Republican News Item.
,THURSDAY, MAI!. 2, 1902.
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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
—Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Jillson, on Friday last, a son.
—Judging from his appearance,
the first robin hasn't as yet discarded
his winter flannel.
—John Hassin Jr., has gone to
Jersey Shore where lie has secured
paying employment.
—Prof. F. W. Meylert has suffi
ciently recovered from his severe
cold that he is able to be out again.
—Delroy Heim left here Monday
for Bellwood, Pa., where lie has
secured employment in an iron
foundry.
—Mr. D. J. Sheehan was taken to
the Williamsport Hospital on Fri
day for treatment. His condition is
reported to be very serious.
—Atty. Win. P. Shoemaker will
move from the brick house to the
dwelling house of I. B. Ikler as soon
as vacated by Mr. Reichard.
—Mr. L. T. Reichard will move
his family from this place to Nord
inont the last of this week, and will
work his father-in-law's farm the
coining season.
—Mr. M. E. liecder made a busi
ness trip to Philadelphia the early
part of this week, in connection
with the purchase of a large timber
tract in Virginia.
—Owing to the impassable con
dition of the road between Eagles
Mere and Forksville, Jerome Heed
was obliged to carry the mail down
the Sock road the greater part of last
week.
—The Superior Court, last week
aHi rmed the lower court in the case
of Howard Lyons vs. L. T. Richard,
which was tried in Sullivan county
and resulted in a verdict for the
defendant.
—Ex-Sheriff 11. W. Osier of Ber
incc, was a business man at the
county seat Friday. lie registered
at the Commercial and hobnobbed
with Landlord Temple, for whom
lie has a great admiration.
—Mr. J. A. Gibbs will move his
family to Dushore sometime this
week where they will take up their
residence on Jacob Yonkin's farm.
Mr. Gibbs will try his hand at prac
tical farming for a few years.
—Prof. L. L. Ford of Philadel
phia, and a summer resident of
Laporte, in a course of lectures re
cently given at Cooper Institute
Hall, New York City, gave two lec
tures on Great Cities, taking as his
subject "Philadelphia," illustrated
by stereopticon views
—Dr. C. M. Heberton recently
sold his medical practice at Ilughes
ville to Dr. M. 11. Smith of Phila
delphia, and last week started with
John G. Snowden for Colorado where
they will engage in sheep raising on
a large scale.
—Constable A. A. Baker has re
covered from the effects of a sprained
ankle that confined liini to the house
for several weeks. He joined with
leisure friends about town Tuesday
for the first after his recovery and
awakened old time amusement for
the boys in his characteristic humor
ous style.
—The exact amount of damage
done to property by the series of
floods in this Spring breakup is now
reaching its aggregate proportion in
cold figures and the million mark is
many times doubled. Laporte, of
course, does not figure in any of the
catastrophes, its only danger of dam
age by water lies wholly in the pos
sibility of its coming in violent con
tact with passing clouds.
—David Temple, the popular and
enterprising landlord of the Com
mercial was an out of town business
transactor on Monday. "Davy" is
a sole and lone example of a good
hotel man and when becomingly
dressed with bis moustache given
the Kaiser-William upward curve
he might easily be taken for a rail
road magnate.
ADJOURNED COURT NEWS. J
A Busy Day in Legaldom at the Seat of
Justice. The County Attorneys will
Have a Public Law Library.
Adjourned argument court resum
ed at !» o'clock Tuesday, with Judges
E. M. Dunham, John D. Reeser and
Jacob Meyers presiding.
A petition was presented with the
following named attorneys as a com
mittee to putin force the Act of
Assembly relative to the purchase
of a public law library : E. J. Mul
len, Thos. J. Ingh ur>, 11. J. Thom
son, A. J. Bradley and John If.
Cronin. Approved by the Court.
This act provides that a certain j or
tion of Commonwealth costs be used
to purchase a law library for curt
use. These costs arise chiefly from
forfeited bail lor want of an appear
ance in trial and in many instances
a non appearance before a justice
when bail has been entered no, steps
are taken to collect from the bonds
men. This Act is intended as a
stimulant for those to be benefited by
a law library to take action in col
lecting these neglected accounts.
Exceptions to report of viewers
oil road fromt Double Run to Eagles
Me»e, was brought up. The exc< pt
ions were: first, thatt he road was not
needed and too expensive and burd
ensome to the taxpayers of Shre >vs
bury township to bear; second, that
the viewers did not view the road
at the time appointed in the notice;
third, that one of the petitioners was
appointed and acted as one of the
viewers. After hearing arguments,
Court set aside the report and ap
pointed re-viewers on the same pe
tition as follows: Nathan Person,
Win. B. Lowe and Harry Arms.
Dushore Borough School District
vs. James Wilcox, et al. Rule to
set aside appraisment of exemption.
Argued and C. A. V. (held by the
judges for consideration.)
John Weisbroad vs Forks Twp.
School Dist., argued and C. A. V.
Liquor license of Thos. Gahan is
transferred to Win. o'Neil, at Du
shore.
Boro. of Dushore vs Dushore Wat
er Co., case placed on argument list
for next term.
I'. L. Iluffsmith appointed Con
stable of Hillsgrove.
Win. Frace vs Sarah Frace,
Divorce granted on payment of cost.
Att.v. A. J. Bradley was appoint
ed auditor to make distribution of
funds 111 hands of the administrator
of the estate of IT. 1). Mosier, deed.
Joe Kester sentenced to pay cost
in case of Comth. vs Yanney and to
stand committed until sentence is
complied with. Frank Luscli bonds
man.
HillsKrove.
William Mcßride, P. Galough and
several other families will move
from here soon, to make room for
more foreigners.
Among the new arrivals in town
are Ed. Peck, Fullmer Geo. and
Fred Jenkins.
Prof. Green has not been home
for a long time. lie must have
gone in search of "Ticklish Hock"
again.
Lester Woodley is at the old
stand again with a branch office at
Elk creek.
Howard Holcomb is the latest vic
tim of Measles.
Mrs. Davis of Forksville, who has
been visiting at W. L. Hoffman's,
has returned home.
E. Vronian and family are visit
ing the former's mother, Mrs. Isa
Vronian.
The Wandering Jew, who has
been h re nearly three weeks, has
about sold his stock.
Bhunk.
Frank Brenchley is able to be out
again.
Blanch McKay is no better at
this writing.
Dr. Parsons of Canton, was look
ing after his patients in town last
Wednesday.
Benj. Tripp and wife visited rel
atives at Canton last week.
M. J. Shattuck has gone South.
Goe. Bagley and Daniel Letts
went to Williamsport last week for
the purpose of enlisting in the army.
The boys returned in several days,
failing to meet the requirements.
Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Little of Bear
Mountain, visited relatives at this
place the fore part of this week.
—Miss Georgia Webster of Jak
ersvllle, who has been seriously ill,
is improving under the care of Dr.
Randall.
DR. JOHN CORR.
A Hustling Candidate for Representative
Who Claims Hearty Support trom Lead
ing Democrats.
Many of our readers will recognize
the above picture as that of Dr.
John Corr, who styles himself a
Thomsonian physician. For many
years he has been seeking the elect
ion of Member of Assembly, as be
claims belongs to him by rights.
He is the author of a botany bill, i
that he feels would be a great benefit
to the poor people of this Common
wealth. He is very enthusiastic
for the bill to come before the House,
but will not entrust it with lobbyists.
He thinks it necessary that he
handle it himself, and is always
found electioneering while making
bis regular visits in different parts
of the country, selling his noted
pain cures.
Sonestown.
A supper consisting of oysters,
ice cream, chicken and waffles will
be served in the house between J.
W. Bucks's and J. H. Rothock's,
on Friday evening. If the weather
be unfavorable, to be continued on
Saturday evening. Proceeds for the
M. E. pastor. All are cordially in
vited to be present.
The teachers' local institute of
Saturday evening was a decided suc
cess. Shrewsbury teachers were in
attendance, and 11. 11. Green, in a<
paper illustrated the bonds of sym-j
jtatby between the Davidson teachers j
and some others outside the Twp. i
and professional lines. Great inter
est centered round the debate: He
solved that the interests of the coun
try demand a strict enforcment of
the compulsory school law. Aff. C.
H. Warren, Myrtle Edgar, Walter
Hazen, Walter Lorah. Neg. It. S.
Starr, Clara Streby, W. B* Hazen,
B. G. Welch. The judges, M.P. and
L. It. Gavitt and Jolm Watson gave
the affirmative the victory. Several
songs of a pleasing character were
given, and the visitors declared
themselves well repaid for the even
ing's walk.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Boatman are
rejoicing over the advent of a seven
pound girl.
Sunrise prayer meeting will be
held in the M. E. church next Sun
day morning.
C. H. Warren is not teaching
school this week, being away on
business.
Miss Anna Speary of Sugar Grove,
Blanch Miller of Muncy Valley,
Maine Gordner of Unityville and
Thos. Laird are at the Bloomsburg
Normal for the spring term.
Wieland & Kessler, the Xordmont
Steam Mills proprietors have en route
a car load of Choice White Seed ()ats
brought from Peora; 111. Its arrival
is looked for within next 10 days.
Ask them to mail you sample.
3000 bushels of lime at lteeder's
Lime House, one and one half mile
below Laporte.
Ask your dealer for 44 Exeelsior
Chop" made at Xordmont Steam
Mills. He may ask you 5c per sack
more but he understands its value.
It's pure that's sure.
The Honesdale Independent is
authority for the statement that
Cochecton, the prosperous village
devastated by the late Hooded Dela
ware river, will never be built up
again, as the property owners have
no heart to replace their buildings
on the old site, knowing full well
that a repetition of the same disaster
may be expected again, as breakups
are liable to be more midden and
more destructive in the future than
they were while the hillsides were
covered with timber.
"—A Philadelphia ha per declares
that Archbishop Ilyan was recently
about to take a train for Baltimore
at the 15road street Station, when a
young man accosted him saying!
i •Your face familiar; where in hell
havd I seen you?" "I really don't
know," ivpiied the archbishop
blandly; "what part of hell do you
come from.
M. Koloman do Tisza, ex-Hungarian
prime minister and leader of the Lib
eral party, djed ut Budapest Satfirdaj*.
Mrs. Joseph Kieuzberger, aged (il, of
Williamsport, I'"., cus struck by an ex
press train on the Pennsylvania rail
road and killed.
Eliza C. Gallup, deceased, of Denver,
Col., bequeathed $125,000 to her si3ter,
Sarah A. Curtis, and her nephew, C. C.
Curtis, of hake wood, N. J.
Joseph 11. Manley, of Maine, lias de
clined to accept the position of first
assistant postmaster general, tendered
him by Postmaster General Payne.
Killed By His Own Gun.
Washington. March 2-J. —Anton
Schoeltz. a German tailor, living on a
farm near this city, met a shocking
accident yesterday. He was crawling
through a fence with a doubl '-barreled
shot gun in his hand, with which he
intended to shoot hawks that had
preyed on his chickens, win n the gun
was accidentally discharged, and the
entire contents of one barrel toro
through Schoeltz's lelt side, leaving
a gaping wound, exposing to vh w ttK»
intestines and the lower lobe of tli>
left lung. He died last night after his
wounds were dressed.
Hon. W. R. Stroh Dead.
Mauch Chunk, Pa.. March 24. —Hon.
William Righter Stroh. aged 44 years,
of this city, a member of the state
house of representatives from Carbon
county, died here yesterday after a
lingering illness from Bright's dis
ease. Mr. Stroh was a Republican. He
»;tood high in many secret and benevo
'ient societies, notably the Junior Or
der, United American Mechanics, of
which he was past national represen
tative and past national councillor.
Shipwrecked Passengers Arrive.
Philadelphia. March 24.—The pas
sengers who were rescued from the
steamer Waesland, which sunk off
Holyhead, England, on March 0. ar
rived here late last night on the Bel
gian steamer Noordland. to which ves
sel they were transferred at Liverpool.
—WIIITEOLA tlio greatest shoe,
slipper, belt, glove and clothing
cleaner on earth. Hold only at La-
Porte < lot hi ng Store. Harry Zax.
Ask your dealer for "Excelsior
Chop" made at Xordmont Steam
Mills. He may ask you ">c per stick
more but he understands its value.
It's pure that's sure.
Carpets:
Need new carpets for Spring
and Summer?
We have quite an assort
ment of samples,from which
you may choose, and we'll
do matching and sewing
for you at moderate cost, if
you wish.
Every thing needed at
house cleaning time IS HERE.
Bon Ami scouring soap,
cleans a window a minute,
WE HAVE IT.
Poultry netting, wire,garden
tools, and FRESH SEEDS
at
Buschhausen's,
LAPORTE, PA.
M. Brink's
New Albany, Pa.
I I In ll». sacks, flour middlings, SI.OO
2(10 44 coarse brans; 2.2(1
1(10 " Buckeye feed, 1.2">
100 " Corn meal, 1.80
100 " Cracked corn, l.:to
loti " Corn,oats, t vbarley chop 1.40
12"> " Gluten feed, 1.81
Lump rock salt per 100 lbs. .75
100 lbs. cotton seed meal, 1.(50
100 lbs. linseed meal, 1.8,1
100 lbs. sacks < Jyster shells, .AO
100 lbs. meat meal, 2.50
Oats per bushel .00
140 lbs sack dairy salt, .55
10 lbs. granulated sugar, .10
100 lbs. " ».!»()
litst Mammoth or medium
clover seed per bushel (i 00
N. V. State large' clover,
j , grower's guarantee 700
Timothy seed per bushel .'1.25 to 4.00
Full cream cheese per lb. .10
j Schumacher's best Hour 1.15
: Hagerman's " 1 .OA
! "Our Own" a leader, 1.05
| Golden vale 1.05
i 2-"> lbs sacks, Buckwheat, .051
< iraham 12] lbs. ..'to
j llye flour, 2"> lbs. .50
i Send money order and have your ;:oodf
I coin mi lirst Ireiglit, or come to our store
I and (jet t hem.
M. BRINK.
Wieland A Kessler, the Xordmont
Steam Mills proprietors havecuroute
a car load of < 'hojee White Seed < tats
brought from lVora, 111, Its arrival
is looked for within next 10 days.
Ask them to mail you sample.
' ■
Foley's Honey and Tar
I cures cslds, prevents pneumonia.
At CAMPBELL'S, Shunk,P&.
Cash Bargain Sale of
Winter Goods.
For tfie JVext 30
To make room for my Large Spring and Summer Stock of General
Merchandise that will soon arrive. Come in, look them over and I will
make you a price that will move them.
AGENCY:
For Bowkers Fertilizers, Deering Reapers, Binders,
Mowers and Rakes, Davison and Perry Harrow ,
Wiard Plows and Rakes. Call and examine be
fore purchasing, for my prices are right.
A. E. CAMPBELL, Shunk, Pa.
Great Reduction
Sale of Clothing.
Men's and Boys' Overcoats!
$3.50 Boys' overcoats reduced to $2.00. 3.00 coats frr 1.7 c
Men's " " $5.00.
sls. Men's Overcoats reduced to sl2, S2O coats now sls.
Men's Suits!
7.50 Men's Suits Reduced to 5.25
8.50 44 " 6.00
1500 " " 750
12.00 " 44 8.75
15.00 44 44 10.00
Trousers!
$2.50 Men's Trousers redued to $1.50.
3,00 44 * 4 2 CO.
3.50 44 44 2.^0.
J. W. Carroll,
DEALER IN
Hats, Caps, Underwear, Sweaters, Gloves,
MITTENS, TRUNKS and TRAVELING BAGS.
DUSHORE, PA.
— w 1870-1902
Lycoming County Normal School,
Muncy, Pa.
Two Terras of Ten Weeks Each. lieginnißjt April/111 and July/Hi,
FOUR CORUSES:
( 1), Teachers' ; prepares for teaching; special courses in Civil. Gov
krnmkxt and ALGEHKA. (2), Normal—higher branches; leads to
graduation. (il ), College Preparatory; prepares for the leading colleges
of the State. (4 ), Business—Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping.
A high grade secondary school with college-trained faculty. Satur
day sessions for reviews and special work. This school has prepared 150
teachers annually. It has prepared nearly :Mn young men for College.
Write for new catalogue and circulars.
G. B. MILNOR, A. M., Principal.
CONDENSED REPORT of the condition of the
I'IKsT NATIONAL BANK of Dushore, Pa..
At close of business, Dec. 1899.
RESOURCES:
Loans anil Discounts FJikkMH 51
I'. s. bonds to Secure Circulation ">n.(K«) CK
stock Securities 17,915 IX.
Prom n u on I*, s. Bonds ::.4M ;i"
Furniture 1.000 00
hue from Banks Approved reserve ARt 47223. 83
Kcdempiiou Fund U. S. Treasurer 2,50000
S|iccle and Legal Tender Notes 19,857:14
t 348,94« 95
LIABILITIES.
Capital $ 50,000 00
Surplus an.. Undivided l'rpfits 20,971 *ls
Circulation .".OOWIOO
Deposit* 227,935 81
« :145,Wt195
State of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan ss:
I M. I). Swarts, Cashier of the above named
bunk, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be
lief.
M. I). SWAUTS, Cashier.
SulMTilied and sworn to before me tiiis tjtli
day of Mai' iw.',
JoIIN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public.
My commission expires February 27, 1 90b.
Correct—Attest:
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