's Suits,
200 Overcoats and Ulsters
600 Pair Trousers for Men, Boys and Children
Not sold before Jan. 1, '9B
together with cotton and woolen underwear, over
shirts, sweaters, hats, caps, trunks, valices gloves and
mittens.
EVERY ARTICLE IS NEW,
not a weakness in them, nor a limp in the styles. Not a piece
gathered for the occasion or marked up just to IK? marked down.
They simply haven't moved as I'd like and now they must.
I have marked litem at prices that will make yon buy.
J" "W". B°ook. C * rrOU Ddshorjc, P