Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-02-26
EAGLES MERE.

mere coal Ulu0 ~ CIidC d SlA 1OOC NCALi
has been uncovered. AS yet there is
too much slate mixed with the coal
but there is every indication of run.
ming into solid coal deposit. This
news is pleasing to Eagles Mere, as
the Mercer mine does not furnish
coal fast enough to supply the de-
mand. Teamsters have started to
the Mercer mine as early as three
O'Clock in the morning, and on ar
riving there found as many as four.
teen teams ahead of them in line
waiting for coal. New Albany,
Hillsgrove, Forkesville and the
western end of the county get their
main supply of coal from this mine.
There is no end to the subjects dis
cussed by the Post Office Club. They
have now decided after somewhat
spirited debate, that Eagles Mere is
as important railroad centre as
Hughesville-a small town on the
w. & N. B. line, few miles north
of Halls station. One member said
at the meeting the other day: ''there
may not be quite so many trains
running here as between Halls and
Hughesville, but look you, at the
number of roads centering here.
The Chautauqua extention, the Ea-
giles Mere, the Sones & Loyalsock r.
r., the Ives Nickle Plate narrow
guage and the Loop Branch connect
ing with the steamboat landing and
the Grand Central station" There
was one strenuous advocate for plac-
ing the Buckwoods road on the list,
contending that there were as many
jolts and jars to the square inch to
be had on. that road as on the best of
the others. The President, however,
said that as the management of the
Buckwoods road, though undoubted-
ly having as many miles of road in
good shape, and as many jolts and
jars to the minute, yet, they had
never been caught issuing :gaudy
passes to exchange with the big
roads of the country, and if they did
not know the rudiments of railroad
ing, they could not be placed in the
class with those who did.
Mr.. Mcfarlane, photographer from
Harrisburg, was in town on We'd
nesday last taking winter views of
Eagles Mere to have on exhibition at
the Chautauqua next summer. If
he got any satisfactory work on that
day, he had better not be permitted
to exhibit them at the bathing
beach next summer or it will SER
iously interfere with the comfort of
the bathers, even if it don't actually
lower the temperature Of the lake
water.
Mrs. E. V. Ingham and Miss Vina
Upman returned from two weeks
visit in Philadelphia, last Tuesday.
While there was no bloodshed al
the township polls on election day,
there was pretty hot time. Al
least one case of heart failure is re.
ported.
The debating club will debate the
question: Resolved, that the in.
vention of steam is more useful than
all other inventions combined"
There was a hop at the Hotel AL
leghany the other evening in honor
of Miss Flick of the Hughesville
Telephone Exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fletcher of the
Chautauqua Park Guard, are visiting
at their old home, and Silas Henry
is in charge during their absence.
The Eagles Mere stage line makes
it very convenient for Williamsport
ers to enjoy an evening on our Ic'
Slide, Taking the train at Will
iamsport to Muncy Valley one ar
rives here at p. m. and has full
evening to enjoy the sport. AS thu
stage leaves at about nine in tn
morning it is not necessary to los
much time, and yet have time t
have a jolly good time. In figure
ing the "good time" you will fin
that the sleigh ride up and down tn
mountain is entitled to a big credit
The line of the Ice Slide is we'll pre-