Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
Republican News Item.
THURSDAY, DEC. 26 1901.
Prepare for institute.

readers.
Miss Jeanette Spencer is among
the holiday visitors at Laporte.
w. C. Mason is home from An
ita, for the holidays.
John Minnier and wife spent
Sunday with Sonestown friends.
E. V. Ingham and wife were
Christmas visitors at the home OF
Judge Ingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Meylert
were Williamsport visitors on Mon
day.
Miss Grace Lawrence of DushOre,
visited Laporte friends Thursday of
this week.
Frank Otterbein of Pottsville,
is. spending Christmas with Lsporte
friends.
Miss Hannah McCarty of Will
transport, spent Christmas with her
parents at this place.
Following the usual custom
there will be no paper issued next
week. 1t being printers vacation.
w. G. Bennett and wife of FL
mira, were guests of Prof. and Mrs.
Meylert, Christmas.
Victor Hugo, and wife of Du-
shore, were guests of +. M. Crossley
and family, on Christmas.
Mr.. Oliver Tasker of Pottsville,
visited his father-in-law, Rev. j. T..
Bradford, of this place, last week.
There will be social dance
given at the Laporte Hotel, New
Years eve. Supper will be served
to those desiring refreshments.
Robert Mason, who has been as
sisting his father with surveying at
Anita, Jefferson county, is home for
the holidays.
Married, Thursday, December
18th 1901, by Squire Bushausen,
Thos. Walburn and Miss Dorothea
Jackson, both of Laporte.
Mrs. Emily Andrews, will leave
this week for Williamsport, where
she will enter the hospital for treat
ment.
Beatrice, the celebrated Jersey
COW, known throughout this country
among high stock cattle-men and
Gairymen, registered as l57599 and
owned by M. +. Reeder of this
place, gave birth, a few days ago, to
a bull calf, whose sire recently sold
for something over $4,000. Before
the tender offspring could stand
alone, Mr.. Reeder was so well pleas
ed with his possession that he was
decidedly positive he would not ac-
cept 5000 for the calf. The price in
creases on the little fellow us each
day adds to his strength and beauty.
Robert Stormont, on Monday
started for a journey to Scotland.
For some time past he has had busi-
ness connections with that. far off
country, in the matter of a legacy to
which he became heir. In bidding
friends farewell, and receiving a
hearty wish for bon voyage from
them, he stated that his stay would
be short; being away from home
only few weeks.
Sheriff Osler has accepted Il po-
sition rendered him by the state
Line and Sullivan Coal Company,
and at the expiration of his term of
Office, will step into a position that
will yield him better income than
his office has done. Our eX-Sheritf
will have charge of the men who
cut timber for the mines, position
for which he is particularly adapt
ed, and one his many friends are
pleased to see him occupy.
Ellery p. Ingham and Harvey X.
hewitt were released from their
unjust Imprisonment on Tuesday
morning. The costs which amount
ed to $500 they paid in full.
Messrs Inghan and hewitt were
convicted on an indictment for at
tempting to bribe a detective. The
detective himself and confessed
counterfeiter were the material wit
nesses against them. The jury after
twice reporting to the court that
could not conscientiously agree, were
held until they agreed. One of the
jurymen became insane soon after