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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<M, being the second Monday of
June. The sale to be continued by adjournment
from day to da; if deemed necessary for urre.ii
awes of taxes due, and assessed and eo-t 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
20 Holtzhower, Geo 4 80
75 Jackson, Jeremiah 18 06
40 Meylert, William 9 60
86 Norris, Jos. P 10 32
5 Reed, Collmson 2 40
40% 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 50
300 Burke, Thomas 56 40
50 Compton, Adam J *9 40
19 Campbell, Robert 3 57
325 Clark, John 61 10
444 Cook, John 83 47
150 Crispin, James 28 20
333 1-3 Carpenter, Casper J.... 62 60
400 Campbell, Gustavlus 75 20
224 Carpenter, Charles 42 61
400 Carpenter, Elisha 75 20
314 Coddinger, Garrett 59 03
173 Fitzsimmons, John 32 90
487 Humphrey, Parley 91 56 1
104 Houseweart, Geo. W. .. 19 55 '
34 Kester, Jacob 6 39
202 Logan, Sheldon 37 98
50 Morse, William 9 40
100 Nicholas. Henry 91 00 1
361 Parley, Nathaniel 67 86
200 Goodheart. Elisha 108 10 <
479 Green. Willard 89 05 1
467 Graves, Rufus 87 80
350 Goodheart, James F. .. 65 80
344 Housewort, Joha 64 67 •
380 Pinco, Bezebel 41 04 <
192.43 Richart, E G 82 35
300 Kerr. George Adolphus.. 56 40
50 Sparkhawk, Thomas 9 40 1
64 Shaw, David 12 03 <
215 Woodward. Ebenezer ... 61 43 1
233 Walliston, Seth 43 80
300 Whitford, W T ilson 70 50 ;
110 Trcsaulthick. J. H 20 66 ;
Davidson Township
84 Bradley, R. F $5 71
392 Balliott, John 56 02 i
379 Beasley, Johnson 56 09 ]
156 Coates, Samuel 22 t
131 Colt William 19 38 ;
325 Cope, Israel 48 10
436 Custard, Mary 69 98 ■
136 2-3 Coates, Mary 34 92 .
50 Coates, Jacob 7 40 (
83 Coates, Mary 12 86 ;
10 Dean, John 1 48 ;
200 Evans, Job 30 60 ;
201 Ewing, Jasper 30 76
150 Evans, Joel 22 20 ;
427 Ewing, Robert 34 16
250 Evans, Paul 20 00
418% Harvey, Peter 61 93 (
60 Hess Samuel & Wesley. 888 (
450 Harvey, Nicholas 67 60
21 Hess Samuel or Wesley. 310
30 James, Grace •' 44
436 James, Mary 34 88
400 James, Mary 59 20 '
54 James, Grace 16 32
382 James, Grace 56 53
230 Miley. Martin 34 04
356 McMullan, Alexander .. 31G 12
187 Montgomery, Wllftam .. 27 68
400 Patterson. William 59 20
80 Paschal. Joseph 11 8-1
358*4 Sample. Catherine 52 98
75 Strawbridge, James 11 10
Eikland Township
250 Cook, Stephen $45 75
131 Carpenter, John 23 98
50 Carpenter. John 9 15
30 C'ooley, Henry 5 89
286 Eldred Charles 52 33
46 Fritz. Aaron 8 41
39 Spaulding, Hugh 10 80
80 Spaulding, Hugh 14 64
100 Turner, Samuel 32 02
100 Turner, Henry 46 53
8 Rogers, C. S 1 46
Forks Township
35 At more, William $36 74
40 Barber, Uriah 6 96
60 Bankley, Edward 10 44
3 Dorsey, John 54
137 Dorsey, Leonard 76 04
407 Dorsey, John 70 82
50 Eddy, George 1 30
25 Fox. Hannah 215
50 Fox, Eliza H 8 70
437 Fox, George 188 27,
464 iturley, Charles 82 90
97 Lloyd. Peter Z ,54 80
68 Lucke, Henry 7 08
50 Lownes. Joseph 5
146 Musser, John 25 10
402 Norris, Eliza H • 34 57
4:! Norris, Joseph P • 370
60 Pleasants, Israel 10 41
55 Roberts, Hugh » 57
402 Roberts. George 72 05
168 Silsby, Henry M 29 23
266 Silsby, Joseph 46 28
469 Warren, Samuel ...' 81 60
400 Warren, George 69 60
16 Miers, George - U
Fox Township .
1 30 Epple, Henry
96 Gigga, Henry 17 37
407% Hughea, George <4
18 4-10 Kuhn, Peter *
3 May Warren
382 Simpson, John •">
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<i
8 Franklin, Thomas I 60
36 Fox, Ann 3 60
35 Fox, Sarah 7 00
40 Franklin, Walter 4 00
63 Franklin, Walter 6 30
57 Gardner, Richard 5 7d
14 Graff, John 2 80
28 Graff, John 5 60
170 Graff, John 34 00
87 Graff, Andrew 17 40
16 Gardner, Richard 1 GO
238 Graff, John 47 60
Undivided % of
10 Garragues, Susan W.... 1 00
401% Gundecker, John So 30
105 Gray, Robert 10 50
13 Gardener, Richard 2 60
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 Hullng. Joseph 4 80
5 Kidd. John estate I <!•'
113% Levi, Daniel 11 35
402 Musser, Martin 80 40
68 Morris, Richard H 6 80
71 Morris, Richard H 7 10
61 Norris, Jas. P 12 20
95 Pleasants, Samuel 19 00
40 Parker, Thomas S 00
17 Parker, William 2 70
169 Parker, William 28 80
60 1-3 Parker, William 12 00
100 Perkins, Joseph 20 00
99 Roberts. Elizabeth F.... 19 SO
t>(> 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.
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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.