f-!RST NATIONAL BANK
• OF DCBHORE, HENNA.
CAPITAL - " $50,000
et'ttfM.ua - - $25,000
Does H General Banking Business. j
S. I). sTKKUi KRE. M D. BWARTB.
President Cashier 1
; jut eeiit intend allowed on certificates. |
AI BfeKT F HE ESS,
Lawyer and Notary Public.
SI'KETY BONDS H'UNISIIKD.
Offu.. in Croll's Huilding, next to!
Hotel Ohert.
Dl'SlloHi:. I'K-NN A.
Both Phones.
A J. BRADLEY,
Attorney at-Law.
< ifUee, corner ot Main and Muncy Sts. |
LAPORTK, PA.
! laving opened an olfioe al I.>-S Arch
St. Philadelphia, 1 shall slill continue to
practioe.ip the several Moults of Sullivan
( 'oiinlv.- When not in m\ <ilHc<: personally
h compel.nt |iei'son will he lound in
charge thereof. Bonds ot various kinds
furnished.
FRANCIS W. MEYLERT, |
Attorney-at-Law.
Ilice in Keeler's Block.
LAPOiITE,' Sullivan County, PA. j
J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOKNP.YS- AT LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
-APOKTE, ' >A
J. MULLEN, *
Attorney-at-Law.
LA PORTE. I'A
OPPIC B IN COUNTY BUILDtNfI
NKARCOUUT HOUBK.
J H. CRONINj
ATTORNEY ••AT -LAW,
HOTARY ruBMO.
> QKPI. E OR MAIM OTHBKr.
DI'SIIOHB.
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Couri
House square. Steam heat, hath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,and harher shop; also good stabling
ami livery,
£bippewa
Unite IRtlns.
.
Lime furnished in 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
For pries that are
Right
For curteous treatment
goto
Buxhhausen'
I
fONDENi KD KKPOKI ot the condition of The
First National Bank at Dnshore. in the State
n' inisylvaiiia at close of business May 20th,
JJ7,
H KSOriKKS.
Loans a:\d discount- $2.05157 77
l . S. He: I" to seeure eireulation 50.01<0 00
Pretnis on I. s. Bond- 1,50000
Stock «c uritii'h 14;'. 87M 33
Fnrni 71: r , .900 no
!)u«* 1' "• Banks and approved Kw. Agt. 44,584 61
li.Mle lion fundi". S. Treasurer 2,500 00
Hpee v. ami Legal Tender notes... 20,481 01
Total «169,201 7K
LI A HIMTIK*.
'ap'tet 850.000 00 !
Surplus ami undivided profits Ho,ti79 00 ,
Cireuiation 49,10000:
Dividend unpaid
Deposit.- 3JJ9.422 7H;
l'otal $109,201 7h
Btatc of Pennsylvania < onnty of Sullivan ss.
1. M.l». Swarts eashiei of the aUive named
bank do *olemul\ swear that the ulxjve statement
if tine to the lust of my knowledge and belief.
\l. 1». sWAKTr (Oilier,
oed and sworn t«» before me this 2:; th
d.i> of May 1907. ALBEKT K. HEESS.
W\ eommission •'Xpirow Keby27,'(K*. Notary Public,
/'orreet \tt«->t:
.J. I». KIKSKK )
E. <». SYLYAKa, -Directors.
SAMI KL t'OLK (
[Covnty Scat ]j
Local and Personal Events j
Tersely Told. /
.Miss Orma Mill of Philadelphia
is tlx- guest of the Misses \\ redo.
William Snowden of nughesville ,
I transacted business here Tuesday.
Mr. Silas Henry of Eagles Mere,
j visited friends in town last week.
Mr. Karl Wrede was a William-1
i sport visitor last week.
Miss May me Buck was shopping
| in William sport Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. 1 tarry Snyder of
j Hillsgrove visited Mr. and Mrs.;
Lee Fritz over Sunday.
Miss Olive Harrows who has spent
the last six /honths in Baltimore,
lias returned to Laporte and is the
I guest of her aunt, Mrs. .1, Ij. Smy 111.
Mr. Fred Lauer of Muncy, visi
ted his sisters, Mrs. Ingham and
Mrs. Smyth, the early part of the
' week. >
At a festival held at Blooms
burg lor the benefit of the hospital !
al that place, $450 was netted.
The new Orange National Bank j
of Wyoming county is to cost j
$5,400.
Mrs. J. Donovan of Muney Valley
and Mrs. David Temple of (Jlen i
Maw r spent Tuesday of last week at |
Ti vnla.
Mrs. Ed Slirader anil daughter ol
Hillsgrove are visiting friends at
Muney Valley and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knyuer of
Hillsgrove spent several days of last
week with relatives in Muney
Valley.
Mrs. David Marks of Tivola spent j
Friday of last week witii Mrs. M. j
Donovan at Muncy Valley.
Mr. James Moran and sisters'
Frances and Nora Moran attended!
! the dance at Eagles Mere Saturday I
J night.
Mr. Win- Lawrence of Kane Pa. j
who is stopping at Eagles Mere for
the summer was transacting bnsi- j
ness in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Wm. Finkel and son Carl
of Kosell Park N. J. are visiting j
Laporte friends.
Miss Harriet Grimm and Mrs. !
Charles Wing attended the Sun
day ychool convention at Overton
I this week.
Mr, and Mrs. [Harry Snyder of
Hlllsgrovju visited with Laporte '
friends Sunday.
Squire Caven is slowly recover-1
ing from a severe attactof stomach
trouble which confined him to his j
room several days last week.
The Village Improvement Society :
; will meet at the home of Mrs. Mead
on Tuesday eve Aug. Dl.
A large excursion from along!
the W, N. B. K. R. was run to La
porte Thursday. A game of ball be- ;
'tween the Muncy Valley team and
Laporte was played which resulted
in a score of 7-ti in favor of Muncy
Valley.
; The News Item is a little late this!
i week in reaching its readers owing
to the inability of the Editor to
' perforin his usual duties on
press day, caused by an accident
which badly crippled one arm,
while placing a belt on a revolving
pully he was caught on the line
shaft and given a severe twisting
j up.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs,
John Lovelace met with a ser
ious accident Tuesday evening.
The little fellow had found an old
; pipe which he was holding in his
mouth while playing on the back
porch of his parent's home, when
he fell off the porch which is four
or live feet from the ground. He
fell on his face and the stem of the
pipe penetrated the roof of his
mouth inflicting an ugly wound,
j His parents took him to the Sayre
Hospital Wednesday morning.
j The Annual Meeting of the ling
ers' Family Association will be held
on the fare grounds at Forksville on
Wednesday Aug. 21, 1!»07.
General arrangnieuts as on pre
vious occasions.
All members of the family are urg
ed to be presen
Mrs. Mary Snyder Secretary.
Herman S. "i'eager, of Harris-1
: burg, who plays with his own or-1
i eiiestra at the Forest Inn at Eagles
I Mere during (lie summer season, j
has written a march ami two-step
which lie has dedicated to the Hon.
Edgar K. Kiess. The title of the
, piece is ' "The Prince of Hosts.',
and it is making a decided hit i
wherever it is played. The title
• page of the piano .score contains a
cut in the half tone of Mr. Kiess.
j The piece is springy and full of
' merry harmony.
I The attention of the public spirit
jed citizens, and friends, is invited
j to the following resolutions ailopt
|ed by the Ladies Village Improve
ment Society of Laporte.
Resolved that the park be Inrther
| improved by such grading fertiliz
j ing, and seeding, as will make a
i lawn to be kept in good order, and
j for this purpose will raise a fund
| amounting to s'lso. All voluntary
contributions from any who wish
Jto assist will be great fully accept
ed. Contributions for this special
; purpose may be paid to Mrs. A. .J.
j Bradley, Mrs. .). L. Smyth, or Mrs.
I T. J. Keeler.
1!y order of ('oinni.
HCCKNKLL INI VKItSITY
John Howard Harris, President.
I College: with Courses in Art,
Philosophy Jurisprudence, Science
Chemist y, Biology Civil and I'lec
j trical Kngineering.
Women's College: College, lnsti
| tute, Music, and Art Courses.
! Academy: for young men and boys,
j Fifteenth building will be ready for
I occupancy Sept. lit 1907.
For catalogue, address William C.
! < Sret'/iuger, Registrar, Lewisburg,
Penna.
NOTICK.
The last day to be assessed for the
! payment of taxes is September Ith,
and the last day for payment of tax
es*is <ictober ."ith.
j Sunday School 10:0(1 a. 111.
Preaching 7:00 p. in.
Kpworth League 7;4ap.ni.
This is the order of service at the
j Methodist Episcopal Church next
! Sunday.
Auditor's Notice.
To the officials and tax payers ol La
j porte Horongh ami Township, the officials
!ot die School I'ictrict of l.aporte Horn,
i mot Township:
i The undersigned hereby jrives notice
; that lie will attend to the dutiei- ol his
; appointment as Auditor, in matter ol ap
j plication to strike of!'a portion of'baporte
i borough anil annex the same to l.aporte
; Township, at the Court House at La porte
on Friday. August 111, at 10o'clock a. in..
I when and where all parties in interest
i will he heard.
.It HI N H. ('HON IN. ~r.
' Hushore. Pa... duly 1907.
1 QIIKIiIFF SAI.K.
]>y virtue of a writ of lieri facias, issued
j out of the Court of Common Pleas ot'Sul-
I livttn Comity, and to ine directed and de-
I livered, there will he exposed to public
sale at Hotel Carroll, in Hushore Pa., on
SATt'ItHA V, A I'OI'ST 10, I'.HIT.
jat o'clock p. in . all that certain piece,
i parcel or lot ot land lying and heing in
I the township of Forks, county of Sullivan
and state of Pennsylvania, hounded and
i described as follows, viz:
I Beginning at the original corner of land
| formerly owned by I.vdia N ought at the
j corner of the road near < • eorge Lambert's
I thence hv land of said Lainhert south
thirty-one degrees west sixty-one perches
i to a post: thence by other lands formerly
i owned by I.vdia Yough south fifty-seven
! degrees and thirty minutes east sixiy-one
| and two thirds perches to a post: thenre
|by the same north thirty-three degrees
j east sixty-one perches to a post in the
j road; thence along the road north flfty
-1 seven degrees ami thirty minutes west
■ sixty-one and two-thirds perches to the
I place of beginning, containing L'.'J acres
j and 80 perches ol land more or le-s. lie
j ing all improved and under a good state
jof cultivation, having thereon erected a
I frame dwelling house, bam granery and
j all other necessary buildings. The lot is
j well watered and has fruit trees of all
kinds, including a flourishing apple
j orchard.
| Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold as the property ol Kdgar <(iibbs
and hella (iibliH at the suit of Patrick
. j I Laniion (use.)
FRANK W. KICK. Sherill.
Sberilt'solliee,Laperte l'a.. Inly I"». 'o7'
A Walsh, Attorney.
■
I
Notice.
! Estate of liiehard Swingle late of IY>\
Township, Sullivan County, l'a.. deceased
Notice is liereliy given tliat letters ol
administration upon tlie estate of nni« 1
decedent liave l»e3n granted to the under
signed. All persons indebted to said Es
tate are requested to make payment and
those having claims or demands against
| same will make them known without de
- lay to
JollN S\V I N<! I.E. Admr.
Shunk, Sullivan County, I'h.
i A. J. BIIAIMiKY. Attornev.
! Julv 2'.t, IHO7.
I
COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYLVANIA DE
I'AKTM ICM OK HEALTH. ' ,
11 arrisburg, l'a.. July 25, 1907.
ADDITIONAL KtLES AND it I (It'LATIONS |
tiOVEItNINd THE KEI'OKT OK ('OMMI N
; It'AIIE DISEASES.
In order to carry out Ihe provisiwns of
the Act ol Assembly ol April twenty seven '
one thousand nine hundred and five, en
tilled, ' An Act creating a department of
Health and defining its powers and duties'' ;
the Department of Health of the Com- l
i tuonweallh of Pennsylvania has adopted
| llie following additional .Hides and iveg I
illations governing the control ol Com-!
municable I>iseasis.
UKSt UA' Kl>: That Section 1 of the
Hides and Regulations as published in
Circular No. 1 which reads as .ollows:
"All physicians pracdcing within tin*
limits ol'the Stat'.-shall make an imnied
iale report of every case occuring in their
practice ol the diseases hereinaller speci
fied, if occuring in a city or borough, to
the St-c.relui'\ ol the Hoard of Health ot
such city or borough, and if occuring
withi.i the limits ol a township, to the
County Medical Inspector if the county
in which sui I township may be located,
and also to the department of Health at
llarrishurg," be amen led to read as
lollows:
All physicians practicing within the
limits of the S ale shall make an immed
iale report ol every case occuring in their
practice ol the diseases hereinafter speci,
lied, if occuring in city or borough, to the
Secretary ol the Hoard of Health. Bureau
ol Health or Sanitary Committee ol such
citv or borough, and if occuring within
die limits of a township, to the Health
(lllicer in charge ol the township in which
said patient may be located.
I'Hi iV I DF.I>. thai in any city or
borough not having a Board of Bureau
of Health or Sanitary Committee, there
port ol such cases occuring within the
limit iof said city or borough shall be
made diiectlv lo the Department ot
Health, and
PROVIDED, further that when a
vacancy shall be known to exist in the
position of Health < >llieer in any township
the report of such cases occuring within
the limits ol such township shall be made
directly to the State Department of
Health.
RKSOLVED: That physicians or
others in charge of hospitals cituated in
cities or boroughs shall report cases ot
diseases hereinaller specified occuring in
cities and boroughs lo the respective local
Boards or Bureaus ol llealih or Sanitary
Committees of such cities or boroughs,
daily, and report all such cases of coin
municable disease received from territory
outside ol cities or boroughs to die State
department of Health at llarrishurg at
the end of each week.
I'HOYIDKD, that in any city or
borough not having a Board of Health
or Bureau ol Health or Sanitary Com
mittee, the report of such cases occuring
within the limits of said city or borough
shall be made directly lo the Department
ol Health.
RKSnLYKD: That physicians or
others in charge of hospitals situate in
the respective townships outside of cities
and boroughs shall report cases of the
diseases hereinafter specified received
from cities and boroughs to the respective
local health authorities of the cilies and
boroughs from which the cases aretaken,
daily, provided Ibal where such city or
borough has no Board of Health, Bureau
ol Health or Sanitary Committee, the re
port of such cases shall be made directly
to the Department of Health, and shall
retiort all such cases received from the
townships outside of cities and boroughs
to the State Department ol Health at
llarrishurg at the end ol each week.
RKSOLY F.D. That when none ol the
diseases hereinaller enumerated occurs in
,i citv or borough during any calendar
month, a report ol this fact shall be made
by the Secretary of the Hoard or Bureau
of Health oi ' aniiary Committee at the
end ol such month lo the Department of
Ileal h at Harrisbuig on the report cards
supplies for this purpose.
KLSOLYKD. That the quarantine
period for cases of scarlet fever shall be
30 days from the date ol onset of the dis
ease, provided that at the end of said
period the physician in charge certifies in
writing that desquamation has entiiely
and absolutely ceased,
The diseases referred lo above and of
which report is required to be made by
physicians and health authorities are as
follows: Actinomycosis, Anthrax, Bub
onic lilflgue, Epidemic Cereltro Spinal
Meningitis (Spotted Fever), Chicken-pox,
Cholera, Diphtheria, (So-called membra
nous croup, diphtheritic sroup, putrid
sore throat, should be reported as diphth
eria). Epidemic Dysentery, Erysipelas,
licrman Measles, < I landers, Hydrophobia,
Leprosy, Malaria Fever, Measles. Mumps,
Pneumonia (true), Puerperal Fever, Re
lapsing Fever. Small-pox, Scarlet Fever,
(So-called scarlatina and scarlet rash
should be reported as scarlet fever,) Te
tanus, Trachoma, Trichiniasis, Tubercu
losis (specify what form). Typhoid Fever.
Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough and
Yellow Kever.
RKSOH'TIo.N ADOPTED BY THE ADVISOin
HOAKD OK THE DEl'Alii MENTOK HEALTH
OK THE COMMONWEALTH OK I'ENNSYL
VAN IA. .11 LY 2:., 1907.
HESOLVED: That in the opinion of
the Advisory Board and the Commissioner
ol Health a person who has had the
operation for vaccination faiihlully per
formed three times, at intervals of two
successive weeks, without success is for
the time being immune from small-pox,
and, further, that under the present law
persons who hav» a written certificate
from a reputable physician that two such
attempts to vaccinate were faithfully
performed and a second certificate from a
physician of the State Department ol
Health, or of a Bord or Bureau of Health
or Sanitary Committee of a City or Boro
ugh may be admitted to school for one
year without violating the spirit of the
law, the object ol which is simply to
prevent the spread of small-pox.
In re: estate of Benjamin <i. Welch,
deced.
The undersigned having been appoint-
I ed executor 01 the above estate, all per
: j sons indebted to said estate are reonested
!to make payment, and those having
claims to present the same without delay
to
(ieorgc YV. Clitle, Philadelphia,
or st>l4 (ieriiiantown Ave.
Chelten Trust Company,
1 ieriiiantown. Philadelphia.
Spring Opening.
Ladies: Our Spring and Summer Goods ;ire now
open lor your inspection.
We are showing the latest weaves in Batistes. Organdie*. Siluvt Suitir •
Shimmer Silks, and Tailor Suiting. India l.iuons and White (ioods in all
; the fancy weaves. Yama Silks, the new was.li silk, in colors Tafetta
!Si 1/." and water proof Cravivitte cloth for Suits and Coats. Ladies' White-
Shirtwaists, ready to wear, Wash Skirts in black, navy and cadet blue,
t'lideagariiK.-nts elaberately trimmed with lace and insertion.
Come in, we can please you in bntli quality and ju ice.
Gentlemen: We are showing the latest styles in
Summer Suits, Hats, Caps, Patent Colt and Gun Mttel
Oxfords and Shoes.
Come in and look us over and get prices before purchasing your summer
outfit. Look over our Bargain Covnter. We have some real bargains you
cannot get elsewhere,
worth I ickets SI.OO in trade Free. Is that not worth looking alter.
Yours for business,
A. E. CAMPBELL.
SHUNK, PA.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
HITGHESVILLE, HP.A..
CAPITAL STOCK
$50,000
Surplus and
Net Profits,
65.000.
Transacts a General
Banking Business.
Accountsoflndivid
uals and Firms
solicited.
DeWITT BODINE, President.
JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres.
W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
DeWitt. Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reecler,
Jeremiah Keliy, Win. Frontz, W. C. Frontz,
James K. Boak, John 0. Laird, Lyman Myers,
Peter Frontz. C. W. Sones, Daniel H.Po»Bt,
John Bull.
3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
Spring Suits
for Men, Boys and Children
are now here for inspection.
Suits in black clay and unfinished worsteds and 'I hibets
! Homespuns, French and English Flannels, and Scotch
1 Goods.
r
Boys and Childrens' Suits in all the new fabrics and
1 makes.
Prices as well as variety are extraordinary. All new
in 1 up to date line of Gents Furnishings, Hats, Caps, etc.
1 the only place in town where you can get the
"Walk Over" 3f)oeS
J. W. CARROLL'S,
Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA.
i
GENERAL STORE
| GD Tanner, GD
| PULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS" FOUND HERE.
Just received a special purchase of»s" Flannels,
! umbermens' Shirts and Drawers, M l.adies' and
Childrens' Mitts, Gloves and Hosier^
There's Lots Here t Sh\ ,
From the City. \ ,
a
Fresh stock ot Diy Goods and Notions, Boys and
Men s Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and
Rubin is-. 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.
■jLUj-ceijLrixoogX
3 Several
l The Best Course of Study. ' a
U la rite Faculty of Experienced Specialists.
Faculty arc Authors of the Leadirfy Series of Commercial Ttxtbookr.. ■
§ Finest Buildinir and Equipment, (gymnasium. Baths, etc. 1 -
Free Course of High-Class Lectures and Entertainments. |
Mere than 10* New Typewriter*, and latest Office Devices. ■
Calls for Graduates to fill Rood places exceed Entire Student Enroll* a
ment by more than 5* per cent.
Clean Athletics Baseball, Basketball, and Field Day Exercises. ■
Entliusiasta in Every Department. Send for Catatoffueb ,
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