News Item. i THURSDAY, ATRIb 6, 1899. J Ignoranpe Is the mother of J scepticism. Ignorance does J 1 not abound to any'great extent r , # in Sullivan County, 112 S So that there # £ is But Little I j t Scepticism £ • i J about the Value of j J tabe IRewet \ j ITtcm ij: 0 ' As a Profitable # J iHbvcrtfsing ! \ flDebium. * i 1 * i # Read it, Your neighbor does. # J Don't borrow. # ■4 County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. < —The calendar is April fooling. | ( —('has. Lauer is on the sick list, j. —Robt. Storniont is on the sick ; , list. —Born, to Atty. and Mrs. F. 11. ji Ingham, March 80, a boy. —Frank Shoemaker is enjoying a i short vacation at this place. —Judge Dunham is holding court in Tunkhannock this week. —Judges Line and Krause were at the seat of justice Wednesday. ! --('has. Reederof Hughesville,was ■ a business man in town Tuesday. —Atty. S.B. Karns of Benton w as a business man in town Monday. j, —D. F. Crossley of Dushore made! Laporte a business call on Friday. —T. J. Keeler transacted business , in Williamsport one day last week. —lf your garden is steam heated j you can go ahead with the planting, j 1 —Dr. Wackenhuth made a profes-1 sional visit to Williamsport on Tues day. j —Atty. E. J. Mullen made a busi ness trip to Montoursville on Thurs day last. —Master Herbert Keeler returned | home Monday after a two weeks vis- j at. Benton. —Dist. Atty. A. J. Bradley was transacting business in Williamsport Saturday. —Miss Grace Lawrence of Lope/.,! spent Sunday with her parents at this place. —James H. Proctor of Boston w as the guest of Supt. J. W. Flynn one I day last week. —lf people do not catch cold it will not be because there is any lack of it laying around. —Harry Muchler and Harvey Hess of Nordmont were county seat callers on Monday. —Mrs. M. C. Lauer proprietress of j the late Mountain House, has rented ' the Fairview cottage and will soon ( be prepared to accomodate her many patrons. —The store goods saved from the Mountain House grocery were mov- Pice, the new Evan gelical minister of Grover, preached at this place Sunday to a large sized : audience. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swingle have returned from a long visit with their daughter at Binghamton. Miss Katie Drown and brother Frank of Dry Bridge, Va.,are spend-! ing the summer here with relatives.! The two year old child of Mrs. I I Cora Rumsey, who took a small j j quantity of birch oil Thursday of last week, is reported better. Dev. F. K. Spooner of Hillsgrove, w ill preach here Sunday next at 11. A. E. Campbell, our enterprising merchant is in the city this week buying goods for his spring trade. J. 11. Thayer, Principal of the I)u- j j shore school, and candidate for Co. Supt., was in town last week calling | on the several directors of the Twp. | Mr. Honeywell, the blacksmith,! ! has moved into the Sw ingle house | oil Water street. William Xewconien of near Wm.- I sport, occupies the Caseman house at ! I'iatt. Ed. Sawyer of East Canton, will work the Watts farm the coming ; summer. The home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. P.; Kilmer of this place was the scene | lof a very pretty wedding Sunday, j | April i!, when their eldest daughter, ! Miss Maud, was united in marriage to Claud Smith of Ellenton, by V.D.' Kilmer, Esq. Miss Nan Kilmer, sister of the bride, acted as hrides- j j maid and Charley Letts of (irover, as best man. After the ceremony a ' large circle of relatives sat down to a | ! bounteous table of good things. The bride was the recipient of many nice J and useful presents. We join in j wishing the happy couple a pleasant j ! journey in the boat of double blessed- j : ness. Estella. Robins and bluebirds have arrived but the cold weather still continues. J. J.Webster of Forest City, passed through town Friday. W. T. More of Jakersville will move on his farm at this phice, thisj week. Fuliner Jenkins, Frank Lowder and Ira Dryan of Hillsgrove were calling on friends in town Sunday. Miss Alice More lias returned home from Jakersville. Ernest Smith and wife, who have been visiting at J. E. Brown's for some time have returned home. E. Jennings made a businc— trip to Fallbrook Saturday. George Warburton of Say re, was calling on friends in this place last , week. The Bible Sunday School reorgan -1 ized Sunday, April -, and elected ■ the following officers: Supt. .I. Ellis Brown; Ast. Supt., John W.Brown; Trea«., Grace Wheat ley; Sect. C. A. Boyle; Ast. Sec,, Mr*. Flora Wlieat ; h'.v. 1 Rev. F. E. Spooner preached it i very able sermon here last Sunday. Mrs. C. J. Fuller, who has been seriously ill for some time is im -1 proving slowly. The party at Geo. W. Teeter's Saturday evening was a success in • every way and all report an enjoyable ■ time. , A. T. Mulnix has purchased a lot • in town and will erect a dwelling •! house this summer. ?! Washington Camp No. 181, I\U.S. ; j of A. have purchased the blacksmith | shop and hall of C. J. Fuller. Bernice Echoes. Mrs. C. T. Lilley of Dushore wa-: visiting friends and relatives at j Mildred Friday. , Alexander Hart, practical sewing machine repairer, of Towanda, Is in town this week, working at his trade. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rob erts, Thursday, March 30, a son. Joseph O'Neill was calling on friends at Dushore Thursday. Miss Katie Line, who has been at < Pittston for some time, returned 1 home last week. H. J. Keller was at Towanda Sat- > urday transacting business I*. 11. McGee was at Dushore Fri day on his official duties a- town clerk. I*. C. Connor made a busines frip to Robertsdale last week. The following young people went to Long Valley Monday to attend a ball; Misses Minnie Haley, Lucy llelsman, Nellie McDonald, Messrs. James Lang, Richard Bennett, Ar thur White, Wm. Walters, Prank Cooney and John Burns. Mrs. Clara McDonald of Jefferson county, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mi-Donald of this place. The Faster service held in the St. Francis church Sunday was very beautiful and impressive. Hev. J.A. Enright officiated. Faster service was held in the Presbyterian church by Hev. J. C. Campbell, and a very able sermon was delivered by him. Such April showers as we had last week will nol bring many .May flow ers. Mr. Win. Meehean, head clerk for W. If. Blight, has maved bis family from Towanda to this place. A. 11. Roberts, who has been in the hard coal region for the past two weeks introducing his patent slate I picker, returned home Saturday, lie | has met with good success. l/ist of < irand Jurors drawn for ; May term on Monday. * ico. Brackman, Cha>. Cook, Julius 1 Lunch, Lewis Lovelace, Jessie It. Mc- Carty, Samuel Northrop. Henry: ! Donahoe, Adam Sherman, W. B. j Mes-sorsinith, K. C. Walters, 11. I>. I Dickcrson, Mathew tjuinn, Martin O'Brien, J. P. Brenchley, Robert Ramsey, Wilson Ryant, Herman Behr, Henry Hitchlin, FUN Noll, Win. Shoemaker, S. J. Bird, Anth. Kobe, Milton Botsford, C. Sleek. THAVKIISK .11 KORS. Win. 11. Heini, James Sones, 11. IC. Boatman, Peter Albert, Edward Horner, Isaac Williams, Win. Itob j bins, Wm. Haines, I>. A. Messer- I smith, John Converse, IJoydStreby, ! Thos. Collins, J. W.Frey, Wm.Deck er, Josiah Smith, I. D. Haverly, 11. Johnson, ( has. Baumack, Cyrus j Connors, D. W. Potter, S. Thrasher, I John Murphy, Robert Molyneux, I John Miller, Peter, Kelley, John : Haverly. Owen Sweeney, W.D.Law ! renson, M. M. Jordan, C. Kaff'e, N . ! Schuyler, John 1 lousewcrt, Thomas i Strehy, Tho>. Schell, Milton lteeder, Amos Cox. Sheriff's Kate By virtue oi a writ of LeviraTaciae it u jed out of the Court of Common Pleas ol j I Sullivan County, and to iiie directed and | delivered, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House, in I.aporte. Pa., ! on FRIDAY. \PRIL 28, 1809. at 10 o'clock a.m.. the following described j property, viz: All that lot. piece or parcel of land lying and being in the Tow nship of Colley. County of Sullivan and State of Pennsyl vania, bounded and described as follows; viz: Beginning at a corner (rocks) being the north-east corner of John Clark war rant, thence along north line of Calvin Chaddock warrant south eighty-eight (88) degrees east, fifty-seven perches to stones corner, north east of Henry Dieffenbach's lot: thence along hi- line south two de grees west one bundled and thirty perches, to stones corner: thence north eighty-eight degrees west fitly-seven perches to warrant line of John Clark and Calvin ('haddock: thence along line ot Calvin .Chttdilot-k south two degrees west, seventy-fourj per ches to the south-west corner of the same; thence north eighty-eight degrees west one hundred seventy-nine perches 10 a corner to be made: thence north two de grees east,one hundred twent-four perches i to the south-west corner of lot of estate of I William Miller, deed.; thence along south 1 line of said lot south eighty-eight degrees ! east one hundred six perches to south east corner of same; thence along east line of said Miller lot, north two degrees east eighty perches to stones in warrant line: thence along north line ot John Clark warrant south eightv-eigbt degrees east seventy-three perches to the place of be ginning. Containing two hundred and twenty-one acres be the same more or less. Having thereon erected a frame dwelling house, a large frame ham, and numerous other outbuildings; well watered, with a large orehard of fruit trees thereon. 1 ' 1 Seized, taken into execution and 16 he soldi»s the property of William Iteeser, i Sarah Reeser and M. W. Ileescr at the suit of Kdward Kngleman and F. A. Behr, 1 Kxecutors of C. W. Kngleman deed, to use ot l.illie Mosier. 11. W. OSI.KR, Sherifl. I BRAI»I.KV A l' KEAR. AttVS. I Sheriff's office, Laporte.Pa.,Apiil 4, ''.l9. Harry Magarge Dea-Jt. Harry Magargel of Laporte twp., who has been suffering with an ab scess on the brain, succumbed Tues day afternoon following the arrange ments for an operation at the Wil liamsport Hospital. Services in M. K. Church. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. League at G:3O p.m. The newly appointed pastor Rev. F. Frycklund is expect to preach at 7:30 p.m. Co. Com. 11. <•. Huffmaster is making some needed improvements in the court room this week. ORPHANS' COUBT SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. In the matter of /// (he Orphans' 1 Petition for sale of Vourt of Sullivan the Heal Estate of j Count//, Xo. 2, MaryiMcCarty,dcd. i May Term,lßW>. In pursuance of an order and decree issued out of the Orphans' C'ourl ol' said County, there will be exposed to public sale upon the premises in Elkland town ship, Sullivan county, Pa., on SATU KDA Y, APR IL 8, 1899, 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 Klkland township. Sullivan county, Pa., bounded and describ ed as follows, viz: Lot Xo. 1. Beginning at an old sugar stump the corner of Fraak McCarty 8 land, thence along his line south 50 degrees east 136 rods to a post in private road; thence by the same, along said road south 22 degrees west 4 rods to a post in the public road leading from Kldredsville to Lake Hun; thence along said road, south 6U degrees west 17 rods; thence by the same, south 53 degrees west 25 rods to a si one pile by a large sugar stump: thence bv the same (having left road) ■south 56 degrees east 18 rods to a post and stones corner on the old line: thence still by the said Frank McCarty and Thoe. W. McCarty, south 34 degrees west 83 rods to a stone corner near Elk Creek: thence by Thos. W. Mc- Carty and J. P. McConnell north 50 de grees west 140 rods to post and stones corner; thence by the said McConnell, south 34 degrees west 0 aud 3-10 rods to a post anil stones corner, on the lower side of the Lake Hun road; thence by lot No. 2, j along said road north 21 degrees west 13 and 0-10 rods; thence north 2-1 degrees west 20 rods; thence north 2[ degrees east 12 rods; thence north 12 degrees west 18 rods: thence north OA degrees west 12 I rods; thence north 28:J degrees east 13 rods; thence north lOi degrees east 0 rods;thence I north ">A degrees west 12 rods; thence north 40:j degree- west 10 rods, to the in- t tersectiou of the l.ake Run road with die j road leading from Lake Kun post oflice to Shunk; thence along said road, by land of \ Anthony (ilockner, north 83 degrees east ' 14 rods: thence north 23} degrees east 23 rods: thence north 55i degrees east 10 rods to point near the Lake Run post oflice; thence south 02} degrees east 12 rods; thence south 38 degrees east 2 s rods: then ce south 27 V degrees east 28 and 4-10 rods to the old line: thence !>v George Rosback land (leaving road) north 35 degrees east 2.1 and 0-10 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 barn and other out buildings, and being all cleared and under cultivation, except a small portion of 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, a? follows, viz: Ijot So. Beginning at a post and stones corner of lo! No. I.on oil the lower side of the Lake Run road, ou line of J. I'. McCon nell, thenceon his line south 31 degrees west 85 rods to post and stones corner on line of John Louden; thence on his line ( north 55:{ degrees west 111 and 4-10 roils jto post and stone corner of said Louden's j land: thence by land of T. C. lfecss, north I 34'. degrees east 71 and 8-10 rods to post land stones corner; thence by the ?ame, north 55} degrees west 21 and 8-10 rods to [KJSI and stones corner of Adam Ban mauck's land; thence on his line north I 34} degrees east 00 and 8-10 rods, to a i sugar corner of C. C. Ileinze's lot: thence ! on his line south 55| degrees east 11 "rods j to post corner; thence by the same north j 341 degrees east 19 rods to a post by the | road leading from Lake Run post office to IShtink: thence along said road by land ot j said Heinze, south 75} degrees east 14 i rode; ihence north 80 degrees east 12 rods thence south 51 degrees east 11 and 2-10 rods;thence south 03} degrees east 12 rods to intersection of said road with the Lake linn road: thence along said Lake Run road by lot No. 1. south 40i| degrees east j 10 rods: thence south 5} degrees east 12 i rods, thence south 10} degrees west 0 rods; thence south 2*degrees west 13 rods; thence south 0} degrees east 12 roils; thence south 12 degrees east IS rods; thence south 21 degrees west 12 rods: thence south 24 degrees east 20 rods; thence south 21 degrees east 13 and 0-10 rods to the place of beginning. Contain ing 102 acres and 84 perches, be the same more or less. Reserving from this said last described lot ol land, one-half acre, which is leased to the Elkland School District, as long as it shall be used for school purposes. Fiftv 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 lor the interests of"the estate. TERMS OF SALE. —One fourth of the pur chase money to be paid at the striking down ofthe 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. PARDOE. ITIOMAS W. McCARTY. Administrators of the Estate ol Mary McCarty, deceased. I DOWNS, Attorney. If you Appreciate buying from a square, honorable house, which transacts business on the pquare. don't forget when in need of CLOTHING, SHOES, LADIES'COATS&. CAPES to patronize the originators of the small profit system aud 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 you 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 3.00. Men's dress suits, tine made.strietlv all wool, at C.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 heavy top shirts at 50c. Heavy wool undershirts or drawers at 50c, worth 1.00. ladies ribbed vests, extry heavy. 20c, Shoes, Rubber Boots & Shoes. Don't wait —prices canuot 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 w ill ask you to come and see our low prices now s***' our re ductious and you will be convinced that you can buy merchan dise at our store 40 percent, cheaper than any other place. Come and see the plain facts at our large store with small prices. Good attendants and always glad to show you goods and prices. Oa* The Reliable Dealer in Clothing rCI Boots and Shoes. HUGHESVILLE, FA. The MERCHANT FOR CASH ONLY ! FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS will sell my stock of Winter goods a greatly reduced prices to make room for mv p ring and Summer stock. Would Rather Get Cost out ofTheni Than Summer Them Over. It consists of Men's, Youths'and Children's Suits and t'Cfrcoat'. Horse and l>ed blankets. Men'.-. Boy's and Children's Caps I iitnheruien's socks, felt hoots and overs. <'tiling and lumberman's flannels and all other goods too numerous to mention. Call and examine: why take your money out. of town when you can buy cheaper at home. RKMKMRKR ' that I handle wiard plows and rakes, steel land rollers, wheel barrows, and Rowker's Fertilizers. Prices are right on all goods. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter and Eggs. Don't Wait a Minute! The Grandest Opportunity to Save Money ON MEN'S BOYS 112 \ ♦ „ and CHILDREN'S WlOinillg. A positive clearing sale of well made, substantial, servise-giving Clothing. The kind that I can fully guarantee. All togo for its clearing sale. »'ost 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, Snit- at less than you would think of offering for them. Cnderwear and Gents furnishings all must go. J- W OABOLL. Ki c * rroU Dushore, J' LAPORTE Clothing Store. Before we Receive Our Large Stock ol' SPRINGand SUMMER GOODS We will close out our WINTER GOODS AT NEARLY HALF PRICE, and a good many articles at less than Half Pri<,;e. Men's Overcoats, former price s(>.oo, now .«2.7.">: men's black or blue, over coats, former price, 8.00 and 9.00, now s4.">o: men's overcoats, former price 12.00 and 13.U0, now 6.5t>: men's storm coats, former price 7.. r >o, now 3.75; eolith's storm coats, former price 4.50, now 2.50. All heavy top shirts aud undershirts at exactly halt price; men's suits at 2.75, '<. so, 5.50, and 6.00 are lower prices than you ever heard of before. Youth's suits, 3 pieces, at 2.50 ,'5.50, and 4.00 are great bargains. I AHI C'Q PHATQ wi " be closed at much less than half price, LAUIL O wUn 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 bij: to make your purchasees now for future use. JOE COOPER, The Clothier.