Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-17
EAGLES MERE.

TIE Iull. lHc weather Hiuu hus
promised us charming days for the
balance of the summer.
The string of baby carriages and
pretty nurse maids is remarked as
unusually attractive this season.
Mr.. Ford G. Burchard is now here
giving attention to his confectionery
and ice cream business in person.
His ready, obliging disposition
makes his candies much sweeter
than the sugar alone.
Rev..S. B. Bidlack preached in
the Baptist church on Sunday even
ing. 1t is said that the Baptist con-
grdgation have kindly invited him
to hold his services there regularly.
Rev. DIR. Agnew, the distinguish
ed Presbyterian divine of Philadel-
phia, is staying at Chautauqua.
Charles f. Grange and family of
Philadelphia, are occupying the
Miles cottage.
Rev. F. Ward Denys and family
of Baltimore are the occupants of
the Senator Peale cottage.
The water works went into opera
tion for the first time on Tuesday,
July sth and commenced supplying
water to patrons on the following
Friday. The machinery operates to
a charm and the strained look on
Capt. Chase's face has departed.
The setting up of the Stand Pipe has
been postponed until fall, meanwhile
an abundant supply of water is kept
up by running the pumps constantly.
The railroad company have their
forces actively at work laying the
track on the extension to Chautau-
qua and it seems likely that the
trains may run through within
week or ten days. 1t is supposed
that the track on Mr.. Sones' railroad
will then be laid with all possible ex-
petition.
The members of the Post Office
Club are all so busy that they have
not held any meeting this week.
1t is proposed that instead of the
Club inspecting the new railroad as
a body they shall do 50 individually
so as to avoid any strain on the
track or train. We shall endeavor
to get their conclusions for the bene-
fit of the Items readers.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Building has
been changed into quite an attractive
station on Pennsylvania Avenue
Immediately opposite Chautauqua
Ave. "A large platform has been put
down as well as a wide plank side
walk from the station to the Chau-
tauqua Inn. Preparations seem to
be under way to lay down similar
sidewalk along Pennsylvania Ave
nue. from the station to Bath Beach.
The Committee on Sidewalks of
the Post Office Club will call the at
tention of the Cuisines Mems I'M
provement League" to this new
walk and suggest that it is / first
class idea to get conditions in 80
much better shape at the upper end
so that new comers can go to the up
per station and walk there while the
side walk at the lower end is in pro-
cess of incubation.
r. f. Smead and family are pleas
antly housed in the Ralph Smith
cottage.
DR.. Geo. Erety Shoemaker and
family of the City of Brotherly Love
can be found in Mrs. Hartley's cot
tage on Eagles Mere Avenue. 1t
will be quite safe now for the young
men to invite their best girls to the
ice cream parlors.
Electrician and Plumber Trappe
seems to be the busiest man in the
village. He may be seen in his
working clothes from daylight until
dark making water connections ol
adjusting electric appliances for some
body.D 1t is to be hoped that his
business will be SO profitable that ht
may continue to make Eagles Mer.
his residence.
= The odd looking locomotive fol
the Sones railroad has made several
trips up the mountain and attracts
considerable attention. We are TOLD