Republican News Item.
VOL. VII. NO. 38.
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STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOOD
\ HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S QEEAT 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.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
" 313 Pine Street,
[j WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
The Sale of Muslin Underwear
IS AT ITS HEIGHT.
Don't the best things go before you do your shop
ping. All low prices previously advertised are still
current. Every garment fresh from the best manufactur
ers in the land. We urge you to examine them carefully.
Note materials, workmanship, style, trimmings and every
other detail.
At the Linen Counter.
Here arc goods and prices that will
surely interest the "head of the house."
Ileal Irish Damasks, the perfection of
fineness and finish, new spring patterns.
If vou are ready for a few new cloths or
a dozen of Napkins, never a better time
than now to purchase them.
At 50 Cents
We are showing a very superior quality
of hleached and unbleached Table Linen
in neat patterns that are worthy of con
sideration.
At 75 Cents
We Bell 72-inch wide unbleached and
full bleeched Table Linen, very heavy
Scotch or Irish sort. They come in a
large variety of new, neat designs. We
own them cheap and you're going to' get
the benefit.
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LAPORTE/SULLIVAN ' /NTY, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903.
Our SI.OO
Quality full bleached Table Damask is
a leader that has never been equaled.
Their white satiny surfaces show in strong
relief many new striking designs. Pro
nounced cheapness is unquestioned. Then
we have napkins to match all paterns.
At $1.25 to $2.50
Our assortment of pure Irish satin fin
ished Table Damask is complete. There
is a firmness and grace about these that
nothing but pure flax can give. Then the
designes you'll be fascinated with.
LINEN SETS
Damask Cloths and Napkins is a large
variety of designs and qualities that range
in price from $5.00 to $23.00 for the set.
We are showing some new Lunch Cloths;
Centerpieces, Carving Cloths, .Scarfs,
Doilies and Squares.
"coiwnrjiEws I
Happenings ol £££££?**'
Interest to Readers Many Towns. J
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MUHCY VALLEY.
We see in the papers that Jas
Moran Jr. is an applicant for restau
rant license and we hope it will be
granted for a restaurant is a much
needed thing here.
Mrs. C. H. Stroup if ill at her home
below town.
Jas. P. Magargle the barber is con
fined to the house with an attack of
grip-
James P. Miller was a William
sport visitor on Monday.
W. L. Hoffman of Hillsgrove vis
ited at A. P. Starrs last Sunday.
Chas. Taylor and sister Miss Clara,
attended the fourth annual ball of
the Ladies Auxiliary of Division No.
1 A. O. H., held at Williamsport
last Friday evening.
Miss Mazie Stackhouse of Eagles
Mere, visited Nora Moran several
days last week.
Mrs. L. M. Stroup is suffering
with grip.
Ileyman Herr and Chas. E. Green
were Laporte visitors last Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zacharias went to
Sonestown last week to attend the
funeral of Mr. Darling who was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Zacharias,
Mr. James Cahill went to Sayre
on Monday for treatment at the hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kressly of
Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday with Mr.
G. J. Heintzleman.
Mr. Dexter who has been band
saw filer here for the past three
years left for his home this week.
Mr, Martin Boyd of Alderson is now
band saw filer taking the place of
Mr. Dexter.
Some of the members of the K. O.
T. M. expect togo to Jamison City
on Saturday to institute a new Tent.
The officers of the F! O. S. of A.
were installed by Dist. Pres. Eckle
berger of Noxen on Tuesday even
ing.
Rev. Hower preached Sunday
morning and we understand his fath
er died while he was holding ser
vices.
The Lumber Co. are putting a gal
vanized roof on their store.
Mr. Seam Bowman, has given up
his camp. Mr. Hunter of Fairmount
Springs takes his place.
***" HILLSGROVE.
J. H. Hoffman is slowly improv
ing after an illness of six week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John
Boyles, a daughter.
L. B. Speaker is on the sick last.
Hod Sherman of Williamsport was
in town on business last week.
Frank Shaylor the buggy man of
Towanda was doing business in town
on Monday. J
Rev. F. S. Spooner of Cammal,
Pa. has moved to this place where
he will fill the pulpit of the Church
of Christ.
Quite a change in the tannery here
took place last week. Mr. White of
Laporte succeeds Mr. Nearing as
superintendent. Mr. Reedy of Em
porium is the new tanner.
Those Muncy Valley teamsters
will have togo away back and sit
down now, as Lewis Secules of this
place brought to the tannery on
sleds, 17,580 pounds of bark last
Tuesday.
John Mcßride and wife of Fribly
visited at Squire Speakers last week.
We do not know what Hillsgrove
will come to if something is not done
to bring some of the residents to jus
tice. One evening last week Alfred
Stryck land left the store with a lot
of groceries and on arriving at ,his
home he placed them on the kitchen
table and went into another room.
On returning to the kitchen shortly
afterward he fonnd that some one
' had followed him, entered the house
and stolen the groceries. It is not
safe for a woman or child to be alone
' on the street after dark on account
of drunkenness.
SHVNK.
Weiss Hine died last Sunday
morning after a short illness of hem
orrhage of the brain. The funeral
was held Wednesday from his late
home and was largely attended.
Miss Anna Porter has returned
home after spending about a year in
Brooklyn, N. Y. She is at present
visiting relatives at Canton, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bohn of El
mira, N. Y. were shaking hands
with friends in town last week.
O. J. Williams was a business man
at Laporte last Saturday. His wife
accompanied him to Eagles Mere
where she was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. S. Rightmire.
Mrs. Rosette Morgan of Canton,
visited relatives here a few days last
week.
Fred Letts who has been working
at Ralston for some time slipped in
to town last week.
R. S. Fanning was called to El
mira last week by the serious illness
of his wife, who has been
their daughter, Mrs. Reedy for some
time.
Mr. B. Tripp who has been visit
ing his sons, Henry of Brooklyn and
Miles J. of Freehold, N. J., has re
turned home.
SONESTOWN.
Mrs. P. E. Margargle and Miss
Celia went to Danville on Saturday
to attend the funeral of Rev. E. B.
Dunn's youngest child.
Walter Hazen who has been vis
iting his brother at Harrisburg, and
also friends in Williamsport and
Sunbury is again home after an ab
sense of a month.
Miss Maud Laird of Nordmont
spent part of last week as the guest
of Misses Ada Hall and Myrtle Ed
gar.
George Hazen is confined to his
home with rheumatism.
Rev. J. O. Biggw closed his pro
tracted services here on Saturday
night.
Howard Rea of Lopez was a visi
tor here last week.
Wm. J. Laird who has suffered
I severely with an attack of pneumo
nia, is recovering slowly.
Wm. Donovan who at present is
engaged as conductor lorjlumberman
Sones on his railroad, was in town
throughout last week.
Mrs. Leroy Steinback of Ricketts
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Geo. Hazen and other relatives.
Alexander and Ray Weed of Will
iamsport returned to their home last
week after a few days spent in town.
A large number of people were in
attendance at the funeral of Con
ductor Edkin at Hughesyille on
Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Hoffa of Dushore,
was the guest of Miss Myrtle Edgar
on Friday and Saturday.
LOPEZ.
The Republican caucus which was
held here last Thursday made the
following nominations: school direct
ors, P. L. Messersmith, Daniel Os
man, R. G. May; treasurer, Jas. P.
McGee; road commissioner, H. J.
Castle; auditor, J. C. Cornell; town
clerk, John Heverly.
The iron is here for the new bridge
but we wonder when it will be con
structed.
Mr. Farey of Philadelphia is at
this place for the benefit of his
health.
Post Merrithew, conductor on the
Lehigh Road had the misfortune to
have several ribs broken lastjFriday.
Frank Foster of Canton called on
friends here last Saturday.
Jerry Hunsinger of Bella Sylva,
one of the oldest men in this part of
the county, visited friends here Fri
day and Saturday.
Jacob Deiffenbach, one of the old
est residents of Cherry Twp. died on
Friday, Jan. 30, at the age of 83
years. He is rurvlved by a wife and
five children.
EAGLES MERE.
There was a special meeting of the
Post Office Club the other day to
quietly celebrate the return of Coun
cilman Kehrer. Nothing took place
at the meeting of a nature that need
make the non-resident tax payers
uneasy although there was some gen
tle talk about raising a speeial tax to
provide food and lodging for the cats
the "non-residents" left on the
mountain last fall to winter over.
One member reported that he had
sixteen rats now to whers he had
one last fall," but the mention of
"16 to 1" brough on a heated discus
sion. To add to the heat a nasty lit
tle street gamin stuck his head in
the door and yelled "Socialism!"this
only added to the heat and the at
mosphere was getting so hot that
the president fearing a thaw would
come before he got his fire wood
hauled over the Bucks-wood road
adjourned the meeting before any
action was taken on the matter,
Your Municipal Ownership corres
pondence is closely watched by our
people and there are quite a number
of our voters who think the Bor
ough ought to own the Light Plant
as well as the sewers. Under the
able management of our fellow citi
zen Mr. Benj. G. Welch, the plant
has certainly been a complete suc
cess in every sense of the word, and
is bound to be a much greater suc
cess in a financial way as each year
goes on. The financial part as a
profit could not be considered, how.
ever, as the borough furnishing wat
er or light to its inhabitants must do
it at cost price. Of course the extra
revenue derived from the summer
business could be used in carrying
the plant throughout the winter
months. There is no doubt hut that
the Light Co. would ask only a fair
price for the plant, for a number of
the largest stockholders have repeat
edly said that they were not anxious
to make money from the plant so far
as Eagles Mere was concerned. It
was established for their own com
fort and to place beautiful Eagles
Mere on an equal footing with other
resorts, so far as light is concerned,
and it can be truthfully said that
they are furnishing a light that is
not often equaled by the most ex
pensive plants in the country. The
cost of operating this plant is re
markably low, when the quality of
light is considered. In the event of
the Light Co. refusing to at a
fair price (which of course is not like
ly) the right of eminent domain
which says "if just compensation be
made to the corporations, the prop
erty can be taken without its con
sent," might be used. On petition
to the Court of Common Pleas, view
ers will be appointed to assess the
value of the plant and works taken.
The viewers are not to be stockhold
ers of the company nor residents of
the borough. If the Borough owned
the plant all could get the light both
summer and winter at cost price.
No doubt Mr. Welch, the present
efficient manager for the company
would be as willing to give his ser
vices and render his accounts to the
Borough as to the Company. The
question of municipal ownership is a
deep one and we are all glad that
you are giving it so much space in
your columns.
The Rev. Fisher who has taken
the Rev. Bradfords place, preached
here last Sabbeth day, and in a very
up-lifting sermon gave great satis
faction to his large congregation. It
is said that Burgess Ingham and
Councilman Kehrer attended service
and immediately after their return
from church the clouds from heaven
decended and our mountain top re
mained submerged in fog for many
hours.
A stray photographer with a
"quick as lightning camera" was
here the other day, and one of our
prominent "hoosiers" thought it
would be a fine thing to have his
photo taken while riding "down the
ice slide. Accordingly he mounted
his "tobog" and started on the down
trip, Mr. Snap-shot clicked his ma-,
chine and all was over". When the
photograph was developed it simply
showed a long black streak with
bulging eyes holding with a death
like grip, to what looked like a long
75 CTS. PER YEAR
stick rounded at the front end. No
use talking our slide is certainly
swift.
It hits long been the expressed
thought of the summer boarder and
cottager that the "hoosiers" (mean
ing the all-the-year-round residents
of Eagles Mere) crawl into their hole
as soon as the last city chap leaves
and slowly and quietly sleeps there
until said city chap comes rapping
at the door of Eagles Mere, in the
spring time when the flowers begin
to peep aud the little frogs have
ceased their creak. It must be con
fessed that heretofore much could be
truthfully said of the quietness -and
slowness of the Eagles Mercian's
winter sleep, but this winter is rare
ly an exception for there has been
no gayer town of its size within for
ty miles. The ice slide has attracted
the most attention of any oae thing.
Aside from being unique in manner
of construction it proves that the
builders were wide awake enough
to build something swift. Talk
about any one being asleep on that
slide! Why even the engineer and
crew of the Eagles Mere Lightning
Express acknowledge its swiftness.
They tried the "tobog" the otner
day and before half the distano* had
been had been past the engineer,
conductor and all the crew were
hooting out "toot, toot, toot," for
down break. It was of no avail
however, for the toboggans here
care not for general managers, sup
erintendents or high and mighty
potentates of any kind, and shot the
boys across the Lake in less time
than it tukes to change tha Eagles
Mere It. It. lime tablw
Seldom has so large a concourse of
persons assembled in Sullivan Coun
ty as that which attended the funer
als of brakemen E. E. Darling and
Thomas Swank, whose funerals took
place at Sonestown on Thursday last.
The terrible accident which occas
ioned their deaths and the populari
ty of the two young men, who met
with such an untimely end, contri
buted to swell the crowd if* *h un
doubtedly surpassed any sii_w as
semblage ever witnessed at Sones
town. The funeral of Mr. Darling
took place at 10 o'clock a. m.the
services being held at the M. E.
Church. The Sonestown Clamp P.
O. S. of A. of which he was a mem
ber attending in a body. The fun
eral servicrs being conducted by the
Rev. Biggs who preached an im
pressive sermon.
The funeral of Thomas Swank
took place at 2o' clock p. m.and
was even more largely attended.
Beside nearly all the people in the
vicinity, there were largejdelegations
from Satterfleld, Dushore, Laporte,
liughesville and other towns along
the line of railroad. It was estima
ted that fully six hundred people
were in attendance at these services.
The funeral sermon was also preach
ed by the Rev. Biggs. The floral
tributes were magnificent and evi
denced the love and esteem in which
the deceased were held. After the
services were concluded and all the
friends had taken a hist sad' look at
the departed ones, the friends ac
companied the remains to the ceme
tery where all that remained of the
two young men was consigned to
the grave. Peace to their ashes.
Card o! Thanks.
Mr. D. W. Darling and family
wish to extend their thanks to the
people of Sonestown and vicinity for
their kindness and sympathy in
their hours of bereavement over the
sad death of their son.
Charles TinKlepaugh Dead.
Chas. Tinklepaugh ol William
sport, formerly a resident of this
place, met with a fatal accident last
Friday while engaged at carpenter
work on a railroad bridge near
Clearfield. He was struck on the
head by a piece of falling timber
causing concussion of the brain and
lived but a short time after the acci
dent. Funeral services Were held at
his late home on Monday after
noon. He leaves a widow and one
! daughter to mourn his loss.