Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-09
Republican News Item.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8 1902.

Let kindly greetings continue
Miss Lena Cook of Athens, Wis
tied friends in town last week.
Miss Ada Cease of Eagles Mere,
is suffering with sprained knee.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. V. Ingham of
Eagles Mere, We're LapOrte visitors
over Sunday.
Jerome Reed has moved into
the Finch house lately vacated by
Mr.. Finkle.
Jacob Cries has moved his fami-
ly from Hillsgrove to Laporte, and
will reside with Sheriff COtt.
Miss Eliza Shaut has returned
home from an extended visit to
New York, New Jersey and Towan-
da, Pa.
Mr.. John w. Flynn has return
cd home from Mexico, where he is
interested in numbering industries.
Owing to the lateness of receiv-
ing the teachers institute report,
the News Item is late in reaching
some of its readers, this week.
-Chas. r. Funston has purchased
the pool table of n. c. Maben, and
now has a pleasant of entertainment
at his Oyster Bay restaurant.
County Superintendent F. W..
Meylert is confined to his home with
inflammation of the eyes, which are
improving slowly.
County Auditors, J. w. Sween-
ep and A. p. Starr began work on
the county records this week. Mr..
Caseman being ill, is unable to take
part at present.
-Ellery p. Ingham, wife and son
Donald, of New York, are guests at
the home of Judge Ingham and
family. Their visit will be extend
ed to next week when they will
return to New York.
The New Years ball at Laporte
was we'll attended, and the pleasures
were not marred by disorder.
y number of young people of Du-
shore were present. All spoke
highly of the management and the
affair as whole.
One of our exchange editors is a
darn liar. Listen to what he says:
zone of our farmers milch cows ate
three bushels of sweet apples and
the next time her owner churned he
found the ehurn half full of apple
butter.
Mr.. NJ. +. Reeder is sending to
his many customers and friends a
very neat 1902 calender, on which
is the picture of his Jersey COW,
Beatrice. The five hundred calen-
dars were printed at the News Item
job Office.
DR.. and Mrs. H. G. Wilson at
tended the celebration of the golden
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. j. X.
Crawford, at Williamsport, on New
Year. Mr.. Crawford is an uncle to
Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Crawford is
the doctors aunt.
Judge Max Mitchell of Lycom-
ing county, on Friday last sentenced
John G. Scouten to pay 800 fine and
costs of the suit of libel of which he
has been twice convicted. Bail in
the sum of $1,000 was Immediately
given, and he took out a writ of error
for a new trial. This case will go
still further in the courts.
-Messrs. Thos. Kennedy and
Joshua Cott were sworn into office
early on Monday, and both drop
ed into their work in a very natural
and easy way. They have taken up
the work laid down by very efficient
officers, and we hope to see them ac-
quit themselves equally capable as
their predecessors in Office.
"A good friend wants to know
what writers cramp is, and if we
ever had it. Why bless yonr soul,
we've got it this minute, and have
had it for years. 1t is simply being
cramped for money, and pretty
much all newspaper men are chron-
ically afflicted. The payment OF
arrearages on subscriptions always
gives relief. Can't you relieve us
Il little: