Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-20


organized at Benton, Pa, to be known as
the "Russel Harms Camp-of Sons Of Vet.
erans.' The Camp is large one and has
over sixty members.
Had the bad twig been pruned from
the legal branches sooner, Sullivan county
would have been saved the enormous
cost of contest suit, cay nothing Of the
scores of trife petit affairs.
"A. E. Tripp in the absence ofsheriff
Swank, was on Saturday deputized 10 make
levy on the goods of NJ. R. Black who
has been in the undertaking business for
the past few years at Forksville.
Judge Ikeler, of the Columbia. Mon
tour district, whose term expires with this
year, is a candidate for denomination.
w. Ii. Rhawn. ESQ, of Catawissa is also
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton.
-"Woman, without her. man is saw.
age" This may have been true in the
days when the old bard wrote it, but now.
a.days there is many savage woman
without man, and many man who
wishes he was savage.
The newspaper that hasn't warned
it's readers against the new and dangerous
counterfeit 500 silver certificate isn't up
to date. 1t doesn't matter If neither the
editor nor any of his readers ever had such
thing in their lives; he must speak Of
them as though 500 silver certificates
were as common as eggs.
The Muncy Valley Bakery which is
managed in an up-to- date manner by Mr.
w. H. Rimsnyder, is making regulartrips
to this place and is steadily growing in
popular favor as public benefactor. He
has recently secured the service OF first.
class baker Of Williamsport to take charge
o. the ovens, and is now placing excellent
food on the market.
The spring election is drawing near
and the voters of Laporte should be cas-
ing about for good men TO nominate for
the offices to be filled. Active, energetic,
honest men who have the good Of the
whole town at heart should be selected for
councilmen, and broad guaged intelligent
men who have no personal axes to grind
should be put on the school board. 1t is
of vast more importance to the taxpayers
Of this borough who shall be chosen to
do the borough legislating, than who
shall be elected governor next fall.
Ulysses Bird OF Estella had runa-
way at this place on Monday. He was
engaged in hauling lime and while his
team were eating feed with their brides
Oft, near the Tannery station, became
frightened and started down the hill by
the dry loft at break.neck speed. At the
loot Of the hill one Of the horses fell and
the wagon went rolling over the team,
injuring one OF the steeds 80 badly tha,
it will probably be valueless.
Voters of both parties throughout the
county should regard it duty to attend
the caucus and primaries of their respec
tive parties. Here is the proper place tc
make certain OF getting good honest com
petent men on the tickets. Don't allow 6
few men to dictate the nominees and forcs
you to ratify their choice when you know
they are not wisely selected. The govern.
lnent of the Township you live in is NOR,
directly important to you and your inter
ests than the government of the Nation
| Attend the primaries.
Amid the merry jingle Of sleigh bells
loving manner and honeyen words mum
ber of New Albany boys at this place anc
some of Laporte's best looking girls en-
loved another sleigh ride to Ringdal'
Friday night and spent the hours pleas
an,ly with Mine Host Miller who allow
ed them the privilege Of an old fashioned
hop which was enjoyed mid merry con
verse and social jolity. At one time,o ont
OF Barnum's finest (?) was present anc
furnished much amusement filing the al
with shoe leather, but the climax wa
only reached when it was learned tina
he, with his best girl, was part way hom'
when discovering that both runners Of hi
cutter was rough.locked with log chains
AS we had not the foresight to send ou
sporting editor along the affair is peve
likely to be properly described in prin
or any creditable account given Of MurplI,
who WAS said to have been enjoying love
hlisstul dream at the time when the drive
obvious Of time and surroundings saw
the fair one by his side, drove over Al
embankment causing such general mix
up that an introduction necessarily ha
10 follow. "Podden" furnished the musi
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