riw F aulican News Stem. VOL. VIM. IMO. 4-9. f' This Is the Place C To Buy You J jewelery X Nothing in Town to Compare With > { the Quality that We are Giving / 112 ' You for the Low Price Asked. S €, Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ j irrrsist'blv draws into our store the best patronage r ( (if this section. Many years here in business, always } line of goods above suspicion; chosen C [ witii a care and judgment comm-nsurate with its? \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ ( our store a sale place to invest. C P Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. \ RETTENBURY, S <,DUSHORE, HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD. HEATERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing Goods, Tools of Every ; Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can aeilyou in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot 'Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting. uef (ii>ofc,l3usfiore,f?a. The Sliopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. C VI-RYWHERE 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 chandise stands ready to be helpful to you in yourbu>ing. SPRING GOWNS AND SUITS. Here's a fine collection of the newest styles and the latest materials. Sonic of the best of the season's Gowns and Suits. The painstaking work put into these Suits tells its own story. The styles are perfect and the tailoring the best. Gowns we cannot dcsctibe,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 Wool 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 easy. You have the best obtainable for the price. OUR CORSET STOCK. We haven't every kind of corsets that's madc,dut the department is stocked with a number of makes, each the best of its kind. Drop in the store when you 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 tit perfectly and wear well. THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, I Treasurer's Sale of Seated and Unseated Lands. Agreeable to the provisions of an Act of Assem bly entitled, "Au Act directing the mode (if sell ing Unseated Lands for taxes, passed the 20th dav of March, 181.'), and the supplements thereto. I. LEK R. UAVITT Treasuser of the County of Sulli van, hereby give notice to all persons concerned that unless the County, State, Koad School and Poor Taxes due 011 tile following tracts on Un seated Lauds situated in said county and paid before the day of sale, the whole or such putt of each tract as will pay the taxes and such cost chargable thereon will be sold at the Court House in Loporte, said county of Sullivan on the lath day of .lune, ly 10 Shaw. Robert 1 j" 383 Williams, Henry ■><> ' b Hillsgrove Township 80 Alberte. George $" »« 1 1 96 Alberte, George ™ 335 Bonham, Ephrlam J® ■ 128 1-10 Boyd. John ™ 100 Bates. Conrad '* Vj 1 216 Bonham, William ™' jj I i 44V4 Carpenter. Samuel * »» I 257% Delaney, Thomas »- " 'SO Hornkeith, 4 "100" Plotter* G 17 60 410 Reese, Daniel 143 1.8 405 Seckler, Michael 45 55 Laporte Township 417 Adams, Ebenezer SB3 4:> 417 Adams, Zebcdiah 83 40 338 Boyd, James 67 60 200 Bouil, Thomas 40 00 39 Backus, Philip 7 80 2- r > Brewster. Virginia ft (Mi 40 Brewster, Virginia *OO Undivided % of 102 Franklin, Walter 765 223 Fox, Hannah 23 97 Fox, Sarah 9 70 34 Fox, Samuel M 3 4(> Roberts, Tomazine 13 20 401 Roberts, Joseph F 80 20 417 Seargent, Erastus 83 40 417 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 II 9C Shrewsbury Township. 56 Buschhausen & Ingham. . 3 58 59 Boyd, John 8 25 Undivided % of 418 Benson,'Peter 29 £5 100 Daugherty-, John 700 10 Fox, Maria C 1 40 45 Hepburn. James 7 40 355 Haines. Reuben 49 70 177 King. JSzeklel 67 97 437 Kentzeng, Abraham .... 27 97 401% l»ng. Jainep 56 21 61 Norris, Jos. P 3 90 386 Ogden, Joseph 54 04 386 Same 54 04 385 Pleasants, Mary 53 90 190 Richardson, Isaac 26 50 114 Swain, John 15 96 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 ot the present or former owners. In accord ance with the provisions of an act of Assembly passed April 29. A. D. 184-1: Acres. Names. Tax. * Cherry Township. H. and lot Wood. James $7 61 2 lots Blight, W. H 15 84 100 Dyer, John 11 81 30 Dunham. Lot 4 87 14 Quinn, John, Sr 1 23 140 Spencer, Walter 17 64 20 Sylvara, B. M I 79 93 Union Tanning Co 7 34 H. and L.and land and out buildings, Roe, William 8 36 67 Kester, Jesse 1 85 26 Klsner. Mrs. Martha 2 19 39 Randall, W. F 1 29 118 Connor, Charles 3 60 61 Pendegrast, Anthony ... 2 96 50 Lavelle, Lawrence 83 H. and L„ Moltz, Lenze 2 20 Lot. Barron. John 1 10 27 Baum. Samuel 1 73 H. and L., Manning, Cliilson... 1 38 House. Heeker, Charles 66 H. and L.. Ratch, John 2 40 67 Hunslnger, Soion A 4 29 Colley Township. 100 Daddon. Mrs. E. L $1 40 100 Ellinger, I. P. and G. P.. 660 50 Harris, Mrs. Harry 2 20 103 Kalson. John 2 27 54 Kozen, John I 19 65 Listock, Miculus or Nich olas 2 73 .50 McMuHen, John 1 78 35 Rinebold, Dr. N. A 39 68 Union Tanning Co 2 28 42 Lock'wood, Charles . 92 50 Quinn, James 2 15 stt . Miller, William 1 -«4 " ' Dushore Borough. Lot. Jordan, Edward $3 22 Lot. Jordan. John M 3.34 Eikland Township. 30 Chilson, Mrs. Bertha.... $3 63 267' Sullivan, John ......... 29 04 Forks Township. 10 Rineboldt, Ell %'■'< 83 The sum of fifty cents must also be paid on each tract, lot or parcel of land advertised in addition to the amount named opposite each tract, lot or par cel of land for advertising. Also, in addition to the same interest will be chalrged upon the amount of taxes du< : upon each tract, lot or parcel of land i for each year from the first day of Jan uary of the year following until pni l. '• under Act of 1887. I N. B.—No taxes will be received on 1 the day of sale. I LEE R. r. WITT, 1 Treasurer. I Treasurer's C'. '.ze, Laporte, Pa., April I. 2nd, 1904. ! APRIL 21, 1904. Contracts Arc Ready to Sign. B. & S. ROAD TO BE BUILT IN LESS THAN YEAR. Bond Issve Placed. Amounts to $6,100,000. Dinghumton, N. Y., April 1(» Chief Engineer A. K. Harvey re turned last evening from New York city where he has been for the past week arranging details preliminary to the closing up of the contract for the construction of the Binghainton and Southern railroad, which will connect this city and Williamsport. Alter spending the night here he started this morning on another trip over the proposed route. On next Tuesday morning Mr. Harvey expects to take the contrac tors who will build the line over the route to Williamsport. From Wil liamsport the entire party will pro ceed to New York city, where it is expected that the contracts will be signed during next week. Mr. Harvey expresses himself as greatly pleased with the outlook for the road. Everything is in the best possible shape, and there seems no doubt that the road will be built. The bond issue of 50,000,000 has been placed, and the company finan cially is in the best of condition. Justus soon as the contract has been signed the work of constructing the road will commence. The con tract will call for the completion of the road, and it being placed in run ning operation,within eight months. Thus, it is believed, the road will be in full operation between Bing uamton and Williamsport by D e ember 1, next or January 1, 15)05. HILISGROVE. » "w I / £ One of the foremost —r_ r this county will be reprenulAcu the Louisiana Purchase exhibition, by five sides of leather shipped from the Elk Tanning Co.'s plant at this place Saturday last. The sides are in every way perfect and reflect credit upon Mr. 11. L. Reedy, tanner, whose success for the past year tes tifies to his knowledge and ability in all branches of the tanning busi uess. After two weeks of practice the ba'l team will open the season by beating l'roctor, Saturday, April 30. Rev. F. 11. Sales preached to a large and appreciative audience Sun day evening at the Deeiple Church. Subject—"Faith." Our township roads are receiving some much needed attention from the path masters. Fred Featherbay has resigned his position at the Farmers Hotel and will break colts at Estella for the rest of the summer. Fred (linker who has been on the sick list for the past month, is con valescing. D. K. Place, principal of the Hick etts schools, visited friends in town s 'vend days last week. Rumor says a phantom party next Saturday evening given by the Mac cabees. We have not learned just where, but look out for the shadows and come where they beckon for a good time awaits all who are called BERNICE. The Cunton mines have been shut down since April 1. Thomas Wright of Sayre visitad friends here last week. E. Miller of Towanda, visited Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schaad last week. Mr and Mrs. Arthur Miner have gone to housekeeping on Cunton inn. An Italian was hurt in the mines last week by the motor. Some of our trout fishers were out on Friday but they took more away with them than they brought back. Mrs. C. Transue was at Lopez on Thursday. Mr. Parr was at Dushore Monday. 1 The Ladies' Aid Society of this place had an ice cream social in the K. of L. Hall Saturday night. 75 TS. PER YEAR i LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS. | Miss Mary Finau is quite sick at i this writing. Lee Moslor and Mr. Delay of 1 Ricketts were in town Tuesday. Mr. P. F. Jordan and Miss Fran- I cis Gallagher of Sattertleid gpent J Sunday at P. A. Welsh's. Mis* Hannah Driscol of Mildred is staying at this place. Francis Finan is spending a few davs in Harrisburg. H. W. McKihbins was in' Wllkes barre Monday. Miss Maggie Gilligan was,at Du i shore Tuesday night. The dance in McGee's Hall Friday night given by the pupils of the High .School, was a grand success. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 8 tea father re turned to this place from their hon eymoon Monday night. James Lavellehas returned to the Say re Hospital for treatment for his leg. Mark Smith was a Laporte visitor Tuesday. Worth Jennings returned to Mary land last week after a visit to his parents here. Messrs Murray and Mongao spent Sunday at Dunmore. Tom Kelly of Overton was in town Monday. SOUTH BifcOOK. Miss Edith MeCarrolofßellasyiva visited friends here last week. Robert Kunkle had the misfor tune to injure his hand last week. Miss Stella and Walter Wal»th of Lopez, visited their aunt, Mrs. M. Gilfoyle, last week. John McNellan of Lopez made South Brook a cull last week. Mrs. Eli lvunkle made .Lopex a business call last Friday. Miss Emily Soaber of Bellasylva, is visiting her friend Mrs. James Bates. Margaret Kunkle who has been ill with sore throat, is ahle to do her work again. 'Jonegan and son Alphousus, 1 at Lopez over Sunday. Mrs. R. B. Herd and son William were at Tunkhannock last week. Mrs. Harry Adams is visiting her parents at Forkston, at this writing. SONESTOWN. A T. Armstrong went to Phila delphia last Friday. Jerome Laird and Taylor Arm strong attended the Kocheusparger sale Saturday. Mrs. Sam Eddy of Williamsport, visited friends here over Sunday. Wm. Donovan wife and *on, Air. McCartney and Mr. Turney attend ed the Catholic services at Muue.v Valley on Sunday. Mrs. John Yeagleof Milton, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Han nah Buck. Mrs. T. S. Laird of Nordmont, visited her daughter, Mrs. Edgar, last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Anna L. Lorah and daughter Gertrude, of Blooiusburg, called on friends in town Tuesday while on their way to Eagles Mere. Charles Brink of Eaglet* Mere was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Hannah Buck and Mrs. 11. Parker are on the sick list. Miss Ada Simmons was % happy girl on Tuesday having caught a trout eleven inches long. Spencer Starr caught 'l\ nice trout Monday. John Girton is papering the E. V. ! Parsonage for Mr. Biggs, j The poles for the electric lights are set from Muncy Valley op to the clothespin factory. Miss Mable Pennington of Nord mont is staying with her cousin, Mrs. John Converse. Mr. Conrad liamman and daught er Josephine, of Martinsburg, W. Va., came here to attend the fUueral of the former's sister, Mrs. George Kiess, which occurs! last Friday. The race for postmaster Is waxing warm in this place, there being five applicants for the position, viz: Dr. W. T. Reedy, Howard Lyon. C. W. Bugh. R. E. Eavenson and J. 11. Emery, each and every one of whom expect to land the prize. It Is ex pected that the appointment will be made soon, as Mr. Newman, the present incumbent, is unable to give it his attention Bince locating ia Wj 11 iamsport.—H ughesvill® Mail.