Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-08-27
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

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J. J. Teevan of Lincoln Falls, was
a Laporte visitor on Thursday
r. j. Yothers of Chemung, Pa,
was Laporte visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. II. j. Ingham is visiting with
friends at Eagles Mere this week.
Misses Name and Pearl Helm are
visiting friends in Athens this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Breigher were
shopping in Williamsport Thursday.
William Kiess of Sonestown, was
doing business at Laporte Wednes-
day.
Charles B. Watson was transacting
business and calling on friends at the
county seat Friday last.
Hon. T. j. Ingham is making
plans for replacing the hot air fur
mace in his residence with a modern
hot water heater.
The Laporte Sunday Schools held
pic mic at Mokoma Grove Wednes-
day. A pleasant time was enjoyed
by a large number.
Willis Snider, who is numbering
down the Sock, had the misfortune
of losing valuable horse last week.
Cause of sickness not known.
Mrs. Victor Hugo and children,
accompanied by Miss Freda Crossley
returned to the formers home in
Philadelphia, Thursday morning.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will hold its annual supper
on the lawn in front of j. V. Fink
les residence, Wednesday Sept. 2.
Mrs. S. F. Colt and family have
returned to their home in Lancaster,
n. Y, after a pleasant summer va
cation of several weeks at Laporte.
A masquerade dance will be held
at the Mokoma Pavilion on the eve
ming of September 3. A merry time
is promised to all participants.
The case of Jas. Tomkins VS. G. B.
Wheatly, which was tried before ar
bitrators recently will be appealed
and tried in court at next February
term.
Messrs. Samuel Vargason and G.
B. Wheatley of Estella were tran
sacting business at the county seat
on Thursday.
q. w. Bennett has moved into the
Clark residence on West Main street
and has opened blacksmith shop
on the same premise, having re-
modelled the wagon shed suitable for
that purpose.
Susquehanna county farmers re-
port the arrival of new style of po-
tato bug. The new one is said to be
capable of giving the old one points
on destructiveness and general cuss-
edness.
Hardware merchant, Samuel Cole,
of Dushore, was in Laporte Tuesday
taking measurements for the hot air
heaters he will place in the residences
of A. II. Buschhausen and Chas. l..
Wing.
A number of gardens in town have
already been raided by cattle that
pasture the county seat streets. The
only thing left in their path of de-
vastatiOn was evidences that the
change of food was relished.
Herbert Keeler received severe
cut on his foot, the result of fall
causing his foot to strike against a
carpet tack. DIR. Randall put two
stitches in the wound when dressing
it.
Atty. A. j. Bradley, wife and
daughter, and guest, Miss Grace
Lawrence, drove to Dushore Tues
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Bradley's grandfather, John Dieffen-
bach.
j. HI. Gansel has been rendered a
position with contractors Hams &
Co., of Wilkes Barre, as foreman on
bridge construction at a lucrative
salary. He left for Wayne county
on Friday to take charge of two
large bridge abutment under course
of erection.
The people of Laporte should feel
honOred that one of their number,
Ellery p. Ingham, was called upon