VOL. VII. NO. 20 ) Worth the Price I ) S YOUR SAVINGS ARE WELL INVESTED A V WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLE JEWELERY.^ r It wears and gives pleasure for years and is^ V always worth the price paid for it. Our many N 112 years of business at the same stand with the same 112 C principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery/ Q is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. } / We intend that this store shall be first in yourC when that buying reliable jewelery ques- C tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C \ scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J S same grade of goods. \ ? Always Ready for Repairwork. 5 y Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our > \ hands. To get values come here after them. (112 Very respectfully, > RETTENBURY, < DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C, CO HA^DWARE^ 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 .3 washing machines, wringers etc, of the latest in ventions. Paints, oils and varnishes. Mill sup plies and tools of all descriptions. NECESpTY? Bicycle Tires, Lamps, Brakes and Sundries. Sporting goods, fishing tackle, guns, revolvers and 112 equipments. Roofing, spouting, plumbing, piping and fittings. Bicycle repairing and general job work. Samuel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., > 313 Pine Street, t WILLIAMSPORT, PA. V SHouse 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 UP TO 2.50. NAPKINS. TOWELS We have a full assortment of breakfast, of kinds and prices, fine damask unci, or dinner napkins to match all the towels withi either■fringe 1 or hemstitched better grades oftable linen. l f rd " s a ' ?, 0< ; \° 2-60 a pair. Ask to see HACinnv the New "Bubdrv bath towel. Its a rIUMEWI. new idea in towels. Ladies' fast black and fancy colored ShCCtS and PlllOW C3SCS. lace striped or drop stitch hose at 25c Heady lor use. What the use ot cutting •specially good value; better qualities up and sewing when the made up article can 10 1.25." Ladies" black silk hose at SI.OO be had for about the same price you would 1.25 and 1.39. Men's fancy and fast pay for the material. Pillow case.'- r»'f?c black hose 12} to 50c. We sell the best up to 40c. Sheets at 4"c up to a«- 25c hose made lor boys and girls. ording to the quality of muslin. \ * Try The News Item Job Office WHEN IN NEED OF FINE STATIONERY. Republican News Item. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902. COUNTYNEWS Happenings ol Interest to Readers) M °"y Towm - EAGLES MERE. Between twenty and thirty mem , hers of the Football Team of the University of Pennsylvania arrived at Hotel Raymond on last Friday j and it is expected that the number i will be increased to about forty. The party will stay here until the latter part of September for drill and exercise preparatory to their cam paign during the fall and winter. They are a strenuous crowd and make things lively while they are around. After their work on the Held they take a plunge bath and a swim at the beach, then a rubdown and then a decent on the provisions around the table at the Raymond. It is said that they prefer Eagles Mere to any other plat e for this drill because they are so well entertained at the Ray mond, the Ball Field is close at hand and the beach affords such a grand place for the daily bath. Owing to a slight break in the pumping machinery at the Crest mont Power House tlie water supply for that great hostelry is being furn ished by the Water Co. Photographer Phillips aild Elec trician Trappe attend the Blooms burg Centennial and will doubtless be active and prominent figures. Rev. Geo. Morgan, father of Rev. Campbell Morgan, has kindly cor sen ted to preach in the Bapt , Church for a number of Sund „A. Rev. G. Campbell Morgan is strik ingly like his father. Rev. Dr. Parsons otticiated for the last time this summer in the Pres byterian Church 011 Sunday. The tide of travel has now turned homeward as the schools generally open about Sept. Ist, and parents must depart to make the needful preparations. If they are not killed by the frost quite a number of improvements are to be undertaken for next season. The Chautauqua people have in con templation several changes. One is that the miserable arrangements of the lights along the board walk from the steamer landing to Chautauqua entrance is to be bettered. As they are now the pedestrian walks always in his own shadow or that of the person in front of him or her. We are constantly in fear of stepping on each others skirts or getting off the j walk. All that is needed is to put j the lamp on the other side of the j poles. The management of the Chautau-1 qua Inn have decided that its name is i misleading in the fact that it gives ! the impression that it is somewhat of a religious house and to set the pub lic mind aright 011 that subject the name is to change to that of"The Forest Inn" so as to avoid the possi bility of any misunderstanding 011 the subject. Rumor has it that Miss Drcis bach's pretty booth is not large enough for the business done and that its location is to bo changed and the building considerably enlarged. It is also said that "The Forest Inn" is to receive very considerable additions as to rooms and that some entirely new arrangement is in con templation for the dining room. The surroundings of the Chautau qua station will be in keeping with the other parts of the grounds and it is believed that Chautauqua will represent much the largest invested capital of the place. The President of the Post Oftice Club congratulated the Club 011 its success in securing the corrections of difficulties in and around the Bor ough. It had undoubtedly had a large influence in bringing about the completion of the sidewalk in the east end, that occupied the best at-1 tention of the "Business Mens Im provement League," and the action 1 of the Club at its last meeting on the subject of the loose stones on the street resulted in a man being sent out with a rake and he worked sev oral hours and gathered at least live or six piles of stones, it WHS thought that it might be necessary to pass another resolution at the next meet ing so . s to urge on the work. One of the members thought it ' might be a good thing to appoint a committee to call on President Roos evelt at some convenient time and oiler him assistance on the Trust question or anything else; that is likely to be too much for him. It was decided to postpone* any action of that kind until it could lie ascer tained whether the money could he raised for the expense of such a com mittee. ESTELLA. Mrs. Ernest McKay is in Onshore being treated by Dr. W. F. Randall, We hope to hear of her recovery to health soon. Mrs. Ernest Smith is sick at her father's hojne, J. E. Browns. l>r. Wood head is attending her. Mrs. W. T. More and Mrs. Geo. i Brown have returned from Leroy where they attended the reunion of the Shoemaker family which was held at Jerry Taylor's in Leroy Twp. Bradford Co. On Saturday last our town com missioncrs met at Lick Bun bridge j spanning Kings Creek and let a piece of road to be built from the bridge over Kings Creek to the bridge over Lick Bun, along line of W. T. More and Fred Rosbach's farms to Chas. Vargasons. The Oat Crop in Sullivan is report ed as the best in several seasons. Corn and buckwheat promise to be an excellent crop. 17.I 7 . G. Little and son went to Iser nice Saturday to visit ex-sheriff Os ier and family. They returned home Monday. Miss Dollic Little is staying with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J- M. Osier at Lincoln Falls. Mrs. Benj. Little of Bear Moun tain visited her parents in Fox Sat urday and Sunday. HILLSGROVE. Dan Darby has gone to Mcdix Run to tire in the tannery owned by Gleason Bros, at that place. School opened Monday with quite a large attendance. I'. Galough and wife visited at Williainsport last week. The family of Vernon Hull who have been summering here left for their home at Kingston, X. Y., last week. The rolling department of the tan nery has started to work again after a two weeks shut down. Miss Laura Fry of Williainsport is visiting at A. A. Brombecks on Pine street. Some one asks where does all this typhoid fever come from? Go down along the creek below the tannery and see for yourself where all the tilth of the tannery flows in. Have the company any rtght to run such tilth in the public streams? Did our Representative Rogers vote for an act to allow the pollution of the llalph and Emma' Mcßride have gone up the river to rest, streams ? Dr. Herman of Dushore was called to this place on Saturday last by the serious illness of Carter Huffman. Slight hopes are entertained for his recovery. C. H. Green and Chas. Norton are reported convalescing from typhoid fever. S. F. Galough is on the sick list. H. H. Green is looking after his business interests. Miss Anna Jenkins of Eagles Mere is visiting her mother here. The teachers for our schools this term are Prof. Stephen Mitterling, of Richfield, Juniata county, princi j pal, Miss Dewar of Lock Haven, in- j ! termediate; Miss Huckleof Forks j ville, Primary; Miss Ida Boudman j iof " Unityville; Bridgeview, and | aladyfrom Hazleton at the Moun tainschool. The Popular Candidate. WILL LEAD HIS PARTY TO VICTORY IN NOVEMBER. Making Friends Who will Cast Their Vote to Help Make His an Overwhelming Majority. ■ \ mmmm HON. F. A. GODCHARLES, CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. The young man whose face you see within these lines is a plucky boy who began life at the bottom of life's ladder and is gradually mak ing his way to the top. There is nothing ready made al>out the sub ject of this Sketch. Although one of the finn operating Milton's lar gest iron industries, he nevertheless wears common clothes and washes the factory grime from his person when frequently working with his employees. Mr. Godcharles served his constituents in a most able and worthy manner in the last legislature, and his excellent qualifica tions for the position he now seeks are readily acknowledged by his political opponents. That he is thoroughly appreciated by his party in Sullivan county was demonstrated at our county convention where he mingled freely with our citizens and won the admiration that im mediately ripened into friendships of the most true and distinct order. He will get a handsome vote from Sullivan county, and he deserves it. SHUNK. Geo. Miller of Elmira spent Sun day with his wife who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel i Leonard. Misses Nancy Kilmer and Viola Brown were in Williamsport'Thurs day of last week. E. G. Salisbury left on Saturday l for Newell where he will teach school this winter. The schools opened Monday with the following corps of teachers: Miss Amy McKay, Center; Mamie Mc- Kay, East; Esther Middle, Lower; Nancy Kilmer, North; Mrs. Cora. VanVeghten, South Hill; Mr. Je*.->e Porter, South. Mr. and Mrs. B. I'. Kauh spent Sunday in Towunda. Miss Nellie Packard of South Mountain and Bessie Packard of this place, returned Friday from a week's visit with their uncle, Wm. Hart at Campbellsville. A. B. Kilmer was a business man j in Laporte Friday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. j O. J. Williams enjoyed a hop in their new house Monday evening. j Miss Eleanor Salisbury has return ed home after spending the summer with friends in York State. Miss Helen DuMond, a student at the Commercial College in Klmira, is spending a two weeks vacation with her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Loren/.a Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Packard spent Sunday with out of town friends. Mr. and Mrs. James Converse of Ellenton were calling on friends in town Sunday. DUSHORE. Miss McDonald of Cherry Mills died on Thursday of last week of appendicitis, and was buried here 011 Saturday. i Miss Clara Streby is visiting rela tives at Athens. Mrs. F. T. Landon and children, ami Mrs. 11. Hoag and children have i been visiting at Lopez. I Geo. Bodie of Koine, Pa. called on ! friends here last week. I Mrs. S. Kester aad a party of vis itors took in tin- sights at Eagles 75 CTS. PER YEAR. Mere last Wednesday. A young son of John Roth broke his light arm last week while black ; berrying. What a terrible warning j to boys who will persist in picking blackberries. Harry Pat-ton of Athens called on I friends here this week. Frank Welliver spent Sunday at this place. Chas. Conner of Sayre spent Sun day with relatives here. Mrs. (). M. Hammond is visiting friends in New York State. C. M. (Jroll made a trip to Muncy Valley 011 Monday. Dushore and Sy I vara Base Hall Clubs crossed bats at Wyalusing last Friday. Our boys came home after dark. Score to (i in favor of Wy alusing. The Dushore boys say that tlu* Sylvara boys had some League players. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Landis of Col legeville, and Mr. Howard Fleck and Miss Eva Hoover of (Men Side, ( are visiting at ltev. I*. H. Hoover's. RICKETTS. % Dr. Watkins and wife visited at ] Mr. F. Kill ins over Sunday of last week. I The ly. (). T. M.have received their new regalia and expect a large increase in membership. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones are visit ing Mr. Jones's uncle, who is very ill at Noxen. Mrs. ,!.(«. Heintzleman is steadily improving. We again have a medicine show with us, the Oregon Indian Medicine Company. Mr. F. A. Hoag has a pup and ex pects to soon have the usual sign dis played, "Beware of the Dog!" Blackberries are plentiful but we have not heard any bear stories as yet. Miss A. Fulford expects togo to Mansfield this week. The T. A T. Lumber Co. will soon have their grist mill under roof. Rev. I lower of Lopez, preached for us Sunday evening. Rev. Smeltser preached in Lopez Sunday. Mr. C. A. Stone returned Sunday from Wyalusing. Mr. R. H. Hoag, wife and two sons, of Dushore, visited Mr. F.Hoag last Sunday. Mr. W. W. Bostwick and W. H. Shaefer were sent as delegates to the county convention at Tunkhannock,