Published Every Thursday. Volume 1 Business Cards. bONESTOWN FLAGGING -<*^_Company, Chas. F. Billamboz, A ggnfs. D. H. XiOrab, ngcincj. SONESTOWN PA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUSHORE, PENNA. CAPITAL. - " $50,000. SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO. Does a General Banking Business. F. B. POMEROY, M. D. 9WARTS. President. cashier. GALLAGHER'S HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, LAPORTE, PA. F. W. GALLAGHER, Prop. Warm meals and lunches at all hours, Oysters and game in season. Bar supplied with choicest liquors, wine and cigare Good stable room provided. LAPORTE LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES. Connected with the Commercial Hotel. First-class Horses and Carriages. Rates reasonable. OHAS. COLEMAN, Prop. MUNCY VALLEY HOUSE. G. W. MYERS. PROPRIETOR- A hotel of established reputation. Strictly ffrst class in all of its appointments. Bar well supplied with the best of liquors. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. LAPORTE FA. This large and well appointed house is the most popular hostelry in tbis section HOTEL PORTER Canton Street, W. E. PORTER, Prop'r. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KEEPE, Proprietor. DUSHORE, PA. One of the largest and best equipped hotels in this section oi the state. Table of the best. Rates 1.00 dollar per day. Large itiibles. Professional Cards. J.T& F7H. INGHAM, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties LAPORTE, p A. £ J. MULLEN, Attomey-«t-L«w. LAPORTE, PA. Office in Court House Building. P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney at-Law. Office in County Building. LAPORTE, PA. Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of estates and other legal business will receive prompt attention. ft J. BRADLEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, OPPICB IN COUNTY BUILDINO NEAR COURT HOUBIC. LAPORTE, T PA Monday of each week at Forkflville. Ellery P. Ingham. Harvey K. Newitt. |NGHAM& NEWITT, ATTORNSRS RETTENBURY, \ c dushore, pa THE JEWELER. /> C VIVlr ♦ ♦ ♦ The Cheapest Place in the County to Buy fiardwarc High l|l $25 Wheels S4O Wheels Large tubing, k Large tubing, rat * C mIII Flush Joints, J Flush joints, Fully |pf Wood rims, I Reversible r »|P Single tube tire, F Handlebars, m Detachable sprocket * Piece crank hang an teed §||f ers - " unt saddle, Single tube tire, etc. BICYCLE REPAIRING and SUNDRIES. Handlebars, Saddles, Lamps, Bells, Locks, Rraltes, Peddles, Cranks, Spokes. Rims. Tires, Isitli single and double tube, a full line of Bicycle Supplies. New and Complete Assortment of all Staple Goods in the Hardware Line ...... such as Barbed Wire, Nails, Poultry Netting, Milk Pans and Pails, Harden Tools, Paints Oils, and PLASTICO and heavy and shelf Hardware. All kinds of Tin Work and Spouting done by comietent workmen. Write for prices or give us a call whenever in need of Hardware. Gofes Hardware. DUSHORE, PA. fl.A.Rogers & %>"•. PA. SPRING LINE OF NEW Silks and Dress Goods Allow us, if you please, a short disquisition on these important adjuncts of woman's dress. it's just the season when everybody is looking after nicest dresses. Hence our showing the large assortment. LADIES' WRAPPERS, The very thing for the coming warm weather which will soon be here. SHIRT WAISTS, All prices, from the low priced ones to the silk. Full Line of Staple and Fancy Goods. Remnants in Organdies and Dimeties. Dress Goods in Wash Fabricks, Worsted, are given our best attention. A big line,'complete in every particular. CLOTHING BOOTS and SHOES. luroserj) Stocli More complete than ever before. Highest Price Paid .for Butter and Eggs. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, I89& I Bernice Echoes. A number of the L. V. It. It. officials were at this place Wednes day in their private car, looking over the ground for a switch to he run in to the new mines. Miss Nina Hall ofTowanda visit ed friends here last week. Miss Frumburger and sister of New York are visiting their parents at Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Frumburger. Mrs. James Ross of Reynoldsville is visiting her many friends at this place. Max English of New Albany has secured a position at this place and will play with the band. Miss Clara McDonald after spend ing a few weeks with her parents at this place, returned to Cortez, Pa., on Wednesday. Mias Maggie Collins after spending some time visiting at Plymouth, re turned home last week. Mrs. Geary of Long Valley, visit ed friends at this place last week. Mrs. Whitaker and daughter of Waverly, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hampson Sunday of last week. Rev. J. W. Klingler of Dushore was calling on friends here Friday of last week. The following were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Guy Sunday of last week : Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kasf Mrs. Hoffmaster and Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Jones and children of Du shore. Mrs. C. A. Brown visited friends at New Albany last week. F. W. Gallagher and wife of La porte visited friends at this place Sunday. G. E. Donahoe and wife of Dushore visited friends here Sunday. Rev. Patrick Enright and his sis ter Nellie, who have been the guests of their brother, Rev. J. A. Enright, returned to their home in Allegheny N. Y., Wednesday. They were ac companied by Rev. J. A. Knrigld. L. Lowrey visited friends at Waverly last week. Tuesday evening of last week the New Citizen Band was organized and Prof. James Rutherford was elected leader and instructor of the band and the following gentlemen were elected directors: Patrick ilan non, 11. J. Keller, R. 11. Guy, J. S. Taylor, 11. E. Watson, John Dono van, Joseph Helsmen, David Pea cock, James Rutherford. The band consists of twenty members. They came out Saturday evening and scerenaded the town, and the music was very good. There is some talk of our local talent putting on another drama. We hope they will. Miss Mattie Walters left last week for Pittsburg to visit relatives. Mrs. Bridget O'Connor died at the home of her daughter' Mrs. James McDermott, Tuesday evening, July 2th judicial district, comprising Colum bia and Montourcountics, died Mon day after at 2:1;1 o'clock, at Ids resi dence in liloomshurg. lie leaves a wile and two sons, Frank A. and Fred (J. Ikeler, l>otli lawyers. The funeral was held on Wednesday. A Well Known Teacher Called to Her final Heward. Miss Anastasia Lusch of Dushore died in Atlantic City early Tuesday morning. The sad death of Miss Fusch was a shock from which the teachers attending the Normal at this place, has not yet recovered. The young lady was a general favor ite among her acquaintances and was a most estemable person, classed among the very best teachers of the county. She had undergone an operation in Philadelphia during the summer, and was thought to l>e out of danger. She was taken to Atlantic City in hopes of a more speedy recovery. Deceased was brought to Dushore 011 Wednesday where funeral service was conducted. While Sagasta is wondering what to say, Alger is sending out more soldiers to I'orto Rico. This is the difference between the two kinds of people. Mnncy Valley. Mrs. I-]. F. Webb attended the funeral of her sister, near Ilughes ville last Sunday. Jacob Stack bouse buried his little baby last Sunday. Miss Carrie Fague of Picture Hocks visited I). M. Taylor's over Sunday. Mrs. F. Hall of Montoursville, visited Mrs. Alfred Taylor for a lew days. On Saturday evening the M. F. Sunday School held an ice cream festival tin the lawn near the church. The Picture Rocks band fm wished music for the occasion. The small children of the school marched to the depot with Hags to receive the band, and then marched back to the church where they were all treated to ice cream. Every thing went off lovely until about half-past eight when a very heavy shower came up, which made them flee for shelter; which was found by going to the church, where they proceeded with the festival. Another little scrap in town Satur day evening, lad 110 body hurt very badly. The School Hoard of Davidson twp. met in the school house at this place 011 Monday and finished electing teachers for the various schools. M. I>. Sweeney was elected to teach the high school in town again,and Frank Shoemaker the school above Nord mont. Teachers' Examinations. The examination of applicants for teachers' provisional certificates will occur as follows: Faportc township and Faporte Roro., at Faporte, August I". Davidson and Shrewsbury, at Muncy Valley, August IS. Colley, at Lope/., August 1!». Cherry and Dushore, for applicants who have taught, at Dushore, Aug ust 22. Forks, Elklaud and llillsgrove, at Forksvillc, August 21. Fox, at Shunk, August 2">. Cherry and Dushore for applicants who have not taught, at Dushore, August 27. All examinations will begin promptly at a. in. Teachers should be supplied with 8 x lit or 8x 15 paper, rulers, and paper fas teners. The law requires that, all applicants be examined at the ex amination held for the district in which they expect to teach. If any attend another examination they should obtain a written permit from the president of the school board. No person of immoral character will be granted a certitlcate if the fact hi- known to the superintend ent. Directors are requested to re port any such who may apply. The examinations are public and directors and all who are interested are cordially invited to be present. F. W. Meylkkt, Co. Supt. 1.25 Per. Year Number 13. Danger Prom Aguinatdo. (Jen. Merritt lias again cabled the War department relative to the sit uation in .Manila, which he finds \ ery unsatisfactory and dangerous, owing to the attitude of the insur gents. In the opinion of (Jen. Mer ritt, the attitude of the insurgents there is similar to that assumed by < iarcia's Cubans upon thequestion of their right to enter and possess them selves of the city, although the in surgents are a very much more for midable element, being not only more numerous but better armed and tilled with the arrogance following numerous victories over their .Span ish foes. (Jen. Merritt, however, indicates that he will do his utmost to protect the citizens from the savagery of the insurgents, though his task is a delicate and difficult one, because of the fact that he must, while lighting the Spaniards, be ready at any moment to repel the insurgents. The general gave notice that lie was about to combine with Admiral Dewey in a joint demand for the surrender of the city to the I nihil States forces, thus forestalling the insurgents, and this move may cause a rupture. Ip to the date of the report (Jen. Merritt had with him about 12,0(10 soldiers. So far seven expeditions have lett San Francisco carrying soldiers to the Philippine, and it is the intention to furnish Merritt at least S,OOO men more than his pres ent force. If he delays his attack until all these have reached him Manila will not be taken in that way before September, for the last of the troops have not yet started from San Francisco. It may be, however, that the arrangement as to the Phil ippines, which it is expected will be included in the peace treaty, will obviate the necessity for further action on the part of the American commanders. Prospects ot an Early Peace. New York, Aug. :i. A special to the Hvening Journal from Madrid, says: "Spain accepts the principal conditions of pcaceasset forth by the American government, and only the peace details are needed to cause all hostilities to cease at once. "A pl ace delegation w ill be chosen at once to confer with the represen tatives of the I'nited States. The peace conditions set forth by Presi dent Mckinley were discussed at length today by Minister Sagasta, and at the conclusion it was given out officially that the terms of the United States would be accepted. There are one or two amendments in the proposition of the United States that Spain will ask to be made, and if thi> is done peace will be declared at once." While this government has strong reasons for believing that its terms of peace have been agreed to by the Madrid government, the President is taking nothing for granted. Arrangements for pressing the war to a successful conclusion are going forward precisely as if no negotia tions for peace were in progress. Notwithstanding the warlike prepa rations being made, the belief in official circles amounts almost to a conviction that active hos tilities practically have been con cluded. The first step probably will be towards an agreement to close active hostilities, pending the draft ing of a treaty of peace along the lines of the accepted terms. Large Attendance ami Interesting Bes- Hions at the Normal School. About seventy students are now registered at the Normal School and the work grows daily in interest and effectiveness. The large number of teachers in attendance are receiving the most careful training and prepa ration for their work in the schools of the county later oil. The course of study gives not only the branches required to be taught in our schools but affords an opportunity to those who are ready to take up work in advance subjects. Have you l>een down to visit the school yet ? If not, go some day. You will be cordially welcomed and you will be interested in the work.