VOL. VIII. NO. 4-7.
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{ the Quality that We are Giving /
112 You for the Low Price Asked. S
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Col ihis section. Many years here in business, always 3
S with a lull line of goods above suspicion; chosen v
112 with a care and judgment commensurate with its!
V desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \
112 our store a sale place to invest. C
112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran- q
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STOVES and RANGES, \
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HEATERS; j
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. '
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House Furnishing Goods, Tools of Every I
Description, Guns and Ammunition. \
Bargains that bring the buyer back. !
Come and test the truth of o.ur talk. s
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A. lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap.
We can sell yon in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base \
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. j
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and 1
General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
EVERYWHERE IN THE STORE YOU FIND CON-:
12 elusive evidence that the new season is at hand.
This store with its fresh, bright stock of new mer
chandisj stands ready to be helpful to you in your buying, j
SPRING GOWNS AND SUITS.
Here's a- fine collection of the newest styles and the latest materials. j
Some of the best of the season's Gowns anil Suits. The painstaking work j
, put into these Suits tells its own story. The styles are perfect and the.
isiilnring the host. Gowns weeannot desctibe,better come and see them.
Every kind and style of Walking Skirts.
New Jackets and Silk Waists,new Walking Skirts of all kinds.
SPRING DRESS GOODS.
The soft.clinging fabrics that will be used for the season's gowns are
now being shown. Here you may see Voiles, Crepes and all beautiful
Wool and Silk and Wooi material that will be wanted this season. Plain
and Scotch effects for tailored suits.
A New Line of Hosiery to Select From.
We start the Spring season with a large stock of Hosiery for men.
women and children. You may buy Hosiery here aud feel perfectly l
easy. You have the best obtainable for the price.
OUR CORSET STOCK.
We haven't every kind of corsets that's made,dut the department is
stocked with a number of makes, each the best of its kind. Drop in the
store when vou need a corset and consult with our Corset sales-people.
Tell them your corset trouble and we will guarantee the one you will
get will fit perfectly and wear well. -
THE SHOPBELL DRY OD CO.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1904.
Treasurer's Sale of Seated and
Unseated Lands.'
Agreeable to the provisions of an Act of Assem
bly entitled, "An Act direotiug the mode of sell
ing Unseated Lands for taxes, i-assed the 20th day
of March, 181.1, and the supplements thereto, 1, ;
LKK H. (JAVITT Treasuser of the County of Sulli- .
vail, hereby give notice to all persons concerned :
that unless ths County, State, Road School ami ■
Poor Taxes due on the following tracts on L'n- !
seated Lands situated in said county aud paid
before the day of sale, the whole or such part of
eueh tract as will pay the taxes and such cost
cliargable thereon will be sold at the Court House
in Loporte, said county of Sullivan on the ISth
day of June, 1904, being the second Monday of ;
June. The sale to lie continued by adjournment 1
from day to dav if deemed necessary for arrear- ,
ages of taxes due.and assessed ami cost accrued <
on each tract respectively.
Unseated Lands.
ACRES. WARRANTEE. TAX. \
Cherry Township
50 Eldred, William $7 00 '
50 Getting, Christian 12 00
100 Gray, William 12 00 1
2D Hoitzhower, Geo 4 80 ;
75 Jackson, Jeremiah 18 00 '
40 Meylert, William 9 60 .
86 Norris, Jos. P 10 32
5 Reed, Collmson 2 40 '
40Vs Turner, William 1 86
70 Van Phull, William .... 16 80 ,
227 Weitzel, Jacob 54 48 "
93 Woodward, Ebenezer ... 11 16 '
Colley Township
120 Anderson, John $22 56 '
300 Burke, Thomas 50 40 '
50 Compton, Adam J 9 40 1
19 Campbell, Robert 3 57
325 Clark, John 61 10 '
444 Cook. John 83 47 4
150 Crispin, James 28 20 J
333 1-3 Carpenter, Casper J.... 62 60 \
40u Campbell, Gustavlus .... 75 20 :
224 Carpenter, Charles 42 61 1
400 Carpenter, Elisha 75 20
314 Coddinger, Garrett 59 03 '
175 Fitzsimmons, John 32 99
187 Humphrey, Parley 91 56
104 Houseweart, Geo. W. .. 19 55
34 Koster, Jacob 6 3ft
202 Logan, Sheldon 37 98 '
50 Morse, William 9 40 *
100 Nicholas, Henry 94 00 '■
161 Parley, Nathaniel 67 86 '
200 Goodheart, Elisha 108 10 "
179 Green, Willard 89 05
167 Gravius, Rufus 87 80 ®
150 Goodheart, James P. .. 65 80 *
*44 Housewort, John 64 67 *
!80 Plnco, Bezebel 41 04 '
192.43 Richart. E. G S2 35 ,J
>OO Kerr, George Adolphus.. 56 40 1
>0 Sparkhawk, Thomas 9 40 4
>4 Shaw, David 12 03 »
215 Woodward, Ebenezer ... 61 43 "
>33 Walliston, Seth 43 80 1
100 Whitford, Wilson 70 50
110 Tresaulthick, J. H 20 66 ®
Davidson Township "
!4 Bradley, R. P $5 71
!92 Balliott. John 56 02 *
!79 Beasley, Johnson 56 09
56 Coates, Samuel 22 46
131 Colt William 19 38 1
125 Cope, Israel 48 10 ,
136 Custard, Mary 69 98 ,
136 2-3 Coates, Mary 34 92 "j
>0 Coates, Jacob 7 40 ;
?3 Coates. Mary 12 S6 .
10 Dean, John 1 48 „
.'OO Evans, Job 30 60 ;J
201 Ewing, Jasper 30 76 '
150 Evans, Joel 22 20 3
127 Ewing, Robert 34 16
250 Evans, Paul 20 00
118% Harvey, Peter 61 93
HO Hess Samuel & Wesley. 888 112
150 Harvey, Nicholas 67 60 <1
21 Hess Samuel or Wesley. 3 10 e
;!0 James, Grace 4 44 a
136 James, Mary 34 88 1
100 James, Mary 59 20 n
54 James, Grace 16 32
382 James, Grace 56 53
230 Mlley, Martin 34 04
356 McMullan, Alexander .. 316 12 1
187 Montgomery, William .. 27 68 i
400 Patterson. William 59 20 I
80 Paschal, Joseph 11 84 j
Sample, Catherine 52 98 1
75 Strawbridge, James .... 11 10 I
Eikiand Township
250 Cook, Stephen $45 75 t
131 Carpenter, John 23 98 1
50 Carpenter, John 9 15
30 Cooley, Henry 5 89 <
286 Eldred Charles 52 33 :
46 Fritz, Aaron 8 41 '
39 Spaulding. Hugh 10 80 1
80 Spaulding, Hugh 14 64 (
100 Turner, Samuel 32 02 i
100 Turner, Henry 46 53 I
8 Rogers, C. S 1 46 I
Forks Township
35 Atmore, William $36 741
10 Barber, Uriah 6 96 '
60 Bankley, Edward 10 44
3 Dorsey, John 54 i
437 Dorsey, Leonard 76 04
407 Dorsey, John 70 82
50 Eddy, George 4 30
25 Fox, Hannah 2J5 I
50 Fox, Eliza H .' - 870
137 Fox, George 188 27
464 Hurley, Charles 82 90
97 Lloyd, Peter Z 54 80
68 Lucke, Henry 7 08 .
50 Lownes, Joseph 8 70
146 Musser. John 25 40
402 Norris, Eliza H 34 57
43 Norris, Joseph P 3 70
60 Pleasants, Israel 10 41
55 Roberts, Hugh 957
402 Roberts, George 72 05
168 Silsby, Henry M 29 23
266 Silsby, Joseph 46 28
469 Warren, Samuel 81 60
400 Warren, George
16 Mlers. George 2 11
Fox Township
30 Epple, Henry £*7
[96 Gigga, Henry IT -I
407*4 Hughes. George 74 »7
18 4-10 Kuhn. Peter 9
3 May Warren
! 382 Simpson, John Vcq
|lO Shaw, Robert « »■»
383 Williams, Henry
Hillsgrove Townthlp
80 Alberte, George ?»« ™
96 Alberte, George
I 335 Bonham, Ephriam I® ca '
129 1-10 Boyd. John *•» ™
1100 Bates, Conrad ™
1216 Bonham. William J ™
4M, Garpenter. Samuel »"
257% Delaney, Thomas »- 1
iSO Horntleith, Jeremiah ... * lIJ
ioo Piotts. J. G. ........... 17 eifi
410 Reese, Daniel Its IS
405 Seckler, Michael 45 5>
Laporte Township
417 Adams, Ebenezer SB3 4n
417 Adams. Zebediah 8:5 40
338 Boyd. James 07 GO
200 Bond, Thomas 40 00
39 Backus, Philip 7 80
250 Brewster, Virginia r» 00
40 Brewster, Virginia ij 0J
Undivided V 2 of
102 Franklin, Walter 7 o,',
223 Fox, Hannah 23 30
97 Fox, Sarah 3 70
34 Fox. Samuel M 3 4 )
8 Franklin, Thomas 1 00
3*> Fox, Ann :> CO
35 Fox, Sarah 7 o.)
40 Franklin, Walter 4 00
63 Franklin, Walter C 30
57 Gardner. Richard 5 70
14 Graff, John go
28 Graft, John 5 CO
170 Graff, John 34 00
87 Graff, Andrew 17 40
10 Gardner, Richard 1 CO
238 Graff, John 47 GO
Undivided V6 of
10 Garragues, Susan W 1 00
40194 Gundecker, John 80 30
105 Gray, Robert 10 50
13 Gardener, Richard 2 00
20 Same 4 00
118 Harvey, Jonathan 11 80
417 Huntingdon, Benjamin .. 83 40
401 Heber, John 80 20
5 Huling, Joseph 1 00
140 Harvey, Jonathan 14 00
47% Same 4 75
104 Hall, Charles 20 80
40 Hart, Adam 8 00
117 Harvey, Jonathan 23 40
24 Huling, Joseph 4 80
5 Same 1 00
113>i Levi, Daniel 11 35
402 Musser, Martin 80 40
08 Morris, Richard H G 80
71 Morris, Richard H 7 10
'6l Norris, Jas. P 12 20
95 Pleasants, Samuel 19 00
10 Parker, Thomas 8 00
17 Parker. William 2 70
IC9 Parker, William 28 80
60 1-3 Parker, William 12 00
100 Perkins, Joseph 20 00
57 Rackstraw, Joseph 2 2S
99 Roberts, Elizabeth F.... 19 SO
GC Same .. 13 20
•501 Roberts, Joseph F 80 20 !
417 Seargent, Erastus 83 40 ;
117 Swift, Cyrenus 83 40
97 Smith, Daniel 9 70
130 Wright, Samuel R 26 00 '
45 Welles, Gideon 9 00 |
86 Weaver, William 17 20
9 Welles, Gideon 1 80 '
119 Walsh. Richard 11 90 i
Shrewsbury Township. I
56 Buschhausen & Ingham.. 3 58
59 Boyd, John 8 25 1
Undivided y 2 of i
418 Benson, Peter 29 25 t
100 Daugherty, John 7 00
10 Fox. Maria C 1 40 I
45 Hepburn, James 7 40 ,
355 Haines, Reuben 49 70
177 King, Ezekiel 67 97 1
437 Kentzeng, Abraham 27 97 |
401% Long, James 56 21 ,
61 Norris, Jos. P 3 90
386 Ogden, Joseph 54 04
386 Same 54 04 1
385 Pleasants. Mary 5.! 90
190 Richnrdson. Isaac 26 50
114 Swain, John 15 96 1
Also, at the same time and place, the
following tracts and parcels of land
duly assessed and returned on the seat
ed list, prior to 1902, will be sold for
arrearages of taxes in the names of the
present or former owners. In accord
ance with the provisions of an act of
Assembly passed April 29, A. D. 1844:
Acres. Names. Tax.
Cherry Township.
H. and lot Wood, Janies $7 61
2 lots Blight. W. H 15 84
100 Dyer, John 11 81
50 Dunham. Lot 4 87
14 Quinn, John, Sr I 23
140 Spencer, Walter 17 64
20 Sylvara, B. M 1 79
93 Union Tanning Co 7 34
H. and L.and land and out
buildings. Roe, William 8 36
67 Hester, Jesse I 85
:?G Kisner, Mrs. Martha 2 19
39 Randall, W. F 1 29
118 Connor. Charles 3 60
CI Pendegrast, Anthony ... 296
50 Lavelle, Lawrence S3
H. and L., Moltz, Lenze 2 20
Lot. Barron, John 1 10
27 Gaum, Samuel 1 73
H. and L.. Manning, Chilson... 138
House. Hecker, Charles 66
H. and L., Ratch, John 2 40
67 Hunsinger, Solon A 4 29
Colley Township.
100 Daddon, Mrs. E. L $4 40
100 Ellinger. I. P. and G. P.. 660
50 Harris. Mrs. Harry 2 20
103 Kalson, John 2 27
54 Ko/.en, John 1 19
65 Listock, Miculus or Nich
olas 2 73
50 McMullen, John 1 78
35 Rinebold. Dr. N. A 39
68 Union Tanning Co 2 28
42 1-iocKwood. Charles 92
50 Quinn, .James 2 15
50 Miller, William 1 54
Dushore Borough.
Lot. Jordan, Edward $3 22
Lot. Jordan. John M 3 34
Elkland Township.
30 Chilson. Mrs. Bertha.... $3 63.
267 Sullivan. John 29 01
Forks Township.
10 Rineboldt, Eli |3 85
The sum of fifty cents must also be
paid on each tract, lot or parcel of Is rift
adVertised in addition to the amount
named opposite tract, lot or par
cel of land for advertising. Also, in
addition to the same interest will be
charged upon the amount of taxes <lu >
' upon each tract, lot or parcel of Itwl
for each year from the first day -if J«*t
-1 uary of the year following until ptid.
1 under Act of 1887.
M n B —No taxes will be received on
! the day of sale.
» LEE R. GAVITT.
> Treasurer.
' Treasurer's Office, Lapoite. Pa., April
Ij 2nd. 1904
Dam Blown Up With Dyna
mite on LoyalsocK.
Charles Bryar, Wr.llnce Sncll and Myron
Williams Charged With the Ollcnse.
The big dam used for splashing
purposes on the Loyalsoek creek
t'our miles above Hillsgrove was
i partially destroyed t»y dynamite
Monday. The work was done by
Charles Bryan, it is said, who took
the precaution to station guards be.
low and above the dam, to keep peo
ple who might be passing along the
road out of danger. Mr Bryan
has a farm on the Hats above the
dam which he finds is damaging to
his property at this season of the
year. The dam is owned by the
Kmery Lumber company, and is
used to splash the logs down the ;
stream when the water is too low to i
float them successfully without it, I
The owners of tit' dam knowing l
that Mr. Bryan complained about i
the dam, prevented him carrying j
out threats by keeping 11. L. Chil
son constantly on guard. It was j
while C'hilson was at dinner Monday
that Bryan appeared at thedam and 1
is alleged to have placed twenty |
sticks of dynamite in the two wicket i
holes and set them oil'. With him \
were Walace Sncll and Myron Will- j
iams whom he stationed as guards '
along the public road which parallels j
the creek. The explosion tore out j
the gates, badly damaging the shoot i
walls and flumes.
Mr. McEwen foreman forthelum- j
her company, was sit Laporte Wed
nesday preparing for legal action j
against the offenders. Mr. Bryan j
claims to have acted in accordance
with good council. The prospects
for a big lawsuit is open and the !
question to bo raised aside from he- j
ing responsible for the damage done, j
those who took part in the affair
may be made to answer for interfer
ing with the navigation of a public
stream. For this offense, the legis
lature has passed a law meant for the
protection of lumbermen and others
using navigable streams providing a
penalty of three years in the peniten
tiary. Warrants were served on
Bryan, Sncll and Williams Wednes
day afternoon.
Mr. McEwen said he would com-1
mence at once to repair the dam j
which would require two weeks or
more with a large force of men.
Draw gates will be putin for tem
porary use. The Lyoalsock drive
lias not yet reached the dam and for •
this reason the damaged parts will |
be hurriedly patched.
LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS.
Samuel Messersmith, John llancs
ly and others from Lop.»z started for
Harrisburg this A.M. Tuesday Apr.
->th.
Ephriani Brown who has been
making his home with Mr. Wood
ards people died Sunday eve* His
remains were sent to Easton for bur
ial Mr Woodard accompanied the
remains.
There were two dances in Lopez
Monday eve, oueat MrKibbins Ho
tel and one at the Hall both were
well attended.
David Finklestien our hustling
clother and outfitter is doing a very
nice business in his line. Many city
stores does not carry so large a line
of clothing. He can suit the most
fastidious.
l'eter Rierdon has been on the sick
list but is better at this writing. He
also has another boarder in his fam
ily. It* a fine girl.
James Lavalle who had the mis
fortune to break his six weeks i
ago and was taken to the Say re Hos
pital, returned home this week, and
we are glad to see him back-
Millie Kunklc of South Brook at
tended the ball here Monday.
| William J. Griffin, who was well
• known here having spent his sum-
J mer vacations here for the last few
- years, died at the Philadelphia IIos
• pltal where he had been employed as
, an attendant in the insane depart
ment, about two week ago, it is
! thought, from quick consumption,
l'He was about thirty-five years of
! age.
75 TS. PER YEAR
(Sixteenth District
Republicans Meet.
The .Sixteenth district Republican
congressional conference was held
at Danville Tuesday for the purpose
of electing two delegates to the
national convention at Chicago with
their alternates, and a presidential
elector.
The conference named as delegates
Messrs James Foster, of Danville,and
E. E. White, of Mt. Carmel. Alter
nates, Col. Charles Clement, of Sun
bury and Fred P.Vincent of Sullivan
county. Elector, W. C. McConnell,
of Sharnokin.
The conferees will meet at a later
date and choose a candidate for con
gress. So far Northumberland county
is the only one to endorse a candi
date, l)r. E. W. Samuel, of Mt.Car
mel.
Hon. John P. Elkin Nominated.
The Republican state convention
was willed to order at 10 o'clock a.
m. Wednesday, in the opera house
at Harrisburg. Hon. Thomas IT.
Capp, of Lebanon, was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman. Res
olutions were then adopted provid
ing for the various committees.
.Speaker Harry Walton, of Philadel
phia, named J. P. Elkin for supreme
court justice, in a speech which re
ceived much enthusiasm. It was
seconded by Frank McClain and
carried by a unanimous vote.
Fred P. Vincent Appointed.
Senator Quay has decided upon
Fred I'. Vincent the assistant ap
praiser at Philadelphia and the nom
ination will be made by the Presi
dent, to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of Linn llartranft, a numbes
of months ago. The position liar
been left vacant for so long that
there has been endless speculation
as t<- the recommendation thai l will
be made.
Another good place in Pennsyl
vania will be a judge of the East
ern district of this State. Congress
has just provided an additional judge
for the Eastern district, owing to the
increasing business before the Dis
trict Court of that part of the State.
The President has not yet signed
the bill, but will do so in a day or
two. It is generally understood
that James B. Holland of Montgom
ery county, the present United States
Attorney for the Eastern district will
be elevated to the judgeship.
After two days' consideration of
the postofl'ice appropriation bill, the
senate committee reported it, and it
was taken up in the senate.
Among the important amend
ments to the bill are the following:
The salaries of rural free delivery car
riers are fixed at .fTHO a year, and the
carriers are permitted to carry mer
chandise for hire and receive nub
scriptiou for and deliver newspapers
and periodicals so long as this occu
pation does not interfere with the
proper discharge of their duties. It
is stipulated, however, that the car
riers shall not discriminate against
j anyjnewspaper which desires to a
| vail itself of the privolege of em
[ ploying them. Senator Clay's amend
i meut increasing the salary of the
purchasing agent for the postofflce
department $4500 and requiring that
all supplies must be bought by com.
petitive bids, the contracts to be
given to the lowest bidders, and that
a schedule of the bids must be sent
to congress annually, was adopted.
The people of Bradford county are
to be congratulated upon the estab
! lihbment of rual free delivery of uiail
j for the whole county. With the ex
j ception of a portion of Windham
I township for which the inspectors
j could tiud no feasible way to estab
| routes every house in the county
i will after May 1, have a daily deliv
j cry and collection of mail. This
means much in more ways than one.
I The people should now do there part
i by promptly selecting and erecting
| proper mail boxes, and cheerfully
I comply with the regulation. If. is
| no small undertaking to establish a
! county system and it will need the
earnest and hearty co-operation of all
! concerned.