Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-06-25
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

friends at Millersville, Pa.
Hon. b. w. Jennings of Lopez,
and J. II. Terrill Esq. of Ricketts,,
We're business men at the county
seat on Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania State Pharma.
ceutical Society is holding its annu.
al convention at Eagles Mere this
week.
Joseph Wrede took examination
last week at Annapolis Naval School
and expects to be entered there by
another year.
l.. M. Packard has sold his inter
est in the timber tract on the King
estate, to his partner, VIM. Hart,
who has finished the bark peeling on
same. Mr.. Packard left for Canton
on Tuesday.
st. Johns Episcopal church, La
porte. -Litany followed by choir
practice on Friday evening. Even
ing service on Sunday at 1880 p. M.
No service next Sunday morning.
Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
The News Item has just closed a
contract with a firm in Arizona for
space in these columns, and is now
making terms with a firm in Cuba
who are seeking advertising space
where it pays. The News Item is
rapidly gaining prestage abroad as
well as at home.
Sheriff Cott accompanied by Ira
Cott of Dushore, on Wednesday re-
moved Roger Davis from the county
Jail to the Danville Insane Asylum.
Davis is from Hillsgrove township,
and was taken to this institution in
1897, by Ex-sheriff Swank. The
treatment given him at the Asylum
improved his mind to such an ex-
tent that he was able to leave that
institution year later.
Mr.. Gorden Saxon of Washington,
ID. c., formerly of Bernice, started
on voyage Tuesday across the At
lantic. He will visit historical points
in England, France, Italy and Swift
serland, in company with a Wash
ington family. Mr.. Saxon is em
ployed on this journey as private
tutor for two members of the family
with whom he is travelling. He
will therefore receive nice salary
in connection with his pleasure trip.
The borough of Hughesville has
been made plaintiff in a suit for
damages. No statement has as yet
been filed, and the amount ofldam-
ages has not been set The latter
will depend on the outcome of the
accident on when the suit is based.
Mrs. Annie Plankenhorn of Muncy
township, the plaintiff, is now in
such serious condition, it is alleged,
as result of the accident, that her
life is dispared of. 1t is claimed
that her injuries were received in a
fall due to tripping over defective
sidewalk.
One of the most destructive fires
that ever visited Laporte consumed
the dry loft and the rolling depart
ment of the Union Tanning Com
pany's plant at this place Saturday
The fire was discovered
by Eugene McNellon, between 2 and
3 O'Clock in the morning, near the
pump and engine in the rolling
room. Mr.. McNellan and George
Snyder were the only two persons at |
work about the tannery at the time.
The night watchman had been TAX
en- off about a week before to help |
fill up the shortage of day hands. |
The flames had gained consider
able headway before discovered and
by the time the alarm whistle had |
aroused the residents of the neigh
borhood and brought assistance to
the scene, there was no possible |
chance to eXtinguish the fire. The
task of removing hides from the
building was commenced and sever
al hundred were saved. The dry |
loft being separate and across the
creek from the main building and
yard it was at no time in
danger of destruction. The large
quantity of oiled sides of leather
made a remarkably large fire which
burned fiercely and presented a spec
tacular sight, lighting the surround
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