VOL. XI. NO 40 . This is the Place C To Buy Your Jewelry \ \ Nothing in Town to Compare YVitli\ 112 the Quality that We are Giving / / You for the Low Price Asked. S C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that 3 irresist bly draws into our store the best patronage r C of this section. Many years here i.i business, always 3 *)with a full line of uoods above suspicion; chosen C (with a care and judgment comm nsurate with its 1 S desirability and adaptability to retine iasU\ makes \ r our store a safe place to invest. 112 r Repiir work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ te». d. by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X S RETTENBURY, > <, DL'SHORE, PA. The Jeweler HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL WOO D HEATERS;I ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing Goods, Toois of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test thetrtit.il 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. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., * 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ciood Muslin Underwear. None hut the l»e.-t Fnderwear ('an find a place in t liis store—noi necessarily j the most expensive garment*, tor we have plenty of 1 'nderware at low prices, hut, those which are well made of good material, properly shaped, carefully finished and | generously cut our prices arc righ« t, another feature' sure to please you. Corsets for all Figures Knit Underwear Every figure has its appropriate corset* 1 low about v..ur knit underwear sup here. We use t he'greatest cure in giving plies? Have you everything you need? t lie customer the right model. If not let us furnish what you want. Women's Coats, Suits, Skirt and Furs ••Closing out all goods in season," that's the rule. To accomplish that some times requires sweeping reductions and losses, nevertheless the rule is lived up to. For the next tew days we will give Mime wonderful values in women's fashionable apparel. They will be offered regardless of the former selling price. Kverv gar ment is marked at what in our judgment it will biing. It is difficult to get a cor rect idea of these splendid qualities until von see t he garment and gel the prices. New White Goods. We are showing some new Novelties in line col lon and mercerized fabrics lor shirtwaists, neat designs in stripes, figures and checks, also a complete line of plain materials lor dresses, including India. I.iuon. Persian I.awns. French Lawns. M nils, S« isHes. etc. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 190V. Hunters Up in Arms to Kill The o:.c Dollar Tex Dili. Lycoming county sportsman art Hp in arms agaiu-t the bill now be | fore the legislature providing for a j tax of si on every loan or boy who I goes hunting. This bill has the in- Idorsoment of Secretary KalUfus, of | the slate game commission, who be lieves such a law should be passed in j order that the money received from j the tax might be turned ovi r to the |Commission to enable it to more j satisfactorily protect the game of ! the state. A petition signed by about twelve 'thousand gunners in this county has | been prepared (or submission to the | legislature, protesting against the passage of the gull tax. The hunters in other counties are taking simular action, and the prospects are that I the legislature will be overwhelmed ! w ilh petitions declaring that the i proposed law would work serious | hardship on the owners of guns. If j the It gislature is inclined to consider I public sentiment it will not pass 'this measure. j Outside of the gami- commission we do not know of anybody who l wants the gun lax bill passed, unless jit should be the gentleman who are members of hunting clubs which have private preserves and some of whom may be desirous of keeping other hunters out of the woods. If such a measure should become a law its provisions would impose a hard ship upon the poor man w ho might desire togo hunting on one day in I the year and at no oilier time. Tin j tax would not be felt by the pot I hunter. Williamsport News, Anbrew Rohc Dead. Mr. A '.drew Rhoe of Cherry township, died at his home Thurs day February -S. Mr. Rhoe was well advanced in years at the time of his death and | had been in ill health for several j years lie was a prosperous r ; well-to-do fanner, highly esteemed by all who knew him. He is survived by a wife and > three children, John and William | Khoe, and Mrs, William I*. Shoe- 1 maker of I.aporle, i lu an article in behalf of the horse the Heading Times and Dispatch sa\s that the deep snow and cold ; weather produce conditions particu ] larly perilous to flu- horse. Now i-! the time for all who have to do with horses to be most thoughtful of them. The animals are likely to be come overheated, toiling through deep snow \\ ith heavy load* or speed, ing with light sleighs, and drivers unaccustomed to the zero weather that so seldom visits this latitude too often allow them to stand for a little while unblanketed. Another cruelly In a horse is to put a bit in his mouth on a very cold morning, as the cold iron will take the skin off the -ton gue. The bit should alw ays be w arm ed or at least held in fresh water for a short time, when the mercury goes below -II degrees, before placing it | in the animal's mouth. F. E. Chubbuek, of Orwell, Brad ford county, has been chosen super ' intendent [of the Odd Fellows' Or phanage, near Sunburry, and will ! take charge of the institution on i March 2. This is the position so ac ceptably filled so long by Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11. Bulges, and tow hich several other Wyoming county peo ple were aspirants, ! The Towande Review, in speak ing of the matter, says:"The new superintendent of this famous 1.0.0. 1-. charity is one of best known and | most active Odd Fellows ill the j county, and that he and his wife will i give splendid care to the neariy 70 ; children committed to their custody is a foregone conclusion.'' Farmers and rural residents in ' this section are cautioned to be on the lookout for a scoundrel who is I operating a new scheme. He is sell ing a stretcher for barb wire fencing. I The machine and section of fence are loft with farmers, and a contract signed by the latter for $:»(>() to be paid in case the stretcher is accepted. ! The swindler never appears but later the signer is confronted with a note at his bank for s:!iio. Mi*s. M. C. L& jer Ends a Beautiful Lire, Surrounded By a Loving Family. Mrs. Marie C. Lauer of Laporte died on Wednesday morning Feb. 27, I:i07. Her death has east a gloom over our community, as she was one of the best known and highly respected ladies in our vill ; Mrs, Lauer was horn in Germany June '2o. 1 N.iJ she came to this country with her father, Fred Charles Loch, with the rest of his . family when she was twelve years old. The family located in Phila delphia. On Feb. 7, 1S»;i. she was inar mied to MaritzO. Lauer, who came ' from Saxony, Germany, .Mr. Lauer ; was a mineral chemist and employ ed at Phoenix ville, Pa. They came to Laporte in IS.")!). Mr. Lauer died May S, 1 NSC). Mrs. Lauer hasten living child j ren, five sons and five daughters, , who although they live far apart, were all gathered at her bedside when she died. It uia\ be truly said of Mrs. Lanei that, although she did not acquire wealth, her life Was a success, ll was full of good work: it abounded in faith, hope and charily. And her good influence was like sunshine upon all who had the privilege of associating with her. She will be long and affectionately remember ed liy her inany friends. Mrs. Lauer was a member of the Lutheran Church, and in sympathy with all classes, who try to liv.i up right ly and do good. Her good in fluence will be greatly missed in this community. The funeral < 112 Mrs. Marie C. Lauer will be held on Saturday March'J, 15107. at 1:30 p.m. Ser\ices in the Kpiseopal church. Benjamin Tripp Passes Away at An Abvanced Age. Benjamin Tripp one of the oldest and most respected residents of Fix Township, Sullivan County, I'eiina. died at the home of his step-son C. W.Kelley in Fr a hold. N. J. Feb. 1-1 aged HO year* (S liiont lis and I s d iys 'l'iie dece is-.l moved into Sullivan County iu is,;;, when the county was quite a wilderness. He had lived with his daughter for the last two years at Shunk, l'enna. I u the spring of I'.Kiii he went to Elinira, N.Y. to visit friends, lu July he went to Freehold, N. J. to visit hissoiinnd stepson. 11 is death was very sudden as he was sick only about one hour. The remains were brought to Can ton, l'a. w here the funeral was held at tlie home of his son W. J, Tripp, interment in West Hill Cemetery, at Shunk, l'a. The following children survive him. Mrs. W. F. Porter, of Shunk. W. J. Tripp of Canton," Pa. llenry I'ripp of Eltnira, N.Y. A. F. Tripp j of WilkesHarre, Pa. and W. J. Tripp I of Freehold, N. .1. Dealh uf Dr. George T. Wing. j I)r. George T. Wing died at the | home of his daughter Mrs. 11. P. j Tripp, in Elinira, Wednesday I morning after a lingciing illness I from declining health for the past : two years. Deceased was in his <S4th year, j and the grim reaper gathered his ripened harvest so peacefully and quietly that the end was scarcely perceptible. He was born and raised in Scho i baric county, N. Y., where in ear ly life be pursued the cooper's trade,later he studied medicine and aft"i- the war iu which he served as a mechanic in the con structing corps, lie began the prac tice of medicine in Binghamton. Later he moved to Shunk, this county where he lived for some time before taking up his residence iu Tioga county. Three children survive, they are Mrs. 11. P. Tripp and George Wing of Elinira, and Charles L. Wing of I aporte. A DAY OF DAMAGING FIRES. Thursday Was Full ol Hardship r Sev eaal Laporte Families. Two Houses and Two Darns Distroycd. | Thursday of this week will be re i membered as a day of misfortune to a number of people living in the vi cinity of Laporte, a* within •the course of a few hours four families were made homeless liy tire. About 10 o'clock Thursday morn ling the large frame dwelling house lat Lake Mokoma da:n, known its the "old hoarding house" which was occupied by the families of A. ! L. Lovelace, George Staekhouse and ' William Sykes, was found to be on ; lire near the center of the building. When it became known that the house was on tire, some one rushed ; through the different apartments to j shout a warning to the occupants and in so doing thoughtlessly left j the doors remain open and the strong } wind that was blowing at the time drove the fiatnes through the entire i lower story of the building which made impossible any effort to save the household goods of Mr. Sykes land .Mr. Stack house. The members j of these two families were compelled ito leave their home with nothing ; more than their clothing which they ; were wearing. The family of Mr. Lovelace was more fortunate as they ! were able to remove part of their furniture before the building col ; lapsed. None of the parties had any in ' siirance, and much sympathy is felt for them in their misfortune. [ The above mentioned fire had not ' ceased smoking when the children going home from school at noon saw | the smoke issuing from the home of •112. M. Itosencrants, on his farm about ; two miles from Laporte, but which ; being situated on an opposite hill is | plainly seen from town. In a few | minutes the house was burning fiercely, and collapsed in about twen ty minutes when j t . a! lh'* time it i was seen that the large barn had j caught fire from sparks from the I burning 1 bouse, and in a few minutes more this also was a mass of flames. Mr. Henry Karge who was driv ing toward the Kosencrants home j -aw that the house was on fire and hastened to the scene but found no ' -me at home except Mrs. W.J. Lord, 1 Mr. Itosencrants' daughter who wa ! not aware that the whole roof of the | house was ablaze. It was already i then too late to save any household goods from upstairs. With the help of Mr. A'arge, Mrs. Lord succeeded in removing part of the downstair : furniture and most of the family's | clothing. By the time the barn was i found to be on fire Mr. Kosencrants' j son John, who with his mother and I father had been to Laporte, arrived lon the scene and helped to save the I live stock from the burning build | ing. All the hay and grain were | consumed. This is indeed a hard blow to Mr | Itosencrants, who by years of hard ! labor had made himself a conifort [ able home of which he has been de | prived by this unfortunateaceuranee. There was no insurance on either |of the buildings, which makes loss ; a complete one. Febrvary Covrt A Short One. j The February term of court was j a very short one. Court convened lon Monday at 2 p. m.and adjourn ed the same afternoon until the May term. There was but one criminal case, that of George V*u Buskirk for the murder of Kit-, Snell, to be tried, and was to hav started Monday, but was continued partly because the defense had ! failed to stibpoenea all their wit j nesses and partly because Judge Terry was unable to hear the trial on account of the serious illness of his daughter. All the jurors and many of the witnesses* were on hand and were anxious to have the trial begin. In the absence of Judge Terry 112 Judge Fanning of Towanda presided, and a motion for the continuance of the trial until the May term of c ourt was made and carried, and the accused man will have three months more of confinement before his trial. 75C PER YEAR EPRNICE 11 112 N: S. Mr. and Mrs. Willi:,n; s w ,s Visiting 11M latter |>: 11, ■M * - ' - i;id Mrs. Willi HID Allen of this ; : <■< . Miss Mary Hannon of Mil- ~ <», i■ turnedto 1 loboken N. J aft< ; p'l! ing tlit' past week with her papain at Mildred. Frank Meyers of Mildred, was call ed to Philadelphia on Wedm -day on account of the serious «ickno.-., ~112 j i j s daughter Ruth who has been under the doctor's care for typhoid fevr. Mr. Meyer returned home Friday evening accompanied by hi- daugh ter who is now under the care of I; I lernianu of IHishore. Mrs. William Rut- and dtughtoi <if%Vyaox is visiting friends at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hansel of Rerwick, is vi-iting hi> hrothi-i- Km est of Mildred. Miss Lucy 1 launon ( 112 Mill 1,.-d an .1 Mar.ian (>sier of this plat ,• \c n Uu shore visitors on Saturday. l)r. Urennan of MShlred w a - vi ; - i:iy New York friend- hi.-t v, <. k. The pie social held at tii> h• >?11e Mrs. w. J. Cook {for tJie benefit of the Presbyterian church was a sue cess. The follow hit;' mem!.-- rs c!. tl Rerniec lodge .\'oti(i2 I. (>. <). with their friends spent an elij iyablo time on Friday evening' to p.:!..: ofa.-upper prepared by the mem ber-- wive-: Mr. and Mr-. John <'. haad. and Mrs. \\ . ,1. Cook, Mr. mid M; Charles Cook, Mr. ami M. i' •; - iHiggan, Mr. ;uid Mrs. Y\ i'li m Lewis, Mr. and Mr . I' :> Mr. and Mr- WHi iai; i -b .im-. r and Mrs. Raiiey, M . and .Mi■-. : Powers, Mr. and Mrs. James Speitee, Am- ■* *1 rs'. 1.. Weed, M . and Mrs. ... W. 0.-der, Mr. am I, William I>a . Mr. and Mr- .. .: 1 Spenee, Mr. and Mi-, .hum burn, Mis.soss M '■.■•.> 0.-lei ( Wee.l, M: burn, Mrs. Ji, C. Watson; Messei. John L. Lim s, 1 >avid and • -rnai ! Shields, Jesse, Fred and 1.e.-; (. Sidney Osier, Tom and lien- . \I • heines, Harry Weed Fred Weaver, (Jeorgc Spenee, .lame-- (In-ci:, '. Waiters, Robert Watson, and Char lea liilgerd. The following yoiing people t« -i.■'. ered Miss Mini Mortcr a pie-.sunt surprise at the home of hei parent-, on Saturday evening on tie- occasion of her thirteenth birthday; Missi %s Beatrice Shaffer, Jennie Roe, M ttii • and Marthea Allen, Anna Rartlow. and Minnie Meyers; Mess< r.- • -Ii ' Mahaffey, Charles llelesman, .< har les Hood, Kd. Rrogan, Albeit Allen Fred Gore, Rarnard shield- John ivellog, Kugene Mott, Frank Heb -- nian and John < )sler. The following Jurors, were atlend ing court at La porte on Monday; William Schaad, Kd vard ll"'me-, William J. Cook, ami John II n\< . Courl Guest Nearly Froze to Dcalh I Covnty Sea! Monday NijJht. Roland Hnu-inger a court truest wandeied out from the I.iporte h,j lei at a late hour Monday night and would have frozen in the/ei ■ atum pliere bad it not been for the 112 that George 11. Lilley bappen> 1 along and found bis pro-tr . e bod; lying in the road far from any as sistance and openly exposed to th* raw elements. Hnu-inger w - I - nunihed, unable to walk and had , > lie carried to a place of refu ulna ■> lie might be warmed and w ln-re 1.- 1 might have preserved in him II;-. ray -f life that --till remained. During the early evening he WI-I o the Lnporte hotel, and < >y < ! a» circle of court enthusiast-gat - v zed there. When be left tb ■ I ace it was alieady II o'clock and i ! , v therinometer was re<;i-i,-ri:< close to the zero point. When ho had walked a short distance from tie* hotel he inu.-t have been oveo-i.|.,:» by the cold, for be fell ovt r lielpU -s in the street and would have frozen to death bad it not been for the luck of being found by i pas-i rby ; an I this was a mere piece of In i r there was sparse travel on the -tie, of roadway where tinman w ..a found.
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