VOL. X!. \<o 44. ( T his Is the Place ( To Buy Your Jewelry \ \ Nothing in lown to Compare Withes { the Quality that We are Giving / £ You for the Low. Price Asked. S (112 Quality ami moderate prices makes a force \ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r ( of this section. Many years here in business, always ) } with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C ( with a care and judgment commensurate with its « \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ r our store a safe place to invest. C r Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X RETTENBURY, RETTENBURY, > DUVSHORE, pa. The Jeweler coi^ ; s HA RD WARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD HE A TE ONE OF WINTERS 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 atoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stove? anything from a fine Jewel Ease ] 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, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. New Dress Goods For Spring. ARE ON DISPLAY. Excel! them ? Impossible! Equal them? Try! We a e proud of our selection —eager 112 r you to see them— confident of your approval. For with a great care we liuve picked anil chosen anil purchased, and know iliai tlier- arc not in lie lon ml more woriliy n'lil beautiful representatives ol t lit* new e.-t and I 'est in Spring I > ret-.- (i0n.1.-. Novelly_-Hi"l exelu-ivenesn are the features of die rarest oonibiriationw'of weavee i ollur- ami elleet e\er munuiactured arc included. Certainly the display is the KM p.-iior nl any in tliis-iciimi, and you need go no Inrlher in your search lor modish fabrics Mhe motnent. Make vour -elections early when the fabrics, the weaves, the color combinations and tin prices are sure to delight you. Wide Material for Tailored Suit W<■ are showing an exceptionlv large collection ol ."ill to ;>i> inch I'ahries lor •I ticket Suit.- in the new stripes, checks and lanev miked materials, some excellent values at sI HO and SI -■> a yard. Plain and Fancy Panamas. Panamas arc now recognized as one ol the very hest materials made I'or service, and then they are stylish. We have tlu tn in all the plain colors and limey mixed ami over-plaid checks. ALL WOOL BATISTE MIXED SUITING. In all the new dark and evening shades. \\-,. H ,e rea.lv lo show you the most There is no better fabric maile lor inex , , . , ~ ~ ~ , complete line ol lanev mixed suitings and (icnsiv e dressv wear than tins all wool ' batiste for plain fabrics you will find anywhere lor 50c 50c Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1907. i The capitol contract probers have I brought to lighl some things that <h inland ati explanation, to say tin [least. For instance, it has been j shown that Sanderson A- Co., the i contractors, charged the State over j $l;5S,OO0 for cut glass chandelier I globes "imported" front Western j Pennsylvania, which cost them I something over $:20,00<). The State | also paid over $">!),ooi) for thermostats I devices for registering the degrees of j heat in the building. There are sup i poyed to he 702 of them somewhere— jat least that numher was bought l hut thought they are scattered all ! through the building, in the privat j corridor, the passage to the elevator, j the alcoves, the main entrance ont : side, jittd even in tin l "slop sink," il is impossible to locate them all. As ! they were specially designed and cost £7O apiece, the architect should know where he had them placed. The one in the room where the investi gation is being carried on is likely to register an unusual degree of heat a- the work progresses. Every man against whom any thing is alleged is entitled too, and and doubtless will be given chance to explain his action. Perhaps San derson A Co. can make it perfectly clear why they charged lour time as much for glass as it cost, ami poss ibly Architect Huston can justify the purchase of more thermostats than he could find use for. If so, they have a duty to themselves and to the pub lic iu doing it. A \ew Vork woman who lias been lecturing in Chicago declares that women wear new clothes that men may make money. She says that "we have new fashions because the dry goods manufacturers want to reap big profits. Jf you should re fuse to wear new clothes for six months there would be a world wide tiuanc,.u | aide.', Thus the greed of meie men and not the pride of love ly women is at the bottom of all t<iK.!>lc over dressmaking bilN. It has been supposed that women donned new gowns to please the men and make each other jealous, bit" this New York woman destroys this illusion and makes it plain that il the manufacturers of dress fabrics were not so anxious to get rich quick there would not be so many changes in the styles of frocks and the women would not be ashamed to appear on the street with the same dress twice in one year. Lucky is it for the man who pays the bills that the manufac turers of men's suitings do not follow the example of the manufacturer.-, ol women's apparel. In some of the cities as well as tin counties of the contest for delegates to the national convention of ISM IK has already begun. The new prim ary law of this state greatly alters the methods and customs prevailing heretofore. Some of the tactics em ployed in Congressional district con ventions during former years will be known no more, because the voters will have ajlirect voice as to who they desire to represent their partic ular party at the gathering which names the man to succeed President Hoc isevelt. The new primary law provides that on presidential years the spring primaries are to be held on the sec ond Saturday in April, while on all other yiars they shall be held on the first Saturday in June, which this year happens to come on the first day of the month. All t'ie delegates of all the part ies t » the various national conven tions will lie choosen on the same day, excepting those elected at large by theStatcConventions. It virtually abolishes the district conventions, although it doesn't change the repre sentation, as each Congressional l»is j trict is entitled to two delegates, same as in former years. Candidates j tor Congress anil members of the Legislature in UHiX, as well as all j county officers at the same time as ' tin- national delegates. | The days now dra.w nigh when the man of the house will eat his dinner from the third round of the step ■ ladder and sort his collar from a bon fire in the back yard. If young and | inexperienced he will say things and create trouble; but the wise mau will keep his counsels with much think i jng and little speech. il;lsr.iin-DirllnKv Wedding. A very pretty wedding was sol .'niniiized at the Helsman House in Mildred, I'a. when Miss Mamie Helsman daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helsman of Mildred, I'a. and Mr. Henry T. Didlakeof Unionville, V.i. were united ill holy matrimony Wednesday morning March 20, 11MI7. while the guests were assembling in the parlor and the adjacent corridor awaiting the arrival oft he bride anil groom. Promptly at 7 o'clock the j March began headed by Rev. R. 11. ■ Uent followed by the bride and i groom accompanied by Miss Eorena : Helsman and Mr. Alfred Helsman ; acting as bridemaid and groomsman. The bride was dressed in a very , costly costume made up of white Japanese silk. The traveling tlress ; was made up of Herring bone brown ■ cloth. The groom was attired in a ! lull dress suit of black. After the ceremony had been per ! formed the guests were ushered to I the dining room where they wen seated before a very beautiful table of delicacies of which the guc-ts free ly partook of and many intt resting jokes were exchanged. The dining room had been beautifully decorated tor the occasion it being trimmed with pink, green and lemon ileeora tives. The happy couple left on the morning train J'or an extended trip among thecities of the Eastern Coast. Their many friends wish them a happy and prosperous life. The guests present at the wedding were; Mr. and ,Mrs. William Allen; Mr. j and Mrs. Prank Allen; Mr. and Mrs. ' Harris Collins; Mrs. Benjamin Hels ; man and Mr. Paul Hood of Bern ice, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. llarry 1 i isley, ami Miss Gertrude Basley of Souestown, Pa. Mr. <ieorge Morter of Powell, Pa. Miss Jennie Watson of New Albany, Pa. i Ihe churches and social organiz t tions that have been accustomed to make money out of their summer ex cursion- have been notified by the railroad companies that this rake off " will no longer be allowed. I Lure loforc these organizations has arrang ed to provide so many passengers at so much per head to he hauled to some nearby resort, theorgani/ations selling their tickets at an advance over the price quoted to tlieni by the railroad company and thus realizing a protit on each passenger hauled. I »ider the new rate law this is known as " rebate" t uud " discrimination" and is not allowed. is ac companied by a large fine. The rail road companies have agreed to abide by the law and hereafter excursions for private profit will ,bc .unknown. This does not mean, however, thai there will be no low rate excursions. It simply means that the passenger an luuividual will herealier get tin advantage of the full low rate anil j will not in paying a reflate to the | piTsous arranging the excursions for j w deli purchases a ticket. I'lie question of whether it is riglii ! for a minister to perform a marriage ! ceremony on the stage of a theatre,; assisted by members of a theatrical I company has dividul the Minister ! ial Association at Pottsville. Such a marriage wa.-> performed at the Acad - emy of Mu-i« Friday and a lively discussion over the event will take place at the ministers' meeting this week. The preacher who performed the stage wedding declares that it was no worse at any rate, than the holding of sour kraut suppers and other festivities in the churches represented ;by the protesting min isters. Here is a statement by the York Dispatch, followed by a question that demands the thoughtful attention of every ( hristian congregation: "At a mock wedding in a Chester county church sixteon young ladies were married to sixteen young men. After the eereni uiv the spectators were permitted to kiss the sixteen young brides for the sum of fixtecn cents. Is it not time for the reform wave to strike the church. The county commissioners of Le high county have county tax rate this year at one and eight-tenths mills on the dollar, which is said to j be the lowest rate of any county in i state. Death on George W. Smith. <ieorge Washington Smiili an | old and respected citizen of tlii< ; community died Tuesday evening March l!>. The cause of death he | ing hrights disease although lie su?- | fered a complication of diseases for i twelve long weeks untili death : relieved him. Mr, Smith was J horn in Carlisle Januarys, 1840. ; being <>7 years 2 months and 11 days. JI e was a son of Jacob and Mary Anna Smith. On March 24, liS(»4 he was married to Emma. H. Hisson in the Episcopal church at Muncy. After a short residence at at Ilughesville they settled on a farm near Eagles Mere where he resided at. His death. Mrs. Smith's death having, oecured about two I years ago. The following children survive; George K., Henry, Edw. L., Mrs. Philip llouseknecht: Mrs. Monroe Bennett; and Walter also one brother and five sisters and twenty-one grand children. The four sons and Mr. House, kneehtaml Mr. Bennett acted as J pall bearers. The services were eon lucted from the Eagles Mere Bap-1 list church by Rev. A. G. A. Bux- j ton I*. il. I), who was accompanied by five of the vested choir of La porte. Interment in the Eagles- Mere Cemetery. The first warm days of spring bring ' with them a desire to get out and en joy the ex Id landing air and sunshine. (Children that have been housed up >ll winter are brought out and you \vonder where they all came from, j The heavy winter clothing is tlu'own ! iside and many shed their flannels, j I'lien a cold wave comes and people say that grip is epidemic. Colds at this season are even more dangerous ban in mid-winter, as there is much ! danger of pneumonia. The House Committee on Educa- i :ion reported with an affirmative nv- < immendation the bill introduced by I Representative Hadgood, which pro-! vidus a new method for the distri- [ tuition of the school appropriation. Hereafter one-fourth of the amount is to be distributed [on the basis of the number of children bet ween -i.\ mil sixteen years of age; one-fourth m the number of paid teachers ' reg ularly employed, ind the remaining one half upon the basis of the com parative rate of valuation and tax levy. The bill is designed to favor the districts which assess property at its full value and levy the highest n»ie if tax. Thirty-one townships levy the maximum tax (13 mills for main tenance) allowed by law and yet can not keep their schools in operation during the minimum term of seven months. Two hundred and fifty-nine dis tricts levy a school tax of 13 mills, and 23* other districts levy a tax for school purposes at the rate of ten mills or more. In 1 Kt)."> the rate of State appropriations per pupil was s").ll;in I!»!)"> it had sunk to >l.3u by the increase of school population iml the amounts taken out for com mon schools. Under the proposed appropriation of thirteen millions the rate-per pupil will be Sl.sjt, or twenty-five cents less than in lsi»">. . To help the districts which have taxed themselves to the limit, there should, it is contended, be either an increase of the school appropriation to fifteen millions, or a different in fthod of distributing the appropri ation. All the districts in the State have been using their State money for school purposes, with the excep tion of I'hihidth) hia, which lias tin State school appropriation in thecity treasury. While amusing herself with a bottle last week liarel,the two year old daughter of John C. Marsey, of Hugesville, without the knowledge of her grandmother, who had her in charge, opened a bottle and drank a portion of carbolic acid which it con tained and died before l>r. O. ('. Coouer, of Picture llocks, who was immediately summoned, arrived to administer antidotes. The child had for some time been living with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George 11. Clark, at Tivoli. 75C PER YF.AP BERNICE ITEMS. ! l>r. J. 1,, Urennan of Mildn-d was j a Willi amsport visitor I.i-1 week. (J. J], Jackson was a Sayre visitor on Saturday. Henjainin ilyinnn was a Wilkes Barre visitor last week. James J. Ramsay of Wilkes re was visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsay of Mildred. ]\li>s Josie Hrennan of .Scranton is visiting Mr. and Mr>, 11. p. Me Laughlin of this plat- •. durance McLaughlin of William port is visiting Mr. and Mrs. TIIO-. V. McLaughlin of this place. Miss Grace Schaad who is attend ing the high school of Towanda i ; visiting her parents Mr. ami Mr-. John ('. .Schaarl of this place. ■ ■ Mrs. John Schaad of Mildred who has been visiting her son George ot Parson, Pa. returned home, on Fri day accompanied by her daughter. James lien net and James Merdcth of Towanda w ere business callers at this place Friday. Air. and Mrs. James t'onners ol Mildred were Lopez visitors Friday. The Schaad and Itaudall mine h is shut down for some time. Mrs. F. 1*". Schaad is under the doctor's care at this writing. The store of Frank Meyer's was broken into on Thursday evening and over sst>. r > worth of jewlry was taken. An entrance was gained !.\- removing one of the large window panes, There i- no clue to the party. i he voters of this place are groom ing L, J. Lowery for sheriff this tall. Squire Lowery of this place ha opened <i candy store in connection with bis law otti ehe has on hand a good assortment of choice <-;tn<ii< - cigars and tobbaco and fruit in their season. When in need of any thing in this line gi v. him a call. Fire of an unusual origin com plctcly de: toy i. ; t:.. L.j.,-. !:ind ling wood factory \\ ednesd.i\. *.ind sounded the death knell of that on<. little lumbering town. Flame originating from a hot boariir; (>n gearwheel in one of the drying shed adjacent to the main factory build ing broke out in lire just before the noon hour and in two hours time the factory and all the outbuildings including drying sheds liul been swept away. I he employees made a desperate resistance with fire host*, but there wasa'high wind blowing at the time and the flames were fanned into an uncontrollable fury. Nothing was left but a quantity of lumber in t ie rough, the rest huvsngbeen devour ed the flames * Hon. Moses Shields, Wyoming county's representative in the Leg islature, introduced by request a Lii 1 a few days ago authorizing county commissioners to purchase bridges. The legislation provides that in counties where sections or districts are separated by rivers across which toll bridges are operated, the county may purehas the.n and the State will bear half of the cost. In case the county commissioners can come to terms with the owners, the board of public grounds and buildings, must be notified and furnished with a de scriplion of (lie bridge and the cost. The board is given l'o days in which to approve or disapprove the pur chase. Ihe hill also provides niacin n cry for the appoint incut of viewers in case the commissioners and own ers fail to agree. Fire at Mtincy Valley last Wed nesday afternoon at U o'clock de troyed furniture in the home if William Reese to the extent ot and the blaze would have consumed the dwelling bad it not been for the timely work of the town's fire brig ade. The fire i- supposed to have started by the careh/s lighting ..." matches by onw of the children of tin family while playing in an upsiaj;. room. I John J. Holla of Dushore, < |e<| Monday morning, aged t'.t; y< Jr. lie was a lieutenant in the Civil Ai,r in which lie served four years. 11.. is survived by a wife and sev lj| grown children. I
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