Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
EAGLES MERE.

bers of the Football Team of the
University of Pennsylvania arrived
at Hotel Raymond on last Friday
and it is expected that the number
will be increased to about forty
The party will stay here until the
latter part of September for drill and
exercise preparatory to their cam
paign during the fall and winter
They are strenuous crowd and make
things lively while they are around
After their work on the field they
take a plunge bath and swim at
the beach, then rub down and then
decent on the provisions around
the table at the Raymond. 1t is said
that they prefer Eagles Mere to any
other place for this drill because they
are so well entertained at the Ray
mond, the Ball Field is close at hand
and the beach affords such grand
place for the daily bath.
Owing to a slight break in the
pumping machinery at the Crest
mont Power House the water supply
for that great hostelry is being furn-
ished by the Water Co.
Photographer Phillips and Flee
trician Trappe attend the Blooms
burg Centennial and will doubtless
be active and prominent figures.
Rev. Geo. Morgan, father of Rev.
Campbell Morgan, has kindly cor
sented to preach i'm the Bapt
Church for a number of Sund :. 5.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan is strik-
ingly like his father.
Rev. DR.. Parsons otficiated for the
last time this summer in the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday.
The tide of travel has now turned
homeward as the schools generally
open about Sept. 1st, and parents
must depart to make the needful
If they are not killed by the frost
quite number of Improvements are
to be undertaken for next season.
The Chautauqua people have in con-
several changes. One is
that the miserable arrangements of
the lights along the board walk from
the steamer landing to Chautauqua
entrance is to be bettered. AS they
are now the pedestrian walks always
in his own shadow or that of the
person in front of him or her. We
are constantly in fear of stepping on
each others skirts or getting off the
walk. All that is needed is to put
the lamp on the other side of the
poles.
The management of the Chautau-
qua Inn have decided that its name is
in the fact that it gives
the impression that it is somewhat of
Il religious house and to set the pub
lie mind Alright on that subject the
name is to change to that of "The
Forest Inn" so as to avoid the posi-
bility of any misunderstanding on
the subject.
Rumor has it that Miss Dreis-
bach's pretty booth is not large
enough for the business done and
that its location is to be changed and
the building considerably enlarged.
1t is also said that "The Forest
Inn" is to receive very considerable
additions as to rooms and that some
entirely new arrangement is in con-
for the dining room.
The surroundings of the Chautau-
qua station will be in keeping with
the other parts of the grounds and it
is believed that Chautauqua will
much the largest invested
capital of the place.
The President of the Post Office
Club congratulated the Club on its
success in securing the corrections of
in and around the Bor-
ough. 1t had undoubtedly had
large influence in bringing about the
of the sidewalk in the
east end, that occupied the best at
tention of the "Business Mems I'm
provement League" and the action
of the Club at its last meeting on the
subject of the loose stones on the
street resulted in man being sent
out with a rake and he worked sew