Republican News Item. VOL. VIII. NO. 27. c To Buy Your Jewelery.C X Nothing in Town to Compare With\ 112 the Quality that We are Giving J / You for the Low Price Asked. S 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 3 S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C J with a care and judgment commensurate with its 5 \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ r 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. X > RETTENBURY, S <, DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler^^ HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, CO-A.X. OK/ WOOD HEATERS; ONE OP 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., j 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. ■, In Possible 3f)ape. This store is in the best possible shape for Autumr and Winter business. Every section fully fortified and completely equipped with carefully chosen merchandise. Blankets and Comfortables Outing Flannels and , , . , 4 , Flannelettes If vou'll take the tune and trouble to . . - , We look upon these as special values ami examine the following lot o goo< warm ij iere ' g no en( j to the styles to choose Iron; lied coverings you'll be convinced ol our Outing Flannels in fancy stripes and plain desire to give you the best at the lowest colors at 6c to 10. Flannelette in fanu.i ■ , stripes, tloral effects and persian designs possible price • . at lo cts to 16c (irey Cotton Blankets, large sizes at 45c to $1 20. Flannelette Wear (irey Cotton and Wool Blankets at $_ "•> f e# t ure ] ia9 j] ie selling of thes<' to 3.75 Colored Wool Blankets, ex- Flannelette Garments grown to be—warm, tra qualities at $4 oo to $6 50. comfortable and no more expensive than Wliite Cotton and Wool Blankets at ordinary cotton underwear. $3 39 to $4 oo Strictly All Wool Blan- Men's Night Shirts in fancy stripe out kets, full sizes, with bright borders, at >ng, good, full sizes, at 5o and 75c *3 75 to $8 50. Muncy Blankets in Boys' Night Shirts ft So cts Ladies' - , Fancy Striped Mannelette Night ftowns. crav. white, scarlet and tancv plaids. . . . , h •' ' some plain, others with fancy yokes, at 5o cts to $1 25. Comfortables. Misses Flannelette Night (towns at 45c to 6'Jc. Ladies' Flannelette Short in a large variety of light and dark lloral Skirts, three good qualities, at 25c, 39c effects and plain covering filled with pure cts. Flannelette Skirt Patterns at 2oc. All Wool Skirt Patterns in white cotton, at 1 oo to $6 to .. mp ... fancy stripes at /5c to $1 10. THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURS DAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1903. ! The Administration ol Law at Ikrnice. It appears a Polish man at Rernice accused a Polish woman of selling him a pint of whisky. Whereupon a warrant was sworn out and the woman was arrested on the evening of the sth inst. The Polish woman i had three children, the oldest about eight, the youngest a babe at the breast. The frail prisonei did not wish togo to Laporte that night,her children begged and screamed. The valiant constable, assisted by equally brave men, threw her into the wagon | and brought her and her three child ren to Laporte and put them into jail. They arrived here at 11 o'clock at night. The woman and children had barely enough clothing to cover their nakedness. They were nearly frozen when they arrived. The mother was severely injured in her side by the manner (as she states) in which she was thrown in the wagon. It was found necessary to call Dr. Randall to attend her. The people of this town who saw her con dition are indignant over such treat ment of a woman and small children. Had it been horses or dogs the 8. P. C. A. would no doubt have interfer ed. As it is we suppose the county will pay the cost, including those of the Justice and Constable and Polish man witness. Judge Metzgar once instructed a Grand Jury to tind not a true bill and put the costs on the officers who | made the arrest. A few such returns | would do good in this county. Tri fling cases would not be prosecuted and arrests would be made and con ducted with decency and dignity be coming to the law. The Polish woman with her child ren was released from the county jail Monday, on signing her recog nizance papers in the sum of for her apperance to court. J. V. FinKle Wedded to Mrs. Rosa Mead. Mr. John V. Pinkie and Mrs. Rosa Mead were united in marriage by Rev. S. Kngler of the M. K. church, to-day (Thursday) at noon, at the residence of Mr. Pinkie, on Muncy street, in the presence of about thirty-live invited guests, who were served to an elegant dinner half after twelve. Many useful and valued presents were received by the happy couple. The News Item ex tends congratulations. LOCAL INSTITUTES. The tirst local institute for the ; school districts of Dushore, Cherry and Colley will be held at Lopez, Saturday, November 21, liiO.'S. The institute will open at 10 a. m. Program.—Question Box. ; Penmanship, E. C. Keitz. Practical Drill in Primary Read ing, Margaret Hoffn. Professional Education of Teach ers, J. E. R. Kilgore. j Art of Securing attention and ; Study, Louise Watts. School Examinations, J. A. Bow les. Language Work for Intermediate grades, Julia M. Cronin. Importance of Suitable Apparatus for School Work, Victoria Lusch. School Libraries, Maud Hunsinger. j The teachers of the above named districts are all expected to attend | this institute. Directors and friends j of education are cordially invited to ; be present. M. R. 81-ACK County Superintendent. in spite of n big liorse race ut the wnmo hour the meeting held by the Pa troijf on grunge day, in the grange tent. ; at the Worcester (Mass.) fair, wns i largely attended. Attorney General Herbert Parker was the principal i speaker. It's a good speaker who can I beat a horse race in drawing the crowd. The grange claims the credit for es tablishing rural free delivery of mail, and it regrets the revelations of fraud and chicanery in that department that ! have wrought disgrace upon the serv ice. , The grange first demanded election | of United States senators by the peo ■ pie. It also demands postal savings banks. The people will finally have ] both. i The grange lias done much for the women of the f{irm, but the grange \ would lose more than half its efficiency without the women. COUNTYJEWS JSIiXS Happenings of . aSSr* Interest to Readers 4any Towns. | VI „ / Electric Light For Sawmill. IMPROVEMENTS FOR EAGLES MERE PARK. President's Thanksgiving Proclamation ' Aroused (he Post Office Club. EAGLES MERE. Mr. C'has. W. Sones the prosper ous lumberman is always progress ive. He is now installing a private electric light plant to light his mills and boarding houses. Mr. Prior of the Williamsport firm of Prior Sal hula came up on Monday morning with his assistants to set up the dyn amo, complete the wiring and put the whole plant iu operation. Bet ter get Mr.'Sones interested in Ea gles Mere only that our Councilmen would be kept busy putting on the brakes to hold him down as that seems to be an important part of councilmanic duty. It is remarked that the Junior Storekeeper finds |it necessary to make to William sport. It is the standing conun drum now to guess why. "How old is Ann" has no chance with it. Our Electrician, Walter Trappe, has moved to Hughesvilie for the winter. He was crowded almost night and day with work and was considerable un done. He may yet have to come back for a few days to finish up be- andghe will need to re turnjearly in the spring in order to get ready for summer visitors. Mrs. Trappe's health|is reported as being much improved. Capt. Chase and Richard Rennet have nearly completed the task of overhauling the Plume Pipe for the Light Co. and have coated it with material to prevent rusting. All the earth and rock covering has been removed as it has been found that no trouble is caused by freezing and the pipe is kept in condition when not covered. Where it passes under the public road a substantial, flag covered'eu 1 vert has been constructed so as to permit access to the pipe at all times. The noise of pick, shovel, hammer and saw is still heard atjatid around Eagles Mere Park as the former "Chautauqua" is now called. Con siderable improvement will be not- Iced by the summer people next sea son. The Lily Pond has been emptied again so as to freeze out the remain der of the Pond Lilies this winter. Win. Y. Warner made one of his periodic visits to Crestmont and looks none the worse for his accident at Germantown when he was thrown from his wagon and suffered pretty severe contusion. The Loyalsock & Eagles Mere 11. R. is full of business and it is said will be operated all winter with the result that the present passenger ser vice is pretty sure to be continued. The Post Office Club was called to gether in response to the President's Thanksgiving Proclamation and the Secretary urged that steps be taken for a special service to give thanks for the return to service of the old passenger car on the railroad. Our people can now take dogs, or any thing else with them that they may desire when taking a trip by rail. Nothing need be left behind or ship ped by freight. It was resolved that an effort be made to secure a special service in the church and school house. The teacher was requested to deliver an address to the children and march them in procession to see the car so that they might under stand the great and wonderful privi leges that are secured to us. The ministers were requested "to preach special thanksgiving sermons and ofi'er thanks to Providence for such an inestimable blessing and to pray that we might never be deprived of I it. DR. VOORHEES RIDES IN AN AUTOMOBILE. A. T. Armstrong's Valued Dog Caught in Bear Trap and Had to be Killed. SONESTOWN. Gen. Woodside of Glen Mawr lias moved into the Armstrong mansion. A. T. Armstrong was compelled .to kill his large dog on Sunday as the result of its being caught in a bear trap near what is known as the Gower farm. Rover will be missed by all the children in town as he was a great favorite with them. Dr. Voorhees is now flying around in his new automobile. There was no school on Monday in the primary room owing to the illness of the teacher It. S. Starr. Mrs. E. J. Lockwood was at Will iamsport on Saturday to see her sis ter who is very sick at the hospital. E. E. Mahaft'y has finished Ills job of hauling lumber from the moun tain for Woddrop & Welsh and has gone to Nordmont to help Taylor Bros, for a few days before going to Hillsgrove to commence another job. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Donovon and son visited the former's sister Mrs. J. Fries, at Laporte last week. Mrs. H. C. Boatman visited her sister at Glen Mawr on Sunday. J. C. Boatman will have a sale of his loose property next Saturday. Mr. Boatman intends going to West Virginia and if he is pleased with the place he will move his family there. George Bobbins is getting along fine under the skillful treatment .of Dr. Voorhees. lie is able to hobble around the house and thinks he could go out doors with the aid of a crutch. A number of our young people went up to William Lowe's to a par ty last Saturday evening but the road was so long and the bill so steep they did not get there until ten o'clock, but they report a good time and plenty of ice cream and cake and are ready togo again. Miss Myrtle Ellison of North Mountain is staying with Mrs Har vey Buck for several weeks. Mrs. Jose McClintock of Beaver Lake visited her sister Mrs. J. H. Buck on Monday. Mrs. Leonard Beers of William sport is visiting relatives in town. Mert Stackhouse of Watsontown, visited his parents here last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Donovan of Sonestown, visited Mrs. Jacob Fries, last week. Mr. O. A. Caney of New Albany, who has hired out to farm for Mr. James MacFarlane, has moved his family to this place. A. P. Weiland of Nordmont was at the county seat on Wednesday. ESTELLA. , Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Phoenix, of Troy, are visiting their many friends in Hillsgrove and Elkland. Mrs. Wm. More visited at J. Iv. Birds on Tuesday. Mrs. A. J. Bird of Overton, was a welcome visitor at Elkland" Grange Tuesday evening. Deputy Elbert J. Bird is in Roch ester attending National Grange this week. He will also visit his brother in Elmira and take in the Pomona Grange at Leroy next week. Mina, the little daughter of Hol land Bartow, is quite sick with ap pendicitis. Dr. Wood head is in at tendance. J. Ellis Brown is confined to his bed with an abcess in his leg. Mrs. Ilattie Smith is at home again, caring for her father. Elk) nd Grange elected the follow ing delegates Tuesday evening to at tend the Pomona held at Leroy 20th and 21st inst. F. H. McCarty, E. (J. | llogrrs, Mrs. W. T. More, also the ; following alternates: W. T. More ami 1 Mrs. W. Wheat-ley. 75 TS. PER YEAR Geo. Shields Died Suddenly. i WAS VISITING HIS DAUGHTER IN PHILADELPHIA. ! A Hew Meat Market For ShunK. Ilcms { ol Personal Interest. SHUNK. George Shields, an old resident of j Elkland, died in Philadelphia last week while visiting his daughter. The funeral was held from the Friends Meeting House Sunday and was largely attended. A. E. Campbell is on a busim ss trip to Waverly and Elmira N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams of East Canton, are visiting relatives here. We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Williams will be residents of this place in the Spring, having bought Arch Morgans property on Water street. Mrs. J. H. Campbell and niece Mrs. Will Caton have returned from their visit to Elmira. Clarence DeWitt is very ill of typhoid fever at the home of James Morgan, under the care of Dr. Gam. ble and an experienced nurse from Hillsgrove. Mr. Morgan has also been ill, but is better at this writing. Miss Lillian Williams of East Canton was the guest of Miss Emma Biddle over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Porter are the proud parents of a baby boy born October 30. P. F. Kudy has opened an up to date meat market in the Williams Mock. MILDRED. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jackson were called to Ithaca, X. Y. to attend the funeral of Mr. Jackson's grandfather who died on Tuesday. Election day passed off very quiet ly here. We think that the best of men should be on the election board regardless of party. When a man is elected to office he should have a knowledge of the duties of that office according to law so that no voter who has voted for eight or ten years at the same place will be obiiged to swear in his vote or go home with out voting. A Polish woman was arrested for running a speak easy in Bernice and as she could not furnish bail was taken to Laporte to await the action of the grand jury at December term of court. Between murders, thieves and drinking den keepers, we will have to have another county jail for Bernice alone. This is the class of people that some of Bradford and Sullivan counties' lawyers wanted protection for. The tax payers can pay the piper. John P. Murphy has bought a cow. lie might saved money if he had captured the mully that he mis took for a bear. Mr. Joseph .Ryan of Lehighton, is visiting his father at this place. Quite a number from Laporte took in the fair at St. Francis Church on Wednesday of last week. Among the crowd we noticed the smiling faces of F. W. Gallagher and B. F. Crossley. The fair was a big suc cess. Mrs. John I'. Murphy is quite ill at this writing. Mr. Moses Herst, whose illness was mentioned in last weeks items, died on Monday. He is survived by a widow, five sons and one daughter. As P. White was returning from work at the Gunton mine on Fri night he was attacked by a wild cat. For running we will put Pat up against anything in the county and will give them a start. MURRAY HILL. The house of Mr. J. Schulin of Lopez, was burned down last Sunday nihgt caused by the upsetting of a lamp. Francis Finan of Lopez had his foot hurt in the mine last week. Mike Collins of this place was in Forks last week. Mrs. Albert Dyer of Lopez was in Dushore Monday.
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