Republican News Item.
VOL. XI. NO 18.
C To Buy Your Jewelry s
CNothing in Town to Compare WithN
( the Quality that We are Giving /
/ You for the Low Price Asked. p
C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\
draws into our store the best patronages
Cofthis section. Many years here inbusiness always J
S with a full line of goods above suspicion, chosen
[ with a care and judgment commensurate with its .
\ desirability and adaptability to reline taste, makes \
/ our store a safe place to invest. v
r Repair work done on short notice and
\teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. A
RETTENBURY, >
COLE'Sawmnw
HARDWARE.7
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OIK- 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.
Samuel (^ole^usftore^a.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
> 313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Summer Knit Handkerchiefs.
I I nrlorVA/QCJ r Have you enough Handkerchiefs ?
UllUt'l WtJdl • Few persons have too many! July is
If you have thin Knit Underwear to n . « 0011 handkerchief month with slieer
bnv, "see our assortment. Made from the u,c ll '"' '•' cc ' - v ''einst.tched ones
beat yarns hy the best makers. ,or 5o - 6 for 2 ' ,c -
Ladies low neck, short sleeve and sleev Fine all Linen Handkerchiefs, some
less Vests lor are plain hemstitched, others are em
10c, 12-ic anil 15c. broidered and lace tiimmed, tor
Ladies 1 Ribbed Swiss Vest extra value '* c '° '" > ®*
for 25c and 50c
Fine Mercerized Silk Vests for
Children's Summer Knit Ready Made
T'nderwear, in most all qualities you
could ask for. " We're sure housekeepers won't hesitate
about buying them when they see bow
good and well made they are, plain hem
ti/ • | . Sheets lor
Summer Weight to 75c.
Hemstitched Sheets lor (13c to 85c,
Corsets.
It's not enough that nt'orset be merely Pi||n\i/ PqCOC
light weight, but must be perfectly shap- lIIIUW V^CtoGOi
eil ami good fitting us well as light. You .
won't find better models or a better range Pillow Cases with plain hem rjady lor
ol styles or better value than several Uf<e '" r I®° "^ < t'
makes we are selling for SI.IX). Less ex- Hemstitched pillow cases 1 LJc to 22c.
pensive ones are here as well in ample Plain Holster Mips for .11c to .55c.
variety. Hemstitched Bolsters for 40c to 45c.
Linens and Towels.
Have you tried us to,- Linens? Never Fine Damask Towels up to #2.00.
a getter lime than now. I hey are reason
able prices at Shopbell's these days when |[ uc k and P.ath Towels in all qualities
we are showing an excellent line of new p r j ( . t . H<
designs of Table Damask, Napkins and
Center Pieces. It will pay you to spend a little time
Plain and hemstitched Towels. at our Linen counter.
12jc to 50c.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1906.
With only a shred of flesh and a
small artery connecting his loft leg; I
with his foot, Willie Drake, two and ;
a half years old, was carried to Say re 1
|
on train 7 late Friday afternoon, and i
now with the leg and foot sewed to
gether he is patiently waiting the !
result of the physicians' effort to
preserve his leg.
The little chap's father, Henry 1
Drake,is a farmer residing near Wy
sox. Friday afternoon the father
and grandfather, Edward Drake,
ground an old sickle-bar, placed it
in a mowing machine and, with the
grandfather on the driver's seat,com
menced cutting a large patc'i of
weeds. They had gone around the
patch when the grandfather noticed
his four-year-old granddaughter run
ning through the weeds toward
them.
He thought possibly the younger
child was with her, but supposed 1
that the tot was behind instead of <
ahead of his sister. The boy's head |
did not reach above the weeds, so
the grandfather had no warning of
the little fellow's danger until liej
heard a piercing scream and saw the :
boy fall tor ward over the sickle-bar. ;
The knives had cut through the j
flesh,through both the leg bones and ;
only left the foot dangling by a !
shred of flesh, through which passed
the small artery that may finally 1
save the foot.
The boy was hurriedly taken to i
Towanda, placed aboard No. 7 and j
hurried to Sayre. Dr. C. H. oft sue- j
ceeded in uniting the ends of the'
tibia but the fibula was so badly ! <
shattered that a reduction could not j ;
be made of that bone. The chances j
are against the leg being preserved, :
but the henefitof every chance is be
ing given, and it is possible that the I
boy may walk on two feet when he i
leaves Sayre hospital. i
Car No. G8,K33 known as the |
"leper car," is now ornamented i
with a new coat of paint, but in
spite of rumors to the contrary the ;,
number of the car has not been .
changed by the Lehigh in order that
car may lose its identity. The fresh ]
coat of paint was put on with a |
spray, but it was not re numbered, j
The car was properly fumigated af- i
ter the leper was removed.
Much progress is being made on 1
the P. B. &K. A high trestle is be- ]
ing built at East Canton from a point <
near the school house across the
highway, the track has been laid on '
it and the steam shovels will fill up j
the frame work with dirt.
At a political meeting at Altoonn, i
Caspar Mateueh, one of the lead- j
ers of the Lithunian Political Club
of the Sonth Side, became too loud
in bis denunciation of President
Roosevelt at the usual Sunday night
meeting of the club and a fight re
sulted in which Mateusch was badly
hurt by his fellow club members, I
who are loyal to Mr. Roosevelt.
There was so much of a row, how- |
ever, that the police broke into the j
place, arresting a wagon load of the j
trouble - makers and they were ar- ;
raigned before Magistrate Kimmell, !
who gave Mateusch a severe lecture
and sent him to the Altoona Work '
House for :s(> days. Those who
whipped Mateusch for scolding
about the President were discharged. ;
No Democrat in public life at 1
Washington since Bryan delivered
his speech in New York Thursday :
night is willing to espouse the cause ,
of government ownership of rail- \
roads, as proposed by the Nebras- j
kan.
Senator Simmons of North Caro
lina, in an interview places himself
in opposition to government owner- ■
ship, just as Senator Bailey, of Tex
as, Representative Livingston of:
Georgia, and others in the city have 1
jione. Governor Glenn of North
Carolina, who accompanied Senator
Simmons,also went on record against
it. Senator Simmons says :
' "1 don't think the Democrats of
the South will stand for government
ownership. Neither do I under
| stand that Mr. Bryan did more than j
to express the opinion that railroad
"rate regulation would prove inef
fectual and that the needed relief
could be secured only through gov
ernment ownership."
Mrs. Homer Rathfon, a resident
| of Middleburg, Snyder county, died
■ at her home at that place early flat
' unlay morning, as the result of a
• most distressing accident.
Some time during Friday morning
| Mrs. Rathfon prepared bread for
baking and with a good hot tire
! placed the baking in the oven of the
' stove. A short time afterward she
I thoughtlessly placed a lamp on the
back part of the stove and taking the
oil can, started to till it. Suddenly
an explosion occurred and the oil,
which ignited, was thrown all over
the woman's clothing and she in
| stantly became a mass of flames.
Her screams for help attracted the
i '
neighbors, who hurriedly ran to
her, but before the flames could he
be extinguished the unfortunate
woman was terribly burned and suf
i fercd untold agony.
: There was hardly a spot on her
j body that was not burned and from
! the waist up she was burned almost
to a crisp. Her hair was burned en
tirely oil'her head. Everything was
done to make her as comfortable as
i possible under the circumstances,
but after lingering until Saturday
morning death came as a relief. Mrs.
Rathfon was aged 24 years and is
survived by her husband and one
child.
Following the wholesale sampling
and other works in progress in this
part of the state Dairy and Food I
Commissioner Warren has an
nounced that he will have suit en-'
tered against a large number of can-;
dy dealers for the sale of impure
goods.
During the last thirty days 025'
samples of candy were purchased in
Allegheny county. A great num-j
bcr were also obtained in Westmore
land, Fayette, Washington, Indiana,
Cambria, Warren, Venango, Jefl'er-1
son, Clearfield and Lycoming coun- j
ties. The supplies are analyzed by
Dr. F. T. Aschman of Pittsburg, and j
Dr. James A. Kvans of Erie. The j
candies consist chiefly of penny j
goods, usually sold to children.
Eighty per cent of all the goods
purchased and analyzed were found
to contain one or two or more eliem-;
ieals and some of them contained j
three chemicals. Dr. Warren has is-,
sued strict orders to the agents to j
keep up the crusade until every
pound of candy containing poison is !
driven from the markets of Pennsyl
vania. In Allegheny county alone
there will be 150 prosecutions, to
gether with a number of prosecu- j
tinos in the other counties.
As the result of an investigation
instituted by the Bureau of Forestry >
at Washington a report will soon be j
published which in some ways up
set.-, old ideas with reference to the
strength of various woods.
For instance, this report will aver j
that, contrary to the widespread opin-;
ion, kuots, even when sound and
tight, are one of the most detrimen-;
tal features of timber for either |
beams or struts. The committee re- !
sponsible lor the report further de-1
! clares that, except in top logs or ;
I very young timber, the heart wood j
! is, as a rule, not so strong as the.
i wood farther from the .heart of the
tree. Butt logs, if sound,are strong
! er than top logs.
Muncy Methodists are laying
plans for a village campmeeting and
a harvest home meeting to be held
during the first moon in the month
;of < >ctoher. The village campmeet
ing is a series of services of living
interest to the people. Former pas- j
j tors of the church have been asked !
| to take part in the jubilee, and Dr.
W. P. Eveland, of Willianisport, j
will speak one evening. The ser
vices will be held in the church. II j
' the heat is too intense outdoor ser !
' vices will extend through the week. |
The harvest home meeting is a dei
parture that will benefit the poor of]
the community. Everyone attend
ing is requested to bring fruit. This
will be donated to Muncy's poor
people. The Ladies' aid society of
this church, too, is planning an out
ing. _ •
\ Edward C. Clay of Philadelphia,
who has been spending the latter
part of the summer at Hotel Eagles
Mere, Eagles Mere, with his family,
died at midnight Saturday of brain
i ever.
HILLSGROVE.
< >ue of the best games of the sea
son was played at Hillsgrove
last Friday when the Home
team defeated the League team.
Score, 5 to 4 in favor of 11 ills Grove.
League started into play for scoring
the first part of the game. It never
had a look in after that. Woodley
pitched a full game, and Foyle, the
nesting pitcher, held the co-champi
ons three to seven hits, and every
run Hillsgrove made was an earn
ed run. The features of the game
were ltinker's free stick work and
Sullivan's fielding. Some fine work
was also done by the league, and
they were the best and manliest
bunch ever seen here. Hillsgrove
has not been defeated on the home
grounds this year. They have just
been fitted out with new, white uni
forms.
Fred Jenkins was killed by a log
loader at Laquin last week and was
buried here last Friday. He was a
resident of this place, being born
here, but of late was living with his
mother at Canton. His death came
as a shock, as everyone here knew
him well.
The schools at this place will open
on Tuesday with Prof. Mulno, Miss
Dewar, Miss Biddle aud Miss Snell
as teachers.
Miss May Smith of Plymouth, is
visiting at her uncle Steven Harri
son's at this place.
Garfield Harrison of Laquin, Sun
dayed with his parents here.
Joseph Baehle has resigned his job
with the tanning companv at this
place and has went in as foreman for
C. W. Sones.
The National Protective League of
this place have organized a concert
hand. Some of the instruments have
already arrived.
Fred Rinker called on Estolla
Friend last Sunday.
Henry Mcßride, an old-time resi
dent of this place, was calling on
friends here last week.
There is strong talk of installing
an electric this place. Why
not? It would pay, as there is lots
of natural power to run one.
Hillsgrove will like'y play either
Hughcsville or Picture Rocks at this
place next Saturday.
A terrible and fatal accident oc
curred at the Junction Friday last
when a Slav who was was using
dynamite to blow out stubs on the
grade of the S. & N. became impa
tient at the delay in the (Kscharge
of one of the blasts he had light
ed. He approached the orifice to
take out the fuse, and while doing
so the powerful ntuff exploded blow
ing him more than a hundred feet
in the air and breaking every bone
in his body. He was buried at Ral
ston Saturday. He leaves a wife and
two children in this country and two
in Europe.
In a recent speech Speaker Cannon
| among other good things said : "In
j 185)2 this country was prosperous,
j but in that year a Democratic l'resi
i dent and a Democratic House wen
elected on a platform against protec
tion. In that Congress William J.
Bryan was a member, and in thai
| year the laboring man went out of
employment.
"Roosevelt is a great President.
He has great ideals and he is enfore
ing the law. The President wants a
a Republican House of Represent!-: -
, tive during the two last years of hi
i administration. If a Democrats
House is elected in November, oui
| Demoeratie friends would think it a
reasonable prophecy that they might
! come into power two years later and
I they would have every reason to
think they might."
< )f protection speaker Cannon said :
"The tariff is the best revenue law
ever written under the lead of that
i gr»>at statesman Nelson Dingley. He
believed as I do, that whenever we
can produce under protection it i>
our duty to do so. The Republican
party is a party of faith, hope, trust
and confidence. When the party
has been giveu full power from Lin
coln down to Roosevelt it has never
failed to deliver the goods and al
j ways stood by the people."
75C PER YEAR
DERNICE ITEMS.
Patrick White of Wyoming, is
, visiting his parents at Mildred.
| Peter Wright of Sayre, was call
ing on friends at tins place.
Samuel Ilerst of Wilkes-Barre, is
calling on friends at this place and
Mildred.
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Weaver of
Mildred, were Laporte visitors on
Sunday.
Misses Wini'* Persian and Fflle
Hoffa returned home Saturday after
spending two weeks at Wyoming,
Pa.
A party by the name of Dr. Sho
maker is negotiating to purchase the
W. B. Gunton Breaker and nil the
rolling plant to open up a new coal
field adjoining the Gunton property.
He expects to ship coal by October
Ist.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley of
Sayre, are visiting their parents at
Sugar Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cook of Du
shore, were visiting the former's
parents at Mildred.
Miss Mary Watson ofScranton, is
visiting her parents at Mildred.
The following were at Col ley at
tending the funeral of Uncle Bill
Beeser: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hood,
Mrs. J. A. Helsman, Mrs. Ben llels
man, Mrs. Win. Allan, Mrs. Frank
Allan, Mrs. Vailentine Morter, Mr.
ami Mrs. John Harney.
Miss Dora Vought of Wilkes-
Barre, was spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. .S. A. Dieffenbach of
Mildred.
Mrs. P. K. Schaad of Mildred, is
spending a week at Binghamton, X.
Y., visiting friends.
Harry Brewer of Mildred, was
visiting Klmira friends last week.
Two of our leading citizens got in
to a heated argument regarding base
ball playing. The result is that both
cj.es drring the conflict.
One man who thought that running
was ahead of fighting, fell over the
embankment of the new road and
was somewhat bruised. He kept
shouting as he ran,"l am not
afraid."
Harry and Stanley Brewer, of
Mildred, left on Monday to fill a
position as firemen on the Northern
Central railroad at Klmira, N. Y.
The following were Scranton visit
ors this week : Thomas V. Me
Laughlin and John Bega.n
Richard K. Webber as resigned
his position as postmaster and went
to Scranton. 11. W. Osier is circu
lating a petition for postmaster.
The Mildred Scrubs and the .S'emi
Professionals played a game of ball
on Monday which was a one-sided
affair. The score was Mildred I" to
nothing. Any nine in Sullivan
county can be accommodated by
writing to Robert Watson. Mildred,
Pa.
Levi M. Smith of Denver, Col.,
who was born in Plymouth, Penn.,
SI years ago, and Mrs. Luella Cook,
of Factoryville, Pa., who was horn
at Tunkbannock tin year* ago, visit
ed Wilkes-Barre Thursday, secured
a marriage license and were at once
married in the court bouse by Alder
man Perkins. Mr. Smith is in tin
best of health, despite his advanced
age, and does not look to be a day
over CO. Some .'lO years ago he was
widely known in this valley and
throughout the state owing to bis
prominence in horse racing circles.
He used to have largo strings of fast
horses at Lee Park race track, when
that place was in its palmiest davs.
In his younger days be courted Miss
L'ttok, but like many cases of love,
something came between them and
iie married some other sweetheart,
lie then went west and settled in the
neighborhood of Denver, where he
lias an extensive cattle anil horse
ranch and amassed a large fortune.
His wife died and after several years
he became lonely and his thoughts
drifted back to his tirst sweetheart,
Miss Cook. He came east and v:-i,-
ed his daughter, and then went to
Factoryville and met his old sweet
heart, who of course, had grown old
but was still possessed of her pleasing
and youthful spirits. He at once re
newed his wooing by telling why he
had come east and she consented to
the marriage.—Wyoming Democrat.