VOL. X. NO 39.
C To Buy Your Jewelry s
C Nothing in Town to Compare WithSj
{ the Quality that We are Giving J
/ You for the Low Price Asked. S
Quality ami moderate prices makes a force that S
\ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r i
£ of this section. Many years here in business, always J \
3 with a lull line of uoods above suspicion; chosen v
j with a' care and judgment co:nm<-nsurate with its *
\ desirability and adaptability to refuse laste, makes p
/ our store a sate place to invest. C
112 Repair work done on short notice and <iuaran-r
\ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X
S RETTENBURY, >
<, DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler S
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No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OK/ WOO D
HEATERS;
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing 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 j
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Austin Underwear
Department
caters to your need with a splendid assortment of Ladies' and Misses' Mus- j
lin and Cambric I'nderwear. Every (Varment war nuuh amid the best!
sanitary conditions. Styles and model are of the most desirable kinds, and j
the prices are wonderful cheap. Take a lew minutes to examine these. It |
will tell you more than we can describe in a whole page.
The designs are unsuallv pretty Whether yon spend one Jdollar or
this season. We art showin •' i v'.en- more vou ought to get one that fits,
and makes you comlortable. Any one
did assortment of all sorts from the ofjhese Corsets in the following list
, will do that and thev will give vou
plain Cambric to the finest "ud elabo Siltisfaclor> service;'
rat - Swiss Embroideries everv width "Thomson's Olovt. Fittln*.
lloyjtJ Worcestor,
... C D.A. la .Spniie.
in the inserting and >vrriß Wai»tu. .Armnrside.
Kabo* R.&G
REDUCTION IN THE CLOAK ROOM
The stock has been carefully gone through. The price leJiut.in.-. a;e
radical there is a great opportunity to buy a tailored su;t i r Mi: s„ ■ .;rd
children's coats at one third tot«. more than one half off the regular price.
Vou should be among the first to take advantage of this sale.
Wool Fascinates. Ladies' Knit Blouses.
Ladies wool crochet Fascinators in \\'e have several styles ol Ladies'
white, blue, pink, cardinal and blac/. 1 : NN 00l Mouses in most all colors. Sou
, . . c can buv them now at half the regular
various stvles tor L' r ,c to ~,c.
' prices.
Ladies^^and" Misses' Black Jersey Children's Sweaters.
Clo/h I.eggins fur 150 to 1.00 in all sizes and colors can be purchas:
Ladies' and Misses' wool /.'nit Leg: ed here now—a b g reduction lroin
gins for 25c to 50c. the regular pi es.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1906.
Diath ol Jerry Wutts. ;
i M< - . Jerry Walls die! at his
i home near Sonestown, on Janna
jry 31. of pneumonia. Mr. Walls
; was ill only DIM* week, and hi-,
death is deeply regretted in the
com 111 unity here he lived. He
was an industrious and upright
young man. twenty-six years of
age. About live years ago he was
united in marriage with Miss Myr
tle Crist, who survives him. The
funeral services were held at the
Sonestown M. K. Church on Sun
day. February 45 h. lie v. S. B. I >id -
lack officiating.
Mrs. Sylvia 15. N'orri-li of Athens,
organizer an 1 I'res. of (lie Bradford
county W. C. T. I wi 1 i deliver u
temperance lecture in Ihe W. M.
church at Millview, Friday evening
February 10, and will also lecture in
the M. I', Church at ForUsville, Sat
urday evening February 17. A re
reception in honor of Mrs. Norrish
and to welcome new members
will he given at the home of Mi-s
Sara A. Iluckle, < 'o. W. C. T. 1".
Pres., Saturday afternoon from -:;>0
until t o'clock.
The oßth Annual Report Of
The Penn Mutual Life Insur
ance Company, of Philadel
phia.
The s.Stti annual report of The l'enn
Mutual I.ife in\ iti L-S the consideration
not only of its many policy holders in
this vicinity bill also of the insuring
public in general 'I his company, or
gan i/.ed Ml 1547. stands to-day in the
ver\ front rank of safe and sound in
stitutions. Beginning in a.small way
its growth has been g: rdual along
safe, conservative ami iconomical line.
The business done during the year
1 fHI.") exceeded that done in any pievi:
:>us year, the actual amount of insur
ance written being sS6.7i9.StMI or 6,
MM),(MM) in excess of that of of 1904.
Itself a banner year.
The business of 1900 was the ino't
uiceessful iti the conpary 's history
54,289 men and women having been
KMCCI to its list of policy holders, and
this without increasing the ratio of
expense. Phe total amount of insur
race now held in the IVnn Mutual
reaches the sum of >.577, '• >\-o |. The
assets of the ("empany now amounts
0 576,,544,01 1: liabilities >60,3.") 5. '4-
leavinga surplus ofSIu.OSI ~569 Since
organization the Com pain has paid to
policv'holders 556.657.7td .us, a tact
which affords indisputable evident c ol
the beneficience of this institution.
The provisions for death 'losses dur
ingthe \ ear was .">.il 11,6.51. The actual
death losses were but .5,84'), |"'S a sav:
ing on this accoudt of about I,4(IU,UUU.
The Company has published for lull")
a report givitiing not only a complete
analysis of its transactions during the
\c-ar loll"), but also a clear, simple
and intelligible discussion of the
principles which underlie insurance
contracts and practices. In view of
the present usual interest on the part
of the public in all Life Insurance
matters, it will be worth while that a
copy of this report be secured either
through the Compauvs District Agent
at Wil/.es Harre, Mr M. A. Scyreinan
with offices in Welles Building. Mr.
C M Bender. Special Agent New Al
bany J 'a: or through its tiencral Agent
in Philadelphia, Messrs. Bourne tS.
Durham. Stephen (Virard Building.
Notice.
Notice is hereby gbxn that an appli
cation will be mid> lo (lie ' iovernor 01
Ihe State ol IVnnsvivani 1 on "111-MIMV.
M'treh lull. I'.IO". mult r 1 lie Ae.toi Assrm
1,1 V of Ihe Commonwealth of IVion-vl
vaiua enlilh-tl "An Act •• > provi t» |nr the
incorporation :«to 1 i.m »■» certain
eorpoi-.-1 iotir-," apj rov't-ti April 2 >d(. IS..'!,
an.l (lie su(i|ileineiit- thereto, lor the
eliMpieler tti ,-in ui:cit»h->l corporation lo be
called -The Kairh - Mere t;-al K-tate
Coiii|tn in ." die character 11 to I object ot
which is the having, i 111 |<it>v 1 itjr, selling
ami leasing ol real estate, atnl for these
purposes to have, possess ntwl enjov all
the rights, heiiclii- and privileges of suit!
Act of Assembly ami the MIJ plcinenta
thereto.
WILLIAM M. MKiIKIMIII,
Solicitor.
Won't lie Heard.
When The French come over to collect
that lit tie iiill against Venezuela It will
do no g >"d for 1* - •lent ("astro to try
to make the resultant cough lntr'
enough for IIU great and gnoi frieutf
Cncle i?ani to bear.—Cbieiijjo Tribune.
February Election TicKcts.
Du-Imre Boro. Citizens ticket:
judge of election, Boyd Heverly;
inspector, James T. Conk; council,
II K. Ohert, C. I-. Lilley; school
directors, Charles Heverly, Fn <1
I Iotla; justice of peace, J. 11. ii ilm;
burgess, E. «<. Syl vara; auditor,
Emanuel DieflV-nbach; collector, 11.
11. Mover.
Dushore Boro Independent:
Judge ol' election, W illis Mosier;
in-'ii'i-ior. L It Yonkin; hurpe»s, B
Kline; eounciimen (' T Lilley, J I''
Coyle; school director CB Heverly,
Fred Holla; justice of peace, .1 11
ltolm; tax collector, E If Moyer;
overseer 01 - poor. IraCott, J S Holla;
auditor X Stover.
Eaglesmere. Cnioii ticket:
Burgess, Ernest Ingham; council,
11. E. 7\"irk, Fred Peale; constable,
A. Lisson; eolleeter, Clarence Dun
hum; school directors, S. Worthing-
Inn. (lirink, E. Chase, F. ('. Dun
limi; over-eer of poor, G. W. Smith,
(i It. Smi'.h; judge of election, C
Bennett; inspectors, I*. Houseknechl
Frank Little.
Forks Twp. Union ticket.'
judge of election, George Kind
holt; inspector, J. K. hird; supei
visors, A. T. Wilcox, E. J. Buhl;
treasurer, Win. Shaffer; town clerk.
Dean Molyneux; school director-,
11. L. Molyneux, A. It. Bleiler; tax
collector, <). 11. Bird; auditors, J.
F. Hird, C. Ostcrhouso.
Forks Twp. Democratic:
Judge ot election, Leo Lamhcrt;
inspector, Willi.im Frawley; super
visors, George Lambert, J.
Wriy;l«t; treasurer, A. Yanne.v; T
•lerk, li. B.Kesler; school direetor-
I'r.ifik Bohl. Watson Fawcett; col
lector, (« W. Bender; auditor, Hen
•y Bah I.
Ellclaifd twp. ilepuhlican ticket:
judge of election, Albert Kay; in
ipector, Chancy Wheatly; school di
rectors, John Miller, Adam Ban
iiaunk, I!. E. Fawcett; overseer of
poor, Joh Met 'arty; justice of 'peace.
Frank R. Barnes; auditor, T. L
Kilmer; supervisor, Edwin Wright:
town clerk, Clysess Bird; treasurer
I', 11. Pardee; collector, Fred Bail
•y.
IHkland. D< inocratic:
.ludge of election, J. W. Hees*;
inspector, A. Glockler; school direc
lors A. W. /frown, Charles Fawcett:
W. C. Battin; overseer of poor, .less'
McCarty; justice of peace, J. J. Te
van; auditor, E. Jennings; supervi
«>r, !>. I'. McCarty; town clerk
John Cott; collector, (i. Rogers;
treasurer, George Hugo.
Ilillsgrove Twp. Republican:
Inspector of election, A. A. Ludy:
school directors Robert Brong, Win
linmble, W. W. Bird-all; supervise!
W* X. Harrison; overseer of poor
11. K. l'ewar, I'. L. llufi'sndtb; col
lector A. A. Ludy; justice of peace
J. R. .Molyneux; treasurer, Join
Broin'oeck; auditor, G. A, Harrison
lvl. Iloliomh; town clerk, S. T
G dough.
Hiilsgrove Twp. Democratic:
Judge of election, R. <>. Itor'ner;
inspector, Edmuinl Lucas school di
rector, 11. C. Reidv, John It rev
John Green; road commissioner, H
M. Chilson; collector, John Brey
overseer of poor, S. S. Yroman.
Charles Haas; town clerk, Sam Dar
by; treasurer, Charl.s Haas; auditor
John A. Speaker, Paul Galough, S
A. Mcßride.
Forksville Boro. I'ni »n ticket:
council, G. A. Rogers, B. W
Faucett, Charles Xve; school dj.soct
ors, W. M. Calkins, It. I) Lineast"r
judge of "'lection, F. L. Calkins; in
specters, S. B. Smith, Bai Faucett
collector, C. M. Osier; aidiror, 'I
B. tiibbs; overseer of poor, John
Fleming
Fox T« p. Republican:
Judge of eleclion, 11. It. Wescott:
inspector, I>. M. Letts; supervisor
Peter Brown; scho >1 directors, C. X
Porter, J. L. Kilmer; justice of peace
W* E. Porter;auditor, F. L. Kilmer.
F. W. Porter; colle-tor S. X. Mor
gan; town eler'c, L. J. Campbell;
overseer of poor. (M. Battin, J L
Brenchl ,x; treasurer. Isaac Will
iams.
Fox Twp. Democratic:
Judge of election, () J. Williams;
inspector, Bert Meyers; supervisor,
C. Parrish; school director- M Mor-
gati, A. Kightmire; justice of peace
John llussel; auditors, A. Morgan,
Charles Heinze; collector, S. Morgan
town clerk, Leon Campbell; over
seers of poor, S. N. Morgan, J. Bed-;
ford; treasurer Isaac Williams.
A union caucus was held at the
Court House, on Saturday evening
Pel). 3. The caucus was called to
order by Thomas E. Kennedy. E.
J. Mullen was elected chairman, and
F. \V\ Meylert and E. L. Sweeney
were elected secretaries.
Joseph Carpenter and Andrew
Hack Icy were nominated for judge
of Election. A ballot was taken and
A. J. I lack ley had a majority and
was declared nominated. Dr. W.
H. llmdall was elected by acclama
tion for iiurgess. T. J. Keeler was
nominated tor Collecter and J. V.
Pinkie for overseer of the poor by
acclamation. For Council men for
•J years F. \V. Gallagher, John L.
Smyth, F. 11. Ingham, (J. S. Eddy
and Jacob Fries were nominated,
and on a ballot taken F. W. Gating
her and F Ingham were nominated.
Councilman fo. one year Jacob Fries
and John L. Smyth were nominated
For School Directojs for 3 years, A.
11. liushhausen and \V. P. Shoemak
er were i o ninated. For School I)i
rectors for one year, W. C. Mason
and Michael Flyun were nominated.
For Itorough Auditors John I-
Smyth was nominated for three
years and T. E Kennedy for 1 year.
The Republicans of Cherry town
ship have placed the following tick
et in nomination: J. E., Henry
lViusellner; Sup., Lawrence Lavalle;
S. I)., Wm. Kick; Tax Col. John G.
Martin; Asst. Assessor Col. Weis
brod; J. P., John S. Line; Twp.
l'reas. William 1). liahr; Town
Clerk W. K. Holmes; Auditor Jas.
Hyde; J. of I'., John Harney.
Democratic nominations of Cherry
township: In. E. Joseph Litzleswop;
J. E. John Hrislin; Sup. Jabob 11.
Kinsly;S. 1). Frank Marshall, Hai
ry Minnier; Tax Col. George Mosier;
Asst. Assessor Patrick Walls; J. P
Lawrence Lawry; Twp. Trcas. W.
iGraifly; Town Clerk Thos. Gall
aglier; Auditor Joseph Yonkin.
Uernlce Precinct: J. E., Thomas
Douahoe; Ins. John White; Asst.
Assessor John McGee.
(Continued next issue.)
A Sunday School tour party made
up of State S. S. Field Secretary,
I lev. Charles Irvin, and one or more
of the officers of the Sullivan Co. S
S. Association assisted by local work
frs will tour Sullivan county in the
interest of the Sunday School cause
.mil 11 it* advancement of religious in
terest in general. They will begin
it llillsgrove, Wednesday February
7, and will goto Sliunk on the 8.
to I/meolu Falls on the 1), Forksvilh
on tin* 10, Overton on the 12, Du
shore on the 13, Laporte on the 14,
F.aglesmere oil the 15, and will
wind up at Sonestown or Muncy
Valley on the llith. An afternoon
and evening session wlii be held at
each place and the program will be
furnished by the party when a spec
ial program is desireo. The att« n
ion of pastors, officers, teachers and
the general public is directed to this
notice. A general attendance is de
sired.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Com puny has won its battle against
tin' lire which has been raging foi
forty nine years ill the old Green
wood mine near Tamiqna. and tin
rich veins of coal on which the fire
has been feeding ill soon be avail
able for working. In ISo" some
hunters carelessly allowed the eni
l>< rs from their camp lire to fall into
an air hole leading to the mine and
a body of gas was ignited. Since
that time many attempts have been
made to extinguish the flames and
a number of lives have been lost,
but all the work of reclamation was
in vain until two years ago when
the eii'ilncurs adopted a plan of forc
! iii-j; a mixture of water and culm in
to bore holes leading into the mine.
| The culm eventually smothered the
greater part of th.» fire and it has
now Itecome possible to flood the
entire workings
75C PER YEAP
BERNiCE.
Judge A'ishinka of Cherry was a
visitor to tin's place Monday.
Mr. IIIKI Mrs. Frank Crossley of
Lit parte, visited friends here ami at
Mildred Saturday.
On Thursday of last week Rush
J. Thomson, N. I'. Botts. 11. W.
II tie, and Edward lloopea, officials
of the Statu Line A: Sullivan railroad
made an inspection of the property
in the interest of the company.
Wedding hells will ring soon says
dame rumor.
The Republican votetsof Bernice
precinct held their caucus in the
Sand Hollow school house Monday
evening when the following nomina
tions were made: judge of election,
David Spence; inspector, Charles
Watson; asst. assessor William Al
len; justice of peace, John Line;
overseer of poor John Harney; aud
itor, James Hyde. A vote of thanks
was tendered the News Hem for
publishing the letters pro and con,
school directors vs. the people of
Cherry township. The secretary
wits instructed to write Mr. Win? of
die action of the caucus.
Win. Mahafl'ey whose accident of
a few weeks ago has been mentioned
is home from the Sayre hospital.
The Democratic voters are asking
why the Republicans did not put up
a candidate for school director. We
will say when they knifed their own
home candidate what would they do
to us.
4(517 Pen 11 St. Station P., Phila
delphia, February 5 1!)(»0.
To The Republican News Item,
Having received several encouraging
iett rs concerning the proposed illus
trated circular setting forth the mer
its of Laporte as a summer resort, I
desire to say to the good people of
town that it begins to look as though
such circular would be issued soon -
That they may know the nature and
manner of the proposed circular I am
asking the privilege of your columns
again. What is now in mind will
be a twelve page five by seven
inches illust'at< dcircular, with eight
or ten iiall' tones showing some
of the beauty and attractions of
Laporte and vicinity. Of these
!at least live pages should be used to
state the advantages of Laporte as a
summer resort, as a place for profit
able investment either in .summer
homes or in summer hotels, and as
a place for recruiting hea ;h. The
rest of the circular should be taken
.ip with the advertisement of the
places desiring summer guests, of
those that will have increased busi
ncs.s by reason of summer guests, and
of those that have cottages to rent or
to sell, or that have lots to sell.
It is proposed to begin with an
issue of two thousand copies, provid
ed thegood people of Laporte and
their friends will raise at least fifty
dollars toward tlie expense of issuing
md distributing tin- same. Every
subscriber will have the privilege of
receiving or having sent out t venty
five copies for each dollar subscribed.
The circulars should be in hand
sometime in the month of March.
This proposition will be left open
until the 17th. instant, All sub
scriptions may be made to me direct-
It* or summed together and adjusted
imong th.' ga d people of the to \ n
and their friends. Payment will be
made when sample copies of the cir
culars are received by the subscrib
ers. All adtlresses to which any one
interested may wish copies sent may
be mailed to me and I shall see that
they are sent.
In making this proposition, let
me add that the courteous treatment
cf strangers by the Laporte people
has often la-en spoken of to me. It
is true however that the cattle on
her hills are sometimes Jacking in
this very desirable quality. It is
also true that the town can very eas
ily train the cows to be as courteous
as they are desirable. There tire a
few other suggestions ttiat I desire
to make when the proposed circular
is fully decide! upon.
Trusting that we may be n| mu
tual helpfulness for <>ur mutual good
and for the betterment of Laporfet,
1 am,
Very Kindly,
L. L. F«r*.