rtSHT NATIONAL BANK 5 OF DtSHOHK, PKNUA. CAPITA!. - - $60,000 fUBFJjUS . - $35,000 Does a General Banking Business. S. ». STERIGEKE, M. D. SWARTB. President. Cashier 3 per eent interest allowed un certificates. FRANCIS W. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. „ffice in Heeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. f m I & F. H. INGHAM, AT*0B«BTB-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to is this and adjoining counties _ A PORTE, *»A. 112 J. MULLEN, Attornay-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA orrioa m ooohtt iuildib* ■ ■AR COURT BODII. j~ H. CRONIN, ATTOBBBT'A* -LAW, 50TART POLIO. OVTICB OB BAt> BTRBBT. DUSHORE. PA LAPORTE HOTEL. F. W, QALLAQHGB, Estate, Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam beat, bath rooms, bot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber.ehop; also good stabling and livery, Gbippewa Xtme Iktlns. Lime furnished .n cat load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvilla Penn'a. M. E. Reeder, 11 MUNCY, PA. For a well Kept Up-to-date Stock of General Merchandise Far pries that are Right For curteous treatment goto Buschhausen' The Best place to buy goods Is otten asked by the pru pent housewife. Money saving advantages are always being searched for Lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. Ail answered at Vtrson Hull's Larse Store. JNia*t Tobacco Spa and Sw (tkf iuur l ire To quit tobacco easily nnd forever, be ma? oetic. full of life, nervu nn<l vigor, take NO-T0 the wonoer-worker, that makes weak me» strong. All drut-'Kists, tOc or »i. C'ire guaruo ce-d Booklet and j.ample free. Addroat HfcWrUn? lt«mody C<>. Chicago N«.w York ICovntySeat 1 I Local and Personal Events 1 [ Tersely Told. J Mrs. Charles Skeen of Pottsville is the gust of Mr. and Mrs. Win, Che ney, on Muncy street. Miss Dorothy Shank of Williams port, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. If. Randall. Miss Nellie Hirst is spending Aug ust with her sister, Mrs. Milling. Mrs. J. V. Finkle is on the sick list. Atty. and Mrs. E. J. Mullen have returned from Atlantic City. George Lovelace of Sayre, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and A. L. Lovelace. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Mason are rejoicing over the birth of a son, their first boy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheney, of Eagles Mere, are the guests of rel atives at the Cheney cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dieffen derfer. of Masten, spent Sunday with Laporte relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Arrison of Phila delphia, spent Sunday with Prof. Ford and family; their sons, Robt, and Hobart are spending the sea son at Prof. Ford's Outing For Boys. W. C. Mason has been placed in charge of the grading for the Wy oming and Sullivan railroad ex tending from Nordniont to Rick otts. James Capolo. the contractor was last week released from execu ting his contract for the work. St. John's church. —August 8, ninth Sunday after Trinity. Sun day school at 10:00 A. M., Evensong at 4:00 P. M. when the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Harrisburg will ad minister the rite of Confirmation. Friday, August •>, Feast of the Trans figuration, Evensong at 7:45 P. M. All welcome. Malcolm 1). P. May nard, Layreader-in-charge. The Rt. Rev. J. H. Darlington D. D. Bishop of Harrisburg, will ad minister Confirmation to a small class of young people at St. John's church Sunday Afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. NORDMONT ITEMS. Miss Mable Low, of Williams port, is spending the Summer with Madge Grit man. Misses Lenna and Laura Fiester have rt turned home after visiting friends at Williamsport. Clayton Speary and wife spent Monday at Rohrsburg. Misses ISellie and Carry Perry spent Sunday with their Aunt Mrs. Artis Evans of Benton, Miss Girtrude Perry sick at this writing. Miss Katie Youngs of Emmons spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Boyd Camp. Grant Clemmons spent Sunday at Muncy Valley, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rooker a daughter. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Laird a son, July 2!). Kenneth and Ernest Botsford wero callers at Eagles Mere Satur day. Mollie Phillips of Muncy Valley is visiting Mra. E. Phillips here. Miss Clara Traugh of Green N Y, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Traugh. Miss Ora Flemming ot Picture Rocks spent Monday evening at J. J. Sicks. Misses Mary and Harriett Dayton, of Towanda, are visiting Mrs. W. M. Stephens. Miss Mary Stephehs of Benton called on friends here Sunday. Harry Peterman and wife of Eagles Mere visited relatives here last week. Miss Flora Cook spent last week with friends at Dushore. A party was given Faiday even ing at the home of Harry Williams, in honor of his sister Miss Lena, who is visiting him from Athens. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Speary, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Peter man, Misses, Lenna Fiester, Fredie Arms, Etta Hunter, Reba Heess, Lena Williams, Howard Hess, Harry Horn, Horace Edgar, Harry Hunter, Shedrick Hess, Leslie and Aenneth Botsford, Thomas Speary, Donald Botsford, Horace and Frease Hess, William Geiger, Charlie Mas tellar. Report of Auditors I OF LA PORTE BOROUGH for year Ending Mttrcn 6, 1909. | T. J. Keeler, Collector, in account with Lsporte Borough for year l'.lOS. To amount of duplicate 179'21 By umt. overpaid for year 1907... 27 5 per cent rebate on si>7.9S 4 -<0 " commission on 883.50 - 51 Treasurer's receipt 81 10 ,'j per cent commission on i61.:18 ' 3 Treasurer s receipt HI 17 8 07 Bxoncrations allowed 00 Lands returned K> so To bulanee due collector 33 179 51 179 54 Poor District Account. To amount of duplicate CC 95 By rebate 1 71 Commission on 432.40 97 Receipt of Attorney and Cler* St 57 ■23 00 Commission 121 Exonerations allowed 70 Lands returned # 81 Receipt of Overseers 1 20 Due Col lector 22 07 17 «7 17 John Minnier and John V. Finkel. Overseers of the Poor, in account with Laporte Borough Poor District for the yeur 1908. llalanee in Treasury, last audit... 2'2 37 Rec'd from T. J. Keeler, Col '-'M 00 •• '• 32 47 By umt. ]>aid T. J. Ingham us At torney and Secretary, yenr 'OB 15 00 Amt. paid John Minnier, Overseer 10 Oil " John V. Finkel, Overseer 10 00 P'd Sheriff Brown, keeping trump 75 By balance in Treasury 42 9 78 14 78 11 A. H. Busclihausen, Treasurer, in account with Laporte Borough Iload Fund for the year 1908. Bat. in Treas. shown by ln«t audit 480 42 Received ofT. J. Keeler, Coll 83 25 •' of Auditor tien. of Penn'a tax 011 Foreign Insurance 3 25 Rec'd of Mrs. E. L. Barrows, loan 20000 " Elk Tanning Co. crushed stone 400 T.J. Keeler " " 2 00 do do Collector 61 17 F. H. Farreil, County Tres 4 73 " T. J. Ingaain. Atty. proceeds Municipal Lien Boro. VB Bradley 100 25 Rec'd of E. L. Sweeney. County Treas, proportion license money 232 80 T.J. Keeler. Collector 8 07 Paid state Tax 011 loans 7ii Treasurer's commission 16 28 Total Amt orders redeemed 813 30 Balance in hands of Treasurer 35040 1180 74 1180 71 Statement showing resources and liabilities of I.ai'urU' Borough for year ending March 8, 1909. Amt. due from Treasurer ;Vio 40 Land returns, tax of 1906-7 3b 59 1908 16 80 Amt. due from A. Walsh, M. lien 45 05 Orders outstanding.., 57 80 Hue T. J. Keeler, Col. overpaid 33 Note, favor of Mrs. E. L. Barrows 200 00 Resources in excess of liabilities 189 71 417 81 417 84 Statement showing resources and liabilities of Lal'orte Borough Poor District (or vear ending March 8, 1909. Balance in hands of Overseers... 4239 Due from R. A. Conklin, Col, 'O2 2 Bti do A.E.Tripp, 190;! 290 do County Tres. land Ret. 10 92 Bill, due T. J. Keeler, Col 22 Resources in excess of liabilities 58 85 59 C 7 59 07 We, the undersigned, two of the Auditors of Laporte Borough, Pa., hereby certify, adjusted and settled the several accounts above set forth, and find the same to be correct, as the same up tK-ars fully set forth and itemized in this forego ing report. ALBERT F. lIEESS, 1 Borough J. T. FAIRBAIRN, { Auditor*. gHEKIFFS SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas ofSullivan County,Pen nsylvania,And to me directed and deliver ed, there will be exposed to public s-ilc at the Court House, in the Borough ol Laporte, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania, on TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1909. commencing at 1 o'clock p. in.the follow ing described property, to wit: All those certain lots, pieces or parcel* of laud, situate in the villas? of Mildred, Township of Cherry. County of Sullivan and State of Pennsylvania, described as follows, viz: No. I. BEGINNING at the South west corner of Second street at a point joining the State Line and Sullivan Rail road; thence Westwardly one hundred and ten (110) leet more or less along Second Street to Hancock Alley; thence Northwardly along said Alley one hund red and twelve and one hall (112 1-2) leet more or less to the line of the State Line and Sullivan Railroad; thence Eastwardly along the line of the State Line and Sul livan Kail road to Second Street, the place of beginning. Being Lots Nos. 73, 74, and 75 upon a plot or plan of Mildred, as laid out for .John a Fuuston by Samuel Neyhart, Civil Engiueer, in 1871, and on October 25, 1894, Lots improved and having an ice house and chicken house erected thereon. No. 2. BEGINNING at the comer of •lackson and Third Street, extending thense along the said .lackson Street East wardly one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet to Turn Table Alley; thence along said Turn Table Alley Northwardly one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet to Washington Alley; thence along said Washington Alley Eastwardly one hund red and twenty-live (125)i feet to Third Street: thenee along said Third Street Southwardly one hundred and twenty tive (125) feet to .lackson Street the place of beginning. Being Lots Nos. 155, 156. 157. 158 and 159 upon a plot or plan of Mildred made in 1871, and on October 25, 1594. Lots improved, No. 3. BEGINNING at a corner of lot of William Roe; thence along the Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike thirty seven (37) feet to a corner; thence along lands of the State Line and Suilivan Rail road Company in a Southwesterly direc tion ninety-eight (98) feet to a corner; thence along lands now occupied by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company one hundred and twenty-one (121) feet to lands of William Roe; thence along said Roe lands in an Easterly direction thirty (30) feet to the place of beginning. CON TAINING Four Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy (4,470) Square Feet of land strict measure be the same more or less. Lot improved and having erected there on one two-story frame building used as a store and dwelling house combined, also several small out buildings and being a desirable business property. No. 4. BEGINNING at a corner on the West side of Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike road; thence East a distance of fifteen and two-thirds (15 2-3) feel to a corner on the line of the State Line and Sullivan Railroad; thence along the line ofsaid railroad North onehuudred and tifty and one-halt{lsoJ)teet to a corner; thence East twenty-six and one-half (26J) feet to ! a corner on the West side of said Turn- . pike Road; thence along said road South one hundred fifty and one-half (150J) feet to a corner the place of beginning. Lot improved and having erected there on one two-story frame store building ' 2>x4o (ipel; 1M ■ adjoining the .JacMon Hotel proper' 1, ami being a valuable lot. No, 5. BEGINNING at a stake a corner ol lot. owned by William Roe: thence Went a distance of twenty four [24] feet more or less to a corner in the ditch 011 the South side of the track 01 the State Line and Sullivan Railroad Com pany [now operated by the Lehigh Val ley Railroad Company]; thence South along the ditch on the South wide ol said railroad a distance of one hundred and twenty-nine [l29] feet more or lesß to a corner on line of Funston's land; thence East a distance of twenty six [26] leet to a corner of a lot formerly owned by liar rv Finkle, now owned by L. J. Hyman this grantor; thence along his line North a distance of one hundred and twenty-one [l2l] feet more or less to the comer the place of beginning. Lot improved. No. 6. BEGINNING at a corner on line ol land owned by Mrs. Charles E. .lackson and corner of land owned by this grantor; thence West a distance of twenty-four [24] feet to the ditch 011 the South side of the track of said railroad; thence along the ditch on the South side of same South a distance of one hundred and tifty and one-half [lstM] feet more or less to a corner; thence East a distance of twenty-four [24] feet more or less to a corner ol William Hoe's lot; and thence Noith along line ol lot owned by this grantor, a distance of one hundred and fifty and one-half [l5OJ] feet to the cor ner, the place of beginning. Lot improved. No. 7. BEGINNING at a jioint on Kenneth Street and Cherry Alley and extending along said street Eastwardly fifty [so] feet more or less to the railroad; thence along said railroad Eastwardly to Second Street; thence along said Second Street one hundred and forty [l4o] feet more or less Northwardly to Hancock Alley; thence along said Hancock Alley Westwardly one hundred ami twentytfive [l2s] teet to Cherry Alley; thence along said Cherry Alley one hundred and seventy five [l7s] feel Southwardly to place of beginning. Same being lots Nos. 76, 79, SO, S3, S4. 87 and 88 on plot. Lots improved. No. 8. BEGINNING at a point on Hancock and Cherry Alleys and extend ing along said Hancock Alley one hund red and twenty-five [l2s] feet Eastwardly to Second Street; thence along said Second Street one hundred and twenty-five [ 125] feet Northwardly to Karl Street; thence along said Carl Street one hundred and twenty-five [l2s] teet lo ''hurry Alley; thence along said Cherry Alley one hund red and twenty-five [l2s] feet Southward ly to place of beginning Same being lots Nos. 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 on plot. Lots improved. No. 9. BEGINNING at a point on Karl Street and Maple Alley and extend ing along said street Eastwardly fifty-five | 55 | feet more or less to the railroad; thence following the line of the railroad Southwardly to Ma pel Alley; thence along said Alley Northwardly one hundred | 100 | feet more or less to the place ol beginning. Same being lots Nos. 71 and 72 on the blue print. Lots improved. No. 10. BE<i INN I N(i at a point on Karl and Second Streets and extending along said Karl Street Eastwardly one hundred and twenty-live | 125 | feet to Maple Alley; thence along said Alley Southwardly one hundred and twenty live | 125 | feet to Hancock Alley; thence along said Alley Westwardly one hund red and twenty-five | 125 | feet to Second Street; thence along said street North ward one hundred and twenty-five | 125 | feet lo the place of beginning. Same be ing lots Nos, 66, 67, 6S, 69 and 70 on the blue print. Lots improved. Seized, taken into execution ami to be sold as the property of Lou J, Hymen at the suit ol Nathan (iottlieb. JUDSON BitOWN. Sheriff. Sherirt'sOtlice, La porte l'a.. .I uly 12, 1909. MULLEN, Attorney. Bankrupt Sale. By virtue of an order of .John W. Cod ding, Referee in Bankruptcy in and for the Middle District ol Pennsylvan a, the undersigned trustee of the estate of James 11. Parish, bankrupt, of Wheelervillc, Fox Township. Sullivan County, Penn sylvania, will exi>ose to public sale or auction at the Court House. Towanda. Pennsylvania, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18. 1909. at two o'clock sharp P.M. The follow-J ing described real estate, viz: All that piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Fox, County of Sulli van and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a post and stake! corner ol lands tormerly owned by Uen y Cox (lands on the tract line), thence on the said tract line bv lauds of S. Little and Giddon Wilcox; south eighty seven (87] degrees east sixty-four and 410 rods to a post; thence south one degree, tour rods to the public road; thence on this public highway, south seventy-one de grees west, twenty-five and 7-10 rods to a small stigaj tree below the road; thence south seventy and one-half | 70-i | de grees west,, forty-four and 8-]0 rods to a post and stones below the highway; thence on said Little road by land of said Cox. north tour degrees east, thirty one rods to the place of beginning, containing seven acres and two perches, be. the same more or less, recorded in Sullivan County in Deed Book Vol. 30, at page 196, etc. And all buildings thereon. The above described property of the bankrupt is to be sold tree and divested trom all liens. TERMS OF SALE. Twenty-five | 25 | per cent, upon the property being struck down and the bal ance upon the delivery of the deed after the final confirmation of sale. Gl'Y C. HOLLON, Trustee. Towanda, Pa. Wanted-An Idea SSSsS Protect your Ideas; they may bring you wealth. ; Write JOHN WBDDF.KBURN * CO., Patent Attor- , neya, Washington, D. C., for their 41,900 prime offer •ad list of two hundred Inventions wanted. j EMmffONEpnTORj fmr ehUdror.. tafm, Mr*. Mm •»(•««• I r i imnuiviL CAPITAL STOCK I _ $50,000 DeWITT BODINE, President. Surplus and , w Q FRONTZ, Cashier. Net Profits, j 75.000. DIRECTORS: Transacts a General I Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Reeder, Banking Business, i T^ n - Fronte . W.C. Frontz, , W. T. Reedy, John C. Laird, Lvman Myers, 1 Accounts oflndivid- . Peter Frontz, C. W.'Sones, uals and Firms solicited. 3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Safe Deposite Boxes for Rent, One Dollar per Year. -A.T THIE3 GENERAL STORE ® laporte Tanner. ® You can find a general stock of Lumbeimens Flannel Shirts, Drawers and Socks. Woolen and Cotten Under wear and Hosiery. MEN Sand 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 (or the farmer. Prices are consistent with quality of goods. JAMES McFARLANE. Williamport & North Branch Railroad TXZtvUIE TA -RT .-Fl. In effect Monday. July 4, 190<). Head down ' Read up Flag stations where time is marked "112" I I . AM p.m. p 111 I'M PM PMAMA MAM STATIONS AM AM A. M PM PM PM PM PM AM 2 J? 1 ??! J 210 J2"|°2o Z » ........Halls. VH694012151V, 1006 05 » s2O 8831015.> 23 4 lit 12(v) 1) -5 , .y> ..Pennsdale... 73093512 lo l ;>o :: sr> .Son y jr. s i.-> 83610 IN -.26 f4'22 12.% 1 0 '28 17 58 .. Chippewa. .72798212 07 1 7 Iff-' Js7'l 12 £l' 8 42 102.-. 5.12 4 W 2 22 102 10 35 80* 7 45 Hugliesvillc.. 7 20 9 Si, 1200 1 40 :! 45 4 5o 9 3:. fi 50 8 16 848 j394 34 ,10 42 f8 11 Picture Rocks 91811 15 ;{ i,s u I j'; 2 S J 4 39, j f8 If. C'hamouni... 91211 10 332 922fi 38 * o 49 t4 44 : 8 21 Glen Maui .. 9 OB 11 CO 321; 9100 32' 183 a Mlllicy Valley 84710 30 aO7 857t; Hi = 7? r ill' 2 ** 8 40 8 15 ..Sonestown... 8 40 10 20 3 00 8 50 6 10 = ?Jl- ?! 0 ...Nordmont... 952 ! 8 13 556 • lOto 6 .»2 5 38 (9 25 ....Mokomn.... «,SI 7 53538 « 1010 655 ff> 40, : 927 Laporte ' 927 755 5 361 S>. 1939 ...Ringdale ... 9 05 >.5 23 = ;; b to 9 48 HirehCreek Jc 8 30 >2 5 18 5c 6 09 . Satterfleld.... 8 30 —=sos 3 i ! , i , | ! : : j AM i ; i i PM **l | EAGLES MERE BRANCH. . A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. A.M. STATIONS. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 920 610 300 840 615 Sonestown 835 240 505 845 944 634 324 901 639 Bennett <fc Peales.. 814 216 1 11 824 10 08 658 348 9;S 703 Eagles Mere 750 152 417 800 10 20 710 400 940 715 Eagles Mere Park 7:15 1 40 405 7 15 S. D. TOWNSEND, D. K. TOWNSEND, Gen. Manager,Hughesville • Passenger Agent. LAPORTE Clothing Store. SCOTT 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. Lumbermen's Flannels, Shirts, Draws and Socks, Woolen and 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. Try The News Item job Office Once. Fine Pi -inting E *_ * » * • ■ • • -=-13 TTSat WOKK \ h j P>v-; .^4- MODERN FACILmr* \\Q { fill I To Please.
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