Republican News Item
CHAS.'LOREN WING, Editor.:.:
THURSDAY, JCNK2O, 1899.
FIRST OF_ALL--THH NEWS."
The News Item Fights Fair.
I r IS A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER.
Published Every Friday Morning.
liv The Sullivan Publishing Co.
At the County Seat of Sullivan County
LAPOHTE, FA.
Entered (it the Post Office at Laporte,
second-class mail matter.
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dressed to
REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM,
Laporte Pa.,
Dushore.
Dr. <>tt,ol' the Say re 1 lospitle was
in town one day last week.
Jerry Dt'Ogau lias leased the Mur
phy Hotel at New Albany,and will
take possesion soun,
Frank I.tuition is entertainint;' rel
atives from Hurlington,l'a.
Mrs.Harry I'atton of Sayre, is
visiting her sister Mrs. (ieo.Streby.
Mrs. < i.W. Jackson is entertain
ing' relatives from Abroad.
Henry Obert has entered into
partnership with S. 11. Davidgo of
Newark Valley,N. V.and purchased
the interest! 1 of L.S. llurcli and 1..i..
Wells in the L. S. Hurch A Co. mill
site at this place. A grist-mill and
-aw-niill will be erected, and we
understand work will becommenceil
<nim after the Ith.
Burglars effected an entrance by
means of a rear window into P.
Daly's restaurant on Friday night.
Mrs. Daly was awakened by the
noise and they were scared away.
Whether they were after valuables
or a ease of hecr which stood by the
window, is not Uno.vn,but Mrs.Daly
recognized one of them. It is safe
to say that local talent was in the
enterprise.
The"! nvineible" 15/ B. (o| this
place played the Laporte boys a
game at that place on Thursday last
and got sliced ofl' 21 to six, our
club is composed of good players but
the long ride in the hot sun seems
to have unnerved them and pro
duced conditions favorable to defeat.
The first Annual Commencement
of St. Basil's School took , place on
Thursday evening June 22. The
class of'9o consisted of three young
Indies; Miss Margaret I'inan, Miss
.Mary M. Carroll and Miss Viola M.
Decgan. The class was given the
final examination by Supt. Meylcrt
and passed with an average of !•.">.
The essays were of a very high char
acter and the entertainment taken as
a whole,showed much careful train
ing.
Mrs. Charles ('roll,who has been
-criously ill, is reported improving.
Six new resideuces iir course of
erection is the record for Du-hore
tliis summer.
How (lit- Japanese Sleep.
The Japanese always bury their dead
with the head to the north, and for
Uiis reason no Japanese will sleep
with his head in that position. -Many
private houses and hotels have a dia
gram of the points of the compass past
ed on iho bedroom ceiling for the con
venience of guests.
Tli<- l.oiiwrcnt riant.
The longest plant in the world is the
.-eaweed. One tropical and subtropical
variety is known which, when it
reaches its full development, is at least
GOO feet in length. Seaweed receives
its nourishment from the air and min
eral matter held in solution in the sea
water.
Ail Klfctrli'fil Well.
A weH digger in Bar Harbor experi
enced several electrical shocks while
down in a well, and was hurriedly
drawn to the surface. He refused to
descend again, and to test the matter a
dog was lowered. When hauled up a
few minutes later the animal was dead.
l.eiitftli of I'airin Street*.
The total length of the streets, ave
nues. boulevards, bridges, quays and
thoroughfares of Paris generally is set
down at about tiOO miles, of which
nearly 1!00 are planted with trees.
All t lie Difference in (lie World.
There is a great difference between
being in the world, and having the
world in us. .Let a ship be in the wa
ter. and it is all right, but let the water
be in the ship, and down she goes.
Spain'" Henourcen.
Spain has greater mineral resources
than any other country in Europe, in
cluding iron, copper, zinc, silver, anti
mony. quicksilver, lead and gypsum.
A Sober Fact.
When a man's troubles drive him to
drink, the drink brings on more
troubles that drive him to drink again.
rout of St. Peter , ».
The cost of St. Peter's, Rome, waa
over £14,000,000.
Laporte Borough.
J, \\. Flynn, Treasurer of School Fuiyl for the'
school year ending June 5, 1899.
To unit, reed from A.H.Biischhausen 'JO
State appropriation It!
A.II. Busehhauseu Col. 39«"> 10
Hansom Thrasher Tres. 70
John Kernan, Laporte T 22 30
A. 11. BiLsehhausen Col. 71 04
40 00
Due J. W. Flynn. Treas. ".7•*» M
By due Treasurer last audit 121 02
By amount of orders redeemed 1278 91
By Commission 2 per cent 011 1278,91 25 57
1429 10 1429 10
J. W. Flynn, Treasurer, building funds for the
school year ending June 5, 1*99.
To balance, last audit 54
A nit. reed, from A.lLßuschhausen 20 00
;;02 *3
35 70
By Amt. of orders redeemed 114
27 bond cou|>ons 07 50
com. 2 per cent, on 212 03 I 21
Balance due Borough 259 92
170 19 470 19
J. W. Flynn, Treasurer, musical fund for year
ending Juiies, 1899.
To amount due music funds 10k 83
A. H. Busclihausen Collector of school tax for
the year ending June 5, 1899.
To balance last audit 39 90
By Treas. receipt 1500
20 00
Additional exonerations I 30
39 9i'» 39 90
A. 11. Busehhauseu. Collector of school tax for
year ending June 5, 1899.
To amount of duplicate 039 35
By Treasurer's receipts 395 10
sper cent rebate 011 428 70 21 11
3 j»ercent commission 011 407 5)2 12 22
Treasurer's receipts 25 on
Land returns os 19
Kxonerations 2s 17
Balance due Borough 11 45
0:19 35 039'.»)
A. 11. Busehhauseu (Collector, building fund for
the year cpding June •"». 1899.
To balance last audit 45 12
.By Treas. receipts 33 Hi
Additional exonerations 2 12
35 42 35 42
A. 11, Busehhauseu Collector, building tax for
the year ending June f>. 1899.
To amount of duplicate 173 57
By Treas. receipts 302 83
5 percent rcliate 3*28(3 * ic>
;> per cent eommission 9 37
Treasurer's receipt 35 70
si*\rccnt commission Iks
Treasurer's roeeipt 5o 00
Land returns... 25 :<i
Kxonerations i:> I t
Balance due Borough 18 08
47:'. 57 17:; 67
Statement of Liabilities and Resources •>1 La
porte School District for the year ending June
To amt. due J. W. Flynn. Treasurer. 375 84
Outstanding orders 32 no
By laud returns 1*95 i.*» M
'9O 10 77
••7 in 97
'9S 08 19
Amt. due from A.ll.Busehhauseu. It 4>
Liabilities in excess of Roourccs.. 257 (-2
107 84 407 M
Statement of Liabilities and Resources of l.a
lxirte Building Fund for the year ending June •*».
To is ljonds at SIOO each I sou
By land returns 1895 15 84
90 10 77
97 10 90
'US ... 25 >4
Due from All. Busehhauseu col ... . 18 OS
J. W. Flynn Treasure 1 210 92
Liabilities in excess of resource* 145 s 29
>l*oo 1800 cm i
We the undersigned auditors of LajKirtf Boro.
do certify that we have carefully examined the
accounts of the Collector and Treasurer of the
tiscal year 1808. and find tliem correct as set forth
in the foregoing statement. Witness our hands
; and -eals this tith day of June 1899.
TIIOS. E. KKNNKDV. <II AS. COL KM AN.
JACOB 11. FKIKS, Auditors
Laporte Township Audit.
I'hilip Karge in account with Laporte township
as Collector of extra road tax for the year ending
June 5, 1899.
To bal. in baud from last settlement 00 s5
Amount of duplicate !'• sr.
Credit by exoneration- 12 37
returns. .. !«• >0
Amount collected within sixty day- 77 08
By rebate on same . I 19
Collector'.- commission . 251
Collected on face duplicate 22 11
Collector's commission. I 10
Amount collected, sper cent added 12 74
uncollected 10 80
19*. SO
Cash account.
Balance in baud from last audit 00 s.">
Amt collected within 00days S3 7;;
011 face duplicate... 2:5
s |>er cent added 12 71
uncollected 10 sr.
( redit by receipts tiled c; 07
By rebate 1 19
By commission 307
Balance in hand of collector I.V» 95
227 48 227 48
I'hilip Karachi account with Lai»orie township
as Collector of -|«ecial road tax for tiny end
S ing June 1899.
iTo balance in hand, last settlement 7902
1 Amount of duplicate ."#7O 1 >
1 rrc<lit by exonerations ::7
By land* returns 4/» 4:?
Amt. collected within 00 days 249 is
By rebate * i:i M
Colh ctor's commission h 12
Collected 011 face duplicate Oft o.'»
Collector's commission '. •>
! Amt. colkvted jn-r cent added. :il
j Amount uncollected 11972
"»71 • ts
« a.-h account.
Balance in hand at last nt-ulciiient 7*» 02
Amt. collected within 00days.. . 270 M
Collecteil on face duplicate. 71 <>•">
•*» per cent addc<l :*.l
Amount uncollected 119 7.'
Receipts filed on old duplicate..,. 100 99
By new receipts tiled :U0 88
By commission 11 70
Rebate i:'. M
I Balance in liaudsof collector 39
I'hilii» Karge in account with La|iorte township
las Collector of I'oor tax for tin* year eliding
June •'». 18W.
Bal. in hand from last settlement.. U0 2i'«
Amount of duplicate 19131
| Credit by exonerations 12 27
, By land return.- 1 .*» ;;o
Collecteil within 00 days 79 40
By rebate on same * 1
Collector'.- commission 2 V.)
Amt. collected on face duplicate. .'I 10
Collector's commission 1 27
Collected, f»]>erecut added 11 79
Amount uncollected is
194 :'.l
» ash ac<*ount.
Balance due from la>t ut 110 20
Collected \s ithiiMiOday- so 31
011 face duplicate J:. I.:
•"» i»er cent addeil 11 79
Amount uncollected I: Is
credit bv receipts tiled 1 in 9"i
Rebate... I 32
i ('omniissioii .. 8«J
Balance in hand of collector l'» 7 si
270 97 270 97
statement of S« hoi>l Board of La]tortc township
for the year ending June A. l8iU». Account of P.
Karge as Collector of School lav.
Bal. in hand from last sctl!cmcut 18 42
Amount of duplicate »:50 2.'
( re«lit by exonerations 71 '.'l
By return- 12 «'»7
Amount collected within ouduys. 22084
Rebate on same 12 32
Collector's commission 7 39
1 Collected 011 face duplicate 00 4s
Commission on -amc is
Balance uncollected 11l 43
< a.-h account.
To balance in hand Is 42
Amt. collected within 00 days 240 V»
on fai e duplicate 03 in.
Balance uncollected 11143
By receipts tiled... 210h2
By commission 10 57
Rebate 12 32
Balance in hands of collector.. ... 170 3fi
440 W 140 (Mi
Account of John Kernan as Treasurer of School
funds for the year ending June f>, 1899.
Balance in hand from last audit 14 49
Received from State appropriation 742 si
from I*. Karge Collector... 240 82
County Treasurer 538 09
H&jPfyou grease
the wagon
wheels with
MICA Axl« Grtasa
Get* ho* and learn why It's the
heat grease ever put on an axle.
Sold everywhere. Made by
W STANDARD Oil. CO. ■
Creilitlivolil orilcrs redeemed 1 I "• v
Receipts tiled Hl»7">
Treasurer's salary :I0 10
A lilt, banded over to succes>or 10 MO
Balance in Treasurer's hands 11 :IK
ir.:u; KI i.'iir.si
By amount of orders Issued 1-V.MH'I
Now orders redeemed HIH 7">
Orders olttstaiidine • 170'-".'
il.v.Hi ol
Teachers salaries 1-74 no
atlelldiilK institute 111 <»'
For rent and re|ialrs 1- - I
Fuel and eoAtliipeueies l'Hi
Treasurers' fees In
Secretary's salary... -Oil"
Auditing and printing .. 7 00
For text books -7 T«i
For supplies "'7 •«!
All oilier puri»>si'S Mint siimlrli- .'I HI!
MUtl :tl
We the undersigned auditors ami dork do bore
bv certify that ibe loiecoini; statement is reel
to I be I u st of our knowledge ami belief.
lIKNKV KAKtiK. I
W.J. I.OKH | ii*'ii
IIA IIY KY A. lIF.SS. See'v.
E. r. I'KTKIts. i lerk.
A. T. ARMSTRONG,
SONESTOWN, PA.
IJKAI-EU IN
Flour Fceil ami lingeries
I .? pounds of pure I.anl lor #I.IN>
Baking molasses, '2~i lo ">o<\
S |ioiimlrs Rolled naif lor '2~ic.
7 pounds ol Corn Starch lor 2">e.
7 poumls ol Laundry Starch lor '2'< c.
2 pounds of Kio Coll'ce lor -'u\
8 bars ol Lenox Sonp lor L'fio.
No. 1 mackerel per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Ilaius (i/ I lc. per lli.
Buckwheat'Flpur li.'i pound sackf l.'ic.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, #I.SO.
Yellow Corn per 1 ( M> pounds '.tOc.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn '.H)c.
Corn. Oats and Barley ('hop '.loc.
Wheal Bran 200 pounds $1.50.
Flour middlings. 14(1 pound sack .fl.l".
Fine middlings 200 pounds i I.OO.
Flour per sack SI.OO.
per sack $1.0(1.
Good Flour 90c.
live Flour 25 pounds, 50c.
Graham Flour 121 pounds .'iOc.
Common Fine Salt per barrel $1.20.
To Cure C'oint ip;«f ion t-«irt*v«*r*
Take Oascarets Candy Cathartic. P»c or 35c.
If C. C. C. fail to cure. refund moiit-v.
Cure
Consti
pation
and you cure its consequences. These are
some of the consequences of constipation :
Biliousness, loss of appetite, pimples, sour
stomach, depression, coated tongue, night
mare, palpitation, cold feet, debility, diz
ziness, weakness, backache, vomiting,
jaundice, piles, pallor, stitch, irritability,
t nervousness, headache, torpid liver, heart-
I burn, foul breath, sleeplessness, drowsi
ness, hot skin, cramps, throbbing head.
Ayer's
DaflA A*a a Sura Cur a
9 for Conallpallon
Dr. J. C. Ayer's Pills are a specific for
all diseases of the liver, stomach, and
bowel*.
" I suffered from constipation whitfh as
sumed such an obstinate form that ( feared
it would cause a stoppage of tli« bo .vela.
After vainly trying various remedies, 1 be
gan to take Ayer's Pills. Two boxes effected
• complete cure."
D. BURKE. Saco, Me.
"For eight years I was afflicted with
fconstiputjon. which became so bad that the
doctors could do no more for nie. Then I
began to tako Ayer'a Fills, and soon the
bowels recovered their natural action."
WM. H. DELAUCETT, Dorset, Out.
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1 THE HENRY O.SHEPARD CO. 4
rhe Best Place in
Sullivan County to
Buy Your
HARDWARE is at
James
JACKS* >N BLOCK,
DUSHORE. PA.
I keep ilie best line ot Hardware in tl»e
County :ii prices t(> suit you. I give you
better goods lor your money than you can
IHI v elsewhere. I can tarnish handmade
tinware none better made in the I'. S.
at price* tlint will pleas you. Three
grades, cheap, medium ami the best al
wnvs in stock from which to make your
choice. < iive me a trial on these goods.
A Car Load of Barb Wire'
ami nails just received and will he sold at |
prices lower than can he bought at the!
factory. (
If you are going to paint your house or
barn write me lor prices on paint.
A full line of garden tools ami seeds on
hand. We can repair your tin ware,pump
etc. put tip your eave trough ami spout
ing, put on your tin ami iron rooting, in
stall for you Hot Air, Hot Water ami
Steam 11 eaters. Will give you estimates
on tlic cost ot same I f you think of buy
ing a range call anil look my stock over,
I have some ol the finest ranges made.
A complete stock of l'uililing Hardware
and iron work lor wagons and buggies
also on hand. My stock ol pumps con
sists ol even thing from lup. bouble
and single acting, lilt and force pumps
lor doe11 or shallow wells. I'or the butler
makers I have butter ladles ami howls all
sizes ami six different kinds ot churns.
I'hick en wire 2 feet toil leet at
CIXXIXGHAMS HARDWARE
STORE, DUSHORE.
For garden seeds, maple sugar,
syrups and molasses goto J. \\".
Buck, Sonestown.
Al DIToK'S NOTII'K. -Tile undersigned and
** auditorii|>|M>lutcd hy tin'( (tint ni i uiiiiikhi
Plea-of suljiviiu county to wake report. and it>
dis|>o>e ol till* exceptions filed tothe return of the
."lierilT «»f thcMilc. anil distribution of the fund
realized *»> Mile of the nro]»ert\ of William. Sarah
and M. \Y. Iteeser, at the suit of Kdward Ktijrle
man and I*. 11. Hchr. Kxr's.. of W.
dee«l., tt • t lie use of Lillie Moser, will attend to the
duties of liis h]»)m »i m meiit at the Court House (in
the court room) in Laimrie. Pa.. 011 Friday the
30tli ilay of June next at y o'clock a. in., wheh
ami where all partu s interested are requested to
present their elaiin> before the undersigned. or
Ik- forever debarred from coining in on >ai«l fund.
\YM. I\ SIIoKM \K KK, Auditor.
May w.i.
one new liiowiiiff machine, one
new hnyruck. screen (loot's and win
dows,poultry netting at J.W, Hacks,
Soiiestown I'a.
For shovels, hoes, grub-hoes,
a.scs, manure forks, garden rakes,etc.
goto .John W. Hack, Sonestown.
Strawberry and vanilla cream at
Hitter's Ice Cream I'arlor, Laporte.
New lot of muslins, ginghams and
ealicoo- at .1 . W. Hack's Sonestown.
G. A. Rogers
KOIIKSVILLK, I'A.
(Successor to I'.W. Fawcetl.)
Watches, Jewelery,
Silverware, Etc.
liieyclc repairing. I'.icyele sundries.
Fishing tackle, at lowest possible
Price.
? V V V
• • • •
All answered at
VERNON
STORE,
MILLSGROVE.
New Stock of
Spring and
Summer
Goods.
Vernon Hull,
Hillsgrove. Pa.
No-To-Hae for Mfty Out*.
Cuarauteetl tobacco habit cure. maltes weak
men MiroiiK, blood pure. Alliliu^hlii.
QRsday Bargain
Day!
AT HOFFMAN'S
Muncy Valley.
The last Thursday Bargain Day was everything
that could be expected. The day was perfect and a
goodly number of strange faces were seen in our Store
taking advantage of the low prices, on the following bar
gains that will be offered each Thursday:
POTTERS OIL CLOTH, 12c
SUGAR, sc.
COFFEE, «oc.
FLOUR, B^c.
COTTON, Bc.
WASHING GAS, sc.
BAKING POWDER, isc.
with tumblers or water
pitchers.
id CAKES SOAP, 2sc,
Iheseare only a few of the many bargains offered
each rhursday. Everybody welcomed; our store is cool
in warm weather, and warm in cold weather; you will
always be made comfortable at
Hoffman's Store,
JENNINGS BROS.
ii. „ c?sit.
We keep in stock at our mills a
complete line of dressed lumber
in hemlock and hardwood.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber.
LOPEZ. PA.
SPECIALTIES
Hemlock Novelty or German Siding,
Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick,
Hemlock Flooring any width desired,
Hemlock Lath both $ and 4 feet long,
Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch 01 i Maple,
The same woods in 3-8 ceiling.
COR RES PON DEN C Y SOLI CI TED.
in a I In a Pretty
- SJf. '' Pickle
' s xv " ll,:m u must entertain
'•■yr jfcjmjfcf- unexpected company unless she
' s W( " supplied with canned ami
Tf bottled groceries. If her pantry
shelves arc nicely lined with our
fainou brands of pickles, soups,
' V _OS vegetables, canned meats and tisli
ami crackers she is completely
ready for any emergency. What shall we send you to-day?
ON DRY GOODS WE ARE IN THE LEAD
WHY 9 Because we carry tlie Largest and Best line in the county
VV M 1 ■ Because we have only new and attractive jiatterns to show
Because you will iind no old goods 011 our shelves,
We hive j u.st opened anew lineof Ginghams. Shirtings, muslins etc.,
or tin* spring trade, which we would he pleased to have you inspect.
IVWIHIT.
F q SyWara ..DUSHORE,AP,
Wright & Haight,
Furniture |*ftidertafiinc|«
MANUFACTUHEHS OP
DRESSED LUMBER
Full and complete seasoned stock always 011 hand,
A fine line of furniture etc. The most complete line of
Coffins and Casket to select from in Sullivan County.
The finest hearse in the county, with equipments to match.
Embalming a specialty. Funerals directed with
safety and dispatch.
Everything New and Seasonable. FORKSVILLE, PA
Prices Invariably Lower. Try us.