' OL. IX. NO. 6.
(Tliis Is the Place
C To Buy You J Jewelry A
Nothing in Town to Compare WitliN
( the Quality that We are Giving
/ You for the Low Price Asked. \
V Quality and moderate prices makes a force that
J>irreskt-bly draws into our store the best patronage r
t of this section. Many years here in business, always 3
Swith a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C
( with a care and judgment commensurate with its t
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \
( our store a sale place to invest. C
P Repair work done on short notice and guaran-r
v teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X
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< DUSHORE, FA. The Jeweler. $
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HARDWARE^
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,,
COAL OB WOOD
HE A T 1
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing Goods, Tools- of Every 1
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.
j
$p -justsssl ool^Eusfior^fa.
The ShopbeH Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLI AM SPORT, PA.
Wasn Goods. White Goods for Dresses.
I'lie latest arrival at the \\:ts,i Oiols We have a heaatil'ul line ofdaintv lah
counter is < Ivile t loth a new Wash lab 111 at are the mot a|i|>rove<l material
rir lor Shirt Waist Suits. I licy come in tor Summer I tresses. We're eonliiient
coloreil anil black stripes and figures on || lfl | wo can please vou in the matter ol
white ground. We will not. show a better f.|, r j c as well as price from these
I'ml. rie tlinn these regular ll!Ac material* French lawns, Plain Swiss,
lo.' Persian Lawns, I'otted Swiss.
IOC Itidia I.inon, Silk Mull.
Infants' Dresses and Wearables for Babies.
W'e have just opened some Infants long Infant# ami Childrens Hand Crocheted
Dresses with lots of taste and babylike Sac,ues in plain while or pink and blue
heauly in them. Some plain, others with trimmings, Joe to si.all,
lace and tucks. Prices start at 25c and baby and Children's While Mull Caps,
go up to 5J.7."). 111 '°
Short dresses tor the older hahies. All Infants line White Cashmere Skirls, at
daintv and well made from the <'ambrir —to $1 ~>o
or Naincook, at 25c and up. Infants Cashmere Hands, at 25c and
Itifauta* and Children's lonir or short
Shirts on waisf at ~>o to Nh\ 1 11 la»• 1« Wool or < <>tl l* 11 Ilnso in while,
pink, lilno, tan and last Mack, t'\l»a <jna-1
lilies for Joe and
Openwork Hose for Summer Knit
Women. Underwear.
They're much in .lemand this season. I'>u liav* thin Kn>« I7u.l.two®t to
Jlere are two qualities thai are special, buy seeonr l.ne of Udi.ta'low neck and
Ladies Fast Mack L ice stripe Hose with sleeveless nl.hed \ esls at 10c 12ie, 15c.
high spliced heels and doul.le soles, for L< " ,K ' S nl,l,( " 1 S "' lf ' B al 25 to r,o < lin< '
, K Merceri/.ed and Silk Vest at st'c to #l.
~ Ladier Fast lilack Lace Listle Thread < I.iMriM. s- Summer I'nderwere in most
Iloso of excellent ~nality, either striped H " 'l""iites you could ask lor.
or boot patterns at Mse.
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Republican News Item.
LAPORTE, SULLiVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904.
BERNICE.
The L.ykens mini's operated liy
W. B. < iunion litis phut down
for three inonllis and lias thrown
<]tiite it number of men and hoys
out. of employment.
A large harn belonging to Fran
cis Sick was burned to the ground
at an earl)' hour Monday morning.
Mow it got on lire is a mystery. At:
I I o'clock on Sunday night as the
last thing that Mr. Sick done before
returning for the night was to see
thateveVy thing was all right. He
saved all the live stock but there
were over 100 bushels of oats, three
tons of hay, cutters, sleds and har
ness burned up. Loss about SI2OO.
No insurance carried.
Mrs. K. I). Snttifit was visiting
friends at Noxen on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mi s. 1 >. Schoonover is visiting her
daughter Mrs. 11. 15. Brown at Dor
ancetown this week.
.Joltn Lang of Mildred left on
Saturday for EdwardvillePa..where
he has employment and will move
his family in the near future if .ill
goes well.
The following Mildred people
were at Dushore last Sunday, Land
lord .Jackson and wife Squire Ilerst,
Edward and Patrick White and
James Spenee Sr.
The Bernice Base Ball nine play
ed Dushore at this place on Monday
scores 1") to 7 in favor of Bern ice <
Revenge is Sweet.
ESTELLA.
Jlr. and Mrs. W. T. More went to
Troy, PH., to visit Mrs. More's sister {
-in-law who i- dangerously ill at that
place. ,
Miss Lillie Wlieatly is visiting (
friends at Say re. I
The CI urch ol Christ Sunday ,
School will have a picnic at this |
place on the Ith of July. I
Miss Harriet Kaye is visiting her (
sister, Mrs. Emily Harding, at To
wanda. |
The tirst message was sent over .
the telephone from Estella to Forks
ville on Monday.
Miss Olie l'lotts and her cousin
Miss Kit l'lotts of Maryland, visited (
Miss Mable Boyles Monday.
F. A. lioyles is the crack flslier
nian of Estella. He caught fifty fine
trout on Friday and fifty again on
Monday.
Miss Lottie liailv is not improved
at this writing.
(ieorge Wheat-ley caught a trout
that measured over 14 inches on
" SONESTGWN.
Mrs. Maud ltosencrans, Mrs. Al
bert Conklin and daughter Mollie of
Laporte were the guests of.l. \V.
Buck and family on Friday last. j
M. I'. (iavitf came home last week I
to attend the caucus.
Miss Mable Pennington has re
turned to Nordiiiont.
Ilarry (irove cut his leg <|uite I
badly just above the knee. l)r.
Voorhees dressed the wound.
Miss Jennie Hasten has returned i
from Eagles Mere where she spent a ]
few weeks.
Mrs. Allen Arms after a five days |
visit with Picture Hocks friends is j
home again.
Mr. and Mrs. P». (I. Welch went
to Hughesville Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Welch.
Mrs. A. T. Armstrong is confined
to her bed by temporary illness.
The clothes-pin factory is shut
down for the week.
Misses Anna Johnson, Hutli Mil
ler and Bailie bobbins of Muncy
Valley were the guests of Miss Myr
tle Edgar on Sunday.
Announcement is made fhat the
Evangelical church will hold its
Childrens Bay services one week
from Sunday evening.
llev. J. <). Biggs and family arej
visiting out of town.
Kllorv Horn who for many weeks
' has worked at Laquin, has returned
home.
Much damage was done by the re
■ cent severe storm. The gardens that
are located on the hillsides had their
( seeds washed out, and buried again
too far and deep to ever come up.
James Jorden's freshly planted Ileitis
were washed out and much damage
done in general to crops that were
above ground.
Win. Armstrong has started for
I the St. Louis Exposition. He ex
pects togo to Oklahoma and Texas
before returning.
REPUBLICANS
ASSEMBLETN CONVENTION!
AND NOMINATE A STRONG
TICKET.
Conservative Men Act Wisely I
in Discharge of Duty.
For Member of Assembly Br. M.
E. Hermann. For Sheriff, Frank
Buck.
The Standing < 'oiuniitteee suitlior-!
ized to till tiny vacancy on the conn-j
ty ticket.
Never did the Republicans of
Sullivan county have a more inter
i esting and peaceful convention than
that which assembled here Thursday
afternoon.
The adjourned convention was
called to order by Vice Pres. R. ('.
R. Kishinka, as President J. W.
Rogers was absent. The convention
chose J. 11. Rolin to till the chair of
President. In the absence of Br.
Davics, Secretary, Atty. A. F. lleess
was selected to till the vacancy.
The name of lion. A. L. Dyer was
pi need before the convention for
Member of Assembly. The motion
was seconded with great applause.
Mr. Dyer arose and thanked the del
egates for tin' honor, but asked fo
have his name withdrawn. The
name of Dr. M. E. Hermann was
then placed in nomination and was
carried by acclamation.
Frank Buck of Dushore was nomi
nated for Sheriff without a dissent
ing vote.
F. 11. Ingham ottered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, that the County Chair
man with the advice and i'ssistiince
of the candidates this day nominated
be auth* rized to appoint an execu
tive eoi imittee whose duty it shall
be to assist thechairnian and commit
tees iu the conduct and management
of the present campagn.
Mr. Samuel Messersmith offered
the following resolution which was j
adopted and reads:
Resolved, that the Standing Com
mittee is hereby authorized to till
any vacancies that now exist or may
exist on the county ticket.
Attorney \Y. P. Shoemaker was
re-elected Chairman and F. 11. Ing-i
ham, Secretary of the Standing Com
mittee.
Business being over a call for Her
man was started anil taken up by
many voices. A motion was made
to appoint a committee to bring the
distinguished nominee before the j
convention, at that moment the
doctor stepped into the room, and
blushing like a June bride, asked
what all the commotion was about,
| as his presence brought a fusillade ol 1
| applause. The president informed j
i him w hat had transpired, and in J
I accepting the honor confered upon
j him the doctor thanked the convcn
i tion heartily for their kindness, and
i pledged the citizens of Sullivan conn-1
ty a clean, honest and economical :
I administration of the affairs of Rep- j
I resentative in (Scncrnl Assembly of
Pennsylvania, should the people j
j elect him.
| The convention then adjourned.
COM Ml r IK KM KN :
Bernice—John Fitzgerald.
Cherry Joseph Sick.
Colley —L. L. Ross.
Davidson James ('. Dcininger. i
Dushore—Jacab 11. Bolin.
Eagles Mere—Fred W. Peale.
Elkland Harry Hess.
Fox —Samuel Leonard.
Forks —Joseph 11. Bird
Forksville —John Randall.
Hilligrove—Samuel F. (Salough.
Jamison City—lra B. Dunn.
Laporte Boro. —C. R. Funston.
Laporte Twp.—William J. Low.
| Lopez—Samuel C. Messersmith.
Mt. Vernon —Geo. Lawrenson.
Hinsdale —Jacob Sitzer.
T •
i Rieketts —Howard Rienharf.
Shrewrlturg—Christopher Little,
tj run i>Et.K(i.VTKs:
1 j Bernice —John Fitzgerald, 11. W.
' Osier, E. M. Struble. (!- L. Hat
ton, James C. MoDennott.
Cherry— Wi'liam htilY. Lewis
Zaner, R. C. R. Kshinka, H. (J.
; i 'ontiimi'it mi i tiiei-.
MORTALLY WOUNDED
i
iIN A FIGIiT WITH ELMER TINKLE
i PAUGK. WEAPON USED IN SELF
DEFENCE. CORWIN PORTER SHOT.
| Bullet Entered (he Yovng Mun's. Ncek.
Death Sadly Deplored.
Corwin Porter, son of Harvey Por-!
Iter, was mortally wounded while |
! engaged in fighting with Elmer j
Tiiiklepaugh.
The fatal affray occtircd at Sliunk I
early Saturday morning while the!
men were returning home from a I
dance held in the Sliunk 11 al 1.
Mr. Tiiiklepaugh is a youn: man
about thirty-five years of age and j
single, and has been engaged in
conducting a barber shop and con-1
feetionery store at Sliunk- Porter I
was aged twenty two years, and j
with other companions of bis own
age took pleasure in tormenting
Tiiiklepaugh in va.iious ways and for
mine reason, it is said, held grudges
against him. Considerable hard ci
der was drank by the men at the
dance, and when Tiiiklepaugh start
ed for home he met several men
looking for trouble and wanting to
tight. Being somewhat frightened !
lie started to run and was pursued
by the angry men. At the bridge
entrance he fired a shot from his re-1
volver, pointing toward the stream j
where no harm could bedone. This!
he di<l with the intention of frighten
ing them so they would stop in their
chase after hi to. lie then paused to I
see if he was still being followed, and \
Wiis instantly struck and felled to j
the ground. One of the number
fell upon him, driving blow after j
blow into his face. It was then j
when he tired the fatal shot, which j
penetrated his assailant's neck. Por-'
ter exclaimed, "I'm shot," when j
one of the men pulled him olf Tink
paugli who scrambled 1" his f«_vt and
ran home, not knowing whom he j
had shot.
Porter was taken to his home and
medical assistance was summoned,
but he was wounded heyotiiul hu
man aid, and passed away at six
o'clock Saturday evening.
The hullit entered above the col
lar bone and taking an upward
course entered the neck and injuring
the brain. II is right side was para
lyzed and he never regained con
sciousness.
Tiiiklepaugh was arrested and
brought to the county jail to await
trial. 11 is fact: bears evidence of
severe punishment and he is re- j
jeeiving treatment for hi- bruises, j
Ile litis secured A. J. Bradley and 1
jE. J. Mullen as his attorneys in ad
justing his conduct with the laws of
the Commonwealth. He admits
committing the terrible deed and
j his plea is that of self defence.
LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. John Cogsdcll visited rela
tives in lialston last week.
Miss Kafliryn Ltiudy of Philadel
phia is visiting her parents at this
j piace.
Mrs. M. Finan and daughter
i Ruth are visiting friends in Cherry.
Miss Nellie Smith is visiting rela
i
| tives in Williamsport.
Harry .McLaughlin of Bernice was
I in town Sunday.
Miss Emilia llilenian spent Sun
day in IHishore.
Miss Maine Smith spent Sunday
in town.
Miss Anna Met iraw of \Vilkes
bar re is visiting her sister, Mrs.
.John Kinsly.
Mrs. Mary Brewer spent last week
| with her si-ter in Laquin.
Serious Damsge to Highways and Crops.
I
I The severe rain storm of Saturday
| evening did much damage to roads
iin this section. It is estimated that
! sl.L'ou will not cover the expense of
repairing the roads in Davidson
; township alone. But one bridge re
} mains between Laporte and Sones
! town, and report comes that in vari
ous other sections of the county trav
; cling i- rendered dangerous by the
many small bridges having been
carried out by the high water.
75 TS. PER YEAR
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION NAME
A FULL TICKET.
One of the Wealthiest Men in
Svllivan County Nominated
for President Judge.
The Democrats of Sullivan Coun
ty held a convention Tuesday after
noon at tlie Court House to select
nominees for the county ticket.
John (». Scouten, chairman,
called the meeting to order and an
nounced the temporary organiza
tion as follows: President Patrick
Ilan non of Bern ice; \ ice President
Jacob Snyder of Forksville; and
1. S. Laird oi Xordniont: Secre
taries ( has. Jacks<>n of Bernice,
and I< rank Lush of Dushore.
Ihe president at the, suggestion
of John Scouten appointed James
White. Esquire Heist and I). AV.
Pealar committee on resolution
(which had been previously pre
pared by Scouten). At the earnest
solicitation of 'Squire White the
committee reparcd to the grand
jury room aud signed the resolution
which were read bvsecretarv Lush.
I'. h. Davis was then nominated
lor congress and .John Scouten for
President Judge. M. J. Phillips
for Member of Assembly, George
llartzig for Sheriff and Thomas 10.
Kennedy for Prothonotarv.
County Chairman Scouten found it
necessary several times to correct
the delegates in their manner of
voting telling them that they wore
not voting according to their instr
uctions. If there were no manipu
lation of the credentials by the
county chairina . the vote stood as
follows;
For Representative, Phillips .'J7
Kichlin 15.
For Sheriff, Martzig i' 7. Bender
25.
After the nominations were made
a brief speech was offered by each
candidates. \\ hilt* the comm
ittee on resolutions were signing the
document, Chairman Scouten. nom
inee forjudge, stated to the delega
tes that he had money to settle all
their bills, while in town and any
they might have contracted in reach
iug the convention hall; '-break
downs" included. Loud applause
and Hurrah was unintentionally
omitted.
The general rumor around the
town was that in some districts
which Scouten caried the result was
only reached by throwing out some
jof Mullen's tickets which had not
beeu printed at Scouten's oflice, al
though the tickets were identical
with the tickets printed by Scouten.
It seems chairman Scouten, when
learning that Mr. Mullen had had
other tickets printed instructed the
vigilance committee not to count
any tickets which were not printed
by him. Some of Mr. Mullen's
friends claim that in close districts
Scouten so distributed his tickets,
as to make the printing of other
tickets necessary of Mr. Mullen's
friends were to have any tickets to
distribute. \s a matter of natural
consequence it was Scouten's con
vention. The power of money is
great in a delegate election. Mr.
Scouten is undoubtedly one of the
richest men in Sullivan County.
SOUTH BROOK.
Miss (iettu Farr of Forksti.il is vis
iting at Mary Donegan's.
Misses Nellie Hunsinger and Mil
lie Kunkle of Lopez visite.l at this
place several days last week.
Charles Spencer who lias been
away for some time has returned
! again.
Walter Welsh of Lopez is visiting
his nunt, Mrs. M. (Jilfoyle.
Mrs. Fred Sehultz and children of
Lopez visited at It. B. Herd's sever
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Trowbridge
are visiting at Jenningsville for a
icw da\>