« .j-.i .«■ • -*v. :- , CA5* KEWS imH. | W»« H'iXj 4, WiilU, Ed'J 07. PubUthti Brtfy Thursday A iter noon isy The Sullivan Publishing Co At Uie Coot.ay Sent of Sullivan County. IjAPORTB, PA, Sv c -\ia>iin. I'nsiiii'ii. 1 HiW. i. INUHAM, Scr'y & Tress. 1 iter id at ie Post Office at Laporte, us • second-class mail matter. [THE GRANGE Conducted by i J. W, DARROW. Chatham. N. Y„ *: Press Correspondent yew York State j Orange THE COUNTRY OVER. : ut'lM Conrcrnlnc Membership «u«l Otlier )luttcrn In Various Stales. On Kept. 1 tin 1 grange membership In New York state was about 70,000, but tiiere are fully 5,000 or 0,000 more !•. 'in hers in good standing, although i paid tip to tliut date. There has been a gain of (1,000 the last year in ihirty-five new granges. New York has paid into the national grange treas ury so,lo_' in dues. Out of sixty-one <'"unties in the state outside of New York city fifty-two have granges. Jef ferson is lite banuer county, with a uieiubership of 0,5.">0. Grange fire in surance carried in the state amounts to *100,980.495. New Jersey lias 12,000 members in good standing in 100 subordinate ;■ ranges, and per cent own their own balls or have sites purchased. Orange tire insurance carries about >l-1.000,000. Delaware lias gained about £."> per st in membership in the past year. )n ibat state the grange lias full charge of the farmers' Institutes. Pennsylvania reports thirty-eight new granges the past year and'lias paid .••I.cos into the national grange treas cry Five national grange banks have been organized in Pennsylvania, and ;ln :v are others in the process of or ""uJ/.ation. There are about 50,000 Members of tlie Order In that state. .Massachusetts has made a gain of n.embership in the past year of J.."00 nil lias something over 21,000 mem i r> now. Orange fire insurance is very popular. New Hampshire has '-'OS subordinate gmiuvs and nineteen Pomona granges, vita a total membership of 25,000. Kansas reports the largest grange stoic in the United States and the most successful one. It has been in operation twenty-nine years and its sale.) have amounted to $G,000,000, on whi:-:t there has been a nut profit of over .$435,05i0. The co-operative enter prises are in a flourishing condition. Connecticut lias secured the national grange meeting for 1907. This will be one of the largest attended national granges ever held, and it is believed •!. ! a record seventh degree class will be initiated. (.' .I'ornia lias 0,000 members of the Ord'-r, and the work of organizing changes is going forward. There are ii'-'e juvenile granges in the state. Washington reports twenty-nine new granges organised within the past g uige year and one county grange. M;.i:y new grange halls are being biiiii. The grunge greatly helps in the win'; of ihe farmers' Institute and is a struig factor in securing legislation in farmers' Interests. V ino'it has organized fifteen new suh irdiii: ie granges the past year and t'.v.) count- granges, 'ihe grange is • : an ™e she work Instate, leg islative and educational matters. M'-'jig Mi has about 7S<> granges, with over :,i.-.i.'o members; also forty live Poinonn L " res. It is a live gi-ai : estate, ; I tin.- Order is ;t strong lacl..r in t'a'-m l .. sin:: si. M 't oft! " ,'c n;.-.es hold tlieir .•inn in I ineetiii; st:•«.* ue—c.id v «•••;.. in December. Dole; ;tes s io.il liavi gathered inspiration for another year': aggressive work. Colorado and Coime t'ci'.t ami Wes Virginia hold their iimr al meetiirs h January, New Vo:*k in I'ehi u iry, 0.-e gon in May, Washington in .Time. Ten lies re and Texas In August, Califor Jiin, Kentucky and lowa In October and the eighteen other state granges meet in December. LARGEST GRANGE COUNTIES They Are Jefferson mid St. I.uw reiiee, In >ew Vork State. The two counties with the largest membership in the United States are Jefferson and St. Lawrence, in New York state. Jefferson has 0,850 mem bers. and St. I.awrence lias over 5,000. The largest single grange is YVoleott, a New York state, with over i»0t» jnem i 's. in Jefferson county there are Uvtlce granges with over '2OO members ■ iclt and less than 300, there are five \ ;:!i over 300 and less than 400, and i!:e is one with 107 members. Out of thirty-i liree granges In t!:e county ',v. '..ty-tijive own their own halls. Kl i :!' one of these two counties has a inieh hir. • menibership than several • ' lie .-:i 4 !ler grange stales, and Jef i"' ->II Ins a larger membership than < fornia, Minnesota, Delaware and I;' >de Island combined. There are !"•/' 2 farm rs in Jefferson county, so t'- t there is an average of one and a . !-. ih members to every farm In the i unity. There has been a gain of 0,000 in membership In the past year in New York state. To <».»«• DIIIIM I ■ ' • • H'ako C.';iscnrfts C:»» cv Cut.lmyl »e. ; » . C. C. fail to jur-i urutftfists n fumi i.•(>•>«• i.'ont TolwtfO.ijiil ami i>i*e lonr ».»<*? /%♦>.». ."*> quit to)»Aivo er •' : "».! Trri :»«• : licrtlc. (nil of .--it . wv\'t* 'iii'l « -: -o No liac, the vonoyr-worh< , ih: • mua :; v.. ... ?. Ktrowg. mli %oc m -J. (. .1. ; i° BooUV t. s i»r ' • 'r? overling C*> , cuicayo L.apox-to Tovr v lr.p Atvilt. George KarjfC Tux ;ol lector, in account willi , I ij'oric I'v |- I'oi year en.iinj? Mureh 4, 1907. I 'loarat, working rourt tax .">•"> 09 do i»or en|.»ilit It'. (K) I do spcoial road tax 57*01 074 00 Kxpenditures, [ ily ' x«»U' ••niton* 2170 ! J»y letnl>>■»... o1 4 .K) I Co ujnis.sion at ■'» per rent 174 I i ai«i Xiva.". within GO «la>> " ,l \ ON I cUiil at » |»or rent K.t»o \ (•nrtmj^sioii) •• •i* cent I'ai'l Treus* on l'aee of 'tuplieate 30 s - pi [ ( oinniissloM at »]»er rem 5 *•■'> I alance uncollected 172*9 f.7I»H» Harry Fleeter in neeonnt with Lai*orU* T*\]». ::sTiea u er fur M^iervisors, ' <» unit of duplicate 4 - do ].»»r rapt la tux 140 00 I oed. from Wi . Kd iuin <'»)! s:i s"> do Geo. Knrjie O 11' et«»r... I e«'» i »e«l from Win. Lowe lUOOO <!o K. ll.Fanvll, ('»». J rea.- JJH.) <hj do La|"'lie Ho: - .'. • 00 d«» L. 11. liavitt. temp, loan s«» 20 Ai.it due Treavuic: -'2 77 4ti Hy aint. road work lOSH-ll » 'aid }>a> l»mu?»tcr 270 01 Hepuirs to rout I machine, tools etc 10 oo I Hlank* !n»oks 1 , 1 ynamitc 20 ».«.« .supervisors c\pen>es :!i y ! A and elerk 87 <h) 1 .ii«l solicitor I°oo ; r M»is M J fidi;in<Mits lwid lU0t»ll i -eivst. 214-M 1 1' inline and advertisinu 17 :V* j p. id for plank J 2l SO | I'aid * ieo. Karire former Snp'r. l.M»f>s , •' I. Kei-d, )H>stiiiir election notices 2 OJj T'eaMireis commission r >- 11 Tux handed to (teo. Karge Collector 101 112»«.) | Worked on face duplicate 10 ! .laeoh .Tacohy in account with Lul»orie Town hip ns (na i.se'er of' the Poor for the year end n# M.nvli 1, 1007. P-al. in < »\* rs« er'.- hand at last audit 859 J-> \ v one day attending settlement 2 00 Balance in overseer's hands :V»7 43 ;>;»J 4:; Harry A. lies*. in account with Laporte Tup* a Overseer of the Poor for the year eiidiiii; Mch. I 1907. lUcd. from P. Peternian outjL'oiUtf 'l ot P. 2»'o2rt 1. 11, Caveii, co>t shult/. and Komley >nit 10 0"> 270 2 > ()ne day attending settlement 2 00 •aih of olHcc 2f> Itaiance in overseer?*hand> 2<»S 00 270 25 Statement of Indpbtedness. Ami Judirmcnls at last audit BfWsfiT Temporaly loan from L. It. Ciavitt Hl2i' o7tl 83 \mt. paid in LtniO 100611 Orders outstanding >«» *J»> Judgments 2»i-">2 10 37 4 S.H "We the undersigned auditors do hereby certify that the iore ,r oinir statement i« true and correct to tin best of our knowledge -ml belief. KkN K>T 11. | IIKNKY K AKi.i:, Auditor^. LKi: 1:. OA VITT, t R. K. HOT-1 <>Rl». Town Clerk. Administrator's Notice. I Vtatc «l Kllist Snel], late of 11 illf-grovt toU Mhlli|), lIeCI'IIMHI. Notice is lioivliy <fiven llmt lelttrs ol :ii!inirii.stration upon the estate of <idl, late ol HilisjiroveTownsbii". Sulli van County, t'eiiiifylvania, (leeeaseil, luivp I •pen granteil to the umlei'gigtied. I persons iinlebteil to estate are re <*s teil to make payment and those hav •r e.laims or ileinuuds against same will lesent same vvitliout ilelav. <i KOI K 11. 1.11.1.KY. Ailmr. ksxille, PST, .latmary 24. I'JOT. \. Y. B.tNKINO IIOVSR offering rrImcSTEAM RAII.KOA l> BONl»S« ill tho Hervtces of n wlio cun cou trnl invns.mfnt hiisineKK witliin their uoiKli borhouit. AJdrcssLock Box 2057,NewVork City Sick Headaches and Dizzy Spells, Wea K, Nervous, Wretched, Tired, Until Dr. Miles" Nervine Cured Me. Are ynti jn a "pocr condition?" Are you almost re: dy to up from exhaustion, if rvousnrs , headaches, backaches, and di.zy spells? No need to mention the de tails of a run down or "poor condition" to those who :ie sufferin>'. Better t.< tell you 112 Nervii. ■, then niedy sold on a guarantee to help yo i, and restore your poor weakened nerves to life, itrcnyth and health. "Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine has done a great deal forme, in the fall of 1897 my health was in a very poor condition. Kx ir.me nervousness, di/./y speih and sick headaches made me most miserable. I had I'c n under the care of our local physician for tome time, but pot no better. I was 011 Ih ■ verge <1 neivovs 1 rostratii n. Had no a; 1 ■ lite, ul could not sleep. I grew worsfl ' •' ' '7 ■ c>>ntiiiuv<l :'...U 10. t L-. h I stii-i tli. i'h! tho.-e awful day . A ' liiy fr'!-n wh<> I>■l • 1 taken T\-st< rative Xer ■it* 112 w ■meto t >'it. i 1 ouglit a 1 ottle the lueal ding rear.d whin it was one f me 111 t r I t'i,'t tlie iiie.iic ne v. .s I. pi' ',' 11 Ic't'i (I t;iV rig it according 0 .- iii: - I ! 1 a 1 1:-. ! three j v. l.tn I >hp 11 I >t'up d lakiiu' 11. 1 i' 1 ' -.t my pie -nt ■ r atly iinpn ved ' 1 ''.lis I1 1' . Me. ' RcMiin'.ivc I N'.'tv m . I . •:) | r tef i f.-r Ie li"iic:it Ire • le.v.d ■ n-c Till 1 lie Nervine wholly [ • 1 i' N .*. ;i r.r' . I n 1 and ro'.'ura -1 .'I . I M. HiuioiiooM, 1 laitoi.. M. Ail 11 • ■ : .1 am' g : i-.mtce fu>t buttle Dr. Mile- I'linci! ;-s. >'ei:d ..if Ire-- biok ' n .1 - .1 IK.'it Dis: a-. Addles. I'r ' ' ■ Mei.ical ' ' L.iiurt. hid ;PAIiENTS«&'-i v AT,VICE AS TO PATENTABILITY PIIPP ] h Notice in " Inventive Age " plKlip 4 K Book "liow to obtain Talents" | IIKbIb 1 k Charges moderate. No fee till patent is secured, j 1 Letter,, strictly ennfldential. Address. 1 E. G.SIGG£RS. Paterj Lawyer. W»«jilngton, P. C. j j \i e )ir,>i:iiil'ij" Oblft.n t'. S. uml i'meigi?^! f* 1 I mo.;, i.i .:■■■.• h i.r ) I i.|o <.f i: vi jition lor t ffiii re()ort 011 patentability. Fei lite book ( IIEOTfgTvSi 1 , " ; te U. S. Patent. Office j L v D^C^ w J ! Cultivate (lie Habit of buying reputabl. goods from a reputabe concern. VVe are agents for W. L. DOUGLASS. SHOES fra ; 2.50; "! tO 5.00 p? ; rorboys" li.S^quat t fnrmes are, we In id, always satisfa tor)-. £4 A GOOD ASSORTMENT 1% /C \ \°\ of CHILDRENS' and i "*fo\ LADIES' Heavy Shoe | II Fine Goods atcoriect lie best SHOP 1». v '~ Clothing Made to Order All have the right appearance and guaranteed otsd in both material and workmanship and piice mte. We also manufacture Feed, the Flag Brand. It is not cheap, lmt ! good. Is correctly made. Ask your dealer for it or write us for prices, NORDMONT SUPPLY Co. :| General Merchants, £?£T j IsTOK 3D3VCOTSTT 1 , PA. Short Talks on Aciverti&ino | jM# No. 19. People generally read advertisements more than they did a few years ago. | The reason is to bo found in the advertisements themselves. ! Advertisers are nioro careful than they used to be. They make the advertise ments more readable. Some of them even become, in a i way, a department of the payer, ami purple look for them | every day with as much lest and pleasure as they turn to /*V\» ! any other feature. This is true of many department stores all over In many cities there is just one man who appre iT (Lf / ' dates the value of such interest. i lie breaks away from the old set style. He tells / if - * i I something interesting in his space every There are lots of interesting things ;n -S business. Look over the miscellany pago of >:C --| any paper—look at its local news columns, 1 ■ V v j and its telegraph news, for that matter, fl i ■ and you'll see that the majority of the i '%?■ ' , items are more or less closely related to ? • '' \'-f i some business fact. "t, 112/ | Dress these facts up in a becoming .. Ut th , w/frW jJZ hh j garb of words, and they will find readers, Striatal." even though they be in a "mere advertisement." Let the merchant come down off his pedestal and talk in his He needn't be flippant—far from t, ! / f ~-jr_ ™ " J but let him not write as if lie were ad - ——— ~ dressing somebody afar off, and telling *' 112 ''* m a ' J " u - something at even a greater 3^; jyfil reader's house—goes in and sits <Jown nSMmimiMk %—■> It is on the table when he rats, and \. ~ In his hands while he is smoking after jNdpHv. jNdpHv. - the meal. It reaches him when he is in UPIM I' l :• ; ij.' an a P!'roachable condition. ' That's the time to tell him about ' your business—clearly, plainly, con viae. i i u g'y— JS °ae man talks to another. * Tkt hmst and nti dm.m with A*—." Charlu Atuttn B*trx, Am, Ytrh. ■w*\ -pjjo/wv 014) IT. -»A|S* BUIIEEQ ISOUI ATO 3AIVB HBNNVO iTTTTTTSIi To PATENT Good Ideas 11 11. II ~m may be secured b/ ill ■Mp a fc| our aid. Address. 11l M,|}t Sn THE PATENT RECORD, *"*' "w* 3altlroore. MA 4ieni I'-'fir-i -it .00 oer annum ■WIT'" ■■ Jf jB M I flt ■■■ ■£% We are bound to suit everyone perfectly with our new 1905 designs and colorings Hi 9L i 5mA P| I fl I flfl in the house. Our 1905 selection is the handsomest you ever saw. And the best of fltfttjhß S9 B fl fls it is that we sell you these beautiful, rich wall papers at the lowest prices they can H I fl fl II fl I II be bought for anywhere in the world. You mustn't judge the quality of our wall VW PB fl ■! fl fl fl P a P er b y our low P ric *- We sell no trashy papers; ours are all honest quality. B BBS B From our endless selection for the season we show here four designs, as follows: (70 'jiw Irn irlmr . • >, J and green,l N<>- ><■*--1. >i o! N0.625 In tan or green effect. 9-lnch bor 18-inch borders and celllne tcmatch *ndcrsam w.i..'..eliate i,..k .jwersar.dr, lit scroll. rar.or paper. In ths wtv.d shades of rrii. .i. n T i a cemn * m » «" le-lnch border and colling to match, per dou'-le trown.cresm and gllt.with pink roses. 9-tn.bor- CBllin * 10 ma,ch ' doubl# * lso >• "'so 12c roll, also l»c der and ceiling to malch, per double roll,also 20c Order either of the above patter -co for our 1905 Free Sample Book of Wall Papers, showing you the actual paper, its true coloring and design, and quoting you the season's lowest prices. It c . instructions for hanging wail paper. Wo can supply complete combinations, ceiling and border to match all our wall patterns; also independent ceilings, down to pic ir.oulding, doing away with borders. q Don't buy a roll of wall paper till you get our free sample book and become posted on style quality and price. Write for It today. 9 Montgomery Ward Co., Washington Streets "" Chicago I A t ' le standard cough and cold cure for over -I—< 75 years now comes also in a A * Convenient to carry with you. Don't p j yL L- J I~H I 0 I A I be without it. Ask your druggist. D 1 JL4 V* AV/ l\iai A 1906" AI.MANAC FREE. e lO Jlr. D.Jayne& Son, Philadelphia. Willsmsport & North branch Railroad TIIMIZE] r :j BT,S. In c-irect Monday. ; ;•. |,ii(>. Rcart down i'> i*np Kliii; stolions whore tin i iiai ~ AM I'M 1' M. I'.M 1' J! AMA. M. A M W A M.« M.I v ln'iv , M ! 1" 1- •■•<» 4 -1| ft VI •: VIO2O 7MI •) ■ I a■ ■ -l■v,< .„r, , I 111 -j» I..VSM A fit).'. fT :<•> I. \ 0 , .•• , 10 .ill 1 Oft ft : II 10 "J> c I'l Jill I. • , . ... 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Our it otto is: "B; s 1 ' ,!.- ;;t t.o vest P»ires. ' S Q HFP9BN fi TA N *3 • -V- « 1 a 2S 'i i i. i■: £'< DUSHROE, PA, t y> r\ Y J/' O s A i n h/ \ N rS ) -i— 5L jhL. -R- xL J- B <x A. j. JL j GAS or GASOLINE K N G I N S. There are many Gas and (.'.asoliia' V.\ -ivnes iu OK'ii "FAIRBANKS" Some resemble it in construciion, others in n;:me : BUT THERE IS ONLY ONli FAIRBANKS ENGINE. i Engines that excell in quality and moderate in cost. Vertical from onelo ten horse power. Horizor»jal three i iiorse power up ' THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, 701 Arch St., Philadelphia. CHARLES L. WING, Agent, Laporte
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