Local Items. Dr. Daley of Dttshore was a business caller in Laporte Monday. J. P. Bald has moved his family from Dushore to Laporte for the summer. Miss May me Touschuer of Du shore spent part of the week in Laporte. John S. Garland* of Harrisburg was in Laporte Saturday calling on old friends. Plioan E. Corson of Rochester, N. Y., spent Tuesday with the News Item man. Miss Mary Shelmire of Phil adelphia is visiting at the home of Edward Ladley. Myron B. War burton of New Al bany spent Sunday with friends in Laporte and Eagles Mere. John llileman Jr., of Dushore is doing plumbing work at the cot tage of S. Jones Phillips, Miss lone Mason, who has been visiting her brother in William sport, returned home this week. Miss Majorie Mason returned home from West Chester Normal Monday evening, for the summer vacation. The new cottage of Frank 11. Farrell has reached completion and Mr. Farrell and family will soon be located in their new summer home. Mrs. F. Ingham spent the week at Lock Haven where her daughter Eunice, is attending the Normal School. Miss E. Jessie Wrede left Friday morning to attend the commence ment of the Millersville State Normal School. Miss Kathrvn Brink of New Al bany and Miss Rightmire of Eagles Mere are the guests of their brothers at Camp "Helvetym" on Lake Mokoma. Wednesday was the longest day of the year and the summer season began at that time. The day was very cool and seemed more like days of early fall than the good old summer time. John English Sr., visited his son in this place Thursday of last week. Mr. English is well known in La porte, having lived here several years ago, and shook hands with many old acquaintances. Joseph W'rede, who has been for some months in the Naval Training School, recently passed examina nations in a class of 85 out of which only ten were awarded passing marks, lie thus secured the rank of Third Lieutenant. Joe's many friends in Laporte will be glad to hear of his success. The adjustment of the loss in the planing mill fire has been made, and the proprietors, Nor thrup & Covey, have been allow ed 53,250 damages for the loss sustained by the fire. The pro prietors have a force of men at work repairing the loss and the mill will be running as usual in a few days.—Gazette. Tn this week's report of the pop ular piano contest being held by the Dushore Review, Lizzie Mc- Nellan of this place loads the race by about two thousand votes. Miss McNellan has worked un ceasingly since the contest started and if a winner, may be assured that the prize was a reward of genuine merit. The excursion to Lake Mokoma from lfughesville was well attend ed by people from the towns lower down the pike and by many La porte people. All the attractions were in full swing, with the ex ception of the new passenger boat, which will not be launched until July. The row boats have been overhauled and painted, the park cleaned up and everything putin shape for fun and comfort. POMONA GRANGE MEETING AT MUNCY VALLEY. The second meeting of the Sul livan County Pomona Grange, No. 02 was held at Muncy Valley on June 9tli and 10th with Pomona Master, Hon. M. W. Reeser in the chair. T. Bender of Muncy Valley ex teiuled a hearty welcome which was responded to by D. F. Mc- Carty of Elkland Grange. The delegates present report a steady growth. The following were ap pointed a committee on Resolu tions: Alvin Fulmer, I). F. Mc- Oarty, Mrs. E. G. Rogers, Mrs. Alvin Fulmer and Mrs. J. A. Myers. Committee on By-laws: T. Bender, E. G. Rogers and J. P. Miller. Bro. John A. McKparran was present and addressed the meeting on "How to Keep Ourselves Alive as .an Organization." He explain ed at some length the benefits of co-operation and why no man who is alive to his own interests can afford to stay away from the Grange. Some Questions dis cussed during the meeting were : "Would it be a Benefit to Our Grange to Have More Open Meet ings?" "What is the Remedy for Objectionable Legislation ?" "Is the Cash Road Tax a Benefit to the Farmers?" "The Best Meth ods to Increase Our Membership." "The Needs of the Farmers' Wives." Friday evening was an open meeting the program consisting of songs, recitations and a very able address by State Worker, John MeSparran, (his address in full in another issue of this paper.) Saturday forenoon session. State Lecturer Dorset t gave a splendid talk on Grange work. lie stated that this was the sixth Pomona Orange he had attended during the week, and reported great en thusiasm all over the State. The committee on resolutions made the following report which was unanimously adopted : I.—Resolved, That this Pomona Grange stands for the moral uplift ing of die home, the public schools and society, iiud that we pledge our selves to ever work with this end in view. 2.—Resolved, That we pledge our selves to tiie support of all legisla latlon that we believe will be for the betterment of the whole people, and object to any class legislation of whatsoever nature. Resolved, That we favor a I>i 11 demanding the lniative, Referendum and Recall, and that the Recall reach every branch of public service. 4. —Resolved, That we believe that part of our present tax laws that compel the poor man to pay 10 per cent more taxes tnan the man with ready money, if he is unable to take advantage of the discounts, is unjust and should be repealed, 5. —Resolved, That we still urge the election of United States Senators by the people. o.—Resolved, That we endorse the present tendency to overthrow po litical hossism regardless of party. 7.—Resolved, That we cannot be too emphatic in our demands that the principles of the foregoing reso lutions be enacted into law at the earliest opportunity. 8. —Fesolved, That we commend the record of Worthy Master Reeser in the legislature just closed. 9. —Resolved, That we extend our thanks to Davidson Orange for their kind hospitality. Committee. The following resolution was in troduced by Davidson Orange: Resolved, That Davidson Orange heartily appreciates the first Pomona held at their Orange since its or ganization. It was decided to hold the next session of Pomona on September Ist and 2nd at Elkland Grange. Bro. Dorsett installed the officers who were not present at the organ ization. As there was some mis understanding in regard to dedi cating the hall Bro. Dorsett explained why it is desirable to dedicate Grange halls. The afternoon session was mainly devoted to short talks. All went away feeling that they had been royally entertained by David son Grange, and had a very in structive and beneficial meeting. M. W. Shores, Secretary. James J. Hannon Gets Fortieth Revenue Stamp. Jam PS J. Hannon proprietor of Hannon hotel in Overton, yester day came to Towanda to secure his fortieth revenue license stamp. For forty years Mr. Hannon has been proprietor of the Hannon Ho tel at Overton, Forty times he has come to Towanda for his annual revenue license; forty times he has cliinl>ed tho same steps leading to the office of the IT. S. Commissioner Mix in tho Mercur block; forty times has he paid his money to Revenue Collector Craw-! ford and forty times has he re-1 ceived the stamp which makes him solid with Uncle Sam. On! every one of these forty annual I trips for his revenue license he has! met U. S. Commissioner Mix, as j well as collector Crawford, and a j pleasant visit has been a part of the deal. Mr. Hannon has every one of the forty stamps and says he is going to kefep 011 saving them. He is unquestionably the most orignal hotel man in the state. He keeps an excellent country hostelry, caters to the wants of man and beast and never forgets his duty toward his community. Whenever there is a celebration, picnic or other special event, in Overton or vicinity Mr. Hannon closes his barroom, puts the key in his pocket and joins the crowd. One would naturally suppose that it would bo a big day in the bar room, but instead thoxe is ''noth ing doing" in the drink line. Revenue Collector Crawford says that in the entire country he docß not believe that there is a similar case.—Towanda Review. •— NORDMONT. Harry Jones of Shippensburg and Milten Jones of Onshore are visiting their father, Evan Jones at this pace. Howard Hess, wife and daughters Kathrvn and Josephine, spent Sunday with friends at Ringdale. Myrtle Fritz spent Sunday with friends at Onshore. Zera Cox was a business caller at Onshore Saturday. fJeorge Derrick and wife of Picture Rocks were the guests of tho lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. (Jeo. Fiester over Sunday. Mrs. F. C. Peters is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Dietrick of Wilkes -15 .irre. W, B. Snider was a business Ciller at Williamsport Saturday. R"rt Hazen, wife .and sou spent Sunday with friends at Sonestown. Irene Hunter, who spent the past winter teaching school at Millstone, N. J., returned to her home Saturday. Manj' from this place attended Children's Day services at Sones town Sunday evening. Alma Farrell. Alma A. Farrell daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Farrell of On shore died at her home Monday, June 1!) at 7:40 a. 111. of intestinal peritonitis, aged 27 years and 4 months. Miss Farrell had been ill for several months and received treatment at the Packer hospital, Sayre, but for the past four months has been at home. She was 011 c of Dushore's talent ed and beloved young ladies having successfully taught in the public schools of the county for seven years has gained a wide circle of friends who deeply mourn her early demise. Sho is survived by her father and mother and six sisters, Lucy, Anna, Bes«ie, Kathryn, Marguerite and Dorothy, and an adopted brother William Miles. Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 o'clock, interment in St. Basil's cemetery. The 1 heartfelt sympathy of the com munity is extended to the family in their sad bereavement.Dushore Review. The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association will be held at Bedford Springs, Pa. June 27, 28 and 29. JAMISON CITY. Prom Oazette and Bulletin. Michael Downs is doing an ex tensive business at his meat market in Jamison City, and runs a wa j gon to neighboring districts two 'days during the week. Superintendent Thomas Lundy, of the Central Pennsylvania Lum ber company, reports excellent business at Jamison City. Several train loads of logs are being hauled in daily from the camps, seven miles back in the forests. The Jamison City tannery is not ■ running full time, but are putting ' out a large amount of first class j stock. | The Stauffer House, formerly j Forbes House at Jamison City, is j enjoying a largely increased ■ patronage under the present man agement. It is a place where if one goes once they will go again. The stork called at Adam Barth olomew's home Thursday evening and presented a fine boy. Harry Miller is running the engine for the Central Pennsyl vania Lumber company at their Jamison City mills. He has had a large experience which insures per fect manipulation here. Grange Social. The Mnncy Valley Grange will hold a festival at that place on Saturday evening, June 24, 1911. Everybody is cordially invited. By Order of Committee. SNEi ZES FOLLOW ACCIDENT Atlantic C ty Residents Painfully Af fected by Bursting Ammonia Pipe. All ammonia pipe bursting in Geor V 11 's Iruit store caused passers-by on Atlantic avenue, near Kentucky ave line, in Atlantic City, to sneeze. Clerks were driven from the build ing by fie fumes. The throng that ran to the store s arted sneezing. Police men, who nttempted to shut off the pipe, joined the other sneezers. Fo two squares sneezes were heard foi an hour. Drug and Rob Over Twenty Laborers. Six armed bandits visited the camp of the laborers employed on the Bes semer road, near Krie, Pa., and af ter they had chloroformed twenty or more of the men, escaped with over 12200, which represented the lifetime savings of many of the workmen. Two posses are scouring oie country in search of the bandiU. There are about rtfb :f the laborerg living at the camp, many of them be ing foreigners. Thursday was their payday. Many of the workmen, after receiving their pay, left camp for the!) homes in Erie and Pittsburg, leaving behind at the camp about twenty-four of their fellow workmen. About 2 o'clock in the morning six men, their faces concealed by masks and carrying revolvers, quietly entered the camp. The first man they robbed happenede to be awake. When he tried to give an alarm he was strucl over the head with the butt end of a pistol and rendered unconscious. Thf thieves went from shanty to shanty, pouring chloroform on the pillows ol the men's beds. Then the bandits took their time in rifling their trunks and clothing of all they possessed. The police say that the bandits es caped with about $2205. There Is no clue for the police to work on. Power of Praise. There is one thing which no man. however generously disposed, can give, but which every one, however poor, is bound to pay. This if praise. lie cannot give it because it is not his own, since what is de pendent for its very existence on something in another can never be come to him a possession, nor can he justly withhold it when the pres ence of merit claims it as a conse quence.—Washington Allston. The Old, Old Story. "Daughter, has the duke told you the old, old story as yet ?" "Yes. He says lie owes about 200,000 plunks."—Pittsburg Post. Notice of Transfer. Notice is hereby given that a Pe tition for the Transfer of a Retail Tavern License heretofore granted to William Haley, in the township of Cherry, County of Sullivan, State i.f Pennsylvania, on premises known as the "Haley House"on the pub lic road leading from Dushore to the village of Lopez, to WILLIAM BURKE, has this day been tiled in my office, and the same will he pre ( sen ted to the Court of Quarter Ses sions of Sullivan County, Penna., on Monday, June 26, 1911, at nine o'clock A. M. 1 Clerk's office, ALBERT F. HESS, , Laporte, Penna., Clerk. June 13, i9ll. PNEUMONIA. It* Best Friend It a Bad Cold That Has Been Neglected. Pneumonia is not dreaded mere ly for its power to seize and kill quickly, but also fer its apparent power to select the most unlikely victims. Most persons have lived through the shock of hearing that some friend had suddenly died of pneumonia—a friend from whom they had parted but a few days or even hours before, leaving him at what seemed the highest notch of physical well being and perhaps protesting that ho did not know what illness meant. This disease is most dangerous to the apparently strong, robust peo ple of heavy weight and hearty ap petite, although it may attack any one, for its germs are omnipresent. The strong and full blooded indi vidual who is at the same time something overweight is especially in danger of pneumonia and should take particular care to avoid it. If his diet is too heavy—and that may safely be assumed—it should be ruthlessly cut down, especially as to meat and the elimination of alcohol. The weighing scale is a good friend to such a person and should be consulted regularly. The scale docs not argue about that extra pound or two—it proves it —and aft er a weight in accordance with age and height has been determined it can be maintained in most cases by tho exercise of a little self control. There are hosts of people who in dolently permit themselves to get heavy and oven fat in the winter months. They are the people who should be constantly reminded, "Tho pneumonia germ 'll git yer if yer don't watch out!" Tho condition of the man must be recognized a3 more important than the presence of the germ, as proved by the fact that there is less mortality among the thin and ap parently delicate than among the stout and full blooded. Some of the phrases used by tho laity on this subject have, after all, more sense than nonsense in them. It is said that some one is "threat ened with pneumonia" or that a "bad cold ran into pneumonia," and in a sense it is true, for every one is "threatened" with pneumonia; that is to say, the germ is always present and ready and willing to begin its work if one only gives it a chance. The most successful way to give it a chance is to neglect a bnd cold and thus break down the natural defenses of the system. If every bad cold were met with starvation, physic and fresh air it would de part in disgust, and the lurking pneumonia with it, for the large burglar cannot get in through a hole which has refused to admit tho smaller one.—Youth's Companion. Wicker Baskets. One of the largest imports from Russia into America is willow clothesbaskets. The huge hampers so commonly in use are nearly all made in central Russia by peas ants, although some come from the Danube valley, and there is consid erable domestic manufacture. The importations last year exceeded a million dollars' worth. Osier wil low, from which they arc made, has been worked by Russian peasants for centuries and was formerly the material from which they wove their houses. The method of cut ting, peeling, twisting and manipu lating the withes is handed down from father to son.—Chicago Rec ord-Herald. A* She Would Have Been. A gentleman in Paris paid a visit to a lady, in whose parlor he saw a portrait of a lovely woman of, say, five and twenty. Upon the entrance of tho lady her visitor naturally asked her if tho picture was a fam ily portrait and was told that it rep resented her deceased daughter. "Is it long since you lost her?" asked the gentleman. "Alas, sir," replied the lady, "she died just after her birth, and I had a portrait painted to represent her as she would have appeared if she had lived until now I" The Disenchanting Phonograph. Tho best story I have heard re cently is that told of a well known Oxford don who was asked to speak into a phonograph. A little later the machine was turned on again, and he was requested to listen to his own voice. The don then turned to the assembled company and said, "It is strange that through this ma chine 1 am made to speak in a pe culiarly bumptious and affected manner."—London Tatler. Just as Advertised. Irate Visitor—l call this a down right fraud 1 You advertise on your bills, "The Most Remarkable Dwarf In the World," and he turns out to be five feet five inches high. Bland Showman —Exactly so, sir. That'B just what's BO remarkable about him. He's the tallest dwarf DA IfittOds -tii 1 j*ii 1 '•Ji 1. Pjs2aHt^gggr'?Pr r Pa!rgggEc HBgS? PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FRANCIS W. MHYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. Office it) Keeler'e Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. £ t J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA orrica ia COUHTT BDILDIIVQ If BAR COURT HOOBB. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORIf LAW, ROTARY PUBLIC, orrica oa MA is HT RBBT. DUSIIORE, PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE. PA. Capital - - - $25,000.00 Transacts a general banking business. J. L. CHRISTIAN KI>W. LAI>I,KY President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Advertise in the News Item. | 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. j , ' ■ ♦** ■ »*» ■» »*• M m .. »♦» ■ !.»♦» ,A.l . EGGS FOlt KALE—Huff Leghorn single or double comb." SI.OO per setting of 15. M. J. Walls, Box 175, Laporte, Pa. Jul i LOST —Elgin watch; open faeesil veroid ease; 15 jewel; has deer head on back of case. Liberal reward if returned to News Item Office. EGGS FOR SALE—The famous E. R. Thompson strain, Ringlet Barred Rocks. SI.OO per settingof 15. S. K. Brown, Ricketts, Pa. J* WANTED—Woo'; will pay 1(5 cents cash or IS cents in trade. Wolf Socks, Laporte, Pa. WANTED—A man or woman of character and intelligence, having about $250 with which to furnish and equip an office; can secure control of I a pleasant and profitable business in this County. For partitulars, address, Rooms 20K-20!), Traders' National Bank Bldg., Scranton, P.i. LaPorie Township School Audit for 1911. George Karge, in account with Laporte Town ship as Collector of School auil Building Tax for the year ending June 5,1911. To amount due Town ship bv Audit, 1910 17 55 To amount of School Tux Duplicate 1209 90 By Exonerations 47 20 " Land Returns 9 1 " Treasurer's Commission 48 Receipt 750 t o " Rebate 39 17 " Commission 'J iier cent ou $550.00 II 00 ft *200.00 « IK) " Treasurer's Receipt 32fi71 " Commission If. !15 " Treasurer's Receipt 80 53 *5 1287 45 BUILDING TAX ACCOUN To amount Building Tux Duplicate 38139 By amount due Collector by Audit of 1910 I SI '• Exonerations li 21 '• Land Returns 3 20 •' Treasurer's Commission If. " Receipt 345 47 Due Township 22 04 381 :.9 381 39 Morgan Gavitt, Treasurer of School and Build ing Funds of Lni*>rtc Township for year c-iding luue 5, 1911. To amount due by Audit of 1910 76 75 Amount received of Geo. Karge, Collector 1502 71 Amount received of state S7B 15 Amount received of Mrs. Marv Walsh Overp'd iu'st 1 50 Amount received of C'o.f Treasurer 1120 00 By Orders Redeemed: Teachers' Salary 1890 00 Teachers attending Institute t>o 00 Supplies 126 32 Freigt and Express 3 57 Fuel 159 90 Auditing and Advertising 12 00 lodgments and Interest 702 37 High School Tuition 81 50 Secretary's Salary and Postage 35 70 Rent and Rc(>aiis 91 <*"> Attending Convention 25 80 " Supt. Election (i 12 Attorney Kei 10 00 By Treasurer's Commission fit 09 Due Township 310 13 3579 11 8579 11 FINANCIAL STATE.M EST. Resources: Amount due from Collector 22 01 Land Returns 12 91 Due from Treasurer 310 13 Liabilities in excess of Resources... 33 <l7 378 75 Labilities: Amount Erne t Bot.sford Note 125 00 " Ambrose Walsh Order 253 75 378 75 We, the undersigned Auditors of La)>orte Town ship, Had the foregoing account true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. ! HOWARD C HESS, JACOB H. FRIES. Auditors.
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