Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-04-23
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Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

Saturday at Williamsport.
Mrs. A. E. Tripp is recovering
from two weeks illness.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Flynn, on Easter Sunday, son.
C. R. Funston started for Phil
adelphia, on Wednesday for a few
days sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Of
Reading spent Sunday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b
Ritter.
Mr.. Erastus Yeagle, who has beer
at the Williamsport Hospital fol
treatment, has returned home much
improved.
John Hassin Jr. left Thursday
for Reading, where he will be ex-
amined for a position on the Read
ing railroad as fireman.
Mr.. Fred Miller returned from
New York where he spent the win
ter, and opened his summer home
on Muncy street, on Saturday.
w. A. Rosencrants has purchas-
ed the Armstrong residence on
West Main street, which was form
erly the home of Jesse Little, and
took possession last week. Mr..
Rosencrants will erect a stave and
turned wood factory at this place.
The location has not yet been de-
cided upon, but it is thought that
the plant will be situated near the
railroad station. The timber to
be manufactured will come from
Mr.. M. E. Reeder's land along
Mill Creek. The factory will be
in operation by the latter part of
July.
Geo. Karge of Ringdale, expert
enced narrow escape from break
ing one of his horses legs last
week while driving over the cordu-
roy road near the boarding house
at Lake Mokoma. The animal S
foot was caught between the wide
ly separated timbers causing it to
stumble and fall. Before the foot
could be released it was necessary
to procure an axe and cut away a
portion of the wood close to the
horses foot.
The body of Mrs. Emily Andrews,
widow of the late John Andsews,
was found in the Loyal Sock creek,
near Reeders camp, on Sunday
morning. She escaped from the
home of her son, Willis Snyder, with
whom she had been living, and COM
mitted suicide by drowning.
Mrs. Andrews had been in poor
health for the last three years, and
prolonged suffering which failed to
yield to continued treatment, caused
her to grow desperately melancholy.
For the past year she has threatened
to take her life, and a constant watch
was kept over her to prevent her
from doing so. On Saturday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder drove to
Forksville to visit friends where
they remained all night. The home
was left in the care of Mrs. Andrews
and four we'll grown children of Mr..
Snyder's family. The young peo-
pie entertained some of their friends
at party that evening which kept
them up until a late hour. Before
retiring, the children locked the
doors securely and cared for the
keys as was customary so that Mrs.
Andrews could not escape from the
house during the night. The build
ing being a low one, Mrs. Andrews
made her escape by jumping from
the attic window. When the break
fast had been prepared on Sunday
morning it was discovered that Mrs.
Andrews was not about the house.
An investigation soon discovered
foot prints leading to the banks of
the creek but few rods away. She
travelled down the stream for some
distance to deep hole where her
tracks were traceable to the waters
edge. Her lifeless body had fioated
several rods to a shallow place in the
creek where it lodged, and lay in
full view of the Mortified searchers.
An apron tied about her head served
as hood. Aside from this she wore