Republican News Item.
VOL. VII. NO. 7
rWorth the PriceT /
/ YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL7.
\ WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLIJF. JEWELERY. V
r It wears and gives pleasure for years and is^
V always worth the price paid for it, Our many
/ years of business at the same stand with the same *
C principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery /
Q is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. j
J* We intend that this store shalbbe first in
S thoughts when that buying reliable-jewelery ques-
\ tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C
\ scale, they can nowhere be made 11 lower for the J
S same grade of goods. \
V Always Ready for Repairwork. J
V Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our J
\ hands. To get values come here after them.
q Very respectfully, c
> RETTENBURY, '
Y> DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. <£
HARDWARE^
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 (Sole^usftore^a.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
-v 313 Pine Street,
, WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Garments
W« liave made our suit department the fashion center by our fine din pi a_v ol
the newest styles and latest ideas in exclusive costumes, Tailor made Suits,Coate
Skirts and Waists made from the very latest and choicest fabrics.
TV7l»'4. TV7 * < This waist department is growing more popular
\pf itlSlS every day. There is good reason for it, as we
have a very large variety of fine white Lawn
waists trimmed with single or cluster tucks all over embroidery, laces etc,
ranging in prices from 75c to $3.75.
YY7 112 1 Our wash goods department otters today a stock
pj.Qn Ijooas so complete as to warrant the inspection of every
buyer coming to the city. 'We know it will be to
your interest to see our assortment of Dimities batistes, Dotted Swiss muslins.
Lawns, ect. in plain colors, fancy stripes and Foulard designs, madras,
zephyr ginghams, silk stripe ginghams, fast black mercerized Egyptian lawns
White Goods.
That offers unlimited choice from a variety of fine sheer and attractive de
signs for Graduating dresses or waists. Tlain white Swisses, at 16 to 40u
Persian Lawns at 25c, 35c, and 45c. French Lawns at 50c, 69, 75, and 90«',
French Organdies at 50c. and 75c 2yd wide. Dotted Swisses at 20c up to 50c
French Nainsook 50c to 69c. Plain and doited silk mulls, fancyjopen work
lace stripes for shirt waists at 15c to 45c; mercerized madras in fancy stripef>
and figures at 18c 1045 c. Fanoy checks and plaids for waists or aprons 7c, l.Sc
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
Williamsport, Pa.
Try The News Item Job Office
WHEN IN NEED OF FINE STATIONERY.
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1902.
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fniTNTV Columns of Interesting
tUViI _Z_ Items Gathered by Ovr
Happenings of
Interest to Readers M»yTow
EAGLES MERE.
The Post Office Club held its us
ual meeting on Saturday evening
and the "Look Out Committee" re
ported that with a disposition tr
provide a constant source of interest
for the public, the railroad company
had made arrangments to run theii
trains sometimes to the Steamboal
Landing and at other times to the
regular station, and to make a con
undrum as to which would be done,
In this way interest would nevei
flag and it would "be so very amus
ing to guess which way it would be.
One member failed to see anything
funny in it and undertook a speech
but was promptly called to order.
The committee said that with un
paralelled goodness no schedules
were to be issued so that the guess
ing circles could be extended to take
in the question of when trains would
run and at what hours.
It was also reported that the site of
the Lilley Pond was in first class
condition to hunt for minnows and
tadpoles for Ashing purposes, a num
ber of mud holes being reserved for
that special purpose. The commit
tee was instructed to report farther
at the next meeting.
The chair announced that with a
determination to urge forward the
substantial improvement of the
place "The Business Mens League"
had subscribed seventy-ttve dollars
towards the construction of a side
walk to the station, and work will be
commenced at an early day. It was
advised that a vote of thanks should
be returned by the Post Office Club
but somf» one suggested that it would
be better that the Club should emul
late, such a J> regressive example by
arranging for a fund to further other
public improvements. A subscrip
tion being started, upwards of a
dollar was raised. The difficulty
then was to agree on a treasurer as
each member of the Club was am
bitious for the ottlce. Some high
words followed which l«d to Post
master Peale and Chief Burgess
Ingham ordering the Club ofl' the
lawn for that evening at least.
A number of special policemen
have been installed for this season
and at they will probably all be
members of the Club it is fair to ex
pect that good order will be pre
served at all future meetings.
A "Committee on Sidewalks" was
appointed to look after the expendi
ture of the soventy-tive dollars con
tributed for the new sidewalk to
the station. This committee will
investigate the need of improvement
of this kind in all parts of the Bor
ough and arrange to have such cases
brought before the Business Mens
League so that subscriptions can be
taken with the same liberality.
A large excursion jwrty arrived
here on Saturday from all points on
the W. & N. B. railroad south of
Sonestown. No particular difficulty
was experienced in provididg for the
people who boarded the steamer cn
their arrival and tilled the cash l>ox
with fares. This was the first trip
for the steamer and was an augury
for a profitable season on the Lake.
Mrs. C. C. McCormik of New
York has opened her cottage and is
expecting her daughter, Mrs. Ken
nedy, and her little one. We do not
believe Mrs. Kennedy will use her
Winchester very much this season as
formerly.
The next door neighbors, Mr. De
witt Bodine and wife have thrown
open the doors of their cottage and
there is a "light in the window"
there also.
The eminent Patent Office lawyer,
Mr. W. C. Dodge, of Washington, is
here with his entire family, and
will take his usual general interest
in the well being of his surroundings.
Ice cream is wholesome in Eagles
Mere, so if our young man invites us
. to call on Miss Sadie Dreisbach, we
shall most surely accept. We will
be careful that it leads to nothing
more serious.
We notice Mr. Ralph Smith of the
Rishel furniture Co., on the streets
with his hoys.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Youn and
daughter Mi«s Mary are evidently
glad to be witii us again.
Sunday services were well attend
ed. Rev. J. T. Bradford preached
in the Baptist church.
Morning and evening prayer was
held in the Episcopal church, Mr.
C. Laßue Mujison being in charge.
Children's Day exercises attracted
a crowded house at the Presbyterian
Church at eight o'clock in the even
ing. Mrs. Peale presided as super
intendent of the Sunday School in a
very interesting program of Music
and recitations. Addresses were de
livered by Rev. S. B. Bidlaek and
Mr. B. O. Welch. Miss Josephine
Colt presided at the organ and was
accompanied by Mr. Raymond Kehr
er on the flute. ,
The Machinery for the waterworks
arrived on Saturday and will be ,
erected this week so that it is quite
likely that in a few days the pumps ,
will be started. ,
Miss M. C. Breen of Williamsport,
has opened her fancy store on I ia
porte Ave.
Mrs. Walt r Trappe of Pennsdale,
has arrived for the season.
Miss Mazie Green of Hillsgrove,
came Friday to spend the suminee.
Mrs. W. 11. Vanßuskirk spent
Tuesday with her sister at Sones- ,
town.
Miss Ada Chase is to be manager
of the bathing beach this summer. ,
Mr. Robert Mason of Laporte, is
employed by the Eagles Mere boat
company for the summer.
SHUNK.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watts and
family of East Canton, have been
visiting the latter's parents, .Mr. and i
Mrs. Lorenza Brown, also Miss Re- ■
ginia Brown and friend, J. Wil- i
helm, of Canton.
Married, Monday, June 9th at the
home of A. B. Kilmer Esq. Mr.
Garfield Battin of Piatt, and Miss
Minnie Bedford of Elkland. The
many friends of the young couple
wish them unbounded success.
Herbert Hill who has been at Gal
veston, Texas, since winter is en
joying a few days vacation with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. lliil,
of South st.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tripp of Can
ton, Pa. are guests of Mr. ami Mrs.
W. E. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams of
East Canton, sj>ent Sunday at Mur
ray Browns.
Eugene Hosier who has been work
ing near Auburn, N. Y. for the
past year has returned to his home
at this place. Mr. Hosier is suffer
ing with a badly swollen face which
has the appearance'of blood poison. !
Mrs. C. C. McKinsteraml children
of Grover, are visitingjrelatives here.
A. E. Campbelle and son Harry
are in Elmira this week.
Miss Nancy Kilmer attended the
Battin- Bedford wedding, Monday
of last week.
Mrs. Frank Warren of Granville,
is visiting friends'and relatives here.
Charley Letts of East Troy, was a
brief taller in town the first of the
week.
Mr. L. G.; Thomas, Canton's*fu
ture postmaster, and.wifo were visi
tors at 10. W. Hill's last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Little of Bear
Mountain, spent Sunday withj the
latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Chand
ler Brown.
Orwell Porter and fjessiej
Kilmer spent Sunday in Canton.
Wonder why?
If. A. KEMP AT SONESTOWN.
I H. A. Keinp the photographer
I I of Benton, announces to his friends
1 and patrons that he will locate at
J j Sonestown, Wednesday and Thurs
p' day of next week, prepared to do
his usual high grade work.
'»«i LOPEZ.
Elisha Shaffer is on the sick list.
Frank Hoag, Rickett's popular
station agent was in town some
ago days.
A. L. Dyer took a Sunday drive
to Hillsgrove.
Misses Edith Learn and Lou Ma
son are taking their vacations.
Mrs. Meyers is visiting her daugh
ter Mrs. W. L. Jennings.
Mrs. Killgore and children are
visiting her mother in Wilkesßarre.
Other visitors in town this week:
Mrs. Mark Scureman of Dushore at
H. M. Kellogg's; Mrs. C. M. Tozer
at A. L. Dyer's; Mr. Wells and fam
ily of Pittston, at Mr. F. L.Camp
bell's; Mrs. Waring of Ilicketts and
Miss Young of Plymouth at J. E. R.
Ivillgore's.
Joe Lepset of Portland Mills called
in town last week. Joe is the same
genial fellow as of old.
The road commissioners are con
structing a new wooden bridge over
Sherman ltun.
Sydney (irant spent Sunday in
Ricketts.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ilea were call
ed to Sonestown Saturday last, owing
to the fatal accident to their son-in
law, John Bogart. News of his
death reached us on Monday.
Hon. and Mrs. J. L. Christian and
son, Loomis, spent several days in
Ithaca, N. Y., attending a meeting
of the L. V. It. R. Surgeons. Dr.
(htmble of Forksville looked after
the doctor's practice.
Some of those who attended the
funeral of Mr. Meyer at Jennings
ville were: Geo. Scribuer and fam
ily, Fred Allen and family, James
Belcher and wife, and Mr. Meyer.
The drilling on the MacFarlane
tract continues. They have reached
a depth of 248 feet. While they do
not announce the results of their
work, we are told that they projwse
drilling in several other places on
the same tract.
The Children's Day exercises in
the I'. E. Church were unusually
good this year. The little ones de
serve great credit for the manner in
which they performed their parts.
We have no complaint to register
against the weather this week. Re
cent showers ami warm days have
done wonders for our gardens and
! lawns.
RICKETTS. x
Mr. Arthur Knowles and Mrs.
Bush were married last week at
Waverly, N. Y
Rev. J. Smeltser has been assign
ed to this place as pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran church, and
expects to commence his duties in
July.
The father mid mother of Mi-
Frank Kuhns are visiting him at
this place.
Mr. John Miller attended the con
vention at llarrisburg, last week.
Mrs. John Miller is visiting her
mother at Mittlinburg.
Mrs. Mary C. Mintzer is visiting
her daughter at Philadelphia, and
expects to spend the summer at
j ()cean Q rove.
Mr. Geo. Trexler returned from
a visit home last Wednesday.
Despite the rain of Saturday even
ing, the ice cream festival was well
attended.
The local Camp P. O. S. of A. is
in a prosperous condition, new
names being proposed each evening.
I Knit forget the Sunday School
excursion to Harvey's Luke, July
22.
The Sunday School is building an
addition to the church for infant
school purposes.
Mr. C. Steafather of Lopez is
working here at present.
Mr. Fred May and Children have
removed to Wyalusing.
Mr. F. Hoag, the agent of the L.
V. It. R., expects to have a new
house soon.
The Lumber Co., have given their
new engine a thorough overhauling
. and have it in running order agaiu.
j The Lehigh Valley railroad com
pany have, issued an order that cars
| of sawdnst shall be only three-fourth
"'full, practically cutting oft ship
* ments of Sawdust from this place
, and thus losing soiu < *1«.000 i>er year
75 CTS. PER YEAR.
Eagles Mere, Past, Present
and Prospective.
EDITOK N EWs:-Responding to your
request for an occasional contribution
from tlie locality in Sullivan county
most widely known I venture the
opinion that its real points of inter
est are but little understood by our
own people, even some of us who
live here.
The summer visitor would never
guess its age and would probably
look at you very dubiously if you
were to say that there are planted
trees in the vicinity that are at least
a hundred years old. Legends are
not so numerous as they should be.
Its early days have never been wov
en into story and yet it has not beeu
for lack of material but rather be
cause no one has become sufficiently
interested to gather up the threads
of past years before they are lost.
Rev. Dr. Winters started at it some
years ago just because df the love for
the place that so thoroughly enthus
ed him and his artist wife, who has
left among us some gems of Eagles
Mere scenery as it was before the
days of the kodak, when the slow
process of the brush was the only
means of perpetuation.
Probably among the literary treas
ures of the late Win. Meylert, more
of the story of years gone by could
be found than almost anywhere else.
It is intensely interestine to listen
to the lovers of the place who can
talk about the experiences of twenty
forty, and sixty years ago, when it
was a real undertaking to get here.
Mr. Harry G. Clay claims to have
been a summer resident for more
years than any one now found
around the Lake. His devotion
dates far back of stage lines, and
tells of the long rough ride in pri
vate conveyances from Muncy sta
tion 011 the Pennsylvania R. It.and
probably earlier than that as we
have heard Mr. Emil Geyelin tell of
his travelling to Muncy by canal
packets before any railroad was built
along 'the Susquehanna. Some
times the trip was made by way of
Pottsville, Danville and so over the
mountains. Then it took several
days between Philadelphia and the
Now we grudge the hours of
the quickest train.
Modern improvements have fair
ly set their stamp 011 Eagles Mere,
but more than one of its old time
friends would turn the bauds hack
if they could and climb the moun
tain as they did years ago when the
journey was by 110 means the small
est part of the summer's experiences
that were lived over around the stove
011 the return to the city and in the
winter evenings.
Mr. Eernley's family will tell you
that the present cannot compare
with those days. .Mr. Louis Smith
of Muucy will readily take the in
listener buck to forty years ago and
Mr. J. S. Kirk will talk of twenty
live or thirty years since when he
made his first visit in search of
health for which he now thanks the
mountain top. It makes one feel
that a Historical Society should per
petuate these pleasant memories of
the past while it is passible to do so.
The writer can distinctly recall
the prophetic enthusiasm of Mr.
Michael Meylert, as far back as 18(10.
It looked wild and visionary then,
but more than he anticipated has al
ready come to pass and the end is by
110 means here yet if wise counsel
only prevails in the administration
of the att'airs of the place and its sur
roundings.
While many of us have sorely
chafed under the ultra-conservative
policy of the Land Co. it is a serious
question whether we may not need
a good deal more conservatism in
some directions than seems now to
prevail. More than five thousand
different persons are supposed to vis
it us each year, and it is likely
that among them more than ten
thousand different opinions are held
as to matters involving the present
and future of the place, so that sug
gestions are more than plentiful but
it will need a steady mind to keep
from making mistakes and a steady
hand to carry out well matured
plans. Nevertheless Eagles Meie is
here, it is here to stay and here to
' grow for many years yet notwith
' standing the mistakes that may mar
• its progress at times. B. G. \V.