Republican News Item.
VOL. VII. NO. 41.
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No PISS' Igilßis Place
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STOVES and RANGES,
CO-A-Xj OK- "WOOD.
HEATERS;
ONE OF 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 seoond 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 Sote3 |lß^Qfe^a '
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
—;>• 313 Pine Street,
, 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 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
th*n 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
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.
Snbscrihe for the News Hem
LAPORTE/SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 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 f5.00 to $23.00 for the set.
We are showing some new Lunch Cloths,
Centerpieces, Carving Cloths, Scarfs,
Doilies and Squares.
COUHTYNEWSI
Happenings ol SSSSIT*
Interest to Readers *■"*> Twn *- ,
EAGLES MERE.
The report from the new Eagles
Mere coal mine is that a six foot vein
has been uncovered. As yet there is
too much slate mixed with the coal
but there is every indication of run
ning into a solid coal deposit. This
news is pleasing to Eagles Mere, as
the Mercer mine does not furnish
coal fast enough to supply the de
mand. Teamsters have started to
the Mercer mine as early as three
o'clock in |the morning, and on ar
riving there found as many as four
teen teams ahead of them in line
waiting for coal. New Albany,
Hillsgrove, Forkesville and the
western end of the county get their
main supply of coal from this mine.
There is no end to the subjects dis
cussed by the Post Office Club. Thty
have now decided after a somewhat
spirited debate, that Eagles Mere is
as important a railroad centre as
Hughesville—a small town on the
W. &N. B. line, a few miles north
of Halls station. One member said
at the meeting the other day: "there
may not be quite so many trains
running here as between Halls and
Hughesville, but look you, at the
number of roads centering here.
The Chautauqua extention, the Ea
gles Mere, the Bones & Loyalsoek R.
R., the Ives Nickle Plate narrow
guage and the Loop Branch connect
ing witn the steamboat landing and
the 'Grand Central station." There
was one strenuous advocate for plac
ing the Buckwoods road on the list,
contending that there were as many
jolts and jars to the square inch to
be had on that road as on the best of
the others. The President, however,
said that as the management of the
Buckwoods road, though undoubted
ly having as many miles of road in
good shape, and as many jolts and
jars to the minute, yet, they had
never been caught issuing 'gaudy
passes L to exchange with the big
roads of the country, and if they did
not know the rudiments of railroad
ing, they could not be placed in the
class with those who did.
Mr. Mcfarlane, photographer from
Ilarrisburg, was in town on Wed
nesday last taking winter views of
Eagles Mere to have on exhibition at
the Chautauqua next summer. If
he got any satisfactory work on that
day, he had better not be permitted
to exhibit them at the bathing
beach next summer or it will ser
iously interfere with the comfort of
the bathers, even if it don't actually
lower the temperature of the lake
water.
Mrs. E. V. Ingham and Miss Vina
Upman returned from a two week's
visit in Philadelphia, last Tuesday.
While there was no bloodshed at
the township polls on election day,
there was a pretty hot time. At
least one case of heart failure is re
ported.
The debating club will debate the
question: "Resolved, 'that the in
vention of steam is more useful than
all other inventions combined."
There was a hop at the Hotel Al
leghany the other evening in honor
of Miss Flick of the Hughesville
Telephone Exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pletcher of the
Chautauqua Park Guard, are visiting
at their old home, and Silas Henry
is in charge during their absence.
The Eagles Mere stage line makes
it very convenient for Williamsport
ers to enjoy an evening on our Ice
Slide, Taking the train at Will
iamsport to Muncy Valley' one ar
rives here at 4 p. m.and has a full
evening to enjoy the sport. As the
stage leaves at about nine in the
morning it is not necessary to lose
much time, and yet have time tc
have a jolly good time. In figure
ing the "good time" you will find
that the sleigh ride up and down the
mountain is entitled to a big credit.
The line of the Ice Slide is well pro
vided with electric lights and at
night is just at its best.
A sleigh load of gay young people
from Mt. Vernon took a glide 011 our
slide the other evening.
SHVNK.
With mercury down to 15 below
zero last week, your correspondent
was entirely frozen up. and failed to
send in any news, but with the re
cent thaw have sufficiently recover
ed to contribute our mite.
Mrs. U. S. Morgan was called to
Lake Run Saturday by the illness of
her brother's wife, Mrs. Phillip
Gloekner.
A neat little sum was realized
from the Cobweb social held at J. P.
Kilmers on Friday night. The pro
ceeds of which are for counsel fees to
maintain and support the license re
monstrance.
The stage failed to get to Canton
last week Tuesday on account of the
roads being so dritted as to be im
passable.
R. 8. Fanning returned last week
from Elmira, and is this week at
tending court.
Mr. and Mrs. Murry Brown are
rejoicing over the arrival of a son to
their home on Feb. 22.
A. E. Campbell is away this week
on a business tripp.
A. V. Shattuck is spending a few
days this week with his brother
Bert at Ellen ton.
Judson Brown is a business man
at Laporte.
Emory Bagley returned home last
week from Williamsport where he
had been employed in the silk mill.
J. H. Campbell uud family are
moving back this week from Elmira
where they have been living for the
past year. After March 1, we will
see George T.'s smiling face {behind
the counter in the general store of
A. E. Campbell.
A number of the young people at
tended the institute at Estella last
Saturday.
O. J. Williams and family spent
Sunday at East Canton.
FORKS VILLE.
Mrs. Erank Hannon has been
spending the past two weeks in
Clearfield county taking care of her
mother who haa been very ill.
Mrs. Win. Allen has been spend
ing the past week visiting friends
and relatives at Sayre.
Charles Chilson is very ill with
typhoid pneumonia.
Some railroad men were in this
town last week looking up the right
of way for our new road.
The temperance people of our vil
lage had a pleasant sleigh ride to
Laporte last week to attend license
court.
Chas. Bryan has moved into what
is known as the Dave Osier house,
near the woolen mills.
Mrs. Sam Bryan has moved back
on the farm.
W. E. Miller attended court this
week.
M. R. Black has been drawn as a
juryman to serve in the United
States court at Scranton next week.
Mr. P. M. Scanlin who ha« been
ill js on the gain.
Miss Ethel Allen is on the sick
list.
The sleighing is good again.
Svrely A New Railroad.
All doubts as to the proposed build
ing of the railroad from Willianisport
to Bingliamton by way of Loyalsock
valley, is now removed, says the
Willianisport Sun. A company for
that purpose has been incorporated
in this state with i,000,000 capital,
of which 500,000 is already paid in.
Surveyors have recently been over
the ground and negotiations entered
realestate owners along the
route. The new survey rnns from
near Montoursville to Hillsgrove,
Forksville, Cherry Mills, New Albany,
Wyalusing and direct to Binghamtoh.
It is stated that Dushore real estate
owners ask $34,000 of this company
to pass through that town and as a
; suitable grade is found elsewhere it is
not intended that place will be reach
-1 ed.
> SONESTOWN.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Edwards of
Eagles Mere, visited the latters par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ilazen on
Sunday.
Miss Laura Taylor of Tivola is
visiting in town.
A large number of cases of sick
ness are in town now. Most of them
are recovering slowly.
Miss Maine Ityan of Tivola visited
Miss Ada Hall on Saturday.
Traffic on the passenger train of
the W. & N. B. has been^greatly de
layed during the past week on ac
count of late trains. A breakdown
occured here last Saturday evening
and the train was unable to proceed
before 12 p. m.
Homer Bussler of Hughesville is
visiting his'grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Simmons.
Rev. J. Victor Royer of Port Ma
tilda, was the guest of Andrew Ed
gar and family last week.
Misses Ada and Mildred Hall
with their brother drove to Beaver
Lake 011 Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Gavitt who has been at
the home of her son Morgan, during
the illne&s of his child, returned
home this week.
Miss Mae Mencer of Nordmont,
lately visited her brother and his
family at this place.
Mr. Harry Grove is seriously ill.
Mrs. M. Donovan of Muncy Val
ley visited in town on Monday.
D. IT. Lorah is moving from his
hotel into rooms above his store. J.
Stackhouse of Eagles Mere takes
charge of the hotel.
HILLSGROVE.
George Marsh, a inan about fifty
years of age, of Cascade township,
Lycoming county, who has been
employed on the Pesto log job met
with quite a serious accident in the
tannery here last Thursday evening.
He went up over the boilers in the
fire room to lay down, and about an
hour afterward was found in the pit
having fallen about 12 feet, breaking
a number of ribs one of which punc
tured his lungs, and also terribly
injuring his eyes. He was taken to
his home on Saturday.
Mike Mimick, a Pole, fell into a
vat in the tannery yard and broke
his collar bone one day last week.
Dr. Reedy of Ilughesville, was do
ing dental work in town last week.
Ed. Flynn transacted business at
Williamsport last week.
Frank Thrall and family of Will
iamsport, visited at J. 11. Hoffman's
last week.
The mercury was down to 16 be
low zero here one morning last
week.
Win. Harrison was a juror at La
porte this week.
Sheriff Cott of Laporte transacted
business in town last Friday.
Gene Harrington has returned
from Michigan and is at work in the
tannery at this place.
Larry O'May of emporium, has
accepted a position with the Union
Tanning Co. at this place.
Gideon Lewis of Barbours Mills
will soon move to town where he
has a job in the tannery.
RICKETTS.
The Ladies of the 'Evangelical
church held a supper and entertain
ment on Friday Feb. 20, and clear
ed nearly $:10.
Tho P. O. S. of A. Camp gave a
stereopticon exhibition and lecture,
subject "The Wonders of the World"
on Saturday last which was well at
tended.
The local P. O. S. of A. attended
church in a body and listened to an
able sermon delivered by Rev. Smel
tzer. The ohurch was crowded.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kibble
mourn the loas of their months old
son who died suddenly on Sunday
morning.
The K. O. T. M. initiated four
new members on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Yarrison have re
ceived company in shape of a little
, girl born Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Herrington
1 are visiting the latter's parents in
! Bradford county.
75 CTS. PER YEAR
ESTELLA.
J. J* Webster has his large log job
up Lick run all stocked at A. T.
Molyneux's milldam ready for the
Spring freshets to float them into
the Loyal Sock. We understand
there is over a million feet in stock.
It does seem a pity the last of our
beautiful forests are to be sacrificed
to supply foreign markets. Mr. J.
M. Osier has the bark from same job
all delivered at Hillsgrove.
Last week was a great big week
for Estella. Friday evening the
people were treated to an evening
with «T. Whitcomb Itiley, by the
schools of Estella, and on Saturday
there was a large and intelligent
looking corps of teachers met at the
graded school building under the
leadership of Co. Supt. Black, and
had most excellent attention paid to
matters of interest by both patrons
and teachers. Hopes are expressed
that we may have another such treat
extended to us in the near future.
Mrs. John Campbell of Cross Fork,
(nee Rose Bartlet) has been visiting
friends in this vicinity and Fox.
11. W. Osier of Bernice, was calling
on his sister Mrs. U. O. Little Sun
day.
Boyd Osier and Grant Little made
a trip to Bernice Saturday.
Miss I)ocie Plotts is spending a
few days at her parents, J. G. Plotts.
John ltosback accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mulnix went to
Dushore on Tuesday Also Win.
T. More went to same place same
day.
There will be an oyster supper at
Estella on Saturday evening next,
February 28th, under the auspices of
the Ladies Sewing Circle. All are
invited.
A. T. Mulnix has quite a large
stock of logs of his own at his mill.
Rev. F. E. Spooner, pastor of
Christ Church at Hillsgrove, preach
ed a splendid sermon at the Estella
Church last Sunday forenoon. Will
preach again in two weeks from said
day at 11 o'clock a. m.
ltev. Bowen of Millview preaches
next Sunday evening at the usual
hour.
TEACHERS' LOCAL INSTITUTE.
The second session of the north
western local institute convened at
Kstella, Saturday Feb. 21, with a
small number of teachers present.
Meeting called to order by chair
man H. D. Reese, and the following
subjects opened for general discus
sion: Does penmanship receive
proper attention?— Discussed by
Supt. Black and Prof. Molyneux.
Method of teaching history.— Dis
cussed by H. H. Green Miss Clarke
and Supt. Black.
Question box opened and questions
relating to school methods and man
agement were discussed by Misses
Karge, Clark, Bahl, Warburton,
Mrs. VanVechton, and Messrs. Por
tor, Molyneux, Green and Supt.
Black. Morning session adjourned.
Afternoon session called and regu
lar program taken up.
"Drills, reviews and examina
ions," was bly discussed by Prof.
Molyneux. He proved thatjsupjects
could be more readily understood if
divided into parts and each part fix
ed in the mind by drills and reviews.
Supt. Black stated that examina
tions could be discarded but drills
and reviews could not.
Conditions of easy control and
how to secure it."was discussed by
Prof. Reese. lie mentioned, sehol-.
arship, discipline and co-operation.
"Methods of teaching numbers"
was opened by Mrs. VanVechten
followed by U. Bird and Supt.
Black.
J. B. Porter read an interesting
paper on "How to cultivate and se
cure attention."
With a serious mien that covered
a world of humor, Mr. U. Bird de
fended the position taken by direct
ors and patrons in neglecting to visit
the schools. This led to a heated
discussion of the subject by Mrs.
Wm. More, Misses Karge, Clarke,
Bahl and Supt. Black.
Supt. Black then gave valuable
suggestions regarding the compulso
ry attendance law, after which the
institute was entertained with a
number of interesting recitations.
The institute then adjourned.
Those present pronounced it one of
the mast succesful institutes held in
this section. H. H. GKEEN, Secy