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VOL. IX. NO. 15.
C To Buy Your Jewelry " \
C Nothing in Town to Compare WithS
( the Quality that We are Giving /
/ You for the Low Price Asked. S
Quality and moderate prices makes a force
irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage
I of this section. Many years here in business, always l
Swithafull line of goods above suspicion; chosen 112
(with a care and judgment commensurate with its .
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1
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r Repair work done on short notice and
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<, DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. S
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No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB 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
Genera! Repairing. Roofing and Spouting.
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
New Fall Goods Now*
Summer and its Merchandise is "as a tale that is told." The new
goods are coming in. lots of them. Just the goods needed for your
fall outing.
New all Dress Goods and Silks.
Kvery woman who is interested in knowing the styles that are to he in vogue
this tall will wish to see this vnrieil collection of beautiful New Dress (ioods that is
intended to lie worn the coming season. ltarely have we ever displayed HO many
new and stvlish fabrics. Come and ses tliein and get an accurate idea of the new
6 ea.
Ne N Plain Materials.
New Fancy Mixtures.
New Black Goods.
New Dress lrimmines. New White Goods.
The newest of the season, dress trim To-day we are showing eol the
iniii"s are on show now. Lots of odd de- season's newest White tor shirt
signs and novel eflects are to he sen waists. Neat effects in Mercerized cotton
: mng the new hrande. Passementeries, falirics that are modestly priced, as you
appliques, garnitures and brftids. can judge when you see them.
First New Walking Skirts.
Some new Walking Skirts just in, the latest ideas in cut and mater
ial. You'll find about every material, color, and style you can possibly
want.. And what is better an unusually large variety to choose from
at very low prices.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1904.
| THE GRANGE |
Conducted by I
J. W. DARROW. Chatham, N. Y„
Prat Correspondent New York State
Orange
POMONA PROGRAMMES. j
A or Two That May Pro*•
Helpful.
It Is not an etisy matter to prepare a
good programme for the Pomona or
county grange meeting. Where a one
day session Is held many things must
be left unsaid that might very profita
bly be included In the programme. The
Pomona to supposed to have the gen
eral oversight of the subordinate
granges within the county, consequent
ly reports of the conditions of these
granges should not be omitted. These
reports may be along different lines at
different Pomona sessions, as. for in
stance, the needs of the subordinate
granges, best ust of lecture hour, how
to Increase membership, co-operation,
etc. These reports summarized will
usually be gladly used In the local
paper, as the work of the grange In
the county will be a matter of public
interest.
From two or three programmes be
fore us we make • combination and
present below what may be termed a
rather "stiff" order of exercises for a
single day'* session:
FROUIUMNI.
10 a m.—Fifth decree session.
Music.
Hull call—Responses by officers, "Quota-
Sons of Bora* impressive Thought From
Ritual."
Miscellaneous business.
Open In fourth degree.
Music.
Reports of subordinate (Tanges, to Lie
aloriK the Una of co-operation.
Discussion Topic, "Good Cltilenshlp."
(a) Duty of the farmer In the afT&lr* of
his political purty; lb) duty of farmer In
alTalrs of state and nation; tc) duty of
farmer In local affairs. Including churches,
schools and reads.
Recess for dinner.
1 p. m.—Open In fourth degree.
Music.
Welcome address.
Response
Paper—"Feasible Means of Business Co
operation Among Farmers."
Recitation.
Paper—"Which Is More Proflrable—To
Put the Same Amount of Money Into
Clover Seed or Into Commercial Fertili
zers?"
Discussion on above topics.
A description of the first degree of the
Order, with quotations of Its most Im
pressive passages, followed by a general
discussion of how to confer the first de
gree most effectively or the exemplifying
of that (or any) degree.
Solo.
7 p. m.—Conferring flfth degree or a
public meeting.
la the Oraalte State.
New Hampshire- has 200 subordinate
aud 19 Pomona granges, with over
7,000 meetings a year.
Busteru New Hampshire Pomona
will observe Its twentieth anniversary
at Bow lake next November.
The following thirtieth anniversaries
have been or will soon be held: Miller
of Temple, Peterboro and Bear Hill of
Henulker.
The state secretary's receipts last
July for membership fees and dues
exceeded those of any other July, and
those for a recent month exceed any
thing ou record in New Hampshire.
Belknap county Pomona held its field
meeting in August. State Muster 11.
O. Hadley spoke on "What the Na
tional Government Is l>oing For the
Farmer." State Master Norrls of New
York also spoke.
Lessoas of the Degrees.
National Master Jones has this to say
Jn a letter to the editor of this depart
inent relative to some of his expeii
ences before grange audiences: "The
beautiful lessons of the degrees always
elicit attention and applause. The eu
thusiasm reached the highest point at
h Pennsylvania meeting when thai
feature of the granite was referred to
of recognizing and admitting wotnen to
an equal participation In all the work
of the Order. In this regard the grange
stands pre-eminently at the head of all
fraternal societies, and It Is due largely
to the counsel and earnest work of the
a latent that It has attained the high po
i Bltion which it occupies."
Ohio Granges Bay Binder Twlae.
The granges In Ohio are succeeding
very well In co-operative buying. There
are something over ;"><io granges in IhHt
Btate. Two hundred of thet-'e have co
operated in the purchase of binder
twine. The grunge price fjr the twine
was from one half to three quarters of
a cent less per pound than the twine
trust's wholesale quotations.
Oar tienlal Secretary.
A report gays <>f recent uddress by
National Secretary M. Freeman of
Ohio: "It wus a masterly effort, delight
ful In Interest uial maimer from first
to lust. Brother Freeman may be a
scribe by preference, but he Is, more
over, a tactful master of a grange uu
tlieuce."
A Good Thing.
A valuable document Is that little
grange lecturer's bulletin of the Mich
igan state granite. Its extension bulle
tin supplement on "t'rops and Crop
Production 1» Michigan" I? chock full
of solid fucts tersely stated.
DEATH OP H. W. MEYLERT.
Lassen Covnly Mourns the Loss ol One
o! Her Most Valued Citizens.
| (From ibe Lassen Advocate Susiiaville.)
Monday morning, September "ith.
Int his homo in Susansville, Howard
; William Meylert passed to that
j bourne from which no. traveler re
turns. After an illness of fourteen
days with typhoid fever, in the prt
sence of his family and relatives, he
closed his eyes in that enduring sleep
which dreads no rude awakening.
In this town and valley, where he
has made his home for the past
twenty-two years, the news of his
death came as the announcement of a
public calamity. So pure, and spot
less had been his public and his pri
vate life: so faithful and devoted
had been the nature of his work
among us: so true to himself and to
others had he proved himself that
in his death all who ever came with
in the scope of his friendly interest,
one anil all, bewail the dispensation
that has called him hence. An
active, positive force for good has
passed from this community, and
all who are familiar with his life
among us recognize and regret this
fact. In the extended sphere of his
usefulness, it is, indeed, a sorrowful
reflection, that there are none who
can fill his place. In all the varied
and various activities that engaged
him during his residence here, lie
had fully and fairly demonstrated a
character rich in all the virtues of a
noble manhood. No envious shafts
of malice were aimed at him during
his life, for he was so entrenched in
the confidence, respect and love of
this community, that Envy hail no
vile word to utter, ami Malice was
disarmed. Called hence in the midst
of his useful life, it is a Miurce of
gratification to those of us who
knew and loved Howard Meylert,
that his was a character worthy of
emulation. He was wasteful neither
of his time, his talents, or his opport
unities, and so he has gone from us
leaving an honored name as a legacy
an unspotted character as an endur
ing monument.
Howard William Meylert was
born at La Porte, Pa., on the 2."> th of
June, 1860. Coming to Honey Lake
Valley while a young man, he was,
engaged for a time in the em
ploy of his uncle Gordon W. Meylert
of Janesville. That his unswerving
honesty and intrinsic worth was
early manifest is evidenced by tln
tact that at the age of 28 years In*
was elected Treasurer of Lasson Co.,
in the year 1888; re-elected to this
responsible position in 1890; and
serving four years in that capacity.
During the last few months of his
incumbency of that office the Hank
of Lassen County was established,
and at the expiration of his term as
Treasurer he was made Cashier of
the Hank, remaining in that position
up to the time of his death, a period
of nearly sixteen years.
In October; INBO, he was united in
marriage with Miss Mollic J. Cain,
daughter of our townspeople, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M.Cain, who, with one
daughter, Miss Grace, will ever
mourn the loss of an affectionate hus
band and fat her, whose every thought
was for their welfare and happiness
Mr. Meylert was an honored mem
ber of the Masonic fraternity,
belonging to all the various hranche
of that Order having organization in
Susansville. His funeral was con
ducted under the auspices of Lassen
Lodge No. 140 F. & A. M. At
the grave in the Susansville cemetery
the beautiful Masonic burial service
was given, and all that was mortal
of Howard Meylert was laid to it
final rest. Besides his position a*
Cashier of the Bank of Lasson Co.,
Mr. Meylert was a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Town ol'
Susansville, and had been such
| member continuously since the in
j corporation of lln town several year-"
ago; he was also at the time of his
death one of the Trustees of Susans
ville School District. Tried in all
j these various positions, as well as in
others not of a public nature, he wa
ne! found wanting,
i It is not strange, perhaps, that a
! man of warm and generous impulse*'
and honest character should stami
Ins worth upon the community, bul
it is simply remarkable what an im
press this quiet unassuming man has ;
made during his sojourn among us. I
The expression in general is one of J
profound sorrow at his loss, and of
earnest, tender sympathy for those
he has left bereaved in our midst.
And so, now that he has become a
memory, let us rejoice that Howard
Meylert was as he was; that, though
he has gone from us, he left no evil
record to live after him; that he was
as our human knowledge goes, an
excellent type of the truest and best
manhood, and that we are the better
for having known him.
Farewell, friend, farewell.
(Howard W. Meylert will be re
membered by many of our older
readers as the eldest son of the late
William Meylert, of Laporte, and to
his relatives here the sympathy of
, the community is most earnestly
extended.)
An elocutionist from Williamsport
will give an entertainment in the
M. E. church, Forksville, Oct. 4.
The Ladies Aid of the Forksville
M. E. Church have erected a build
, ing on the fair grounds where they
will serve refreshments during Un
fair at the following prices: Ice
cream 5 and 10 cents, coffee f> cents,
sandwich "> cents, soup 10 cents, pie
5 cents, doughnuts "> cents.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. M. P. dav
it!, a son, Sunday September 18.
Born on September 11th, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Will Donovan.
Taylor Armstrong, the captain of
. the ball team had the misfortune to
break the third finger of the right
! hand while playing ball last week.
I The thought of not beina; able to
| play ball for some time evidently
hurts Taylor more than the finger.
Harvey Buck and wife visited at
Beaver Lake on Sunday.
The lecture by the Hector family
was enjoyed by all present. It is to
be hoped that the advice given will
be followed by all who heard it.
School began on Monday with
Frank Shoemaker as principal, and
\V. B. Hansen and Margaret Burns as
. teachers for the intermediate and
primary grades.
Joel Glidewell and wife of near
Hughesville, spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives at this place.
It was a complete surprise to Mrs.
A. T. Armstrong last Sat tin lay night
when ;l"> of her friends took poses
sionofher home to help celebrate
her .'loth birthday. But Mrs. A. T.
was e< |ua I to the occasion and enjoy-
I til it as much as did her guests. An
elegant dinner was provided by the
ladies which was thoroughly appre
ciated by old and young. Mrs.
Armstrong was the recipient of a
large number of handsome presents.
. Mr. Crum of Muncy Valley took the
pictures of this happy group.
Mrs. George Simmons and daught
er ltose were shopping in William
sport Saturday.
There is all indications of a wed
ding in town soon.
John Watson is giving the house
I where W. F. Donovan resides, a
coat of paint.
Mrs. Chet Croman and son Alvin
of Highland Lake, spent Sunday
| with her sister, Mrs. ('. 11. Boatman.
Mrs. J. W. Laird and daughters
i Anna and Ella, visited her sister,
| Mrs. E. Lowe, on Muncy Hills last
week.
Harry Kapler and family of Jer
sey Shore, visited friends at this
place this week.
j Spencer Starr has bought the
j house owned by Mrs. Sam Eddy.
There will be a box social at the
M. E. church Saturday evening.
! Ladies please bring a box of good
| things for the gentlemen to buy.
| Proceeds togo toward buying new
: seals for the church.
Mr. Charles E. Terry Nominated.
Clfarles E. Terry has been nomina
ted for Judge by the Democratic Ju
dicial Conference. Mr. Terry is
practicing law in Wilkesbarre, Pa.,
i where lie is employed by the L. V.
It. H. Co. and other corporations.
It is understood that Mr. Terry is a
good lawyer. His residence is at
jTunkhannock He attended court
i here this week chaperoned by John
IG. Soouten.
I
75 TS. PER YEAR
Sullivan County Covrt.
Court convened Monday at 2
o'clock P. M., with Hou. Frank W.
Wheaton president, and Hons. John
I). Keener and Jacob Meyers associ
ates on the Bench.
After the usual routine of court
work the murder trial of Elmer Tin
klepaugh was commenced. Con
siderable time was spent in select
ing the jury which was comprised of
the following named gentl men:
Jacob Jacob.y, Renj. K. Luther,
Ilcuben Hunsinger, Watson Kpeary,
John If. Vonkin, Lyman Raker, Jas.
Sick, Hiram Grayer, Stenhen Reahm
Frank Parrel, Roland .viartin, L. L.
Ross.
The case held the attention of the
court |unti! Wednesday evening and
tin- jurors retired to their room early
Thursday morning and soon return
ed with a verdict of "not guilty."
Atty. A.J. Bradley appeared for the
defense.
The grandjury reported 011 the
following cases, completing their
work Wednesday morning;
Robert McKwen vsCharles Bryan,
Wallace Snell, Myren Williams,
Charge, Malicious Mischief.— True
Bill.
Robert McKwen vs Charles Bryan
Charg nreats —True Bill
W. 11. Biddle vs Wash Woodley.
Charge, Threats— Settled.
Lenora Rightmire vs Frank
Brown, Charge, Fornication a>ul
Bastardy— Settled.
Anna Rightmire vs Frank Brown
Charge, Abortion— Settled.
Stanley F. Dunn vs Stanley Mini
lies, Charge, Threats Sentenced to
pay costs and give tiail for good be
havior for one year.
Fmery L. Johnson vs Elmer E.
Tinklepaugh. Charge, Shooting
and wounding Carwin L, Porter—
True Bill.
Thomas Wesner vs Frank Wesner
Charge, Assault with intent to kill
Settled.
Commonwealth vs Arthur Currie,
Charge, Arson— True Bill.
Commonwealth vs Levi B. Vonk
in, Charge, Assault and Battery—Set
tled.
Mrs. Frank Kvanchasky vs Mrs.
Lewis <Jratta, Charge, Assault and
Battery— True Bill.
Louis (ioatta vs Mrs. Frank Kven
chasky, Charge, Assault and Battery
Not a True Bill, Prosecutor to pay
costs.
James McFarlane vs Joseph Doni
inick Jr., Charge. Felony— Contin
ued to Juvinile Court.
The murder trial of Frank Yanney
has been continued until next term
to give thedefense an opportunity to
prepare their case.
Three tramps who were captured
in the I*. P.. R. freight, nt Wilkes
barre, last week, were given a hear
ing before the Mayor, and sent be
low for forty-eight hours solitary
confinement on bread and water.
Before commencing the sentence
the trio were placed in the
bath tub of the lockup building,
scrubbed with brooms, and after
ward were made to scrub their cells.
The tramps went through the trying
ordeal of taking a compulsory bath
with much fortitude, and narrowly
averted going into spasms. After
the sentence the men were given
three hours to get out of the town,
and they undoubtedly were glad to
flee from so clean a locality.
The State Fish ( ommission is re
lentlessly hunting down offenders
against fish laws. According to re
port of Fish Commissioner Meehan
for the past three months, there have
been 177 arrests made, of which 1
were convicted. Twenty-five of the
cases were appealed. These figures
do not include some seventy persons
j in Lebanon county and 200 in Cam
i bria county, who will be arrested for
j drawing water from dams, and tak
ing fish. The department confiscated
thirty-eight nets, one steam launch,
one sail boat and a skiff that were in
use by illegal fishermen.
j Squire McFadden, of F.ast Muncy,
has a toadstool which measures 2i>
inches in length, 32 inches in cir
cumference and weighs three pounds,
lie exhibited it at the Hughes
ville fair.
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