| REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM.
CHABLES L. WING, Editor.
Published ISverylThursday Afternoon
By The Sullivan Publishing Co.
A.t the County Boat of Sullivan County.
LAPOHTE. PA.
Entered at the Post Otlioe at Laporte, an
second-class mail matter.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
S. W.;ri:N N V PACK ER,ofPhiladelphia.
Lieutenant (Governor,
WM. K. BROW X, of Lawrence.
Secretary of Internal Affairs,
ISAAC B. BltoWX, of Erie.
COUNTY TICKET.
Congress, (full term.)
FREDA. UODCHAKLES of Milton,
(unexpired term.)
W. K. L(ißl), ol'Mt. Carmel.
Member of Assembly,
A. L. I>VEH, ol Lopez.
County Treasurer.
ULYSSES BIRD, of Estella.
County < 'ontmissioner,
\V. L. IIOFFMAX, of Ilillsjrrove.
<i. \V. BKXiERS, of Muncy Valley.
County Auditors,
A. P. STARR, of Muncy Valley.
\V. FAXXIXG, of Shunk.
It Stares us in the face that
the outstanding obligation of
Sullivan County on the Ist of
January 1902, amounted to
$63,433,48, as follows:
Honds 838,000.00
! nterest bearing 0rder5,20,052.90
.1 udgements, 5,380.4'.)
Total $63,433.48
The Rep iblican News Item is the
only live home newspaper publish
ed in the county. There are larger
sheets, with city printed outsides,
foe-similes of a hundred other news
papers, and filled up with clippings
from old dailies. They are out of
date. The News Item is full of fresh
spicy news from nearly every village
in the county. In politics it is not a
hireling. It stands by the principles
of the Republican party as anuncia
ted in National, State and County
Conventions. It believes in the
great party which saved the nation
from disruption, which has brought
to the people unexampled prosper
ity, and filled the National Coffers
with gold and silver. We insist up
on an economical administration of
county affairs, and make it uncom
fortable for those who are making
money by running the county in
debt. - To our subscribers we give a
newspaper worth double the sub
scription price, and no man who
wants to keep posted in county af
fairs can to do without it.
The 15th annual reunion of the
58th Penn. Vet. Vol. was held at
this place on Monday with thir
teen members of the Regiment, no
doubt but the disagreeable weather
kept some of the old hoys away.
The business meeting was held in
the Court House and was called to
order by Joseph Hested, president
of the association. After the pre
liminary business had been comple
te;!, the following comrades were
elected officers of the association
for the ensuing year: For Pres.
Jos. Hested of New Albany; Vice
Pres. G. Henly, New Albany; Sec.
and Treas. John M. Jones, Frank
limlale. A committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions on the
death of Lieut. N. A. McKnown,
and the same to be spread upon
the minutes of the association.
Williamsport was selected for the
next place of meeting after which
the meeting ad|ourned to meet at
the camp-fire to be held in the
Court House at 7:30 p. m.
The court room was Well filled,
there being about 500 people pres
ent, and the evening was spent
with music and addresses until a
late hour, and a more enjoyable
meeting we have never had.
The town was beautifully deco
rated. Free entertainment was
provided by the patriotic people of
Laporte; and everything was done
to make our meeting one of pleas
ure and we hope one of profit to
all. Too much cannot l>e said in
praise of the hospitality extended
to us by these people. A more ex
tended account of the camp-fire
will be published in a later issue of
this paper.
JosT. IIEHTED
Pres. of Association.
Meeting of the Eagles Mere Im
provement League held at the Lake
side was called to order at 10:15 a. m.
by the President.!. S. Kirk. Other
members present being Messrs. K.
V. Ingham, W. Y. Warner, H. M•
Essick, W. L. Laird, 11. <S. Clay,
A. C. Little, W. H. Vanßuskirk, 12.
S. Chase, C. A. Brink, A. Dunham,
D. Jvehrer, \V. J. Taylor and E. K.
Kiess.
The first business before the meet
ing was the reports from committee
and Mr. Kirk reported that in ac
cordance with instructions from the
League he had Mr. F. W. Pealeesti,
mate the lumber and bark on the
Mary C. Fox and John Gordon tract
south of the Laporte road which the
League was contemplating buying
in order to preserve the forest. Mr.
Peale's report was read and upon
motion of Mr. Warner the report of
the committee was accepted and the
committee continued.
Capt. Chase who had been appoint
ed at the last meeting to solicit sub
scriptions and have a walk built
from Eagles Mere Ave. down the
hill towards the station, reported
that the walk had been built and the
committee was continued until the
subscriptions had been paid and the
walk paid for.
The proposed change of the rail
road track and station to the west
side of what was formerly known its
the Lily Pond was discussed. Mr.
C. A. Brink member of committee
appointed by Borough Council, re
ported what had been done in the
matter, and Capt. Chase as engineer
also made a report. After consider
able discussion Mr. Ingham offered
the following resolution: "That we
request the Eagles Mere R. R. Co.
to abandon the station near the boat
landing, remove the tracks leading
to same, also tracks forming the
present 1 and move the present
Eagles Mere station to the west side
of main track, south of present
freight station." This resolution
was carried unanimously.
It was also moved and seconded
that the Eagles Mere Land Co. he
requested to repair the banks of the
Lily Pond in such a manner that it
will not be marshy as heretofore but
will have well defined banks, and
then in the spring 1903 again Hood
it. Motion carried.
The question of improving the
streets in the Borough and especially
the Lake Drive was discussed. Mr.
Ingham reported that the Borough
had levied as much Borough tax as
they could without permission from
the court, and also said that the .taxes
as levied at present did not give suf
ficient funds to put the roads in bet
ter condition. Mr. H. (i. Clay hen
moved that the Borough Council be
requested to apply to the Court of
Common Pleas for permission to
levy an additional Borough tax to be
used in improving the streets, also
the fire service and such other mat
ters that in their judgement need at.
tention. This motion was seconded
by Capt. Chase and passed unani
mously.
Dr. Essick then brought up the
question of building a new road to
connect Highland Lake and Eagles
Mere. .Mr. Warner moved that Dr.
Essick and Capt. Chase be appointed
a committee to look over the grouhd
and see if a passable route could be
secured and report at next meeting.
Motion was seconded by Mr. Laird
and agreed to.
Capt. Chase moved that the Bor
ough be requested to organize a Fire
Co. at once. The motion)was passed
unanimously.
Meeting adjourned to meet at call
of President.
Bernice, Pa. Sept. 2(5, 1902
Editor '"News Item"
I have read with much interest
the article by B. G. W. in your is
sue of 18th inst. Forestry is now,
at the eleventh hour, receiving at
tention from both State and Feder
al government, and those who ask
for aid will receive it. It is there
fore a matter of great importance
that the question be taken up by
the press, and especially by the
press of those sections of the State
which are, or should be, most keen
ly interested in the movement. Of
course the matter must be kept be
fore the public, the majority of
whom have not the enterprise to
inform themselves upon any sub
ject which is not placed before
them by the newsprpers, and this
Sir, is just what you can do. If
you can succeed in diverting one
tenth of the energy which is now
being poured into way-side polities,
you will in a few years have enrich
ed the country by a thrifty growth
of young timber, and have led mens
minds to take an interest in some
thing worth doing.
Yours et cet, R. E. D.
John D. Reeser's Big Store I Bank Block, Dushore, Pa. John D. Reeser's Big Store Bank Block, Dushore, Pa.
New Goods. ,asafite New Goods.
I The best that markets afford in Dry Goods, and that cash can buy, is here for you to select from. Low
jprices to suit the purchaser.
. Venetian cloth and Serges in black and colors are very pretty. Homespuns are meeting with ready sales, Zabalines
are the very latests dress goods. Pebble Cheviot is selling every day. Snowflake suitings, very styiish and suitable for
tailor make gowns. Coats and Capes, a full line of them. The children have not been forgotten as we have a splendid
assortment for them.
) Millinary —The very latest in hats trimmed and untrimmed, and ready to wear hats. The latest veils to suit
jthe purchaser, to suit the hats as you know they are all the rage. New laces, have a pretty assortment of them
fi Blankets and comforters have a very good assortment and not likely to be larger than now and the prices are
Slowest Underwear for fall and winter, for Ladies, Gents, and Children; low i n price and the very best made.
Don't wait till you get cold, protect yourself now. Shoes, Shoes, have a new stock that just arrived and more
coming. Come in and see them. Don't forget that we carry a full line of Dry Goods, Boots and shoes, Miliinery
Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Groceries, and when in town give us a call as we shall be pleased to see you at
John D. Reeser's Big Store, Bank block
THREE STORES IN ONE. DUSHORE •
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ESTELLA. .
Mrs. M. L. Randall and children
of Putixsutawney, arc visiting Mrs.
Randall's parents Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Osier, at Lincoln Falls.
Ernest Kayc is moving his family
back to Estella.
1). F. McCarty has his house com
pleted and nicely painted and will
soon move his family into it.
The strong winds are shaking the
winter apples from the trees, and
the farmers fear that the fruit will
not keep so well and also make a
shortage of good storage apples.
Holland Barton is moving his fam
ily back to Estella from New Era.
Chas. Vargason and son are busy
building the new piece of road from
Lick Run bridge along line of More
and Rosbach's.
Rev. J. Locke attended quarterly
meeting at Millview, and is visiting
friends at the Falls.
S. 1». Shoemaker is doing Carpen
ter work for J. (J. Plotts.
C. B. Jennings is making cider at
the creamery, ("has. Plotts is fore
man of the concern.
Isaac Shoemaker who is home on
Furlough, visited at (Jeo. Vargasons
last Monday.
Mrs. Rose Shoemaker and Lottie
Panning of Shunk, visited at Geo.
Vargasons on Tuesday.
HILLSIsRQVE.
(ieo. Sitlard of Ricketts, lowa, is
visiting his old comrade, Martin
Quick, at this place after a separa
tion of thirty eight years.
Henry ( Jumble and wife and Mrs.
Berlin of (Jumbles, Pike county,
were here last week to attend the
funeral of the ladies' father, Mr.
Joseph Snell.
The Constable ordered the eel
racks out of the Creek last week, but
the owners did not have to remove
them. The Hood did that.
A small strike occured in the roll
ing department of the tannery last
week. Four men tied up operations
and demanded an increase of wages,
and sure enough they got a raise of
15c per day. Let the other men
stick together and get better pay.
Messrs. John and Lawrence Lucas
moved on Monday to North Rend,
where they will work.
James Shaffer had the misfortune
to roll his hand quite badly while
taking the place of one of the stack
ers and as a result will nurse a sore
hand for several weeks.
A politician from Bear Mountain,
struck town last Monday. We
would advise 1) to handle a better
brand of cigars as the voters here
smoke only five-cent-straights.
Peter and Steve Vroman are get
ting ready to slay all the bear up
Mill Creek.
Jake Gensel is down with typhoid
fever. This makes the fifth case of
it here, the other four are getting
well. l)r. Gamble has treated all of
them.
Wni. Harrison was a business man
at Dushore last Saturday.
Jos. llclsman and wife visited rel
atives and friends in the upper end
of the county last week.
NORDMONT. >
Clarence Hess has rented his store
to Sam Speary for the winter.
Clarence has gone to Berwick where
he has accepted a position with the
Berwick Store Co.
They say it is of no use to lock
the stable after the horse has been
stolen, but the farmers of this sec
tion had better loek their chicken
eoops before their chickens are all
stolen.
Miss May Mencer has commenc
ed her fifth term of school at Sugar
Point with a large attendance.
llarry Landon of Laporte has
been acting as station agent in the
absence of 11. Arnold the past week.
Chas. Shults and Jefferson Mos
tellar and their wives are visiting
their brother-in-law C. N. Fonst,
at Waller this week.
Harvey A. Hess has been offered
a permanent position at Cumber
land. Md. and expects to leave in
a short time for that place. May
success attend him.
DUSHORE.
Miss Clara Streby is critically ill
with pneumonia.
Miss Bessie iiowe of Scran ton and
Miss Maud Bleiler of Say re spent
Sunday at C. E. Molyneux's.
Geo. Mosier has returned from his
trip to California.
Mrs. J. J. Boyd is on the sick list.
Mrs. Victor Hugo and children
started 011 Monday for Philadelphia,
where they will make their future
home.
The Dushore base ball club play
ed a return game with Monroeton at
that place on Monday. Score Hto 1
in favor of Monroeten.
The band has its new uniforms
and they are dandies.
MUNCY VALLEY.
It it with much regret that we
chronicle the death of Eva May, the
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
I*. Starr, which occured Friday,
Sept. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. David Marks and son
James are visiting relatives in Phil
adelphia.
Mr. David Temple of Eaporte vis
ited his sister, Mrs. Sain Miller 011
Sunday.
Mr. Harvey Taylor of this place
and Miss Ivy Bennet of Mount Ver
non were married at Elmira, 011
Sept. 24th 1902.
Miss Maud Miller is visiting
friends at Lewisburg.
T. J. Moran was a williamsport
visitor last week.
Miss Alice (Jilmore of Dushore
visited friends here last week.
" SORESTOWN.
J. M. Converse is pressing many a
barrel of cider for the farmers these
days, and many is the farmer that
will make himself merry the coming
winter as he enjoys the comforts of
his well seasoned wootl, and cares
not whether coal is five or fifteen
dollars a ton. 1 would not mind it
myself, would you Mr. Editor?
We are very sorry to loose our'
most genial anil obliging conductor,
Harley Edkin, from the services of
the W. & N. B. R. R. 11c has been
in the employ of this company for
years, is one of the best known men
in this section, and enjoys a large
circle of friends. lie would put
himself to any inconvenience to
grunt a favor to any one asking it,
either friend or stranger. His pres
ence is like a ray of sunshine 011 a
stormy day, one cannot help feeling
more cheerful each time they meet
him.
The sign "Closing Out" displayed
in the front window of the Valley
Drug Stor>, does not mean that Dr.
Voorhees is going to leave town as
| A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD
i A NEW HOUS
| OR LAY NEW FLOORS IN THE OLD ONE"
If so, it will pay you to get some of our
Moo6 jflooring i
Kiln dried, matched sides and ends, hollow backeu
and bored, MAPLE and BEECH.
It will out-wear two ordinary floors and is very
much smoother, nicer and easier to put down than
soft wood flooring. All kinds kept in stock by
Jennings Brothers, Lopez, Penn'a.
ALSO ALL SIZES IN HEMLOCK WE HAVE IN STOCK NO. 1 AND 2
LUMBER, SIDING, PINE SHINGLES.
CEILING, LATH, ETC. AT LOWESST PRICES.
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED
Hand Painted Chinaware.
Absolutely Free.
We will give with each purchase, coupons which entitles
the holder to a set of High Grade China Dishes, irrespec
tive of the extremely low prices prevailing here.
Oh! No Trouble at all to Show Goods. *
The Quality, price and style of our spring and sum
mer SHOES which are marked down for closing out are
the main attractions. Call and see them.
Our Complete Line of Groceries.
Our new Grocery Department is growing popular.
You save yourself if you let us save your money. When
you think of true economy this is the place to come.
J. S. HARRINGTON,
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK \
DUSHORE, PA.
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad
TIME T-A-IBIjIE.
In effect Monday. Sept. hi, 1902.
Read down Head up
" T~ " Ft UK stations where time is marked "(" I
P. M. AMA.M.PM 1* MA M A. XI. A M STATIONS. AM AM AMA.M.rM TMP M AM
10 "J SJO 430 ! 10 33 710 Halts... (100 7 15 945 11 S5 4 00' 446
flo 2ft f"i "i M":t 112 1025 17 46 Pennsdale ... 015720 940 II 80 350(441
lo;il ■"> 33 182 1081 755 . llugliesville... 020 7 80 981 11 JO 840 482 7 11,
10 1" "> 10 410 10 42 808 Picture Koeks.. 928 lilt) 889 424 7'5
110 40 15 44 (4 44 ! »00 ...Lyons Mills... (9 20 111 04 420 08
110 i,s ;> 40 III! 1 flO IS 808 ...Chamouni... 918 11 01 883 417 0 2
10 51 558 158 10 51 814 ..Glen Mawr... 913 10.'>4 828 411 ti 0
I 1102(0 01(5 01 822 ..Strawbridge.... 1908 10 47 402 Obu
(1107 ' ...BeecliGlen (859 (10 t3 858
11 10 010 510 I 1110 880 .. Money Valley. 850 10 40 81 0 355
11 lfi 010 510 1110 835 ...gonestown ... sSO 1032 310 349
11 : m gal Nordmont... 1012 332
His..'. (54s Mokoma ( 954 3 12
11 50 5 60 Laporte 9 5a 8 09
lj 07 (008 .....RitiKdale ( 9 41 2 54
l"> in foil ..HeruieeKoad..; ( 9 30 2 45
12 20 I!' 014 ...aatterlleld....' 925 240
A. M. P. M. i'Ki P. M. A. M. PM AM
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STAGE LINES
Stage leaves Ilughesvill cost office lor
Lairdsville, Mengwe and Philipsduledaily
Wilson, Beaver Lake and Kribley on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30
Stage leaves (I leu Mawr lor IlillHgrove
and Forksvil'c ut 11 02 a. in.
Stage lea'.es Muncy Valley lor Unitv
ville, Xorth Mountain ami I.ungerville
daild at 11 19 a. 111.
the sign has caused to be reported.
It only means that lie lias a certain
line of goods which lie is trying to
close out.
The Sonestown Schools opened 011
Monday with the usual gootl attend
ance. Prof. Warren who pleased
the people so well a year ago is in
charge assisted by his wife and Mr.
Spencc Starr.
Philadelphia & Heading, Lehigh Valley
and New York Central mileage will he
accepted only tor through passengers trav
eling from Halls to Nattertield or .Satter
field to Halls.
The genera! ottlces of the company are
located at Hugheeville, Pa.
B. lIAKVKY WELCH.
President. Huglisville. Pa.
S D. TOWNSKN'D, Gen. Mgr., lluglieaville.Pa.
The third rail will soon he laid aw
far as Muncy Valley. The freight
from Eagles Mere will then go
through without transferring at this
place as heretofore.
We are pleased to learn that Mr
and Mrs. 11. (». Welch will soon he
with us again for the winter.