SHUNK.
The rain is appreciated by all
except those who are making hay.
Miss May Williams who has
been working at Clifton Springs,
N. Y., returned home last week.
The following persons spent Sun
day with Mrs. Cora Rumsey near
town: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rum
soy of Masten, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Fuller of Columbia Cross
Roads, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Brenchley of Shunk.
Howard Kilmer who is being
treated at the Sayre hospital spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Walter Horton of Corning, N.
Y., is spending some time here.
Boyd Bagley of Sayre is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
John Fox of Towauda is visiting
friends here.
The amateurs are fast becoming
proficient tennis players under the
apt instructions of the "College
Bjys."
Harold Fanning and Leon Bar
ter have obtained positions on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Mrs. Kate Williams of Canton is
spending some time with friends
and relatives here.
Asa Baker of New York State is
visiting his parents near town.
Leslie Campbell was calling on
friends near Ellenton Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Parish was taken to
the Sayre hospital Monday to
undergo an operation for cancer.
Edna Williams who has been
ill for some time is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Harry Shaddock spent
Sunday with friends in Masten.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dumond
called on friends in town Monday.
Mrs. F. B. Foster is suffering
from a relapse.
ElKland Items.
Nat. Rogers has gone to Rome,
N. Y., where he has employment
as carpenter on the Erie canal.
Mrs. Banona Frazier of Bath.
N. Y., and Miss Mollie Rogers of
Brooklyn, are visiting their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Rogers.
John Griffus has taken unto
himself a wife. She comes from
the Empire State.
Mrs. L. M. King. Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Bullock and children of
Columbia Cross Roads are spend
ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Kave.
Victor Bird, who has been
working in Trenton, N, J., since
he finished his college year, has
returned home. He attended
Syracuse University during the
past year.
Miss Bessie Rogers had the
misfortune to fall from a ladder
and dislocate her shoulder Satur
day evening. She is getting along
as well as can be expected.
Edson Pardoe accompanied his
wife to Sayre 011 Thursday, where
she will receive treatment in the
Packer hospital.
W. A. Gage and family were
autoed to Overton 011 Sunday by
the Jennings car. They spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. George
Musselman.
Pomona Grange will be held
here the latter part of August.
Full announcements will l>e given
later.
NORDMONT.
Miss Lottie Speary visited friends
at Hughesville Sunday.
Justin Hunter of Laquin spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Etta Hunter has gone to
Laporte to work.
Mrs. Bruce Reese and daughter
Pauline of Bernice spent Sunday
with her parents here.
Bert Snider and Leuna Fiester
drove to Laporte Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ardway of Rochester,
N. Y., is visiting friends here.
Zera Cox was a caller at Dushore
POWER GOAT COMPLETED
AND IN OPERATION.
IS NAMED "CLINTON LLOYD."
The new power boat 011 Lake
Mokoma is completed and was
given her trial trip Tuesday even
ing. Wm. T. Simpson, State Boat
Inspector of Scran ton, Pa., made
the inspection Monday and pro
nounced her a perfect boat in ever
respect and issued the proper
certificate to the Company. Pie
also examined the master, Mr.
George Ladley, and engineer Ma
ben, both of whom passed satis
factory examinations and received
certificates.
The boat is fifty feet in length
and is permitted to carry one hun
dred passengers. On the trial trip
she proved all that could be desired.
Although the machinery was new,
there was no delay, and when the
power was turned on the boat
moved away from the pier eaisly
and gracefully.
In the name of the boat, "Clin
ton Lloyd," will be recognized a
just tribute to the man who first
formed the idea of the develop
ment of Lake Mokoma. Hon.
Clinton Lloyd was for many years
Chief Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington, D. C.
He was a lawyer by profession and
attained a national reputation as
a lecturer and public speaker. He
was a native of Lycoming County
and business often brought him to
Sullivan County. It was 011 one
of his trips to Laporte that he was
impressed with the possibilities of
Lake Mokoma as a resort. He
immediately set to work, interested
capital in the enterprise, formed a
company and purchased nearly
SOO acres of land. Had his life
been spared, greater progress would
have been made in the develop
ment of the enterprise. But with
his death progress ceased until
the new company was formed and
took possession about three years
ago.
It is therefore a most proper
thing to honor the memory of Mr.
Lloyd in the naming of the beau
tiful new boat, and the company is
to be congratulated upon its happy
selection of a name.
lawn Fete.
The lawn fete to be held in Ma
ple Park 011 Friday evening will
begin at 7 o'clock. Our command
of the English language will not
enable us, nor will space allow us
to tell of the many good things the
ladies of the V. I. S. have pre
pared for your inside and outside
comfort and amusement on this
occasion. Anyway, there will be
a fish pond for the children, candy,
peanuts and lemonade for the
young folks ami sandwiches, pie,
cake and coffee for everybody.
Ice cream will also be on sale.
The beautiful doll and base ball
outfit will be presented to the
holder of the lucky number at X
o'clock.
One of the principal features of
the evening will be the presence of
a professional fortune teller whose
services have been secured to tell
the past, present and future to
those who care and dare to have
it told.
At !l p. 111., when all are filled
to the neck with good things
served in the park, it is time to
hike to the I. O. O. F. hall across
the street where something out of
the ordinary in the line of ininis
trclsy will be presented to those
who pay 10 cents for admittance.
This is the big show after which
cake, coffee, etc., will be again
served in she park.
Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Cox and little sons,
Mervin and George of Philadel
phia are visiting her parents hero.
Born, to Henry Rooker and
wife July 13, a son.
Raymond Steck, wife and son of
West Virginia are visiting the
lady's parents here.
Silvia, the little daughter of
Henry Rooker aud wife died July
18, aged 2 years and 3 days.
Lopez Young Man
In Serious Trouble.
Joseph Meeks of Lope/, is charged
with a serious offense. For the
past two years, some one lias been
tampering with Lehigh cars near
and at Lopez, and serious accidents
have been narrowly averted. Air
1 brake equipments have come in
for a good deal of changing, and
other mischief has been done.
On Thursday of last week, Le
high Detective Cooley of Towanda.
went to Lopez and after a thorough
investigation, secured enough evi
dence to justify the lodging of a
complaint against young Meeks,
and an arrest was made. The
charge against the young man is
tampering with air brakes, mal
icious mischief and larceny. lie
gave bail in the sum of S4OO for his
appearance at the next term of the
Sullivan county court.
Relationship Does Not
Count.
Under the new school code,
teachers who happen to have rela
tives in the sehool board of their
homo town are going to have a
hard time to get electgd, unless
they are absolutely faultless. The
section of the code relating to this
reads as follows : "No teacher
shall be employed in this Com
monwealth by any board of school
directors who is related to a mem
ber of the board as father, mother,
brother, sister, husband, wife,
stepson, stepdaughter, grandchild,
nephew, niece, first cousin, sister
in-law, brother-in-law, uncle or
aunt, unless such teacher receives
the affirmative votes of three
fourths of all the members of the
board."
Recipe For a Vacation.
Take a sunglass and blister the
back of your neck; allow 1,000,000
mosquitoes to bite you; sleep on a
cellar grating; pour a bushel of
dust over your clothes, and throw
all your money except cents into
tin#lake. You can do this in one
afternoon without leaving home.—
Chicago Post.
LaPorte Township School
Audit for 1911.
George Karge, in account with Laimrte Town
ship as Collector of School and Building Tax for
the year ending June 5,1911.
To amount due Town
ship bv Audit, 1910 17 55
To amount of School Tax
Duplicate 1269 90
By Exonerations 47 20
" Land Returns y 71
" Treasurer's Commission is
" " Receipt no
" Rebate ;;y 47
" Commission J per cent on $350.00 11 00
" a $'200,00 <ioo
" Treasurer's Receipt 32C 71'
"Commission 1G35
" Treasurer's Receipt sort!
1287 45 IZS7 45
BUILDING TAX ACCOUNT.
To amount Building Tax
Duplicate 381 39
By amount due Collector
by Audit of 1910 4 31
" Exonerations 1121
" Land Returns 3 jo
" Treasurer's Commission jii
Receipt 345 47
Due Township _>-j oi
381 :,9 381 39
Morgan Gavitt, Treasurer of School and Build
ing Funds of Laportc Township for year e-iding
June 5, 1911.
To amount due by Audit
of 1910 "fi 75
Amount received of Geo.
Karge, Collector 1502 71
Amount received of State S7S 15
Amount received of Mi's.
Mary Walsh Overp'd in'st 1 50
Amount received of ('o.f
Treasurer 1120 00
By Orders Redeemed:
Teachers' Salary Ix9o 00
Teachers attending Institute 1,000
supplies 120 32
Freigtand Express 3 57
Fuel 159 50
Auditing and Advertising 12 00
Judgments and Interest 702 37
High School Tuition H 50
Secretary's Salary and Postage 35 70
Rent and Repairs 91 05
Attending Convention. '£< sti
Supt. Election 0 42
Attoruey Fee 10 no
By Treasurer's Commission 111 09
Due Township 310 13
3579 11 3579 11
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Resources:
Amount due from Collector 22 01
Land Returns 12 91
Due from Treasurer 310 1:1
Liabilities in excess of Resources... 33 07
|378 75
Liabilities:
Amount Ernest Botsford Note 125 00
" Ambrose Walsh Order 253 75
378 75
We, the undersigned Auditors of La|iorte Town
ship, find 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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SPINNING ASBESTOS.
One Thread a Hundred Yards In Langth
May Weigfi but an Ounce.
Asbestos was first mined in Italy,
and prior to 1 8S0 it was the only
country that produced it at a com
mercial profit. The Italian asbes
tos is very silky in appearance and
gray to brown in color. Often the
fibers are several feet in length.
Asbestos upon leaving the cob
bing sheds is sent to the spinning
mills ip bags holding about 100
pounds. Upon its arrival it is first
forecarded by a machine similar to
the saw tooth gin used in cotton
mills. This separates tlie tangled
fibers, after which a final carding
takes place on a regular carding
machine. When the asbestos leaves
the carding machine it is combed
smoothly and the fibers laid parallel
in a uniform mass. This mass is
treated in a rota spinning machine.
This first spins it into a coarse
yarn and then draws and spins this
yarn until it becomes fine and quite
strong. Where a hard, strong
thread is required for certain fab
rics the asbestos yarn is put into a
doubling and twisting machine,
where two or more of the yarn
threads are combined. Of course
if the asbestos is to be impregnated
with rubber a smooth, hard finished
thread is not desirable.
The spinning of asbestos for a
long lime seemed of great difficulty,
owing to the manner in which the
threads persisted in slipping past
each other. Finally it was discov
ered that under the microscope a
thread of asbestos showed a notched
surface and that by means, of spe
cial twisting the spinning could be
made successful. Now, after much
experimenting, manufacturers are
able to spin a single asbestos thread j
of 100 yards in length not weighing I
over an ounce.—lndia Ilubber:
World.
Burglary In England.
Burglary cannot be committed in
the daytime. The English rule is
that if there is light enough to see
the face of the intruder there is no
burglary. Tins, However, does not
include moonlight, for a house
j breaker entering after nightfall,
! however brightly the moon may be
j shining, is legally a burglar —that
! is, if it is reasonably certain that he
has entered with the intent to com
mit felony, for while a tramp break
-1 ing into a house to sleep may bo a
; housebreaker he is not in the proper
1 sense of the word a burglar. Bur
glary, however, may consist in
breaking out as well as breaking in.
for one who hides in a house before
nightfall to steal and after stealing
| breaks out to get away is just as
much a burglar as he who to elTect
his purpose breaks in.
A Long Walk.
A professor of the University of
Pennsylvania who has greatly en
deared himself to the students on
account of his kind heartedness has
one particular failing—that of ab
sentmindedness, the Philadelphia
Times relates.
He visited his married nephew
■ and had listened to the young wife's
praise of her firstborn. The gen
tleman felt that he must say some
thing to give the impression that
he was interested.
"Can the dear little fellow
walk?" he inquired quietly.
"Walk?" the mother shouted.
"Why, he has been walking for five
months!"
"Dear me!" the professor ex
claimed, lapsing again into abstrac
tion. "What a long way he must
have got!"
Just What He Said.
"I don't believe a word you have
faid," snapped the skipper, "but
I'll tell you what I do believe—that
you are a confounded sea lawyer
and that you would talk the hind
leg off a donkey. Did you hear what
I said?"
"Yes, sir," replied Able Seaman
Danks sulkily.
"What did I say?"
"You said that you believe I
would talk your leg off, sir!"— Lo
ndon Express.
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Gluten ' 26.00 1.35
Alfalfa Meal 25.00 1.30
Oyster Shells 10.00 00
Brewers Grain 26.00 1.35
Choice Cottonseed Meal 31.00 1.60
Beef Scrap 3.00
Oats per bu. .60
Charcoal 50 lb sack .60
Oyster Shells " ;?5
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56 lb bag Salt
Buckwheat Flour 2.20
Slhumaeher Flour sack 1.50
Muncy l< "1.15
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Tuesday and Wednesday. Live
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