Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27
County Seat lndices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES.


the first robin hasn't as yet discarded
his winter flannel.
John Hassin Jr., has gone to
Jersey Shore where he has secured
paying employment.
Prof F. w. Meylert has suffi-
GENTLY recovered from his severe
cold that he is able to be out again.
-Delroy Helm left here Monday
for Bellwood, Pa, where he has
secured employment in an iron
foundry.
Mr.. ID. ]. Sheehan was taken to
the Williamsport Hospital on Fri
day for treatment. His condition is
reported to be very serious.
Atty. VIM. P. Shoemaker will
move from the brick house to the
dwelling house of /. b. Ikler as soon
:s vacated by Mr.. Reicharc.
Mr.. l.. II. Reichard will move
his family from this place to Nord-
mont the last of this week, and will
work his father-in-law's farm the
coming season.
Mr.. M. E. Reeder made a busi-
ness trip to Philadelphia the early
part of this week, in connection
with the purchase of large timber
tract in Virginia.
Owing to the impossible con-
dition of the road between Eagles
Mere and Forksville, Jerome Reed
was obliged to carry the mail down
the Sock road the greater part of last
week.
The Superior Court, last week
affirmed the lower court in the case
of Howard Lyons vs.. l.. II. Richard,
which was tried in Sullivan county
and resulted in verdict for the
defendant.
Sheriff II. w. Osler of Ber
NICE, was a business man at the
county seat Friday. He registered
at the Commercial and hobnobbed
with Landlord Temple, for whom
he has great admiration.
Mr.. j. A. Gibbs will move his
family to Dushore sometime this
week where they will take up their
residence on Jacob Yonkin's farm.
Mr.. Gibbs will try his hand at prac-
tical farming for few years.
Prof. l.. l.. Ford of Philadel-
phia, and a summer resident of
Laporte, in course of lectures re-
Gently given at Cooper Institute
Hall, New York City, gave two lee
lures on Great Cities, taking as his
subject "Philadelphia," illustrated
by stereopticon views
DR.. c. M. HebertOn recently
sold his medical practice at Hughes
vile to DIR. M. II. Smith of Phila
delphia, and last week started with
John G. Snowden for Colorado where
they will engage in sheep raising on
large scale.
Constable A. A. Baker has re-
covered from the effects of sprained
ankle that confined him to the house
for several weeks. He joined with
leisure friends about town Tuesday
for the first after his recovery and
awakened old time amusement for
the boys in his characteristic humor-
Gus style.
The exact amount of damage
done to property by the series of
floods in this Spring breakup is now
reaching its aggregate proportion in
cold figures and the million mark is
many times doubled. Laporte, of
course, does not figure in any of the
catastrophes, its only danger of dam
age by water lies wholly in the pos
sibility of its coming in violent con-
tact with passing clOuuS.
David Temple, the popular and
enterprising landlord of the Com
mercial was an out of town business
transacter on Monday. "Davy" is
a sole and lone example of good
hotel man and when becomingly
dressed with his moustache given
the Kaiser William upward curve
he might easily be taken for rail