First national bank OK DDSHORK. PKXNA. CA.PTTA.Ii • • $50,000 j £ I'RP lIUB - - SIO,OOO I Does a General Banking liueiness. S 11 STKKHJKKK. M. P.SWARTB. President. Cu shier A | BRADLEY, n. J Attorney at-Law. i itlj ( . Main and Muncv Sts. I.Al'( tRTK, PA. Having opened ari office at 1328 Arch Si I'hilMtlelpliin, I shall still continue to practice in the several Courts of Sullivan i '.(imtv.r When not in tiiv office personally a conipet .pt ' person will be found in charge thereof. Hoiuls of various kinds (in nislied. FRANCISf RANCIS W. ME> LERT, Attorney-ftt-XiKW. llicc iii Iveeler's Hlo<k. LA POUT P. Sullivan County, FA. Rush Thomson, Albert F, lleess, IST I. 1902. "j'HOMSON & HEESS, LAWYERS, MJNIIOKR, PF.NNA. distance Telephone. January I. 1908. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOIIKKYK-AT-I.AW, Legal »<us ! nca# attended to in this and adjoining oouulies _APORTE, * PA £ J. MULLEN, Attorriey-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. OFP'CE IN COUNIV BUILUINfI NKAR COHVT HOI'HK. J H. CRONIN, ATTORNEY*AT LAW, SOTAKY PUBMC. OFFlClfi OW MAII* sTHKRT. 1)1 BQOBR. A ~j. iWOLYN EAUX, D.D.S. Oraduato Ouiversity!of Pennsylvania. M-.W ALU A NY, PA. At hope'-. Pa.. Wednesday ami fhiirsdav each wc.'k. LAPORTE HOTEL. F. W, aAIiLAGHEB. Prop. Nevlv erected. Opposite Court Mouse square. Steam heat, hath rooms, hot ami col l water, reading and pool room,and barher shop; also good stabling and livery, IVJ. Brink's Mew Albany, Pa. ]OO lbs. new corn meal. 1 • 1 cracked corn, 1- (1 whole corn, 1 Same pet* ton 01) ('orn.oats and barley chop I Same per ton ' "0 100 coarse bran. 1 •' 1 Same per ton. - 1 ■ IMI 100 lbs low grade Hour ' • ~> ( J 100 lbs Hour middling* 1.00 100 lbs now process Oil meal 1 "•) 100 lbs <>\ ster shells. -jO l.innp rock salt ,0 1 Itllbs common line salt 280 lb barrel salt ' Buckwheat grain wanted. 100 lbs Glutton feed. Oats per bushel 00 and 100 bushel lots. Oats. .4- Sehumaekers Tatent I 1 lest Spring \\ heat 1.70 Our own, a blended Hour I Extra, a. pastry Hoar I ; j0 Best Monroeton mills 1 Muncy and Uummerlield Hour 1 00 Veal calves and dressed poultry wanted every Wednesday. M. BRINK. FREE ! FREE ! A Housewife's Delight, A NICELY ARRANGED TABLE. Buy your goods of us and get n set of this Hand Painted China Free! ASK FOR COUPONS. AT Buschhausen' 112 Covniy Scat | Local and Personal Events Tersely Told. J 1! autiful Sprint? weather and yet March. A. 11. lJusehhausen is on the sick list, suffering from lumbago. Atty. and Mrs F. W. Meylert were Wiliiamsport visitors Wednes day. Editor fieo. Strel>y, of Dush(>re, was a county seat visitor Monday. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Lenjamin King, Monday, March 2>, a daugh ter. Mr. Henry Buschliausen has end ed his American visit and is return ing to his home in Germany. David Mark will move his family from this place to Muucy \ alley on Monday next. Mr. Warren Watrous of Johnson burg, Pa., spent several days with j Laporte friends last week. Mrs. Asa Speary and son, Monroe j Speary, of Norduiont, were transact ing business with their attorney I*.. .1. Mulk 11 in town Wednesday. Mi-se- Julia and Klleu Wash! - pent Sunday at A. 11. Huschhaasei . Miss IViy the Kddy of (Hen Mawi , spent Sunday with her parents al this place. Mr. A. L. Lovelace moved hi.- family from Sonestown on Tuesday to Poiebridge, where he takes charge of the saw mill connected with the] handle factory being opened at that j place. Mrs. David Murk who has been re-j ceiving treatment sit the Hickory Corners sanitarium,is reported much improved in health. Mrs I. A. 'ireen who has been; spending several days with her j daughter, Mrs. L.Il. (iumble, at this place, returned to her home in llills grove Saturday. Township Treasurer (Jeorge Kiess. of Davidson township, was transact ! ing business at the county seat Mon i lay. "Drothern," said a man in the meeting, "so many sinners are dying every day 1 have come to the con clusion that hell i* full." He sat down, when an old deacon in the amen corner raised the hymn. "'l''hern's a place reserved for you, brother, there's a place reserved for you." (;. 10. Ayer of New Albany and 1-M.. Campbell of Lope/., have form ed a company to be known as the Sterling Dairy company. They will j do bushier in New Albany, buying and shipping butter. Sheriff and Mr- I \\ . Buck spent several days last week in William sporl where their daughter, Mrs I red Detrick, was st riously ill of pneu monia. She is now reported out of danger and gradually improving. Clothier Jacob Ilerr was in Will iamsport Tuesday where be attended ; the wedding of his sister, Miss Sarah i llerr of Muucy Valley, who was united in bonds ol matrimony to Mr. Samuel Kalin, a merchant of State College, Pa. The wedding ceremony was performed at the. Park Hotel in Williamsport. Complaint has been made by some 1 of the citizens to the tapping of' maple trees in certain parts of the tdwn. It may not be generally known that sap is as indispensable to vegetable life as the blood to animal life. A little bleeding may do a man good, but a too great loss . of blood will weaken him. The beautiful shade trees which beautify our streets are too valuable to sacri fice for the sake of a little sap. At a town council meeting held in Laporte Monday evening, John Ifassen, Jr., was appointed street commissioner. r.tl'ort was made by some of the councilnien to reduce the scale of wages paid for work on streets, l>ut the reduction was oppos ed by a majority of the board. Judge Terry, on Thursday tiled his decree in the election contest be tween William D. I'.ahr and Pat rick Wuin, awarding certificate of election to William D I'.ahr, and cherry township to pay the costs. Speaker Cannon is opposed to the iniprovmcnt and bcautitication ol the city of Washington. He prob ably thinks the White llotisoisgood enough for him just as it is. What the present agitation about the taxation on coffee who knows hut that the slogan of the next cam paign may be a "free breakfast table'.' Divorce Notice. In ilie matter of the application of Dan- j jo I Sulier for h divorce Irom Kinma ; Snlier his wile. To F.innift Snlier. _\on are hereby nolifi- [ id tliHt an alias -ulipoenn in the ahove j M:«t<>«l case having l>eeti returned that | \on could not he found in this county.] \on are required to appear on the lourth j Monday of May. next at a Court of Com mon I'leas to lie held at l.aporte at - o'clock p. in.and nitike anpwer to the complaint made by your hushand in the above stated case. FRAN Is. \V. 11l i'K. Sheriff". Sheriff" office. Laporte, March 23 ():» Koit Sm.k. Li<r!it driving team, coming four. < i S. Euuv, Laporto, Pa. Foi! Sai.k. A six liorse power portable engine, boiler now, good running oomlitidti, any reasonable | filler takes it Inquire at this office. Wan tod, a good fresh cow, about six years old, that gives rich milk, to l>o delivered about April S. State price for cash, address^ Alice Brewster, La Porto, Pa. / "i »S r>KN"< 'EL> K i:r< )RT of i ne < onditiou oi I'hc First National Bank at Onshore, in the Suite of Pennsylvania at close of business March lib P.»o*>, It KSOUKCEB. Loan* tin*l discounts. . ... I > Bonds to secure circulation.. . ;«O.OHiOO I'rt-111i 11 in fin •. >. Bond.- . . 2.I)M)00 -i«.i u seeurities . ou I urnituiv '.HOnO I>m i: >. ii Ban k« aud app v ov« • I lie< ..\gt v» ;'v> I ► Polemptioi' fund i . S. Tiv;i>iiri 1 Special and 11 Tender notes.. 27.'.»»iy00 i'otii! 4 no. iws*« i.i .\ in I.ITIKS, ■ apitnl £ mum 00 Surplus an«! untilvlclcnl profits 2n,41>00 ['irculation 45,05100 Dividends unpaid.. ■ 00 |)i-|K»its 20.1 M 82 Total $410.1t» W of l'« nnsylvanlii county of Sullivan ss. 1, M 1). Swarts cashier oi' the alxnc najied •ank dn solemnly swear tlavt the aliove >i at client is tun to tlic l»< - t oi niy knowledge and liclits. >l. I>. s\VAKTS. Cashier - Kciitwd and sworn to More mc this oth laj «>t March *KM tLBEKI F, HEEn M> commission ( j»ir* - l el.y 27,'0'». NotaryPu«lic. correct Attest: I'd. sVLVAIUA. | J NO. l> RKEsKK, Direifciv .-.D STICK KiKBK ) Lapoi'te 'i'wp. Statement K. c. Burke 1m account with L ijh»ri«• T\v :is supervisor ft>r tin- war ending Mareh 1:». I'.Hl I«»:nnt handed ov» l from last audit 201 I o amount of dtlplie ,te 252 ns Kxoucrations from Hint.handed over l -■ > l'\oiieration> from duplicate.. 1 00 iwh collected on face duplicate. :'i \ nt worked 11 lantbd over to in office 1 85 2s » 02 V» 02 • asli Account. \»s»t collected on lace duplicate... . : •'.»( {< •<1 frOni L. R <iavitt. <'o. Treas 11 :;i «»t Win. Kernan Collector I !.»« Traugh former Sup. W 11 lyjudgnil ami cost I:. Magargel 7;> 7.'» merest paid J. C, Pennington. i M Marys. Newman '2 20 *• K. Maifargcl judgtneut «i*2 f»7 'aid loiit-o. supervisor .'HJ :7 'or plank furnished A' OM oi dynamite and repairs ilk 07 U'ceipt* lil«*d for \\«>rk t> .1 ,», attorney fees 10 (K) VdvertisiilK I and clerk for 11H>1 2;; o<i ■ujm• i'\ is l >r ■ service* 1M »u \mt to Philip Peterman -up, rvi>*»i 103 7: P. 0.") :'.t I ;i <.rnr". in account with Lajiorte tw p. - Supcr\iH»r lur the year ending March i:iJ9o'>. I n ami. handed over last audit..... 1 >0 Vmt. of duplicate I*7 ju exniu'ratioiis -onii U laud returns 4 0.: ash e..11t «t»d on face duplicate \' »> Vmt on \s«.rk \> 41 \nit. handed over to successor II •.»'.» oUecled on lace duplicate 12 •> teed, from 1.. K. <javitt.( Trcas li:w» J Win. Kernan e4»llector" 27 K.i . Burke supervisor 200 27 ,nter< st ami jndguicntft i>aid . . J. 11. Von kin judKinent .. .Muonj same t' CO j Vrtiticate of Henry Karge .1 12 uten st on.l II YonkJn judgment K»0 j to John Kargt » nt 1 -'or auditing 1 00 1 orelcik tiooj nterc.-t ami judgment to.l. K t. ue :> Ui-eipts tiled for work »i« ; •uper\isor'.- servico JS ."H)! 127 v <il ft \mt. due sujh I x isor 20*. 72 ei tifieate i»ued for same 72 Philip Pet 1 rman in account with Laj*»!t*fNp. is Ovit-ji er of Poor lor the \ • ir ending Ml ill Pi •HA \lllt. re« civcd of .11 »s. shaiTer HtHjinj Apt iim»v of uvci>eer rendered to Henry Kohensparger 70 )ver<ecrs services. 7 day? 1100 Uiilaiicc in overseers hands '27J30 :;oo t*», Htj uo fosej.h ShaiTer in account with La)io)i T<|vn- | iiip a.- < ivcrseer of Ptior for the year eiulpg far- i •h l;:, l'.H)5. rohalauce in hand at last audit 7<V> \ 'aid to Philip Petorman Over-et r ".>OO 1 ndcrof relief H Koheiisparger 600 j I. Hunter, for keeping 117 1 Removal expensesof " tiO Attorney fees <foo , . ,mi i v -<-ivices 9 days Handed ov< r to J. Jacoby successor 7o"» si» 70%) Win. Kernan, in account with LaporteTwii* | ollectof 01 tax. K>r the year ending March 1. .K Amt. -jieeial road tax duplicate •">♦»4 04 Amt. e\till " " 2:1049 I'.y exoneration* '5 Uy returns •»-} oinmissions on returns U Amt coliecteti >vithiu r»0 days JV.hu Kehate 011 same -1' tCollectors commission jhm* et ]i Collected on face duplicate I'jO j 10Hector's commission...* 7 1 ollectcd > per cent added. jn Balance in collectors hand 170 Liabilities of La|»orUc Township. luduMlcntS entered till do< ket I L'ertilicatcissuwl to (»eo. Kaiyi* Auditing fei-s *' M clerk Bal publishing statements , «»0 ?ii'Jos :! We tln undersigned auditor* ami clerk dp hen hv certify thai the for«golng statement is tru Hiid eorrect to the be.-1 of our knowledge and be lief. 1:. C. PKTKRS. ) KKN'i: T 11, liOl -l opH. Auditors H KNKA K .\K< ■ K 1 Attest U. K. BOTSKOKH. Clerk Tlio IV»rniancnt - Certificate Com in it tec* for Sullivan Comity will liol« tbeir cxainiuations on April 21st and 22iu1., in the LaPorte 11 ijJT School Building. (i. Antnnette Lancaster, K. Jessie Wrede, J allies M. St roll 1, Committee. Lime at Keeder's below Laporte, Pu. I Mercantial Appraisment. | t To vender* of domestic! anil foreign mrrehftii do. in Sullivan county l'u. will nike not ice i thut tiny »irt» nppraiftcHt and clausal hy tbe under j siirj u .,i Appraiser of Mercantile and ot-bi-r 1.-icei \ I >»•* fur the yvar 1901 a* follows. t<» wit: j IU rnii'i* Hto cherry Men . I i oniiur, J. J - do ao * j Daley. John do do j Dei van, .1 * .1 do »k» j l'unkclbry. saiuwel do do ! Dempsey. John do do Frombeiy. s do do Gotta, L.. do do Gross. John do do Hefferan. Mrs. P do do • 11un*intrer 1' W do do llyman. do do iJyirjuu, It. H do do Hcllßinan Jo>eph A do do lli>pe, < *. 1* do do Jarkson. < . K . *i«» . «tr» McGee, I'atrick. <!«> do Murphy. J P du do Meyers. J'rank MO do Schiuid. 11 .1. ... do do sick, Charles . do do Sehaad, John < do do Hick, Joseph... do do Sick, John.. do . do Sick, Weudull ... . do do gutliif, David do ... . <J«j Seltzer, (ieorge do do Von kin, Joseph do do Over, AUn-rt. do Col ley ' liii'fcnbaeh, t do do l-'inkelsteln. l>. .• do «lv.- Frutchy. K <».... do ... »l«> iiunsinV» r. (.' 1 . do do (iofKfv J. I' do . . do (iarey. K. A. do . do Jennings Hr< do do Johnson. « do do KCIIOKK, li. M • • do do Land><H<'k. <i. S do <.-• Lopez Drug Co do do Mct.cc .I.l' do . do MeKibhin* H do . do Nit Dcunott. H do do Murry P. I* do do Khod'es. J. 1'... • . ... do do Steaiather. W. h do do Votikiu, J do .. do Arinstroni!. A 1 Davidson... do Buck, J. n do do Hasley. Harr; do do Criht. Nora do do Dunn, lra.N dn do Herr.Hayiurtii do .. <i>- Hoffman, W L do d.» Kile. Parvin «'•" do liorah, Mrs. I>. II do do Magawl. Frank do do Miller, c. A <h> do P:»lmatier, Dennis do do Simmons J do do s tack house, J.H do do Starr. Cha* «1«» do Swank, Kllis do . ... .. do Taylor»v Hro do do Taylor, Win. C do do Vendermark, F, K . ... .do do Webb, K. K do do Barth L. M Dushore do l.ahr, C. A »!•»... Cummibkuy, M do do ('iiuningliain. Janic> do do < ollin>. Mrs. K. 1.... do . do Connor. Mrs.«'o .. d»> rroll, i has do do Crimmins, J. H do do ( 'arroll, D. K do ... do i arroll, John \\.... do «lo Cole. Samui'l. do . do . «':id<len J..1 do «lo Dieffenbach, W if. do do Deepm, tieo. T. do do Daley,Patrick do do Fimiii. Mury ( do do Farrcll, F, H do do Farrell. c. T do do Hoffman F. do d-< Hoffa. ('has. W.. do Hoi comb Latter do . «'l«» Honnetter <i. 11 do do Harrington, J. S.. do (lo Hoffa. Js. A: C 0... do d" Kast Win. do io Kraus, Win, 11 do d«« Kline, Bernard do do Reel. D do do Kennedy. J. P do do Laidecker. Daniel. do do Li 1 Icy Haverly do do Levcrton. Morris do do Met ice. Kooert do do Mo>ier. Willis ... do do outil. Win t.. do do OW-rt, 11. K do do j l'ealer, ( has. F. do do Uouse, Anthony do do i liecser. J. D do do : Kettenbury. .1 V do do/ Svlvara. K. G do do VoiiUiti, «v Co.J. H do do Kherer. Daniel. Kaicles Mere. do Vanßuskirk. NN do do i Watl>, 11. L do do llcinlich, T. C- Klklaml Twp ... do Fuller. C. .1 do do Hugo. George... .. do . . do llyrtunr. AURrtist do . . do Ilart. William do do JenninK". Fllswortb do do Mccartv. 1). F d«» do Mnlnix", A. T... tio *U Plotts Charley do do snjdor, J. L do do Norton A Hottenstein I'orkj- rwp d« Fawcett B. W Forksville.. .. do , Calkins, Win do do j Lancaster, l'«. do do ididewell Flcniii.u- . do . do I Miller. F do do KoKers. M. A.«\. do do Snyder, l»eo. W.. do do j Scanlin i*. M. .... do . ... do i Smith. Kinma W do .. do | Smith. J. B vio do i j Campbell. A. 1 lev Twp ...... do ' Campbell. L. I .. do do j Fanning. W. 11... do * do , • Caseniii n. c do do | Kilmer. J. K do do i Kilmer, Mrs.Melinda do do Moii'an, France .. do . do Parish, J.H do do WilUams.O.J do Williams. Wtn.L.. do .. do Hrottff, A..T -Ilillssrrove do Bidcllc. W. ti do dci tJalotiyli. S. 1.. i Hull. Vernon do no Hoffman, W. L do do j M( Bride, S. A do do j Fiester, G, M Laporte Twp.... do N'onimont Supply Co do do shultz, cha.« do do Busehhauscn A.H Laporte Boro do Cott, A: Kraus do do Carpenter, Joseph.. do do ! Smyth. John 1. . do do i Galiaglier, F. W... do do i Gumble, L. R.. do do Keeler, T. J do do McFarlane, Jas... do do Minnler, John do oo Herr. Jacob do . do Wise. B. F. Shrewsbury do F. J. Rhoads, two pool tables, l.oj-« ' Magargel. Jas. P. one pool table, Muucy \ alloy. AtlaiittcKctlulnuCo,, ttliok'salf, Uuslion-, And that an api»'iil will be liold in the ofllci' 01 the Coiintv Trensiircrlii Lapijrte, I i . •)" I In.ii day of April, 19U r >, at lOo'clock a in. when ami where you may attend If you think proper. OEORi.K UARTZKt, Mercantial Appraiser ( Administratrix Notice. In ve entate oi Asa Spesvv, deed late <>i Davidson Twp. Notice is hereby given ii.it letters ol Administration upon the e.-iute oi' said decedent have been granted to the under jsigned. All persons indebted to said es "tale are requested to make payment: and °thoee having claims or demands against :;the same will make them known without (delay. IK " MARY SPKAHV, Admrx. 'llarch t"i, 1'.)05. Nordmont. PH. |j,. .1. Mi i i.iix, Any. Book on California ii> pages, 7ti illustrations. Describes California ami the route there. Chi-] l ( Milwaukee anil St Paul t'nion t neifle anil Southern Pacific Line. r)) This is the route of the Overland imited. Leaves Union Passenger jiition, Chicago, JI. in.daily | drives San Francisco the third day , B time for dinner. California hook for t> cents postage. F. A. Mil- Gen. Passenger Agent, Chicago, lw. S. Howell iiK] Broadway, New Irk. Campbell "The Mercliant" SHUNK, PA. HAVE JUST RECEIVED MY FALL and WINTER STOCK of CLOTHING. Mens' Boys :ind Youths' SUII Sand OVHRCOAI S. SHOPS for all; from the litile tot to the old man. Also the well known Watsontown I umbermins Shoes. Also RICH'S celebrated Woolen Goods. Always hive Up to date as well as Fresh Groceries and Provisions. Yours for Business, A. E. CAMPBELL. Spring Suits for Men. Boys and Children are now here for inspection. Suits in black day and unfinished worsteds and 1 hibets Homespuns, French and Fnglish Fl: nncls, and Scotch Goods. Bo)s and Childrens" Suits in all the i.evv fabrics and nakes. Prices as well as variety are t xtracrdinary. All new in \ up to date line of Gents Furnishinus. Hats. Caps, etc. ! Also the only place injlown where vou can t the "Walls Over" 31)oe. J. W. CARROLL'S, | Hotel Carroll Block, DU SHORE, PA. _ NEW APPAREL For Spring and Summer. like spring blossoms the new st\ jrs in wearing apparel begins to unfold. The results of my visit to the city before purchasing an extensive stcck is plainly manifest in the new line of goods iust placed on fair shelves. A Grand Exh bition of Style I worth coming miles to see Notwithstanding the tact ! ihat our styles are most exclusive and the materials the finest, pr'ces are distinctly moderate. A Large Line of Jewelry Has been added to our ever increasing st >ck, and it will pay >tiu to examine this line purchasing elsewhere. JACOB HERR, DEALER IN Clothing, Shoes and Ladies' Cloaks LAPOBTE, GENERAL STORE E)aporte Tannery. j FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS FOUND HERE. just received a special purchase of ' Riches" Flannels, Lumbermens' Shiits and Drawers. Men's, ladies' and Childi ns' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots Here to Show You From the City. Fresh stock of Di/ Goods and Notions, Boys and : Men's Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and Rubbers. Ladies', Gents'and Children's Goodyear Rub bers Woodsmen and Boys Shoes to suit all. Our Usual Quality of Groceries and Provisions are Equal to the BEST. JAMES McFARLANE.
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