Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-31


Sheriff Osler is looking after his
farming interests in Elkland Twp.
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kiess of
Sonestown, visited friends at La
porte, Sunday.
Miss Vina Upman of Eagles
Mere, is spending several days at
her Laporte home.
Farmers and candidates have
been making good use of the fine
weather we now enjoy.
John Morgan of Hillsgrove, is
visiting his aunt, DR.. Rose Morgan,
at this place.
Skaters from Hughesville are
laying a slate roof on Judge Dun
hams residence.
Geo. Stackhouse and family of
Sonestown have moved into Chas.
Funston's cottage for the winter.
DIR. Wilson returned home on
Monday from a several days visit
with his parents at Warrensville,
Pa.
Judge Dunham returned home
Tuesday from Tunkhannock, where
he had been h olding a two weeks
term of court.
Atty. A. ]. Bradley has moved
from the Episcopal parsonage to the
Warren Watrous residence, recently
vacated by w. J. Lawrence.
Mrs. M. C. Lauer wishes to an
nounce to her friends and patrons
that the Mountain House will be
closed to the general public from
November l, until June l, 1902.
-Messrs M. f. Reeder and j. w.
Flynn left on Wednesday for Mexi-
co, where they will look after tim
ber interests.
On account of Quarterly Meeting
services to be held in the M. f.
church at this place next Sunday at
1880 a. M, there will be no preach
ing at Cherry Grove.
Mr.. J. w. Finkle wishes to an
nounce to the public that he will dis
pose of portion of the M. E. par
sonage furniture at private sale.
Call at his residence for particulars.
The Court House still stands. 1t
has not tumbled down though the
Herald declared six weeks ago that
it was ready to tumble down.
Neither has "Billy Lawrence" as
the Herald slls him, tumbled down.
Blow your rams horn again Jonnie.
Following are the names of those
drawn to serve as grand jurors for
December term of court:
J. NJ. Osler, Samuel S. Rogers,
James Farrell, John Houseworth,
Lawrence Lavelle, John Coyle, Con-
ell Dunlap, Edward Travelute, M.
J. Phillips, J. c. Pennington, John
Hanny, James Spence, Jr., Asa
Speary, Jackson Waters, Ruben
Thrasher, S. d. Murphy, John Cog
sdell, Frank Allen, Geo. S. Speaker,
James Kunes, Richard w. Bennett,
Samuel Kinchlor, Chas. A. Starr,
John Roberts.
List of names drawn to serve as
traverse jurors.
Martin Wilcox, George Whipple,
Frank Meyers, w. l.. Dempsey, A.
A. Miller, Jonathan S. Richart, H.
c. Pardoe, VIM. Johnson, Nelson
Zaner, Thomas Houseknecht, Walter
ii. Lawrenson, Thomas Cangley,
Boyd Haverly, Geo. w. Houseworth
Cearles b. Watson, u. E. Botsford,
G. A. Rogers, George Hottenstein,
Dorson M. Speary, Frank Shoemak-
er, Philo G. Keisenger, M. r. Black,
Parvin Kile, Robt. j. Kshinka,
Wendell Sick, A. A. Schock, VIM.
Kinsley, Fred Keller, j. X. Bird,
John l.. Farrell, Chas. M. Boyles,
Chauncy Fuller, Asa G. Little, H.R.
Bennett, John A. Sick, VIM. Loeb,
Edward Holms, Patrick Hannah,
Frank Wilcox, Wheeler Starr, f.
G. Waltman, Lee r. Gavitt.
We have been waiting patiently
to see in the Herald some statement
of the qualifications of James Walsh
for Judge. This is high and
honorable Office, and the position
demands good man. In all good
faith we have asked for some state
ments of his qualifications. We get
no answer. We have had upon the