VOL. VII. NO. 11
) Worth the
} YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL?.
\ WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLI/: JEWELERY. V
r It wears and gives pleasure for years and
always worth the price paid for it, Our many X
112 years of business at the same stand with the same 112
C principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery/
(112 is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. j
/ We intend that this store shall be first in your*T
when that buying reliable jewelery ques- J
k tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C
\ scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J
3 same grade of goods. \
Y Always Ready for Repairwork. S
) Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our J
x hands. To get values come here after them.
q Very respectfully, r
> RETTENBURY, <
J DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C,
CO 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.
p,J|53
, No Longer a
* necessity
the best.' This wheel is as near
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.
Saniusl ? fa.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
■ ,WILLIAMSPORT, PA. *
White Goods
More white is worn this season than ever before and
nothing makes a handsomer dress than line Swiss or French
Lawn. We have plain Swiss 40 inches wide at 25c, in
ches at s£c, 60 in. at French lawns 50 in. wide at
tjoc, 69c, 75c, and 65jc; also all the popular lace stripes and
new Jacquard figures.
Summer Underwear Laces.
We are allowing a very complete line ot . . . , r
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men s ladies Misses and children s light . . ». ~ , . , .. ~ .
■ 1, „ 11 Af . 11 prominent trimming lor all kinds ol thin
weight and gau/.e underwear. Men s hal- i
1 - 1 • . 11 kji • . -.i 'materials. We h»ve a number ol novelties
brigan shirts and drawers. Mnrts with ... .. . , , . . . ...
: ,i 11 . 11 • 1 inst in. Ilundredsol designs in all width
either long or short sleeves. Ladies low , ,
111,1 . . in and prices. Come and see them when vou
neck and short sleeves gauze vest at 10, , - . , • . ,
iii , , i are looking lor dainty laces.
124 and 15c. Swiss ribbed vest low neck " '
long and short sleeves extra good value D/-»r-00/-»l
lor 25c; ribbed gauze drawers at 15c and I (XV do(JI
25c and up.
We are showing some stylish new fancy,
Ulneiorw plain black, ami plain white parasols.
nUolCl V Children parasols at all prices, also sun
. . , , , , . umbrellas in black, garnet, brown, navy
l.adies' last black and fancy colored am j
lisle lace stripe or drop stitch liose at 25c ' n
to 1.20. Ladies' fast black silk hose at Fnilldrrl
1.00, 1.25 and 1.39 Men's half hose in rUUIdIU Ollrxo
cotton lisle at 12A cents to 50c. Men's ... , , , . •
~ I ... i , - . i MM , . We have some very handsome ilesigns
black silk hall hose at 1.00. I lie last • u ,- J ~, .. "
. , , i iiii ii . or in roulards and Natm Liberties, all new
black heavy ribbed hose we sell at 25c .i - i • i ' , •
. , .• • i i ,i „ patterns this season which we are closing
lor boys and gir s are the very best hose 1 . . . ,
b • 3 out at a great bargain,
made lor the price. b
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WHEN IN NEED OF FINE STATIONERY.
Republican News Item.
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1902.
rniTNTV Columns of Interesting J
VUUN IINL TV 3 Itcms Gathered 5y ovr J
Happenings ot SSSS*
{lnterest to Readers
EAGLES MERE.
The excursion on Thursday from
Reading Railroad points, from Sun
bury north, brought between two
and three hundred people who were
fortunate in a pleasant day after a
threatening morning.
On Saturday the excursion under
the auspices of the Picture Rocks
Epworth League were unfortunate
in the weather but quite a number
came nevertheless. It is very re
gretable that no proper provision is
made for the comfort of these excur
sionists in case of rain either in Ea
gles Mere or on the railroad.
P. C. Dodge and family of Wash
ington are in the ltepplier Cottage
for the season. They are always
welcome visitors.
Mrs, J. R. Edgar of Wilkesßarre
has rented the Rowley Cottage on
the Avenue and has arranged to fur
nish rooms for a select number. She
lias called the cottage by the attract
ive name of "Mountain Villa."
The beautifully clear, cool water
from the Water Company's deep
wells captivates everybody and
keeps the plumber busy making
connections. It is fortunate that
Mr. Trappe is located here with so
complete an outfit that a few hours
accomplishes all that is desired.
Ralph (J. Phillips, the hustling
photographer from Bloomsburg, is
on band with bis wife and family.
Having purchased the Krips Photo
graph Gallery property he has built :
a little birds nest of a cottage on it
and set up house keeping.
Mr. Horace MacFarland, the Art
Printer, of Harrisburg was noticed <
heading for the steamer going :
to Chautauqua. His illustrated
lectures on Eagles Mere are the most
attractive events on the program.
Mr. Thos. Fernly and family are
tit the Eagles Mere. The season :
would be a blank without them.
It requires two conveyances to
carry the coiners toCrestniont every
day now.
It is generally believed that the
former Lily Pond will be converted
into a beautiful frontispiece for the ;
Mere and a home for the fish to the
number of several thousand—prob
ably.
Rev. W. L. Davidson, 1). D. of
Washington officiated id Chautau
qua on Sunday morning and at the
Vesper service in the evening.
Rev. Dr. Frank M. Bristol, fa
mous Methodist minister of Wash
ington, D. D. is at the Lakeside.
Oliver Gdcll, the newsman fur
nishes Watermelons and a news
paper for thirty cents. New York
cannot beat that much.
The Burehard Ice Cream Rooms
have putin water connections and
may grind out their cream by water
power.
The foundations for the Stand
Pipe are complete and are a tine
piece of work of which Engineer
Chase and Mason Collins are quite
proud.
At the last meeting of the Post
Office Club a report was brought in
that the Street Commissioner had
been drowned on Lakewood Drive,
it was proposed to send out a res
cue party immediately but most of
the members thought that if the re
port was true he was certainly dead,
and it could do no good, and that a
better way was to follow the lead of
the Club's august contemporary, the
Business Mens League, and pass a
series of resolutions to the memory
of th«' departed and of sympathy
with his family. Someone suggested
that something ought to be done so
as to guard against such contingen
cies in the future and urged a reso
lution calling on the Council to fence
I off the Drive until dry weather.
Mr. Johnson stated to the Club
that desiring to take a ride on the
railroad he had gone to the station
to ascertain about the train but
could find no time tableexcept those j
of the steamboat, the Presbyterian]
Chapel anil the Casino. After seri
ous consideration, and in view of his
Baptist training, he decided to take
water transportation and use the
steamer.
The Thursday evening Prayer
Meetings at the Baptist Church tire
well attended.
Prof. B. Lewis McKeen and his
wife visited the several Hotels ami
gave extremely interesting explan
ations of how, being entirely blind,
he was inlucated in 'Music, Science
and the Arts at the Institute for the
blind at Batavia, N. Y.
The man with the trained dogs
was very much in evidence and the
performance was really quite enter
taining. Probably all he realized.
The Washington, 1). C. boys in
the tent on Prospect Hi'l are one of
the brightest institutions around
here this summer.
We hear stories of fish catches that
are very interesting. They are
nothing to what we will hear next
summer when Sunrise Bay gets in
operation.
LOPEZ.
Miss Myra Sanders has resigned
her position with Jennings Bros,
and has gone to her home at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich, for recreation. Miss
Sanders has been employed by Jen
nings Bros, for the past three years,
as clerk in their large store. She
leaves a host of friends at this place.
Miss Limrn, who has been taking
a tour through the Eastern states,
for the past month has returned to
her duties at Jennings Bros.
Some of our young people were
disappointed on account of the excur
sion not going to Ithaca.
Thos. Scanlin who was quite seri
ously hurt by a fall of rock at Mur
ray's mines last week, is improving.
Atty. Cook of Wilkesbarre, tran
sacted business here Friday and Sat
urday.
The Colley township School l)i- j
rectors met on Saturday last and
elected i'rof. Hill of Hughesvi lie
for principal of the Lopez High
School. Our Directors areto he con
gratulated U|M>II having secured Mr.
Hill as he comes highly recommend
ed.
Mrs. J. L. Christian and son |
Loom is, who have been visiting rel- i
atives in Columbia county have re-1
turned home.
O. R. Snyder, brakeman on J. !
Braes log train, was struck by a log j
and had his head badly cut and ;
otherwise bruised. He is now im- j
proving.
W. M. Parrish of Beaumont was a !
business caller in town Saturday.
F. G. Rice, who litis been laid up i
with pleurisy and a large abscess on
his neck, is again looking after bus
iness.
Our band boys are making big ar
rangements for their picnic August
15th.
Mrs. Solon Heverly and son John
are visiting relatives at Herricks
ville.
E. K. Sturdevant is erecting a
photograph gallery next to Lewis'
barber shop. Shave 10 cents, face
pulled 12.50,—next.
Mrs, \\\ J. McCartney started on
Thursday for Ireland, for a few
months visit.
Prof. Kilgore of Dushore register
ed at the Lopez House Saturday.
Landlord McGee is all through
haying. Hereafter we will not ad
vise Jim to make hay when the sun
shines.
The berry pickers havent reported
seeing any bears yet, but Brocks
has not been heard from.
Joe Miller of Sciota Vale transact
ed business in town Saturday.
Spencer D, Reed of Tunkhonnock,
is making his usual calls.
On Sunday last a young daughter
came to stay with Geo. Kinter.
P. L. Messersmith of Colley was
in town Monday.
j Mrs. F. L. Campbelle is visiting
| at New Albany.
RICKETTS. %
Children's Day services were held
in our church on Sunday, July 20,
a trifle late hut enjoyed by all. Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Miller deserve great
credit for their untiring efforts to
make it a success.
The mill was compelled to shut
down for three or four days last
week to repair the hreak in the dam.
Huckleberries are plentiful and
extremely large this year.
Bear stories by berrying parties
are about due.
Mr. Win. Wilson ha* been run
ning the band mill at Noxen for a
few days.
Mr. L. Tressler came up from
Noxen Saturday.
Very few patronize the Sunday
excursions.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pond
on July 19th a daughter.
Whooping cough has again made
its appearance as has also typhoid
fever.
-Mr. N. Peet has moved his goods
from Noxen and is now occupying
his new house.
Wanted to know; if a pair of Jacks
are as good to draw in poker as they
are in drawing goods in a wagon?
Answer. Ask John Tressler.
HILLSGROVE.
Mrs. W. li. Hoffman and children
returned last week from a visit to
the former's parents tit Hoytville.
Mr. Mart/ and wife of Shamokin
drove down tothe(Jrove from High
land lake last week.
Quite a cleaning out of the foreign
population of this place last week.
Jim and his crowd of Frenchmen
have gone to Buffalo to dig ditch.
Chas. Wing, editor of this paper
paid llillsgrove a business call last
week. The Item has the largest
circulation of any other county paper
in this town.
The track across the Sock to the
mouth of Mill creek is finished.
Messrs. Birdsall and Gray with a
large crew of men will soon have
the crib filled with rock.
E. K. Mecum of Williamsport was
a business caller in town last week.
Miller and Peck have completed
their large bark job and moved to
town.
Harry Basely, wife and family
were guests of Landlord Helsman
while here last week. Harry in
stalled the newly elected officers of
the P. O. 8. of A; he also installed
the officers of the Shunk and Kstella
Camps.
Peter Huffsmith anil wife of Pict
ure Hocks visited at James Dutters
last week. Mr. Huffsmith was
formerly a resident of this place.
Vikan Moulthrop and wife of
Binghamton, are visiting at A. A.
Ludys.
Geo. Shriner of Proctor suffered a
stroke of paralysis while at work on
McKwcns job last Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Warburton of Oak
Grove is visiting at her father's
Mr. Bivins, on Pol land avenue.
Mr. Loroh, ex-postmaster of Clear
field, was in town a few days last
week looking over the Emery job
up Dry Run with a view of operat
ing there.
The farmers in this section are
not tilling their barns very rapidly,
and if the weather does not soon
become more favorable for harvest
ing, many fields of hay and grain
will be ruined,
(ieorge Corson of Glen Mawr was
in town last Sunday.
Ml VERNON.
The people of this vicinity do not
complain of a dry time at present.
A number of young people from
this place attended the show at
Muncy Valley Tuesday evening of
last week, and report a good time.
Mr. F. A. Bennet and sister Sarah
visited friends at Eagles Mere last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fuliner and
[daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Pen-
I nington of Fairmont Springs are
visiting the former's parents at this
place.
Fred A. Bennet, who is now vis
iting his parents here expects tore
! turn soon to Muncy where he is em
ployed by Sprout, Waldron «V Co.
75 CTS. PER YEAR.
SHVNK.
Miss Emma Biddle, of Canton vls
ited relatives here Sunday.
Jesse Porter is attending Summer
School at Dusliore.
Several of our citizens and their
families are huckleberrying this
week.
The social hop at J. M. JBrench
ley's on Thursday night was well
attended despite the rainy weather.
Born, July 12th to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Morgan, hoy No. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster mov
ed their househould goods to Wat
kins, N. Y., last week, where they
expect to reside in the future.
A. E. Campbell is a business man
in Elmira this week.
District President Basely of Ber
nice installed the officers of Camp
220 P. O. S. of A. on Saturday night.
Harry Camphclle returned lust
week from a visit with friends in
Elmira.
Miss Ousta Duerkes of Elmira is
visiting her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Porter of East
Canton, were guests over Sunday of
O. J. Williams.
Mrs. J. H. Campbell of Elmira,
visited h"rson, A. E.Campbell, last
week.
Mrs. John Ketchuin is visiting
her son in Elmira.
Misses Amy and Mamie McKay
and Nancy Kilmer are attending
the Summer School at Dushore, pre
paratory to teaching the winter
term of school.
ESTELLA.
A. L. Shoemaker of Beech Creek,
Clinton county, is visiting relatives
at Estella.
Mrs. Geo. Warburton, Mr. and
Mrs. I. It. Brown and Mr. and Mrs.
S. S. Vroman called on friends here
Sunday.
Mr. E. T. Brown and little daugh
ter, Lillian, of Elk Grove, are visit
ing Mr. Brown's parents this week.
A large congregation attended
church at Estella Sunday evening to
hear the missionary from Africa
preach. The discourse was pronoun
ced excellent. Over twelve dollars
was raised by collection.
Mrs. H. W. Osier and two chil
dren of Bernice, are visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Mrs. J. E. Brown who has been
ill for the past eight months, seems
to be slightly better at present which
will be good news to her many
friends.
The Ladies' sewing circle met at
Mrs. U. G. Little's the second Thurs
day in July.
Frees Heess has gone to Laporte
to work in the saw mill of Milton
Reeder.
Geo. Brown lost a valuable milch
cow last week.
Why—So Wc Arc ! Hadn't Noticed It.
"We are having rainy weather
in earnest.'' —Exchange.
MVNCY VALLEY.
Mrs J. P. Miller did shoping at
Williamsport Thursday, and Friday.
Station Agent Donovan and sister
Mae of Sonestown visited their par
ents at this place Sunday.
Chas.Collins and Miss Mae Fen
termaker visited relatives at Lairds
ville Sunday.
Miss E. Maud Miller is visiting
friends at Lopez.
Russel Bobbins of Picture Bocks
spent a few hours in town Sunday.
Mr ami Mrs A. P. Starr, Mrs and
Mrs Chas. Miller and daughters Beu
lah, and Ruth, Mrs Samuel Boom,
and daughter Florence, and Mrs
Thos. Simmons spent last Thursday
at Eagles Mere.
The German Medicine Show closed
its week,s engagement Saturday eve
ning after a very successful week of
rain, fun and medicine sales. Miss
Nora Stackhouse was the recipient
of the beautiful silver pitcher given
for the most popular young lady in
this community.
There was quite an excitement in
our town Saturday night. I wonder
which one came out best.