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C Which Do You Prefer •
\ The average mnn earns about si, Ko a yenr.
/ works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a life V
\ time. The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or 112
J S6OO for a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a I
X life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24- £
J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value ol a ?
V practical education in dollars and cents The in- C
Jcreased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J
\ Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when 112
/ the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- \
\ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make S
V high salaried man ot you ? No matter what line of \
J work you care to follow, this great educational ln-Q
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HARDWARE
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OK/ WOO D
HEATERS;
OK B OF ./INTER'S ORE AT -
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 band stoves and ranges for sale cheap.
We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base
Burner to a low priced bat satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
Samuel
The Sliopbell Dry Good Co.,
; 313 Pine Street,
< 112 WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
The White
Goods Sale
1 not take a very wise woman to realize that amid such prolusion ot
Htock there is 9ure to be great selection and a splendid variety. Where there is
such a large stockjthere'is pure to be many bargains. Here is Underwear at lower
prices than we will be able to supply later.
Ladies' Petticoats Ladies' Drawers
:-><>o up to $6.00 2') C to $1 .(It)
Ladies' Corset Covers Ladies' Gowns
. 10c to (1.25 50c up to $2.75
The New Embroideries are Here
The dehignsjare unusually pretty this season. We are showing ;t splendid
jis<ortment. of all sorts from the plain cambric to the finest and elaborate Swiss
Embroideries—every width cf inseriings and edges—deep flouncing and tine dainty
«dges fbrjbabv garments.
New White Cotton Waistings
W i have opened for this sale a big line ol the new year's styles of white t 'otton
AN (listings. They come in fancy stripes, checks and new figured designs. Spjendid
values at low p
Table Linens.
Buy Table Linen now while you can supply your wants
at less than regular prices.
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Republican News Item.
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JANUARY J4, 1909.
Obituary,
Thf« death of Hubert 1). Lancaster
lonI on January 4, at the age of eifjhty
! three years, at his home at Forks
j ville, removed from our midst one
! who, for more than a generation,
j lias heen numbered among our tead
ing business men and most respect
led citizens. Jn his death, tin 1 com
munity in which lie had lived for
almost a half a century, as well as
j the county at large, sustained an
| irreparable loss.
Mr. Lancaster came to this county
j when about IS, locating at Forks
i vilie and engaging in the mercantile
| business. For over thirty years he
j conducted a general store and did a
large and prosperous business.
; About ten years ago he retired irom
j the general retail business and pur-
I chased the Forksville Pharmacy,
I conducting this business up to the
| time of his death. His long busi
ness can or brought him in contact
; with thousands of people and in til
j the business relations of life he was
trustworthy and honorable.
From the time Mr. Lancaster
became a resident of the county, he
has been closely identified with its
business interests and public affairs. 1
He has continually been call- I upon J
to fill positions of trt'i and has held j
every post of her within the gift i
of the people of his home town. For
many years he has been recognized
as one of the (Jouutp's most efficient
magistrates and he was still in com
mission at the time of his death.
Perhaps tin* office in which he has
been most useful to the community
however, is that of Secretary of the I
local school board. In this position ;
he served bis school district and the j
cause of education withco nspicuous j
ability and fidelity for almost a j
quarter of a century and his records j
are models both of form and j
accuracy. For many years he has i
been secretary of the Home Fire In- '
suranee Company and no more faith- I
Jul, efficient officer could have been i
found.
Mr. Lancaster was a man of great >
energy and industry lie was al
ways engaged in doing something !
useful. After business hours' the j
newspapers, books and magazines i
claimed his attention and there were j
few men whose reading cover- !
< d a wider range than his. UN tastes [
were decidedly literary and he was i
entirely at home in the great field of '
classic literature. 11 is opinions on I
books, authors and literary matttr* ,
in general were original and valu
able. I
As illustrating Mr. Lancaster's j
ambition and keen student power, <
a remarkable achievement of his (
old age may be sighted as an inspir- j;
at ion to the younger generation. At I
the time lie purchased the drug store 1
he knew nothing about compound
ing prescriptions and had never 1
studied pharmacy. Put after spend- I
ing some time in the business, he :
determined to master all its details. !
He tcok up the systematic study of '
pharmacy and after completing the 1
course by the laws of 1
Pennsylvania, went before the state
examining board and although a;•
a man seventy-five years of age, in ; ;
! a class composed of young men inp
j the; twenties, he easily eclipsed them j
| all and passed at the head of the
i class.
j Mr. Lancaster is a man of broad j
| views and varied attainments; a
1 kindly, r< lined, educated gentleman
j of tiie old school whom to know inti
j mately was ever a pleasure, [a profit
land an inspiration. His keen quick
wit, always coupled with a kindly
i humor, made him a bright and
I entertaining conversationalist and a
cheery, Agreeable companion, lie
will be greatly missed and his 'place
jin the community will be hard to j
| (ill. Mr. Lancaster never acquired
'great possessions so far as this
j world's goods are concerntd, but he
has left to his children and to all
i whose good fortune it was to know
| him well what is far better, the rich
I legacy of ati untarnished name and
the enduring record of an honorable
I and useful life.
rCviv.'Vu.ily Says so.
C.iecarevs Candy Oatlmrtie, tho most v. eu
: rferful medical discovery of the age, j.ieas
| ant and refreshing to tho taste, ait KonUf
j r.ml po.-i lively on kidney*, liver and bov,r>!s
; cleansing the entire system, dispel iclds,
cure heudacne, lever, liiibittul eonstipaliot,
I and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
] of (J. O. C. to-day; Id, 2f>, Ml cents, sold ant*
' guaranteed to cure by all druggists-
The Retiring Covnty Commissioners.
' Last Monday the old board of
| County Commissioners composed of
; Frank H. McCarty ofElkland Twp.,
| Boyd p. Ben net of Shrewsberry
and Michael McDonald of Cherry
completed their term of three years
service and turned the work of their
office over to their successors. In
surrendering their trust, they and
jthe County of Sullivan are to be
I congratulated for the able and effici
j ent manner in which they have per
formed their difficult and trying
! duties and for the splendid results
! they have accomplished-for the tax
j payers and the County. The retiring
board will go down in the history of
the county as the board that had the
courage to take a stand on the ques
| tion of proper assessment of the great
| corporate interests and wealth of the
j county and in the face of the most
persistent efforts on the part of the
j owners of the natural wealth of the
| county, the timber and the coal, to
win a great victory for the county.
|To do this ttiey had to encounter
not only the open hostility of the
corporations but also opposition
from sources that should have glad
ly welcomed their efforts and stood
squarely with them and for them in
what they were trying to accom-1
plish.
When the retiring board of County
Commissioners took their seats three
! years ago, th»»y found a county iu
: debtedness of nearly $(>0,000. In ad
| dition to this they found that $(>.000
I of money belonging to the various
| Townships had been paid into the
i County funds. They found a large
part of the County indebtedness
bearing interest at the high rate of
six per cent. They found hemlock
timber lands assessed at #19.18 per
acre and hardwood at $51.00 per acre.
Hut they found what was still worse
thousands of acres of choice hem
lock and hardwood wrongly classi
fied in the ' barren " list at SI.OO per
acre. They found the valuable coal
lands of the County assessed at the
rediculous figure of SIB.OO per acre
and that many acres of proved coal
land had been improperly placed on
the barren list. Surely here was a
condition of affairs that needed
attention and they entered upon
their duties with the single purpose
of fidelity to their oaths of office.
As a result of their labors the debt
lias been largely decreased, they
having paid during the past year
alone $7,000 on the County imlebt
ness. The SO,OOO belonging to the
Townships has also all been piad.
The loans bearing six per cent, in
terest have all been called in'and
funded at four per cent. Thous
and- of acres have been taken from
the "barren" list upon the assessment
books and placed upon the timber
ist and the assessment upon hemlock
lands raised from >19.80 to $ 10. o'>
per acre and upon hardwood, from
$3.00 to $5.00 per acre. The large
plants of the great tanning trust lo
cated in the county, which they
I found assessed at an average rate of
| about #22,000 each, they have raised
| to an average of about $45,000 each.
The assessment books show thatjcoal
i acreage has been largely increased
j and the assessment raised from a
paltry SIB.OO per acre to SIOI.OO
i per acre.
As a result of the efforts of these
j gentlemen, an increase of over
half a million dollars is shown U|>on
! the assessment books, on corporate
property alone, which for many
years has escaped its fair share of
the burden of taxation. As a result
of their efforts, $15,000 of increased
revenue will come to Sullivan
County during the three years for
which these assessments hold good
besides the thousands in addition
| that will goto the townships
I that have timber land, coal land and
, tanneries.
Surely these gentlemen should re
tire from office feeling proud of their
record anil the County and the tax
payers ;-hould appreciate the hon
esty, courage and itifelligence dis
played by these officials in the dis
charge of their difficult and trying
duties.
The Retiring County Treasurer.
Frank II Farrell, of Dushore, in
retiring from office of County Troas
urer, can be assuied that he carries
with him the merited praise of the
people of .Sullivan County for the
capable and businesslike admin
istration of the affairs ot| his office.
True to every trust committed to
him, he has discharged every duty
with characteristic honesty, prompt
ness aud integrity and leaves a
! record that will stand as a tribute
! to his ability as a business man and
his excellence as an official. In the
administration of the business con
nected with the office he has extend
led every courtesy to all who had
' business to be transacted there and
I has given the closest attention to
1 every detail of the work.
The records of the office have been
kept in the most correct and careful
manner by his daughter Miss. Eliza
beth M. Farrell, who has been his
highly competent and popular dep
uty during his entire term of office.
The books in the County Treasurer's
office are among the most important
County records and their absolute ac
curacy and fine appearance for the
term just closed is a matter of
general comment.
In turning over the work of his
office to his successor, Mr. Farrell
can be assun d that its varied duties
have been performed in such man
ner as to reflect the highest credit
upon his administration.
: Important Sullivan County Case Decided
By the Supreme Covrt.
A case from this County of mere
than ordinary interest was decided
by the Supreme Court at Phila
delphia last week. It involved the
question of Hoyalties/lue the Lessors
as what is known as the "Gunton
Coal Mine" at Berniee, Pa. W. L.
Woodruf of Mobile, Alabama, with
the other owners of the mine,
leased same to waiter B. Gunton in
1898. All of the coal hau since
been mined and removed from the
property by Mr. Gunton. A dis
pute arose as to the amount of
royalties due under the Lease and
Mr. Woodruff brought suit in this
County to recover the balance of
royalties claimed by him. The case
was tried twice here, the second
trial resulting in a verdict for Wood
ruff for Four Thousand Three Hun
dred Twenty-Nine and 4(5—100 Doll
ars ( 4,329. 4fi) This was some Two
Thousand Two Hundred I)ollars( 2,
200) less than his claim. Both par-
ties appealed to the Supreme Court.
The plantiff claiming the judgment
entered in this County was not
enough, aud the defendant claiming
that it was too much; that he was
required to pay royalties upon claim
which should not be charged
against him. The Supreme Court
dismissed Guntons appeal and sus
tained Woodruff's contention and
sent the case back to this County
for another trial.
The attorneys employed in this
case were E. J. Mullen, Esq., of
Laporte, for Mr. Woodruff and
It. A. Mercus, Esq., of Towanda,
A. J. Bradley, Esq., of Dushore,
and Hons. H. W. Palmer and
F. W. Wheaton, of Wilkes-Barre,
for Mr. Gunton.
Death ot Mrs. Elizabeth Sogers.
Mr*. Elizabeth llogers, widow of
Jonathan Rogers, died at her home
at Lincoln Falls on Friday morning,
January Bth. at the age of 80 years
and 10 days. The funeral at Lincoln
Falls wms largely attended, with in
terment at Forksville.
Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of
Henjamio and Elizabeth lluekel 1
and was horn at Hillsgrove Dee. 28,
1828, and had resided in the same
community all her life. She was
the mother of five sons aud uine
daughters, all of whom survive her
except one son who died in infancy
and one daughter Mrs. Marion R.
Woodward, who died about a year
ago. Two of her sisters also su vive
her; Mrs. H. 11. Wiseman of El
mlra and Mrs. If. O. Sprague of
Alloutown Penna,
She was a true mother in all that
it implies, and her quiet kindly life
and exam pie will long rest as a
benediction upon the community in
which she has lived.
The Annual Meeting of the Sul
livan County Agricultural Society
will be held in the High school
building at Forksville February 13,
1900 at 10 A. M. Auditors will
meet Jan. 30.
M. E. Wilcox Secy.
75C PLR YEAP
BERNICE ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgcralil
were at Towanda attending the
Funeral of Mr. Fitzgerald's Father
who died at that place Tuesday.
Mrs. J. A. Helsman was a Wilkes-
Barre visitor last week.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. 1\ McLaughlin
and son Eugene were New York
visitors last week.
Lewis Brown and sister Blanche
of New Albany were Mildred visit
ors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilamer and Mrs.
('roll of Dushore were visiting Mrs.
Morris Leverton of Mildred Sunday.
James Collins was a Dushore vi.-it
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James FT. gpence
gave a birehday party in honor of
the latter's father Archibald llav
who has attained the long age of 71
years. The following members of
the family were present with their
chi Id run:
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hay, Mr. and Mrs.
I'eter Hay and rtimily, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lonie and family, Mr.
and Mrs. ThomasSpence and family,
Mr. and Mrs. James Spence and
family, William Hay and Mrs.
Jennie Hay of Williamsport.
The evening was an enjoyable
one. Mr. Hay was the recipient of
many useful presents. We extend
congratulations to Mr. and 31 is.
Hay.
Gentlemen of the Jury,
List of persons drawn tor Grand Jurors
lor February Term of Court to be held at
Laportt'. on February S, 1900.
Brown, .Reuben Farmer Fo-c
Hay, Howard Teacher Davidson
Christian, Curtis L. Laborer Lopez
Caseman, Jacob Uotelkeeper Hillsgrove
Crawley, Klmer E. Farmer Davidson
Dorner, Philip Farmer Cherry
Erler, Luther M. Farmer Colley
Farrell, John F. Farmer Cherry
Gilbert, .lacob Farmer Forks
lleiber, William Farmer Cherrv
Hileman, John Sr. Mason Dushore
Hasten, Walter Teacher Davidson
Kernan, William Farmer Ringdale
Lonie, John Miner Bernice
Miner, John Laborer Dushore
Martin, BayanfcT. Clerk Dushi.re
Mosier, George Farmer Cherry
North, •!«>lin Farmer Cherry
Pewterbaugh, John Laborer Forksvilio
Saxer, Newton Farmer Che rv
Streeby, George Editor Dushore
Weisbrod*, Edward Farmer Cherry
Waples, John 1? Laborer Bernice
Weisbrode, Waller Farmer Cherry
Pelit and Traverse Jurors.
Hirdsall, Ward Farmer Hillsgrove
Behr, Otto Farmer Lopez
Brey, John Farmer Hillsgrove
Collins, William Miner Bernice
Donaboe, Thomas Miner Bern ice
Dver. A. B. Lumberman Lopez
Dewald, Harry Laborer I.aporte Twp.
Dunlap, Vorell Farmer llillegrove
Dunham, Clayton Contractor Eagles Mere
Emig, Philip Farmer Ringdule
Felton, M. L. Laborer Lopez
Fanning, W. II . Merchant Fox
Faraell, John Carpenter Dushore
Frankol, Max Scaler Laporte Boro,
Frailey, George Laborer Shrewsbury
Grove, llarry Laborer Davidson
Gavitt, Morgan Farmer Laporte 'l' -p.
Hunter, (1. M. Laborer Laporte Boro.
Hazzen, (ieorge Foreman Davidson
Holla, Daniel Miner B.rniee
Hawk. Robert Laborer Lopez
Jaeobv, Herman 11. Farmer Cherry
Kincheloe, Samuel Farmer Clier. v
Ivunes, Edgar Farmer Cherry
Kilmer'Sylvester T. Farmer Elkland
Lorah, Daniel If. Ilotelkeeper. Davidson
McDonald, Michael Farmer Cherry
McDonald. John Machinist Bernice
Mulnix, John W. Fanner Elkland
Mayer, li. 11. Farmer Dushore
Olson, ust Tanner Jamison City
Osier, 11. N, Dentist Dushore
Parr, William Miner BernicS
Pennock, Samuel Supt, Laporte Boro.
Starr, Charles Merchant Davidson
Saxe. Samuel It. Farmer Cherry
Shatler, William Laborer Laporte Twp
Stuart, Lerov Machinist Shrewsbury
Strickland, William Janitor Hillsgrove
Shaffer, Samuel Farmer Cherry
Simmons, J. B Laborer Davidson
Sick, John C. Farmer Cherry
Schock. Emory Clerk Lop. /,
Shaffer, Charles Farmer Forks
Watson, Charles B. Miner Bernice
Wilcox. Albert T. Farmer Forks
Wilcox, M. J. Dushore
Yonkin, George Jr. Farmer Cherry
Arn't Totiacro Sjui Miid fu. okv lour l.iie
To quit tobacco easily nn<l foreve*\ be in: r
Deiic, full of iife. nerve uni? \ take No-To
Bac, the wonaer-worker, that maicos weak 11.
strong. /\ii druggists, f>Oo e; *I. Curey jar?,-
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