Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-12-17
Columns Of Interesting
henls Gathered by Our
Specidl Corps Of Hustlins
Correspondents r.
Many Towns.
EAGLES MERE.


tie has new work under way; Con-
tractor Brink is completing two new
cottages and has others to finish by
the first of June; George Dannely
is putting up new addition to his
house as is also Lincoln Meyer and
Charles McCarty. The Henry Brown
cottage on Pennsylvania avenue is
being remodeled-in fact it is being
so altered that it will look like an
entirely new cottage. Many of the
cottages are being newly painted.
The large water tank has been fresh
ly painted both inside and out, and
it looks as though everybody ex-
pected good season next year, that
is if we may except the 'Ice House
People," They still maintain the
horse scare crow shed on the 100
foot reservation belonging to the pub
lie. We hope that if any more
horses are scared into suicide by
looking at the old shed, the COM
pany will not be allowed to take the
shoes off the poor brute and sell them
for old iron.
The Post Office Club is very proud
of having secured much improved
mail service for Eagles Mere. A
large vote of thanks was rendered
General Manager Townsend, who so
ably assisted in getting the desired
improvement The Club also thinks
in view of the assistance given them
by Mr.. Townsend, that it would be
very nice of him to grant passes to
each member of the club. The ques-
tion will be taken up at the next
meeting.
do not carry pass. 1 have no
stock in the Bucks Wood Railroad,
nor for that matter not penny in
vested in any railroad in the world,
but feel it my duty in Il general
humanitarian way, to say that this
order which compels an engine and
one or two switchmen to deliver one
quart of milk every day to a man
who has no babies, is useless eX-
penditure aud should be cut out.
Therefore l beg in the interest of
stockholders, that full-breasted
cow should be purchased for the
childless man and that the said man
shall have the exclusive privilege OF
keeping tho cow out of the hands of
the high constable.
Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Bodine of the
Syndicate were up the other day to
, see that our assessor did not value
their holdings in the Borough at the
: figure they would like to sell at
They seemed much pleased about
t the way the.ice house has been patch
ed up for another season, it being al
{ exclusive Land Company building
and one might say characteristic
one. No one should criticise then
for lavish expense even if they dc
make the old house look like thirt.
It cents
t 1t is very fortunate indeed tina
3 the gunners who were out the othe
j. day did not succeed in killing tha
). strange looking bird they were al
Y after, for it turned out to be stork
= and before leaving his birdship Wis
tied Charlie McCarty very much t
r the delight of the McCarty's. Char
;, ly refused to shoot at the bird for h
, said 81 knew what is was all tn
/ time, but wouldn't let on"
, Chief Burgess Peale and Council
man VanBuskirk are visiting Ne,
" York City. 1t is said that they wi
try to secure little tiger while ther
. to be introduced into Eagles Mer
politics. We hope the tiger will nc
be accompanied by the same kind {
De medicine that the fine pup gi,
en- his honor was.
as Bert Brace of Springfield, charge
: with the death of Hannah f. Guilt
of Leona, and indicted by the gran
Jury with felonious assault, volunt'
ry manslaughter and murder, wi
not be tried at this term of cour
Judge Dunham of Laporte, Monda
io afternoon quashed the indictmel
and instructed the district attorne
n to again lay the case before the ne:
lis grand jury. Brace was remandt
to iail. Rocket.