Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-22
Circulation over
1900.
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.


Sunday at Lopez.
Mr.. Burr Cowell and son Leslie
spent Sunday with Bernice friends.
Mrs. NJ. Collins of Overton is
visiting relatives in town this week.
Miss Ella Tripp is assisting Atty.
A. J. Bradley with office work.
j. +. Gallagher of Muncy Valley
was in town calling on old time
friends Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. Rea, jr. and wife OF
Sonestown, visited at c. NJ. Hum
ter's Thursday of this week.
Atty. VIM. p. Shoemaker was
transacting business in Erie, Pa,
Il few days last week.
Mrs. II. Dotty of NewColumhia,
spent several days OF last week
with her brother, w. b. Ritter.
Leo Wrede who has been con-
fined to the house for the past two
weeks. is again able to be out.
In a horse deal with Den kcefe,
of Dushore, last week Sheriff Cott
traded his black horse for a pair Of
lively roadsters.
w. IL. Dodge and wife of To-
wanda, are the guests of Judge
Dunham and family. Mr.. Dodge
is u brother of Mrs. Durham. He
made very fine catch OF trout on
Monday.
Miss Martha C. Amhruster OF
Camden. for several summers a
guest of the Mountain House at
this place. was married to Mr.. s. n.
Smith of Philadelphia on May 7.
By this means Mr.. and Mrs. W.
b. Ritter kindly express their
thanks to friends and neighbors
collectively for the kindness shown
them during the sickness of their
little daughter.
Messrs VIM. Donovan and Clin-
ton Starr of Sonestown, spent Sun
day with Jacob Fries at this place.
Mrs. Nancy Kohensparger, who
has been confined to her bed with
severe illness for the past week, is
now gradually gaining in strength.
Don't forget to call on the News
Item while in town attending court
next week. and subscribe for some
of our club rate papers. Ii not here
yourself have one of your neighbors
attend to this business for you.
Ernest Lauer of this place, and
brother of Chas. Lauer, of the
firm OF Holcomb & Lauer, OF Du-
shore, has accepted a position with
merchant Vernon Hull, ut Hills
grove. The duties to be filled by
Mr.. Lauer, we are confident will
never be lacking or suffer neglect.
Co. Supt. elect NJ. Il. Black of
Forksville, was at the county capi-
tol on Wednesday and took the
oath OF Office by Hon. +. NJ. Dun
ham. Mr.. Black will leave short
ly for n visit to his mother in Tioga
county, and does not expect to re-
turn as early as June lst when he
will now become officially Co. Supt.
Leo Helm met with painful
accident ut the stave mill Wednes-
day which nearly cost him the loss
of his left hand. He was carelessly
fooling with the machinery when
in motion and had his hand caught
in some manner, badly bruising
and cutting it. DR.. Randall dress
ed the III jured member and believes
the use of it can be restored.
Landlord F. W. Gallagher is
contemplating the erection OF a
new building, the first floor to be
used for store room and the second
floor to be q hall for public enter
tainments, on the site of his former
hotel which was destroyed by fire.
Messrs. Lawrence Bros, we are
informed, are working on the plans
and estimation of costs Of same.
Prof. J. H. Thayer of Dushore
is now added to the list of Sullivan
county attorneys, having success