Republican News Item.
VOL. VIII. NO. 16.
C To Buy Your Jewelery.C
X Nothing in Town to Compare WithS
( the Quality that We are Giving /
/ You for the Low Price Asked. j
C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\
3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r
Cof this section. Many years here in business, always J
Swith a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen I
(with a care and judgment commensurate with its .
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1
Q our store a safe place to invest. C
112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-r
\ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated.
RETTENBURY, )
$ I)USH()RE, PA^^JThe^Je^
COLE
' HARDWARE^
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OK/ WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every
Dc ooription, filing 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 ijole^iisftore^fa,
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
> 313 Pine Street,
. . WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Money Saving Chances.
Such chances as these are only possible at this season
of the year, when every effort is being made to clean up
summer stocks.
Wash DTOSH Fabrics.
Good styles and colorings in Lawns
worth tic to 8c at
3 l-2c
Lawns and Batistes, all this season's
styles, 10c and 12c qualities, at
sc.
Lawns, Dimities, Batiste and Hotted
Swiss Muslins in desirable styles and
colorings, regular 12Jc and 15c qualities,
Bc.
One lot of Colored Striped Mercerized
Madras in lilue, red, green and black.
This has been a favorable fabric for shirt
waists and Shirt Waists Suits, reduced
from '2oc to
121-2 c.
Children's Wash Dresses,
And Sailor Suits, made ot plain ami
fancy striped (iingham or (Jhamhray.
Some are trimmed with embroidery,
others have yokes of white pii|ue. These
were considered extra value at #1.25 to
$2.00, prices changed now to
85c to $1.50.
Corded Wash Silks.
The regular 50c qualities in pink, blue
cardinal, yellow, tan, lavender and gray
stripes on white grounds. Neat desirable
designs reduced to
35c.
THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1903.
Shirt Waists Suits.
We have a few Ladies' Wash Shirt
\\ aists in desirable styles in plain white
and neat colored figures and stripes, that
we are offering at one-half the regular
price
White Shirt Waists.
You can buy those handsome white
Shirt Waists at a saving of fully one-half
the regular price. They are this season's
most desirable styles. Come and see them.
All Wool Challies.
We have few pieces of all wool Chaliie
with satin stripe or fancy figured, worth
fi9c and 75c, that have been reduced to
50c.
Also some 50cquality of ail wool Chal
lies reduced to
39c.
Silk Mulls.
In white and black and evening shades,
either plain or polka dots. These are the
best imported quality reduced to
35c.
Parasols.
Black and Colored Parasols WILL be
closed out at less than half price.
THE GHANGE
Conducted by J. W. DARROW,
Prcai Correspondent New York State
Orange
JUVENILE GRANGES.
How Organisation May Be Effected.
Important Fncta Stated.
There is n growing Interest in the or
ganization of Juvenile granges. The
following facts, promulgated at the ses
sion of the national grange in 1800.
will be of interest:
Juvenile granges may be organized
under such regulations as the state
grange may provide, and each Juvenile
grange shall be within the Jurisdiction
and under the special charge of a sub
ordinate grange. Any master of a sub
ordinate grange may organize a Ju
venile grange within his jurisdiction.
Children or persons eligible to member
ship in the subordinate grange, over
eight and nnder fourteen years * age,
are eligible to membership in t Ju
venile grange. The membership fee is
usually 15 cents and the quarterly dues
5 cents per member, although the fees
and dues are regulated by each grange
for Itself.
The officers of the juvenile grange
bear the same titles as those of the
subon'inate grange, with the omission
of the steward, his duties being per
formed by the gate keeper. Each ju
venile grange should elect a matron,
who Is a member of the subordinate
grange. A Juvenile grange cannot be
organized with less than twelve per
sons, four of whom must be girls.
In organizing a Juvenile grange the
master of the subordinate grange
should select from the children eligible
to membership twelve of suitable age
and ability for officers. Their names
should be enrolled upon an application
form and sent to the state grange for
permission to organize, for manuals,
charter, etc. The secretary of the state
grange will give information as to the
amount to be remitted for manuals and
other supplies, and after receiving the
official authority the Juvenile grange
may be organized. The bj'laws of the
subordinate grange will govern In all
matters not provided for In the In
structions or In the manual.
The ritual work of the Juvenile grange
is uplifting and elevating In words and
sentiment. Young people usually enter
with great zest into the performance
of their duties and becoufe Imbued with
purer thoughts and more elevating
Ideas of their duties and resuuuslbtll
ties in lire.
Horace Greeley and the New York
Tribune were not the only ones calling
attention to the distress of those times.
The following news Item appeared In
the Springfield Kepubllcan of Jan. 15,
1855:
THE CKY FOB IiIIEAD AND WOItK.
The committee of the unemployed
worklngmen of New York havo ad
dressed a second memorial to the city
government, calling urgently for relief
measures and threatening that unless
something is done "they will be direct
ly compelled to throw off all responsi
bility as to the results now looming,
like the dense preenrsor of a hurricane
of death, over this unhappy city." They
state—exaggerating the fact, we trust
that there are in New York CO,OOO
ablcbodled men, 50,000 women and 10,-
000 children out of employment, upon
whose labor arc dependent 75,000 oth
ers, making a melancholy aggregate of
105,000 suffering more or less severely
from destitution, having disposed of
their small savings and In many cases
of their furniture to supply their press
ing dally need. To feed tills host of
the perishing, at least 10 cents' worth
of food per day each Is required, which
will demand a daily expenditure of
$10,500. The bestowments of public
and private charity, liberal as they are,
are totally inadequate to supply the
vital wants of the suffering working
classes, and now deep murmurlngs are
heard all around the cheerless hearth
stones of proud, stern hearted men,
who would prefer death to the crouch
ing supplications of a repulsed beggar.
The worklngmen ask the city govern
ment to furnish labor to the poor, and
the government has already responded
by employing some 150 men in taking
down and removing the ruins of the
burned city hall. The men agreed that
a new set of 150 should be employed
every day until all applicants had en
joyed the privilege of a day's labor.
A person writing of the numberless
applications for work says:
"To try one of them I asked her—a
stout, heavy girl of twelve, to whom I
was contemplating the donation of a
copper—how long she would work
washing my floor and stairs for a three
cent piece, to which she responded,
with a burst of nature, 'All day, sir,
and all winter at the same price.' "
Better Try a "Blind' Pool."
In spite of Mr. Cleveland's equivocal
attitude at this time he Is still kept to
the fore as a possible Democratic can
didate for president. The Democratic
party Is pretty short of material when
it begins to imagine that It has to fall
back upon Cleveland whenever a crisis
comes. The party did not want Bryan
and said so twice. It had Cleveland
twice, but the Bryanltes do not want
to try him again. Retter put a lot of
names In a hat and draw out a candi
date. Anybody will do to lead to de
feat—Wilmington (Del.) News.
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COUNTY NEWS Cohumls 01 Crating
1 Items Gathered by Ovr
Happenings of SSr"
Interest to-Readers Many Towns. I
SONESTOWN.
Mrs. B. G. Welsh of Eagles Mere,
visited Mrs. Alex Hess Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Thos. and Ed. Houseknecht have
been entertaining their mother who
lives at Hdghesville, the past few
weeks.
Daniel Phillips has moved from
the old homestead to his own home
a short distance away.
Niles Weed aud daughter Miss
Pearl, of Williamsport, are about to
return home after a long visit with
relatives here.
H. P. Hall is attending a P. O. S.
of A. convention at Lancaster.
Mrs. Geo. Simmons Jr. is confined
to her home with illness.
C. McCarty of Glen Mawr spent
Sunday in town with Ray Parker.
Frank Magargle is having his ho
tel painted tond is a decided improv
ment. A new outside steps will lie
added and the veranda repaired.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will hold a festival on the
20 of August, in the old station. All
are invited.
Miss Ethel Stack house is in Eagles
Mere.
Miss Mable Sanders of Picture
Rocks, called on Sonestown friends
Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Watson and daughters
were in Williamsport Monday.
Misses Rita Armstrong and Myr
tle Edgar were visitors at Eaglbs
Mere on Saturday.
M. Stackhouse of Watsontown vis
ited his parents here over Sunday.
Miss Mable Pennington of Nord
mont, was the guest of Mrs. John
Converse last. She returned home
on Sunday with Miss Alice Penning
ton and Scott Weiland who spent
the day in town.
Mrs. D. H. Lorah went to Dushore
on Tuesday to attend the funeral of
her grand father.
A. T. Armstrong on Saturday
transacted business at Hughesville
and Eagles Merc.
MUNCY VALLEY.
Among those who attended the
excursion to Eagles Mere, Saturday
were Mrs. I'. M. Confer, Mrs. John
Magargle, Harold Biggar, Masters
Chas. Smith, Kari and Harold Ben
der and August Jankosky.
Messrs. J. W. Moran, Chas. Hop
per and Chas. Palmatier have re
turned from Ralston where they
have been employed.
Miss Olive Shaw returned to her
home at Muncy, Saturday after
spending some time with her grand
parents here. ■*• ~
"Miss Vera Snyder of Muncy, is
visiting friends hero.
Mrs. C. M. Croll of Dushore is
visitingjher parents at thisjplace.
Master Willie Bradley is visiting
Raymond Farrell at Dushore.
One of our young men was so un
fortunately situated as to have to
walk from Eagles Mere to this place
one night last week.
Mr. H. E. Johnson left Sunday
night for Muncy where he will be
employed in the future.
J. Howard Hitter spent Sunday
with friends at this place.
Mr. A. O. Miller, a student at
Commercial College, Williamsport,
is spending his vacation with his
parents at this place.
Messrs Geo. B. Miller and James
Moran Jr. were Kagllta Mere visitors
Saturday.
Killed at Lopez.
John Trump, who was conductor
on the log train at Jennings Bros,
mill at Lopez, fell between the ears
and was run over. The accident
happened last Thursday and termi
nated fatally. His death was instan
taneous. Mr. Trump was a single
man 22 years of age and was to have
been married within a short time.
This is said to be the first fatal acci
dent that has occured since Jennings
Bros, have been in Lopez.
HILLSGROVE.
7hief engineer ITarvey with a
ci w of men as surveyors are here to
work on the survey of the Bingham
ton and Southern R. It.
Lester Woodly has gone to Oak
Grove to work.
Henry Brown has returned fiom
Highland Lake where he has been
doingjearpenter work for Dr. Essiek.
S. T. Galough and wife were vis
iting at Leroy last week.
The tannery was compelled to shut
down a half day on Saturday on ac
count of theDushore and Hillsgrove
base ball game.
Robert Manville and wife of Mun
cy, visited at Miss Annie Ives last
week.
Dr. Davies, John Randall and Pat
Scanlin of Forksville, took in the
ball game on Saturday.
Fred Jenkins and Ezra Mcßride
have returned from Laquin.
Ruasel Harrington returned from
SAlt St. Marie, Mich., where he has
beeg stationed with the 2nd Cavlery
U. S. Regulars. He served through
the Phillipplne trouble.
W. L. Hoffman and family visited
friends at Williamsport last week.
ITarry Green is a delegate to Lan
caster where the P. O. S. of A. meets
this week.
The Hillsgrove base ball club
done up the Dushore tigers to the
time of 10 to 0 in favor of Hillsgrove
in a closely contested game last Sat
urday. The score stood 9 to f> in
favor of Dushore when the Hills
grove boys went to the bat. In the
tenth inning Hillsgrove scored a
run and the game was off. Bartow
and Morris <lid the brtting for the
home team and Bressler and Coyle
hatted for the Dushore team. Bar
tow struck out seventeen men and
Coyle <>. Hillsgrove will goto Du
shore and play a return game short
ly, on conditions that they do not
enlist any more of the Ist nine of
that place than they had with them
here.
ESTELLA.
The Pomona Grange held in Es
tella, August 20. and 21, brought a
large delegation from the several
districts of Bradford and Sullivan
lodges being present.
The address of welcome L. B.
Speaker, was a grand paper full of
interest and instruction. The re
sponse was made by Mrs. Whorten
by of Wysox, in her'pleasing style.
The occasion was enlivened by songs
by Captain Kilmer and others. The
evening session was open to the pub
lic and as we have heard no com
plaint from that source, we feel safe
in saying that it was enjoyed by a
full house.
The address by Louis Poilette of
Wyso.t, also the address by W. B.
Packard of Windfall, were excellent.
The stli degree was conferred on a
class of twenty-live.
JMrs. Archie Adams and Jlittle son
Arthur are visiting her parents, Mr.
ami Mrs. W. T. More. :
~J. E. Brown, Mrs. Geo. Brown
and Mr. and Mrs. Win. More are at
tending the Shoemaker reunion held
on the Windfall at J. S. Fentons'.
Born to Mr. and; Mrs. Billie
Brown, a daughter, August 24.
Mrs. Mary Brown of {Lincoln
Falls and Mr. Crandall of Windfall,
were married at East Canton last
week.
MILDRED.
The Connel Coal Company's new
breaker is nearly completed and will
be one of the best in the anthracite
fields when it is finished.
W. L. Randall expects to build a
breaker at the Meylert and Randall
mine.
The Gunton Mines_were idle last
week.
The members Local Union 400 U.
M. W. of America, are making prep
arations far a big time on Labor
Day, September 7.
E. L. Davis, foreman at the Gun-
75 rs. PEfc yeAr
ton mines is visiting his family at
Nanticoke, l*a.
Miss Theresa liar don of New
York is visiting her p., -ents at this
place. »
The Ladies' Aid Society of th°
Presbyterian church will have an en
tertainment in the church on Wed
nesday evening Sept. 26. All are
cordially invited.
Automobile to rent by the day or
hour at John P. Murphys.
Quite a number of the Gunton
miners are going to the Murray
mines to work.
The following delegates were elect
to goto Laporte on Tuesday August
25, to the democratic convention:
Patrick Hannon, p. J. Crawley, Ed
ward White and C. E. Jackson.
F. W. Gallagher of Laporte, called
on friends here Monday.
J. P. Murphy was at Dusliore on
Saturday.
There is a building boom at Mil
dred. The following gentlemen hav
ing home." " " Mr own nearly com
pleted: Edward Holmes, F. J. Mur
phy, Wm. Collins and John J.
White.
Charles B. Watson, agent for the
United Mine Workers Journal, was
in Lopez on Monday getting sub
scribers for that paper.
Democrats Name County Ticket.
The Democratic County Conven
tion convened at Laporte Tiies'day
and placed in nomination the follow
ing ticket:
For District Attorney, W.Howard
Hill, of Dushore.
For Coroner, Hush J. McHenry,nf
Dushore.
For Jury Commissioner, Willis J.
Snider of Laporte.
The convention was called to order
by the chairman at 2 o'clock p. m.
Chas. E. Jackson, of BernieC was
elected to p.-eside. 11. L. White of
liillsgrove, and J.C. Smith of Forks
vdle were chosen for secretaries.
The only features of notice Was
the small attendance of delegates,
the contest for theoffice of Jury Com.
by Messrs C. P. llunsinger, P. H.
McQee and the successful candidate.
The other nominations were made
unanimously naming tlie present en
cumbents of office for re-election.
Death ol John Diellenbadi.
John Dieffenbach, formerly of
Cherry township, died at Sayre
where he had been making his home
with his daughter, on August 22, at
the age of 90 years. He was born
in Columbia county but came to this
county before reaching manhood.
He was at one time prominent in
the political affairs of this county,
serving two terms as county com
missioner and various township offi
ces. In 1 Hit") lie was united in mar
riage with Miss Elizabeth Hoffa
and to them were born nine children,
five of whom are still living. D E.,
C. A. and Geo. F. Dieffenbach, Mrs.
Julius Vogel and Mrs. Geo.llaverly.
Funeral services were held in the
Reformed church in Dushore, Tues
day, Rev. P. H. Hoover officiating.
Rogers Family Reunion.
One hundred and thirty-five per
sons assembled at the fourth annual
reunion of the Rogers family on the
Fair Ground at Forksville last
Thursday. This was the second re
union to which all the decendAnts of
Samuel Rogers had been invited.
At this meeting, The Moses* Rogers
Association, changed its name to
The Rogers Association, Which in
cludes all the decendants of John
Rogers, the MaVtyr.
During the past year a fund of two
hundred dollars hasjbeen raised for a
large monument. This monument
stands in the Forksville cemetery oh
the family plot of Samuel Rogers,
who settled where Forksville now
is, in 1800.
Many of the Rogers families from
this county and the surrounding
counties were represented. Caleb
Rogers of Trenton, N. J., Ellas B.
Rogers and grandson of All&ntown,
NT. J., and Miss Mary Shell of Phil
adelphia, were among those from a
distance.
M. R. Black was elected president
of the Association for the ensuing
year, Sumner Rogers, vice presi
dent, and Mrs. Mary F. Snyder,
secretary and treasurer.