Republican News Item. VOL. XVI. NO. 48 THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. COUNTY SEAT 112 LOCAL AND PERSONAL § % EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD § . -%■■* X *X * %KHOi: ** * Henry Kraus Jr. spent the past week in Dushore. Julius Bald of Scranton was in town on business Friday of last week. For Sale —An Emblem Bicycle in goo i condition, will sell cheap. Inquire at this Office. After the snow disappeared this week Pansies were in full bloom in Mrs. Meylert's flower bed. Hon. John Schaad, of Bernice, was a business visitor in Laporte the early part of this week. Misses Frances and Mabel Mor an attended the Thanksgiving dance in Dushore Friday evening. B. F. Crossley, of the First Nat ional Bank of Dushore, spent Thanksgiving with his parents in this place. Daniel Rea, who is employed in the ear shops at Say re, Pa., was transacting business in this place on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Meylert and Miss Jessie Wrede were shop pers in Willianisport on Friday and Saturday of last week. Hon. L. W. Welliver of Sones town, proprietor of the Heading Factory of that place, was in town on business Wednesday. Miss Bertha Johnson returned home Monday evening after having spent the Thanksgiving vacation with her parents in Ralston. Hon. J. L. Christian of Lopez, President of the First National Bank of this place, was attending to bank business in town Tuesday. FOB SAI.K—Two lots situated on Main street and Spring Alley in Laporte Borough, known as the WurlHein lots. Inquire F. H. Ingham. Mr. Leo Moranand sisters, Julia ami Martha Moran of Muncy Val ley, spent Sunday in town, as the guest of their grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Moran. Wm. L. Stormont, wife and son Robert of New York City, K. \V. Mason of Austin, Pa., Misses Tone and Marjorie Mason of West Ches ter Normal were called home by the death of Mrs. Robert Stormont The county commissioners are covering the floor in the courtroom and the upper hall with new cork matting. This is something that has been needed for a long time and the commissioners have done wisely in supplying it. The Rev. Charles Stuart Kitchin formsrly located in Massachusetts, arrived last week to take charge of the Episcopat churches at Laporte, Eagles Mere and Nordmont. His family consists of his wife and daughter and they are occupying the rector at this place. The mis sion has been witnout a Rector since the removal of the Rev. C. Doupe to Montoursville about two months ago. Services in these cuurches of the Mission held will lie held regularly hereafter. Death of Mrs. Frederike Vogel Mrs. Frederike Dutichum Vogel who resided with her son, Adam Vogel, of this place, died on Friday morning of last week, yt o'clock, at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 4 days. Mrs. Vogel was born in Germany in 1878, and came to this country at an early date. She has lieen on the sick list for the past 15 months with dropsy which was the cause of her death. Mrs. Vogel was a devoted mem- , ber of the Lutheran church at Dushore and a loving mullier, and will he greatly missed by her many friends in this place. The funeral services were held Monday morning at the home of her son, Adam Vogel, after which the funeral courtage proceeded on its way to Dushore, where inter ment was made. She is survived by two sons and two daughters: Adam Vogel, of Laporte; George Vogel, of Towanda; Mrs. John Yanuey of Mnrraytown, and Mrs. Fietta Bentley, of Satterfield, also two sistets, Mrs. Katherine Scei beck,of Towanda and Mrs. Caroline Herika, of Satterfield. Death of Mrs. Robert Stormont Mrs. Robert Stormont of this place died on Monday morning. Funeral services were held at her home Thursday afternoon at 13 o'clock. Full obituary will appear next week. Death of Mrs. M. F. Matthews Mrs. Nancy Matthews, wife of the late M. F. Matthews, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. O. Musselman, in Overton, Nov. 28, at 2:30 a. m. Mrs. Matthews was the daughter of Salisbury Cole of Monroeton. Since the death of her husband in 1905 she has spent part of the time in the West with her sons and daughters. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and an exemplary christian woman, and will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. She is sur vived by two sons and three daugh ters, Jerome S. and M. Lloyd of lone, Wash., Mrs. Geo. (>. Mus selman of Overton, Mrs: J. S. Molyneux of Broken Bow, Neb., and Mrs. Fred Joers of Lincoln, Nel>. Funeral services were held at the home of Geo. O. Musselman, on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Interment was made at the M. E. Cemetery at Overton. Death of John H. McGee John 11. McGee died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Win. Walsh at Mildred, of Nov. '22, at the age of S."» years. Mr. McGee formerly lived at Covey ton, Cherry township, but of late years lias resided with his daughter at Mildred. The fun eral services were held on the fol lowing Monday with interment in St. Basil's cemetery at Dushore. He. is survived l>v three sons and two daughters, Mrs. Walsh of Mil dred, Mrs. James McDonald of Rhode Island, William of Jersey Shore, llngh of Costella, Pa., and Daniel of Portland, Oregon. Death of James Wilson James Wilson of Mildred, died at the Packer hospital on Thurs day afternoon, Nov. 21. lie was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 4 suffering from an ulcer of the stomach. Perforation followed and death resulted. He was 30 years of age, and a son of Gavin Wilson. The body was taken to Mihlred \\ her.' the funeral services were held and interment made on Sunday, lie is survived by his father and mother and three brothers and five sisters. NO TRESPASS BE SURE TO GET THE RIGHT KIND. WE HAVE THEM AT 50c PER DOZEN. THE NEWS ITEM LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, DEC. 6 1912. FATALL BURNED IN EXPLOSIOD ON HIS LOCOMOTIVE Archie Morris Found Uncons cious Beside His Engine Early Wednesday Morning of Last Week Archie Morris, aged 47 years) whose home is at Nordmont, and who was an engineer of the Wyoming and Sullivan railroad died at the Willianisport hospital Thursday of last week, at 3 o'clock p. in., as the result of terrible in julies received some time on Wed nesday night. Ho was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Morris had a fireman who was slightly injured on Wednesday and was unable to work that night. There was some work to he done on the engine and Morris said ho would attend to it himself. lie left some other workmen about 9 o'clock and was not seen again un til about 1 o'clock Wednesday morning, when men found his un conscious body lying beside the engine. Evidently there had been an ac cident and explosion, for the cloth ing was completely burned from the man's body and he was suffer ing from great burns all over the body, particularly about the head and chest. He was given what re lict' was possible until morning and then was hurried to Willianisport and taken to the hospital. It was known at the hospital that there was no chance for recovery and the engineer sank slowly until the end. He was made as com fortable as medical skill could make him until his death. Morris is a married man and leaves a wife and family. HEMLOCK GROVE Rev. and Airs. Wm. Shultz and son, who spent their Thanksgiving vacation with relatives near here, attended church services and being called upon to preach, both here and at Bethel, he left many deep thoughts long to be remembered by those who heard liini Revival services will still be con tinued this week, there being no success so far. H. C. Phillips on Monday helped E. A. Fulmer do some butchering. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Pnillips at tended the funeral of Abraham Bigger at Unityvilc on Monday. W. H. Lawrenson is breaking a team of two year-old colts. Prof. Percy Bay,formerly a stud ent and teacher here, visited the school Friday. Miss Caroline Bay spent Friday with Helen Phillips and visited the school. Miss Vera Buck spent Thanks giving with her parents in Sones town. Mina and Jasper Bay ate Thanksgiving dinner with their brothers and sisters at the home of J. W. Buck of Sonestown. The men and boys on Saturday cut a load of wood for the church. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rider on Monday attended the funeral of the latter's brother at Nordmont. Those who attended the sale at J. W. Glidwell's were H. B. Amies, Howard Stackhouse, VV. H. Law renson, Brady Chestnut and Jesse Flick. Card of Thanks Mrs. Ella Morris and children of ; Nordmont wish to thank their | many friends and neighbors, who jso kindly helped them during j their sad bereavement, and death of their loved one. MUNCY VALLEY Sabbath School next Sunday at 10 a. in. Preaching service at 7:30 p. m., Dec. 8. Miss Katherine Bradley of Wil lianisport is spending a few days with her parents in this place. Mrs. Adam Bradley is on the sick list. Miss Bertha Christman of Mill ville is visiting old friends at this place. Mr. Charles Palmatier wife and daughter Elsie of Hillsgrove are visiting their parents of this town. Misses Willa and Thressa G insel and Harry Palmatier were Sones town callers Saturday night. Miss Edna Miller spent a few days in Hughesville last week. Mrs. Kahler and son of Hughes ville spent a few clays with her son Rev. E. Kahler of this place. Misses Edna Miller and Murle Jillson spent Saturday at the home of A. P. Miller and family. Mrs. Elias Ryder is visiting friends at Renova. Bert Miller and wife spent Sun day with William Stackhouse and family at Sonestown. Miss Murle Jillson spent Sunday with Miss Ocia Ryder. The fourth quarterly conference will be held in the M. E. Church Tuesday, Dec. 10. All officers, committees and stewards wish to be present. SONESTOWN R D. NO I A very pleasant birthday party was given Mrs. Monrce Painton last Tuesday. Those present were Rev. and Mrs. Schechterly, Mrs, Foust, Mrs. Etta Harvey, Mrs. E Burk, Mrs. Lloyd Laylan, Mrs. H.i Buck, Mrs. Charles Hazen, Mrs. Edward Boatman, Mrs. Wm. Boat-1 man, Mrs. Harry Grove, Mrs. John Iviess, Mrs. George Painter and i Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Painton. Mrs. William Elliot and three; children of Altoona are visiting; with Mrs. Elliot's parents, Mr. and , Mrs. Irvin Dewald. Carl Harvey has returned from Victor, N. Y., where he has been working for the past eight months. Mrs. Harry Shaffer visited Mrs. Etta Harvey last Sunday. Mrs. Harry Jones after a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Burk, returned to her home in Altoona last Tuesday. Mrs. and Mrs. Irvin Dewald and Mrs. Elliot and children visited with Harry Dewald of Laporte last Sunday. Frank Magargle, Abe Sheets and Alonzo Burk went to Sinnemehon ing for a weeks hunting. Mr. Sheets had the pleasure of killing a deer while there. William Burk -moved his goods to Masten where he has been work ing for some time. MILDRED AND BEKNICE Mrs. J. B. Duggan and daughter Francis of Say re spent Thanksgiv ing with Mrs. Duggan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsay of Mildred. James Dithburn of Bernice was visiting friends at Waverly, N. Y., ! a few days last week. The basket ball game played at this place on Thursday evening Bernice vs. New Albany was a hummer from start to finish result ing in a score of 30 4 in our favor. | The boys from New Albany played j played a good game, but they can not play ball with the Bernice high | school boys, 100 bad. Ira Powers was a Sayre visitor last week. Prof. Bowles and English are a little crusty over the boys beating New Albany. It is the first time in history of ba-ket ball that ever the boys from New Albany were defeated by the Bernice high school Miss Mary W'atson returned to Philadelphia after spending the past two weeks with her parents at this place. C. P. Hope of Mildred has sold his business to John Ditty of Dushore who took possession on the 2nd of Dec We wish him success in his new business. Ilarry Donhoue was a Sayre visitor last week. Quite a number of the boys of this place took in the Thanksgiving dance at Dushore. The Bernice high school basket ball team will play the Towanda basket ball team at Towanda on Friday evening, Dec. 0, we will report sick after that game. DELAYED BLAST MAY COST LIFE Samuel Long Seriously Injured When Investigating Slow- Fuse at Quarry Milton, Nov. 29. —Thinking the fuse attached to a heavy charge of dynamite had gone out, Samuel Long, aged GO, of Wiutield, em ployed at Vance & Co's lime kiln at that place, leaned over the ex plosive just as it ignited and was probably fatally injured by the flying rocks and debris. Long, with several other em ployes, was quarrying limestone. They had prepared the dynamite and lighted the fuse but alter wait ing for some time for the explosion the men decided that the fuse had | : gone out and went to relight it.i Mr. Long had just reached the spot; when the tardy explosion came, j I A large rock struck him on the! I side of the head, knocking him to I ! the ground senseless. Frank Trutt, another employe at j ! the kilns, was about six feet back j ;of the injured man. He escaped! | without injuries. When the air was clear of smoke j Trutt saw Mr. Long lying on the; ground, with blood streaming from | 1 the wound in his head. With the aid of then en at the kilns he was removed to his home at Winfield. Yesterday morning he was taken to the Mary Packer hospital at ! Sunbury and word from that insti tution today is to the effect that he is in a very critical condition with I J I slight chances for recovery. Sev eral operations have been perform jed on his head and his left side, which was completely paralyzed by ; the accident, shows a slight im provement today, as he can move his fingers. School Entertainment The pupils of the Borough School will give an entertainment on Tuesday night, Dec. 10, in the I High School auditorium, commenc j ing at 8:00 p. in. Admission, adults 20c, children 10c. The pupils of the High School . will give a play "Our Aunt From California," the rest of the program will be given by the pupils in the 112 grades. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING , • The annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National Hank t of Laporte, for the election of dir r ectors and the transaction of such " other business as may come before it, will be held at the office of the bank in Laporte, Pa., on Tuesday, I January 14, 11 .'i, Itetween the hours of It) a. in.and ■'< p. in. EDWARD LA DLL Y,Cashier. 1 Laporte, Pa., D««c. (5, 1912. xl-10 75C PER YEAR C. S. DAUBERMAN, EDITOR Flame^B M Foil, clear—never flicker* H 9 FAMILY FAVORITE ■ 3 The Best Lamp Oil I 9 At Your Dealara. I J For tha win of the family'.