News !tca F. L. TAYLOR, EDITOR. PUBLILHED FRIDAYS By The Sullivan Publishing Co A.tthßCountj Boat of Sullivan Ceauty, tiPOHTE, if A. VV JIAfKN. I'ri'siilen. 'J'ltos. J. iXt.ll \M, Set-'y .v- from. :nt*r«d tti tf»o Post Office W l.nporte. in flrfioiul-elaBP mail mainr. '.LIST NATIONAL H \N'K til' I>l SIIOBK, P]£NJ?A. VVr'i'A.Jj - - $50,000 nHPJiUS - - t-10.000 Dot's a General Hanking Business. -. I). STI.IL Hi EilK. M. D.SWAHTS. President. Cashier :: per cent interc.-i allowed on e.erltlU ates. FR ANns VV. MEYLERT, A rtorney-at-Law. ..tl'icein Koiler's I'ltsck. [..VPORT' 7 , Sullivan County, PA. j* l. & F. H. INGHAM, A.TTOAK£ VS-AT* I'AW, business ittom'.ed to in ibid and a.ljoii.lng counties A! ,RTE, ,>A C i. MULLEN. Attorney at-La«v. LA. POUT 10, I'A OFFICK IS COUNTY BUILDI^6 hbAr o6( m housb. J # [{. CRONIN, ATTOUSKV-AT LAW, HOTART PI<BMC. OF7IOV OK MAI BTUBBY. ,1 -UORB. PA First National Bank Ol r LAPORTE. PA. r J - - - 5~'0,000.00 ■p. ■ >p| ■!i « r.outl banking hnsin l rilo*. J. INGHAM, I.l'W. IjADLEY E>reaideat. Cashier. .i pt r coiitiutoruft p:ii't on time ctofoiiits, Arcoi' . t s solh itj:u. : . oviuy SCclt j i Local r.nd Persoixal Lvenis 112 Tersely Told. j C !>>istmrs is i-oniiu^. Mr . F. H. Ingham sjicnt Satur day in Du.-hore. S. Hii'il Taylor, son of the editor, itt .Monday in I .aporte. I". W. C'larko of New Albany, was 1 I u-iness. man in town Monday. .1 inn s Marshall and Will Maliafl i'v h.-ive taken jios«cssioii of the Pot ter hui idinp. l.idies and gents calling cards ie:dly printed at this oilice. Prices rea - il.;d)io. Mr mid Mrs. Bei t Karris and fam ily of lien ton, spent Sunday with Mr i.J. Keeier. i;e< ige I'pmann who has been at M -t i- spending Thanksgiving •.\ i!h his sister Mrs. H. it. Bustler. While F. 11. Ingham was tr.ms i"i n::: le.isiill's- in l''lk.!:li;dJust w eel- Dim day, his valualde and weli trained dog '-Spot" was shot and uil'ed. 31 r. Ingham regrets his lo vt'ry 11• -eply. II Hi isburg, N(/V. 22.—The auditor ;em 1 d's dopartment w ill enter suit agiiin.-t Sullivan com.ly for failing to pay i! personal property tax within the specified time. The county was penalized to the extent of o per cent, hut in making payment sent only the original amount of the tax.— Wiiliiimsport News. <in Sunday some boys were 111011- !<e_\ ing around the round house at Ilugln vi He, and when the railroad mi n w 1 fit <*arly Monday morning to ti;• ■ up the engines and get them ready for the day's run, they wen amazed to see old "No. 20" sneak out of iier stall and hit tie steel rio -1»h 1- i r Halls before the confuted woi i.inen could catch the iron nun !>\ the bits. With throttle wide op 1n and nobody afraid, the wild en gine tore down the trail like a cy clone thrashing rats. Arriving at Halls -lie encountered a string of freight cars. Three of them will* torn to splinters, then the engine riMcil from its labors, sat down on it- t< nder beliiiul and felt of its bro ken nose. There was a ear of explo sives iu U;e siring bumped by the wild engine, hut fortunately there «':h no explosion. It is supposed that the boy opened the throttle in their play and when steam was rais ed tiic only logical thing for the en giue to do was to walk oil'. You can - ifi-ly liei on two things in the fu t; 11 • that it will be a mighty un til'! by place for kids at the round It u-e, ami that tl.« firemen will take a I >k at the throttle before they get up ? team, Mr.-. 1.e.. J. Fries visit, d 11<• par eats i'ushove, last w <<•!<. JMis. J-.. S. Chan* of Katies Mere, Is spending a week with her sister Miss Fanny Meylert <sf 1 hi-; place. Charley "Wing litis not yet headed his airship for Hit* orange groves of simny Florida. Ho was up from Picture Hocks Tuirday, putting a few finishing touches on his hu. ine»s arrangements. I rod A. I'arr of fiOvt linn, an old school fell nv of ihc ciii Dr. made our sanctum a pleasant- visit Friday even ing. I'ri (I is doing some trapping in this vicinity and if ln j -ucceeds in hF expectations, hr'er hear w ill have an opp irtunity to shake hands with some of Fred's heavy hardware. A little daughti r of Mr. and Mrs. Joiin Woha, of ljcrnice, died Friday j're m the effects id' hums sustained two days previous. Thechl.d is sup posed to have been playing with matches and set it-> clothing on lire. When di-bovered it was enveloped in flame -Du-horo Gazette and Herald. A very response is be ing made to our oiler of the News Item two years in advance I r one dollar. For the information of all wishing to know will state that we will send the paper to two persons on('year for one dollar, so if you want the paper yourself and to send a copy to \ our absent friend, one dollar pays the bill. I.iotln ) Jenkins is drinking again eh ? Yes. lint 1 thnu: 'it he had sworn off'.' So In; did : but he started drinking because if his dog. Because of his dog? Yes: tin ilrst night- he went home sober his dog didn't recognize him, and he had to; > away and get drunk before he could get into the yard. Wednesday noon, the air being frc-h and crNp as a tunsiwd corn (lake, we took a \ alk over to Hotel Bel* nard and was very fjvorablv ini pn -ed with the up 10-date appear and' of thai popular hostelry. John II isseii the genial pioprietor, was out at the engine house wrestling with his gasoline engine. The "crit ter had balked, and anyone with inside information, knows that a balky ga-3 engine is the most trying contrivance f-verinvented, but mine host lhi.--i , ii hiivir wore nor frowned but •iinilei! through it all as if he thoight it was fun. The supreme court has just hand ed down a decision which holds that where a properly owner has been no tified to repair the pavement or sidewalk along his premises, or has knowledge of its unsafe condition, and ho neglects or rebuses to repair same, such owner is liable lor all damages th.it may result by reason of the defective pavement. It some of our Lapo te people are not stung by that decision, it will not be be cause there are no holes in the -iil< - walks of sui'iicit nt calibre to lose a bushel bag of "taters" through. It would he a wise as well as a humane act to get \ our little hammer out and halt sole the punctures in your -id< - walk Nobody wards a broken leg, neither do you have a hankering to pay for other people's broken hones. A number ol Sonestown children were delightlully entertained at the home of.Mr ant! .Mrs. 1 louseknecht. about one mile below tow n, in hon or of the birthday annivei ary of their daughter Amy. The evening was spent playing various games and at t i;rht o'clock refreshments were serv.d. Those present and partici pating in the festivities which were greatly enjoyed were: Misses Lila L'lui, (mail , Fditli ilasley, Edna Wil liam.on, Ahbie Lockwooil, Caroline Bay, Jennie I.nek wood, Mary 1 la/en, Amy Iloti-ekoecht, liertha Ilazeu, Beatrice Y\ illianison, Velma Wat son. Messrs. Jiussell ('hristman, Glenn Cook, Willurd Converse, Thomas Campbell, Huane lveeler, Hmmons I louseknecht, Chtii les flip per, Leonard Keeier and Lynn Con- Verne. Thanks Krothcr. New York, Nov 22, 1000 Mr. F, L. Taylor, Laporte, Fa , Dear Sir: inclosed please find one dol larferat ' o years' .subscription to the News item as per your offer in la i week's paper. Your oiler should tfnd a multitude of lakers a~ your editorial on "Tanneries" is worth the dollar to begin with. I wish you unlimited success. Yours very truly, E. V. Ingham. Burned With Alcohol. ToWiu.da Hcviow. A (listn ■rising act-id out occurred Tuesday night, of t!ii.« week at the home, in Dushori?, of J. i>. Rees er; former associate juclge of Sul-! livan i >unty, resulting in his son, Ronald .'. Ree.-er, aged "J1 years, being terribly bunted and and tin* I .oust- narrowly escaping <le struition by lire. It was only the High the | 'iv.-i.-ijo'.' of mind and prompt action of Mr. Reeser that hi.- son escaped being burned to dcat h. The young man has boon con fined tn his bed for some time, sufh ring from a severe attack of seiatii- rheumatism. That even ing his attending physieian paid liiin a visit and bathed the body of tlie patient in alcohol. It was rather dark in the room at. thel time and in order to make ex amination the physician picked up a match and lighted it pre-; paratorv to lighting a lamp. The room was tilled with the fumes ot the alcohol and in an instant, they wei'i. ablaze and the body of the younj.l man was a sheet of flame. Young Koeser's condition was such that he was unable to help himself and the physian, whose hands were saturated with the alcohol, was unable to give any assistance. Fortunately the young mail ' father was near 1a and taking in the situation at a giance, In- grasped a blanket from the bed and with it succeeded in smothering the llamesand saving his -.in - litV. Mrs. Reeser also a-sisu-d in lighting the llames and in doing so her hands were severely burned. While young Rvi Stfrs injuries are serious, they are not necessarily fatal and it is thought he will recover. Bernicc and Mildred. Ilenry Huggan of tfheshetjuiii, is visiiing lii»'*011 .1 Hr-nlay I'uggiui of Mildred. Jt ut\ Killer, the popular clerk at rSchaad'■■ hotel Mid Miss Morey were calling 1 n l.i>["■/. ami Dusliore friends •Sunday. 1.-.indlord Morey was calling on Benton friends Thursday and Fri day. Tlie directors of tin; Mildred bank tin ve lentcd the ,-iuitig room of tin Sclia.<d 11->t«-l :>ud are remodeling the same for :t banking room. Tticy ex pect to he ready todo business übout Dei ember 1 'the furniture and hook- are on hand and the safe is ex pert (il in a few days. The trustees of the Hemic Pres byterian church are having the church .sired for electric lighting. .Ii -iph Morrison an old Hernicc boy, now of Ton-mda, was in Mil died 1 riday trying to rent a building to open a printing ottice in the ne.n future. Mr. and Mrs. Fred {sixer of ('•>!- ley, and Mr. and Mrs. Haruey Stiver of l)u-hore, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mi>. F)\mk Si hand. Mrs. F.lln Munihy is under the care ot Dr. Herrmann of Du.-hore m account of rheumatism Harry llart/.ig i- under treatment for rheumatism. A BLOW 10 LAOOR DtUy in Gorr.pers Case Denied by Washington Court. Washington. Nov. 22.- The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied an application made by coun sel Cor Samuel Gonipers, John Mit chell find Frank Morrison, of tlie Ai'ieriertn Federation of Labor, sen tenced to jail for contempt, for a stay in the issuance of the mandate to the Supreme Court of the District, or Columbia until January 2, 1910. KILLED A3 HE CLEANS RIFLE High School Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Head. P:isr:-. : i', N. J.. Nov. 22.—.When his father .mil mother were treating pnti cn only a lew feet away, Kenneth Sti rr, ! years old, a second-year High S. eo! boy, shot and killed himself a< • Identally with a rltie here. He was n son of Dr. •.-..(J M; . Jos-eph Starr, both of whom are osteopathic prae tit- ■ in \'<>. TI llloomfield avenue. Cuba W.nts U. S. Currency. Havana, Cuba, Nov. 22. - A bill was introduced iu the Sehcte for the estab lishment ov a national currency on the Mold i> i i:. and similar to that of the I'nitod R'::ites. .Short lalks on Ad vert. is ino JsV By Charles Austin %' No. 42. Every clay there are people walking around the streets with money sticking - out of their pockets. They are actually looking around for some place to spend it. 1 h e man who reaches out with liis advertisements and pulls Wff ori them into his store is the one 1 u ' u> * s to 8' et ie money. "MP* Ilis less aggressive brethren will get what he leaves. Some of them may get left j j Don't be afraid of using plenty of space, and don't be " There a<e fectu j diking af raid to advertise special articles. mtcrtnJ the streets ii ilh • r ., . money sticking out 1 11 K C >f their pockets." ple n t y of room to tell your story, and de- \ scribe the goods, just as you would to a customer on the other side of the counter. Don't look 1 \y T" too closely at the amount of space fffl Mi) |sss that the ad is going to occupy. Don't think so much about i * ? what the advertisement is going y*"'yj to cost and think more about what it is going to do. v*?V*" '' A ten-dollar ad that is effect- " Dcnt "' ink /* ""' ch abou * what the advertisement ts ive is loss expensive than a one- to cost. Think i ~ i t . • . more about what it dollar ad that is not. is going" to Jo." Copyright, i liarles Austin Bates, New York. - - - Best Goods Righ For Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Cups, Gloves and Mittens, Notions, Fancy Goods etc. ! cail ;i nd examine my stcnk Yon vvili find mv goeds and i rices attractive. I James McFarlane, LuPorfe Tcinneri). Say Now, Will Try These Foods Shot from Guns" Order one package, either Puffed And their folks have been glad. Wheat or Puffed Rice. Then you p or no ot h er cereal foods can corn will know the whole story. pare wjth them None are even half Hear what your folks say when they go £oo[ j taste the gigantic grains. See if they . ask for more. ' The result ,s th.s: Those folks as, Do this tomorrow—order the pack- month served seventeen million dishes age now. Do it to learn just how of these delightful foods, much you are missing. C an y OU doubt that you are going rr , ~ ~ , to like them as well as the rest of the Hosts of housewives have already world ? done this, and been glad that we told NV them to do it. One package will tell. t Puffed Wheat-lOc Puffed Rice-15c These are the foods invented by Prof. An- Then the guns are unsealed, and the steam derson, and this is his curious process: explodes. Instantly every starch granule is , . blasted into a mvriad particles. Ihe whole wheat or nee kernels are put into , , • , 1 The kernels ot grain are expanded eight sealed guns. I hen the guns are revolved for are unbrokcn> „ ie shapcs sixty minutes in a heat of 550 degrees. unaltered \ Ve have simply the magnified That tierce heat turns the moisture in the grain, grain to steam, au<l the pressure become-, tre One package will tell you why people de inendous. light in them. Order it now. Made only by The Quaker Oats Company ( „ The Bes to buy gi Is often asked t J pent housewife. Money saving advaiit. •«;<» area! ways being searched for Lose no time in making i thorough examina'ion of the New Line of Merchandise Now on IEXHIBITION! ******** ******* *** ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. AH answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. Hillscrrovo, Pa. For a well Kept Up-to-clate Stock of General Merchandise For prices that are Right I-or courteous treat ment go to Buschhatfserf (Lbippewa Xtmc IRUns. j / Lime furnished in car | load lots, delivered at j Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvilla Penn'a. | M. E. Reeder, MUNCY, PA.
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