VOL. VII. NO. 39.
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r AND STAPLE JEWELERY, S
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S DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. S
112 W HARDWARE
FoTSeSieP PlaC6
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.
Samuel ®ots,Ciißftore,fa.
The Shopbeli Dry Good Co.,
"iSf 313 Pine Street,
fiWILLIAMSPORT, PA. 1
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 are goods and prices that will
surely interest the "head of the house."
Real Irish Damasks, the perfection of
fineness and finish, new spring patterns.
If you 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 bleached and unbleached Table Linen
In neat patterns that are worthy of con
sideration.
At 75 Cents
We sell 72-inch wide unbleached and
ftjll bleeched Table Linen, very heavy
Bootch or Irish sort. They come in a
large variety of new, neat designs. We
own them cneap and you're going to? gel
the benefit.
Subscribe for the News Item
Republican News Item.
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
1 Damask Cloths and Napkins is a large
' variety of designs and qualities that range
k in price from §5.00 to $23.00 for the set.
• We are showing some new Lunch Cloths,
L Centerpieces, Carving Clothe, Scarfs,
Doilies and Squares.
LAPORTE, r SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1903.
MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.
Vk* Patrons of Hnabandry Strong tm
ike Wolverine Stat*.
The grange in Michigan la getting to
tM • powerful factor for the farmer#'
good. At the state grange meeting held
last month sixty-one counties were rep
resented by over 240 delegates It was
the largest state grange meeting ever
held, and much work for the benefit of
the order and the farmer generally was
accomplished. George B. Hor ton was
elected state master for his sixth con
•BOSOX B. BOBTOtt OP lIICBIOAB.
MCUtlve term and received every vote
cast In his annual address, among
Other things, be called attention to the
duty of the grange in educating its
membership to the true work of the
grange and made a strong appeal for
every grange to equip and build its
•wn hall. He believes alt granges
should be incorporated under the laws
of the state In order to Insure business
efficiency. He spoke with much favor
of grange fire Insurance. Grange com
panies exist in thirty counties of the
state, and the aggregate value of risks
carried is about $10,000,000. The an
nual cost of Insurance has been about
fl per SI,OOO. He wisely urged that
only those matters be pushed before the
legislature that have practically the
united support of the Patrons of the
state. The secretary's report showed
that eighty-seven new subordinate
granges had been organized, and twelve
granges hare been reorganised during
the past year, that sixty-five counties
have granges, and the total member
ship now is 33,476, a gain of about 10,-
000 the past year. The report also
showed that the grange has assets
amounting to about $22,000. The grange
Indorsed the attitude of President
Roosevelt on the trust question, also
the Dlan of the postal savings banks.
License Notices.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing applications for license have been filed
in my office and the same will be present
ed to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the
Peace of Sullivan County on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1903,
at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Cnerry Township.
MILDRED.
1 Chas. E. Jackson, Tavern License.
2 Frank F. Shaad, Distillers License
-3 John C, Shaad, Tavern License.
4 James Connor, Tavern License.
5 John Daily, Tavern License.
f> John Luksie, Tavern License.
7 John P. Murphy, Restaurant License
SATTERFIELD.
8 Patrick McGee, Restaurant License.
CHERRY MILLS.
9 John Gross, Tavern License.
DUSHORE.
10 Lenard llilbert, Wholesale License.
COLLEY Township.
11 C. F. Hunsinger, Tavern License.
LOPEZ.
12 H. W. McKibbins, Tavevn License.
13 Julia Jackson, Tavern License
14 James P. McGee, Tavern License.
GENOGA LAKE
15 Fred Gleason, Tavern License
LOPEZ.
16 W. E. Steafather, Restaurant License
17 John H. Yonkin, Restaurant License
18 James P. Gorgg, Wholesale License
19 Reed G. Frutchey, Restaurant
20 Henry MsDermott, Tavern License
Davidson Township.
EMMONS.
21 Parvin Kile, Tavern License
MUNCY VALLEY.
22 James Moran, Jr. Restaurant
23 Dennis Palmatier, Tavern License
24 George W. Meyers, Tavern Lioense.
SONESTOWN.
25 Ellis Swank, Tavern License
26 Daniel H. Lorah, Tavern License
DUSHORE.
27 William O'Niel, Wholesale License
28 John J. Cadden, Restaurant License
29 Robert McGee, Restaurant License
30 Margaret Connor, Restaurant.
31 Patrick Daly, Reetaurant License
32 Anthony Rouse, Tavern License. _
33 Michael Commueskey, Tavern Lic'n.
34 Henry Tracy, Tavern License.
EAGLES MERE.
35 W. H. Vanbuskirk, Tavern License
FORKS VILLE.
36 P. M. Scanline, Tavern License
SHUNK.
37 A. E. Tripp, Tavern License.
Hillsgrove Township.
HILLSGROVE.
38 Joseph Helsman, Tavern License.
Laporte Township.
NORDMONT.
39 Philip Peterman, Tavern License. |
LAPORTE BOROUGH.
40 Frank W. Gallagher. Tavern License
41 David Mark, Tavern License
SHREWSBURY Township.
42 Norman Stackhouse, Lavern Lioense
| THOMAS E. KENNEDY, Clerk.
Clerk's office, Laporte, Pa,, Jaa, 26,1903.
SHUNK.
Richard, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Benjamin, died Wed
nesday of last week at the home of
his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Aar
on Brown. The funeral was held on
Friday.
Alvah Fanning of Elmira is vis
iting relatives at Elmira.
Mrs. James Brenchley and daugh
ter are visiting relatives here.
Mercantile Appraiser W. H. Fan
ning is a business man in the East
ern part of Sullivan.
Mrs. Allen Williams.was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Murry Brown
over Sunday.
Henry Edkin will work the farm
of J. L. Brenchley the coming sea
son.
J. D. Porter was a business man
at Canton and Grover last week.
Mrs. Perry Fanning is on the sick
list.
L. J. Porter, formerly of this place
but now of Idaho, is visiting rela
tive* and friends in town.
What might have been a bad acci
dent occured to the stage driver a few
days ago while on his way from Can
ton to Shunk. The read being bad
the sleigh overturned when the
horses became frightened and ran
several rods, distributing coffee and
macaroni in abundant quantity along
the road. One of the passengers was
seen to emerge from the snow bank
some time aftrrwards. We hardly
think the macaroni will grow but
see no reason why Mr. Brown should
not hava a good crop of C-offee over
on the mountain next summer.
Dr. Gamble was one of the guests
at the Shunk hotel last week.
Williams and Porter have dis
solved partnership. The latter ex
pects to engage in farming near East
Canton.
Grant Porter of West Leroy visi
ted at Samuel Leonards on Sunday.
Many seem to think that we aje
in need of a licensed hotel at Shunk
but we fail to see the subject in that
light as we have two good temper
ance hotels and a quiet peaceful
town, which is more than could be
said were we blessed with a license.
There will be a cobweb social in
the hall next Tuesday evening.
At a regular meeting of W. C. No.
639 P. O. 8. of A. the following res
olutions were adopted.
whereas: Ou Sunday February Ist,
the Great Captain of our salvation
saw fit to end the suffering of our be
loved brother Weis Heins and tran
fer him to the Eternal Camp of God,
be it
Resolved, that Washington Camp
No. 639 P. O. S. of A. has lost a
faithful brother whose record in the
annals of our organization will ever
be|his proudest monument, and, that
while we bow in humble submission
to the degree of the Great President
of the Universe, our hearts are heavy
with sadness. Therefore be it
Resolved, that the bereaved fami
ly have lost a loving husband and
kind father, and the community a
citizen in whose life was ever mani
fested true principles of American
ism.
Resolved, that we express our
sympathy to the bereaved family
and to Camp No. 220 for their kind
assistance during the sickness and
death of our brother. Be it further
Resolved, that our charter be drap
ed in mourning for thirty days and
a copy of these resolutions be spread
upon the minuets of our Camp, a
copy be sent to the bereaved family
and published in the county papers.
HARRY H, GREEK.)
GEO, 8' SPEAKER }-Com.
A. A' LORAH. j
Archie and Galvln Willson of Du
shore, aged 8 and.9 years were placed
in jail Tuesday on a charge of
larcensy. Warrents were served on
them and two other boys, William
and Julius Roth aged 12 and 15
years. A hearing was given before
a justice of the peace and the Roth
boys released on bail for their ap
pearance at court. The evidence
showed that the boys had stolen can
dy, tobacco hams and various arti
cles from the freight station at Du
shore and concealed the goods in a
barn near by. The two little fellows
claim that they did not help to steal
the articles but were Invited by the
other boys to the barn to eat candy.
MUNCY VALLEY.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Long,
a son.
Miss Maud Miller is ill with grip.
J. W. Moran was a busine&s man
at Laporte last Friday.
Miss Nora Moran is ill with a very
sore throat.
P. McGrant of Athens has accept
ed a position with the Union Tan
ning Co. here.
Mrs. C. M. Croll has returned to
her home at Dushore after spending
two weeks with her parents here.
Miss Carrie Biggar has returned
home after a three months stay at
Wiillamsport.
Mr- and Mrs. A. P. Starr attend
ed the funeral of their uncle, O. S.
Michael, at the Brick Church near
Muncy last Friday.
Chas. Crawley was a business visi
tor at Williamsport last Thursday.
Samuel Seeules of Jamison City
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
family at this place.
John Pollman who lias been sick
for the last three months is much
improved now with a good chance
for a speedy recovery.
Mr. T. Meyers and sister Stella of
lola, visited their uncle, T. L. Watts
over Sunday.
Jas. Magargle, Chas. Hopfer [and
H. Biggar visited friends at Glen
Mawr on Saturday.
The local institute held at Nord
mont on Saturday February 7th was
called to order by the chairman, Miss
Myrtle Edgar, at 10:30 a. m. The
first business was the election of a
secretary, the one previously elected
being absent. After the election the
question box was taken up and a
number of interesting questions were
discussed until 12 o'clock when the
institute adjourned until 1:30 p. m.
At 1:80 the institute was again
called to order and the following
program was rendered;
Singing America. "How to inter
est the boy who has no iove for an
education," Harry Botsford; "Music
in the school room," Mable
ton; solo by Eva Gavitt; Superinten
dent Black gave an excellent address
on, duties of directors, compulsory
education law, and Centralization of
rural schools. There were recita
tions by Mable Hunter, Katie Pet
ers, Clara Traugh, Sylvia Burk, Al
ma Horn and Myrtle Turney. The
(juestion box was again opened and
discussed until 3:45 when institute
adjourned.
This was one of the most successful
and best attended institutes held in
this district in several years, it be
ing attended by one hundred and
twenty-five people.
Death of A. A. BaKer.
Mr. Albert A. Baker died at his
late home at Celestia, on Tuesday at
2 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Baker had not been in good
health for the past month and in
coming out of doors one day last
week after several flays confinement
to the house he contracted a heavy
cold that soon developed into pneu
monia. A trained nurse from Will
iamsport was in attendance with the
best medical skill obtainable but the
case was one not to be successfully
treated and lie passed peacefully
away at the above mentioned hour.
He was about (58 years of age and a
veteran of the civil war. He leaves
an aged widow, two married daugh
ters, one of them being Mrs. Frank
Shaffer of Lopez, and one son.
Mr. Baker had been a resident of
Laporte township for the last twenty
one years, coming here from Brad
ford county. The funeral services
will be held at Laporte on Friday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
HARRY G. REED DEAD.
Mr. Harry G. Reed, business man
ager of the Evening News published
at Williamsport, died at his home
in that city on February 9, after sev
eral months illness of heart trouble,
aged 38 years. Mr. Reed came to
Williamsport in 1888 and in 1894 he
was elected to the position |he held
at the time of his death. He is sur
vived by a widow and four children.
The public schools of Estella w ill
hold a Literary on February 20.
Subject "An evening with Riley."
Admission free; all are cordially in
vited.
75 CTS. PER YEAR
I! TELLA. >
Mrs. Lewis of Bradford county is
visitng her brother J. S. Brown who
still continues in very poor health.
The Ladies' Sewing Society met at
the home of Mrs. I. J. Pardoe on
Thursday and quilted a quilt.
Mrs. Geo. Bird is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. C. M. Clark at Jer
sey Shore.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Birdsall made
a tripp to Hillsgrove on Monday.
J. P. Shoemaker of Leroy visited
his sisters and other friends in this
place last week.
Mrs. Dell Brown is visiting at her
old home in Leroy.
The meetings at the church have
come to a close with a few additions.
Rev. Bowen preached at the Lin
coln Falls Church on Sunday even
ing.
Increase ol Wages for Miners.
The national executive committee
of the Mine Workers met at Indi
anapollis on Feb. 9. The wage sign
ed directly and indirectly affects the
wages of 300,000 miners as follows:
30,000 in Central, Prnna., 3000 in
Mich. 14,000 in lowa, 4000 in Ky.
15,000 in Alabama, 15,000 in Tennes
see, and about 20,000 in Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and Indian terri
tory. The increase of wages for the
miners is from seven to ten cents
per ton.
The Managers of the Lehigh Val
ley R. It.have restored the Black
Diamond express west of Wilkes
barre, beginning on Feb. 8, it now
runs daily both ways.
An aged inventer of Montgomery
county, Pa., has discovered a meth
od of burning water. He uses a
metal condenser by which gases are
formed that produce a hot flame
when ignited. An ordinary heater
is used. He is procuring patents
and those who claim to have a
knowledge of the device say that ! t
is going to solve the fuel question
that for monthshas agitated the peo
ple c f the United States.—Wayne
Independent.
On Wednesday Feb. 25, Mr. D. H.
Lorah of Sonestown will sell at pub
lic sale the household effects of his
hotel also wagons, sleds, harness and
other articles.
A bill is to be introduced in the
legislature fixing S3O per month as
the minimum salary to be paid pub
lic school teachers in this state, and
any district violating the enactment
will not be allowed to share in the
appropriation. No other state in
the Union appropriates as much
money to the cause of education,
through its State Legislature, as
Pennsylvania, and yet she stands
twenty-sixth in the list of salaries
paid to its teachers. Some of the
largest and most prosperous coun
ties in the state have districts where
the teachers are paid but $lB a
month.
All the anthracite coal companies
worked their mines to their full ca
pacity in January. The production
for the month was 5,904,950 tons,
the largest in the history of hard
coal. The production seldom goes
above 5,000,000 tons a month. It is
an unusual occurance to produce such
a large amount in two successive
months. In December the output
was 5,099,431 tons. While the out
put has been very large the last two
months no coal has been stored by
the coal companies. Most of the
roads are having less trouble in the
movement of coal cars and the result
is a better supply all around.
A bill designed to prevent the re
turn of a multitude of trivial eases
to court has been introduced in the
legislature, and it ought to be pass
ed. The bill provides that the grand
juries may impose a portion or all
the costs of cases which it throws
out on the prosecutorf the defendant
or the magistral®. A jury in court
is also given the same privilege.
Com {telling magistrates and litigants
to pay costs in cases that ought not
to be sent to court would quickly re
sult in cutting down the number of
such actions.
Six hundred and fifty carpenters
went out on a strike in Wilkesbarre
and vicinity last week for an increase
in wages. They demand $3 per day.