BEWBLICAN NEWS ITEM. CfIAIILES L. WING, Editor. Published EverylThursday Afternoon ; By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Beat of Sullivan County. IiAPOBTB. PA. Entered at the Poet Office at Laporte, a* second-class mail matter. First national bank OK DIJSIIORE, I'ENNA. TT CAPITAL - - $60,000. SURPLUS - - UO.OOO. | L>oen a (ieueral Banking business. | j H W. JKNNINGS, M. D. SWARTB. President. Cashier J T & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOHNBfs-AT-LAW, ! Legal liusinesi attainted to in tbin and adjoining countiu _A PORTB, p A | £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. orriua m county ttrii.»ina KtAKROIIVT aouar X BRADLEY, ATTOKRBT AT-LAW, Office Building, ('or.Main unci Mnucy Sis. LAPORTK, l' A J H. CRONIN, ATTuaNKT-AT I.AW, NUTAHT euaLio. orrn ■ or main btkbbt. IM'SIIORK, »' A COMMERCIAL HOUSE." VID TEMHI.K, fi op. LAPORt'K . A. Tbii large and wc.i appointed taousa if tlie moat popular liontelry in ttiii aectiou LAPORTE HOTEL V. W, OAI.IjAOHEK, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heal, hath rooms, hot himl cold water, reading and pool ■'••om.:ttid barbershop; also good stabling and livery, T J. K KELEH. I • Justiee-ol'-the Peace, office in room over store, LAPOI'TE, l'A. Special attention given to collections. All matters left to the care of this office will he promptly attended to. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. 11 11. CUV, - - - Proprietor. Newly furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants of the travel ing public, bar slocked with lirsl class wines, liquors and cegars. The hest heer on the market always on tap. Hate* lteusonable. 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. Kvcry thing needed at house cleaning time IS HERE. Hon Ami scouring soap, cleans a window a minute, W E HA V K IT. I'oultrynettiiig, wire,garden tools, and KItICSI 1 SKKDS at Buschhausen's, LAPORTE, PA. M. Brink's New Albany, Pa. 14U ll». sacks, flour middlings, SI.OO 200 " coarse brans; 2.:10 1 (HI " Buckeye feed, I.2ft ino " Corn meal, 1.40 KMi " Cracked corn, 1.40 100 " Corn, oats, & barley chop 1.40 125 " Gluten feed, I.HI Lump rock salt per 100 lbs. ,7. r > 100 lbs. cotton seetl meal, 1.60 KM) lbs. linseed meal, I.Bft 100 lbs. sacks Oyster shells, .50 100 lbs. meat meal, 2.'io Oats jier bushel .60 140 llw sack dairy salt, .oft Uninitiated sugar per lb .oft 100 lbs. " ft.OO Best Mammoth or medium clover seed per bushel ft Bft N. Y. State largej clover, grower's guarantee li Hft Timothy seed per bushel :l.2ft to 4.00 .lapanese Millet per bushel |,OO Schumacher's Ik's! flour I. lft Jlagerman's " I.oft "Our Own" a leader, I.oft Uolden vale I.Oft 2ft lbs sacks, Buckwheat, .6ft Oraliam 12| His. .:10 Hye Hour, 2ft lbs. .50 Send money order and have your goods coiueon first treighl. or come to our store and get them. M. BRINK. . Circulation overj ! 1600. | (County Scat Local and Personal Events L Tersely Told. J There are very few who can make | lx>th ends meat now days. Mr. and Mrs. John Flviui spent Sunday at Lopez. Mr. Burr Cowell and son Leslie spent Sunday with Bernice friends. Mrs. M. Collins of Overton is ' visiting relatives in town this week. Miss Ella Tripp is assisting Ally. A. J. Bradley with office work. J. K. Gallagher of Muncy Valley was in town calling on old time friends Tuesday. Mr. Geo. ilea. jr. and wife of Sonestown, visited at 0. M. Hun ter's Thursday of this week. Atty. Wm. I'. Shoemaker was transacting business in Erie, l'a., a few days last week. Mrs. H. Dotty of NewColuinhia, spent several days of last week with her brother, W. B. Hitter. Leo Wrede who has been con lined to the house for the past Iwo weeks, is again able to be out. In a horse deal with Den Keefe, of Onshore, last week Sheriff Cott traded his black horse for a pair of lively roadsters-. \V. 11. l>odgc and wife of To wanda, are the guests of Judge Dunham and family. Mr. Dodge is a brother of Mrs. Dunham. He made a very line eat eh of trout on Monday. Miss Martha C. Ambruster of i , Camden, for several summers a ! guest of the Mountain House at tliis place, was married to Mr. S.N. Smith of Philadelphia on May 7. By this means Mr. and Mrs. \V. B. Bitter kindly express their thanks to friends and neighbors collectively for the kindness shown them during the sickness of their little daughter. Messrs Win. Donovan and Clin ton Starr of Sonestown, spent Sun day with Jacob Fries at this place. Mrs. Nancy Kohensparger, who has l>een con lined to her bed with severe illness for the past week, is now gradually gaining in strength. Dont forget to call on the News Item while in town attending court next week, and subscribe for some of our club rate papers. If not here yourself have one of your neighbors attend to this business for you. Ernest Lauer of this place, ami a brother of Chas. Lauer, of the firm ol lloloomb & Lauer. of On shore. has accepted a position with merchant Vernon Hull, at llills grove. The duties lo be filled by Mr. Lauer, we are confident will never lie lacking or suffer neglect. Co. Supt. elect M. It. Black of Forksville, was at (lie county capi tal on Wednesday and took the oath of office by Hon. K. M. Dun ham. Mr. Black will leave short ly for a visit to his mother in Tioga county, and dot's not expect to re turn as early as June Ist when he will now become officially Co. Supt. Leo Heiin met with a painful accident at the stave mill Wednes day which nearly cost him the loss of his left hand. He was carelessly fooling with the machinery when in motion aud had his hand caught in some manner. liadly bruising and cutting it. Dr. Randall dress ed the injured member and lielieves the use of it can lie restored. landlord F. W. Gallagher is contemplating the erection of a new building, the first lloor to l>e used for store room and the second floor to lie a hall for public enter tainments, on the site of his former hotel which was destroyed by fire. Messrs. Ij»wrcnce Bros., we are informed, are working on the plans and estimation of costs of same. | Prof. J. H. Thayer of Dushore, 1 is now added to the list of Sullivan J county attorneys, having success , fully pabsed the examination which • admits him to the bar, liefore the Sullivan County Bar Association, last Saturday. Frank Gallagher and wife, and ! W. J. Gallagher were shopping in ; Williamsport, Wednesday. Sheriff Cott is spending a few 1 days in the western part or the county. Married, on Wednesday, May 14.! Mr. John Speary of Dushore. and Mrs. Elizal>eth Ploof. of Newberry, Lycoming county, Pa. Mr. Kdward Small of Nordmont, was a visitor to the county seat on Thursday, and added his name to the News Item subscription book. Prof. F. W. Meylert, while out sleeking up his properly last Sat urday, stepped on a rusty nail which penetrated deeply into his foot. Proper remedies were imme diately applied and he is now prac tically out of danger of any serious results. Messrs li. F. Crossley and James Corcoran arrayed in the very best their tailors could afford to put out iu Dushore, dropped into the seat i>f justice a few hours Wednesday on business that could not In> divulged to our reporter. It may have been marriage licenses, it may have not. Again the Death Angel has l>een in our midst and folded in its em brace little Jessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ritter, aged 1 year 1 month and 21 days, after a short (illness. A short service was held at the house on Friday morniug, after which the remains were taken to New Columbia where regular services were held in the Lutheran church. Interment in Highland cemetery. The entire community extends sympathy to the bereaved j family in their aflliction at the loss of their loving child, j Mr. H. eddler, was in town last w«*ek witli a nice lot of "clodding and dry guilds." John Barton of Buffalo is home ou a visit to his pareuts. John got a shaking up In the wreck above Williamsport Saturday morning. Robert MeKwen's barn at the landing camp, was burned down ' last week. The rollers and spongers in the i tannery at this place have received an increase of w ages. The rollers! now receive sl.7sand the s|>ongcrs $1.40 per day, Among the business callers in town last week were A. I'lotts, of 1 Williamsport, Sheriff Cott, of l.a- I porte and Frank Shalor of Towanda. liriino Lucas has gone to Butftdo, . to work. Bobert McEwen has commenced ' to haul the bark that was left back * from last year. II Robert Eekroyd of KTuncy and his | crew of drillers were in town last j week and drilled a well for Joseph ' ! Helsman at the hotel. Cliff says > j that they struck Koch's old style . lager at 02 feot. , Eight cans of trout fry arrived last week to replenish our streams. 1 Walt tloflman went tishing the same > day that the fry were put In the -streams. COMMEHGEMEMTRXERCISfeS fie mice Hifth School Graduates Class o! Six. Banqvet After wards. i Special Correspondence. > The first commencement of tlie Rerniee High School occured Thurs day evening. May 15, When a class ;of four young ladies received their diplomas. The exercises were held in the auditorium of the beautiful new school buildiugand were high ly (successful. The class consisted of the iollowing members: Misses Alice Cunningham, Julia Rums. Katherine A. White and Edith j Harney. | The auditorium was tastefully {decorated ami presented a line ap pearance. The program was well rendered and reflected great credit upon the class and their instructor. Following is the program : March. .Salutatory, Katherine While. Vocal duet—Marihn Walter*, Kale Line. Essay, Alice M. Cunningham Esstty, •lulia A. Hums. Piano Solo, Kate Line-. Essay ami Valedictory, Edith E. Harney. Addresa to < de. Immediately after the com mencement exercises a banquet wan held at Scliaad's hotel in which the memliers of the class and aliout lifty invited guests participated. A six-course supper was given and no tetter supper was ever prepared or better served. The toasts which followed the supper were well rendered and were l>otli witty and wise. Prof. J. M. nurrVM Comes to Laporte. A lecture that none can afford <*j miss, will begiven in the M. E. church on Tuesday evening of next week, May 27. by Prof. J. M. Hufftun of Philadelphia. Past Grand Chaplain of both New Hampshire and Maine Independent Order of Good Templars. The in teresting subject of the lecturer will be "Character Building'' Prof. Buffiitn comes highly rec ommended as a platform speaker, and will lecture at the three points of Rev. Bidlack's charge. He will lecture at Norduiont M- E, church on Wednesday evening. May 28, and at Eagles .Mere. Thursday evening. May 29. No admission will lie charged, only a collection takeu. All are most earnestly in vited to come and hear this able lecturer. SHUNK. Miss Nora Blghtuiirehas returned from Canton, where she has been for some time. Mrs. Frank Packard and Mrs. W. K. Porter were shopping at Canton Saturday. Henry Kdking has moved inte J. H. Campbell's house. Leroy Williams made a business trip to Quinlaiitown the first of the week. Mrs. Ed. Kilmer is visiting her parents Mr. and Mr*. R. J. Yothcrs at wheelervllle. Miss Amy McKay of El lent on, has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. G. McKay. Decoration Day will be observed In this place. Every one is request ed to meet at the church at 10 o'clock a. in., May 30, where the children will lie arranged for marching. The ladies are all invited to meet at the P. (). S. of A. hall the day before (May 29) for the purpose of making the wreaths and Imquets for the occasion. Leslie Campbell, has returned from a month's visit to his grand parents at Kliuira. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Kilmer ami Miss Nancy Kilmer went to Troy Sunday to attend the funeral of a cousin. Henry Andrus and Miss Jessie Forrest of Forksvllle, were callers in town Sunday. Allen Williams and Clura Andrus of Canton, were guest of O. J. Will iams, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. E.Campbell have 1 returned from their visit at Elmira. I Harleen Packard is sick with the I mumps. ! f«eo. Bit ttin, who has been work j ing some time for O. J. William*, [started Monday for Sadler's camp ! and the woods. I WANTED: —A first class exper ienced girl for general housework. Wages, three dollars per week. Inquire. Mrs. John Harney, Mil dred, Pa. ! Spring has come at last 112 At* CAMPBELLS, SHUNK, PA., i He is showing the finest line of Spring and Sum- A mer Goods to be found in Western Sullivan, con | sisting of everything usually kept in a first class j General Store. Call and inspect his large line before * purchasing elsewhere. Ho will be pleased to show you and will make you a price that is right. Highest Market Price Paid jim for Butter and Eggs. Agxy: For Bowker's Fertilizers, Deering Reapers, Binders, Mowers and Rakes. Davison and Perry Harrows, Wiard Plows and Rakes. A Steel Lined 19 T Perry Harrow, only $8.50; A Bargain. Call and see it. A. E. CAMPBELL, Shunk, Pa. T ,„ _ . _ A Beautiful Show of Men's, Boys' and Children's SPRING SUITS. ChildrenS two, three, and four piece suits SI.OO to $5.00. Boys single and double breasted suits in all the new patterns and weaves $5.00 to $12.00 Men's one, three and four button sack suits, the latest materials and make $8 to S2O. Men's cutaways, nobby things, sl2 to S3O. Also an elegant assortment of men's and young men's trouSers Childrens knee pants, hats, caps, neckwear, underwear, shirts, trunks, suit cases, traveling bags and umbrellas. T. W. Carroll, DUSHORE, PA. HOTEi CARROLL BLOCK. " r - The Cheapest Carpet to buy is a good one, and it you want a good one buy it of Holcombe & Lauer and get the best at the lowest price. We are direct agents for the largest carpet manufacturers in the United States. Wiltons, Velvets, Royal Axministers, Moquettes, Body and Tapestry Brussels, Ingrains in all wool three plys two plys and cotton chain, unions and all cotton. R:ig and Hemp Carpet, China, Japan, and Mo. Grass Matting. Linolinms and oil cloth. If you can't come, write. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, ES? ©uabore. pa. SAXE BLOCKS. LA PORTE CLOTHING STORE. [We can please you better than ever.j Because we offer a larger and much finer stock to select from, and because we will continue our policy of handling onlv the VERY BEST GOODS. Stylidh, meim linchewter made <'!.< >TIII NO, Mark ami 111uo «er;;e», |>lain ami t'nncr. Cheviot, plain an I tanev undressed worsteds, made in nil the latent shapes YOI'THS' SI'ITS, I'll I IJiUKX'S SUITS ajjes ,'i to 111 years, to select Irom, price* j 1 (10 to 0.00 MEN'S Dress Pant" at s"_'.fiO, :i 00 ami up to s. r >» j«or pair. We have »iven the greatest attention to .our Sl|t»K L)KPA K'l'M KNT. the tiuest •1 I hest (pialiiiec. largest stock, latest styles, atri-jht prices. W't handle the W. 1.. I» i I.AS Silo I". at $•», ',O. 4 00, and 00 per pair. I.adie*> are invited to examine our Sprint: stock of lallor nuiile jucltet >uit>. rainy day -kiris. |>el( coals, Wrapper' li"lle>' vets. tine dress skirls. We handle ft full line of Indies'corwus. Untie? kill gloves, line ui brellus. trunks anil valises. A full ljne of ladies'ami Rent" oxfords, assortment of psteul leather and vclown calf. A complete line of toys and childrens shoe*. Men s working •lioe,. from Sl.no to |0 00 Our line of gems furnishing xoods embrace all the latest style*. We liaudle the Monarch Shirt. See our Idlest hais. neckuear. hose. eu|», gloves. *1 imlloni pile.s. Now is your best chance to buy vourSprlu* and summer clothing. All we a«k is lor you to came ami »ee ami l«r convince*! of the low prices we are offering. HARRY ZAX, Reliable Dealer in Clothing, Shoes, Ladies' Capes. rOBKSVILLE. I Mori-is Wright returned to Penns daleon Thursday of hist veek. W. L. Crawford returned home from Philadelphia, last week. ) 1 »r. It. K. (Jumble left for llarris burg on Monday, to attend a medi- 1 t*al convention. (»eo. Miller returned to Waverly, ' N. Y. on Monday. 11. s. Lancaster of Towanda, spent [ Sunday at his home. Jennie Miller is visiting relatives ' and friends at Waverly, N. V. Albert Kaye went to Erie on Mondav last to attend (irand Lodge ' i. O. <>. F. 1 WAXTKD: —A bright aetive girl not less than sixteen years of age. | to learn type setting; good wages' when profieieut. Address this ottice. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure | Digests what you eat. ; This preparation contains all of the jdigestants and digests all binds of | food. It gives instant relief and never : fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive etomaclis can take it. By its use many ' thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. Is i unequalled for the stomach. Child- I ren with weak stomachs thrive on it. ! First dose relieves. A diet unnecessary. Cures all stomach troubles Prepared only *>Y F. C. DR.WITT JK Co., CHICAGO contains 2J* times iht SOc.