VOL. VII. NO. 30.
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No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOOD.
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing' Goods, Tools of Every
Description, Guns and Ammunition.
Bargains that bring the buyer back.
Come and test the truth of our talk.
A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap.
We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
Samuel (Jole^fisftore^a.
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.
SILLS. one B '^ e P^ a ' n i fiH'd w >th P ur « white cot
.lr , . .. ~' , ton at 95c up to 3.75.
We cannot describe the large vartety of
black and colored silks we have selected It will pay yon to look at our white or
for fall. Among the fancies my be men- K T *y 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 9.50; also a full line of Muncy blankets in
taffetas at 50c to 1.75 per yard. 20 inches white, grey and scarlet,
to 45 inches wide. _ UNDERWEAR.
Ready to Wear Department. v , ....
* r ror men, women and children in medi-
We 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 cento; 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, 39 and 50c. Part wool and fine all wool
and coats. The stock of fur we have is 75c to 1 00, 125 and up. New line of chil
larger than you have ever seen in this dren and infant* underwear at the right
city before. Novelties in fur boas and prices.
SSS£fiStoi Tablo Linens and Napkins.
sateja. petticoats at 1.00 to 4.50. Black This has always been one of our strong
1 taffi|ta petticoats at 7.00 to 12.50. departments, but we think it much better
C Worts and Blankets. £ WSXZZL S&Zj&SSI
"" 'iv&xtra large size silkoline or sateen cov- ' er pieces, lunch cloths, scarfs, fine den
. "erfcl comforts; a large variety of dark and mark and huck towels, turkish bath
lijpit floral effects. Patterns some with towels, et«.
JpjThe Shopbell Dry Good Co.
jjftibscrih£ for the News Item
Republican News Item.
LAPORTE/SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, ISO 2.
I CODHTY HEWS I
Happenings of SSSKr**
Interest to Readers Towm -
, EAGLES MERE.
Ralph Fague of Hughesville, spent
several £ays here laßt week hunting.
Mr. Fa|ue is an excellent wing shot
and succeeded in killing a large
number of birds, he also got a fine
string of* Rabbits.
W. L. Laird of TTupho«villo re
cently spent a day here looking after
the Improvements at Hotel Ray
mond. The large extention to Ho
tel Raymond which is being built
by contractor Little is progressing
very rapidly.
Joseph Mencer of Harrishurg,
made a short visit to Eagles Mere
last week.
Ralph Phillips, the popular
Blooomsburg photographer, and sev
eral friends spent Friday and Satur
day of last week here hunting. They
took back with them a string of
game that they could well be proud
of.
Mrs. Emery, Miss Isabel Gamble
and Miss Lawson came up on Satur
day and spent Sunday with the
bride and groom. They returned
on Monday by way of Montgomerys
coach to Muncy Valley so as to
avoid the long wait at Halls for the
afternoon train.
Mr. and Mrs. Voorheea returned
to Williamsport on Wednesday so as
to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Voorhees' parents. They have spent
a thoroughly enjoyable honeymoon
at Eagles Mere and it is to be hoped
that they may have set the fashion
for future bridal parties and that we
may have many more such brilliant
events here in the future.
Mr. B. Q. Welch has returned
from a two weeks visit in Philadel
phia, and of course came up to look
at the progress of improvements .in
town.
The Eagles Mere Fire Company
No. 1, met in regular session at hotel
Eagles Mere Monday evening, a lar
ge attendance being present. The
foreman Alvice Dunham was in the
chair.
The meeting was a very interest
ing one. Numerous discussions
were entered into by the different
members of the company during the
proceedings.
The report of the Committee on
By-Laws was read and accepted.
Motion was made by R. D. Kehr
er and seconded by E. V. Ingham
to accept the Constitution and By-
Laws as recommended by the com
mittee, also to discharge the com
mittee. Motion carried.
E. V. Ingham and R. D. Kehrer
were appointed by the chair as a
committee to ascertain the cost of
having the Constitution and By-
Laws printed in phamplet form.
The Company then tendered a
vote of thanks te the Committee for
their untiring efforts in getting up
the Constitution and By Laws, af
ter which the Company adjourned
to meet at the next regular meet
ing night.
Eagles Mere.
Election is over and we are glad
of it as we could not face any more.
We believe that their is going to
be another weddding pretty soon as
a young man went to Laporte on
Monday last to get a suit and it did
not suit. We don't know whether
it was a pair of overalls or not
but when his expected better hal
saw them he had togo back and
exchange them.
Elmer Biggar and Wm. Palmatier
are in the birch distilling business.
Clarence Bennett shot a wild cat
one day last week. It was supposed
to be the same one that Tom Reeser
shot at and wounded when it came
nearly eating him up. It measured
five and one half feet from tip to tip.
C. T. Little and N. E. Stackhouse
are hauling bark to Muncy Valley
from the Sonea operations.
SHVNK.
Married. Nov. 23, at the home of
the bride's parents at Yorktown, Pa.
Miss Cora Fleming to Mr. Judson
Wright of this place.
Porter & Williams have added a
fine new meat wagon to their busi
ness to supply the demands of the
t^de.
Mrs. Wescolt, mother of Hiram
E. Wescoft, died Friday Nov. 21,
and was buried on Sunday. F. L.
Kilmer bad charge of the funeral.
A. E. Campbell is in Elmira this
week.
Mrs. Jeannette Porter and daught
er Nora, of Watkins are visiting rel
atives here.
J. W. Frey is visiting his parents
in Montour county.
Colds and sore throat seem to be
quite prevalent here at present.
Born.—Sunday, Nov. 23, a daugh
ter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andrus.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Fanning have
returned from a visit to relatives at
Troy, Pa.
Mrs. Walter Miller of Elmira, is
visiting her parents here.
Mrs. E. G. Salisbury and Misses
May and Fanny Shattuck were in
Hillsgroveon Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wilbur are
rejoicing over the arrival last week
of a daughter. ___
HILLSGROVE.
Frank Finkle bought a fine team
of horses last week at Williamsport,
for the purpose of hauling bark.
Chicken thieves are operating in
Hilisgrove at present. Henry Brown
had eight stolen and C. W. Saddler
had two large turkeys stolen last
week.
The drillers were down about 20
feet Saturday night. They expect
togo at least nundred feet in
search of coal.
Lewis Secules brought a fine team
from Williamsport last week, and
Wm. Harrison bought a driving
horse at the same place.
8. T. Galough went to William
sport on Wednesday to take in the
concert by Sousa's Band.
August Ludy and wife went to
Binghamton on Monday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Moulthrop.
There will be a horse pulling con
test in town next Saturday evening
at eight oclock. Come one and all.
ESTELLA.
Harry Brown of Williamsport, is
visiting his parents and calling on
old friends at the Falls.
Geo. More has gone to Sayre to
work.
Miss Maud Osier came home from
Elmira on Sunday to see her moth
er, Mrs. S. J. Osier, who is suffering
with a cancer on her head.
* Freeee Hess is on the sick list.
Dr. Davis is treating him.
Seventeen members of Elkland
Grange attended the Pomona exer
cises at Colley. All report a grand
time and all agree that Colley peo
ple know how to do things all right.
The many friends of Rev. Spooner
will be |glad to hear he is coming
back to Hilisgrove and will preach
at the Estolla Church at 10:30 a. m.
next Sunday.
John Lewis had the misfortune to
cut his hand quite badly while cut
ting logs for C. B. Wheatley.
U. G. Little made a trip to the
county capitol on Monday.
Bad colds are prevalent in this
community, and with many seem to
take the form cf catarrhal pneumo- j
nia which keeps our three doctors
busy.
Geo. Brown and family are occu
pying their new house.
The Ladies Sewing Circle meets
at the home of C. B. Wheatley, the
second Thursday in December. They
will elect officers for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Wm. More and Mrs. S. 8.
Vroman expects to visit friends at
Jersey Shore and Beech Creek, next
week.
Geo. McCadden jr. and Arthur
McCadden of New York are visiting
at Ulyssis Birds.
* * - SDNESTOWN.
Frank Warburton and family have
moved to Hughesville.
The wreck above town was quite
a serious one last Thursday evening,
and its evident reason was plain to
be seen on Sunday when several peo
ple gratified their curiosity by a
trip to the scene. One of the freight
cars jumped the track and was drag
ged by the train more than a mile,
before the crash down the mountain.
George Houseknecht who has been
in West Virginia for some time is
again home.
Butchering time has begun and
several fat porkers have numbered
their days.
Joseph Mencer of Harrisburg, now
firemen for the Penna. R. R. has
been the guest of his brother at this
place recently.
Harry Hazen started out as substi
tute brakeman on the local freight
Saturday morning, and his maiden
trip lasted until the middle of Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. P. E. Magargel has been en
tertaining Mrs. Starr of Hughesville.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Warren of
Granville Center, are the guest of
their son Prof. C. H. Warren.
Mrs. E. J. Lock wood is recovering
after a spell of sickness.
H. C. Boatman went to Laporte
on Sunduy afternoon to fill the pul
pit of the Rev. S. B. Bidlack.
The portable sawmill run by the
Messer Campbell was moved last
week to a place above White Pine.
A concert will be given in the M.
E. Church on Monday evening next
by local talent. No admission will
be charged, but a silver collection
will be taken. All are invited.
Despite the unpleasant weather,
the Saturday night box social was a
success. A good sized crowd was
present and quickly bought up every
thing eatable.
Little George Hess is quite ill. Dr.
Voorhees is in attendance.
Ellery Horn of Nordmontandßev.
S. B. Bidlack of Laporte drove to
Sonestown on Sunday.
Mrs. B. G. Welch was in Hughes
ville on Tuesday.
August Mencer spent Sunday with
his father Theo. Mencer at Vilas.
Rev. J. Guldin wishes to announce
that he will preach on Sunday, Nov.
•10, at Sonestown in the morning,
Muncy Valley in the afternoon and
Mt. Vernon in the evening. At the
latter place his revival is in progress.
Miss Celia Magargel visited her
brother at Muncy Valley on Sunday.
Horace Vough and son of Phila.
have been the guests of Wm. Hazen
and famiiy, while on a hunting ex
cursion.
RICKETTS. ft
Mr. A. C. Jones who has run the
lath mill for the Lumber Co. for a
number of years, has been compell
ed to leave owing to poor health.
Mr- Jones removed with his family
to South Carolina, last Saturday, and
will be greatly missed by his num
erous friends who unito in extending
their sympathy to him in his illness.
The Lehigh Valley It. R. Co. con
template some changes in the two
sections here. Messrs. Cunley and
Boyle have been removed, and M.
White, son of R. White of Lopez,
is to take one of the sections.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Kib
bler, on the 17, a son.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. B. Corson,
on the 19, a son. Both mothers and
and boys are doing well.
Rev. J. M. Smeltzer is spending a
few days in Philadelphia.
A party of hunters killed a black
bear that weighed 187 lbs. dressed,
near Coles Creek last week.
Mrs. Mintzcr, wife of Dr. Mintzer,
has returned from Philadelphia
greatly improved, having been un
der the care of Dr. J. P. Crozier Grif
fith, the nerve specialist, for six
weeks.
One of the children of Byron Tres
ler has been very ill, but it is report
ed better at this writing.
The P. O. S. of A. held an oyster
supper and dance in Ricketts Hall,
last Thursday evening, which was
well attended.
The trains move irregular the past
week owing to a land slide at Hayes
siding which has defied the efforts of
forty men working in ten hour
75 CTS. PER YEAR.
shifts. The land seems to be resting
on a quicksand and moves down the
mountain at the rate of two feet an
hour and is a curious sight to see.
Mr. G. J. Heintzleman and family
have returned from a weeks trip to
Allentown, Beading and Harris
burg.
Miss Rachel Hatch is spending a
few days at Evergreen, with her
parents.
One of the inconsistences of life is
to hear some of our friends who con
tributed to the support of the strik
ing miners, patting themselves on
the back as it were, und then see
them dig down in their pockets for
the extra fifty cents per ton of coal to
help pay the ten per cent increase
for their friends, the miners.
DVSHOBE. ~
Ed. and Frank Cannon of Pitts
burg and Miss Magaret of N. Y.
City are at home during the serious
illness of their father, Mandus Can
non, who is suffering with paralysis.
A. M. Warburton of Sugar Run
was calling on friends here on Mon
day.
A. K. Woodleyof Overton, visited
at Geo. Strebys on Monday last.
The Telephone Exchange here
will soon be removed from Pealer's
Drug Store to the rear room of
Hoag's Shoe Shop. Miss Bessie
Dugan has accepted the position as
operator.
COVBT HOUSE HEWS.
SEOIBTERS OFFICE.
The Register gives notice that the
following accounts have been filed
and will be presented to the Court
for confirmation on Dec. Bth, viz:
First and final accounts of A. B.
Kilmer, Admr. of Leonard T. Max
son deed. E. R. Warburton Exec,
of Samuel Norton, dee'd. A.J.Brad
ley Executor of Joshua Battin, deed.
Anthony Glockler and Philip Glock
ler Executors of Anthony Glockler,
deceased.
SHERIFF'B OFFICE,
The Sheriff will expose to public
sale at the Court House in Laporte
on Friday, December 12, 1902, at 1
o'clock p. in., fifty acres of land in
Laporte township, as the property of
James Murray. Twenty-five acres
is improved. To be sold at the suit
of John G. Scouten vs James Murry.
Also, at 2 o'clock p. m. same day
and place will sell forty-six acres of
land in Davidson township as the
property of Niles E. Weed at th,j
suit of M. D. Swarts, Cashier. The
land is near Sonestown and improv
ed.
Notice has been served on the follow
ing named gentlemen of the jury to ap
pear at next term of (Quarter Sessions:
Grand Jurors—John Hileman of Du
shore; Robert H. Guy of Bernice; Charles
Dieflenbach, Chae. H. Heeber, Wm. D.
Bahr, of Cherry; B. L. Keeney of Colley;
George Kiesa, Samuel Magargel of David
son; Henry Cummings, Smith Boudman
of Eagles Mere; Jonathan Rogers, Henry
Vought of Elkland; Wm.C.Saam oi Forks
Morris Williams of Fox; George Brom
beck of Uillsgrove; John Rosencrants of
Laporte twp; Frederick Heverly, A. R.
Snyder, Olic Carrington, N. L. Campbell
of Lopez; Homer Peck, Uillsgrove; Chas.
Jackson, Bernice; Philip S. Straw, Mt.
Vernon.
Petit or Traverse Jurors—Bernice,Jno.
W. Crawford, James J. Laddin, James
Connor, Herman Taylor, Win. Dempeey;
Cherry twp., Reubin Heverly, Antboney
Kobe; Colley, Royal Scouten; Dashore,
Fred Nowell, Peter Yonkin, Fred Ilofta,
Frank H. Farrell, Edward Meyers, Chss.
Zupran, Fred Hoflman; Davidson, Ellis
Swank, Anson P. Starr, Jtsmes Sones, D.
H. Lorali; Eagles Mere, Brady Bennett;
Elkland, Larry Rosback, John P.Rogers,
Philip Baumunk, Elmer Bedford, Augus
tus Hugo, Geo. E. Bown; Forks, Samuel
B. Kilmer, Edward Frank, Ed. R. War
burton, Joseph Bird, Asa G, Little, Joel
L. Molyneux; Fox, John Frey; Hillsgrove
Nathan Moultrip. Ezra Little; Lopez,
Ellery Potter, Herman Transau, Hemy
McDermott, E. W. Woodward, Lawrence
Dunn; Laporte twp., Edward Burke, Jos.
Shaffer; Laporte Boro., Win. B. Ritu-r,
Francis W. Meylert; Ricketts, John P.
Dyer, Roy Decker, Edward W. Schock;
Jamison City, Geo. W. Lilley.
A Remarkable Cow.
I had a cow rented last summer
writes Smith Boudman, Eagles Mere,
from which I sold $45 worth of milk
and cream at Eagles Mere and after
the season was over sold three bar
rels of buttermilk and sls worth of
butter, fattened for hogs, and had
plenty of milk and butter to use.
And beside this the cow had the bad
habit of sucking herself.