Republican News Item. VOL. XVI. NO. 49 THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OP SULLIVAN COUNTY. j PROFESSIONAL CARDS, g fRANCISW. MBYLERT, Attornev-at-liaw. Office in Heeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. [T J. MULLEN, Attomey-at-Lav*. LAPORTE, YK OmCB 1* OOUHTY BOH.DIWB 14 BAR CO I' KT BODBH- J H. CRONIN, attobnbT'AT law WOTAHV PUBLIC. orrica on «Ai» htkbbt. DIISHOKE. HA First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - $25,000.00 Transacts a general banking business. .1. 1,. CHRISTIAN KI)W. LAI)LEY President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. FOR SALE A good fresh cow, also a team o f good driving horses, weight, about , 900. Inquire, Joseph Carpenter, Laporte, Pa. Woman's Leg Cut Off By W. & N. B. Locomotive With her left leg severed by the Wil- , liaiusport A North Branch locomotive iliat took her to Williarosport, Mrs. Lam ent Thorbe. age forty, oi Sonestown, was i admitted to tl>e Willianisport Hospital , Sundav afternoon about 3 o'clock. An operation was erformed shortly before noon Mondiy. Deafness made it impossible for Mrs. ( Thorbe to hear the approach of a freight as she was walking 011 the track in a cut near Sonestown. The engineer blew his whistle and the bell of the locomotive I clanged. The woman stepped ofl the track and then back again oblivious to the approach of the engine. Mrs. Thorbe's left leg was cut off above 1 the ankle. The crew of the freight gotan order from Hughesville to cut oil their engine and caboose and make a run foi ; life to Halls aud then to Williamsport. The Philadelphia & Reading gave them a clean block to Fi»e street station, where i the hospital ambulance was waiting. Dr. , H. K. l>avis, of Sonestown, accompanied the wounded woman toth» hospital. We have been informed that she is get- j ting along nicely. FOR SALE One team of Matched Black Horses 4 and 5 years old, weight, 2,000 lbs. Will sell together or I single. Inquire of John Hassen, Hotel Bernard, Laporte, Pa. NORDMONT ITEMS Mrs. D. Dietrick and Mrs. Man ley both of Williamsport, spent Thursday, with Mr. and Mi's- I. M. Crossley and family. Rev. Jarret, former pastor of Laporte, and wife are rejoicing ever the advent of a daughter horn April 22. Mrs. Mauley, Amy Kanouse, F. M. Crossley and daugliterMarguer ite visited friends in Eagles Mere Thursday. Harry and Robert Hunterbotli, of Nordmont visited their sister Nellie of Laporte Thursday. Among those from Nordmont who attended church. Sunday even ing were Miss Alice Peinington, Mr. and Mrs. Traugh, Harry and Robert Hunter. Missess Olive Keeler, Ida Har tung and Rex Eddy spent Sunday with friends in Nordmont. Prof. Leahy visited friends in Nordmont Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Kanouse, visited his father at Benton Saturday. COOK WANTED A good girl or middle aged wom an as cook at tlie Laporte Hotel, Joseph Carpenter, Prop. [County Seat || | Local and Personal Events [ Tersely Told. J Michael Flynn spent part of last week in Masten. Clinton Walton of Muncy spent Friday in Laporte. Edward Burke was in town last week- Ben Speary of Nordmont was in town last Saturday. Michael Walsh of Cherry was in town last Thursday. Mr. John Knouse spent a few days at Benton, Clintan County. E. U. Biggers of Onieda, N. Y. was calling on Laporters Friday. Brady Smith of Unityville was in town the latter part of the week. Mrs. F. H. Ingham and daugh ter Jean spent Monday in Dushore. Earnest Botsford of Crosby Mc- Kean Co. was in Laborte on Fri day. Wm. Walsh of Dushore gave the News Item a welcome call on Mon day. "Hod" Sherman of WUliain sport spent Monday night at La porte. Alfred Ritchlin and Henry Zitz leman of Dushore,were in Laporte Tuesday. Rex Eddy, Ida Hartung and Olive Keeler drove to Nordmont on Sunday. Mrs. Henry Kraus spent a few days at Wilkes Barreand returned on Monday. Hattie Trough, Fay and Nellie Hess spent Sunday at their homes near Nordmont. Jerry Co* of Lancaster was a pleasant caller at the News Item office on Friday. John Aumiller of Eagles Mere was shaking hands with his friends in Laporte last week. Mrs. Jos. Gibbons and two child ren of Larksville Pa, were guests of Mrs. Llynn, last week. Mrs. Henry Stepp of Bingham ton is spending this week with re latives and friends here. Ed. C. Potter returned from Bingham on Wednesday, and will I take up his work here again. Morgan Gavilt who was in town on Sat u. day says if the weather clears up lie is going to farm. Mis. X. C. Maben who has spent the past three months at Fostoria, Ohio, returned home last week. Toney Murrey autoed to Laport on Sunday and attended services in the church of the Sacred Heart. Will Rogers went to William sport, on Monday where he is en gaged iu working at carpenter work. Rev. Doupe held church at Nordmont Thursday evening April th2s. Mr. Doupe is an earnest worker. Mr John Leahy with a party of I pedestrians went to Nordmont. 011 I Friday, and was making business calls in that veeinity 011 Saturday. Missess Olive Keeler. Hattie Traught, Fay Hess, Ida Hartung and Messrs John Leahy and Rex Eddy of this place, spent Sunday at Nordmont. The 10th verse of the .'57 chapter of Geuesise was used for his text, and from it an excellent sermon was derived. A special choir furnished the music. Oliver Rose who has been attend ing school at Mt. Hermits, Mass. ■ returned 011 Saturday, to spend his 1 Summer vacation at home. Ex pecting to return iu thu fall. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, MAY 3 1912. G. W. Jockson of Dushore m'f'g of the Elite Cigar was in town on Saturday. George says that he uiaufactures other cigars but the Elite is the cigar to smoke. The Bacca-Laureate sermon was preached to the Seniors of the La porte High School, Sunday even ing, April, 28, in the Methodist church. Rev. Davidson delivered a very able discourse on attaining high ideals. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Traught and daughter Ruth and Miss. Alice Pennington of Nordmont attended the Bacca-Laureate sermon which was preached to the graduating class of the Borough High School, Sun day evsning. The following of Nordmont at tended the Commencement exer ciser held in the High school Build ing Tuesday evening. Mr. Bert Snider and wife, Horris Edgar and' Miss Estella Snider'and Harry and Robert Hunter. SONESTOWN ITEMS Mr. (Jeorge Morris and Thomas Starr walked tip to Eagles Mere for their health on Sunday last. Mr. Russel Confer of Picture Rocks was in town a little whiieon Sunday. The 1,. \V. Welliver Heading Fac tory are going to putin a stave mill along with the heading factory, also a saw mill in connection. A. T. Armstrong has bought ttie Daniel Ilea Oxen and some other stock in the cattle line. Mr. James Fiester has moved his family from Cottage Lookout to A. T. Armstrong's farm at Muncy Valley We seen in the Lope/. News that Butt'St-'inhach had moved to Sones town some time ago and that Lope/, was at a loss, hut they said what was their loss was Sonestown's gain. Now Butt' has left Sonestown at pres ent and we hope they have gained their loss of some weeks ago. Harry Basley of Hie Basley 'ouse caught a eleven and a half inch Cali fornia trout iu the outlet of Eagles Mere hake last Wednesday. Smith Bondman the same day caught a 11 ] brook trout in the old splash dam above town. This is the place to fish if the people would only think so, lor a fish that would bite for Boud man would bite for any one, for he says lie never fished any and don't know how. But he says if it were to haul slop and feed hogs and have all of the green flies after him in Eagles Mere he would know jnst how to catch them. THE DA NO ER OK FSINH KOREOIN POTATOES FOR SEED. Large quanitities of European potatoes are at the present time being received into this country. Their fine appearance and reason able cost iii comparison with the high cost of home-grown seed have fed growers to consider the advisa bility of using them for seed in place of hon.e-grown stock. This should under no circumstances be done. A wide experience in testing a large number of foreign-grown varieties has demonstrated that, with few exceptions, foreign stock is not adapted to the climate and soil conditions obtaining in this country. The Department of Agri culture during the past seven years has tested more than 100 l'oregin varaties, with the uniform result that the yields during the first year ' were not equal to the yields of our best American sorts. These results shave been repeatedly corroborated ; by American growers and seednien. : The few fairly satisfactory varie r ties of the many tested have requir ed from two to three seasons to . become acclimated. r (1) Foreign-grown potatoes should ( under no circumstances be. used I for seed purposes. (2) Such potatoes are not adapted to our soils and climate, and will - not return profitable yields. . Several serious diseases not now B prevalent in this country are al - most certain to be 'introduced if such stock is used for seed. Why They Want Change in Reading Train Schedule W. & N. B. Opposed to Change William Ellis Haines, principal council for the petitioners for a change in the schedule of the Sha mokin division of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, opened for the petitioners before the state rail road commission at the courthouse, Williamsport, Friday of last week. Judge Ewing and Milton J. Brecket, the surviving members of the commission, occupied chairs in front of the prothonotary's desk and 1 he attorneys and others taking part in the hearing grouped them selves about tables within the bar. There was a fringe of others, most ly witnesses in the forward part of the spectators' section of the court room. As council for the petition ers, Thomas Wood appeared with Mr. Haines. John (J. Reading was in charge of the legal array of the Philadelphia & Reading. WHY HE WANTbSCHEDULE CHANGED John A. Whitney, the new oc cupant of the Round- Top dairy farm at Halls Station, was called by Mr. Haines as the first wit ness for the petitioners and was questioned as to the reasons for de siring a change in the time of the morning and evening trains of the Reading. Mr. Whitney thought a change would be beneficial. When ilr. Reading got at the witness it became plain that the railroad com pany was strenuously opposed to putting on additional trains or changing the time of those now in the service. Mr. Whitney testified among other things that in order to get to Williamsport on the present early train it was necessary for him to leave home at ten minutes of t> o'clock, and in response to a ques tion by Mr. Haines, said that this hour was before daylight during the fall, winter and early spring. He declared that he knew of none of | his neighbors who considered the I present train service satisfactory. ; NOT CONVENIENT FOR MILK SHIPPERS William F. Coleman, a clerk in 1 the prothonotary's office,the second : wit ness, said that he had a farm at Fritz station and that to his know- j ledge many farmers used the station i and that a large quantity of milk j was shipped from there, some of it j being from his farm. He said that j the present train time was not con- I venient to the milk shippers. Deputy Protlionotary G. M. Sones, swore that the present schedule interfered with the busi ness of the courts and that witnes ses and jurymen from the lower end of the county were put to incon venience. Mr. Sones said that he owned a farm in Wolf township and was unable to live there and attend to his duties at the court house on account of the present ar rangement of trains. Mr. Sones declared the present train schedule was generally unsatisfactory. He referred to the holding up of the license court last month by the failure of witnesses to arrive in time on train No. 25, scheduled to arrive at Pine street at 10:08 a. m., on account not only oft he lateness of the time fixed, but also on ac count of an unusual detention of the train. W. & N. B. OPPOSED TO CHANGE General Manager Townsend, of the Williamsport & North Branch, took a hand in the quizzing of the witness at this time. Mr. Town send prefaced his examination by a statement that the proposed change of schedule would necessi tate the putting on of other trains on his road. He declared that pas senger traffic, was not a paying prop osition and that he already had too many passenger trains on his tracks as it was. The question of the profit of passenger traffic was much to the fore in the questions asked by Mr. Reading of the witness. Mr. Sones declared t hat if a morn ing train on the Reading were scheduled to arrive at 8:1"), people from out of town would have as much time to do business as they now have in case they come to the city by the early train reaching here soon after (i o'clock, for the reason that the stores do not open till 8 o'clock anyway and that shoppers who come to town had to wait un til the stores open. I GENERAL MANAGER DICE CALLED The commission heard much other . testimony on the side of tke peti j tioners at the morning session. The commission adjourned at 1 o'clock and resumed its sessions at 2, when Mi'. Haines introduced twelve affidavits and two letters which he was allowed to fde. General Manager A. T. Dice, of tlie Heading, was called by the rail road as the first witness on that side. His testimony concerned the necessity for making up the sched ule* as they stand. WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIANIO HORROR? It is all sumed up in one word of six letters: "PROFIT" A long time ago our fore fathers were in bondage to an old fellow named "PHARAOH". Ilrs heart was hardend by God for our own good. He was crazy for what? To make a long story short. For the same reason that sank the Titanic with its fearful loss of lives. PROFIT. The old chap got so mad when his servants cut and ran away-and by so doing put a stop to his' Promts' That 1 e and his men drove pell mell alter them, and every mother's son of them got drownded. The mad race ki both cases was for Profits. I assume that you, as you read these lines are satisfied that the God of Gods-started every thing and keeps every thing a going. Well! wouldn't it be wise for you and 1 to try and practice his way of doing things. He knows what is for our good, and what will make us prosper. (See the first Psalm., Just take a look at the ten comandments. But do not hedge on the forth command, by switching off onto a I bungling man made day. God won't stand any of your ! fooling with his word. It will cut deeper and faster than a circular saw. What will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and loose his I life Jesus. A. C. Jenkins. Sullivan County Summer Normal School In High School Building, On shore. Five weeks' term beginning Monday, May 27, 1!)12. FACULTY: In addition to a large corpse of local instructors we shall have with us Prof. Lister, a Palmer Method Writing expert, during the week of June 10. Also an expert in Primary Methods. In addition to the stress placed upon Writing and Primary Meth ods the following will receive special attention: Pennsylvania History (Required under the "New Code") I' : School Subjects for ProfessuS <ial Classes, and Course and Method in G rammer for Intermediate and < .rammer Grades. Every teacher in the county, re gardless of the grade of the certifi cate held, should attend this session which promises to be the most help ful in its history. TERMS : For full term of five weeks, SO.OO. For less than full term, 82.00 per week with a inimmian charge of 8:5.oo. M. R. BLACK, Principal. LITZLEMAN-DAVIS Mr. Harry Litzleman of Forks Twp., and Miss Davis: daughter of Jewoleryman Davis, of New Al bany, were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents, on Wednesday of this week. Both are , popular young people of this sec . tion. We wish them a happy and prosperous married lif«. 75C PER YEAR T. J. INGHAM ESTATE Educational Notes in Brief By State Board of Education CODK RL> PLAY tiROI.WjJS The State Board of Education has decided that hereafter it will approve no plans for school houses unless proper provision is made for playgrounds. This seems to he * move in the right direction. l'ht physical activity of the child must be provided for in order to secure an all round education. Ji' children are given an opportunity to express themselves in play, they will not resort, to practices which interfere with the good order of the com munity in which they live. Mo educational movement in the last tun years lias attracted as much at tention as the movement for the welfare of the child as it can he best conserved in giving it. oppor tunity for proper physical expres sion. Ol'kN A1 R S< Him >l„s Ihe State Board of Education has received a very interesting re port from Supt. ('lias. Lose of \\ il liamsport, I'.i., concerning the establishment of an Open Air School in that city. About '-'O children are provided for in this school and the results predict that the children are gaining in physical strength as w«'ll as making rapid strides in their studies. The child ren greatly enjoy the work and the prejudice on the part of the parents, which was considerable at the out set, has been entirely removed. There is no doubt that schools of this character will be greatly mul tiplied and that children who have some physical affliction, who are enaemic or tubercular can be well taken care of in this way. PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FUND Pennsylvania is the only state in the Union that does not have a permanent state school fund. If the wishes and hopes of the State Board of Education are realized, that deficiency in our educational system will soon be provided for. Under the new Code provision is made for organizing such fund. The state of Kansas has a fund of $9,000,000, the income of which cannot be used for any other than school purposes. This amounts to 80,000,000 per year, fn the early history of the state, Pennsyl vania had a fund of sl,ooo'ooo,but that disappeared many years ago. CAKE OF DEFECTIVES One of the very serious problems confronting the school communities is what to do with the defective children. Pennsylvania has a num ber of school* taking excellent care of many defectives but the accom modations for the whole number in the state are entirely inadequate. When medical inspection is com pletely established throughout the state, it will no doubt ' found that there are between l'_\ 0 ami 13,000 pupils who ought to be especially cared for. The State Board of Education has been asked to consider the matter of making adeqate preparation for the care of these childred. POOH DISTRICTS Last year there were in Pennsyl vania 124 districts, represented by 149 schools, in which the minimuu school term of 7 mouths could not be maintained by levying the min imuu amount of tax under the old law. Many of these schools are in mountainous regions where there are few people and where the value of property is very low. The State Board of Education will ask the next Legislature to give consider ation to the question of providing proper educational facilities for these unfortunately situated dis tricts. Commencement Exercise* An entertainment was given Tuesday evening by the grades, and Iligh School pupils of the Bor ough school. A very entertaining program was made up which con sisted of speaking, solos, songs by the grades and a play given by live girls of the High School. The play was entitled "The Butglar". Alter much fright over the supposee bur glar in the house, it was found that i it was only a cat. The auditorium . was tastefully decorated with the i colors of the Juniors, Cherry anil White.
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