f-iRsT NATIONAL BANK OF DIISirORE, i ENNA. VTTA.Ii - - $50,000 Fl'nej.o3 - - SIO,OOO Does a General Banking Business. S I). STKKIfiKUK. M. J). SWARXB. President. Cashier J. BRADLEY, Attorney at-Law. Oilice, corner,ot Main and Muncy Sin. LAI'OUTK, PA. Having opened an ollice at 1328 Arcli St., Philadelphia, I shall still continue to practice in tin' several Courts of Sul li\ an < 'oiintv.* Wlieii not in lay otlicc personal!) a competent person will lit* found in charge lhereof. Bonds of various kinds furnished. fRANCLS W. MEYLERT, Attorney-nt-Lnw. office in Keeler's Block. LA PORTE, County, PA. ATTORHKYS-AT LAW, Legal business attended to in litis and adjoining counties « A PORTS, VA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at -Law. LAPOHTK, I'A. OFFIOK 1.1 COUNTV BUILDING NKARCOUV.T HOUBK. J H CRONIN, attounkv-at law, kotauy ruui.ic. orflCK OH MAIW HTHBKT. DUBHORK, Q J. MOLYNEAUX, D.D.S. Graduate University of Pennsylvania. NEW ALBANY, PA. At Lopez, Ph., Wednesday and Thursday each week. "LAPORTE HOTEL. P. W, a ALiIiAUHEK, Prop. Newly erected. opposite Court bouse square. Steam heat, bath rooms. li.it and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber shop; also t'oud stabling and livery, Cbtppewa %tmc IKU m. Lime furnished »n car load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesville Tenn'a. M. E. Reeder, MUNCY, PA. For a well Kept Up-to-date Stock of General Merchandise Far pries that are Right For curteous treatment goto Buschhausen' A MATTER OF HEALTH ROYAI &AkiN<s POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS MO SUB [County Scat Local and Personal Events! Tersely Told j ; Miss Liuinv Boice of Philadelphia, | is the <rucst of her friend, Miss Fnn -1 Hie Meylert. ' 10. P. Ingham is on a business trip to New York City. \V. 15. Hitter is entertaining his brother from New Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. lien Mellenry of Denton, spent Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Mrllenry's uncle, l«\ M. t'rossley. Mrs. Kmma P.niiy of Philadelphia is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kllery Ingham. Mis. (J. W. I>odie and children of Kay re are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sliaf l'er in Laporte township. Berwick is losing a lot of skilled mechanics from the plant of the American Car and Foundry Com pany. They are going to Chicago to work in a new steel car works. About 100 men have already left. .Mr. and Mrs. William Ktormont and two children of New York city are the <juc-ts of_ the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. llobert Ktormont. J. A. Muller of Princeton Univer sity, who is engaged in Kunday School work in this county, was at this place Saturday making arrang ments for the convention that is to lie held here next Saturday. Mrs. Mary Art ley of Williainsport, is visiting at the home of her neph ew, Atty. W. P. Shoemaker. Mrs. Ksther M. (ireftory, who is in training for a nurse at the (Jar ii<'ld Memorial Hospital, Washing ton, I). is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Virginia Brew ster on Muncy street. The Village iniprovein Society will meet next Monday evening, August (>th, at the home of Mrs. L. L. Ford. Charles Pabcock of New Albany, reaching for achistl he had dropped ina Punxsutawney electric plant, touched live wires and .V>o volls passed through his body, killing him instantly. A merry camping party is that which is now located at a point near Jamison City. The party is composed of several of the police men of Wilkes-T'arre and their fam ilies and friends, the party number ing in all about twenty persons. They are living under a large tent and w ill spend ten days camping along the creek. The Prohibition! ts of Sullivan County held their convention at Millview, Wednesday, August Ist, and placed in nomination the follow ing persons: W. M.[Calkins of Forks ville, for Representative; W. L. Norton of Forksville, for Associate Judge; F. M. /,elts of Pox, for Jury Commissioner. Nominal ions were not. made for l)islricl Attorney nor Coroner. I'".. M. Lells was elected Chairman for the ensuing year. Charles "Wooster, proprietor of the Forksville coal mine, met witha serious accident last week; acci dently a spark of lire fell into an open vessel containing blasting powder. It flashed up setting Mr. Wooster's clothing on lire and burn his hands and face very badly. He began removing his clothing to put out the lire, thereby burning his hands seriously. Some of his lin ger nails came oIT and all of the in side skin of his hands. Mr. Woos ter had no one with him at the time except his 13-year-old son, and he was obliged to come home before re ceiving any care, lie walked home from the mines, a distance of be tween two and three miles in great agony. Dr. Woodhead was sum moned and he is now inproving as rapidly as •can be expected. The <laleton Democrat says: ltov. I | William Matheson, who was pastor !of the M. I]. church at Sweden Val | ley for two years and resigned last | spring to do evangelistic work is i now employi-d by Root Brothers at- I l.vnian Run peeling bark. Mr. Matheson before *being converted was considered one of the toughest men in Potter county. Since he has reformed he has done much good for j the cause of Christianity and is a I fearless and earnest work. Holidaysbttrg, July 28. —Three hundred Austrians employed in construction work in the East Holl idaysbury yards of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company, were guests at tlu> 1 marriage feast last night, of two fellow-countrymen, Frank Barbas and Bara Fraezink. An Austrian band escorted the wedded couple to a banquet hall, where two hogs, one cow, thirty chickens and S2OO worth of beer were served to the guests. The festivities have been in pro gress for twenty-four hours, and tire giving the town a taste of "life in old Vienna." '•» lie examination for Teachers Permanent Certificates will beheld in the Court House, LaPorte, Pa., on August Bth and 9th. Appli* cants should bring their certificates and recommendations with then.; also be prepared with paper, pens, etc. Applicants taking examinations in extra subjects will inform Mr. Strohl in what subjects they wish to be examined. By order of the Committee. K. Jesse Wrede (». Antonette Lancaster James M. Strohl Representatives from the central district of the state, embracing 20 counties, with a combined member* ship of .'50,000, Independent Order lof Odd Fellows, assembled recent ly at the Orphans' home they es tablished three miles south of Sun bury, seven years ago, dedicated a a church and broke ground for the erection of one of a group of new buildings which, when they are all constructed, will represent an out lay of 845,000. Recently the association pur chased an old I nion church, occu pying a half acre of ground, adjoin ing the 170 acres owned by the Odd Fellows. The church wasre niodled and is one of th» prettiest in one of the most picturesque por tions of Upper Augusta township, Northumberland county. When the new buildings are finished and the treasury warrants it.the original structure will be va cated by the orphans, who will en ter the new building, while aged Fellows and wives will live in the old home. The Semi-annual convention of the Laporte Boro and township Sun day Schools will be held at the La porte Baptist church, Saturday Aug ust 4th. Alternoon session at 2 o'eloock, evening session at 7:30. The Sunday Schools in this associa tion are: Laporte Baptist, Laporte Methodist, Laporte Protestant Epis eopal, Cherry Grove Methodist, Nordinont Evangelicat. The visiting <1 'legates will be en tertained by the people of Laporte, and -visitors from Sunday Schools outside the township will likewise be most cordially welcome. Conventions of this sort are most helpful iu acquainting our Sunday School with the best methods of work and stimulating them to better efforts, hence it is very important that a large number from each Sun day School attend. A most instruct ive and helpful program has been arranged. J. HoraceMcFarland, President of the American Civic Association and editor of of Country Life iu Ameri ca, will give an ill list rated lecture in the Casino, Eagles Mere, Wednes day evening August Bth, for the benefit of the building fund of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Mjbject of the lecture will be: j "Why l)o We Come to Eagles Mere?" The lecture will be presen c<l with over one hundred stereopti can views. It will be a rare treat and worth going many miles to see. Wholly unsolicited by him, Dr. Welsh, principal of the Hlooiushurg Normal School, has been tendered the presidency of SUte college. Be fore the death of Dr. Athertou, the former State College President, the | trustees decided on Dr. Welsh as j vice president; but the death of Dr. • Atherton now makes the tender to' Dr. Welsh that of President. BANNER 8A LYE the moat heating »slvfc the world, t FOLEYSHONEY^TAR •tops tb« courffe M»d h»tl» lun|i HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS. Horace Wilson of North Moun tain called on friends at this place Saturday evening. Thomas Phillips was a Sones town visitor Saturday afternoon. George Brown, Earnest Temple, Albert Myers and Harry Phillips were Muncy Valley visitors Satur day. Misses Dora and Goldie Swisher of Unityville spent Saturday and Sunday as the guests of Miss Carp line Bay. Thomas Swank was a Muncy Valley visitor Monday. Mr, and Mrs. Delhert Allen of Unityville spent Saturday and Sun day with the tatter's sister, Mrs. George Phillips. The festival held at this place Saturday evening was a grand suc cess, over s'2s being cleared. Miss Mary Cook of Sonestown visited friends at this place Sunday. Will Hun Hay and Harry Arms were Sonestown visitors Saturday. Mrs. David Reece and son Daniel of North Mountain called on friends at this place Monday. Irene and Rodger Phillips of Hughesville returned home after spending several weeks at the home of M. J. Phillips. The following program has been arranged for the Laporte District Sunday School convention to he held at the Baptist church, Saturday August 4th: Afternoon Session. 2:00 I*. M. Opening exercises, Rev. T. F. Itipplc. 2:.'io How to keep Sunday School attendance regular, Miss Grimm. How to increase Sunday School attendance, Harry Botsford. 2:50 What can Ido to make my scholars like to come to Sunday School, (a) Asa l'astor, Rev. Stover; (l>) As a Superintendent, Miss Mears; (c) As a teacher, Mrs. Stevens. 3:20 Singing in the Sunday School, J. A. Muller. :i;:tt» How to conduct Review Sunday, Vernon Hull. 4:00 Question Box. Offering. Ad journment. Evening Session 7»:50 Praise autl Prayer Service, Rev. Stover. S:uu Question Box. Conference. 8:20 The essential qualifications wf a Sunday School Teacher, Rev. Glover. 8:40 The Bible for men. Prof. L. L. Font it: 10 Offering and benediction. There will be open conferences on most of the topics and all are invit ed to participate in them. Services in the Methodist Episco pal church next Sunday will be as follows: Sunday School It•:()() A. M. Preaching, 7:00 P. M. Subject, "The Meanest Thing in Laporte." Epworth League, 7:45 P. M. The hotel known as the "Com mercial lIOUStQ |i'uate on Main Street l&tfl B >rough, will be sold cheap nnd on easy terms ot pay ment. The house is well located, li censed and enjoys a large patronage. For terms and particulars apply or write E. J. Mullen, Attv., Laporte, Pa. Joseph Sick, DKALER IN Flour, Feed and Meal, Cherry Mills, Pa. o l Wlu at Hour $4.75 per bbl. Corn meal 1.20 iCra.kcd turn 1.20 Corn and oats chop, 1.25' oats pn bus .4* Columbia wll >ur, bbl 4.7s " Buckwheat .65 Middlings and Bran at lowest prices Yc ur trade lespect fnliy solicited. * JOSEPH SICK, CHERRY MILLS, PA. A. E. CAMPBELL'S Cash Department Store. Good Old Summer Time Announcement, Great assortment of Summer Necessities. The latest in Summer Dress Goods, consisting of Silk Efforts. Bntiste. Persian I"»rgandies, Silkvt Suitings, Shimmer Silk, Wain sooks, etc. Lace Curtains—Ladies' Underwear, — Melts, etc. Ladies.—call and see what a nice assortment we have in stock. < Mir stock of Men's Bo_ve' and Childrens Cloth ing, Hats, Caps and Straw <iooda were never mote complete. Fvery department is full of Summer Goods at prices that defies competition. Don't forget our Bargain Department, It is full ot goods every month in the year, that are real bargains. Come in, it is a pleasure to show gcods. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter and Eggs. Yours for business, A. E. CAMPBELL. SHUNK, PA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HUGHESVILLE, IPA CASSO.OOO°CK DeWITT BODINE, President. Surplus and JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres. Net Profits, W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier. 50.000. , r t _ DIRECTORS: Iransactsa General u„_I.J , , I. . . DeAVitt Bodi 110, Jacob Per, Peter Reeder, Banking Business. T ~,, , ' . _ \ ~T _ _ Jeremiah Kelly, Wm. Froutz, W. C. Frontz, Accounts of Individ- James K. Boak, J'ohn C. Laird. Lyman Myers, uals and Firms Peter Froutz, C. W. Sones, Daniel Il.Ponst, solicited. John Bull. ••• - • - Pall Suits for Men, Boys and Children are now here for inspection. Suits in black clay and unfinished worsteds and Thibet? Homespuns, French and English Flannels, and Scotch Goods. Boys and Childrens' Suits in all the new fabrics and makes. Prices as well as variety are extraordinary. All new ;in 1 up to date line of Gents Furnishings, Hats, Caps, etc. Also the only place in town where you can get the "Walk Over" 3I)oe. J. W. CARROLL'S, Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA. GENERAL STORE ® Baporte Tannery. ® PULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS FOUND HERE. Just received a special purchase of ' Riches" Flannels, Lumbermens' Shirts and Driwers, Men's, Ladies' and Childrens' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots Here to Show You From the City. stock ol Diy Goods and Notions, Boys a>id N'en s Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and kubbers, Ladies', Gents' and Children's Goodyear Rub b» rs Woodsmen and Boys Shoes to suit all. Our Usual Quality of Groceries and Provisions are Equal to the BEST. JAMES McFARLANE. WINCH ESTE n FACTORY tOADEO SHOTGUN \ « "Mowßival, '' "Leader, " and"Repeater" ; < Insist upoa having ttwm, tt.-i no other. an J you wilt gat the but shell. thst muosy cum bay. ALL DBALERB KEEP THEM. >
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