First nation vl bank op Dt'KHOKK PKNN'A. C.V M V A I , - - *3" 0(10 fi'i'.l'liliS • - <25 000 Dues a (ieneral Ranking l!ußiueH«. k. i.. i.»• t:i-:. M i>. swar-is. l cent iir.« iv.'-t .iiTi.uo«! c.d »« Ttil : <»utts. BrKT i ; . I Eh:->>, luiwy'T .11kI N.i ury Pub'ic. si'« i-1 v iiosu- i1 i:v;-iiLci>. Oill■ t iii ("roll's Building. next to Hotel (>!>•_■ 11 nc i knva. lijlil I 'ilOne J . £ j. BRADLEY, Attorney at-Law. < illicit*. <•. 111«-r ol Main and Muncv Sis. | I.AT' ili I'K, PA. ! 1 :iving opened :iii ■ •U'n-i- ill l Areli ! Si Philadelphia. I sli-ill still eont, inue to practice in llit 1 .several 1 units ul'Sullivan ; Cotiiilv. Wlien m>i in inv ottie.'.- personally li Collipet nt person will Ik* tbUlni in charge thereof. Bonds ol various kinds fi;rui*lied. fRANCJSW. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. flice in Kecler's Block. , 4 LA POUTE, Sullivan County, PA. J. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in tikis and adjoining counties _apohte, pa p J. MULLEN, Attorney-at Law. LAI'ORTE, PA OPrit'l IN DOOKTT BUILDIHB hkarcourt uousk. i. CRONIN, ATTORNEY-AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC. OKFIi'B ON MAIN HTHBKT. DUSTIORK. p * LAPORTE HOTEL. F. W, CUI.IiAOnER, Prop. Newly crented. Opposite Court Hon we square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barbershop; also good stabling and livery, Cbippewa Xime IRtlns. Lime furnished .n car! load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near HughesvilU FVnn'a. M. E. Reeder, MUNCY, PA. For a well Kept Up-to-date 3tock of General Merchandise \ Far yprics that are Right V For curteous treatment goto B 1 xhhausen' /"oNDKXi Mi ItICPOHT ol the condition ofThe National Haul; at lltishorc, ill the State of I Misylvania at close of business Auu. '22 th. 19C7, It ESDI RCKS. Loans a id discount# J1.H0353 55 I . S. Hoi Is to secure circulation 50,000 <l(> Premia on P. S. Howl- 1.50000 Stock K'urities 100515 00 Fiirtllru. 900H0 IJiu I:;: Banks andappioved Kes. Agt. 75.39H 50 Hide lion fund I. S. Treasurer 2.500 00 Spec v and l-egal 'l ender miles 22 209 70 Total 9493,400 93 M.VmLI TIKS, '.'up'tal 550,000 Oo ' Surplus and uinlivided prolits 32,401 82, Circulation 40.40000 Jiivldclids unpaid '2l nn i Deposits- 301.01111, fatal $403 Uiti 93 St tto of Pennsylvania i oimty of Sullivan ss. I M, l» Hwdl'l: ea.-liiel' ol the uliovc tluillcd bunk do soleiiinly swear that the aliose -nucriieiiw i- tilie to the In st of inv kiniwlcdjH' and belief. M. I> S\\ ARTS i a.-tiiei. ; üb*ei ihnl and sworn to before me lid- "Nth 1 day of Auk I'".;. U.I'.KKI I . Hi t:-- . My.*>iiiiii:s-ioii expire Ft by ■>■,, «•>. Xi,t»r> Public ('ono. t Ato i , J. li. 1i1.10.-KK | L.(). -VIA AHA. • ti;lectors. . gXMt 11. coLh ( I 112 County Seat \i ! ] Local and Personal Events! I Tersely Told J ! Mr. T. J. Keeh-r has gone to Roselle Park, N ..). where lie'will , he employed at carpenter work. 1 Miss Mais Collins returned to her home at Dushore after spend ing the suinntitr at M • McNellons. Mrs. Collins of Dusiiore and Mis* Lizzie McNellon returned home alter a pleasant visit with ! relatives at Williamsport and New j berry. The Annual Supper held under | the atiHpiee« of the Ladies of the M. I'.. Churi'h at the Inghp.in Cot tage was it success. The net pro ceeds were $25. GO. Mrs. K. S. Chase and daughter Miss Helen of Eagles Mere, are the guests of the former's sister Miss. Fanny Meylert. The Rorougli ■ schools opened Monday and all predict a very successful term with Mr. Bird and Miss Wrede both State Normal School graduates as teachers. Miss Jauette Spencer of William sport came up on Tuesday to pre pare for her mother's homecoming after her summers stay in that city. Sunday School at 10:00 a. 111. Preaching 7:O0 p. 111. This is the order of service at the M. E. church next Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Penning | ton attended the soldiers reunion atMonroeton on August 28 and reported a large attendance Und a good time. Mrs, Victoria Woodhull and daughter Jennie who were the guests of Att.y. and Mrs. F. \V. Mevlert for two weeks returned 011 Tuesday to their home at Monrc.e, ! X. V. .lames J. Hill, the railroad mag nate, predicts a stringency in the i money inaeket. This "pessimistic | view is shared by every man who has recently inspected his coal bin. Mr. Rockefeller's business meth ods are well illustrated in his col lection of his witness fees and in i his delay in paying that fine. The i interest 011 829,000,000 is sorne j thing. Mrs. E. L. Barrows who has 1 spent the past year in New York and Baltimore is visiting her sis ters, Mrs. Smyth and Ingham. Mrs. Barrows returns much improv ed in health. Miss Esther Rap pleye who has spent several sum mers at this place accompanied Mrs. Barrow s here for a few weeks j stay Prof. Ford and family closed Mo | koma Place Thursday morning and ! departed for their Philadelphia home. The hest wishes for a season of health and prosperity and a hap py anticipation of their return next summer is the prevailing sentiment of our tow n people. The appeal of the Sullivan County Coal Companies from their assessed valuation ol coal lands is being heard l»y the Court this week. Cpwards of one hundred witnesses anil fifteen Mine Engineers are in attendance. The case is likely to extend into the middle of next week. Mr. Isaac Rogers of Forksville, is in a very serious condition, the re sult of blood poisioning. Two years iigo last winter Mr. Rogers froze on 1 |of his toes which last spring devel oped gangrene. In the hope of sav ing his life the toe was amputated recently when blood poison followed. Mr. Roger's family has been sum moned to his bedside. A Towamli dispatch in the Phila delphia Inquirer says: A fine'large cat owned by Dr. Leonard Pratt, of this city, now brings to him several times a week a tine fish. He catches them in the Susquehanna river, which is near l)r. Pratt's home and is so proud of his achievement that he is never so happy as when Ins master praises him for a particular catch. How he manages to <xitch the Ash Dr. Pratt does not know, hut the cat is frequently wet all over ; when he returns home with his prey. The fishing begun a few weeks ago and Dr. Pratt so praised his pet for the Arst one that the eat has contiu ( ued the fishing. I . I The "Mokomß Outing" for boys, I conducted by Prof. Ford anil Jiuncs A. Midler, closed Monday and the • boys very reluctantly took their dc- I parture from tlie Mountain where : they have spentn most pleasant and j profitable summer. The young men I \v ho spent the summer at tin Outing ! were pleasant and courteous and took I a very kindly interest in our village affair-. l'Uey were regular attend - 1 anls -it chureli and Sunday school, . j and their influence for good among [ our joung people will be strongly I felt. This new project starts out | with a very successful season. The j niaiiHgmejit of this institution has for its general purpose to make the I,est possible spe< imen of a man from ' ihe youth who requires careful train- J ing. He is brought elo -e to nature - and taught all the elements th.it tend . to broaden and deveJope the maital faculties as well as the p,.v-icul strength. A large at tendance is ex pected next summer, and it is truly hoped that this good work may con tinue to grow and become a perma nent feature with Laporte as a sum- I mer resort. William Fulmer of near Muncy I Valley, who was iniured about a 1 month ago by falling from a load of hay, died on Tuesday of last week from the result of his injuries, lie was well and favorably known in " this county, lie was past 7* years ' of age, and for the past ">0 years of . his life bad been a faithful member of the Methodist church. A widow and seven children survive, being: Edward and Ernest of near Money Valley; Alvin of (ilen Mawr; Mrs. Edward Worthinglon and Mrs. Brady Bennett of Eagles Mere, and I Mrs. D. Voorhees of Sonestown. While searching for cows in his pasture one day recently (Jeorge Barnes, of Shinglehou.se, Potter I county, was attacked by yeggmen . j and robbed-of his watch, coat, hat | and shift. He did not have any , I money in his clothes. The high II " : way men did uot injure him in any I manner. He obeyed the commands of the robbers without a murmur and was able to walk home unmo lested. For three dollars and seventy five cents the Philadelphia Press j will mail without additional cost the daily edition of their intere.st | ing publication one full year, a i guarantee rasor tnade from best ! Sheffield steel (name not mention led on account of trade arrange- I lnent) and a strop made from oil jed J porpoise leather and wedsing. | flat handle, army swivel : inch. If you will figure this coinbi i nation offer you get a result of j 86.00. Value, as follows: Rasor ! 32.00, strop SI.OO, The Daily | Press one year 83.0u till for §.'1.75, Your order addressed Circulation Department, The Press, Philadel phia, Pa. Will receive immediate atention. N'V.TI E OF APPI.IO \Tr< >\ Ft 'I; ell A IITEIi. Notice is hereby given that an (i|i|>lica lion will lie made to the Hon. ( lias. K. | Terry, President .ludge of the t.'ourt oi {Common I'leas of Sullivan County, on the j llitli day of September, I'.RiT. tor I lie char ! ter of a corporation, to be called, ''MOIIII ! lain Ash Cemetery Association, ol La | porte. Pa.," the character and object of I which are to acquire title, possession' and ! management of suitable grounds within I the Borough of Laporte, Sullivan county. ' Fa ,to he used lor cemetery purposes; to ; improve and beautify the >aid grounds ami to protect the same from desecration , or intrusion; to lay out ami sell suitable lots for interring therein the bodies ol I the dead; and further to have general i j care, control and management of the | grounds .and property of the cemetery I association and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all the rights and 1 privileges of the Corporation Act of 1574 |and its several supplements. I'. W. MK YUM;T..solicit.,r. I NoTICK ill" DISSHLCTHUN <>F PAIN TN KKSIII L\ | Notice is hereby giv.n that the part j nership heretotore existing between .I.(i. | Colt and Henry Krause, who were en j gaged in the butchering business in La porte, l'a., was on May H9, 1907 dissolv jed by mutual agreement. All persons | having anv claim or claims against said ' partnership will please present said claim for payment to either pf the lindersigned, and those indebted to said partnership 1 will make payment to either J. »l. COTT. Forksville, Pa , li K. l>. No. or to lIKNRY KHAUSK, Laporte. | In re: estate of Benjamin li. Welch, , | deced. The undersigned having been appoint ed executor ol the above estate, all per i sons indebted to said estate are requested ; to make payment, and those having ■ claims to present the name without delay, ! to . (ieorge W. <'lifle, Philadelphiu. or sfil4 (iermantown Ave. I Chelten Trust Company, I (Termantown, PiiilaJelphia. :, THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARivO'V, Cli&tham, N. Y., PUSH Own? lJ undent ALW York State ' (JVillUJt r' KANoAS' NEW STATE MASTER. jieorge D. B'r.ck Will Represent That Stato at thi National Grange. One uf the new men who w ill make , | their tirst appearance at the Ilartford !' | session of the national grange is ■; (Jeorge I>. Black of Olathe, Kan. lie i.i a member of Lone Elm grange. No 102. He was elected secretary of the ! Kansas state grange in 1880 and served ' iu that capacity until I!)uti, when he , • was elected master to succeed E. W. j i Westgate. Mr. Black lias been secre-| --tary of the John /&'■ sun Company | \ Co-operative as ! ' h-vffiw*/ ' social lon of Ola- • a,, d * s «ne of IW e i M the directors. lie ' s the secretary jj &°f _ l '"' >!l^'"ns ' ' under the bauk illK ' aWM ol l*- 1111 ' slls lss ' ! - 11 has a capital of * \vl| $50,000 and a surplus of .$50,- Gtoui ;i o. BLACK. 000. It has paid a semiannual dividend of 5 per cent ever since it was organized, and on the , Ist of January of this year it declared a dividend of 10 per cent, it lias been pronounced by bunk inspectors to be ' the safest and best bank In the state. The Co-operative association was or ■ ganlzed In INTO with a capital of SK(JO and with sixty members,. Now it lias a capital of SIOO,OOO and a surplus of .$25,000, with 1,000 stockholders. It also controls four branch stores In that county, each of which carries about SIO,OOO worth of stock. The total sales since organization have been about so,<>oo,ooo, with gross profits of s!H_>7,- 000, and $535,000 has been paid in divi dends to the stockholders. The Pa trons have a fire and tornado insur ance, which carries total risks of nearly $5,000,000. They have several co-operative stores In that vicinity, one ut Spring Hill which lias been running twenty-live years, another at New Lancaster which is not so old and one at Cadmus which has been run ning for nearly a quarter of a century. Successful Grange Interchange. Members of Denmark grange of Lewis county, N. V., are working out a plan which is succeeding and which gives variety to their literary pro grammes. This grange is made up of members from three villages. Caster land, Deer lUver and Denmark. Oc casionally these places take turns in furnishing the grange programmes, and this Is found to create enthusiasm among the members and just enough strife to make It interesting. At a re cent meeting of Denmark grange the members of Copenhagen grange fur nished the literary programme, and Denmark will return the compliment for their next banquet. County Deputy White believes that much good results from this interchange of labor among nearby granges and it has a tendency to keep up a more lively Interest and that members become better acquaint ed with each other, lie also favors the use of pCnted programmes. An Old Grange I -idy. One of New Hampshire's oldest members of the Order Is Sarah .1. ! Ames, born IS 17 at North Chatham, j N. H. At eighteen she married Bliss Charles. To them were born ten chil dren In a house on the site of the pres ent Eagle Orange hall. She became a member of the Order at eighty-seven years of age mr! i , one of the most en thusiastic member:-, regular in attend auce and often assists with the liter ary programme. At a recent meeting of the Pomona her family WIIS represent- | ;'d by four generations in direct line. Farm Institutes For Women. A movement is on foot for the or ganization of a system of women's in slitlites to be held In connection with the farmers' institutes in New York state. Mrs. Martha Van Rensselaer of Cornell is pushing the movement, and it could be in no better hands. The state grange at its last session adopted resolutions favoring this move ment. The problems of home life will lie discussed at these institutes, and domestic science will be treated in lec tures by competent authorities. Suggestive Programme For Ceres Day. Song. "America." Devotional exercises. Sung, "No Golden Harvest." (Grange Melodies.) Address by Ceres, explaining the signifi cance and purpose oft lie day. Keadlns nr reeitatlon. Song, "Trusting." (Grange Melodies.) Recitation, "The Corn Song." Whittier. Kssay on grains and cereals. Song. "Hall to the Harvest!" (Grange Melodies.) Discussion of questions chosen by grange. Recitation, "The lluskers." Whittier. Music. Recitation. Song, "We'll Rest In Thy Love." (Grange Melodies.) Borne subjects from which selections might be made: Give the history of wheat. Give tiie history of corn. Give the history of oats. What was the largest yield of wheat of which you havo heard recently und how does it cojnpare with that of twenty years ago'.' How was tln- crop cultivated? (Corn or oats substituted, if desired.) Who Wiis the goddess Ceres und how has the myth been ennobled by the grange and applied to womankind? (This may be included In Ceres' address.) Why are cereals the most important part 'if our diet? The process of manu facture. Describe the simplest methods of mak ing good bread of nno flour, of whola wheat, of cornmeal. Spring Upenmg. Indies: Our and Minima Goods are now open lor your irispe..lion. U'c are showing the latest weave*-, in liali-.te-. ( SilKyt Mntii: .• Shiiumer Silks, and Tailor Suiting. India i.items ami Wl. u i .nod.s m all the fancy weaves, Yania .vilks, the new \v:i;,li .ilk, in ~11.t Tafetia Sil/.' and water proof Cravivitle el<-tli for .Suits and Coats. I,allies' White Shirtwaists, ready to wear, Wash Skirts in black, nav\ and cadet blue. I'ndcaganncnls el abet ately trimmed with lace and insertion. Come in, we can please you in belli quality and prici (jji'tlemen: We are shewing the hi est sfyies in Summer Suits, Hats, Caps, Patent' Colt 'a::d GUM Metel ;'■ )xiords and Shoes. Come in and look us over and get prices befort purchasing vour summer outfit. Look over our liargain Covnter, We have sonn real bargains you jean not get elsewhere, S'JO worth Ticket* £I.OO in trade Free. I- that not worth looking alter. Yours for hii mess, A. E. CAMPBELL. SHUNK, FA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HUQHESYIIiLE, 3P7L- CAPITAL STOCK $50,000 Surplus and Xet Profits, 65.000. Transacts a General Banking Business. Accounts oflndivid uals and Firms solicited. DeWITT BODING, President. ! • JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice I'res. W C. FRONTZ, Cashier DIRECTORS: DeWifct Bixline, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reprler, Jeremiah Koliy. Win. Front's. W. Frontz. •Tainos K. Bonk, .Jolni O. Laird, Lyman M vers. Peter Front/. C\ \V. Hones, Daniel ll.Poust, Jolm Bull. 3 per Cent INTEREST PA ID ON TIME DEPOSITS Spring 5(1 its for Men, Boys and Children are now here for inspection. Suits in black clay and unfinished worsteds and 1 hibets Homespuns, French and Fnglish Flannels, and Scotch Goods. and Chiidrens Suits in all the new fabrics and nakes. Prices as well as variety are extraordinary. All new ! n iup to date line of Gents Furnishings. Hats, Caps, etc. \lso the only place in town where you can the "Walk Over" J. W. CARROLL'S, | Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHOKE, PA. GENERAL STORE GD t)aporte Tanner, GD " PULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS FOUND HERE. Just received a special purchase of "RiJus" Flannels, Lumbermens' Shirts and Drawers, Mens, Ladies and Childrcns' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots Here t Show Yu 1 From the City. Fresh stock of Diy Goods and Notions, Boys and VI, ii s Hats and Caps, full line of Snay,proof Shoes and I Rub' Ladies', Gents'and Children's Goodyear Rub bers Woodsmen and Boys Shoes to suit all. Our Usual Quality of Groceries and Provisions I are Equal to the BEST. JAMES McFARLANE. !&sivtßttßiKCr;s v, SS?r° 8 t'.e Oc .t Course of Study. V ! O ! I! T.' "CP-' rpccinlists. P I H I L ' l .'V !, '. ,or ? f'f tlio • (.""iinjf Series of Commercial Textbook.-, J* > •» i* 1 ' I ''. ' 1 ■ "•«!:: "••o lu!U:ptneiu, <,vmnr.sium, Baths, clc. LI • '-»• . v »• T.'Su-Clasa IA'C; C; and K.ntorininmcnts. T\ it"! v }" " ■ "* v 1 yfW'V'Mter#, and laiist Office Devices. W W-au 1 jlot jonct-* to ,*»U. KOOtl pv. OS exceed 1-iitirc Student Fnroli- O jf:» S 'T' »W(TOl!."«:s P |Vcfbaii.' and Held Day Exercises. Q ,J-J 1 - 1 1A Send lor Calalo«u®. Q 10 -i institute, C
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