Republican News Item. VOL. XYI. NO. 36 THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. COUNTY SEAT § LOCAL AND PERSONAL | EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD § John Minnier lias been appoint ed pound master. Mr. and Mrs. E. I'. Ingham spent Sunday at Eagles Mere. W. B. Snider of Nordmont was a business visitor in this place ou Monday. Mr. Raymond Shaffer of Kettle Creek was on calling friends in town Sunday. Miss Freda Arms of Nordmont was a pleasing caller in this place last Sunday. Miss Jessie Hornet of Wyalusing was the guest of Mrs. F. 11. Ing ham last Thursday. A^i 1 . Leslie Bradshaw of New York City spent Sunday with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheeney aro visiting their mother at the Cheeney homestead. Messrs. Percy and Ellery Car {►enter spent n few days at their home in this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. M- Cheeney spent a few days at the home of Mrs. Bert Karns of Benton last week. During the absence of the Editor and family last, Saturday some mis chieveous boys bursted open the front door to their residence. Miss Eunice Ingham has gone to Eaglesmere to take charge of the (ira miner Grade in the High School of that place for the winter. FOB SALE—TWO lots situated on Main street and Spring Alley in Laporte Borough, known as the Wurlllein lots. Inquire F. 11. Ingham. The Public Schools of Laporte opened on Monday with Mr. John Leahy as principal, Miss Jessie Wrede primary grade, ami Miss Helen Carpenter gramnier grade. Miss Hattie Traugli and sister Ruth have rented a room of Mrs. Finkle and will keep "Bachelor Maid" Hall, and attend the La porte High School this winter. Miss Hattie will take a post-gradu ate course. BOTTOM OF FOOT IS SHAVED OFF G. 0. Fry of Picture Rocks Badly Hurt in Machine at His Mill Picture Rocks Sept. 10. —(». C. Fry, aged about 5"» years, senior member of the planing mill firm of Fry & Son was badly injured this evening while operating a sticker at the firm's mill in this place. Mr. Fry was running flooring through the machine and had at <i o'clock just started the last board for the day. In an effort to pull it back before the rolls carried it to the knives he braced his left foot against the machine. Just how the accident occurred lie is unable to state, hut the foot slipped and was carried to the knives, which shaved the llesh off of the bottom of the foot down to the bone. His cries brought help, the machine was stopped and Mr. Fry released. Dr. Wackenhuth, of this place, and Dr. Voorhees, of Hughesville, were summoned and found it neces sary to amputate the big toe. It is feared that Mr. Fry will also have to lose one or two more toes if not the entire foot. CHESTER COUNTY FARMS ALL SIZES, FREE LISTS PAUL STANSBURY, COATESVILLE, PA. MUNCY VALLEY Mi's. Joseph Henrigan of To wanda spent a few hours in town one day last week. Mr. S. N. Stanton of Williams port transacted business in town on Wednesday. Miss Mattel Moran of Laporte spent a few days with her brother Will and family last week. Mr. Harmon of Williamsport was a business visitor in town last week. James Moran spent Thursday of last week at Hillsgrove. Harry Snyder of Mnncy spent Friday in town. Miss E. Maud Miller has gone to Westfield for a short stay. Miss Ruth Miller has returned to her home in Williamsport, after spending the summer at Eagles Mere. Messrs. Watson and Lanty of Warsaw, N. Y., spent Sunday in town. Miss Julia Remsnyder has gone to Willianisport for some time. Miss Kathryn Brady has return ed to Willianisport after spending a couple of weeks with her parents. • Mrs- G- W. Bigger and Paul Sell tigs and wife of Rlinire, N. Y., spent Thursday of last week at Eagles Mere. Our schools started Monday with Mrs. Gritman and Miss Pearle Ilenseknecht as teachers. Mi's. L. H, Jillson and daughters Margaret and Martha and mother, Mrs. M. Mapse spent a few days at. Laporte. Sunday School next Sunday at 10 o'clock a. in. Preaching ser vice 7:30 j). in. Miss Myrtle Amies of Sonestown spent Sunday with Willa Gansell. PRISONER MAKES ESCAPE PROM SUNBURY JAIL John Yarish Scales High Wall of Prison Yard and Dis appeared On Friday night of last week John Yarish made his escape from the Sunbury jail, he was convicted in the Northumberland county court, in February, 1909, of robbing the railroad stations at Mt. Carmel and Sunbury. The term of im prisonment to which he was sent enced has almost expired, but several other charges are hanging [over him and he stood a good chance of getting another long term in jail. He is suspected of having been implicated in the rob bery of the stations at Lewisburg and Milton, those robberies having occurred at about, the same time as the one at Mt. Carmel. Yarish made his get-away from the yard of the right wing of the jail, .lint- how ho did it in .still some what of a mystery. A turnkey was within a short distance of him when he scaled the twelve foot wall and landed on the outside. Just before he disappeared he was stand ing near the wall with another, a man over six feet tall, Yarish ♦ 7 himself is of pretty good height. The supposition is that he climbed on the shoulders of his tall com panion and from this elevated posi tion was able to get a hold on the top of the wall and pull himself up. Death of Mrs. William Wanck Mrs. Lillian Wanck, wife of William Wanck died Friday after noon, Aug.3o, at 1:30 o'clock at the family home on Sugar Ridge, Overton township, aged 49 years. She is survived by her husband and son The funeral was held at the Powell M. E.church on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock; interment in the Powell cemetery. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1912. KORDfrjONT. Mif. Charles Carpenter and daughter of Dushore spent Wed nesday night with friends here. Robert Cook, who has been em ployed, near Rochester, N. Y., re turned home Wednesday. Many from this place attended the farmers picnic at Grassmere Park Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Breiniug of Laporte were in town Monday. Miss Hazel Diltz of Dushore has returned home after visiting friends here. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. John liouseknecht on Sept. 1, a daughter Misses Mabel Hunter, Clara and Edith Morris, who have been em ployed at Eagles Mere, returned home Sunday. Mrs. Willie Deitrick of Wilkes- Barre is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Peters and family. N. R. Tarbox and family are spending a few weeks at Cuba, N. V. W. B. Snider was a business visitor at. Laporte Monday. Those who attended the funeral of Willie Hess at Central Sunday were : Mr. and Mrs. Nate Peters, Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Hunter and sons Harry and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Snider and daughters Dollie, Pearl, Marie and son Ernest. <). i. Sherman and daughter of Wilkes-Barre spent Sunday with friends here. . George Dietrick and wife of Picture Rocks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs George Fiester. Miss Claire Keeler of Williams port and Mrs. Robert Simmons of Sonestown were the guest of W. B. Snider and family Monday. Edward Golder, wife and son Fred are visiting Mrs. Charles Perry at Emmons. MILDRED AND BE i:NICE Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kay of Elkland visited Mr. and Mrs. 11. W. (User. Mrs. Seeds of Philadelphia is visiting her mother, Mrs. Saenoiisky of Sugar llill. Miss Mabel Herst. of Sugar llill was visiting friends in Philadelphia for the past two weeks. Mrs. Jan Pawels was taken to the Sayre hospital to have an oper ation performed on Thursday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dempsey a sou. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Regan a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. William Geaham of Scran ton spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Scholl aiul daughter were visiting friends at .lohnville. Mrs. Regan and daughter of Duninore is visiting her son, John Regan. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Cummins of Rochester, N. Y.. spent the past week with Mr. and Mi's- A. L. Weed. The miners are working full time at present. ■ mm Death of Elizabeth Mcdermott Elizabeth M<* Dermott, a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. llenry Mc- Dermott, of Murray, died Aug. 29, of cholera infantum at the age of eight months. The remains were interred at Cummiskey Aug. .'JO. Advertise in the News Item. I FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LAPORTE 112 y /jc ffoK % | THIRD ANNIVERSARY 1 SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH + Elsewhere in this issue may be found the re | port of tht condition of the First National Bank of I Laporte, a careful perusal of which gives ample I evidence of its continued growth and general I prosperity. I Possibly tin- appended figures taken from the re t gular reports to the <■ Comptroller of the Currency, show * ing the amounts ot Deposits, Loans, Surplus and I Undivided Profits and Assets, each year since organiz ation, may be of iuierest 'o the many friends of the I institution. t Surplus and 112 Undivided + Date Deposits Loans Profits Assets | Nov. 1(5, 1909 - - 11,464.37 - - 8,679.50 - - 106.82 - - 38,263.69 t Sept. 1, 1910 - - 33,776.28 - - .'<7,393.99 - - 1,042.91 - - 66,069.19 | Sept. 1, 1911 - - 35,201.7* - - 42,487.28 - - 2,097.65 - - 87,574.90 | Sept. 4. 1912 - - 52,945.17 - - 55,333.06 - - 3,819.92 - - 106,801.58 iThe Facilities of Hie Hand and its new and conveniently equip ped building with the lire picof vault and burglar proof safe, together with its steady increase in business, augur well for its future success. This Bank considers it part of its business to ac commodate it customers in every reasonable and legitimate way. t Corporations, Firms. Merchants, and Individuals are offered £ every service and facility consistent with SOUND BANKING I METHODS. A BIG WEEK Philadelphia is ma kill <4 (. preparations to receive the great army of Sunday-school workers that will flock to the City of Brotherly Love to participate in Jubilee State Sunday-school Con vention. The celebration will begin Sat urday. October ">th, when the Sun day-schools of Philadelphia will have their annual fall parade. Sunday, October 6th, will be observed in all the schools as Decision Day. Monday, October 7th, a testi monial dinner will be given in honor of the Hon. John Wanani aker, who is the present active superintendent of the famous Beth any Sunday-schools of Philadelphia, and who has for many years been active in promoting Sunday-school work throughout the State. Covers will be laid for one thousand guests. Prominent Sunday-school people from all over the State will attend. Tuesday, October Bth, the (Jreat Jubilee Convention wid open. In the evening a Jubilee Musical Festival will be held in the new Convention Hall. A chorus of 5,000 singers will render the pro gram. The seating capacity of the hall is 20,000. Wednesday, October 9th, a re creation afternoon is arranged for the delegates. Seven great mass meetings in the evening. Thursday, October 10th, will be O. A. B. C. Day. The chief event will be the evening parade with 25,000 marchers, followed by a great out-door meeting. Friday, October lltli, will lie Recognition Day. when Sunday school veterans showing records of lifty years of service as Sunday school teachers or oflicers will be presented with medals, prepared by the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association. It will be a big week. Bernice & Mildred Defeats the Champions of Murray The Bernice & Mildred base-ball team defeated the Champions of Murray, at Murray, by the time of 4-.'}, 011 Sunday afternoon, Aug 15, in a pitching Iwittle between Ilels man and Lynch, the former having the better by a good margin, a wild throw by Campbell letting in two of Murray's runs. A large sum of money changed hands on the grounds. The score was as follows: Bernice & Mildred. R. H. O. A. E. Louie If 2 2 0 1 0 Cunningham 2d 0 2 14 1 O'Niell ss 1112 2 Campbell 3rd 0 3 1 7 1 Minor lab 0 0 13 0 0 C. Helsman rf 0 0 0 0 A. Helsman p 0 1 0 3 0 Tinna cf 0 0 1 0 0 Goodbaugh c 1 110 0 0 Hringa cf 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 12 27 17 5 Murray R. H. O. A. E T. Lynott lb 0 0 7 0 0 F. Lynch c 0 1 12 0 0 Lang cf 0 0 0 0 0 B. Lynch If 0 0 2 0 1 May 2nd 10 10 3 J. Lynott rf 1 (1 0 0 0 Thayer 3rd II 2 0 1 I'. Lynott ss 0 2 3 3 0 J. Lynch p 0 0 0 1 0 Total 3 4 27 4 5 Two base hits Campbell, Lonie, Coolbaugh; stolen bases Lonie, Campbell, Minor, C. Helsman, May; double play P. Lynott to May to T. Lynott; struck out by Helsman 10 by Lynch 10; base 011 balls Helsman 2 by Lynch 2. O'Malley and Carroll umpired the game. Annual Convention of the Sullivan County Sunday School Association The Twenty-seventh annual Con vention of the Sullivan County Sunday School Association was held at Eagles Mere on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. There were 42 delegates present. There were also present pastors from seven different creeds, two state workers, Miss Martha E. Robins, general worker, of Blooms burg, and W. B. Shem, organizer of adult bible classes, of Philadel phia. The meetings were interesting and inspiring. Both pastors, lady and state workers took active parts in the different discussions of the convention. The people entertain ed the delegates nicely. The same, rather old officers, were re-elected for 1912-1913 : President, Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove; Vice President, J. F. Pealer, Du shore; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Rachel Rogers, Lincoln Falls; Recording Secretary, Miss Mazie Philips, Muncy Valley; Treasurer, Herbert L. Molyueux, Forksville; County Department Superinten dent, Mrs. J. L. Snyder Forkes ville; Teacher Training, Rev. J. K. Freed, Bernice; Elemnsary, Mrs. Boyle; Temperance, Miss Sarah Huckell, Forksville; Music, Rev. Figart. 75C PER YEAR C. S. DAUBERMAN, EDITOR Bowles—Boland. The Francis Church at Mildred was the scene of a very pretty Wed ding Thursday morning of last week at 8:30 o'clock, when James A. Bowles, princiable of the public school and Miss Margaret M-Boland teacher of the grammer grade of the same school were united in holy wedlock. Rev. Father Enright performed the ceremony and celebrated nuptial high mass. A large number of relatives and friends witnessed the ceremoney. The best man was James F. Murphy, a former pupil of the groom while the birdesmaid was Miss Anna Toughey. The bride was becomingly gowned in white voile, with black picture hat, while the bridesmaid wore white voil over pink, with pink picture hat The Lohengrin weddin march was played as the bridal party entered the church. After a wedding breakfast served at the home of the bride's mother, an automobile trip was made to Towanda, and a wed ding dinner was served at the Bradford house hotel at 2:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles left Towanda on the Lehigh train No. 1, for a honeymoon trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Thousand Islands and Montreal, Canada. Upon their return they will reside in Beruice, where the groom is to resume his duties as principal of the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles are estimable young people, and have the best wishes of a host of friends. The bride will take into her home many beauti ful presents, wedding gifts from warm friends. Pennsylvania Inventors The following patents were just issued to Pennsylvania inventors re ported by D. Swift & Co., Patent Lawyers, Washington, D. C., who will furnish copies of any patent for ten cents apiece to our readers. Quincy A. Brackett, Wilkisbnrg Curent rectifier system, (sold); Perry Brown. Coraopolis. Car brake; Louis Burke, Phila., Hog scraping machine, Frank Bury, Lyndora, Trolley, sold; Geo. H. ClilT, Phila., garmet hook, sold; G. C. Cornell, Canton, crank device for internal combustion engines; James F. Craneu, Warren, Shred der for paraflin wax and the like, sold; John Dolan, Duquesne, wrench; Joseph D. Drum, Pitts burgj tul>e cleaner; William V. Ellis, Huntingdon, skid, sold, Her mony Erb, Lancaster, hoof pro tector. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF First National Bank of Laporte of Laporte, in the State of Pennsylvania at the close of business Sept. 4,1912 RESCOURCES. Loans and Discounts —52,363 06 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 205 83 U.S. Bonds to secuie circulation 25,000 00 Primums on O. S. Bonds 292 62 Bond Securities, etc 2.970 00 Banking house, Furniture, and Fixtures-8,448 46 Due from approved Reserve Agents— 6,92919 Checks and other Cash Items 58 83 Notes of other National Banks 2,19000 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickeli and Cents 27 99 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie 4,845 60 Legal-tender notes 2,22000 7,065 60 Redemption fund w Ith U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent circulation) 1,250 00 TOTAL 106,801 58 LIABILITIES. Captial stock paid in 25,000 00 Surplus fune ■, 3,500 00 UndividedJProtits, less expenses and Taxes paid— —319 92 National Bank Notes outstanding 25,00000 Due to other National Banks 36 49 Individual deposits subject to check 35,39361 Demand certiticates of deposit 17,521 01 Certified ckecks 6 00 Cashier's checks outstanding 24 65 Total 106.501 M state of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan, is: 1. Kdward Ladley, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly aflirm that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. EDWARD LADLEY, Cashier. Subscribed and uffirmed to before me this 20th day of June, 1912- ALBERTF. HEESS, Prothonotory. CORRECT ATTEST: A. H BUBCHHAUBEN, F. W. MEYLERT, . J. MULLEN. Directors.
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