Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-23
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cheerful fireside of S. Mean at Mt.
Pleasant Friday evening. Ye Editor
was not among the fortunate number
but feels safe in stating that the en-
joyment was by no means stinted,
and those who attended felt well
satisfied with their evenings pleas
ure.
Altogether the blizzard was q
strong competitor for honors as
against its predecessor of 1888. we
We're too modest last week in putting
it down as equal it was gross insult
to the weather. pord braker. 1t is
now sincerely b ped that the winter
has about expended itself; and that
an early spring may compensate for
what has been considered a very
severe and continuous season OF cold,
stormy weather that commenced on
Thanksgiving day and has continued
every since with scarcely an inter-
mission.
The Boro. election resulted as
follows: Judge of election, +. j.
Flynn; inspectors, Mark ORourke,
w. ID. Finkle; school directors, M. f..
Reeder, f. A. Ilagel, Henry kraus;
counsel, +. NJ. Crossley, w. a. Ken
nedy. Thos. w. Beahen, Robt. Stor-
mont; overseer, w. J. lligley; audi
tors. II. f. Kennedy, Chas. Coleman,
Jacob Fries; high constable, John
Minnier. y. {. Maben and \. f..
Tripp received Il tie vote for consta-
bic.
-Messrs. Robert Simmons and
James c. Deininger, of SonestoWn,
were calling on friends at the county
capitol Monday. We admire per-
sistency in any good form, ,and James
pleases his friends in Sullivan county
by persisting in holding on to his
soft berth i'm the State Department,
and frequently running up from
Harrisburg to make friendly calls at
all times appreciative. His valuable
services as Asst. Chief Clerk will be
retained by Governor Stone.
The Fourth Annual Convention
of the Penn'a State Association of
School Directors will be held in the
High School building at Harrisburg
on March and ,, 1899. The pro-
gram is one of considerable length
and bears the names of some of the
most able educational workers in the
state. Among the various officers
is Hon. NJ. j. Phillips, who is on the
legislature committee.
An impromptu sleigh ride was
arranged by the young people of
town Thursday evening, and a party
that was much larger than the ac-
comodation of one sleigh took ride
to Eagles Mere. The happy load
comprised, Misses May Mason, May
Funston, Lottie Landon, Kate Bea-
hen. Eva Lawrence, Phoebe Cole
man, Mollie Wrede, Ina Osler, Bessie
Wrede, Emma Ritter, May Higley,
Messrs. Walter and Parker Lowe,
Henry Stepp, Harry Landon, Geo.
Snyder, Sam Ritter, Leo. Wrede,
Saylor Lawrence, Robert Mason,
Joe Wrede, George Upman.
PHILIPPINES have continued tax
ing lessons in modern warfare with
Uucle Sam as principal, Admiral
Dewey, General Otis and their sub
ordinates as instructors. The lessons
seem costly to the naked, bow and
arrow-equipped poor fellows who
have to bite the dust, but they have
to be taught. The pity is that the
more intelligent and ambitious men
who are leading these poor followers
to their death could not be summarily
dealt with before greater slaughter
is necessary. Liberated arrayed
against liberators. They are fighting
against government that would in
sure them more freedom of thought
and action, more chance for elevation
and happiness in one year than they
have enjoyed during their whole
lifetime. But the poor ignorant
people don't know it.
A Level-Headed Justice.
From an exchange,