Republican News Item. VOL. VII. NO. 16 ) Worth the / YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL). INVESTED^ V WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLE JEWELERY.V r It wears and gives pleasure for years and is^ V always worth the price paid for it. Our manyN /years of business at the same stand with the same j I principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery/ is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. } J We intend that this store shall be first in yourC S thoughts when that buying reliable jewelery ques- J K tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C x scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J S same grade of goods. \ Always Ready for Repairwork. S } Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our J \ hands. To get values come here after vthem. 112 Very respectfully, r > RETTENBURY, I J DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. 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. " NECESS^TV. 1 Bicycle Tires, Lamps, Brakes and Sundries. * Sporting goods, lishing tackle, guns, revolvers and equipments. Roofing, spouting, plumbing, piping and fittings. Bicycle repairing and general job work. Samuel (^ole^usfiore^a. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, t i WILLIAMSPORT, PA. House Keeping Linens. If you want honest linens that will wash and wear well come and select from these. Bleached and unbleached Table Linen 64 to 72 inches wide, extra heavy, good assortment of medium and small patterns at 45 and 50 Cents a Yard. 72 inch wide unbleached and full bleached Table Linen in a large variety of neat designs. These qualities will inter est you if you are looking for the best qualities you ever bought for "2 SIOO K- Fine double damask satin finished linen in the best and newest patterns you have ever seen, ranging in prices from 1.25 UPTO 2.50. NAPKINS. TOWELS We have a full assortment of breakfaat, of all kinds and prices, fine damask lunch or dinner napkins to match all the towels with either fringe I or hemstitched better grades of table linen. herders at 50c to 2.50 H pair. Ask to see the New "Biibdrv bath towel. Its a nU3IEHI. „ ew i,i eil M1 towels. I.adies' fast black and fancy colored Sheets and Pillow Cases, lace striped or drop stitch hose at 25c Heady for use. What the use of cutting specially good value: better qualities up and sewing when the made up article can to 1.25. Ladies'black silk hose at SI.OO be hail for about the" same price you would 1.25 and 1 .MO. Men's fancy and fast pay for the material, 'l'illow cases at 8c black hose 12A to 50c. We sell the beat up to 40c. Sheets at 47c up to tiOc, ac -25c hose made lor boys and girls. cording to the quality of muslin. Try The News Item Job Office WHEN IN NEED OF FINE STATIONERY. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1902. ,[ COUNTYNEWS Happenings ot SSr* Interest to Readers Man * Tovns - J EAGLES MERE A number of our people took in the Sunday School Convention at: Laportc on Thursday and Friday of last week and tire enthusiastic alxait its success. Rev. Campbell Morgan's father is making several weeks stay at the Crestmont. Mr. Homer Castle of Tyrone de livered a Prohibition address ill the Auditorium on Saturday night. Rev. Dr. Swallow preached in the same place on Sunday afternoon. Both tin; Light Co. an<l the Water Co. held their annual meetings at the Lakeside on Saturday afternoon and we understand elected the same officers for another year. Poles have been distributed along the railroad extension for the erect ion of telephone lines by the Penn sylvania Telephone Co. The excursion from points on the Heading Railway between William sport and Montgomery and also along the line of the W. A X. B. It. R. on Saturday was the largest this season and indicated bad calculations some where. Part of the train had to be left on the road so that the engines could take up the balance and a large number of passengers were left at Sonestown for want of sufficient cars. These did not reach Eagles Mere until after one o'clock. Regular trains were all seriously out of time to the great inconvenience of regu lar passengers. At night a large number who could not get on the excursion train were com pel lei I to wait until about half past eight at night and then there was only one passenger car and the baggage car so that the people, including little children, were packed like herring in a box, bung onto the platform and anywhere else to get home. It was simply horribly inhuman. Miss Beaumont is offering her property, the Cliff House, for sale. The outlook is one of the finest in Eagles Mere and the new board walk makes it quite attractive. We understand that there is a great bar gan for some one. We have heard intimations of a possible suit against the Borough for injuries to a lady stopping at the Raymond. The trouble is defective sidewalks. There is more than one dangerous place of that sort. At the meeting of the Post Office Club much complaint was expressed because the Street Commissioner has hot gathered the stones out of the streets. In fact a report was brought in that the Street Commissioner was driving through the streets with his produce and milk, and bis horse stepped on a stone and stumbled throwing out the Commissioner and breaking his neck ofT short. It was siiid that he was seen with his head under his arm in a sling mak ing his way over to l)r. Nutt's house to have repairs made. Some doubt was expressed about the accuracy of the report and the Secretary prom ised togo and see the Dr. and ascer tain about it. Reference was made to the fact that some cases had oci ured in which Supervisors had been heavily fined for neglecting this duty but it was concluded that if the reported acci dent had really happened it would be quite ascrious matter to the Steeet Commissioner as he was not very wealthy and the expenses would be likely to be heavy for such an oper ation and treatment as might be re quired. The undersigned will | open his cider mill on Thursday, Sept. 4th and will run each Thursday and Friday of each week until November 14, 1902. JOHN M. CONVERSE, SONESTOWN, PA. SHUNK. I)r. Ott of Nay re, was called to' ! town Saturday for examination in j the case of Mrs. C. B. Brown, who has been Seriously ill for some time. He found that medical help could he given Mrs. Brown at the Say re Hos pital, and she was removed to that place Monday. Mrs. P. F. Reedy will leave Sat urday for Elmira to join Iter hus band who at present is working there, and will make Klmira their future home. The young people enjoyed a dance at Samuel Leonard's Saturday even ing. John Packard and wife of South Mountain were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Packard on Sunday. Mrs. A. T. Beers of Waterville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown. Helen Williams returned on Sun day from a visit to her grandparents at Fast Canton. Curtis Potter of Bradford, Pa. was shaking hands with friends in town Saturday. What's the matter with the Grov er Nine that they did not "show up?" Afraid of being defeated of course. Miss Julia Brown is the guest of Elmira friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Fosterand Mrs. F. L. Kilmer art' visiting relatives in Montoursville. A. E. Campbelle is a business man in Elmira this week. J. W. llaub and sister of Towanda spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Rauh. A large delegation of members of Camp 220 P. o. s. of A. of this place are attending the State Convention at Williamsport, this week. DUSHORE. All the delegates who attended the Sunday School Convention at La porte speak enthusiastically of the convention and also of their kind en tertainment by the citizens of that place. Wm. Miles of Towanda was bur ied at that place last Tuesday. He was a shoemaker and worked at his trade here several years before leav ing for Towanda. Clem Farrel had his nose broken last Wednesday by being struck i with it base ball. A number of citizens are relaying their sidewalks to conform to the | new grade recently established. The material for the new iron bridge across Marsh Hun at the low er end of main streetjis on the ground. It will probably be built this week. Mr. James Cook and Miss Mazie White, and Mr. ('has. White and Miss Gauglin were married here on Tuesday morning. Mr. 1). Connor was confined to his room last week with an attack of gastritis. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holla, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Croll, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Heverly and James Conuingham were lishing for bass near Wyalu sing, last week with good success. ()n,» bass weighing 27 J pounds got away from them. John Boyd has resigned his jiosi tion with the Herald. F. Osthouse of Overton, lias been visiting at Dr. Hermann's. Mrs. F. P. Vincent and daughters of Philadelphia are visiting here. Miss Martha Streby is visiting relatives at Overton. J. H. Crimmins is on the sick list. John K. Farrel, a well known res ident of near this place, died on Wednesday of last week, aged about 75 years. On Monday the Base Ball Club of this place encouraged the Mildred Is. ! B. C. by allowing the Mildred Club to make 5 innings while their own selves made only 80. Dr. Osier is entertaining a relative from Waverly, N. Y. Rogers's Family Reunion. The Third Annual Reunion of the Rogers' family was held atj Forksville, Friday, August 22. It; celebrated the one hundredth anni-' versary of the settlement of the first Rogers on the Loyal Hock Creek. The Reunion was held in the Fair Grounds. At one o'clock the entire company, consisting of one hundred and sixty persons, sat down to a bountiful lunch. When | ample justice had been done to the choice repast, a short business ses sion was held. The history of the various branches of the Rogers family as told by their represent® tives was very interesting and en tertaining. The same officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. After passing the day very pleas antly in renewing old acquaintan ces and talking over old times, the various members of the family de parted with the resolution firmly fixed to be present at the next re union. Sunday School Convention. The sixteenth annual convention of the Sullivan County Sunday School Association was held in the Baptist Church at Laporte, Thurs day and Friday, August 21 and 22. The church was handsomely decora ted for the occasion with flowers, ferns, flags and hunting. The convention was called to or der by the president, A. I*. Starr, at half past ten Thursday forenoon. Devotional exercises led by ltev. S. Neisser of Laporte. Rev. R. C. Caswell of Laporte, made an excellent address on"The Holy Spirit in Sunday School Work." Enrollment of delegates. Distribution of badges. Singing, with Prof. F. \V. Mcy lert, organist. Adjournment. Tilt RSDAY AKT Kit NOON. Song Service. The address of welcome was made in a pleasing and entertaining man ner by Prof. F. W. Meylert. The response was made by Rev. J. (iuilden of Muney Valley, in a very able manner in which the con vention heartily concurred. Singing. ltev. lienjamin («. Welch of Ea gles Mere, gave an interesting and valuable talk on the "Personal Ap plication of the Lesson." lie stated that the methods of the past were not the methods of to-day. Mr. Welch made many valuable and practical suggestions on the methods of teaching the Sunday School Les son. "Mow to (Jet and How to Hold," was the subject of an able address delivered by Rev. A. K. Smith of, Forksville. lie stated that the Sunday School should make itself felt in the community. The teacher sholud be a professed christian. Ad vertise your schools in various ways | in the local papers. Schools should have faithful officers and teachers, i Workers in the Sabbath School are, home missionaries and should visit ! the homes and endeavor to bring in the children and parents. Singing. The balance of the afternoon sess ion was taken up with a discussion of the question of "How Are We to Hold the Young Men in the Sunday School." It was decided to leave the question to the state officer, Hugh Cork on the following day. Singing and adjournment. THI'KSDAY EVENING. Singing. Devotions led by Rev. Relies of New Albany. Address, "Jesus The Perfect Teacher," by Rev. Hoover of Du shore, who treated the subject in an able and scholarly manner, proving by numerous passages of scripture the perfect teachings of the Savior. Miss Josephine Colt, of Kagles Mere, favored the convention with a beautifui solo. Acting State Secretary, Hugh Cork of Philadelphia, was then in i trodueed, and took for his subject "Home Co-operation j.Necessary for Better Work and How to Secure it." ■ Mr. Cork is an excellent speaker and holds his audience spellbound i while he brings out in rapid success ion in clear ami forcible language ' the innumerable points pertaining to ,' the s ibjrct. Singing and adjournment. Continued on Page Three. 75 CTS. PER YEAR. * SONESTOWN. Born to' Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Haz j /-en, on August 2") th, twins', a boy : and a girl. Mother and babes are doing very nicely. ()n Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. It. W. Simmons entertained Misses Eva and Clara Keeler, May 11 ostetter, Messrs. Ray Hnders, Thos. Red mond and Lawrence Redmond, all of Williamsport. Miss Eva remain ed over for a week's visit. Miss FredaCrossley of Laporte, is the guest of Mrs. M. P. Gavit. Miss lto.->e Rillambos and mother of Picture Hocks, is spending some time with friends near town. Harry Botsford of Nordmont vis ited Walter Lorah Saturday night. Miss Clara Streby of Dushore was the guest of friends in town over Sunday. Mrs. Edna Opp and daughter and Miss Maggie Clark of Muncy visited at 11. I*. Halls on Thursday of last week. While attempting to fill a lubrica tor, W. H. Ha/en an employe of the E. M. li. 11. was badly scalded on the face. He is able to be out but presents a rather unsightly appear ance. A delightful party was given Miss Ada Hall on Monday evening in honor of her birthday. Those pres ent were Misses May Simmons, Eva Keeler, Maud Starr, Freda Crossley, Myrtle Edgar, Helm Hess, Lottie Wilson, Mildred Hall, Messrs. It. S. Starr, Walter Lorah, W. B. Hazen, Howard Hess, Harry Hazen, 11. A. Starr, ()rville Hall. The Davidson school directors met on Monday and hired the fol lowing teachers for the coining term: Emmons, Thos. Laird; Centennial, Frank Shoemaker; Corners, Frank Small; Glidewells, Anna Speary; Sugar Grove, M. 1). Sweeney; Hem lock Grove, Henry Warburton; Sheets Hill, W. B. Hazen; Soties town Adv., C. H. Warren; Inter., It. S. Starr; Pri., Mrs. C. H. War ren; Muncy Valley Adv., Myrtle Fdgar; Inter., Marcella Farrel; Pri., Emma Biddle. The majority of schools will open September 15th, Centennial however opens next monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. A. 1.. Deininger and son Lester of Hughesville, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sim mons last Sunday. ESTELLA. v Cool nights and warm days. Mrs. X. K. Woodward has gone to Houghten, N. Y., accompanied by Miss Jessica ltogers, Daisy Rog ers, Edward Woodward and Grover Brown. The young people will at tend school and board with Mrs, Woodward. Mrs. Alice Adams and little son ' Arthur of Say re, are visiting the i former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. More. While making hay on the Wicks farm on Bear Mountain, ('. S. Var |giusonand son killed five large rattle snakes and captured the sixth one, j measuring nearly live feet. They have the large rattler still on exhi- I hition. U. G. Little and wife spent Sun | ' day at I. K. Brown's at Hillsgrove. Mrs. J. W. Hess is confined to the I house with sciatic rheumatism, but j under the careful treatment of Dr. Davies is doing nicely. Miss Nellie Webster is spending several weeks at her fathers camp at Jakersville. | Geo. More and sister spent Sunday : with friends at Hillsgrove. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Lewis of Hol land Hill are visiting their sons, ('. B. and E. Jennings. J. L. lloaglaiul and family former ly of this place but now of Scranton, are visiting friends in this cominu- I nity. Mrs. Geo. Betts of Williamsport, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Plotts. A. T. Mulnix is busy repairing damage done by the December flood on King Creek road. S. I*. Shoemaker is working at carpenter work for Mr. Schanabach er at Forksville. Several loads of picnicers came over from Eagles Mere to spend the day at Lincoln Falls, last week. Mrs. Ernest Kaye is in quite poor ; health.
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