Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-19
Republican News Item.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10 1901.

Miss Martha Ambruster of Cam
den, N. j., is a guest at the Noun
tain House.
Mr.. Raymond Jackson and
Miss Anna Gilbert, both of Hills
grove, were married on December
II, at Dushore, by Rev. Hoosier.
Mrs. E. ". Ingham and Miss
Josephine Colt of Eagles Mere spent
a few hours in town Thursday, on
their way home from shopping in
Williamsport.
r.. J. Yothers, who is erecting a
turned wood factory at Wheelerville,
Fox township, was transacting bus
mess at Laporte, the early part of
this week.
james Monroe, superintendent
of the stave factory, returned to La
porte last week from Lebonan, Ind.
where he spent few weeks with
his family.
The top of one of the beautiful
shade trees on Judge Dunham's
lawn was blown off, and several
other ornamental trees along our
streets were turned up by the roots.
Mr.. J. A. Gibbs, last week NOV
etl his family from Hillsgrove to
this place. They occupy the Episco-
pal parsonage, lately vacated by
Atty. A. J. Bradley. Mr.. Gibbs
will be employed at the stave facto-
ry when it is put in operation.
The dam at hunters Lake
which furnishs water power for the
Eagles Mere Electric Light Plant,
will be reconstructed and made larg-
or to meet the extra demand for
more lights to be supplied the COM
ing season.
Every baby born in chicago af-
ter Jan. I, 1902, will be worth %
cents to the parents or doctor who
reports the birth to the county
clerk. 1t is estimated that it will
rost the county $4,000 year.
A suit for settlement brought
by l.. II. Richart against Howard
Lyons was before Squire Keeler's
court Tuesday. The plaintiff not be-
ing prepared to proceed with the
case, paid the costs and the case will
be heard at some future date.
Owing to the suspended freight
traffic on the Lehigh Valley rail
road, the paper for this weeks issue
of the News Item is delayed some
where along the line, making it nee
essary for us to issue a smaller sheet
this week one day late. 1t is hoped
that by another week supplies can be
furnished and the issue circulated on
usual time.
Mr.. Green, father of Mrs. l.. r.
Gumble of this place, died at his
home in Hillsgrove, Thursday of
last week after several weeks of Sc
we're illness. The funeral was to be
held on Sunday but owing to bridges
being out in all directions from
Hilligrove, no undertaken was able
to reach there until Monday, at
which time the funeral was held.
The ladies' Aid Society of
Forksville M. f. church, will hold
II Handkerchief Bazaar, in the rooms
over McCarty's store, Friday and
Saturday evenings, Dec. 20, and 2l.
A variety of fancy goods, useful and
ornamental, suitable for Christmas
presents, will be sold at reasonable
prices. Refreshments Will be serv
ed Friday from 5 to s p. IN. 'rhe
Feast of Seven Tables" will be an
interesting and satisfying feature on
Saturday at 7 p. IN.
The following is taken from the
Williamsport Sun, which may be
more of its groundless sensation, but
if found to be accurate, will be some
thing new to many county commits
toner's of the State. 1t reads:
''Under an act passed by the legis-
latue in 1895 the State will rebuild
all bridges over public streams,
which are washed out by floods. By
public streams is meant all creeks
and rivers recognized as public, such
for instance as those used for log
driving. LycOming, Loyalsock and
Pine Greeks come within the mean
Tn of fhso NJ will m