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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.
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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.