Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-11
County Seat lndices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES.

Mr.. oscar Snluef, vi Nco' -
ginia, is visiting old friends at this
place.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Reeder and children
visited friends i'm WatsOntoWn last
week.
Justice Lawrence LOwrey of
Bernice, was in town Saturday ana
sunday.
Miss Antonett Irwin of Watson
town, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. r.
Reeder.
DR.. H. G. Wilson has opened an
Office i'm Hotel Eagles Mere for the
summer.
Mrs. Mike Donovan. OF Muncy
Valley, spent last week with friends
at this place.
Miss Virginia Frost of Towanda,
is the pleasantly entertained guest or
Miss Eliza Shaut.
Mrs. Phoebe Magargle, OF Soncs-
town, was transacting business at
the county offices on Monday.
Mr.. J. ii. Yonkin, of Dushore,
delivered new piano to the home
of Mr.. A. T.. Tripp, last week.
-Lumberman M. f. Reeder lost
one of his valuable work horses dur
ing the late hot spell of weather.
Mr.. James Harris and family, of
Monroeton, spent the Fourth win
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schrader.
Miss Mabel Spencer who is attend
ing POTTS School of Stenography al
WilIiamsport, is home for vacation.
A. =. Wieland, Nordmonts en-
terprising merchant was transacting
business at the county seat Tuesday.
-DeIroy Helm left this place on
Monday for Bellwood, Blair county,
where he has position in am iron
foundry.
Mrs. John Kostebater and
daughter, of Glen Mawr, spent the
Fourth at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Ritter.
AT recent meeting of the Boro.
School Board, Prof. T.. l.. Sweeney
and Miss Jessie Wrede We're selected
as teachers for the coming term.
Miss Jennette Spence, stenog-
rapher in the Office of Burrows X Co
Picture Rocks, is spending short
vacation with her mother and sisters
at this place.
Contractor A. F.. Tripp went to
Muncy Valley this week to erect a
new dwelling house for James Nor
an, on the site OF the hotel which
was destroyed by fire.
--Chas. Coleman has moved his
family from Newberry to this place
where he will be employed in the
stave factory which is i'm course of
erection.
Mr.. A. f. Heess of Washington
who is spending his vacation with
his parents i'm ElkIand, drove to the
county seat and transacted business
On Saturday last.
Word reached Laporte by phone
last week to the effect that hand
some girl arrived at the home of
Merchant Frank Magargei of Muncy
Valley. Papa's extreme joy could
be heard three blocks from the teie-
phone.
Persons who have been holding
back the filing of deeds to save the
revenue stamp, will find themselves
mistaken. When any paper issued
before the first of July is offered for
fling, it will not be recorded unless
a revenue stamp is affixed.
An editor i'm Ohio printed an item
which stated that "the man who was
seen hugging his hired girl had bet
ter quit or his name would be pub
lished." In a few days about twenty
five well to do citizens came in and
paid mp for the paper and told the
editor to "pay no attention to the
foolish stories 'gOin around"
The Fourth Of July celebration
at LapOrte passed off very peaeeably
and enjoyable to the many who
were present. Dancing and various
games with plenty To eat and drink
gave the pleasure seekers satisfying
entertainment and also made the
financial end decided success. Be-
tween seven and eight hundred dol