Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-03
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Maud Koons of Hughesvile.
G. w. Snyder registered at the Magyar.
gle House last Friday.
Monroe Painton's child. Harry. is very
sick with pneumonia.
Spencer Starr returned to his school at
Emmons on Sunday after Il Saturday at
home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Armstrong and
children are home from the jubilee,
Miss Mary McClan has gone 10 The
southern part of the state Tor q time.
Miss May Mencer spent Saturday at
home with her brother.
The members OF the +. " church gave
4 chicken and waffle supper with oysters
and ice cream at their festival building
last Saturday evening.
= Our blacksmiths are exceedingly busy
just now. One is ont electioneering and
the other is catching bears.
Pierce Schug's mill on the mountain is
moved TO Edkin Hill.
James Laird and sister Maud, and FL
lerv Horn and sister Alma visited in town
last week
c. +. Bllamboz has moved into the
house vacated by G. j Brink who has
moved TO EaglesMere.
The Democratic speech OF last week
was 'howling success The Repnbli-
cans were expected to have one last Tues
day evening but they must have heen
scared out.
A wood chopping in the day time and a
rag sewing i'll the evening made Alex.
Hesse's'premises merry all last Wednes-
day. Everyone had Il good time except
the boys who tried to sew their fingers
along with the carpet rags.
The literary this week will discuss the
question, resolved that the mental capac-
ity Of the sexes is equal.
Little frankie Starr, son of Chas. Starr.
died last Saturday. lnterment was made
at Lardsville on Monday The little
fellow was universally liked and his loss
is felt by ALL
Andrew Edgar and Will sird caught
two more bears last Satur' - They have
now killed four inside Two weeks and
report bear signs to~oe ''thicker than
ever" vet.
Forksville High School Notes.
School is progressing un'ler the instruc.
ton of Prof. NJ r. Black and Miss Bertha
Grange.
The literary society was organized the
18th OF last month and the following
officers were elected President. Guy w.
Rogers; Vice Pres, j. Clyde Plots; Sec'y.,
Anna Brown; Treasurer, Claire Nye;
Librarian, Mollie Rogera: Jani,or John
Randall
Lafayette Day was observed with fitting
exercises by the school.
A very interesting literary program was
given last Wednesday evening. Great
preparation OF their work.
County Supt. Meylert called upon us
Monday and cheered us with his words Of
encouragement
Bernice Echoes.
&c. Conuor has returned from New
y Iork where lie has been purchasing goods
for w. H. Blight.
James Long visited friends at Dushore
Monday OF last week.
Mrs. c. 4. Brown visited friends at
New Albany the latter part of last week.
The following went To Philadelphia to
the Peace Jubilee last week: Thomas
Finn and son William, Misses Mary Ryan
Nellie Haley, Mrs. Peter Murphy. Joseph
Ryan and Carl Klintgart.
A number from here attended the Dem
ocratic Rally at Lopez Thursday Evening
Mrs.S. 0. Northrop visited friends at
Loveton the latter part OF last week.
Chauncey Walters visited friends and
relatives at Dushore Saturday.
c. p Hope transacted business AT Du.
shore Saturday.
Mrs. G. l.. Norton of New Albany has
opened II millinery store at Schaad'> lIo-
tel for a lew days.
Prof James Rutherford and John Thay-
er transacted business al Dushore on Sat
urday.
Henry Dunahoe and wife OF Dushorc
were the guests of Thomas Dunahoe sun.
day.
The addition to w. H. Bliglt's meat
market is completed. The engine and
boiler are ready for business and you can
get meat of all kinds and in all shapes as
every thing will be done by steam.
Mrs. Soloman Burns is visiting friends
at Long Valley.
Miss Mary Farrell OF Lopez visited
friends here Saturday.
Prof. j. II. Thayer of Dushore spent
Saturday with friends at this place.
Muncy Valley.
Dir. Christian Republican candidate for
Assembly, was looking up his friends in
this place last week.
Jos. Shea OF Wiliamsport was looking
after the insurance business at this place
few days last week.
Jas. Walsh Democratic candidate Tor