Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08

.aging rooms at the hotels, work
men and teams enliven the streets
that are torn mp with preparations
for the continued construction of the
Water Company's plant. Wires are
being extended for the Light Conn
pany and altogether you might trav-
Il very far and fail to find more
satisfactory signs.of prosperity than
right here.
The charming cottage at the cor
nrr of Eagles Mere and Lake Ave
nues is rapidly approaching com
pletiOn at the hands Of contractor
Little, and will be ready for its
occupants early in the season. The
owner, Mr.. David Roberts of
Moorestown, y. j., goes abroad for
this summer, hut the cottage will
add one more to the attractive homes
of The place that will he invitingly
open.
There is every probability that
cottages and hotels will be filled to
their fullest capacity.
The substanstial character of all
The improv rents is quite noticeable
and indicates that all the people are
satisfied of the permanent popular
ity of this we'll known resort. Now
that electric light makes the whole
town brilliant all night for all the
wear round, water with its multi
tudiuous comforts and conveniences
provided in ineXhaustible supply
and ample SANITARY arrangements for
all needs, the old Inconvenience
have gone never to return. Some
of The sold timers almost regret the
departure of primitive days and talk
interestingly of what '.jolly times"
we used to have. and they dwell
with lingering pleasure on even
The old stage coach days, plying the
lnmlern corners who don't know
what they have missed.
1t is true that Eagles Mere is get.
ting frayed around the edges. The
grand old forests are going and the
"slashings' and wilderness have
come. What pity it is that com
bincd efforts had not anticipated the
present conditions a few years ago
and inaugurated steps to help nature
heal the sores and cover up the
wounds. Perhaps the friends of the
place will get awake to it now that
destruction Is here with all its hide
ul>ncss.
1T is to be regretted that the Land
Company is destroying the Lilly
Pond at the foot of the Lake instead
of clearing out its Objectionable feat
,lres and adding to its attractiveness
rather th.n obliterate it by draining
it. In doing so they are wiping off
the landscape the particular spot that
mas furnished more practical work
for the Art Glasses than any other in
ur around the village. The aesthe-
lie i, strangely wanting in the make
np-of the party. Eagles Mere with
out its water surface would fall into
decay in a few years; and it cannot
~, Il tn III MI a ~
of it.
The Eagles Mere II. r. has been
thoroughly overhauled and the dam
;ge> of the several floods are now a
thing of the past. Regular passen-
ger service commenced on Monday
with Il train leaving Sonestew,l at
$40 IL. IN. and returning leaving at
: =. IN. so as to connect with train
leaving Sonestown ut 3 p. m. which
makes close connection at Halls
with the train on the =. X r. usual
~ called the Cannon Ball" though
il is rather hard on the real cannon
ball. Still it makes good train for
Philadelphia, arriving there at 1910
4. m. so it is easier to get away from
Eagles Mere just now than it is to
get there from the large cities.
1t is said that the Saturday night
sleeper from Philadelphia, and the
Sunday night sleeper South is to be
one of the features of the railroad
facilities again. Spring schedules
have not yet been given out but will
probably go into effect about the
middle of May with a decidedly inn
proved service.
Al His Old Tricks Again.