VOL. X. NO. 34-. ~7 {''This Is the Place c'Toßuy Your jewelry s C Nothing ill Town to Compare With S ! the Quality that We _ are Giving j You for the Low Price Asked. S v Ouality and moderate prices iiuikes a force that S irresist bly draws into our store the best patronage r I of this se ti n. Many years here in business, always 3 S Willi n full line of goods above suspicion; chosenC 'Willi a care and judgment commensurate with its ! \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes } r our store a sale place to invest. C *> [\gn;iirwork done on short notice and \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. \ i RETTENBURY, > <, DUSHORIi, PA. The Jeweler. "> l^^/~\sS\s~\ J . A. AaAAAM CGL- i~- .Sj HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OIR- WOO D HEATERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing Goods, Toois 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 Ease Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and Genera! Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel Gole^Msfeore^a. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. Some Stylish Dress Fabrics. Come in aid see tl err. Thev were bought for you. Whatever your dress to. ds thoughts m i> be you can find here. BROADCLOTHS WOOL li.VTISTK We show in all the new shades. Meets till the requirements I'oa home or II FN li 11"TT \ evening dressee. \V'e have both dark or evening shad s. Silk finished wool Henrietta in ael the ].;s('l*Kl A L <MIKPH popular chade-f. A favorite colored wool material, yet it.- OKAY SUITINGS expensive. We have pisl opened a new lot of gray SILK AM* WtHIL * KEPL materials lor Coat?. Suits which we think Dark shades lor the street, or light an' the best in the city. shades for ihe house dr*sses. BLACK GOODS An abunJanc. of hai dsome fabrics in the new st weaves. STYLISH WINTER GARMENTS FOR WOMEN. There's hardly a day goes by but what we cna sh AV you something new in the Cioik room. LA D! KS COATS TAILOUKDSUITS ' Some of tlie most sty!ill cloth ('out of In a new variety of laiest styles, made I lie season have jnsi heen received. up of the most popular materia's. WALKIN'O SKI UTS CIIILDIIKN S JACKI'TS We have the hest Skirt value you find In plain coloree and fancy mixed ma in whese- popular fabrics, well made tenuis, made in various stylss. A huge and moderately priced. assortment to choose from. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1906. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DAKROW. Chatham, N. Y., Preas Cvrresi»m<hnt Kcw Tirrl: State Grange j THE YOUNG PEOPLEj HOW THEY MAY BE INTERESTED IN GRANGE WORK. Yalual>l<> SuKKCHtioiiN Given For the 1 Organization of Juvenile Uritnft'eN., but SueeeHN Will Depend on Th«w In rhitrK<' —A l.aiiMint; illifli.) I.nil. , The juvenile grange is fast becoming au important factor in tiio grange | work, particularly so in Michigan anil in one or two of the New England ! states. There are now fifteen juvenile i granges in Michigan, eight having been organized since Jan. 1. Incidentally we may add that the same state has or ganized thirty-six subordinate granges 1 and six Pomona granges this year. 1 Miss Jennie Ituell, secretary of the Michigan state grange, writes that she has been gradually converted to ju venile grange work by seeing it carried J on in several granges for several years, i "Where a good leader adapted to the i work of tiie children can be secured," she says, "work of inestimable value j may be done with the country children ' through the juvenile grange." Ida L. J Chittenden, who has been in charge ot j the juvenile grange work in Lansing. | Mich, says in a recent letter that many j inquiries have been coming to the state | officers as to the best way of organiz- \ iug and conducting a juvenile grange. | She gives the following suggestions; The master of any subordinate grange ! or any deputy is "authorized and em- i powered" to organize a juvenile grange within his juris diction. All chll- j dren over eight &S? and under four- ; M * '' (111 ° H i " «t granges have V /la, y made the age 1 S I limit over sev- ! J en by perm is- j .U "wfeL I si "» «he state j master) and! JfiK. WK whose parents qfflk JUL. are eligible to a j ?; subordinate! ' 'Msim' grange may be i come members i of a juvenile i EDMUND VALENTINE. MeJu . j bership fees are 15 cents; quarter- ! ly dues ."> cents. Officers are elect- I ed semiannually. A matron who is ! a member of the subordinate grange under whose jurisdiction it has been : organized sllall be elected by each ju venile grange. Twelve charter luein bers are necessary to organize, four of whom must be gil ls. When any sub- ! ordinate grange desires to organize a juvenile grange it may send applica- , tion to the secretary of the state grange for permit, charter and rituals, includ ing with application $1.50 to pay for i same. Juvenile granges take the name I of their subordinate grange with the number to which they are entitled in tilt- state record. The officers on their | election sli uld at once memorize their S respective parts in the ritual and at j least once each month go through the i degree work, whether there are any j candidates for initiation or not. This i is necessary in order that the officers be kept familiar with the ritualistic j service. The success of the juvenile grange ] depends very largely upon the matron who is selected by the subordinate j grange having the juvenile grange iu j charge. She must be one adapted to ! the work and not easily discouraged, j The choice of officers ft*. ;he juvenile j organization is decidedly important, i and no office is more important than that of lecturer. One who lias been for j some time interested in the Juvenile grange work in Maine says that to make j a success of the work of the children's j grange it should meet somewhere be- j sides and not at the same time with (he subordinate grange with which it | is c onnected. There is great need of a revised juvenile grange ritual, and the matter of its revision is now In the : hands of a committee of the national I grange. It!.■! also advisable to have this movement placed under the super- | vision of a committee of the state j grange, and a special deputy should be j appointed for this particular branch of j work. Edmund Valentine was the first mas- j ter of Capitol Juvenile grange. No. 7, ! Lansing, Mich., which was organized ; in June, 1902. He served in this ca- j pacity for one year, during that time j doing excellent work in the ritualistic \ service and developing unusual execu tive ability for one so young. In May, i 1804, at fourteen years of age, he, with live others of his associates in the j juvenile grange, joined the subordinate grange. This Lansing juvenile grange 1 now numbers forty members, with au average attendance of twenty-four. New York Stale Granite. The New York state grange will meet at Geneva on Feb. 6-10. K. J. Cook is i chairman of the local committee. I ) Mystery Surrounds the Mur der c! Sarah Whitmire. . Much interest lias centered on the \ mysterious murder of Mrs. Sarah Whitmire near Muncy Valley on the night of December 2(1. As yet, no i clew has b t n found with which any i substanti d evidence chii be establish ed. The County Commissioners met shortly alter the tragedy occured and ottered lor the capture ami con , vicfion of the guilty part, believing 1 that the one who committed tiie crime could be easily found. There seem"d to be no organize?! efforts oil tl '> part of any one for I ibis considei. < ii, to establish evi dence and bring the guilty party to justice. The Commissioner* met again and increased the reward to SSOO. All who have been suspected of the crime have bcon able to prove an alibi. One arrest wus made hut for want of evidence the party was released. Before Ihe coroner's jury Thurs day night following the murder the story of the discovery of the murder and something of the circumstances surrounding it, were ollicially told by a haif dozen or more witnesses. The inquest began about live o'clock after the following jury had been empaneled: (Jenoral bigger, Daniel Taylor, Jefferson Sccules, William 'l'ayor, JacobStackhou.se and George Meyers. I'ntler the direction of Coroner Mellenry a post mortem ex amination of the woman's body was made, and the wounds on the head elicited the opinion of Dr. Mellenry that there were, iu all probability, two persons engaged iti the killing. There were three distinct features, and in his judgement, these had all been made with the sticks of stove wood found iu the house. A fact of value to those upon whom devolves the task of ferreting out the perpe trators of the crime was the discov ery that upon one of the sticks of wood was found several short light colored hairs, evidently those of a man. I'pon this fact is based the t.i'ory that Mrs Whitmire had wrested the bludgeon from her as sail tut and had succeeded in ti-ing it effectively upon him before either himself or his companion rendered her senseless. Kdward Watts, (lie boy who rode from Straw bridge to Muncy Valley j with the Rev. S. B. Bidlack, testified j that after they had driven past the j house he heard a shout, but thought j nothing of it, its be concluded it was somebody on their road home who was hallowing for sport. This sound is now thought to have been either theeryoftne woman or that of one of her assassans. Charles 1 topper, one of the tannery men who accompanied Charles Flick to the house, was a witness at the inquest and tlescrihi d the ; p. earame of the reoni and the body .is found by them. The evidence of Charles Flick, who found the woman dyinj on the lloor, was to the effect that he had ! seen Mrs. Whitmire during the day and told her that he would be back to her house that night to stay, but that, in all probability, ii would be late before he arrived. ••I'll give you the old Jerry Whitmire signal," he told her, "striking the house three times with a board, and then you'll know it's me and you can let me in." Flick, when be reached the house about 11 o'clock Wednes- ] day night, crossed the creek on the j foot bridge, whacked three times against the litt.e bond h ivel, but j got no response. Then he discovered i that the door was open, walked in, ! struck a match and lotin I himself standing at the edge of a pool of blood, with the woman's body pros trate on the floor,almo>t at his feet. She was moaning. But stopping neither to endeavor to have her speak or to do aught else be tied from the place toward town, a mile and a half away, for help. It was almost midnight Thursday I when the coroner's jury formulated a verdict, which was to that Mrs. j Whitmire had come to her death at the hands of some person or persons! unknown to theju.y. The funeral services oil Sunday, at the little In use where the murder was committed, ciystallized the sen i tiinent which has been growing I j since 1 lie deed shocked the cointnun i ity. The Kev. Mr. Bidlack demand led in no uncertain way tli.it justice lie meted out to tin; perpetrator of the crime. After the services were over several persons suggested that that would have been the time for a popular subscription for a fund to hunt down the trinity party. One man Volunteered $25 if such a move ment could ho started. The service was scheduled for 8::i(> o'clock. More than !")(( people gathered at the little house—three persons for every one who could irowd into the place, and they stood there in the cold until the services were over. After the fune ral tiie remains were taken to Cnity ville, a distance of ten miles, where services were held in thechurch. It was packed to the doors with another big throng outside. Here Mr. Bid lack preai bed again, and then inter ment was made beside tiie grave ol Mrs. \\ liitmire's late husband. \N ilson Crawford was arrested on Saturday evening Dec. ;ll>th by J. \\ . Laird constable of Davstlsuu township, and lodged in jail until Wednesday, when he had a hearing before Justice J. C. ('avail in the Court Room. lie was charged with the murder of Sarah Whitmire who was killed in her own home in Dav idson township on the evening of December 20th. The information was made by J. \V. Laird and Fred Tepel. A large number of witnesses were in attendance. At the hour appointed Attorney 11 ill appeared for the Prosecutors and stated to the Justice of the I'eace that he had ex amined the evidence for the prose cution and was satisfied there was not enough proof to justify the com mitment of the prisoner for trial in court, and asked the Justiceto dis charge him. The Justice of the Peace then discharged iiim. From conversation with some of the wit nesses it appears there was nothing at all that could be collect evidence egainst him. Bivins- Miller Nuptials. A very pretty wedding in which LaPolie people will be especially interested occtired at the winter home of the bride in New York ('ity December 27, liJOo, at •"> 1\ M. when Miss Charlotte Miller, one of our most popular young ladies, was united in marriage with Mr. Percy A. Bivins of Toledo, Ohio, also well known here. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. 15. l'owell, formerly located here, now pastor of the Walnut St. Baptist Church of Jersey Shore, Pa. The parlors and dining-room were beautifully decorated in red and green, including holly and evergreens, in harmony with the season together with lillies-ol'-lhc valley, white roses and carnations. The bride was attired in a most beet niing gown of white Brussells net over white silk. The brides maid wore pale blue mull over while siik. The groom and best man were attired in the convention al black. Only a select company of the immediate relatives were present. Mr. and Mrs. IJivius left the same evening for Lake wood, N. J. where they will spend a short time after which tliey will make theii temporary home at Toledo, Ohio. The many friends of the newly wedded couple including the News Item unite in congratulations and best wishes for their happiness and prosperity. Miss Lnla Croman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Croman, of Cemetery street, and W. Russel, Kepner were united in marriage on the afternoon of December 21, lUOS at the home of the bride's parents. It was a decidedly pretty wed ding, and was solomi/.ed at 5:150 P. M.in the presence of about twenty-! j live guests. The Rev. L. M. Bra-' dy, of the M. E. Church, officiated. 1 Following the ceremony an clab j orate wedding dinner was served. The bride was the recipient of a host of presents. Mr. and Mrs. Croman will reside in Penn town ship.—llughesville Independent. 75C PER YEAR New Officers TaKe Oaths. On Monday of this week F. Jf. McCarty, Boyd I'. Bennett and | Michael McDonald, recently elected Commissioners of Mulli van county, ; met at the Commissioners office and | having given bonds and being duly sworn entered upon trie duties of their office. Tin; Board organized by electing Michael McDonald Pres ident, William I*. Shoemaker was appointed Clerk for the ensuing three years, Thomas J. Ingham was appointed County Solicitor, Andrew J. Hack ley WHS appointed Janitor. The new Commisssoners have shown good business judgment in making their appointments, as they selected men who will not fail to give prompt and efficient service in their respective offices. County Auditors (J. R Wilcox, Harry Botsford.aud John M. Wright met at the Court House on Monday, and having been duly qualified commenced auditing the accounts of County Treasurer Lee 11. Gavitt. They will no doubt tind business enough to engage their attention for several weeks. Frank H. Farrell having given bond as required liy Act of Assembly has taken possession of the Treasur er's office and commenced business. BERNICE. Last week's items Mr. and Mrs. 11. I*. Webber are visiting their parents at Dunmorc, Pa- Miss Rockwell who has been quite ill for some time has been re moved to the hospital. Mr, Pattern who was injured in the mines some time ago has re turned home from the hospital and is now walking with the assistance of a cane. Miss Edith Harner of Scrantoi» is spending her Christinas vacation with her parents at Mildred. Patrick White of Wyoming is spending his Christinas at Mildred. John Ilarner of A reel la and Edwin Edward of Wyoming is spending their Christinas with their parents at Mildred. ! lie Christinas Exercises in the Presbyterian church and in the K. of L. hull for the Lutheran church was well attended and the reci tations were well rendered. Did'ent we stir up a hornet's nest about the janitorship. which we believe will be useful infor mation to the taxpayers and it is to bad that some are playing second fiddle. The Kpiiworth League convention for the lower end of this county was held at Muncy Valley on January 4, with the following program: The Young People and their Mas ter Teacher of the Twentieth Centu - ry, Hev. E. (}. Baker; Organized Powers Essen lia I to Established Re ligion: The Eph wort h League Or ganized, What Is It;' What Can it Do? Rev. T. F. Ripple. The Offi cers—Their Duties ami Opportuni ties: The Members—Their Duties and Opportunities, Charles Sypher; How May We Conduct Successful Devotioanl Meetings? R *v. G. W King; The League—lts Service to the Pastor, Church and Community, Rev. Benjamin G. Welch; Epworth League Helps, general discussion; The Glory of Soul Winning, Rev. G. W. King; The Book of Books, Rev. J, 11. Mortimer. Salisbvry-Grvvcr Wedding. A very pretty wedding occured at Roaring Branch, on December 27, when Mr. Elon Salisbury was unit ed with Miss Mury Gruver at the home of the bride's parents. The groom is a prominent young man, and at present is engaged as princi pal of the Eagles Mere schools. The bride is a graduate nurse and has followed hi r profession in the I larger cities. Guests were present at the wedding from Willlamsport, Philadelphia and New York. We join many others in extending best wishes to Mr. Salisbury and his bride.
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