Republican News Item, j CHAS. L. WING, Editor and Manager. j THURSDAY MAR. 13, 1898. "FIRST OF ALL —THE NEWS." j The News Item Fights Fair. IT 13 A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. &t the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOETE, PA. Bntered at the Post Office at Laporte,' as second-class mail matter. .SUBSCRIPTION —SI.SO per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO- Sample copies free. All communications should be ad ' REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Bepubliean Primaries and Convention. In pursuance to a call of the Co. Chairman the Standing Committee met at Laporte Pa. on February 28th and fixed the date for the pri maries to be held in the several pre eincta of Sullivan county on April 2nd at which time delegates to the County Convention to be held at Laporte on April sth will be elect ed to represent their respective dis tricts in said Convention. The purpose of convention being to elect our delegate to State Convent ion and to name conferees for Sen atoiral and Congressional Confer ences and any other business thai may properly come before the Con vention. Following is the rules ol the party governing the primaries and representation. PRIMARY ELECTION. The primary elections shall be held in each district, at the plaw for holding general elections in said district unless otherwise order ed by the vigilance committee; the vigilance committee may fix sonu other place, and may name the hours for holding the primary pro viding said committee shall post at least six notices in suitable publii places of the time and place ol holding said primary election, at least five days before the date fixed by the chairman for holding pri mary elections. In case any member or members of the election board shall fail t( appear at the place advertised foi holding elections within fifteei minutes after the time set for hold ing the election, the other membei or members of the board presem shall appoint a republican or re publicans to fill the vacancy, wh< shall take the oath as required b\ law. In case all members of tin board fail to appear within fifteei minutes after the time advertiser for holding the election the repub lican voters there present shall pro ceed to elect two persons from among their number to act as in spectors and one to act as judge, and they shall administer to each the oath, and immediatly prcceeti to hold the primare election. REPRESENTATION. Each election district in the county shall be represented by ai least two delegates; districts which Republican votes at the lasl previous State election exceeding forth, shall have three delegates, and districts which had republicai votes at the last previous State election exceeding eighty, shall have four delegates; districts which had republican votes at the lasi previous State election exceeding 120 shall have five delegates and one delegate for every additiona. forty republican votes. In case a district under any call by the Chairman of the count} committee fails to elect a delegatt or delegates, that district shall noi be represented in the convention, the convention shall nr>t have the power to fill such vacancy. Bui in case a delegate duly elected if unable to attend said convent iot by reason of sickness or other un avoidable circumstances he maj appoint a republican residing in hit election district to act as his sub stitute. Yours and etc. F. P. VINCENT, Chairman. Til* Noble*' Revenue. The most Christ \n revenge we can :ake upon our enemies is to do them a kindness; for to return malice for mal ice and Injury tot Injury will afford but temporary gratification to our evil •'.asions, and our enemies will only be -udered the more bitter against us. i t to take the first opportunity of do • ag them a kindness or rendering them xerrlce, the sting of reproach will en :«r deeply their soul; and, while to us will be a noble retaliation, our tri inph w.ll not infrequently be render ri complete, not only by blotting out .10 malice that had otherwise stood ugainat us, but by bringing repentant oarta to offer themselves at the shrine Hillsgrove. L. D, Sick former Propr. ol the Hills grove House was in town the first of the week accepting the congratulations of his many friends on his recent matrimonii 1 alliance with Mi 93 Maine Stroup an eateemable young lady of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Sick's future home will ho at Cherry Mills. Mrs. C. W. Sadler is visiting friend* ai Williamsport this week. We noticed six young men representinp the snuto band of this place whistling some lovely airs for the amusement of tw< young ladies Sunday last. Rheuben Featherbay and wife win have been suffering with diphtheria foi the past week are convalescent. John Braumbeck visited Milview Sat urday and Sunday on business. Rev. F. Spooner of Alba preached to 112 large congregation in the Christian nhurcl. I hursday evening. The following are the names of pupil: who attended Hillsgrove Primary Schoo every day of tiie month ended March 21 Josie Mcßride, Ethel Hull, Leon Hull Josie Bartow, Harvey Biddle, Mark Ilnrri son, Walter Whitacre, Artie Biddli Theodore Reece, Lewis Mcßride, Harr Harrison, Noll Rinker, Lizzie Zargoski, Hhuiik. The ladies of North Water St. enjoye> a ragbee at. Mrs, Lorenzo Brown's oi Wednesday of last week, also a quiltinj. on Tuesday at Mrs. Asa Kilmer's. J. P. Kilmer has moved his family t( this place from Ellenton. Mrs. James Brenchley returned Frida\ from a weeks visit with her parents ai Canton. Mrs. Eveline Fanning entertained i company of near relatives at her hom. Tuesday, the occasion being her 61s birthday also the Ist. birthday of liei laughter Mrs. C. C. McKinster. Mr. and Mrs. Braumbeck of Hillsgrov. •pent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thurston o Jreenwood is visiting the lattera parent* Vlr. and Mrs. Rheuben Brown. Mrs. Leona Watts has returned to hei ioiiie in East Canton afterj spending] i iveek with her parents in this place. Miss_Loe Fanning is viaiiingjfriends^a' Estella. Mrs. Mell Stevens'of Grover was calliti; in'old friends'in town,last week, Mrs. Dan Porter" and Mr. 'and Mrt- Lateny Porter visiting Jji fork State. Herb. Foster received a' ■ne day last week at Canton, which near y caused the loss of an eye. While assis tig Kilmer and Son load their newengin toiler the hook ofa binding pole elippe< nd caught him in the eye nearly hangin lim. He was taken to Dr. Davison' tfice and the eye dressed. lie returne lOine the following day. Leonard Maxon ol Hillsgrove attends -imp at this place Saturday evening, ati' iinday was looking after his interests U| 'ii thefartn. Mrs. Jennie Voorhees and 9on of Ln •orte are visiting at Mrs. Addie Battins. Miss Nellie.Bird of Estellajwas in towi Tuesday. Sonestown The Lyon Lumber Co. finished he log drive last week. They an low putting some logs iu the creek hat are coming down the E. M. Li. R. . • " I Mr. and' Mrs. Charles Hazzen'an low rejoicing over the arrival] oi heir first child a fine boy. L. H. Buck has moved into the louse lately occupied by Theodori fencer. Robt. Simmons has moved into F. B. Magargel's house which L. 11. Buck vacated. M. F. Shaw is moving into J. W. buck's house; where Robt. Sim nons formerly lived. George Stackhouse is building i house above town and expects t< nove into it next week. John B. Sheets who left lien i ourteen years ago died last week in New York State. We notice that J. W. Buck ha; in a nice lot of oranges, Lemont ind bannas. The young people are having fine times at their literary meetings. Myrtle Mosteller finished her term of school at Sugar Hill last veek, and VV. B. Ilazzen finishet , his term at the Glidewell school >ll Monday and a large delegatioi ; from Sonestown school went up to Bert's last day and report having had a good time. Spencer Starr started to " the Bloomsburg Normal School on : Monday morning and his friends ' wish him success. Good News. No other Medicine was ever given such ' i tent as Otto's Cure. Thousands of bot ties of this great German remedy are be ing distributed EKEK OF CHARGE, to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia nnd all I'liroat and Lung disease!,giving the peo ple proot that Ottos Cure will cure them For sale only by T. J. Keeler, Laporte; W.L. Hoffman,Hillegrove; U.S. Lancaster Forksville; C. B. Jennings, Estella; J no, W. Buck, Sonestown. Samples free. 1 Large bottles 50c and 26c. Consumption Will SCOTTS EMULSION cure consumption ? Yes and no. Will it cure every case ? No. What cases will it cure then ? Those in their earlier stages, especially in young people. We make no exag gerated claims, but we have positive evidence that the early use of Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver oil with Hypo phosphites of Lime and Soda in these cases results in a positive cure to a large num ber. In advanced cases, how ever, where a cure is impossi ble, this well-known remedy should be relied upon to pro long life surprisingly. soc. and si.oo, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. A Gooil OiHMilnic in llic Weal. Reports have been coming from the (N. (N. D.) reservation for sev- i iral days regarding an immense crack in the ground which haa appeared ten miles north of the old fort. The crack varies in width from 4 to 16 feet, is lbout three miles long and of un known depth, a lantern having been lowered 150 feet and no bottom in _____ _ "Agcr's yiemi Pectoris saved my child's life in an attack of j G. H. FRANKLIN, Bedford Springs, Va. HALF-SIZE BOTTLES, 50c. Statement of Laporte Township. Nicholas Karge and Michael Jordan in accoun vith Laporte township as Overseers of Poor fo; he year ending March 14, 1898. Dr. Ci. irders issues to N. Karge Overseer » 82 00 iy receipts filed " 30 0< , irders issued to M.Jordan services 16 00 iy receipts tiUd 16 0 1 1 George Karge in account with Laporte twp. a treasurer for l'oor Funds ending March 11, IS9S. Dr Cr laldue from '96 settlement 854 ,v. received of County Treasurer 16300 . do I'. Kai ge Collector 293 71 loney Borrowed 100 00 Jy amt of orders redeemed •1041 Commission on same 101 Cash in hands 150 9 8565 25 565 it Geo. Karge in account with Laporte twp a . rcasurcr for road funds for year ending Marel i, IS9H. L>r C. .eceived from County Treasurer 358 50 do do 130 82 do X. N. Bogart 146 57 do P.Karge, col for '96 46 15 do » E. J. Mullen SOO ay receipt from James Murray... 150 Oi Treasurer's percentage 791 3115 66 3246 92 lalance due Treasurer 131 26 N. N. Bogart in account with Lapoite twp. as upervisor Lit the year ending Maicli 14,1S!«8. vmt of duplicate 221 78 iy exonerations 4 19 Land returns 8 3; Collected by cash 13 5. do work I/O 5. Amt turned over to successor 24 92 irders issued JO< 04 Jy receipts lilcd 537 01 jrders issuea not receipted 112 jr... 30 u g.iti7 1-. I'o cash collected 13 59 iy vouchers for work and plank.. 12 71 .(alance in hands of supervisor n ■ly receipt filed 54 0( sut.e, > ,sor~ services 2feo 38 Irders issued to pay Supervisor.. 265 I Jertificate for bal due " 14 0c dy cash 8t 280 8; James Murray In account with Laporte twp. et Supervisor for the year ending March 14,1898. Amt of duplicate 173 jl dy exonerations 8 4'. Lands returned 63t Collected by_cash 22 9. do ~l w ork 120 3.' Amt handed over .to_successor Id 7t By leceipts nled on cash tSfi.l24 0( Balance in hands of .supervisor 261X 150 (» Orders issued 8952 38 By receipts filed 011 Orders 3663 58 Orders Issued not receipted fur... 28s W supervisor's services 358 50 Team work 72 00 Ordeis issued for Supervisor 317 60 By cash .'HW Certificate Issued (or bal due 63 95 i 430 50 430 80 Liabilities of Laporte twp on roads for settle ment ending March 14,1898. Amt brought forward from settlement of 1896 1850 00 Judgment of B. Kline 600 64 do J. W. Carroll 264 46 do Geo. Plotter 146 57 do E. J. Mullen 940 00 Order of George Carge 131 26 do N. Jf. Bogart 14 06 do James Murray 63 95 4010 94 We the undersigned Auditors and Clerk for La porte twp. certifj that the foregoing statement Is true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. W. J. LORD, H. KARGE. J A. TROUGH, Auditors K. C. PETERS, Clark A Horrible ltnilrond Aooidtmt is a diiilv chronfel; in our papers; also the death of sonic dear Im-tid. who had died with (.'onsnmptioti, whereas, it' he or she had taken Uito's Cure tor TFiroiu and Lung diseases in time, lift would have been rtndered happier ami perhaps saved. Heed the warning I Ifvou have a cough i or any aflection of the Throat ttnd Lungs Call on T. J. Keeler,Laporte; W. L. , Hoflmati, liillsgrove; B. S Lancaster,! Forksville; C. I. Jennings, Agt. E.stoiln; j •Ino. W. Buck, Sone.itown, and set al' triaTpackage free. size 50c anti'Jsir i A Cut in Price is Giving Voice. And dit- fur:s can be learned by call-1 ing at the v hoe Shop of John V. Finkle, Lajorte. Forreign prices :i ■ I'ollow.-: Men's shoes, hall ><>!•.■ unit ht-al, 0()i\ Women's shoes do UOe. Children's shoes do i!ao. Cement patches, (15c. Fine fresh oranges, lemons and Imnanas it .John W. ]snol(s, Sonestowu. Jft'ltK'.'lte \ »?i:r t'.r,ivi»li4 With Cuscareth. CniMy Outli;irij;.\ cut * constitution forevor. uc,~oo. If 0. C. C. iV li, druggists refund money. C'ail in and see the new nick'. I oil ftovc. a good thing lor summer use. ■■■ W.BnSk. Catarrh Inhaler Free. Only one person in fifty cured by old methods . of treating i luiarrh now everywhere condemn ed. Theiiew Scientific Cartarrh Inhaler of Dr. Woret'n mulled fiee to all leaders of the NEWS ITEM. It. llielate.-t and 1 rst up-to-dute method for curing t'utarth, Colds, Bronchitis, 8.110 Throat, Headache etc. , SPECIAL OFFER I will for tt short time mail any reader the new fntialer with medicine fnr one year on three days irial free. If it gives satisfaction, send me 81.00. . f«not return it. Send for it now. Addresi • A. C. JENKINS, Laporte, Pa. ' I New lot of timothy and clover seeds and ! mion sets at John W. Bucks, Sonestown. : lio-To-llac tor Fifty Ceata. Guarantor! tobacco habit cure, makes wealt | , nen strong, biood pme. 60c, 81. All druggist*. | Spring and Summer Every corner of the store is bright, with the newest things-! for Women's wear and Men'* j wear end Children's wear. ( We are glad to have you come in j and see the new life of the old i store and look at its excellent | line of goods. Winter Weight Jnderware for Men, Women and Children. In conjunction with the inviting varities, all prices will be found more than ordinarily small. 3rocery Department A new and fresh sup ply of Groceries have have just arrived. Vernon Hull, HiUsgrove. Fa. I am now putting up EAVE TROUGHS that will not rust. Send me your order or write for prices. CUNNINGHAM'S HARDWARE STORE DUSHOBE [F SOME fiUSINESS MAN II AD AN \DVERTIBI Mi NT IN TIIIS SPACE IT WOULD PAT! I "Wn^? Because it would be READ I just the same as you are read- i ing this. Give it a trial. BO YEARB* ™ 1.1 I j . ■ IVh 1 I ■ k ■ ft 1 TRADE MARKS l DCBIONB ' 1 COPYRIOHTB Ac. Anyone tending a sket cb and description mar quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention li probably patentable. Coromunim tlonaatrlot lT confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldeat agency for•ecurtnapatentc. Patents taken throußh Munn ft Co. receln tpeeial notice , without charge. In tne Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms, ti a year: four months 11. Bold by all newsdealer*. W.L.Hoffman's ——- HILLSGROVE Three Big Stores- MUNCY VALLEY, PROCTOR, PA. OUR NEW LINE OF GOODS are first in quality, first in style, and first from a genuine saving point of view, because they're lower in price than you can find elsewhere If you are looking for'the bargains of the year go at once to any of the above named stores where former values and prices are practically lost sight of in our determined efforts to dispose of the largest and best line of DRY GOODS and NOTIONS ever brought to this County. Extraordinary line of CORSETS The lady who wishes the latest styles combined with high grade and half the old price should call and select from the complete line of sizes. JENNI NGS BROS. I sl carelu lv selected line ot fine and heavv bo- ta and shoes ever hrouuht before th. put die. On crockery we have just received some pretty design* in Decoratid Dinner Sets to which we invite your atientifh. . The buy ing ot country produce has alwav* been a -penal feature of ou Busin?s-, and we still continue inpuying the highest each pi ices tor Bttter Egg® and Wool. E. G. Sylvara, PUSHORE, PA. 1. Surrtjr n«r»w. Price. |ts.OO. JM™ 1 ' S«nd for larj. fr«. Ho. GOtiSarrrT. Prkr. witkswtaias, I HUM. »•- As good as Mils for Catalogue of ail our sidles, shade, aproo ani leodsra, {4O. As food as sells for99oL I ELKHART OABttIACK ANI> lIAUXK3S MfO. CO. XT. n. POATT. Bee-y. HicntßT, um. JP® y Thursday |ap Morning. THE REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. IS THE PAPER FOR THE FAMILY. 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