Republican News Item. VOL. VII. NO. 21 )Worth the RriceT^l P YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL?. INVESTED^ V WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLE JEWELERY.X C It wears and gives pleasure for years and is^ V always worth the price paid for it. Our manyX 112 years of business at the same stand with the same 112 I principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery/ r 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 j \ tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C \ scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J } same grade of goods. \ Ready for Repairwork. j y Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our j \ hands. To get values come here after them. r Very respectfully, > RETTENBURY, j j DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C, COLE 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. Sjniuet Sole^usftore^a. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., ■\ 313 Pine Street, , WILLIAMSPORT, PA. V 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 fc- Pine double damask satin finished linen in the best and newest patterns you have ever seen, ranging in prices from 1.25 UP T O 2.50. NAPKINS. TOWELS We have a full assortment of breakfast, of all kinds and prices, fine damask lunch or dinner napkins to match all the towels with either fringe 1 or hemstitched Letter grades of table linen. at \° 2-50 a pair. Ask to see xnciPTlV the New "Bubdry bath towel. Its a (lOSICBY. new idea in towels. Ladies' last black and fancy colored SIICCtS and PlllOW CiISCS. lace striped or drop stitch hose at 25c Heady for use. What the use ol cutting specially good value; better qualities up and sewing when the rtade up article can to 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 lancy and fast pay for the material. Pillow case.- a. Sc biack hose 12$ to 50c. We sell the best up to 40c. Sheets at 47c up to 04?, at:- 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, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902. /» \ rniTNTV Columns o! Interesting VAJvrl 1 * ** 3 items Gathered by Ovr Happenings ot SSSr" Interest to Readers Many Towns. J V. - -J EAGLES MERE. On Sunday the Inst service for the summer was held in the Presbyter ian Church, Rev. Dr. Parsons preach ing one of his usual aide sermons on "Overcoming evil with good." The Dr. left for Washington on Monday morning. Rev. Geo. Morgan, father of Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, fillet! the pul pit of the Baptist Church on Sunday morning and will officiate during the month of September. During this week he is to deliver addresses in the First Presbyterian, Erie Ave. Baptist and Newberry Churches in Williamsport. Mr. S. W. Murray, the veteran car builder of Milton spent a week ut Crestniont and left for home on Monday morning, lie is naturally anxious for the success of his former partner Mr. Dickerman who is a can didate for Congress in this district. The University Football Team continues to make things lively and will do so until September 24. Several house parties have increas ed tin- population for a few days. It is said that more people were in Ea gles Mere on Sunday than have ever before been here so late. General regret is expressed by those who are compelled to leave the mountains just now when perfect weather pre vails and the forests are putting on their most beautiful parti-colored garb. Electrician Trappe is 011 duty again after a spell of sickness of about 11 week. His wife has declared that lie slxdl not attend the Centennial at Hloomsburg again. Photographer Phillips still calls the roll of his family every morning to be sure that he has them all. Now the signs directing people to go home are being put up in the shape of boarded windows 011 the cottages. Wonder why they might not be left off for a week or two. Miss Anna Karge has the Upper Shrewbury public school in opera tion with about twenty or thirty lit tle folks. Of course- Miss Mary Clarke succeeds herself at the Eagles Mere school. Her success forbids any other thought. Quite a considerable uneasiriess was created last week by indications of a serious fire out in the direction of the lumbering operations of Mr. Sones but happily it was gotten un der control. Many fe trs are express, ed that some neglect may yet let the forest tire reach Eagles Mere from that direction. It is understood that after this sea son the name of Chautauqua is to be finally abandoned and that of "Eag les Mere Park"*substituted. At the'regular session of the Post Office Club it was suggested that if the proposed Fair should be held we co ild advertise as one of the attract ions that we would have a sample of the worst possible road in Sullivan county in the Lakewood Drive and that special premiums should be provided for any teams that could safely haul any load over it. One member thought that one premium might be offered for the best specimen road and the proba bility would be that it would be a warded to the ehautauqua streets. The Committee on health express ed decided disaproval of the expen diture of any money 011 the Golden Rod, Rag Weed and Thistles this season as they are all ready to scatter their seed and by letting it go now it would furnish a biggar job for next year. The (Jhairman of the Committee on Fire Protection inquired if it would be advisable for the Commit tee to have some building fired so as to give an opportunity to test the new tire hose. The inquiry was laid 011 the table until after the tire. Dates of Fairs You Will Attend. Ilughcsville Fair, September 23, 24. 25 and 2(i. Forksville Fair, October 1, 2 ami 3d, 1»02. SHVNK. The corps of surveyors of the Sus quehanna A- N. Y. 11. R. have the final survey completed from foot of Plane to Ralston. We are informed that the Company propose to extend the road from Foot of Plane to Wheelerville this fall and from there to Ralston next year. Julius Duerkes and Miss Alice Garret of Jersey City, N. J. are vis iting friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Campbell are guests this week of relatives at Jobs Corners, Pa. and Elmira, N. Y. Mrs. Frank Packard is visiting at Waverly N. Y. Mrs. Dora Schindler leaves this week for her new home in Michigan. Geo. Hoagland left for his home in Elmira Saturday after a week's visit with his father here. Mrs. Martha Mauley is visiting her daughter at Watkins, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ltightmire of Eagles Mere, attended the Wil cox reunion on Friday. C'. B. Brown lost a valuable horse last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watts and children of East Canton, spent Sun day with Mrs. Watt's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Brown. The annual reunion of the Wilcox family was held on the John 1). Wil cox homestead near this place 011 Friday, Sept. sth. The weather was fine and the attendance of l>oth rel atives and friends was the largest this year of any meeting ever held held, there being about live hundred people present from this and nearby places. After a picnic dinner, a number responded to speeches, reci tations and singing. Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers of Jer sey City, arrived in town Monday 011 a visit to relatives here. Mrs. James Brenchlcy and daught er are visiting the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell at El mira, N. Y. Alvah Tinkham is working in the Machine Shops at Elmira. W. R. Foster is visiting his son Herbert, near Watkins, N. Y. HILLSGROVE. M. A. Scuiman of Dushore, agent for the Penn Mutual Insurance Co. was in town last week. The Piston head in the big engine that runs the big mill and chains, blew out last Friday, and it was nec essary to shut down part of the the tannery for repairs. Albert Richardson and Cyrus Hines attended the Williamsport Fair last week. Sidney Green has typhoid fever. Dr. Gamble is attending him. A young man by the name of Fry of Williamsport who was visiting at Geo. Brombeeks, was accidentally shot in the eye with an air gun he was handling. He was taken to the Williamsport Hospital at once. Floyd Lawrensou of Glen Mawr has moved his family to this place where he will work for the Tanning Co. James Leonard, log scaler for the Emery Lumber Co. of Williamsport, has come to the grove to begin the scaling of this seasons logs. Harry Haas left last Saturday for Columbia College where lie enters upon his third years work preparing for an M. I). (ieo. Chapman has purchased a a new team ami will now try his hand at hauling bark. A young child of a polish family by the name of Marrz, died on Sun day of pneumonia. Chas. Jackson and family visited last Sunday at Fox. There is about one hundred ami twenty live tons of bark being de livered here every day. Albert Lorah ami wife returned home Monday from a two week's visit down in Lycoming county. Henry Darby has the mumps. He says they are very inconvenient at the begining of the school term. 5 'SGNESTOWN. Born, Sept. 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Starr a son. Born, Sept. 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warburton, a son. Both mothers and babes are doing nicely. Mrs. Clara Warburton and Dor son S|>eary of Nordmont were in town 011 Sunday. 1). 11. Lorali spent a few days in Philadelphia last week. I John Converse's cider mill is run ning again. . Mrs. P. G. Kisinger and son Ell ery of Eagles Mere were in town on Saturday. Miss Lottie Pardoe of William sport is visiting Mrs. S. Eddy. Miss Celya Magargleis home from Eagles Mere. Miss Amelia Phillips of Danville, is the guest of Mrs. J. W. Buck. Mrs. Henry Campbell and Mrs. ('has. Campbell were in Ilughesville. <lll Saturday. Win. Shoemaker of Laporte was in town Saturday. A. T. Armstrong has returned from Philadelphia with the result of a new stock of groceries in his store. Ellery Horn of Nordmont visited relatives in town last week. Miss Anna Huck has returned from Eagles Mere. Miss Mildred Hall spent Friday and Saturday with relatives near Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Alex Hess 011 Saturday en tertained 'Miss •"Ri/.zie Ricketts of Benton, who has been at Eagles Mere during the summer. Mrs. E. Sheets of Lairdsville vis ited in town 011 Thursday and Fri day. MUNCY VALLEY. Mr.s J. P. Miller was a William sport visitor last week. Jesse Guilden who has been visit ing in Maryland, returned home last Wednesday. Miss Mae Donovan who has been spending some time with her broth er at Sonestown has returned home. Miss Ethel Collins of Picture Rocks was the guest of Miss Mae Fenstermaker last Sunday. Mrs. Johnson and son Harry of Bloomsburg visited Mrs. J. P. Mil jer last week. ESTELLA. k. Sidney Osier and sister, Mrs. Ray mond Meyers, of Bern ice, visited relatives at Lincoln Falls and Elk land Saturday and Sunday. Miss Ellen Brown of Muticy is vis iting relatives at Forksville and Elkland. Mrs Eber Hall of Muncy is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Boyles at Lincoln Falls. Miss Grace Wlieatley is attending the Forksville High School. Schools opened 011 Monday the Bth with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moly neux of Millview as teachers. There seems to In* general satisfaction of both pupilsand patrons of the Estel la school in the choice of instructors. Mrs. Ernest Smith, who has been ill since the death of her mother, is improving under the treatment of 1 >r. Woodhead." Miss Nettie Lawrensou who has been staying at Geo. Brown's Sr. has goneto her home at Tivola. Elkland Grange had an open ses sion for the good of the order 011 Tuesday evening consisting of reci tations, select reading, singing and short talks by several of the mem bers on subjects of interest to farm ers. On Monday, Sept. Bth, Messrs. Person, Land back and Kishinka met with the Town Commissioners, More, Norton and Kilmer and the Town Clerk, U. Bird, as directed by the court to view bridge spanning Elk Creek at Eldred place to see if advisable to build a county bridge at that place. Severe Storm at Laporte. I The county seat was visited by a ] tornado Tuesday afternoon which did much damage to fruit and shade trees about the place. The three large trees in Judge Dunham's front yard were yuined, one being com pletely uprooted. A.II. Buschhaus en's orchard had several of its best trees destroyed. The doors of L. R. (jumble's blacksmith shop were blown off, also a large portion of the shingles. Apple trees were entirely relieved of their fruit most of which was the winter variety not yet ripen ed. Many of the shade trees in various parts of the town were I marred with broken branches. 75 CTS. PER YEAR. { County Seat ) Local and Personal Events Tersely Told. Court next week. H. W. Osier of Bern ice was a pleasant caller in town on Wed nesday. Win. J. Griffin of Philadelphia was a Laporte visitor, on Tuesday. Judge Dunham is holding court at Scranton this week. Marriage license was granted to John W. Sweeney and Miss Mary McGee. both of Cherry township, on Sept. 6th. Sain Ritter of Muncy Valley is now a regular Sunday visitor at Laporte. Mrs. Mary A. Huffrun of Mil dred was baptised in the Baptist church at this place on Sunday al ternoon by Rev. John Sherman of Picture Rocks. Levi Richard of Nordmont was doing business in town Tuesday. Merchant Samuel Cole of Du shore made business calls in the county seat on Wednesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kes ler of Nordmont, on Monday, Sept. Bth, a daughter. Shell oysters, the first supply and a fresh lot at C. R. Fnnston's, Saturday, Sept. 13th. A LIVELY FIDE CONSUMES SAWMILL About three o'clock Saturday af ternoon M. E. Reeder's saw mill two miles tielow town caught fire it is supposed from a spark lodging in some shavings near the engine. When the fire was discovered by Kd. Sehrader who was driving by, it had already gotten well under head way and by the time the alarm reached town and men could get to the scene, the structure had been nearly consumed. The mill had been started up Saturday to do some planing and run until 2 o'clock when the fire was pulled out of the engine and tin' workmen hurried away to their homes. Mr. Reeder expects to rebuild the mill in the near futiire at a point above Jakersville along the Loyalsoek Creek. The mill will be removed in the spring to the site of the one just destroyed to finish sawing the remaining stock at that point. An insurance of SOOO was carried. The net loss to -Mr. Reader, placing the estimate low, will figure nealy to SISOO. It is thought that with some repairing done to the engine and boiler they can be used. About #250 worth of lumber was also con sumed. RICKETTS. * Mr. ("has. It. Stone who has been employed by the Lumber Co. as clerk for a number of years has re signed to accept a position with the Union Pacific Coal Co. in Western Central Wyoming. He goes to his new field with the best wishes of a host of friends, and will be missed by all. Ricketts was again visited by fire on Tuesday of last week. The house occupied by Andrew Krosnovitch was burned to the ground rendering homeless some twenty Hungarians. The Lumber Co. is rebuilding a suit able dwelling on the old site quite rapidly. The past month has been very ac tive in freight shipments, 7000 tons of freight being shipped requiring 44tt cars, Last week there were 140 odd cars shipped. It is with regret that we learn of the illness of Edward Wilbur with typhoid fever at his father's home near Dushore. Wassil Knovisky is ill with pneu monia contracted by being overheat ed at the fire of last week. Mr. J. IT. Terril and family have removed to their home at Pittston. Mr. Ira L. Dexter was a visitor at Wilkesbarre Sunday. The schools are all opened and running smoothly. The stave mill has again shut ; down for an indefinite period. Mr. Frank lloag,Jagent for the L. I V. R: It., has an assistant in the I office.
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