3 oilcan News Item. Til U USD AY, I' EC. s, |sffx. J scepticism. Ignorance does " V not aboundto any great extent J # fn Sullivan County, r 4 So that there £ I is But Little £ Scepticism £ about the Value of £ tabe IfteWß J j ITtem I £ As a Profitable $ JHbvertisino J j flDeinum. # # # Read it, Your neighbor does. Don't borrow. County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. —Just two weeks from Sunday. —The shoppers are on the rush lino. —One blizzard doth tread upon another's heels. —A. E. Tripp had business in Dushore on Saturday. —Hon. 31. J. Phillips was a county seat caller on Saturday. —Proth. Lawrence was a business visitor in Dushore Saturday. —Chas. It. Lauer was in William sport on business Wednesday. —Altogether i I is a pretty good taste of an old fashioned Winter. —X. C. Maben made a business trip to Muncy Valley on Monday. —The merchants' pocket book will now do a little in the expansion line. —Atty. A. J. Bradley was tran sacting business in Towanda Tuesday —Charles Cane, the popular livery man of Dushore, was in town last Friday. —Joseph Pardoe and Thos. McCar thy were in town Saturday on busi ness matters. —Sheriff-elect 11. W. Osier and brother Dr. Osier of Dushore, were in town on business Friday. —L. E. Wells, one of Dushore's genial favorites, was in town shak ing hands with friends Tuesday. —Miss Katie Whalen of Montrose, is the well entertained guest of her cousins Misses Anna and Katie Den hen this week. —Miss Margaret Kutz,of Hughes-j ville, was pleasantly entertained the ! early part of this week by her friend i Miss Mabel Spencer at this place. —The weather for the past few days seemed like a revival of old time severity. Sunday it was of decidedly tempestuous character, — in fact at one time it seemed as if" there would be a second edition of the blizzard of 1888. —Strayed or stolen, an intelligent bird dog of medium size, black with white spots on body and on one side of head. Parties knowing of his whereabouts will confer a great favor by reporting same to Mr. George Iviess, of Sonestown. —An exchange says: "A minister who frequently expressed surprise at the appearance of typographical er rors in newspapers, recently had printed a program for religious ser vices in his church. When the pro gram was ready for the press, he stipulated that, in order that there should be no errors in it, the proof should be submitted to him. It was done, and corrected according to his marking. After the job was deliver ed, a friend called his attention to! the following line in the closing hymn: 'Jesus resigns and heaven re joices!' The preacher nearly fainted, but he doesn't think he is half as smart as he used to think he was." —Try a News Item "ad" if busi ness is slack. Let the people know you're alive and in business. Your name will go into the home, take a seat in the family circle and you will talk right to the hearts of our hund reds of readers who enjoy that kind j of entertainment. And when they ; are in need of something, naturally, i you are the merchant that comes first j to their minds. The Nkws Item will carry your message to a waiting audience. TEACHERS WILL CONVENE. ■ 1 The County Institute to be Held Decem ber 26-30, 1898. The thirty-third annual teachers' institute for Sullivan county will convene in Garey's Hall, Dushore, 1 December 26, 1898. Supt. Meylert has engaged the following instruc tors: Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, Dr. Byron W. King of Pittsburgh, ; Dr. C.C. Bounds of New York, Supt. ! J. M. Cough lin of Wilkes Barre and Prof. CV M. Parker of Binghamton. Evening lectures and entertainments j will be given by Dr. Winship, Dr. I Byron W. King, Dr. Hounds and the C. M. Parker Concert Company. Xo previous institute has been I favored with such a strong array of talent and the coming meeting will unquestionably be of great interest and value. The official announce ment will be given next week. Frank Farrell of Dushore, return I judge of this County to the Congres | sional election, returned from Sun | bury Friday and stopped a few hours at this place. While at Sunbury he copied IVoni an old court record a remarkable sentence imposed which was one of many similar modes of punishment found within the book. It read a- follows: "Northumber land, August Sessions, 17*1. At a Court of General Sessions of the Peac held at Sunbury for the County j of Northumberland, the Ith Tuesday ' of August, 1781, before John Guyers Esq. l'espublicavs Joseph Gusberry i : Indicted for felony, the defendant j j pleads not guilty and jury drawn | j ami sworn upon their oaths respectfully do say that Joseph r. W. I'. Randall, Sum Cole mm ("has. Cant' of Dnslmrc, were in town , lust week. I The Literary Society debated the i question lust Wednesday evening. "Resolved, that machinery is detri mental to labor. Mrs. C. R. L. Uothrock's new house is nearly completed. We are glad to hear Mrs. u. J. Little is recovering from her sickness. The following persons visited tin school lust week: linrris Collins, Myra Rinehold, John Collins, Funny Rogers and .Sadie liuckell. Messrs Chas. and S. 1.,. Bryan kill ed u very large bear last week. Sheriff Swank of Laporte was tran sacting business in town last week. Miss Wellie Rirdsull of Estellu is visiting Miss Jennie Miller. Geo. Miller and W. E. Randall visited friends at Overton Thursday. Gordon Wrighter and Marion 111- galls gave a motoscope entertain ment in the M. E. church Saturday evening. The local institute was held in town last week. Several of the tea chers from different parts of the county were present. Rev. Ward Mosher and wife at j tended the district M. E. conference • at Elniira last week, j Supt. Meylert and wife of Laporte i were in town Saturday. James Parrish visited his parents on Green Mountain Sunday. Sonestown Mrs. l'hilip Rider and children are visiting the former's parents sit Montoursville. Mrs. ('.J.Rrink returned to Fugles Mere last week after a few days ! spent with relatives here. Miss Anna Minsker on Tuesduy | started for Hloserville the home of : her parents. Ryron Campbell is building his new house «»n the hill overlooking town above the railroad station. A T. Armstrong has moved his | mill from Muncy Valley to the "hill I Held" near his grist mill. Miss Edna Taylor of Strawbridge, i visited her sister Mrs. A. T. Arm ! strong on Tuesday and Wednesday. Editor Wing of the Xkw« 'tkm i called in town lust week. Miss June Gritmun of Nordmont, visited her sister recently. Joseph Mencer has left town after a few days visit to his brother. The Christmas service in the M.E. church will be held on Saturday night. George Kicss' dog has been gone since Monday of last week, and Mr. Kicss is very much concerned about it. The dog is black with white spots. At the Literary next Friday the question to be discussed i>, "Resolv ed that the United States acquire and hold the Phillipines. Chiefs- W. J. Trump and Myrtle Edgar. There is still considerable stir made in Democratic circle to inaugurate a contest but as yet the petition being circulated has not been tiled and there is but one day more, Dec. 8, left to have the matter brought up. The Republican party surely can en dure another Democratic contest if the taxpayers can. It would be very interesting to see where Cochran's barrell did its leaking and who all got $2 to vote for Cochran, Poke and Walsh that the party workers were offering, and doing it publicly so that all could plainly understand what their ideas of "better govern ment" meant. The Republican party has nothing to fear, let the ball begin, and those who dance pay for the music. (In sSuucls tuoo.ii[snui ixou aiU ozjuoiod o) .{puo.i i.iasui ur oinooai) o} 93a at|i .ioj p«u ~«[[Ojqtun„ oi;} jc a3pa ail uo s33a s;! 3ueu o; pasui ut joj qanouo ?uoi sau«unoi( 1! l n 3 ? 250.192 04 Liabilities. Capital ? 50.000 CO Surplus 10,000 00 Undivided Profits :i 024 24 Hue National Hanks 1.59:1 74 Circulation 11,250 00 Divldens l!npaid tifi 00 Deposits 17:1,724 06 8 250,192 04 State of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan ss: 1. XL D. Swarts, cashier of tin- atiove mimed hank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be lief. XL D. SWARTS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6tb day of Dec. 1 vjs. JOHN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public. Correct—_\tte.st: ALPIIONSUS WALSIL | J NO. D. REESKR. '• Director- W. J. LAWRENCE. ) Sheriff's Sale. I By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias issued out , <>f the Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan untv { iniU to me directed and deliveied then- w ill lie exposed lo public sale at the Court ilou*c in I.u porto. Pa., on TiII'KSDAY, DECEMBER K>. Iv.is. j in 1 o'clock p, m., the following described proper | ty viz: ; AM that certain piece, parcel or tract of land ! lying and being situated in the Borough of l.a J lorte, County of Sullivan and State of Pennsvl i vania, bounded as follows: | Beginning at the south-west corner of Cherry i and Muney streets, thence south sixtv-six feet along Muney street to the north-east corner of ' John Weiks lot, thence along said Weik's north line west two hundred and sixty feet to a corner in Blackberry Alley, thence aloncr said Alley north sixty-six feet to a corner in cherry street, thence along Cherry street East two hun dred and sixty feet to the place of beginning, Containing sixty-three perches be the same more or less. Land all Improved and having erected thereon a two story framed dwelling house and out build ings, fruit trees etc. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of Anna Hill and B. F. Hill at the suit of T. F. Kolasou and H. E. Metealf. ELLIS SWANK Sheriff. Hbadlkv Atty. Sheriff's office, La|>orte l'a., Nov. 21,1898. For gum boots and rubbers goto J. \V. Buck, iSoneotown. QOtJKT l'KO< ;LA NATION.' Whereas, Hon. E. M. Dunham. President Judge, Honorable* John S. Line and Conrad Kraus Associate Judges of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Deliverer, Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Orphans Court and Com mon Pleas for the County of Sullivan, have issued their precept, bearing date the 2* duy of sept 1898, to me directed, for holding the several courts in the Borough of Laporte. on Monday the 12th day of Dec. 1898, at 2 o'clock p. m. Therefore, notice is hereby given to the ('oroner ] Justices of the Peace and Coustables within the county, that they be then and there in their plott er person at 2 o'clock p. m.of said day, with their ! ions, records, inquisitions examinations anil I other icmem be ranees to those things to which I their ottices apiiertaln to be done. And to those who are bound by their recognizatiou to prosecute I against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of i the said county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to i he then and there to pruseeute against then, as will U' Just. ELLIS SWANK, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Laporte, l'a.,.Oct. ill. 1898. J. \V. buck has some of his holiday ' goods on hand already. Trial List, December Term, 1898. 1 A. C. llnverly, vs Benjamin Kuykendall. Jr. | No. 71 May Turin 1897, Trespass, l'lea -not guil ty" Mullen, I Thomson. 2 Mitchell. Voung A Co. vs A. J Httekley. No, 1 104 Sept. Term 1893, Scire Facias, Plea, "Pavment ! payment with cause Ac, llill. | Inglmins. James MeFarlane, vs W. c. Mhsou, No. ;n , Arvsiiniji«it Payment, pawnent with Imvi' .tr I Mullen, | Walsh. j 7 F. 11, Toinlinsou vs Jacob A, Meyers ami I\\ illiam 1. Taylor, No. 1 Fob. T. 189>. I,n et ment. l'lea, not guilty. Hill. J Mullen : 8 J. \\ m. Allen ami Martha Allen vs Taper | Hunslnger and Hush J. Hunslnger No. 98,Muv T I 1898, Replevin. Mullen ami Thomson. > Hill I and I'iatl, •J J. Wm. Allen and Martha Allen vs Taper llunsinger and RushJ. llunsinger, No. 99. Nlny T. 1898. Ejectment. Mullen and Thomson | Hill and l'iatt. WM. J. LAWRENCE, Proth. Prothy's. office. Laporte, Pa, Oct. 31. 18<>s. Powder, shot, caps, anil u lull line of hunter's niiiiinition including buckshot shells at W. Buck's. Incorporation Notice. j Notice Is hereby given that an application for Hie incor|x>ration of the Borough of Eagles Mere was presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions, in and for the county of Sullivan, on the 20 of Se|s : tember IJS9B, and an order then made by the Court i that the same be tiled with the Clerk, and notice thereof given in one newspaper of the said count v for a period of not less than thirtv davs immed iately before the next regular term of the court following the presentation of such application and the tiling thereof; and that a hearing will lie given to said application at the next regular term of said court WM. J, LAWRENCE. Clerk IN'.H \MS Attorneys, Oct. '.'o. 1898, Administratrix Notice, Estate of Walter Spencer, late of Ln porto Boro. Sullivan county, deceased. Letters of administration upon thcabove named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; ami those indebted thereto, jvill please make immediate pavment to EMMA SPENCER. Admrx A. J.BKADLEY, Atty. Laporte,Pa Register's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the following uc counts have been tiled in my office, vi*: First and final account of August Marshall, Ex ecutor. First and final account of Carl F Ileess. Guar dian. First and final account of Chas L. Little Ad ministrator. First and final account of Peter L. Messersmith Executor. First and final account of Hannah Brobst and ' Lyman B. S|H!aker, Executors. Also the following widow's appraisement In ' the estate of Miles A. Burns, deceased. And the same will be presented to the Orphans' Court of Sullivan county on Monday, December! 12,1898, at 3 o'clock p. ni. for continuation anil ' allowance. WM. J. LAWRENCE, Register. Register's office. Laporte Pa.. Nov. 11, 1898. Executor's Notice. Estateol' Frederick lleinze. late of Elkland township, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamen tary upon the cstAte of said decedent have been granted to the undersigned. All (persons indebt ed to said estate are requested to make pavment and those having claims or demands against the 1 same will make them known without ilelav to i CHRISTIAN E. HEINZE, Executor, i Lake Run Pa., Oct, 11 1898. Boarders. •John. V. Finkle has opened his large i and comfortable house for the accomoda tion ofcourt hoarders, and also for regu- j lar hoarders by the day or week, at rea sonable rates. Corner of Maple and Muncv Sts.,Laporte. Williamsport & North Branch R.R TIIVEIE TABLE. In Effect Tuesday Sept. IK, 1808. Northward. Southward, pm. a.m.j a.m. pin 5 25 ! 10 23 Halls 9 4ft 440 fr>3o fIO2S Pennsdale 9 41 f4 35 ft 40 10 40 Hughesvllle i 9 32 4 23 f> 4s 10 4S Picture Rocks ! 9 25 4 13 KM flOr.J Lyons Mills f922 f4 0S fa 54 flO.V> t'hamouni 9 20 f4tw ft! 02 11 01 Glen Mawr 9 14 359 ; fB 12 fll 14 Straw-bridge f9 05 f3 47 i « lfi fll 17 Beech Glen f9Ol f:ir> 6 20 U2l Muncy Valley 8 58 3 40; 628 11 30 Sonesitown 8 52 332 645 11 49 N'ordmont 838 3 15 701 12 0s LaPorte ; 821 267 704, 1211 LaPorte Tannery 8 19 2 54 f720 f1230 Ringdale fBIV. fa as 7 3.5 1245 Sattertleld | 7 55 2 20 pm. p. m. am. pm. j All trains daily except Sunday; " 112" flag stations. Connections with the Philadelphia A Reading at Halls, for all points north and south, and the Fall Brook and Beech Creek railroads. At Satterfield for all points on the Lehigh Valley railroad. At Soueatown with the Eagles Mere railroad. R. E. EAVENSON, Gen, Manager HoghetvilleP C. R. Gumblc, Dealer in and Hanufacturer of i Farm . 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