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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
—The cows have gone on strike.
Call out the militia.
—Born, to Mr. ami Mrs. Wm,
Rogers, January 20, a son.
—Jethro Battin returned home
Friday from a visit at Shunk.
—Prom the sick bed of Dr. Will
son comes encouraging reports of
his recovery.
—Miss Josephine Colt passed
through town Monday on her way
to Wilkes Barre.
—Miss Susie Kaye of Estclla is the
pleasantly entertained guest, of Miss
lua Osier, this week.
—M. J. Tripp, agent for the Mc-
Cormick Harvesting Co., has com
menced work in this section of the
county.
—Eleanor Boeder,<laughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. K. Beeder, is recover
ing from her severe illness of last
week.
—Mr. and Mrs. 11. N. Osier and
children and Miss Marcella Farrell,
of Dushore, spent Sunday as the:
guests of Sheriff Osier and family.
- Messrs Norman Stover, Howard
Messersmith, Geo. Caubach, l)ubb
Stover, Harry Bibble and ("has.
Messersmith, of Dushore, registered
at the Commercial Hotel on Sunday.
—ln the case oft*. G. Little vs
J. J. Webster which was lately tried
by 'Squire Heeler, a judgment of
was given to the plaintiff, which
was about one-half the amount of
the claim.
—Since kidnapping has become so
general there is some h*ss than a
dozen Laporte fathers who are in
constant fear that their boy may be
kidnapped and held for a #25,000
ransom.
—Miss Harriet Grimm, who is
teaching in a graded school at I'ort
matilda, Center county, i* home for
a two week's vacation, while repair
ing is being done on the school build
ing where she teaches.
—Mr. Jerry Kennedy, last week,
moved his family from this place to
Bib Lake, Wisconsin, where he has
accepted a position, requiring the
highest skill attainable, as tanner in
a large tannery at Bib Lake.
—The County Auditors completed
their ofllcial work on Tuesday in a
business like manner. After inspect
ing all the accounts they report no
reason for a single surcharge and no
errors on county books.
—Will. C'hamberland.who had the
misfortune of damaging his team
by falling over the road side hitched
fo a load of lumber, has settled his
damage suit with Forks Township
on payment of #7ft.
Mrs. Joseph (Juusel died at her
home in Muncy Valley on Monday
night, at in o'clock, after an illness
of over two weeks. iNniiswl won a
highly respected woman of past 77
years of age and will be greatly
missed by her friends and nciKhl>ors,
—Tin* *ult of SxmiK'l M. Moll v»
(itttrift' W. JlTT'kMtiti ••KIHII* WH* »L«ly
Irlril at IhU |>liu'c, Mumluy,iM'for*'
Arl'ilriilur* Win. I». lialir, T. J.
Ktflt r UIKI I ilwunl llultu. -. Tin 1
Jiirkotiit «*ti»lf WII« liy
Ally. Mu\TTl'll, «»f TOVMUHIH, MII| IIU
foriiitr law »la«l»iit K J, Mulli-u
ii|i|HTIRIIL f<>r IIK- |)luhiliil UML IWOV
for liU rltriil a ffwunl of fci.to.til
t«-llig 11»«* b(IHi »lu«" for *uMiit|(
iUUtU-r, lit** |myiii«'iit of Mt'li liuv-
i i>vc IHH-II for a long «liU" l«wri«-»l
uuU«-r ligal IJUF»LIOU»
j >y, firwo .M'i>r?"in I - confined •'*>
' J r !»" I villi • ii • ri. i>f .jrip,
. .>i, . 'iV.-.W lvl Wh*
contemplate erecting a stave factory
'at till* plfioe, \ver<- yn/wf,. in town
Tne.-tlay lli'.'lll. Tliey Were In ill'tl In
Ilj.il if -.11 i-f;,e| ••)•>• le.lio »•' t
lie niadc w itli the Kail road Company
operation for the factory will com
mence at once; otherwise they will
start the new industry near Kicketts
land ship over the Lehigh Valley.
-At a Democratic Caucus held in
1 the court room fin Tuesday ••veiling,
the following named ticket was
nominated: Judge of Election, K.
.1. Flynn; Inspector, Leo Wrede;
I Couiicilmeii, F. W. Gallagher, Jas.
j McEarlane, W. B. Hitler, Itobt.
Stormont; Assessor, Thos. E. Ken
nedy; Auditor, Leo. Wrede; School
Dim-tors, .lolili W. Flynn, A. K.
Tripp.
NOTICE.—I decline any uomina
i tion for any Borough office and will
i positively not serve if elected.
W. B. BITTF.It.
Sonestowu.
—Amos Little of Xordmont, re
jcently butchered two very large
hogs, one weighing <JO:{ pounds and
the other .VP! pound>.
j —Agent Frank Honey of Towan
da, on Saturday and Monday was
looking after the interest of the
pianos, organs and sewing machines
he has in this place-
Miss Mame Ryan from near Tivo
la, has for the past week been visit
ing Miss Ada Hall and other friends
in and about town.
E. J. Lock wood was a business
man in Williamsport, last week.
Thomas Hitter of Lairdsville, J
spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs.
I*. E. Magargle.
There came near being a serious
fire at the residence of M. P. Gavitt
on Saturday evening. While Mrs.
Gavitt was across the street to her
brother's home, the children at
tempted to put some paper in the
stove, it caught tire and a portion of
it went into the wood box. The
wall was soon ablaze, and the chil
dren began crying tire. George
llazzen who was working at the M.
E. church, heard their cries and ran
to their assistance as Mrs. Gavitt
rushed to her home. By the aid of
water that was near the tire was ex
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Mrs. Lon Converse and her father
Eli Bostion, drove to Xordmont on
Sunday to visit the latter's mother.
Misses Esther Dunn and (Vlin
Donovan enjoyed a sleigh ride from
Muncy Valley, Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. King and
daughters, Alice and (Jussie, of
Xordmont, were in town on Satur
day, the former attending the Re
publican eaueus while tin- others
visited Mrs. King's sister.
A. T. Armstrong has taken pos
session of his new house, having
moved some of his outbuildings from
the old home over to the new one.
In moving tiie smoke house, some
difficulty was experienced, it being
to high to pas- under the roof of the
county bridge, and became lodged,
much effort was necessary to loos
en it.
The Literary was held on Satur
| day evening. The outlook was very
'encouraging. Not only was the]
school house HI let! but a good class |
of the population were present. The!
i program was as follows: Singing. ;
| Debate, "Kesolved that flu* l'en isi
I Mightier than the Sword." There
were only four debaters, but they i
were well cho>cn, affirmative, 11. (J. j
Welch and H. S. Starr; negative,
IS. Kddy and Myrtle Kdgar. Some
: good |><>iiit- were made, and the
| judges, Misers Hall, Magargle and
! Honey awarded the victory to the
negative. A dialogue, "Old heads
Jon young shoulders" by Ada Hall,
Mildred Hall, Mable ll«/.zcii, It. S.
'Starr and Hoy Kddy, was well ap
preciated by the audience. This was
followed by Hie Literary paper, the
! "Koiiisdown Astouiidier" lielng read
by its ediiur, Miss Myrtle Kdgar,
and applauded a* the |>a|M'r always
is. The next meeting will |M>S*CIV< a
new feature, no debate but a lecture
on strike*, by Mr. Welch.
Mrs. John lla/./.eii who has la-en
ill for a Meek, Is now Mime a hat
Improved.
The county bridge lielou town i»
in Immediate need of Hie commiss
ioners care. There are loose Imard-
In air like Hie imirtl of Daiuoclc*,
ready to fall at a jar in Hie ulruct
ure. The top i» nearly oil at one
end, Hial same end t» Uinmliiit
loosened HI the abutments and
iMMirils are oft ut \arloiis place* on
! Hie nidi's
If ! ppoinr-fourpfil dnty fi* fiif ni
, 1.-i
' r[ >.l* Ai'tin •* Ht\ • :V> ii.i
lor li. I!. McKwft!, ii •prmniiM'iit
! lumbprm:;ii «>f Williniii.sjMMi, Mr.
\|. Vrilmr in' ; . ..ni|fittiy w itjj Mr.
M<•l!\ in \v I ii<" «:;)! ■i i: ■' i' ■i" ''' l
: tn\v ] «:i 111 «if i In- log" slitlc, ux'il in
' iiihvi'yinir tlu 1 log- l<» the creek, (lis
i covered :i trail of logs fastened on a
• spike placed in the slide to retard
| the speed of the loirs. The men a'-
, tempted to loosen the logs when
(hey were struck hy another trail,
the force* of the loj?sstriking together
; caused one of to hound from
the slide, striking Mr. Mr-Arthur on
| the right leg, crushing it hudly. ll<
was at once removed to his home at
llillsgrove, and I»r. Wootlheail of
Korksville andja surgeon from Will
i iainsport were summoned. The
| crushed liinh was amputated at •">
!o'clock p. hi. Friday, Jan. lie
; died from loss of hlood at 1:30 a. in.
I the following day. Deceased was
I years of age, lie was horn in
i Canada, and had heen in this coun
i '2- years. Politically he was a
| staunch Kepuhlican. lie was a
I rnemher of the 31. K. church, and
j the Hilsgrove Lodge No. Me
; carrie 1 policies in the Travelers In
! -iiranee Company for s2uu(K
lie |M>ssessed a kind, courteous dis
position. which won the respect of
the men in his employ. His name
i was always found heading lists of
| subscription for charitable purposes
ior public improvement, lie leaves
a widow who is prostrated over his
sadden death, slight hopes are en
tertained of her recovery.
The burial took place on Tuesday.
Interment at Williamsport, Pa.
Uhunk.
There will be a web social held at
the home of Mrs. Manley, next Fri
day evening, for the benefit of lie v.
Diekerson. All are cordially in
vited.
Kilmer and son are taking advan
tage of the snow which fell last
week.
Miss Nan Kilmer purchased an
organ last week, A. F. Letts also
purchased one.
('has. Taylor was transacting busi
ness in town Thursday and Friday
of last week. He gave several, mu
sical entertainments with his graph
uphonc.
The oyster supper given by the
l\ <>. S. of A. was well attended.
There was a large attendance at
the spelling school, last week. Miss
Nan Kilmer proved to be the best
speller.
I A. K. Campbell has b«*en appoint
ed local agent for the Deering Har
vesting Co.
A* K. Tripp of Laporte, was tran
sacting business in town last week.
The following is the program ar
ranged by the commrttee appointed,
for the local institute to be held at
Muncy Valley, Feb. 23, by the
teachers of the Southern District.
Opening 9::sn.
Singing by choir; recitation by
Mildred Hall; recitation by Blanche
Mill; singing by choir; question box.
1:30 p. m. Singing by choir; rec
itation by Bertha Johnson; How to
Cultivate Intellectual and Moral
Faculties, \V. 11. Ha/en; Written
Language Work, M. I>. Sweeney;
recitation by Myrtle Turney; Best
; Methods for lteview Work, Anna
Karge; How to Heach the Bad Boy,
| H. S. Starr; Some Devices in (iood
'reaching, K. 1.. Sweeney; Value of
I Algebra, (Jraee Lawrence; reeita
| tion by Alma Horn; Memory Work,
! Material and Methods, Mae Mencer;
i Kxcrcises for Special Days, Walter
I l.orah; Value of History, (leo. W.
I Calender; discussion by directors,
[ Is the Coinpulsury School l.aw Con
stitutional, if so, why not F.nforee
jit?
('ommittee on music, Kosaniia
; l.ewi», Myrtle Kdgar, K-ther
Dunne,
Co. Supt. F. W. Meylert, l'rof. J.
Itccse Kilgorc and T. 11. (iallagher,
i a former teacher of this place, will
j be present.
Program for the local institute to
IK- held at Hill-grove, February Hi,
ItHii. Literary Suciwty work in the
public M'liool", 11. W. Hunter;
School (loveriiiiicnt, M. It. Black;
What ure the nMeiitlal part- to teach
in geographyJ»*»«ie Forrest; What
moral training should the -*-liool
dive". 1 Cliurle* Calmer; Methods of
leaching rapid calculation, John
Molyneux; SI M nitil*»d-iu primary
work, »i. .Vntoinelie l.ant'a»ler;
\Vliat oystem of uritloK to ttwli
and bow lo teach if' Helen Du
liioud; I low and lo what client
-hould nature »tudy taught luour
4'II<MIN'.' Mary Clark.
11. W. llr*r«M,
Committee, J IMM I I. IRk,
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eIfGRRY TOWNSHIP,
i Nairn*. I.icfii>» . Po*|olti<f.
<iiurlos K. .lucLsnn. Tavern I h-eii.-v MiMivil Pa
I joIIII r Sohuttil, <lo ,|n
! .Jutncy Connor, <)<• «i>,
i Johnlhalcy, ,1,, ,j 0
; Robert Gu,\ do (lo
| I'rank F. >«'hua«l, Distillers License. «1<»
I .lo>ej»h <"ar'peiiter,
Patrick M«-(ii-f, Tavern License. Sattcrtlclit. Pa.
John Uross. du r'herry Mills.Pu
la l ilord Jlilljcrt. NVholc-alc License, iiushore, Pa.
Herman A. Krumer, Tavern License, Herniee.
C'OLLKV TOWNSHIP.
Ilenry McKibbins, Tavern License, Pa
Julia Jack won, do do
Jaute* Mcilee. do do
Harry Winters Puim-I, do Geno«a Lake. Pa.
('has. F. Hun*!nicer. do t.'olley, Pa.
William E. steafather, Restaurunt, Loik-z. Pa.
Jonh H. Vonkin, do do
]>AYII>SON TOWNSHIP.
Parvin Kile. Tavern License, Krnmons, pa.
Meyers. do Muiicy Valley. I'a.
■Dennis Palmatier do * do"
Daniel H. Lorah, do Bonesto\vn, Pa.
K1 lis Swank, do do
DC SHORE BOROUGH.
William Oneil, Wholesale IJcense. l>ushore, Pa.
Lawrence Finan. do <lo
Robert Met ice, Restaurant License, do
>iarK r aret Conner, «i<i do
Patrick Daley, do do
I>. Kcefe, Tavern License, do
MiehaelCuuimi.-ky, do do
Anthony Kous<*. «I<> do
EAGLES MKRK ROROLGH.
William VanlJnskirk, Tavern, Eagles Mere.
HILLSGROYE TOWNSHIP.
Jauies 11. Keefe, Tftverti, llillsgrove.
LAPORTE ROROrtJH.
F. W. Gallagher, Tavern License, Lajtorte, Pa.
Thos. K. Kennetiy, do do
LAPORTE TOWNSHIP,
George M. Fiester, Tavern, Nordmont. .
WM. J. LAWRKM K, Clerk.
« lerk s orticc Laimrt" Pa., Jan. '-M>, 1901.
At a regular ini'ftinjf of IlillsgrKVf
lodKf N 7 o. .t0.~» Iroltl tit tlifir hall Jan.
2»j, 1901 tlif following
were unaniniotifly atloptetl:
lias plcast'il Almighty
God to take from our midst, aft< r
uniicrgoing an operation of having a
limb amputated, our beloved Hroth- i
er, Arthur MeArthur. Therefore ■
be it resolved: That in the death of J
Brother MeArthur this lodge has
lost tin esteemed and an honest, up
right member.
Resolved: That this lodge ex- (
tend their heartfelt sympathy to
the widow and friends of defeased. .
Ilesolvetl: That out of respeet for
our departed Brother this lodge !
room be draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days.
Ilesolvcd: That these resoiutkn
bc spread on the minutes of our
lodge and ft copy In* sent to the wid
o\v anil friends.
W. 11. ItItAI'MIACK,
('oniinittee W'M, N. IIAKKISOX,
8. A. Mcßnil>K,
Whereas, Uod in his inlinito wis
dom lias taken from our midst our
beloved sister ami co-worker, Fan
ny K. Rogers.
itwnlvMl: 'l'nat while we bow in
humble submission to "Him who
doeth all thing- well," we feel that
in the death of this young sister our
Kpworth League has lost a faithful
and devoted member. One who was
always ready and willing to do any
thing for the betterment of our
League or for the advancement of
tii.) Master Kingdom. She ha*
served in nearly all of the depart
ment* of league work, *md in each
her cheerful willingness and her un
tiring etforts, together with her ctttc.
lent service, combined to make her
losn ui<>*t deeply mourned by all
with whom she came in contact.
Ilerexhe will no longer lead u« in
hymns of praise. There with tin
choir invisible -he U continually
praising • iod.
ItcMilved: That we hereby e\ ■
pr«~> our teinlcre»t sympathy to Ihc
bereaved family, a«uriug them thai
their h»»» I* our* as well, and pm>
that lie who never iiltlieU willingly,
will comfort the WUUIIIUHI heart-, a*
he alone can do.
ItcMolvcd: Ibit a copy of lhe»i
resolution* If given to the faliiil.x
al-o thai copies be *4*lll lo thi' nilllil)
pa|M-rs.
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t'ommitli-e, K, W. NMII'II,
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Hens' all wool Suits from $4.50 to 11 25
Youths' » « 3 6 () to 710
Children s .•» g() to 360
I Over coats for all and sixes, both stoim and dre?s.
t till ami examine goods stud pi ices before going elsew here, for i
can save you from *l. to 3.n0 on a suit or overcoat.
It is a pleasure for me to s||,.,\\ our goods anil give prices.
I'lease call.
Yours ven A _ E CAMPBELL.
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Stock taking sale
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SUITS AND OVERCOATS.
ICreat Reduction Before Taking
CP
(Inventory.
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Children suits, 75c to £3.00; formerly 1.50 to ?.oo
Boys' suits, to #7.00; formerly 5.00 to 10.00
Men's suits, to 512. formerly 6.00 to S2O
Children's Overcoats going at from
Boys " 2.:j0 to vo°
Men s " 4,tx) to 10.00
HATS, any style, for Boys, to #1: Mens, to 1.50
Under ware,
Overshirst, Sweaters, Duck Coats, Pea Jackets and
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