I <\3T NATIONAL BANK OF DUBHORE, PENNA. CIPTTAL - - $50,000 KI'HPiiUS - • $25,000 Does a General Bankiug Business. I>. STEKIOERE, M. 1). SWART 9. President. , * Cashier per cent interest allowed on certificates." 112 RANCIS W. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. „ Uice in Keeler's Block. I.AI'ORTE, Sullivan Couuty, PA. X.17& Ft H. INGHAM, ATTOBSETS-AT-I.AW, Legal business attended to in this ami adjoining counties A PORTE, PA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA omen in COOHTV noiLDtna HKAK COURT BODS*. j H. CRONTN, - AT Toll!* KY* AT -LAW. HOTAHY PUBLIC. OPKtO* 05 MAW STrtBBT. DUSIIOKR, PA LAPORTE HOTEL. i'. W, GAIiIiAGHEH, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barbershop; also good stabling ami livery, Chippewa %tme Lime furnished »n cat 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 Buschhausen* /"•oMiKNOKI; KKPoKT ol the condition ot'The 1 irst National Bank at Dushorc. in the Stat** *>f r -nns> Iviiiiiu at close of business Dec. lid, DO7, RESOURCES. /•nns and discounts $2,01929 11 Bonds to secure circulation 50,000 oo iuinl Securities 105.778.33 iWie 900 00 -I'.und due from hanks and Treas ur> V. > #9,901 OH Total 1608,599 09 LIABILITIES, 'npitei $50,00n oo <■ \ his and undivided profits M ulatiou 60,000 Of lends unpaid 00 •■•pi. 1). S\V \RTs. t'nsbier. M; iilxil and sworn to lie fore nie this stb iv of Dec. 1907. ALBERTF. II BESS, commission expire- Keby ->7,'(Ki. Notary Public. Correct Attest' .1. 1). RKESER ) E. sVLVAIt.V, > Directors. SAMUEL COLE, I XJI'RT PROCLAMATION. WHEHBAH, HON. ( HAS. E TERRY President idgo. Honorablcs Henry Kichlin and It. C. H Unka Assoc. Judges , fjr ::e < ourts of Oyer and •nci.uer and Ocner.il Jai, Delivery. Quarter ■-* i 011 ■- of the Peace, Orphans' Court"and Com • Pleas iorthe County of Sullivan, have issued .r precept, beariiiK dale the 11 day f,f Mai to me dircctiwi, lor holiunp the severs ,i.:> in the Itoroutfh of Luportc. on Monday the day of May lnos, at 'J o'clock p. m. I'berefore,notice is hereby gtvui to the Coroner, es of the Peace and Constables within the uuty. tluit they be then and there In their prop ;,ei'.-oii at J o'clock p. in.of said day, with tkeii lis. records, inquisitions examinations and r ivmemlieranccs to thore thino to whii h r ollices appertain to tie done. And to those 10 are bound by theirreoogniHinee to prosecute ninst prisoners w ho are or shall be in the jail ol -aid county of Sullivan, are herein notified to ilieu aud there to prosecute against them as 11 be just. ■ICDSON niioWN, Sheriff, eriff's <)fflce,La|ioite Pn... ;), Jan I* AEYSmBmCHME Makes Kidneys and Bladder (tight [County Seat \j ] Local and Personal Events I Tersely Told. J i i Mrs. Joseph MeTntireof Laporte , j township was quite ill last week. | j \V. P. Shoemaker was a Will ' iainsport visitor Wednesday. | I>r. W. H. Randall has placed a new roof on his house on Main street. F. W. Meylert is preparing to lay a cement walk in front of his residence 011 Muncy street. Miss Eil'ie Gansel of William sport, spent Easter with her par ents at this place. Mrs. A. T. Armstrong of Hughes ville and Mrs. Ben Taylor of Straw bridge, on Wednesday were the guests of Mrs. 11. 11. Spencer. The Cheney house recently va cated by John Minnierand family, is having the interior re-papered and painted. The First Quarterly Conference of the M. E. church will he held at that church next Monday evening. Dr. T. S. Wilcox, I). D.' of Will iamsport, will preach the sermon. Miss Marrietta Chase, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Chase, formerly of Laporte, graduated as a professional nurse from the Medico Chi Hospital at Philadel phia. on March 124. Charles F. Decker of Lopez, died ! April 19 at the age of -'l7 years. Mr. Decker was a son-in-law of Ellis] j Cassclbury. Deleaves a wife and i three children. The remains ware | buried at Lope/ Tuesday. The portable sawmill of Harry Mc 1 Carroll at shady Nook, near Lopez, j was destroyed by lire at noon on j Tuesday of last week. The fire start ed in some manner while the men i were at dinner. Loss about £llOO. I The mill was not insured, j Mrs. .Sarah Calkins of Forksville I is. in the .Sanitarium at Battle Creek, 1 Michigan. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a notice by the Directors of i Ml. \sh Cemetery of a ''bet" for work 011 Friday aud Saturday of I this week. The directors are lab ! oring earnestly to place our ceme tery in respectable and attractive condition. It it a most worthy : enterprise and all w ho have friends ! buried there should be not only willing but anxious to assist in this work. Let there be a large at tendance on Friday and Saturday as this w ill probably be the last opportunity afforded for work. Men and teams are needed. The Canton World says: "Mrs. Ellen Newman, who went to Tampa, Fla., from this place to spend the winter- met with quite a serious accident. She started to call upon sortie friends who were tenting at the beach and made a mistake and 112 s*ot in the wrong lent w here |sonie bull dogs were on guard. They jumped upon her and threw her down and had bitten her feet very badly before help arrived." « A- the time selected by the Direct ors of Mountain Ash Cemetery As sociation for clearing off the addition to the cemetery property proved in convenient to a large number of our townspeople, who were unable to as | sisl in the work, the directors have appointed Friday and Saturday of this week. April and for a' general working "bee" at the ceme-j tery. A number of teams have been ; engaged for both days and all those! who feel an interest in the care and appcanmce of the cemetery are: earnestly urgedjto contribute at least I one day's work. Don't forget the i dates Friday and Saturday of this 1 week. By order of Directors. It is said that a summer hotel to I accommodate 500 guests will be ! built in connection with Dr. TOl - rey's Bible conference at Montrose, j Another feature w ill be a training ; | school for children and mission-1 aries. A West Virginia lawer has just re ceived a legacy of one hundred '| thousand dollars as a reward for his honesty. But this does not mean that all lawyers are not honest from j principle and not because they hope to be pecuniarily rewarded for their j virtu". I Treasurer's Sale of Unseated Lands. 1 Agreeable to the provision of an Act of Asseui ! bly entitled, "An Aet directing the mode of sell '■ iiik I'nseateil Lands for luxes, passed the • day of March. 1816, anil the supplements ihereto, I. Knink 11. Farrell, Treasurer of the County ox j Sullivan, hereby give notice to all persons con -1 eerued t at unless the County, Rowl. i'oor and ! .-chool Taxes due on the following tracts of In -1 seated Lands situated in said county are valid be ; iore the day of sale, the whole or such part of each trect as will pay the taxes and such costs I chargeable thereon will lie sold at the Court ! House in Laporie, said County of Sullivan, on the stli day of June, 1 sus, being the second MOII | day in June. The sale to be continued by ad journment from day today if deemed necessary for arrearages of taxes due, and assessed and cost accrued on each tract respectively. CHKKKY TOWNSHIP 4IS I'aker .lolui # -5 -4 140 Baker .Jolin 10 9* 418 Epple Andrew ITti- 85 394 Kpple llenrv 147') 19 10 Kox .luminance t'» 80 52 Kox Sanutel M 25 97 •Si Getting Christian "2 . r »7 158 (letting (irov#r 10 17 40 11 ray William 10 1 2 170 Gray William 50 01 20 lloltzhower George «'> 58 75 Jackson Jeremiah .'Mi <55 ](MI Kaiser John .'Jt> 50 157 Jacohy Leonard 10 11 50 Lukena J >aniel 25 05 12 Luskey Edward 7 4>» '.lB Is"orris Joseph P <> N<> 150 C/uirk John 53 75 12 lieed Collins 170 185 Keed Collins 54 88 285 Stein William 17 53 200 Stein Phillip 12 00 114 Stein Phillip 7 01 41 Turner William 12 89 329 VanPhul William 31) N4 70 VanPhul Williatn 500 108 Wagner Phillip 720 COLLEY TOWNSHIP. 12 Ilrearley Benjamin 1 67 300 Burke Thomas 67 70 323 Chase fleber 19 73 388 Chase Dudley 23 50 444 Cook John 49 50 291 Carpenter Samuel 203 42 150 Crispin James 38 93 175 Fil/simmons Thomas 39 32 134 (iillett Kliphalet 783 479 Green Williard 22 83 407 Graves liulus 51 97 218 lleister Peter 1173 64 122 lleister Pet°r 15 05 64 Houseweart George W 11 75 04 Houseweart George W 420 79 Houseweart Mrs. Wm 503 34 Kester Jacob 563 202 Logan. Sheldon 23 61 I' ndivided \ of 417 McMullen Alexander 18 47 55 Nicholas Ilarvey 381 151 Odion Thomai 263 70 230 Pinco Polly 12 00 487 Parley Humphrey 108 66 361 Parley Nathaniel 8106 Undivided | ot 380 Pinco Hezabel 10 69 75 Persons Kdward 10 03 313 lleit/.er Jacob 16 96 12 Keitzer Jacob 446 81 Keitzer Jacob 513 64 Shaw David 15 91 tiO Sullivan James 824 310 Tatatn Joseph 22 87 21 Tatam Joseph 182 12 i'atain Joseph 722 150 Tomlinsoti Richard 263 70 150 Woodward Beza 34 85 233 Woolston Seth 53 02 215 Woodward Ebenezer 48 99 111 Zeigler David 566 2iy Zeigler David 28 64 DAVIDSON TOWNSHIP 401 Beatly or Baity Paul 80 32 375 Brady John 15 00 029 Colt Elizabeth 41 17 435 Colt Nathaniel 136 00 156 Coats Samuel 24 96 131 Colt William 20 96 103 Colt William 32 96 10 Dean John 320 50 Evans Sarah 400 201 Ewing Jasper 32 52 150 Evans Joel 48 00 364 Epple Andrew 14 56 451 Epple Henry 26 04 35 Evans Benjamin 140 92 Evans Elizabeth 368 98 Evans Jane or James 382 301 Gearheart Anthony 1205 434 Gearheart George 17 34 431 (icarlieart Mary 17 34 327 Gearheart William 13 08 436 Grant Thomas 13 44 390 Griflin Mary 15 60 10 II unter Alexander 40 402 Heager I'hilip 104 28 422 llaines Josiaii 88 400 Hamilton Thomas 16 00 400 Irwin Charles 16 00 57 Irwin Robert 18 28 4 8 James John 32 400 James Levi 16 00 417 Jackson Jeremiah 16 68 17 Kirk Isaac 16 68 165 Lebo Henry 33(H) 150 Levi Daniel 30(H) 230 Miley Martin 40(H) 343 Montgomery Hannah 109 76 2XO Mussenkope Adam 22 40 i 434 Mevlert Ann 17 36 j 399 Meylert Michael N0.4 15 90 j 195 Meylert William 780 390 Meylert William N0.2 15 72 284 McHenry E'McDaniel 15 36 418 Nicholos Erancis 16 72 410 Patterson Willianr 98 00 312 Parker Richard 15 68 400 Ross Thomas 48 00 390 Sample .lames 107 44 | 80 Smith Daniel 17 20 301 Steadman William 20 04 35b Sample Catherine 57 2.S 300 Tower James 12 00 354 Walker Jonathan 14 16 388 Williamson Charles 21 60 112 Woodside John 98 88 369 Woodside John 29 44 2 Wilson Mary 16 IS) Woodside Archibald 12 16 430 Woodside John Jr 139 52 I In Woodside Archibald 384 208 Y'jung Samuel 832 KLKLANI) TOWNSAIP 139 Bryson Samuel 029 92 Bryson Samuel 19 11 156 Comeley Robert 7 IS i 44 < 'omeley William 202 32 ''ooley Henry 736 I 126 Fritz Aaron 17 39 i 40 Fritz John 10 98 40 Fritz Aaron 10 98 245 llunsinger Aaron 57 96 35 llorton Nathaniel 12 88 8 Rosrern C, S. 74 107 Turner Samuel 14 12 FORKS TOWNSHIP. 467 Abbot George 19 15 19 Dorsey John 616 148 Fox Eliza 007 237 Fox Eliza M 962 25 Fox Hannah 103 | 35 Fox lusting 144 j 425 Hurley Henry 1240 25 I 425 Hurley George 87 13 j 260 Halowell Edward 10 66 | 80 Hatton James 328 97 Lloyd LJeter Z 7 71 14 Lucke Henry 172 •">2 Lloyd Peter '/. 14 43 10 Maiertieorge 197 302 Norris Elizabeth 10 48 87 Peters Richard 88 48 434 Pleasants Samuel 4247 00 00 Pleasants Israel 12 30 455 Roberts Hugh 18 07 KOX TOWNS HIP. 50 Baker John 570 74 Eek Catherine 12 05 408 Hughes tieorge 84 33 3(H) JohnßOti .lames 45 10 40S Lewis Joseph 40 93 352 Simpson John 72 58 HILLBGROVK TWP. 430 Beates Henry 98 38 90 Beck Henrv 405 335 Boaham Ephriani 01 14 290 Boyd John 103 40 210 Bonham William 20 53 k BO Bingham William 29 80 30 Bird Ulysses 675 257 Delatiey Thomas 127 27 407 Fullerton Richard 87 08 50 llornkeith Jeremiah 19 00 19S Jackson William 72 28 350 Rogers Richard 04 00 410 Reese Daniel 59 50 405 (1906) Seckler Michael 48 94 305 (1907) Seckler Michael 42 27 105 Spade William 29 36 407 Sheaf William 45 32 LAPORTE TOWNSHIP. 25 Brewster Virginia 687 160 Bowsman William 672 116 Bachin Phillip 24 36 389 Cleveland Moses 49 44 79 Evans Caldwalder 21 53 80 Franklin Thomas 688 58 Fox Sarah 499 126 Fox Samuel 21 92 35 Fox Sarah 6Oy 40 Franklin W r altcr 504 223 Fox Hannah 13 23 34 Fox Samuel M 141 97 Fox Sarah 407 26 Fox Samuel M. 109 87 I• rati Andrew 365 10 Garrigus Susan W 174 25 Gardner Richard 4 35 16 Gardner Richard 68 118 Harvey Jonathan 24 78 5 Huling Joseph 88 117 Harvey Jonathan 25 57 110 Harvey Jonathan 29 40 48 Harvey Jonathan 987 183 Jackson Jeremiah 47 77 60 Kidd John Est 516 174 Levi Daniel 36 23 190 Levi Daniel 39 90 68 Morris Richard M 14 28 71 Morris Richard H. 298 8 Morris Richard 11. 140 164 Musser George 56 09 5 North Richard 128 * 119 North Richard 33 91 63 North Richard 10 97 300 Pleasants Israel 52 2o 43 Pleasants Israel 7 53 165 Pleasants Samuel 28 71 95 Pleasants Samuel 16 53 80 Parker Thomas 2" 36 37 Parker William 7 7O 61 Parker William 15 51 100 Perkins Joseph 44 20 10 Pleasants Samuel 2 10 401 Roberts Hugh 103 37 s 00 Wells Gideon 6 60 SHREWSBURY TWP. 59 Royd John 16 28 209 Benson Peter 30 10 436 Henton William 27 59 160 Dougherty John 2oj 26 364 Fox Maviah C. 2.52 12 10 Fox Mariah 2 76 4oi Gordan John 09 46 97 Hoover Job 36 2I 25 Irwin Robert (i 9I 177 King Ezekipl 132 53 401 Morrison John 3903 386 Ogden Joseph 106 54 385 Pleasants Mary itKi 26 114 Swain John 31 46 3 18 Spade William 35 47 The sum of Fifty Cents must also tie added on each tract, lot or parcel of land advertised in ad dition to the amount named om.. site each tract, lot or parcel of land for adveilis lit. Also, in ail dition to the same Interest will 1 e charged 111*111 the amount of taxes due ujion iucli tract, lot or pared of land for each year from tlu- tiast day of January ol the year following until imid. under Act of 18K7. N. B. No taxes will be received on the day of sale. FRANK 11. KAKRELL, Treasurer. Treasurer's office, Lnporte l'a.. April Ist. I DOS. In the mattei of the application rt' Hannah Eudora Sc.liindler lor a divorce Irom John Sclnndler her husband. To John Schindler, You are hereby notified that an alias Milipoeua in the above slated case having been returned that you could not be found in this county you are rextiired to appear on Monday the 18th day May. 1908. at a Court ol Common Pleas to be held at Laportc, at 2 o'clock p. in., and make answer to the complaint made by your wife in the above stated case. JUDSON BROWN, Sheriff. Sheriff's office,l.apojte.Pa.March 18,1908 BPORTS—SPORTS—SPORTS Clean, crisp' accurate and reliable is the verdict of the majority, who read the news and sports published from day today in"The Press." If you desire to keep reliably in formed regarding the sport you are most interested in to-day to-morrow, every day."The press "sporting page delivers the goods. For sale by news dealers, carriers and boys nearly everywhere. 3ampt ! (rood Old (i)inter Time , ANNOUNCEMENT. 1 i We are showing an elegant line of Winter ooods of every description. Everything for man, woman or child. Come and look over our stock before buying your winter supply. We will save you money. A Large Line of NEW Goods. Useful as well as ornamental. Let us show you. Yours for business, A. E. CAMPBELL. SHUNK, PA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HTJGHIESVILLE, IF.^. CA $50,000 )( K DeW,TT BODINE, President. Surplus and « JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres. Net Profits. W. C. FRONTZ, Cashier. 65.000. 1 , r „ DIRECTORS: Transacts a General , _ fttiiL'imr •„»*<> itt Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reeder, Banking Business. Jeremtoll Kellv , Wm F| .„„ tz wf . Fr(>|m Accountsoflndivid- ! \V. T. Reedy, John C. Laird, Lyman Myers, uals and Firms Peter Froutz, 0. W. Sones, Daniel H.Ponst, solicited. 1 John Bull. 3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS .A.T THE GENERAL STORE GD t)aporte Tanner, GD You can find a general stock of Lumbei men's Flannel Shirts, Drawers and Socks. Woolen and Gotten Under wear and Hosiery. MEN'S-and BOYS' HATS, CAPS and MITTENS. Also a Full Assortment of Boots and Shoes of the Usual Variety. The Grocery and Provision Department is second to none in the county. Also a fair stock of HARDWARE, WILLOWARE and CASTINGS tor the farmer. Prices are consistent with quality of goods. JAMES McFARLANE. 1 . —_ FAIRBANKS CAS or GASOLINE ENGINES. There are [many Gas and Gasoline Engines and ONE "FAIRBANKS'' Some resemble it in construction, others in name BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE FAIRBANKS ENGINE. Engines that excell in quality and moderate in cost. Vertical from one to ten horse power. Horizontal three horse power up- THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, 701 Arch St., Philadelphia. CHARLES L. WING, Ageni, Laporte. 1 Try The News Item Job Office Once. Fine Printing N IHAT * WORK 1 ~ Y J. MODKRN FACILITIES VV 6 1 11 fit To Please. /