Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-12
Bernice Echoes.

visited friends at this place last week.
Henry Schaad has moved his
family to Mildred in the house which
he has purchased from his father.
Mrs. j. HI. Thayer and children OF
Dushore visited friends here last
| week.
Miss Nellie Enright and Susie
Burns visited friends in Dushore
Saturday.
Mr.. Hervite Mitchell of Forest
City was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walters Sunday.
The jolly 40 gathered at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Saxon Friday
evening and agreeably surprised
them, and on Saturday night they
beseiged the White House. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Hampson, held the fort for
sometime but were forced to capitu-
late, owing to the superior number
of the enemy. Harry says if Elizas
wind had held out they could have
blown the invaders off the earth but
man is of little value in Ginning
match with women. Such is life in
times of friendship. AS soon as
Supt. l. o. Blight heard of the seige
he ordered an iron fence built around
the house, it was put up in front of
the house Monday and adds to the
looks of the property as much beauty
as it affords protection to the inhabi-
tants.
Mrs. Fred Price and son Earl Of
Arnot, Chenning Co. N. Y. visited
her parent j. s. Taylor and brother
H. w. Taylor last week.
Walter Hellsman of this place has
the honor of catching the largest
trout of the season, it measured 14k
inches and was caught in birch creek
dam one day last week.
James Gilligan visited friends at
Towanda Wednesday of last week.
1fyou want to know where the
Spaniards landed just ask C. E. jack
son of the telephone exchange.
ttr, Christian and A. l.. D,es Of
Lopez were callers in town Friday.
Atty. F. H. Ingham of Laporte
was welcome visitor at the p. 0. S.
of A. Camp Friday evening.
nrc, Cbr;af;o,, nf I a,,a, Do,,ln1l
and Pratt of Dushore held consulta-
ton at the home of Frank Allen who
has been a sufferer from sciatic rheu-
matism for the past six months on
Friody afternoon. We did not learn
the conclusion reached. Mr.. Allen
is suffering eXcruciating pain but the
doctors have hopes of his ultimate
recovery.
AT the regular meeting of Wash
ington Camp No. 4S1 p. o. S. of A.
of Bernice Friday evening the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted.
To his excellency Danniel II. Hast
ings governor Of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania greeting. Whereas
we are in entire sympathy with the
offer made by the State President of
p. 0. S. of A. in Offering the service
of all the camps in Pennsylvania to
the President of the United States for
whatever service he may see fit.
Therefore at the last regular meeting
of Washington Camp No. 481 it was
resolved that we the pledged Sons of
America of the above named camp of
Bernice Pa. regard the actions of
President Mckinley as just and hon
orable and we take pride in Offering
our entire support through you to
him, and if needed we pledge our
lives as volunteers in defense of our
flag,-Signed, Joseph Hellsman
President, Chas. w. Flick Secretary,
H. w. Taylor Master of Forms.
John Boland visited friends at Ar
not Pa. last week, he reports strike
of the miners at that place.
Rev. Patrick Enright of Buffalo is
visiting his brother Rev. FIR. Enright
at this place.
c. E. jackson visited friends at
Towanda Thursday.
James Gilligan has purchased a
fine piano. James can pound a piano
as well as telegraph instrument.
There will be an exhibition given
in the K. of L. hall Thursday evening
with Edisons new invention the
animatiscope. Don't fail to see it.
Pay Master II. E. Lewis paid the
boys here Friday evening.
The Bernice Cornet Band will give
a concert in Gareys Hall at Dushore
Pa. May 30th.
Robert Northrope of Weston Sta
ton is drilling on the company pro-
perty one mile south of here to as
certain if there is any coal south of
Rock Fault.
We wonder if James can find the
race track yet.
H. c. Hibbard of Shinnersville is
building chickery. Mr.. Hibbard
expects to raise 500 chickens.
Mrs. Campbell of Scranton spent
the latter part of last week as the