Republican News Item. VOL. VIII. NO. 19. s,^yw^/V v /V v A/ v,, A/ v ' rThis Is the Place C C To Buy Your Jewelery.Q X Nothing in Town to Compare With \ ( the Quality that We are Giving / ) You for the Low Price Asked. p C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ draws into our store the best patronage c I of this section. Many years here in business, always J S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C (with a care and judgment commensurate with its « \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes i ( our store a safe place to invest. C C Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q S teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. > RETTENBURY, ) <j DUSHORE, COLE > HARDWARE No PTaceXik'e*this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB 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 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 The Shopbell Dry Good Co., y 313 Pine Street, / , WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Money Saving Chances* Such chances as these are only possible at this season e year, when every effort is being made to clean up mer stocks. Wash Dress Fabrics. Good styles and colorings in Lawns worth tic to 8c at 3 l-2c Lawns anil liatistes, all this season's styles, 10c and 12c qualities, at sc. Lawns, Dimities, Batiste and 1 totted Swiss Muslins in desirable styles and colorings, regular 12Jc and 15c qualities, Bc. One lot of Colored Striped Mercerized Madras in Mue, red, green and Mack. This lias been a favorable fabric for shirt waists and Shirt Waists .Suits, reduced from 20c to 12 l-2c. . Children's Wash Dresses, And Sailor Suits, made ol plain and fancy striped Gingham or Chambray. Some are trimmed with embroidery, others have yokes of white pique. These were considered extra value at #1.25 to $2.00, prices changed now to 85c to $l5O. 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. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. Shirt Waists Suits. We have a few Ladies' Wash Shirt Waists 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 lmy those handsome white Shirt Waists at a saving ol'fully one-hall the regular price. They are this season'? most desirable styles. Come and see them All Wool Challies. ( We have few pieces of all wool Challic with satin stripe or fancy figured, wortl (>9c and 75c, that have been reduced to 50c. Also some 50cquality ot ail wool Clial lies reduced to 39c. Silk Mulls. s In white and black and evening shades either plain or polka dots. These are tli best imported quality reduced to 35c. Parasols. Ulack and Colored l'arasols will h closed out at less than half price. BEAD ATE, THEY PICKED. BRUIN FEASTED WHILE THE BOYS SVPPLIEB THE BEBBIES. DOG WAS ACTING STRANGE An Investigation Peucals A Circumstance That Ends the Amusement. An exciting moment was exper ienced by two Sonestown boys, Her man Stack house, aged 12, and Olen Cook, aged K years, while on the North mountain one day last week picking berries. That the picking might be made easier in the thick brush they carried with them small pails which when filled would be emptied into a large pail which was placed along the path where conven ient to be reached. They had with them a dog with which they amused themselves when not engaged in picking berries. Suddenly the dog came tearing through the brush to where the boys were and showed evidence of being frightened at some thing. The dog's strange action in wanting to engage in an encounter with something that it greatly fear ed aroused the curiosity of the boys and they decided to investigate the cause. They were brave boys and showed good courage until they reached the place where their berries were stored and there to their great surprise saw Bruin leisurely devour ing the fruits of their labor. The thief seeing that he was discovered took hasty Might and the boys lost no time in beating retreat for a hasty homeward journey. Lightning StriKes a Barn. A large barn owned by J unit's Dutter, near llillsgrove, was struck by lightning during the heavy storm which pa.-f-ed over that section last Thursday. The building and con tents valued at upwards of #:l.000 was totally destroyed by tire. About $1,200 insurance was carried in the Home Company of Forksville. Over thirty tons of hay, a large quantity of grain and farming uten sils were stored in the barn, none of which was saved. Two teams of horses and a fine blooded stock bull were also confined in the stable when the bolt struck the bam and fired it at different points. Mr. Putter was away from home and the work of rescue was limited to one farm hand who rushed into the stable and re leased the almost suffocated animals. Three of the horses escaped. The bull and one horse were not able to stand when liberated and were con sumed. The fire burned fiercely and soon laid the valuable property | in ashes. A Valuable Gilt Thai is Appreciated. Prof. L. L. Ford, of Philadelphia, | who for the past several years with his family has spent the summer months at Laporte, made a valuable and highly appreciated gift to the Borough school last week by ship ping to Prof. J. M. Stroll 1 the prin cipal of the school, 50 cloth bound volumes and over 100 late numbers of the most popular magazines of the day. A fund was laised last winter by general subscription to be used for the purchase of more books for the schooljlibrary. Added to the already good list, the gift of Mr. Ford, sup plies our school with a library second to none in the county. Repair Shops lor Laquin. It is now announced that in addi tion to the other industries at La quiti, the new lumber town neai Shunk, there will be entensive cai repair shops that will give employ- I inent to probably one half hundred ' men. They will be built by the N. York and Susquehanna It. K. Co, for the purpose of repairing and building cars of that road and the cars used in transporting the logt from the woods to the mills at La quin. What the proportions of tlu shops are to be is not yet known, though the demands upon them, both with the railroad and several ! big mills, will require a plant ol j considerable importance. The shops, added to the little army of men who will find employment at the saw and ! other wood mills, are- destined t< | make Laquin a veritable hive of in dustry. Grievance ol Workers at Lykens Colliery. Owner Did Not Becognize Commission. Conciliation Board Have No Jurisdiction. The Conciliation Board in session at Philadelphia Tuesday acted upon the grievance between the miners of Mildred and W.B. Gunton operating at the Lykens Colliery. The ques tion at issue was practically decided against the miners. The employes assert that Mr. (Junton made a ver bal promise during the late strike that if they would continue to work he would grant them whatever in crease was gained through the An thracite Strike Commission. This, they assert, he failed to do. On his part, lie denies having made such a promise. The Boarad of Concilia tion passed this matter as one over which they had no jurisdiction, inas much as Mr. Gunton denied that he made the agreement claimed. One of the members of the Board stated that in his opinion there were but two courses open for the miners; take the matter to the local court or strike. Death of Thos. Kohensparger. Thomas Kohensparger, a well known and highly esteemed man of middle age, entered peacefully into sternal rest at the home of Mrs. J. Mosteller near Nordmont, early Wednesday morning. Mr. Kohensparger had been ill several weeks, tirst breaking down with chronic diarrhea. Various medical attendants failed to give him relief from the beginning of his ill less and his case was pronounced "atal last week, the doctors Hading 10 hope for his recovery. In life he was an exemplary man >f good habits, giving most of his ime to the support of his aged par >nts. He was a single man, aged >2 years. He is survived by one iister, Mrs. K. 11. Cook' of Athens, ind his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kohensparger of Laporte. His remains were brought home Wednesday. The funeral services ,vill be held at the residence, Friday, 11 a. m. Interment at Nordmont wmetery. RICKETTS. Mr. (». J. Heintzleinan and family ire away on a vacation to sea shore ;owns. The infant daughter of Kugene ■k'hock, died Saturday evening and ivas hurried at llahrs cemetery Mon lay. Mr. John Bates met with an un fortunate accident last Friday, loss ing three fingers of his right hand. Mr. and Mrs. Bigger am| son Bobt have returned from a vacation to the shore. Mr. Will May expects to make a trip to New York this week. The Lumber Company expect to shut down their mill for repairs. Dr. Randall of Dushore, was in town Monday. Mr. John Cornell is at the Sayre Hospital for treatment. The P. O. S. of A. will give a moving picture entertainment 011 Thursday evening for the benefit of sick members. The Lumber Company havr ished work at Quinns Camp and ex pect to finish shortly at Lanes. Improvements are still being made. Electric lights are being in stalled in the store and house *f Mr. Heintzleinan. Have you heard Pealer's grapha phone? Mr. John Dunham and W. 11. Shatter were at Tunkhannock Mon day as delegates to the county con vention. Mrs. Arthur Knowles lias left for a vacation, visiting relatives at Bo ca no. Mr. and Mrs. Meeks of Lopez are visiting their daughter Mrs. John Cornell, during the illness of their granddaughter who is very ill at the present time. Engine number 3 of the T. A T. Lumber Company broke an axle Saturday and is laid up for re|mirs. Mr. It. Douglas, our photographer, expects to leave for Sayre in Novem and will go from thereto California. He is not pleased with the rains in this region as it interfers with his work. NARROWLY ESCAPED. DEATH THE NEAfi RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT TO LEWIS DIEFFENBACH. 'SQUIRE'S BUSINESS GOOD. Recommends (he News Item Job WorK. Gunton Operating in West Viaginia. MILDRED NIWS ITEMS. Lewis Dieffenbach, oldest son of S. A. Dieffenbach, had a narrow es cape from death on Wednesday of last week, lie, with a number of other men were riding on a box car to the Gunton mines where they employed, and while standing on the steps of the car watching the others jump off, he did not notice a stump so near the track that it knocked him off the steps of the car. Mr. {Dieffenbach fell between the embankment and the wheels of the car but the engine was immediately brought to a standstill when it was found that he had sustained injuries that will confine him to his bed for a short time. W. B. Gunton is visiting his fam ily at Wilkesbarre, and from there will goto West Virginia to look af ter his coal mines at that place. Squire Lowry is doing a rushing business after pay day Mrs. John 1\ Murphy was at Du shore on Saturday. Quite a number from here took in thoexcursion to Ithaca on Sunday. Gunton payed on Friday and the boys are happy, but Johnny and he lias one coming. The following persons from Mur ray Heights attended the dance here on laltor day: James Laine, James Cahil, John Fitzharris, I'. 11. Mc- Gee, Thomas Donohoe, John Craw ley and Frank Finan of Lopez. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schoonover were at Dushore on Saturday. The party that took the sign cards from J. I'. Murphy's door, will con fer a favor if they return the same. Edwin Davis went to his home at Nanticoke, on Saturday, his eldest son being quite sick at this writing. John White moved into his new house Thursday and the Squire is as tickeled as a boy with his first pair of pants. Samuel Duncan and Edward Baumgartner are both building themselves a home. John J. Murphy's automobile, the "lied Devil" was out to Murray town Sunday with four passengers. Anything in the line of printing, send to the News Item where you will get a good workmanship job and get it cheap. When visiting at Mildred, call on J. I*. Murphy where you will always get the latest. September Term Jurymen. The following named gentlemen have been summoned to the seat of Justice on Monday, September 21, to serve as jurors: Grand Jurors. —Archibald Bonser, ohn M.Converse, Wm.Dieffenbach, oohn Dyer, Owen Devannev, Edw. j Iloffhiaster, ('has. Heess, Carl ILeess, Walter L. Hoffman, Win. Johnson, Lloyd Kinsley, Montvilie Letts, 11. Mosteller, Luther Martin, Win. l'ar matier, John Richart, Henry Stall I, Charley Shaffer, Elmer Struble, A.T. Wilcox, James White, Edward War borton, Ellis Wilcox, Nathan Weav er. Traverse Jurors.—Fred Anderson John W. Buck, Sylvester Burkhold er, Simon Breiger, Edward Burke, Horace Carpenter, Charles Cain,Jno. Coyle, James, Cain, Otis Carrington, Joseph Carpenter, James Dutter, Watson Fawcett, John I'rey, Fred Glover, Thos. Griffith, ("has. Heins, Zachariah Kilmer, Albert Kay,Geo. Lewis, Geo. W. Lawrenson, Jerome Laird, Frank Moyer, Samuel Mess ersmith, Alvin Miller, Edward Mix, John 11. Mi-Gee, Lincoln Moyer, Charles Northrop, Boyd Osier, Chas. Peck, William Powers, J.V. Itetten bury, William Rogers, Edward G. Rogers, Frank Scan lon, Peter Swank Riley Steinback, Morris Williams, Lewis Zaner. 75 TS. PER YEAR ESTELLA. Will Anderson is very sick with appendicitis. He was working at Dorsey's camp where he was taken sick. lie started for his home at this place, but only succeeded in get ing as far as his sister's home, |Mrs. John Norton at Forksville, where it was found necessary |to summon a physician. Dr. Woodhead wag call ed and at once diagnosed the case to be appendicitis, and on Saturday morning he took the young man to the Sayre Hospital. Twenty-nine members of Elkland Grange visited Overton Orange and were royally entertained by that or der. Refreshments were served by the ladies of Overton lodge, and at a late hour they all {returned to their respective homes well pleased with their trip. Mrs. Raymond Meyers and little daughter Helen, of Bernice, are vis iting relatives and friends at this place. Ouite a number from Kstella at tended the Odd Fellows picnic at Forksville on Saturday last. Mrs. N. K. Woodward of Lincoln Falls, started Monday morning for Houghton, N. Y., with quite a large number of young people who will attend the seminary at that place this winter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Molyneux have the Kstella schools in full swing. Both patrons and pupils are well pleased with their administra tion. They occupy the Ernest Kaye house. We wonder if Carl and dean |have harvested their chickens yet. Mrs. Squire Bird who has been sick is reported better. "V SONESTOWN. Miss Myrtle Edgar has returned from a several days visit visit to Nordmont. Lloyd Lorah has gone to State College to take examination for en trance to the freshman class. It will be remembered that Walter, his brother has already b«vn in this col lege one year. Chas. and Clayton Worthington of Hunker Hill, were in town Saturday evening. Miss Pearl Houseknecht has re turned home from Williamsport, where she spent several weeks. Mrs. J. C. Starr and Mrs. W. F. Donovan spent Sunday with their sister at Eagles Mere. Sam Stackhouse Jrecently visited relatives at Eagles Mere. Schools opened on Monday with M. P. Gavitt, principal; R. S. Starr, Inter, grade and W. B. Ha/.en, Pri mary. Glidewells school has not yet open ed on account of the teacher Miss Margaret Burns, not having arrived. Last Sunday evening marked the season's departure of the Sunday evening train. More than the usual crowd was present to bid it farewell. The E. V. Church festival on Sat urday evening raised S3O to apply 011 new stoves for the church. Miss Jane Gritman of Nordmont, is in town this week. Harry Ha/en and Clarence Freas were in Williamsport 011 Monday. Mrs. Chas. Little of Nordmont' was in town Tuesday. Miss Mary Fairman is again home from Jersey Shore where she has been staying for some time with her sister, Mrs Harry Kapler. Friends of Mrs. Kapler will be interested to learn that a little girl arrived at her home several weeks ago. A large number attended the moonlight excursion to Laporte, and some of them were left out there. Mrs. A. Mencer visited her moth er at Nordmont over Sunday. Geo. Taylor of Williamsport, has been visiting here lately. Mrs. R. W. Simmons did shopping in Williamsport on Saturday. Mable Ha/.en was in Hughesville on Tuesday. Free Scholarship. There is now pending a free scholarship in the School of Indus trial Art of the Pennsylvania museum due Sullivan county, to be filled by the Governor on or before Monday, September 21,1903. If 110 applicatoins are received from 1 this county the vacancy will be filled from some other locality.
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