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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
Jacob Fries spent Sunday with
Muncy Valley friends.
—J. W. Flynn is rejoicing over
the arrival of a little girl at his home.
—Dr. Voorliees and wife of Sones
town were callers in town on Satur
day.
—The County Commissioners were
at their office the early part of the
week.
—Miss Nora Saxe of Willmont,
spent last week with her sister Mrs.
Mike Flynn.
—There will be a reunion of the
141 Itegt. P. V. at Ulster, Bradford
county on Wednesday, August 2!>.
—Mrs. A. F. Mulnix and daught
er, of Lincoln Falls, were the guests
of Mrs. 11. W. Osier, Monday and
Tuesday.
—WalaceScott of East Sinithtield,
Bradford county, was visiting with
D. 31. Speary and J. C. Pennington
at Nordmont.
--Win, Walsh who has worked
for the Tanning Co. during the past
three years, is moving his family to
Dushore this week.
—Mrs. Downs lias returned to La
porte after several weeks visit at
Eagles Mere.
—Sheriff Osier and wife, and A.E.
Tripp enjoyed the excursion to El
inira on Sunday.
—Miss Grace Lawrence and Snylor
Lawrence went to Canton on Tues
day for a visit with friends.
—Mrs. S. B. Gregory and son of
of Washington 1). C., are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brewster.
—Mr. Willson of Warrensville,
was the guest of his son Dr. 11. G.
Willson, of this place, the early part
of this week.
—Mrs. F. W. Gallagher who was
taken the Williamsport hospital last
week, was not operated upon and
under special treatment is improv
ing nicely.
—J. C. Pennington served on the
Board of Jury Commissioners last
week, having been appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr. Bird's
removal from the county.
—Thursday night of this week will
end the summer dances at the La
porte Hall, given each week since
the summer school opened. They
have been features of much enjoy
ment and the last occasion promises
to be a remeniberable one.
—Oil Thursday of last week an
other picnic excursion was run from
Hughesville to Lake Mokonia with
about nine hundred passengers on
board. They were a very sociable
lot of people and those who were
not acquainted with town folks,
made themselves agreeably known
to them. The town wore the ap
pearance of an old time holiday.
New arrivals at Mountain House:
Miss M. C. Ambruster, Camden,Mrs.
Corad Muller, Miss Florence Midler,
Master Fred Muller of Bayonne, N.
J., Miss Mary Ladd of Towanda.
Morning service will be held at
St. John's church on Sunday at half
past ten, and evensong at quarter
before eight o'clock. This change of
time in the evening service will
make it possible for many to attend
who otherwise could not. Informal
talks on the doctrines of the church
are given every Friday evening at
6:45 o'clock. All are welcome.
Ended Life With A Revolver.
William M. Morris tired of life,
over trouble caused by having too
many wives, shot himself at bis
father's home, two miles above
Nordmont, on Monday. The cir
cumstances of the affair have a pro
nounced air of romance about them.
It is of love running rough, of
stern, upright parents correcting the
evil ways of an erring son, and an
unlawful wife turned out of doors,
supplemented by tragedy.
Early last spring Morris was mar
ried to Miss Alma Fdkin who lived
with her aunt Mrs. Anson Uartlow
at Strawbridge. Morris and bis
wife continued to make their home
with Mr. Uartlow up to a few weeks
past, when young Morris realized
that he 1 loved Bartlow's wife much
better than he did his own. An
elopement was planed and in being
carried out one night, was discover
ed by Mr.Bartlow who kindly invit
ed the fleeing lovers to remain until
the next morning when ho would
help them off. This being more
agreeable to them, they did so and
the next day they flew the coop.
A few days after, Morris and wife
No. 2 arrived at the home of his
father, Mr. Thomas Morris. All
went smoothly until this juncture,
when the parents had learned the
true state of affairs, wife No. 2,(Mrs.
Edith Uartlow) was ordered to leave
the house, and reprimands made to
William who is a few months past
21 years of age. There was evident
ly trouble in the household for sev
eral days after, judging by the tone
of the letter young Morris wrote and
left in his pocket book. An exact
copy of the letter reads as follows:
Nordmont, Pa.
Dear Father and Mother.
You said you never had any
trouble till 1 come home and 1 hope
1 never will bring any trouble to
you any more, tell Enos and Nettie
thank them for being so kind to
Edith and me you will lind Edith
over to Ella. I hope you and mother
will youse the rest of the boys and
Nettie and Enos better than you
yoused me and Edith. I hope you
folkes will think of this offen.
good by one and all.
Your son M. W. Morris.
Monday morning at about 8 o'clock
be arose and remained about the
house some few minutes and then
went to the orchard near by and sat
down underneath an apple tree.
Shortly after this two reports of a
revolver was heard by the Morris
family and by the time they reached
the scene of the tragedy he was
breathing his last. He held the
weapon close to his forehead when
the fatal shot was tired, the ball en
tering directly in front and lodging
in the brain. The second shot was
effected by his gripping on the trig
ger of the revolver as he lay dying
with his arm by his side, the bullet
entering the top of his instep and
found in his shoe when removed.
At the time of this occuranee his
two wives were stopping with John
Little who resides in that neighbor
hood. Mis legal wife was allowed
to come and view the remains, but
this privilege was refused to wife
No. 2. Coroner 11. G. Willson was
summoned, but on finding the letter
Morris had written, considered an
inquest unnecessary. The funeral
was held in Nordmont on Tuesday.
(■rand Jurors: —E. M. Letts, Geo.
Gorman, Jethro Baffin, Edward
Sweeney, Win. J. Lowe, James
Thall,Jr., Henry Hugo, Oscar Lewis,
J. 11. W. Little, Joseph Yonkin, J.
M. Osier, John It. Fleming, Peter J.
Yonkin, Mark Smith, Albert Dyer,
Itobt. Stormont, Charles A. Brink,
Samuel McCarty, Charles Darling,
Thomas Kclley, Warren Parish,ltev.
E. S. Erasier, Embly S. Chase, Law
rence Dunn.
Traverse Jurors: —Ernest A. Ilegel
Morris E. Williams, J. W. Laird,
Ezra S. Itinebold, Win. BnJng,Chas.
Dieffenbaeh, James 15. Palmer, John
E. Hazen, Isaac N. ./ittle, Frank
Little, Isaac Santee, David Temple,
Hector Prichard, Peter Jacoby, Geo.
W. Hottenstein, Geo. Salisbury,
James Bowels, John Fries, Julius
Sick, Adam Kahni, Thomas Fell,
John Houseworth, I'lyases Bird,
! Wellington Jackson, Win. O'Brien,
Charles Warren, John L.l'tz, Frank
Buck, Wheeler 11. l'lotts, Charles
Balir, Adam Sherman, William
Itinebold, M. \V. Bottsford, Sumner
Rogers, Dorson Speary, Ira J. l'ar
doe, Wm. 11. Kraus, Frank H. Far
rell, Larry G. ltosbach, Sylvester
Brown, Geo. It. Smith, Henry Mes
sersmitli, Daniel 11. Lorah, Harry
N. Bigger, Win. A. Guinhle, Clinton
Itinebold, James MeGee, Philip
Bauimink.
One of Our County's Prosperous Mnnu
factoring Establishments. The Word- .
mont Acid Works.
t Mic of the most thriving o:' Snlli-1
van county's numerous industrial;
establishments is the acid factory of
Sutton-l'eck Chemical <'o. situated
at Mordmont, where willing hands
tiiul employment and timber owners
find a ready sale for their wood.
The factory at Emmons, recently
burned, was operated by this same
company, who have reconstructed
another and have it nearly ready to
resume work.
Each factory employs fifteen men
to operate them while in summer
fifty men are engaged in cutting
wood and in the winter the number
is sometimes increased to one hun
dred. Fifteen cords of four-foot
wood are consumed daily and the
out put for that amount is li(H) bushels
of charcoal, li.KK) lbs. of acetate of
lime and 200 galons of wood alcohol.
This concern has grown from one
small factory in Indiana county to
one that owns and controles three
large factories all equipped with the
most modern inachiner and devices
for making the highes grade product
that is possible. The factory at Em
mons began operation in March,
1898; the one at Nordmont in Sept.
1899. As will be seen in another
column the two old companies have
dissolved and organized under a new
name, the object being to effect a
consideration with other factories
which now comprises the same stock
of Sutton-l'eck Chemical Co., and
still retains all the parties named in
the notices of former companies. At
the head of this company are E. M.
Peck, Pres., John W. Sutton, Sec'y.,
and it. Kessler, Jr., Treas. anil Gen.
Manager, all of whom are active and
progressive business men highly es
teemed by those doing business with
them.
The daily product of each factory,
as before stated, seems to be a petty
big out put as a whole, yet it will
not be wondered that these establish
ments are crowded with orders while
works are being run steady day and
night, when it is known that the
product is sold to various govern
ments, steam ship agents and iron
manufacturers. The charcoal is
used by iron foundries and cooking
galleys on ocean steamers. Wood
alcohol is exported to Holland, Ger
many and France where it is used for
making smokeless gun powder. This
alcohol is also used in place of turpen
tine for cutting paints and varnish,
and is deadly poison. Acetate of
lime is also used for making smoke
less gun powder and dyeing fabrics.
It is an industry of the kind that we
would like to see in operation at this
place. The firm works in all about
three hundred men,and is liberal and
fair in its dealings with all its
employees.
They Saw the Humorous Side ol Ijif'e.
W. L. Huffman and family,
Vernon Hull and family, Mrs. Wni.
Hull, Mrs. J. W. Huffman, Mr. <;.
E. Darby of Hillsgrove and Mrs. S.
D. Darby of Hoytvilie were in the
county capital a few hours on Satur
day while on their way home from a
couple day's outing at the Eagles
Mere Chautauqua. While here one
of the parties took the editor out
back of the wood pile to confidential
ly tell him some of the outlandish
"breaks" some of his party had
made and told how ashamed he was
of them. It seems that Mr. Huffman
in leading the party to Laporte,took
the driveway around the lake which
was traveled several times before
advised by some of the party that he
was on the wrong road. Mr. Hull
he said, carried away the key to his
hotel room thinking it was a present
from the good clerk. Darby's mon
uments of truthes were heard by
more than the Editor and that is
why he got the other end of the affair.
Mr. Darby thought he ought to lead
the party ingoing into Eagles Mere
so that he could better show the
quality of the 'Mere how grandly
Hillsgrove society could put on airs.
This honor was granted to him an •
on the way, unknown to him, a
bundle of hay and a sheaf of oats
was studiously placed in the back
end of his carriage so that it would
attract attention. And it did. As
they passed Hotel Eagles Mere Mr.
Darby was unable to account for his
feeling as green as a gooseberry at
the great hooboo raised about that
"man with the hoc" coming to town.
Score one for Darby.
Superintendents of Sunday Schools
—A blank has been sent to each
school in the county for a report.
Any school failing to receive one,
please communicate with me at once.
HARRIET E. GRIMM, Laporte.
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flQW' ent articles.
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C> *fJULIUS,HINES & SON %
'Department 909, BALTIMORE,MD.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given thai the partner
ship association entered into on the Thirty
first day of .Tilly, A. I>. 18W, between
Raphael Keasier, Raphael Kessler, .Jr.,
Henry W. Kessler, Karl Melville Peck,
Thomas Medlaml, William lVntecost, \V.
G.Giles, Carl Lorenz, A. J'. Kirtland. I>.
VV. Artley, John W. Sutton, John IJ.Tay
lor ami Thomas Sutton, under the name
of "Sutton, Peck A Co Limited," I'or the
business of the manufacture ol wood
alcohol, accetale of lime ec.t., in the
County of Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the
period of twenty years from said dale un
der the Act of .June 2, 1874, and the sev
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par
ties.
E. M. PECK, Chairman.
Attest: .J. W. Sutton, Sec'y.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given thai the partner
ship association entered into on the lirst
day of March, A. I). 189S, between Raph
ael Kessler, .Raphael Kessler, .Jr., Henry
W. Kessler. Earl Melville Peck, Thomas
Medlaml, William Pentecost, Walter
Goodrich Giles. Carl Lorenz, Alfred Pot
ter Kirtland, Daniel Weiee Artley, John
Walker Sutton, John liell Taylor and
Thomas Sutton, under the nameot "Peck,
Sutton A- Co. Limited," tor the business
ol the manufactHre 01 wood alcohol, acce
tale of lime etc., in the counties of Indi
an tin.and Sullivan, Pennsyh ania, for the
period of twenty years from said date un
der the Act of June 2, 1874, and the sev
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par
ties.
K. M. PECK. Chairman, j
Attest: .). W.SUTTON, Sec'y.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO
POSED TO THE CITIZENS OK THIS COM
MONWKALTH KOR THEIR APPROVAL Oil
KEJKI TION BY TIIE GENERAL ABBKMBLY
OK THE COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYL
VANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OK THE
SECRETARY OK THK COMMONWEALTH. IN
PURSUANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OK THK
CONSTITI TION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proi*>sinx an amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Bo it resolved l»y the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
in General Assembly met, That the following
is proposed us amendments to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth
urticle thereof:
Amendment One to Article Eight. Section
One.
Add at the end of the first paragraph of said
section, after the words "shall Vie entitled to vote
at all elections," the words "subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
tration of electors us the General Assembly may
enact," so that the said section shall read a>
follows:
Section 1. Qualification* of Electors. Every
male citizen twenty-one years ol age ivssessing
the following iiuulillcations, shall lie entitled
to vote at all elections, subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the registra
tion of electors a- the General Assembly may
eu act:
He shall have been a citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one year
(or if, having previously been a nualilied
elector or native Inini citizen of the State,
he shall have removed theretrom and returned,
within six months, immediately proceeding the
election.)
lie shall have resided in the election district
where he shall oiler to vote at legist two months
immediately proceeding the election.
if twenty-two years of age and upwards, he
shall have l»iid within two years a State oii
county tax. which shall have"been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight. Section
Seven.
Strikeout from said section the words "but
no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of
voting by ruasou of his name not being regis
tered," and add to said section the following
words, "but laws regulating and requiring the
registration of electors may lie enacted to appl\
to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform
for cities of the same class,' -o shut the said
section shall read us follows :
Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws.—
All laws regulating the holding of elections by
the citizen- or for the registration of electors
shall l>e uniform throughout the State, but laws
regulating and requiring the registration of elec
tors may l>e enacted to apply to cities only, pro
vided that such laws be uniform for cities of the
same class.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GUI EST.
Secretury of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OK
THIS COMMONWEALTH KOR THEIR AP
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OK THE COMMOK
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OK THE SECRETARY
OK THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU
ANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OK THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
I'roioslng an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section ]. Beit resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met. That
the following is projiosed as uii amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions
of the Eighteenth article thvreof.
Amendment,
strike out section four of article eight, and in
sert in place thereof, us follows :
Section t. All elections by the. citizens shuil
be by ballot or by such other method us may be
prescrilied by law : Provleded, That secrecy in
voting lie preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GRIEST,
Secretury of the Commonwealth.
WANTED— Quaker Aspen or Shak
er l'oplar, as some people call it.
Also White Poplar and Basswood in
the log, or by the cord. Address,
KKYSTONK WOOD CO, Williamsport.
To Care Coiutlpatlou forever.
Take Caacarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
It C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
r*amnbell The MERCHANT,
« <iIII|JUCII, SHTJUK PA
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LADIES.
I Imvi' just returned from the city with a magnificent new line of
Spring and Similiter Dry Goods, Notions and Ladies Furnishing
Goods.
Everything of the Latest
over the liargain t'oitnter, ii will interest yon.
GENTS.
I have just received a car of seeds, consisting oMiardcu, l.'cd lop, Orchard
Grass, I imolhy and < 'lover Seed, also a car of liowUers IVi'lili/cr and (lie prices
are vci v low. \\ lien in need of a plow I can supply you with the best made
"THK WlliAD." ll'you want anything in General Merchandise I can
supply yon at the lowest possible price.
HIGHEST Market Price paid foi Butter and Eggs.
Vour.s very respectfully A> £ CAMPBELL.
mbai si2.oo xv ;;; iv
The above named price on several hundred
Very Swell, Very Pretty,
Excellent Suits.
The fabrics are pure wool in ianey patterned clothing as well asjplaiu
and blue: shapes of coats are single'or double breasted, and lie entire
appearance and serviceability of these suits are ec|ital to any which you
may have made to measure at !?U"). There is a reason why we sell these
nits at this low price, but it concerns yon not, it has no bearing on quality
or price. There are rich pickings tor early coiners. This is an opor
tail it v which should not be lost.
J" "W O-A-ROIJI-.. Sfi-i.""" 0 " l>iisn«iK, I'
LAPORTE Clothing Store.
WE RE PREPARED
WITH A VFRY LARGE STOCK qF
Clothing, Shoes and Gents' Fine Furnishing
Goods Etc., and a
Very Large Variety of the Finest
Ladies' Wear for Spring and Summer.
We are able to offer you a good many articles cheaper th'an the
cost of making them. Men's suits at 2.7.">, ."i.ilO up to 10.00; made in
the latest styles. \ outli's suits at iJ.oO, .>.OO and s.oo are the tinest
qualities. Children*' suits at 1.25, i..j() and ±OO Men's line shoes
O.'ic, 1.2 A, I.r>o, up to-1.00. I.adeis' shoes ilOc up to .'I.OO.
JOE COOPER, The Clothier.
CLOTHING! ftafier,
N Of LAPORTE,
Desires to call the attention of buyers of clothing to the fact that he represents
The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago,
in this locality, the World s Largest Tailors, and that he has a lull line of
Fall and Winter .Samples ol suits, pants and overcoats, in till styles and at price
that will dely competition. Also a full line of ladies' ami gentlemen's Water proot
Goods. ('all ami examine his line ot goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere
All orders tilled promptly. Perfect lit and satisfaction guaranteed.
•'orrespondeiicv solicited throughout this section.
A "" KKBS ' A. A. AKER,
LAPORTE. PA
Wright & Haight,
Furniture . , . ,>.
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LAPORTE, i
NEXT DOOR TO WAfiOX siltip. R. A. CONK LIN, Mgr.
Ten Years Experience has taught IF PA
Us how to give the best value for V/III\VJVIUI_I_, in.
The LEAST MONEY.