Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-05-07
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

is the guest of Mrs. l.. r. Gumble.
Ellery P. Ingham and family arr
now occupying their beautiful sum
mer home at this place.
Ex-Judge Line of Bernice, was a
the cou ty seat on Saturday shaking
hands with old time friends.
Mrs. H. HI. Spencer has returned
from a visit with her son Harry, Al
Williamsport.
Misses Irene and Jennie Rose re-
turned home last week from Phila'
delphia where they had spent the
winter.
Our Commissioners would do well
to enforce the law relatives to inn
proving the roads. They need it.
James Caven, the hustling livery
man of Sonestown, was business
man at this place on Monday.
Ben Speary of Sonestown, was a
Laporte visitor on Tuesday. He
will leave for Centralia, w. Va.
next week.
Mrs. G. S. Eddy is seriously i'll
having undergone an operation on
Monday, performed by Drs. Ran
dali and Wright, at her home on
Main street.
Mrs. Rappleye and little daughter
of New Jersey, are the first arrivals
at the Mountain House where they
expect to spend the summer.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E church is making arrangements
for a supper to be held at the resi-
dence of w. B. Ritter, Tuesday
evening, May II.
The Prudential Insurance Com
pany, through it's Philadelphia
agents, has insured Rodman Wanna
maker, son of John Wanamaker for
81 900, 900. The premium on the
insurance is $4,000 year.
Sheriff Cott this week purchased
the meat market business of David
Temple. Mr.. Colts son Fred, and
Henry Kraus who is employed ,by
Mr.. Cott, will conduct the enter
prise. Mr.. Temple contemplates go
ing into the hotel business.
A. E. Tripp accepted we'll pay
ing position with Whalen Bros,
contractors on the Susquehanna &
New York railroad, and left on
Monday for Wheelerville. He takes
charge of the carpenter work on the
several trestles to be erected on the
new road. Mr.. Tripp has had con-
siderable experience with trestle
work having been similarly engaged
on the w. & N. B. railroad when it
was built.
The Lyon Lumber Co. last week
issued writ of repleyin claiming
the logs and lumber manufactured
by Bennett and Peale at their mill
in Shrewsbury township. Bennett
and Peale are operating under an
agreement with H. L.. Geyelin, OF
Philadelphia, and the question OF
the ownership of the property will
be fully tested. Bennett and Peale
have about million feet of logs on
hand and had just started their mill
when the writ was served. This
action will delay them somewhat.
The appearances for the Lyon Lum'
ber Co. are: Mullen of Laporte, and
Haines and Peaslee of Williamsport
For Mr.. Geyelin, G. LaRue Munson
of Williamsport, r. A. Mercer, o1
Towanda and F. w. Meylert, of La
porte. T. j. and F. H. Inghan
represent Bennett and Peale.
Rev. Thomas S. Wilcox, Presid
ing Elder of the Williamsport dis
trict, Central Pennsylvania Confer.
ence, will be in Laporte for the frs
Quarterly Conference on May 10
Rev. Wilcox will preach on Satur
day evening, May 8, and hold thu
official conference. He will alst
preach on Sunday morning at 1885
and administer the Holy Sacrament
A cordial invitation and hearty wei
come is extended to the citizens Of
Laporte to attend these services.
| Unless Attorney General Carson
shows State Treasurer Harris tina
the judges of the several courts o.
the State have right to the increas
of salary voted them by the lie gisla