Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
County Seat lndices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES.

Squire IL. L. IldII, vi oo'iSS
town, was doing business at Laporte
Tuesday.
Not having the time to give the
Office proper attention if elected, A..
f. Tripp has withdrawn his name
from the union ticket as constable.
Mrs. Louise BarroWs and daugh-
ter Miss Olive, have returned home
from an extended visit with friends
in New York and Philadelphia.
Miss Mollie Wrede is recovering
from her illness with diphtheria.
No other case has yet developed in
this community.
Leo Wrede, who was last week
quarantined at Hughesville with
symptoms of diphtheria, has been
released and is at home recovering
from the effects of bad cold.
j. w. Rogers, Esq, of Forks
vile, was a county seat visitor Tues
day, and kindly remembered the
News Item with his usual advance
payment on subscription.
-Ex-Prothonotary VIM. j. Law
renee, one of the most genial and
good natured men who now visits
the county seat, was here Tuesday
and did little business at the seat
of justice.
--LapOrte suffered one of the cold
est and most piercing wind storms
Sunday night that this section ever
encountered. The snow that fell
during the day was drifted fence
high and travel along thoroughfares
was almost impossible on Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
NJ. f. church is making arrang-
ments to hold a ''SOck Social'' in the
near future. Invitations will he
sent by mail explaining the nature
of the social and its purpose. The
date will be given in next weeks
issue of the News Item.
Miss Eva Lawrence returned to
her home Tuesday, after several
days visit with Miss Eliza Shaut at
this place. The school at Ricketts,
which Miss Lawrence is teaching
has been temporarily closed on ac-
count of measles.
-Chas. Coleman who suffered an
attack of appendicitis several days
ago and had about passed the danger
Gus point was taken with a sudden
sinking spell Tuesday, due from the
heart. BY the use of strong stimu-
lants he rallied from his very low
condition and rested comfortably
Tuesday night. DR.. b. f. Gamble
and Rev. j. A. Enright were special
ly called to his bedside on Tuesday.
Drs. G. D. VOORHEES, and Rose Nor
gan have given the case the best of
medical attention and his friends yet
have hopes for his recovery.
The persons who favor giving
up the PHILIPPINES had better say
now all they have to say, for the
longer they wait the more mala.
propos will be their remarks. II
must be remembered that the i'm
provements reported by Governor
Taft, were made while the Islands
were practically dead, and the open
ing of the Islands to the building O
railroads and to commercial enter
prise will make the fire of industry
replace the flames of insurrectior
and brigandage.
"A monograph has just been is
sued by the Treasury Bureau o
Statistics, that shows the most mar
vellous growths of this country will
in like period. The bulletin il
entitled .'The Growth of the United
States in Its Material Industries ,
and points out the increase in pro
duction, in commerce and in wealth
Among the most notable things t.
which it calls attention, are the larg,
increase of money in circulation, 0
deposits in savings banks, and O
the number of depOsitors.