Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-11-19
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

Mrs. Ed. .Schrader and daughter
Hattie spent Saturday at Dushore.
| Atty. J. H. Cronin was transact.
ing legal business at Laporte Mon
day.
C. R. Funston journeyed to Phil
adelphia on business Saturday even
ing.
A. E. Tripp and family drove to
Skunk Saturday to visit friends over
Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Rims, of Carbon county,
is visiting his friend Prof. J. M.
Stroll at this place.
Mr.. Fred Miller left for ewYork
the early part of this week, where
he will remain for the winter.
F. w. Gallagher is out in the
wilds of Sullivan this week with a
party of Tamaqua hunters
Mr.. w. F. Donovan ofSonestown,
is attending to the duties of Station
Agent in the absence of Mr.. Ritter.
Attys. r. J. Thomson and Albert
F. Heess, of Dushore, were on legal
business at the county seat Wednes-
day.
Miss Louise Upman went to Phila-
delphia last week whore she will re-
main for the winter.
F. M. Crossley and wife went to
Benton Monday where Mr.. .Crossley's
mother celebrated her eightieth
birth day.
Prof. p. A. Brian and Leo Brink
of Eagles Mere, recently caught a
wild cat in their bear trap near that
place.
Miss Freda Crossley who has been
spending several months with her
sister, Mrs. Victor Hugo, in Phila-
delphia, returned home on Monday
A shooting and rafting match will
be held at the Commercial Hotel,
Loporte, Tuesday, Nov. "a, to ac-
comodate gamester who are in search
for sport and Thanksgiving turkey.
Station Agent w. B. Ritter re-
ceived the sad news of the death of
his aged father at New Columbia, on
Saturday. Mr.. Ritter and family
accompanied by Mrs. f. +. Wredc
left on the Monday morning train to
attend the funeral.
The Teachers Local Institute held
at this place Saturday was compli-
mented by the County Superinten-
dent as being the best yet held in
the county this year.
Mr.. William Taylor of near La
porte, and Miss Hattie Barlow of
Hughesville, were united in mar
riage at the home of the BRIDES par
ents on Wednesday, November II,
by Rev. S. b. Bidlack. The couple
will reside at Laporte.
A service will be held in St.John'e
Episcopal church on Thanksgiving
morning at half past ten. The SER
mon will be appropriate to the sig
nificance of the day. All are well
come to this service, In the eve
ming the members of the Parish will
unite in the union service to be held
at the Baptist church.
Judge Dunham returned homo
Tuesday from his deer hunt in the
wilds of northern New York state
in company with Mr.. Kessler. Boil
gentlemen had the pleasure of bring
ing home with them fine buck
each, and the Judge shared generous
ly of his choice venison with La
porte neighbors and friends. The
friends of Mr.. Kessler were treated
likewise.
The article in last week NewsItem
regarding mistake made by a Du-
shore mason who came to Laporte
and repaired the M. E. church CHM
ney by mistaking it for the Episco-
pal church, was somewhat mislead-
ing as it stated that the trustees con-
sented to have the word done pro.
viding no bill be presented. The
facts in the case are that the mason
made no inquiry On coming to town
but proceeded at once to repair the
chimney of the M. E. church. The
work consumed about two hours of
tho maSOn,s time and for this the