„an News Item. .THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 190i. —Mr. (Jt'o. Kiess of Sonestown, was in town Sunday. —Lee Voorhees of Elmira, called 011 Laporte friends Tuesday. —Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Snyder are visiting the former's parents at Sun bury. —Postmaster M. W. Dotsford of Nnrdniont, was a county seat visitor Monday. -Mr. and Mrs. Collins of Over ton, visited at the home of John ] I attain over Sunday. -Mr. John D. Ileeser the popular candidate for Associate Judge was at the county seat Monday. —Miss Emma Kitter, left on Fri day last for Heading, where she will visit her sister Mrs. Drown. The Republican candidates are growing more popular every day. They are excellent men. Vote for J. C. Dcininger for prothonotary. Ilis qualification for this important office is unexcelled. -Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Eddy of Evergreen, Pa., spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schrader. —Mr. Frederick Miller and daugh ter Miss Charlotte, left for New York City 011 Tuesday, where they will spend the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gallagher, F. M. Crosslcy and Sheriff Osier started Wednesday afternoon'for the Bloomsburg fair. —County Commissioners \V. C. Graitley, ltuben Hrown and Adam Dauniunk were at their office tran sacting husiness the early part of this week. —Mr. Mark Smith who for the past year kept the boarding house at the Tannery, last week moved his family to Lope/., where he is engag ed at carpenter work. —Henry Upman returned home this week from Eagles Mere where he was employed for the summer to drive a grocery delivery wagon. —Scouten in an article over his own signature last week boasts of his ancestry. That accounts for his blue blood and aristocratic bearing. J jet him be called Gentleman John. —We are informed that Nelson Cox our candidate for Sheriff made an excellent impression on people he met at the fair. He is receiving support from men of both parties and is sure to be elected. —Gentleman John calls the NK.WS I TKM "an insignificant lying sheet." Since the editor of the Herald has been convicted by two juries of malicious libel his tongue is 110 slander. —The post office department has issued a special notice to all post masters announcing that the sale of postage stamps of the Pan American issue will be discontinued at the close of the exposition. On Novem ber 1 all Pan American stamps 011 hand at every post office will be sent by registered mail, for credit to the department. Pan American Stamps in the hands of the public will continue to he good for postage indefinitely. Won't Gentleman John kind ly tell us why his man for associate judge was better qualified than Mr. lthoey or Mr. Lit/.clman, or why he dropped both Craft and McCarty rather than let lthoey make the 110111 ination? Why? —Nelson Cox, the popular rmdi date for sheriff, conies from the good old stock of Pennsylvania Germans. He is a man of intellect and intelli gence which is easily seen by a very few minutes conversation with him. He was raised under the best of in fluence, his father being a minister of the gospel, a calling which one of his brothers now persues. He was, unfortunately, one of the miners who was compelled to lay down his tools at IJernice, early last spring, and since then has been endeavoring to make an honorable livihood. He justly merits your vote. —James C. Dcininger the Repub lican candidate for Prothonotary is a clean, honest, straight forward man. To know him is to like him. 11c has many friends in both parties who will testify as to his good qual ities. He was not born in Sullivan county is true, but neither wasThos. E. Kennedy. l)cin\igcr has never voted in any county |>ut Sullivan, and was horn in the yte of Penn sylvania. \ Hotel Eagles Mere's night watch man, A. C. Jenkins, was agreeably surprised one night on the resump tion of his duties at that popular ho tel, a shor' 'me ago, to find himself the recipient of a valuable present from its guests, it being a high grade bicycle. Prominent among the do nators were J. B. Breed, of Califor nia, 11. (). Welch, the well known railroad man, Mrs. Tryon and others. Mr. Jenkins hopes to make practical use of the gift as scon as he has ex orcised with it sufficiently to get it under his control. —Boss Scoutcn labored hard in his last issue trying to explain why lie refused to have the American ll.ig float from his office building in honor ing the memory of our late Pre bi llon! McKinley. He did not deny the facts as stated ill one of our re cent issues, but, as a matter of cour-e called the News Item an "insignifi cant lying sheet," a "defunct gang organ," etc., etc. Such assertions are simply in keeping with the dis position of hauling down our toun try's flag, both being a mark of low civilaziticn or a bedlamite, and only shows an inability to deal with the questions at issue with seriousness, sobriety anil a regard for existing facts. His effort to explain his con duct in ordering the flag not togo up on his building is regarded by patriots as an excuse without sense or reason, and Ncouten still finds himself up against a task not easy to accomplish. And what an incalculable public misfortune it would lie if it were not so ? —"lt is said Editor Wing has re cently promised to vote for Tommy Kennedy this fall. This leaves Mr. Wing solid for the public printing, regardless of the result of the elec tion, for we presume he has like wise pledged his support to Mr. 1 )ei ni tiger.'' —Scou ten's 1 lera Id. It is not clear to us why Mr. Scoutcn is trying to run down Thos. E. Kennedy, calling him "Tommy" and insinuating that he has made us "solid for the public printing," in consideration of our "secret prom ise" to him. We will be more liber al to the Democratic candidate than Scouten is, and say that Mr. Ken nedy is too much of a man to make a proposal of that kind. Now "Gentleman John" we ad vise you to quit such foolish lying and act in good faith to the candi dates vol' are pretending to support. Hillsgrove. j James C. Deininger was pleasant ly entertained at this place, Saturday last. Mr. Deininger's reputation is not stained by the mud hurled by the Dushorc Herald. There is quite a small pox scare in Hillsgrove, but we can assure any Republican voters who wish to come home for election, that there is no danger. Dan and Miss Grafius returned Monday from Sunbury. Dan says lie gained twenty pounds during his vacation. (ieo. S. Speaker of Lebonan Busi ness College, was called home by the serious illness of his grand mother. M. Grant Sheely of the Lake Side Sanitarium of Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting his mother at this place. At a regular meeting of Washing ton Camp No. (539 i\ <). S. of A. held Sept. 27, 10(11, (lie following resolutions were unanimously adopt ed: WII KRKAS, Our nation has for a third time during its history U-en deprived of a great and noble ruler by the hands of an assasin, therefore be it Resolved, That Washington Camp No. (>:{!• do sincerely deplore and con demn the assasanation of President McKinley at the hands of anarchist Czolgosz. That we use our best endeavors by petition and other wise to influence legislation requisite to stamp out this evil from our midst. Resolved, That to the bereaved widow we extend our heartfelt sym pathy. J. A. (11 lilts, J. A. SI'RAKHft. N. li. CLARK, Committee. The photograph gallery of H. A. Kemp will lie closed until Saturday, from which time if will remain open until Oct. 21, which will be Mr. Kemp's last business day at Laporte. Card of Thanks, To those whoso kindly assisted us and spoke words of comfort which wa cannot forgot, at the time of the death and burial of my wife and our daughter Ida. FKKH L. SHAFKER, G. W. GMDKWKM. and Family. "It is with much delight we re view the decayed ruins of the old machine. Mr. Vincent the best man among them has withdrawn; the editor of the party organ is up a tree; their party assassin for Associ ate Judge, and James Deininger of Ilughesville for Prothonotary."— Scouten's Herald. In the Herald of September 11, Keouten said, "Reeser was picked up by the bosses and pushed through the machine (o gratify their own personal desire. That is what the wild waves are saying; that Hilly Lawrence and I)r. Christian after having secured all the offices within their reach, hovered around John 1). Reeser, who has 110 know ledge whatever of legal affairs, hav ing spent his life selling dry goods and groceries at the big store and pictured in charming colors to that avidious merchant a political path way from which they evidently agre ed to remove all obstructions. That is what we have been saying; that the idea of running for associate judge never entered Mr. Reeser's head until Hilly and the Doctor breathed in his face and gave him new light." Now "Gentleman John" which horn of the dilemma will you take? Is the "old machine in decayed ruins," ami the "assassin of the par ty tor associate judge," or is it a fact that Billy and the Doctor are still breathing the breath of life? "We are ready to wager a snug little sum that John D. Reeser did not vote for Dr. Christian last fall, but John is so still and sly that we seriously doubt if the Doctor knows it."—Scouten's Herald. Well, Mr. Chairman is this serious doubt worrying you very much ? It don't seem to worry Mr. Reeser's friends. Kven those terrible ma chine men, "Hilly" and the Doctor, don't seem to worry. Furthermore, in the same article it said, "Mr. Reeser has for several years conspir ed the political death of Mr. Vin cent." Well, Mr. Chairman, with whom ditl he conspire? Was it with "Hilly" and the Doctor? If Vincent is politically dead, he is rather a lively corpse. He was shaking hands with friends at the fair, and we don't believe he did Mr. Reeser any harm. Seriously, these rattle brained ar T tides in the Herald seive no other purpose than to bring contempt 011 the writer. Scouten's Herald says, "Poor Newell, he seems almost distracted in his effort to get his "stinger" in. For several days he has loitered about the streets endeavoring to give a false color to an occuranee of little consequence." The occurence of little conse quence is that Scouten would not permit the end of a rope, which sustained a Cnited States Hag drap ed in mourning for the death of President McKinley, to be attached to his building, in order that it might hang across the street in 1 in shore. The editor of the Review and the editor of the Gazette desired to join their offices in a beet ining expression of patriotic mourning, but Strcby's landlord prevented it. He now says,"he was afraid the boys would abuse his property." "Poor Newell !" JI is mistake was in supposing that Scouten had a drop or two of decency in his OKXT- I.KMAXI.V blood. Nordmont, Mr. and Mrs. A. I'. Weiland re turned from Buffalo, Friday morn ing. Mr. ('has. Covert of South Will iamsport, spent Sunday with rela tives at this place. Misses Alma Ijaucr and May Muf tley of Laportc, were the guests of Mrs. ltay Kesslcr, Saturday and Sunday. Miss May Mencer spent Saturday with her brother at Sonestown. Teachers normal class every Fri day night. All are invited to at tend. A party of young people consist ing of .Misses Bessie Swank, Blanch and Verna Foust, Maud Laird, and Messrs Arthur Miner, Ernest and Harry llotsford, Scott Weiland, Walter Lorah andClareaee I less were pleasantly entertained at the home ot llarvey Hess, one evening last week. Mrs. M. W. Hotsford and son Har ry, spent Sunday with relatives at Denton. .Miss Hello Foust is home 011 a vi-it. Mr. G.A. Stillman, a merchant ot Tuni pieo. 111., write.-: ••Foley's Kidney Cure is meeting with vvoudcrlul success. Il has cured Home canon here lliat physisisns pronounced incurable. I nivnelf am alile lo I entity to its merits. Mv lace today in a living picture ot health, and Foley's Kidney Cure has made it such." James McFarlaue, I.aporte. C. L>. Voorhees, Sonestown. I • ■ If this Buffet Is not as described. FOR We Ship Ibis Bullet, freight prepaid to the Mississippi Points west on equal basis. Buffet is of quarter-sawed oak, hand carved, highly polished, swell front, heveled edjre mirror, 30 by lrt inches. It is 48 inches lone-, u Inches deep, inches high. Retail price, $40.00 S-'o.2ft saved in buying of the maker. (>eneral Catalogue No. 99 contains thousands of similar bargains in Everything to Eat, Use and Wear; has 480 pages, size 10«4 X 14 inches, equivalent to 1000 pagesof ordinary size; contains IS,OOO illustrations, quotes on over »50.000 articles. Each copy costs fI.OH to print and '22 cents |>ostage; is sent on receipt of 10 cents, which 10 renin you dedurt from your flrtt order of ft. 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And it appears that some of the boy teachers got schools in preference to those holding permanent certificates. As to the taxpayers, "Seeing in be lieving," so we invite them to pay us a visit before passing judgment on "poor management," and then it is time to make greater demands ol the school board. It is necessary to start at the bot tom of the ladder so in this way we expect to get permanent certificates. In conclusion we earnestly invite the writer to call on us as he will be sure to find a good tire, and he will also see that we can do more than "build tires." Two or 5i" 1.1.1 v A x's Hov TKACII Kits. NO RELIEF FOH AO YEAHS. "I had-bronchltis for twenty years," sniil Mis. Minerva Smith of l)iuivillt>, ID*, "and never got relief until I used Foley's Honey :md Tar winch is a sure cure for throat and luiin diseases." Jas. McHaiiauc.lji|«irtc: ( . D. Voorliees.Souestowu CON DKNSKI) KKI'OKT of the condition of the FIRST NATIONAL HANK of Onshore. Pa., Al close of business, l)cc. 2, 1X99. KKSOCRCES; Loans and Discounts 1173,102 -JO I'. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation ".oiooo U0 Stock Securities 17,ttl. r > <.K) Premium on I', s. Bonds Ids .'(7 Furniture I.OUUOO Duefrom Banks Approved reserve A«t '.MOO Redemption Fund I . s. Treasurer. l.iioitoo S|ieeie and Leual Tender Notes Jl/.71 10 « 32" 5 TV, LIAHII.ITIKS. Capital j 50.000 oo Surplus and I'ndivided Pro tits l!',."»~y 07 Circulation :<2.ON>OO Dc{iosit> 2 , J5,y»7 ill S !J7 .'>oi 1 •> State of I'cnusylvanin. County of Sullivan ss: I, M. D. Swaits, Cashier of the aliove named bank, do solemnly swear that the aliove state mentis true to the ln'st of in\ know ledge ami be lief, M. I). SWARTS, Cashier. Subserilied and sworn to before tin this 7th day of Oct. l'JOl. JOHN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public My eominissiou expires Februarj J7, lUU.. Correct—Attest: A.WALSH. ) K.ti. SYLVAKIA. Directors J NO. D. HICKSKK, ) Notice. 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