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.