Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-11-13
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

OF HtSC summer
Mrs. f. l.. Barrows is visitin.
relatives at Athens.
Mrs. w. H. Randall is visiting
friends in Williamsport this week.
Miss Dora Upman has returned
to Williamsport for the winter.
Atty. F. w. Meylert made a
business tripp to Sunbury on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Higley have
gone to New Orange, N. j., where
they will spend the winter months.
Mr.. Jerome Reed has moved
from the w. G. Mason farm to the
J. V. Finkle residence in this
Borough.
Mrs. Lew Harris of Towanda, is
caring for her niece, Mrs. Edward
Schrader, who is confined to her
bed with severe attack of Grippe.
A party of hunters from Will
iamsport made the Commercial Ho-
tel their happy home the early part
of the week. The game captured
did not seriously deplete the stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cries of this
place are entertaining the formers s
uncle, John Schaffer, also Mrs.
Penny, Miss Florence Penny and
Miss Edna Foster, all of Catdosia,
N. Y.
Rev. ]. II. Black of Williamsport
will preach on Saturday evening of
this week, also on Sunday morn
ing at 1890. The public is cor
daily invited to attend these meet
ings.
Mr.. David Taylor, who had been
clerk at the Commercial Hotel for
several months, left on Wednesday
for Muncy Valley where he has ac-
cepted similar position with
Landlord Meyers.
DR.. w. F. Randall, of Dushore,
was business man at the county
seat Tuesday and enjoyed thoroughly
the effulgent zephyrs of this beauti-
full village. Of the latter however,
the Doctor sometimes fails to mention
in his hurried business transactions.
John V .Finkle shook a "good-by"
hand with his Laporte friends Tues
day and left for New Orange, n. J.
After prolonged visit with his son
and daughter at that place he will
extend his journey to different parts
of York State while Laporte is ice
locked and in the trapped embrace
of a coal-shortage winter.
General Manager Townsend has
supplied the railroad station at this
place with a standard regulator
time piece. Not only the travel
ing public find it convenient, but
our town people have an opportu-
nifty to keep their time properly
regulated.
David Temple has sold his per-
sonal property to David Marks of
Muncy Valley, who will succeed
Mr.. Temple in the hotel business
at the Commercial. Mr.. Temple
will move into the Keller house
on West Main street, for the win
ter.
James Gansel, this week, rebuilt
the chimney to the News Item Office,
making q substantial and excellent
job of the work. The increased
flue capacity throwing up greater
clouds of prosperity smoke from the
"machine" organ will without doubt
cast deeper shadow over the Herald
Office and make the senior editor
feel that his day is over and ii is time
for him to go away back and sit down.
A large circle of Sullivan county
friends will regret to learn, by an an
nouncement in this issue, that M. A.
Scureman takes his departure from
Dushore for home in Kingston, Pa.
However if Marks business and
social success in his newly chosen
field of greater opportunities reaches
a comparative degree to his accom-
plishments in this section his depar-
ture will have been mutual and high
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