Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Number 70
Bernice Echoes.

l.. Lowrey spent Thursday and
4 Friday at WilliamspOrt aS conferre
to f. j. Mullen.
George Weeb while mining coal.
Monday of last week, had his hand
badly smashed, and will probably
lose one finger of the left hand.
The fireman on the local coal train
fell of his engine Tuesday evening
and hurt himself quite badly.
Mrs. John Boyd of Dushore, visit
ed her daughter Mrs Ii. W. Taylor.
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week.
The mines are working nearly full
time and business is booming in
town.
Miss Nellie Welch of Tunkhan-
mock, who has been visiting Mrs. 4.
l.. Wilmot for some time, returned
to her home last Thursday.
James Ditchburn of Towanda was
visiting friends at this place Thurs
day and Friday.
John O Brien and his sister Rigina
who have been spending their sum
mer vacation with their present
returned To school at Baltimore last
week.
Rev. DIR. Brooks of Wilkes Berry
was a visitor in town Thursday.
Nelson Quick of Ilallste;ld, is Wis
iting his brother William Quick Of
this place.
Morice Fromburger who has been
spending the summer with his par
ents at Mildred, returned to school
in New York last week.
Mrs. John Roberts spent sunday
of last week in Towanda.
Mr.. Henry Davis of Philadelphia,
President of the l.. V. Il :. c. CO..
and j. j. Dekinder, Il government
mine engineer, and \. {. Wood Of
Philadelphia, We're in town last
week in the interest of this coal.
Monday evening the Citizens Band
serenaded Mr.. Davis and his party at
the White House. They were high
ly pleased with the music, 50 much
50 that Mr.. Davis has promised to
/ forward his check for $50 to the
Band.
Mrs. Michael tiilligan and child
rem visited her parents ut Ovcrton
last week.
W. +. McNulty and wife, II pro-
fessional in theatrical work, are at
this place organizing for an amature
exhibition. The play is entitled,
"The Noble Outcast." Mr.. McNulty
is painting some Very fine scenery
for it, and some of our best local tai
ent has been engaged to assist the
professor. The play will be given
Friday and Saturday evenings Sept.
23 and a, i'm the X of l.. Hall. un-
der the auspices of the Citizen Mil
itary Band. Don't miss it.
Rev. j. \. Enright visited his
parents mt Allegheny, y. y. last
week. He returned home Saturday
evening and was accompanied by
his brothers, Rev. Patrick and
Michael. They will spend some
time at this place.
j. s. Taylor visited his wife who
is under medical treatment in To-
wanda, on Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Taylor is improving nicely and
expects to he around again in Il few
weeks.
The Diamond Dandies of Laporte,
assisted by number of street corner
ball players from this town played
Lopez on the latter's ground on Sat
urday. The contest lasted six in
nings when they tumbled to the
knowledge that they did not nuCler-
stand the game and quit. The score
stood l6--4 in favor of Lopez. The
same afternoon the second nine of
this place tackeled the same weight
of Lopez ON the same grounds, and
our boys did not seem to understand
the game either, for when the game
was called at the end of the seventh
inning the score was Ia i'm favor
of Lopez.
The following teachers have been
engaged for the present year: Prin-
cipal, l.. f. Sweeney; third grade,
Miss May Watson; second grade,
Miss Mildred McDonald; primary,
Miss Biddle of Dushore.