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VOL. XI. NO 6.
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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
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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'
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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
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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.