Republican News Item. VOL. XI. NO 7. This Is the Place C To Buy Your Jewelry C V Nothing in Town to Compare WithX 112 the Quality that We are Giving i s You for the Low Price Asked. S \ Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r I of this section. Many years here in business, always } Swith a full line of goods above suspicion; chosenC ( with a care and judgment commensurate with its ! \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ ( our store a sale place to invest. C [ Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q S s teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X S RETTENBURY, > <, DUSHORK, PA. The- COL HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB 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 ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. jsassicl 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 1 ier, 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 irom $1.50 to st> so. Ladies' tailor made White Lawn, Duck and Linen Wash Suits scfme are plain, others are trimmed with embroidery for $6.00 to $12.00. BLACK TAFFETA. White Shirt Waists Tall'eta in the leader of the silk fabrics Some of the prettiest we've ever seen. We have two special qualities of 27 inch Tlle . v are made of sheer white lawn, Swiss, talleta that are extra value for etc., wiih dainty embroidery and laot* oc ~ j|Si An trimmings. Then von will tiud an nn 85c and ©l.Ot). ... .. . usually large variety to choose from; all Black chitton talleta, 30 inches wide are new styles, perfect in tinisli and and l lie best value we have e\er ottered reasonable iu price. for We have just opened a new lot of ladies' white wash belts. Some are plain, others e.s, we have other qualities that range are embroidered. There are some excel in price, troin lent values among them tor 50C to $1.50 ,0c ' a5 °. 50c and SI.OO White Wash Silks tor waists are very Von have light underwear to buy. We popular just now. S e the qualities we are showing some values that are hard to are showing, at beat. Lrdies' low neck and sleeveless rr . ry~ i ml /v ribbed vest for ;)<>C, 7:>c and SI.OO 10c t 12 l-2c, 15 and 25c. Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers. Shirts have either long or short sleeves— l.adie's fine Swiss I'ibbed Vest, extra two good qualities tor tine value, for 25 and 50c. 50c to 1.00 Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906. I THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW. Ch»lham, N. Y. Press Corraniondent New York State Orange WORK IN CONNECTICUT. Itate Grange Interesting Itself In Uranße Library Work. A movement bus been on foot for a year or more having for Its object the placing of libraries lu subordinate granges of the state. A year ago Pro fessor Charles S. Phelps of Salisbury was made chairman of a special com mittee on circulating libraries and at the last meeting of the state grange reported that the state library commit tee would at state expense furulsh tea o. B. WOOD. D. A. PECK L. A. HEALF-Y libraries of twenty books each to be circulated among the granges of the state. The proposition was accepted. The grange has also interested itself the past year In the State Agricultural college anil by its activity assisted In securing an appropriation from the leg islature for this institution. Thus the Connecticut Patrons are assisting in the work of education In their state. At the last meeting of the state grange O. S. Wood was re-elected master, D. A. Peck overseer, L. A. Ilealey lectur er, and their portraits are presented herewith, Mr. Wood's being at the top of the,picture, Mr. Peck at the left and Mr. Ilealey at the right. GRANGE LEGISLATION. National (jranve Committee Inter* views the President. The legislative committee of the na tional grange consists of ex-Governor N. J. Bachelder, master of the national grange; Hon. E. It. Norris, master of the New York state grange, and Aaron Jones, master of the Indiana state grange. The committee met some weeks ago iu Washington. President Roosevelt gave them a private confer ence on some matters of pending legis lation. He very emphatically express ed his opiniou as opposed to any modi fication of the present oleomargarine law and believes a parcels post system will be established. The committee also called on the in terstate commerce commission aud be fore them reaffirmed the position of the grange on wn.it is termed rate leg islation and st;ite;l that the organiza tion, as a iMidy, stood ready to exert Its Influence in favor of giving th • commission power to reiulate trans portatlon rates and prevent unjust dls crimination in transportation charges and rebates. On Feb. 7 the grange was represent ed at a hearing before t'.i ■ ways an.l means committee upon the I.ill t:> re move the internal revenue tax upon alcohol, rendered unfit for a beverage, for use In the industries. National Mas ter Bachelder presented an able argu nient for the proposition, as did a Michigan state grange representative and others. The committee Interviewed the chair man of the committee on agriculture aud other Influential members of con gress upon pending legislation to pro vide national aid for highways. It Informed the congressmen that the principles of the bill known as the Cur rier good roads bill were indorsed by the grange, but the committee does not anticipate the enactment of tills law at the present session. Postmaster General Cortelyou In formed the grange committee that he had under consideration the advisabil ity of the experimental adoption of the parcels post system in certain sections of the country, a method pursued when rural free mail delivery was establish ed, and the committee informed the postmaster general that this would be entirely satisfactory. The committee on agriculture was al so interviewed relative to reducing the tax on colored oleomargarine from 10 to 2 cents per pound, but there seems to be but little probability that any such legislation will be passed during this session of congress. Illinois Patrons. Illinois state grange has gone on rec ord as opposing railway passes and fa voring a two cent railroad rate throughout the state." It also favors the consolidation of school districts and the free transportation of children to and from the schools. Death of George L Bennett. Sullivan county's oldest resident, George Lewis Bennett, died at. his late home near Muncy Valley,. Wed ! nesday of last week, of general infir ; mitiesdue to old age. j Mr. Bennett was the last of the i earliest settlers of Shrewsbury town ship. He was horn near Hunter's lake, on the place now occupied as a large reservoir, by the Eagles Mere Light Plant, on August 7, 1817. His parents were Thomas and Phoebe Woo ley Bennett. He had seven brothers and five sisters; William, Frank, CJiarlea, Joel, Joseph, Sam uel, Nimrod, Abbie, Eliza, Mary, Agues and Dehlia; all dead. Mr. Bennett married Lida Ann, daught er of John and Mercy Little of Lew. si Lake, now Eagles Mere, another historic family of that locality. Their union was blessed with six children, two dead and four living, they are Amanda, at home; Emma Lyon, dead; Fletcher, who resides at home; Richard Watson, (better known as Dick) of Eagles Mere; An na Vroinan, at home; Anthony, dead. Mr. Bennett spent all his long life in Shrewsbury township except one year spent in the west. He was a splendid hunter and in his early days had many thrilling experiences. The writer visited him a few days before his death and lie was told the following interesting events of Mr. Bennett's life: His favorite hunting ground was Hun ter's Lake. Onetime when he ar rived at the Lake he found twenty tive deer lying dead on the ice. They had been driven there by the|wolves. Whenever deer were chased by dogs or wild animals they would make tor the lake and get beyond their pursuer by springing into the water and disappearing, except their nose. Hut at this time the lake was frozen over with ice ami when the deer rwirfiod it, ihnv were helpless and were caught by the wolves who would bite into their throat, suck their blood and pass to the next. One of Mr. Bennett's early employ ments was to watch the sheep and keep the hungry wolves away. It was a common experience for him togo out before breakfast and bring in a big deer with his favorite ritle. At the age of sixty years Mr. Ben nett caught a doe with his hands near his barn. One lime while out hunting he shot a big buck and slightly wounded it, with a sudden savage turn it made for him, his gun being an old muzzle loader single barrel, he was helpless, the big deer got him down but lie succeeded in crawling to a nearby log which af forded him a little protection while he got out his big knife and watched his chance and stabbed the deer in the throat after which it soon died. He helped to kill the last panther near Hunters lake tifty-six years ago. The writer records these things as they are now impossible and always will he. Mr. Bennett was fond of society. He loved to have visitors, and many words of love are spoken of him. Funeral services conducted by Bev. S. Ji. Bidlack were held at the fam ily residence Friday. Interment was made at Eagles Mere. The old time hymns were sung by Squire Little and Clarence Dunham. A genuine western tornada struck Muncy Valley and Sonestown last Saturday afternoon. The storm was general throughout the county but the destruction wrought by the wind was confined to the narrow valley along Muncy Creek. The most ser ious damage was at Muncy Valley, where tive bark sheds of the Tan ning company were blown down. Three teams were under the sheds at the time but escaped injury. J. P. Miller was unhitching his horse un der a shed at the lime the tornado struck the Valley, and he was knocked down by the frightened an imal, and was compelled to crawl on hands and knees to a place of safety, just escaping the falling timbers. ! Several wagons were ruined. Some j of Ihe timbers and roof were thrown j out into the field. It was a most ! lucky thing that .Sonestown and I Muncy Valley diil not play ball as : they intended to do, the sheds being near the bail field, it would have j been most natural for the crowd to l have sought shelter under them, i At the William Hazzen home be | low Sonestown, a tree was blown against the house, damaging the roof and breaking window panes. The most serious damage at Sones town was the uprooting of fruit trees. Last Saturday at Hillsgrove the ball team of that place beat Picture | Bocks in a fast game of ball by the | score of nine to two. The game was I well played by both teams and inter i esting from the start to the end of the eighth inniug when the rain drove both beauty and chivalry to cover. The visitors caUght on well with the fans bv their gentlemenly conduct and good deportment. Woodley had the visitors safe at all times and pitched a tine game, the best the visitors could do was to get four scattered hits off him while he struck out 12 of them. Dr. Mer vine led the batting with 3 two bag gers and a single. Hillsgrove. a I), r, li. o. a. e. Mervine sc. 5 2 4 0 10 M. Morris If. 3 1 I 10 0 Itosbach 3l>. 4 2 0 2 1 0 Sullivan cf. 3 3 110 1 •I. Morris c. 4 I 2 13 3 0 ({inker 2b. 5 1 2 2 2 0 Chapman lb 3 0 0 3 0 1 Harrison rf. 4 0 0 1 0 1 Wood lev p. 4 12 110 Total 34 9 12 24 8 3 Picture Hocks. Morse c. 4 0 13 11 B. boatman ss. 3 0 0 0 4 1 McCkin It'. 3 0 0 1 0 0 K. Hoatman ct. 2 0 0 3 0 1 Weaver rf. 3 1 10 0 1 Sirouss lb. 3 11 12 0 0 Little p. 3 0 10 2 0 Thompson 2'» 3 0 0 0 I 0 Sprout 3b. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Total 27 2 421 8 4 Hillsgrove, 10 0 13 13 .\ —9 i'ieture Hocks, 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 o—20 —2 Earned Buns, Hillsgrove .'J, Pict ure Bocks 0; first base on balls, by Woodley 1, by Little 2; left on bases Hillsgroxe 8, Picture Bocks 2; first Imse on errors Hillsgrove 3, Picture flocks 2; two oitse nun At. . . s.„. o, Itinker 1, Littie 1; Struck out by Woodley 12, by Little 2; hit by pitcher, Sullivan; stolen bases Mer vine 1, Sullivan 4, Woodley 1, Morse 1; time of game 1 hour l."> minutes; umpire J. 11. Baehle. The seventeen year locusts have made their appearance in Center county in great liumbeis. In Marion township they are so num erous as to be a plague to the farm ers. Although they have not yet <iaused much destruction to vege tation, it is feared that they will do so before many days. In Union, Ferguson and Penn townships the locusts are also very plentiful. In other portions of the county very few have appeared. The indications are that they will not be so generally a pest through out the county as they were on their last appearance in 1889, when they destroyed fields of grain and were almost as thick as a swarm of bees. The locusts which reached Bloomsburg several days ago were only the advance guard of the main bod3'. which is now arrivit g. A horde of tiie pests struck Hemlock township Friday night and Satur day the swarm was so large on the hills back of Fernville that their btizxiug could be plainly heard in iiloomsburg. C. W. Lowry, who was driving near Jamison City, re ports that, the locusts are so num erous there that they attacked his horse and himself, driving the ani mal nearly crazy. Swarms of locusts in the woods near Shamokin are causing miners great annoyance as they pass along mountain paths to the mines. A number of men and boys have al reedy been stung severely ough to cause their limbs to sn .A horse was almost stung to a hby a swarm as the auimal wa„ jeing driven past Coal Run. The State department of fisheries 1 as announced that the season for shipping pickerel aud wall-eyed pike has lieeu ciosed. and that all ihe fish in the State hatcheries hav ing lteen shipped, it is not worth while to send in any more appli : cations except for next year. TSC PER YEAP BERNICE ITEMS. Mrs. John Cook who has been vis iting friends at Punxatawney has re turned home. Paul Hood lias moved his family from Arcada, Pa. to this place where they will make their future home. C. E Jackson was a Towanda vis itor Saturday. A Mr. Biddle of Hillsgrove was a visitor here Friday. The out of town people who at tended the funeral of John P. Mur phy, were Mr. and Mrs. John Crow ley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert MeGee of of Say re, F. W. Gallagher andThos. K. Kennedy of Laporte, Ilenry Mc- Kibbinsand John Yonkin of Lopez. They say that possession is nine points of the law hut such was not the case with the C'herry road ma chine, and our commissioner will swear to it even if he did have the burr of the hind wheel. Superintendent O'Brion of the O'/ioyle and Foy coal company has some attraction at Pittston, another visit there Saturday and Monday. Constable McMahon and Joe Vo luskie were Laporte visitors Thurs day. Squire Lowry had a case before him on Saturday. Lewis Gotta was found guilty of throwing a soft drink case at David Ileiman, and was lined $5,55. If the trout fishers read their own fish stories they would not believe them so how can they expect us to get them space in a newspaper that is read by hundreds. We are will ing to write up all correspondence that is truthful and draw the line at that. Any correspondence intended for the News Item that is left at Schaad hotel will be attended to. ('has. B. Watson is at Allentown, attending the great council ot Red Men. H EMLOCK GROVE ITEMS _ I'.unKiniit 01 souestimti ...HWI " on friends at this place Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fulrner were guests at Albert Meyers Sunday. Howard Bay was a Williamsport visitor Wednesday. M. J. Phillips transacted business at Benton last week. Parvin Stack house Jof Unityville was at this place Monday. Joseph Phillips, Lester Bay and Harrison Mastellar attended Chil dren's Day services at Sonetown Sunday evening. The following were Muncy Valley visitors Saturday evening: Gibson Rider, Howard Bay, George Philips John lteece, George Brown and Nor man Herring. Mrs. K. A. Fulmer, Misses Edna Bay, Muriel Phillips and Bessie Ful mer visited Muncy Valley Saturday evening. Frank Craft and family of Sones town moved into the house recently vacated by James Temple. Services at the churches next Sun day as follows: At M. E. Church Sunday School at 9:30, preaching at 10:30. At E. V. Church Sunday School at 2:30, prayrr and class meet ing 3:30. Visitois welcome to all these services. A festival will be held at Fairview Saturday evening, June Hi. An excellent ruling has recently been made by the postal authorities at. Washington for which they are entitled tot he united thanks of tin* mail carriers. It has been ruled that where a man keeps a vicous dog about his premises that makes it dangerous for a carrier to deliver his mail, such delivery may he omitted. Unless the carrier is will ing to risk the danger of the dog the owner of the vicious brute will have to depend upon himself in get ting his mail at the postofflce. The big saw mill of the Laquin Lumber company which was started up on April 2lt, three years ago, has made a wonderful record, in that it has never before been shut down for repairs. Thursday and Friday o. last week the mill was shut down on account of a scarcity of legf, the contractors clearing up their old cut tings and preparing to make a fresh start in new locations. For over three years the big mill lira been run every week dav for eleven hours io its fullest capacity.
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