I-tBOT NATIONAL BANK OF DUBHORE, HENNA. CAPITA. Ii - - $60,000 BUKPJjUB - • $25,000 Does a General Banking Business. S. n STKRIOKRE, M. D. SWARTS. President. Cashier 3 per eeni interest allowed on certificates. ALBERT F. HEESST" Lawyer and Notary Public. SURETY BONDS FURNISHKD. Office in Croll's Building, next to Hotel Obert. DVSIIOKK. PENN'A. Both Phones. j[T BRADLEY, Attorney at-Law. Office, corneriof Main and Muncy Sts. I.APOKTK, FA. Having opened au ottice at 1328 Arcb St., Philadelphia, 1 shall Mill continue to the several < Courts of Sullivan County.* When not in my oflioe personally a competent- person will he fount! in charge thereof, lionils of various kiuds furnished. pRANCISW. MEYLERT, Attorncy-at-Law. ttice in Keller's Block. LAPOKTK, _Sullivan County, PA. JJ. & F. H. INGHAM, attou»e*s-a.t-law, Legal basiouHß attended to in this and adjoining counties _A HUKTK, rA jTjT MULLEN, Attorney- »t-Law. LAPORTK, PA arrtcm m rovarr bcildiho WBAHOOI'RT UOUS*. £ H. CRONIN, atto**ky-at -law. *O*AHY PUBLIC, orrtra on str«et. DUSHORE. pA LAPORTE HOTEL F. W. O ALLAGHEB, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House equate. Steam heat, hath room*-, not and cold water, reading and poo! room,and barber shop: alto good stabling and livery, Cbippewa Xtme ftUns. Lime furnished in cai load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvill® Penn'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 Buschhausen' /~OM»KNCEt> REPORT ol ttie condition otThc " "int National Hank at Onshore. in the Stale of 1 vnnsylvania at close of business Dec. tid, lWtiT. RESOURCES. loan? and discounts ,$2,019'291l t'. 8, Bruits to secure circulation 50,000 OH Bona Securities im.77B.SH Furnimc 900 uo Cash, n 'id due from bunks, and Treas ui\ l". S K9.991 09 Total, $508,599 09 I ÜBILITIES, capital tno.nn w Surplus and undivided proiiln 80,318 56 circulation 50,000 00 Dividends uupaid 00' ltetwait* 372,38053 total SSOB 599 09 State of Pennsylvania county of Sullivan ss. I, M. P. Swarts cashier of the atmve named bank do solemnly «ivear thai the above statement iii ttue to the bist of my knowledge and belief. M. P. SWARTB. Cashier, sabcciltied and to In-fore me this sih day of D c. 1907. ALBERT K. HKEBH, My coimuiss-ion expire? Feby Notary Public. Correct Attest: J. 1). RKESKR ) F. ti. SYLVARA, VDirectors. o'AMCKL COLE, I jfCovnty Seat ' I Local and Personal Events I Tersely Told. j ; Miss Alice Ballard of Cadillac, Mich., is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. T. J. Keeler. Mr. atxl Mrs. Carl Wrede were Williamsport visitors Saturday. Mrs. E. L. Harrow - is visiting: iter brother Charles Lnuer, tit Lock Hav en. Misses Dolly and Margurite Cross- Icy spent Monday in Hughesvillc. Mrs. Stewart Chase of Sinnema honing, is th<t guest of Mrs. 1". M. Cross Icy. Mrs. James Can sol speut Friday at Nordmont. Mrs. F. H. Ingham and daughter Jean were llughesville visitors Sat urday. The new Grange National Bank of Laeyville, Bradford county, was opened the last week in November. $20,000 was deposited on the lirst day. Owing to the stormy night then was no meeting of the V. I S. this j week. The meeting will be contin ued at Mrs. Smyth's home n»'\t week. A bud accident oceured on the Susquehanna and New York railroad early last Friday morning, near La quin, seriously injuring three men. Two cars loaded with coal, running at a terriifie speed crashed into a freight engine, completely wrecking I the locomotive. Mrs. Mary Hottenstein died at the home of William Warburton, at East Forks, Monday morning after a prolonged illness, aged 70 years. Joseph and Edward Warburton of Forks township are brothers of the deceased. After January 1, 190S, clergymen who have been traveling on the rail roads at half rates, will be compell ed to pay full fare. This fact ha.s been made certain by the action of the general of all the clergy bureaus of the passenger association*. Services at Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday as follow*: Sunday School—11:00 A. M. Preaching—7:oo P. M. Subject, "The Devil's Pitchfork—Prong No. 1." Epworth League—7:4s I'. M. - A destructive fire oceured at Du shore last night when the large plan ing mill was completely destroyed. The mill was owned by a com pany, one of largest stockhold ers being ex treasurer Frank I.usch. The loss will be heavy as there was no insurance, it having expired about two weeks ago. We have not been able to learn anything con cerning the origin of the fire. (Jco. VanHuskirk who was tried and convicted of second degree mur der at last term of court, was refused a new trial ami sentenced to twelve year* of solitary confinement in Ihe Eastern penitentiary. In the Berwick Enterprise appears a large anvertisement offering twen ty acres of land free to those who wish to establish industries t in that town. Berwick has made a won derful growth in the past dozen years and is reaching out for greater things in the future. The smallest fine ever imposed by an alderman was that inflicted by a Nantieoke alderman on two prom inent young men of that city. They were each fined two cents for pass ing ovej a bridge without paying toll. Stumbling over a bale of hay Sat urday m ruing in the hay loft at the barn of Michael Devany's hotel at Emmons, Edward Kellar of Unity ville, fell through the hay hole and, alighting on a sleigh, was so badly injured that he died in a few min utes. He was a brother of Mrs. John (lansel of Muncy Valley. The Muncy Valley Farmers' club of llughesville, Wednesday night elected Edgar It. Kiess president; S. D. Townseud and W. A. Ball were chosen vice presidents. The association is now in good shape, and under the new management success ! for the next llughesville fair is al most an assured thing. After serving as postmaster at Jessup, Lackawanna county, for the short period of nine months, P. V. Donnely was arrested at the instance of the postotlice authorities charged with the embezzlement of postal money order funds amounting to about S4OO. j Thomas Streby of Forks township, • died at the home of his son at Over-1 | ton, December 8, aged 77 years. | lie was stricken with paralysis in j June and had been a sufferer ever j since, lie served at one time as ! commissioner of this county. He is survived by tive children: George | Streby of the Dushore Gazette; Frank of Kansas; Clinton of Overton township; Loyd of Forks township, and Mrs. Herbert Molyneux of Mill view. Mr. Streby was a member of the German Reformed Church. The funeral was held Wednesday. In terment was made at Overton. Mrs. Speaker Oder of Estella, died at her home Monday evening, well advanced in yea s. Mrs. Osier had been an invalid for the past ten or twelve years during which time she bore her suffering with resigned pa tience until her Maker called her to everlasting rest. The funeral services were held Thursday. Deceased was an aunt of ex-Sheriff Osier of IJer n ice. The heavy rains of the early part of the week caused the streams in this vicinity to rise considerably. But as for the county sent, it is perfectly safe from the dangers of high water. Our sister village, Sonestown is not so fortunate. On Tuesday the swollen streams nenr that place overflowed their banks and took another course, forming a creek on Main street of that village. Many cellars were flooded, and the damage to the road" will be consid erable. Thirteen thousand acres of wild land located in potter county, has been purchased by the State Forest commission tor the sum of $20,131. Problems For Which tho Serious Mind ed Are Needed to Solve. There is nothing that women cannot do, but the work must Vie planned with a thoroughness that precludes fuiture anil done with a uiodesty which Is the inherent charru of the superior sex, says the Woman's Home Companion. As I said, every community has Its : own problem. Most of these originate j outside of the home. Pure water, pure food, pure air. clean streets, sanitary schools and tenements, district nurs ing, the education of the iguorant In the care of babies, the i|uestlon of pau ; [)ers, the publi' baths and traveling II- j braries. the treulnieut of our women j prisoner* in prison and after, the lodg- j lug house pi'jMeni- dies* are only a | few of die civic panzlos crying for i tniincd women to solve. A woman <l<>"s prol>ably her greatest ' share of her ilutj a* a citizen when I she maUe-i a home a safe and happy harbor of ref>! ■ fr >•:) :t stormy world, when she i.r:;(*.-•« t:j. her children Into j noble uin dici land womanhood and | when she «1<« - uot destroy her husband j and family by bad cooking and bad i temper, but tii.it same woman crowns ' her career as ,i citizen when she In- j terests herself in and becomes a vital part of s iuje problem <>f government. 1 A woman successful In home life ts desperately needed in civic life. It is not a question of how much a j man knows, but what he can make of what he WacTs.—Holland A School Coinage. It Is not a generally known fact that j the Bluecoat school (Christ's hospital) j once possessed a coinage of Its own ' At that time Ihe coin of the realm j could not be used at the hospital. Be- ■ fore he could buy anything lu the j "tuck shop" h new boy had to get one i of the beadles, who were the school j money changers, to change his shillings and pence Into "house money," 08 wns called. This was made of cop per, the coins being octagoiiHl in shape, with their value stamped on them. These curious coins are now very rare, and numismatists possessing any «r# fortunate. - London Captain GENERAL STORE GD Isaporte Tanner, GD PULL AND COMPLETE STOCK ALWAYS POUND HERE. Just received a special purchase of "Riches" Flannels, Lumbermens' Shirts and Drawers, Men's, Ladies and Childr, ns' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots H SRA I: 3'DV V u 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. ! ADVERTITEMENT. j The following is a report of the I No.dmont School for month ending j Dec. 9. Number enrolled 44. Those present every day were Mable Hun ter, Edith Morris, Ertna Walizer, Gertrude Knouse, Clara Morris, Flo rence Hess, Belva- Phillips, Hay- j tnond Walizer, Freas Hess, Donald Botsford, Thomas Laird, Charles Laird, Leo Morris, Brady Walizer, George Armes, William Armes. anna hearx, teacher. NOTICE.— To the Taxpayers of Laporte Township. I will be at Laporte Monday, Dec. 30, and at Nordmout, Tuesday, Dec. 31 to receive taxes. All taxes not puid by this time, five percent will be added. Geo. Karge, Tax Collector of Laporte Twp. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Home Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Sullivan County, Pa., will hold its 31st Annual Meeting at Forks ville, Pa., January 4th, 1908. FOR SALE.—3O pigs 4to t! weeks old, 7 of these Poland China* W. B. Snyder, Nordmont Pa. November 21st, 1907. Q HER IF PS SAL ET By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias is sued out of the Com t ol Common Pleas Ot Sullivan County, Pennsylvania ami to me directed and delivered, there will be exposed to public sale on the premises in the Borough of Onshore. Sullivan Countv, Pennsylvania, on SATURDAY," DECEMBER, 14, 1907, at lOo'cUck a. ni., the following describ ed property, to wit: All that certain lot. piece or parcel ol land situated in the Borough of Dushore. County of Sullivan and State of Pennsyl vania, and bounded and described as Ibl lows, to wit: Beginning at a corner of lot No. 2, (now J. <«. Scouten,) [in lots of Wells vill addition to Dushore] (now Dushore) llience by Water Street. North seventy seven degrees, East forty tive feet to a i>ost corner of lot now owned by Charles I'iddle: thence South thirteen degrees. East, one hundred and nine feet to the Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike Road; thence along said road, South, forty-seven I degrees, West, fifty three feet to a corner jot.l. ft. Scouten lot, and thenee along ; said ,1. Ci. Scouten lot. North, thirteen degrees, West, one hundred and thirty six lee', to Water Street, the place ol beginning. JONTAININft five thous an i six hundred and forty-two and one ! h .. square feet of land, more or less, and !b H part of lot No. 1, of the Plot ol in | lots of WelUville. ' Being all improved and having thereon ! erected a large three story building troni j ingo n Water Street, 40x40 feet, suitable | for two stores or two family residences, ! with all necessary outbuildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be I sold as the property of William C. Garej at the suit of Alphonsus Walsh et. al, FRANK W. BUCK, Sheriff. 1 MULLEN, Attorney. '■ SheriHVi htiee, l.aporte.Pa., Nov.l'.l. l!Hl7. V which tome coffee I roasters use toglaza their i I coffee with— would you eat l I that kind of Than K why tfrlalc them? k Lion Coffee 1 I haa no coating of storage egg*, 1 i glue, etc. It's coffee—pore, I i unadulterated, fresh, strong I and of delightful flavor M and aroma. M Uniform qnalltr u< bwkMi m laaar*< R)I£YSII(WEr««TAR torn Ooldsi Prevents Pneumoala DYSPEPTICIDE Tho greatest aid to DIGESTION. mm fis a sure resource Campbell's rtn.es... ! Good Old Ci)inter Time ANNOUNCEMENT. We are showing an elegant line of Winter Goods of jevt ry descrip'ion. Everything lor man, woimn or child. Come and look over our stock before bming your winter supply. We will save you money. A Large Line of Holiday Goods. Useful as well as ornamental. Let us show you. Yours for bu iness, A. E. CAMPBELL. SHUNK, PA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HUGHESYILLE, CAPITAL STOCK $50,000 Surplus and Net Profits, 65.000. Transacts a General Banking Business. Accounts oflndivid uals and Firms solicited. DeWITT BODINE, President. JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres. W C. FROiNTZ, Cashier. DIRECTORS: I J)e"\Vitt Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reeder, Jeremiali Keliy, Win, Front/.. \V. (\ Front/. i James K. Boak. John C. Laird, Lyman Myers. ( Peter Front/., 0. W. Hones, Daniel H.Poust, John Bull. 3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Closing Out Sale. Estate of J. W. CARROLL, Deceased. ENURE STOCK OF CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS,UNDERWEAR,OVERCOATS, SHOES,RUBBER GOODS, ETC. MUST BE CONVERTED INTO CASH ATONCE. This sale Ins been in progress but one week, and in th.it time we have delighted hundreds ol customers with the bargains offered Irom oi:r large and complete stock in . the store in Carroll Biock, Dushore, PJ. Notwithstanding the unprecedented volume of busi ness that we have done sii.ce the beginning of this sale, our stock was so large and complete that the line is still practically unbroken. Be sure to examine the bargains stated below. We quote: ALL HART, SCHAFFNER& MARX SUITS and OVERCOATS AT COST. Our Immense Stock of Men's and Women Walkover Shoes at io per cent. Discount. ioo Suits lor boys', age 3. \ sand 6 ) ears, worth 2 so to 5 00, special this week foi $1 so. Men's Heavy Fleeced Urx'eiwear 75c a suit. Boys' " " 40c A Fine stock of Men's and Women's House Slippers at cost. Knee pants for boys, ;ge3to 16 years, 40c. All immense stock of Men's Raincoats that were $lO 00 ! to 14 00 now SB.OO, 10.00, and 11.00 All men's 1 00 Dress Shuts, Now Bsc. Men's heavy gray, all w< 01, working pants, formerly $3 00 and 3 50. reduced to ?.so. Best value in town. Get a pair. Lumbermen's Ball Band Rubbers nnd Rubber boots at cost. Men's heavy, one 1 uckle Arctics at 1.25. Large new s!o:k of men's 50c working gloves, lined or unlined at 40c. 150 odd vests, small sizes suitable for boys or small 'men, togo at 35c. 200 Boys' Caps togo at 20c. J is dozen boys'Stockinus, loc per pair. A small numbe r of mens' black, Clay Worsted Suits, woith 10.00, 12 00, is.oo and 18 00, whi'e they last at $5. toB 00. A quantity of men's hats at 25c. Your c hoice of 100 Sweaters for sl. Men's "eavy Working Shoes, formerly 3.50 now 2.(5. The most complete line of Men's Overcoats ever shown in the county fo go at 7-0o to 15.00 were 10.00 to $20.00 A fine selection to choose from. Come soon. Remember that this stock was purchased for the pur nose of conducting the long established clothing business of J. W.Carroll, and is first-class, and will be s>ld under the same guarantee as heretofore. We will be jjad to see all of our old friends and customers during this sale, and assure them the same attention they have always received in this store. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. ELLEN A. CARROLL, Executrix. Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA.
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