Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
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trips over the road.
Misses Anna and Leah Hazen
are visiting Miss Anna Shoemaker
at Laporte.
Rev. j. w. Campbell and family
paid q visit to old friends around
here after conference at Hughes
vile adjourned.
Alvan Steck of Hughesville
came to town again last Tuesday
to take charge of the mine roller
factory.
Mrs. A. Converse has returned
from an extended stay among rela-
tives at and near Kingston. Mrs.
E. I. Welter accompanied her
home.
Mrs. Ed. Messenger was last
week the guest of ]. w. Buck and
family.
Byron Campbell has moved back
to town.
II. S. Simmons is repairing his
house.
The pound party held at George
Hazen's last week was great sue
cess, socially. Those present were
Misses, Name Ryan of Chamouni,
Edna Taylor, of Strawbridge and
Myrtle Miller of Muncy Valley.
Messrs, Harley Bigger and Harry
Snyder, also from Muncy Valley.
Rev. VIM. Musker, former Evan
gelical pastor here is now in town.
Miss Bertha McClinloek of Straw
bridge, is the guest of J. w. Buck
and family.
Misses Mable Hazen and Mil
dred Hall were awarded prizes for
collecting money for the NJ. E.
pastor. Miss Mable's sum aggre-
gated $40 and Miss Mildred's
S4.04. Prizes equal.
A larger crowd than usual were
present at the Literary Society
held Tuesday evening. Following
are the minutes. Society called to
ordered by President w. r. Hazen
followed by song Twilight is
stealing" The minutes of the
previous meeting was read and
adopted. Miss Ada Hall recited
Somebody's Mother" Miss Mil
dred Hall then gave, Give drunk
my last glass" This was follow
ed by little Harry Crist, singing
"We are two dandy darkies." He
responded to an encore. Charlie
Simmons declamed, "Who will fire
the cannon" America was sung.
Miss Ada Simmons recited, "Baby
Bess.' The question resolved that
''intemperance causes more misery
than war" was taken up after the
appointment of Messrs, John Mil
Ter, John Converse and George
Rea as judges, Messrs, Walter
Lorah, Walter Hazen, j. f. Hazen
and Mrs. Dora Cook in f. III. Gal
lagher's absence, made up the af-
firmative. Messrs, Spencer, Starr,
III. G. Boatman, j. Ii. Rothrock
and Miss Myrtle Edgar reptied on
the negative. Negative won.
The "Astonisher" was read by
Editor Walter Hazen. Society
voted that henceforth seven min
utes be allowed chiefs for closing
speech, also that children under
IA years of age be prohibited from
| leaving room at discretion.
Subject for next session, "Re-
solved that the Indian has been
more i'll treated at the hands of the
whites than the negro. r. f.
Herman and III. G. Boatman were
appointed chiefs. Adjourned by
singing, "Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" Myrtle Edgar, secy.
While returning home at Muncy
Valley, after doing business at A.
I. Armstrong; store, Edward
Webb's horse ran away. The
horse started to run us it turned
down the road from the covered
bridge. Mr.. Webb succeeded in
running the horse and wagon into
A. Edgar's fence just below the
gate. Here the horse broke loose
and went on. Mr.. Webb and his
companion, Charlie Hopper were
thrown forward out of the wagon.
The former was severely cut about
the left eye, and also bruised about
his head. He was taken into the
house and cared for, until A. t.
Armstrong removed him to his
home shortly after. Mr.. Hopper
far as known escaped serious in
jury. The horse was caught by T.
S. Simmons, at his home. The
wagon was uninjured.
EsGSblcs tlso Pleasure &C n lprive.
4 fina ccrri2ec doubles the pleasure of driv-
ing. Ia: laiu;s buyers OF carriages or har-
ness cat ave dollars by sending for the
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