Republican News Item. VOL. VII. NO. 24 ) Worth the PticeT / P YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL9- \ WHEN YOU BUY JEWELERY.X rlt wears and gives pleasure for years and is Q V always worth the price paid for it, Our many N 112 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. / 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 I scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J } 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 them, 112 Very respectfully, c > RETTENBURY, k 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. Jie'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. Saiiiiicl (so(e,U«sfiore,fa. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., •• 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Autumn Dress Goods We are showing for Fall our excellent line of new black and colored dress materials suitable for tailor made suits besides the plain fabric. There is a strong demand for mixed suiting of the Scotch effects of which we are showing a very fine line. Then we have the best light in the city to show them in. RTT.T,R one H ' ( ' e plain, Blleil with pure white cot , , ton at 95c up to 3.75. We cannot describe the large variety ot black and colored silk« we have selected ' l w '" pay you to look at our white or lor fall. Among the fancies my be men- grev blankets before you purchase, as we tioned new plaids and changeable silks, have them at any price from 50c up to plain, colored taffetas in all shades. Black -'-SO; also a full line of Muncy blankets in talletas at 50c to 1.75 per yard. 20 inches white, grey and scarlet, to 45 inches wide. UNDERWEAR. Ready to Wear Department. - , r For men, women and children in lijedi- AVe have made extensive preparation in um and heavy winter weights. Ladies' this department fjr fall and winter. What full fleeced lined vests and drawers at 25 we show you will be the very latest as to and 50 cents; better qualities up to 1 75. style and maserials used in first class tail- Men's full fleeced shirts and drawers at or made suits, costumes, walking skirts, 3'.) and 50c. l'art wool and fine all wool and coats. The stock of fur we have is 75c to I 00, 125 and up. New lineofchil larger than you have ever seen in this dren and infants underwear at the right city befor.'. Novelties in fur boas and prices. scarfs with mutts to match. Misses and Table Linens and Napkins, childrens Jackets and (.oats. Mercerized sateen petticoats ai 1.00 to 4.50. Black This has always been one of our strong taffeta petticoats at 7.00 to 12.50. departments, but we think it much better _ „ . . T,. ■, , this fall than usual. We are displaying Comtortsand Blankets. new |/ inen sets, table cloths, napkins, cen- F.xtra large size silkoline or sateen cov- ter pieces, lunch cloths, scarls, fine den ered comforts; a large variety of dark and mark and buck towels, turkish bath light floral efl'ectß. Patterns some with towels, etc. The Shopbell Dry Good Co. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1902. EAGLES MERE The regular meeting of the Bor ough Council was held on Monday evening' Oct, (sth. All the members* were present and President A. ('. Dunham was in the chair. The following bills were ordered paid, Howard Stevens for Street Lamps, $4..'57; for Police Service W. C. Trappe, SI.BO, C. Dunham, $2.25, Geo. Danley, SI.BO, N. Y. Belting and Packing Co. for Fire Hose sllO. 00, Eagles Mere Light Co. for the seasons lighting of streets #130.00. The Street Committee reported reported streets in about the same condition as at last meeting the Street Commissioner staU-d that life soon as the weather became settl«>d and the roads dried off he would commence work. The Fire Committee reported the test of the hose as satisfactory bill that no conference had yet been had with the Water Co. officers as Jfi rates. The Light Committee reported a proposition from the Light Co. to furnish current for lights from Oct. Ist to June Ist 190:5 for $300.00 and recomended its acceptance. Chief Burgess Ingham stated that a number of gentlemen h.\d kindly subscribed to a lighting fund so that the cost would be no more than it was last winter. Ths subscriptions would be collected ami turned over to the Borough. The report of the committee was accepted and authority given to make the contract with the Light Co. A communication was received from the Business Mens which was on motion laid on the ta ble. The Fire Committee was instruct ed to secure the organization of a Fire Company. Borough sewers were reported in good order. The Secretary of the Board of Health reported that the Board was regularly organized and ready for any business from the Council. Mr. W. C. Dodge requested per mission to construct a sidewalk of Bed Shale in front of his property but Council declined to consent. An appropriation of $140.00 was made for Light and $175.00 for tin- Fire Department. The President was directed to ap point a committee to look for a loca tion for a Town Houseand report at next meeting. A. C. Little, C. A. Brink, D. Kehrer and Chief Burgess Ingham were appointed. The Fire Committee was author ized to purchase a Hose Cart and se cure a suitable place to store it so as to be convenient for use. The Board of Health met at Hotel Eugles Mere on Monday evening, Oct. 6tli. Members present O. W. Smith, W. 11. Pletcher, S. Burk. holder, C. F. Cheney and B. G. Welch. An organization was effect ed by electing B. G. Welch as Pres ident and Raymond D. Kehrer as Secretary. A full interchange of views result ed in outlining plans for placing Ea gles Mere in the front rank in fc-'ani tary conditions for next summer. The Secretary was directed to not ify the Borough Council that the Board was organized and ready for business. Organization of the Fire Company. In response to the call of the chair man of the Fire Committee of the Borough Council a citizens meeting was held at the residence of A. Dun ham for the purpose of organizing a volunteer Fire Company. E. V. Ingham was elected Chair man, It. D. Kehrer, Secretary, and E. S. Chase, Chief. The following citizens then enroll ed themselves as Firemen: John Aumiller, Arthur Lisson, W. H. Pletcher, N. E. Brink, C. E. Dun ham, Edw. Stevens, W. I. Taylor, Cla id Brink, A. Dunham, E. V. In gham, Clias. McCarty, C. J. Brink, John Brink, F. C. Dunham, Geo. Montgomery, R. D. Kehrer, C. A. Brink, Ed. Cummings, Clayton Dunham, W. Anderson, Leo Brink and Clarence BrinK. Officers were elected as follows: Foreman, Alvice Dunham, Asst. Foreman, N. E. Brink, Secretary, 11. D. Kehrer and Treasurer, E. V. Ingham. The Chief made the following ap pointments: Engineer, C. E. Duiv hum, Ist Asst. Eng. F. C. Dunham, 2nd Asst. En*. S. K. Wortliington, | Valvemcn, A. Lisson and B. D. Kehrer. A committee on by-laws was ap pointed, a general conference of pro posed plans outlined and the meet ing adjourned to convene at Hotel Eagles Mere on Oct. 22, at 7:80 P. M. J. It. T. Ryan, Dewitt Bodinc and J; Horace MeFarland spent a few hours in town Tuesday. Howard Hess who lists been acting as It. R. agent lias been sent to(Jlen Hawr to relieve the agent there who now lakes his vacation. A Candidate ! Well Received The citizens of Mount Carmel are throwing tip a tremendous cry for "Lord for Congress." They iii the distressed district of the coal strike are appealing to their sister communities to assist them in elect ing a representative to Congress vyho will uphold and advance their interest. The operators have had their pull on Congress, now the laborer wants his. In voicing the sentiments of its people the Mount Carmel News says: "Ourtownsman, Mr.William K. Lord, candidate for Congress in this district, has already traveled over a considerable portion of the district and received encouragement from sources that were very unex pected. Mr. Lord is making a quiet, de termined canvass for the votes of a people he feels able to adequately represent in the National Congress. His reception by the people is en couraging to liim and to his friends. Mr. Lord possesses that keen business acumen that ingratiates itself promptly into the good graces of any man capable of reading human nature from Nature's most W. K. LORD. TCRM interesting book, the human face, and most men are quick to read aright from this open book.- "It is gratifying to any candi date for place when all his home friends take up his cause and make it their own, and that is now being done here, at Shamokin and at Centralia. The cry ' 'Lord for Con gress" has become a familiar one all over the district and present in dications point toward a successful culmination of our town's ambition to be represented at Washington by a man who will represent the interests of the region. "Help the canvass along, you men of Mount Carmel! Every man in the district can be of great help in the work. Reinforce the worthy laborer of this region. Don't tell us you have too much other matter to engage your attention. You have not! There is nothing of more importance to you now than a representative at Washing ton who will do his utmost to con trol the gigantic trusts and compel a discontinuance of such conditions as now prevail throughout this usually prosperous region. "Every republican, every dem ocrat, every prohibitionist, every man interested in the welfare of the community of this section should urge his neighlior to work for the election of our townsman for this important place. "Neighbors ! Hurrah for Lord ! and in advancing a deserving fellow citizen you will advance your own best interests." A Democrat's Honest Opinion. Candidate for LievL Governor Tell the People What He ThinKs of the Franchise Bill Rogers Supported Scouten wants people to write to Democratic candidates for their opinion of Rogers. What is the use? Here is an opinion already made public. Guthrie who is the Democratic candidate for Lieut. Governor in a speech the other night, as quoted in the Phil - North American of Oct. Ist, says this: "Of course, direct proof of bribery rarely can be produced; but men have been hung for murder on weaker evidence of the crime than exists against the members of the Legii-I 'ture in connection with the ripp.-r bill, and tl e franchise bill. "The so-called Ileniocmts who were members of the Legislature a d were par ties to these corruptions ail have been condemned by the eonstituents they be trayed, so stn-ng was the conviction in the minds ol the people thai they had for feited all claim to the public confidence Every intelligent cilizen in the I'niiinion wealth believes that in. ,Vy one <>l these cases referred to bribery was used, and the circumstances thai surround them justify the belief; 'bey are inexplicable in any other theory, nor can any argument,how ever plausable, in defense of the Franchise Hill, excuse the midnight bargains by which the franchises in the city of Phila delphia were turned over to political sup porters and out of which they made millions of dollars at the public expense." What more can any honest Dem ocrat want to form his opinion of Rogers's vote on the franchise bill? He was opposed to it at first and voted for Creasy's two amendments, then he is absent when the third amendment is voted on and when he next votes he is against all the amendments and for the Franchise Bill. Who did lie see when he was absent ? What was said ~o him that made him change his vote ? Why did he change his mind ? Do the Sullivan county farmers and laboring men want Mr. Rogers togo back to Ilarrisburg ? Could he be trusted if a corporation was in a pinch and wanted his vote? SHVNK. Mr. Lee Voorhees of Elmira has been spending a few days with his mother here. Mr. Lynn Hohti and sister Miss Ettie, formerly of this place but now of Brooklyn, N. V. are visiting rela tives here. They with their parents expect to make Elmira their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Bonj. Little of Bear Mountain visited the hitters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Brown on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Campbell and sons have returned from a ten day's visit with relatives in Walton, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams of East Canton spent Sunday with rel atives here. Mrs. 11. Dickerson and daughter, Mrs. Maxon have returned after an extended visit with relatives and friends in Brooklyn and Ithica, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Montgomery of East Canton spent Wednesday of last week with friends in town. Dr. and Mrs. Davies of Forksville passed through town recently. Mrs. Henry Edkin left on Friday last for Sayre, to bring home her mother, Mrs. C. B. Brown, who has been at the Hospital at that place for treatment for the past month. The young people enjoyed a hop in the hall on Friday night. MUNCY VALLEY. Arthur Miller left on Monday morning for Williamsport where he expects to remain for some time. Mr. Simon Fries and sister Mamie of Laporte, and Miss' Nellie O'Kcefe of York State, called on friends at this place Sunday. M. B. Black, County Supt. visited our schools Wednesday. Mr. Alvin Miller was a William sport visitor one day last week- Mrs. M. Donovan visited at Tivo la last Saturday. Mrs. James P. Miller and sons, James and Grant, are visiting at Bloomshurg. Messrs. Jackson and Messersmith of Dushore were in town Sunday. James Long visited his parents at Unityville on Sunday. 75 CTS. PER YEAR. Roger's Vote on the Bath. Measure Strongly Opposed By Dixon and is Defeated. MB. DIXON was a loading Dem ocrat member of the House of Rep resentatives at its last session. When House Bill'4ol, for the Apportionment and compensation for additional officers and employ ees or the General Assembly was before the House, Mr. Dixon said ! Mr. speaker thin bill provides that the Chief Clerk of the Ifouse ol Representa lives and the Senate shall appoint assis tant clerks'and two janitors. You may call one, if von please, an elevator man. I lie assistant clerk is not considered nec essary by the conservative thinkers, and the other janitor man not at all. Now I understand that they originally have had janitors in the Senate paid doubtless in a a very proper manner, which is supposed to be paid out of the contingent fiuml, like many others which are so easy not only in the Senate but in the Houses well. Now this janitor, what does he do? I am informed that he is doing well, that he is in position not only to get his pay, but he is in position to get tips as well. And these Philadelphia gentlemen ask what are tips, lie is sort of scrub mana ger. lam told t hat gentleman who want a bath apply to him and can be accomo dated and lie is an all round good man. I don't think we had ought to increase situations in this state in positions of this kind. 1 don't thik we want to do it and now is the time that we want to decide this matter. We have investigated this matter ami the bill proposing the new pluces was promptly killed. There is now no reason to take this matter tip this year. We have not any more Senators or Mem bers of the House, consequently why have we any more need lor positions ot this kind. Look what these fellows get in a session. Eight dollars a day for each regular session ami five dollars per .lay for the first ten days of a succeeding ses sion. The janitor gets six dollars a day. Now you will readily see that these aie fabulous sums, \\ here do men get these large amounts except around this old Capitol Hill. But then, we are saving nothing about that. They ai -to get tour dollars a day during the in* Im. What is the interim? For the time between sessions? Why it may reach ad interim to ad infitum, from one session to another if necessary. Who knows how necessary it may be? Some of us may come down from the country and we may want a bath. I understand that some of the members of the House while this bill has been in progress have been invited over to get a bath, and 1 understand in some cases thev have been promised as much as twenty pounds of flesh if they would come to take the trial. Mr. Speaker I will not vote for it. This was May 7, 1901. Legislative Record, page 2232. Vote at same time — Rogers voted YEA. Now will K. G. Rogers just tell his constituents why lie voted for this bill which the Democratic lead ers of the House opposed? Was he invited over to get a bath ? Who Did Rogers See ? Kcouten says we told a malicious lie when we said Rogers was out of the House after the second amend ment to the Franchise hill, lie says Rogers was in the house all the time, anil he detles us to prove he was not. Then he pitched into us real naugh ty. Scouten seems to think we coin plain of Rogers because he left the House, while all we complain of is his changing his miiul and voting for.a "boodle hill." Whether or not he left the House is not important. We don't know who he saw or where it was he saw him, in the building or out of it. That is just what wo would like to know and a good many others. The only evidence we can submit that he was out of the House when the third amendment was vot ed on is this: Ist. There was a boodle hill pend ing according to the Philadelphia Record and it was being voted on Junesth l.'/01. Creasy and others were trying to kill it by amend ments. 2nd. Rogers is recorded as voting "Aye" on the two lirst amendments. 3rd. He is recorded absent or not voting on the third amendment. 4th. lie is recorded Nay on the other amendments. sth. lie is recorded Aye on the final passage of the hills. This is our evidence that he must have seen some one when the third amendment was voted on. We sup posed it was outside the House. Per haps we were wrong, but the im portant question is why did Rogers change his vote?
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