I:» rilic in News Item THURSDAY, MARCH, 23, 1899. j Ignorance is the mother of £ T scepticism. Ignorance does T W not abound to any'great extent £ 112 in Sullivan County, 112 2 So that there # £ is But Little 1 i Scepticism £ { about the Value of \zbe IReWSI I I ITtem t £ As a Profitable $ ißbvertising I \ fliebium. * I it, Your it, Your neighbor does.# J # Subscribe. Don't borrow. County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. —Co. Treas. Thrasher i> in town j this week. —Frank Luseh of Dushore had' business in town Tuesday. —D. Boyles of Estella, was a coun ty seat visitor on Saturday. —The County Com. transacted business at their office Tuesday. —J. Wm. Moran of Muney Valley was doing business in town Wednes- j day. —("has. .Starr of Sonestown, was at the county seat on business Tuesday j evening. —Proth. Win. J. Lawrence had j business transactions in Lopez on Tuesday. —Wm. M. Cheney of Bingham-1 ton was in town between trains on business Wednesday. Atty. F. H. Ingliam had a busi- \ ness call in Dushore Tuesday. —PL R. Schoino has rented the | Hill residence on Muncy St., and; will remain here a few months. —Chas. Lawrence and John Boyd ! of Dushore, are in town this week J putting on the finishing strokes to i the double dwelling made from the Presbyterian church. —The Queen Regent has signed i the peace treaty. She can now pro ceed to collect. We might,however, hold up that $20,000,000 on the ■ ground that the horse is balky. —J. S. Harrington, the popular shoe dealer of Dushore, was a busi ness man in town Tuesday. He will at once move his store to the Garey block at same place and prepare for j a big spring trade. —The Schomo family will close j their singing school in the M. E. church Saturday evening of next week with a concert by class and family. There will be a song service sabbath evening by the same voices. Orchestra accompaniment both eve nings. —The only instance where it did not pay to advertise in the NEWS JTKM was when we asked in our last issue for some body to "stir up a lit tle excitement as local news was ex hausted." Next morning after the issue we found our safe looking like the Maine, blown up. It didn't pay us to advertise. —Notwithstanding the fact that our legislature cannot elect a Senator in two months time, they made Dewey a saint and freed Ireland all inside of two days. What'll John Bull say when he reads that Harris burg resolution. Now having freed Ireland the legislature should give her a stable government and make an appropriation. —Our contemporaries the Gazette and Review are at logerheads over the question whether or not the County Commissioners allow tax payers the privilege of examining their books. The Gazette is giving the Review an excellent opportunity to publicly air his animosity and present his side ofrhe case in a very much exagerated style. We have paid too little attention to the matter to be conversant with the case as argued before the court, but the NEWS ITEM believes the Commis sioners and their clerk to be obliging and honorable men willing to furn ish any information a tax payer udgh seek, if approached in a gen telmanly manner. The Review man is the only one finding fault in this respect, and as there is a personal grudge against the Commissioners at the bottom of it all, the public is not in the slightest consented over the matter. Sensible public. Tho Editor's Safe Openod With Dynamite. ' On entering the post office apart ' ment Thursday morning of last week the editor found his safe blown open I with some powerful explosive by midnight marauders who had forced their enteranco through the front i door with a "jimmy," judging by the marks made upon the door and (door-jam. I The combination knob of the safe showed that a sledge had been used in breaking it off and dynamite placed in about the lock tumblers which completely riddled the whole door and badly shattered the interior woodwork of the safe. Mail bags had been placed over it to muffle the report, and one was badly dam aged. -V quantity of papers and books having been sorted were left in a pile, while a quantity of postage and revenue stamps and money to the amount of over $02.00 was miss ing, along with a rifled registered letter addressed to Fagles Mere for Levi Weaver. The burglars had a good night for their work as the night was very dark and the wind blew hard. They must have come from somewhere beyond Dushore, as it was shown by the tracks found in front of the office next morning that they drove a one horse rig, and some revenue stamps were found in the roadway early that morning beyond Kingdale. The parties evidently live near enough to have reached their desti nation before daylight as nothing further can be learned. Mrs. Wm. Heim Dead. After a prolonged illness dating from the birth of her child eleven weeks ago, Mrs. Wm. Ileini of this place, died at her home on Tues day at 10 a.m. Aged 11, years, 10 months and days. The funeral will be held on Fri day at -p. m. Friends will met at the house at 1:! W. Besidenceand Sleeping Child Consumed. The residence of Frank Rice, of Lope/., burned to tho ground Wed nesday afternoon, in which his six year old daughter perished in the angry flames, and all his household goods distroyed. Mrs. llice was away on a visit at Say re at the time, and during her absence Mr. Bice's mother and sister were keeping house for him. After the noon meal the child went tip stairs to take her usual nap. About two o'clock Mrs. Rico realized a strong odor of smoke and started to the second floor to make examination but was driven back by flames and [ smoke when ■die started to rescue the child. By this time the entire top floor was ablaze and the roof aroud the flue entirely burned away. The alarm was given and heroic efforts made to reach the .deeping girl, but of no avail, it was too late. By the intense excitement none of the furniture was saved. After the tire the remains of the child was found buried in the ruins burned | beyond recognition. The funeral ; was held on Thursday. Doath ol'.Jacob Buck. Another aged citizen has joined the great majority on the otherside of 'the river of death. Mr. Jacob Buck, j departed this life Friday morning, j March IT, 180!), at hi< home in Straw | bridge. Calmly, willingly, peace fully he passed away when death claimed him. Demised was "o years old and father of nine children. He former resided in Davidson twp., until 15 years ago lie moved to Strawbridge and settled on a nice farm to pass his remaining years. lie was a faithful member of the Kvangelical church for many years. As a citizen he was greatly respected and admir ed by all who knew him for his manly qualities; as a neighbor lie was highly disposed and obliging in a high degree. The funeral was held on Monday at Strawbridge. Fierce Flames Rage iu Forksville. A 82300 tire in the center of the town. A tire that threatened for a time to sweep the entir property on the side of the street which it origi nated, broke out in Wright A- Ilaight plaining mill at a. m., Wednes day, March 1.1. The tire is supposed to have originated by a hot boxing, it was well under headway when discovered and when the alarm was given the whole town turned out to combat with the destroyer. Mc- Kwen had a number of log drivers on hand and with their corked boots was able to render most efficient work, thinging naught of their safety upon the slippery roofs of near by buildings. \V. K. Miller's residence was on tire several times and Hotel Snyder on the opposite side of street had the paint badly scorched. The mill was entirely destroyed. Insured for £IOOO. The proprietors are undesided about rebuilding. I ORPHANS' COURT SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. 11l the matter of I In the Orphan Petition for sale of [ Court of Sail him the Real Estate of ( tbunty, JVo. MarylMcCarty,dcd. J May Term,l399. In pursuance of an order and decree issued out of the Orphans' Court of said County, there will be exposed to public sale upon the premises in Elkland town ship, Sullivan county, Pa., on SATURDAY, APRIL S 1599, at ten o'clock a.m.. the following describ ed valuable Real Estate viz: All that certain tract, parcel or piece of land lying and being in Elkland township. Sullivan county, Pa., bounded and describ ed as follows, viz: ljot No. 1. Beginning at an old sugar stump '.he corner of Fraak McCartv's land, thence along his line south 56 degrees east 136 rods to a post in private road; thence by the same, along said road aouth 22 degrees west 4 reds to a poat in the public road leading from Eldredaville to Lake RUB; thence along said road, south 61} degrees west 17 rods: thence by the same, south 53 degrees west 25 rods to a etone pile by a large sugar stump; thence by the same (having lett road) south 56 degrees east 18 rods to a post aud stones corner 011 the old line; thence still bv the said Frank McCariy and Thos. W. McCarty, south 34 degrees west 83 rods to a stone corner near ?'lk Creek; thence by Thos. W. Mc- Carty and J. P. McConnell north 56 de grees west 140 rods to post and stones corner: thence by the said McConnell. south 34 degrees west 6 and 3-10 rod# to a post and stones corner, on the lower side of the Lake Hun road; thence by lot No. 2, along said road north 21 degrees west 1? and 6-10 rods; thence north 24 degrees west 20 rods: thence north 2} degrees east 12 rods; tbeucc north 12 degrees west 18 rods: thence north 6i degrees west 12 rods: thence north 28} degrees east 13 rods; thence north 16{ degrees east 6 rods;th«nce north 5} degrees west 12 rods; thence north 40} degree* west 10 rods, to the in tersection of the I.ake Run road with the road leading from Lake Run post office to Shunk; thence along said road, by laud of Anthony Glockner, north 83 degrees east II rods: th»nce north 23} dejrees east 23 rods: thence north 55} degrees east 16 rods to point near the bake Run post office; thence south 62} degrees east 12 rods; thence south 38 degree® east 28 rods; then ce south 27} degrees east 28 and 4-10 rods to the old line; thence by George Rosback land (leaving road) nortfi 35 (legrees east 23 and 6-10 rods to the place of beginning. Containing 144 acres and 52 perches be the same more or less. Which said lot is designated the "Homestead,'' and has thereon erected a large framed dwelling house, large framed bam and other out buildings, and being all cleared and under cultivation, except a small portion ol wood standing thereon for household purposes. Also another lot. piece or parcel of land in same Township, County and State.and adjoining the above described piece, as follows, viz: Lot No. i'. Beginning ai a pu-t and hiones corner of lot No. 1, on on the lower side of the I.ake Hun road, on line of J. P. McC'on nell, thence on his line aouth 34 degrees west 85 rods to post and stones corner on lineot John Louden; thence on his line north 55} degrees west 111 and 4-10 rods to post and stone corner of said Louden's land; thence by land of T. C. lleess, north 344 degrees east 71 and 8-10 rods to poet aud stones corner: tbence by the same, north 55} degrees west 21 and 8-10 rods to post aud stones comer of Adam l'au mauck's land; thence on his line north 34} degrees east 60 and 8-10 rods, to a sugar corner ot C. C. lleinze's lot: thence on his line south 55} degrees east 11 rods to post corner; thence by the same north 34} degrees east 19 rods to a post by the road leading from Lake Run post office to Shunk; thence along said road by land of said Heinze. south 75} degrees east 14 rods; thence north 86 degrees east 12 rods thence south 51 degrees east 11 and 2-10 r<jd«:thence south 63} degrees east 12 rods to intersection of paid road with the Lake Ran road; thence along said I.ake Run road by lot No. I. south 40} degrees east 10 rods; thence south 5} degree* east 12 rods, thence south 16} degrees west ti rods: thence south 2S} degrees west 13 rods: thence south 6} degrees east 12 rods: thence south 12 degrees east 18 rods: theuce south 2} degrees west 12 rods: thence south 24 degrees east 20 rods: thence .-outh 21 degrees east 13 and 6-10 rods to the place of beginning. Contain ing 102 acre* and 84 perches, be the same more or less. Reserving from this said last described lot ot land, one-half acre, which is leased to the Elkland School District, as long as it shall be used for school purposes. Kiftv acres of last de scribed lot being cleared and in pasture, and the balance thereof is woodland. The Administrators are empowered to sell the above described property either in seperate lots as described, or in the whole as one farm, as to them may seem best tor the interests of the estate. TKKMS OK BALK. —' 'ne fourth ot the pur chase money to be paid at the striking down of the* property: the remaining three fourths within one year thereafter, with interest from confirmation Ni. Si. The purchaser or purchasers will be required to give good and sufficient bonds to the Administrators, that they will comply with the terms of sale. .JOSEPH J. PA It DO K, THOMAS VV. McCARTY, Administrators of the Instate of Mary McCarty, deceased. Dowxs, Attorney. I'l.v .. >•!<•.. It«-V"tt. Havana. March -2. Advices from sail .Mian, Porto IMco, l>.v the Spanish .nail steamer Sau Ignacio indicate a lisiurlit'il state of tVeliiig anions the natives which may culminate lu open rebellion. According to a storj whisp ered iu military circles at San Juan a cargo of arms and ammunition was unded on the north coast near Areclbo last week and successfully taken to the mountaius. where a group of nearly a hundred bandits have eluded (Jen. Henry's efforts to capture them. The situation is thought to be serious enough to warrant an Issif of a huu Iml rounds of ammunition to the three regiments which foroi the Isl mil's garrison. A Pleasant Birthday Party. Sheriff 11. W. Osier and wife gave a birthday party for their eldest daughter, Miss Ina, on Friday eve ning. Music was furnished hy A. J. Hack ley and Geo. Upman. Those who enjoyed the pleasant event were: Misses Bessie Wrede, Lottie Landon, Eva Lawrence, May Funs ton, Marion Wrede, Mae Higley, Carrie lleess, May Sehomo, May Mason, Messrs. ('has. Lauer, Geo. Snyder, Henry Stepp, Samuel Hit ter, Say lor Lawrence, lfarry Landon, Herman Green, Kobert Mason, Jop Wrede, Qeo. Upman, Ellery Swank, Walter and Parker Lowe, Latimer Sehomo and John Hassen. A light lunch was served at midnight and Miss Ina and her lady friends enter tained the gentlemen until the small hours of the morning, when all de parted for their homes well pleased with Miss Ilia's St. Patrick's Eve. party. The Sheriff was called upon to sing a so'low' "There's a hot time in Laporte tonight," but the Sheriff declined, as his musical instructor advised him not to sing after hour as his voice is delicate. Sonestown. Joseph Meneer of Ringdale visited his brother August, at this place last week. E. J. Luckwood has returned from a week at Laporte. Andrew Edgar was a Friday caller at Hughesville. H. I). Lock wood and J. VT. Buck were at Lairdsville one day last week. Mrs. P. E. Magargel is now at the home of her son Harry, above town. The latter has been seriously ill, but is now pronounced out of danger hy Dr. Wackenhuth. George Kiess went to William sport 011 Saturday. An Easter service will be held 011 that day by the Junior Epworth League. A. C. Messersmlth now of Phila delphia, was in town Friday and Saturday calling 011 old friends. Mrs. A. T. Armstrong, Mrs. A. Edgar, Geo. Edwards and Wilson Starr were friends from this place to attend the funeral of Jacob Buck at Strawbridge on Monday. P. («. K iesenger was a visitor from Eagles Mere on Monday. W.B. Ilazen 's school at Glidewells will close on Friday. W. B. Ilazen and Walter Forah start in three weeks for Ganoga Hill i school. Miss Myrtle Edgar will at-j tend the spring term at Bloomsburg. I H. 1). Lockwood has started the I procession for April Ist by moving across the street into the Steinhack j house. W.J. Trump of Muncy has return-; ed to take charge ofA.T. Armstrong grist mill. Sheriff's Hale. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias issu ed out of the Court of Common Pleas ot Sullivan County, and to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House, in I.aporte. Pa., on SATURDAY, APRIL 8. 1899. at 10 o'clock a.m.. the following described property, \ iz: All that lot, piece or parcel of land lying and being in Fox township, Sullivan, j county. Pennsylvania.bounded as follows: beginning at a maple tree which is the corner of a tract surveyed 011 warrant to William Cathcart; thence east 91 5-10 perches to a hemlock tree: thence south 18t> perches to a beech tree: thence west 91 5-10 perches to a post: thence north ISI'I perches to the place of beginning, i Containing 100 acres with the usual allow ance. Having thereon erected a small plank dwelling house, a framed barn and other outbuildings; a small orchard of fruit trees thereon: about 50 acres cleared and under cultivation, balance woodland. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property ot Jethro Pattin at the suit of Ransom Thrasher. Jl. W. OSLER, Sherifl. j Sheriffs otlice. I.aporte.Pa..March 13, '99.1 By virtue Of a writ of Fieri Facias, issued out of the Court of Common Plea" of Sullivan county, and to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House, in l.a portc. Sullivan county. Pa.,on MON DA Y, APR IL 1899, at 9 o'clock, a. 111., tiie following property j viz: ! All that piece or parcel ol land lying aud being in the Township of Davidson, County of Sullivan and State of Pennsyl vania," described as follows: Two thirds of a tract of land in the warrantee name of Rebecea Yarnall. beginning at a I comer ol land of T. 1!. Cole on the war -1 rant line of said tract, tbence north sixty I six degrees and a half west, two hundred and twenty-four perches and six-tenths to the corner of said tract thence; along the ! tract line north twenty-three and a half I degrees east two hundred and live perches ' to a corner of the tract: thence south sixty six and a half degrees east two hundred and twenty-four and six-tenth perches along the tract line to the corner of 'J'. 15. Cole land: thence along the line of T. B. Cole south twenty-three and a half tfcgrees west two hundred and five perches to the place ot beginning. Containing accord ing to a resurvey made by Wm. A.Mason surveyor, two hundred and eighty-seven acres and twenty-two perches more or less. All uncleared land. Sei/.ed, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of F. Rink at the suit of It T. Smith A Son. 11. W. OSLER, Sheriff. KAKNS, Attv. Sheriffs office.Laporte, Pa., March 6, '99. If you Appreciate buying from a square, honorable house, which transact? business on the square, don't forget when in need of CLOTHING, SHOES, LADIES'COATS& CAPES to patroni/.e the originators of the small profit system and you certainly wont regret taking advantage of a guide to upright dealers. Mercury has taken a drop, consequently drop to this pointer and don't buy an Overcoat, Suit. Shoes, Furnishing goods, Ladies' Cloaks, or anything in our large lines until yon have first, visited us. Read the Following Low Prices Here is a special offer in men's blue or black overcoats at 5.00 are worth every cent 8.00. Men's dress suits, fine made,strictly all wool, at G.OO are worth 10.00. Men's black suits were sold at 5.00. now 2.75. Youths' suits at 2.25. are sold all over at 4.00. Children's overcoats at 1.25 are special bargains. Chil dren's suits, heavy weight, 1.00, Special offer in all wool heavs top shirts at 50c. Heavy wool undershirts or drawers at 50c. worth 1.00. Ladies' ribbed vests, exitry heavy> 20c Shoes, Rubber Boots & Shoes. Don't wait —prices cannot be lower. Many people think if they wait until very late in the season they can buy at. cost. Do you know when you get an article at cost ? If you do we will ask you to come and see our low prices now. our re ductions ami you will be convinced that you can buy merchan dise at our store 40 percent, cheaper than any other place. Comm and see the plain facts at our large store with small prices. Good attendants and always glad to show you goods and prices. The Reliable Dealer in Clothing J aeon rCr Boots and Shoes. HUGHESVILLE, PA. Campbell, FOR CASH ONLY ! FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS will sell lay stock of Winter goods a greatly reduced prices to make room form v pring and Summer stock. Would Rather Get Cost out of Them Than Summer Them Over. It consists of Men's, Youths' and Children's Suits and Overcoat*. Horse and bed' blankets. Men's, Hoy's and Children's ''aps Lumbermen's socks, felt boots and overs. 1 Kiting and lumberman's rlannein and all other goods too numerous to mention. Call and examine: wliv take vour moncv out of town when you can buy cheaper at home. REMKMI'KI' ! that I handle wiard plows and rake.-, -teel laud rollers, wheel barrow-, and Honker'- Fertilizers. Prices arc right on all gooil>-. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter and Eggs. Don't Wait a Minute! The Grandest Opportunity to Save Money ON MEN'S BOYS and CHILDREN'S l/lOttling. A positive clearing sale of well made, substantial, servise-giving Clothing. The kind that 1 can fully guarantee. All togo for it.- clearing sale. Cost pushed aside. Prices cut to make immediate sale. 800 pairs of all worsted pants at half price. Too many overcoats, must sell at your own offer. Snits at less than you would think of offering lot 1 them. Underwear and Gents furnishings all must go. DcsHonK, 112 LAPORTE Clothing Store. Before we Receive Our Large Stock of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS We will close out our WINTEK GOODS AT NEARLY HALF PRICK, and a good many articles at less than Half Price. Men's < »vercoats, former price now .T2.7"': men's black or o»*er coat*, former price. S.O'and 9.00, now $4.50; men's overcoats, former prie* 12.00 and 13.00, now 6.50: men's storm coats, former price 7.50, now 3.75: voutli's storm coats, former price 1.50. now 'J../0 All heavy top shirt* an i undershirts at exactly halt price; men's suits at 1'.75. 3.50. 5.50, and 6.00 are lower prices than you ever heard of before.' Youth's suits. 3 pieces, at 2.50 3.50, and 4.00 are .great bargains. I A niCC PfiATQ will be closed at much less than half price. LAUIL w V»U/* I O Former price, 2.50, now 1.00. Special Priees on BOOTS AND SHOES. We must sell all our Winter goods this month to make room for our large Spring and Summer stock. It will pay you bjg !o make your purchasees now for future n-\ ' JOE COOPER, The Clothier.
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