VOL. X. NO 43. C To Buy Your Jewelry C > y ... \ Nothing in I own to Compare WithN ( the Quality that We are Giving / J You for the Low Price Asked. S \ Quality and moderate prices makes a force that \ 3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage c Cof this section. Many Years here it business, always J Nwith a full line ot goods above suspicion: chosen i ( with a care and judgment coinnv■ nsitr ate with its j \ d 'sirability and adaptability to reline taste, makes \ r our store a safe place to invest.. ( / Repair work done on short notice and gunran-Q feed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated, \ S RETTENBURY, $ C DUSHORU, PA. The Jeweler <> COLEI HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOO D HE A T ONE OF 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 stover, and ranges' for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves any tiling from a fine Jcwo) Ease Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air. Steam and Hot Water Heating; and ' o General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. if"' • '"**»■ t o mps 5?.i «::■ i : c j vofe, ti ■ «sn ore, ra. 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Nev Spring Dress (ioods We are now readv f>r the Spring trade. We are show ing as tine a display ot I .Mess Fabrics as can be fund any where. A splendid assortment of plain, dark eo'orr ai d the new light pastel shades "I hey are m t gaudy in effect but sit; delicate shades that will be popular Ui;S "season lor dressy gowns. WIDE CLOTHS FOR SUITS. Tlii'•Tailor Made Suits is ay iin "the tiling" street wear. We are show ing a large variety of plain and new mixed fabrics in gray and other eoloi ing for Tailor Suits. NEW SPRING SUITS. Thers more individuality in Ladies" Tailored Suits this season than ever 1 before We have looked though many lines. We think vi have the best! from several manufacturers. In this first show ing of the seasons st\ 1.-s you ! will find th preltiesL Spring Suits imaginable: made of the new plain pas- 1 tel shades and mixed materials, lietter come in and see them. COVERT JACKETS. l-'or Ladies and Misses. Not only are the styles unusually desirable, but we have a large variety to select from and the values are unapproaehing anywhere. BEAUTIFUL WHITE GOODS. rhsre 11 be lots of \\ hite Goods sold this season. Dont von think it ]>avs to buy your white goods now whan the stock is new and thestvle range is complete Subscribe for the News Item "' " '' ' ' ''' ' LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906. Education?. 1 Mass Meeting. Evening Session. At s p. ni tin 1 meeting was culled to oriler mid devotional i-xereises conducted by Itev. Kbert. Prof. Hughes of Jamison City waseall upon to speak on the sub ject, A uniform Course of study in our High Schools. ITo fluid thai this is (lie age of organization and no great movement can be considered an unqualified success without it. No institution for fhe betterment of 1 lie race is expected to work along so many different lines as our edu cational institutions, and, can we believe in the future success of our system without a unity of method. Should a pupil be forced to leave one high school and enter another one lie is handicapped by the non uniformity of the ci.riculum. Mr Frank Ilartung of the Forks ville High School transpf rled his hearers on the wings of elocution to the scene of a great city fire, and a generous burst of applause which greeted its conclusion proved the appreciation of all who participated. I>r I. 11. Wood head followed 'vith a sound talk on the subject of school sinitafion. Sanitation may be dc lined as the applying of measures for the protection and the promotion of public health anil the removal of el 'iiicnf* injurious to public health. Ihe healthiest possible site should >e selected for a school house; pure lir and sunlight should lie sought. V knole sheltered from winds and i .veil drained is the ideal situation | :or a country school house; a quiet | ide street for a village or town I •chool house, Trees should nor shade !;e building. Buildings should be wo story high and should face the ■ast or west, each school room should •rovide fifleen feet of floor space, >nd three hundred feet of air space o a pupil, study rooms or class '(touts in which blackboard exercises le given should not be larger than :i by feet. To insure proper leaf ing rooms should not be more had 14 feet high. Walls should bo tainted a lighted gray; paper or lark paint should never be tolerated. iV inflow space should equal one nirth of the floor space and should >e providefl with shades that roll rom the bottom. The desks in a liixed school should be of three izes, the seats should be comfort iltli \N i III supports for tiie back and ests for the feet. A thermometer hould hang in every roetn three Vet from the floor vnd 'the mean emperature of the room should be is or 70 degrees. A vocal solo by Miss Knima Ben ■iniin was well received. Kx-Supt. M. it. Black discussed lie sultjeet, "The Superintendent in delation to the School." The su ti rintemlents relation to the school s simalar to the relation of the eacher to the pupil. He is the ed icational It adcr of bis county. The •eporls of our national, state and 'ounty superintendents are mirrors •ellecting the educational status of he section under their supervision. Hie superintendent is an executive if the law anil no matter how difti •iill <<f enforcement or distasteful to lim personally the law must lie en forced by him; laws are to us a •I'hooi master, by them we are taught :o govern ourselves and the commu litics in which we live. Laws that ncet opposition are not always evils nit are generally in advance of pub ic sentiment; former opposition to lie enfoivomt lit of the study of phy •iology and the citmpulsory attend uice law now tli-appearing prove litis assertion. It is impossible for a >u[.eriiitendent to indorse the work if a school boord that disregards the law, and b'ecaiise of this tact he is >ften criticised when he should not lie. H s advice should be followed nt all times by school boards con templating the purchase of school upparatus. Prof. Flick followed Mr. /flack with a discussion on"The True Function of the Public School." The function of the state is to pro vide for the lives and happiness of its citizens, and to train the youth to become useful members of socie ty. Pennsylvania is not behind in intellectual advancement, neither is she the para ?on of educational prog j ress. Ours is the first state to pass I a law providing for a universal : high school education and provide : facilities sufficient to enable any (■ldld to he trained for the occupa tion in life he wishes to pursue. The parent may he an obstacle to the true function of the public school l\v luck of interest in the progress of their children, by failing to com mend and seeking to condemn be cause of a personal prejudice, the ef fort of the teacher, by allowing or encourageing the non-attendance of your children at school during part of the session. The true function of the teacher is to become the most vital element iu the community in the encouragement and develop ment of that which is true, beautiful and good. To teach the mature mind the truth of God is a noble work but to imprint upon the plas tic mind of the youth this imperish able truth is a nobler work, herein opens to the teacher a splendid pro ject, a glorious possibility. To see a soul open clean and sweet in the light of God's truth, and be conscious of the influence we exert in its de velopment is the true reward of teaching. This development can be obtained by creating for our pupils high ideals of noble manhood, by setting for them a high moral stand ard, by creating for them a life of thought which eventually glidesinto i life of deeds. Recitations: The Gingham D.»g ind the Calico Cut; The llarefoot Boy; The 1 lend Doll; By Marjorie Black, Dudley Wright and Nova Darby of the Forksville primary. Prof. .1. 11. Bailentjiie of Sones cwii was called upon to make an uldress on"The Elements of a good School." Mr. Balleutine jokingly (marked that in view of what had dready been said on the subject, »laced Idm iu the position of the irishman who, when offered hash •emarked, "The man that chewed t can ate it." lie briefly enumera ed the elements of a good school as i good building, good apparatus, food pupils and a good teacher. By request Dr. Da vies was called md charmed his hearers with a song entitled "She Waits By The Deep Blue Sea." Responding to uticon rollahle encore with the selection, 'Rock Me to Sleep. The dessert of this educational east was an address by Superintend ent Kilgore which was listened to ivith rapt'd attention. Cold type fives us Ills logic but it fails iu ini jarting the inspiration of his burli ng eloquence. Benediction by Rev Ebert and neetting stood adjourned. 11. 11. Green, Scc'y. HEMLOCK GROVe ITEMS Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. in., •lass meeting at eleven. Miss Anna Hern of Muncy Valley, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Anna Quinn. Mrs. Martha Taylor of RccehGlen, •ailed on friends last week. Mrs. (J. C. Swank of North Mt., "pent several days at the home of Win. Bay last week. M. J. Phillips was a Muncy Valley visitor Saturday. Albert Swank of Muncy Valley, spent Sunday as the guest of his father. Walter Dawrenson was a county seat visitor last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Fulmer spent Sunday with friends at Mt. Vernon. Death c! Alta Low:. Miss Alta Lowe daughter of the late John and Mrs.Lowe, died from the effects of an operation at the William sport Hospital, h«t Thurs day. Miss Lowe was born and grew to womanhood in Laporte town ship, this county, but for some time previous to her death she had resided with her mother in Will iamsport. She was aged 30 years. The remains were taken to Wat sontown where they were interred by the side of her father who died several yeare a,go. j DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AGAIN VISITS THE COUNTY SEAT. Pupils Barely Escaped Without Harm. A S6OOO Property Loss, Partly Covered With Insurance. Tlx handsome school building at Laporte was completely destroyed by (1 re Monday afternoon entail a loss of SOOOO. The lire was (lis covered shortly before the recess period and the pupils were only able to escape in safety with their wraps and personal belongings before the interior was a mass of flame. The fire originated in the hot-air flue which was constructed within the partition separating the two lower rooms. There were but two rooms of the building occupied. The pri mary grade was taught in one of the lower rooms and the advanced grade in a room fin the second floor. was in the lower room not occupied where the fire first broke out and when discovered was then under rfuch headway that it could not be extinguished with the means at hand to lie brought in use. A pupil in the upper room seated near the register noticed smoke issu ing from that point and culled the Principal's attention to it. Mr. Shoemaker believing something wrong with the heater went at once to the basement, but finding nothing wrong returned to the first floor to make further investigation. Here be found the South room to be on fire. The alarm was sounded and ;ill available water at hand hurriedly applied which proved of no account. The books saved would not make an armful, the balance intending a valu able library was consumed. The building was erected in 1800 at a cost of $,1500 and with additional improve m-nts, furniture, books, etc. the approximate value would reach SOOOO. it was a two story structure veneered with brick and handsome in design. Four large class room- W'-rc well furnished and equipped with valuable apparatus suitable for all needs and second to none in the county. The school directors are now wise ly considering the erection of a two room building which will for present provide sufficient accomodation. It is believed that the plan will call for i two story building, constructed in such manner as to permit of an an nex should future needs demand more room. The Borough council will be asked to consider the propo sition of granting the school board a building site in the Pack opposite the Court House. Lost Their Clothing in Fire. Word was received here on Wed nesday that the large store owned by the Cotton State Lumber Com pany at Mecliam Junction, Miss, was burned down and a. number of persons including Mr. Simon i I>rieger and son Carl formerly of this place lost, all their clothing, i'liey had rooms in the store build- i ing and were away when the struct ure burned. Messrs John and Ed ward Flynn and several other La porte people are located at Median J unction. The liquor license dieison in Lu zerne county came down last week and 35!) application were refused nearly all new houses and many old houses where, it was shown that the law was violated. The open winter that we have be.»n enjoying is not an unmixed blessing. The unusually mild weather caused a large falling off in the demand for coal and checked the calls for heavy clothing. The result to the crops is still an open question and will be a matter of doubt for some time to come. Lumbermen in the interior Penn sylvania, dispairiugof sufficient snow to move their logs, used skids to con vey tin into the railroads, and many jof the mills are fully stocked. 7SC PER YEAR Court Notes. In re Exception to the partial account of Mrs. Frc-d Newell Admrx- Daniel Fairehild deed. Alt}-. F- J. | Mullen appointed auditor to pass upon j exceptions. \ F. C. Schanbaclier vs Twp of Forks suit of damage, Court directed Jury to find verdict for defendants and same was done according to instruction. Anna Wood head vs Joseph Wood head, In divorce; Cathern A, Regan vs Michael J. Regan, in divorce J. H. Holm Ksq, appointed to take testimony. Adella M. Rosencrants vs Geo. H, Rosencrants In divorce, Alias Sub poena is-awarded. Petition to sell Real Estrte of 1,. W. Rarth deed, is granted. 1 etition for John K. Hird Guardian of Lilly McCarty to provide payment of Si 0() or somuch of same as may be necessary to Willis Eye Hospital for treatment of said Lilly McCarty. Lirst National Hank of Dushore vs P. Connor Judgement extend against the defendant for want of affidavit of defense. Howard Lyons vs Boyd P- Bennett and Fred W, I Vale, Verdict returned for plaintiff as follows:— S4 per thous and for 736,000 feet of lumber. Conn: cils for Defendants move the court to enter judgement upon the verdict in favor of the defendants, Motion is fil ed by leave of Court and same is di rected to be placed 011 the argument list for next term. D. J. McCarty vs H. O; McCarty, judgement extend against defendants for want of an appearance. I'rank ( raft appointed guardian of John Craft and Jessie Craft. Jeremiah Donovan appointed guard ian of Anna Ruth Donovan and Geo. and Theodore Donovan. Philadelphia, Pa. My Dear Mr. Wing, • ill you kind ly grunt me the favor of 1 your col umns r'gain to express my apprecia tion oi the work of the good people of Laporte iri pushing the work of advertising of the place as a summer resort. Having arranged to is.-ue a six teen page illustrated circular with twelve or more illustrations in half tone, I desire tc make three suggest tions: First, Let the beautiful se cluded walks about Laporte be kept clear of rubbish and vUlage refuse, by burning up all sut >1 things in the early springtime and thereafter as oft< 11 as they accumulate. The walk through the old road above Cold spring is a most beautiful one, if nature is not imposed upon in its care. The old road to the second ward is also very refreshing in iis hiauty and may easily be preserved. The road to Mokoma is equally at tractive for a short ramble for recre ation. There are others that might be mentioned, but I am sure that the good taste of the people of La porte will see to it that these beau ties are preserved for their own sake •is well as for their attractions to summer guests. Second: If it seems wise to the lot owners and other property own ers in the Lake Mokoma Laud Com pany properties, I should like a list of their names and addresses that a leasable plan may be sent to each one for the improvement and utili zation of the Lake for pleasure and maintenance of its attractive condi tions. Third: Let there be an etflcient herdsman whose duty shall be to teach the cattle of Laporte the court eous habit of absenting themselves from the streets and pleasant walk s of the village during such times as the citizens and guests may desire to frequent these streets and walks; and whose further duty shall be to remove all results of the violations of proper decency by the cattle as they pass through the streets of thetown. Arrangements are made to have the illustrated circular ready for distribution by the lirst of April. In the meantime it will he the part of wisdom to let every one interested in the good of the town write down from time to time the name and ad dress of every one to whom a circu lar might be interesting tmd who might have influence for the good of the movement. Very Respectfully, L. L. Ford.
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