First national bank OK DUSHORE, PKNNA. CAfT'J'AL - - $60,000 tUKPIiUS - - $15,000 Does a General Banking Business. S. ii STEUKiKKK, M. D. SWAKTS. President. Cashier \ J. BRADLEY, Attorney ut-liftw. Oilice, corner 4 0l Main and Muncy Sts. LA POUT K, PA. Slaving opened an office al 1328 Arch St., Philadelphia, 1 shall still continue to practice.in the several Courts of Sullivan County." When not in my office personally a competent person will be found in charge thereof. Bonds of various kinds Tarnished. 112 RANCIS W. MEYLERT, Attornejr-at-Law. llicc in Keeler's Block. LArOltTE,'..Sullivan County, PA. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOUH ETTS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties _ A PORTE, PA £ J. MULLEN, • Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. OFFICII n» COUNTY UUILDINO NKATI rOI'BT BOORH. J H. CRONIN, NOTAIIY PUBLIC. OPFli:« OK MAIN HTIi*BT. DUSHORE, 0 J. MOLYNEAUX, D.D.S. Graduate University of Pennsylvania. NEW ALBANY, PA. At Lopez, Pa,, Wednesday and Thursday each week. LAPORTE HOTEL. F. W, UALLAOHBR, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cohl water, reading and pool room,and barbershop; also jroud etabling and livery, Cbippcwa Xime IftUns. Lime furnished .n car load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvillei Penn'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 POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE CovntySeat j Local and Personal Events] Tersely Told I John (J. Mcllenry of Biuitou, Democratic candidate for conffnws was in town Tuesday. F. M. Crossley, and E. I*. Ingham were Eagles More visitors Tuesday. The public schools of Dushore opened Monday with l'rof. D. M. Flick at the head. The Village Improvement Society met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. F. \V. Meylert. Voters should hear in mind that Wednesday September f>, is the last day for registration of voters, and October t», the last day to pay taxes- Mrs. Joseph Carpenter and sister Mrs. Dodson were Dushore visitors Saturday. Mrs. Victor Hugo and children re turned to their home in Philadel phia Wednesday after spending six weeks here with Mrs. Hugo's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cross ley. Mr. A. E. Tripp of Wilkes-Barre, was in town several days last week, and while here made a contract to rent his Laporte cottage to Mr. Fairbairn of Boston, insurance adjus ter for the Elk Tanning Co., who will take posession of the cottage the first of September. I)r. Whalenand family of Carbon dale, who spend their summers at Eagles Mere, were the guests of Prof. Ford and family Friday of last week. Mr. J. P. Kennedy, of Dushore and sister, Mrs. Anna Stackhouse were called to Jamison City Wednes day by (lie serious illness of their mother, Mrs. D. Kennedy. Master Hex Eddy is visiting his sister, Mrs. Thos. M. Green, at Glen Mawr. Proth'y. Thos. E. Kennedy has partly recovered from his recent ill ness. Mr. MHvin Allen was the guest of his brother, Theron on Sunday. Mrs. Percy A. Ilivins left on Thursday of last week for Scandia, where she will join her hus band. Mrs. Bivins will return to Laporte for a short stay later in the season. Mrs. E. V. Ingham, of Eagles Mere spent last Friday night in town. The concert given by Miss Helen Bolce Hunsicker in the Cburt House last Saturday evening for the benefit of Laporte Baptist church was well attended and greatly enjoyed by the people of Laporte. During the storm last Thursday a barn of B. J. Ilousknecht, of Over ton was struck by lightening and burned with all its contents; partial ly covered by insurance. At ten o'clock Wednesday morn ing August 22nd James J. Coleman, of Towanda, and Agnes L. Boland, of Mildred, we.e united in the holy bonds of matrimony in St. Francis Church at Mildred, by liev. Father Euriglit. Miss Elizabeth Parrel I, after spend ing two weeks in Philadelphia, has returned to her work in the County Treasurer's office. Theodore Yoos, a deaf mute was drowned in Harvey's Lake Sunday night. Thomas Gordner of near Unity ville, while ascending a ladder with a bundle of shingles on his shoulder lost his footing and was caught on a rung of the ladder in such a way that he could not free himself, and before help'came to him, a bundle of shingles that were on the roof be came dislodged and fell on his head cutting a deep gash in tin; scalp. Laporte was aroused to great activ ity Wednesday evening by a tire alarm given which was said to be Prof. Ford's cottage. It fortunately proved to be a false alarm. Mr. Ford had made a bonfire with tha brush he had gathered about his prcmices and some one taking notice of the bright, glaring flames in the vicinity of Mokoma Place started the alarm. Within a brief time the whole population was swarming in upon the surprised Professor with pails of water to extinguish the tire, lie objected however, and placed I the following item for publication. "Prof. Ford begs the pardon of 1 the good people of /.a porte for start I ling tliem with bis bonfire last night. Next year lie will announce the time and invite such as desire to see it to come out." 11. H. liiitlcr, formerly of ilushes vine and Muney, is now editor of the Nevvn at South Sharon, I'a. The tobacco raisers of Clinton county are cutting their crop and they claim that that is the best in twenty years. This product brings a large amount of money into the ceunty. Taking one year with another it is more profitable than the ordinary farm produce. Rodney A. Mereur, Esq., of To wanda has been named one of a committee of three by President lloosevelt, to take up, as repre sentatives of the United Bar As sociation. the matter of insurance legislation throughout the country. J. Henry Cochran, of Williams port, was nominated as tne candi date of the Democrats of the Twen ty-fourth Senatorial District com posed of Columbia. Montour, Sulli van and Lycoming counties. The conference was held at the Park Hotel at Williauisport. Whilo tilling a prescription to al leviate the sufferings of another Dr. E. F. Bonhant, of Benton was stricken Thursday a. m. with apo lexy at ten o'clock, dying a few minutes after the attack. The deceased was a very promi nent physician and surgeon, be ginning the practice of medicine at Muhlensburg in 1880, and moved to Benton in 1882, where he has since resided. The doctor, how ever was building a beautiful resi dence and office in Benton Boro, in to which he expected to move Sep tember 15tli. The Williauisport Evening News believes that "when once the farm ers throughout the country come to appreciate the benefit of good roads in raising the value of their proper ties and lessening the wear and tear on their horses and wagons, to say j nothing of giving them an easy out- j let to market at all seasons of the year, there will be a much livelier j scramble for slices of that State *p ; propriatiou than at present. Mrs. L. Thubert of Austin, Potter j county, took a sensational way of ending her life last week. She wait ed until her husband in the mornidg returned from his night's work and was retiring to bid him good-bye, and instahtly following the farew el j she shot hersell. Misses Agnes Walsh and Winnie J Ualian of Dushore were guests of the former's aunt, Mrs. A. 11. j Buschhausen, Sunday. "When whiskey's in, wit's out" were the last words of a Cattawissa man breathed into the doctors ear at the Williauisport Hospital just l>e fore he died of injuries he received on the railroad the day previous. He was a trackman of the Pennsyl vania railroad. He had gone to Williauisport for a good time and becoming intoxicated sat down on the railroad track and was struck by a freight train. The tight of certain newspapers and individuals against the redicu lously low assessment of coal lands in Northumberland county is about to bear fruit. Following closely upon the example set by the Commission ers of Columbia county, one of the Northumberland County Com missioners stated Friday morning that the triennial assessment, which will begin on Monday. September :!, will undoubtedly result in a higher assessment of coal lands. Joseph Moore, a Slavonian, aged 21 years, residing in West Berwick, was shot in the heart by mi unknown Italian in the saloon of Charles Bat taglia in West Berwick Saturday night shortly before 12 o'clock. Moore, it is stated, had been danc ing a itli a colored girl, which arous ed the jealousy of one of the Italians in the party, and whipping out a :>2 calibre revolver, he tired at Moore, the bullet piercing his heart. Although being fatally injured, Moore sprang out of the window and ran nearly half a Mock when he fell over dead. Services at Methodist Episcopal I church next .Vunday as follows: Sunday School at 10 A. M. Preaching at 7 P. M. Epworth League 7:4/1 P. M. The Junior League will hold aso cial at Storiuent's Ice Cream Parlor, Friday evening. It will be worth your time to come and see what the Juniors have prepared for your en tertainment. Ainoricijii are übiul to bitf figures. I They arc so familiar witti the superior ity uf our industrial situation tluit they 3o aid oflcu lake pal us lo remember n liat it menus. It means, lirst of all, that this ua tiou makes a closer approach to out righL industrial independence than was ever made l>y any other nation since human society wan organized. We i-ould shut our doors and live in per fect comfort, feeding ourselves, cloth ing ourselves and supplying nearly all our other needs from our o>vu re ) sources. i It means, in the second place, that the possibilities of wealth from the prosecution of successful industry are far greater here than elsewhere and th.it all the nations of the earth must (lock to us for food and liber and pay tribute to us. Register's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing accounts have been tiled in my oilice viz: First and final account ol'C. E. Meinze guardian of August K. Ileinze an adult soli of Fredrick lleinze, decease!. First and Final account of' Mary .T. Speary, administratrix, of the estate of Asa Speary late ol Davidson Township, Sullivan county, Fa., deceased. l-'irst and Final account of.l. K. ami L, Little, executors of the ImsL will and tes tament of Anion Little deceased. 'l'lie same will be presented to the Or ! plums' Court of Sullivan County on Moii | day, September 17, l'JOti. at '■> o'clock p. 111.. lor confirmation. TIIDMAS K. KENNEDY, Register. Register's office,Liq>orte,Pa., Aug. 18,'00. FOB SAI.K —A medium size Gei ser Saw Mill. Hoe inserted tootli saw and other mill equipments. Will lie sold cheap for cash. For further particulars inquire of Clias. L. Wing, Laporte, I'a. MKN WANTED: To work in the woods at Laquln, Pa. (Jowl wages to first class men and nice ground to work mi. Call or address, Lnquin Lumber Co., Lnquin, I'a. i The Lock Haven State Normal S School closed the most successful year |in its history. Its new catalogue | containing pages, beautifully il | lustrated, i is now ready for distri bution. This is one of the great j schools of our state and affords the best available advantages for the j training of teachers, fitting for Col legeor Business. Its departments of music and Elocution art? also largely patronized and throughly equipped. The fall term begins September 10th. i Address for illustrated catalogue, the | Principal, J, K. Flickinger, Lock Haven, I •_ '••• HEATH SCHOOL. Business and Shorthand courses, day i and night sessions. N. E. corner Li and I Market Streets., «|i|>Ofite Wanainaker's I Philadelphia, I'a. F.R, UFA I'll, Principal, formerly with j Peire.e. ~ | The hotel known as the "Com mercial House", situate on Main I Street i . ■ p-ite Borough, will be Isold cheap and on easy terms of pay . ment. The house is well located, li censed and enjoys a large patronage. For terms and particulars apply or write K. J. Mullen, Attv., Laporte, Pa. Joseph Sick, DEALER IN Flour, Feed and Meal, Cherry Mills, Pa. Wheat Hour $4.75 per bbl. Corn meal 1.20 Cracked corn 1.20 ! Corn and oats chop, 1.25 oats per bus. .4^ Columbia w Hour, bbl 4.75 " Buckwheat .65 Middlings and Bran at lowest prices Your trade respect fully solicited. JOSEPH SICK, CHERRY MILLS, PA. FOLEYSHONETHCAR •tops th« cough and b*»lt luagi yXOXPXIJJOT -OJUUUUULM «JUOCX^y severai Reasons "Sr S8 The Best Course of Study. » ! Large Faculty of Experienced Specialists. Faculty are Authors of the l.iadinu Series of Commercial Textbooks. » Finest Building and Equipment, Gymnasium, Baths, etc. Free Course of Lectures and Entertainments. i More than 100 New Typewriters, and latest Office Devices. a Calls for Graduates to fill good places exceed Entire Student F.nroll> / _ ment by more than 50 per cent. I R™ Oie® n Athletics- Baseball, Basketball, and Field Day Exercises. I a Enthusiasm in Every Department. Send for Catalogue. * < o ROCHESTER BUSINESS INSTITUTE. . . L. ROCHESTER, N. Y. /J J MioioaootxjiJUM txyj 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 Effects, Batiste, Persian brgandies, Silk}t Suitings, Shimmer Silk, Wain sooks, etc. Lace Curtains—Ladies' I'nderwear, —Belts, etc. Ladies.—call and see what a nice assortment we have is stock. i >ur stock of Men's Roys' and Cliildrens Cloth ing, Hats, Caps and Straw floods were never more complete'. Every department is full of Summer Goods at prices that defies competition. Don't forget our Bargain Department, it is full of goods every month in the year, that are real bargains. Come in, it is a pleasure to show goods. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter and Eggs. Yours for business, A. E. CAMPBELL. SHUNK, PA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, UTTO-HiES'VILILjIE, CA SSO 000° Ck DeW,TT BODINE, President. c . . JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres. Surplus and Xet Profits, W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier. 50.000. DIRECTORS: transacts a General _ . ~ DeWitt Bodine, Jacob l'er, Peter Reader. Hanking Business. T ~ v , ~, ~ , „ * • Jeremiah keliy, Win. Prontz, W. C. Front/, Accounts of 1 lldivid- James K.Boak, John C. Laird, Lyman Myers, uals and Firms Peter Front/, C. W. Hones, 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 1 hibets Homespuns, French and 1 nglish Flannels, and Scotch Goods. Boys and Cliildrens' Suits in all the new fabrics and makes. Prices as well as variety are extraordinary. All new nn.l up to date line of Gents Furnishings, Hats, Caps, etc. Also the only place in town where you can get the "Walk Over" 3I)oc. J. W. CARROLL'S, Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA. GENERAL STORE ® Isaporte Tannery. ® FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS FOUKD HERE. Just received a special purchase of "Riches" Flannels, Lumbermens' Shirts and Drawers, Men's, Ladies' and Childrcns' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots Here to Show You From the City. Fresh stock ol Diy Goods and Notions, Boys ai d Men's Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and Rubbers, Ladies', Gents' and Children's Goodyear Rub- Ibe rs 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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