VOL. XI. NO 25. C To Buy Your Jewelry \ V Nothing in Town to Compare With N 112 the Quality that We are Giving J x 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 C of this section. Many years here in business, always ) S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C (with a care and judgment commensurate with its I \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ Q our store a safe place to invest. C r Repair work done on short notice and guaran- Q by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X S RETTENBURY, > $ DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler COLE HARDWAR No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OR/ 'WOO D HEATERS; 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 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 stovo. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, • i WILLIAMSPORT, PA. The Nev Poll Suits Are arriving eery day.the line will soon lie complete. Season alter season | we are selling more suits. We have every reason to believe that our etlorts have been repaid and that your confidence in us to secure the host styles will be sustained j when you see what a tine showing we will have ready in a few days. New Walking Skirts We have scoured the whole market until we found the most stylish, most [ serviceable walking skirts that wouM be shown anywhere. They are both plain colors and the new plaids and the ne« Kuglish mixed effects. THE NEW WOOL DRESS GOODS FOR FALL Are on the counters. Kvarybody who wishes i|iiiet. rich, tasteful things in dress labrics will find them here. Not a desirable cloth or color missing. There ; are two fashionable cloths this season, Bioaddoths and f'aiiamas. We have an excellent assortment of both. Plaids Are Stylish Plaids are once more in favor and are made in some lovely color combinations. ! They are the <|uiet and combre tone plaids, not loud as the few years back. - Corsets of the Best Before the new gown a new corset of course. Let us help you to select the light one. We cannot afford to have anything but the best at the various prices. Critically sel?f their canvass. It is very likely P that Northumberland county will 1 ?ive the doctor nearly as large a ma jority as he had two years ago, and the unpopularity of Mr. Mcllenry in his home county will cut dow- ' the adverse majority up there to al 1 most nothing.—Mt. Carmel News, j ' During the last session of Con jures-. Hon. E. W. Samuel,the broad | guaged and capable member from i tins district, lias represented us and | we defy the opposition to point to a | single vote in which he did not re flect the sentiments of his district. |He is fully conversant with the j needs of his constituents and at all 'times and upon every occasion he I was actuated by a desire to so cast I his vote and to use h'is voice that the | best interests of all concerned may !be aonserved. He has proven him self one of the best and most faith | I'ul servants that our State has in the j National House of Representatives, j He is recognized as one of the most Conservative leaders on the Republi can side of the House. There was I never any jjuestion as to how he | would stand upon any important | measure during his term as Con gressman. To return Dr. Samuel I add to bis influence and will be | the better for our entire people, both ; Democrats and Republicans, and we j bespeak for him the entire vote of | this county and a return to Con | gress by one of the largest majorities ever given in this district. Facts Under Republican Na tional Legislation. I The Government has a surplus of I revenue over expenditures. We have an average favorable bal : ance of trade amounting to >">00,000,- 000 annually.. Our manufactures have doubled j since | Our farm values and crop values | have doubled since 18!M>. Employment and wages have in creased from ">o to 100 percent, since i IS'.tli. : Our bank clearings have trebled | since A thousand million dollars have been added to our savings banks de posits since ls!((l. And failures, in spite of the enor ! motis increase in business have fall |en oft' more than half as compared j with 1 Sin;. Sheriff Buck as well as | sheriffs in other countiesJJ have no business. The poorest times for ; sheriffs all over the land ever known. , Then why not vote for pour Repub lican candidate for Congress, Dr. 1 Samuel. - Gets the Glad Hand from Col umbia Covnty Farmers--Will Have Flattering Vote. Hon. K. \V. Samuel has returned from his visit with the Columbia county people at the Bloomsburg , fair. The weather was not pleasant, • hut the reception given to our Gon- Cj gressman was very gratifying to : him and his friends. I Columbia county tt few years ago • was a veritable bulwark of democ racy, but times have changed ideas and property under republican gov ernment and soup-houses under dem • j omcratic regimes have a vakened ■leven that old Fishing Creek confed ■| eracy to the needs of the times, and the Democratic majorities in Colum bia have been very materially cut down in recent years and in some j cases turned into Republican majori ties. The rapid growth of the man ufacturing town of Berwick has add ;ed very largely to the Republican | vote of the county. The continued ; prosperity of that end of old Colum bia will entirely change the political complexion of the county in a few years. | This Republican growth coupled j with the feeling upon the part of many intelligent Democrats that the i district must be represented by a Re publican if it is to be really repre sented at all, will probably give to | Dr. Samuel an almost even vote in i Columbia county next month. The | doctor will carry Catawissa and Hloomsburg by small majorities and lie is expected to have at least it thousand majority in Berwick. If Mount Carmel and Mount Car mtl township, and Shamokin and Coal township will give the doctor any where near the vote the region should give to the man who so dis tinctively represents this section, lie will be re-elected by a big majority. It is up to the coal regions to say whether they want to be represented by one who knows their 'nt'-rests or by one who is a representative of the hated trusts. Everybody get a hustle on and send the doctor back. Make it a coal region pride to send back the doc tor. A*k your neighbors to interest j ; themselves in his re-election.— ! Mount Carmel News. Desperate men are terrorizing the people of Genesee, Hick ox, West Bingham and other places in that section of I'otter county by burning buildings, shooting into houses and | doing other desperate deeds. The Coudersport Democrat says that Tuesday night they set tire to the lumber piles at the Hickox mill and it was only after hard work that the mill was saved. The desperadoes, three in number, then went a short distance from Iliekox and began shooting at houses and at every person who ap peared. One woman who was in i her home was wounded by a bullet, j They started to burn the barn of I Thomas C'oulston and fired at Mr. Coulston, but left without tiring the structure. The barn of Bert Perry, | nearby, was burned and Mr. Perry ; narrowly escaped being shot. Thursday night the gang burned a | tool house near Newfield Junction land they evidently intended to burn a railroad bridge near that place, as | some waste saturated with oil was i found under it. Along the road j from West Bingham to Xewfield Junction they tore down the It. F. iD. boxes and shot at houses. They burned a barn at West Bingham and several houses near the site of the former Cobb mill. Falling into line in the movement 'started by Columbia county, and promptly taken by Northumberland j Luzerne and Lackawanna, Schuyl kill county commissioners are now I sending out instructions to their as sessors informing them that they will be held accountable for a rigid and perfectly impartial and just as sessment of all valuations throughout the county, and that they live up to ! their oath of office in every partic ular. This will mean that the as sessments on coal land and the prop erty of other big corporations will be greatly increased there, as it will be | in other counties which have taken I up the crusade for a just assessment. Deininjjcr-Simmons. I ():> Wednesday evening October 24, at a very pretty wedding I took place ad Sonestown, when I Mr. James Deininger and Miss Rose Simmons were united in mar riage by Rev. R. S. Stover, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Simmons, in the presence of a large number of guests. The bride who was most tastefully attired was attend ed by her sister Miss Ada Simmons as bridesmaid, while the groom had as his attendant Mr. R. S. Starr. Mrs. R. S. Starr played the wedding march. They were the recipients of many costly and use fid presents. Mr. Deininger hold the position of assistant chief clerk in the De partment at Hanisburg. Mrs. Deininger is one of Sonestown's most popular young ladies. Upon their return from a brief wedding tour they will goto housekeeping in the beautiful home tliat Mr. Deininger recently has had built at Sonestown. The News Item extends its very best wishes to the bride and groom for a happy wedded life. Married. An event of a very pleasant char acter transpired at high noon on Wednesday, October lOth, when at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ford of Jackson township, Columbia county, their amiable daughter, Delia and Mr. Clayton Speary were united in marriage. Theceremonv was per formed by Rev. \V. It. Mather of Rohrsburg, in the presence of the immediate relatives. Af ter congratulations had been teuder ed and received all partook of a sumptuous dinner. T\ • bride was attired in a very pretty blue silk, while the groom wore conventional black. Mr. lless, uncle of the bride, en tertained the guests with his phono graph, which added to the enjoy ment of the occasion. The happy couple left on the f> o'clock train for their wedding tour. Engineer James Casey of the B. «V S. passenger traiu is confined to his home at Jamison City, as the result of an accident at that place Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Casey was assist ing in moving the household goods of E. It. Harvey from his Jamison City residence to the tiaiu to be taken to Bloorasburg where the fam ily is moving, Mr. Ilarvey being clerk at the Central Hotel. When the wagon was nearly tilled, and its Mr. Casey was up on the load, he lost his hold and fell backwards. His left leg caught in the furniture, and he hung suspended by that limb, the knee being badly dislo- 1 cated. He was promptly extricated, however, and taken to his home, 1 where a physician was summoned, but it will be some time before he can resume his work. < A combined movement of the preachers of Williamsport with the Young Men's Christian Association, is being organized to evangelize that city during the coming winter, and old Satan will be given the live liest chase he ever experienced in the Lumber City. All denomina tions will take part iu it. In 'he or ganization that has been effected Rev. Robert F. Gibson of Trinity Episcopal church, was elected presi dent, assisted by the pastors of the Methodist, Baptist and Congrega tional churches. They will preach simultaneously on"The Call of the Ministry," "Good Citizenship" and "Sin and Repentance," and other themes that will lead the Williams porters to a better sence of their re ligious and civic duties. Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—Suit was begun this afternoon bv Senator James P. McNichol against Lewis Emory, Jr., the candidate for gov ernor on the fusion ticket, charging criminal libel, and a capias has been issued for Emory's arrest. In the statement of claim McNichol asks for #250,000 damages. 75C PER YEAR BERNICE ITEMS. 1 j Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright of ' Say re, were visiting friends at this 1 place last week. ' fe. O. DelTenbach of Mildred, was ■ visiting friends at Sayer last week. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Dougher i of Mildred, are visiting Wilkes , Barre and Lehighton friends this • week. ' Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Matthew are • visiting Monroeton and Towanda , friends. i Misses Maggie Watson and Win nie Deffehbach of Mildred, were at , tending Young People's Christian . Endeavor convention at Wilkes- Barre last week. Mrs. John Walters and Mrs. Ed ward Bumgardner are attending the funeral of her grandson, Orva Mitch ell, the only sou of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell of Schenectady, N. V, Daniel Schoonover of Mildred, was a Towanda visitor last week. C. E. Jackson, John Daly, IT. L. McLaughlin, Dr. J. L. Br em an and John Fitzgerald were Williamsport visitors last week. Dr. J. L. Christian of Lopez, was calling on friends at this place on Monday. The school opened up on Monday in the K. of L. hall with Thomas Gallagher of Cherry, as principal. Frank Babcock has moved his family to Monroeton. Mrs. Maggie Cook of Mildred,who Was called to Boone, lowa, on ac count of the death of her son-in-law, David Peacock, returned home on Thursday of last week. JohnS. Lines is assisting IT. I. Schaad in the butchering business. The dance in the K. of L. hall on Friday evening was a failure on ac count of rain. There will be a dance in the K. of L. hall on the 30th. HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS. Misses Elsie and Clara Wilson spent Sunday as the guests of their parents at Sugar Hill. The box social held at this place <»n Saturday evening was a success, clearing about twelve dollars and fifty cents. Bruce Phillips is confined to his bed with an attack of pneumonia, but is somewhat improved at this writing. Mrs. Jacob Doubler, of Hughes ville, is spending some time at this place. Mr. Albert Swank, who has been employed in the southern part of the State, is spending some time at this place. The following were Muncy Valley visitors Saturday : Harry Phillips, Thomas Swank, Earnest Fuliner, Miss°B Mildred and Maizie Phillips and Edna Bay. The following of Fairview attend ed the social Saturday evening: Misses Lulu Bartlow, Ora Fulmer, Mamie Bartlow, Myrtle Neufer; ofSonestown, Miss Gladsy and Mr. Frank Sheets; of Strawbndge, Misses Clara Bartlow, Mabel Myers and Mr. Jason Myers; of Marsh Bun, Misses Alma Weaver, Laura Phil lips and Lula Weaver. Miss Muriel Phillips,who is attend ing school at Benton, was the guest of her parents Saturday and Sunday. Sunday services at the churches as follows: At the Methodist Episco pal church, Suuday school at 9.30. At the Evangelical church, Sunday school «it 2.30; preaching at 3.30. All are welcome at these services. Dr. E. W. Samuel, candidate for Congress from this district, will poll a tremendous vote in his home coun ty and from present indications will carry his county by a large majority. Mr. Samuel is a sterling man and his host of friends throughout the dis trict are active in his behalf. There is no other who could better repre sent the Sixteenth District in the National House than Samuel and he will have the approval ot the voters at the polls, a hearty endorsement from all parts of the county and dis trict.