Republican ItwS Item.
VOL. XIV. NO- 15
<524,000—544,000 >
v Which Do You Prefer • r
C The average man earns about si, 100 a year. He/*
112 works 40 years and earns a total 0f544,000 in a lifev
\ time. The averaye day laborer #ets #2.00 a day or 112
J S6OO lor a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a I
time. The difference between $44,000 and
J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of
education in dollars and cents. The in-C
y creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J
x Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when <
V the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- v
\ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will makex
I high salaried man o( you ? No matter what line of \
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? C. !F\ IBIRyIEIISriNr A IST, >
I.O. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA.
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ONE OF WINTER', GREAT DELIGHTS.
House furnishiug Goods,. -Tools of Ljry
Description, Guns ana Amrnumnun
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 stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
O&isui us I ore,f U.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLI AMSPORT, PA.
Table Linens ctnb
bedspreads-
We are showing a splendid stock ot ruble Linens. rowels, Napkin!?, Bed Spread>
Sheets, Pillow Gases, etc.
64-inch Table Linen, neat new patterns 7U-i Cream and Bleached, all purt
For 50c. linen. Table Damask. These are un
• 11 1 matcliable values (or
72-inch I able Linens, in small ami si 00
medium naterns, all linen, of course, lor 1 •
1 ' ~ . Fine Satin Damask, very choice pat
, o en s, twins, they are all undei value, at
$1.35 to $2,25.
Napkins in the medium and extra large sizes to match all the better grades o 1
table linens.
Sheets and Pillow Cases.
Sheets —Here are some sheet values Pillow ( ases tor less than yon can buy
that are wortli looking at. <he muslin and make them.
Plain Hem Sheets. Plain wide hem one-.
650 to 7Sc. 100 to 20 °-
Hemstitched Sheets, Hemstitched.
80c ant! 90c 20c to asc
White Bedspreads.
We liave a new lot of Crochet Spreads bought at the old prices. i hey art
specially cheap to-day at SI.OO, $1.39, $1..>0.
Marseilles guilts, with tringe, cut cor- Marceillese guilts— We show an ex
n«rs. a special value, for cellent line ot Marseilles (guilts, new pat
gj terns, and at prices th.it will not be du-
Jletter «|iittlities ii|i to plicated later.
1 s4 ' oo SI.OB to SO.OO
lluck and Damask Towels, plain or with Iringe, in all ijuahties, but they are
cheap at 10c, to $1.25.
We have |ust received some new numbers in striped and figured lace and scrim
Sash Ourtin materials. Prices trom 10c to 45c.
In limey stripes, cheeks and figures, neat new designs, that are the approved
styles of thtj season and the best values made, lor 10c to 30c yard.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY 26, 1909.
John Simn Green.
John Sims Gieen was born in
Bucks county, Pa. on Nov. 30, 17114.
I It"was the son of Capt. John Green
and a Grandson of Capt. John < Jreen
Sr. who served in the Continental
Navy during tlie Revolution and,
who in 1784, in the Empress.of Chi-j
na, of New vork, carried the first
American tlag into Chinese waters, i
on a voyage to Canton. The mother!
of John Minis Green was Hester
Craig, Daughter of Capt. James Craig
of Philadelphia, Capt. in the Penn
sylvania State Navy during thf
Revolution and who had e minnnd
ed a vessel sent by the colony to aid
the mother country in the war with
France in ,1702.
After attending school in Phila
delphia John Situs Green entered
the counting house of Paul Reck in
that city and there received a
thorough business tr lining. He was
sliil there when in Aug. IS 14 he en
listed in a volunteer company for the
second war with England. This
company was a part of the State
Fencibles and its Capt. ('. K Riddle,
was made Colonel, when, as the Ist.
I'n. Vols' it was mustered into the
Federal service. Green who was
one of (lie last survivors of his com
pany received in his later years a
pension for his services in the .var of
1812 the certificate being issued in
1872.
After being mustered out with his
company Green went to Jlati and
after two years in business there
went to Charleston S. C and in 1818
moved to Tennessee where he went
into "general business" as a country
storekeeper with his cousin Waiter
Sims. In 18.'!2 he move'l to Sul.
livan county Pa., then a part of Ly
coming, where from his grandfather
James Craig, ii* and his brothers
nd sisters had inherited some 10
-res of land.
Mr. Green had married in Tennes
on Nov. ;K) 1821 (his 27th. birth
tvl WnWwvW/, 1 k A Ivuluv • „ A,' tmi 'K
was also the anniversary of the
bride's birthday she being then just
seventeen. The moving from Tennes
see in those days was a tremendous
undertaking the trip being made by
boat to Pittsburg, then by wag
on over the mountains to Penus
burg, now Muncy. The party con
sisted of Green, his wife, and then
four children, Greens brother Wal
ter and his brother-in-law Robert W.
Henley,
They reached Pennsylvania so
early in the spring that snow block
ed their road farther and they delay
ed six weeks then pushed onto
Shine, stown where »they wintered
while roads were making and the
home in the wilderness was being
prepared. There the party w;:s
increased by the birth of the tilth
child.
Green had settled for his own use
i site about four miles from Rushore
and tlivre built bis cabin. There lat
er lie cleared up a farm of 400 acres
which eventually passed to the fam
ily of his oldest daughter, the wife of
Lewis Holmes. Green had a good
education with a general knowledge
of legal forms and in that wild and
unsettled country, was teacher,
Judge and counsel to the continu
ity for many years. (.It is related of
him that he had the peculiar faculty
of being able to write indue form a
deed, will, note or any other legal
paper without tla, while at the same
time writing with the other lumd(for
he was ambi-dextrous) a personal
letter or while reading aloud from a
book or paper.
When the great famine of 1847
devastated Ireland, forcing thous
ands to seek homes here, Green was
enabled to assist many to bring their
families from the Old Country to the
n AV land of plenty and to this day
there are many defendants of these
in Sullivan county who speak the
name of" Long John Green with
gratitude and affection.
When Sullivan County was carved
o«t of Lycoming, Mr. Green was
offered the nomination for assembly
by both parties but declined feeling
that the demands on time and purse
would be greater than he could af
ford. He was however elected at
Justice of the Peace.
In 1855 he was nominated as an in
dependent candidate "O ll &ty
Treasurer and elected. 4 * j ind
the finances in bad shape, the Jual
difficulties incident to the working
of Qflicial machinery in a new couu
try'being aggravated by a lack of
-sysft'in in bookkeeping. So well did
!he remedy this and "straighten out
things" that he was reelected in 18-
57 and then in 18. r >!>. On the de
mand of the people a special law
was passed so that he coNld be re
elected, the general law at the time
forbidding the election of a county
treasurer to succeed himself more
than once.
He later served as Justice of the
Peace, Clerk of the Court, Prothono
t.irj and in fact from 18. r >B until a
short time before his death, his life
was a part of the official history of
Sullivan county. Hi died at La-
Pore ou 31 irch 16th. 187(5 and is
buried there. His wife had died
four years earlier on Dec. 11th. 1872.
Mr. Green had nine children as
follows: Mary M. married Lewis
Holmes; Elizabeth E. married Geo.
\V. McNeil, Edmund, Waltei K.,
Virginia who married John P.
Brewster; William H. D., Hester,
M. who married S. Frank Lathrop:
and Anna married U. Frank Hill,
and of those only three survive.
Walter lv. formerly County Com. of
Bradford county, lives in New York!
Mrs. Brewster now a widow in
Washington; and Mrs. llill in Phil
adelphia.
After the death of Mr. Green, his
-inter Mary M. Green of Phila
delphia, erected the church of St.
John at Laporte as a memorial to
him but for various reasons no tab
let stating this fact has been set up
in the church until now. Mr.
Green's Father, Capt. Green, in Mr.
Green's boyhood, brought from the
West Indies, the orphaned son of an
old friend there and adopted him in
to his own family where he was al
ways treated as one of his own child-
This boy was educated for the
■William 'nbrrrj' i»uch»i»wi
to high rank in the state, the
widow of Ducashet, gave to the
memorial church of St. John at La-
Porte, the silver service now in use
there. It was the contribution of
her self and some other friends of
the Green family in Philadelphia
to th« memorial.
None of Mr. Green's grandchild
ren are left in Sullivan county ex
cept some of the children of his old
est daughter, Mrs Holmes,
Camp Day.
On. Saturday afternoon, August 28,
at three o'clock the boys of Camp
Mokoma will hold their first annual
Cam]) Day. The School Directors of
l.aporte have kindly given their per
mission to use the school house for
this occasion, and the boys are evi:
dencing tin ir good feeling toward
the town of Laporte by asking of
their guests an offering to be devoted
entirely to the Village Improvement
Society. The exercises of the after
noon will be similar to those of School
or College Class Days, with the ad
dition of a one act play at the end.
Mr. Richard Oeters, Camp Presi
dent, will preside. Prof. Ford will
make a slioW address of welcome;
then will follow the special features:
Cam]) History, by Rowland Phillips;
Camp Poem, by John France; Camp
Prophesy by Heinz "Walther, and
Presentation of humorous gifts ap
propriate to each member of Camp by
Gilbert Nathan. Interspersed thru
out these exercises will be music and
singing by the boys. The afternoon
will end with the play, a one act farce,
entitled, "A Proposal Under Difficul
ties," in which Gilbert Nathan,
Heinz Walther, irving Hallowell and
Rowland Phillips will take part, tin
two latter taking the parts of girls
The beys are working hard to makt
the afternoon a successful one, an<
enjoyable to their friends.
In building equipment and repu
tation, the Lock Haven State Nor
mal School is the equal of the best
Its graduates are its best advertise
nient. To those who are thinking
iof becoming teachers, it is an idea
j school. The fall term begins Sept
' (sth. Send for a copy of its catalog.
To Curr v.oustl |i:iClon Forever,
Talie C,s •. icts C-i- v Uatliurllc. 100 or 250
If O. C i 'mil tor ui'.uruguisttirutuiulmuuey
CAMP MOKOMA.
lis Marvelous Growth During Past Three
Years Adbs Muoh to Social Life at
LaPorte.
The existence of Camp Mokoma,
or as it used to he cailerl, Mokoma
Mountain Outing, is no longer a
matter of news. Still \v r 'believe it
is a matter of interest to sri 1 our read
ers. We have watched its growth
during the last three summers, and
want to congratulate Prof. Ford on
the success which he has achieved.
Three years ago three boys attended
the camp, this year there are twen
ty, and next season bids fair to bring
forth more applications tor member
ship than the camp can well ac
commodate. This growth in the num
ber of boys has also necessitated a
growth in equipment, as can easily
be seen by those who go down to the
lake shore and see the quadrangle of
white tents where tiie boys sleep,
and the neat cottage which is used
iws general headquarters, and con
tains the common rooms: locker
room, dining room and kitchen.
The number of boats and canoes be
longing to thtt camp for the exclu
sive use of its members has also been
increased and a saddled horse has
been added.
Not only do we feel that congratu
lations are due for the material de
velopment of the Camp but also for
the maintainunce of the already
established high standard of gtntle
manliness on the part of the boys.
Their courtesy, good nature and
helpfulness has made them welcome
and popular throughout Laporte,
and it is with considerable regret
that we say good bye at the end of
the summer.
It is hardly necessary for those
who are acquainted with the camp
lo recount the daily activities of the
boys, yet it will be of interest to
many who have asked the question:
•'What do they do down there?" It
should tirst be understood that the
..ive tlie Doys a guou ifeaimj, v~i
nf-door summer, hence most of the
lime is spent in recreation and e\er
■ise. Provision is made for special
tutoring, and a special hour is set
it side after breakfast fjr those who
are behind in the school work. But
is practically all the boys stand
vvell in school there is iittle need for
-tudy hour during the Summer.
The rising hour is seven, with,
breakfast a half hour later. After
this each boy makes his own cot and
cleans his tent. At nine there is a
-hort chapel service at which there
are hymns, songs, Bible reading,
and usually a short talk by Prof.
Ford on some subject of timely
interest. From nine-thirty to ten
thirty, those who do uot need to
-tudy have a chance to break records
in various athletic events, such as
running high jumping, broad jump
ing, swinging of Indian clubs and
Gymnastics.
At eleven o'clock all goto the lake
and the rest of the morning is spent
in diving, swimming, canoeing,
boating and general fuu 011 the beach
-Hid in the water, tipping canoes,
playing water Polo and sliding oft
the diving board.
Dinner is served at 1 o'clock and
you may well imagine that there
must be a lot of it to sat is! v twenty
growing boys who have an out-door
mountain appetite. The task of pre
paring such a dinner —as well as all
the meals—devolves on Mrs. And
rew Hose, the Matron of the Camp.
That she has succeeded excellently
well in her task can be seen by look
ing at the healthy faces and increas
ing girths of the boys.
The after-noon is spent in sports
jot various kinds. Once a week the
! whole camp divides into two ball
| teams and comes up to play on the
Laporte ball ground, the u*e ol
which has been kindly granted the
camp by the Athletic Association.
Some after-noon* are spent entirely
on the lake, others in tramps thru
i the woods or in tennis. The latter
i is one of the most popular games in
camp and the new tennis court be
side the cottage is seldom unoccu
-1 pied.
It has been frequently asked why
some ot the boys wear the camp let
, ter o» their jersies. Perhaps a word
jof explanation will not be out ol
75C PLR YEAP
place. The right to wear the eaten
letter has been awarded to those boys
who have come oat best in the vari
ous athletic- events during the sum
mer, and as such is a mark of Ji:--
tifiction and ability, the first boys to
win the letter were Roland Phillip
and Robert Arrison. At the end of
the last contest the letter was als<
awarded to Russel Moyer, Gilbert
Nathan, Hinez Walther and John
Walther. At the same time the
camp monogram the brightest honor
the camp gives, was awarded to Ro
land Phillips, as the one whose ath
letic record was highest for the whole
summer. The contest of the Jun
iors, or younger members of cam])
are separate from those of the Sen
iors. Those who stanu best in (the
Junior contest are awarded the right
to wear the Junior insignia invert
ed triangle. This has been won by
Holford Arrison, Charles Kamsler.
Alexis Rosenburg and Robert Ross.
Before closing, it would not be :t
msss here to express to the boys the
thanks of the people of Laporte for
the successful efforts in thrice put
ting out forest tires, at one of which
they worked until midnight to save
Wierwold which was endangered.
Prof. Ford has been assisted in the
management of the camp by Mr.
Hick ley B.JWilgus who acts as Camp
Master and Mr. James A. Muller as
Lake Master, both of whom are well
known to the people of Laporte aud
of Sullivan Coonty.
To both the boys pnd the manag
nient, we extend our best wishes,
and trust that we shall see them all
again next year.
A list of the boys in Camp this
summer follows:
Seniors:—Robert Arrison, Job''
France, Irving Hallowell, Robert
Jones, Russel Moyer. Gilbert Nathan,
Richard Oeters, of Philadelphia;
Rowland Phillips, of Kennett Square:
Frederick Stiteler, Ilein/. Walther,
John Walther, of Philadelphia,
—Dean Armstrong, Ilolfor<l
Rosenberg, Robert Ross, of Phi la
delphia- Robert Stenson, of Norrij
town.
Successful Boat Carnival.
Mirrored Lights Gleam Brilliantly or.
the Placid Bosom of Mokoma.
The carnival on Lake Mokoma.
011 Saturday night of last week
passed off with a liigh degree of
success, and eclipsed all former ef
forts in making this event one
worthy going a longdistance to see.
A special train was run from Hall:
and those who failed to embrace
the opportunity to see the carniva l
were the ones to be disappointed,
when it was learned that it wa
in many respects superior to the
carnival held at Eagles Mere, thi
season.
The illuminated boats and float
showed the work of skillful hand
and artistic taste. The diplay
showed a wide range of individual
ideas which were as varied as the
different phases of human nature's
likes and dislikes. The display was
made resplendent by all boats be
ing profusely illuminated with lan
terns made up in tents, jib-sail.-,
mast lights, umbrellas etc. which
made a line setting for the floats
The long line of boats was formed
in the lower basin of the lake and
in a meandering line coursed
around the lake, in its long creep
ing motion looked like a sea-ser
pent of lire squirming leisurely
along the shore line of the lake.
The prizes were awarded to the
following boats; first prize for or
iginality, to the E. I\ Ingham float,
desigued from "Dante's Inferno,'
second prize to the battle ship, be
longing to Camp Mokoma boys;
first prize for illumination to J. A.
Midler's boat, a brilliantly illumi
nated tent; second prize to C. J.
Pennock's boat, a Japanese tea
| garden. Among the other boats
| worthy of special mention was the
j one containing the liberty bell,
and for uniqueness nothing exeell
ed the submarine boat.