FIRST national bank
OF DI'SHORR. f'ENN A.
CAPITAL - • #50.000
BUBPI.UB . . 825.000
Does a General Banking Business.
8. I). BTERIUERE. M. D. BWARTS.
President. Cashier
ft per eent interest allowed on certificates.
BERT F HEESS,
liftwyer and Notary Public,
SURETY BOND* FURNISHED.
Office in Croll's Building, next to
Hotel Ofoert.
]>rsH<»RK, PKNN'A.
Both Phones.
|j~ BRADLEY,
Attorney-at-Law.
Oißce, cornerjof Main and Muncv Sts.
LAPORTE, PA.
Having opened an office ai 1023 Arcli
.St., Philadelphia, I shall still continue to
praetice'in ihe several Conns ot' Sullivan
Countv.' When not in inv office personally
a cotiipetjnt person will he found in
charge t liereol. Bonds of various kinds
furnished.
112 RANCIS W. MEYLERT,
Attorney -at -Law.
. ffice in Keeler's Block.
I.A PORTE, County, PA.
J J. & F. H. INGHAM,
AT TO HRBTS-AT-LiW,
Lfgul t •usiness atteudod to
in this and adjoining counts'**
_AI»f>RTK,
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA
orricm i* cobrtt bdiidi*«
Itliß 00 CUT aoviß.
j7 H. CRONINT
ATTORHKT'AT -LAW,
ROTARY I-BIUO.
orrt. B ua hair KtuaeT.
DITSHORE.
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. W, OALIjAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
llouse equate. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room.and harber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
Cbtppewa
Xtmc fUlns.
Lime furnished in car
load lots, delivered at
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvill®
Penn'a.
M. E. Reeder,
I MUNCV, PA.
For a well Kept
Up-to-date
Stock of
General
Merchandise
Far pries that are
Right
For curteous treatment
goto
BuschhauserT
fONDEXi'ED REPORI ot the condition of The
v-First National Bank at ]>u«hore, in the Stat.-
•■f IVnusvlvauia at close of business Anir. -i'-itii,
J
RESOURCES.
Loans ami discounts •I.XKKft of.
I'. 8. Bcßdt to secure eirrulation JO,OOO 00
Prepjl ion p. s. Bonds 1,50000
Stock W-urities 1H0515 00
Kurnixae 900 00
Kite 112 Ta Bank' and approved Res. Atft. 75.398 '.it
ltede tion fund I' 8. Treasurer 2.500 uo
Spec * and Lettnl Tender notes 22,'.!;>9 7 - .i
Total |4W,4CCtKt
LIABILITIES,
"»p't»! $50.000 00
Surplus uii'l undivided proiits
Circulation «moooo
liividends unpaid 24 00
Deposits iitil.au 11
Total (H'-W 406 93
State of Pennsylvania i ounty »112 Sullivan ss.
I, M. 1). Swart* car tiler ot the atiove named
bank do solemnly swear Uiat the above statement
is tiue to the hi st of my knowledge and lielief.
M. I). s\\ arts. ooshier
Hul*ciil>e.l and f*..rn to before me thle 28th
day of Auk- H'o7. M.BERT F. HEE.sk.
My coin mission expires FehyST.'uy. Xot«r> Public.
Correct Atlesf:
J. 11. KKKSER |
. E. fi. SYLVARA. -Directors
(jAjIt'EL ( 01, F. I
Covnty Seat ]
Local and Personal Events]
. Tersely ToW. /
Mrs. r. A. Bivins. on Friday re
turned to New York City for the
winter.
John Lovelace and family ard
preparing to move to Say re where
Mr. Lovelace is employed in the
machine shop.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Y. Ingham will
close the Hotel Eagles Mere this
week and goto Atlantic City,
where they will spend another
winter.
F. M. Crossley, \V. 15. Hitter and
John Hansen and wife attended
the Illoomshurg fair last week.
Mr. F. P. Miller and daughter
The Village Improvement
Society will meet at the home of
Mrs. T.J. Keeler on Tuesday eve
ning October 22nd.
Rev. S. 11. Engler filled the
pulpit at the M. E. Church both
morning and evening last Sunday
Kev. Engler preached two ex
cellent sermons to appreciative con
gregations.
The Kev. Thurlow S. Nidi of
Manchester. York County, has
been appointed by Bishop Darling
ton as rector of the Episcopal
Churches at LaPorte and Eagles
Mere. Mr. audMrs. Null will move
into the rectory at LaPorte early
next week. Mr. Null's first service
in the church here will be Sunday
evening Oct. 27 at 7.30 1' M
.Mr. Lee Voorhees, son of J>r. ('.
D. Yoorhees ofSonestown, and Miss
Peril ShiU'er of Plains, Pa., were
recently married at the home of the
bride's parents. The ceremony was
witnessed by about eighty guests.
The bride wore a gown of whiteehif-
I'on and carried bride roses. After a
tveddiiig tour Mr. ami Mrs. Voor
iiees will reside at Plains.
A Los Angeles Times boasts that
nun was spent in tlfat cily for
•ostage stamps last month Tour
sts must have been busy writing
ionic for more money.
It i« said that American travelers
lave left five million dollars in Can
ida this year.The boarding house
oust be the most profitable busi
ness that Canada has.
Mine Hesant thinks that .Mr.ltock •
lellar will return to this earth some
ilav"a bewutiful seraph". Even now,
he is the Cniversity of Chicago's
"angel".
The first gun of the anti-Kosevelt
•anipaign comes from Wall street,
where the principal brokers are
sounding his prai.-e only to down
him, the tirst opportunity. Koosevelt
tilid Wall street have not been very
closely affiliated at any time,so there
is no love lost
Just think of what what will
come early tn December! The Presi
dent's message,Kiehard Parson Hob
son's war pr<'dictions,the Democratic
platform and perchance another
Judges charge to the Thaw jury!
A New York man was sentenced
to prison for stealing two Bibles. To
have a bible in one's possession in
New York is considered a crime or
proof of insanity.
The increasing cost of paper, and
labor is at length beginning to tell
on newspapers, and in various <juar
ters the prices of subscriptions and
advertising have been raised. A few
days ago the Pittsburgh Daily
Post increased its price from one to
two cents a copy.
When a town fellow visits a
country home and they invite him
to sit down to a table laden with hic
ory wood smoked ham as sweet as
nectar, fried eggs fresh from tliq
thicken factory, home-made bread,
butter churned l>efore breakfast milk
and cream that never saw chalk
ati<l water, with a score of sweet
meats and pastries and fruits and
apologize to him for not having
something to eat, lie cannot help
wondering what they have when
they are expecting company.
Hospital reports say John Mitch
ell, president of the l uited States
workers, who underwent an op
eration Monday is getting along
nicely. There is every indication
of recovery.
ADVERTISEMENT.
An Innovation and
ail Invitation.
THIS WILL BE OF INTER
EST TO ALL THOSE WHO
HAVE FALL BUYING TO DO.
We are pleased to say to
you that our Mr. Wieland
will be in Lopez at the Mc
Gee Hotel, Tuesday, Oct 22,
and at Schaad's Hotel, Mil
dred, Wednesday and Thurs
day. Oct. 2) and 24. and at
Gallaghers Hotel, Friday.
Oct. 2=;, at whichever point
you you find it most conven
ient to call; we welcome a
He will have a big simple
line of Women's, Missts'and
Childrens' Coats, Suits and
Furs. Also special Dress
Good*, Silks, Gloves, Belts,
Underwear, and all lines ol
Wearing Apparel, Fancy and
Staple Notions, merchandise
that will appeal to you as
leaders in their class Snap
py in style and modest in
price.
Special orders will be taken
thus bringing to your very
door shopping facilities en
joyed in cities and big retail
centers.
We would be pleased to
see you and show you a por
tion of our sample lines,
whether you buy or not.
Deliveries will be made when
you call to inspect, or later,
if desired.
Anticipating your visit, we
.ire, Truly yours,
Reeser, Kessler,;
Wieland Co., ;
SAYRE, - PA. |
AN OHOJNASCK *■ruining permi*-
hoii 10 the American Union Telephone
Company, its miecesKors ainl lor
llie erection of polen ami laying of con
diiit* for telephone or telegraph pin-pore*
in the Borough of Knglea Mere.
Section I. Be it onlaineil by ilia Boro.
Council of Ksglef Mere and it ih hereby
or.lained by the authority of %«me. that
perinisriion be ami i.< hereby granted to
the American t'nion Telegraph Company
its sncceasorn or assigns to erect ami con
Mruct poles, conluits ilucls manholes. ,
laterals ami ilistributing poles lor the ;
purpose of stringing wires, on, over ami !
umler the streets, avenues and alleys oi'J
the «aul Borough, maintaining a tele
phone ami telograph systew therein, ami j
the work to be done under the ■super
vision of the Borough Engineer and lligh|
way 1 'ommittee and in accordance with
the ordinances e.xisting or that may be |
enacted hereafter in the said Borough.
Section The said Telephone Com
iianv. in consideration of the tbregoing
privileges, -hull place one telephone at
the disposal of the Borough for public
business only, without charge, and .-h .11
maintain the same without charge as
long as the said Telephone Company, or
it> successors, continues to transact husi
ni-ss in the said Borough.
Section The said poles shall not be
erected so as to obstruct, impede or inter
fere with 'lie free flow and passage of
water in, through over fir upon any gut
ter, drain, sewer culvert or other water
course, nor so as to interfere with or ob
struct the convenient use of the streets,
avenues and alleys of the said Borough,
nor so as to obstruct the enterance to any
property
Section 4. This ordinance shall not
take eflect until said Company shall, by
its proper officers, execute an agreement
binding the Company to at all times lieie
nftcr observe and lie subject to all the
provisions liereol.
Adopted by the Council the lltli day
of February 1907.
Approved this 20th day of Feb. 1907.
I'. \V. PEA I.E. Acting Burgess.
Attest: C. PEALE.Jr, Town Clerk. ■
I certify that the above is a true and
correct copy of the above entitled ordin
ance as it appears among the records of
thetuiid Borough.
C. PEALE, Jr., Town Clerk.
Henderson Robbiua, aged a little
over 80 years, died very suddenly
on Monday evening at his home,
at Picture Rocks. The immediate
cause ol' his death was hrights dis
ease. The funeral will take place
from the late home of the diseased
Thursnay morning at 10 o'clock.
Interment in Hni.tersville cem
etery,
To retire as usual after carefully
locking all the door* to make the
house secure antl then to awake dur
ing the night and And a Burglar in
Bed with hint was the experience of
Thomas Crossley, SO years of age,
living near Danville. The old man
protecting in vain, got up and ran in
his night shirt to neighbors. Inves
tigation showed that his heme had
been robbed.
ADVERTITEMEXT.
COMMISSIONERS' SALE OF UN
SEATED AND SEATED LANDS.
In accordance with the provisions oi an
Act of Assembly passed the 29th of March
18:24 the Commissioners of Su Hi van Coun
ty hereby give notice that they will sell
at public sale all or any part of the un
; sea - ed and seated lands hereinafter nam
ed, which have been purchased lor the
County at Treasurer's sale, and which
have not been redeemed .in accordance
, with the Acts ol' Assembly in such case
made and provided, tor the best price
which can be obtained for the same. The
sale will be held at the Court House in
Laporte. on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1907.
commencing at 11 o'clock a. ni., and con
tinuing until the whole are disposed of.
Da\idson Township.
Acres. Warrantee.
150 Evans. Joel
J less, Samuel and Wesley
21 Hess, do do
■">4 James, Grace
.".82 James, Grace
Forks Township.
407 Doney, John
4:>7 Dorsev, Leonard
Laporte Township.
14 (irail. John
100 Perkins, Joseph
59 Graft, John
Shrewsbury Township.
09 Boyd, John
380 t igden. Joseph
Seated List.
Cherry Township.
100 Dvev, John
2 Lots Bright, W. H.
20 Kisner, Mrs. Martha
House and Lot, Moltz, Lunze
I Lot Barrow, John
14 Quinn, John Sr.
House and Lot Batch, John
Collev Township.
54 Kozer, John
Also the following parcels or lots of
land purchased by the Commissioners for
the County at SheriHV sale on municipal
liens:
Fox Township.
Land of 0. J. Shaver, bounded on the
East bv I'lysses Bird's land: South by
John P. McConnell's slashing; North and
West by Union Tanning Company's land.
Eagles Mere Borough.
Land ot Joseph Van Hook; bounded
on the North by Dickson lot: East bv
lands of Peal estate; South by John ,S.
Kirk lot: West by Laporte Ave.
Laporte Borough.
Land ol Heorge W. Mix, bounded on
! the North by lands of R. A. Conklin;
j East by King street: South by South St.:
I West by Beech street, called seven lots.
F. ii. MCCARTY, t
B< »Y DP. BENN ETT, > Comrs
MICHAEL MCDONALD)
SHERIFF'S SALE,
j By viiiue of a writ of Fieri Facias is
sued* out of the Court ol Common Pleas
ot Sullivan County, Pennsylvania and to
me directed and delivered, there will he
exposed to public sale at the Court House
in the Borough of Laporte, Sullivan
Couutv, Pennsylvania, on
I FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1907,
!at 1 1 o'clock a. ni„ the following describ
; ed property, to wit:
All that certain lot. piece or parcel of
| land situate, lying and being in the Town
ship ol Shrewsbury, County ot Sullivan,
j and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
I described as follows:
| Being a part of the John Swain war
j rant in said township, containing two
I hundred thirty-one (231) acres be the
same more or loss, bounded on the North
by lands of llovt Btothers, on the East
by lauds of Bodine. Warn A Co., on the
South by the Joseph Ogden warrant and
on the West by lands ol same name, re
serving therefrom all minerals, ore, coal,
oil, gas ore. conglomerate or otherwise
under the 9nrtace, except agricultural
products, with the right to locate and
mine the same, with the right to enter,
return and reenter in pursuit thereof by
day or by night, doing as little injury as
possible to the hiirlare ot said lands and
especially reserving the right to prospect
on any portion of said latiik.
'I here being a small improvement upon
said lands which is cleared and under
cultivation, containing six acres more or
less and there being erected upon said
lands two frame dwelling houses, one
frame barn and other smaller buildings.
The balance ot suid land having some
small timber growing thereon.
Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold as the property ot Jennie Croinan at
the suit of M. Gillis, now to use ol George
W, Weaver.
FRANK W. BUCK, Sheriff.
MULLEN, Attorney.
Sherirt'sOrtice. Laporte, Pa.. Oct. 7, 190".
Sealed Proposals.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL
VANIA, STATE HIGHWAY DE
PARTMENT, HARBISBURii, PA.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department of Pennsyl
vania, under the Act. approved May Ist,
1905, for the building of a retaining wa'l
containing about 623 cubic yards of dry
masonry; also on 1240 cubic yards ot
earth till, in Cherry Township, in the
county of Sullivan. Plans, specifications
and bidding blanks will be sent to bid-1
ders upon application to the State High
way Department. Harrisburg, Pa. Bids
must be endorsed ''PROPOSAL EOR
RECONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING
WALL IN CHERRY TOWNSHIP,
SULLIVAN COUNTY," and received
at the oflice of the State Highway De
partment not later than October 10th,
1907.
JOSEPH W. HUNTER,
State Highway Commissioner.
1 WA NT ED—Men lor all kinds ot woods
j work, teamsters, swampers, bark loaders,
! log cutters, trimmers and sawyers. Good
wages and nice ground to work on.
LAtfUIN LUMBER CO.
Lfiipiin, Bradford Co., Pa.
! Wanted. —A girl to do general
! housework in the city. See Mrs.
I E.A, Heim at LfiPorte. Pa.
Campbell's Department
:^tore.—
IO percent Special Discount Sale
DURING THIS MONTH on all SUMMER GOODS
Consisting of Ladies' Oxford Ties, Shirtwaists, Shirt
waist patterns and all Summer Dress Goods.
Gents' Summer Suils, Oxfords 1 ies, etc.
See our Bargain Counter. We have some birgains you
cannot get elsewhere. Let us show you.
Yours for business,
A. E. CAMPBELL.
SHUNK, PA.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
HXJC3-IiCES"V"XIjXj!E3, 3?_A
CA $50.000° CK DeWITT BODINE, President.
Surplus and JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres.
Net Profits, t WC. FRONTZ, Cashier.
65.000.
T . J DIRECTORS:
Transacts a General
Banking Business. Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reeder,
, Jeremiah Keliy, Win. Frontz, W. C. Frontz,
Accounts oflndivid- JameH K. Boak, John C. Laird, Lyman* Myers,
uals and Firms j Peter Frontz, C. W. Sones, Daniel H.Poust,
solicited. JQhn Bull.
3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
spring Saits
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.
Boys and Childrens' Suits in all the new fabrics and
makes.
Prices as well as variety are extraordinary. All new
anJ up to date line of Gents-Furnishings, Hats, Caps, etc.
Also the only place in town where you can get the
"Walk Over" ai)oeS
J. W. CARROLL'S, •
Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA.
GENERAL STORE
® Tanner. ®
FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS POUND HERE.
Just received a special purchase of "Riches" Flannels,
Lumbermens' Shirts and Drawers, Men's, Ladies' and
Childrens' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery.
There's Lots Here t Show Yu
From the City.
Fresh stock of Diy Goods and Notions, Boys and
Men's Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and
Rubbers, 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.
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