Republican News Stem. VOL. VIII- NO. 29. C To Buy Your Jewelery.^ N Nothing in Town to Compare ( the Quality that We are Giving / / You for the Low Price Asked. S v Quality and moderate prices makes a force that \ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r Cof this section. Many years here in business, always } } with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C [ with a care and judgment commensurate with its 1 \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ ( our store a safe place to invest. C r Repair work done on shott notice and guaran-Q \teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X > RETTENBURY, S PA. The Jeweler. COL E HARDWARE^ "~r~ ':r r '" ® " No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OK/ 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., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. In P>est Possible 3f)ape. This stor ein the best possible shape for Autumn and Winter business. Every section fully fortified anc ! completely equipped with carefully chosen merchandise. Blankets and Comfortables If you'll take the time and trouble to examine the following lot ol good warm lied coverings you'll he convinced of'our desire to give you the best at the lowest possible price : drey Cotton Blankets, large sizes at 45c to $1 20. Grey Cotton and Wool Blankets at $2 75 to 3.75 Colored Wool Blankets, ex tra qualities at $4 oo to $0 50. White Cotton and Wool Blankets at s.l 39 to $4 oo Strictly All Wool Blan kets, full sizes, with bright borders, at $3 75 to 50. Muncy Blankets in gray, white, scarlet and fancy plaids. Comfortables. in a large variety of light and dark tloral eflects and plain covering filied with pure white cotton, at 1 oo to $3 75 THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903. Outing Flannels and Flannelettes We look upon these as special values and there's no end to the styles to choose from Outing Flannels in fancy stripes and plain colors at 6c to 10. Flannelette in fane; stripes, tloral effects and persian design.- at lo cts to 16c Flannelette Wear A big feature has the selling of these Flannelette Garments grown to be —warm, comfortable and no more expensive than ordinary cotton underwear. Men's Night Shirts in fancy stripe out ing, good, full sizes, at 5o and 75c Boys' Night Shirts at 5o cts. Ladies' Fancy Striped Flannelette Night Gowns, some plain, others with fancy yokes, at 5o cts to $1 25. Misses Flannelette Night Gowns at 45c to 69c. Ladies' Flannelette Short Skirts, three good qualities, at 25c, 39c and 5o cts. Flannelette Skirt Patterns at 25c. All Wool Skirt Patterns in fancy stripes at 75c to £1 15. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W, DARROW, Press Correspondent New l'ork State Grange FITNESS OF MEMBERS. Character the Dent Credential, a Fact Mometiiiit'N Overlooked. The Order of Patrons of Husbandry is primarily and cliielly an organiza tion of farmers and their families. It is intended to be helpful to them in their practical, everyday farm lil'e and to make them, as well as all who may be members of the Order, intelligent, useful citizens. And yet by a liberal interpretation of the constitution of the Order many be sides practical farmers are admitted iuto membership, where it is believed their presence and influence will strengthen the grange and in 110 way be antagonistic to its purposes. How ever, we believe the charter member ship should be made up wholly of farmers, tillers of the soil or landown ers. This makes the organization strictly an agricultural organization. If then it be deemed best for those not farmers to be admitted to member ship the farmers have the right to say who shall or shall not be allowed "within the gates." One of the most recently organized granges in New York state had a charter membership of 103, and every one was a farmer or member of a farmer's family, and it is their purpose to continue as they have begun. The example is worthy imita tion. On the Question of fitness for mem bership the Grange Bulletin remarks that the rule In tlie grange is that the master of the subordinate grange shall judge of tiie eligibility of candidates for membership, the members being left to determine by ballot their suit ability. In other words, it Is the right and the duty of the master to say whether the occupation of the appli cant shuts him out of the class for which the grange was established, and it is the right and the duty of the members to say whether the character of the applicant is such as to make him undesirable. It is right that those should be kept out of the grange whose business has a decided tendency to make 'hem antagonistic to its pur poses. It is also right that evil per sons should not be permitted to uso the organization as a cloak for their wickedness. Every organization has an undoubt ed right to protect itself against de signing persons. The rules of the grange give its members ample opjwr tunity to keep improper persons from becoming members. Rut there seems to lie danger that there Is a good dea' of laxity In some granges In regard to the eligibility of candidates and a great deal of severity in passing 011 their fitness. THE GRANGE SECRETARY. An Important Office ami One on Which Sacc'enn Dependn. There are 'bree ofliees in the subor dinate grang. that must be filled by competent and faithful officers or the grange will not attain the highest suc cess. These offices are master, lectur er and secretary. The master needs to be a good exec utive officer, with the faculty of keep ing things moving all along the line. The lecturer should be about the best man or woman the grange will afford. The efficient, working grange is made such very largely by its lecturer. The interest and usefulness of the meetings will depend almost altogether on this officer. Aud you must have another "best" person as secretary. With a good secretary the master's work is lightened much. A careless, uninterested secretary can kill any grange in six months or greatly hinder its efficiency. The secretary who will not attend grange meetings and look after the numerous details of his work carefully and diligently should never be continued in office. If he can be In duced to resign before his term of of fice expires all the better for the grange. He must be present at every meeting unless detained by illness or some oth er most important reason; be must be punctual; he must think 110 detail of his official duties unimportant; he must reply promptly to all official or busi ness letters; he must make his quarter ly reports the moment they are due to bo made; he must keep his records in good shape; he must sec that the dues are collected, and he must do a hun dred other things that fall to bis lot just as and Just when they should be done. Unless he does this he Is not the man for secretary. Farmer* and Cltlienn. The grange has much to do outside the farm and Its Immediate Interests. The farmer has something more to do than to simply till the soil. He must be an up to date business man; he must be an active, not merely a passive, citi zen: he must have a live interest In good government in town, county, state and nation; be must be in politics to tint extent that he should insist on hon est government and be willing to do his part to make It so. COUNTYNEWS | SSliJf— Happenings oi 1 £££££"»• Interest to Readers] Man y Towl *- MILDRED. James Brown of Biggartown, Pa.,' was called to Greensetlemc nt to at-j tend the funeral of his daughter Mrs. I Edward Huffmaster. He was call-1 ing 011 old friends sit this place on Thursday of last week. W. B. Brown of Pittston, was vis iting his family at this place over Sunday. Joseph Ryan of Lehighton, is at tending to the wants of the thirsty at John P. Murphy's restaurant. Edward Holmes has moved into his new house and Burt Walters will move into the house vacated by Edward Holmes. Our two noted bear hunters, John P. Murphy and Odezes Vancump were out after large game recently and after thiee days hustling they came up to what they had been after and found they had shot a large mud turtle. Uncle John Lang has started to work again. He has charge of the Meylert it Randall mines. Two Polanders working in Gun tons mine met with an accident by having a piece of top coal falling on them and badly injuring them hist week. A Polander had his leg broken in the Connell mines one day recently. Geo. W. Cook has left Berniceand returned to the soft coal region. George Johnson of Robertstlale, is visiting friends at this place. MURRAY HILL. Jim Thayer and family were vis iting at Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Col lins last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Collins were Dushore visitors Saturday. Miss Agnes Welsh and Miss A. Scanlin, of Coreytown, were visiting friends at this place last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Mary Foley of Cherry Flats, is visiting friends here. Mr. Loynches'schildren who have been very sick are now better. Mrs. Jim Welsh and son Thomas, of this place, aje visiting friends in New York city this week. The Fair given in the Methodist church at Lopez las Friday and Sat urday evenings was largely attended. Mr. Thomas Collins of Satterfield, was calling on friends at this placa last Wednesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Travis, of this place, a young son. Ed. Sullivan, the well known lum berman of Sullivan county, is dead. He was located at Elk Grove where connected with a log job. His death was sudden, the cans > not known by the writer. There have been three new fam ilies moved to this place the past week. Come to the show, every body. Five nights yi Lopez, this week. RICKETTS. * John Cornell is back from the Sayre Hospital but not much im proved in health. Win. Sykes went to the Sayre Hos pital on Friday last, the result of getting emery dust into his eyes. It was reported that seve'ra 1 bears were seen near Opperman's pass, but as yet none have been caught. C. A. M. Boyd has a fine setter bird dog. • There will be a change in the time table of this branch of the Lehigh- Valley railroad 011 Sunday next. This is the time of the year when the turkey joins with us in wishing for the good old summer time. We had tine skating Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. Ray Zaner is studying tel egraphy on a private line. Ricketts has organized an ama teur theatrical company under the management of Ray Zaner. X SONESTOWN. Two couple from Laporte who at tended the ball at this place on Tuesday evening had more on their program than they expected, as their horse flipped and fell the tongue of their wagon breaking it off, so they were compelled to "bawl" for the wagon maker to help them out of their trouble. A happy reunion took place at the home of Peter Gavitt last Sunday when their daughter Louise arrived here from her home in the state of of Washington, where she went 22 years ago. Iler husband and their two children are with her. We are all glad to see her pleasant face and heur her jolly laugh once more. A. T. Armstrong is having his house remodeled and when finished it will be a great improvement both in appearance and convenience. This cold weather has given near ly everybody a touch of Lagrippe. Celia Magargle is quite sick' with a severe cold and sore throat. Mrs. Ed Hazen of Nordmont is visiting her husband's parents J. X. Hazen and wife, this week. There has been a number of fat hogs killed here this week but A. Edgar comes out best so far. ile killed two hogs eight months old that weighed Gls pounds. The larg est weighed 352 pounds. Ned wants to hear from the one that can beat this. B. G. Welsh and wife came up from Hughesviile Wednesday even ing in order to attend the union Thanksgiving service in the M. E. Church. Frank Hazen of Harrisburg is vis iting his parents and enjoying a hunt at the same time. Mrs. Francis Lowe of William sport is visiting her niece Mrs. John Converse. Mrs. Joseph Carpenter of Dushore, visited her husband and other friends in town the tirst of the week. ESTELLA. . The little fall of snow make the hunters more zealous to shoot and kill the few small game left in our | farm woodlands. It will only be u short time when the quail and otb 1 harmless birds will be a thing of the past. It would be well to legislate against killing them entirely for a few years and put a bounty on the poultry thieving hawks and other harmful rodents. There is quite a few sick in this vicinity. J. E. Brown is still 011 the sick list butseems decidedly bet ter at present writing. There were twelve members of Elkland Grange attended the Po mona Grange meeting at Leßoy Corners, with several from Overton and Cherry grange. The Elkland Grangers took in the Saturday evening session of the Windfall grange. All had a very pleasant time and had the pleasure of hearing Miss Grace Packard, a rising elocutionist recite. A. T. Mulnix made a trip to La porte Tuesday. J P. Rogers complains bitterly of the load he took over the mountain, because they poked holes through his robes, pounded his back sore, pulled his hair and his wife took advantage because she had backing. We extend sympathy to Mr. Rogers I for we know be had a bad lot to j handle. Smallpox Spreading. j Notwithstanding the strenuous ef forts being put forth to check the i spread of the small pox at Centralia, ' Columbia county, new cases continue jto be reported with alarming fre | quency and there is great uneasines in that place. The public schools I which have been closed and reopen ed are again closed and will likely remain so until the disease has l»eeii stamped out entirely. 75 TS. PER YEAR Frightened Horse Unmanageable. TWO LOPEZ MEN INJURED. A Run-away Accident at Laporte Caus ed Excitement to Run High. Not as Seriovs as Was Supposed. A run away accident occured at Laporte Tuesday afternoon by which two Lopez men were painfully injur ed, C'has. Schock and George Slier ling were returning home having to the county seat on business and drove one of Hon. A. L. Dyer's livery rigs. They were defending the hill between the Ist Ward and the tannery when in some manner the harness became disarranged, causing the animal discomfort and it began to kick and tried to run. Mr. jSherling, who speaks some English with a foreign accent, was doing the driving at the time, and evidently not being a trained horseman allow ed the animal to become unmanage able and upset the wagon. The two occupants were thrown out upon the frozen ground causing them some severe'bruises and cut arms and faces. They were able to cling to the lines and run the horse; in a fence where it was released from the carriage which had the top and one wheel badly demolished. The two injured men,who are about fifty years of age, were assisted to the Laporte Hotel where Dr. Randall dressed their wounds and examining their bruises finding no bones broken or any injury likely to prove serious. The carriage was repaired on Wed nesday and they again set out upon their homeward journey Thursday. LOCAL INSTITUTES. The first Local Institute™of the year for Elkland, Forks, Fox and Hillsgrove school districts will bo hcld'at'Forksville, Saturday,* Dec. ">, 15)03. Thejinstitute will commence at 10 o'clock a. m. I>RO<; BAM. Question box. Professional Education of Teachers —S. D. Molyneux. Practical Drill in Primary Read ing—Mary Clark. Nature Study—C. H. Warren. Penmanship—Stephen Metterling. Language Workjfor Intermediate Grades—Anna Dewar. School Examinations—J. Robert Molyneux. Art of Securing Attention and Study—Clara Streby. The Importance of Suitable Appa ratus for School Work—Wallace Burgess. All teachers of the above named school districts are expected to attend this meeting. A cordial invitation is extended the directors and patrons to meet with us. M. R. BLACK, CO. Supt. Many Prosecuted. The State's Dairy and food De partment made a record in its work of prosecuting dealers in impure foods during October. There were brouget <>-1 prosecutions against firms and individuals, who bad vio lated the pure food, dairy and liquor laws. The numerous defendants represent nearly every county in the commonwealth, so far reaching and uniform were the efforts of the spec ial agents to secure an enforcement of the various acts of assembly, which are placed under his adminis tration. <>f this large number of vi olations, ">72 suits were based upon the illegal sale of adulterated, pre served or coinp'"inded liquors, while the remaining forty-three cases rep resented impure, adulterated or pre served »>od products, such as oleo margarine, lard, renovated butter, chocolate, molasses, maple syrup, 1 preserved meat and bologna, etc. ! This was the largest number of cases instituted during a single month in the history of the admin istration. A total of over #5,700 was j turned into the state treasury on ac count of fine's collected.
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