Republican News Item. VOL. VII. NO. 2. ) YOUR SAVINGS ARE WELJ. INVESTED^ V WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLI/. JEWELERY. V r It wears and gives pleasure for years and is C V always worth the price paid for it. Our many r years of business at the same stand with the same j t principles of keeping nothing but reliable Qis a testimonial of what our goods stand for. j ? We intend that this store shall be first in j thoughts when that buying reliable jewelery ques- \ tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C \ scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the s S same grade of goods. \ V Always Ready for Repairwork. p y Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our J \ hands. To get values come here after them. q Very respectfullv, C > RETTENBURY, PA. the jeweler. COLE HARDWARES Special Low Prices Now Prevail Wire fencing for farm, garden, lawn and poultry netting. Lawn mowers, wheel barrows, tin ware, woodenware, garden and farm tools, dairy supplies washing machines, wringers etc, of the latest in ventions. Paints, oils and varnishes. Mill sup plies and tools of all descriptions. Bicycle Tires, Lamps, Brakes and Sundries. Sporting goods, fishing tackle, guns, revolvers and ! equipments. Roofing, spouting, plumbing, piping : and fittings. Bicycle repairing and general job work. Samuel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., > 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Garments tor Ladies \\ e have made our suit department the fashion center by our tins display o the newest styles and latest ideas in exclusive costumes, Tailor made Suit*, Coat* Skirts and Waists made from the very latest and choicest fabrics. IVlf This waist department is growing more popula r W flllC W d-ISTS every day. There is good reason for it, as we have a very large variety of fine white l.awn waists trimmed with single or cluster tucks all over embroidery, laces etc, ranging in prices from 75c to $3.75. W7 112 1 Our wash goods department oilers today a stock asn VjOOaS PO complete as to warrant the inspection of every buyer coming to the city. We know it will be t» your interest to see our assortment of Dimities Batistes, Dotted Swiss muslin*. Lawns, ect. in plain colors, fancy stripes and Foulard design?, madra*. zephyr ginghams, silk stripe ginghams, fast black mercerized Egyptian lawn* White Goods. That offers unlimited choice from a variety of fine sheer and attractive do Is signs for Graduating dresses or waists. Plain while Swisses, at 16 to 40c Persian Lawns at 25c, 35c, and 45c. French Lawns at 50c, 69, 75, and 90c. French Organdies at 50c, and 75c 2yd wide. Potted Swisses at 20c up to 50c French Nainsook 50c to 69c. Plain and doited silk mulls, fancyjopen w®rk lace stripes for shirt waists at 15c to 45c; mercerized madras in fancy stripe* and figures at 18c fo4f>c. Fancy checks and plaids for waists or apron* 7c, l£c The Shopbell Dry Good Co. Williamsport, Pa. Try The News Item Job Office WHEN IN NEED OF FINE STATIONERY. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 19Q2. | COUNTY NEWS I Happenings 'at ; [lnterest to Readers] Towtt - EAGLES MERE Once more the sons of Italy are with us and with poetic fervor they dig and delve on the exteiition of the Eagles Mere It. R. that lias been a matter of promise and prophe «••• for so many years, and now seems assured. It is understood that its course is to be arouud back of Crest mont Hill, through the woods by al most a level grade to Chautauqua. Pretty soon the little "Fire Devil Locomotive" No. 5 will be making things lively back there with bon fires that will pale all the political have everfcbeen known." Its pyrotechnics after dark make a picture simply grand, gal though it forbodes destruction to the little forest that remains. The purpose of the extention is to connect with a railroad built by Mr. Chas. W. Souesto bring out his lum ber, and as his part of the road it* graded and ties almost distributed, some rapid tracklaying is likely. People say that when this is done some Hilisgrove business will be carried by this route. It is even as serted that it is among the possibili ties that the rails may be laid all the way to the Hilisgrove tannery. We shall wait and see. While it will add nothing to the attractiveness of Kagles Mere, it may possibly secure conveniences that we have not had in the past. The new board walk along the Morgan Road promises to be the favorite Lover's Ramble next sum mer, and will be a wonderful accom, oilation to the visitors at the Beau mont cottages, though It will doubt less be the regular constitutional walk between Chautauqua and Beaumonts for all the pedestrian health seekers of the place. <>f course Lakeside would not be Lakeside if something new was not taking place at that Mecca for its friends of all the years of its business life. A children's playhouse is down on the list for materialization this season, and Mr. Kirk has the repu tation of not talking much in ad vance but he invariably gets things finished in good time. Raymond Kehrer nearly emptied some of the wholesale stores in New York when he went onto make his usual yearly and the Treas ury Department at Washington made a Government Depositary of the WestJßranch National|Bank, and sent on a large amount of funds so as to be ready for his checks dis counting his bills. When the crowd arrives it will find the store supplied with everything that can be thought of. If any one has any doubts on the iiubject, it is suggested that a call be made for some unusual arti cle and it will be found. Rev. S. B. Bidlack has been mak ing a church of Hotel Kagles Mere all winter and the results are sim ply amazing. The old drugstore has gathered itself up and departed for parts at present unknown, in its stead has come an attractive main hall, an office right alongside of the dining room entrance, new reading and writing rooms, coat rooms, ac commodations for bell boys, new stairways, new sanitary arrangments on every floor and a host of other things that will be discovered on a visit. The other hotels had better make a note of it and invite Mr. Bidlack to hold protracted meetings in their houses and watch the results. Mr. W. C. Dodge of Washington, has been doing some figuring on a new boat propeller manufactured by the Submerged Electric Motor Co., of Menominie, Wisconson. It is to be hoped that he may finally decide to invest in one of them as they seem to be a marvelous success wherever tried so far. They can be attached to any ordinary row boat in a few minutes, and answer the purj>ose of both motor and tiller un der perfect control and that will run a l>oat for a numt>er of hours from one charge of the .Storage Battery with which they tire furnished. A* the Crestmout has a direct current light station, the batteries can be re. charged very easily at a cost of*»\ few cents. That irrepressible fellow that goes around in his shirt sleevs and calls himself Waiter Trappe, has fitted up himself with an attractive shop ad- Joining Mr. Dunham's Greenhouse, aud is "busy as a nailer" if you know how busy that is, only he is not a nailer. He is only an electric ian and a plumber, but then you know plumbers get to lio million aires. We have some idea of apply ing for a position as his bookkeej»er and cashier only that we hear that his wife has putin an application ahead of us. It seems likely that he will be compelled to work nights and Sundays. Miss Euza La wrens* m of Straw bridge, is here to spenda few weeks. Rev. Bidlack of Laporte, was among the visitors in town Sunday. Mrs. E. S. Chase aud daughters, Edith and Helen returned Wednes day, after spending two weeks with the[former,s sister in Laporte. Mr. Chas. Brink, contractor, is b-iilding two new cottages at Chau- j tauqua. Mrs. S. E. Worthington visited ; several days with her parents at Bunker Hill. Mr. Floyd Dunham spent Sunday with friends at liaporte. Mr. P. W. Peale and daughter, and Miss Bertha Worth ington spent Sunday with out of town friends. Miss Josephine Colt is now giving music lessons at Muncy Valley each \ week. The new railroad from Eagles Mere to Chautauqua is nearly com pleted. Mr. and Mrs. Honlker who have been guests at the Allegheny four weeks, returned to their home in Philadelphia, Wednesday last. Messrs. Walter lien net and Harry Stevens are spending this week at Forksville. Mr. Phonas Miles and wife of Philadelphia, spent a few days in j there cottage here last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Vanßuskirk j drove to Sonestown, Sunday. SONESTOWN. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lock- j wood, May the Bth, a daughter. j Miss Anna Speary of Bloomsburg ' State Normal School spent Sunday j at home. Miss Anna is a junior and j expects to complete her course this ! spring term. Mr. and C. H. Warren returned | Monday evening from Williamsport where they had taken their son, Wynn/for surgical operation on his eyes. The surgeon is Dr. Kimble. Miss Mary Buck spent Monday out of town. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Welch left on Thursday, the former for Philadel phia, the latter for Hughesville. They retnrned Tuesday. Mrs. Ben Taylor and daughter, of Strawbridge, were in town last week. MM. E. J. Lock wood and children are visiting relatives at Elimsport. Engeno Tripp of Lapotre is in town, repairing the county bridge. ; The Campbelle saw mill has again I resumed work. Jas. Meyers of Strawbridge, was noticed in town recently. Ed. Houseknecht has quit the B.' R. and gone to Eagles Mere to work. A. T. Armstrong transacted busi ness at Hughesville, Monday. Miss.Myrtle Edgar visited friends at Williamsport, Thursday and Fri day. Mrs. R. W. Simmons is in Will iamsport for two weeks, as the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. Keeler. While Ellery Sheets, a boy driv ing team for A. T. Armstrong, was coming from Muncy Valley on Monday, the bridle broke and the horses ran away. The boy held to the reins, and the horses ran to the grist mill and through the circuit. .They were caught by Mr. Arm- Strong himself. The Club gave a surprise party to "Geo. Hazzen, on Saturday evening, it being his birthday. A very pleasant evening was spent. j * W2NICE. j The following movings took place j last week: 8. Burns from Bernice to his new house at Mildrad, near St. ; Francis Church, H. W. Osier to the | house vacated by Mr. Burns, Henry Donohoe to the house vacated by j Mr. Osier, Elmer Champin to the j one vacated by Donohoe. Next. While out riding one day last j week, Mrs. N. J. Nelson was quite ! badley injured by the horses running j away. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Cole were shopping in Dushore one day last week. Mrs. H. E. Watson, after spending some time with friends at New Al bany, returned home Thursday. Jerome Ortlieb of Dushore is do ing some carpenter work for the S. L. S. S. railroad company at the white house. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. W. Crawford were at Towancla Thursday, j Atty. John Cronin of Dushore, 1 visited relatives here Saturday. | Some of our young bloods of town I seem to have a great liking for Du j shore ice cream. Mrs. and Mrs. Michael Gilligan j visited friends at Dushore last week. | LOPEZ. Miss Ina Hedden is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Kilgore. D. W. Pealer caught the nicest lot of "catties" of the season. Ixjpez High School closed Mon day, May 12. Miss Eva Lawrence assisted her sister, Miss Grace, last week. C. A. Johnson is building an ad dition to his store room. Mr. John son has by energy and fair play built up a good business, and he now stands much in need of more exten sive store room space. Mrs. F. I*. Waltman, who has been in a very critical condition for several weeks is now much better, and it is expected that 'she will re cover. We see that some of our boys who recently went to Somerset have re turned. We trust that the boys will soon realize that uncertain promises !of distant operators are not as good , for them as good work at gootl 1 wages at home. I Rev. Hower returned from a visit jto his mother last Friday, and re | ports his mother as still in a critical ! condition, but thinks that she will | ultimately recover. I Mr. Farr Is occupying the second ! floor of A. L. Dyers meat market. Milton Potter has lieen appointed | agent for the Prudential Life Insur ance Company, to fill the vacancy occasioned by J. M. Matthews pro motion FOBKSVILLE. ' The Junior class of the Forksville High School held their banquet on Monday evening of this week, at the home of W. E. Miller. All report a good time. R. D. is on the sick list, j Johh G. Wright is slowly recover j ing from his long illness. ; Carl Stevens of Leltaysville, is : visiting his grand parents this week. | Miss Mittie Darby is visiting at | Dr. J. li. Davies. Prof. M. R. Black closed a success { ful term of school on Monday last, j Geo. Miller of Waverly. N. Y., is ! spending his vacation with bis par- I ents at this place. Morris Wright of Pennsdale, Is i visitinjr relatives and friends at this J place, this week. | W. E. Miller is building a new imill dam. j Fred Sehanabacher and Leon Ste | vens are working at Eagles Mere. Members of the 20th Century Club i and a few invited friends met at the [ home of Dr. Davies, on Saturday » evening of last week. All enjoyed , 1 a pleasant evening. 75 CTS. PER YEAR. RICKETTS. v Eugene Dickerman had his log broken above the knee while at work at linnet's camp, on Saturday last. He was sent to the Sayre Hos pital on the evening train. Itev. ifower of Lopez preached for us oi*,the 11th. He has the sym- people in the serious illness ofjiis mother, who has had her arm amputated for gangrene. Mrs. W. W. Bostwlck was able to attend church Sunday, being the first time since her prolonged illness. The main topic of conversation seems to be chickens. The question being, how many chicks have you? and softie seem to have wonderful success, one young man being over heard to say that he had a hen that hatched eighteen eggs, and a ply mouth rock at that. The town is filling up with bark peelers. There is some talk of the Sunday School having an excursion to Har vey's Lake, sometime in July. That there is a little business life left in Kicketts may be ttirmised from the fact that during the month of Ajjrii, 853 c r loads of lumber and other producte of the forest were shipped- from this place by the Trex ler and Terril! Lumber Co. A small fox was picked up by one of the men in town last week. It is reported that some parlies came over from Jamison City, and fished in the splash dam with a gill net, and if the pile of fish heads is any indication of their catch, they were very successful. Summer must be side tracked somewhere down South, judging from the weather we are having. Most of the inhabitants hestitate about putting away their overcoats until the weather makes some posi tive demonstrations of warmth. It has been said of Kicketts that it contains more dogs in proportion to its population, than any town in the State. Can this l>e true? Mr. H. Biggur and family arc ex pwted back from Dushore, this weeek. The family of Jacob Hay have re moved to the vicinity of Jamison City. Mr. Sellack is slowly recovering from his recent illness. SHUNK. Mrs. Frank Packard and children have returned home from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Walter Rice, at Hoaring Branch. Garden making and house clean ing seem to be the only real thing uow in our little town. Miss Lillie Hein/.e of Eldredville, has been visiting .her aunt, Mrs. 8. U Morgan, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Will Foster are guests of F. L. Kilmer. W. 11. Tinklepagh is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. Kline, and while here will assist in building a new house for Mrs. Kline. Miss Lydia Norton who has been working at Chemung, has returaed to her home at Piatt. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Campbell and son Edgar, are spending a few days with relatives at Elinira, N. Y. Vinnie, the youngest daughter of T. (J. McKay had the misfortune to fall and break her arm on Friday of last week. The little sufferer is as comfortable as possible at this writ ing. S. S. Montauye of Clinton, spent a few days in towu the first of the week in the interest of the Deering Harvester Co. Mrs. Claude Smith is on the sick list. There will be Sunday School at the Union church every Sunday at 2p. m. Every one is invited to at tend, old and young. Mrs. Phoebe Maxon is working for L. B. Sp -aker at Hillsgrove. Mrs. James Breach ley is viniting her cousin, Mrs. James ¥<'Br>4e«t- Hillsgrove. The young people held a dance at A. F. Lett's on Friday i^gM. Joe Wright of East Canton, wa» a business visitor in town last week. Miss Jessie Letts has returned tQ work at Ca#itao, after spending apme time r«J»)4ve».har«.
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