Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-29
Circulation over
1000.
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

lnefe Is all Unusually idiSc 1O
tendance at court this week.
Mrs. Nancy Kochenspargcr ii
reported very i'll ut this date.
Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Fl. w. Oslel
and Daughter, Mrs. Ina Meyers
of Bernice, visited friends in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. r. j. Yothers of Wheeler.
vile, accompanied her husband tc
Laporte last Friday and remained
u guest at the Commercial Hotel
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. Reedcr and
three children left on Thursday for
visit to friends at Watsontown
and Baltimore, Md.
Joe Shaffer Jr. is driving the
stage between Laporte and Forks
vile, for Jerome Reed, who is
busy farming his garden.
1t was a busy time at the La
porte Hotel Wednesday afternoon.
Many court guests were paying up
their bills and complimenting the
house on the entertainment it had
handed up to them.
Merchant Jeremiah Kelley, OF
Hughesville, was Laporte visitor
Friday night. Mr.. Kelley is one
of the uplifters and fathers of his
home village. He was journcying
to Eagles Mere. By the way, he
is one of the immortals in II sense,
in that he is enduring that prepa-
ration existence at the Chatauqua
optimistically, and takes every
thing in as jolly a sense as the oc-
casion will stand. And the world
always laughs with him.
The press generally has made
much favorable comment on our
new form, and in assuring our
esteemed neighbor, the Reporter
Journal that we have more than
realized their prediction, we here
append their friendly mention:
"The Laporte News Item cele-
brated it's seventh birthday on May
8 by appearing in new handsome
dress of type with its news classified
in an attractive and very readable
form. If the Item continues it's
present rate Of Improvement its
circulation will go booming.
WALT Huffman was excused
from jury duty on Monday as he
was unable to spend only a few
hours in town. He drifted into
the News Item office for q minute
and said he had tried to keep away
as he saw it was our busy day re-
ceipting for special rate subscrip-
tions and receiving compliments
on the new paper. But lie got into
the ether wave leading to this
officc-the same one used in trans
mitting telcpathy talk and wireless
telcgrams-and was carried per-
force to the portals of our sanctum.
All welcomed, gentlemen, please
call again.
The lecture by Prof. j. NJ. Buf-
fun, in the NJ. +. church on Tues
day evening, drew large audi
ence, who listened to one of the
most eloquent talks that has been
given in Laporte in many days.
He took for his subject "Our Boys
of Tomorrow" and made a mas
terful plea to save the boys from
becoming habituated to the saloons
and street corners. Prof. Buffum
will again lecture on Friday even
taking for his subject "Clear the
Track" which is said to be his
best lecture. All should make it a
point to hear this lecture. Par
ents are especially invited to be
present.
Mr.. j. X. Tomlinson OF Picture
Rocks, was in town Tuesday hand
ing out posters announcing that he
prepared to supply the public with
choice garden plants of all kinds.
He fortunately came across a copy
of the News Item while in town,
and after looking it over inquired
his way to the Office and subscribe
ed. My, how sit takes.
John G. Wilson of Warrens.
vile, son of A. F. Wilson, and
brother of the late DR.. II. G. Will.
son, of this place, died at the home
of his parents Monday morning al
8 O'Clock, of appendicitis and per-
itonitis. Deceased had been sick