Republican News Item.
VOL. VII. NO. 31.
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C AND STAPLE JEWELERY, S
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S RETTENBURY, S
<> DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. S
HARDWARE.?
No Flaci Okl this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB "WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug 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.
Samuef (JoJe^Msftore^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.
SILLS one s ' ( * e P' a ' n > A"' l * w ' t l l P ura white cot
«r « i i,i ' i ... 100 at 95c U P t0 3 - 75 -
We cannot describe the large vartety ol
black and colored silks we have selected It will pay you to look at our white or
tor fall. Among the fancies my be men- grey 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
tafletas at 50c to 1.75 per yard. 20 inches white, grey and scarlet.
to 45 inches wide. UNDERWEAR.
Ready to Wear Department. For men> women ftnd children .„ medj .
We have made extensive preparation in nm 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, 3y and 50c. Part wool and fine all wool
and coatß. The stock of fur we have is 75c to I 00, 125 and up. New line of chil
largcr than you have ever seen in this dren and infanta underwear at the right
city before. Novelties in fur boas and prices.
ecarfs with muffs to match. Misses and Table Linens and Napkins
childrens Jackets and Coats, Mercerued
Hateen petticoats at 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
« . j i diis fa " dian usual. We are displaying
Comforts and Blankets. new Linen sets, table cloths, napkins, cen-
Extra large siee silkoline or sateen cov- ler pieces, lunch cloths, scarfs, fine den
ertd comforts; a large variety of dark and ,nar k and buck towels, turkish bath
light floral effects. Patterns with towels, etc.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, ISO 2.
COVNTYNEWS i
Happenings ol XSSr"*
Interest to Readers *"■»? Towi "- j
EAGLES MERE.
Raymond Kehrer, Floyd Dunham
and Friend Avery returned thanks
in Wllliamsport.
Electrician Trappe is busy at
Montgomery reconstructing the
street lighting system and has Clar
ence Dunham for assistant.
The Chautauqua management have
arranged with the Light Co. to sup
ply them with light for next sum
mer and have asked to have the out
fit installed immediately so us to
give them the advantage of the Bor
ough lighting during the winter,
whereat Supt. W. H. Pletcher re
joices. All the necessary material
has been ordered and we understand
that the work will be commenced in
a few days. This will furnish a de
lightful lovers prom< nade in that
direction.
We regret to hear of the illness of
landlord Kirk and are pleased with
late advices that he is convalescent.
Our progressive neighbor Henry
Cummings has had an electric light
placed in front of his house and is
lighting his house and barn. He
proposes to keep up with the pro
cession.
Contractor Little is progressing
finely with the work at Hotel Ray
mond. The exterior work is practi
cally completed but owing to delay
at the planing mill it will be some
days before all the windows and
doors are in place. Inside the floor
ing is almost all laid, the-new din
ing room makes a wonderful im
provement, the porches will be ex
ceedingly popular and everything
about the establishment will be real
ly first class.
Mr. Little will not return to his
Picture Rocks home before Christmas
as he has the Chautauqua cottage
for Dr. W. T. Reedy of Hughesville,
under roof and almost enclosed and
will not leave it until everything is
in good shape for winter.
He has the frame of the new wing
to the McCormick cottage all erect
ed, chimnies up and will put a force
at that and have it ready for the
plasterer before he leaves.
Mr. Robert M. Estes of the United
States Census Department, Washing
ton, took dinner at Hotel Eagles
Mere on Saturday. He is collecting
statistics of all the Electric Light and
Power Plants iu this part of the
state. He expressed the opinion
that Eagles Mere possessed the most
substantial attractions of any sum
mer resojt he has ever visited and it
seemed to him that it is a delightful
place at this season of the year. Mr.
Welch of the Light Co. was his guide
to the points of interest. He enjoy
ed the venison dinner with great
gusto and promises to visit Mr. In
gham next summer.
A special meeting of the Post Of
fice Club was held on Thanksgiving
Day and it was resolved into an ex
pression from the members for the
reasons for thankfulness. Some of
them were peculiar but none the less
interesting. The Secretary has fur
nished us with a transcript of the
proceedings which we condense for
the Item readers.
After a period of silent meditation
the President expressed thankfulness
that the railroad trains were still
running and apparently likely to do
so most of the winter: general ex
pressions of assent came from every
member.
The modest member thought the
special care that was being given to
the spiritual welfare of the members
by the different ministers should not
be omitted; two or three agreed with
him.
The Secretary called particular at
tention to the blessings of the new
railroad connections so that now the
newspapers from the cities did not
reach us until a day or two after
publication so that it was no longer
necessary to read them:
Another member thought still bet
ter was the fact that letters now were
so long on the way and it took so
long to send out replies that letter
writing might be relegated to the
lost arts and left all that wasted time
to smoke:
The member in the back seat said
that the composite railroad car ought
not to be left out of the list: some
body wanted to know what to be
thankful for in (hat: it was explain
ed that as a matter of exercise it
was f»r b.'ttrr than any of the expen
sive appliances that were advertised
and one lady found it an admirable
resolvent that was far better than
"Anti-fat" and the general opinion
was that Vice President Voorliees of
the Reading 11. R. would send up a
set of gilt edged thanks that his son
had such an opportunity for a novel
ride on his return from his Eagles
Mere honey moon with Mrs. Voor
hees.
The traveling r.~ *" said that
he was particular! i %. al because
now when he £- ° wn Will
iamsport he did nr » 3 to make
the entire distant g. lay as the
time table laid t • nger out
over night either =• ;wville or
Sonestown or s<. " 03 delightful
place on the Wfij oJ :
The tir*-' g. 2. j? vas to
weary 4 g -te ex
cept that this last explanation en
couraged him to believe that no one
would come up any more and so he
would not have to do any work in
connection with such visitors.
ESTELLA. >
A. T. Mulnix has bought the
creamery.
Homer Beninger is moving his
family back from Lopez to Estella,
where he will run hi.i blacksmith
and wagon shop.
Richard Duff and family are occu
pying their new house on Creamery
avenue.
Ulyssis Bird made a business trip
to Fox last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. More spentJThanks
giving day at J. P. Brenchleys.
Thanksgiving services were held
at the W. M. Church at Millview,
Thursday evening, and a Thanks
giving dinner in the basement dur
ing the daytime.
Freese Hess is convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warren of
Baileys Corners, who had been visi
ting their son, Prof. C. H. Warren
at Sonestown, passed through this
place on Friday enroute for home.
Elkland Grange will hold Thanks
giving services in the near future.
Chester Campbell and wife are vis
iting Mrs. Campbells parents at this
place.
D. F. MeCarty is building *an ad
dition to his dwelling house.
EAST FORKS.
Chas. Mclntire and Michael Col
lins, two of our esteemed citizens
have gone to work in the mines at
Bernice.
Mrs. Geo. Kester, whose recent
illness has caused much anxiety
among her many friends, is slowly
recovering.
Wm. D. Haverly, one of our hard
working townsmen, whose age does
not seem to check his industry,
though 71 years are now his share,
has just completed his fall work by
ploughing twenty acres. Gan you
do better?
Carl Osthaus and wife spent Sun
day at J. L. Molyneux's.
Mr. Waltman of New Albany,
made a friendly call at E. R. War
burton's on Sunday.
Another visitor at E. P. Battins;
Guess?
Hartley Molyneux of North Dako
ta, is again among old friends.
Otis Warburton, a medical student
of a Wilkesbarre school of Osteopa
thy, is home for a short vacation.
SFBNICE.
Walter Wheatley and Miss Katie
Line of this place were married at
the homo of the bride,s parents on
Wednesday, November 26. After
the ceremony the happy couple left
on the morning train for Washing
ton, D. C. Upon their return they
will take up their residence at this
place. We join with their many
friends in wishing them a happy and
properous life.
The residents living on Main St.
were startled at 1 o'clock last Friday
morning by the explosion of six
sticks of Dynamite in the wash shan
ty belonging to Elmer Champlain.
Fire, originating from some un
known cause resulted in the explos
ion which blew up the building and
burned the contents consisting of
several suits of clothing, boots, shoes
and other things.
Mrs. Adam Baumgardner, who
has been visiting at H. H. Bentleys,
returned to her home a t Towanda,
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd of Du
shore, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Taylor on Sunday.
S. W. Brown, collector and soliei
ter for the International Correspon
dence School of Scranton, was a busy
caller in town on Friday.
J. H. W. Crawford, former Asst.
Supt. of theS. L.«& S. R. R. Co.'s
interests at this place, and wife en
joyed a pleasant farewell visit from
relatives and friends on Saturday
evening. They will remove to Phil
adelphia in the near future where a
fine position awaits Mr. Crawford.
LOPEZ.
The greatest shot of the season is
our professor. He killed twenty six
birds in two days, but his dog is now
dead.
Mrs. F. L. Campbell is spending
a few weeks at Buffalo.
11. W. McKibbins is visiting in
Wilkesbarre.
Missses Mason and Hileman spent
Sunday at the home of F. W. Par
rish.
There has been a big kick here on
account of there not being any Lo
pez news in the News Item, so you
may kick the reporter after this if
he misses a week.
MissCelia Cummiski spent Sun
day at Ithaca.
Some of our young people had a
big time on Saturday evening at
South Brook, where.they attended
the birthday party of Wm. Herd.
C. Reitzel and wife moved from
this place to West Virginia, last
week.
Strange to say, but not a deer has
been killed here this season. We
wonder what "Brock" has been do
ing.
By the looks of things we will
have our county bridge when sum
mer comes again.
The first snow of the season fell
Sunday night to a depth of 5 inches.
W. M. Parrish of Beaumont, was
doing business here Monday.
C. H. Jennings of Elk Lick, Pa.
is spending a few days here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGee have
taken a permanent boarder in the
shape of a young daughter who ar
rived Sunday evening. Also Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Housewert were
more than happy over the arrival of
a son and daughter on the same
date.
RICKETTS. \
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbelle of
Elmira, N. Y. spent Thanksgiving
with relatives here. Mr. Campbell
returned to his home Friday morn
ing and Mrs. Campbell will remain
a few days for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers of Glen
Mawr visited at Henry Edkins last
week.
The dance in the Hall on Thanks
giving night was well attended and
a nice time is reported.
The taffy and pop corn social was
given by the P. O. S. of A. and
their families on Thanksgiving
night was an enjoyable affair, and
every one present was just as sweet
as could be.
A. B. Kilmer Esq. took kindly to
the prevailing distemper, and was
kept indoors a few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of El
lenton, spent Thanksgiving with the
75 CTS. PER YEAR.
letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Kilmer.
Miss Viola Brown of Canton, is at
home for a few days vacation.
Mr. Ulyssis Bird of Estella was a
business man in town Saturday.
Work on Mr. Lorenzo Brown's
house is progressing rapidly and
when completed will make a fine
residence. Mr. Brown expects to
occupy the same next spring.
Herbert Hill of Elmira, spent
Thanksgiving with his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob CasemanJ of
Qrover, returned home Saturday
from a visit to the former's mother
here, who has been sick for some
time.
SHUNIt
Mr. Chas. Williams left last week
to accept a position on the Wilkes
barre and Eastern railroad.
Mr. J. H. Houser left this week
to accept a position with the same
road.
Mr. Hayes Biggar has gone to On
eonta, N. Y. to work in a machine
shop there.
M. Zaner and family, formerly of
Ricketts, passed through town last
week on their way from Ringoes,
N. J. to Laporte where they will re
side.
Mr. O. J. Heintzleman made a fly-
S n g trip to Hazleton, Ashley and
Wilkesbarre last week.
Rev. J. M. Smeltzer returned last
week from a trip to Philadelphia.;
Mr. Geo. Meeks returned Monday
with a large buck deer secured on
his hunting trip to Monroe county.
Resolutions o! Sullivan County
Bar Association.
At a meeting of the Sullivan Coun
ty Bar Association held at Laporte
on Tuesday the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, that the Sullivan
County Bar Association endorse the
candidacy of Hon. E. M. Dunham,
President Judge of the Forty-fourth
Judicial District, for appointment to
the bench of the Superior Court, to
ftll the vacancy caused by the retire
ment of the Hon. John I. Mitchell.
And we respectfully ,but earnestly
urge His Excellency, William A.
Stone, Governor, to make this ap
pointment."
The resolution, together with a
petition signed by every member of
the Bar has been forwarded to the
Governor.
FOUND FINE VEIN OF COAL
F. W. Meylert Esq. of L-iporte,
and Dr. William F. Randall of Du
shore recently came into posession
of a tract of land in the vicinity of
Bernice. Believing it to be coal
land they proceeded to determine
whether or not coal existed. They
have been rewarded in their search
by the discovery of a Ave foot vein
of fine coal. The land is advantage
ously situated for getting the coal to
market, and they expect soon to
open a drift upon the premises and
furnish coal to the local trade. The
land adjoins the lands of the State
Line A Sullivan Railroad Company.
At the residence of the bride's
parents at Ricketts, Pa., Mr. James
M. Travis and Miss Lucy J. Sluy
ter, both of Ricketts, were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony at
high noon Saturday, November 29,
by Rev. J. F. Hower of Lopez. |Mr.
Leroy R. Shaffer was best man, and
Miss Jennie A. Randall was brides
maid. Immediately after the wed
wing ceremony the guests partook
of a bounteous wedding dinner.
Mr. and Mrs Travis have the bes-)
wishes of the entire community.
They will reside at Ricketts.
Report of Sugar Point school, of
Laporte Twp., for third month of
school term: No of pupils enrolled,
boys 11, girls 14, total 25. Average
attendance for month 23, percentage
of attendance, l>oys 96, girls 97. The
following pupils have attended each
day of term: Rena Hunter, Edith
Flester, Katharine Peters, Clara
Trough, Mable Hunter, Nellie Hun
ter, Lizzie Petcrman, Marie Peter
man, Hattie Trough, Iva Hess, Fay
Hess, Robbie Hunter, ( harlie Mos
tellar, Stanley May.
May Mencer, Teacher