VOL. VIII. NO. 9. c To Buy Your Jewelery. S N Nothing ill Town to Compare With 112 / the Quality that We are Giving v X You for the Low Price Ask|d. r \Quality and moderate prices makes a force thatC C irresistibly draws into our store the best jof this section. Many years here in business, always! C with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen p \ with a care and judgment commensurate with its 112 \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes j Q our store a safe place to invest. . C 112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. \ RETTENBURY, ) s DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. S /--v/vysAA l >/Vv\A/ va/ VA/ v >A /v N^ /v 'A i HARDWARE.? this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD. HEATERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. Hjouse 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 Commencing July 6th, this store will close Wednesday after noon at 12:30, and every other day except Saturday at 5 p.m. during July and August. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, / WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Summer Comfort at Little Cost. On the threshold of Summer now and a store teeming with fresh, crisp merchandise suited to hot weather wear, Summer outfitting is not a very costly business now-a days. The ready-to-wear has reached such a high state of perfection that one can buy all sorts of dainty garments for less price than you can furnish the material and have them made to your order. SHIRT WAIST SUITS. OPENWORK HOSE FOR LADIES. The Shirtwaist Suit is an easy first as a. They're much called lor this season, favorite sumnu costume. They are made ■ Il( .' re 'ire to lots for von to select from, the ... . \ , i price argument will imprest* you. Ladies in two parts, a stylish waist and an equal- |acp atr i |K .,| how made with ly stylish skirt. I'he prices are astonish- high spliced heels and double soles, an ing low on these suits. We have them extra jjood quality for 25c. from *2.00 and between prices up to $lB. Indies' last black lace lisle thread hose SHIRT WAIST TIME NOW. at ll:,H ~et' n "ellmg at . r >oc. Here are quantities of cool sheer White SUMMER KNIT UNDERWEAR, nucule i <n II you have thin underwear to buy let J.awn and Madras waists in stripe and lls g||ow you our line, l.adies' low neck Jacquard figures, fresh from the best and sleeveless ribbed vests at 10c, I2ic, makers. The prices are merely nominal Swiss ribbed vests at 2.5 cto #1 00. • , ,i .1,1 Children's suinnirr underwear in most when vou consider the qualities anil style. ... .. . ' ' - all qualities you could ask lor. It will be to your interest to make your Men's Ualbriggan shirts and drawers selections from this assortment. at 25c and 50c. SOME WABII GOODS. BATH TOWELS. Better try to get first choice from these. We are selling some bath towels at , " , . ,„i • , lower prices than you generaly pay for / Thev re cool daiuty summer tahiics and , .. . 1 , . b > i*. »m s iicj i bath towels ol like size and quality. I hey ey cost only a trifle more than the or- ( . olne bleached and unbleached, hemmed -y prints. or fringed at sc, 10c, 121, 1(1 and 25c. „„ m -lE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. (Join pa and pr Republican News Item. LAPORTE.TSULLIVAIM COUNTY PA. t THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903. A Fireman's Sad Fate. Harry Starr of Sonestown In stantly Killed. SCALDED TO DEATH - Locomotive Jvmps Irom Track and Turned Over. Cavse Not Known. An Awful Scene Follows. A most distressing accident occur ed on the Eagles Merc railroad Wed nesday morning which caused the death of Harry Starr, better known as I'iny, a resident of Sonestown. He was an unmarried man about 2(5 years of age. The morning passenger train was making the trip from Sonestown up the mountain to Eagles Mere at the usual safe rate of speed when near Castle Rock the locomotive left the track and turned over down an em bankment. Before Mr. Starr had time to jump from danger he was caught and held prisoner in the cab, bis foot being fastend between the injector and a broken steam pipe. The unfortunate man pinned in this manner, died before be could be re leased. The body was scalded from head to feet and death must have been instantaneous fiom suffocation. The cause of the derailment is un known. Possibly a break shoe or some piece of iron dropped upon the rail. None of the passenger coaches left the track. Engineer J. C. Sim mons escaped witli a few slight bruis es of little consequence. The engine is thought to have not been damaged badly. After working some time the crew and the passengers released the body of Starr where it was held In a terri ble clutch. He was placed in a car and taken back to Sonestown. The funeral service was hold at o'clock this afternoon at his late home. Death of Asa Burrows. Mr. Asa Burrows, senior member of the widely known firm of Bur rows Bros. & Co., furniture manu facturers of Picture Rocks, died Wednesday morning of pneumonia, lit* was taken ill Saturday afternoon up to which time be bad never seen much sickness. He was ag<sl 72 years, and is survived bv three sons and three daughter, all married, and two brothers, S. 11. and A. E. Bur rows. TANNERY TO REBUILD. An official report has been given out to the effect that the Union Tan ning Company will rebuild that part of the tannery destroyed by tire at this place on June It). It is an nounced that work will be commenc ed at once on the new structure. While the proposed building is not as large as the one destroyed, the capacity for finishing leather will be considerable greater under more improved and modern methods. Six rolling machines will be installed in place of four in the old building. These machines will be arranged in the end of the building next to the public road, a reverse from the old plan. It is estimated that there is sufficient bark in this section to keep the Laporte tannery in operation •ix or seven years. ENTEBTAINED. Misses Mable and Alice Penning ton gave a delightfull party at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pennington of Nordmont, last week, in honor of Miss Blanch Aus tin of Jonestown, who Is a guest at the Pennington home. Social games were indulged in throughout the evening, after which ice cream and cake of rare quality was served. All having enjoyed themselves to the utmost departed, ever to reinem l>er the enjoyable evening spent. Those present were Misses Mable and Alice Pennington, Blanche Aus tin, Myrtle Turney, Alma Horn, Dolly ,( 'rossley, Flora Cook, Jane Grltman, Messrs. Warren Grltman, Edward Small, W. Scott Welland, Ernest Botsford, Robert Cook and Merlin Small. r COUNTYNEWS Happenings o! Interest to Readers fctany Towns. I EAGLES MERE. It is the intention of the Bueks- Wood Road management to make a regular "narrow gauge" of their road to connect with Eagles Mere R. R. In the course of a few days the solicitor for the new road will call upon the business men of town, to secure subscriptions to help them along in their strugle to enrich them selves, and probably construct the road. The Hotels will probably be called upon to give about SIOOO each, and others will be expected to give what they can. The Company would like about $17,500 to start with. Those who subscribe and do all they can to help the scheme along, will be given passes over the road, good each way, so long as they will con sent to have their noses pulled when ever the management gets a tit to pull noses. The secretary of the P. O. club says their organization will give something in the way of advice, and each member expects a pass—big fellows and little fellows alike—and they have engaged a pro fessional to each day massage their noses to get them in a flaccid, flaby condition so it won't hurt so blamed hard to have them pulled when a fit conies on, they are also diligently at work trying to find a sure cure for tits. Norman E. Brink has the contract for carrying the mail between Eagles Mere and the Chautauqua. This mail will be carried from July Ist to October Ist each year. The Hotels are having iron fire escapes erected, in compliance with the new law. The P. O. club was trying to decide the other night whether it is more sinful to countenance the dancing habit than the beer, whisky and card playing habits. Your correspondent was discovered and rudely ejected before a decision was reached. With other prominent and Christian gen tlemen, your reporter thinks that of the three, dancing is by far the most uorrible and wicked. To see the y tuth of our country—the men and wtmcn of the future—to whom in a few short years we will be compelled by circumstances beyond our control, to hand the reigns of this govern ment, dancing to lively music, truly, is too horrible for words and actually makes a good man's corns ache ! As to beer and whisky, well, its too trifiing—let it pass. The work at the Eagles Mere station is progressing finely, and when completed will reflect very favorably on the R.R. Management. All sorts of schemes are used to get into the Post Office Club. A prominent citizen anxious to get in, or to receive honorable mention, spent considerable time one day last week gratuitously mowing the yard in front of tin? P. O. He was quite broken up when informed by the P. M. that he thought the Club still held forth on Kehrer's trash pile and will now have to try another tack. Pretty Wedding at Hillsgrove. A pretty home wedding occured at the home of Mr. Aaron Lewis, at Hillsgrovc, Pa., on Saturday even ing June 27, when their daughter, Miss Margaret was united in mar riage to Mr. Ezra Wager of Har risburg, Pa., tormerly of Hillsgrove. The bride was attired in a beauti ful gown of white silk, and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses and maiden hair fern. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Almon Smith, pastor of the M. E. church of Forksvill. After the ceremony the company retired to the dining room where an elaborate welding supper was serv ed. The house was decorated with ferns, roses and other pretty flowers, making it very attractive. Mr. and Mrs. Wager left on Mon day for Ilarrisburg where they will reside. The bride was one of Hills groves most esteemed young ladies. Their many friends unite in extend ing congratulations. SHUNK. Married.—At N. Y. on Wednesday, June 24, Mr. A. V. Shattuck and Miss Myra Brown, both of this place. The .happy cou ple departed Thursday for a visit witli relatives at Medix Run, Pa. A. E. Tripp spent Sunday with his family at Laporte. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Dickerson are visiting their daughter, Mrs. B. E. Holm, in Elmirn, N. Y. The Misses Anna Porter and Etta Bohn are visiting relatives here. Will Baker of Elmira is spending a few days in town. Dr. B. E. Oamble was in Towan da last week* Mr. and Mrs. Will Foster are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy, born June 28. Mr. O. T. Wing is visiting rela tives in Elmira. Messrs. Burk and Anderson are here from Canton,on a fishing trip. The school l>oard appointed the following teachers Saturday night: C. 11. Warren, Center school; Mrs. C. 11. Warren, South school; Miss Nancy Kilmer, South Hill school; Miss Mamie McKay, E.ist school; Miss Emma Biddle, Lower school; Mr. Calvin Fleming, North. ESTELLA. The ice cream social at the P. O S. of A. Hall last Saturday evening was a success both socially and finan cially. The proceeds will be used to buy books for the school library. Miss Anna Maguire, a highly re spected young lady of this place, had a real case of "snakes in her |shoes," recently. When about to put on her shoes after arisingii.the morning, to her surprise and consternation, she found one of her shoes occupied by a snake. Mr. Snake had the right of way until Miss An na,s brothers appeared on the scene and dispatched it. Mrs. Chas. Vargason's sister's fam ily from New Era, are visiting rela tives in this place. Mr. and Mrs. George MeCarty came down from Jakersville Satur day afternoon to visit at E. Jennings, where Mrs. MeCarty was taken sud denly and violently ill. The lady is slightly improved at this writing. l)r. Davis is in. attendance. Mrs. W. E. Wheatley has been quite sick. Dr. Bird of Overton is attending her. Elkland Orange is making all needed preparation for the Pomona Orange which will convene at Estel la, in August. Mrs. U. Bird and Mrs. S. S. Rog ers are enjoying a visit in Brooklyn with Mrs. Bird's mother and Mrs. Roger's sister. James Wheatly and wife of Ber nice are visiting relatives here. S. P. Shomaker is building a wag on shed for J. M. Osier,at Lincoln Falls. HILLSGROVE. Mr. Ezra Wagor of Pittsburg, and Miss Margaret Lewis of this" place, were united in marriage at the home of the bride, by the Rev. Mr. Smith of Forksville. We all unite hi wish ing them a long, happy and pros perous life. Miss Mable Allen of Bernioe, is the guest of Miss Mayme Helsman. Mr. Goodman, the popular cloth ing dealer, is spending a week in town. Frank Darby of Piatt was a Sun day visitor in town. Miss Fannie Finkle was a visitor at llotlhian's blecfc, en Sunday. Laporte TownShtp Teachers. The following teachers have been elected to teach the schools of David son township, the coming term: Mable Pennington, Nordmont; Em ma Karge, Ringdale; May Mencer, Sugar Point; Harcy Boteford, Sug ar Ridge; the teacher for Kings school has not yet t>een Elected, there being a tie vote for Lizzie Lioyd«nd Miss Cook. 75 CTS. PER YEAR DUSHORE. The proposed silk mill is almost certain to locate here. E. G. Sylva ra has donated the land, and they will break the ground next week. The Towanda ball team was in town last Friday and played with oor team. Dushore, as every one knows, has the best team in the eastern part of the state. The score ended 7-3 in favor of Dushore. We think Towanda had better goto playing marbles, and when they come here again they will have to have more L. V.'s and Monroeton players or they wioget beat as us ual. Mrs. Carrington and daughter of Lopez, were in town Saturday. Geo. Matthews of Rfcketts spent Sunday in town. Hon. A. L. Dyer of Lopez was in town Saturday. A. C. McHenry of Wiiliamsport, is visiting friends in town. Miss Rowena Herrman, who has been studying music at Pittsburg, is home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Mossman of Kansas, are visiting at Dr. Ilerrman's Mrs. Prye of Tunkhannoek, visit ed relatives <.i this place last week. C. N. Walker and wife of Mon roeton, are visiting at W. Q. Millers. Rev. J. M. Smeltzer of Ricketts, visited Rev. J. W. Klingler last week. Mrs. Geo. Rowe of Scranton, visi ted at Jacob Thrashers last week. Mrs. Lizzie Spence of Freeport, Pa., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Biddle. RICKETTS. -X The Lumber Company expect to shut down their mill on the3, 4, and probably 0, for repairs. The stavejmill und heading [mill are now running more smoothly than they have !>efore. Mert Pealer is having an ice cream parlor built, and will place a soda fountain in it. lie wilfcoon be able to supply the wants of the thirsty crowd. There has a new idea arisen in the heads of a few of our citizens, name ly: to have a croquet ground where they will not disturde any of the residents, so they are now digging, hoeing and scraping over the ground back of the grist mill, where they can be found at all hours. Chas. Stone does not forget his friends in the East, but writes fre quently from his western home [at Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mr. W. Shaffer was over to Fork ston to meet with the School Hoard Saturday. Miss Lane will teach the Wyo ming county school, and Miss Ditch borne and Mr. David Place will teach the Sullivan county schools at this place. Miss Espy of Towanda, visited at the home of P. O. Kuhns, a few days last week. PIATT. Miss Louise Brackman who spent the past winter among the Indians, returned home recently. Miss Ivy MeCarty and Mr. Dean Molyneux of Millview, visited the formers parents on Sunday last. Walter C. Baffin is peeling his hemlock timber. Mrs. Cynthia MeCarty, accompan ied by Louise Brackman, visited her parents at Shunk, on Sunday. Henry Brackman and wife are visiting at Millview. Mr. T. C. Hess is ' converting a large portion of his pasture field in to a meadow. Robert says he is making a farm. Asks lor New Trial to Prove Title. The verdict in the trespass cases < 112 Jackson vs Gunton, tried last week by J«dge Hart at this place, was for the plaintiff in the sum of $1404, in the eeal case, and $225 in the timber claim. The defendaut did not dis pute the claims of trespass which was done unknowingly, but the amount of damage claimed was con tested and the jury's verdict in both cases were received with approval on the part of the defendant as to the amount of damages. The ques tion of title to the land on which the trespass was made is the cause for a new trial being asked by the defendant.
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