r~iRBT NAT.O JAL I :.NK
OF DUBBOKE, PKNN'A.
CAPITAL - - $50,000
PI'HPJ.U'B • - JSS.OOC
Does a General Banking Business.
S. O. STERIGERE, 11. 1). SW ARTS.
President. Cashier
a per cent in crest allowed on eertil'cates.
pANCISW. MEYLERT,
At torney-at-lißw.
office in Keeler's Block.
LAPoUTK,l"Sullivan County, PA.
f7ir& F. H. INGHAM,"
ATTOKHBrs-AT-L*.W,"
Legal lusitiess attended to
in this md adjoiuing counties
-APOKTK, PA
[T J. MULLEN,
Attornoy-«t-L«w.
LAI'ORTE, PA
OFFIOB IH COUNTY DOILDIHB
HKARCOOttT HOI'SK.
J # H. CRONIN,
NOTAIIT PUBLIC.
OFFIi'U OR HAIR BTRRRT.
I) U SHORE. PA
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. W, QALLAGHEB, Prop.
Newly erected. Ppposite Court
House square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,and barbershop; also good etabliug
and livery,
Cbtppcwa
%tme UtUns.
Lime furnished «n cat
load lots, delivered at
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvilla
Penn'a.
M. E. Reeder,
MUNCY, PA.
For a well Kept
Up-to-date
Stock of
General
Merchandise
Far pries that are
Right
For curteous treatment
goto
Buschhausen'
/-ONDBNCED REPORT ol tbeconditi in of The
First National Bank at Dushore, in the Stale
of Pennsylvania at eiOse of business Nov 3d.
II)08.
RESOURCES.
I/ians and discounts ,8179,595 31
I'. s. Bends to secure circulation fx),(mo 00
Bond Securities 171 425.00
Furui«aie hoo no
due from bank and approval "1.47.") 57
Premium on U. S. Bond 1 ">OO 00
Due from tJ. S Treasury 2 500 00
Cash 28 858 :il
Total {507,25119
1.1 ABILITIES,
'aplttl J50.000 00
Surplus and undivided profits IS,B'll 10
Circulation 49.50000
Dividends unpaid 00
Deposits 864,898 09
Totul $507,254 19
Slate of Pennsylvania County of Sullivan ss.
I, M. 1). Swarts cashier of tile aliovc named
bank do solemnly swear that the above statement
i> liue to tlie best of my know ledge and lielii-f.
M. 1). SWA UTS Cashier.
Subsciibed and sworn to before me this 2d
day of Doc 190S. ALPHONsUS WALSH
Mj commission expires Keby 27,09. Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
.1. D. RKESEK I
K. U- SYLVAKA, \ I)i rectors.
SAMUEL COLE, )
Administrator's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that letters ot
administration upon the estate of Ellis
•Swank, late ol' Davidson Township, .Sulli
van County, J'a.. have been granted to
(lie undersigned. All penons indebted to
t-aid estate are requested to make pay
ment, and those having claims or de
mands against the same will make them
known without delav to
KM MA SWANK, Adnir.w of
KllisSwank, Dee d"
•Soncstown, Pa,, Sept. 4, 1908.
Estate of Lyman o. Harvey, late ol La
pnrte Township, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of Lyman
O Harvey have been granted to the
undersigned. All persons endebttd to
said estate are requested to make pay
ment and those having claims or demands
against the same will make them known
without delav to
LEE It. OAVITT, Admr.
Sonesiown. l'a.
November 7, 1908.
Foley's Honey far
heals lungs and stops the cough.
| County Se at j
| Local a»d Personal Events !
Tersely Told. j
N. C. Mai tea lms removed his
barber shop from the building op
posite the Commercial Hotel to the
basement of the Laporte Hotel.
AVe believe that the jolliest
''young" man in town is Grandpa
lloppis, 82 years of age, who is
spending the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. John (Jumble.
• Miss Freda Crossly and Mr.
Harry Kumni took advantage of
the line sleighing Wednesday and
enjoyed a sleigh-ride to Muney-
Valley and return.
Mrs. Jennie Burk, one day last
week while eating oysters found ;i
small pearl in one of them. The
value of the small gem lias not ycl
been learned.
The condition of Miss Edith
Maben, who has been confined to
her bed for some time is not en
eourageing at this time, but her
friends are hopful that a change
for the better will soon take place.
Mr* T.J. Fairbairn was in town
one clay last week p.nd brought the
pleasant news that Mrs. Fairbairn
was greatly improved in health,
and with her little daughter would
return to Laporte about March 1.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Meylert at
tended the wedding ol Miss Eliza
Shaut, daughter of Mrs. E. M.
Dunham, of Say re, and Mr. Hugh
L. White of W'illiamsport. which
took place 011 Wednesday of this
week,
Mighty lucky for that secret ser
vice agent that Senator Tillman
didn't catch on that he was being
trailed. There would have been a
little pitchfork work on the side.
Mrs. I', IT. Meyers Jof Onshore,
died Wednesday morning at 1
o'clock, of heart disease, at the age
of 38 years. Mrs. Meyers was a
sister of County Supt. J. E. R.
Kilgore. She leaves a husband
and three daughters.
Mr. William Loeb, while goinj;
from his store to the home of Mrs.
Smyth for Slipper 011 Thursday
evening of last week, had the mis
fortune to fall and sprain his ankle.
The walks at that time were cov
ered with sleet which made walk
ing after dark extremely danger
ous t and when turning a corner
Mr. Loeb stepped off the walk, and
in doing so he twisted his ankle j
causing him to fall. There were
no passers-by at the time and Mr
Loeb called for assistance which
was quickly rendered. He was
taken back to his store where lie
has since remained. His foot was
very badly swollen and was very
painful for several day, lint '•Uncle
Bill" with a true veteran's cour
age, with the aid of a crutch, man
aged to attend to the wants of hi<
patrons.
Bernice is having a mad dog
scare and there is grave apprehen
sion of what the outcome may be.
Several weeks ago a supposed mad
dog bit a child and several horses
and dogs, and 011 Saturday last one
of the horses bit its driver, Bar
clay Duggan, in the hand. Mr.
Duggan wore a heavy mitten 011
his hand when he was bitten and
the doctors think it probable that
the germs did not enter the wound.
The horse has §iuce been killed.
Last Sunday a little daughter of T.
V- McLaughlin was bitten by a
dog showing symptons of rabies.
J. E. Bird of Forks township,
and Miss Emily Pomery of l)u
--shore, were awarded prizes for ex
hibits at the Williamsport Poultry
Show.
SOCIAI—a jolly one will be held
at the home of Mrs. J. L. |
Smyth (and that means a good !
time; 011 Friday evening, January!
22. This social has been arranged
by several members of the Metho
dist church, not with a view of
raising money, but to provide a so-!
cial evening for all who will come
out, and a most cordial invitation ]
is extended to everybody, both 1
young and old.
i gIIKUIFF'S SA I.E.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
out of tlie Court of Common Pleas of
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, anil to
tiie. direcleil Hinl delivered, there will lie
e.\|n>sed to pulilii; sale lit ilie Court House
in tlie Boron «h of Laporte, iSullivan
j Conntv, Pennsylvania. on
iSATI" H I'A V," FEB III'A UY 13. 1900.
at one o'eloek p. in., the following de
scribed real estate, viz:
All those four certain lots, pieces or
parcels of land situate in the Township
of Shrewsbury, County of Sullivan and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Lot No. I. BEGINNING at a stone
corner on line ot Eagles Mere Avenue
Street, thence North one hundred eighty
one (1.S1) perches to a post corner; thence
North eighty-eight and one-half (S8 I-'Jj
degrees, Fast iiity (50) perches to a hem
lock corner; thence along lands formerly
ol the Estate, ot R. Jones, South two
and one-hall (2 1-) degrees, West one
hundred and twenty-nine (1-9) perches to
corner of land conveyed by llenrv Brown
to grantee; thence along line o( snid land
North eighty-seven and one-half (87 1 -1?>
degrees, West twenty-three and one hall
(!';» 1-2) perches to a corner; thence stili
bv said land South two and one-hall
(2 1 2) degrees, West thirty-seven (37)
perches to a post on Exgles Mere Avenue:
thence along Eagles Mere Avenue South
sixty two and one half (02 1-2) degreds.
West twenty one and one half (21 12)
perches to the place of beginning. CON-
I'A INI N( 1 Forty lour (44) Acres and
t >tie Hundred and Four (104) Perches, be
the same more or less, and being part ol
a larger tract ot land in the warrant name
of Henry liatnsey.
Lot No. 2. BE'iINNING at a post
and stones corner on line of lanil of Mrs.
E. C. (ieyelin, thence North two and on>
half(2 1-2) degrees, East thirty one (31)
perches to a post corner: thence North
eighty seven and one half (87 1-2) degrees
West twenty three and one half (23 1-2]
perches along the lands nbove described,
to a corner; thence by same lands, South
two and one half [2 1-2] degrees, West
thirty seven [37] perches to a post cor
ner on Eagles Mere Avenue; thence along
said Eagles Mere Vvenue, North sixty
four and one half [(54 1 2] degrees, East
twenty lour [24] p relies to the place ol
beginning. CONTAINING Five [">]
Acres, be the same more or less.
Lot No. o. BE'i IN MNi i at a hem
lock corner, thence by lands of the Jones
Estate, North three [3j degrees, Last
forty [4o] perches to a corner by side ol
road; thence Westerlv along said road
fort i [4OJ perches more or less.toa corner
thence South three [3] degrees, West
forty [4(s] perches more or less along
Little's land to a corner; thence North
sixty live [li,'>] degrees. Last foriy[4o] per
il t - moil- or ler,s along lands late ol
WindtrtO the place of beginning. CON
I'AlNIN'i fen [III] Acres be the same
more or less.
Lot No. 1. BI!<i IXNI Nt i at tin
Southeast corner at a stone: tin nee North
three [3J degrees, East twenty one (21]
perches to a hemlock; thence South
sixt* live ]*'•-">] degrees, West forty [4o]
perches to a birch; thence. South tfiret
(3 | degiees. West twenty nine | ( per-,
dies to a hemlock: thence North tiftv
seven | 57 j ilejirees, East forty four and
live tenths | 44.") | perches to the place ol
beginning. CONTAINING Six |6 |
Acres and Ninety j9O | Perches strict
measure.
Excepting and reserving from Lots
Ne. 3 and I a piece or lot ol land con
taining Two | 2 | Acres and Six | (i | Per
ches hereto!, re conveyed to Friend Avery
b\ I>eed dated October 31, I'.KII, which
deed «i:l be found recorded in the Kecor
der's tmice ot Sullivan County in Deed
Book No. 23, page 241, A c.
Tl.is land is all improved and under n
good .state of cultivation and having
erected thereon a large three story frame
house suitable for a boarding house, two
frame barns ami numerous small out ;
buildings. This propertv i- situate alonu
the line of Kagles Mere BorOugli bud is a
very desirable property, well watered and
with fruit and ornamental trees thereon. I
I fie house upon said land being known
as the "Avery t ottagt". The four lots
comprising one property.
Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold as the property ol Matilda B. Fin- j
nigan | now Norden | at the suit ol Vic- i
tori a E. Avery.
J L'DSON BROWN, SherilL
MULLEN. Attorney.
•Sheritl's ollice, Laporte, Pa.
January I<>. 1909.
BBGUSTBB'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the follow: j
ing accounts ot Executors, Administra- ;
tors etc. have been filed in my office.
First and final account of Miles E. '
Burns, Administrator of the estate ol i
James V, Burns, late of Cherry Town- j
ship, deceased.
Also the following appraisments of prop !
erf v set oil by Administrators lo the i
widows and children of the following |
decedents:
In the Estate ol Philip J. Tubach, late !
ot Colley Twp. Inventory and Apprais-I
ment ot personal property set apart.
In the estate of Francis W. Gallagher, .
late ot' Laporte Borough, deed. Inven- j
tory and appraismeut of real and personal j
property set apart.
And the same will be presented to the
Orphans' Court of Sullivan County, to be
held at Laporte, Pa., on ihe Bth day of
February 1909, at o'clock p. m. tor
confirmation and allowance, and they
shall then be confirmed nisi; and unless
exceptions are tiled within ten days there
alter confirmation absolute will be enter
ed thereon.
VLBERT F. HE ESS, Register.
Register's office,Laporte, Pa., Jan. 11.190S
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the Stockholders ot the Eagles
Mere Company will be held at the prin
cipal office ol the Company in Eagles
Mere Park, Sullhan County, P-i., on the
15th day ot February A.D., llKl'.t at eleven
o'clock A. M.to take action on the ap
proval or disapproval of the proposed in
crease of the indebtedness of said Com
pany from sixty-five thousand dollars to
two hundred thousand dollars,
KIKiAK 1! KIESS, Secretary.
Eagles Mere Park, l'a., Dec. 8, I'JOB.
Administrators' Notice.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of
Administration upon the estate of Fran
cis W. Gallagher, late of Laporte Boro..
Sullivan County, IVnna.. deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to said estate are re
j "piested to make payment, and thosi
j having claims or demands against the
| same will make them known without de
lay to
MRS. THERESA GALLAGHER.
Laporte, Penna., Administratrix.
January 4. 1909.
Trial List, February Term 1909..
Return day, Feb., 8 1909, at 2 o'clock,p.tu
1. George Golder vs Eagles Mere
Light Company,
No. 19, February Term, 1908.
Trespass. Plea—Not guilty.
Scouton. Bradley. | Meylert.
2. M. Brink vs 11. J. Schaad
No. 39, February Term, 1908.
Defendant's Appeal.
Plea.—Non-Assumpsit, payment, pay
men! with leave to give special matter
in evidence.
Stephen 11. Smith. | Bradley.
3. Alfred G. Phillips, a tax-payer of
Davidson Twp. School District, piaintill
vs Warren E. Gritman, Treasurer of
Davidson Twp. School District: and
Frank Magargel, D. S Phillips, Warren
E Gritman. Gust Olson, G, W. Meyers,
and Peter Swank, School Directors of
Davidson Township School District, de
fendants.
No. 17 September, 1908,
Framed Issue.
Plea, —Non-Assumpsit.
Mullen. Ingham. | Scouton.
L i'lie First National Bank of Du
sliore, now to the use ot A. W. Sones, vs
lohn W. Buck, L. 11. Buck and A. W.
Senes.
No. 47, September Term,
Scire Facias sur Judgment.
Plea, —Payment. Payment, with leave
to give special matter in evidence.
Mullen. | Ingham.
ALBERT F. HE ESS, Proth.
Proth, office, Laporte,Pa., Dec. 28, 1908.
QOfitT J'KOiXAMATION.
Whkkkas, Hon. ( has. K Tekby President
Jti<!k'e. Mono rut lies Henry Riehlinand It. C. H.
K -1-i i. ka Assoc. J m tires i ifjl he Court* of Oyer and
Terminer ami lieneral Jail Delivery, ({unrui
se sioiis ol" the lVuce, Orphans'Court ami Com
mon I'ieus lor the < 'ounty of Sullivan, have issued
tlietr prucejit, beariin? <luie the 28 ilny o( I)ee.
t'.'lis, tu me directed, for hol'img ihe severs
courts in the Houiugh of Lnporto, on Monday the
s day of I't ti 1909, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Therefore.notice is hereby given to the Coroner.
Justices of the Fence ami Constables within the
county, that they be. tile!! and there in their prop
er person HI • o'i lock p. m.of said day, with their
rolls, records, iiujuisitions exuininations and
other remeinberouces to those tilings to which
their oHlecti appertain t<i be done. And u> those
who are bound by their reeotrnizaiice to prosecutt
agaiust prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of
tin said county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to
be i hen and there to prosecute against them as
will be Just.
JI'IiSON BROWN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Ollice,Laporte Fa... 9, Jan 190S'
Court Calendar for Sullivan
County,
Notice is hereby given that the Terms
of Court in Sullivan' County have been
amended and changed to read as follows:
There shall be four terms ot Court in
each year as tollows:
February Term for one week, commenc
ing on the second Monday ot February.
May Term tor one week commencing
on the third Monday ot May.
September 'Perm, lor one week, com
ineiicing on the third Monday of [Sept.
December Term, for one week.fcom
mencing on the second Monday of Dec
ember. Criminal cases shall take the
precedence ot the civil list at each term.
The time for bearing liquor license ap
plications in Sullivan County is herein
changed from the third Monday of 'Feb
ruary to the second Monday of February
in each year.
BV THE COURT.
Charles E. I'errv, P. J.
Attest: Albert F. Heess. Clerk.
Notice
The Commissioners will hold au appeal j
at their ollice in the Court House. Feb
ruary 9, 1909, for the purpose of hearing I
such as feel themselves aggrieved by the
assessment or military enrollment, and
making such alterations as seem to them
just and proper, when and where all may
attend who so desire.
Thos. E. Kennedy, Clerk.
U )
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The Best place
to buy goods
Is otten asked by the pru
pent housewife.
Money saving advantages
nrealways being searched for
Lose no time in making a
thorough examination of the
New Line of Merchandise
Now on
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
FIRST NATIONAL BANiC,
LIE, IP.A.
CAPITAL STOCK rr ,
$50,000 DeWITT BODINE, President.
Surplus and JEREMIAH KfcLLY, Vice Pres.
Net Profits, \V C. FRONTZ, Cashier.
75.000.
T t „ DIRECTORS:
Transacts a General _ „ T .
... tj . DeAV ltt Bocline, Jacob Per, Frank A. Reed- r,
Backing Business. : jOTMIWI K ,l,y. Wm. Front,. W.C.F,„„t,.
Accounts oflndivid- W. T. Reedy, John C. Laird, Lyman Mye> ,
uals and Firms Peter Front/-, C. W. Sones, Daniel 11.P0u.-',
solicited. Jo ' in
3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
Safe Deposite Boxes for Rent, One Dollar per Year.
THIIE
GENERAL STORE
® loaporte Tanner. GD
You can find a general stock of Lumbeimcn 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 lair stock of
HARDWARE, WILLOWARE and CASTINGS
(or the farmer. Prices are consistent with quality of goods.
JAMES McFARLANE.
Attention Farmers
I am Making Arrangments to
Have Cream Shipped
Irom all stations along the W. & N. B. R. R. to my
creamery at Dushore.
I can pay you as much or more than you can get
by making your butter, and save you the labor.
Any Farmer interested should let me know at once.
J. S. HERRINGTON,
DUSHORE, PA.
LA PORTE
Clothing Store.
SCOTT STALFORD, Proprietor.
An up-to-date store well stock
ed with Mens' and Youths' Cloth
ing of good quality and low price
FINE CUSTOM MADE SUITS TO ORDER
A SPECIALTY.
Ladies' Misses' and Children's apparel. I umbermer.'s
Flannels, Shirts, Draws and Socks, Woolen arid Cotten
Underwear and Hosiery, Men and Boys' Hats, Caps
and Mittens, Ladies and Children Sweater Coats.
A Full Assortment of Boots, Shoes & Rubbers
No trouble to show goods. Make this store a visit and
be convinced that bargains will greet you on every hand.
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