Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-06-12
EAGLES MERE.

If there were any doubts about
the summer season having arrived
they were finally dispersed by the
arrival of the seasons Eagles Mere
railroad train, as fine as paint, var.
nish and gold leaf could make them,
on the outside. 1t is calculated to
impress the new arrivals from the
large cities with the gOrgeousness OF
things in this delightful region, and
satisfy them that nothing that is not
first class, in looks, will pass current
in this country.
The Post Office Club has been or.
ganized so as to take up more
promptly the affairs of general com.
fort and we'll being of the people
both residents and visitors, and il
the "Business Mems improvement
League does not order the new
Club to vacate the post Office lawn
and cease to meddle with the affairs
of the nation, we may be favored
with some new and startling devel-
Opments in science, art, municipal
economy as we'll as other subjects OF
general interests. We have been
unable to get a list of the officers as
it was impossible to tell from the
apple tree who was presiding, but
the proceedings were as interesting
as the famous Oracular contest be-
tween Tillman and McLaurin in the
Senate, barring the fact that no blood
was drawn as such things:will not be
allowed until a doctor takes up his or
her residence at hotel Eagles Mere.
If it should be a her doctor it will be
impossible to predict results.
Somebody asked the question
whether the railroad company could
not paint the flat wheels on their
passenger cars and so stop the rack
ct they make coming up the noun
tain disturbing the quiet of the peo-
pie. A heated discussion resulted
and it was evident at once that the
club would be divided on any such
discussion as this or any other sub
ject that affected railroad matters.
One of the speakers claimed that the
company had painted the wheels of
the cars just from the shop and that
the flat spots were no longer notice.
able. Not only so but that with a
liberal spirit worthy of commenda-
ton they had also painted the brake
rigging and so made it much more
safe as any one might know who
knew anything.
The discOntented fellows who can
not appreciate a good thing when
they see it proceeded to criticise the
generous policy of the company in
running its trains whenever any one
from the city wanted to come up
this early in the season. On this the
other faction wanted to know how
about anybody who wanted to get
down the mountain? How were
they to ascertain whether the train
would run down or not? This
brought the prompt reply that no
one who had any sense would want
to 90 down the mountain now when
the thermometer was getting up to
ia in New York or something like
that.
The proceedings became so ami
mated that we felt that without our
youny man to protect us :it would
be just as well to retire for the pres
ent. 1t was decided to divide the
work among number of committees
in order to be sure that nothing
should be forgotten and the chair
man announced the appointment OF
a lookout committee to take ,genel-
al oversight of the happenings of the
Borough aud report promptly to the
Club with power to call a special
meeting at any time.
| Just then some one INVITED tbs
club to proceed to Birchards for soda
water and the chairman ruled thai
no motion would be in order except
to adjourn and your correspondent
fell into line with the procession.
Mr.. Emery and family have arriv
ed for the season. as
Misses Bessie Cheney and .Ones
Brink made a flying trip to Laport'
one day last week.
Miss Grace Bradford of Laport