Republican News Item.
VOL. IX. NO. 11.
C To Buy YouJt Je welry.C
X Nothing in Town to Compare WithN
( the Quality that We are Giving /
s Yon 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
C of this section. Many years here in business, always }
Nwitbafull line of goods above suspicion; chosen C
(with a care and judgment commensurate with its S
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \
q our store a sale place to invest. 112
112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-r
\ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X
RETTENBURY, >
I)USH(
COL HARDWA^K^
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnjshiug 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
Genera! Repairing. Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAM SPORT, PA.
Snowy at tract ive Muslin I' nderware that combines so much comfort
and beauty was never offered at more attractive prices. All these garm
ents arc full size and splendidly made of excellent Muslin and Cambric.
LONG SKIRTS. ' DRAWERS.
SHORT SKIRTS. CHEMISE.
CORSET COVERS. GOWNS.
Shirtwaist Suits. Women's Stock Collars.
Nothing daintier, nothing prettier W'e.ve made a purchase of dainty
nothing so economical as the two- gtock Collars, an endless variety of
piece summer suit. \\ e have about styles among them. Some are plain,
every style that is worn. These are otherß embroidered. We have
made of Percale, Madras, Linen and bunched them in lots,
other cotton fabrics and silks. 0.- H . 50C ANI» 75C.
Wash Petticoats. G ° ol Summer Corsets.
We believe thee Petticoats to be Nfiw '""dels. Come and see them,
better value than you ever bought We can recommend several makes
before. They arc mad,»of plain color at r, ° l ' to 81 that }U '° ma<le of
and fancy striped Seersucker with Batiste, but lor those who
rulllesor deep tucked flounces, at waut fiuer qualities we have them
81.(jo To 81.50 in ,)etter qualities.
Black Taffetas and Peau de Soie.
\\ hen asked for here t liey are shown in all qualities and widths and the
prices are very reasonable when the qualities are taken in consideration.
Fancy Silks for Dresses.
To merly mention the kinds and varieties of each would make a pretty
long list so we simply say come and see them and get the prices.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. t THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904.
1 GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.
Jury Commissioners Fred Peale
anc,; W. B. Snider met at the office
Of Sheriff Oott Monday and drew
the following named gentlemen to
serve as jurors at next September
term of court:
TRAVEKSK —CJeo. Rinebolt, Carl
Reichard, Lyman Baker, Edward
Huffmaster, L. L. Ross, Veil B.
Holcomb, Wm. Rogers. Martin
Wilcox, Frank Schaad, Jacob Ja
cohy, Philip Gloekner, N. J. Nor
ton, Reuben Brown, F. O, Kuhns,
John Broumbeck, Joseph Shaffer,
Stephen Beahnt, Joseph Sick, H.
Upman, Hiram (!range, Clinton A.
Dieffenbach, Harry T. Smith, Benj.
Pepper, John Kline, Reul>en
Thrasher, I). F. McCarty, Reuben
Hunsinger, Thomas Cangley, H.
RinelK)lt, Henry Johnson, George
Huffmaster, Elmer Bigger, Jackson
Williams, Frank 11. Farrell, John
H. Yonkin, Edward Fiester, Chas.
Little, Lloyd McCarty, Watson
Speary, John Brown, Benj. K.
Luther, Geo. W. Smith, William
Walsh, I). H. Lorah, Frank Thai I
Clarence Newell, A. J. Hack ley,
Roland Martin.
Grand Jikoks —John <l. Plotta,
Brady Bennett, Walter Wheatley,
Wni. Sherwood, Charles Arey, S.B.
Kilmer, Geo. H. Honnetter, Ed.
Barton, Ottis Carrington, Sylvester
Kilmer, Lawrence Lowrey, Ernest
Speary, Joseph Bird, S. M. Hotten
stein, Embly Chase, James Corcor
an. Edward Weishroad,Oscar Le- -
John H. Fleming. John K. F *= =
James Sweeney, Ira. Nortl
Henry Touschner, Edward Burk.
Because a freight car dashed
through their house in the middle of
the night and carried off most of the
second floor where they were asleep,
Joseph Cowich, his wife and three
children have begun suit against the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company for
$">0,000 damages. They liveatCen
tralia and it was there a short time
ago that in the middle of the night
they were awakened by a crash and
found themselves in a heap of debris
on top of a freight car and some dis
tance from their house. The freight
car hat! dashed through and carried
them off, besides wrecking the
house. In the bureau drawer was
$2500, the life savings of Cowich,
and in the confusion this disappear
ed. Not only did he lose his money
and his house but his wife and chil
dren were hurt, and some of them
are still suffering from their injur
ies.—liloomshurg Daily.
The semi-annual meeting of the
directors of the Central Pennsylva
nia odd Fellows Orphan Home near
Sunbury was held last week. C• rent
interest centered in the meeting on
account of the directors abandoning
the plarts for a large new building
which have been under discussion
for a year. The plans provided for
a $30,000 structure, with heating and
lighting apparatus underneath, liut
eareful thought convinced the direct
ors that this would be dangerous and
that tire, against which there would
not be sufficient protection, might
occasion the total destruction of the
building, and besides that loss of life.
The plan adopted is to build sepa
rate buildings for boys' dormitories,
girls' dormitories, administration
building, and heating, lighting and
laundry department. These plans
will demand $50,000 to carry them
through. While that amount is not
available at once, it is pointed out
that the administration building
could be erected later, and the other
work pushed to completion at once.
The plan, after some discussion was
unanimously" adopted.
The orphanage is overcrowded,
there are many applicants who can
not be cared for, ami enlarged quar
ters are necessary to carry on the
good work.
The LaKe Side Hotel on Fire
Some excitement was caused on
W r ednesday of last week at Eagles
Mere when the roof of the Lakeside
Hotel caught fire from the chimuey,
but which was extinguished without
calling out the tire company.
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JUDICIAL CONFEREES REN *
TO AGDEE.
| Piatt and Scoutcn Men Hold Firm and
No More Meetings Until Settlement
Has Been Beached.
The Sullivan-Wyoming Democrat
ic Judicial Conference convened at
Timkhannock Tuesday, and agreed
on only one point which was to ad
j journ to meet at the call of the two
candidates James W. Piatt and J. (J.
Scoutcn.
An Answer to "A Communication."
The article appearing in the News
Item of last week describing the
base hall game between Sonestown
and Nordmont was a clever scheme.
The article at first reads as though it
had l»een written by some disinter
ested bystander and the use of "hert"
at the head of the article would in
dicate a resident of Sonestown.
Now as it happens that the so called
"eye witness" was not only a par
ticipant, hut captain of the Nord
mont team, the writer deems it hut
fair to set the readers aright. Ex
ception could be taken to nearly
every statement in that "communi
cation." Was it not "an unusually
nice game" when a pitcher who
"pitched an excellent game" per
mitted 21 runs? Especially must
this have been so since the 'com
pound" was picked up ten minutes
before the game. The team had no
josition practice, but came on the
field for a good friendly game. They
had no pitcher and secured the servi
ces of a man who was not objected
to at the time.
Again attention should he called
to the fact, that Nordmout had all
home talent from the mascot to the
catcher. (>f course we are not say
ing anything about the brilliant
plays the members of the "coin
pound" made as the exiellent team
work of the visitors was above our
heads. Members of the "compound"
wish to thank the brother base-ball
ist for the very sportsmanlike man
ner in which he took his defeat.
They regret to say that they will l»e
unable to accept the carefully worded
challenge until a manager and cap
tain have been elected ami until we
develope pitcher of our own.
And now, brothers of the diamond
from Nordmont, let us shake hands
and make up. We have a Held and
no team, you have a team and no
Held. Now, we freely offer you the
use of our Held any time you wish to
play a matched game.
Sonestown, Pa. W.L.L.
County Sunday School Convention.
The Annual Sunday School Con
vention of the Sullivan County Sun
day School Association will he held
at ijopez, August Hi and 1". Schools
will please attend to elect delegates
and send contribution to treasurer
E. T. Molyneux, Overton.
HARRIET E. GUI MM,
Rec. Secretary.
SHVNK.
Plenty of hay hut nohody cutting
it.
Telephone now from Shunk to
Wheelerville.
I)r. Parsons of Canton, is seen on
our streets three times a week,attend
ing Jackson Williams who had his
leg amputated a short time ago.
Bushels of huckellwrries, and how
they rush to the patch.
Corn crop will he short. < >ats will i
he above the average.
The days are getting shorter, cold
weather is coming on.
We had a frost on the morning of
the 14th.
Sergeant Isaac Shoemaker of the
regular army,and Miss Lizzie 111-own
| of this place were married in Elmira
lon the 12 inst. We extend congrat
! illations.
Death ol Mary Pardoe.
Mrs. Mary Pardoe of Piatt, died
! at her late home on Saturday, July
! 16th, and was buried in the eeme-
I tery near her home on Monday after
! noon. She wast e widow of the
i late Richard Pardo.<, and is survived
I by three sisters and one brother.
- „ Si)NESfOWN.
Mrs. TtS. Starr, Misses Agnes
I Laird and Ada Simmons were in
Eagles Mere Sunday.
Mrs. Arch Morris visited her sis
| ter, .Mrs. Edgar on Tuesday.
William Kiess and family were at
Eagles Mere Sunday.
Miss Eva Keeler and mother of
Wllliaimport have recently been
visiting here. The former returned
home Sunday evening.
Charles Taylor of Hughesville
called on friends here Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Edgar is again home
after spending three weeks at Eag
les Mere.
Miss May Donovan is the guest of
her brother here.
Mrs. Harry Basley b: visiting in
Bernlce.
W. L. Lorah spent Tuesday at
Eagles Mere.
Miss Laura Allen of Bernlce visi
ted Miss Nellie Basley last week.
Miss Alice Pennington visited
Mrs. John Converse last Wednes
day.
Mrs. It. W. Simmons was in Will
iamsport last Thursday.
Mrs. Esther White of Ithaca, N.
Y., is visiting Mrs. P. E. Magargle.
Miss Celia Magargle visited in
Dushore over Sunday.
Miss ltlta Armstrong has gone on
a several weeks trip to places includ
ing Johnsonhurg, Orange, New
York City and other points of inter
est.
Misses Maud Russel and Eva
Merts of Lewisburg, are guests of
Mrs. Dane Corson, who gave a par
ty in their honor Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Simmons spent a day
in Hughesville last week.
When our estimable friend "W.
A. S." in last week's News Item re
ferred to the ball game between
Nordmont and Sonestown, he suc
ceeded nearly as well in explaining
the reason Nordmont was defeated
as he did in showing his own par
tisanship, misapprehension and ig
norance. Sonestown did not have a
"padded" team—bnt had she done
so, it would have been justifiable in
view of the fact that those pitted
against her comprised the pick of
two teams at Nordmont, that many
of the so called Nordmont players
are merely temporary workmen for
the summer, who have no more
right to a vote at Nordmont polls
than has the one man whose home
is in Picture Rocks, but who that
day played with Sonestown because
a Sonestown man dropped out of the
game and somebody had to be found
to make a ninth. And even grant
ing this man from the neighboring
town, Sonestown has as much right
to invite her friends from Picture
lioeks to participate as Nordmont
has to depend on a man trom Ber
uiee. Had the writ r been careful
as to his source of information he
would have seen that the Muney
Valley boys spoken of have been a
part of the Sonestown team for years
(luring their residence here and saw
no reason for resigning because their
father moved to Muney Valley,
when the boys themselves spend
more time here than there, and one
holds his residence here. Add to
few facts the additional one that
Sonestown played three games that
day and Nordmont one. Also that
a Nordmont man lost #2O that day
because his home team failed to
win, and we have a pretty good con
clusion why the score was not great
er in favor of Sonestown, and like
wise why Nordmont feels so sore
; and shows it in so public a manner.
A prominent citizen of Berwick
was called upon last week by Postal
Insptclor Gorman to pay a ten dol
lar tine for the violation of the pos
tal laws by enclosing correspondence
in a package going as fourth class
matter. The provision violated is
in section 484 of the Postal laws and
regulations, which says: "Any per
son who shall knowingly conceal or
enclose any matter of a higher class
in that of a lower class and deposit
or cause the same to be deposited
for conveyance by mail at a less rate
than would be charged for both such
higher and lower class matter, shall
for every such offense be liable to a
penalty of ten dollars."
75 TS. PER YEAR
SAMUELS
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iFor Congress in the Sixteenth
District.
1 THREE CANDIDATES, SIX BALLOTS.
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The Republicans Place a Strong Man in
Nomination.
The sixteenth district congression
al conferees' meeting was held .Mon
day at the Montour House at Dan
ville.
Chester Steafather of Lopez, and
11. W. Osier of Hern ice represented
Sullivan county, County Chairman
William P. Shoemaker also
present. Mr. Steafather acted as
secretary to the conference. Three
candidates were placed before the
conference, A. \V. buy, Blooms
burg; E. \V. Price, Montour, and
Dr. E. \V. Samuels, Mt. Carmel.
Six ballots were laken at which
time Dr. Samuels was unanimously
nominated.
The chances for winning a Repub
lican congressman were never bet
ter. Dr. Samuels is conceded by
opponents to be an exceptionally
strong candidate which combined
with other conditions makes his
election quite probable.
HILLSGROVE.
The Hughesville Independent of
last week gave an account ami score
of the game of base ball played hen
last week, but got it rather mixed.
They have it (i—f> in favor of Hughes
ville. At tlu, close of the last or
nineth inning the score stood (>-(>,
then the pitcher for Hughesville
team was all in and knew if he finish
ed, the tie oft'would ascend, he left
the Held followed by the aggregation.
Then it was up to the umpire to de
clare the game li-li in favor of Hill
grove.
Ralston's crack base hall team
came over here Thursday last and
prepared to eat up our light weights,
but when we had finished up on them
they were sick. (Why, Johny had
the goods and delivered them.)
Barton done the twirling for Hills
grove, and Priestly for Ralston. Six
hits were made oft' Barton and twelve
off I'riestly. A return'game will be
played at Ralston this week.
John Barton has jumped the Aus
tin team and is back on the slab for
Hillsgrove.
August Brombeck i> the owner of
a tame bear and gives nightly exhi
bitions with it at bis residence. The
other evening while Charley Ilerley
was there visiting the bear broke
loose and it was quite a tussel before
Mr. Brombeck and Hanly could
conquer the animal and get him in
the cage.
Fred Moulthrope, one of Hills
grove's old hoys, now of Sidney, X.
V., is here on his vacation fishing
and having a general good time.
W. L. Hoffman, wife and son,
Carter, are visiting friends in Bloss
luirg, Iloytvilleand Willianisport.
'Squire Kilmer of Shtink, was a
caller in town last week.
Vernon Hull and family of King
ston, N. V., are summering here.
Jack Clegg has bung up work at
the tannery and gone to Kmporiem
to work. Jack was a right good
hand and a good fellow but was an
noyed so badly by one of those little
animals called a skunk, that he quit.
John Barton and Russel Harring
ton went up and played with Forks
ville against New Albany Saturday.
The score was Hi-i' in favor of Forks
ville. If some of the Forksville
players had not fumbled the ball
Barton would have shut New Alb
any out; "only one safe strike being
made.
N. L. Clark of Ralston, is visiting
at Steve Vromans.
The work on the railroad which is
being built by Sones is progressing
very fast. It is now graded within
two miles of town.
Ed. Holcomb Sundayed with Mr.
| Davis and family on the hill.
Michael BvrKe Dead.
Michael Burk an aged resident of
Lopez, died at his home in that place
I Friday, July l"»th. The funeral was
held Sunday, and interment made
jin St. Basil's cemetery at Dushore.