Republican News Item. VOL. XI. NO 6. C To Buy Your Jewelry \ C Nothing in Towu to Compare WithS 112 the Quality that We are Giving / J You for the Low Price Asked. J C Oualitv and moderate prices makes a force that\ 3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronages 112 of this section. Many years here in business, a ways } Swith a full line of goods above suspicion; ( with a care and judgment commensurate with its . \ desirability and adaptability to reline taste, makes p / our store a safe place to invest. v ? Repair work done on short notice and giiaran-r \teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. A S - RETTENBURY, > COLE HARDWARE? No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OIR, WOOD. HEATERS; ONE OF WINTERS 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 rangeg for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a flue Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stovo. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ladies Cotton Wash Shirt Waist Suits New line to show you; nothing daintier, nothing pret tier, nothing so economical as these two piece summer suits, We have about every style that will be worn in striped and figured parcale, madras and plain colored cot ton fabrics. Prices vary from $1.50 to $0 so. Ladies' tailor made White Lawn, Duck and Linen Wash Suits stmie are plain, others are trimmed with embroidery for §6.00 to $12.00. BLACK TAFKETA. White Shirt Waists TallVta is the leader of the silk fabrics So '" e ol ' ,lie P reUießt w *' ve ever ■**»• We have two special qualities of 27 inch The >' are made of sheer white law.., Swiss. ... , ... . ,■ etc., with daintv embroidery and luce tatiela that are extra value lor . ' . • •, trimmings. I lien you will find an nn 85c and SI.OO. • usually large variety to choose from; all Black chilion talleta, Hti inches wide are new styles, perfect in finish and and the best value we have ever ottered reasonable in price. 01 We have just opened a new lot of ladies' <C 1 ()() white wash belts. Some are plain, others Vec, we have other qualities that range Hre embroidered. There are some excel in price Irom ' lent values among them for 50c to sl.">o 10c - 26 °- 600 and « 100 White Wash Silks lor waists are very Von have light underwear to buy. Wt popular just now. S e the qualities we are showing some values that are hard tc , • . beat. I.rdies' low neck and sleevelest are showing, at 1 <ni ,-v/w ribbed veel for r»oc, 7. r >c and SI.OO „ .... ' 10c, 12 l-2c, 15 and 25c. Men's Hilbriggan Shirts and I>rawers. Shirts have either loan or short sleeves— l.adie's flue Swiss llibbed Vest, exlri two good qualities lor line \alue, for 26 and 60e. - 60c to 1.00 Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1906. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW. Chatham. N. V.. Prtta Correspondent New York State (/■range NEW YORK PATRONS. COMMENTS ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE GRANGE AT GENEVA. * liualneNH Body That Treated tioiiN In it lliiMliifNHlike Way—Offi cer* Elected liy the New Form of Ballot—-Keaolutlon h Adopted. That the thirty-third annual session J of tlie New York state grange, held early in February at Geneva, N. Y., was a business meeting par excellence none will deny who was there. Not in recent years have more Important sub jects been considered In a more busi nesslike manner In any state grange meeting. The work In committees was ol' a particularly high order, and the discussions before the grange showed a QEOBGE A. FULLER. thorough familiarity with the subjects ' presented. Saiil a former member of the state legislature: "I am surprised at the ability manifested ou the part of the delegates in their discussions. 1 hail no idea they were so well posted on so many public questions." And yet why they not be? We have long been tol<l that the rarrner should think more for himself and not let some one else do his thinking for him. There arts evidences that the farmer Is getting b«* eyes open to the situation and In think ing and acting for himself and his own interests more than ever before. In a most interesting ten minute talk Dr. Jordan, chief of the New York state experiment station, spoke along the line above suggested. "I some times wonder," he said, "if this body fully realizes Its influence and responsi bility. You as farmers represent very largely public opinion. Public men and politicians are watching your movements, and that means that your opinions (illlit to be about right. It means much to hold sound and rational views on public matters." And this Is particularly true of the farmer who Is In the grange. The attitude of the grange toward education in uii its phases is most commendable. Education is the cor nerstone of tlx* grunge. It believes in It, it advocates !t and it recommends it for the farmer as well as for the professional man. The state meeting asked tlie legislature to give the agri cultural college of t'ornell university a "liberal maintenance." It heartily ai> proved of the work of the tanners in sjtitutes, expressed itsell as in "heart} accord" with its eliicient or;;aui'/.atioi: and management and i lived the lature to Increase its annual approprla tlon for this excellent feature of educn tionul work. It advised subordinate granges to procure a working agricul tural library for the use of their mem bers. As Is generally known, the New York state grange sustains several agricultural scholarships at Cornell, and this year the appropriation for this purpose was increased to S3OO. The subject of grange life insurance has been discussed In national and state granges -3. foV the P Hst year more than ever before. It J saL While the na tionul grange W* J' ' §JJ dnl not believe fJ that any plan / for a national surauce com- M y£. // ' /Jl,i pany was fea r[_ jf ■!' s "'' o, ow ' n,t *° the insurance 112 laws of differ iout states vary tr/P———— so widely, there r. N. CIODFUKV. I S probability that some of tlie state granges will udopt some practicable plan of life in surance within the next few years. ' The state grange asked that a *|>eelal committee l«t» appointed to work In connection with the executive commit -1 tee to look carefully iuto this matter and report at the next annual nesslou. The first hall game or the season at | Sonestown was played on Memorial Day and resulted in a defeat for the Muncy Valley team at the hands of 112 the local club, the score being 4 to 1. J The Sonestown team supported their pitcher in fine style while the tannery boys by reason of their bad ' fielding threw the game away. The features of the game were the constant kicking af the Muncy Val ley team and the sensational pitch ing of Starr who struck out 15 men and allowed only 3 hits. Fensta maker also pitched a good game, pulling himself out of some very bad holes and although Sonestown had men on base in every inning ex cept the second, they were only able to make four runs. Muncy Valley. JO. Swank, 2nd. b. 4 113 2 2 M. Swank, c. 40 1 43 2 Moran, Ist base, 4 0 19 0 3 Ilopper, r 112. 400 00 0 Fish, c. 112. 300 20 4 J. Watts, 3rd b. 3 0 0 1 0 0 15. Watts, I. 112. 3 0 0 3 0 0 McCloskey, s s. 3 0 0 2 1 0 Fenstemaker, p. 3 0 0 0 2 2 Total 31 1 324 8 11 Sonestown. W. Hall, s. s. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Laird, c. 4 1215 31 Freas, 2nd. b. 4 0 0 3 2 0 A. Starr, e. 112. 4 0 1 0 o 0 Lock wood, 1. 112. 2 0 0 0 0 0 Haisen, 3rd. b. 3 0 1 0 0 0 C. Star, p. 4 1 0 0 2 0 /toatman, Ist. base 4 2 10 0 0 Crist, r. 112. 4 0 1 00 0 O. Hall, 1. 112. 2 0 0 1 0 1 Total 35 4 (i 27 7 2 Sonestown 00211 00 0 x I Muncy Valley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 The plant of the Bloomsburg Dai ly and the semi-weekly Democratic Sentinel has been purchased by Pen j Brewingion, of Benton. J. C. Rutter, Jr., who has been editor and proprietor of the paper for the last two years, retires from the business. Senator Cochran, of Williamsport, and John G. Mc- Henry, of Benton, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Con gress, are back of Mr. Brewington. and are the real purchasers. The papers will be run in the interest of their candidacy, as well as that of Grant Heriug, candidate for the Democratic, nomination for Judge of the Columbia Montour district. Orders have been ifsued that af ter June 1, rural delivery carriers, when making their trips, will visit ai.d examine only those boxes for which they have mail for delivery and those on which the signals are displayed to indicate that there is mail for dispatch. Those patrons who are now maintaining mail boxes on which there are no signals will be required to procure some sort of device which will serve as JI signal to carriers. By this new ar rangement it is expected that the delivery and collection of mail alonj. rural free delivery routes will be greatly facilitated. The Jews all over the world cele brated Tuesday evening and Wednesday of last week, the Feast of Weeks in commemoration that their ancestors received the ten cwmmandments at Mt. Sinai. This festival is commonly called Pentacost, which means in Greek, fifty and the sublime event of re ceiving the ten commandments took place fifty days after the departure from Egypt. It is called the Feast of Weeks, as a week of weeks, or forty-nine days, elapses between the first day of Passover and this feast. The revelation which this festi val commemorates is the most im portant event in Jewish history, as the ten commandments received on this occasion are the basis of the moral laws of the civilized world. Given to the Jews they are bound to oltey them more carefully than any other people. It is with them therefore to «ive testimony thd they are worthy kee[>ers of God'f greatest hle.-sinjj and of a treasure ) more to be \ ulued than gold. HEMLOCK GROVfi ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crawley and sous Luke and Gay lord, were guests >f Wm, Shires and family at Straw sridge Sunday. Quite a number of the young peo ple attended Chi ldrens' Divy service it Strawbridge Sunday. Thomas Phillips and Walter Kiess ittended the festival at Sonestown Wednesday evening. Mrs. G. C. Swank and Melvin Hay )f Unityville, were guests of Will am Bay and family last week. Services at the 15. V. church next ■Sunday its follows: S. S. at 2:30 p. :n. Preaching at 3:30 p. m. All are invited to attend. Daniel Shires of North Mountain transacted business at tins place last week. Peter G. Swank and Mrs. S. A. Mastellar were guests ot friends at Lairdsville Sunday. Services at M. E. ch.;rch next Sun lay: S. S. at 9:30, class meeting at 10:30. Visitors always welcome. Gibson Kider, William Bay, Geo. Phillips, Mr. aud Mrs. 14. A. Ful iner, and Muriel Phillips were Muu •y Valley visitors Saturday evening. Wm. Allen and son of Beaver Lake were at this place Monday. Albert Meyers and Harry Phillips were Muncy Valley visitors Mon lay. Mrs. Ernest Fulmer and Mrs. Herbert Done were guests of friends it North Mountain last week. Misses Martha and Muriel Phill ips called on Edna Bay Sunday. Court Notes. Commonwealth vs. Ralph Fish, ;*harge, larceny. Sentence: return if property, sls tine and costs and three months in the county jail. Commonwealth vs. Ralph King, •harge, malicious shooting and kill ing ot a dog. Not a true bill. Commonwealth vs. Mike Haspin, [•harge, burglary and larceny. Sen tence: two years in Eastern Peniten tiary. Com mi n wealth vs. Mike Haspin, i harge, housebreaking and larceny. Sentence: tive years in the Eastern Penitentiary. Commonwealth vs. Josebh Swank, charge, starting or causing to be started a forest tire. Acquitted. (ieorge E. Brown and J. G. Cott, (use) vs. llirani Osier, J. M. Osier, Albert lvaye, (ieorge E. Bown and C. M. Boyles. Plea— Non assump sit, no breach and covenants per formed. Verdict for plaintitl, $371.- 78. George E. Barrows vs. Win. 11. Biddle. Hepleviu. Verdict for de fendant $84.00. In re-adoption of Annie Osier, a minor eliild of Jliram W. Osier* The eonrt upon consideration of petition orders tliut Annie Osier shall assume the name of Annie Kay, and henceforth have all the rights of a child and heir of said Albert Kay. W. C. Mason and Fred Saxer (re siding on Weaver farm) ars appointed viewers to open a road near Nord mont, on W. It. Snider's farm. J antes McFarlane et at vs A. J. liradley et al, school directors of Laporte boro. A motion for special sr percedeas is refused. The more pleasing and pleasant our government can make farm life the better it is for the government. Osir cities are over crowded with worthies* loafers that might he honorable and respectable farmer*. The rural route is one of the things that has been provided to make farm life more desirable and attractive, and as we all have to live off the farmers nothing should be left un done that can be done to make the • farm inviting. I William Watkins, a miner at i Kingston, Ln/.erne county, received : notice on Tuesday that he had been granted a Carnegie medal and *l2o<i ; for enteriug a burning coal mine and rescuing three men who were en tombed. The act of heroism wu performed In the mine of the Kings ton Coal Company. Watkins Is tin ( tirst miner lu the anthracite region , to receive recognition .from th« , Carnegie Hero Commission. 75C PER YEAP QERNICE ITEMS. Miss Jennie Hay of Towanda was -•ailing on friends at this place last week. Mrs. Daniel Schoonover who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Itrown of Wilkes-Harre returned home on Tuesday. Superintendent O'Brien, of the [)' Boyle & Foy Coal Co. was a I'itts ton visitor on Friday. William Schaad is visiting friends at Wilkes-Barre and Parson. William Hay was a Towanda visi tor, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. S. A. Dieft'enbach and daugh ter, Helen of Mildred is visiting at Say re. The Mildred Stars eroased bats with the Stump Dodgers, of Murray, recently and after thirteen innings, the score was five to four in favor of the Stump Dodgers. H. W. Osier and John Harney at tended Court at Laporte last week. Dr. and Mrs. Campbell have re turned home after spending several weeks at Williamsport. Cur Champions journeyed to Du shore on Memorial Day to show the Colley Farmers how to play ball. After the smoke cleared away our Champions outscored them—ls to 6. How does this look for full con tingencies, fee of collectors and al' other expences not including rent, teachers' salaries, text books, maps, supplies, globes, etc.; 1904, $2881.84, 1905, 13536.45 an increase of $654.01. Mr. and Mrs. John Sick were Cherry Mills visitors Sunday. George Hatton, the sixteen year j old son of Charles .Hatton of Sugar | Mill was seriously injured, Friday# afternoon, while attending his dutie# as door tender in the mines. He ha« occasion to leave his post and wermt to the turn out where the cars pasli, when an empty car jumped the tra/k catching him between the cars. ijr. Brennan was summoned and he dis covered that the flesh was tore from the bone, from his knee to his ankle. On Monday morning it was decided to remove him to the Say re hospital where they will amputate his leg. He hatl only worked in the mines four days when the accident oceured. Later. —The hoy died at the hos pital at 7 o'clock Monday evening. A very unusual happening in rail road circles occured last Friday even ing on the Lehigh Valley railroad, a •ar loaded with live stock taking tire tnd nearly all of the stock being des troyed. The accident occured about 5:30 o'clock. While a special train >t loaded stock cars, eastward bound, was running between Falls and ltan iom, a spark from the locomotive lodged in the fourth car from the front of the train. The bottom of the ear was covered with straw, which blazed up quickly, igniting the open woodwork. Jiy the time the blaze was noticed by the train men, the flames had gained eonsider rthle headway and a large part of the -ar was ablaze. The train was im mediately stopped and the blazing i-ar was detached from the others of the train. Then the trainmen made a desperate effort to rescue the ani mals that were in the car. There was no chance whatever to ex tinguish the flames, and the efforts of the trainmen were centered on the work of rescue. The car was loaded with fifteen fine steers. They were the property of the Swift Co., and were consigned to New \ ork City for export trade, as were the cattle in the other car of the same train. There vere no appliances handy, and it was a difficult task to get the steeiS out of the cat, the animals being compelled to jump from the door. Three of the steers were gotten out of the car. Two of them were in jured so badly that they died soot afterward. The other one eseapet to the woods along the track am was later found at Sibel's Grove The other twelve steers were burnet to death as they stood in the car 01 the track. <>f the car nothing re mained but the ironwork, which wu removed from the track as quickl, as possible and traffic resumed. Cos ton otllcirtls say that this is the Art time within their memory that a accident of this particular chantcU has occured in the vicinity of th yard.—Plttatou Gazette.
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