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For Reliai^e
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB "WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every
' Description, Glins 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 Sole^usftore^fa
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
V 313 Pine Street,
...Li 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. Our SI.OO
Here are goods and prices that will Quality full bleached Table Damask is
surely interest the "head of the house." a leader that has never been equaled.
Ileal Irish Damasks, the perfection of Their white satiny surfaces show in strong
fineness and finish, new spring patterns, relief many new striking designs. Pro-
If you are ready for a few new cloths or nounced cheapness is unquestioned. Then
a dozen of Napkins, never a better time we have napkins to match all paterns.
than now to purchase them. At g to g
At en fVnt<* °
Our assortment of pure Irish satin fln-
We are showing a very superior quality ! Hhei ' Table Da "? aßk « complete. There
of bleached and unbleached Table Linen a firmness and grace about these that
in neat patterns that are worthy of con- " othln S but P» r « can give. Then the
eideration. designee you'll be fascinated with.
At 75 Cents LINEN SETS
We sell 72-inch wide unbleached and I)amask Cloths and Napkins is a large
full bleeched Table Linen, very heavy variety of designs and qualities that range
Scotch or Irish sort. They come in a in price from $5.00 to $23.00 for the set.
large variety of new, neat designs. We We are showing some new Lunch Cloths,
own them cheap and you're going to* get Centerpieces, Carving Cloths, Scarfs,
the benefit. Doilies and Squares.
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Republican News Item.
LAPORTE.'SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903.
r COUNTYNEWS I
Happenings of
Interest to Readers Many Towns. J
J BEBNICE. H
The State Line and Sullivan R. R.
Co. will soon be a thing of the past.
That is to say, they have leased
their coal lands and mines, compris
ing 5000 acres of the beet coal lands
lying between Bernice and Lopez.
The name of the new company is
The Connell Anthracite Mining Co.
with a capital of $650,000. The
stock holders and directors are Wm.
Connell, A. J. Connell, J.L.Connell,
Ezra H. Ripple, J. S. McNulty,
John Gibbon, John R. Williams,
Edward S. Jones, Cyrus D. Jones of
Scranton;S. E. Wayland of Trenton;
S. T. McCormick of Williamsport,
W. W. Jackson of Dushore, J. S.
Robbinson of Media. W.L. Connell
is President and J. S. McNulty, Sec
retary and Treasurer. There is
about 17,000,000 tons of coal yet
under ground. We understand that
the new company will double the
present output of coal and will pay
a royalty of 19c per ton to the form
er company. It is rumored that the
new company will take possession
about April Ist. There is also talk
of a new breaker being built in the
near future and various other im
provements will take place. How
much of this is true we will let you
know later. There has been a great
deal of talk of a change in manage
ment. This we are informed will
not be done, as General Manager O.
H. Baldwin and Superintendent R.
E. Dunston will remain with the
new company. This is good news to
the employees as both gentlemen
are held in the highest esteem and
have the confidence and respect of
all their employees.
The mines were idle on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week to repair the motor.
Mrs. R. E. Dunston entertained at :
the White House last week, Mrs.
D. Lewis and Mrs. Place of New
York City.
Mrs. John Boyd and Mrs. J. Eb
berland of Dushore, were the guests
of Mrs. 11. W. Taylor, Thursday.
David Miller is entertaining Mr.
Mumps of Mumpville. David says
his room is preferable to his com
pany.
LOPEZ.
Master Richard Rice is laid up
with the typhoid fever.
Thos. Gilmartin is smiling. A
young son came to his home last
week
Mrs. John Hamer and daughter,
Caroline, of Dushore, are visiting
Mrs. Solon Heverly.
James Sweeney is on the sick list.
Ed. Mason of Towanda, was doing
business at this place Monday.
Windfleld Potter who is working
at Hazel ton, was home over Sunday.
Mr. Parlas of Wilkes Barre was a
business caller here Monday.
Chas. McKibbins and family of
New York City, are visiting at H.
W. McKibbins.
Geo. Landbach and James Allen
of Colley, were in town Monday.
ESTELLA. y
J. J. Webster has his large stock
of logs all out of the pond and float
ed as far as Warburton's flats on the
recent raise of |water.
Mrs. H. W. Osier of Bernice is
visiting relatives in this section.
The oyster supper at the hall last
Saturday evening was well attended
although the weather was bad and
the roads muddy.
Mrs. Roland Kaye was called to
Towanda by the illness of her daugh
ter Emily, who we hear has a can
cer.
Mrs. W. T. More has returned
from a week's sojourn with her
daughter at Sayre, who has had a
cancer removed from her breast.
. She is being treated by Dr. C. C.
Haines, a cancer specialist.
Young blood and old blood got
slightly mixed last week which re
sulted in a black eye to both parties.
- DVSHOBE.
Mrs. Frank Wellever of Sayre,
visited her parents in this place one
day last week.
Mrs. Clara Vincent who has been
staying at Athens, was called to her
home, on account of her mother's
sickness.
Ransom Thrasher who was taken
with a stroke of paralysis some time
ago, passed away on Saturday last.
Mr. Thrasher was born in Luzerne
county and came to Cherry with his
parents when yet young. He was
elected County Treasurer seven years
ago and filled the office with cred
and satisfaction to all, Deceased
was aged 67 years, one month and
two days, A widow survives to
mourn his death. Funeral services
were conducted in Old Zion's church
Tuesday. Interment was made at
Thrasher's cemetery.
Lawrence Saxer, deliveryman for
J. H. Yonkin A Co., while out de
livering on Monday, was thrown
from the wagon and severly cut
about his head and arms.
Miss Kaufman of New Albany,
spent Sunday at M. Leverton's.
L. M. Barth while examining a
machine in his mill on Saturday,
had the misfortune of having his
hand badly lacerated. Seven stitches
were required to dress the wound.
SONESTOWN.
Mrs. D. H. Lorah visited relatives
at Dushore last week.
John Converse is again at his work
as engineer on the £. M. railroad
after the accident of several months
ago.
The two churches took advantage
of the cold weather last week and
stored ice for the coming festival
season.
Mrs. Andrew Edgar spent a day
in Williamsport last week.
Mr. John Brown who has been
living alone on his farm between
here and Nordmont, since the death
of his wife about a year ago, will
have a sale on March 20, and after
that Monroe Speary will move into
Mr. Brown's house and care for the
latter who is getting too feeble to re
main alone.
Mrs. M. Fiester is seriously ill.
H. Parker the new station 'agent
has moved into town.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Welch are in
Philadelphia where Mrs. Welch is
receiving medical treatmen in a hos
pital.
Mrs. W. L. Sheets is on the sick
list.
The I. O. O. F. went to Hughes
ville to visit the lodge there on Tues
day evening.
A birthday social will be held at
the home of William Hazen on Sat
urday afternoon by the Junior
League.
IffIJLSGROVE.
Mrs. Joseph Miller, Mrs. Henry
Houltzour and daughter, Elsie, of
Williamsport, visited at Homer
Pecks last week.
Curtis, the youngest child of Ed
ward Hoffman, died Sunday morning
after suffering convulsions all day
Saturday and up to the time of death
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Aged
about ten months. Funeral was
held Wednesday at 1 o'clock p. m.
The boys are catching suckers in
good shape, now.
W. L. Hoffman has been confined
to the house for about one week;
caused by the effects of a foil while
at work in the store.
Mr. Shaffer of Muncy Valley, has
charge of W. L. Hoffman's store
while he is sick.
Robt. McEwen started the log
drive last week. Now for a job
driving.
The infant child of Geo. Cutosli
died on Monday morning after a
short Illness. Interment was made
1 at Overton.
Harry Green of Shunk was in
town a few days this week.
Supt. White was in Laporte over
Sunday.
A large number of young people
attended the C. E. social at Aaron
Lewis's last Wednesday, and all] re
port a good time.
Billy Johnson has gone to Clinton
county to work for Geo. Walker.
Russel Biddle returned from West
Virginia last week.
SHUNK.
Mrs. Franc Morean, who has been
at Roaring branch all winter has re
turned home.
Mrs. R. S. Fanning, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh
ter in Elmira, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Rosette Morgan is visiting
relatives here.
George Batfcin has been laid up
for the past week as the result of
being kicked by a horse, while work
ing for O. J. Williams. He is at
present able to be about without the
aid of crutches.
Messrs. H. H. Green and J. Benj.
Porter, spent Saturday in the Eastern
part of Sullivan. We hope that
there is no blonde and petite attrac
tion in that end of the county for
these young masculines.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster are
the proud parents of a bouncing boy
to their home Monday, March 3.
Ripley Rumsey was shaking hands
with old friends in town last week,
after an absence of about six years.
He is making his home at present at
Gillite, Pa.
Mrs. George Miller of Elmira is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Leonard.
L. J. Porter left Thursday morn
ing for his home in Idaho, after vis
iting relatives here for the past
month.
A daughter came to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Kilmer, Thurs
day, March t>.
M. T. Shattuck has been on the
sick list for tho past week, but is
now able to be out again.
B.E.Bohn of Elmira, was in town
last week looking after his farm.
MUNCY VALLEY.
Miss Mae"Fenstamaker recently
spent several days at Williamsport.
Mr. and Mrs. David Marks of La
porte spent several hours in town on
Saturday.
Miss Margaret Hoffa, who is teach
ing the second grade of our school
in the absence of Miss Farrel who is
ill, visited her parents at Dushore
over Sunday.
Miss Maud Miller visited her sis"
ter Blanch, at Blootnsburg over Sun
day.
Mrs. W. F. Donovan and son
Francis spent Sunday with her hus
band's parents here.
Mrs. T. S. Simmons is visiting rel
atives at Bloomsburg.
Mrs. H. A. Knipe of Ilughesville,
visited Mrs. J. P. Miller on Thurs
day.
BOYS AND GIRLS By devoting a
few moments of your spare time each
day to our business, you can earn
your choice of the following' prem
iums: Watches, rings, necklaces,
catching gloves, air rifles, pen knives
roller skates, dol!s and many useful
and handsome presents.
All we ask yon to do is to sell 18
of our handsome pins and collar but
tons at ioc each. Send the money
si.Bo within 2 weeks and we send you
the premium post paid.
No money needed, we trust you.
Write at once. Hundreds of boys
and girls are earning our premiums
every week. Address
EUREKA SPECIALTY CO.,
2048 N. 29 Street.
Premium Dept- Philadelphia.
F. J. Kim.gore, Mgr.
We desire to announce to the pub
lic that our coal mine near Bernice
is now open and we are prepared to
furnish mine run coal to the local
trade at very reasonable rates
This coal is free burning anhtra
cite of fine quality. We give a good
load at ton rates. A large supply
constantly on hand.
Randali, & Mkyleut
$6,000,000 Security.
Capital, surplus and profits of this
amount secure the depositors of the Pitts
burg Trust Company, 323 Fourth Ave.,
Pittsburg Pa. 4 per cent interest on sav
ings and 2 per cent, on checking accounts.
Bank by mail.
75 CTS. PER YEAR
The bill providing for a minimum
salary of $35 per month for teachers
has passed the House by a large ma
jority, and will, in all probability
become a law.
Providing, as it does, for an in
creased expenditure of public school
funds, this bill may not be popular
in some of our districts. It seems,
possibly, poor business to pay $35
a month for services which may be
procured for $25 or S3O. It may
seem a hardship in some school dis
tricts to further burden the taxpay
ers in order to pay the minimum
wages as prescribed by lay. Much,
(indeed we may say nearly all) the
opposition to this act will be founded
upon what its opponents consider
good judgement and reason. [And
I will say right here that we should
be very slow indeed in condeming a
man simply because he opposes that
upon which we look with approval.
Nothing can possibly be gained by
wholesale condemnation.] The
friends of this measure, however,
feel confident that in the course of
time its most aggresive opponents
will be lead to see and appreciate the
advisability of its adoption. The
writer has heard some of the argu
ments of those who denounce the
measure and their very arguments
have convinced him that their op
position is inspired by a false con
ception of the bill itself and a failure
to grasp the ultimate results of the
enforcement of the law.
Before proceeding further in dis
cussing this question, let us agree
upon a few points:
First, —This bill will not become a
law through a desire to overburden
the taxpayer. Our legislators do not
favor this measure because they love
to bleed the man who has taxes to
I'ay-
Second, —This bill is not one of
those passed at the dictation of dem
agogues and so called "bosses."
The most directly benefited, those
who receive the increase in salary
are, mostly the girls and young men
under 21 years of age. Most voters
who are teaching received $35 before
this measure was suggested.
Third, —As this bill did not ema
nate from an unworthy source, and
did not have its inspiration in some
unworthy design those who favor it,
do so because they feel that it will
result in good.
Now if we are willing to agree
upon these three points, our discus
sion can be carried on without un
pleasantness, and we are perfectly
willing to try to point out some of
the benefits which must follow the
enactment and enforcement of this
law.
While all may not at first agree
with me in the statement I am about
to make, I do not believe that the
teacher will, by any means, be the
person most benefited by this law.
The real benefit, the real advantage,
will be to those whom the teacher
controls and teaches. Better wages,
as we shall attempt to show later,
means better teachers, and better
teaching must result in a higher de
velopment of the child mind, in a
broader, more thorough preparation
for the duties of right living. Better
teaching means less "keepin' school"
and more development. If we could
all see this matter in this light, in
stead of condeming those who have
been instrumental in the passage of
this measure, we would applaud
those, who in spite of the disfavor
this bill would bring upon them,
have stood shoulder to shoulder with
progress and the advancement of the
cause of education.
You enter a clothing store to pur
chase a suit of clothes. The dealer
showes you several at different prices.
Why do you pay $lB for one suit
when you could have purchased
another for $8 ? Not because you
want to give charity to the dealer,
not because of any sympathy you
may have for the clothier, but be
cause "It pays to get the best."
If this principal pays in the pur
chase of a suit of clothes, which at
the best can last but a few months,
how infinitely more does it pay
when it comes to providing for our
children that which shall extend be
yond the lapse of time and prepare
the child for life and eternity.
P. E. DAGOUTK.
(To be continued.)