?-• ' - ' . i- % ■Wt i £ Republican News Item. JHL VOL. !X. NO. !. /This Is the Place v To Buy Youj Jewelry.^ X Nothing- in Town to Compare With> i the Quality that We are Giving / / You for the Low Price Asked. S C Quality nnd moderate prices makes n force that S b inesistiblv clnnvs into our store the best patronage r lT of this section. Many vears here ii business, always } Swith a fuil line of goods above suspicion; chosen C ( with a care and judgment commensurate with its 1 \ and adaptability to ivline taste, makes \ 112 our store a sale place to invest. C Repair work done on short notice and gun ran- q ' y teed, by skilled workmen Your orders appreciated. X S RETTENBURY, > <, I)USH()RE. PA. The Jeweler^ HARDWARE.% No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OK/ WOO D HEATERS;' ONE OF WINTERS GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing Goods, Tools of Every ..Jteriipjticn., 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 sell you 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 I General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. icf The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Have You Seen Them ? The handsomest Dress (roods we have shown. You'll find about! every material,. design, color and style you can possibly want for spring or summer CSowns for both street and house wear. Come and see them. Sightseeing you know costs nothing and then there's the chance of picking up just what you will want. We mention some of j the fabrics and their prices. j , i Silk' and Wool Crepes Arc among the cho-iest fabrics, We | how them in tan.-, cadets, reseda etc • hi to #1 French Voiles Plenty "I Ihose in tans. browns. gre\s. ! navy, reseda. etc., at 75c lo sl.'2s* Fine Sheer Batistes A!I lin* latest shades (in- street or house ; • I-' :lii und inches wide, at 50c and | Nub-Voiles In Castor Brown. Nin v.and I'lark. Is inclies uid.-, at si Scotch ellects atid munnished materials ■ii light and lark shades lor Tailored Suits. at I.to S»:IJTa vard. i inch all wool Cheviot in navy, tan, I ■ >\vn, blue, gtfrnet. cardinal, myrtle.; Tit is is an extra, feootl i|iiality lor 50c • > inch Mixed jSuiting in ellects of tan, iight and dark gVt y, brown, navv, green, reseda, etc. The~'> have as much stvle n - an oxpensive'fcjcotch effects, lm( onlv cost .Vie. a yard j .VtiOcwe show thei|ualilv of A1 botross for the thonev von will find anywhere. Black. d irk cdor- and evening shades. Subscribe for theNews Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1004. For VVhlte Wool Dresses | Here you w ill tind dainty wool mater-j j iaU ol which Summer I >resses will be j made, such as Silk and Wool Crepe, all j j Wool l 'rcpe Batiste, Voile, Challies, Mo-j j hair, l.ansdowne, etc. Black Fabrics S Of the most stylish kinds you can a!- ! I ways get 'here at modest prices. I Fine Black. Silk and Wool Crepe de 1 < 'h ine at ',)(lc lo Si .So. line sheer \"iolers in plain and fancy j weaves, at 75c to Si.so. We show good j lines ol Kiamine Mel roses, Soliel. Drap ile Paris. Balisie: cheviots. Unflrnished Worsteds. Broadcloths, (iranites and oth- I er fancy weaves. \\ e want you to see the black imported ; Veuetia i s(i inches w ide, we are selling now for $1.50 It's special value. Black Cheviots lor Coats, Suils and Separate Skirts, at 50c to &J.OO. Black Mohair Is one'jrtl'the all the year around popu lar We have a first rale assort ment of .(jjalilies now ill 50c and up. Treasurer's Sale of Seated and Unseated Lands. Agreeable to the provisions of an Act of Assem- ! bly entitled, "All Act (Itrw'thiK the luode of sell iiiK Unseated Lands for taxes, poised the JOt.li (lay of Marrli, IS 15, and the supplements thereto, I, LRK K. GAVITT Trcasuser of the County of Sulll van, hereby give notice to all |ierso|is concerned that unless the County, State, Koad School and Poor Taxes due 011 the following tracts oil Un seated Lauds situated in said county and paid before the day of gale, the whole or sucli part of each tract as will |mv the taxes and such co>! iharpalile thereon \»ill lie sohl at the Court House in Loportc, said county of Sullivan on the lath day of June. IMOI, ln*iii(? the second Monday of June. The sale to I*'continued by adjournment from day to da;.'if deemed necessary for arrear age* of taxes due, and assessed and cost accrued 011 each tract reflectively. Unseated Lands. ACRES. WARRANTEE. TAX. Cherry Township 50 Eldred, William $7 on 50 Getting, Christian 12 Oo 100 Gray, William 12 00 20 Holtzhower. Geo 1 SO 75 Jackson, Jeremiah 18 00 40 Meylert, William 9 00 *6 Norris, Jos. P 10 32 5 Heed, Collmson 2 40 40y z Turner, William 1 Si! 70 Van Phull, William 10 80 227 Weitzel, Jacob 51 48 93 Woodward, Ebenezer ... 11 1G Colley Township 120 Anderson, John $22 50 .'IOO Burke, Thomas 56 40 50 Compton, Adam J 'J 40 19 Campbell, Robert 3 57 325 Clark, John 01 10 414 Cook, John 83 47 150 Crispin. James 28 20 1-3 Carpenter. Casper J.... 02 00 400 Campbell. Gustavius .... 75 20 224 Carpenter, Charles 42 01 400 Carpenter, Elisha 75 20 314 Coddinger, Garrett 59 03 i 175 Fitzsimmons, John 32 99 487 Humphrey, Parley 91 50 ( 104 Houseweart, Geo. W. .. 19 55 c 34 Kester, Jacob 0 39 202 Ligan, Sheldon 37 98 50 Morse, William 9 40 400 Nicholas. Henry 91 00 ( 301 Parley, Nathaniel 07 80 ] 200 Goodheart, Elisha 108 10 < 479 Green, Willard 89 05 , 467 Graves. Rufus 87 So 350 Goodheart, James P. .. 05 80 4 344 Housewort, John 04 07 4 380 Pinco, Bezebel 41 04 c 192.43 Richart, E. G 82 35 ] 300 Kerr. George Adolphus.. 50 40 4 50 Sparkhawk. Thomas 9 40 j 04 Shaw, David 12 03 g 215 Woodward, Ebenezer ... 01 43 | 233 Walliston, Selh 43 80 300 Whitford, Wilson 70 50 g 110 Tresaulthick, J. H 20 66 -5 Davidson Township 84 Bradley, R. F $5 71 4 392 Balliott, John 50 02 1 379 Beasley, Johnson 50 09 ] 150 Coates, Samuel 22 40 | 131 Colt William 11 38 3 325 Cope, Israel 48 10 u 436 Custard. Mary 09 98 4 130 2-3 Coates, Mary 34 92 j 50 Coates, Jacob 7 40 (j 83 Coates, Mary 12 :.G 3 10 Dean. John 1 48 g 200 Evans, Job 30 60 ;j 201 Ewing, Jasper 30 70 1 150 Evans. Joel 22 20 j 427 Ewing. Robert 34 10 250 Evans, Paul 20 00 418% Harvey. Peter 01 93 112 GO Hess Samuel & Wesley. 888 L 450 Harvey, Nicholas 07 00 ( |2l Hess Samuel or Wesley. 310 a j3O James. Grace 444 I 130 James. Mary 31 88 1400 James, Mary 59 20 , 154 James, Grace 16 32 ' 382 James, Grace 50 53 j' 230 Mlley, Martin 34 04 350 McMullan. Alexander .. 316 12 . 1187 Montgomery. William .. 27 08 - 400 Patterson. William 59 20 . 80 Paschal, Joseph 11 8111 358>4 Sample. Catherine 52 98 75 Strawbridge. James !1 10 ~ Elkland Township 250 Cook. Stephen $45 75 ' 131 Carpenter, John 23 98 50 Carpenter, John 9 15 130 Cooley, Henry 5 89 , 1280 Eldred Charles 52 33 112 140 Fritz, Aaron S ,41 !; 139 Spaulding. Hugh 10 80 ( 80 Spaulding, Hugh I I 04 . ! 100 Turner, Sarnuei 32 02 100 ' Turner. Henry 40 53 j 8 Rogers. C. S 1 40 , Forks Township _ ' 135 Atmore, William $36 74 140 Barber, Uriah 0 96 100 Bankley, Edward 10 44 ( 3 Dorsey. John 54 i 137 Dorsey, Leonard 76 04 ill" Dorsey, John 70 82 !50 Eddy, George 1 30 . '25 Fox, Hannah 215 ; j ."id Fox, Eliza 11 870 . i 137 Fox. George 188 27 ' j 404 Hurley. Charles 82 90 197 Lloyd. Peter 7. 51 80 , t;8 l.ttcke. Henry 7 OS ; |SO Lownes, Joseph #7O • ■ 140 Musser, John 25 40 1402 Norris, Eliza H 34 57 ; 13 Norris. Joseph P :> > 70 ; 00 Pleasants, Israel 10 41 ■ 55 Roberts. Hugh 9 57 102 Roberts, George 72 05 108 Silsby, Henry M 29 23 ! 260 Silsby. Joseph 40 28 , 109 Warren, Samuel 81 60 • ,400 Warren, George 09 00 16 Miers, George 2 11 Fox Township 30 Epple, Henry • $5 13 96 Gigga. Henry . 17 37 i 1407% Hughes, George 74 57 < 48 4-10 Kuhn, Peter 9 15 1 3 May Warren 55 1 1382 Simpson, John 67 1 ; 10 Shaw, Robert 1 83 >383 Williams, Henry 36 76 Hlllsgrove Township 80 Alberte. George sl4 OS 110 Alberte, George 1'! 89 1335 Bon ham. Kphriani 18 29 129 1-10 Boyd, John 19 50 1 too Batt s. Conrad I 7 60 210 Bonham, William S»0 41Vfc Carpenter. Samuel 5 80 . 25794 Delaney. Thomas 52 11 50 llortikeith, Jeremiah 4 10 too Plotts, .J. G. ...'. .1 .'. .:T 17 (10 . 1410 Reese, Daniel 14:! IS (405 Seckler, Michael 15 53 Laporte Township 417 Adams. Ehenezer ...... SX3 4,i 417 Adams, Kehedlali X3 4 i 338 Boyd, .lames 07 CO 200 Bond. Thomas 40 00 SO Backus, Philip ."So Brewster. Virginia "> t.K) 40 Brewster, Virginia n 00 Undivided V 2 of 102 Franklin. Walter 705 223 Fox. Batman 2.! 30 97 Fox, Sarah 9 70 34 Fox, Samuel M 3 tn 8 Fraukiiu. Thomas 1 (50 Fox, Ann :: 60 35 Fox, Sarah 7 00 40 Franklin. Walter ...... 4 (10 03 Franklin. Walter 0 ;',n 57 Gardner? Richard 7o I t (.raft, John •: S'O 2S Graft". John 00 170 Graff, John 3100 j 87 Graff. Andrew 17 40; it) Gardner, Richard I O'l: 238 Graff, John 47 CO Undivided % of 10 Garraguea. Susan W. ... 1 00 401% GtuidecUer, John Su 30 105 Gray, Robert 10 50 13 Gardener, Richard 2 oo 20 Same 1 00 118 Harvey, Jonathan 11 Si 417 Huntingdon, Benjamin .. S:: 10 401 Heher, Jolin 80 20 5 Huling, Joseph lon 140 Harvey, Jonathan 14 00 47% Same 4 75 104 Hall. Charles 20 So 40 Hart, Adam 8 On 117 Harvey, Jonathan 23 40 24 Hilling. Joseph 4 80 5 Kidd, John estate * IDO 113V& Levi, Daniel 11 35 402 Musser, Martin 80 40 08 Morris, Richard H 6 SO 71 Morris, Richard II 7 10 61 Norris, Jas. P 12 20 95 Pleasants. Samuel 19 00 40 Parker. Thomas S 00 17 Parker, William 2 70 109 Parker, William 28 Bi> CO 1-3 Parker, William 12 00 100 Perkins. Joseph 2ft 00 99 Roberts. Elizabeth F.... 19 SO 60 Roberts, Totnazine Fi'2o 401 Roberts, Joseph F...... So 20 -117 Seargent. Erastus 83 40 417 Swift, Cyrenus S3 40 97 Smith. Daniel 9 70 130 Wright, Samuel R 2'> 00 45 Welles, Gideon 9 <lO 86 Weaver, William 17 2o 9 Welles, Gideon 1 So j 119 Walsh, Richard It 90 Shrewsbury Township. 56 Btischhauisen & Ingham.. 35S 59 Boyd, John 8 25 Undivided i,£ of 418 Benson, Peter 29 L5 ( lot) Daugherty. John 700 lit Fox, Maria C 1 10 45 Hepburn. James 7 to I 355 Haines. Reuben 19 70 , 177 King. Ezekiel 07 97 437 Kentzeng, Abraham .... 27 97 401% Long. James 50 21 i 61 Norris. Jos. P 3 90 | 386 Offden, Joseph 54 04 386 Same 5 1 01 1 385 Pleasants. Mary 5,1 90 | 190 Richardson, Isaac "20 50 114 Swain, John 15 96 o 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 tie sold for arrearages of taxes in the names of the present or former owners. In accord- j ance with the provisions of an act of; ' Assembly passed April 29. A. D. 1841: j Acres, Names. Tax. [ Cherry Township. H. and lot Wood, James $7 61 2 lots Blight. W. H 15 84 100 Dyer, John 11 81 50 Dunham. I 4 87 14 Qninn, Jol \ I 23 140 Spencer, \\ 17 64 20 Sylvara. B. ' t 79 93 I'nion Tann .... 7 34 11. and L.and lam out buildings, Kw. .\ illiam 8 30 67 Kester, Jesse 1 85 26 Kisner, Mrs. Martha.. .. 1 19 39 Randall, W. F 1 29 IfS Connor. Charles ! CO 61 Pendegrast. Anthony ... 296 50 Lavelle. Lawrence S3 1 H. and L., Moltz, Lenze 2 20 ; Lot. Barron. John I 10 27 Bauni, Samuel 1 73 H. and L., Manning, Chilson... 1 38 House, flecker. Charles 00 H. and L.. Hatch. John 2 10 67 Hunsinger, Soion A 1 29 , Colley Township. 100 Daddon, Mrs. E. L ?1 40 100 Ellinger, I. P. and G. P.. 6CI 50 Harris, Mrs. Harry 2 20 103 Kalson. John 227 54 Ko/.en, John I 19 05 ListocU, Miculus or Nich olas 2 73 50 McMullen. John 1 78 35 Rinebold. Dr. N. A 3f ; 68 Union Tanning Co 2 2S 42 Lock wood, Charles 92 50 Qninn, James 2 15 50 Milter, William 1 54 Dushore Borough. Lot. Jordan, Edward $3 22 [ Lot. Jordan, John M 3 34 Elkland Township. 30 Chilson. Mrs. Bertha.... S3 63 267 Sullivan, John 29 04 Forks Township. 10 Rineboldt, Eli $3 81 The sum of flftv cents must also be paid on each tract, lot or pared of land advertised in addition to the amount named opposite each tract, lot or par- j eel of land for advertising. Also, in j addition to the same interest will b. 1 charged upon the amount of taxes dm ■ upon each tract, lot or parcel of land ; for each year from the first day of Jan-1 nary of the year following until paid.! under Act of 1887. N. B. —No taxes will he received on I the day of sale. LEE R. G .WITT, Treasurer, j Treasurer's Of: Laptrte, Pa., April 2nd. 1904. Commencement. I LaPorte High School Celebrates Its First Commencement. I The first annual commencement |of the Laporte lligh School occur*U I last Friday evening. The exercises | were held in the Court House nnd ; were attended liy mi audience that completely tilled the Court room. I The class of li)0-l consisted of Mr. I Robert Mason, Mr. Joseph Wrede, ! Miss lone Mason and Miss Vinnie | Eddy. j The Court room was very tasteful , l.v decorated with the class colors, i pink and white, while llovvers and i foliage plants added (heir charm to [the stage. Promptly al eight o'clock the members of the class entered the room ami took the seats of honor. The teachers, directors and Co. Supt. also had seats on the stage. The members of the class acquit ted themselves with great credit, showing careful training and prepa ration. The diplomas were presented liy Air. James McFarlane, Secretary of the hoard, who in an interesting speech, complimented the class upon its work and its achievement. The address of Co. Supt. M. It. Black was an able presentation of the question of high school gradua tion. lie clearly showed the great value of a systematic course of study to the student, tin* parent and the •omntunify. lie urged the citizens generally to give loyal support to the school and to the course of study. His references to local conditions were timely and well received and his address, we feel sure, will he the means of awakening greater interest in the work of tin.* schools. 11l K llAX.jt KT. The commencement banquet was held at the Mountain House Satur day evening and was \ pronounced ■success in every respect. The mem bers of the class, teachers, directors and invited guests to the number of tiftvsat down to a most sumptuous repast. The supper over, the cus tomary literary program was carried out. F. \V. Mcylert Esq. acted as toast-master and the toasts were as follows: "The 2uth Century," Itev. S. 11. Engler. "The Graduates,*' John (r. Cul ver. "The School Hoard," W. IJ. Kit-j ter. "Ideals," Rev. Eugene lleim. "My Experience w itlt the Class of ! 1901," E. L. Sweeney. "When I was a Boy," Rev. I. 11. Fisher. "The Class of 1!»04—Its Past," Robert Mason. The Class of P.MH— -Its Future," Joseph Wrede. The responses were aU able and well received. Good sense, wit and humor were happily combined and j the occasion will long lie remember ed as a happy termination of the first commencement of the Laporte High School. Many farms are estimated below their true value because of slovenly I appearance. Weeds higher than the fences trees blown down and left to rot in the same place, fences out of re pair, gates and barn doors oil' the hinges or swinging on one hinge, tin. sightly litter in door yard and at the barn—these and many such eviden ces of carelessness depreciate the val- i ue of any farm. The soil may lie excellent the water facilities all that I could be asked for and till natural ad-! vantages requisite to make a good j high priced farm may exist, and yet ! that farm scarcely makes its owner a living, The time is herejwheu ti man will ' go down town and buy a rake, a I I spade, a pair of overalls and 17 packs | of seed and announces that he is ago- j i ing to make garden. Then he will j go home and turn up the soil for 2-'i minutes, mop hisjjbrow with a red lmndanna, spit on hi- hands 1 I times land finally go tothe house and an-j nounees to his wife that he has im portant business that will necessitate i his itbsence, and that if any garden | is to be made, she will have to make i it herself. 75 TS. PER YEAR BERNICE. j The graduates of Bernice High 1 School are making preparation for . Commencement Day. I Nelson and Lincoln Cox of Dushore i Lodge i.0.0.F. were up to install the officers of the Bernico Lodge No. 9<>- on Wednesday but there was no Lodge meeting. Joseph Helsinan has bought the Miner Home Hotel and is now ready to supply the wants of the thirsty. Ilarry Basley of Sonestown was e.illing on friends Saturday at this place. j Otto Vancamp was calling on j Wilkes Rarre friends on Saturday [ and Monday. 11. J. Cook has started up a Bar ber Shop iti the Cunningham Gallery at Mildred and is ready and willing at all time to accomodate the pub lic. John Sick has bought the Basley livery and is now ready to do busi ness at the old stand. There is rumors of a change of the W illiamsport A- North Branch and Lehigh Valley It. R. the William sport train will eome through by the way of Bernice and Mildred and the Valley train will come up by the way of Bernice Road after the two roads are connected between the Ber nice depot on the Valley Road and tin' Bernice Road on the William sport Road. They are busy survey ing the route and have started to lay down the track and there are'quite a number of men working at the track. George Cook of Pensdale is visit ing friends at this place- The Clinton mines started up on Monday after a months idleness: Randall «fc Meylert it is rumored ;ire going to build a large breaker at there mines and place new machine ry so they can be able to supply the demands for there coal. Mrs. Edward Bumgardenar who has been quite sick, went to the Wilkesl' irre hospital on Monday. SOUTH BROOK. James Bates of this place had the misfortune ol a tree falling on him and injuring him quite badly. Mrs. F. J Fraley of Dushore was visiting hersister Mrs. E. W. Kunk le last week. Margaret Kunkle who has been a way visiting friends and relatives at Dushore and Colley returned home la>t week. Mrs. Edward Donegan and Miss Getta Farr were visiting at Bernice last week. James Beattie who has been ill for some time is slowly recovering. Irene Snyder of Lopez is staying with her aunt Mrs. R. B. Herd of this place. Edward Donegan was a Lopez vis itor last week. Selis Nebaugh and family of this place are moving to Brooklyn N. V. At this writing another German family have taken their place. Charles Spencer and Silas Burton were trout fishing last week they had the luck of catching a nice lot of tish. George Rawbs Sr., is visiting at Wilkes Barre at this writing. Mrs. E. W. Kunkle was doing business in Lopez last week. Dave Lewis spent Sunday at Lopez. Getta Earr closed a very successful term of school last Friday. ESTELLA. v Mrs- John Webster is quite sick. Mrs. F. A* Boyle and (laughter Mablecalled en Mrs. John Webster S'unday. Mi-s Alice Harrington of Dushore is visititig Miss Anna Med u ire of this place. It. M. Dull has moved his family from Shunk to this place. Quite a number from this |>l«ce at tended the Commencement exercises at Forks villi* Tuesday evening. ' Sullivan Lodge No. fr'2'2 I. O- (>. F. held Anniversary at Estella Church Sunday and was largely attended. The Sewing circle will meet at I). F. McCarty, Thursday the lL'th. All ! cordially invited. Mi>s Georgie Webster is home from Jakersville.
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