Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-18
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Special attractions at the Forks
vile Fair will undoubtedly draw
large crowds next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fries enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Rouss
and daughter Mary, of Ringdale on
Sunday.
Theron Allen and Miss Effie Ed
dy of New Albany, spent Sunday
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Eddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cowell and
Jesse Dolittle of Bernice, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Cowell.
Joseph Traugh of Nordmont is re-
ported very ill with consumption.
He is at Williamsport receiving
treatment from DIR. Rose Morgan.
Rev. S. b. Bidlack Will preach a
sermon to the young people in the
NJ. +. Church next Sunday evening
at 7:45.
Reuben, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Messersmith of Lopez,
died on Thursday, Sept. 2Sth and
was buried at DushOre on Saturday.
Mr.. Ernest Lauer of this place
has accepted position as book
keeper for firm in Towanda.
Editor Streby says that the men
on the Democratic ticket are much
superior to those on the Republi-
can ticket. He is right in some
particulars. Rogers is superior to
any one existing as ''bill dodger"
in the Legislature. As space per-
mits we will name them for you.
At a meeting of the citizens of La
porte Borough to make arrangements
for the entertainment of the meeting
of the 5Sth Regiment to be held at
Laporte, Pa. on Monday, Sept. 29th
1902, met at the Office of A. j. Brad
ley, in Laporte, Sept. 20, 1902.
Meeting called to order by f. p.
Iugham. Hon. f. M. Dunham was
eletced chairman and Thos. f. Ken
nedy, secretary of the meeting.
1t was moved and seconded that
f. w. Meylert make the address of
welcome, it was also requested that
f. J. Mullen, +. p. Ingham, Hon.
Thos. j. Ingham, Hon. f. M. Dun
ham, A. j. Bradley be ready if
called upon to make short addresses.
+. H. Ingham appointed asa COM
mittee to look after the music for
the occasion.
Committee appointed on entertain
ment for reception: +. p. Ingham,
A. j. Bradley, J. w. Flynn, f. j.
Mullen, w. b. Ritter and Il. f.
Kennedy. Committeee on Finance:
A. j. Bradley, w. A. Kennedy and
Chas. r.. Funston.
Resolved, that the citizens deco
rate their homes with flags and bunt
ing and that small hand bills be
printed and distributed, and an
nouncement put in this weeks pa
per. Secretary is ordered to write
to Mr.. Joseph Hested, New Albany,
saying that we have made arrange
ment to entertain all survivors of the
5Sth Regiment. All comrads are in
vited to Join in the exercises.
Peter Witkoskie, convicted of
murder in second degree, was brought
before the court on Saturday for sem
tencc. He was asked if he had any
thing to say why sentence should
not be passed upon him, and replied
in IA voice little above whisper that
he had friends in Wilkesbarre. The
Judge then said, you have
been on trial for the highest crime
known to tn e law and under the ev-
idence are fortunate in escaping as
you did. The testimony shows you
were entirely reckless at the time of
the shooting, if nothing more. Un-
fortunately there is entirely too
much of this in the county, espec-
tally among your class of people. 1t
has become too common thing for
men to draw revolver, a knife or
weapon of some kind, upon the least
provocation, or without any provo
cation whatever, and if there is any
thing this court can do to prevent
this, or to make crimes of this sort